Chapter 137: Lucy

In these last few days of June, the hottest news in the film and television industry was about Crystal Pictures.

Lin Nan had shares in an independent film production company in Hollywood!

And even the company name was chosen by him.

It was simply unbelievable!

However, immediately after, Lin Nan became a hot commodity in the eyes of film companies, actors, and celebrities in the industry.

From the second day after the premiere, people kept wanting to arrange dinners and cocktail parties.

"Lin Dao..."

"Who is it this time?"

"StarMe..."

Another company he hadn't dealt with much before.

"Should I decline it?" Yue Jun asked with a smile.

What else could he do but decline? There were over a dozen invitations a day!

"Hmm, do as you say."

Lin Nan nodded and instructed.

The purpose of these people was very clear; they came up talking about money, cooperation, and there were plenty of actresses posing and posturing.

But to put it bluntly, Lin Nan didn't look at what they had at all; the resources were seriously unequal.

Liu Qianqian said that after the premiere, some actors who had exchanged contact information before also looked for her.

They were all wishing her a big box office success, like Li Bingbing and others.

Most of the familiar classmates and friends either sent Penguin messages directly or expressed their wishes on Weibo.

Even many people who weren't familiar before came to join the fun this time.

For example, Zhang Ziyi's Weibo: Wish Liu Qianqian's Hollywood film "Lucy" a big box office success.

For a time, one could see all the living beings in the entertainment industry.

Two more Hong Kong films announced their release in September.

One was Wu Yusen's "Reign of Assassins," and the other was Liu Weiqiang's "Legend of the Fist: The Return of Chen Zhen."

The slogan for the latter's promotion was very confident.

"We believe that with Donnie Yen playing Chen Zhen, the box office will definitely be better than 'Ip Man 2'."

Lin Nan remembered Yang Shoucheng saying before that during the filming of "Ip Man 2," Donnie Yen had been juggling roles to take on "Legend of the Fist."

"Looking forward to September even more..."

"Lost on Journey" had been released for two weeks, and the box office had successfully broken 80 million.

At this time, the daily box office had dropped to around 900,000 to 1 million.

"Lin Dao, looking at it this way, before it leaves the cinema, it has a chance to reach 90 million, but 100 million..."

In Yue Jun's view, "Lost on Journey" was already a hit, and there wasn't a peer outside who wasn't jealous.

But the scale of "Lucy" was too big!

Once "Lucy" was released, "Lost on Journey" might instantly be no different from leaving the cinema.

"No need to think so much; whatever it reaches at the end is what it reaches."

Lin Nan said nonchalantly. A five-million film reaching this step was already a big dark horse.

He saw a new film news item online.

Huayi was a bit ruthless; "Aftershock" was still twenty days away from release, and they suddenly notified all cinema chains nationwide that they were raising prices.

The minimum ticket price was raised by five yuan! The rest of the tiers followed suit.

It was already a film that would be "specially cared for," and raising prices now, they were really thinking of a big harvest.

But thinking about it, this was also a good thing for all producers; everyone could follow suit and raise prices later...

As for the infamy, Huayi had already taken the initiative to shoulder it.

The luxurious premiere scale of "Lucy" mobilized the viewing desire of a large number of audiences.

Major cinema chains began to urgently adjust the screening volume and screening times.

In their view, this film would definitely be the highlight of July.

"We didn't know before that Lin Dao had this connection in Hollywood.

Now that we know, maybe we can find him to cooperate in the future..."

Lu Zheng looked at Jing Tian, who was putting on makeup, and said.

The girl didn't answer immediately, but nodded slightly.

In the mirror, Jing Tian had a clean smile on her face, her eyes shining with spirit.

After a long while, she said softly: "Brother Lin has always been excellent, I know..."

After brewing for several days, "Lucy" was officially released.

Liu Qianqian was exceptionally excited today, and a bit impatient.

"Xixi, how about I accompany you to the cinema to take a look?" Lin Nan suggested.

"Ah? No! I'll just wait for news at home. Hmm, I'll go post on Weibo again..."

Liu Qianqian flatly refused, ran into the villa, and moved her laptop out.

Counting Miss Liu's TV and films over the years, "The Story of a Noble Family," "Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils," "The Return of the Condor Heroes," "Paladin"... "Inception."

The popularity accumulated by these film and television works would all bloom and bear fruit in this female-led film, "Lucy."

As for what kind of fruit it could bear, everyone was waiting and seeing.

Those paying attention to the first-day results of "Lucy" weren't just Liu Qianqian and Lin Nan, but also other film companies domestically and a large number of actresses.

If this film succeeded, it would provide a reference template for other companies; could they also do this in the future?

Near noon, evaluations of "Lucy" by fans began to appear online and increased rapidly...

"Liu Qianqian was really miserable at first, but very cool later, very violent... good to watch."

"Simply can't believe it, is this still the gentle Miss Wang and Zhao Linger from before?

Completely different style, the fight scenes are great, decisive and ruthless, really exciting!"

"Lin Dao really put his heart into it, a female-led script!"

"Wish the Little Dragon Maiden a smooth journey and a big box office success."

Liu Qianqian sat alone in the garden, scrolling through posts, reading with relish, nodding in agreement from time to time.

The media was already reporting.

"The sci-fi action film 'Lucy', starring Liu Qianqian, has been released, and the first batch of audience evaluations is relatively high..."

By evening, there was already a lot of media news about "Lucy."

There were also some photos taken from cinemas, which showed that there were really quite a few audiences.

When the first day ended domestically, it was just starting to be released in North America.

Early in the morning, Lin Nan was woken up.

Liu Qianqian got up very early for the first time, and that was without any announcements or work.

"Can you let me sleep a bit more?"

Lin Nan squinted and looked at the time; it was only six o'clock.

"You lazy pig, get up quickly; I've already bought breakfast."

The first-day box office for "Lucy" domestically was out.

A large number of production companies were staring at the data for this film.

"'Lucy' first-day box office, reported at 26.7 million, strong momentum!"

"Female-led action film, expected to become a new domestic film genre..."

"Liu Qianqian will be promoted to a top-tier commercial film actor with this film!"

While Lin Nan was finishing breakfast and dozing off, the industry was already restless.

"Looking at this data, it is highly likely to reach 300 million."

"The quality is superior, and it's starring Liu Qianqian; Lin Nan put a lot of effort into the promotion. Breaking 300 million is deserved."

Huayi, Orange Sky, Bona, Yinghuang, StarMe...

A group of private film production companies were all discussing "Lucy"; this film was a success.

Now everyone just wanted to know what the data for this film would be like in North America.

"Mi Mi, you're entering the crew in two days, so don't think about these things."

Ceng Jia could tell that Yang Mi had been hit quite hard; they were both among the Four Dan Actresses, but...

Everyone online was saying that "Lucy" was highly likely to reach 300 million.

What did a female-led 300-million film domestically mean? Different from a female lead, one word difference, it was a world of difference.

This meant Liu Qianqian alone carried a 300-million box office film. Among the younger generation, including the big flowers, this was the first time.

"You say, is it impossible to catch up forever?"

Yang Mi, who was always unwilling to admit defeat, asked very rarely.

Before Ceng Jia could answer, she saw Yang Mi shake her head herself.

"No, I'm still young, and the road is still long. Jiajia, remember to help me find more films in the future..."

"Ah? Hmm, okay."

Liu Qianqian didn't go anywhere today and just stayed at home.

Liu Mu was very busy; Red Star Dock had brands contacting them constantly, and she had already gone to handle it.

"26.7 million on the first day, do you think it can really reach 300 million at the end?"

Liu Qianqian pushed Lin Nan into the chair and asked.

"Hmm, highly likely no problem."

Lin Nan heard Yue Jun's report today; the release of "Lucy" directly caused the daily box office of "Lost on Journey" to drop to 200,000, and it was estimated that it would be like that later.

In terms of film information, the headlines were still Liu Qianqian and "Lucy." Next was that "Xi You Ji" by Mango.

The latter was very good at riding the buzz, putting the main point of promotion on Xu Zheng.

Saying this was a comedy film funnier than "Lost on Journey," it really attracted quite a few audiences...

The second day, "Lucy" reported 27.1 million.

The third day, 26.4 million.

No one questioned whether this film could reach 300 million; the facts were there, no problem.

On the contrary, another film that had only been released for one day, "Xi You Ji," was attacked by everyone.

"This is a piece of shit rotten to the extreme, forcibly fed into the audience's mouth, a bunch of liars!"

"Friendly reminder, it is recommended that friends who are interested but haven't bought tickets should best give up this idea to avoid being disgusted..."

Many netizens scolded and scolded, and scolded all the way to the lead actor Xu Zheng.

Lin Nan admired Xu Zheng quite a bit; he actually responded on Weibo.

"I want to say sorry to everyone. 'Xi You Ji' is indeed a super rotten film! To all the friends who entered the cinema because of me, I'm sorry..."

The lead actor personally stepped in, saying it was a momentary lapse in judgment to take this play; the specific reason was hard to explain clearly.

What reason could be hard to explain? Nothing more than favors.

A large number of audiences who were still hesitating instantly dismissed the idea. Except for a small number of die-hard fans of the Mango group.

On the producer's side, in the blink of an eye, it was a mess.

The box office of "Lucy" remained at over 20 million, and the Hong Kong "Fire of Conscience" was suppressed severely.

News from Lionsgate came.

"'Lucy' opened in 3,500 cinemas in North America, with a first-weekend box office of 16 million dollars."

If the domestic box office had already made many people restless, then the news from Hollywood was even more exciting.

"Blooming on both sides of the wall!"

"Matt Damon recommended 'Lucy' to his fans..."

This news spread quickly in the domestic film and television industry.

"After 'Lucy', Liu Qianqian will truly step onto the international stage!"

In the chaotic news, Lin Nan saw the figure of the Beijing Film Academy.

"Liu Qianqian is an excellent graduate of the class of '02, and her works include..."

"Her graduation thesis 'On the Creativity of Filmmakers'..."

Lin Nan was dumbfounded and called out "Good fellow."

The school's operation this time was quite showy.

It was really not easy to have an acting student who went to the international stage; they caught her now and were praising her hard!

However, this also showed a very realistic problem: almost everyone in the circle, including the school, recognized the status of Hollywood films.

Everyone was proud of walking onto the international stage.

This "Lucy" by Liu Qianqian was the interpretation; before the North American box office came out, the school didn't make a move! ===== CHAPTER 138 =====