Director’s Legend

In December 2009, the latest exchange rate between RMB and US dollar was 6.8279, and 1 US dollar was equal to 6.8279 yuan.

"Old Boy" had a box office of 422.9 million yuan in the mainland for a week, equivalent to 61.94 million U.S. dollars.

South Korea’s box office has accumulated 2.1 million moviegoers for a week, about 84 million yuan, equivalent to 12.3 million U.S. dollars.

Japan's weekly box office is 1.8 billion yen, about 93 million yuan, equivalent to 13.62 million U.S. dollars.

Hong Kong's weekly box office is 32 million Hong Kong dollars, about 28.16 million yuan, equivalent to 4.12 million U.S. dollars.

Taiwan's weekly box office was 210 million Taiwan dollars, about 44.73 million yuan, equivalent to 6.55 million U.S. dollars.

Malaysia's weekly box office is 2.4 million US dollars, about 16.39 million yuan.

Singapore's weekly box office is 1.95 million Singapore dollars, about 9.33 million yuan, equivalent to 1.37 million US dollars.

Thailand's weekly box office is 20 million baht, about 3.68 million yuan, equivalent to 540,000 US dollars.

The box office in the Philippines is 980,000 US dollars a week, about 6.7 million RMB.

The weekly box office in Vietnam is 600,000 US dollars, about 4.1 million RMB.

Indonesia's weekly box office is 870,000 US dollars, about 5.94 million yuan.

The box office of the above countries and regions have all become the local weekly champions, and they have broken the local first-week box office record and even the total box office record of Chinese-language movies. The countries in the Middle East, Far East, and South Asia add up to 1.02 million U.S. dollars, or about 6.96 million yuan.

Mtime.com counted the total box office in Asia, and "Old Boy" won 725.89 million yuan in a week. Equivalent to 106.31 million US dollars.

At the same time, he gave a catchy slogan: "Who is the king of Asia? "Old Boy" is indisputable! Breaking $100 million in the first week, this is a miracle of Chinese-language movies, and belongs to Shao Shuaijun's shining crown!"

It is not that there are no Chinese-language films that have achieved high box office around the world. "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", "Hero", "Source Code", "Kung Fu", "Painted Skin", and "Red Cliff Up and Down" have all created a global record of more than 100 million US dollars. good story.

But not a single movie, not a single Chinese-language movie, managed to earn more than US$100 million at the box office in a week just in the traditional Asian market. Even in the total box office in Asia, there are no Chinese-language films that exceed US$100 million.

Whether it was the Hong Kong movies produced by Eastern Hollywood, the song and dance movies produced by Bollywood in India, or the Hayao Miyazaki era of Japanese animated films. Or the revitalization movie launched by South Korea. never reached. In a week, it broke through a miracle of 100 million US dollars in Asia.

This is due to the strong marketing force of Dream Chasing Entertainment, as well as the help of the simultaneous release schedule, but the greater is the excitement of the movie. Like a sharp arrow, pierced into all dreams. But in the hearts of people who are helpless in the wasted years. I do not care what time. The theme of dreams and struggles. Always the most popular and moving.

"Three years ago, Shao Shuaijun came to Hollywood as the new king of Asian directors. In the past three years, he has experienced in the world film center, polished with failure and success. Three years later, Shao Shuaijun returned to Asia. He is already a great director who makes the whole of Asia tremble!" ——The inscription on the cover of Time Magazine Asia.

This is the eleventh time that Shao Shuaijun has appeared on Time Magazine, and the third time he has been on the cover of Time Magazine.

"Painted Skin" sold well all over the world, and he appeared on the cover of "Time Magazine" Asia, with the inscription "Shao Shuaijun, and his young film kingdom". Summit Entertainment was listed, and he appeared on the cover of the Asian and American editions of "Time Magazine", with the inscription "Shao Shuaijun and his movie kingdom".

Now he is once again on the cover of the Asian edition of Time Magazine, and he has the longest inscription to highlight Shao Shuaijun's unique identity. A world-class rich man, a world-class philanthropist, a world-class director, and even a world-class spokesperson for dreams...

The photo on the cover is a picture of Shao Shuaijun's speech at the new student ceremony of the New Electronic Technology Research Institute, holding a microphone in one hand and putting the other in his trouser pocket, looking down at the students in the audience, looking down at himself.

The leader of the film industry!

This season, the "2012" disaster storm has swept the world with a total of 500 million U.S. dollars. Although compared with the high investment, it is not enough to make money, but it has set off a wave of doomsday. Even many Americans thought it was true. Yes, call the government and ask for asylum.

It can be said that Roland Emmerich officially established him as the world's most influential master of disaster films with "2012". On the Hollywood Walk of Fame, he is already eligible for fingerprinting. Directors who can press their fingerprints here, either the box office is burning like a volcano, or they have created top titles in a certain genre.

For example, the Chinese director Wu Yusen was able to leave his fingerprints because of his title as a master of global movie violence aesthetics. In contrast, Li An won the Oscar, but he was still not eligible for fingerprints. Roland's scenery can be seen.

But no matter how beautiful Roland is, no matter how perfect the special effects of "2012", and no matter how real the disaster scene is, they can't stop the youthful dream storm of "Old Boy" from raging in Asia, strangling "2012" to death on the battlefield.

"Time Magazine" is just one of the well-known magazines that pay attention to Shao Shuaijun, "National Geographic Magazine" in the United States, "Fortune", "Vanity Fair", "Playboy", "Rolling Stone", "Forbes", "Premiere", France Magazines such as "Elle" and "Paris Match Pictorial", "FHM", "Faces", "Wallpaper" in the UK, "Stern Weekly" in Germany, "Color" in Italy, etc., all scrambled to report on Shao Shuaijun and his colleagues. new movie.

Newspapers such as the "Wall Street Journal" in the United States, the "Yomiuri Shimbun" in Japan, the "Sun" in the UK, "Bild" in Germany, and "Le Monde" in France, as well as major portals around the world, are also frantically paying attention It reminds me of Shao Shuaijun and his latest movie "Old Boy".

Originally, "Old Boy" did not have a confirmed release plan in Europe and the United States, because Shao Shuaijun didn't know whether a story about the dream of grassroots in China would be sought after by Europe and the United States. Expect to spend a lot of effort arranging the schedule. Arranging theaters, when the time comes, there will be no crotch left, so it is better not to show it.

But now a week has passed, and European and American distributors have called, asking for the distribution rights of "Old Boy".

Except for Japan and South Korea, Asia has never been an important box office, and it doesn't make much box office every year.

But in such a barren land of movies, a movie suddenly appeared that earned 100 million dollars in a week, and it was not a big Hollywood production, so it is not surprising and surprising. With this miraculous stat as a title. "Oldboy" just sucks like a piece of shit. There are also many people who want to see it.

Everyone is curious and wants to know what movies foreigners like to watch.

Chasing Dream Golden Harvest has been busy, and "Old Boy" officially took advantage of this momentum to go global.

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"Danny. "Slumdog Millionaire" will be out in a while. Take advantage of the last period. You bring a few leading actors, show your face this awards season, and strive for another box office explosion. Perfect Closing."

"Old Boy" was in theaters, but Shao Shuaijun didn't go out for a whole week, almost immersed in the scripts of "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" and "Teddy Bear". Directing two films at the same time, the pressure can be imagined, if you don't want to mess up, you have to work harder.

It's already December now, and it's Hollywood's annual awards season, starting from the announcement of the winners by the National Review Board (nbr) on December 3, 2009, and ending with the Oscar Night Awards Ceremony on March 7, 2010 , with a four-month harvest season.

"Pounding Heartbeat" is not to be expected. It is fresh and unthemed. It is even simpler than last year's "500 Days with Summer", and the box office is not so good. This awards season is the furthest away from Shao Shuaijun. And the highlight of Summit Entertainment this year is betting on "Slumdog Millionaire".

Winning awards and box office, this is the qualified performance of a big company. Now "Slumdog Millionaire" has earned a global box office of 300 million U.S. dollars, and it will go down in a month. Shao Shuaijun hopes that director Danny Boyle can lead the leading actors to expose more and promote the film , not only for box office, but also for awards.

"I hope to win more awards, otherwise I'll be sorry for Shao, you trust me so much." Danny Boyle naturally agreed.

After hanging up the phone, Shao Shuaijun called his casting director Louis Reiner again: "Hey, Louis, how is the casting going?"

"I have already selected most of the roles, and some small supporting roles have already been signed. The important supporting roles need you to meet in person, and the list of several leading actors you provided. I visited them one by one, and they all agreed to sign. Oh right, I forgot to congratulate you on the popularity of your new movie in Asia, I am in the United States, and I can see your news every day, your charm is too great."

Shao Shuaijun chuckled: "I didn't expect the movie to be so well received. It was a surprise. By the way, I have already planned to fly to the United States the day before Christmas. You will be in charge of the crew for a while, and we will start working after Christmas."

"OK."

After hanging up the phone, Shao Shuaijun called Mitchell again: "Hi, Mitchell."

"Hi Shao, did you have a good time in China, congratulations, "Old Boy" is a big hit in Asia, and you have created an incredible miracle. I can't wait to schedule "Old Boy" into this weekend's premiere, hope It can continue the upsurge in Asia." Mitchell murmured on the other end of the phone.

"Don't have too many expectations. The taste of the movie may not be suitable for American audiences." Shao Shuaijun poured cold water on him to cool him down. From the very beginning, "Old Boy" did not approach the tastes of foreign audiences, "By the way, Mitchell, how are the superhero rights negotiations going?"

"It's not going so well. The Punisher in the hands of Lionsgate is easy to say. Our two are old neighbors. Bob and I are also good buddies. But 20th Century Fox and Sony are a bit difficult to deal with, especially Sony. Don't let go, but also extend the copyright of Spider-Man, listen to what they mean, even if Spider-Man plays badly, he won't let go."

"Sony, I remember. How about 20th Century Fox?" Shao Shuaijun nodded.

"How should I put it, they are powerless about superheroes. In the past few years, except for the development of the X-Men, the rest of the superheroes can hardly continue..." (To be continued...)

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