Countless media outlets waited until late at night, waiting for the box office to be released on the new day.
A few editors at a portal website were waiting, bored.
"Hey, I finished eating another bucket of instant noodles. It's so boring. Why don't I just send the news out first."
"You are seeking death. We are not some third-rate media. Can we have some moral integrity?"
"It's a small matter of moral integrity. If the box office misses a little, let's wait."
"It's definitely super. The box office of "I Am Legend" is so stable. My chances of winning the Mark Six Lottery tomorrow are higher than the chances of "I Am Legend" not breaking the record tomorrow."
"That is, your probability of winning the Mark Six lottery is zero."
"Oh, I didn't expect that Li Qian would even surpass "Tangshan Earthquake". Before, we kept praising "If You Are the One 2", and we don't know how much the editor-in-chief received."
"It's like you didn't take the money."
"Well..."
"It feels like Li Qian has been in the industry for a long time. His first movie only cost over 100 million, and now it's 600 million, and it's almost 700 million."
"What does it mean to be just over 100 million? At that time, 100 million was already awesome enough."
"It didn't take long, it was only four years, four movies in four years, but Li Qian's rise was too fast."
"From 100 million to 670 million in four years, at this rate, maybe we can break the record of "Avatar" in four or five years."
""Avatar"? No way, this movie is too awesome!"
"Who said that? Li Qian is so young and the speed of his rise is too ridiculous. I have decided that I don't have to think about it anymore and just brag about Li Qian and his movies without thinking."
"If you brag about Li Qian without thinking, at least you don't have to get slapped in the face."
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During the Lunar New Year holiday this year, although "Let the Bullets Fly" was released first, "If You Are the One 2" was the most hyped.
"Let the Bullets Fly" is not a boast, it deserves a lot of praise, and Yinghuang does not have much energy in the mainland, otherwise it would not be able to face "I Am Legend" and "If You Are the One 2" in the word-of-mouth
With both the market and the trend so strong, the film schedule dropped rapidly.
I can't even keep up with the announcements and film schedules.
"If You Are the One 2" is different. With so much money and resources, several major portals, several major mainstream forums, and post bars were almost all bought.
But after three days of bragging, I was severely slapped in the face.
Although integrity and face are of little use to the media and various websites, making money standing up is much better than making money lying down. Who wants to be scolded?
Li Qian made four movies in four years, and until he broke the record this time, all fools knew that it would be enough to brag about him without any sense.
Of course, if someone else gives you more money, that's a different matter.
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At around twelve o'clock, various media also learned about yesterday's box office from different channels. The news they had prepared long ago was sent to all corners of the Internet one by one.
"With 677 million in its 18 days of release, "I Am Legend" surpassed "Tangshan Earthquake" and set a new box office record in the history of Chinese-language films!"
"The legend of "I Am Legend" continues again, winning the championship strongly, and Li Qian becomes the box office champion in Chinese film history!"
"Chinese-language films are facing the biggest change in the past ten years. The fifth generation of directors has failed one after another. The new generation of directors led by Li Qian has opened a new chapter for Chinese-language films!"
"At the beginning of the 20th century, Zhang Yimou's "Hero" kicked off the rise of domestic commercial films. In the first year of the second decade of the 20th century, Li Qian began his legendary director career with "I Am Legend"!
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"Zhang Yimou is old, Cheng Kai is exhausted, Ma Xiaogang is only interested in making money, and the future of Chinese-language films lies with Li Qian and other young directors."
"One hundred million, two hundred million, four hundred million, six billion, one step a year. We have reason to believe that in the next three or four years, Li Qian can surpass the box office record of "Avatar". The record in the domestic film market still has to be
Get it back from domestic movies!”
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Unexpectedly surpassing "Tangshan Earthquake" and setting a new record, all the media unanimously praised Li Qian to the sky.
However, 677 million in 18 days, at the age of 27, is enough to deserve any flattery!
Moreover, he suppressed all the directors of the older generation to reach the top.
For ordinary viewers, it is a matter of joy that a movie they like and recognize breaks a record, which means that there are many people who have the same preferences as them.
Moreover, as far as China is concerned, whether it is the perception of the media or the audience, awards are far inferior to box office.
In the three major international film festivals, the focus of each region is different. For Austrian directors, Venice is the first choice among the three film festivals, while Cannes and Berlin are the second choice. For Asian and European directors, Cannes is more important than Venice and Berlin Film Festival.
Now in China, unless it is the Oscars and Palme d'Or, even the Golden Bear and Golden Lion are not as influential as the current record-breaking 677 million.
He won Golden Bear's "Tuya's Marriage" and Jia Zhangke won Golden Lion's "Three Gorges". Except in niche circles, there was no news at all.
The commercialization of movies has just started, and box office is far more important than winning awards.
For ordinary viewers, they may not have seen movies that have won international awards. Naturally, they can see them in entertainment news every day, and people around them have seen and discussed movies and directors, which makes them more likely to identify with them.
"Li Qian is so awesome, he finally broke the record!"
"It will be almost 700 million in 18 days. It is much faster than the "Tangshan Earthquake". 800 million should be no problem. Maybe it will be one billion next year."
"I originally thought it would be similar to "Earthquake" and "Let the Bullets Fly", but who knew it would be so violent."
"The key is not only that it has a high box office, but also that its content is much better than most pretentious art films."
"I declare that from now on I will be a loyal fan of Li Qian. I will watch Li Qian's movies regardless of genre!"
"I have been a big fan of Li Qian for a long time. From these four movies, I can see that Li Qian will definitely be a director like Spielberg in the future!"
"I guess Li Qian joined the industry in 2007, so it's only been four years. I feel like I've almost watched more than ten of his movies."
"Two Internet movies, four movies, and the sequel to "Jaws," so that's seven movies. I also supervised several movies."
"High yield is like a sow. In the past few years, I have basically been watching Li Qian's movies."
"It's not too much to say that Li Qian has supported half of the domestic film industry in the past four years, including "Frequency of Life and Death", "Moon", "Perfect World", "I Am Legend", "127 Hours", "Time and Space"
"Cohabitation", "Unfortunate Journey", "Battlegrounds", "Warm and Bright", these movies were either made by him or are all related to him. I feel that these are the only movies that can be watched in the past few years."
"It's not too much to say that Li Banbi accounts for half of the country in the film industry."
"Isn't the nickname "Quick Gunner" outdated? Why not call him Li Banbi instead?"
"I still like fast shooters, I hope Li Qian will get faster and faster, hehe."
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"Li Banbi?"
Li Qian thinks this title is good, at least it's better than calling him a quick shooter.
However, he likes it, but most people in the entire industry don't like it.
Huayang, Bernard, Guangxian, Xiaoma... all large and medium-sized companies do not like this name.
Let alone one person, even if one company occupies half of the industry, no one wants to see it.
However, there is no way to refute it. In the past three years, especially in 2010, starting from "The Journey" with a box office of 200 million during the Spring Festival, "PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds" with a box office of nearly 300 million, and "Nuan Nuan" with a box office of 360 million.
"Light Within", plus "I Am Legend" worth 677 million, Li Qian alone took away more than 1.5 billion at the box office!
1.5 billion, Huayang Media's market value is just over 10 billion, and its annual profit is not as much as the share of the 1.5 billion box office.
In other words, Li Qian alone made as much profit as Huayang Media, the largest private film and television company in the country, in one year.
And its horror!
Not only film and television companies, but also all the big directors in the industry don't want any director to have such a title.
He, Li Qian, accounts for half of the film industry, but what about the others, meaning that all the other directors combined are not as good as one Li Qian?
"Shit half of the country!"
Ma Xiaogang, who was directly humiliated by Li Qian during the Lunar New Year holiday, cursed in private. He had never seen anyone praise him so much during the "Tangshan Earthquake", and even when he came to Li Qian, he boasted about it.
At this moment, Ma Xiaogang really wanted to grab the person who said this by the collar and ask him, "A World Without Thieves" is not a classic?
Isn't "Assembly" a classic?
Isn’t “Party A and Party B” a classic?
Isn’t “Mobile Phone” a classic?
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And Jiang Wen, who had just exceeded 600 million at the box office and made money while standing, saw this statement on the Internet. Although his expression did not change significantly, his eyes were still full of dissatisfaction.
Not even Zhang Yimou or Cheng Kai can be viewed favorably by him, let alone a young man, no matter how high the box office sales are.
Brother Cheng Kai has experienced another tepid performance in "The Orphan of Zhao", and has not recovered since "The Promise".
Although I don’t think my films are that bad, I am questioned every year and listen to outside criticism every day. How can I remain indifferent?
However, I can only encourage myself secretly from the bottom of my heart.
However, Zhang Yimou, a national teacher in the domestic film industry and the number one director in the country, who was giving special training to the actresses in his new film, just sighed.
"The waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead."
I was impressed by Li Qian's ability and talent, but Zhang Yimou was not willing to be like the front wave who was beaten to death on the beach by the waves behind him.
While the front wave is hitting the beach, you can still retreat back into the sea and roll with the waves behind you for a while!