Chinese entertainment: What's wrong with actresses wanting to improve?

Chapter 227 Extended Key

"Gravity" should be considered his first achievement after taking office as chairman of China Film Group.

He really wanted to make this report card look even more impressive, so he could impress his colleagues at the year-end meeting.

Judging from the current box office trend, it's a certainty that the film will reach 800 million by the end of its theatrical run, and there's a good chance it will reach 900 million.

However, breaking the 1 billion mark will still be quite difficult.

Thinking of this, Han Shanping immediately picked up his phone and called Fu Yibai.

The wrap party for "You Are the Apple of My Eye".

Fu Yibai was accepting a toast when his phone on the table suddenly rang.

Looking at the caller ID, he waved to the actor in front of him, then took his phone and walked out.

"Chairman Han, what's wrong?"

"Yi Bai."

Are you busy?

"Not busy, filming for 'You Are the Apple of My Eye' has wrapped up, I'm having dinner now."

"Filming wrapped up? Congratulations! Looks like the shoot went very smoothly."

"Well, it's alright, considering it's a low-budget production with no big scenes."

"Chairman Han must have something to say when he calls."

"Yes, I wanted to talk to you about the key extension."

In recent years, very few films produced by Morning Light have applied for extended release keys. In fact, not only Morning Light, but most films produced during this period have not applied for extended release keys.

Because by the end of their theatrical run, many films have almost no daily box office revenue left.

Some films don't even finish their theatrical run.

Therefore, there is absolutely no need to apply for an extension key.

However, the box office performance of "Gravity" is terrifying. Even after 19 days of release, the daily box office is still around 20 million.

Han Shanping believes that it is absolutely necessary for "Gravity" to apply for an extended key.

"Extension key?"

He repeated Han Shanping's words.

"right."

Han Shanping's voice carried a hint of eagerness.

"Gravity is currently trending, and by the end of its theatrical run, it will have grossed at least 800 million."

If it's extended for another month, reaching one billion is not impossible.

"One billion yuan at the box office, Yi Bai! No domestic film has ever reached that number before."

Fu Yibai leaned against the wall, thought for a moment, and then agreed.

"Okay, I'll have Zhao Qi liaise with China Film Group and submit the application materials."

"good!

I'll have someone keep an eye on it and try to get it approved as soon as possible.

After hanging up the phone, Fu Yibai pushed open the door to the private room, where the people inside had already drunk quite a bit.

Chen Xiao had been forced to drink several beers by the assistant directors, and her face turned as red as a boiled shrimp. When she saw Fu Yibai come in, she immediately stood up.

"Director Fu! Let me toast you again!"

Fu Yibai waved his hand.

"Sit down, sit down, don't stand."

The wrap party ended after 10 p.m.

The winter nights in Beijing are bitterly cold, and your breath turns into white mist.

The crew members left in twos and threes. Some hailed taxis, some called designated drivers, and some walked arm in arm to a small restaurant by the roadside, preparing to continue their gathering.

"Brother Yibai, where are we going?"

Liu Yifei looked at Fu Yibai with a shy expression, her meaning self-evident.

"Take the car in the back and come to my place."

"it is good."

Several cars slowly drove into the night.

This time, Fu Yibai took Liu Yifei to another villa.

In the past two years, Fu Yibai has purchased several properties, not to keep a mistress or anything like that, but simply because he knows how terrifying the future property prices in these areas will be, so he bought them in advance as an investment.

Several cars weaved through traffic, shaking off the paparazzi who were secretly following them, and drove into a quiet villa area.

Upon entering, the warmth of the heating system immediately dispelled the chill.

Liu Yifei took off her coat, revealing a fitted sweater underneath. She looked around the simply decorated yet sophisticated living room and asked softly.

"This place... seems to be uninhabited?"

"You're the first one here since the renovation was just finished."

What would you like to drink?

"Let's stop drinking and get some rest."

Where is the bedroom?

Liu Yifei pulled Fu Yibai upstairs.

"So rushed~"

Fu Yibai pulled her into his arms.

"Don't tell!"

"Hahaha."

Fu Yibai laughed and picked her up, carrying her towards the bedroom.

12 month 25 day.

"Breakup Buddies" is released nationwide.

This is Chenxi Media's second film for the Lunar New Year season this year. Directed by Ning Hao and starring Huang Bo and Xu Zheng, it is a road comedy that focuses on slapstick humor.

It's completely different from the sci-fi blockbuster "Gravity." The two films compete in different areas and do not interfere with each other.

The box office grossed 1500 million on its opening day.

This number wouldn't be bad under normal circumstances, but it seems a bit low-key given that "Gravity" is still raking in box office revenue.

However, Ning Hao didn't care, he said in an interview.

"Breakup Buddies is a movie that makes people happy."

I'll be satisfied if the audience laughs for ninety minutes straight in the movie theater.

The reputation is indeed quite good.

The film critic's review was quite apt: "Ning Hao used his signature dark humor to tell a story about a midlife crisis."

Huang Bo and Xu Zheng have great chemistry; the jokes are plentiful but not vulgar.

On December 28th, League of Legends launched its open beta.

Liu Yongqiang set the public beta test time for 6 pm. As soon as the server was launched, 300,000 players flooded in instantly.

The technical team stared at the monitoring screen, watching the number of online users surge from 300,000 to 500,000, then to 800,000, and finally break the million mark at 10 p.m.

Liu Yongqiang sent a message to Fu Yibai: "President Fu, we've surpassed one million concurrent users!"

Fu Yibai was watching TV at Fan Binbin's house when he saw the message and replied.

"Stabilize the server, don't let it crash."

I'll go to the company to check the data tomorrow.

"clear!"

Fan Binbin nestled in his arms, holding an apple in her hand. She took a bite and leaned over to look at his phone screen.

"What game? So many people are playing it?"

"League of Legends, developed by the company."

"You mean that... MOBA game you mentioned before?"

"Um."

Fan Binbin doesn't know much about games, but she can read numbers.

"A million people online at the same time...that must be very profitable, right?"

"It's hard to say right now; there will be no charge during the public beta phase."

We'll consider charging once the user base stabilizes.

Fan Binbin nodded and held the apple to his mouth.

"Take a bite."

Fu Yibai took a bite, and the sweet and sour juice melted in his mouth.

Fan Binbin took the apple back, then took another bite, his cheeks puffed out like a squirrel stealing nuts.