As the release date of December 24th gradually approached, Hao Ren's heart grew increasingly nervous.
He was the first director in China to achieve a single film box office of one billion.
Many outsiders were waiting to see if his second film could continue the legend.
After all, his previous film, "lost in thailand," was a pure comedy with no deep meaning; besides being funny, it didn't really showcase Director Hao's specific directing skills.
It could only be said that Su Yu's script was amusing enough, and Hao Ren had a lucky win.
Many directors in the industry even believed that Hao Ren was merely putting on a show and just happened to catch a good break.
His directing level was not even comparable to rising stars like Zhao Xiaolu, let alone Zhang Guoshi.
Hao Ren naturally saw all these evaluations and was determined to prove his own strength with his next film.
That's why he was so eager to find Su Yu before, hoping to adapt "Jiu Er."
It was clear that his screenwriting skills were terrible, but fortunately, Su Yu saw his efforts and gave him an excellent script like "the truman show."
Moreover, this time his film was being released globally!
Among Chinese directors, only a handful have achieved this.
This made him simultaneously excited and exhilarated, while also feeling an immeasurable amount of worry and pressure.
In the days leading up to the film's release, he couldn't close his eyes at all.
Thus, on the day of "the truman show" premiere, he, this billion-dollar director, attended with huge dark circles under his eyes.
And China was releasing it a day earlier than overseas; after today's China premiere, he still had to fly to the United States with the creative team to continue holding premieres.
Seeing Hao Ren in poor condition, Ren Nanbei, the Film and Television Department director, was also a bit worried.
He was truly afraid that Hao Ren would suddenly collapse.
Then this premiere would truly be too extraordinary!
As the screenwriter, Su Yu naturally also attended this premiere.
And, as expected, he once again became the focus of attention for both domestic and international media reporters.
"Mr. Su Yu, what is your box office expectation for 'the truman show'? Is it still one billion chinese yuan?"
A blonde, blue-eyed, long-legged female reporter from overseas asked in fluent Chinese.
Su Yu still remembered this reporter; she seemed to have been there when he was promoting in the United States.
And she clearly knew Su Yu very well, even knowing his newly acquired nickname, "Su Billion."
"This is a very interesting film, and I have a lot of confidence in it. A domestic box office of one billion should be no problem. As for the overseas box office? My psychological expectation is one hundred million US dollars."
Su Yu, as expected, answered whatever he was asked!
And he completely disregarded the surprised and stunned expressions and gazes of the surrounding media reporters.
Su Yu's answer of a domestic box office of one billion was actually anticipated by everyone who knew him.
But one hundred million US dollars overseas? Isn't that a bit too ambitious?
One must know that the highest overseas box office record for a Chinese-produced export film was only 80 million US dollars, which was a film Zhang Guoshi made a long time ago to cater to overseas tastes.
Now, it's difficult for Chinese films to be exported, let alone surpass that record and achieve such a high box office of one hundred million US dollars.
Hao Ren, with his dark circles, truly didn't know what to say at this moment.
If the film's box office could really explode as Su Yu expected, that would be truly wonderful.
But before the results are out, who can be sure?
No matter how confident Su Yu was, it couldn't give him confidence.
"Su Yu, I heard this is a commercial film with over fifty product placements? When you wrote this script, was it just to make a lot of money?"
Another overseas reporter asked loudly.
Although the bidding for product placements in "the truman show" was done discreetly, it still caused quite a stir overseas.
Some advertisers who invested even began to actively and spontaneously promote this matter.
They did this, of course, hoping that more people would go to the cinema.
So, the matter of over fifty product placements was no longer a secret or an Easter egg.
"That's just your conjecture! The premiere is about to begin. After watching the film, you will understand why I did this. I hope you can ask the same question then!"
Su Yu wouldn't indulge the other party and answered calmly.
"Teacher Su Yu, when do you plan to release your self-written and self-directed film 'Hidden War'? Will it also be a global release?"
A reporter from Hong Kong asked in not-so-standard Mandarin.
He was naturally most concerned about this question, as this was a film Su Yu collaborated on with their Hong Kong film industry, and the entire Hong Kong film industry was extremely attentive.
However, after Su Yu returned to Yanjing, he was completely out of touch, which made them incredibly anxious.
"It's tentatively set for release on April 1st next year! As for whether it will be a global release? It's not yet certain. If it can be released globally, I naturally have no reason to stop it."
Su Yu's answer directly made countless film industry professionals who were waiting for news breathe a sigh of relief.
So, it's being released in April next year! That's good.
Speaking of which, Su Yu, this guy, is single-mindedly trying to create a "Fool's Day" slot!
His previous film, "chinese partners," was released on April Fool's Day, and now his second film is also?!
He truly has great skill and courage!
However, more entertainment company bigwigs believed that Su Yu was truly getting carried away.
No matter how strong your appeal is, Fool's Day is still a box office off-season!
Otherwise, everyone wouldn't be fighting tooth and nail to grab and squeeze into the National Day and Spring Festival golden slots.
But Su Yu getting carried away was actually a great thing for them; they wished Su Yu would dive into the Fool's Day slot and never come out.
You go cultivate your Fool's Day slot; we won't play with you.
After another large number of trivial questions, the reporters finally turned their attention to the director of this film, Hao Ren.
"Director Hao, what is your psychological expectation for the box office of 'the truman show'! Is it also one billion domestically?"
"Director Hao, before filming this movie, you seemed to have rested for a long time. Would you mind telling us what you did?"
"I heard you're not well-regarded by Teacher Su Yu. Is that true?"
"If the film is a huge hit, do you have plans to leave Tianxing Entertainment and go solo?"
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Question after question came at him, making Hao Ren's head buzz!
These reporters were causing trouble!
They were trying to stir up discord between him, Tianxing Entertainment, and Su Yu!
These people wished he would leave Tianxing Entertainment and then create a big news story to grab attention, didn't they?
Shameless!
Why didn't you ask Su Yu if he ever thought about leaving Tianxing Entertainment and going solo before?
They really know how to pick on people!
Is it because I'm easy to bully?