On December 24th, the second day of "the truman show"'s release in China, box office results soared like a rocket, with single-day box office revenue directly surging to 153 million, showing extremely strong momentum.
At the same time, "monkey king: hero is back" and "the truman show," which were simultaneously released overseas, both shined brightly in the international box office market, achieving remarkable results.
On the first day of release in Japan, South Korea, and North America, the total box office for "monkey king: hero is back" miraculously surpassed the 10 million USD mark, showcasing its unique charm and powerful market appeal.
"the truman show" performed even more astonishingly, achieving an impressive single-day box office of 16 million USD, a result that dropped the jaws of practitioners in the domestic film and television industry, as it was beyond their wildest dreams.
Such a dreamlike opening was like a brilliant new star in the film industry, illuminating the entire sky of the industry.
Many people secretly speculated that perhaps these two films would rewrite the box office history of Chinese film exports, successfully breaking the previous highest record and writing their own glorious chapter.
In overseas European and American regions, due to cultural differences, the evaluations received by "monkey king: hero is back" were mixed.
Some were captivated by its unique charm of Eastern mythology, while others found it difficult to fully appreciate its essence due to cultural barriers.
However, "the truman show" was like a global "box office bomb," receiving unanimous praise.
Overseas audiences were all deeply impressed by the film's highly creative design and profound core, immersing themselves in the Wonderful world created by the film and unable to extricate themselves.
This enthusiastic response was directly reflected in the box office data: on December 25th, which was Christmas overseas, the single-day box office of "the truman show" soared, directly breaking the 20 million USD mark.
On the same day, the box office of "monkey king: hero is back" also increased, reaching 11 million USD.
Such results undoubtedly declared that Tianxing Entertainment's first film export plan was a complete success, gaining a firm foothold in the international film market.
Christmas overseas, just like the Spring Festival in China, is a festive holiday for family joy and lively celebrations, and its celebratory atmosphere usually lasts for about a week.
In this joyful holiday atmosphere, the box office trends of the two films were also very stable, continuously maintaining high popularity.
Industry insiders predicted that perhaps within this week, the first-week box office of the two films would break the highest record for domestic film export box office, creating new history.
Some "experts" in China even boldly predicted that the first-week overseas box office of "the truman show" was expected to exceed 200 million USD, while the domestic box office was also expected to reach around 1.2 billion chinese yuan.
Such terrifying box office figures made people marvel at the infinite potential of the film market and also made the box office record just created by "monkey king: hero is back" in China face the possibility of being quickly refreshed.
This series of crazy box office data and enthusiastic market response kept countless filmmakers excited and sleepless.
They seemed to see a new dawn for the film industry and infinite possibilities for domestic films to go global.
Equally excited and unable to control themselves were the domestic and international advertising sponsors.
When they saw their advertisements appearing in the film in a natural, smooth, and seamless manner, they knew in their hearts that their investment this time had paid off handsomely.
Initially, they sponsored these two films partly out of curiosity and trust in Su Yu, a legendary figure in the film industry, and partly because they valued Su Yu's extremely high reputation and popularity.
Now it seems that their decision back then was incredibly wise.
Compared to sponsoring a variety show, the promotional effect of films was simply explosive.
Moreover, this was a strong advertising campaign on a global scale, instantly elevating the brand's international recognition by several levels.
In the early stages of the film's release, the promotional effect might not have been very obvious, but as the film's box office continued to climb and word-of-mouth continued to ferment, their brand would inevitably spread to every corner of the world with the film.
Being able to embed their advertisements in a film that had the potential to become a classic was something that made them excited to the point of "cerebral orgasm."
For a time, they were eagerly anticipating Su Yu and Tianxing Entertainment's next film, all expressing that they still wanted to invest, and they absolutely had to!
On December 26th, as Su Yu was making the final meticulous preparations for his public lecture, Hao Ren and his group returned triumphantly from the United States.
This time, they were accompanied by Alan from Disney and Parker from MGM.
Upon seeing Hao Ren again, Su Yu noticed that the dark circles under his eyes had significantly faded; it seemed that the explosive word-of-mouth and box office success of "the truman show" had finally allowed his hanging heart to settle, and his tense nerves could relax.
"Director! We succeeded! I didn't disappoint you!" Hao Ren's face was flushed with excitement, his eyes sparkling with light, as he looked at Su Yu and spoke the words he had held back the entire journey.
However, although he was full of excitement, he didn't quite dare to go forward and give Su Yu a hug, after all, in his heart, Su Yu had always been that respected leader.
"Very good! You've proven your ability! I called you over this time because there's another big project we need to discuss! Take a look at this script."
Su Yu smiled and nodded, his eyes revealing his recognition and appreciation for Hao Ren, then stated his purpose.
Now that Tianxing Special Effects had matured, and the path for film exports had been successfully opened, the preparations for the next film should be put on the agenda.
After all, this new film had a longer production cycle, and a large amount of special effects production not only consumed time but also required huge financial investment.
As for whether it would be too heartless to have Hao Ren immediately dive back into work without a break? There was no such concern at all.
Hao Ren and Liu Xia were quite similar; they were both people who were passionate about the film industry and eager to shoot one project after another.
If they were made to rest, they would instead feel uncomfortable and bored.
Especially after achieving great success, their fighting spirit was even higher, and they were single-mindedly focused on creating greater glory and achievements.
Furthermore, they were also worried that if they stopped, the project would be snatched away by others, which would be too great a loss.
Therefore, when Hao Ren heard Su Yu's words, he nodded without hesitation and then eagerly began to read the new script.
Alan and Parker also seriously flipped through the script.
This time, the collaboration on "the truman show" was very pleasant, and Disney and MGM, responsible for overseas distribution, also earned considerable profits from it.
Although it couldn't compare to their respective companies' flagship projects, how many flagship projects could there be?
And when they saw this script titled "life of pi," both fell into a brief silence.
As seasoned professionals in the film industry, they immediately keenly perceived the profound core and metaphors hidden within this script.