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The release date of "Hou Yi Shooting the Sun" was postponed, and it was not released until September 15. The mainland box office has accumulated 2.273 billion, once again breaking the box office record of Chinese-language films.

Converted to US dollars, it is 361 million.

This result is quite dazzling even in the North American market.

Because this year's North American summer box office champion "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 2)" only won 381 million US dollars at the box office.

The problem is that "Hou Yi Shooting the Sun" also has box office in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Among them, the box office in Hong Kong is more than 79 million, which is converted into US dollars. It is 10 million, and Taiwan has contributed about 12 million US dollars.

In other words, the overall box office of "Hou Yi Shooting the Sun" in the Chinese film market has reached an astonishing 382 million US dollars, surpassing the North American summer box office champion.

After the news came out, it immediately attracted widespread heated discussion.

Some southern media published articles claiming that China's summer season has won the North American summer season, indicating that the Chinese film market is rising rapidly, and it is not impossible to expect that it will surpass North America to become the world's largest film market.

In addition, the box office performance of "Honghuang: Houyi Shooting the Sun" in North America is 290 million US dollars, and there is a high probability that it will be ranked in the top three of the North American film market in the year.

However, the box office of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 2)" in China is only 413 million, which is less than 100 million US dollars.

In other words, the strongest films in the summer seasons of China and the United States, in the final results of both markets, are still the victory of China.

However, in terms of the global market, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Part 2)" should be slightly better, because this film has a high box office performance in the European and American markets. After all, it is adapted from a novel by a British writer, and there must be more support there.

It's just that this Honghuang blockbuster was originally shot together, and it was divided into two parts during post-editing. When the performance is counted together after the release of the second part, it will be quite explosive, and the money is so much that people are envious and jealous!

Not to mention the domestic film companies, even the major Hollywood film companies are envious.

But Jiang Heng is still unwilling to cooperate, so from time to time, some people claim that Jiang Heng's films should be restricted.

However, Jiang Heng's films have been in the North American market for more than ten years, and have long cultivated a group of loyal fans.

Whenever there are voices to restrict Jiang Heng's films, a group of fans will speak out in the media, and occasionally a few well-known people will pop up, and the matter will be left unresolved.

In China, Jiang Heng's fans are even more fanatical, guessing when it will break through 3 billion (in the mainland).

As for data such as 4 billion and 5 billion, these people dare not think about it now.

So "Wolf Warrior 2" really came out of nowhere that year, and exploded an amazing result that no one could have imagined.

Jiang Heng is so powerful that his fans are only thinking about the 3 billion mark now.

Zhou Xingxing came to visit the China Film Digital Base.

Because of Jiang Heng's influence, his speed of filming is still several years faster than in his previous life.

The reason is simple. Jiang Heng is willing to invest when he is short of money. He will not haggle over every penny, so the negotiation is smooth and time-saving.

Sometimes he can't think of a good script, and he will chat with Jiang Heng. "Occasionally" mentioning it will open Zhou Xingxing's mind and inspire him. The script is also smooth to write, unlike the previous life, when it takes a long time to polish it.

In terms of film shooting, iQiyi and Tencent Pictures can provide various conveniences, and can also provide a full set of services for post-production and public release.

It can be said that as long as Zhou Xingxing cooperates with Jiang Heng, he only needs to provide his own ideas, scripts and part of the investment, and do a good job of shooting. The rest is to wait for the box office to sell well and share the money.

Even the money will be collected faster.

Everyone knows that Jiang Heng's films have the shortest account period.

Therefore, "The Mermaid", which was originally supposed to be shot in 2014 and released in early 2016 with a box office of over 300 to 400 million, is about to start shooting.

Zhou Xingxing came here this time to ask for some details.

In terms of investment, Zhou Xingxing estimated that it would be 400 million, but he was unwilling to take too much risk and was only willing to pay 100 million.

So Jiang Heng said without hesitation that he was willing to bear the remaining 300 million.

Zhou Xingxing was stunned when he saw this, even though he knew it was so, and said with a smile: "Director Jiang is very generous!"

He was "once bitten by a snake, he was afraid of the rope for ten years". At the beginning, "A Chinese Odyssey" made him lose too much money, and he never dared to invest a huge fortune in filming again.

Jiang Heng smiled and said: "It's just 300 million, it's nothing. Besides, I'm assured that you will make a movie, and you will definitely not let me lose money, right!"

When he said this, he held a cigar in his hand, and he was full of the momentum of a big boss.

Zhou Xingxing smiled a little reluctantly, "Of course, I won't lose money!"

But he thought to himself, I don't have such strong confidence!

To be honest, "The Mermaid" is very novel from the perspective of genre films.

If it is a comedy, it is definitely not as funny as Zhou Xingxing's previous works.

If it is a love story, it is actually not that touching.

If it is a fantasy, the visual effects of the film alone cannot be compared with the special effects blockbusters shot by Jiang Heng in the past.

So even Stephen Chow himself felt that there was a certain risk when he discussed this film with Tin Kai Man.

If another director were to make it, it would most likely be a terrible film with low box office.

So Stephen Chow was still somewhat moved.

Of course, as a successful and qualified businessman, he was indeed somewhat moved, but not much.

Speaking of the male lead, he said he was going to use Deng Chao, and several contracted artists from iQiyi, Youku and Tencent felt that they were a little different from the male lead he had expected.

Jiang Heng naturally had no objection, but just asked about the female lead.

Zhou Xingxing mentioned a girl's name, which Jiang Heng had never heard of.

It was normal to think about it. "The Mermaid" was filmed three years in advance. The female lead in the previous life should still be in middle school, so it was normal to choose another one.

At the end of the conversation, Zhou Xingxing suddenly became shy.

"Why are we so polite between the two of us? If you have any ideas, just say it directly?"

"Well, there is a scene in the film where the male lead filmed Qingluo Bay and several big guys went to his house to drink. I want to invite you to make a cameo in the film and play a big guy!"

Jiang Heng was stunned when he heard it, and after thinking about it carefully, he felt that this idea was not bad.

First, he is a real big guy playing himself, and his status is equivalent.

Second, he can legitimately help promote the film, which may increase the box office of the film.

The only thing that made him hesitate was the cameo role. Mr. Zheng's "pesticide spraying" role was so classic that he didn't want to snatch it.

"It's not impossible to make a cameo. Forget about some funny scenes. I'll just be a background board!"

Zhou Xingxing smiled awkwardly, "In fact, I think Director Jiang, you are a rare comedy genius in a century. It's a pity to bury it like this!"

Jiang Heng laughed, "You, just fool me!"

Because the film will take some time to start shooting, the cameo is a matter for the future, so there is no need to talk about it in detail at this moment.

In the evening, Zhou Xingxing was invited to dinner, and the latter left.