Chapter 332 Box Office Miracle
When Yang Mo appeared at the Chicago shooting site with great speed, the entertainment reporters who had been waiting for a long time were very surprised. Although they were not as sensitive as sports reporters about whether Super Yang could recover his previous physical fitness, they were still very sensitive to the flash point of . However, the Super Yang in front of them was no different from before, which had to surprise them.
"Hey, Super Yang. Why do your feet look like nothing's wrong? Did God kiss your ankle?" As soon as the press conference began, a reporter stood up and asked.
"Maybe it was God kissing my ankle, but more likely it's because I'm 007, I'm James Bond, and I have a lot of high-tech gadgets that allow me to run briskly." Yang Mo looks handsome and cool in a new look. This is his look in the movie, so each of his answers fits the theme of the film very well.
"I heard that your old company fired you. Why don't you take this opportunity to enter the entertainment industry? You know, there are hundreds of millions of fans around the world who hope you can make a few movies every year." Soon, a reporter proposed to let Yang Mo join the entertainment industry in all aspects.
"Haha." Yang Mo laughed heartily and said humorously, "Don't you know that I'm the boss of Baofeng Entertainment? I have always been in the entertainment industry. It has nothing to do with whether I am in the sports industry or not. However, I will definitely increase the number of film shoots in the future. I have fallen in love with the feeling of performing in front of the camera."
Entertainment reporters like stars who are able to speak freely and humorously, so they are not too sharp on sensitive issues: "As the new James Bond, do you feel any pressure? After all, many well-known stars have played this role before you."
"How do you want me to answer this question ? If I say I feel pressure, you will definitely think that I have no confidence. If I say I don't feel pressure, you will definitely think that I am too proud. So... let's wait for the movie to be released, and everyone can go to the cinema to rate my performance." Yang Mo answered with a smile, which seemed to indicate that she was able to achieve a great result with little effort.
The reporters did not find Yang Mo's roundabout answer rude, but rather felt it was very appropriate and smart, because Yang Mo kept smiling while talking to them about it. Communication is 30% content and 70% emotion. If the emotion is right, even the most difficult problem can be solved with a good start.
"Yang, we heard that Universal Studios is very satisfied with the speed and passion of the upcoming film, and they think you have the performance worthy of an Oscar winner. After watching the film, the theaters have also given it more than 50% of the screening time. What do you think the final box office of this film will be?" the reporter continued to ask.
"Box office sales are mainly dependent on the audience and word of mouth, which I cannot predict. I can only assure you that this is a sincere film, and I have put 200% of my energy into it." Yang Mo said very seriously: "If you think I am just a basketball player, you will definitely have a new understanding of me after watching the movie."
Yang Mo's words were like a shot in the arm for those viewers who were still skeptical, giving them more courage to go to the cinema to watch the movie.
After the interview, Yang Mo started to actively shoot. For the role of James Bond, Yang Mo worked hard, studied the personalities of the protagonists in the previous films, and then read the script carefully. Finally, he figured out the role and put himself into his emotions.
So, as soon as the director shouted "start", Yang Mo completely got into the mood.
The director, who had some doubts about Yang Mo, immediately dispelled all his doubts after seeing Yang Mo get into the role. He couldn't help but exclaim behind the monitor: Great, this is James Bond. The general manager of MGM finally did the right thing. This guy will definitely create miracles. Why would he play basketball with his acting skills? He is a natural actor!
Yang Mo had no idea what the director had in mind, he only knew to shoot the scenes in the script one by one.
After two weeks of filming in Chicago, most of the scenes were finished. Next, they would go to London to shoot the other half of the scenes. But before that, Yang Mo had to spend five days in major cities across the United States to promote Fast and Furious. After all, he would get a share of the box office profits from this movie, so how could he not work hard?
While Yang Mo was preparing to promote the upcoming Fast and Furious, the Cavaliers led by LeBron James were defeated cleanly by the Orlando Magic, 4:1, and LeBron James was left with nothing but his underwear.
In fact, this year's playoffs was a tough journey for LeBron James. First, he was slapped twice by Yang Mo in his home court. Then, in the third game, Wade was finally injured. Yang Mo made an emotional reversal and left the court in a tragic and heroic way. LeBron, on the other hand, was cursed by 20 to 30 billion people around the world. Everyone accused him of being a murderer who couldn't afford to lose.
They finally took advantage of the absence of Wade and Yang Mo to reverse the situation and enter the second round of the Heat, but were defeated cleanly by the Orlando Magic.
However, Orlando's star player was once defeated by Yang Mo. As a result, LeBron James was even more dishonorable, which meant that he was completely defeated by Yang Mo.
What he desperately hopes for now is that Yang Mo can stand up again and return to the court, so that he can defeat him fairly. Otherwise, he may have to bear the reputation of a murderer and a loser for the rest of his life, and he does not want his career to be tarnished.
While LeBron James feels he has lost his shine, Yang Mo is shining brightly in the entertainment industry.
On the day that The Fast and the Furious was released, the North American box office exceeded 45 million US dollars, and exceeded 100 million US dollars in just two days.
As soon as this data came out, the whole world went crazy. Yang Mo's first film created a miracle. She is indeed worthy of being called the child of miracles! Although some people suspect that this data is caused by a large number of super yang fans who booked the venue, it will return to normal in a few days. However, the staying power of this movie is surprisingly good. It broke through the 400 million US dollar mark in one week and maintained a good momentum to continue to rise. With a strong schedule, it is not impossible to exceed 1 billion US dollars.
At first, some critics were not impressed with this popcorn movie, but after watching the movie, they all shouted that Super Yang was the new Oscar winner, and his performance was outstanding. He completely integrated arrogance and sense of justice, and it felt like a two-faced person, constantly switching his performance style, and in the end, it returned to one.
It is worth mentioning that the last scene where Yang Mo walks out of the burning sports car was rated as the most manly scene in the whole film. That lonely back view was strong and tragic, breaking the hearts of countless girls.
A week later, the film was released in Europe, Japan, Hong Kong and other places. The good reputation accumulated in North America fermented on the same day, and it immediately received rave reviews and the box office also soared.
Universal Studios was so happy that they couldn't stop smiling. They immediately went to Baofeng Agency with a blank checkbook to find Lu Xueman to sign a contract for the sequel. As long as Lu Xueman was willing, even if she wrote down 100 million US dollars on the salary, Universal Studios would agree without hesitation. Just for this movie, it is conservatively estimated that Universal Studios will make at least 500 million US dollars from the global box office plus other peripheral industries. This is definitely the most profitable movie they have made in the past ten years. For Yang Mo, who created an epic legend, no matter how high the price is, they will agree.
Lu Xueman did not do so, but went to talk to the president of Universal directly: "We can sign a contract for the next movie or even the next one, but... we must exist as investors and invest at least 50%. In addition, Super Yang's salary will remain unchanged, but his share will be increased to 20%."
Lu Xueman's words were like a lion's mouth opening too much, wanting to eat up 70% of Universal's profits in one go.
If it were in the past, Universal would definitely not agree, as it would be a loss of sovereignty and humiliation to the country. But now, under such a huge economic temptation, 30% is enough after all, and they reserved the right to consider it.
However, Lu Xueman did not give them too much time to consider. For her, Universal was not a partner. As long as she was willing, countless production companies would come to her with checks to cooperate. Even if they did not shoot Fast and Furious, what if they shot Violence and Furious? Anyway, as long as Super Yang was there, everyone would go to see him.
With the movie box office soaring, countless NBA stars expressed their envy. No matter how well they did, they were only in the sports circle, but now Yang Mo was flourishing in all fields, and her global fame was soaring. Invisibly, she had left them behind.
Yang Mo didn't pay attention to this as he was filming 007 in London.
After nearly 20 days of filming in London, his scenes were all finished. When he returned to New York, before he had any substantive contact with the Knicks, Lu Xueman arranged a trip to East Asia for him, looking at the dense schedule of announcements in East Asia.
Yang Mo suddenly felt speechless. Lu Xueman said she could do nothing to help him. She smiled and shook her head, saying, "Mr. Super Yang, you are a dual-role superstar. And you are also the boss. Of course, your workload is higher than that of ordinary stars. But think about it. If you can make a lot of money on this trip back, you will be mentally balanced."
In response to Lu Xueman's 'comfort', Yang Mo rolled her eyes at her in annoyance: "Do you think I'm still short of money? I just took a look at my account, and the numbers in it are so many that it reminded me of pi. It feels like I can never finish counting them."
"Would you think the money was too much?"
"Won't!"
"Then pack up and get ready to go home!"
