Chapter 491 Becoming the First in History
In fact, there were originally two or three movies of decent quality in this summer vacation that could compete with "Dying to Survive".
However, before they even started competing, all the publicity channels were occupied by "Dying to Survive" and "The Fortress of Devil City".
They are not a crew with plenty of money, and they have no way of competing for resources with big players like Chen Yan and the Xu brothers. As a result, they have almost no publicity resources and are not very famous.
As a result, "The Fortress" has flopped, while the quality of "Dying to Survive" is so excellent.
Therefore, the entire summer vacation has become a one-man show for "Dying to Survive":
After earning more than 300 million yuan at the box office on the first day.
The box office of "Dying to Survive" began to rise on the second day, reaching 300...800 million yuan.
On the third day, 4...200 million.
On the fourth day, 400...500 million.
In just four days, the movie "Dying to Survive" earned more than 1.5 billion yuan at the box office.
You should know that the distributor and producer of the film are all owned by Chen Group, so the two companies of Chen Group directly shared about 72% of the box office.
That’s a total of 1.1 billion!
Everyone in the circle was stunned.
You know, the domestic market is not yet perfect, and the highest box office has always been occupied by European and American films.
The top five are all Transformer 4 and Speed 7.
It wasn't until last year that the movie "Yokai Tales" was released, which, with a box office of 2.5 billion yuan, ended the 20-year era in which the domestic film market was dominated by European and American blockbusters.
However, although "Yokai Ki" achieved good results, its reputation was average.
During its release, many people reported that it was inflating the box office.
Therefore, the actual results have always been a bit questionable.
As a result, now, less than a year later, thanks to the right timing, location and people, "Dying to Survive" has grossed 1.5 billion in a single week.
This is totally... going to overturn the entire mainland film industry!
In the past, although everyone paid much attention to Morning Dew Pictures, they only regarded it as a new upstart. Although its products were high-quality and there were many hits, it always lacked some "kingly spirit".
After all, Morning Dew Pictures is still young and has not achieved many things that can be recorded in history.
And now, Morning Dew Pictures has it.
The movie "Dying to Survive" has forced all companies and artists in the industry to be more cautious in treating Morning Dew Pictures.
After all, this is a masterpiece that is very likely to break the domestic box office record.
Moreover, it is a masterpiece that has achieved great success in both word-of-mouth and box office!
Because Chen Yan and Yang Rou had already decided to build Chenlu Pictures' own film and television system and reputation from now on.
Therefore, at the beginning and the end of the movie, there is a big logo of Morning Dew Pictures’ Sunrise Project, and the slogan “Morning Dew Pictures, will definitely produce quality products” is directly displayed on the screen.
This indeed aroused the interest of many viewers.
They went online to search for what Morning Dew Pictures and Chaoyang Project were.
As a result, they discovered that such excellent dramas as "Love Is Not Blind", "Flower of a Shallow Grain" and "Pretend" were all produced by this company and this plan.
This has invisibly given Chenlu Pictures a halo.
From now on, as long as it is a project shot by Morning Dew Pictures, the audience will naturally have a sense of anticipation and want to see what masterpieces Morning Dew Pictures has produced!
In addition to the movie being a huge success and Morning Dew Pictures becoming a legend, the film’s leading actors also benefited greatly.
The already popular star has become even more popular.
The remaining few unknown stars also saw their wealth soar and gathered their own fan base.
Among them, as the boss of the company and the female character with the most screen time in the movie, Lu Man gained the most.
As the company's mascot and also a "must-have prop" for Yunyang Girlfriend's career cashback, Lu Man is involved in almost every project.
This is also the reason why she has been so busy and tired recently, and she also accused Chen Yan of exploitation.
However, if the previous projects were suspected of Chen Yan's exploitation, then this project really brought Lu Man's career to a new level.
Since he played a heartbroken patient last time and the movie earned over 600 million at the box office.
This time, Lu Man brought the role of a single mother and female patient to life.
With the help of Chen Yan's [Professional Potential Potion], Lu Man's acting skills are now gradually becoming that of a movie queen.
Coupled with the excellence of the director and his opponent, Lu Man performed exceptionally well this time.
Moreover, she has become more and more dedicated to her work, no longer putting on airs and maintaining the dignity of a female star. Instead, she dares to play ugly and old roles, which makes her performance in the drama leave a deep impression on the audience.
Therefore, during the release of the movie, Lu Man's popularity once again experienced a huge surge.
Her position in the entertainment and film and television circles is becoming increasingly solid, and she is steadily moving towards becoming a top-tier superstar.
Just like that, because it had no rivals, "Dying to Survive" made great strides and became the undisputed king of the summer vacation season.
One billion box office, two billion box office, three billion box office.
"Dying to Survive" broke the domestic film box office record with unstoppable momentum, and then began its own legendary journey.
What’s even more amazing is that as the number of moviegoers increased, the reputation of “Dying to Survive” did not decline, but instead miraculously improved.
In the professional ratings, "Dying to Survive" quietly rose from 8...7 points to a high score of 9 points.
This is a rare high score for a domestic film.
The same score as it does include world-renowned classics such as "Roman Holiday", "Catch Me If You Can", and "Scent of a Woman", which have even won Oscars.
In terms of audience ratings, "Dying to Survive" is even more exaggerated.
I don't know if it's because of the love of domestic audiences, but the score of "Dying to Survive" soared to a high score of 9...6 points. It surpassed countless classics and became the No. 1 work in the history of domestic audience ratings!
The exaggeration of these two scores made many people in the circle suspect that Chen Yan had inflated his scores.
And Chen Yan...
He also suspected that someone had cheated in the score.
But what he suspected was that someone deliberately gave his movie a low score in the early stages!
Otherwise, why would the initial score be lower than it is now? !
So, movies are still being released, legends are still being created, but life goes on.
After the company held a celebration banquet, Chen Yan temporarily withdrew his attention from the movie.
After all, he now has a large family and a large business, and is no longer confined to a small film and television industry.
The more important reason is...the lawsuit between him and the Zhao Group has gone to court.
Although Chen Yan has been dealing with the Xu brothers during this period, it does not mean that he has relaxed his vigilance against Zhao Qingtian.
Zhao Qingtian has always been his biggest enemy at this stage.
He got rid of the Xu brothers in order to reduce Zhao Qingtian's marginal forces and make a fatal blow.
It was unknown whether Zhao Qingtian had sensed the danger, or whether Zhao Xuan had resorted to some trickery. In any case, the Zhao Group had not bothered Chen Yan again during this period of time.
The previous lawsuit against Chen Yan, alleging that the funds Chen Yan used when establishing Chen Investment were public funds of the Zhao Group, seems to have come to nothing.
So at this court session, both parties were just going through the motions.
The Zhao Group did not submit any strong evidence, and since the He family was famous, they acknowledged the 1.6 billion and said that the money for the Dream Fund came from the He family.
Therefore, the court ruled that Chen Yan won the case, and all the funds and shares were preserved.
As a big boss, Chen Yan actually doesn't need to show up for such things.
However, when he received the news of victory, Chen Yan also received an invitation: He Mengxue's father, He Ruifeng invited Chen Yan to visit He's Manor.
After receiving the invitation, Chen Yan was a little confused. He didn't know why the richest man in Qindong Peninsula wanted to see him.
Is it official business?
Apart from the investment company, Chen Yan and the He family actually have no interactions.
Is it a private matter?
Chen Yan thought of He Mengxue.
Chen Yan has always been interested in this woman, He Mengxue.
After all, she is the only woman who actively pursued Chen Yan, and she is also a top-notch woman in terms of appearance, family background, and personality.
It completely satisfied all of Chen Yan's vanity and fantasies.
However... Chen Yan also knew that there were too many women around him and it was hard to sort them out. So he always kept his distance from He Mengxue.
Chen Yan felt... like he couldn't find himself?
With doubts, Chen Yan finished his afternoon work.
In the evening, Chen Yan changed his clothes and asked the driver to take him to He's Manor.
The He family is the richest family in Qindao.
It has a huge influence in Qindao.
Therefore, the manor is also the largest and most imposing one in the entire Qin Island.
Having been to the He’s Manor several times before, Chen Yan was always a little impressed by the heritage of this wealthy family.
He felt that this was what a big family should be like.
However, what He Ruifeng said to him made him realize that his understanding was still a bit shallow.
…
After Chen Yan arrived at the He's Manor, He Ruifeng invited Chen Yan to take a walk with him in the garden.
I don’t know if something happened, but He Ruifeng was in a very peaceful mood today.
He no longer had the sharp edge of the past, but looked more like an old man.
While walking in the garden with Chen Yan, He Ruifeng pointed around and asked, "Feeling envious?"
Chen Yan didn't hide it and nodded, "Yes."
He Ruifeng smiled, shook his head and said, "There's nothing to envy."
He said with some emotion, "You only see the glory of our big families, but you don't see our confusion and hesitation."
Chen Yan looked at him a little puzzled.
He Ruifeng said slowly, "Although the family is united by blood, the number of people is too small and the base is too small. The possibility of giving birth to geniuses is far less than outside."
"It would be fine if it was our time. We just needed to be brave and take risks. The speed of technological development was not as fast as it is now."
"Like now, if the company doesn't develop for a few months, it will go downhill."
"If we don't develop for a year, we may be overtaken by those in the same industry."
“If we don’t develop for two years, we could be on the brink of life and death.”
"So...family-style business has actually long been outdated."
After hearing what He Ruifeng said, Chen Yan pondered for a while and felt that there was some truth in it.
However, although it made sense, he didn't understand what He Ruifeng wanted to express.
So he looked at He Ruifeng, wanting to wait for him to continue.
He Ruifeng did not do as he wished, but changed the subject, "Zhao Xuan has recently come out again. No, it should be said that he has been resurrected."
He smiled and said, "He said he was lucky enough to survive the explosion, and then he was worried that someone was going to harm him, so he kept his identity secret for more than a year."
He shook his head. "Only he could come up with such a lame excuse."
At this point, he looked at Chen Yan and suddenly changed the subject, saying, "However, he has been hiding for so long, but now he jumps out. It's probably because of you, right?"
Chen Yan stopped talking.
Even though he thought He Ruifeng would be his father-in-law in the future, that was the future after all. Right now, their relationship was not yet secretive enough.
Seeing Chen Yan like this, He Ruifeng sighed slightly and said, "Actually... Zhao Qingtian and I have also discovered the drawbacks of family-run businesses."
"So he and I both wanted to change the entire family structure, introduce professional managers, and increase the competitiveness of the company."
Hearing He Ruifeng's words, Chen Yan's eyes narrowed slightly.
What does He Ruifeng mean by this...
Is this a rebellion?
Come on, father-in-law. Your daughter is still in my hands!
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