It was done with just over 10 million US dollars.”

"It's been three or four years, and this is the first time that a pure comedy film of mine has exceeded US$30 million in North America."

"You can curse all you want, as long as (Mermaid)'s box office can continue to rise, you can curse whatever you want, haha~"

The next moment, Zhou Xingxing patted Lao Wu on the shoulder and said, "Brother Wu, I know your (Chilling) was also released in North America, and it seems to have failed at the box office. Calm down, it's a small matter. Look at how much I paid in Europe and the United States before.

Time?"

"Have you beaten ten movies? Finally there is improvement. I have been beating for so many years. What does it mean if you beat once?"

"Keep on, keep up the good work!"

After saying this, Ah Xing left. In fact, today is also the time when he held a celebration banquet for the crew of (Mermaid). In East Asia and Southeast Asia, after 18 days of release, the mainland box office exceeded 800 million yuan, Hong Kong Haowan, Star, Malaysia, Thailand, South Korea, and the island countries in total

410 million Hong Kong dollars. Speaking of which, we really need to organize a grand celebration banquet.

This amount is not so accurate that it just breaks 1 billion or 1.5 billion, nor is it very auspicious.

Just like what he said, he has played more than ten movies in North America in a row. Putting aside (Shaolin Football), this is his first time fighting a male protagonist alone. He can make more than 30 million US dollars at the box office in North America. Next

It is not difficult to spend 40 million US dollars on painting.

In addition, Europa also has more than 20 million US dollars? How can you not be happy!

After Zhou Xingxing left, Lao Wu and others looked at each other again in the private room. A few minutes later, Zhu Yanping took a sip of wine and murmured, "Master Xing is right. With his appeal as the King of Comedy,

I jumped there more than ten times and have no regrets."

“Now I finally make a lot of money.”

"Brother Wu, our two-part series (Xiao Lin Boy) did not lose money in Europe and the United States, and made millions of dollars less. This time (Assassination of the Tomb), it was a crime other than war, and we made 84 million dollars in two weeks.

The impact of the knife (Aladdin), what can we do?"

Old Wu rolled his eyes and was speechless.

The next moment, Lao Wu suddenly looked at Akai, "Master Kai, didn't you say that your family has built 30 Watsons chain buildings in Mumbai? There are still 15 buildings under construction?"

"There are a total of 45 Watsons comprehensive retail stores, 45 cinemas, and a single eight-screen hall. That is also 360 big screens??"

Akai became energetic and said, "Yes, yes, we still have White Elephant! Brother Wu, try to make as many copies as possible. Get a batch of copies first. I will send someone to White Elephant right away. Recently, my father and fan Liu

, are still busy in Mumbai.”

"First invest in a blockbuster film to test the waters."

"Don't worry, as long as this kind of thing can be solved and launched smoothly, I can also handle the screening and video rental of your other movies in the future, including the one you have already filmed (The Laughing Lin Boy) at White Elephant."

He almost forgot that when he came home last time, he asked his father about the specific situation, and he was given specific results. 30 chain supermarkets were built and ready to open at any time.

30 built theater chains!

There are still 15 remaining buildings under construction and renovation.

The Li family can also rise to become real estate, retail and cinema tycoons in White Elephant and Mumbai!

……………………

On August 10, a Huazhi flagship store in Tsim Sha Tsui.

Mr. Wu from Zhushe just woke up and went to wash his sleepy eyes. He heard a rapid knock on the door. When he walked over and opened the door, Zhu Yanping looked anxious and shocked outside the door. "Brother Wu, something happened. Something happened in the market."

Got our (Ci Ling) pirated VCD disc?!"

Old Wu was also shocked, "What the hell? Who is tired of living? Pirate our discs, this is not..."

Isn’t this looking for death? After all, he is also a general in the Bamboo Society, the largest society in the province. How dare those who engage in piracy take advantage of them?

Although "The Tomb Raider" performed poorly at the box office, it has only taken over 10 million Hong Kong dollars since its release on July 24, with 3.81 million in the first weekend, 4.52 million in the second week, and 3.32 million last week. Currently, there are only 10 films left in the schedule.

%.

However, the 10% daily box office limit is more than 1.5 million, so you can still try to break the 15 million Hong Kong dollar box office.

At this stage, it has only been less than 20 days since the release of "Chilling". If you stay longer, it will always be money. After all, yesterday was the day when "Blood on the Street" and "The Battle of Huaihai Part 2" were released.

It would be great if it could earn a few more million Hong Kong dollars at the box office and make more money back!

Piracy? Damn Husky!

Zhu Yanping's expression was very strange, "There are many pirated discs, but the languages ​​​​are mainly English and Hindi... There is no Cantonese or Mandarin version for the time being."

It's been less than 20 days since they were released, and the video tapes belonging to Zhao haven't been released yet.

Old Wu, who was about to roll up his sleeves and find someone to do something big, was confused, "English version, Hindi??"

Zhu Yanping nodded, "Some local big brothers have already suspected that this is coming from Baixiang. It is high-definition and has no impurities..."

Old Wu was dumbfounded, "Nima, what the hell..."

The next moment he said in disbelief, "You mean those pirated copies came from the Li family to Baixiang to open theaters, and then flowed over there?"

Zhu Yanping thought for a while, "In the war against piracy, the most stringent controls are in the mainland, Hong Kong, South Korea, followed by island countries, and the most lax in the country."

"I really don't know about the piracy situation at White Elephant, but other than White Elephant, no one will specially produce a Hindi version, right?"

It was only on July 28th that Akaina announced that he would release "The Legend" in theaters in Mumbai. Today is only August 10th.

Thinking of this, Lao Wu quickly said, "Go and check to see if our (Laughing Lin Boy) two-part movie is pirated? Damn it, I'm going to call the White Elephant Box Office right now."

Although "The Boy Who Laughed" was filmed after the Spring Festival and in the summer of 1990, and has already been released in theaters, it is only 1992, and the income from video and DVD rentals is still stable.

………………

Another two days later.

On August 12, in Kowloon Tong at night, when a cargo ship arrived at the pier and just docked, groups of figures were running quickly and shouting to get on board.

The ones running at the front were the police and customs.

On the pier behind, there were groups of figures in suits and leather shoes surrounding the elder brothers, whether they were Lao Wu from Zhushe, the Xiang brothers from Xinji, or Deng Yurong from Lianle, they were all there.

Although they are part of a club, in the film and television industry, they have indeed invested their clean money again and again, making serious movies, and they have made profits again and again.

Piracy?? Isn’t piracy just about robbing them for food?? robbing their money??

after an hour.

When the chief inspector of a certain police station got off the boat, Xiang Laoshi, Deng Yurong, Lao Wu and others quickly gathered around, and the smoke dispersed in a circle. Then the chief inspector of a certain police station laughed and cursed, "Attack his mother, she is really a pirated version of the white elephant."

It’s been shipped.”

"Not only Wu Sheng's (Laughing Lin Boy) two-parter, but also (Crazy Givenchy/Big Shot), (Tai Ping Wheel) and other discs, and even pirated VCD machines, this time it also contains various

Cantonese, Mandarin version.”

"Brothers, Bai Xiang wants to do something big."

Jennifer Connelly said at the beginning that the retail price in the mainland was set at 5 yuan a disc, and piracy was completely unaffordable. Their cost to produce pirated copies was higher than 5 yuan. At 10 yuan a disc, piracy is easy to control. At 15 yuan a disc, piracy is easily controlled.

The war on piracy has been fun.

The larger the production scale of pirated producers, the cheaper the cost.

At this stage, in the Mainland, a VCD machine costs HKD 2,500 and a disc costs HKD 15. In Hong Kong, a VCD machine costs HKD 3,000 and a disc costs HKD 20.

The profit contained in this retail price? It really takes continuous crackdowns to stop the wave of piracy. This price also shows that large-scale pirate manufacturers can make pretty good profits.

Thanks to Zhao Donghuai's influence and power in Haowan, Hong Kong, piracy in these places has almost no trouble. South Korea is also the hardest hit area by Hydra, and there is no trouble either.

The island countries followed closely, and Xingma and Tai were the most lax.

The Mainland... The Mainland is actually very strict. From the big film studios like Bayi and Shanghai, there are many leaders in the system to support it, to the theater chain control by a group of powerful people like Wang Dashi?

A machine costing RMB 2,500 and a disc of RMB 15 only has a good profit, rather than the first batch of VCD players in history directly priced at RMB 5,000...

So no one expected that large-scale piracy of White Elephant was coming?!

The big brothers all had dark expressions.

They have finally found an honest channel to make clean money, and have certain capabilities. These pirates??

A group of elder brothers established a relationship and soon found the leader of the smuggling group who smuggled the VCD player and DVD this time. Xiang Laoshi pointed at the VCD player held by a younger brother and said, "How much do you plan to sell one for?"

The boss of a certain smuggling group didn't want to say anything at first, but when a younger brother shook his fist as big as a sandbag, he immediately nodded and said, "One set costs 2,300 Hong Kong dollars and will be given to the seller on the next level."

The off-ship price is HK$2,300 per unit. I can only say that...the profit difference between the final retail price and the HK$3,000 per unit sold at Wanjia retail terminals is not particularly large. After all, there are two links: distributors and final retail.

Moreover, pirated retail terminals cannot be sold at Wanjia. Wanjia VCD machines also come with a one-year after-sales service package free of charge!

Zhushe Lao Wu grabbed a few discs with "Xiao Lin Boy" printed on them and asked, "How much does a disc cost?"

The boss of the smuggling group did not dare to be tough and said weakly, "The wholesale price is 15 Hong Kong dollars a piece. I just make some money for running errands. Small profits but quick turnover."

Old Wu clenched his fists angrily, and finally waved his hand, "Just beat him for a few hours, and then send him to the police station. They dare to even steal our money. Arrange a group of brothers to go to the detention room or prison to let them know what it means."

Severe kidney failure!"

………………

August 17, ATV office.

Zhao Donghuai looked at the data summarized below with a very amused expression. The first episode of "The Battle at Huaihai" has been in theaters for 26 days since its release on the 24th, with a total box office of 30.16 million Hong Kong dollars and a savings of 29.18 million Hong Kong dollars.
To be continued...