SFS Chapter 350 New Records and Li Binbin
Chapter 350 New Records and Li Binbin
In China, Avatar will not be released until January 4, 2010.
Throughout December, Pacific Rim dominated the domestic market.
On December 18, the same day, "Bodyguards and Assassins" and "If You Are the One" were also released.
Directed by Chen Deshen, "Bodyguards and Assassins" brings together a host of big names including Donnie Yen, Tony Leung Ka-fai, Lai Ming, and Tse Ting-fung. It has received good reviews and a score of 8.3 on Douban.
Feng Xiaogang's "If You Are the One" continues his signature Feng-style humor. Ge You's acting skills, coupled with Shu Qi's return, make this film stand out in the romantic comedy genre.
Both films received good reviews, but their box office performance was only "good".
"Bodyguards and Assassins" grossed 18 million on its opening day, while "If You Are the One" grossed 20 million on its opening day.
The two films together grossed less than 40 million.
Pacific Rim's daily box office remained above 50 million during its third weekend.
A cinema manager made a widely quoted statement during an interview.
"Nowadays, audiences will only consider other films if they can't buy tickets for Pacific Rim."
It's not that other movies are bad, it's just that Pacific Rim is too good.
January 21nd, 9:00 AM.
Fu Yibai woke up in his hotel room in Hangzhou. His phone screen on the bedside table was lit up with a string of unread messages.
He picked it up and glanced at it; it was sent by Zhao Qi.
"Mr. Fu, Pacific Rim grossed 42 million RMB in China yesterday, bringing its total box office to 1.022 billion RMB."
It broke the record set by Gravity.
Fu Yibai leaned against the headboard, stared at the line of numbers for a few seconds, and then typed a reply.
"knew.
Inform the publicity department to change the title of today's press release.
Zhao Qi replied instantly: "It's already being drafted."
Fu Yibai put down his phone, and the woman in his arms stirred.
"woke up?"
Li Binbin lifted her head from his embrace, her disheveled hair covering half of her face, and traces of lipstick from last night still lingering on her lips.
"morning."
Her voice was hoarse from just waking up, and a satisfied smile curved her lips.
"I felt very comfortable last night."
Director Fu truly lives up to his reputation; no wonder Binbin is so devoted to you.
Fu Yibai leaned against the headboard, his hand resting on her bare shoulder blade, his fingertips caressing her delicate skin.
You surprised me too.
Well-maintained, and the technician is skilled.
Li Binbin chuckled softly and sat up, propping himself up on the bed sheet.
The blanket slipped off her body, revealing her fair and smooth back.
She walked barefoot on the carpet and confidently toward the bathroom, glancing back at him as she reached the door.
"Together?"
Fu Yibai threw off the covers and followed.
The bathroom was filled with steam, and the hot water from the showerhead washed over the tiled walls, making a soft, gurgling sound.
Li Binbin braced herself against the sink, her flushed cheeks and dazed eyes reflected in the mirror.
Water droplets slid down her back, gathering and then dispersing at her waist.
Afterwards, Li Binbin got dressed and stood in the entryway, fixing his hair in front of the mirror.
She wore a camel-colored turtleneck sweater, which completely covered the marks on her neck.
"Director Fu, can I still contact you after I return to Beijing?"
Fu Yibai leaned against the door frame, wearing a bathrobe, his hair still wet.
"If you have time."
Li Binbin smiled and didn't press the matter.
She wasn't after any resources for this friendly match; she was just feeling resentful after being rejected multiple times.
She picked up her handbag from the table, opened the door, and went out.
The sound of high heels clicking on the carpet in the corridor grew louder and louder until it disappeared into the elevator.
At 10:30 a.m., Fu Yibai sat alone by the window in the hotel's buffet restaurant.
A cup of Americano and a fried egg sandwich sat in front of him, his phone screen lit up, and the WeChat group messages had already reached 99+.
Deng Chao sent three messages in the Pacific Rim creators group. The first message was a screenshot of a Sina Entertainment headline: "Pacific Rim's cumulative box office surpasses one billion yuan, surpassing gravity to set a new record for domestic films."
The second one is an emoji: a Shiba Inu howling at the sky, captioned "Hahahaha".
The third one is text: "I'm also a leading man with a billion-dollar box office."
Fan Binbin replied with a smiley face wearing sunglasses.
"Don't get too excited during your roadshow. Try to control your expression before you go on stage."
Deng Chaohui: "It's unstoppable! It's simply unstoppable!"
Lei Jiayin has chimed in.
"Brother Chao, when it broke 500 million, you were so excited that you threw the microphone away, and it almost hit the audience in the front row."
"Am I going to eat the microphone this time?"
"That was on purpose! For stage effect!"
"Then this time it looks like he's going to eat the microphone."
Fan Binbin posted a laughing emoji.
Yang Xue then posted another message.
"Congratulations Director Fu! Congratulations Sister Binbin! Congratulations Brother Chao! Congratulations everyone!"
A string of firework emojis followed.
Chen Xiao posted a "Worship the big boss" emoji with the caption.
"I told my classmates that the movie I starred in had grossed over a billion yuan, but they didn't believe me."
Seriously, the entire acting department at the Central Academy of Drama is talking about our film right now.
Fan Binbin replied with a sentence.
"You acted very well. I'll have Yi Bai give you a big red envelope at the year-end party."
"Thank you, boss lady!"
"..."
"You've got potential, kid."
"Awesome."
"..."
After reading through all the messages, Fu Yibai typed a line and sent it.
"You've all worked hard."
Everyone will receive double their bonus after the roadshow.
The group chat exploded instantly.
Yang Xue sent three "Ahhh" emojis, Chen Xiao sent a "Long live the boss" emoji, and Lei Jiayin sent a string of clapping emojis.
Deng Chao reacted the most, sending a voice message that, when opened, produced a loud "Director Fu is awesome!"
At the end of the audio message, a female voice came through, presumably his assistant reminding him to keep his voice down.