I’m Really a Superstar - Chapter 1645 - Wolf Warrior 2 tops the box office!
In China.
Deep into the night.
It was already past midnight, but a lot of people could not fall asleep, especially those who had caught the premiere of Wolf Warrior 2. Even though none of them really believed that Zhang Ye could seriously mount a challenge on Hollywood as that would be considered quite a “fantasy.” This because they all knew in their hearts just how big the Chinese box office was. All they wanted to know was how much the domestic box office earnings for Wolf Warrior 2 would get on its first day of release.
On Weibo.
“I can’t sleep!”
“It’s the end of the first day.”
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“Just how much did it earn in the box office!”
“Commando 2’s results came out first?”
“Over 36 million USD?”
“What about Wolf Warrior 2?”
“I want to know about Wolf Warrior 2 as well!”
Countless citizens were looking forward to it.
……
One time.
Five times.
Ten times.
Everyone kept refreshing the box office rankings.
In the intense atmosphere of the public’s attention, the opening day box office figures for Wolf Warrior 2 were finally released. The public and industry had waited the entire day for this! The results were finally going to be revealed!
…
Zhang Ye’s house.
His daughter was already asleep.
Zhang Ye had his hands behind his back as he paced around the living room on the first floor. Having reached this point, he was also starting to feel a little nervous. Would it work? Could it really be done? The scale of this world’s Chinese theater chains should be about the same as his previous world’s. There was certainly a basis for the box office earnings here to be similar, but would the movie be accepted?
Wu Zeqing came downstairs with a cup of coffee. “Have some, it’ll perk you up.”
Zhang Ye was taken aback. “Aiya, why haven’t you slept yet?”
Old Wu smiled. “I’m not tired.”
“You don’t have to wait with me.” Zhang Ye said, “Go to bed first.”
Old Wu sat down on the sofa. “I’m really not tired.”
Di di. Zhang Ye’s cell phone rang again.
It was the umpteenth time that his mother had sent him a message. “Are the box office results out yet?”
Zhang Ye replied: “It’ll be out soon.”
The entire family knew just how important today was for Zhang Ye. This was perhaps the biggest turning point in his career thus far. He had bet their entire family’s property on it, his reputation, and his career. Zhang Ye had placed himself on the verge of losing everything for this one movie, all in order to carve out a way forward. He was doing this for himself, as well as for the sake of Chinese movies!
Ring, ring, ring!
Ring, ring, ring!
A call came in!
Zhang Ye had raised his cell phone alerts to the highest volume, and they could be heard clearly throughout the first floor of the villa.
Here it comes!
He immediately picked up his cell phone and answered: “How much is it?”
The voice on the other end of the line trembled as it read out the figure.
Zhang Ye hung up and sat down slowly.
Wu Zeqing gave a slight smile and asked, “How is it?”
She heard Zhang Ye cackle with laughter, “Hahahahahaha!”
He continued laughing for half a minute straight!
When Wu Zeqing saw this, she understood.
…
At a movie theater chain.
Looking at the numbers on the screen, the staff were all dumbfounded.
“Th-This—”
“Oh my god!”
“Did they get it wrong?”
“Old Li, calculate it again! Quick! Hurry up!”
“The entire country’s box office statistics have already been connected to the network, and it’s the same for all the other theater chains. There can’t be any possibility of an error. There’s no need to calculate the data again! This is the final box office figure!”
“My God!”
“This is crazy! It’s fucking crazy!”
“Zhang Ye has fucking played it real big this time!”
…
At a newspaper agency.
“It’s still not out?”
“We’ve been waiting the entire day. How are we supposed to write the draft like this?”
“Yeah, we have to publish the report by morning.”
“I’ve already completed my article. ‘Commando 2 tops the global box office ranking, Wolf Warrior 2 sells well in China with good earnings’—it won’t go wrong if we write it like that.”
“Delete that, you’ve gotten it wrong.”
“What? Wrong?”
“Chief Editor, what do you mean?”
“Wolf Warrior 2’s box office earnings have been revealed!”
“How much is it?”
“Did it surpass 30 million?
“It surpassed that figure. Take a seat before I tell you guys.”
“We’re already sitting!”
“Aiya, just say it already.”
“Wolf Warrior 2’s opening day box office earnings are—over 260 million yuan!”
“Huh?”
“How much?”
At this moment, the entire newspaper agency fell silent!
…
At Yao Jiancai’s house.
Zhang Ye’s call came.
When Yao Jiancai put down the phone, he appeared extremely stunned!
His wife anxiously asked, “How did it do?”
Yao Mi was even more anxious. “So how was it? How did it do?”
Yao Jiancai said dumbfoundedly, “Zhang’er said that the box office earnings were over 260 million yuan.”
His wife was shocked. “What!”
Yao Mi exclaimed, “What the hell!”
…
Dong Shanshan’s house.
Zhang Ye called.
“Say that again?” Dong Shanshan said with wide eyes.
Zhang Ye laughed and said: “More than 260 million yuan.”
Dong Shanshan exclaimed: “Can you not brag?”
Zhang Ye said: “It’s true!”
Dong Shanshan didn’t believe him. “How can it possibly have done so well at the box office!”
…
In a hotel.
Jacques and several of the American actors finally received a call from Zhang Ye. After hearing the figure that Zhang Ye provided him with, Jacques dropped his cell phone in shock, and the call was cut off!
“What did the director say?”
“Fuck!”
“260 million?”
“Impossible! This doesn’t make any sense!”
“Jesus, we’re not dreaming, right?”
…
At the house of the richest man in China.
Boss Qian Jr. exclaimed, “How can it be that high!”
Upstairs, Qian Haitao and his wife were awoken by the shouting and came downstairs to have a look.
Mrs. Qian asked, “What is it, son?”
Qian Haitao frowned. “Why aren’t you sleeping?”
Boss Qian Jr. said in a daze, “Wolf Warrior 2 earned 260 million in the box office on its first day of release!”
As the wealthiest man in China, Qian Haitao was obviously a very calm soul. But when he heard this box office figure, his knees nearly gave way. After a moment of silence, he sighed and said, “Teacher Zhang is going to tear a hole in the sky!”
…
At Song Qi’s studio.
The entire room of people blanched!
“Are you serious?”
“It’s been published online!”
“How did it turn out like this?”
“260 million?!”
Song Qi and his agent both looked disgusted and terrible. This box office figure had shocked them so much that they nearly spat out a mouthful of blood!
…
At Zhang Ye’s Studio.
Silence reigned in the office.
“How much?”
“260 million!”
“How much?”
“260 million!”
“Come again?”
…
At Li Ke’s home.
A call from a director friend woke him up.
“Old Zhou, do you know what time it is?”
“Something big has happened!”
“What’s the matter?”
“Zhang Ye has started something big!”
“What?”
“Wolf Warrior 2 scored 260 million yuan on its first day at the box office!”
“What did you say?”
With a bounce, Li Ke sat up in bed in shock.
…
America.
At a banquet.
It was still daytime here. The entire film crew of Commando 2 was present. The director, the actors, the investors, everyone had gathered together and were celebrating with a party.
At this moment, someone came running in!
“This is not good!”
Everyone looked over.
“What’s the matter?”
“What’s the matter, why are you carrying on?”
That person said with a panicked expression, “The box office earnings of that Chinese guy are out!”
Wilson laughed and said, “So how much did they take in? A fraction of ours?”
That person wiped his sweat away and said, “40 million!”
Everyone laughed.
“40 million? You mean yuan, right?”
“That’s not too bad a performance.”
“Oh yeah, it’s chump change.”
“Ours is 36 million dollars, his is 40 million yuan. With the exchange rate, they’re at most a fraction of our box office earnings, haha!”
But the person who came bearing the news had an ashen face.
Wilson looked at him. “What is it? Is something wrong?”
That person gulped. “In dollars!”
Wilson was startled. “What about dollars?”
That person said with a bitter smile, “Wolf Warrior 2’s box office earnings were counted in US dollars!”
The entire venue fell silent!
US dollars?
40 million USD?
Wilson spat out a mouthful of blood!
…
The day’s global box office rankings were out.
Daily rankings:
#1: Wolf Warrior 2
Box office earnings: US$40,080,000
#2: Commando 2
Box office earnings: US$36,120,000
#3: Life of Jimmy
Box office earnings: US$15,500,000
These were the calculated box office statistics for the previous day of screening and would not be updated any further. The box office rankings were set in stone.
When the rankings came out!
People around the world were shocked!
Media around the world was shocked!
The world’s film industry was shocked!
Something big had happened!
At this moment, the entire world knew that something big had happened in the global film industry!
