Chapter 268 The Wealth of the Sky
"The Mysterious Buddha" was well received at the Hong Kong International Film Festival. It sold the copyrights of dozens of countries and regions and earned more than two million US dollars in foreign exchange for the country. After the news came, Beijing Film Studio was instantly proud.
Wang Yang’s waist has straightened out. How can you earn foreign exchange for the country?
The production of "The Mysterious Buddha" only cost more than a hundred thousand yuan, but I went to Hong Kong for a tour and got more than two million U.S. dollars back.
What is a fortune? This is called a million profits!
With so much money, how many pairs of socks must the factory produce to make money back?
Actually, a lot of this was done by Yang Ye. If Wang Yang went out to sell it by himself, he wouldn't be able to sell even 20,000 yuan, let alone two million.
But people in China don’t know that. They just know that “The Mysterious Buddha” is so awesome that it showed great pride at the Hong Kong International Film Festival and brought glory to the country!
Southern newspapers were the first to stand up and testify for the Big Buddha, saying that the theme of the Big Buddha is very healthy and tells the story of protecting precious cultural relics.
The Southern Department also said that "The Mysterious Buddha" fascinated foreign friends. After watching it, they were so moved that they rushed to buy the rights to the film and return it to their country for release.
Well, now people all over the world have to watch "The Mysterious Buddha", but we Chinese can't?
We don’t agree!
The people can't do anything else, but they can still write anonymous letters and scold their mothers.
Thus, the magazines and newspapers that originally criticized "The Mysterious Buddha" are now in bad luck.
Every day letters from all over the country come in like snow flakes, all sending greetings to the eighteen generations of their ancestors.
When I come to work in the morning, there are broken glass everywhere, and I don’t know what kind of gangster did it in the middle of the night.
Call the police? Calling the police is useless. If you smash a brick and run away, where will the police go to investigate?
Fighting against the people will not end well. Do you believe that I will knock you to the ground, and then step on ten thousand feet, so that you will never be able to stand up?
The opposing magazines and newspapers finally fell silent. Beijing Film Studio rushed to produce more than a thousand copies and distributed them nationwide for screening in mid-April.
Mainland China’s first commercial film is finally released as expected.
Everywhere he went, there were a lot of spectators and rave reviews.
After Big Buddha was released in Shanghai, the theaters were full, and even gave birth to the emergence of "scalpers". Movie tickets that were originally priced at 250 cents a piece were sold to 2.50 cents a piece in the hands of scalpers, and the price doubled. Ten times more, but still in short supply.
No way, the audience just loves to watch it.
People wrote letters to Beijing Film Studio, director Zhang Huaxun and starring Liu Xiaoqing, praising them for making such a movie that the people like to see.
Someone wrote in the letter: "If "The Mysterious Big Buddha" is banned, we will defend this film just like Master Haineng defends the Big Buddha in the movie."
Beijing Film Studio chose to publish some of the letters.
There was a letter saying that the content of the story was very similar to his uncle's tragic life experience of protecting historical sites, which moved him very much. He believes that the people who criticize the Buddha for making up nonsense obviously do not understand the creator's ideas.
Such letters are sincere and touching, and have moved many people.
As soon as the wind changed, the people who wanted to praise the Buddha came. Many people began to write articles praising the Buddha.
Some people think that this is a film with traditional Chinese martial arts scenes, showing the theme of justice defeating evil.
Some people think that the film's slogan "Eye can be dug out, Buddha's wealth is hard to find" and the theme of "Rivers and mountains last forever, thanks to the efforts of the people" are both very positive and uplifting.
Some people think that the truth of art is not the truth of history. As long as the theme is healthy and uplifting, we should allow appropriate fiction.
Under such circumstances, the 35mm projector was screened in the city for more than two months, and the number of moviegoers exceeded 50 million. Based on the ticket price ranging from 1 to 3 cents at the time, it was converted into distribution income. Reaching 10 million yuan.
There are more moviegoers in rural areas, but the average ticket price is only about one cent, and the box office is negligible.
At this time, Chinese movies adopted a unified purchasing and marketing approach. 70% of the movie box office went to China Film Company and 30% to provincial film companies. As a result, Beijing Film Studio suddenly became rich.
In June, another blockbuster film, "Xiyingmen" from Shanghai Film Studio, came out, and the momentum of "The Mysterious Buddha" slowed down.
One and a half years after the two films were released, "Xiyingmen" has accumulated a total of 469.29 million visitors on the three projectors, and "The Mysterious Buddha" has accumulated a total of 503.21 million visitors. Thousands of people.
The Shanghai Film Studio and the Beijing Film Studio are located in the south and north, which can be called double walls. But "The Mysterious Big Buddha" can go abroad to earn foreign exchange, while "Xiyingmen" can only look back and sigh. After all, the Big Buddha is more awesome.
Moreover, the Giant Buddha also has another function, which is to drive the tourism industry in Leshan, Sichuan.
After seeing the natural giant Buddha lying on the Qingyi River at the end of the movie, people were very interested and traveled to Leshan, Sichuan.
Suddenly, Leshan, a small southwestern city, turned into a tourist attraction. At this time, the story of how the Leshan Sleeping Buddha was discovered was also published by the Sichuan Culture and Tourism Bureau, causing a sensation in the country and increasing the interest of tourists.
What’s interesting is that this story also involves celebrities. The international director Yang Ye occasionally came to Leshan to play, and he inadvertently revealed the mystery of a giant sleeping Buddha that had been dusty for thousands of years. Appear before the eyes of the world.
Such a story is so interesting! It spreads much more powerfully than if it was discovered by a farmer.
The Leshan government engraved this incident into a stone tablet and named it "The Discovery of the Sleeping Buddha in Leshan".
He also allocated funds to build a Buddhist temple and erected a stone tablet in front of the building. There is also an inscription written by Yang Ye himself inside the building.
Everything must have a celebrity to support the scene, otherwise it will lose its reputation.
Yueyang Tower, Yellow Crane Tower and Tengwang Pavilion are just three buildings. What is there to see?
Only because of the blessings of Fan Zhongyan, Cui Hao, Li Bai and Wang Bo, people will go there happily.
The building is named after the person, and the person is named after the building. They complement each other, and this is what it means.
Although Yang Ye is not as good as the ancients, he is today's "anti-Japanese hero" in China, an international superstar, and has huge influence among overseas Chinese groups.
With the release of "The Mysterious Giant Buddha" overseas, the story of Yang Ye's discovery of the Leshan Sleeping Buddha has also spread overseas, making many overseas Chinese interested in the Leshan Giant Buddha.
Coupled with the reopening of the domestic market, many overseas Chinese came to Leshan for a while.
Travel and food are inseparable. After Yang Ye arrived in Leshan, he invented a delicacy called "boiled fish" on a whim, which added another level of interest to overseas Chinese's trip to Leshan.
Food also needs to be passed down by celebrities. Let’s not talk about authentic famous dishes like Dongpo Pork. Didn’t you see how many Chinese delicacies were “discovered” by the two “Qianlong” and “Cixi”?
Now, Yang Ye has seriously invented the classic dish of "boiled fish", and he is by no means a mere abstraction.
“Boiled fish” is a classic Chinese delicacy that has swept the world. In later generations, there were even a large number of chain boiled fish and pickled fish restaurants. They only sell one dish and can be opened all over the world. They can be called China Top notch in gourmet food.
Visiting the mountain city, seeing the Giant Buddha, and eating boiled fish have suddenly become Leshan’s signature tourist attractions.
Not only overseas Chinese, but also some foreigners became interested after hearing about this giant natural sleeping Buddha, and joined in the fun and traveled to Leshan.
As a result, the small Leshan City has to receive a few foreigners with red eyebrows and green eyes from time to time.
Coupled with Sichuan's gorgeous mountains and rivers, beautiful scenery, and the world's most adorable animal, the giant panda, SC has suddenly become a popular tourist destination in the world.
Sichuan Culture and Tourism Bureau was shocked by this overwhelming wealth, and quickly issued an order to do a good job in receiving tourists.
Not long after, another big news came. Isabelle Adjani, general manager of United Artists Pictures and the Cannes Best Actress, was very interested in the Big Buddha after watching "The Mysterious Big Buddha". I hope to travel to Leshan, Sichuan and have a glimpse of the Giant Buddha.
The Sichuan Culture and Tourism Bureau is numb, what is the situation?
Of course Adjani was asked by Yang Ye to maximize the momentum of "The Mysterious Buddha".
When a movie is released overseas and attracts so many overseas tourists, how much tourism revenue does it add to the country?
I don’t think any of you dare to blind the Gilhei Buddha. If you step on a horse, you will be in trouble with the entire SC province!
Finally, accompanied by Beijing Film Studio Director Wang Yang and Beijing Film Actor Liu Xiaoqing, Adjani arrived in Sichuan smoothly.
Adjani first went to the giant panda base and took an intimate photo. Then we arrived in Leshan, where we saw the Sleeping Buddha with our own eyes, the Giant Buddha up close, and tasted the "boiled fish" invented by Yang Ye!
Adjani commented with a smile: "This fish is delicious, but a bit spicy. Sure enough, Yang invented it. He likes spicy food very much."
Liu Xiaoqing said in surprise: "Miss Adjani, are you familiar with Mr. Yang?"
Adjani smiled and said: "Of course, we are good friends, and he also taught me Kung Fu. Yang is a great movie director and kung fu superstar. In fact, I came to Leshan to travel because of his recommendation.”
Adjani casually told Liu Xiaoqing a few things about her acquaintance with Yang Ye.
After giving birth to a daughter with Yang Ye, Adjani began to learn Chinese, so when she communicates now, she expresses herself in French mixed with Chinese. Even without a translator, Liu Xiaoqing can understand most of it.
The actor's observation skills and a woman's sixth sense made Liu Xiaoqing keenly discover that this Adjani had an unusual relationship with Yang Ye. She might... be Yang Ye's lover.
Liu Xiaoqing mostly accompanied and listened, and her relationship with Yang Ye was not deep, so Adjani didn't notice anything strange about her.
Liu Xiaoqing was shocked by his shocking discovery. This Yang Ye was simply... so fierce that he was criticized!
He can even handle the best actress in Cannes.
Liu Xiaoqing was not jealous. She and Yang Ye were not in a romantic relationship. She just felt admiration and worship, and she became more determined to follow Yang Ye.
Because Yang Ye said to her: "Sooner or later I will march into the mainland. When the time comes, I hope you will use your connections to help me open the way!"
(End of this chapter)