1RomanceEB Chapter 52 Clothes Make the Man
Chapter 52 Clothes Make the Man
Although many students chose to watch "Lost on Journey" again after the college entrance examination and the high school entrance examination, the film still experienced a significant drop in box office revenue in the third week, with a box office of 8460 million yuan!
In three weeks, "Lost in Thailand" grossed over 300 million yuan, reaching 316 million yuan.
It surpassed "Assembly" (2.56 million yuan) and "Curse of the Golden Flower" (2.91 million yuan), setting a new record for the highest-grossing domestic film in mainland China.
All that's left for "Lost in Thailand" is the 3.6 million dollar prize of "Titanic"!
In 1998, Titanic was released in China. Tickets were in high demand and the film was a huge success. The box office soared across the country, and Titanic eventually achieved a box office of 3.6 million yuan, creating a miracle at the time.
The 3.6 million yuan box office of "Titanic" weighed heavily on Chinese filmmakers and was regarded as a humiliation by countless Chinese filmmakers.
However, the astronomical box office figure of 3.6 million yuan left everyone feeling hopeless, with no hope of breaking the record.
Now, the hope of breaking Titanic's box office record of 3.6 million has emerged!
On June 16, Qingshan Film & Television and China Film Group jointly held a celebration banquet at the Beijing Hotel.
Inside the room, Gu Qingshan, dressed in a formal suit, stood in front of the mirror, letting Jing Tian straighten his tie.
This outfit didn't come cheap.
This suit alone costs 10. A pair of custom-made handmade leather shoes cost 3. A belt costs 1.
The most expensive thing is the watch on his wrist, which costs over a million!
Gu Qingshan felt extremely uncomfortable; this outfit was the epitome of luxury for him.
Princess Jing, that spendthrift woman, spends money without batting an eye, as if money is nothing and she has no concept of money at all.
"Honey, I feel really uncomfortable in this outfit. Why don't you wear something casual?" Gu Qingshan said.
Jing Tian snapped, "Shut up! That's all I've got!"
"You're a well-known director now, a nationally renowned figure. How can you act like you used to?" Jing Tian said irritably. "It's not just you who's losing face, it's me too."
Gu Qingshan smiled helplessly.
Jing Tian's standards for his clothing have been getting higher and higher, and this time they have increased dramatically.
Gu Qingshan felt that as long as he was comfortable, it didn't matter if his clothes cost a hundred yuan.
It's too expensive, and it makes me feel uncomfortable.
But Jing Tian is different. She has a high pursuit of fashion sense and even studies how to dress.
They not only studied her own work, but also Gu Qingshan's.
Normally it's fine, but when we go out, we always make sure he's dressed nicely. For formal occasions, the requirements are even higher.
Now, people are spending an hour dressing him up.
"Alright! Look how well this outfit suits you. Clothes make the man, and you look so handsome now!" Jing Tian said with satisfaction.
Normally, Gu Qingshan could only be considered moderately handsome, and at the Beijing Film Academy, he was hardly considered a handsome guy.
But if you dress up nicely, you immediately elevate your style to a whole new level.
Jing Tian took Gu Qingshan's hand and looked in the mirror, "Only this is worthy of me when we go out together."
After resting briefly, the two left the room.
Choosing the Beijing Hotel for this victory celebration banquet was quite an extravagant gesture.
As one of the most prestigious hotels in Beijing, the Beijing Hotel, built in 1900, is a century-old establishment and a large, luxurious five-star hotel with a long history.
This place is also frequently used for entertaining foreign guests and holding various important meetings.
If it weren't for China Film Group's intervention, Qingshan Film & Television alone wouldn't have been able to hold a celebration banquet here.
China Film Group and Qingshan Film & Television booked a banquet hall to celebrate the box office of "Lost in Thailand" exceeding 300 million yuan.
The celebration banquet is not only a celebration, but also a way to generate momentum and stimulate box office potential.
The celebration party for "Lost in Thailand" was much bigger than that for "Love is Not Blind".
Reporters carrying microphones and shoulder cameras kept entering the Beijing Hotel. This time, "Lost in Thailand" has grossed over 300 million yuan and is very likely to break the box office record of "Titanic". Anyone with a little fame from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong has been invited to come.
Even tabloids that can't really be called entertainment media flocked over, even without being invited.
"Damn it, this Gu Qingshan is going too far. He won't even invite our newspaper. He really looks down on us."
"Exactly, if we hadn't reported on so much of his news, would his movies have become such hits one after another?"
"Even if we didn't achieve anything great, we certainly put in a lot of hard work!"
"And his girlfriend, Jing Tian, would she be this popular if we hadn't been reporting on her all along?"
"I think we should stop reporting on his movies from now on, and see how they sell at the box office!"
These reporters, with cameras hanging around their necks, were full of complaints; without invitations, they couldn't get into the Beijing Hotel.
The Beijing Hotel is different from other places; who would dare to walk in recklessly?
Anyone who dares to barge in might end up spending ten days or eight months in jail.
They could only look enviously at the reporters who showed their invitations to the waiters. They were all in the same profession, so why were they treated so differently?
They say that, but everyone knows it's just a complaint. The reports will still be published. There's nothing we can do; we're all just ordinary people trying to make a living.
On the other side, however, it was a different story. People were dressed smartly, accompanied by photographers, and some even had assistants. They showed their invitations to the waiters and entered with light steps.
"Old Wang, you're here too. How have you been lately?"
"What else can I do? I've been writing articles non-stop every day. In the last two weeks, I've written almost forty articles. I'm completely exhausted," Old Wang complained with a smile. "Old Li, how many articles have you written?"
"Not many, exactly forty articles!" Old Li also had a smile on his face. "Old Zhang went too far, writing more than sixty articles."
For these people, their company salary is only a small part; their extra income is the main source of income.
Working overtime to write articles is indeed painful, but compared to the income, what is that pain?
Old Wang said, "This Gu Qingshan is something else. He's getting more and more high-profile. Now he's even holding his victory celebration banquet at the Beijing Hotel. This level of extravagance is almost on par with Zhang Yimou's."
"Hehe, the first movie, 'Night Shop,' grossed 56 million, the second movie, 'Love is Not Blind,' grossed over 200 million, and now the third movie, 'Lost in Thailand,' has grossed over 300 million in just three weeks. It's normal for his movies to be selling like hotcakes, with a scale that rivals Zhang Yimou's." Old Li said with a chuckle.
Old Wang lowered his voice and said, "Zhang Yimou has made so many movies, but he doesn't earn as much as someone who makes three movies. I heard that Gu Qingshan is worth hundreds of millions."
"It's definitely over a hundred million, that's a done deal." Old Li said dismissively, "They know how to make money, they run their own film and television company, they earn a lot."
Back when "Love is Not Blind" was a hit, some people reported that Gu Qingshan was worth hundreds of millions.
That means Gu Qingshan directly pocketed all the movie's box office revenue.
In reality, everyone knows that's impossible; it's just for the sake of writing articles and earning some money.
But things are different now. With the box office of "Lost in Thailand" exceeding 300 million yuan, a quick calculation shows that Gu Qingshan's net worth is over 100 million yuan.
In 2008, it reached over 100 million!
This is a huge deal in the entertainment industry!
Gu Qingshan is only 20 years old and is still a freshman at the Beijing Film Academy.