"A racing car? Five hundred thousand?"
In the hotel room, Liu Rulan looked at Xiao He with disbelief.
Xiao He coughed lightly and added, "US dollars."
Xiao Chen exclaimed in surprise, "Wow, Brother Xiao, you're amazing!"
He only showed off his skills while filming, and a racing team actually wanted to invite Xiao He to participate in a professional competition... Brother Xiao is too awesome.
Liu Rulan, however, was concerned with other questions: "Are you confident you can beat them?"
Although Xiao He's previous performance on the track shocked everyone, insiders see the details while outsiders just enjoy the spectacle. Liu Rulan was unsure whether Xiao He's driving skills were up to par for such a significant official competition.
However, Xiao He was also unsure: "Should it be?"
The system gave him the skill category of "mastery", and this so-called "mastery" should mean "invincible", right?
Xiao He felt that surpassing Oudern was quite easy, at least.
Anyway, Oudern said that he would get the appearance fee regardless of whether he wins or loses.
He just spends a day driving a car and then makes millions; it seems like a very worthwhile investment.
Xiao He looked at Liu Rulan expectantly: "Sister Liu, do you think I should go?"
Liu Rulan fell into thought.
But soon after, her phone rang.
The caller was Zhuang Hongyi, who was far away in Beijing.
Liu Rulan gave Xiao He a look, then walked aside to answer the phone.
Xiao Chen then leaned close to Xiao He and whispered, "Brother Xiao, if you go to the competition, what will happen to the filming here?"
Xiao He muttered to himself, "I'm not sure about that either. For now, I plan to let Ou De'en handle the negotiations first."
However, their worries soon disappeared.
After finishing her call, Liu Rulan walked over to Xiao He and said, "You can give this a try."
Xiao He's eyes lit up: "Director Zhuang agreed?"
"Well, Zhuang Hongyi has always had a good relationship with the Lederola team. He naturally won't stop them from bringing this up. However, he also made it clear that this money isn't so easy to get. The competitors are all internationally renowned race car drivers. If you're not confident, you'd better choose carefully. If you lose too badly, it will be difficult for him to explain to the team."
“That’s no problem,” Xiao He reminded him. “Besides, I heard that ‘Law of the Jungle’ will be released overseas soon after its run in China. Maybe I can go and ride the wave of popularity and do some promotion.”
Liu Rulan was taken aback, and Xiao Chen also remembered this: "That's right, wasn't Director Ren already negotiating with overseas cinemas a while ago? No matter whether Brother Xiao's competition is held before or after the movie's release, he can use it for publicity!"
They had previously predicted that this kind of battle royale movie might have a better market overseas.
When Xiao He runs a race, he'll get the money and promote the movie. Wouldn't that be a win-win situation?
Following Xiao Chen's words, Liu Rulan nodded slightly: "Indeed, this is an unprecedented and novel perspective; my thinking was too narrow."
She immediately stood up: "I'll contact Director Ren right now and see how they plan to arrange things."
Then Liu Rulan left in a hurry.
Xiao He and Xiao Chen exchanged a glance, and Xiao Chen gave a thumbs up: "Awesome, Brother Xiao."
The next day, early in the morning.
Xiao He received the latest news from Liu Rulan.
It's already mid-to-late April, less than two weeks away from May Day. "Law of the Jungle" has already grossed around 500 million yuan in China.
Judging from the current trend of box office growth, this is almost at its limit.
However, since "Law of the Jungle" was originally intended to fill the gap left by "The Silent Seeker" in many theaters, these theaters implicitly reserved a small portion of screenings for "Law of the Jungle" during the May Day holiday when discussing scheduling.
Although there aren't many screenings, the film is still able to make a decent profit during the May Day holiday, so the production team isn't losing out.
Moreover, this data is already exceptionally impressive for many in the industry.
In a time when the film market is generally sluggish, it's nothing short of a miracle that a film like Battle Royale, with its niche subject matter and unconventional release date, could generate 500 million yuan in box office revenue.
The last battle royale movie released in China was a sequel to an overseas film, which already had a very high level of IP recognition and a large fan base, and ultimately grossed more than 700 million yuan at the Chinese box office.
It's truly remarkable that "Law of the Jungle" managed to carve out a niche for itself during the Qingming Festival holiday season. Such success would be very impressive even internationally.
Last night, Liu Rulan went to talk to director Ren Changwen and successfully learned from him about the upcoming overseas release plans for "Law of the Jungle".
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