"puff……"
Cao Kun, who was drinking water, spat it out upon hearing this.
What the hell does this mean?
"This Yulia's personality is quite different from the ones I've met before."
After thinking about it, Cao Kun felt that she might have been completely surprised by the changes in the killer mirror and hadn't shown her true personality.
"These people aren't really stupid; they're quite knowledgeable."
"Is Los Angeles the only option for me to take down with me?"
Cao Kun smiled; this was a gross underestimation of him.
A Nascent Soul level expert, if truly willing to risk their life, could easily wipe out a nation.
However, he certainly wouldn't do that unless absolutely necessary.
"It seems that the situation at the church is pretty much as I guessed."
"They don't want to come and fight."
"But Harley is right. Once the US government offers the church enough tempting benefits, the church will spare no effort to intervene."
"It seems I need to improve my strength quickly."
"I don't want the ghosts to fail to kill me and instead let the church succeed in killing me; that would be such a humiliation for me."
"By the way, that big event is going to happen next year, and the official death toll is 2,966."
"The actual death toll may be higher."
"Should I take this opportunity to cause some trouble?"
…………
The box office rebound of "Saw III" led to another increase in screenings.
Even the screening dates were extended.
Originally, it was almost impossible for this film to break 300 million at the box office, but now, there is a glimmer of hope.
This move directly boosted box office revenue by tens of millions of dollars.
This is such a great deal!
At this moment, the eyes of the other companies were practically glowing with envy.
While "Saw III" and "Charlie's Angels" are still showing in theaters, "The Bourne Identity" has already been released.
After another grand premiere that attracted a lot of attention and media coverage, "The Bourne Identity" was released.
December 5, 2000, early morning.
A familiar scene is unfolding at Viona's villa.
This time, however, it was Li Ruotong, Winona, Angelina, Jessica, and Nicole who accompanied him to watch yesterday's box office results.
$19.13 million.
Nico read out the numbers: "Not bad."
"It's not bad."
Winona, Angelina, and Li Ruotong also nodded.
However, they seemed somewhat cautious.
Because "Charlie's Angels" grossed $26.92 million on its opening day, nearly $8 million more than that.
After a month of screenings, Charlie's Angels has grossed $480 million worldwide.
While the chances of breaking the $500 million mark are slim, it's not entirely hopeless.
In comparison, while the opening day box office for "The Bourne Identity" was indeed quite good, congratulating it now would seem ironic.
Cao Kun laughed and said, "It was already very good, higher than I expected. What's with those expressions?"
Angelina asked, "Your movie didn't do as well at the box office as ours, aren't you angry?"
Cao Kun: "Am I crazy? That's a movie I invested in, and I still made money."
Angelina: "It's different."
Cao Kun: "This is the first Hollywood film in the true sense of the word with a Chinese lead actor."
The box office performance on the first day was already quite remarkable.
Judging from this trend, not only will they not lose money, but they will actually make a fortune.
Cao Kun didn't say one more thing: it will gross much more than the original version.
In another world, the original first film only grossed a little over $200 million.
It wasn't until the third installment that the box office suddenly jumped to over 400 million.
As a result, due to the completion of the novel, the fourth installment featured a different lead actor and a completely new story, causing the box office to drop back to just over 200 million.
The fifth installment saw the return of the main cast, and the box office reached over 400 million, but its reputation plummeted.
This led to the delay in filming the sixth installment.
However, Matt Damon's fame back then was nothing compared to Cao Kun's fame now.
Furthermore, the buzz and controversy surrounding the casting of an Asian actor as the male lead, at his suggestion, made the film a hit even before its release.
With such a large audience attracted on the first day and positive word-of-mouth spreading, the final box office results might surprise Cao Kun.
Seeing that Cao Kun wasn't really angry, the women relaxed.
Angelina said, "If your movie makes money again, you'll really have the ability to carry the box office on your own."
"You'll get more and more offers to play the male lead in the future."
Viona, however, offered a different perspective: "You will join the ranks of A-list male stars and earn a separate $10 million salary."
Nicole then asked, "Why didn't you take any endorsement deals?"
Cao Kun: "No big brands are approaching me, and small brands can't afford to pay me."
In China, quite a few brands wanted to work with him, but for various reasons, he declined.
One of the reasons for this is that the money offered is too little.
Secondly, they don't want the hassle.
The third and most important point is that if there are heretical cultivators, then there must also be Taoist cultivators.
He was a heretical cultivator, and if he returned to the country and encountered a Taoist cultivator, he would want to rid the people of this scourge.
What the hell should I do?
Although he knew the probability was extremely low, he was just afraid of the worst-case scenario.
After all, his identity as an exorcist is public knowledge, and it can be found out in China.
Jessica: "So, once you become a top male star, will big brands start approaching you?"
Cao Kun: "More or less."
Jessica's eyes immediately filled with envy.
She also wanted to be endorsed by big brands, but unfortunately, although she became popular because of "Fast & Furious", she has not even reached the second tier. Only small brands that are not well-known have asked her to be their spokesperson.
Li Ruotong listened quietly the whole time, a smile on her face and incredibly gentle eyes.
Li Ruotong is enjoying immense popularity lately.
Especially in several regions within China and Southeast Asia.
Every time she appears in public, she is surrounded by a large entourage.
Even the Four Heavenly Kings of Hong Kong can't compare to her popularity right now.
She's already landed so many endorsements that she's practically overwhelmed, and they're all from major brands.
There's no way around it; Hollywood's influence is just too great these days.
Countless people are scrambling to get in.
Later, in order to achieve higher box office returns in mainland China, Hollywood would specifically hire some mainland stars to make a cameo appearance in the movies, creating a special edition for mainland China.
But in reality, the celebrity only made a brief appearance.
Instead of elevating his own image, he became a joke.
The box office performance of "The Bourne Identity" was exactly as Cao Kun predicted.
After the censorship was lifted, film reviews from various media outlets were published one after another.
Immediately, moviegoers saw a wave of positive reviews.
Words like "exciting," "tense," "suspenseful," "sharp," and "wonderful" are the most frequently used.
Some film critics have said that "The Bourne Identity" brought the spy genre to a whole new level and set a new benchmark for other spy films that followed.
Some people even brought up Mission: Impossible for comparison.
Compared to other films, Mission: Impossible is a mindless popcorn flick that's all about showing off technical skills.
But The Bourne Identity is more like a real story that happened in reality.
Jason Bourne feels real, and that's part of what makes it so captivating.
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