Xiao Yunhai smiled and didn't refuse. He took the spear from Li Shangming's hand, and without taking any stance, he abruptly stabbed out with his spear. The spearhead instantly transformed into countless illusions, causing everyone to be dazzled and bewildered. A wave of exclamations instantly sounded out from beneath the stage.
Xiao Yunhai stabbed forward three times in a row. Each stab was as fast as lightning and filled with phantoms. Suddenly, he turned around and stabbed at Emma. Amidst her screams, Xiao Yunhai's spear tip accurately hit the earring on Emma's ear.
Xiao Yunhai turned around and stabbed rapidly. He didn't make any preparations, and the long spear's speed was as fast as lightning. Even so, he was still able to pierce an earring that couldn't be any smaller. This kind of spear technique was simply miraculous.
The fans at the scene were shocked beyond words by Xiao Yunhai. After a while, they finally came back to their senses, and then an earth-shattering applause rang out crazily.
"Amazing. Xiao's kung fu is really amazing."
"I don't need to do any preparation, and I can stab wherever I want. That's just too awesome."
"Xiao is indeed my idol. Well done."
"Thankfully, Graves didn't come. Otherwise, he would have been beaten up by Xiao."
"Look, Emma's face is pale from fright."
Xiao Yunhai saw Emma's pale face and standing there motionless as though she had been frightened. He knew that his joke had gone too far and hurriedly apologized.
"Emma, I'm really sorry. I shouldn't have joked with you like that."
Xiao Yunhai said it twice in a row before Emma snapped back to her senses. As she patted her full chest, she looked at Xiao Yunhai in horror and said, "Xiao, you really scared me to death just now. I only felt a white light quickly piercing my face. I thought I was going to be disfigured. It was too terrifying. "
As a host, Emma controlled her emotions very well.
Xiao Yunhai said, "I sincerely apologize to you again for scaring you."
Emma shook her head and said with a smile, "Although it was a little scary, you were really amazing. It's true that Hua Xia's kung fu is the best in the world. "
The three of them sat down again, and Emma changed the topic to Dong Piaopiao.
"Miss Dong, are you an actress from Hua Xia?"
Dong Piaopiao smiled and said, "I'm actually a singer. I participated in Hua Xia's Super Singer Competition and joined Tian Hua …"
Emma said, "So you and Mr. Xiao are fellow apprentices."
Dong Piaopiao said, "Yes. Brother Xiao helped me write a lot of good songs. It's all because of Brother Xiao's help that I can get to where I am today. "
Xiao quickly waved his hand and said, "Don't say that. External factors only account for a very small part. The key is still your own efforts. "
Emma asked, "Mr. Xiao, I heard that the Magic City blockbuster 'Lord of the Rings' you invested in is going to be released on July 20th, and it's on the same day as Paramount's' Hurricane Operation '. This shouldn't be a coincidence, right?"
Xiao Yunhai said, "That's right. I said at the press conference that Paramount used 'Assassin' to attack my 'Battle of Red Cliffs'. If I don't return the favor, I'll look too cowardly. You know, we Hua Xia people value our reputation very much. Even if I lose billions of dollars, I won't hesitate. "
"Damn, Kungfu Xiao is too domineering."
"That's how men should be. If I don't fight back when you hit me, I'll be a coward. "
"Xiao, well done. That's great."
The fans present gave Xiao Yunhai a warm round of applause.
Emma continued to ask, "Don't you feel that you're entangled with Paramount's film company? In addition to the recent collision of the two movies, there's also a shocking bet in November. What do you think your chances of winning are? That's 20 billion USD. "
Xiao Yunhai said confidently, "100%. I think the final winner will definitely be me. Therefore, I would like to thank Mr. Hanks from Paramount in advance for giving me 20 billion USD. I'll use it to film at least 20 superhero blockbusters. I've already started making arrangements recently. "
Emma said, "Are you going to film a superhero movie from Marvel Comics?"
Xiao Yunhai nodded and said, "That's right. Since it's a sure win, why don't I start filming in advance? I've found four outstanding directors from Hollywood, one each. They're 'Captain America', 'X-Men', 'Doctor Strange', and 'Iron Man', which I wrote myself. "
Emma exclaimed, "That means, with 'Spiderman', we'll see five superhero movies next year."
Xiao Yunhai said, "'Spiderman' will probably be released globally around October 20th. I'm afraid the other movies will have to wait until next year."
Emma said, "Then I'm really looking forward to it."
Under Emma's flexible hosting, the three of them were asked a lot of questions. An hour later, the show ended.
When Xiao Yunhai and the other two were signing autographs for the fans present, a staff member walked up to Emma and whispered something. Emma's face immediately showed a satisfied smile.
After the fans left, Emma walked up and said happily, "Let me tell everyone a piece of good news. Our show's highest rating appeared during the Kung Fu segment. It reached 5.7%. This is the best result of the year."
Xiao Yunhai smiled and said, "That's great. I hope our movie tomorrow can be like this show and sell well at the box office. Emma, I apologize to you again. "
Emma said unhappily, "You should treat me to a good supper now. God, I was really scared out of my wits at that time."
Xiao Yunhai said, "No problem. To be honest, I'm a little hungry. Emma, you're more familiar with this place. Take us for a drink. We don't want the best, just the most expensive. "
Emma was overjoyed. She snapped her fingers and said, "Come with me. I'll take you to a good place. "
Under Emma's lead, the three of them came to an Italian steakhouse and had a good meal. The beef here was not cheap. Xiao Yunhai spent a total of $30,000, but most of it went into his stomach.
Perhaps it was really because of Emma's talk show. Xiao Yunhai's "Battle of Red Cliffs" earned 213 million USD on the second day, while "Assassin" only earned 143 million USD. "Black Humor" still did very well at the global box office, earning 379 million USD.
Following that, "Battle of Red Cliffs" and "Assassin" began to decline under the pressure of "Black Humor" and other released films. Their box office results plummeted, and they did not even reach 100 million USD. Their potential was already at its limit.
Black Humor miraculously held on for another three days. The box office broke the one billion mark again, reaching over $2 billion. Only then did it fall, and it fell all the way to the bottom.
When it went offline on July 14, Battle of Red Cliffs earned $1.65 billion in European and American theaters. The results were average, but the global box office successfully broke through $4 billion. It was ranked 21st on the international movie rankings. There were more than 20 movies that earned between $4 billion and $5 billion at the box office. It was already very good to achieve such results.
If it was not for Assassin and Black Humor, Battle of Red Cliffs might have been able to enter the top 10 in the world.
Because of this, Xiao Yunhai even specially called Wu Zixu to congratulate him and apologize at the same time. This was because of him that 'Assassin' had attacked 'Battle of Red Cliffs'.
Wu Zixu did not care. He was very satisfied with the results. At the same time, he became the third international director after Xiao Yunhai and Jiao Fangtao to earn more than $4 billion at the box office. He gained both fame and fortune.
Assassin's box office in Europe and America was $1.74 billion, and the global box office was $2.876 billion. It was barely a tie.
Because the investment was too big, it was a full $1 billion. Including the global marketing costs, the investment was about $1.3 billion. After deducting the share and taxes, the final profit was about $200 million.
Hanks was furious. Not only did he not find the reason, but he also criticized the innocent film department.
In reality, the failure of Assassin was not because of Xiao Yunhai's Battle of Red Cliffs, but because of the ridiculously popular Black Humor.
In just two weeks, the film earned $2.25 billion at the global box office. It was easy to imagine the impact it had on Assassin.
Chris was so happy that he couldn't even tell which direction was north. The eight million investment plus the publicity cost was ten million at most, but it had brought MGM more than one billion dollars in profit. What made him even more happy was that besides making money, he had also defeated Paramount's Assassin, which was his revenge for what had happened last time.
However, Battle of Red Cliffs' money-making journey was not over.
At eight o 'clock on July 15th, Battle of Red Cliffs, Assassin, and Black Humor were released on American video websites at the same time. The battlefield moved from the cinema to the internet.
"Battle of the Red Cliffs" and "Assassin" cost eight dollars to download, while "Black Humor" cost five dollars.
Even so, Black Humor did not have as many downloads as the other two movies. The main reason was that most people went to the cinema to watch it, so they did not want to waste money.
However, "Battle of the Red Cliffs" and "Assassin" were different. The tickets for both films were 40 USD. Many fans found it expensive and had been waiting offline.
On the 15th of July alone, Assassin was downloaded 6.32 million times, and Battle of Red Cliffs was even crazier, with 8.62 million downloads.
The online video lifespan of movies was shorter than the cinema, and it dropped the next day. Assassin was 820,000, Battle of Red Cliffs was 1.22 million, and Black Humor was only 100,000.
Based on this calculation, whether it was in Europe or the United States, or on a global scale, the results of Battle of Red Cliff were better than Assassin.
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