The film was completed in a day in a conference room. There was no action, no plot, and it only relied on the actors' lines and performances to earn 3.8 billion USD at the box office. That was incredible.
It was said that some directors who were still working hard to break the 100 million mark were crying. They had worked hard for a year, filming for half a year, and post-production for half a year to make a movie, but it was far inferior to a movie that was completed in a day. The gap was too big.
Countless entertainment media outlets reported this news. Even the Chinese News Simulcast used three minutes to report it, making "12 Citizens" popular all over the world once again.
Those who had not seen it before downloaded it out of curiosity. In less than two days, the number of downloads exceeded 50 million. As a result, "12 Citizens" exceeded the goal of 3 billion USD and reached 4 billion USD.
Zhao Wanqing held a grand celebration on behalf of Xiao Yunhai. Apart from Xiao Yunhai, the other 11 citizens appeared together and were bombarded by more than 300 media outlets from around the world.
When everyone broke the ice sculpture of 4 billion USD, there was a warm applause.
Zhao Wanqing, who was dressed up and beautiful, gave a short celebration speech.
"Thank you for paying attention to our celebration. This time, I was asked by my husband to hold this event. First, I would like to express my gratitude and congratulations to the 11 teachers. They were all paid nothing and did not receive any red packets. The 4 billion USD that they received has been donated to the severely affected Wenhe County government for disaster relief. In other words, "12 Citizens" did not even recover its cost. However, we are still very happy because this movie is enough to build houses for 100,000 families.
"Secondly, I would like to remind everyone not to forget Wenhe County and the surrounding areas. The brothers and sisters there are still living very hard lives and urgently need our help. Also, I would like to thank Xianyue Video Network. They provided us with an excellent streaming platform and donated the 1 billion USD that they received. From this, we can see that Xianyue Video Network is a website with a strong sense of social responsibility. Please support them in the future.
"Lastly, I would like to thank all the fans who like and support '12 Citizens' on behalf of my husband. Without you, this movie would not have succeeded. Thank you."
Zhao Wanqing and the eleven actors bowed to everyone in unison.
After the celebration party, Zhao Wanqing and the eleven actors were surrounded by reporters.
"Miss Zhao, when will Mr. Xiao be able to return to China?"
"Of course it will be after Forrest Gump finishes filming. It will be finished in about a month."
"Miss Zhao, a film that was completed in one day has sold 4 billion US dollars and created a miracle. How do you feel about this?"
"I'm not surprised at all that you've achieved. When I first saw the script, I knew it would be a success. Through a criminal case, every aspect of Huaxia society was integrated into it. This kind of creativity was really amazing. Alright, let's not talk about it anymore. If I continue, I'll be praising myself. "
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"Mr. Wang Guoan, before you accepted this movie, did you think that you would win 4 billion USD?"
Wang Guoan chuckled and said, "To be honest, I've never thought about it. Don't even talk about 4 billion USD. I don't even think it's possible to reach 3 billion USD. "
"In this movie, there's no doubt that you're the most outstanding character. Have you ever thought about winning the Best Supporting Role at the Golden Bottle Film Festival next year?"
Wang Guoan said, "I can't even guarantee that I'll be nominated, let alone win. As for you saying that I'm the most outstanding character, I don't agree. Everyone paid attention to me only because I had more lines, so there was more room for me to perform. None of the others would be worse than me. Therefore, I'd like to thank Yunhai the most. I'd like to thank him for giving me such an important role. Haha, you probably don't know that Wang Tianming and Sun Yanjun are drooling over this role. They're just short of snatching it. "
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"Mr. Ge, why did you accept this script in the first place?"
Ge Wuyou touched his bald head and said, "When I was filming on the set of 'Power,' my opponents were all Best Actors. It was very enjoyable to compete with them. I was addicted to the feeling of fighting with all my strength. After I finished filming my scenes, I returned to Beijing and found Yunhai. I wanted to find a good script from Hanhai Entertainment's editorial department to act as the character in it. I didn't even want to be paid. It was just to satisfy my cravings. Coincidentally, after Yunhai came back, he also felt that he hadn't acted enough, so he wrote such a script. After reading this drama-like script, I immediately fell in love with it and accepted it without thinking. One word, satisfying. "
"Did you think that you'd achieve such a result?"
"No. When Yunhai set the goal at 3 billion USD, I didn't say it, but in my heart, I set the goal to break 3 billion Hua Xia yuan. I didn't expect this movie to be so popular. It's a pleasant surprise. "
"Don't you think it's a pity that you donated all 4 billion USD?"
"You shouldn't ask me this question. You should ask Wan Qing. Under normal circumstances, I'd only take 20 million. 99% of the 4 billion USD was donated by Yunhai and Celestial Moon Video Network. I'm very honored to be able to participate in a charity event worth more than 12 billion USD. "
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"Huang Bo, as a young actor in Hua Xia, how do you feel about competing with these older actors?"
Huang Bo opened his mouth and chuckled. "One word, awesome. I hope that Third Brother can act in more movies like this in the future. It's so satisfying to act together. Everyone was immersed in their roles and didn't get out of character for a second. I really learned a lot from it. It'll be very beneficial for me in the future. "
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The popularity of "12 Citizens" also affected Xiao Yunhai, who was in the middle of filming.
He was a very strict director at work, but he was very humorous and funny in his free time. He could get along well with everyone.
Therefore, after seeing that "12 Citizens" had achieved such good results, everyone asked Xiao Yunhai to treat them to a meal.
Xiao Yunhai had no choice but to treat the entire crew of more than seven hundred people to a big meal, spending a total of more than one million USD.
Xiao Yunhai smiled bitterly in an interview. "The filming of '12 Citizens' cost me 300,000 USD, but treating them to a meal cost me more than a million USD. Plus all kinds of promotional expenses, I lost tens of millions. Sigh, this is a classic example of losing money to earn money. "
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