Chapter 284 The Raging Painted Skin and Golden Harvest’s Brilliant Achievements

"Painted Skin broke the 100 million mark in three days, tying the record of Red Cliff: Part Two and Curse of the Golden Flower for the fastest box office success!"

"The new oriental fantasy film Painted Skin exploded across the country's theaters at midnight on the first day of the Lunar New Year. The total national box office in three days exceeded 100 million yuan, becoming the first Chinese-language film to exceed 100 million yuan this year."

"First there was 'The Blade of the Dragon', now there is 'Painted Skin', Golden Harvest is creating a brand new Spring Festival schedule!"

"Mainland actors take the lead, Huang Xiaoming, Zhou Gongzi, and Zhang Tong bring the oriental fantasy blockbuster "Painted Skin" to ignite the Spring Festival holiday!"

"Qin Hao is in front, Huang Xiaoming is behind, the Jiahe twins are leading the way, and the four young stars are now far apart!"

"Zhang Tong, one of the female leads of Painted Skin, was absent from all the film promotion activities and is suspected to be pregnant!"

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While the Spring Festival Gala dominated the news and "Blue and White Porcelain" became known across the country overnight, Golden Harvest's new blockbuster "Painted Skin" landed in major theaters across the country.

During the Spring Festival last year, Golden Harvest also released the blockbuster "Swords of Passion 2" directed by Xu Ke, which raked in a super high box office of 2.6 million yuan and attracted great attention from major companies in the industry.

However, after a year of observation and research, other companies in the industry are still somewhat conservative and dare not take any action.

In their opinion, "Blade Runner 2" is a sequel to a huge hit after all, so they still don't dare to take the risk of releasing their company's blockbuster during the Spring Festival holiday.

However, while they were waiting and watching, Golden Harvest was not worried at all and once again released its blockbuster "Painted Skin" during the Spring Festival holiday.

So this year, "Painted Skin" will still have the entire Spring Festival period to itself.

Other major companies in the industry are also closely watching the performance of Painted Skin.

If "Painted Skin" becomes a box office hit again, it will mean that the Spring Festival period is indeed promising and will dispel their last bit of concern.

But what no one expected was that the performance of "Painted Skin" was unprecedentedly violent.

Thirty-two million on the first day, thirty-seven million on the second day, and thirty-eight million on the third day.

In the first three days, the film grossed a crazy 117 million yuan at the box office, not only tying the fastest record of breaking 100 million yuan set by "Red Cliff", but also breaking the three-day box office record of 111 million yuan set by "Red Cliff".

The ferocious performance of "Painted Skin" directly shocked everyone in the industry. Even the people within Golden Harvest and the film's main creators did not expect the film to have such a good start.

So even when the Spring Festival Gala was all over the news, "Painted Skin" still grabbed a lot of headlines.

This is the first time that a movie can compete with the Spring Festival Gala for popularity.

The movie was a big hit and the people who attracted the most attention were the actors.

First of all, it’s Miss Zhou. This time, she has completely made up for her shortcomings in the box office.

Zhou Gongzi also benefited the most from this movie, because the most eye-catching part of the movie "Painted Skin" is undoubtedly the role of Xiao Wei played by her.

This character is also the most discussed one, but if you look closely, you will find that the style is a bit distorted. What everyone discusses the most is Xiao Wei's naked back.

Today's old perverts are so plain and simple that a shot of their backs where you can't see anything can make them chat with great interest.

If they knew that this was not Mr. Zhou at all but a substitute, I wonder if they would still be able to chat so enthusiastically.

Of course, the character Xiao Wei is the most popular not just because of her back view.
The most important thing is that the role itself is very outstanding, Xu Ke filmed it very well, and Zhou Gongzi's performance was also very outstanding.

Many professional media and film critics have given high praise to Zhou Gongzi's performance.

Moreover, this time there was no Boss Zhao and her to hype up the movie, and Zhang Tong didn't even participate in the promotion of the movie because she had a baby, so the popularity obtained by Ms. Zhou was even higher than in the original time and space.

Apart from Mr. Zhou, the one who gained the most was Huang Xiaoming.

Without those greasy idol dramas, Brother Xiao Ming has stepped into the film industry step by step, and his reputation is undoubtedly much better than that of his peers.

Although the roles played by Zhao Zilong and Pei Lun were quite outstanding, they were still supporting roles after all.

This time, "Painted Skin" is undoubtedly his first time to play the leading role in a movie, and he is also the leading actor in a commercial blockbuster.

His first performance was so outstanding that it allowed him to gain a firm foothold in the film industry and also proved his box office appeal.

Among the four young actors in mainland China, Qin Hao and Huang Xiaoming have clearly opened up a gap with Chen Kun and Liu Ye.

Qin Hao also proved through "Assembly" that even without Liu Zhou, he can still carry the box office alone. This time, Huang Xiaoming also proved that he is a very good choice for commercial blockbusters.

Currently, the only two actors in the mainland who can compete with Hong Kong and Taiwan actors for mainstream resources are Qin Hao and Huang Xiaoming.

As for the two of them, some capitals in Hong Kong and Taiwan definitely want to suppress them.

However, when they thought of the giant Jiahe Group behind them, and Liu Zhou behind the Jiahe Group, they did not dare to act rashly.

These situations were also noticed by people in the industry, especially when they saw that Qin Hao, Huang Xiaoming and Fan Xiaopang were promoted by Golden Harvest to become the most popular male and female actors in the mainland, which made others jealous.

Not to mention others, even Zhou Gongzi and Huang Xiaoming implicitly expressed their desire to join Golden Harvest when promoting "Painted Skin".

But maybe it was because Master Zhou’s performance was too obvious that the Wang brothers panicked.

They had finally managed to poach Ms. Zhou to Huayi, and now that she's so popular, they don't want Ms. Zhou to jump ship, especially to Golden Harvest.

However, when they thought about it, it seemed that since Mr. Zhou joined Huayi, he had not obtained very good resources.

So in order to win over Ms. Zhou, he directly gave her the female lead in Cao Baoping's new film "Li Mi's Conjecture".

But whether or not Mr. Zhou’s current fame will be used to boost the box office is only known by the Wang brothers.

The last leading actor, Zhang Tong, is not very popular because Golden Harvest deliberately ignored him.

Only Zhang Tong's old fans and some new fans she attracted were happy for her, and there were also a few reports from the outside world.

Instead, her absence from the film's promotional activities attracted more attention from the outside world, especially the more gossipy newspapers, led by the Beijing News, which have already begun making up stories.

But they guessed it right!
In addition to the actors, director Xu Ke also benefited a lot.

His career as a director had already been affected by the failure of his two big productions, "Shu Shan" and "Seven Swords".

But unexpectedly, after being recruited by Golden Harvest, he proved himself again with "The Blade of the Immortal 2" and "Painted Skin".

Even without touching the script, Xu Ke is still that top director and can still produce excellent works.

After the release of Painted Skin, Xu Ke became popular again and received many invitations.

However, Xu Ke was unmoved. Not only did his ex-wife Nansun Shi advise him not to leave Jiahe, but he himself did not want to leave either.

He has been very comfortable at Golden Harvest in the past two years. He doesn't have to worry about funding when making movies, nor does he have to worry about the release of subsequent movies.

The most important thing is that Golden Harvest did not treat him unfairly. "Blade of the Immortal" was a box office hit, and in addition to the previously agreed remuneration, Golden Harvest gave him a seven-digit red envelope after the movie was released.

With Golden Harvest's generosity, the red envelopes for "Painted Skin" will definitely not be small. Moreover, Golden Harvest has given Xu Ke a new contract, which means that he can participate in the investment of his films in the form of a studio and share the box office dividends.

Xu Ke was of course very satisfied with Jiahe's attitude, and he also felt that Jiahe valued him.

So now Xu Ke and Nansun Shi are preparing to pick up their previous film studio again and prepare for their first film.

"Painted Skin" was a huge hit, and although the film's creators all gained something, the one that made the biggest profit was Golden Harvest.

Golden Harvest’s huge profits are not just from the revenue from movies, but also from the surge in the overall valuation of the Golden Harvest Group.

I don't know where the rumor came from, but Golden Harvest Group is currently planning to raise funds and prepare for a re-listing.

This news immediately attracted close attention from the investment circle.

Jiahe was also a listed company at the beginning, but was later acquired by Liu Zhou and delisted.

After the reorganization, Golden Harvest has regained its vitality. After more than three years of development, its strength and performance are even stronger than when Golden Harvest was at its peak.

And now, Golden Harvest Group has become the number one private film and television company in China.

With the continued explosion of the film and television industry in the past two years, it has also attracted the attention of more and more investment institutions.

In the past two years, companies like Huayi and Bona have accepted financing from investment institutions.

However, what capital is most concerned about is Golden Harvest, the film and television group wholly owned by Liu Zhou, the second richest man in mainland China.

Since investment institutions have paid attention to the film and television sector, they will certainly have an in-depth understanding of the profit model of film and television companies.

If you don’t understand, you don’t know. Once you understand, you’ll be shocked. Film and television companies are making huge profits!

Although there are risks in investing in movies and TV series, once successful, huge returns can be obtained.

Especially for big-budget movies, if they are successful, the profits will be terrifying.

In recent years, most of the successful big-budget movies were produced or co-invested by Golden Harvest, which has also greatly increased the interest of investment institutions in Golden Harvest.

After a deeper understanding, I found that Golden Harvest is like a cheat code. So far, it has never failed, whether it is a movie or a TV series.

Moreover, Golden Harvest has now completed the construction of the entire upstream and downstream of the film and television industry and has very strong risk resistance capabilities.

Even if one or two big productions fail, the loss won’t be too great, and it won’t cause any serious damage.

This further highlights the attractiveness of Golden Harvest Group.

However, faced with this big piece of fat, they had no idea where to start. All the shares of Jiahe Group were in Liu Zhou's hands. They could see it but could not eat it, so they could only stand there and stare.

I thought Liu Zhou would hold on to Jiahe tightly because he saw its strong profitability.

Unexpectedly, news has now come out that Jiahe Group is preparing to raise funds and start the listing process.

This completely made these investment institutions unable to sit still, and they arranged people to find out the truth of this matter.

Some organizations even came to visit him directly, but because Liu Zhou was not there, Zhang Zhao was unable to give a definite reply.

But since there is no clear rejection, it means that there is a high possibility that this matter is true.

Therefore, some investment institutions have been paying close attention to Jiahe Group's every move, and some people have even begun to calculate the valuation of Jiahe Group.

The performance of Golden Harvest Group in the past year can be described as brilliant, from the box office of "Blades of Eternal Love 2" during the Spring Festival at the beginning of the year, which broke million, to the box office of "Crazy Racing" during the summer season, which broke million.

Then, during the National Day holiday, the box office of "Curse of the Golden Flower", in which he participated in investing half, broke 300 million yuan, and finally during the Lunar New Year holiday, the box office of "Assembly" broke 200 million yuan again.

This achievement is truly unique, even China Film Group Corporation is far behind.

Now, shortly after the beginning of 2008, Golden Harvest has released another film, Painted Skin. Judging from its current crazy performance, it is certain that the box office will exceed million yuan, and there is a great possibility that it will exceed million yuan.

Not to mention Golden Harvest Group's other income, just from these few movies, with Golden Harvest Group's complete channels, the income could exceed 10 billion.

Even after deducting the costs, the profit would still be 500 to 600 million!

Five or six hundred million! How many companies in the mainland can earn five or six hundred million in annual profits?
Including state-owned enterprises, there may be no more than two hundred!

But now Golden Harvest has done it with just a few movies.

Although it is impossible for Jiahe to achieve such brilliant results every year, at least they have the strength and ability to achieve or even create more brilliant results again.

This is just the film sector, plus the TV drama segment, Golden Harvest's distribution throughout Asia, cinema assets and other businesses.

Some investment institutions now value Golden Harvest at up to 5 billion RMB.

Compared with the valuation of Golden Harvest Group of more than one billion according to the Forbes Rich List in 2006, it has tripled or quadrupled in just over a year.

In the list released by Forbes in November this year, their valuation of Golden Harvest Group actually increased several times, giving a valuation of RMB 4.2 billion.

In 2007, the stock market surged across the board, especially Internet companies, and the growth was even more gratifying.

At that time, the market value of Penguin Group soared to nearly 20 billion US dollars, and the market value of the three major portals also soared to nearly 10 billion.

Forbes magazine calculated Liu Zhou's net worth, and both Penguin and Sina were easy to calculate.

Liu Zhou cashed out his shares in Penguin, leaving 6.375%, or about US$12 billion.

The 35.5% stake in Sina held is worth approximately US$35 billion.

These two pieces add up to US$47 billion, equivalent to about RMB 400 billion.

Then add in the valuation of Golden Harvest Group at 4.2 billion and Zhou Shan Wenxue at 900 million.

Forbes magazine ultimately calculated Liu Zhou's total net worth to be 451 billion.

But in 2007, not only Liu Zhou's wealth skyrocketed, but the wealth of others also skyrocketed, especially real estate stocks, the growth was even more amazing than that of the Internet.

The wealth of the boss of Shimao Group, who ranked third in 06, also skyrocketed to more than 432 billion yuan, and he ranked third again with assets of billion yuan.

The wealth of the boss of R&F Group, who was originally outside the top 20, also skyrocketed to more than 30 billion, ranking fourth.

Huang Guangyu, the richest man in 06, fell to tenth place. Another home appliance retail giant, Suning, overtook Gome, and Boss Zhang ranked fifth.

Although Liu Zhou has a net worth of 451 billion, he still has to rank second.

Because Country Garden was listed on the Hong Kong stock market last year, its stock price skyrocketed.

However, the boss of Country Garden directly gave most of the shares to his daughter, which created the first female richest person in mainland China and the first billionaire with a net worth of over 100 billion yuan.

(End of this chapter)