This day also marked the 26th day since the release of "monkey king: hero is back," with the movie's total box office reaching 2.059 billion.
Although the single-day box office for the past week had fallen within 20 million, there was still a chance to reach 2.1 billion chinese yuan before its theatrical run ended.
This instantly made Su Yu the highest-grossing film screenwriter in China.
After all, the lowest-grossing film he wrote still made over 1.2 billion! This was simply a bug.
So, when it was heard that Su Yu would be starting production on a new work, the entire Chinese film and television industry was stirred.
The first film Director Su wrote and directed himself broke the domestic box office record, and the current domestic box office record is also held by the animated feature film he wrote.
Many people were speculating whether Director Su wanted to make another movie to break the legend that "monkey king: hero is back" had just created.
Moreover, this time, Director Su invited Andy Lau and Jacky Cheung, two of the veteran Four Heavenly Kings from Hong Kong, to star, making the cast even more formidable than "chinese partners."
To say that Director Su's ambition was not great? Probably no one would believe it.
"Director Su, this time it's another film that you've written and directed yourself. For this movie, 'Hidden War,' what are your expectations for the box office? Are you aiming to break the 'monkey king: hero is back' record?"
The reporters who came to the scene had even changed their address for Director Su.
After all, Director Su was holding the commencement press conference today in his capacity as a director.
"A few days ago, I came to Hong Kong to discuss Jacky Cheung's new album, and at that time, Rong Ge also happened to come to see me. He brought up the idea of wanting to collaborate with me, and coincidentally, I'm very interested in Hong Kong films and have always had a script for a police and gangster film in my mind, so I simply wrote it out. I didn't expect Jacky Cheung to also be very interested and hope to participate, and we hit it off immediately, which led to the 'Hidden War' that we are now preparing to shoot! As for expectations? Over a billion in box office is enough, no higher requirements!"
Director Su explained the reason and original intention behind the film's creation; there was nothing to hide.
It was just that when he got to the end, the media and reporters from Hong Kong and the mainland present were all speechless.
What do you mean by "over a billion in box office is enough"? You're really not acting like a human now, are you?!
Weren't you Su Five Hundred Million before?
After "monkey king: hero is back," you naturally became Su Ten Billion, right?
But the most infuriating thing was that they had no reason to refute Director Su.
After all, whether it was a film directed, written, or produced by Director Su, not a single one had a box office lower than one billion!
This was truly invincible, okay?
Upon hearing Director Su's words, Andy Lau and Jacky Cheung exchanged glances, a look of helplessness on their faces.
This young junior was truly daring to speak, and he could truly achieve it.
If it were them, they would definitely be very, very humble, or even change the subject and not answer directly, right?
"Director Su, you just said you came to Hong Kong to discuss Jacky Cheung's new album? Is Jacky Cheung's new album produced by Director Su this time?"
A reporter who discovered a clue asked with shining eyes.
And the other reporters also reacted at this moment!
Goodness, they were a beat too slow, darn it!
"That's right, I promised to release an album for Jacky Cheung before, but I just didn't have the time. This time, I finally had the opportunity, so I came over. As for when the new album will be released, you'll have to ask Jacky Cheung!"
Director Su nodded in acknowledgment, then handed over the power to answer the question to Jacky Cheung.
This was Jacky Cheung's album, so of course, Jacky Cheung would decide when it would be released.
However, this time Director Su only wrote five songs for him, and the remaining songs in the album still needed to be found by him.
Director Su naturally didn't know the specific release date.
Moreover, Jacky Cheung was about to join the filming crew, and Director Su would certainly not go easy on him!
Without completing the filming tasks, Jacky Cheung shouldn't even think about taking leave from the crew every other day!
"Cough cough, the new album still needs some time. I estimate the earliest will be December or simply January next year. Don't be impatient, good things come to those who wait!"
Jacky Cheung coughed twice and answered the question about the new album with a smile.
He had already gathered all the songs for the new album, and the audio sources had also been recorded during this period.
It was just that the music videos hadn't been recorded yet. This time, collaborating with Director Su, he had to film several music videos to high standards!
And this time would have to wait until the filming of "hidden war" was completed.
However, Jacky Cheung was not in a hurry; he genuinely didn't mind his new album and new movie being released together.
This way, it could even lead to mutual promotion.
Andy Lau had sold his album so well by riding the wave of the Spring Festival Gala; he didn't want his album sales to be surpassed by Andy Lau.
Andy Lau, standing nearby, naturally knew what his old friend was thinking. He just smiled and didn't expose him.
This time, Director Su only wrote five songs for Jacky Cheung, but Director Su had written a whole album for him back then!
He had nothing to be dissatisfied with, not to mention that the two of them had met through him.
If he had any other intentions, he wouldn't have helped Jacky Cheung contact Director Su at all.
A commencement press conference lasted for about an hour, and the media and reporters from the mainland and Hong Kong also asked all the questions they had been holding back recently.
After all, if they didn't interview now, God knows when they would see Director Su next time.
This guy was truly elusive; when he didn't need publicity or advertising, you really couldn't see him!
This gave these media and reporters a feeling that they were merely tools.
Well, they weren't mistaken, because in Director Su's eyes, they were indeed tools.
And on the afternoon of the 25th, after the commencement press conference, the movie "hidden war" had already begun filming in Hong Kong.
The crew members this time were all found by Andy Lau in Hong Kong. Except for Director Su and three familiar assistant directors from Tianxing Entertainment's Film and Television Department, everyone else was not from Tianxing Entertainment.
However, whether it was Director Su or the three assistant directors who had worked with Director Su once, they all discovered the efficiency of the Hong Kong crew during the afternoon filming!
At first, the three assistant directors were a bit worried that the Hong Kong crew wouldn't be able to adapt to Director Su's filming pace and speed.
The result was that they were even more proactive and enthusiastic than them!
And whether it was Andy Lau, Jacky Cheung, or the invited supporting actors and extras, every single one of them was extremely dedicated.
They would act almost exactly as Director Su requested.
As long as Director Su was not satisfied, they could immediately redo it! The kind where not a single unnecessary word needed to be said.
Moreover, Director Su found that some of the golden supporting actors in the crew were truly excellent!
Especially the actor playing Huang Qifa, he was truly one of the golden male supporting actors in Hong Kong.
Director Su also learned many different things while watching these Hong Kong actors act, feeling greatly benefited.
And time also quietly flew by during the filming of the movie...
