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Chapter 73 I'm a Box Office Maniac

The premiere ended in a very pleasant atmosphere. Several creators on the stage had a happy chat and talked about a lot of interesting things during the shooting. The reporters in the stage cooperated very well and did not mention the particularly embarrassing questions.

"I'm Crazy for Mary" was released on the first weekend of the summer season in 1997, and Lit lost insomnia that night.

The next morning, when he walked into the living room with two dark circles, Charlize and Kate, who were having breakfast, both looked at him with a strange look.

There was brewed coffee in the kitchen, and Litt went to pour himself a cup, and when he came out, he found Charlize and Kate were still watching him.

"What's wrong?" he asked shrugged.

"Your eye sockets..." Charlize gave Lit a tip.

Li Te picked up a mirror and looked at it, then felt good about himself and said, "Fortunately, the dark circles look just a little bit obvious. I originally thought I would become a panda this morning."

"Panda?" Charlize had never seen such an animal, so he didn't understand what Lite said very well.

"Panda is a rare animal living in China. It looks very much like a bear, but its fur is divided into black and white..." As soon as Kate explained here, Charlize couldn't help but interrupt and said, "I understand, it's just like a zebra, right?"

Kate curled his lips regretfully, "It's not as well-proportioned as the zebra. The panda only has its limbs and circles black, and the other parts are white."

"There are also ears. The panda's ears are also black and look very cute!" Li Te sat down at the dining table and looked at the two girls and said, "I have always wanted to raise a panda by myself, but that thing is a very precious species in China, so I won't even think about it in the United States."

"When you become famous, maybe the Chinese government will give you one."

Of course, Kate was joking. She knew a lot about the giant panda and knew that this rare animal had no record of private gifts so far.

"Maybe." Lite took a sip of coffee and his expression became serious: "Is the newspaper delivered this morning right? Can anyone tell me how many box offices we won yesterday?"

"I thought you would ask the media how they evaluated this movie first." Charlize looked at Kate helplessly. The two of them had bet before, would Lit ask about the box office first or the word of mouth first? Kate said it was the box office without thinking. Charlize didn't believe it. Now the facts proved that she was really wrong.

"No matter how good you do, there will be people who are not satisfied with it, so word of mouth is actually meaningless, otherwise the Oscars will just choose from the annual box office rankings."

Litt's answer was exactly the same as the tone of Kate's imitation of his speech when he made a bet, which shocked Charlize again.

If Charlize hadn't been with Kate from yesterday to now, she would have doubted whether Little and Kate had had this communication in advance.

"Okay, let's not discuss this issue, tell him the answer quickly." Kate gently pushed Charlize and pulled her back from her random thoughts.

"Do I have to say it?" Charlize seemed a little excited about the upcoming topic.

"Of course, you are the heroine of that movie, and it's the most appropriate thing to announce."

Kate looked at Charlize with encouragement, but Charlize wanted to leave a little more suspense. She liked Lit's current anxious and helpless expression, because it was absolutely impossible to see it on his face in normal times.

Kate turned his body sideways, lowered his voice and reminded him in a low voice: "If you don't say it, a phone call may come in later."

Charlize then woke up. If she delayed like this, she would have lost her plan to give Lit a surprise.

"Well, the newspaper says that yesterday our movie received a total of $15 million in box office."

Li Te's teasing coffee spoon dropped on the table with a snap, but his hand continued to hold the spoon.

During this unexpected silence, the muscles on Li Te's face suddenly tightened, his heartbeat began to accelerate, and a stream of passionate blood surged into his head, giving him the urge to yell loudly.

Holding the excitement in his heart, Li Te stood up calmly.

"Sorry, I'll go to the bathroom."

"Did I say something wrong just now? Why doesn't he look particularly happy?" Charlize grabbed Kate's hand and said with some concern.

Kate patted Charlize's hand, "Don't worry, I think he must be too excited, so he acted so abnormally."

Everything was as Kate said. As soon as Lite walked into the bathroom, he waved his fists a few times, and his excited and passionate emotions poured out like a flood that broke through the dam.

The box office was 15 million US dollars on the day of its release, which means that the box office of the film this weekend is likely to exceed 50 million US dollars. In just three days, the normal movie release cycle is one month or even longer. How much box office can it reach when the film is officially painted?

It is certain that it will exceed $100 million, and it may also hit the $200 million mark!

You should know that the original "I'm crazy for Mary" was only $13 million in the premiere, but the film ended up having a box office of $175 million in North America. Now the version starring Adam Sandler and Charlize Theron is obviously more popular with the audience. It should not be a big problem to break through the box office record of the original film.

Lite was imagining in the bathroom, and even couldn't help but sway, humming a popular song with a strong rhythm.

"How are you?"

The knocks of Charlize and Kate interrupted Lit's excited imagination.

Before opening the door, Lite rubbed his face in the mirror, making sure there was no flaw in his expression, and then he reappeared in front of Charlize and Kate with a seemingly calm look.

"It seems we heard you singing in there?" Kate stared at Litt with a questioning look.

"Is there any? You must have heard it wrong. Why do I sing?" Li Te denied.

"But we didn't hear the sound of flushing the toilet. Have you forgotten that?" Charlize finished the attack without hesitation and exposed the truth about Li Te entering the bathroom.

"You are obviously very happy, why do you pretend to be nothing?" Kate picked up his hand and blocked Lit at the bathroom door with Charlize.

"Is the $15 million premiere box office worth my great pleasure? You underestimate me too much, or underestimate the explosive power of a movie!" Li Te was still stubborn and refused to admit it.

"Then do you think the premiere box office is not small? Or how much does a movie have to be satisfied?" Charlize looked at Litt angrily, "Please, our total investment in this movie is only less than 20 million US dollars, and it's only one day. I think Universal is already celebrating with champagne!"

Lit shook his head silently in his heart. When the movie is released a year later, maybe Charlize and Kate will no longer be surprised by what he says now.

Of course, none of these matters, what matters is that "I'm crazy for Mary" was successful!

[There may be a problem with the Qidian client recently, so a friend said that Frog has posted the wrong line in recent chapters, but the website is normal, and the wp client used by Frog is also normal. I don’t know if there is a problem with the client of other systems.]
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