Chapter 256 A Great Victory

"Beep—"

Hanging up Li Jie's phone, Lu Xuan stopped paying attention to the domestic market.

What was the point of breaking his own record!

He valued the international market more.

The international market had always been a weak point for domestic films.

For the current domestic entertainment works, it was an unattainable field.

In this era of effeminate men, foreigners' impression of Chinese people had gradually changed from 'Wow~ China Kung Fu!' to 'Ew! Sissy'.

The image of domestic films urgently needed 'tough guys' to prop it up!

And for domestic films to be released internationally was a major hurdle.

Earning money in this vast market was something that some directors didn't even dare to think about.

Domestic directors regarded winning foreign awards as an honor.

Some even added impurities to their works in private to cater to foreign tastes.

But even so, no work had truly achieved success in the real sense.

But for Lu Xuan, there was still a bit of room for maneuver.

And *Hero* was the first stepping stone.

Thanks to Lu Xuan's fame accumulated from previous award-winning programs, he still had a certain degree of recognition abroad.

This kind of recognition played a big role when the movie was released.

This was also the reason why Lu Xuan valued *Hero* so much.

The movie was released simultaneously at home and abroad. Because of his reputation, local fans went to the cinema to watch it on the day of its release.

But because of the screening schedule, *Hero* was only a small splash in this huge market at the beginning.

Now that five days had passed, Lu Xuan was looking forward to whether *Hero* could give him some extra surprises.

The results of the overseas box office would have to wait for a while.

The only way for Lu Xuan to get news now was through foreign forum websites.

"Yao Yao, help me get over the Great Firewall~"

"Kiss me first!"

"Smooch~"

"Hehe, here you go!"

Opening a foreign film and television forum, Lu Xuan entered the keywords for *Hero*.

In an instant, all kinds of information popped up.

Looking at the search terms, Lu Xuan felt a little surprised.

The popularity of *Hero* was not low!

After translating the page, Lu Xuan began to browse carefully.

First, it was a netizen from Eagle Country (England).

"Friends, I really have to share a Chinese movie I recently discovered with you, *Hero*!"

"This is really the best movie I have ever seen!"

"The Kung Fu in it is really dazzling, and the gorgeous costumes, the magnificent city walls, and the picturesque scenery all make me yearn for it. I can't wait to go to China to see it now!"

Looking at the Eagle Country female netizen with two big headlights in the video, using various exaggerated words, Lu Xuan felt a sense of novelty.

And the comments below the video were all praises.

Beautiful Country (United States) netizen: "I think this is a gift from God to us. Lu is really a genius. Watching his work is a kind of enjoyment!"

A San (India): "Although I don't want to admit it, this movie is really beyond my expectations. I can only suggest that everyone go to the cinema to feel this shock in person. This is more impactful than any language!"

Stick Country (Korea): "Lu should be a bloodline of our Stick Country who was separated from us. We should find a way to get him to recognize his ancestors!"

Lu Xuan's mouth couldn't help twitching when he flipped to this point.

But now it seemed that the word-of-mouth of *Hero* abroad was also very good.

He immediately looked forward to the box office!

Late at night, in the early morning of the Beautiful Country, a transoceanic call reached Lu Xuan's mobile phone.

"Director Lu, congratulations, you can now be said to be an internationally renowned director. Your *Hero* has been a great success. I think we should celebrate with champagne!"

Lu Xuan felt inexplicably comfortable listening to the awkward Chinese on the other end of the phone.

"I'm afraid I'll have to wait for you to come to China. I can't go to you for the time being."

"What about the box office results!"

The person on the other end of the phone laughed.

"It's simply a miracle. When I saw this box office, I couldn't believe my eyes!"

"In five days, *Hero* has reached the top three of the North American May box office. Lu, do you know what this means? It's all green Franklins!"

"You're rich!"

Listening to the words over there, Lu Xuan also stood up from the bedside and said with an excited face: "If this is the case, I think you have to come to China in person so that I can thank you properly!"

"That's not necessary. I still have things to do here. All the box office data is still a bit vague, but it should be close to 100 million US dollars. I hope this number can be even higher, so I'm going to promote it now!"

"Lu, wait for my good news!"

After hanging up the phone, Lu Xuan still couldn't get out of this happy mood.

This person was found by Aunt Liu to be a foreigner who specializes in the overseas market.

Judging from what he revealed just now, the overseas box office situation was very optimistic!

This showed that *Hero*'s word-of-mouth abroad was also very good.

Their publicity funds did not allow them to advertise all over the world.

Therefore, being able to achieve such a box office with a limited number of screenings showed that this was the result of word-of-mouth.

Lu Xuan guessed right.

When *Hero* was first released abroad, no one paid attention to it except his fans.

But as time went by, these people spontaneously recommended the movie to their friends and strangers on the Internet.

The video that Lu Xuan watched was recorded by one of his die-hard fans.

The number of views of the video had already exceeded 100 million and was one of the most popular videos on the website.

So the reputation of *Hero* spread.

Under the curiosity of other people, they went to the cinema to watch the movie.

At this point, this movie soared into the sky!

Moreover, Li Jie also played an indelible role in this.

His publicity team mobilized all the abilities they could use abroad, just to promote this movie.

This also led to the overlap of the fans of the two.

Some people who loved Chinese culture went to the cinema to watch the movie.

Lu Xuan had finally entered the vision of international directors.

They all knew that a young director from China was rising to fame and his work was spreading around the world at a plague-like speed!

Lu Xuan felt very satisfied to get such news before going to bed.

He hugged Su Yao in his arms, bit her ear and said, "The staff abroad just contacted me. There has been a preliminary statistical result of the box office of *Hero* abroad."

Su Yao knew how much Lu Xuan cared about *Hero*, and immediately asked.

"What's the result?"

Lu Xuan finally couldn't suppress his smile and rubbed his soft face on Su Yao's face.

"Of course, it's a great victory!"