Feng sets China boxoffice milestone

January 08, 2009 Director Feng Xiaogang is the first Chinese director to earn more than one billion yuan at the boxoffice, his longtime production company Huayi Brothers said Thursday. Pushing the 50-year-old Beijing native past the monetary milestone were hot ticket sales for the "If You Are the One," which features his longtime comic collaborator Ge You and actress Hsu Chi in a return to the romantic comedy genre for which Feng is best known. " 'One' reached fewer than 2,000 screens because of the number of films in competition, but we're doing well because it's Feng returning to what he's known for and there are stars to draw in viewers," director of international sales Felice Bee said.

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