Chapter 436: Man of the Hour

"Amazing Jan, he came to support Troy and he looks in a good mood!"

Pasadena was bustling at night, the 94,000-seat Rose Bowl Stadium was crowded with fans and tourists, surrounded by makeshift amusement and shopping facilities to create a festive New Year's atmosphere, and the huge stadium was packed with slate USC crimson and UTA burnt orange, with 94,000 spectators cheering on their teams and white flashes from their cameras.

ABC channel is broadcasting this rose bowl showdown live, I saw that on the green ball game of Nuoda, the players of the two teams are coming and going, the USC offensive group is advancing the yardage, and the UTA defense group is trying its best to block, at this time the game fell into a referee to discuss the deadlock, the live camera swept to the audience, and saw Wang Yang in a crimson T-shirt appeared on the TV screen, he and a young beauty wearing a USC ball cap next to him laughed and talked about something, the smiling face of the beauty is very charming, but it is not Jessica, what is going on?

"Who's this pretty lady?" commentator Todd Harris's voice was quite surprised and excited, Keith Jackson quipped, "He knew this game was broadcast live across the United States, right?" NFL Hall of Famer and legendary quarterback Dan Fortz laughed, "Please, Young!" Holly Lowey laughed.

Wouldn't it? Fantastic Yang is so blatantly dating a beautiful woman? Fans watching the live broadcast can't help but be nervous, impossible! Before the commentator can say anything, the camera suddenly pulls away, "——!Shh

"Oh, I didn't admit my mistake, it was really Wang Yang. Keith Jackson's words caused everyone to laugh, they naturally didn't need to talk nonsense to introduce who Wang Yang was, and who in the United States didn't know him? The camera cut the situation on the lawn, USC gained, and the two sides were ready to continue the game, and the camera cut to Wang Yang in the audience, only to see him clasp his hands around his chest after applauding, tilt his head and laugh with Jessica. Todd Harris said: "Amazing Young doesn't want to be disappointed. Dan Fortz laughed: "If you want your championship story to appear on the big screen, this group of young people at USC has to work harder." ”

Throughout the night, whenever the camera was pointed at the audience, Wang Yang was absolutely indispensable, and the four commentators said several times: "Young-ang, Again!", "How many Oscars do you think he can win this year?", "His new movie won the championship again." "Yes, my kids are obsessed with him, haha. ”…… It seems that this super man of the year, who was the first of the top 10 influential people of 2005 selected by Time magazine, will continue to be popular in 2006, and his ranking will definitely reach a new high on the list of "100 most influential people in the world in 2005" published by Time magazine in April.

The game was intense and exciting, and it lived up to the expectations of the media and audience before the game, allowing all the spectators to enjoy the greatest matchup in the history of UCAA football, with the longhorns 26:38 Troy under the crazy shouts of the audience, and the game had 120 seconds to go!

"Vince Young!——!! "It's Young!!Oh! Unbelievable, he scored a touchdown with the ball!!" Almost suddenly, the entire Rose Bowl court boiled, and the four ABC commentators shouted hoarsely with excitement, and a miracle was staged! UTA, with the incredible explosion of quarterback Vince Young, scored 13 points (6 touchdowns, plus 1 point for one-point-conversion) in two touchdowns, and won 39:38 over USC! And the second touchdown in the last 19 seconds was Vince Young himself who scored with the ball on the ground!

More than 90,000 spectators had already stood up, USC fans were at a loss, UTA supporters shouted loudly, and then UTA chose To-point-conversion, and the three-yard position rushed again!!

"Yang, Yang, Yang, Yang!...... Vince Young again!!" Several commentators were so excited that they were about to cry, and the miracle went to the end! Vince Young scored 2 points with only 8 seconds left in the game, and UTA sealed the victory with 41:38!!" Keith Jackson roared wildly: "Today, he was a magical ——!!!"

With a deafening shout, the Longhorns, under the miraculous leadership of Vince Young, staged an earth-shattering comeback in the last 120 seconds, from 12 points behind to 3 points against Troy, successfully defending the Rose Bowl title!

"Best-Team-Ever!", "Best-Team-Ever!" UTA fans chanted and mocked their opponents, as two ESPN critics, Mark May and Kirk Herbstewright, put the USC Troy in second place when they voted for the best college football team of the last 50 years, and a large area of UTA fans shouted, "Wonder Young, Wonder Young——!" It's a compliment to Vince Young and a humiliation to USC.

In the face of the rain, the confetti flying over the stadium, and the whole UTA team on the grass were jumping and hugging together, the USC fans were really speechless, what are you doing! What happened to this year's Rose Festival?

"This is the game. Wang Yang pressed his hands on the top of his head, although he was very depressed in his heart, he couldn't help but admire this legendary duel, and said to everyone: "There are wins and losses, you never know what will happen in the next second." Nancy frowned and sighed, "But now, disgusting." Joshua was filled with emotion, "Oh my God! This is definitely one of the greatest games." A native of Houston, Texas, Alexis was not depressed, and her pretty face was full of smiles after the excitement, and she smiled: "This is the best football game I have ever seen." ”

Although she had lived in Texas for a long time as a child and had a Texas accent, Jessica was not happy at all, especially when she heard those "Magic Yang" cries, her face tightened more and more, and she wanted to beat those people up! Jessica lost a lot of anger when she heard this, and looking at his high-spirited smiling face, she smiled and nodded heavily: "They will!"

"We'll see you next year!!" Joshua suddenly shouted, "Can you still come back to the Rose Bowl? Idiot!!" Alexis glanced at him, and Nancy and the others shrugged.

IT'S NOT JUST THE LIVE CROWD THAT'S CRAZY, IT'S TV VIEWERS ALL OVER THE UNITED STATES! THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE GAME AND THE MIRACLE OF THE COMEBACK IN THE FINAL 120 SECONDS 15 MINUTES WERE QUICKLY UPLOADED TO YOUTUBE, AND THEN CLICKED AND WENT VIRAL, AND KEITH JACKSON'S "TODAY, HE'S AMAZING YOUNG!" HAS BECOME A TIMELESS CLASSIC IN THE HISTORY OF COMMENTARY.

According to Nielsen's post-game ratings statistics, this year's Rose Bowl closed a record 21.75 points in the ratings, with an additional 93,995 live viewers in attendance.

On December 9, 2004, the NBA staged a "Maddie moment", Tracy McGrady scored 13 points in 35 seconds, leading the Houston Rockets to a shocking victory over the San Antonio Spurs, Rockets star Yao Ming said "such a miracle will only happen once in 100 years"; The BCS Championship Trophy returned to Texas and was greeted with the warmest welcome by Vince Young, the MVP of the offensive team, and Young's hometown of Houston soon couldn't wait to make January 4 "Vince Young Day" every year.

Young became popular all over the United States, and his No. 10 jersey sold out almost overnight, setting off a strong storm! Rockets owner Alexander also invited him to watch the No. 12 Rockets vs. Kings home game, and also gave him his blockbuster, that is, the middle of the first row on the sidelines.

Young has been a loyal Rockets fan since he was a child, and in the face of the frenzy of reporters, in countless questions and answers, he said that Maddie and Yao Ming are his favorite Rockets players: "I love the way Yao Ming plays, he is Houston's second Olajuwon. I haven't had a chance to talk to Yao yet, but I hope to have that opportunity in the future, and I hope to be good friends with him, and I wish him and Maddie another NBA championship for Houston. ”

Asked how he felt about the media and the public calling him "Wonder Young" in the past few days? Vince Young, who has not yet had his birthday, said: "People have called me that for a long time, and when I was a high school student, I got used to it, and this is a compliment. Another reporter asked: "What do you think of Wang Yang?" He replied: "I like his movies very much, I can say that I am a fan of his movie, and I like "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" the most, and the stories in it have always encouraged me. ”

In the past, when it came to "YOUNG", the first reaction of the American people must have been Young-ang, and the second reaction was Young-Wang, and now the first reaction is still the same, but the second reaction of countless people has become Vince-Young, and the name has undoubtedly taken some of the limelight.

However, no matter whose supporters want to be confused, especially Vince Young fans, no one thinks he can compete for or shake the nickname "Amazing Young", not even the most hardcore and crazy "Young fans" are not stupid, maybe not at all! Even if he is currently the brightest athlete in the United States. But how many crazy miracles did Magic Young create at his age, how much of a career? I can't count, anyway, that year he became the youngest Oscar for Best Director, maybe soon second. So everyone is more happy to call Vince Young's old nickname VY than MY.

"ABC gave Magic Young too many shots, which allowed Vince Young to have many, many shots later. A USC fan said superstitiously that this kind of joke abounds, and that Wonder Young is the sinner who lost the game, what did he do and what was wrong...... Dmitrijus-B, a fan, quipped, "I promise Vince Young's story won't be brought to the big screen or made into an advertisement, because he offended all the directors." ”…… From December 30th to January 5th, the curtain has come to an end, and "500 Days with Sammo", which was screened in the second week, successfully won the North American weekly box office champion, collecting $65.54 million in 3,401 theaters (+51), with an average single theater of $19,270, and the box office took advantage of the trend of -42%, and the total box office in North America soared to 179 million.

"The Chronicles of Narnia" ranked second with 40.14 million (average single $10,419), "King Kong" with 37.32 million (average single $10,290), "Brokeback Mountain" expanded its screening scale to 332 theaters this week, with an average single theater of $25,004 and continued to be strong, and after adding 8.3 million box office, the total box office rose to 20.88 million. "Brokeback Mountain" is a hot topic in the city, and the word "Brokeback Mountain" has gradually become synonymous with homosexuality.

And "500 Days with Shamo" is also a hot talk in the city, there is no shortage of market for the small fresh style in East Asia, and it is also a magical Yang's movie! There are also "Yang Tsai's love history", "Yang Tsai's lovelorn treatment secrets" and other publicity, you can imagine how crazy the market is, but there is still some time before the release date.

"500 Days" is this year's Chinese New Year movie in Chinese mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan, it will land in theaters in mid-January, what about a small-budget independent film? What about a non-traditional romantic comedy? There is a magic Yang, there is a box office! And its first week performance in the United Kingdom, Australia and other places can also be described as strong, the next week lost to "The Chronicles of Narnia", "King Kong" two blockbusters, now its overseas box office has received 81.47 million, as it gradually expands the screening area, according to analyst forecasts, breaking through 100 million, 150 million is not a problem.

"We will achieve even more!" At the previous Flame Film Annual Dinner, Chairman Wang Yang said this ambitiously on the stage, which made hundreds of Flame employees in the audience applaud thunderously, they did not wait too long, and the media and fans did not wait too long!

This weekend, Flame Entertainment Group suddenly announced to the public on its official website that it will further expand its global film distribution business, and establish a "Flame Film Distribution Company" in France, Brazil, and Singapore in advance, which will be directly responsible for the future distribution of Flame Films in the region.

One Europe, one South America, one Asia, the industry can see at a glance the ambition of the flame, it will gradually get involved in and take over the overseas distribution of films, instead of box office dividend cooperation or the sale of distribution rights, these three branches are its first step, and when it has established a mature local publicity and distribution system to achieve profitability, perhaps the next step is Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Argentina...... Those markets that can be entered will have a flame figure.

As an independent film company, it opened three overseas branches in one go and attacked three regions, which is in line with the crazy style of Flame. This meant that Flame needed to start from scratch in those countries, setting up offices, recruiting staff, etc., but for the deep-pocketed Flame, this was not a problem at all, and several of the competent directors of the distribution department were promoted to the CEOs of overseas branches and started new jobs, and of course they were positive and happy.

"The Flames annex Newmarket. —Yahoo Entertainment. After the first fire of the new year, the second fire of the new year suddenly burned! Flame Entertainment Group successfully merged Newmarket Capital Group! Flame founder Wang Yang, CEO Mark Slunt, Newmarket co-founders William Tell and Chris Ball jointly announced the news, both sides did not disclose the specific merger price and plan, but what can be determined is that Flame's film and television library has more than 200 more films!

At the same time, Newmarket's top elite are joining the flames, and it is understood that some employees can be transferred to overseas branches if they wish, while others are in the redundancy plan. Several key personnel expressed their anticipation for the future, with William Tell delighted: "We are not going to lose the Newmarket heritage and philosophy because the flame film has come to fruition and this is an exciting change." Chris Ball also exuded excitement: "The Flame and Newmarket are a very ideal pairing, we are like getting married and will never get divorced. ”

"Who's next?" caused an uproar in the film industry, because Newmarket was not an obscure small company, and its financial and operational conditions were suddenly swallowed up!

The Wall Street Journal and other media and fans of the Flame were shaken and a little disappointed, is that it? The Flame has not indicated any intention of entering the music industry so far, but has made a look forward to this year's Sundance Film Festival on its official website.

WHO KNOWS IF IT WILL GIVE A SURPRISE? IN ANY CASE, IT HAS PROBABLY BEEN AFFECTED BY SOME INFLUENCE, AND MORE USERS ON YOUTUBE HAVE WRITTEN SONGS AND COVER SONGS FOR WANG YANG, WHICH SEEMS TO BE TRYING TO ATTRACT THE ATTENTION OF THIS SUPER CELEBRITY, SOME OF WHICH HAVE BEEN DISMAL IN CLICKS, AND SOME HAVE RECORDED GOOD POPULARITY.

As the time approached January 9th, the awards season began with a multi-day break, as the 11th Critics' Choice Awards (BFCA), one of the important weather vanes, were about to be announced, and the 18th Chicago Film Critics Association Awards (CFCA) were announced on the same day.

(To be continued)