The sky in Pasadena, the greater Los Angeles area, was cloudy, and the rain and wind swept through what should have been a joyous city.

The new calendar on the wall is January 2, 2006, and today is the day of the 117th annual Rose Parade Championship.

This year, it is not held on New Year's Day because according to tradition, if it falls on a Sunday, it must be postponed to Monday, which first happened in 1893 for the third time, and there is a local legend: "The tournament and God have a pact that we will never have a parade on Sunday, and he will never let it rain during the parade of roses." However, according to the official version of the Rose Championship Association, "In order to avoid the terrible horses being tethered outside the local church, thus interfering with the inhabitants of their services." ”

Now it seems that the legend is really wishful thinking, there were weather forecasts of winds of up to 72 km/h and 130 mm of rain (Pasadena) today, unfortunately this prediction was accurate, although the Executive Committee did not cancel the championship and the parade took place as scheduled, but the bad weather made a mess! There are no people in the tourist area, and it is far less lively than before.

"Happy New Year everyone!" waved this year's rose queen, Camille Clark, dressed in a beautiful and generous white dress, wearing a shining queen crown and a bright smile on her face. As one of the most important and traditional activities in the United States to celebrate the New Year, it is naturally a great honor and joy to be elected Queen of the Rose, but how can she not be depressed in her heart? From 1955 to 2005, 50 years have been good! The bad luck of the 51st year has happened to her!

I've been looking forward to it for months, and it's like this...... Camille Clark wiped the rain from her face, her clothes were sticky and uncomfortable, and she continued to wave: "Happy New Year, everyone!" Maybe her idol Wonder Young won't come to see it, it's too bad! The six rose princesses around were equally happy and depressed, waving to the tourists on both sides or wearing raincoats or holding umbrellas: "Happy New Year!"

"Wow - that Oklahoma float is so beautiful!" On the side of the avenue, Joshua, dressed in a raincoat, pressed the shutter of the digital camera in his hand repeatedly, and the camera was aimed at the Oklahoma Rising float over there, which was full of western cowboy style, and Alexis next to him nodded and agreed: "Very distinctive." ”

"HOPE, little sweetheart, look at China Airlines' float!OO——" Wang Yang's voice was very excited, only to see that China Airlines' float was shaped like a dragon boat, the boat was full of performers dressed in national costumes, or singing and dancing, or drumming and rowing, the dragon scales on the body of the boat were finely painted, painted gold ornaments, and there were several lanterns of different sizes hanging in the sky, the whole float base and its surroundings were filled with bright roses such as red, white, and blue, and the dragon head raised high was extraordinary, and he praised loudly: "It's so beautiful!" Jessica, who was holding her daughter next to her, also praised: "Charming! ”

Although the large LCD TV screen is not far away, Keke still can't see clearly, she really wants to sleep, but the two kind voices keep surrounding her...... "Dragon-Boat, dragon boat, dragon boat." Wang Yang taught his daughter a few words, and continued to watch the next float, but listening to the sound of rain outside, looking at the bad situation on the scene, he couldn't help but shake his head slightly: "It's a pity, why is it raining this year?" Jessica looked regretful: "It's just this year." "The two of them have grown so big, of course, it is the first time they have encountered this kind of weather conditions, and a few days ago they were excited to plan to take Keke to the scene to watch, but today they can only stay at home and watch live TV.

If it had been before Keke was born, Wang Yang would have been the first to go to Pasadena to join in the fun, think about it, it has not rained for 50 years, and it rained heavily in 2006! Isn't this a special thing? He didn't wear a raincoat or an umbrella, he just watched the floats and the military parade in the rain, and when he was in the mood, he could dance a song in the rain. Thinking of this, he muttered, "Wait for two days of the rose bowl." ”

Every year during the New Year's holiday, the four major bowls of college football are played "Rose Bowl, Festival Bowl, Sugar Bowl and Orange Bowl" This year's Rose Bowl is the Texas Great Horns VS USC Troy, because it is also the 05-06 National Championship (BCS), so it was held on the night of the 4th, the Rose Bowl and Troy are the only two undefeated teams in the NCAA IA region this season, the former is the defending champion of the Rose Bowl and the Big-12 district champion, and the latter is the Pac-10 region championship holder, super strong conversation!

Critics say "USC is in the best shape in history" and "Texas is a team that can win games," and in the eyes of the media public, this is the strongest and most anticipated epic matchup in college football history! This year's Rose Bowl is one of the hottest hits these days, and its ratings are definitely set to hit an all-time high, with more than 20 million people expected to tune in to watch it live.

Wang Yang is not a diehard football fan, if it has the same important game as basketball, he will choose basketball, but it does not mean that he has no interest in football, on the contrary, if he is free, he will go to any important event in USC. Compared to basketball, USC's football is so strong that it is the team that has played in the Rose Bowl the most times, winning 21 championships in 28 times, and the University of Michigan in second place is only 19/7 times, and he will not miss the 29th showdown in Pasadena in two days.

No matter whether it rains or not that day, Wang Yang and Jessica will go, because obviously they don't plan to bring a 20-day-old baby to the Rose Bowl Stadium, where the atmosphere must be crazy. That day, Keke will be taken care of by Wang's mother, and Wang Yang is ready to call Nancy and a few other friends to enjoy the game together.

"Hey, how about our Flame Movie join the Rose Float Parade Tournament?" Looking at the gorgeous floats on TV, Wang Yang suddenly said with interest, Jessica frowned, and looked disapproving: "Hmm, oh, I don't know, how does this help the company?" Wang Yang thought for a while, and the whim subsided in an instant, and he shook his head with a smile: "No, it's better to invest money in an independent movie." Jessica smiled and nodded: "YEP, I also think that the float is actually quite extravagant." ”…… These rose floats are not cheap, from design to production, if you want to be beautiful, a float can cost hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars, and then walk around the parade and announce your retirement.

But if Flame Films joins the parade to celebrate the New Year and last year's success, the media, fellow studios, and fans will ...... Probably no one thinks "extravagant," "undeserved," "funny," or perhaps too much! The North American film industry in 2005 was like the current Rose Championship, which encountered a once-in-a-decade, or unprecedented rainstorm! The top spot in the annual distributor's box office market share list was won by an independent film company!

New Line, DreamWorks, Dimen, Lionsgate?...... There is no doubt that it is not, and the new overlord who sits firmly on the throne of the championship is called Flame Movie!

In the 365 days from January 1 to December 31 last year, Flame Films released a total of 9 films/7 new films, and received 3 Oscars, "Mr. Hughes 2" finally 133 million North American box office / 256 million global box office, and it contributed 41.51 million North American box office to FF in 05, and the same 3 "Crash" 62.31 million North American box office / 109 million global box office, it was 31.05 million North American box office in 05.

On the report card of these two films, FF is the undoubted big winner, both of them are within the box office target, and this year's new film is even more surprising and delightful!

"Kung Fu Panda", which set off a boom in kung fu animation, finally had a North American box office of 229 million/a global box office of 603 million, "Firefly" that shook the world had a North American box office of 650 million/1.167 billion overseas box office/1.817 billion global box office, "League of Assassins" that turned over a salted fish had a North American box office of 126 million/a global box office of 321 million, "Dance Out of My Life 2" that remained hot had 80.13 million North American box office/32.79 million in overseas markets that had not been fully released, and "Chainsaw 3" that ended with the first trilogy Earlier, it has been painted in North America, with a box office of 113 million, and with the overseas market that has not been fully released, its global box office is 184.6 million, and it is promising to break through 200 million.

After entering December, "Brokeback Mountain" contributed another 16.55 million, and "500 Days with Shamo", which was screened for nine days, collected 142 million!

Since "500 Days" has locked in the weekly champion by a large margin during the New Year's Eve week from December -30 to January -5, FF has held the 12 North American Weekly Championship trophies with nine movies throughout the year, accounting for 23% of the total 52 weeks! It has swept the 1.45 billion North American box office crazily!!

The highest single film is 650 million, with an average of 161.1 million per film, and an average of 193.8 million for each new film! Excluding the cost of publicity and distribution, the total production cost of FF's new films is 465 million, and the North American box office alone is 1.3566 billion! More than 3.2 billion global box office!

Fantastic, Implausible, Unimaginable...... The results of the flame movie in 04 have made the world's jaw drop, but it has intensified in 05 and has a completely crazy explosion! With an absolute advantage of 15.2% market share, it won the annual championship by force!

Last year's North American box office was finally set at 9.524 billion US dollars, with Warner Bros. taking second place with 1.18 billion and 12.3% market share, 20th Century Fox ranking third with 1.15 billion and 12.0% market share, followed by Universal Pictures with 960 million and 10.0%, fifth place: Disney (Bowei) with 9.5%, sixth place: Sony/Columbia with 9.5%, seventh place: Paramount with 9.0%, and eighth place with 5.2% No. 9: 4.4% New Line, No. 10: 2.9% Lionsgate, 108 million North American box office "Ghost Record 3" is its most exclusive film of the year.

1.7% of Timmen, 1.7% Miramax, 1.7% MGM/United America, 0.9% Warner Indie, 0.8% Focus Films, and 0.8% Fox Searchlights ranked 11-16.

Whether it's a traditional blockbuster with a long history and the backing of a huge media conglomerate, or an independent film company with a variety of business ideas, they have all lost to Flame Moth Butterfly in the past year, and there is no room for maneuver.

Since 1999, Flame Films has released its first film "Youth Musical" with great difficulty, and it has not been 7 years since then, and it has stood at the top of the North American film market with a magical and handsome posture, becoming the most successful independent film company in history.

The top 10 grossing movies in North America in 2005 (365 days) were: No. 1 "Firefly", box office $650 million, ticket sales (based on average ticket price) 100 million, distributor: Fire Movies, No. 2 "Star Wars Prequel 3: Revenge of the Sith", box office $380 million, ticket sales 58.95 million, publisher: 20th Century Fox, No. 3 "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire", box office $277 million, ticket sales 42.95 million, publisher: Warner Bros.

No. 4 "War of the Worlds" ($234 million, Paramount), No. 5 "Kung Fu Panda" ($229 million, Flame Movies), No. 6 "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" ($225 million, Walt Disney), No. 7 "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" ($206 million, Warner Bros.), No. 8 "Madagascar" ($193 million, DreamWorks), No. 9 "The Wedding Oaks" ($191 million, New Line), No. 10 "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" 177 million, 20th Century Fox.

In the TOP-10, Flame Movie, Warner Bros. and 20th Century Fox all account for two each, and the North American box office champion in 2005 is "Firefly", and the global box office champion of the year is also "Firefly".

This is the best result of the amazing BABY Wang Yang's personal career, the previous records were 3rd and 4th respectively, and now he has reached the top in one fell swoop, and has achieved a double annual championship with Flame Movie!

He set off a huge storm around the world"Firefly" movie-watching tide", which made enthusiastic Asian movie fans fall into madness, his serious injury and coma made the world stage a panic for a week, he and his wife welcomed their first child, and his "500 Days with Shamo" continued to be popularly chased...... "Yang + Flame = Champion!" - Yahoo Entertainment;"Detailed explanation of the road to dominance of flame movies, Wang Yang's ability shocked the past and the present" - Sina Entertainment;"The future of the new media empire is beginning to take shape, and the flame conquers the movie" - "Wall Street Journal" ；“ When 2006 comes, what will the flames do?" — Los Angeles Times; A true myth, a century-old dream of independent cinema come true!" – The New York Times; Wang Yang's worth is hard to estimate, and the youngest billionaire straddles entertainment and IT" - Forbes, San Francisco Chronicle, Washington Post, Toronto Star...... "It's amazing! It turns out that the flame movie was last year's box office winner? Unbelievable!" Bruce G was so amazed, when this amazing news spread quickly on the Internet, the hardcore flame fans and fans immediately cheered, this new year is really happy!

MumbyK6 wrote: "I've been looking forward to Ice Age 3 for too long! Kristijonas happily wrote: "Great! Just do it, beat the big studios that think they want to make garbage!"

JJNXN wrote: "Of the six new films in this year's Flame Movie, I am most looking forward to "Rage Speed 2", the crazy excitement of the first part is indescribable! Ildaly said, "I want to see 'Mamma Mia!' and Meryl Streep dancing?

Eric-A sighed and wrote: "Although it is very happy that the Fire Movie and Fantastic Young won the championship (I'm a fan), but is there really no new film released in MY this year?When will I see 'I Am Legend'? Anyway, I wish 'Firefly' to sweep this year's Oscars!" Paul-T wrote: "My thoughts are a little selfish, I hope that Amazing Young, who is a dad, will not stop and make more good movies soon!!...... The media and fans praised this miracle, but they also speculated that after such a huge success of the film's main business, the Flame Group should not continue to be lazy, right? ”

"Thank you so much for your support of Flame Films over the past year! ”

On the official website, Flame Films spokesperson Foona Hasson expressed her heartfelt thanks to FF fans and fans, as sincere and slightly official as ever, she added: "Although such a proud result has been achieved, Flame Films will not be satisfied and relaxed, we will continue to work hard in 2006! Continue to strictly demand the quality of the film and satisfy the audience! ”

And in 2006, FF has confirmed that six new films will be released on a large scale: the third sequel to Blue Sky Studios' ace animated comedy, "Ice Age 3"; The finale of the "Hangover 3", the highest-grossing R-rated comedy trilogy in history, the new song and dance comedy film "Mamma Mia!" adapted from the classic hit stage play, the adrenaline and sports car racing action crime blockbuster, the summer popcorn "Rage 2", the signature R-rated horror film "Saw 4", and the new suspense drama film "Deadly Magic" created by the Nolan family.

"All six films are meticulous works of flames, and I am sure that you will not be disappointed, and they will accompany you through 2006 with pleasure. Voona Hasson concluded: "Happy New Year!"

The cloudy sky gradually cleared, a ray of sunlight came through the clouds, and the rain stopped.

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(To be continued)