On August 25th, "The Story of Hachiko the Loyal Dog" was first released in Neon Country.

Just like what Gan Jing heard from the car radio before, the critics of this film are not optimistic, and I feel that the director has not made much breakthrough, and the perspective is only average.

However, in Neon Country, where the story really exists, it has received a lot of good reviews.

"Come on, I'll be waiting for you in the water. Come on, and I'll wait for you in the ashes. Teary-eyed. ”

"Hachiko is so cute, even though I have known this story for a long time, I still cried when I watched it!"

"The blank eyes of the Akita dog made me sad for a while, and I also want to raise the Akita dog all the time, just sauce. ”

"I recommend everyone to watch the newly released "The Story of the Loyal Dog Hachiko", the fried chicken is really good-looking, bring your own tissues before entering!"

As soon as it was released, the audience of Neon Country responded very enthusiastically, and it didn't need much publicity, and word of mouth naturally spread.

As a director of this niche genre, Lesser has to say that he is still very accomplished in perspective cutting and sensational tear-jerking.

A total of 349 theaters in Neon Country released the film, and it earned 880 million yen at the box office in two weeks, which is almost more than 8 million dollars in dollars. According to this release trend, the box office of Neon Country alone can guarantee that Gan Jing's investment this time will not be at a loss.

On September 1st, it will be released in Taiwan, on September 2nd, in Hong Kong, on September 10th, in Singapore, and on October 10th, in Spain......

The box office that can be provided by Hong Kong and Taiwan is not too much, but the attention to the actor is incomparable to other places, like the neon countrymen, although they have also noticed the existence of Gan Jing, but the attention is more on the Akita dog, especially after knowing that Gan Jing is a Chinese.

Taiwan and Hong Kong, unlike Taiwan, were shocked to see the sudden emergence of a Chinese-American who could play the lead role in a Hollywood film, and the film was not shoddy.

Listen to the audience's comments - "I'm very moved, Hachiko's first wait after the professor's death made me cry, no, I'm going to bring my friends to watch it again." ”

"The main actor is actually our compatriots, support it. The film is also very touching. ”

"I have seen this actor in "Mei Lanfang", and he acted well, but I didn't expect to develop in the United States. ”

"Is this person squeezing out the dawn!!?

The audience's evaluation is not unanimous, some focus on the content, some focus on the identity, and some focus on the experience, despite this, Gan Jing's reputation has climbed compared to before.

At the very least, he could feel the increase in his focus.

……

"Forrest Gump! this movie is no problem!" Leser has not yet returned to China, and only contacted Gan Jing by phone.

"When will it be divided?" Gan Jing asked, "Is there anything in terms of awards? I don't think the feedback on such a release in North America is as good as that in East Asia." ”

Lacey was very calm: "The taste problem here in North America is probably different, but the DVD has just been sold, and it is said to be good." At the very least, it is certain that this film will not lose money. ”

"Can the requirements be higher?!" Gan Jing was a little annoyed, "Warner's publicity effect, I think it's just average." ”

The film was given to Warners for distribution, because according to previous contacts, other small companies did not even plan to release it in North America, but only planned to make DVDs, and they mainly put the film in Europe and East Asia - which was unacceptable to Gan Jing.

Because Warner signed a contract with Gan Jing, after understanding, Gan Jing handed over the distribution rights to this side.

It's just that it seems that the publicity is average.

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a while, and Lesser said a reason that Gan Jing hadn't thought about before: ""2012" starring you may be released in the near future, and this film has a point of compatibility with your hero identity as a rescuer." If you use the rescue hero to promote "The Story of Hachiko the Loyal Dog" now, then the publicity will be weak after that. ”

"Warner doesn't do anything that threatens its own interests, and it's good that our film can be released in North America, and with Neon Nation at the box office, every extra dollar is good. ”

Lesser's explanation made Gan Jing suddenly realize that he thought that Huayi's own identity was a selling point, but in practice, the company seems to be deliberately downplaying this.

Good steel is used on the blade, and Warner obviously thinks that promotional copy will be more appropriate for the commercial blockbuster "2012".

"I didn't expect this, and you didn't tell me. Gan Jing complained a little.

"The pursuit of greater benefits is what should be done. Lesser said lightly, "You can't stop a giant from doing it. ”

Gan Jing was slightly depressed, but this director saw it thoroughly.

"That's it, when will you go back, I have to go back to Huaxia after a while, and I may have to make up a little bit of the scene and shoot in XC. ”

"See you in three days. ”

The phone hung up, and Gan Jing was stunned.

He has participated in several movies so far, "The Story of the Loyal Dog Hachiko", "Mei Lanfang" and "2012" are the protagonists, and "The Hangover" and "The Wind" are faceless cameos.

For himself, the highest evaluation is "Mei Lanfang", and "The Story of the Loyal Dog Hachiko", which is also an art film, because a considerable part of the perspective is on the body of the Akita dog, so he is not deeply touched.

And "2012" is a special effects commercial film, in this play he showed his driving skills and deliberately made some tidbits that can be promoted, but his acting skills have not improved much, and he is not even as good as the labeled acting skills he realized when he made a cameo in "The Hangover".

At this moment, Gan Jing suddenly felt a little hungry in his heart - acting is very interesting, it can help him meet the headline problem, but just this seems to be a bit insufficient.

Not enough?

Gan Jing's thoughts were interrupted by a phone ringing, which was from his agent, Andy.

"Forrest Gump, if you want to reverse your image when you return to China this time, at the very least, you must straighten out the media relations. Andy's calm voice was a bit like the sweet spring water flowing down from the rocks, cold and quiet.

"Please, those are all malicious hacks on me, I guess it's either to smash it with money, or to be soft and find a relationship. Gan Jing said helplessly.

Andy replied: "No, before you go back to Huaxia, we will provide you with a chance to be shocked. At the same time, the identity of new Hollywood actors should also have a bonus. ”

A Chinese person haunting Hollywood is rare and new to Chinese people.

Gan Jing was very aware of this thought, and was more interested in the opportunity that Andy said: "What is it?"

Time Magazine. There was a slight fluctuation in Andy's words.

……

California Entertainment News Office.

"Hey, hello, California Entertainment editorial team. ”

"Hello, I'm a police officer named Jimmy, and I'm going to blow up. ”

"Hello Jimmy, is your contact information a call?

"It's the Forrest Gump who flew the plane and made a forced landing, you know, his voice can be imitated as a female voice, it's very special. ”

"Hmm...... Let me remember, do you have any evidence?"

"I have an audio clip from my phone. ”

"Okay, please send us an email. ”

Toot toot, the phone hung up, and the editor of the entertainment newspaper frowned, not thinking that this was attractive, didn't it just speak with a sharp voice.

However, since it's Forrest Gump who has been on fire for a while, let's take a look.