Chapter 694: Unbelievable
"Cheers!"
The five goblets clinked together with a pleasant jingle that drew the attention of the other guests in the restaurant, some of whom frowned and muttered so quietly that you don't have to guess what they were talking about. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Foreigners often denigrate Chinese for their lack of public morality in public places and their penchant for making a lot of noise, when in fact, they are also half-hearted.
"Zhengzi, you're a cow this time!" Gao Xiaosong smiled heartily, his fat face wrinkled together, more like a bun.
On the first day of the release of "Hurricane Rescue", it surpassed the big investment, and the epic drama "Alexander the Great" won the single-day box office championship, which is the first time for a Chinese film in the United States.
After Gao Xiaosong finished speaking, he waited for a while and didn't see Song Zheng speak, and couldn't help but be a little puzzled, with his understanding of Song Zheng, how could Song Zheng have to be stunned for a while at this time, but Song Zheng's reaction now is really ~~~~~
"Zhengzi, are you okay? Aren't you overjoyed, your brain is broken!" Gao Xiaosong finished speaking, and burst into laughter again.
"Bullshit!" Song Zheng said, picked up the wine glass, and poured it down, this sour red wine, I don't know what is good, it can become people's favorite, and if there is nothing to do, you have to hold a glass when you enter the restaurant.
Seeing that everyone else was puzzled, Song Zheng smiled bitterly, he was really not so calm that he didn't care about anything, but because, until now, he still felt very unreal about "Hurricane Rescue" winning the single-day box office championship in North America.
The original "Hurricane Rescue" is indeed excellent, as a movie with thin plot elements and all supported by action scenes, it can grossed more than $200 million at the global box office, which is enough to prove its excellence.
Although Song Zheng is very confident in his adapted work, he thinks that it is not weaker than the original, but he is not arrogant enough to surpass the original, and the total box office of the original "Hurricane Rescue" in North America is only more than 80 million US dollars, but now she cut 6.89 million US dollars on the day of the release of this version, and even overturned the epic drama "Alexander the Great" starring Colin Farrell and won the single-day box office championship in North America, how can Song Zheng not be surprised.
Song Zheng thought about it, smiled a little unnaturally, and said, "Seriously, I still feel like I'm dreaming, this ~~~~ is too unexpected!"
Song Zheng's original goal, if "Hurricane Rescue" could win two or three hundred million box office in the United States, he would be able to snicker, who knew that the Americans would be so popular, which really gave him a big surprise.
Of course, Song Zheng will not be naïve to think that his version of "Hurricane Rescue" is really good enough to sweep the North American box office and conquer global audiences.
Calm down and think about it carefully, the reasons for all this are actually many.
First of all, it is the Chinese in the United States, Song Zheng's popularity in the United States is still very high, Cannes actor, Berlin actor, not to mention anything else, just for the achievements made in international film festivals, Song Zheng can be said to be the best in the Chinese film industry.
Overseas Chinese really need a hero, a hero who can be recognized by the international community to boost their morale, just like when Yao Ming entered the NBA as the top pick in the NBA draft, the Chinese in the United States were jubilant, and Yao Ming's game in any city would attract a large number of Chinese to the scene to support.
Now that Song Zheng has landed in the United States with his works as a double international actor, of course the Chinese in the United States will fully support it.
In addition, there is a factor of curiosity, there will be many Chinese-made films released in the United States every year, but except for Zhang Yimou's "Hero", most of them have suffered a fiasco, and some can only get tens of thousands, thousands, or even hundreds, dozens of dollars at the box office.
Now suddenly there is a movie made by Chinese that has won the applause of film critics as soon as it is released, how can people not be curious, so many people are driven by curiosity and enter the cinema.
Then there is the hype, American filmmakers naturally do not welcome anyone who comes to compete with them for jobs, but for the media, they don't care about this, what they want is news, if "Hurricane Rescue" can be successful, this gimmick is not small, enough to attract the attention of many people.
Americans admire civilian heroes, and are willing to create civilian heroes, there is no doubt that Song Zheng and his movies have such potential, although Song Zheng is a Cannes and Berlin double actor, but for ordinary Americans, he is a blank slate, and now civilians want to counterattack the rich and handsome, which is exactly what they are willing to see.
In addition, the movie itself is also of high quality, and there are naturally more people who are willing to spend money to buy tickets to support.
Unexpectedly, it seems to make sense.
Others are probably in the same mood.
Compared with Song Zheng, Mr. Hardy, the general manager of Columbia, has a much more complicated mood, before the release of "Hurricane Rescue", he has invested a lot in the remake, seeing the fire of "Hurricane Rescue", his remake plan is going to become a big joke, but he is already riding a tiger at this time, and he has to go all the way to the black.
Now for him, the only straw is to invite the well-known Hollywood tough guy Jason Statham to play the leading role, and at that time, at least use Jason Statham's fame to boost the box office.
"He still hasn't said yes, has he?" said Hardy, looking at his right-hand man Alaire with a dismal expression, his tone looking very impatient.
In this regard, Alaire also seemed very helpless, he has raised the offer again, which is one-fifth higher than Jason Statham's usual salary for films, but the other party still did not give him a clear reply, but only said that he would have to think again.
"Yes, Mr. Hardy, I'm sorry, but believe me, I've done my best!"
What Alaire said was true, he had visited Jason Statham twice in a row, but the other party did not let go, and he really had no choice.
"Perhaps, we can choose a new male lead!?"
Re-election!?
Hardy looked at Alaire coldly, worried about the IQ of his right-hand man, there are many tough guys in Hollywood, but the most famous one now is undoubtedly Jason Statham, and his image is also very consistent, and he is undoubtedly the best candidate.
"Why don't you say bring the Chinese Song over and let him shoot it again!?Mr. Gary Aller, please remember that I am the one who makes the decision, you just have to do what I say, understand!?"
Hardy's tone became more and more urgent, and he couldn't be allowed not to be in a hurry, but now he was in a very bad situation, so much money had been thrown into the preliminary preparations, if the final box office failed, even if he had made great contributions to Columbia before, those people on the board of directors would still not hesitate to kick him out.
All Hardy can do now is step up his preparations while praying that "Hurricane Rescue" will be short-lived on its first day and will soon be revealed.
But the development of things was obviously not what he imagined, and on the second day of the release of "Hurricane Rescue", the North American box office reached $7.23 million, once again winning the single-day box office championship.
After Glenn Hardy got the statistics, his heart instantly sank to the bottom, and the box office was as high as the next day, and there was a small increase, which proves that this film from China has been accepted by the audience.
Yes, "Hurricane Rescue" has won the love of American audiences, although it is not a Hollywood production, but a film from China across the ocean, but it does not prevent American audiences from loving this movie.
Local Los Angeles television stations also sent reporters to conduct random interviews with passers-by on the streets, and the result was that of the 100 people interviewed, 85 had seen "Hurricane Rescue" and nine were ready to see it.
People who have watched this movie have commented on Song Zheng, the agent father: He is so cool, especially the figure, which is really fascinating!
Belch~~~~~~
Song Zheng accidentally became the new favorite of rotten girls, which was unexpected!
It wasn't until the fifth day that "Hurricane Rescue" was surpassed by the newly released "Incredibles" and handed over the single-day box office champion, but the total box office has reached $32.68 million, and according to feedback from everywhere, the momentum is still unabated, and most movie theaters have increased the number of screenings of "Hurricane Rescue".
Columbia also added 800 cinema screenings as agreed, and although Mr. Hardy is still unhappy, no one will have a grudge against money, after all, there is still their own interests involved.
Nowadays, there is no one in the United States who does not know that an action movie from China has become popular on the big screen in the United States.
Similarly, when the news came back to China, for a while, the media also caused a sensation.
Before the filming of "Hurricane Rescue" started, Wang Zhong said that this movie was aimed at the American market, but at that time, who would take his words seriously.
The earlier "Big Names" also kept saying that they wanted to invade the United States, but what was the result?
Ordinary people don't know, and they still think that "Big Names" really made money, can the media not know?
The one who loses is called a miserable!
In the eyes of the media, even though "Hurricane Rescue" is indeed very popular in China, what is it like in front of Hollywood?
Not worth the expectation at all!
Even Feng Xiaogang lost in disgrace, why did Song Zheng die?
But the ending is often unexpected, and when everyone else is not optimistic, the movie "Hurricane Rescue" turned out to be popular in the United States.
"Quick! Immediately inform the people in the United States, I want to get the first-hand exclusive interview with Song Zheng!"
A roar rang out from the office of the editor-in-chief of a newspaper.
A similar situation is also played out in many newspapers and magazines, but everyone knows how difficult it is to interview Song Zheng.
is such a well-known big man, but he has always stayed away from the media, because everyone actually knows what it is.
If it weren't for the fact that some unscrupulous media used Song Zheng's children to fight for attention, why would Song Zheng have such a big prejudice against the media?
Until now, unless Song Zheng himself is willing, otherwise, no one will want to get a word from Song Zheng's mouth.
Knowing that going to the United States recklessly was also boring, many reporters simply contacted Su Wenwen first, and she was a person who could talk.
Su Wenwen naturally knew the news from the United States for a long time, and she was not surprised to see the reporter come to the door.
"Now, Mr. Song is very busy over there, and there will be a big move soon, if you want to interview Mr. Song, I suggest you wait for a while!"
Su Wenwen threw out another big bomb in a few words.
And big moves?
The reporters were instantly thundered!
Now that the difficulty factor of this action is already very high, so big that they are caught off guard, what is next?
This is holding back and not letting my peers live!
The reporters asked again, but Su Wenwen didn't say anything, only said that everyone would know when the time came.
At the same time, on the United States side, "Hurricane Rescue" is still hot, although it has joined several big productions to compete for Christmas stalls, and has thinned a lot of box office share, but the total box office of "Hurricane Rescue" is still steadily accumulating.
Ten days after its release, the total box office of "Hurricane Rescue" has reached 83.26 million US dollars, approaching the total box office of the original "Hurricane Rescue" when it was released in the United States, and it seems that there is no suspense at all when it breaks 100 million, it is only a matter of time.
It has also been released in Europe, and it is said that the box office performance is also quite good, but when it was released in France, it was protested by some people, who thought that the film would seriously affect the tourism industry in France, and said that France is a very civilized country, Paris is the safest city in the world, and the government is also honest, and there will be no such phenomena as in the movie.
In this regard, Song Zheng didn't bother to respond after knowing it, everyone knows that this movie is actually based on real events, and the methods of criminals are even more rampant, but in real events, there is no such awesome agent father as Guan Zhe.
However, although some idle people jumped out to protest, after the release of "Hurricane Rescue" in Europe, the most dazzling box office data happened to be in France.
France can be regarded as Song Zheng's base camp, and his first two actor titles were won in France, so compared with other countries, French fans obviously recognize Song Zheng more.
For French fans to be so enthusiastic, Song Zheng can only express his gratitude.
In the end, whether the global box office of "Hurricane Rescue" can reach the height of the original version in the previous life, all Song Zheng has to do now is wait, but judging from the current momentum, it doesn't seem to be much of a problem.
If the box office can successfully exceed 200 million, Song Zheng will be able to get at least 20 million US dollars in the end, which is not far from filling the big hole dug by Lin Xinru.
Perhaps because the box office results of the movie are too good, Song Zheng has more expectations for the album that will be released soon.