$20 million, which is almost an incredibly high price for a Chinese film.

Later, the popularity of "Hero" in North America made Zhang Yimou and the producer of "Hero" very unhappy, and even publicly accused Harvey Weinstein of being too black-hearted.

But now Fox has won all the rights to "Hero" in North America and the distribution rights in Europe, and the day after tomorrow, "Hero" will be released in 2,222 theaters across the United States.

Fighting "Hero" is the sequel to the horror film "Python Disaster 2: Searching for Blood Orchid" and a crime suspense film "Suspect Zero", which has a high box office and high reputation.

"Anaconda 2" is the biggest threat, but the biggest concern for Fox is choosing "The Raid" to be released on Monday.

For "Raid", the biggest competitor is also "Hero", after all, the summer vacation schedule has reached this stage, the real blockbuster zuò films have ended, and the market popularity has dropped significantly.

In such a situation, they are all yellow-skinned directors and yellow-skinned actors.

And they're both action-oriented, but the concepts of Hero and Raid are completely different.

Zhang Yimou and Fox share the same concern, and the simultaneous release of two action movies with conflicting styles could have a huge negative impact on the other.

But so far, the trailer and publicity of "Hero" have satisfied Fox, and the arrival of Zhang Yimou has also kicked off the final publicity of "Hero".

At the Hilton Hotel, Matthew Langte, manager of the distribution department of Fox, director Zhang Yimou, starring Jet Li, and Zhang Ziyi sat on the rostrum, and more than 20 reporters gathered under the rostrum.

Although "Hero" was postponed for a year in North America, the Oscar nomination for foreign language film half a year ago still made "Hero" get countless people's attention.

A few years ago, Ang Lee's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" had a bumper word-of-mouth box office double harvest, which made many people look forward to Zhang Yimou's "Hero". At this moment, more than 20 reporters came to the scene, although there were not many, but there were many of them.

Matthew Lunt hopes that these people in front of him can help "Hero" send a good signal to the audience. Let them go into the theater.

"Thank you all for coming to our launch. I don't think it will disappoint you, so if you have any questions, please feel free to ask!" said Matthew Runt with a smile.

Although Zhang Ziyi is only a supporting role in the film, she is well-known internationally enough, and she was the heroine of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" at the beginning, so many reporters threw the problem to Zhang Ziyi from the beginning.

"Zhang, who do you think is better for "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" or "Hero"?"

"Zhang, how much do you think the box office of "Hero" can be, will it reach the point of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon"?"

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Zhang Yimou was not surprised at all that the reporters threw the questions to Zhang Ziyi for the first time. On the contrary, I am glad that this situation is in place.

He values Zhang Ziyi's influence in the United States, and hopes to help the box office.

Zhang Ziyi is not a rookie, she has been in the entertainment industry for so many years, she knows how to answer such a question: "No, these are two equally excellent films."

I'm honored to be part of the filming of this film and to be part of the crew, I can't reveal the specific plot, but I think you won't be disappointed when you approach the theater.

As for the box office, I think the higher the better, but the most important thing is everyone's word of mouth. That's what we care about the most. ”

"JET, THIS IS THE FILM YOU STARRED IN. There were rumors that Justin Chen's "Raid" would invite you to star, but in the end you didn't star, but Zhen from the "Hero" crew, do you have anything to say about this?

Did Justin invite you in the first place?

"JET, 'The Raid' will be released in three days, do you think it's a failed schedule for them to schedule on a bad day like Monday?"

"JET, DO YOU REGRET NOT STARRING IN "RAID", WHAT KIND OF PERSON DO YOU THINK DIRECTOR JUSTIN CHEN IS, AND CAN THIS "HERO" SAVE YOU FROM YOUR RECENT EMBARRASSING SITUATION AT THE BOX OFFICE IN "HOLLYWOOD"?"

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Jet Li laughed, feeling a little depressed, he once thought that Chen Tian, a Chinese director who rose in an instant in the United States, would invite him.

The result was completely chased by the media, and in the end the role was left to Donnie Yen, and Chen Tian never contacted him from beginning to end.

He is not a fool, he knows that Chen Tian has used him to play with Jackie Chan in advance publicity.

"It's a shame that I didn't get an offer from director Justin, who is also a very talented and young director, and I haven't had time to follow The Raid yet, I think I will.

I think they must have had special considerations for the arrangement of the schedule, and if I can guess that, then they must have suspected that there is a discordant factor in the company.

I also hope to have a chance to work with Justin in the future, but for now I hope that "Heroes" can satisfy everyone.

I'm very confident in that, and I won't force it at the box office, but I'm sure a good film will get more attention. ”

Although Jet Li did not directly mention how good the box office was, he still showed confidence in "Hero".

The reporters set their sights on director Zhang Yimou, who knew that Zhang Yimou was a top director in China before they came, but for them who were used to Hollywood, they did not think highly of Zhang Yimou.

"Director Zhang, at present, Justin Chen, except for the currently released "Heartbeat", has not exceeded 100 million, and other films have successfully exceeded 100 million in North America, will you feel pressure?

Do you think "Heroes" has the potential to beat "The Raid" at the box office?" Blake, a reporter for The Hollywood Reporter, asked, standing up.

Zhang Yimou touched the microphone and laughed: "Justin Chen is an excellent director, I met him a month ago, and I believe that "Raid" will be an excellent film.

But I'm also sure that Heroes will impress you, and I'm looking forward to a win-win situation at the box office. ”

Just then, Shawn of the Los Angeles Times next to Blake received a text message.

"Scarlett's theft case thief returned all the belongings, and last night someone on the Internet began to break the news that they had got the divorce agreement between Justin and Scarlett. ”

"Divorce agreement, God, this news is really exciting!" Sean couldn't help but shout, and when he shouted, he realized that he was still interviewing on the spot, how could Sean's abnormal appearance escape the capture of his treacherous peers.

"Whose divorce deed?"

"What news, share it with Sean!"

……

Although the voices of other people were quiet, there were only about two dozen reporters at the scene, which suddenly seemed very abrupt.

Zhang Yimou looked a little embarrassed, there were no more people asking questions on the spot, and it was less than twenty minutes before the start of the press conference.

"Justin Chan is back in Los Angeles, I'm going to the airport soon, this time it must be big news, it's going to be late!" Feck of the Orange County Chronicle glanced at the text message on his phone and looked at the stage not far away.

"I'm sick to my stomach, you interview first, I'll go to the bathroom first. Feck clutched his stomach, then bent over and walked towards the door looking a little painful.

"You're not going to spoil your stomach, are you? Sean asked with some concern, but Fic had received a similar text message as he walked out of the room.

"Shit! That guy must be lying to me!" Sean didn't have the heart to stay.

Soon they all found reasons to leave, the scene became extremely embarrassing, Matthew Runte's expectations were completely disappointed, and the embarrassing half hour of the press conference ended.

"Damn it!" Matthew Runt slammed the table!

"What Justin divorce?" said Matthew Runte's angry face suddenly smiled. (To be continued......)