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On June 11, after nearly two months of warm-up, Fang Jianhui's "Alien ET" was released on a large scale in North America.

This was followed by a preview screening at the closing gala of the Cannes Film Festival in May, where a long standing ovation was given to the filmmakers after the film ended. Because Fang Jianhui did not show up, Adjani greeted the audience on his behalf, and she was even happier than she was even happier when she won the movie on her behalf. The preview screening, which was held in Houston at the end of May, was also highly acclaimed.

The film opened in more than 1,100 theaters in the first week, and the box office in the first week was 21 million, easily winning the weekly championship. The box office did not decrease but increased, at more than 23 million in the second week, and 25 million in the third week, winning the box office championship in the first six consecutive weeks. Since then, the box office rankings have fluctuated between first and fifth place until December.

"Alien ET" has set several unbreakable records in North America: the most weeks to win the box office (16 weeks), the most weeks to get the top five box office (27 weeks), the most weeks to get the top 10 box office (35 weeks), and the longest theatrical run time (more than one year), these records are so solid that even later god films such as "Titanic" and "Avatar" cannot be shaken.

The film's overseas release was in December, in time for Christmas and New Year in various countries, and it was also an unparalleled success. Box office records have been set in many countries, such as RB ($66 million), the United Kingdom ($30 million), France ($28 million), West Germany ($24 million), Italy ($20 million), Brazil ($13 million), etc.

It is worth mentioning that this refers to the box office amount, not the number of moviegoers. For example, the French movie-going record was set in 1938 by Disney's "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs", which is a staggering more than 18 million people, nearly double that of "Alien ET".

By the time the film was finally finished, it had been screened in North America for more than a year, with a total box office of a historic 359 million, a total of 260 million overseas, and a total of $610 million worldwide, surpassing "Star Wars" to become a new box office record setter.

Matching the soaring box office, the film received one-sided praise:

Liam Lacey, The Globe and Mail: This is a modern film that deserves to be hailed as a contemporary classic.

Gary Arnold, HSD Post: Fong has always shown extraordinary ability in film, but "Alien ET" is undoubtedly his most satisfying work to date.

Jay Carr, Boston Globe: A piece of music that is shown to the eye, that's why I call it a classic, and why I watch it over and over again.

In later generations, the film was rated as "the greatest science fiction movie", "the greatest children's movie", "the best movie for families" and a series of titles.

During the film's popularity in the United States, Fang Jianhui basically stayed in Xiangjiang, saying that it was 'basic', because Fang Jianhui went to the United States on June 20, and he made a special trip to the White House to screen "Alien ET" for the Reagan couple at the invitation of US President Reagan and his wife.

On the 21st, after Fang Jianhui accompanied the president's family to watch the movie in the small screening room of the White House, the first lady held Fang Jianhui's hand, shook it again and again, and said excitedly: "What a touching and good movie!", and then, President Reagan presided over the ceremony and personally hung the 'Presidential Medal of Freedom' on Fang Jianhui's chest.

What Fang Jianhui didn't know was that in addition to his outstanding contributions to the dissemination of American culture, the secret political lobbyists organized by Shirley and William also made great contributions. And this medal also brought a good start, after that, Fang Jianhui was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal by the United States Congress in September. The following year, he was awarded the title of Lower Rank of Knight by the British Crown, and from then on, he could prefix his name with the prefix 'Sir', or be called 'Sir Fang'.

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On July 20, "Taking the Wrong Car" was released in Taiwan, and the tragic experience of the dumb uncle and others in the movie became a national topic for a while. Dumb and others are sad from beginning to end, most of the audience also cries from beginning to end when watching the movie, often when the closing lights are on, everyone is red-eyed, and they feel embarrassed to look at each other.

The film has been re-screened four times, and the box office in Taipei City has reached more than NT$40 million, becoming the champion of Chinese films this year (the box office champion of the year is Fang Jianhui's "Alien ET", with a box office of 80 million). ）。

In addition to continuing to increase Lin Qingxia's popularity in Taiwan, the biggest beneficiary of this movie is Ye Qianwen. At the same time as the movie was released, Rolling Stone Records released Ye Qianwen's "Wrong Car" original soundtrack, which was robbed as soon as it was released, and the songs in the movie such as , etc. were also sung all over the streets of Taiwan Island, and they even dominated the Chinese song chart for 16 consecutive weeks.

(Note: Because the author Hou went to the mainland after writing the song, the matter was very troublesome, the song was banned by the Taiwan authorities at that time, and after the production company tried its best to dredge up, it was only allowed to be played in the movie, and it was not allowed to be publicized or appear in the record.) Of course, this is not the case with this plane, and it has been more successful with records. )

According to later statistics, this soundtrack album broke the sales record of Taiwan Island with sales of more than 700,000 copies, in addition to making the unknown Ye Qianwen a new generation of diva in the Taiwan music scene, it also gave the newborn Rolling Stone Records wings to take off.

Ye Qianwen's name and posters spread all over the streets and alleys of Taiwan Island with the song, and invitations for various performances and interviews flew like snowflakes. made her straightforward personality a little unhappy, and let Fang Jianhui appreciate a lot of boudoir fun.

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Looking at Ye Qianwen's belief value, which is soaring every day, it has reached more than 3 million in a short period of time. 'The routine of movies and songs seems to be very interesting!', Fang Jianhui thought to himself, it's just that Taiwan Island is so good, if you get a Hollywood blockbuster and let Sister Lijun sing it, wouldn't it be cool to fly!

"American, English, genre: music, box office-focused. After deciding on the genre of the next film, Fang Jianhui immediately sent a purchase request to the system.

"Flastdance, artistic value: 58, box office value: 89". The system responds, and a script appears in his mind.

Halo, the artistic value is too low, isn't it? It's not even 60, this is the rhythm that people complained about as soon as it was released! Moreover, the box office value of 89 is also a failing score in Hollywood films, and it is estimated that after the release, it can get a box office of 6 or 7000 million. For the sake of tens of millions, if I want to be sprayed by a lot of people to make bad movies and cheat money, why should I bother? However, the soundtrack of this film is a good product, looking at the evaluation, it is no problem to sell 20 million copies, if you want Teresa Teng to sing, it will definitely make her more popular!

No, the film itself is bad, but the music is super good, and I can't afford to lose it, so I have to use the trick of "strengthening". So, Fang Jianhui spent another 1 million beliefs and used the "strengthening" skill on the script.

"Flastdance, artistic value: 71, box office value: 94", after use, the effect is obvious, the artistic value has increased by 13 points, and it has reached a passing grade. Fang Jianhui compared the differences between the two versions, and found that the new version is much brighter in color and the editing is more organized, the first version of the heroine cannot see the face clearly when dancing, and the latter is clearly visible.

However, the artistic value of 71 is placed on others, which may be nothing, but on Fang Jianhui, who has an incomparably brilliant record in the past, then criticism is inevitable.

However, Fang Jianhui decided to make this one, because the heroine of this film is very likable, and the box office value of 94 will make her an instant hit, and the original soundtrack of the film will also be a big hit, which will benefit Teresa Teng a lot. With two women in a film at the same time, Fang Jianhui felt that even if he was scolded, it was worth it.

"Nini, I have a movie here, I need to find a little girl who can dance, do you have anyone who can recommend it?" The heroine of "Lightning Dance" has a lot of dancing scenes, so being able to dance is a must.

"I really have someone here, also French, who is called 'Little Adjani' by the media, that is, my successor. Adjani said. "Sophie Marsul, she is not very old, but she is already famous. ”

This girl Fang Jianhui knows, Sophie Marsso, born in 1966, debuted with "First Kiss" two years ago, and the film won the box office championship of the French mainland film that year with more than 4 million viewers, only behind Fang Jianhui's "The Sixth Sense". Her pure and lovely appearance in the film is unforgettable. Because Fang Jianhui's insight has a limitation, that is, it cannot be used on women under the age of 16, which also causes him to be unable to discover her hidden information earlier.

After using the discerning eye, the hidden information is revealed: 'Sophie Marsso, 16 years old, virgin, occupation: actor, ability: 81, appearance: 94, popularity potential: 89, future title: French rose'

"Can she dance?" Sophie had other conditions, but she didn't know if she could dance.

"I think so. Adjani wasn't sure. "I'll get back to you when I get in touch with her. ”