Although "Who Am I" hides a lot of soft advertisements that serve the Tang industry, the American film critics still give a lot of affirmation. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

For example, James Platinari, a film critic and novelist who has begun to use the World Wide Web as the latest interactive means to publish film reviews, paid special attention to the highlights of "Who Am I" that focused on failed stunts at the end of the film, believing that it was this hilarious and funny three minutes that brought out the hard-won excitement of the whole movie.

For example, Richard Harrington of the HSD Post pointed out that Jackie's stunts are significantly different from Hollywood's stunts; He even made an analogy - "Who Am I" is more energetic than "Dead by Daylight" in the "007" series he has watched.

I have to say that Cheng Long is now at his peak, and the quality of the movies starring him is hard enough, and the audience is easy to buy - since he received Tang Huan's "Who Am I" filming plan the year before last, he still has time to be busy with other production projects.

Take this year, in order to raise funds for the Xiangjiang Directors Association, Cheng Long improvised the "Double Dragon Club" with the cooperation of 100 directors, and it was released in time for the extremely competitive Chinese New Year, and won more than 33 million Hong Kong dollars at the box office of Xiangjiang City.

You must know that at this stage, the reference standard for the big sales of commercial films in Xiangjiang is the highest level.

It is completely conceivable that with the global release of "Who Am I", invested by Mr. the richest man, the films cooperated by Golden Harvest and Cheng Long, such as "Police Story 3", which has already made a second sequel, will definitely have to take a ride - this is a big benefit of following Tang Huan.

I don't know if the success of "Who Am I" will affect the "Spy" that Jet Li is filming, which also has the protagonist's amnesia.

Compared with these two action stars, Lin Qingbian has naturally been more recognized in Hollywood - following the heroic and sassy woman dressed as a man in "Mulan", the undefeated Oriental in "Smiling Proud Jianghu II Undefeated in the East" released this year is so stunning that there is no need to repeat it - the word undefeated in the East has quickly become a symbol.

With these three successful examples, Tang Huan became more and more familiar with the creation of Zhou Runfa, and directly matched him with two Oscar actresses - Jodie Foster, and chose the work "Anna and the King".

The subject matter is of course rigorously argued, based on the famous novel "Anna and the King of Siam" by American writer Margaret Langdon, and this biographical novel is based on the memoirs of British traveler, educator, and activist Anna Leonovens, who was born in British India.

Anna Leonovens, a widow with two children, traveled from Singapore to Siam in 1862 at the invitation of the Siamese royal family to serve as a tutor to King Rama IV until she moved to Canada in 1867.

Due to the realities of life, there must be a lot of inaccuracies in this memoir, such as Anna Leonovins' intention to elevate her status in Siam and her influence on the royal family, claiming that it was because she told "Uncle Tom's Cabin" for the little prince of Siam that Siam abolished slavery 40 years later. However, her description of the life of the Siamese royal family is undoubtedly very in place.

In addition, Margaret Langdon, who wrote the fictional novel "Anna and the King of Siam" based on "Anna and the King: Memoirs of Six Years at the Royal Palace in Bangkok", went to Siam as a missionary with her husband Kenneth Langdon in 1927 to run the church school, and then had the opportunity to read a lot of books about Siam and learn about the story of Anna Leonorvens.

In 1937, Margaret Langdon, who had already given birth to three children in Siam, returned to the United States with her husband and began writing "Anna and the King of Siam."

Today, Margaret Langdon is still alive and lives in Alexandria, Virginia, very close to the capital of the United States, at the age of eighty-nine.

This old lady, in her life, had a popular book, that is, "Anna and the King of Siam" published in 1944, because the "abolitionist idea" catered to the mainstream values of the United States at that time, and suddenly became a bestseller; And in 1946, it was put on the big screen by Twentieth Century Fox.

So far, based on Margaret Langdon's "Anna and the King of Siam", a total of one movie, two musicals, and one TV series have been adapted.

However, the 1972 TV series was a failure, and due to creative differences, Twentieth Century Fox and Margaret Langdon went to court, and the parties eventually settled out of court.

Just like "Madame Butterfly", "Susie Wong's World", and "Miss Saigon", which is currently being performed at the Broadway Opera House in New York, such Western men go to Asia, and Eastern women stage lingering and romantic tragedies, "Anna and the King of Siam", which is centered on representatives of advanced Westerners, has also been favored by the American media, and has not hesitated to praise it, such as "exotic" praised by the "New York Times", "amazing talent" praised by the Atlantic Monthly, and so on.

All in all, "Anna and the King of Siam" is a promising genre, and it's time to follow the trend.

Of course, "Anna and the King of Siam" also has a tricky point, that is, although it has a good conversation with Margaret Langdon, the original author, the king of Siam - Rama IV, is the direct ancestor of the current King of Siam, and the Siamese royal family is dissatisfied with the portrayal of Rama IV in the work, and has been prohibiting the film adaptation from being shown in Siam.

This is in stark contrast to "Madama Butterfly", which tells the love story of an American military officer and an RB geisha, which is very popular in RB and even in Hong Kong.

In order to come to Hollywood for development, Zhou Yunfa has adapted to the language and working methods for a short time. The richest man took advantage of this gap and discussed the issue of "Anna and the King of Siam" with the Siamese side through his connections, but there was little progress - the plan to make a movie there was basically unrealized; There is not much hope of a release in the future; At best, the two sides have reached a non-public understanding.

Now, time is running out of time, and the box office value of the Siam market is dispensable anyway, so the richest man decided to start the filming plan - if you can't shoot in Siam, then go to your own turf - Funan, which is adjacent to Siam.

played with two-time Oscar-winning actress Jodie Foster, with a filming budget of up to $70 million, and the entertainment media tracked the report...... Zhou Yanfa was really a little overwhelmed by such heavy pressure.

Tang Huan couldn't help but laugh, so he called over separately and encouraged: "From Brother Xiao Ma to the king, the style leap is indeed a bit big, but I believe it will be difficult for you." As long as you pass this hurdle, you will have the capital to continue to mix in Hollywood. ”

……

Although these things are complicated to deal with, they are all in order, Tang Huan just moves his mouth, and the specific work is done by his subordinates, so he doesn't need to be sad. But the newly released candidate for the governor of Hong Kong inevitably made the richest man frown.

This is an election year in the United States, and the same is true for the United Kingdom, and it has played out an "absolutely unexpected" drama ahead of schedule - as the recession deepens, according to most opinion polls, Labour will win. But the reality is quite the opposite, and the so-called forecast is nothing short of an international joke. In the most popular election in 18 years, with a turnout of 77.67 per cent, on April 9, the Conservatives not only won unexpectedly, but also won the most votes in history.

It's just that although the Conservative Party as a whole has won the British general election for four consecutive terms, the current Conservative Party ~ nine ministers in the government have lost their seats, especially the Conservative Party who has made great contributions to winning the general election~ President Peng Dingchan was defeated by candidate Don Foster and lost his seat in the House of Commons in the Bath constituency, and the reason is due to the deadly taxation issue.

Peng Dingfang is a very good politician ~ governance, and has a very personal relationship with the current British Prime Minister John Major, and it is under the latter's arrangement that he became the chairman of the Conservative Party ~ and became the third person after the party leader and deputy party leader. If he continues to occupy that House of Commons, he will most likely become Chancellor of the Exchequer or Foreign Secretary in Major Major's cabinet.

John Major and Pang Chung had a good relationship, the former offered a number of candidates to choose from in order to make up for the empty hands of the latter in this election, and the vacant next governor of Hong Kong was one of them, and was finally selected.

In an interview with the media, Peng Ding, who is still a short time away from his official arrival, said a lot about his next work plan, including mentioning that the long-distance and local telephone business in the Xiangjiang communications industry is still monopolized by Xiangjiang Telecom, which does not conform to the competition rules of the free~ market.

Although Hong Kong is located eight time zones from the United Kingdom, in recent years, through the promotional window of Chelsea Football Club, which has become the dominant player in English football, Far Eastern companies such as Hong Kong Telecommunications have gained a certain level of visibility in Europe and have opened up some new markets.

Therefore, as soon as Peng Ding said that after he took office, he would take advantage of Xiangjiang Telecom, lest the media in the world be chaotic. Immediately thought of the Qinhe family and the richest man in the Tang Dynasty behind it, and was rendered as Peng Dingfang standing in front of the stage for his buddy John Major to challenge the influence of the Tang consortium in Hong Kong.

The richest man has always attached great importance to Hong Kong Telecom, and from the perspective of making money alone, the comparison between the amount of profits it contributes and the difficulty of grabbing profits is worthy of his love and affection -- in the tide of Hong Kong immigration, so many businessmen did not follow the crowd, not because it was easy to make a fortune in Hong Kong.

When Tang Huan came to London, England, when the media came to ask him about his views on Peng Ding's remarks, he replied lightly: "I'm not interested in exploring whether there is a political ~ political motive in this, but I want to make it clear that the long-distance monopoly pattern of local calls in the Xiangjiang communication industry is inherited from history, and the franchise period in the hands of Xiangjiang Telecommunications is only ten years left, so there is no need to disturb melancrists." ”

Obviously, this dialogue between Peng Ding and Tang Huan can be regarded as a tie, but it is only because the former has more than a month to take office and is still in the fermentation period.

Tang's richest man came to the UK this time to attend the naming rights ceremony of the English Premier League.

Due to the indescribable entanglement of interests, 20 English football clubs, separated from the English Football League One, created the new top-flight league on February 20 this year, and its first match will be played on August 15 this year. Fangyuan Computer won the title sponsorship for ten years at one time, which made it known as the FA Fangyuan Super League.

After attending the event as the spiritual leader of Fangyuan Computer Company, Tang Huan did not stay in the UK for long, and went directly across the English Channel to Paris to watch the final of the French Open, where Steffi Graff, who had made a comeback, and Monica Seles, who was now the world number one in women's tennis.

Steffi Graf, who only made a comeback this year, only won one title at the women's tennis tournament in Hamburg, Germany, at the end of April in a short period of time, which is a good start in his hometown.

This good form continued until the French Open at the end of May, where they made it all the way to the final, much to the surprise of the media who had been watching closely.

The comeback process often requires a period of technical and psychological adaptation after such a long period of absence from the competitive professional competition, and Steffi Graf, who has been absent from the WTA for more than 18 months, is like going on a vacation and coming back with hot hands.

Professional media analysis pointed out that after the comeback, Steffi Graf has changed a lot, first of all, he has stronger self-confidence and more skilled; The forehand is as aggressive as ever, and the backhand is getting more and more tricky; In recent games, there have been a lot of direct goals with aces.

At this stage, the WTA has a lot of momentum around the world. In terms of prize money alone: in 1976, Chris Evert's total income exceeded $1 million; In 1982, Martina Navratilova won $1 million in one year; In 1984, she raised that record to $2 million; Steffi Graf, who won the Golden Slam in 1988, broke the record to $3 million the following year.

In this general trend, Steffi Graf, whose popularity and status are themselves high, inevitably became overwhelmed by the media hype for his first Grand Slam match after his comeback, and his encounter with Monica Celes in the final was regarded as a key battle to determine the future of women's tennis.

The richest man came to see this game, and he was holding a pair of twins with Steffi Graf - Jinxing and Jinguo, anyway, this matter was stabbed, and it was more conducive to releasing the pressure.

……

ps: The name of the richest man's son, I refer to the advice of book friends, don't mention the copyright stubble, haha...... (To be continued.) )