Chapter 69: New Year
On the live screen of the TV station, as the referee blew the whistle for the end of the game, the score between the Bulls and the Celtics was fixed at 121-99, and the Bulls won by a large score. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
After the game Michael. Jordan was interviewed by the media.
The reporter first said hello to Jordan, and then began to ask: "Hollywood action star Will . Lee is also in the arena today, is he here to support you? ”
"He arrived early today, thanks to him!" Jordan turned around and glanced at Li Wei, raised his hand and said, "Brother, come on!" ”
Li Wei will not miss this kind of opportunity, and immediately appeared in the camera.
"Lee, I heard that your new movie invited Mr. Jordan to make a cameo, is that true?"
"Yes!" Li Wei replied, "Mike will appear in a fighting plot in "Outlaw"! ”
"So Mr. Jordan, will you become a martial artist in this movie?"
Jordan immediately shook his head: "I still don't know what my role is, I'm as curious as you!" ”
The reporter asked Li Wei: "Li, can you reveal it?" ”
Li Wei smiled and said, "I won't Mike play basketball in the movie, that's all I can say!" ”
The conversation was a brief news story on television, but as the Bulls' Christmas game doubled the ratings the next day, the sports editions of the major print media outlets began to buzz.
The Chicago Tribune, an authoritative media outlet and a supporter of the Bulls, first made the headlines of the entertainment section a picture of Lee, but with Jordan.
Their comments focused on Jordan, "Will. Lee wants to ask Jordan to make a cameo appearance in his movie, which is an action movie, is Jordan going to change his career to be a boxer! ”
"My colleagues and I specially revisited the 1964 TV series "The Outlaw", this movie adaptation has a lot of characters, but we couldn't find any characters that fit Jordan, I hope he doesn't play a bad guy!"
Sports Illustrated, the most famous sports magazine in the United States, has a million subscribers and is read by more than 10 million people a week, and their new issue features Jordan on the cover, also revealing news about Jordan's cameo movie.
As a rising star of the NBA, Jordan accepted an exclusive interview with Sports Illustrated, specifically talking about "The End of the World" and Li Wei, this kind of publicity can be better than buying media space, and the key is that it is free.
In the week after Christmas, the news of Li Wei's start of shooting a new film continued to ferment, and the exposure was very high, and reporters began to visit his filming base in Chicago intensively.
And this news has not yet dispersed, and when New Year's Day in 1992 arrived, the news that the overseas box office of "Hurricane Rescue" exceeded 100 million was hyped by the media again.
This is Li Wei's second consecutive film to break 100 million in the world, although it has only accumulated to 110 million, but the screening is not over, especially the European box office, which has only been released for a week or two, and when "Hurricane Rescue" is finished, it is likely to continue to break records.
As of the last day of 1991, the top of the global box office charts belonged to "Terminator 2", with an overseas box office of 310 million, and the runner-up belonged to "Robin Hood, the Prince of Thieves", with an overseas box office of 230 million, and the third place belonged to "The Silence of the Lambs", with an overseas box office of 150 million.
"Hurricane Rescue" is currently ranked fourth, and it is not a big problem to surpass "The Silence of the Lambs", but it is a little difficult to hit the throne of the champion and runner-up.
However, even if the overseas box office of "Hurricane Rescue" does not reach 200 million, it does not affect the status of the film, and the annual champion of the North American film market in 1991 is enough to make it on the record list of film history.
In Hollywood, every New Year, the major entertainment media will summarize the film market situation of the previous year, and all their editorials can't avoid Li Wei's name, unlike last year's New Year, when their focus was on attacking Li Wei's bad resume, this year they focused mainly on movies.
"Killer Tragedy" and "Hurricane Rescue" have collectively earned nearly $600 million at the global box office, but the cost is less than 20 million, which is not unprecedented, and cannot surpass 1975's "Jaws" and 1977's "Star Wars". Lucas hasn't had a new work out for a decade, and he's only in love with the Planet series, Steven. Spielberg was constantly working on new projects, but his recent work was clearly not as good as Li's.
Moreover, Li Wei is only 21 years old this year, and he is still an all-round person who can write, direct and act by himself, and his potential is unmatched.
When 1992 arrived, major Hollywood studios began to hold networking and exchange activities, which is customary, in previous years, the bosses were in the mood to express their feelings, but this year they were not in the mood to look back on the past glory, they invariably talked about a person, and put forward various speculations around this person.
"Will. Did Lee's "The Outlaws" finalize the distribution company? ”
"Will. Will Lee be involved in projects that he does not direct or star? ”
"Invite Will. What kind of price does Lee need to offer? ”
None of this is known, Li Wei never participates in the studios' parties except during the promotion of the film, and he seems to reject these businessmen who have almost tarnished his reputation.
The venue of the Media Center Hotel in Burbank, Los Angeles, where the famous Hollywood film companies and giants basically gathered, and the owners of companies related to the entertainment industry also participated in the party.
Marty of UTA United Elite Brokerage. Ball was the most eye-catching boss in the audience, and since he stepped into the venue, he has been socializing intensively.
At this time he had just met with Paramount General Manager Stanley. Jia Fei said goodbye, and two Disney bigwigs surrounded him again, one of whom was Disney CEO Michael Brown. Eisner, this person's face is a little round, looks like a kind air, but the eyes are a little small, and the gaze is a little gloomy.
The other was an old man with white hair, named Edward. Disney, who turns 60 this year, is more than Michael. Eisner is 12 years older, and he is an honorary director and advisor to the Disney Group, and although he comes from the Disney family, he does not have real power over the group.
"Our subsidiary, Litmus Stone, has partnered with Will. Lee was a great pleasure to work with, Marty! "Michael. Eisner smiled lightly and said, "'Hurricane Rescue' made us a lot of money, and we'll give it to Will. Li will return accordingly, he will soon get the first settlement of the overseas box office, please convey this to him! ”
"I'd love to, honorable Mr. Eisner!" Marty. Bauer understands why these bosses are looking for him, and he has the power to negotiate the distribution of "The Outlaws", and any film company that wants to release the film needs to talk to him personally.
Michael. That's what Eisner was aiming for, he continued: "I've heard that a lot of companies are approaching you, and "The Outlaws" hasn't found a suitable publisher yet. Lee worked with him once, and during that time we built a good relationship, and I am eager to continue this relationship! ”
Marty. Bauer said with a smile: "Universal's has shown a lot of enthusiasm for the distribution rights since preparations began for 'The Outlaws', and the current negotiations are nearing completion. Lee was happy with their conditions! ”
Michael. Eisner then said: "I will offer him more satisfactory terms, I know the bottom line of the Japanese guys in the world, I want to start negotiations with you next week!" ”
Marty. Of course, Ball will not refuse, "I personally welcome the cooperation with Disney. ”