Toshima-ku, Tokyo, Tokyo, Gakushuin University.

Miki Tanaka, 26 (anyone who has watched "The Legend of the Galactic Heroes" knows him) is a master's student in the language program at the university. Wang's magical work "Harry Potter" is very good to watch. After the book caused a sensation in the United States last year, the book dealers, who have always followed the American trend, quickly contacted the American publishing company, only to learn that they only had the right to publish in North America.

At the same time, "Harry Potter" was also released in Asia, and booksellers rushed to try to contact Wang Zijun. It's a pity that Wang Zijun was filming in Europe at the time, and after a lot of trouble, they finally found Yu Donglou and finally bought the publishing rights of this novel. It took more than a month to find a well-known writer in China to translate this novel into Yuewen.

After the publication of Harry Potter, it immediately sparked a craze in the fantasy fiction world, and many works followed suit.

Miki Tanaka is also a fan of novels, especially science fiction, mystery and classical Chinese novels, "Harry Potter" is a modern magic novel, although it is not a big love for him, but its novel setting makes him love it.

Miki Tanaka entered the classroom with a book and sat down. My friend Aida's Akitomi walked over and said with a smile: "Tanaka-kun, why are you watching Harry Potter again?" How many times has this been? ”

"This is the third time." Miki Tanaka Road.

Aida's Akitoshi smiled: "How can you say that you are also a graduate student majoring in languages, and "Harry Potter" is just a fantasy novel, is it worth reading it three times?" ”

Miki Tanaka asked rhetorically, "Don't you think the setting of Harry Potter is very peculiar?" A magic school hidden in a modern city, this is a very immersive book, at least the writers of this book do not have such creativity. Mr. Wang Zijun is worthy of being a talented Chinese writer. ”

"The writer is also very good, you look at this. Although it is not a long novel, it is also a very wonderful mystery novel. Akira Aida said as he took out a magazine from his desk and flipped to one of the pages.

"Ghost Train?" Miki Tanaka looked at the author's name and asked, "Who is this Jiro Akakawa?" The new mystery novel author? ”

"Yes," said Akira Aida, "this 'Ghost Train' is very good, and I think Akakawa-kun will definitely win this year's Mystery Novel Newcomer Award." ”

"Really? The work that Aida-kun admires so much must have its merits. Miki Tanaka said.

"Of course." Aida-kun said, "By the way, Tanaka-kun, I heard that you have been writing a science fiction novel recently, how is your progress?" Can you give me a sneak peek? ”

"I've finished writing, and I'm trying to ask Aida-kun to axe." Miki Tanaka said as she pulled out a thick stack of manuscript paper from her school bag.

"Wow, so many words." Aida Mingxun took it in his hand, looked at the name of the lower corner of the novel, and said strangely, "Li Jiafeng? What a strange surname. ”

Miki Tanaka said proudly: "Li Jiafeng is a pen name that I thought about for a long time. ”

Aida's Akihiro asked, "Why is the surname Li?" ”

Tanaka Art said: "Because I like the great Chinese poet Li Bai, I chose the surname Li." ”

"Oh, you're such a strange guy, poor and backward China, and you deserve to be so admired?" Akira Aida said as he began to flip through this newly released Miki Tanaka's debut novel.

After only a few pages, Akira Aida was intrigued by the science fiction novel, which did not appear in person, but he had to stop because the professor had come to class.

Finally managed to get out of class, Akihiro Aida immediately took out the manuscript paper and continued to read, and it took more than an hour to read the 100-page manuscript paper, and exclaimed: "Tanaka-kun, it's amazing, this novel of yours is absolutely wonderful." But it's really strange, why isn't there a person in it? ”

Miki Tanaka smiled, "Don't you think that's funny?" Nowadays, science fiction is full of himself. ”

"Submit your article to the magazine." Akira Aida said, "Which magazine are you going to apply for?" ”

Miki Tanaka said, "I didn't think about it either. ”

As they left the classroom, the two discussed which magazine to submit to, and soon came to a newsstand.

Akihiro Aida opened a magazine, which was a full-page advertisement for "Food Truck", and said with a smile: "This movie is really pervasive, you can see it on TV, on the street, and now it even appears in science fiction magazines." ”

"Master Wang Zijun's first kung fu work is worth looking forward to." Miki Tanaka took the magazine and said, "It's going to be released in two days, so would you like to go and enjoy it together?" ”

"Not a bad idea." Aida's Akitoshi said, "Although I don't like kung fu movies very much, I'm also curious about what kind of kung fu movies Wang Zijun will make." ”

Miki Tanaka picked up a magazine called "Fantasy City" and flipped through it, saying, "My debut novel, just vote for it." ”

Akira Aida said, "Why? It's just a second-rate science fiction magazine. ”

Miki Tanaka flipped to the last colophon of "Fantasy City" and said with a smile: "My manuscript has a total of 100 pages and 2 lines, but the thickest science fiction magazine is only 80 pages now. Only this "Fantasy City" is 100 pages thick, and if you vote for it, at least it won't be so easy to be rejected. ”

"What a reason for this!" Aida's Akitomi said speechlessly.

………………………………………………………………………… Two days later, Yoshiki Tanaka, the emperor of the pit digging and the king of eunuchs (in the 80s, Miki Tanaka changed his pen name to "Yoshiki Tanaka" due to his pen name "Li Jiafeng") had not heard back from "Fantasy City", but he did not take it seriously, because his science fiction novel was just a temporary game.

Miki Tanaka is now waiting at the door of the theater boredly with three movie tickets in his hand.

Since the release of "The Love of People and Ghosts" in Yueben, Wang Zijun has some fans in Yueben, plus the fans accumulated by previous movies, TV series and songs occasionally introduced to Yueben, Wang Zijun's name is not bad in Yueben, at least stronger than those second-rate stars in Yueben.

Coupled with the carpet bombing propaganda that has been coming for a long time, the first day of the release of "Fast Food Truck", there were occasional scenes of queuing up to buy tickets at the entrance of theaters in some prosperous areas. However, due to the interception of local films, "Food Truck" did not sell well in some places.

"Tanaka-kun, I'm really sorry to keep you waiting!" Akihiro Aida took his girlfriend Noriko Ada's hand and ran over panting.

"It's okay, the movie is still a few minutes away. Here's your ticket. Miki Tanaka said, "Noriko-san, let's go in quickly." ”

"It's really troublesome Tanaka-kun." Noriko Anda bowed and took the movie ticket and said.

When he walked into the theater, Akira Aida glanced at the ticket office and said, "There are so many good movies released in the past few days, and the film market has not been so lively for a long time." If "Food Truck" wants to succeed, I'm afraid it will be a little difficult. ”

"Food Truck" is not a little difficult as Akira Aida said, but faces the encirclement and suppression of good movies from various companies.

Asia Film Distribution Company, the original Takahashi Film Company, Takahashi Saburo is listening to the report of his subordinates: "President, I just got the news that "The Dark Emperor Galloping" and "Criminal" will be released next week. ”

"There's no need to worry." Saburo Takahashi waved his hand lightly and said, the two movies that his subordinates said just now, the first one is about the drag racing family, which belongs to a niche movie; The latter is a meat-selling literary film, and it does not pose a threat to "Food Truck".

Despite this, Takahashi Saburo is still a little annoyed, there are too many movies released during this time, just two days ago, "Elegy" and "The Last Concert" also joined the box office feast in February.

These are nothing, the most threatening to "Food Truck" is "Killer Female Boxer", which was released half a month ago, and "Manhunt", which was released 4 days ago.

The male protagonists of "Killer Female Boxer" are Chiba Shinichi and Kurata Yasuaki, the former is famous for acting in TV series, and later starred in the Hollywood film "Kill Bill", at this time he is a popular male star, and the latter Kurata Yasuaki's kung fu movies in recent years are also very marketable in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and it is a box office elixir during the low tide of the film market, and it is second only to Bruce Lee in the name of the star in the book. And the heroine Shiho Mieko is the number one kung fu actress in this movie, regardless of her face, figure, acting skills and movements, she is first-class, and her box office appeal is huge. (The prototype of Chunli in "Street Fighter" is taken from the collection of three actresses: Taiwan's Mao Ying [screen appearance], Shiho Mei Yuezi [screen story], and Hong Kong Li Saifeng [screen identity].) This is the biggest competitor of "Food Truck", and since its release half a month ago, its box office revenue has reached more than 80 million yuan.

And "Manhunt" has only been released for four days, and the media from all sides have received rave reviews, although the box office is slightly inferior to "Killer Female Boxer", but it is full of stamina, and it is not difficult to surpass it in one fell swoop. (You read that right, this is the phenomenal movie "Manhunt" that was performed hundreds of times in the mainland two years later, and made the mainland full of bell bottoms for the next ten years.) There are more than a dozen movies released in February, and the ones that can be worthy of Takahashi's attention are "The Killer Female Boxer" and "Manhunt". As for the rest of the films, under the encirclement and suppression of these two films, coupled with the fact that the film market is already cold, it is good that they can recover their costs.

"The bones are very hard!" Wang Zijun, who received Takahashi Saburo's message, said to himself.

……………………………………………… Miki Tanaka and two friends entered the theater, and until the movie began, the entire screening room was barely 60% occupied.

I only heard a man complaining in the back: "That's right, Emmi, I finally came out to watch a movie, but I couldn't go to see "Manhunt". I've heard from my colleagues that this movie is amazing. ”

The man's female companion, Emi, said, "Maekawa, don't you men like to watch kung fu movies?" Last week, you said that "Killer Female Boxer" is the best. ”

"Of course "Killer Female Boxer" is good-looking, it is a blockbuster co-starring Shinichi Chiba, Kurata Hoaki and Shiho Mieko!" As soon as the man named Maekawa mentioned Shiho Mieko, he couldn't help but get excited, thinking: Miss Mietsuko is really a national-level beauty, and she laughs and looks a lot better than her girlfriend Megumi.

"Can Chiba Shinichi and Kurata Hoaki compare with Mr. Wang Zijun? Hmph, the two don't add up enough! Emi said disdainfully.

Maekawa said: "Just a Chinese? How can I compare to the star of my Yamato nation? ”

Emi was angry and said, "Maekawa, if you dare to say bad things about Mr. Wang Zijun again, I will break up with you!" ”

Maekawa immediately stopped and sat precariously looking at the big screen.

On the screen, Cheng Long and Yuan Biao have already appeared, and the two are practicing bare-chested, and Emi exclaimed: "Isn't that Cheng Long who played "Drunken Fist"? His muscles are so shapely, it's like a work of art. ”

Maekawa couldn't help but retort: "His muscles are far worse than Kurata Yasuaki's." ”

"Don't talk, watch a movie!" Emi said angrily.

Maekawa muttered, "I don't know who spoke first." ”

The film continued, and there was a burst of laughter from time to time in the screening room, that is, Maekawa no longer talked nonsense, although he looked down on the Chinese a little, but had to admit that this was a very good film.

"Oh, that's Laura. Foner. Suddenly, the men in the screening room exclaimed, and even the bombing propaganda of "Food Truck" made them remember this beautiful Spanish girl the most.

Maekawa's eyes widened, and Laura's charm and nobility when she flicked her hair immediately captured his heart. He couldn't help but think: Miss Shiho Mieko is not as charming as this Spanish girl, sure enough, Westerners are the noblest race, much better looking than Asians.

"Boom!"

A series of explosions, the clumsy looking picture of a food truck flying over the overpass, stunned the audience.

This image is definitely real, and not a special camera like "Ultraman". Oh my God, is the director playing with his life? How is it possible to shoot such a flying car stunt!

But this is just an appetizer, until the plot of the castle begins, all kinds of bizarre and subtle plots and real fights, they don't dare to blink their eyes, for fear of missing the wonderful plot.

Maekawa, who has always been a fan of kung fu superstar Kurata Hoaki, also had to admit: "This is real kung fu!" It's much more exciting than Kurata Yasuaki's! ”

The battle between Cheng Long and Iru Shandu, the battle of wits between Yuan Biao and Kaibo, and the collision of Chinese and Western swordsmanship between Sammo Hung and Albert pushed the plot from one climax to another.

Until the end of the film, the audience still felt unfinished and wanted to watch them fight for a while.

"It is worthy of being a movie recommended by the king of kung fu, Bruce Lee!"

"Yes, I heard that these actions were personally guided by Bruce Lee."

"Wang Zijun and Bruce Lee are good friends, and he is also a kung fu master."

"It is worthy of being a Chinese kung fu film, much stronger than the copycat kung fu film produced by Yueben."

"Did you see the tidbits at the end of the film? Those fight scenes are all filmed by real people and there is no use of stand-ins, Cheng Long and Yuan Biao have been injured many times! ”

"Not only that, but those flying cars are also real, I saw tidbits of medical personnel dragging people out of the flattened car, covered in blood, and must have been seriously injured!"

"There are really some sincere filmmakers, just by virtue of their efforts, they are worthy of respect. This is a good movie, what are our filmmakers doing? ”

"That's it, the movies that Director Ben makes every year really make people want to vomit! Isn't there anyone who can make a good film like "The Sinking of the Book"? always complains about the bleak film market, but in order to reduce costs, they are becoming more and more shoddy. ”

"Except for "Manhunt", which has just been released, there don't seem to be any good movies recently, right? I thought that "Killer Female Boxer" was good-looking, but compared with "Food Truck", it is really faceless! ”

“……”

At the end of the film, the audience began to leave their seats amid a round of applause, but the discussion of the film and the complaints about the domestic film had just begun.

Akira Aida said to Miki Tanaka: "It's really a good movie, I want to learn kung fu when I see it." ”

Miki Tanaka shook her head and said: "It's just good-looking, it's far worse than Mr. Wang Zijun's last "People and Ghosts", which makes me a little disappointed!" ”

Akira Aida said: "It's already very good that kung fu movies can be made like this, do you still want kung fu movies to show how deep the connotation is?" This is a commercial film through and through. ”

"That's right." Miki Tanaka smiled dumbly.

The lovers Maekawa and Emi also held hands affectionately, discussing the plot just now, repeating and admiring the design of the plot and lines inside, as well as how exquisite the fighting actions were.

As a matter of fact, now that the economy is developing rapidly, the self-confidence of the people of the country has begun to swell excessively, and they have even begun to look down on some European and American countries. But in terms of film culture, except for the big sensation caused by "The Sinking of the Book" three years ago, it has been mediocre in recent years, and there is nothing to praise.

Bruce Lee's success has made people who love movies have an almost adoring emotion. Like the kung fu stars Kurata Showa and Shiho Mieko, who are loved by fans, they are just stars who follow Bruce Lee to shoot kung fu movies. In particular, Shiho Mieko even has the title of the female version of Bruce Lee.

The first attendance rate of "Fast Food Truck" was fed back to Saburo Takahashi, which was only an average of 70%, and the box office was only more than 4 million yuan.

The employees of the Asian Film Distribution Company are half worried and half happy, worrying that if this achievement continues, then when the film is drawn, they will barely make money by removing the publicity fee and the dividends from Taiwan, and they are likely to even have to post it upside down (ordinary employees don't know that eighty percent of the publicity fee is made by Wang Zijun); The joy is that the information collected from all sides, those viewers who have watched the film have unanimously praised "Food Truck", and said that they will recommend their friends and family to watch it, and in two or three days, the box office of "Food Truck" may blow out.

As soon as the box office hits, those theaters that originally refused to release "Food Truck" will also rush to buy copies, and as soon as there are more canvases, the box office base will expand again.

Three years ago, the film market was lifeless, but a "Sinking of the Film" swept up 2 billion yuan at the box office, which made countless filmmakers fall through their eyes. Wang Zijun didn't expect "Food Truck" to reach a box office of 2 billion yuan, but if it could get 500 million, it would be a surprise.