563 [Prosperity and Harmony]
With the joining of Tina Brown, Wang Zijun didn't have to ask at all, and the shelves of "Vanity Fair" were quickly erected.
"Love in Paradise" has been drawn in the United States, and the final box office in North America is 100 million US dollars, which is a very good result. And Longfor Film Company's total investment of 16 million US dollars, written by Wang Zijun himself, young director James Cameron's "Terminator", finally began to premiere in the United States. At the same time, Bruce Lee's transformation into the action blockbuster "Hero Hawker" has entered the final stage.
In Hong Kong, the first work after the establishment of New Arts City, Tsui Hark's "Type 1 Danger" has started filming. However, Wang Zijun is not optimistic, Tsui Hark plays too much art in this movie, and the content is violent and dark, and it was almost not released when it was filmed in parallel space, and then it took a few scissors to barely enter the cinema.
Knowing that Tsui Hark was going to shoot "Danger of the First Type" like another time and space, Wang Zijun knew that this movie was going to hit the streets, but he didn't come out to stop it. It can be regarded as spending money to buy Tsui Hark a lesson, anyway, there is not much investment in this movie, and if he doesn't fall and fight, Tsui Hark will not mature so quickly.
On the Taiwan side, "Taiwan Chaplin" and Luo Dayou's best Taiwanese comedian Xu Bu transferred from China Television to Wang's Pictures, and co-produced local comedies with director Zhu Yanping, who also transferred to Wang's Pictures. This pair entered Wang's and filled the gap in Wang's Pictures' lack of comedy-themed films. Prior to this, the comedy produced by Wang has always been supported by Cheng Long's witty kung fu films.
Historically, "Taiwan Chaplin" was not a tragic figure, not long after he became popular, he was controlled by the Taiwan underworld, and died of drug overdose two or three years later. A popular comedy star, he didn't leave any inheritance after his death, and all the money he earned was exploited by the underworld.
This time and space is not allowed to enter Wang's Pictures, and it should not repeat this tragic life.
Zhao Yazhi's stomach already had a sign of going to give birth, Wang Zijun left other affairs and ran to a private hospital in Hong Kong to accompany him.
When Xiao Feiyu was born, it was raining in winter, but it was a sunny day in Hong Kong at this time.
"Hard, hard! The head is already coming out! The doctors and nurses in the delivery room were busy nervously, and Zhao Yazhi's family was waiting anxiously outside the delivery room.
Wang Zijun squatted on the side of the bed, holding Zhao Yazhi's little hand with one hand, and constantly helping her wipe the sweat on her face with the other hand.
Zhao Yazhi bit the towel, the heart-rending pain made her feel like she was about to die, and only hearing Wang Zijun's comforting voice in her ears made her find a sense of security.
At the same time, it was already evening in the United States in the other hemisphere.
James Cameron's "The Terminator" is premiering on this day.
Dragon Tiger Films, which won MGM's distribution network, premiered the film in 20 theaters across the United States at the same time after more than a month of publicity. The move surprised some industry insiders, who speculated about the content of the film and discussed why Dragon Tiger Films would place so much emphasis on a young director's debut film.
In New York, the famous film critic Alfred sits in a large screening room at the Flote Cinema, preparing to enjoy the film that Dragon Tiger Pictures has so strongly promoted.
Compared with Wang Zijun's movie premiere, the premiere of "The Terminator" was much more miserable.
Wang Zijun's last two or three movies have premiered at the same time in 50 theaters across the United States, but movie tickets are still in short supply. Many loyal fans of Wang Zijun, in order to be the lucky ones to watch the premiere of the movie, often have to queue up early.
But what about the premiere of "The Terminator"? Hollywood is a little better, and the New York movie theater where Alfred is now present has less than 50% attendance.
Moreover, a large part of the fifty percent of the premiere audience came for actor Arnold Schwarzenegger.
Arnold Schwarzenegger has been a little popular since he played a supporting role in Wang Zijun's "Two Heroes", and the next few films are all bad action movies.
Director James Cameron is a little-known newcomer, and the male lead Michael Bean and the female lead Linda Hamilton are both young actors who are just starting out. In the whole movie, Arnold Schwarsinger, the villain, is the most popular, and most of this popularity comes from his identity as a bodybuilder.
"The Terminator" is such a pure newcomer work, if it weren't for the vigorous promotion of Dragon Tiger Films, which aroused some interest in the industry, famous film critics like Alfred would not have come to the theater to pay attention to its premiere.
Less than half of the audience in the theater were chatting with each other at this time, and some were bored waiting for the movie to start. Alfred took out his notebook and pen, ready to jot down something at any time. He could have been invited to a premiere in Hollywood, but he didn't like the excitement, and it was more fun to watch a movie in this screening room.
Soon, the movie will begin, but the screening room is still not half full.
At the beginning of the film, there is the familiar symbol of a dragon and a tiger, and Alfred is very interested in Chinese dragons, and he has also checked the information to understand.
In Alfred's films, the debut of a new director often has a boring beginning, with a lengthy list of behind-the-scenes personnel. However, "Terminator" is obviously beyond his expectations, as it is a devastated battlefield, with a spaceship passing through the air, and then a tank track appears in front of the camera, crushing it with a "click", and it crushes a human skull.
With the quiet exclamation in the screening room, Alfred sat up straight. Judging from his experience, the director of this film is obviously a guy who is very good at using large scenes to tell stories.
Many well-known directors, after filming one or two dozen films, do not necessarily have the ability to control big scenes. And this time, Dragon Tiger Film Company is obviously very lucky to have found a very talented rookie director.
As the plot of the film progresses, everyone, including Alfred, is focused on the screen, and only the screening room, which is sparsely populated, erupts with shouts from time to time.
Futuristic worlds, time travel, robot battles, ...... All kinds of sci-fi elements make a strong debut, and James Cameron's natural directing ability slowly tells these things to make people immersive, sometimes depressing, sometimes exciting.
The battle between the protagonist and the robot made the audience's palms sweat every time, and it was not until he finally used his wits to kill the villain robot that the screening room burst into applause.
"I'll be back!" At the end of the film, the Terminator robot leaves this sentence, indicating that the movie is not over yet.
Then a line of big words suddenly appeared on the screen: Stay tuned to "Terminator 2: Last Judgment"!
"What an ambition!" Alfred smiled.
Of the major Hollywood movie giants, which one doesn't have its own series of movies? The kind of well-known series of films are the treasures of the film company and the tools for making money.
Now Dragon Tiger Film Company is obviously going to create its own series of movies, and when the first "Terminator" premiered, it advertised the second part in the film.
In any case, Dragon Tiger Films has succeeded. At least Alfred himself, is very much looking forward to the release of "Terminator 2".
Alfred wrote a title on his notepad: "D&T's Ambition."
…………………… Hong Kong.
Zhao Yazhi leaned on the head of the bed, and in the swaddling clothes in his arms, there was a baby with a small face and a little wrinkled.
Wang Zijun sat on the edge of the bed and smirked, and there was Wang Xianzhi who came from Taipei in the room, who was holding Zhao Yazhi's father's hand at this time, and kept saying: "Let your family Azhi be wronged......
In the corner of the aisle of the hospital, two nurse sisters were gossiping: "I didn't expect Zhao Yazhi to be Wang Zijun's woman, and they both gave birth." ”
"Yes, it's definitely a big deal, you said that if you sell this news to gossip magazines, will you get a lot of money?"
"Don't. I heard that Wang Zijun is a gang boss, and many bigwigs in Hong Kong are friends with him. Don't risk your life for a little money. ”
"It won't be that serious."
"Then you can try."
"Forget it. No matter what, Wang Zijun also sealed a big red envelope for one of us, so it's better to be content. ”
After speaking, the two female nurses left to do their own business, but when they came home in the evening, the first thing they said when they entered the door was: "Hey, husband, do you know?" Ah Zhi turned out to be Wang Zijun's woman, and she just gave birth to a son today. I kid you not! ”
Secrecy, or perhaps the hardest thing in this world.
However, Wang Zijun didn't take these things to heart at all, and his current thoughts are all about how to love Zhao Yazhi's mother and son.
"Well, open your mouth!" Wang Zijun used his mouth to cool the chicken soup in the spoon and carefully sent it to Zhao Yazhi's mouth.
Zhao Yazhi smiled and opened his small mouth, biting the spoon for a long time, but his eyes stared at Wang Zijun in a daze, with a happy look on his face.
"Zijun, what is the name of our child?" Zhao Yazhi teased the little baby in his arms and asked.
Wang Xianzhi, who has been talking with his in-laws, couldn't help it now, and said: "Before I came to Hong Kong, I consulted a scholar, and he said that the word 'Xi' is good. Prosperous and happy, the children grow up, the family and career are smooth. ”
"Yes, the word 'Xi' is good, and the name Wang Xi is good." Zhao Yazhi's father also chimed in.
Wang Xianzhi originally wanted to say that the child is a "book" generation, and should be called Wang Shuxi, but the daughter of the family is already very aggrieved to be a little wife, since the in-laws say that it is called Wang Xi, then call it Wang Xi. However, when compiling a family tree, you have to write your full name, for example, Lin Yi has to be written as Wang Shuyi.
"Ah Xi, are you called Ah Xi...... Zhao Yazhi's face was full of smiles, and he kept asking with his son's little face.
(To be continued)