For Ang Lee, he chose to watch this movie with his girlfriend, more because he wanted to feel the taste of China during the Lunar New Year, and he did not have hope for the level of this movie.

Most of the audience who walked into the cinema had the same idea as Ang Lee, and when they came out to watch movies during the Lunar New Year, they naturally had to watch Chinese films.

The 25 theaters of the temporary cinema chain naturally can't play "Royal Senior Sister" all day, and after arranging five shows a day, the other gaps are arranged for some old movies. The rental price of copies of these old movies is very low, almost for free, which is better than adding more income to the theater than having no land.

At the beginning of "Royal Sister", the advanced shooting techniques and beautiful and mature action scenes brought unexpected joy to these Chinese audiences. Because in the past, all the old-style kung fu movies that were screened in the Chinese community were like this, and there were almost no modern movies like this.

When seeing the many skyscrapers and luxury restaurants in Hong Kong, some Chinese who have not been back for more than ten years will even sigh in their hearts: It turns out that Hong Kong has developed so well!

Ang Lee is different from the average audience, he watches things on the professional side of film. "Royal Sister" subverted his understanding of Chinese-language films, and he only now discovered that Hong Kong also has good films that are not inferior to Hollywood.

Ang Lee studied theater and film in Taiwan for three years, directed at the University of Illinois for three years, and studied for a master's degree in film at New York University. After watching "Royal Sister" at this time, although he felt that some details of this movie could be handled better, but he really wrote the script for Ang Lee to shoot, but he thought that the overall effect he made was definitely far inferior to Kang Jianfei.

"Well played!"

"Hahaha......"

"Catch that bastard."

"How did the lead actor die?"

"Happy ......"

Various voices came from the screening hall one after another, and it was obvious that the audience was already fascinated by watching this movie, and they unconsciously shouted out with the situation.

Laughter, scolding, and cheering were interspersed throughout the film, and until the end of the film, the audience was still discussing the movie just now.

"This Hong Kong film is so exciting, it's better than Hollywood action movies."

"I heard that the Michael who died in the movie is the director."

"So young?"

"Didn't you read the newspaper? He was also invited to perform at the Los Angeles Music Center. ”

"I heard that this person was a soldier who defected from the mainland, and also participated in the Sino-Vietnamese War, he didn't hold a single piece of wood, he swam to Hong Kong in one breath, and killed four Vietnamese on the streets of Hong Kong on the same day."

"Let's talk big, he just killed two, and those two Vietnamese were robbers, the news was published in the "World Journal" yesterday."

"What do you say the director does? This movie Lin Qingxia is the most interesting. ”

"Yes, I have also watched Lin Qingxia's movies in Chinatown before, all of which are literary films, but I didn't expect her to make kung fu movies."

"Those flying car shots are really desperate, and I see that several people behind the scenes are injured."

“……”

Ang Lee and his girlfriend Lin Huijia mingled in the crowd, and their ears were full of the audience's comments about the movie, the director and the actors, and they couldn't help but longing: "When will my movie be discussed by the audience so excitedly?" ”

When Ang Lee was a student in Taiwan, he made two 8mm experimental films, and several student films at the University of Illinois, but he didn't even have a chance to release them.

Lin Huijia knows her boyfriend very well, she held Ang Lee's hand tightly, and gave Ang Lee a "you can do" look.

The two looked at each other and smiled, and Li An suddenly said, "Huijia, accompany me to watch it again." ”

"Okay." Lin Huijia nodded. It's not the first time she's encountered this situation, and whenever Ang Lee finds a good movie, she can't help but watch it several times.

Ang Lee came to the ticket window and bought two more tickets for the next show, thinking that it would be the Spring Festival soon, so he was no longer thrifty, and bought two more bottles of Coke and some popcorn huā.

After waiting for a long time, Ang Lee and Lin Huijia waited for the movie to be shown again. The first time Ang Lee watched the plot and overall effect of "Royal Senior Sister", but now he is watching it carefully one shot at a time.

"It would be nice if 'Royal Sister' came out on tape." Ang Lee sighed that the big screen in the cinema couldn't let him stop the picture and slowly analyze and appreciate it.

The second show may be due to the screening time, the attendance rate is slightly lower than the first, and "Royal Sister" once again won a full house, and the movie ended with applause.

By the time Ang Lee returned to his dormitory with his girlfriend, it was almost ten o'clock in the evening, and he was still thinking about the various shots of "Royal Senior Sister" in his mind.

From Ang Lee's professional point of view, this film is difficult to see in Hollywood, whether it is in terms of directorial techniques, photography, and stunts. I heard that the director surnamed Kang is still from the mainland, how can he make such a high-quality commercial film, it seems that the level of films in the mainland is not so high!

When he came back, Li Anshun bought two Chinese-language newspapers, both of which introduced Kang Jianfei.

After reading the newspaper, Ang Lee said to his girlfriend a little depressed: "Huijia, I found that I came to the United States to study film for several years, and my film literacy is not as good as that of a 19-year-old mainland boy who became a monk halfway." Do you think my book is in vain? ”

Lin Huijia comforted: "Everyone has their own talents, and this Kang Jianfei may have been born to eat this bowl." You are also very talented, but your abilities need to be built up, and you must not give up halfway. ”

Sometimes, a virtuous helper is even more important to a man than his own ability.

is like the Ang Lee couple in the parallel space, when the two got married, Ang Lee was poor and white, so much so that Ang Lee's mother, who rushed over from Taiwan to attend the wedding, held Lin Huijia's hand and apologized with tears and said that she had wronged her. After Li An graduated with a master's degree, he couldn't even find a job, and had to rely on Lin Huijia, who was studying for a doctorate, to work and study part-time to support him, while he himself took care of his children at home and did housework, and worked as a "househusband" for six years.

Even Ang Lee's friends couldn't stand it anymore and persuaded him to give up his dream early and honestly find a job to support his family. So Ang Lee secretly went to learn computers, but after Lin Huijia found out, she scolded him and said: "There are so many people who learn computers, and there is no shortage of you Ang Lee!" ”

Ang Lee gave up the idea of changing careers to learn computers, and went to a film company to apply for a job, starting from guarding film equipment, and slowly getting out step by step.

If Ang Lee's wife is not Lin Huijia, there may be one more computer elite and one less well-known director in the future.

After being comforted by his girlfriend, Ang Lee cheered up again, took out a pen and paper and wrote down his experience of watching "Royal Senior Sister" today, and prepared to watch the movie again another day to figure it out carefully.

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On the 29th day of the lunar month, Kang Jianfei couldn't wait to call Jiang Zhiqiang and ask: "Is the box office number on the first day out?" ”

"It's out," Jiang Zhiqiang said, "25 theaters, with an average attendance rate of 62.5 and a box office of more than $63,000 on the first day." ”

"Okay, thank you for your hard work, Brother Jiang." Kang Jianfei hung up the phone and couldn't help but sigh. He had read a few time-traveling novels before, and after others crossed over, he casually helped a woman buy a building and went to millions, but here he carefully calculated the gross profit of tens of thousands of dollars a day.

And this is still around the Lunar New Year, the number of moviegoers will be relatively large, and it is estimated that the attendance rate will plummet in half a month, and it is good to be able to earn $30,000 a day.

After Kang Jianfei put down the phone, after writing a messy script for a while, he made a transatlantic call to Hong Kong out of boredom.

The first person to call was Zhao Yazhi's phone, Sister Zhi was his first woman in the world, and she had a very important place in Kang Jianfei's heart.

After the phone was connected, Zhao Yazhi's lazy and weak voice came from the other end: "Hey, who, call so late." ”

Kang Jianfei then remembered the jet lag, and it was estimated that it was one o'clock in the morning. He smiled apologetically: "Sister Zhi, did you disturb your rest?" ”

"Ah Fei?" Zhao Yazhi's voice on the phone suddenly changed from confused to happy.

Kang Jianfei said: "It's me, Sister Zhi, do you miss me?" ”

Zhao Yazhi said angrily: "You villain, you called back once after more than a month of walking, and even the phone number is always exchanged." ”

Kang Jianfei sighed: "Alas, I can't help it, I'm running around the United States these days." It's better to be in Hong Kong, and it's hitting walls everywhere here. ”

Zhao Yazhi heard Kang Jianfei's low tone, and immediately asked worriedly, "Ah Fei, what's wrong with you?" ”

Kang Jianfei was really a little depressed by the attitude of those big Hollywood companies some time ago, but when he heard Zhao Yayi ask at this time, he immediately cheered up and smiled: "Hahaha, it's nothing, those Hollywood companies dare to show Lao Tzu's face, and they will feel good in the future." ”

Zhao Yazhi said softly: "Ah Fei, if you have any hardships, just tell Sister Zhi, if you really can't do it, go back to Hong Kong, anyway, your movie is selling well in Asia." ”

Kang Jianfei is not a person who hides in the bed to be comforted by a woman, he pretended to smile chicly: "It's okay, I'm just unhappy and complaining for a while, and I'll come back when "Royal Sister" is a big hit at the box office in the United States." ”

"You, you know that you are strong," Zhao Yazhi said, "How can the American film market be so easy to enter?" Shaw Brothers Pictures has been making movies for decades, and only one has been a box office hit in the United States, and Golden Harvest can only make money from Bruce Lee's films. I heard that last year, Mr. Jiahe Zou's "Killer Trench" was filmed with a huge amount of money, and it also hit the streets in the United States, and no one will laugh at you when you go back to Hong Kong now. ”

Kang Jianfei could only turn around and comfort Zhao Yazhi: "Don't worry, Sister Zhi." I don't dare to say otherwise, "Royal Sister" can still sell at least $5 million at the box office in the United States. ”

"Really? I heard that "Killer Trench" only sold eight or nine million at the box office in the United States. Zhao Yazhi said.

"When did I lie to you?" Kang Jianfei immediately changed the topic as he spoke, and began to talk to Zhao Yazhi about sensual love.

After talking to Zhao Yazhi on the phone, not long after hanging up the phone, Jiang Zhiqiang suddenly called again, opened his mouth and said excitedly: "It's up, the attendance rate has risen." The attendance rate of the two theaters in New York's Chinatown has reached 80%, and the attendance rate of theaters in other places has also increased slightly. ”

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I heard from a friend in the group that Lao Wang has to pay off the account in 14 chapters today...... (To be continued.)