399. Kung Fu Mania in the United States
PS: Sorry! Tonight, the power suddenly went out until nine o'clock, which greatly shortened my code time, and also delayed the time for updating, and once again I said sorry, it seems that I have to develop a good habit of saving manuscripts......
"Really?" "Really!" "Really?" "Really!" "Really ???" "Mom, it's true!!"
In the kitchen, Liu Xiaoli grabbed Liu Yifei's arm tightly with both hands and asked excitedly.
Liu Yifei was helpless, so she had to answer over and over again, so that when she arrived at Zuihou, she almost swore a gambling curse.
However, after repeated inquiries, Liu Xiaoli finally understood that what her daughter said must be true, in fact, she asked so many times just now to make sure that her heart was also determined, and the movie her daughter acted in was really going to be released in Hollywood!
"Daughter, oh my God, you're amazing, Mommy loves you, Muma~~!" Excited, Liu Xiaoli hugged her daughter and kissed her three times on the spot, and the dream she didn't realize back then finally had hope in her daughter.
"Mom~~" Liu Yifei, who was suddenly attacked, glared at her mother very dissatisfied, how old she was, and she was still kissing, especially when there was Old Man Ye next to her, how embarrassed.
The mentor of the old man Ye on the side kept smiling and watching Liu Xiaoli 'go crazy', and he also knew what Liu Yifei said just now, his grandson's movie could be officially released in the United States, and this news made him feel very excited.
As a veteran worker of films, he has been the country where American films have been imported for many years, swallowing most of his country's box office, but few films from his own country have been able to go out and make money from Americans, and now his grandson has done it!
In China, his grandson Ye Sumang blocked all Hollywood blockbusters and kept the dignity of the domestic film box office. has topped the throne of the domestic box office champion, and now abroad, he can continue to cross the horse and hold the knife to earn the box office of foreigners, and in the minds of Mr. Ye's generation, he can earn foreign exchange. That's good!
"Ye Lao, look at how capable your grandson is, "The Grandmaster" is about to be released in the United States, and you have to ask them to go to the United States to promote it, haha!" After Liu Xiaoli was excited, she finally remembered the old man Ye beside her, and immediately complimented her with a bright smile.
"Rejoice and rejoice." Old Man Ye also arched his hand with a smile, patted Liu Yifei's shoulder, and said affectionately: "Yifei, this little girl is also very competitive, isn't she also the starring role in the movie this time." I see, maybe this girl of our family will become an international star in the future. ”
Old man Ye's words can be regarded as saying that Liu Xiaoli's heart is on the line, and the latter suddenly nodded again and again, with a look of longing, fantasizing about what his daughter would look like when she became an international star.
At the same time, Ye Sumang also sent text messages to the mobile phones of the rest of the leading actors.
They were all cheering, too.
It is indeed good news to be released in North America, Yuan Hong, Zhou Wei and they all know it. But I always feel that it is a distant thing, but I can be personally invited by a Hollywood film company to join the publicity team. This is a rare opportunity, to be a star, who doesn't want to xiangshang climb, this trip to Hollywood is undoubtedly a very haode 'gilded' opportunity.
Not to mention how excited Yuan Hong was after receiving the text message, even if it was a top domestic actress like Zhou Jing. Knowing that he was going to North America to promote his movie, he couldn't help but be very excited.
Obviously, the promotional itinerary in North America was immediately put forward as the next key issue of Tianxia Film and Television Company, and the 'Hawaii Tourism' orally conveyed by Liu Yifei has also become the focus of heated discussions within Tianxia Film and Television Company, and everyone is laughing and discussing what to do after the promotion.
And just when the World Film and Television Company was preparing for the publicity team in North America. Far away on the other side of the ocean, "The Grandmaster" is also secretly brewing its own trend.
"The Grandmaster" was chosen by Miramax, and it was Leon, who had a conversation with Ye Sumang, who advocated for it to be released, because the adaptation rights of "Youth Musical" he won have brought hundreds of millions of dollars to the company, and both works have achieved very good profits, so he also deserves to sit in the position of decision-maker.
And this "Generation of Grandmasters" is the second work that he is optimistic about Ye Sumang.
In his opinion, the tough fighting style of "The Grandmaster" is very fascinating, especially in the blood, there is a trace of elusive and mysterious oriental artistic conception, which makes him like it very much. Lee's shadow, and it's not a simple action movie, it also has its own thoughts, such an excellent movie is very rare in Lyon.
And it has been many years since there has been a film of this style in the United States, which is also the motivation for him to feel that he needs to try.
Anyway, he needs to pay very little, if he can earn it, then it is good for everyone, if he doesn't earn, he will only lose a little bit.
It is precisely because of Leon's insistence that "The Grandmaster" finally stood out among a bunch of foreign language films by Miramax and became a film that could be officially released.
On the 17th, it was the first day of the release of "The Grandmaster", as a Chinese-language film, without the participation of any Hollywood movie stars, it was obvious that it was difficult to arouse much attraction without the public's knowledge.
Miramax Company naturally understands this, so it deliberately hung posters in the theater where "The Grandmaster" was released, and deliberately set aside two time slots to play promotional videos, but looking at the somewhat deserted screening hall at this time, it is obvious that the effect of these promotions is not obvious.
The conductor was dozing off at this time, and Jim's cat ran to his door to again yesterday, but he stepped on it as soon as he went out in the morning, so he felt very unlucky all day today, first offended the boss inexplicably when he went to work, and then he was assigned to such a deserted window.
If this is okay, bad luck is bad luck in this is an oriental movie, even two and a half hours long, just like now, originally every time a ticket is sold, he will get a little commission, although it is very little, but it adds up to a lot, but the window he is responsible for today has not sold a single ticket, this is really a fucked day.
"Shit, if the boss wasn't there, I would have demolished your ......" thought of this. The conductor named Gary couldn't help but curse, and looked at the billboard not far away with disgust, which read 'THE-GRANDMASTERS'
Just as Gary was cursing the movie that had made him unlucky, a man and a woman suddenly walked into the theater.
"Listen to me, Annie, the best thing to watch right now is Pirates of the Caribbean 2. You don't know how charming Shijie's costume is, and the deep sea, the black and green water makes me feel the urge to throw myself into its arms when I look at it, God, please forgive me for the blasphemy, but you don't know how charming it is......" The boy walking beside the girl muttered something, and danced and gestured, his expression full of intoxication.
"Shut up, Jenson! If I let me hear the sea from your mouth again. Let's break up! The girl named Annie was obviously angry, and pointed at the boy and shouted: "Five times, we've watched this damn movie five times since last year, and it's the sixth time I've watched it again, and I'll admit that Captain Jack is charming, but if you watch too much, you will vomit!" ”
"Oh, no!! How can you blaspheme our Captain Jack! Jenson looked at his girlfriend incredulously and screamed. Obviously I can't believe that my girlfriend would say this about my idol.
You must know that when I first watched it, Annico said how much she liked Captain Jack.
“NO。 This is not blasphemy. Anne shook her finger and retorted, "It's boring, you know?" Also, there are only two paths in front of you. ”
As she spoke, the girl stretched out two fingers: "One, let's break up." Two, and I choose another film! ”
Looking at the girl's expression, which did not seem to be fake, the boy clearly compromised.
"Well, well, I'm willing to give up that sea full of mysteries. I can promise you to show you anything else about those touching treasures, but you have to promise that you will not speak ill of Captain Jack again. Jensen spread his hands and said helplessly, the girl in front of him was something he had managed to catch up, and he didn't want to give up easily.
Anne listened to Jensen's words, then nodded with satisfaction, and then flicked the ponytail behind her head arrogantly: "It depends." ”
The quarrel between the two was obviously abrupt in the deserted theater, and several conductors heard it, among which the conductor in charge of Pirates of the Caribbean 2 had a very unhappy face, obviously dissatisfied with the boy's persistence.
However, the rest of the conductors had good faces, especially those in charge of a few small hit movies, and they showed expectant eyes.
"How is this "Superman Returns"? You know, Superman was my hero when I was a kid......"
"What about The Devil in Prada? Fashion Devil! ”
"Shut up, I'll choose for myself!" Anne looked angrily at Jenson, who was obviously very broken-mouthed beside her, and the girl regretted that Weishenme would have taken a fancy to this in the first place.
The girl is an out-and-out movie fan, she has watched these movies more or less many times in the theater, after all, it is the off-season, and most of the films released are leftover from last Christmas, some of which she has watched once, some have watched twice, and some have watched it three times, especially the Pirate 2 that makes her sick to her stomach when she sees the poster now, she has even watched it five times, and some of these films are very good, but in her opinion, they have lost their freshness.
As her gaze shifted, a poster she had never seen before suddenly attracted her.
“THE-GRANDMASTERS?” Reading this name, Anne was very puzzled, especially the Oriental people on the poster, as if there was a mysterious Liliang that attracted her to walk over, and soon, Anne stood in front of the poster and stopped.
"Miss, do you want to see this movie? Then I highly recommend you to watch it, it will surely impress you. Although Gary, the conductor, was still cursing the movie a moment ago, he couldn't help but help promote the movie when business came.
"What, you bastard recommended my dear to watch an Oriental movie, oh my God, I doubt I'll tell what the person in it looks like after watching it." Jenson also came over at this time, and when he heard Gary's words, he immediately shouted in dissatisfaction.
As soon as these words came out, several ticket sellers at the scene and the audience who chose the movie scatteredly laughed.
Hearing the laughter, Jenson also glanced at Gary very proudly, obviously thinking that what he said was right, and that he had won everyone's approval.
But what he didn't notice was his girlfriend Anne's frowning brow at this time.
"I want to see this movie." Anne suddenly said, "Help me buy tickets for the next one." Ask for one. ”
After saying this, Anne didn't even look at Jenson, obviously removing him.
Jensen was stunned.
"Listen to me, Anne, what good movies can Orientals make? And they are really hard to recognize......"
"That's enough, I said. I'm going to watch this movie, and as for whether you watch it or not, it has nothing to do with me. Anne stubbornly took the movie ticket from Gary and walked into the theater, coincidentally, it was the time of "The Grandmaster".
"Oh, no......" Jensen looked sad, he seemed to see Anne about to leave him, such a delicious little lamb he was about to break up before he even kissed. It's so sad.
But just as he was in pain, someone suddenly tapped him on the shoulder.
"Hey, don't touch me, or I'll call the police to sue you for harassment!" Jenson looked at Gary who patted him like an enemy, and said viciously.
"Oh well, dear lad, I just wanted to give you a suggestion." Gary immediately let go of his hand. He said with a smile on his kind face.
"Say."
"Look, you're holding this ticket. Walking into this theater, maybe you don't like to watch this movie, but you have to understand that there are only two of you in this theater, which is simply the treatment of the entire theater, young man. How lucky are you, don't you know how to seize the opportunity when I'm here? Gary smiled lewdly, and Jensen's eyes grew brighter and brighter.
"OK, get me a ticket!" Without hesitation, Jensen pulled out the money.
"No problem. This is your ticket, please take it. Gary handed over the Haode movie ticket to Jensen, and Jenson handed over a large ticket and ran directly into the theater, not even asking for change, which was naturally cheaper than Gary.
"Dear "Grandmaster", I take back what I just said, you are really amazing!" Gary excitedly kissed the dollars in his hand, this change alone could make up for his regrets for the day.
As for the jealous gazes of the conductors beside him, Gary wouldn't pay attention to them.
Soon, two and a half hours passed......
After hearing the bell, Gary finally stretched out like a free man, because he knew that it would be a victory for him to get through another one.
At the same time, I am also curious about what will happen to the couple sitting in the cinema when they come out, and will they call themselves 'liars'? But thinking of this, Gary was happy, believing that the boy was not stupid, and now the pair should have been immersed in love, how could they take care of such a small conductor as themselves.
Thinking of this, Gary couldn't help but whistle proudly.
But before his smug whistle landed, he saw the man and woman in the theater walking towards him purposefully.
Looking at that menacing appearance, it seems that he has come to ask the teacher for sin.
"Oh! No, how can this be? Gary was a little panicked, if he was really complained again, he was afraid that he would have to get out of the theater completely, but where would he find such a quiet and lucrative job?
There was also a gloating expression on the faces of several conductors next to him, they all saw that Gary had violated the regulations just now and affected the judgment of fans, if the fans didn't complain, it would be fine, if they really wanted to complain, they wouldn't mind making up for it again.
Gary was only a few dozen meters away from the man and woman, but he now hoped that the other party would never come over, but unfortunately, it was impossible, and almost in the blink of an eye, the girl and the boy came to the ticket window with an excited face.
"Hey! Give me two more tickets! The girl said loudly, and the boy couldn't stop nodding his head on the side, the video just now was too enjoyable.
"Oh, no, no, no, please don't complain about me, and your change, I'll give it back to you...... Huh? Gary said evasively, but halfway through his words, he suddenly reacted, as if he still wanted to buy a ticket?
Then he found that the pair of men and women opposite him did not have a look of asking for guilt, but a look of excitement, of course, looking at himself like another idiot.
"Brother, could you please give me two tickets?" Jenson asked aloud again.
This sentence also completely relieved Gai Run, and a feeling of the rest of his life after the catastrophe instantly came to his mind.
However, the expressions of the few schadenfreude ticket sellers next to him were not very good, who would have thought that the couple would actually buy tickets again, could it be that the broken movie has not been watched enough once?
And the truth is far more than they expected.
At the beginning, there were indeed very few audiences in the screening hall of "The Grandmaster", but as time went by, especially after 4 o'clock in the evening, a large number of audiences poured into the screening hall, most of them were international students, there were also many Chinese, and of course, there were not many curious locals.
And after the end of the more than two hours of film, most of them left the theater with a very satisfied look, and in the theater's statistical report, the praise rate of this movie is not as low as imagined, but a little high is surprising, in the case of a full score, the average praise of this film today has reached 8.7 points!
This achievement, even surpassing many movies that are being screened today, is definitely in the forefront.
Many viewers wrote 'What a great fight' in the guest book, 'Is it Bruce? Was Lee reborn? 'Sure enough, Oriental martial arts are mysterious and violent, I like ...... so much', and when the message was handed over to Jack, who was in charge of the release of "The Grandmaster", there was also the phone call he made to Ye Sumang...... (To be continued......)