On the other side of the screening hall, Cheng Long was congratulating Hong Jinbao and Yuan Di.

"The audience response to the premiere is so good, the box office of this movie will definitely be a big hit, maybe it won't be long before our brothers and sisters can reunite in Hollywood, and then join forces to fight the world together."

Yuan Yi was heartily moved by Cheng Long's words, but the sophisticated Hong Jinbao could hear that Cheng Long's words were more flattering and polite, it was not so easy to break into Hollywood, and Cheng Long also made several films in a row with the help of Lin Youlun, which can be regarded as gaining a firm foothold here.

If "Ghost Blows the Lantern" is a big hit at the North American box office, Hong Jinbao and Yuan Di, as the leading actors, can indeed become famous, but this kind of fame is different from Cheng Long.

Cheng Long is constantly running in himself, and then adapting to the style of Hollywood, and "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" can attract the audience, a large part of the reason is because this movie has a mysterious oriental color, American audiences can accept such a movie, it does not mean that the American film industry can accept it, if you want to develop in Hollywood, you still have to follow Hollywood's set after all.

Hong Jinbao knew very well in his heart that if he and Yuan Di came over rashly, they would definitely not be accustomed to the soil, and the result would definitely be a big fall.

In front of Cheng Long, Hong Jinbao didn't say anything, but on the way back to the hotel, when he saw Yuan Di looking eager to try, Hong Jinbao had to remind him a few words.

"What, I was moved by what Aaron said just now?"

When his heart was said, Yuan Di looked a little embarrassed, but he didn't deny it.

Hong Jinbao rolled down the window and lit a cigar for himself.

"After all, it's my own brother. I believe that Aaron must have had no malice in his heart when he said this. But you have to take that seriously. That's the lack of roots in the brain. ”

Yuan Yi raised his head and looked at Hong Jinbao with puzzlement.

"Don't get me wrong, I don't mean that Aaron is insincere when he says this, it's just that what he said is very unrealistic for us...... You think Hollywood is really so easy to mix, don't look at Aaron is so beautiful now, when he first came to Hollywood, the situation was very difficult. ”

Hong Jinbao spat out a puff of cigarette and put his hand on the car window. continued: "And have you noticed that Aaron has changed a lot in the past two years since he came to Hollywood, when he was in Hong Kong in the past, he had the final say in making movies alone, and the whole crew revolved around him, but now you see where he still has the same treatment in Hollywood. Do you think it's really Aaron who has become humble? I think it's more likely that in terms of how movies should be made, Americans don't buy Aaron's account, he's just an actor here. ”

Hong Jinbao's words were like a basin of cold water, which made Yuan Di completely calm down.

Looking out the window at the glorious night view of New York. Yuan Yi suddenly had a strong unwillingness in his heart, although he and Cheng Long were brothers in the same sect. But there has never been a psychology of comparison between each other, Cheng Long can develop very well in Hollywood, why can't he do it?

Hong Jinbao saw Yuan Di's unwillingness, and continued to enlighten him: "It is said that New York is prosperous, but in fact, I think Hong Kong is not bad. Don't look at Aaron's development in the United States, but this is actually just a springboard for him to seek a career breakthrough, and he will definitely return to Hong Kong after the end...... The simplest reason, he makes action movies like this, with his current age, he will definitely regress in ten years, will Hollywood talk to him about human relations at that time? Definitely not, and only in Hong Kong will everyone remember his good old days and be nostalgic. In the United States, he can only be a popular star for a while, but in Hong Kong, he can be an actor for a lifetime. ”

Hong Jinbao said a lot in one breath, in fact, he just wanted Yuan Yuan to stay in Hong Kong to concentrate on development, and not to be ambitious.

"You have also seen that now more and more Hong Kong films are selling high box office in North America, which shows that our film manufacturing level is not worse than Hollywood, according to this speed of development, maybe one day Hong Kong films will be able to surpass Hollywood, this goal I don't know when it can be achieved, but there is always hope, and why should we go far?"

Of course, Cheng Long is also clear about what Hong Jinbao said, but the Hong Kong market is too small, or the Asian market is too small, Hong Kong films can afford to wait, but filmmakers like Cheng Long can't afford to wait, so they have to jump out and seek development in Hollywood.

Yuan Di's career in Hong Kong has not yet encountered a "ceiling" like Cheng Long, which is why Hong Jinbao persuaded him not to worry, as for Hong Jinbao, his own state has actually begun to decline, not to mention working hard in Hollywood, as long as he can maintain his status in the Hong Kong film industry, it is already very good.

Yuan Yi was silent after hearing this, Hong Jinbao didn't say anything more, and the two returned to the hotel with their own thoughts.

——

After the premiere, Lin Youlun first took Li Jiaxin to a high-end restaurant in Manhattan for dinner, and the two rarely had such an opportunity to be alone and not disturbed.

At this time, the outside world had already exploded because of a sensational news, and a large number of reporters rushed to the door of the hotel where Lin Youlun was staying, and a few people even pretended to be tourists and mixed into the hotel, but fortunately they were discovered by the hotel in time and invited them out, so Lin Youlun's good dream was not disturbed, but Thomas encountered some trouble when he entered the hotel.

There were so many reporters waiting at the door of the hotel that Thomas was recognized as soon as he got out of the car, and then blocked by reporters at the door, and finally Thomas had to answer a few questions at the reporter's request before he was able to get out.

When he walked into the elevator, Thomas took out a tissue and wiped his sweat, and cursed in his heart, damn it, he should have asked the driver to drive the car directly into the hotel's underground parking lot, and then directly into the hotel from there, so that he wouldn't encounter the same trouble as just now.

"Ghost Blowing the Lantern" was released yesterday, and the box office data has been counted this morning, more than 2,500 screens in North America were on the file at the same time, which is just the same as the record when "Godzilla" was released last year, but the box office of $28 million on the first day is a position over "Godzilla", although it did not break the box office record of the first day of release of North American films, but this result is enough to rank among the top five in history.

It can be predicted that with the spread of this movie's word-of-mouth, although it is difficult to break through the single-day box office, the growth potential is huge, and no one is discussing whether the film can break 100 million at the box office, and everyone is beginning to bet on whether this film will become another movie in North America with a box office of more than 200 million this year after "Terminator 2".

"Ghost Blows the Lantern" was a huge box office success, and United Arts immediately informed the media of the news, of course, in order to spread the news through the media and continue to build momentum for the film, so as to attract more audiences to the cinema.

Thomas originally wanted to tell Lin Youlun the good news by calling, but no one answered the phone call to Lin Youlun's hotel room, and when there was no way, Thomas rushed over in person.

Hong Jinbao and Yuan Di had also received the news at this time, they themselves lived in this hotel, and then took another elevator and reached the floor where Lin Youlun lived with Thomas almost at the same time.

"So you don't know where Mr. Lu Daolin has gone?" Thomas pressed the doorbell for a long time and no one came to open the door, turned his head to look at Hong Jinbao and Yuan Di, and after getting a positive answer, he couldn't help but show a helpless expression on his face.

"I asked the hotel lobby, and Mr. Lin must have returned to the hotel last night, and his bodyguards confirmed this." Yuan Tong told Thomas what he had heard.

Thomas's eyes lit up, "Yes, we can get Mr. Lin's bodyguards and ask, they must know where he is." ”

Hong Jinbao shook his head, "I have already asked, but the other party refuses to say anything." ”

Thomas's eyes widened, "For what?" Don't they want the job? ”

"On the contrary, I think it's because they want to keep their job that they don't say anything." Hong Jinbao shrugged, his answer confusing Thomas.

"Can anyone tell me what the hell is going on?"

Hong Jinbao didn't speak again, and Yuan Di had to stand up and explain: "Mr. Tomes, haven't you noticed that there is one less person around us now? ”

Thomas was stunned for a moment, and then immediately reacted, "Haven't you told Director Wang Jing the news yet?" ”

Hong Jinbao and Yuan Di glanced at each other, and they both felt a little speechless, they were not talking about Wang Jing.

Thomas immediately saw the problem in the expressions of the two, then nodded and said, "I understand." ”

Hong Jinbao and Yuan Di don't know whether Thomas really understands or fakes, but none of them are willing to solve this problem.

The relationship between Lin Youlun and Li Jiaxin was noticed by Hong Jinbao and Yuan Di as early as when they were filming, but they have been pretending to be confused, Lin Youlun has not left the hotel since he came back last night, and he is not in his room, the only possibility is to go to Li Jiaxin.

Hong Jinbao and Yuan Di didn't want to be this "budding bird", so they instigated Thomas, anyway, Thomas just disturbed Lin Youlun and Li Jiaxin's good deeds, and Lin Youlun couldn't really treat the Americans well.

Thomas didn't know that he was being used as a gun by Hong Jinbao and Yuan Di, and guessed that Lin Youlun might be in Li Jiaxin's room, so he immediately walked to the direction of the elevator and hurried to tell Lin Youlun the news. (To be continued......)