Chapter 066 Propaganda Performance
Major newspapers in Xiangjiang have reported the news that "The Grandmaster of Guoshu Starting from Scratch" was released in Europe and the United States for three weeks, earning nearly 200 million US dollars at the box office. As for the source, it was naturally Gu Weiqi who called Xiangjiang's family to tell it, and then it was reported by the "China Entertainment Times".
With this blockbuster news, "China Entertainment Times" was very popular during this time. At one point, the daily sales volume reached an astonishing 500,000 copies, far exceeding the combined daily sales of the three major newspaper giants, "Ming Pao", "Oriental Daily" and "Sing Tao Daily".
In addition, the reprinting of news by other newspapers also made the "China Entertainment Times" a lot of money. Of course, Phoenix TV also continued to report the news of "The Grandmaster of Guoshu Starting from Scratch" through Gu Weiqi's phone, which also increased the ratings to a certain extent.
You must know that it is not easy for Hong Kong films to enter the European and American markets now, and it is absolutely rare for a Hong Kong film to be able to earn nearly 200 million US dollars in Europe and the United States in three weeks. After the hot release was transmitted back to Xiangjiang, the film and television entertainment industry was shocked. How many years have passed since Li Xiaolong's death, and Hong Kong films have not been so beautiful for a long time.
The people in the Oriental Hollywood International Film Company were naturally very happy when they got this exciting news. Originally, Chen Xunqi and Lin Zhenying were going to shoot two movies, but they were worried because they couldn't find suitable actors and behind-the-scenes personnel. After all, Oriental Hollywood International Film sounds quite imposing. But in fact, it has only been open for a long time, and there is a shortage of all kinds of people in front of and behind the scenes.
Although "The Grandmaster of Guoshu Starting from Scratch" has also achieved a good box office in Xiangjiang, the actors who are a little famous are still willing to stay in large film companies such as Jiahe and Shao's with deep heritage, and naturally they are not willing to appear in the movies that Chen Xunqi and the others are going to make. But with the popular release of "The Grandmaster of National Art from Scratch" in Europe and the United States, the situation is immediately different. Many people are even willing to lower their own prices to come to the door.
At the same time, Shao Tycoon has already received the hot news that "The Grandmaster of National Art is Starting from Scratch" will be released in the United States. He has been making movies for so many years, and his biggest wish is to be able to break into Hollywood. But because most of the films shot are low-cost, they have not been able to enter Hollywood.
It is rumored that the tycoon missed Li Xiaolong because of the salary problem. In this way, it missed out on entering Hollywood. Now Gu Weiqi, a descendant boy, has made a film that is a big hit in Europe and the United States, but look at the Shao family now, the sun is declining, and the twilight is gloomy. Especially recently, Phoenix TV has also been doing a lot of fun, suppressing the ratings of wireless and Lishi very much.
"This street boy, let him continue like this, what's the matter? It seems that we have to sum up with the two or five boys of Fu Wenhuai to join forces to suppress this kid's momentum. ”
Just when his mind was spinning in his heart, Gu Weiqi, who was idle in the hotel and was continuing to plagiarize novels, received a call from Davis, who hoped to let him participate in a Fox TV interview entertainment show, and show his skills to deal with the strong resistance of several movies such as "Raiders of the Lost Ark", "Superman 2" and "007 Series", expand the influence of "The Grandmaster of Guoshu from Scratch", and then stimulate the growth of the box office.
In this regard, Gu Weiqi naturally happily agreed, after all, there is a certain share of selling one more box office. And, as far as he knows, Fox Television is also a very influential company. If you can do a show on this TV, it will invisibly increase your popularity, which can be said to be a few in one fell swoop.
In the evening, there was a knock on the door.
Gu Weiqi, who had already changed into a tunic suit, opened the door and saw a typical middle-aged Asian man standing at the door, with a work card around his neck. Dressed in a suit and leather shoes, with a pair of black-framed glasses on the bridge of his nose, his hair is neatly combed, like a successful person.
"Hello, you are Mr. Gu Weiqi, right?"
The middle-aged man glanced at Gu Weiqi, stretched out his hand politely, and introduced himself in fluent Chinese: "My name is Liang Guotao, and I am the liaison of the entertainment program film crew of Fox TV Company. Here's my work card. ”
"Hello, Mr. Liang!" Gu Weiqi shook hands with him, glanced at the other party's work card and said, "You speak Chinese very well, are you Chinese?" ”
"Yes." Liang Guotao nodded, and continued: "This time, I came to Mr. Gu because I was entrusted by Tom, the person in charge of our company's entertainment program, to invite you to our company to record the program. ”
Gu Weiqi bowed his head and said, "I know this, Mr. Hans has already greeted me." ”
"Then let's go."
Liang Guotao said that, then turned around and took him out of the hotel, got into a car and said, "Mr. Gu, I watched the movie you made, it was really great." Since Li Xiaolong's death, it has been rare to see such a passionate Hong Kong film in recent years. This time, you can be regarded as a long face for our Chinese people. ”
Gu Weiqi smiled noncommittally, Liang Guotao drove the car, but asked in his mouth: "I heard that you are going to perform a few kung fu, I don't know if you are prepared?" ”
"I didn't have any special preparations, just a little idea, so I could improvise when the time came." He shook his head and said casually.
"Well, I wish you all the best!"
The two of them talked about it, and after about half an hour, they came to the office hall of the entertainment program film crew of Fox Television. After Liang Guotao's introduction, Gu Weiqi soon met the host of the show, Joan Mashadina.
According to Liang Guotao, this Marsa Deena is a popular host of their company's entertainment program film crew. Because she is beautiful and hosts the show with humor, she is very popular with the audience.
This woman is a typical Westerner, with blonde hair and blue eyes, and her figure is not very tall, only in her early sixties. But the face is very delicate, and with light makeup, it looks more and more charming. In particular, she exudes a charm that is between mature and youthful, giving people a seductive sense of crime.
Even Gu Weiqi, who was accustomed to seeing all kinds of beauties, couldn't help but secretly praise: "This woman is really a stunner who provokes fire!" ”
The two briefly exchanged a few words, and the other asked him what show he was going to perform. He didn't tell the other party, but just told the other party that he wanted a glass of water, a five-centimeter steel plate to perform kung fu, and a song to sing live. The other party immediately began to coordinate with the crew of the film crew, found the props and the band he wanted, and prepared to start recording the show.
Half an hour later, all preparations were stopped, and Marthadina took the microphone and walked to the studio, showing a charming smile and saying in a beautiful voice: "Good evening friends and audience, it's time for the new entertainment star ......"
According to the usual practice, she introduced the company that sponsored the show, and then changed the conversation: "Today I will introduce to you a new star from the East - he is the starring actor of the movie "The Grandmaster of Guoshu Starts from Scratch", applause, please applaud, Zachary Gu, a kung fu kid from Xiangjiang!" ”
Gu Weiqi waved his hand from behind the scenes to the studio, and said with a smile: "Good evening to the audience and friends, my name is Zackery Gu, and I am from Xiangjiang!" ”
The applause immediately boiled, and some people in the audience even screamed: "Oh, it's really Gu, the amazing kung fu kid, the movie you shot is amazing!" ”
"Yes, bloody fighting, that's really exciting!"
"That's right, I've watched it three times!"
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"Thank you, thank you all for the applause and compliments!" Gu Weiqi showed a smile like a spring breeze, and looked around at the audience.
"Look at Zachary, how popular you are!"
Marsadena quipped, and added, "I wonder if you have noticed?" In fact, in addition to being the starring role of Guoshu Grandmaster 1, Zachary is also the producer, producer, director, martial arts instructor, screenwriter, dubbing, and editing ...... of this movie"
After saying a series of titles, she exclaimed exaggeratedly: "Oh my God, I can't believe it, amazing kung fu kid!" What a movie genius you are! Tell me, how did you do this? I think the audience is also interested in this topic, isn't it? ”
"Okay!" Gu Weiqi shrugged his shoulders and said very stinkyly: "Just like you said, I am a movie genius - genius naturally cannot be regarded with common sense. You tell me? ”
"Uh......" Marthadina was stunned for a moment, and said with a coquettish smile, "Well, I have to admit that Zachary is indeed a movie genius." So the amazing Oriental boy, tell me, is the wonderful fight in the movie 'The Grandmaster of Guoshu Starting from Scratch' real kung fu? I think you'd love to know that, too. ”
"There is no doubt about it!" Gu Weiqi nodded and said proudly: "That's all real kung fu!" ”
"Oh my God, that's incredible!" Mashadina exclaimed and asked, "Can you show us your real kung fu?" I think the audience is looking forward to your performance, isn't it? ”
"Absolutely." Gu Weiqi shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "Please bring me a glass of water." Of course, in order to prevent someone from saying that I cheated, I could invite a few friends from the audience to come on stage to watch me perform. ”
Marsa Dina said in an enthusiastic voice, "Everyone has heard that the amazing Oriental Boy is going to perform his real kung fu." Audience friends, is anyone willing to come on stage to watch his performance up close? ”
"I do! I do! The audience raised their hands and shouted.
Masadina casually pointed out to the seven people, and the seven of them immediately ran onto the stage excitedly. At that time, there were already staff members who walked from behind the scenes to the front desk with a glass of water.
Gu Weiqi gestured and said, "Please bring the water to the friends who came on stage, and let them see if the glass is complete?" ”
The staff did as they were told, and the seven of them took the water cups in turn and looked at them, the water was full, without the slightest trace of breakage. In other words, complete.
"There's no problem with the glass, right?" Gu Weiqi asked in particular.
"No problem!" Everyone nodded.
Marsa Dina beckoned to the photographer, gave the glass a close-up close-up, and asked curiously, "Amazing kung fu boy, there's nothing wrong with the glass." Don't know what you're going to perform? Let's get started, everyone is looking forward to your performance! ”