The box office in the 70s was purely manually calculated and counted, which was far less fast than the speed of cinema network statistics in the previous life, so when Wang Xiaohu received a call from Bruce Lee to announce the good news, the box office results on the first day of release had not yet come down, even so, Bruce Lee was very excited on the phone. 【Reading.com】

"Brother, are you still listening?"

"I'm listening." In fact, Wang Xiaohu was yawning at this time, and he had already heard Bruce Lee repeat it no less than three times. "You just said that Warner and more than 200 theaters in other theaters jointly released "Enter the Dragon", with an occupancy rate of 85%, according to the statistics of 500 seats in each theater and $2.5 per movie ticket, the box office on the first night was $212,500, am I right?"

"Ha, yes, you have to multiply it by three, because there are three screenings a day! I think tomorrow afternoon there will definitely be more than that! Bruce Lee said excitedly on the other end of the phone: "This is definitely a good sign!" ”

"Why only 200 theaters? It seems that there are more than 600 theaters in the United States, right? Wang Xiaohu frowned, there is a big gap between this data and the box office of "Enter the Dragon" in the United States, even if it maintains a stable attendance rate every day, according to this model, it is difficult to achieve 22 million North American box office. (This data is something I've worked hard to pick up, so it shouldn't be bad.) "You don't know. Bruce Lee said with a smile: "Now that Hollywood is popular for screenings, the process of public screening is quite slow, and other theater distributors will consider the box office of several theater chains such as Warner in big cities, and if the box office results are good, theater distributors will release them on a large scale in more cities." ”

"Well, it seems that the gap between the legend and the truth is too big, and I think 600 theaters in the United States will be released together, grandma's, it's not powerful!" Wang Xiaohu was disappointed when he heard this, and he couldn't imagine that this American cinema publisher was more powerful than Hong Kong's.

"Don't complain, if it weren't for the good foundation laid for us by "Jingwumen" and "Ip Man", plus the popularity I once accumulated in the United States, maybe only 100 theaters under Warner would have been released." Bruce Lee said contentmently: "Give the publishers a little time, I'm sure they'll call like crazy in the afternoon, but unfortunately I have to rush to Seattle at that time." ”

Wang Xiaohu carefully analyzed Bruce Lee's words and found that the facts were as he said, if it weren't for these prerequisites, "Enter the Dragon" would not have received the same "grand" treatment as any Oriental starring actor. In the previous life, the only Chinese stars who could be directly released on a large scale in Hollywood and did not need to be screened were Jackie Chan and Jet Li, who also won such an award through the shadow of Bruce Lee and more than ten years of hard work in Hollywood.

Screening, screening, go to your sister's screening, sooner or later Lao Tzu will abolish this rotten rule that is unfair to the Chinese! Wang Xiaohu slandered in his heart. In fact, how did he know that this rule was not set up for Chinese, but the only way for Hollywood to develop over many years of history, and many directors and newcomers in the United States have to suffer from screenings.

Wang Xiaohu sighed and asked, "By the way, why did Master Huang come to the United States too?" ”

"He's just here to make soy sauce." Bruce Lee came up with a term that was ahead of the times, then smiled and said, "Actually, he came on behalf of Master." ”

"Oh." Wang Xiaohu nodded when he heard this, it seemed that there was no way out of things as he expected, so he chatted with Bruce Lee on the phone for a few more words and then closed the line.

If the box office of "Enter the Dragon" on the first day was only 212,500 yuan, which made Wang Xiaohu a little dissatisfied, then from the second day, this data suddenly exploded, reaching more than 3 million US dollars. Lee's Chinese kung fu, Winterdur called Wang Xiaohu excitedly and said: "Tiger, it's amazing, now "Enter the Dragon" has become super hot, and those theaters that are still waiting and watching can no longer bear it, and today another 80 theaters have applied for the right to play." ”

"I think there will be 150 or more!" Wang Xiaohu's tone was a little unhappy, looking at the various comments on "Enter the Dragon" in the newspaper that day.

"There is no doubt that this is a very distinctive oriental kung fu film, and we can see the active 'Kato' on the screen again, Bruce. Li Agile's skills made us fascinated, and he looked like an international superstar in his gestures! "The Los Angeles Newspaper writes very fairly.

The Washington Post said: "In 'Enter the Dragon', the dungeon fight, the slow motion and the terrifying fractured sound effects are the most classic masterpieces that can turn violence into an aesthetic scene." Bruce. Lee showed perfect body shape and muscles inside, like a living statue of an ancient Greek god fighting! He expressed a martial arts height that is the best in the world! ”

"Superb and neat kung fu, cold and calm eyes."

"It's a good fight! The catharsis of the roar, the super visual shock, after watching this film, I immediately had the urge to go to the East to learn kung fu! This is the most direct and longing idea that most American young people have after watching "Enter the Dragon".

"What are you waiting for? Go to the theater and watch "Enter the Dragon"! ”

Although Wang Xiaohu has worked hard to learn English, he has not yet been able to read all the newspapers, many articles are translated by Sylvester Stallone or Xie Dongshen, and the more the translators read, the more excited they become, and the people in the crew center are becoming more and more addicted.

"Anything else?" The guy who participated in the costume design for Enter the Dragon asked, "Isn't there a comment on the costumes?" ”

Xie Dongshen flipped through the newspaper in his hand, and then said helplessly: "Sorry, there are no comments on clothing." ”

"Peter, do you still want to fight for credit, everyone knows which clothes were not designed by you." The black guy in charge of the lighting design said with a wicked laugh.

Yes, the black guy is right, the crew of the Warner faction in the past only acted as a foil, whether it was props, scene notes, lighting, costumes, etc., most of them were done by Hong Kong people.

"Boss, here's a comment from that bastard of Golos, shit!" Stallone scolded as he held the newspaper.

"What did he say in there?" Wang Xiaohu's eyes jumped twice, and then asked with a smile, he originally thought that Gao Luos would choose to keep a low profile at this time, after all, the current box office results of "Enter the Dragon" are quite passable, isn't it boring to jump out and pick thorns at this time?

"He said 'Enter the Dragon' was Bruce. The biggest failure in Li's film and television career, the arrogance of the Chinese director makes the whole film seem violent and bloody, and the level of the screenwriter is useless, if you watch it carefully, you will find that this film is an imitation of "Iron King Kong Bravely Breaks the Rocket Ridge" to make trouble on the island castle. Stallone said indignantly: "This guy is actually published in the "New York News", does he want to be in the limelight?" ”

The New York Daily News is the largest popular newspaper in the United States, and its circulation ranks among the highest in the United States. It was founded in 1919, when it was keen on yellow journalism, and it caused a 'tabloid whirlwind' in the United States in the 20s. With the continuous growth of Hollywood film and television development in recent years, "New York News" has also shifted its focus to gossip and revelations about films released in the United States, which are deeply loved by American citizens.

"Hehe, it doesn't matter, guys pack up, let's continue shooting." Wang Xiaohu stood up and shrugged his shoulders and said, "We can't affect our good mood because of a negative comment from Gao Luos, and soon this mongrel will shut his mouth!" ”

Wang Xiaohu is right, although Gao Luos's various denigrations and criticisms of "Enter the Dragon" have attracted the attention of the public, but at a certain level, it has indirectly attracted the citizens who have not yet watched it to the theater, and they all want to see what the legendary garbage film and the violent film that should be condemned look like.

So in the next week, the box office performance of "Enter the Dragon" exploded, and the box office exceeded 6 million in the first week of its debut, which has broken the single-week box office record when "The Godfather" was released last year, allowing more theater distributors to see "Blues. As of January 14, the number of theaters showing "Enter the Dragon" has increased to 532, and the box office at this time has accumulated to 19 million.

"God, this is a group of dark horses! The investment cost of less than one million has won 190 times the box office value! "The famous American film critic Tony. Wren excitedly published a commentary article saying: "Can you imagine, such a box office value is unique in the United States, it is hard to imagine that this is a grand event jointly created by two Orientals, I dare to assert that the global box office of "Enter the Dragon" will exceed 100 million, becoming the top 10 box office in North America this year!" ”

When "Enter the Dragon" achieved a hot box office, the whole United States set off a Chinese kung fu boom, and Bruce Lee was hailed as an international hero comparable to "007 Bond" in the new era, Wang Xiaohu also received an invitation from the Directors Guild of America, because they found out through various channels that Wang Xiaohu was the real executive director of "Enter the Dragon".

But Wang Xiaohu did not go to the director's union as scheduled to report that "Rocky" had been completed two days ago. When Kandy was praising the background music, Linda called him with an emergency call: "Tiger, come on, Bruce has an accident!" ”

(To be continued)