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Chapter 179: The Dull 98 Years

Chapter 179: The Dull 98 Years

In the past two years, there have been more than 500 kung fu gyms in the United States, more than 2,000 in Europe and the United States, all of which are under the name of kung fu gyms, and there are countless martial arts gyms opened by other SI people, and their influence is already very strong. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 infoIn addition, in the past two years, there is no shortage of European and American students who are very interested in kung fu and willing to concentrate on learning, and the kung fu martial arts gym has trained many fighting masters.

For these well-written students, the Kung Fu Martial Arts Hall has also been continuously absorbed, expanding the coaching corps, and expanding the martial arts hall at the same time. And in such a momentum, in order to further expand the influence and profitability of Kung Fu martial arts gyms, it is imperative to launch a fighting competition, that is, a martial arts conference.

The martial arts conference chose the UFC's finger fist gloves, which are more flexible and can make full use of the role of the inside of the palm, which is more conducive to the conduct of fighting.

In terms of rules, the rules of the UFC were also chosen, because the UFC was basically a non-rule competition in the early days, and later it was banned to stipulate some specific competitions, but it is still the closest to the free fighting competition of all the publicly recognized fighting sports. Therefore, following its rules can increase the prickly jixing of the game to a large extent, and it can also attract the attention of the audience more.

In terms of the division of classes, the K1 division method is adopted, which is divided into ten classes: flyweight, bantamweight, featherweight, lightweight, light middleweight, middleweight, heavy middleweight, welterweight, light heavyweight, and heavyweight. The venue is also square, but the K1 game is 7.2*7.2, while the martial arts competition is 8*8, which is larger.

There is also a traditional routine competition. Liang Xiǎo Long is also looking forward to becoming an official event at the '08 Olympics as the influence of the Kung Fu Martial Arts Hall grows, rather than a performance event. Speaking of the 08 Olympics, Liang Xiǎo Long was somewhat disappointed, and had been clamoring that wushu would become an official competition, but in the end it was only used as a performance event.

In addition, the Kung Fu Martial Arts Gym also has innovation, and it is also the most stinging cold weapon duel. Cold weapon competitions are extremely dangerous, so protection measures have also become a top priority, and the kung fu martial arts gym has no experience in this area, so after the four-party talks, it was decided to keep only the stick duel. Because of the stick duel, as long as you bring a helmet, body armor, and arm guards...... A series of protective gear, basically there will be no danger. The rest have all been denied, and if the protective gear is developed enough in the future, it will also increase the competition in this area.

Of course, if virtual technology can be seen like Liang Xiǎolong's "Million Dollar Baby", then any competition can be held.

However, the competition alone cannot attract a large number of audiences' attention, such as incorporating more popular elements, K1 and UFC are well developed in this regard, and the martial arts conference can be used for reference.

Karl went through the details of the martial arts conference in great detail: "Before that, you have to take some time to come back and promote, especially on the day of the beginning, the most important." Liang Xiǎo Long smiled: "Originally, I was going to participate in some promotional activities of "Million Dollar Baby", don't worry, the film has entered the special effects production stage, and I am just checking here, and there is still plenty of time." ”

"There is one more thing, investment in the financial market, I have stopped." Carl added that the time has entered June, and although the economic crisis is not over, Carl does not want to do it anymore. Because if you don't stop it, you may not have time to withdraw the funds of international speculators when they leave Japan, which will cause losses. What's more, Soros, the helmsman of the Quantum Fund, also invited him to prepare to attack Hong Kong, but Carl had already discussed with Liang Xiǎo Long and was not ready to participate.

But even so, Liang Xiǎo Long and Carl also made a lot of money, excluding the principal of 1.4 billion yuan and the salary paid to the investment department, the two of them made a net profit of 8.6 billion US dollars this time in the economic crisis. Among them, Liang Xiǎo Long invested 500 million US dollars, which can be divided into 3.1 billion US dollars.

"Robbing the country is really the most profitable." Liang Xiǎo Long once again sighed that he had made $3 billion in less than a year since he invested last year. If this economic crisis continues, it is possible that total assets will catch up with Bill Gates, but unfortunately, this kind of thing will only happen once in many years.

"So, what are you going to do with this money?" As for money, Liang Xiǎo Long has almost no concept, and the various industries under the name of Yanhuang Company also have an annual income of one or two billion US dollars, and if it is converted into yen, it will not be burned out for heating in the stove. However, he is not a person who likes luxury, and this money is estimated to be left to future generations.

"What do you want to do with this? Sick? Liang Xiǎo Long couldn't help laughing, thinking about how to make money huā guang, that is what only Jing Shen Sick thinks, normal people, who would think that they have a lot of money? Even the kindest people, who like to do charity the most, don't they also think that they can do more with more money?

The sound of knocking on mén suddenly sounded, Liang Xiǎo Long couldn't help frowning, the crew had already returned to the United States, and Liang Xiǎo Long only knew the people from Weta Digital Studio in Wellington, but they would never come to the hotel to find someone if they had something, at least they would call first, so, who would it be? Liang Xiǎo Long opened the room, but there was no figure, and his brows couldn't help frowning even tighter: "Could it be that someone is playing a prank?" Then I have to complain to the hotel, the security is so bad. ”

Suddenly, two figures, one left and one right, appeared, and Liang Xiǎo Long almost instinctively wanted to punch and attack, but in an instant, he also saw clearly that it was Rachel and Jessica, and couldn't help but smile bitterly: "I almost attacked." In the face of scare, I usually attack first, and then I say, you two don't spoof like this in the future. ”

"If you have the ability, you can try it with a punch." Jessica snorted, "Then my baby and I will go back to the United States immediately." Liang Xiǎo Long smiled: "I'm here, I can let you go." After speaking, one in each hand, he put it all on his shoulders: "The king has decided, you two will be the wife of the village for me." ”

Whether it is "The Return of the Mummy of the Tomb Robber City" or "The New American Dream", both of them have been completed, but Rachel and Jessica have not been with their respective parents for a long time, so they have not come over to meet Liang Xiǎo Long. In this regard, Liang Xiǎo Long didn't mind at all, once upon a time, he had heard people say that a person who is not filial is equivalent to abandoning his relatives, so don't think that this person is good to you. Because a person who can abandon even his or her closest relatives, how can you be sure that your status in his (her) heart can surpass that of his or her closest relatives?

After fooling around for a while, Liang Xiǎo Long asked, "Why don't you two call me first, I'll pick you up at the airport." Rachel smiled: "I'll surprise you, but unfortunately, I was almost beaten." Jessica snorted, "Tell you, is it still called a surprise attack?" Tell you that we are here to find evidence of your bad deeds. Liang Xiǎo Long smiled: "So, my dear sweetheart, have you found evidence?" Jessica snorted, "Just pray." ”

"Well, I pray, pray goodbye to the days of being single forever." Liang Xiǎo Long laughed, it is better to live in two people than in one person, and in the same way, it will be better to live a life of three people and four people.

Time passes, day by day, and Hollywood in '98 seems destined to be a bleak year, and there has not been a single film that has exceeded $300 million at the box office. Liang Xiǎo Long knows that one of the films that has been released will exceed 300 million US dollars, that is, "Heaven and Earth Collide", but this film, which was only released in May, will take some time before the box office comes out. And this is also a testament to the dismal box office market this year.

At this time, the Americans discovered that there was a crazy 97, but whether there was a crazy 98 is unknown. The media has also been looking forward to breaking the deadlock with a blockbuster blockbuster coming out of the air at a time when the box office market is extremely cold, and only then will they have news and readers will buy it.

Seeing these reports, Liang Xiǎo Long smiled awkwardly, as the Asian economic crisis is getting more and more serious, and the economies of European and American countries are also being affected more and more, in such an environment, how many people will have the time and heart to go to the cinema? Liang Xiǎo Long clearly remembers that the champion of the annual box office list in 98 was "The Peerless Tribulation", which had a box office of 550 million US dollars, and was the only film with a box office exceeding 500 million, but this film was filmed ahead of schedule because of him. In other words, if there are no new heavyweight blockbusters, there will be no films with a box office of 500 million this year.

Thinking of this, Liang Xiǎo Long couldn't help but think of 95 years, when no film exceeded 200 million at the local box office and 400 million at the global box office, and finally changed the embarrassing situation because of the appearance of "Tomb Robbery". So, what about this year?

"Saving Private Ryan" is about to appear, this was originally the runner-up of the 98 annual box office list, but the box office is only 480 million, will it be too high because of the bleak box office market, breaking through the 500 million mark? Liang Xiǎo Long does not report any hope, he will never pin his hopes on the dismal development of the film, because in his previous life, it was also released during the economic crisis, and the box office market was equally bleak.

Liang Xiǎo Long is now pinning his hopes more on the three films "Heroes of the Sui and Tang Dynasty 2", "The Return of the Mummy of the Tomb Robber City" and "Million Treasures". First of all, the box office of "Heroes of the Sui and Tang Dynasties" has exceeded the 500 million mark, and "Heroes of the Sui and Tang Dynasties 2" has added investment, and the production of scenes is also larger, and it is very promising to break through the 500 million mark.

As for "The Return of the Mummy of the Tomb Robber Mi City", Liang Xiǎo Long felt that it was a bit mysterious, this film only had a box office of more than 400 million points in the previous life, unless director Stephen changed the shooting route after experiencing the two films "Terracotta Warriors" and "Immortal War Spirit", it will be difficult to change this situation.

As for "Million Baby", although Liang Xiǎo Long has a certain degree of confidence, he does not dare to guarantee it, after all, this film originally only had a box office of 200 million. Of course, Liang Xiǎo Long still has a certain degree of confidence at the box office, and the $160 million smashed into it, as far as the part that is completed now, can be said to be visually perfect, and it should be loved by the audience.

The media is calling for a box office to break through the 300 million mark, and "Heaven and Earth Collision" finally lived up to expectations, and when it entered July, it successfully exceeded 300 million, but the momentum of the strong box office was also exhausted, and everyone could see that the box office of this film would never exceed 350 million US dollars. With an investment of $75 million and a box office of more than 300 million, although Pyra Méng and DreamWorks could make a lot of money this time, the final result was much worse than they expected.

And this film can't help but remind people of "Peerless Tribulation", it can be said that these two films are fundamentally the same type, both are space films, both are meteorites hitting the earth, and they are both taking a space shuttle to detonate a nuclear bomb on the surface of the meteorite to change the course of the meteorite. The difference is that "Peerless Tribulation" succeeded, while "Heaven and Earth Collision" failed, and the meteorite still had to hit the earth eventually, so in order to be able to survive the human race, Masafu had to implement the final "Ark" plan, that is, to build a secret shelter containing seeds, plants, animals, and a few human Jingying in order to come out again after two years to complete his heavy responsibility.

The media also made a detailed comparison between the two films of the same type, and finally came to the conclusion that whether it is the plot, character portrayal or special effects technology, "Peerless Tribulation" has the upper hand, and it is already good that "Heaven and Earth Collision" can win more than 300 million box office. If "The Peerless Tribulation" was not released in 96, but in 97, and the audience had a deeper impression of it, the box office of "Heaven and Earth Collision" would have been even worse.

Dull, the film market is extremely dull, not only Hollywood, but the world's film market is sluggish, which is also a very heavy blow to the film company. In particular, xiǎo film companies and independent filmmakers, in such an environment, they are more "chosen" to go bankrupt. It can be said that this year is their year of disaster.

Waiting, the filmmakers are waiting, waiting for a film that will make them look forward to walking into the cinema. In such an environment, Disney launched a cartoon, this cartoon is also a Chinese theme, that is, "Huā Mulan", the film tells such a story: in ancient China, there is a good NV child who is hearty and kind, his name is "Huā Mulan", as the eldest NV child of the Huā family, Huā Mulan has been looking forward to bringing glory to the Huā family under the enlightened repentance of her parents. However, when the northern Xiongnu came to invade and the country was recruiting troops on a large scale, Mulan's elderly father was also called to the battlefield, and the sad Huā Mulan was afraid that her father would never return, so she took advantage of midnight to disguise herself as a man, steal her father's armor, and go to the battlefield instead of her father.

In order to protect Huā Mulan, the ancestors of the Huā family sent a kind-hearted Mushu Dragon to accompany her, and this Xiǎo dragon, who spoke like a cannonball and loved to be angry, brought a lot of laughter and assistance to Mulan along the way. After joining the army, Huā Mulan relied on her perseverance and endurance to pass many difficult training and tests, and also became an indispensable general in the army. However, when she went to fight in the north, Huā Mulan's NV was discovered by her colleagues in the army, and the men of the family were afraid that Mulan would be convicted of bullying the emperor by the court officials, so they had to abandon her in the iceberg and go to the land of the Xiongnu to fight. Fortunately, in such a difficult time, Mushulong has always been by her side, giving her divine support and encouragement from time to time, and with a strong will and the belief to bring glory to the Huā family, Mulan finally assisted the imperial army to resist the invasion of the Xiongnu and save the imperial court at that time.

As soon as the animated film was released, it received a good response, becoming the second film this year to break the 300 million mark at the box office. I have to say that Disney has a real relationship with Chinese-themed films, first "Terracotta Warriors" and "Immortal War Spirit", and then invested in the TV series version of "My Captain, My Group", and now there is "Huā Mulan", and will launch Chinese-themed films such as "Kung Fu Panda" in the future.

In fact, in Liang Xiǎolong's view, the key is the issue of attitude, Disney is willing to invest, and also shoots with heart, so it can shoot a good film. Unlike in previous lives, those film companies saw the huge potential of China's box office market, and they would also invest in Chinese-themed films, but these films were more about cheating money, and they didn't have to worry about investing less, whether it was "The King of New Kung Fu" or "The Tomb of the Dragon Emperor", they all had congenital shortcomings.

However, although the response to "Huā Mulan" is good, it is not a film that can cause shock, and the audience can only wait. And at this time, Pyra Méng and DreamWorks are attacking again, and it is also Steven's film "Saving Private Ryan" that is about to be released.

Steven, Liang Xiǎo Long, and Cameron are the three greatest directors in Hollywood in the 90s, and the audience is still very much looking forward to his films, so before the film is released, there are high demands, and people hope that he can break the deadlock this year and soar at the box office.

Liang Xiǎo Long is also looking forward to "Saving Private Ryan", no matter what, it is a rare good film, and it is definitely a pleasure to be able to revisit a good film, especially now that it is impossible to revisit it through a CD. So, when Shirley called him to invite him to the premiere, he didn't hesitate to agree.

Of course, there are several other reasons to attend the premiere of "Saving Private Ryan", the first is because of the jiāo relationship between the two companies, and since Shirley has sent out the invitation, there is no reason not to go. Secondly, the two leading actors in the film are Tom. Hanks and Matt. Da Méng, Tom is also the star of "Million Dollar Baby", Matt has also worked together, and they are all acquaintances. Finally, he is looking forward to meeting the legendary director Steven.

Liang Xiǎo Long took Rachel back to the United States and stepped on the red carpet, only to find that there are really many stars who came to the premiere today, and they are all Hollywood first-line superstars. He found Shirley: "With so many people, it seems that you have to use this film to knock on the box office market." Shirley smiled bitterly: "This is also no way, the box office market is too dead this year, if you can't launch a blockbuster, the films released in the future will also be affected." Unfortunately, our company still has seven films to be released this year, and if the box office market doesn't catch fire, we will continue to suffer. ”

Liang Xiǎo Long also agrees with this statement, the box office market is like a bomb that has not detonated many times, and a film needs to be there to light this fuse. Just like last year, the box office market in the first half of the year was just as lifeless, but "My Leader, My Group" and "Black Super SWAT Team" were released simultaneously, which immediately pushed the audience's box office consumption power to the top, and finally the crazy phenomenon of 97 appeared.

So, can "Saving Private Ryan" be the film that ignited the fuse? In order to cope with this situation, even Fox is ready, and after the launch of "Saving Private Ryan", they will also launch "I'm Crazy for Mary" to cheer for the box office market.