Chapter 50: Kung Fu Mania

"Eat and eat, and I'm not afraid of dying." Seeing Liang Xiaolong eat with relish, Julia hated it so much that she gambled three times in a row, and she lost fifty dishes, and no one was convinced. Liang Xiaolong understood the loser's mood very well, and smiled toothily: "Good teeth, good appetite, look at my teeth, smooth and slippery." ”

Liang Xiaolong's attitude made this strong woman more and more unconvinced: "Don't be complacent, one day, I will return it all." Liang Xiaolong said nonchalantly: "One appetite a year, and another bet next year will cost forty dishes." Rachel and Danny, two onlookers, hurriedly high-fived and applauded: "That's right, if you want to gamble, bet big, and eat to your heart's content." ”

Julia glared at them hatefully: "Bet on it, when you start filming next year, I will accompany you to the end." Liang Xiaolong smiled: "It's good to have someone to treat, but Sister Big Mouth, I suggest you ask a chef to come back and teach you how to cook." Julia snorted, "I don't know who killed the deer, but I'm worried about whether you can cook forty dishes." Liang Xiaolong said: "I rehearsed with you for so long before the filming of "The Police and the Thief" started, did I cook less than 40 kinds of dishes? ”

A crazy week has begun, with various classic lines being constantly adapted and then applied to all walks of life, and there is a wind of lines blowing in the United States. And the initiator "Cops and Thieves" also sold out at the box office, almost selling out, sweeping $44 million, and topping the box office list.

For a week of box office soldouts, such a strong momentum is comparable to "Home Alone" released in the 90s, and many critics have threatened that it will surpass Home Alone at the box office and become the box office champion of comedy films. Liang Xiaolong didn't think that there were more than 1,000 theaters in the early days of "Home Alone", which increased to 2,173 at the most, and the highest weekly box office was only 30 million, but "Home Alone" was screened in the United States for ten weeks, sweeping a super box office of $280 million, and $250 million overseas.

And "The Cops and the Thieves" is in better shape than "Home Alone", but its plot is simple and lacks depth, it would be good to have a one-month hot period, and it would be a fool's dream to challenge the $280 million local box office of "Home Alone".

In addition, "Toy Story" also made efforts over the weekend, and finally surpassed "Escape from the Magic Age", sweeping away 31 million, ranking second. In third place is "Escape from the Magic Age", with a box office of only 29 million, which is not a failure for a film with a 6500 investment, but it is not a success.

So why is "The Cops and the Thieves" so successful? After an in-depth investigation, a reporter from the Chicago Sun-Times wrote this report: From the interview, we learned that at the beginning, fans had the idea of going to the cinema because of those two promotional lines, so the box office before the premiere of the film was attributed to Carl. Carlos's propaganda means, and this propaganda means is also named "Karl Stream".

Publicity success does not mean box office success, in the final analysis, it depends on excellent quality. In the interview, fans walked into the cinema one after another, but they were infected by the lines of the people around them, so they couldn't wait to know the origin of these lines, so the second step of its success was to rely on classic lines.

But the classic lines can't support the whole film, and fans say that the second highlight of the film is the fighting scenes, which is a completely different fighting style from Hollywood action movies, and it is also a more exciting fighting style than Hollywood action movies. Moreover, there is the performance of the actors, Julia, Rachel and Brandon's acting skills are very mature, Wu Jing, Jessica and Kayla are still a little immature, but they are also remarkable.

"Xiaolong, take a look at the questionnaire." Carl handed Liang a form to Liang Xiaolong: "The staff surveyed a total of 2,000 fans, and more than 20% expressed interest in Chinese kung fu. After carefully reading the questionnaire, Liang Xiaolong couldn't help but be amazed, the film was released for ten days, more than 6 million people watched the film, if you follow this ratio, there are more than one million people interested in Chinese kung fu, and this number is still increasing. If you launch the cold weapons, kung fu books and kung fu CDs in the film at this time, you will definitely make a lot of money.

Carl added: "The store has been renovated, and the goods have arrived, just waiting for you to nod and open." Liang Xiaolong also hopes to open early: "It's easy to open a store, but what about publicity? This time, you can remember for me, this is promoting Chinese kung fu, if you use the scandal to hype up and tarnish the reputation of Chinese kung fu, I will directly throw you down from the upper floor. Carl smiled: "Don't worry, you don't need to publicize it at all, just reveal the news to the media, and you and a few leading actors will come over on the day of the opening." Liang Xiaolong said: "Then hold an autograph session by the way to meet the requirements of fans." ”

Sure enough, as soon as the news saw the newspaper, it immediately caused a great response, and fans were naturally very excited, they could buy their favorite cold weapons, and they could get the autographs of their favorite stars. It is conceivable that the opening day will be very lively, and in order to cope with this situation, the police department has promised to send a police team to the scene to maintain order on that day, and the traffic police department will also send traffic police to maintain traffic in the vicinity.

The name of the weapon shop is not distinctive, it is called Sword Pavilion, but the decoration is in place, blending classical and elegant. The store is also very large, with two floors, a total area of 280 square meters, the first floor is an ordinary area, with thousands of swords, guns, sticks and swords on the shelves, as well as some kung fu books and CDs; The second floor is the boutique area, each weapon is supported by exquisite shelves, it looks expensive, the price is also very scary, the cheapest is hundreds of dollars, the most expensive is the three Longquan swords placed in the middle, 80,000 dollars.

Wu Jing and Kayla have returned to China, but the autograph session was attended by five other people, including Bruce Leung, Brandon, Rachel, Julia and Jessica, which is enough to cope. By the time the five arrived, dozens of reporters and thousands of fans had gathered at the scene. After smiling and greeting the fans, he conducted a brief interview at the door of the Sword Pavilion, and then announced that the Sword Pavilion was officially open, and as of 4 o'clock in the afternoon, everything that was bought in the Sword Pavilion could get the signatures of five people.

"Xiaolong, are you going to hold an arms exhibition?" As soon as she stepped into the Sword Pavilion, Julia couldn't help but exclaim: "This is to be placed in ancient times, you can organize an army." Liang Xiaolong said: "Don't look at the number of first floors, it's actually not worth a few dollars, the highest price is only 99 US dollars, and the low price is only 30 US dollars." Julia gave him a blank look: "Speaking of words, it is becoming more and more like a merchant annihilator." ”

Fans frantically poured into the Sword Pavilion, some people didn't come to buy weapons at all, but to sign autographs, and this kind of person is also the fastest, pick the cheapest one at random, and then come to five people to sign it. There are also many weapons fans who went up to the second floor and carefully selected their favorite weapons, among which there was a collector who aimed at the Longquan sword cast by Zhou Zhengwu himself, and this master had a great appetite: "I want these three Longquan swords." ”

The salesman's face was bitter, the Longquan Sword was the treasure of the town store, how could it be sold easily? What's more, this master bought three as soon as he bought it: "Sir, I'm sorry, these three Longquan swords are not for sale for the time being." The collector suddenly became anxious: "The sword you have put on the table, and the price is clearly marked, I am willing to pay, why not sell it?" The salesman was just about to say something, but Carl, who was on the side, hurriedly walked over: "Hello sir, I'm the manager here, can I talk?" ”

Only then did the collector restrain his temper: "Of course, but I must get the Longquan Sword." Karl smiled faintly: "Of course, since things are put out, they naturally have to be sold." But as you can see, during this time, these three Longquan swords are used for publicity, and if you really want it, I can sell one to you, but it won't take a week to get the goods. The collector pondered for a moment: "Is there no other way?" ”

Karl said: "The Longquan Sword is from China, if you need it, I can give you the contact information over there." If you buy it there, the price will be cheaper, and you can customize other types of swords. The collector was immediately happy: "Thank you, that couldn't be better." Karl said, "You're welcome. He gave him the specific address of Baibing Zhai, as well as Zhou Zhengwu's contact information.

"I'm tired!" Before noon, Rachel began to shout tired, and in just a few hours she had written thousands of her own names, plus blessings, and her hands began to wrestle. But this also shows that everyone's popularity is high, sales are hot, Liang Xiaolong preliminarily estimated, this day's sales may be more than one million, and the early investment will be paid off on this day.

Julia was used to this kind of thing, but when she saw Rachel shouting tired, her mind turned, and she suddenly had an idea: "Xiaolong, everyone helps you like this, you have to have a dinner party, right?" We don't have high requirements, just 40 dishes. Liang Xiaolong smiled bitterly: "Sister Big Mouth, you are taking advantage of the fire to rob." Julia disagreed: "So are you invited, or not?" Liang Xiaolong said helplessly: "Okay, everyone will come to my house tomorrow night, forty dishes, support you to death." ”

According to the plan, the autograph session only lasted until 4 o'clock in the afternoon, but there were too many fans who rushed over, Liang Xiaolong had to delay the time, and the five people continued to sign autographs for fans. In the evening, the TV station also reported on this situation: "The Police and the Thief" triggered a kung fu frenzy, and tens of thousands of fans poured into the Sword Pavilion to buy Chinese-style cold weapons. According to incomplete statistics, as of 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the sales of Sword Pavilion exceeded one million, and this number is still growing.

One day, millions of sales, although related to the autograph session, but it cannot be denied the charm of Chinese kung fu. And the TV station also focused on Wu Jing: in the interview, fans expressed regret for Wu Jing's premature return to China, and the most exciting and powerful fight in "Police and Thieves" is none other than Wu Jing, the martial arts champion from China showed super martial arts ability, and also conquered a large number of kung fu fans.

The autograph session lasted until about 8 p.m., when the fans gradually dispersed, but the hands were already sore, but the sales were very satisfactory, as high as $1.65 million, which is enough to be proud of Hollywood. But this is just the beginning, and there will be a steady stream of kung fu enthusiasts coming from all over the world to buy props. Carl handed the report to Liang Xiaolong: "Do you know how many CDs were sold?" Without waiting for Liang Xiaolong to answer, Carl continued: "18,000 sheets, 18,000 sheets a day, Xiaolong, maybe you will become a star in a few days." ”

PS: Thanks to the book friends "itam" and "book friend n2f0e50cf5vpbyxe" for the tip. Today, our class went to Dadeng Island to play, self-service barbecue, but I didn't eat cooked food all day, what a tragedy! White bones can cook, but they can't barbecue, hey...... Gotta learn!

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