The day after arriving in Philadelphia, the snow fell, and it was still Christmas Eve, and the people of Philadelphia were busy with the arrival of Christmas. Wang Xiaohu and Zhao Yazhi walked out of the youth hostel in the old city in white down jackets, and walked hand in hand on the exotic streets with snowflakes fluttering.

Zhao Yazhi raised her head to feel the coolness of the snowflakes falling on her face, raised her hand to grab the snowflakes in the palm of her hand, and said with a chuckle: "Ah Hu, I haven't seen snow for a long time." ”

Wang Xiaohu doesn't know if there is a record of snow in the history of Hong Kong, anyway, he knows that most of the snow scenes filmed in Hong Kong are artificial snow, and this is also the first time he has encountered snow since he was reborn.

"Be careful not to catch a cold." Wang Xiaohu stepped forward and grabbed her little hand on her chest, spitting hot air to warm it, and then he raised his hand to stop the taxi: "Go to the Reading Palace." ”

Every traveler who comes to Philadelphia has to stop at the Reading Palace, because it is the symbol of Philadelphia, who knows that after getting off the bus, there is no breathtaking masterpiece of art in the Reading Palace Scenic Area, in terms of value to the city and artistic standards, it is no different from the peeing child in Brussels, they are all famous, and they feel nothing more than that. Wang Xiaohu pouted a little disappointed and said, "Uh, it's that simple? ”

Zhao Yazhi knew what he meant by this, and couldn't help sneering: "Actually, what I came here to see is the history and values of the United States, to paraphrase the fashionable words you said a while ago, when you come here, you don't see the Liberty Bell, you see loneliness!" ”

"Huh." Wang Xiaohu touched his nose in embarrassment, and after accompanying Zhao Yazhi to receive a free ticket to visit the interior of the Reading Palace at the place where souvenirs were sold, the two hugged each other lightly and enjoyed the city's long history and culture.

Of course, Wang Xiaohu doesn't think that the United States, which was founded only 200 years ago, will have a long history, but he feels that foreigners are more advanced than domestic in maintaining historical relics, and other famous halls will be used to increase cultural characteristics when the history is short, for example, you can learn about the importance and values of the birth of the American Constitution in the Constitution Center, in short, the United States is subtly instilling the pride of being an American through these things.

While Wang Xiaohu accompanied Zhao Yazhi to walk around Philadelphia, he was also secretly observing these scenic spots, filtering the pictures about "Rocky" in his mind, the high steps he was looking for when Rocky ran in the morning, and the majestic palace behind him, and Franklin in front of him. The place of the statue of Benjamin.

This scene is very crucial, every time I see this, Wang Xiaohu always has an inexplicable excitement, Rocky in the movie stands on the stone steps with both hands clenched into fists and raised above his head, opening his mouth wide to declare his invincible determination, there is nothing more exciting than that place!

The rules of every inspirational film often convey the key theme of the film through a certain plot, a certain scene, and a certain shot that brings the audience into resonance, and Rocky Running is the key to this film!

The two walked hand in hand on Franklin Avenue from the Philadelphia City Hall, and from a long distance, Wang Xiaohu saw the statue of Franklin, and then the familiar high staircase appeared in his field of vision. "Haha, this place has finally been found for me!" Wang Xiaohu exclaimed excitedly, "Ah Zhi, I finally found it, this is it, this is it!" ”

Seeing that he found the place he had been looking for, Zhao Yazhi was also very happy: "Is that the place you often say?" ”

"Yes!" Wang Xiaohu stopped a passer-by and asked, "Man, what's the name of that place?" ”

The other party was about forty years old, with long black hair, and asked tentatively after frowning slightly: "Are you Chinese?" ”

"Of course! You too? Wang Xiaohu was stunned, he didn't expect to meet his compatriots in a foreign country.

"Hello, I'm from Hong Kong."

"Haha, we are also from Hong Kong, my name is Wang Xiaohu, what do you call it?"

"Contemptible Xie Dongshen." The middle-aged man introduced himself with a smile, then pointed to the big staircase and said, "The place you just asked is the Philadelphia Museum of Art, you just came to Philadelphia, this is my contact information, if you need help, just look for me in Chinatown." ”

Xie Dongshen said that Chinatown is the place where a large number of Chinese and foreign tourists gather in Philadelphia, and it is considered the longest place for Chinese people, where there is a long-distance bus terminal and a suburban train station, and most travelers will start or end their journey in Chinatown.

"Thank you. It's nice to have a fellow! Wang Xiaohu smiled and shook hands with Xie Dongshen, then shrugged his shoulders and said, "Old Xie, I still have some things today, we will stay in Philadelphia for about a month, and I will go to you for a few drinks when I have the opportunity." ”

"Haha, you're very welcome!" Xie Dong smiled and waved goodbye to the two. After this episode, Wang Xiaohu took Zhao Yazhi's hand and ran happily towards the Philadelphia Museum of Art. When he came to the bottom of the steps, Wang Xiaohu stopped and said to Zhao Yazhi, "Ah Zhi, you wait for me." ”

In Zhao Yazhi's puzzled eyes, Wang Xiaohu suddenly sped up and sprinted up the steps, yes, he was imitating the plot of Rocky's running, he was running, while looking for that feeling in his mind, strode over the three steps, and rushed to the top of the steps again, he learned Rocky's hands clenched into fists and raised it above his head, jumping, jumping, and shouting silently and turned around to look at the Franklin statue opposite, standing at this height, he saw the entire Franklin Avenue, and the city hall at the end. That's what it feels like, it's this visual!

It can be said that Wang Xiaohu at this time completely found the passion for shooting "Rocky", after all, the film "Rocky" is a typical American inspirational film, its theme is the typical American spirit, and Wang Xiaohu as a Chinese Although he has seen "Rocky", it does not mean that he has much sense of substitution for this film, so although he finalized the shooting plan, he only issued the script of "Rocky" to the main actors, and then tossed for two days and was not ready to start shooting.

On the one hand, he is giving the actors enough time to understand the script, and on the other hand, he is trying to find inspiration and passion for directing through the scenes of several attractions in Rocky, which is not to say that he admires foreigners or envy Americans or anything, he just wants to make better use of this film to make money and create a legend in the history of American cinema!

An ageless classic that swept the box office of 220 million yuan in the United States, and a legendary figure who has been selected as the world's toughest guy by international movies and so-called authoritative magazines in various countries many times - Stallone!

Stallone became the world's tough guy with Rambo in "First Blood", but if it wasn't for the success of "Rocky" that gave him strong self-confidence, there would be no later Rambo. How ironic it is for a Chinese to create these legends and classics, let me tell you, Wang Xiaohu is such a person!

"Sylvester, raise your fist and hold your head tightly, damn it, are you still an authentic American, how can you be so bad at boxing talent!" In the rented boxing club at night, Wang Xiaohu stood under the ring and roared at Stallone.

Stallone on stage was frequently killed by Chuck. Wipner hit the head, which made Wang Xiaohu a little unacceptable, and he had to scold his mother when he couldn't bear it.

Stallone corrected Wang Xiaohu's mistake with an innocent grin, saying, "Boss, I'm not an authentic American, in fact I'm Italian-American." ”

"Well, no wonder 'Italian Stallion' chose you as the leading actor." Wang Xiaohu muttered in his heart, and said with a wry smile: "Okay, take out your passion when you were in Hong Kong, this is your land, don't be affected by public opinion from the outside world, you have to use this film to prove that you are not a coward, you are not a moth in society!" ”

There is only one reason for Stallone's sluggish state, and that is that the media and newspapers in Philadelphia are now relaying the news from the Los Angeles Times, which was originally nothing, but with the help of the bastard of Gaolos, things have changed a lot.

In an interview with reporters, Gao Los made a big statement: "Hey, open your eyes and see, the director is Chinese, an oriental boy from a backward country, only 19 and a half years old, he thinks that if he climbs Bruce Lee's relationship, he will soar, hahaha, what a stupid white dream, he is an Oriental who is ashamed to shoot a movie that expresses the American spirit, let him go back to his hometown!" This is the United States, this is the country of realism! ”

Later, Gao Rous also broke the news to reporters, found out the poster of "Italian Stallion" that Stallone had shot before, pointed to Stallone's fully exposed body and said: "See, this is the Italian stallion, the two guys who are not Americans want to shoot a pure American flavor, I really don't know if Warner's head was kicked off by a donkey, they will also be laughed at with the East and the stallions!" ”

When he learned that Wang Xiaohu and others went to Philadelphia to shoot "Rocky", he finally found an opportunity to retaliate, so he took advantage of the situation to use media public opinion to attack Wang Xiaohu frantically, even if he couldn't cause "Rocky" to stop filming, he would disgust Wang Xiaohu to death.

Wang Xiaohu's words deeply stimulated Stallone, and he kept shouting loudly in his heart, "Yes, the boss is right, I'm not trash, I'm not a moth, I'm going to give those who laugh at me a dismount, who am I, I'm an invincible Rocky!" With such surging excitement, he slammed his fist into Chuck. Wipner, just listening to the "bang", Chuck was knocked to the ground by Stallone's fist in anger

(To be continued)