622 Aung returns
The good news is that audiences in the U.S. have found themselves fooled by the media, they almost missed a movie that promotes peace, and they have re-entered the theater in the same way that they supported Rocky back then, supporting their superhero Rambo. [Full text reading]
Because Rambo was a victim of war, and President Reagan hated war and advocated peace.
Sometimes Americans are not necessarily very smart, they will also be misled by public opinion, plus boxing champion Ali, football star Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Jackson and others are all anti-war representatives, their influence in the United States is very strong, especially the superstar Michael, who has tens of thousands of fans in the United States, he stood in front of the theater stage under the Concorde flag for his master Tiger . Wang is doing propaganda for free.
Many factors have made "First Blood", which has immediately fallen out of the top ten of the North American box office list, return to the first place in the North American box office list in just one week at a terrifying speed!
Once again, Sylvester Stallone used his fierce muscles and almost crazy bullets to shoot the American audience to pieces, and they were impressed by the heroic charm exuded by Rambo, and they fell in love with this clumsy hero who likes to speak with practical actions!
This is Rambo, this is Stallone, and of course, this is another superhero that the Oriental has successfully created in the United States!
Although the door to the 53rd Oscars was closed for "Myth", the box office recovery of "First Blood" led to the replay of "Myth".
After the replay, the momentum of "Mythology" is still strong, what Oscar Best Picture "Ordinary People", what Oscar actor starring "Raging Bull" are not opponents, and the North American box office in April is in the hands of Wang Xiaohu!
As of mid-April, the cumulative box office of "First Blood" was 67 million, and the box office of the replay of "Myth" also scored 12 million in two weeks!
The gambling king Corkrian was so excited that he chattered in the phone call to Wang Xiaohu: "Hey, man, how did you know that "First Blood" would come back to life? ”
"Rambo gives me confidence, bazookas can't kill him, what is the public opinion of the mere society, you must know that our hero doesn't care what society judges him, he likes to talk with his fists and bullets in his hands!"
Wang Xiaohu said to the gambling king in a very happy mood that the box office results were very good, and the new script had been half completed, which made him feel very happy.
"Isn't it a damn Oriental Immortal Technique?" The gambling king asked very gossipingly.
"Hahaha, if you believe it, you can do it!" Wang Xiaohu said vaguely.
"Okay, talk about that Chinese kung fu movie of yours, when will I get a contract? I'm desperate to get it now! Corkerey was anxious, but he knew that when Paramount gave up "First Blood", this Oriental man did not frown, and Concord Company also announced that there was no dream sent among the partners of "Shaolin Temple"!
Now Paramount regrets it to death, Tiger. Who is Wang, that's the God of Wealth in Hollywood, it's good if he doesn't ask you to terminate the contract, Paramount is so stupid that he can't get along with the God of Wealth, and it's obviously uncomfortable to find it!
"Corkrian, my good fellow, I'm very sorry to tell you that the release of "Shaolin Temple" did not start in North America, but is now being released in Asia, and I am afraid that North America will not be able to see it until next year!" Wang Xiaohu said without hurry.
"God, don't do this to me!"
"No, I'm not targeting you alone, in fact, I won't release it in the whole of North America this year, I have my own plans, don't worry, if you choose North America, you will definitely not be a part of MGM, we are very happy partners, aren't we?"
"Yes, of course! I'm glad you think so! Corklian said happily
The release time of "Shaolin Temple" in the mainland is determined to be on May 1, this arrangement is because the publicity work has not ended, at present, in addition to Taiwan, all regions in Southeast Asia have been fully promoted, and the next publicity target will be positioned in Yueben and South Korea, as for the domestic market, it will be put in late April, with the national release.
During this time, Wang Xiaohu brought the members of the Hong Kong Film Awards, which had just been formed, together and began to discuss the upcoming "Hong Kong Film Promotion Week" in the mainland.
For Wang Xiaohu to seek such a big benefit for his colleagues in Hong Kong, the members of the Academy Awards naturally raised their hands in agreement.
Shaw Brothers launched "Shaolin Thirty-six Rooms", "Shaolin Tent Master", as well as "Elders" and "Martial Arts" released not long ago, these four dramas are all written by Liu Jialiang without exception, and Run Run Shaw did not submit several films shot by Hu Jinquan in the early stage according to Wang Xiaohu's requirements.
When Wang Xiaohu asked the reason, Run Run Shaw said helplessly: "There is a problem with Hu Jinquan's attribution, many of his films are now classified as Taiwanese films, and I am worried that his identity is sensitive, which will cause the mainland to be unhappy." ”
Wang Xiaohu nodded, it is true that Shaw's worries are not unreasonable, if the mainland has a bad impression of Shaw Brothers movies because of this reason, then it will be a little difficult for Shaw Brothers films to enter the mainland in the future.
Instead of that, it is better to take advantage of the east wind of "Shaolin Temple" to promote the two Shaolin series produced by Shaw Brothers to the road to achieve the benefits of killing two birds with one stone.
Siyuan's main focus is the New Wave director Xu Anhua's movies "The Story of Hu Yue" and "The Book of Swords and Enmity", as the apprentice of the great director Hu Jinquan, Xu Anhua does not let the women have eyebrows, "The Story of Hu Yue" mainly reflects the theme of the Vietnam War, which just caters to the taste of the mainland, and "The Book of Swords and Enmity" is more revealing of Hu Jinquan's poetic and picturesque police circle.
It can be seen that Wu Siyuan is now becoming more and more savvy, and while imitating Concorde films, he is also very focused on developing the good leadership role of New Wave directors, and both films have done well at the box office this year. And Xu Anhua is ready to shoot the next film "Running to the Angry Sea" that reacts to the Vietnam War.
Because it is mainly to promote Hong Kong films, in addition to Concord, there are not many opportunities for other companies, and the few films they submitted do not have many outstanding features, neither old kung fu staples like Concord and Shaw Brothers, nor the New Wave cultural characteristics of Siyuan Company, so the number of promotions in the first round is only these few films.
"Don't be discouraged, as long as we have a good start, the development of our Hong Kong films in the mainland will still be very promising in the future! I hope that everyone will learn more from Siyuan Company after going back, and shoot some high-quality works that closely cooperate with the environment of the times. ”
Wang Xiaohu comforted several other companies before the meeting
After Wang Xiaohu returned home, he found that his wife and son were not at home, so he changed his clothes boredly and continued to write scripts in the study.
Just when he was writing his forgetfulness, he suddenly felt that the door behind him was open, generally speaking, only his four-year-old son Wang Jiaen crept in like this, and he didn't play such a little trick once or twice.
"Jiaen, you're here to scare Daddy again, aren't you? I've told you a dozen times, you have to be a little creative if you want to be scary, every time."
Wang Xiaohu continued to write without looking back, the person behind him did not make a sound, still approached slowly, walked behind Wang Xiaohu and stopped.
Wang Xiaohu felt a little itchy in his neck, and his feelings for this little guy turned out to be bad, but soon he felt that something was wrong, because even if a four-year-old child stood on tiptoe, it was impossible to reach such a height.
Suddenly turned around, and saw the face that was very close to himself, Wang Xiaohu was stunned!
"Awn?"
"Haha! Old Bean, you didn't expect it to be me! ”
The person who came was Weng Meiling, I didn't think that I hadn't seen her for five years, the girl who used to look like a little loli had grown into a young girl, seeing Wang Xiaohu's surprised appearance, Weng Meiling jumped up, wrapped her hands around Wang Xiaohu's neck, and wrapped her legs around his waist, falling on him like a koala, not to mention the naughty energy.
Weng Meiling flashed her watery eyes, looked at Wang Xiaohu for a long time, and suddenly frowned and said, "Old Dou, what kind of expression do you have?" Don't you welcome me? ”
"Uh, no!" Wang Xiaohu smiled, subconsciously wanted to touch his nose, but found that the whole person was tied up by Weng Meiling in a more ambiguous posture, "I didn't expect Ah Weng to be so naughty when he grew up, hurry down, hurry down." ”
"No! It's been a long time since I've seen Lao Dou, so I miss you, hehe. Weng Meiling was tired of Wang Xiaohu for a long time, until she was too embarrassed to see Wang Xiaohu, so she jumped down and said, "Old Bean, you are still the same as before, not fun at all." ”
"Silly girl, what's so fun about this." Wang Xiaohu smiled and said, "How about it, will you stay temporarily or permanently when you go back to Hong Kong this time?" ”
"Of course it's a permanent stay!" Weng Meiling held her chin and tilted her head and said, "I've had enough time over there, and it's not fun to find a job, so I ran back to Hong Kong to join Lao Dou, you have to support me!" ”
"Haha!" Wang Xiaohu knocked on her forehead and said, "Come back just to shoot a scene for me." ”
"Yes, yes!" Weng Meiling clapped her little hands and said: "I am now the runner-up of the Miss British Chinese beauty pageant, if you film for Lao Dou, it will definitely increase the box office!" ”
"Don't be ashamed!" Wang Xiaohu smiled bitterly and said, "Have you seen Ah Zhi and Jia En?" ”
"I've seen it, I've seen it!" Weng Meiling suddenly laughed and said: "Lao Dou, your son is much better than you, he is tired of being in my arms for a long time, haha, he will definitely be a playboy when he grows up." ”
Wang Xiaohu heard that three black lines appeared on his forehead, and he had no way to deal with this hobby that his son had shown since he was a child.
(To be continued)