At first, the American citizens were very puzzled by the promotion launched by Concord, and they did not think that there was anything better about China. 【Reading.com】

When the terracotta warriors and horses were excavated, it did cause a sensation in the world, and this sensation did not have much influence in the United States, because the Americans quickly shifted their attention to the tyranny of Qin Shi Huang, especially at that time, the relationship between China and the United States was relatively deadlocked, and there were little devils secretly mischievous, so most of the American citizens who bought movie tickets did not take it to heart.

As Wang Xiaohu first predicted, the reason why they want to buy movie tickets is partly for Chinese kung fu and partly for industrial light and magic, and the latter has cultivated a far larger number of fans than the former.

On May 23, three television stations owned by 20th Century Fox were advertising trailers for "Myth" five times a day, and the bombardment was aimed at those potential consumer groups.

The TV version of the trailer is somewhat different from the movie version, and there are a few voiceovers in which George is a little different. Wilson had revised, and there is no doubt that George's idea almost made Wang Xiaohu furious, because the "Myth" that he revised was almost replaced by another version.

"He is the most important and powerful knight of the king, she is a beautiful and kind princess, she married his king for the rise and fall of the country, but they had a love affair on the way to escort"

With this voice-over monologue alone, Wang Xiaohu almost had to talk to George. Wilson did it, you said that the movie was changed to this bloody appearance.

And George. Wilson swore that "don't think that no one will watch this stuff if it's old-fashioned, in fact, it's the housewives who play a leading role in the American family, and if they are moved by the trailer, they will bring the whole family into the theater together." ”

"Aren't you afraid that the housewives will find out and kill you?"

"No, they're just going to hunt you down, and if the TV station gets a complaint, I'll put all the blame on you."

"Hell!" Wang Xiaohu laughed and scolded and said that in fact, he was secretly having fun in his heart, although the propaganda words such as knights and princesses, forbidden love in the ancient East, and the Oriental version of Romeo and Juliet were vulgar, but they could attract housewives who liked to squat in front of the TV to pass the time.

Wang Xiaohu will not be to George. Wilson explained that the Oriental version of Romeo and Juliet is actually a very time-wasting thing for Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, because this guy always likes to break the flashes and ask the end, and if he explains to him, it is often easy to go off-topic, who knows where he will go.

Before the film was released, Wang Xiaohu specially called Abdul-Jabbar, Ali, and Jackson and told them to attend the premiere of "Myth" at the Chinese Theater in Hollywood, but Jackson's agent told him that Jackson was currently doing publicity in other places and was afraid that he would not be able to attend the premiere.

The success of "Off-the-Wall" has enabled him to triumphantly get rid of the image of the previous child star, and is regarded by the world as a new generation of sincere superstars, which is undoubtedly a huge turning point for Michael's career.

The "Off-The-Wall" album stayed on the US album chart for a total of 84 weeks, with all four spin-off singles reaching the top 10 (two hits), setting an unprecedented record on the chart. This was undoubtedly an exciting stimulant for the music industry at that time.

It can be said that Michael is now busy promoting everywhere, and his agent said sorry to Wang Xiaohu very politely, and will notify Michael himself as soon as possible.

Wang Xiaohu smiled with satisfaction, the seeds planted back then have begun to grow rapidly, which is a very good feeling for anyone, isn't it?

The publicity work of "Myth" continued to be in full swing, but Wang Xiaohu rushed to Seattle alone, because the promise he made at Bruce Lee's tomb was about to be fulfilled.

It's been seven years, and Wang Xiaohu walked into Seattle's Lakeview Cemetery again seven years ago, when it was "The Journey of the Warrior", that is, before the release of Bruce Lee's posthumous work, Wang Xiaohu found Bruce Lee's grave site accompanied by Linda's family.

This time there was no one to accompany him, Wang Xiaohu slowly walked in the intricate cemetery with flowers in his hand, he vaguely remembered that Bruce Lee's grave site was at the flagpole on the left side of the mountaintop, fortunately, he didn't waste much time, he saw the unique red tombstone.

After putting the flowers on the tombstone, he found that the photo of Brother Xiaolong had been replaced, it seems that what Li Guohao said back then was right, many fans' hands were not too clean, and even the photo of Brother Xiaolong was stolen.

"Brother Xiaolong, I've come to see you." After saying this, Wang Xiaohu felt that he didn't feel too much discomfort, on the contrary, it was a very relaxed mood, which made him difficult to describe.

"If you could see it in heaven, you would be happy and cheering for the release of "Myth", right? Yes, without your leadership, it took me seven full years to realize my dream of having a movie belonging to us Chinese premiere in Hollywood, isn't it stupid? ”

"Okay, let's talk about it today, when "Myth" is successfully released in North America, I will bring a pot of fine green tea to enjoy with you." Wang Xiaohu lowered his body, gently touched the red tombstone with his right hand, took out a movie ticket for "Mythology" from his pocket with his left hand, pressed it under the flowers and said: "This is a movie ticket for "Mythology", I hope you can see it in heaven, if you have time." ”

"Hi young man, it's rude to do this, it will disturb Bruce's good dreams."

Wang Xiaohu turned around and saw a burly American in his 50s standing behind him. "I'm sorry."

Wang Xiaohu smiled apologetically, then stood up and said, "You are also here to pay tribute to Bruce. Lee's. ”

The American shrugged and said, "No, maybe you're mistaken, I'm the caretaker here, and I've been taking care of this cemetery for 10 years." ”

"Hehe, thank you for taking good care of Bruce." Wang Xiaohu said with a smile: "But I didn't see you when I came last time. ”

"No way, I'm the only administrator here, maybe you've mistaken someone." The caretaker of Lakeview Cemetery said stubbornly.

"Okay." Wang Xiaohu shrugged and said, "Maybe I'm wrong." Thank you for keeping this place very clean. ”

"It's my job, isn't it?" The administrator said with a smile.

When Wang Xiaohu left, he always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't remember anything for a while, so he simply shook his head and didn't think about it anymore, and got on the flight back to Los Angeles directly

"Myth" was rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America, of course, such a review was done long before the release, mainly because 20th Century Fox came forward to coordinate the review, Warner Bros. regretted it for a long time for this matter, otherwise he would not have bothered to invite the other seven distribution companies to boycott the release of "Myth".

However, this is also a wake-up call for Warner Bros. to work hard in the future, after all, the difference between PG and PG-13 is still very big, which determines that the film screening room will be subject to various legal constraints, even the 200 North American theaters under Concord must sign this kind of contract, otherwise if you release it rashly, you will be complained by the public, not only the distribution company will be implicated, but the production company will also become the main target of the American Film Association.

May 28 is the premiere of "Myth" in 900 theaters in North America, just in the evening, Wang Xiaohu led the company's main personnel to the China Grand Theater, at the back door of the theater, he met Jabbar and Ali who came to attend the premiere.

"Tiger, it's nice to see you again!" Jabbar came up and patted Wang Xiaohu on the shoulder and said, "You are stronger than before." ”

"You're the same, how's it going?" Wang Xiaohu said with a smile.

"It's still the same, I don't have any other entertainment other than playing ball, I really envy you to make movies." Abdul-Jabbar shrugged helplessly.

Wang Xiaohu looked at him sympathetically, and then shook hands with Ali, Ali sighed and said: "Tiger, I hate you to death, you must know that Chuck almost made me lose face, your Rocky is as effective as a prophetic book, which makes me miserable." ”

"Haha, don't bother with this kind of thing, it's been years since it happened, hasn't it?" Wang Xiaohu comforted him and said: "When that guy is discharged from the hospital, you immediately challenge him and then beat him in the ring, so that you can be in a good mood." ”

"It's definitely a bad idea. They'll say, "Hey, look at the boxing champion bullying a non-professional boxer, so that even if I win, I don't feel accomplished." Ali said, shaking his head.

"Okay, now let's change the topic and go to the theater to see the movie I starred in to adjust the mood."

"Of course, why not, I'm also very interested in the mysterious terracotta warriors."

When the lights of the Chinese Theater went out, the bright logo of Concord jumped on the wide screen, and then the American audience saw a scene that made them feel amused.

Yes, their reaction and George. Wilson, like that, he didn't understand why he started in such a way, and similarly, when they were thinking about whether they were fooled, they saw King Tiger wearing black armor riding a war horse, and the heroic King Tiger appeared on the screen.

See, if it goes according to the pattern at the beginning, they will scream for a refund, but now, they can sit quietly in their chairs and enjoy this film from the mysterious ancient country of the East.

(To be continued)