Chapter 391: Look forward to it! The Incredible Hulk is coming!

Zhou Shaoming hit the car thief before he woke up from the wine, and at this time, the police car that was chasing after him came and stopped in front of Zhou Shaoming.

Zhou Shaoming was dazzled by the headlights, and when the two policemen got out of the car and saw that Zhou Shaoming had pushed the car thief to the ground, the vigilant police relaxed their guard.

And these two policemen happened to be the two policemen he met last time when Zhou Shaoming drove speeding and ran a red light on the road in order to rescue the crew from poisoning actors.

The two policemen looked at each other: "Oh my God, it's you again, Director Smith Chow?!" ”

Zhou Shaoming faced the dazzling headlights, the alcohol dissipated a little, and he clearly realized that something was wrong, and when he saw the car thief who was subdued under his knees, even Zhou Shaoming was startled, and couldn't help but stand up quickly.

Two policemen walked up to Zhou Shaoming and asked Zhou Shaoming, "Smith Zhou, what is driving speeding this time?" ”

When they walked up to Zhou Shaoming and smelled a strong smell of alcohol on their bodies, a policeman shouted: "No, my Mr. Smith Zhou, you are actually driving drunk!" ”

When Zhou Shaoming heard the words of the two policemen, he couldn't help but be shocked.

Scarlett Johansson hurriedly came to the police and said, "It was this person who stole my car, so Zhou drove after him like this." ”

The two policemen nodded and finally understood, hurriedly caught the car thief who had no way to escape, and then said to Zhou Shaoming: "Mr. Smith Zhou, no matter what the reason, you can't drive drunk." I think you'll have to go back to the police station with me and have your driver's license revoked. ”

Zhou Shaoming finally came to his senses, and he trembled when he thought about drunk driving, and cooperated with the police and said, "No problem." ”

Zhou Shaoming was arrested by the police. I spent the whole night in the detention center. He was released the next morning.

Zhou Shaoming, who came out of the police station, took a deep breath. As soon as I think of last night's incident, I feel very inexplicable, and while I have been filming the hot scenes of other people's fights, it turns out that my heart is also deeply infected. staged a thrilling scene of catching a thief in reality.

However, Zhou Shaoming didn't want to have a next time, because after all, drunk driving is a particularly dangerous thing, and he is afraid to think about it.

When Zhou Shaoming left the police station, a large number of reporters had been waiting here for a long time.

See these journalists. Zhou Shaoming was not surprised, because when he was locked up in the detention center, Zhou Shaoming knew that when he was released, he would definitely be harassed by his reporters and friends.

Zhou Shaoming had already prepared in his heart, but when Luo Ken and the others came out to protect Zhou Shaoming, Zhou Shaoming's eyes lit up, and a familiar figure appeared in front of him.

Tesla - Ben? Zhou Shaoming couldn't help but exclaim.

Ben came to Zhou Shaoming dressed in a suit: "Zhou, you seem to have been very bad lately, why do you always see the report." You have to report to the police station at every turn. ”

Zhou Shaoming said with a sigh of shame: "I did something wrong, of course I have to accept punishment." ”

Tesla Ben laughed evilly, "Do you miss me?" Ben couldn't help but hug Zhou Shaoming.

Zhou Shaoming saw Ben's radiant expression. said, "It seems that you have brought me good news." ”

Tesla - Ben and Zhou Shaoming walked to the car parked on the side of the road, and said as they walked: "Yes, my "Hulk" has been completed, just wait for you to speak, and choose a time slot to be released." ”

Ben couldn't hide the joy in his heart, the first film adapted from the superhero series after Supernova Entertainment acquired Marvel.

When I received Zhou Shaoming's instruction to shoot this "Hulk", I couldn't help but feel a little worried, afraid of disappointing Zhou Shaoming.

However, he was more happy, especially at this moment, he was finally able to give Zhou Shaoming a satisfactory answer, but whether the answer sheet was qualified or not had to wait for the audience to give the result.

Ben was a little excited, and I didn't know when Zhou Shaoming planned to arrange for the release of the film "The Incredible Hulk".

Zhou Shaoming stopped and thought for a while, and said to Tesla: "It will be released on August 1." ”

Tesla was stunned and said, "Zhou, is it true?" ”

Zhou Shaoming nodded and said: "In August, it just so happens that there are no blockbusters released here in North America, we have no strong competitors, and the movie "Fuse" has also been filmed and is in post-production, so my idea is that on August 1st, "The Incredible Hulk" will be released, what do you think?" ”、

Ben was a little excited, but at the same time a little caught off guard, and said, "Time is too short, I think I'm busy." Although Ben complained a little that Zhou Shaoming gave himself too much time, he was very excited.

After all, it was a movie made by himself, and of course he wanted to know early how the audience thought of the film "Hulk".

Zhou Shaoming smiled confidently and said, "I believe you, "The Incredible Hulk" will definitely have good results." ”

Tesla Ben exhaled deeply: "I hope God bless me." ”

As Zhou Shaoming and Ben were talking, the surrounding reporters kept taking pictures of the two.

Zhou Shaoming saw the reporter who was still overly enthusiastic, turned to his reporter friend and asked, "I don't know, what questions do you have to ask this time?" I don't have a lot of time. ”

Zhou Shaoming was obviously not affected by being imprisoned in the police station, and was even in a very happy mood, joking with the reporters around him.

A reporter stood in front of Zhou Shaoming, stopped by Roken and several other bodyguards, and the reporter asked Zhou Shaoming: "May I ask Mr. Smith Zhou, I heard that you staged a thrilling scene last night in order to recover Scarlett Johansson's stolen car, how did you do it at that time?" Why did it suddenly erupt last night, and one person was able to subdue the car thief, what is the reason? Is it because of drunkenness? ”

Zhou Shaoming sincerely said in front of the reporter who asked the question: "I want to apologize deeply for the drunk driving incident, as a director, I have a public image, I want to say here that I'm sorry." Of course, I was punished. It's that my driver's license was revoked. And I was detained at the police station for the night. ”

When Zhou Shaoming said this. The reporters in the audience were quiet, because no one would have thought that Zhou Shaoming would admit his mistake. The impression of Zhou Shaoming has always been arrogant, but it makes people helpless.

Zhou Shaoming added: "Of course, I don't think that's enough. I think in the future, when I can drive with a license again, I will definitely tell myself that once I have drunk. I won't drive anymore, no matter what. ”

Zhou Shaoming smiled and continued: "Of course, the reason why I was able to stage a scene of subduing car thieves last night was all because of the movie "Fuse" that I just finished filming recently, the fight scenes of the characters in it deeply shocked my heart, so that I couldn't help but bring myself into the film, I just wanted to apply the one and a half tricks in the film to reality, but I didn't expect to be able to subdue the car thief." It's a little strange to think about it now. ”

Zhou Shaoming couldn't help but smile calmly as he spoke, and the Ben around him couldn't help but admire Zhou Shaoming. No matter what happened, Smith Week was able to resolve the matter satisfactorily, and he didn't forget to hype up his film, which really saved a lot of publicity costs.

As soon as Zhou Shaoming's words came out, even the reporters present couldn't help but ask curiously: "Is the movie "Fuse" really so attractive? Immerse yourself in it, Director Smith Chow, you shouldn't be exaggerating, right? ”

Zhou Shaoming said solemnly: "Is the movie "Fuse" worth watching, and let the audience comment on it in the future, I just stand here and say the true words in my heart." ”

A discerning reporter asked, "Mr. Smith Chow, when I saw Tesla-Director Ben coming to you, I wondered, did Mr. Ben bring good news, when will his "Hulk" be released?" What do you think of this film? ”

The corners of Zhou Shaoming's mouth twitched, and finally asked the theme, Zhou Shaoming said calmly: "Although I haven't seen what kind of scene and effect this filmed "Hulk" is, I believe that the movie made by our Supernova Entertainment will not be cold." ”

Then, Zhou Shaoming said calmly: "I, like you, am looking forward to the release of "Hulk", and I believe in Ben's ability. As for what the effect is, what is the scene? I don't know now, and I don't want to know until the movie is released, I want to leave myself in some suspense. ”

Zhou Shaoming officially announced in front of reporters: "Supernova Entertainment's "Hulk" will be released on the 1st of next month, and I will also go to the theater in person at that time to see the movie made by Ben. After the movie is released, if you ask me about the scenes, effects, and plot of the movie, I may answer, but at this time, I'm really sorry, I can't answer you accurately. ”

Ben took a deep breath, this guy Zhou is always hanging people's appetites, but it seems that he came to the police station to pick up Zhou Shaoming this time, but he didn't expect that here, Zhou Shaoming could use his presence to promote the movie "The Incredible Hulk" again.

After Zhou Shaoming answered a few reporters' questions, under the protection of Roken and several people, Zhou Shaoming got into the car with Ben and left the door of the police station, leaving only the reporter behind him.

"Smith Chow, a guy who never makes a guess? Was it the Kingdom of Cinema that made Smith Chow's talent, or was the arrival of Smith Week setting off a new revolution in the kingdom of cinema? —Los Angeles Times

"This time, will Hong Kong-style films not be accepted by the United States and the world? We look forward to it, hoping that Smith Chow's confidence won't be the embarrassment of tomorrow. In contrast, perhaps another movie under Supernova Entertainment, "The Incredible Hulk", is more exciting! -- USA Today

"It is not difficult to see from the release time of the movie "Hulk" that it has avoided several blockbusters this year, and it seems that the supernova is not confident enough this time!" -- The New York Times

At this time, the outside world had mixed reviews for "The Incredible Hulk", but judging from the promotional video of this movie, the scene is no less than "Fuse", but it is not a style movie.

"The Incredible Hulk" is an adaptation of a comic book that shows an ugly hero in front of people, and it is unknown what kind of reaction it will bring.

And "The Incredible Hulk" also focuses on special effects and scenes, popcorn movies, as long as they are cool and exciting enough, they can make money, and they are basically considered successful.

From this point of view, this time the films shot by Zhou Shaoming and Ben respectively seem to have similarities, that is, they will all be based on scenes and special effects, and it is difficult to win from the ideological plot and connotation.

However, compared to "Fuse", the situation of "Hulk" is a little better, after all, it is a movie adapted from comics. "The Incredible Hulk" before the promotion. There is already a steady audience of comic book fans waiting. This is undoubtedly good news for the movie.

"I Am Legend" premiered 80 million, two or three hundred million in the first week, and the box office of almost one billion in the United States, breaking various records. This is already under the umbrella of Supernova Entertainment. The highest-grossing film.

If you want to surpass "I Am Legend", "Hulk" is a little unrealistic, but Zhou Shaoming is still looking forward to what kind of results "Hulk" will achieve.

And about the North American film market. Judging from the box office results of the film in July 2003, the hot "Pirates of the Caribbean" has maintained a strong momentum throughout July, with a box office score of nearly 50 million on the day of its premiere, and a total box office of 400 million, which does put some pressure on "The Incredible Hulk".

But fortunately, at the end of the month, "Pirates of the Caribbean" no longer had the strong momentum at the beginning of its release, and the audience began to shift their attention.

At this time, the release of "The Incredible Hulk" will definitely bring a different feeling to the audience's visual effects.

In Zhou Shaoming's estimation, if "The Incredible Hulk" had not encountered an accident, it would definitely surpass the box office results of "Pirates of the Caribbean".

Even if "The Incredible Hulk" is not ideal at the box office, under analysis. At least with loyal comic book readers, the box office results will not be very bad. As this model matures, "The Incredible Hulk" will be Supernova's first film in the true sense of the word.

This significance, in Zhou Shaoming's eyes, is more important than box office results.

And in July 2003, there was also a blockbuster movie "Terminator 3", but compared to "Pirates of the Caribbean", it was much inferior.

Although the box office of "Terminator 3" was close to 50 million at the box office on the same day, it was very weak in the back, with a total box office of only more than 200 million.

Such an achievement is obviously influenced by "Pirates of the Caribbean", of course, the main thing is the limitation of the subject matter, fans who love that kind of tough guy movies will definitely support it, and those who don't like it will not go.

In Zhou Shaoming's view, even after the release of "The Incredible Hulk", this kind of film will not be accepted by the audience for a while, and the box office performance will not be worse than "The Final One 3".

Of course, it makes sense for Zhou Shaoming to choose to release "The Incredible Hulk" in August, for the North American film market, there are no blockbusters that can compete with "The Incredible Hulk", unless a dark horse comes out halfway.

This is a basic guarantee of box office results.

After all, although the theme of "Hulk" has a loyal comic book readership, it also brings limitations.

Therefore, the box office performance of "Hulk" after its release will be affected by various factors, and so far, no one, including Zhou Shaoming, has been able to guess a similar number.

When it was released, Zhou Shaoming walked into the theater with anticipation, he didn't watch this movie in advance before, he just wanted to enjoy this movie as an audience when the movie was released.

The storyline told in "The Incredible Hulk" is simple, without much suspense and complexity, which is also a common feature of superhero series movies.

Bruce, who has been lonely since childhood. Banner (Eric. Barna) grew up to become a scientist for the Berkeley military in the United States, specializing in the research of new high-energy bombs. Ross is in love.

Bruce, whose career and relationship are smooth sailing, seems to have shaken off the shadow of childhood loneliness and embarked on an enviable path to success.

However, the good times were short-lived, and during an experiment, in order to protect a colleague, Bruce was exposed to deadly gamma rays, and the mysterious power in Bruce's body was accidentally awakened.

From then on, whenever he gets emotional, Bruce loses his sense of self and transforms into the Hulk, possessing both super-destructive power and the will to resist.

But Bruce doesn't know or want to know about his unusual transformation abilities, for him, he is just a lonely scientist with no past, full of confusion, and he can't understand why he was suddenly rounded up by the military.

Faced with a series of unexpected events, Bruce's girlfriend Betty. Feeling equally lost and helpless, Rose wishes to help Bruce, but is stopped by her father, who is responsible for rounding up the Hulk.

At this time, David, a mysterious figure who claims to be Bruce's father, appears next to General Ross and warns Betty not to approach his son, much to Betty's confusion.

While Betty misses Banner, instead of sympathizing with the Hulk's plight, General Ross's special forces have already cast a net and sent their most powerful warriors to capture the Hulk and learn its secrets.

In order to combat the Hulk's superpowers, General Ross also has his own secret weapon, which is the mysterious superpower monster "CrusherCreel".

The Absorber can transform into anything he touches, equalling the Hulk.

What's even more amazing is that the "absorber" is actually Bruce's biological father, David. Banner.

As a result, Bruce's mysterious background began to become clear......

Can such a superhero series made by Tesla Ben penetrate deep into people's hearts and resonate with the hearts of the audience?

Zhou Shaoming is looking forward to the arrival of August 1st! (To be continued.) )