At the beginning of April, Chen Ping'an flew to the United States with samples of "Blood Spot" and "Mythical City" with Jiang Zhiqiang, Shang Geyundun, and Bao Dexi. With the joining of Mai Zishan, the No. 1 scissors in Hong Kong, the two joined forces to edit the film very quickly. They were accompanied by Xu Ke and the newly formed Dark Horse Special Effects Team, who traveled to San Francisco, where ILM is headquartered. Chen Ping'an has reached an agreement with George Lucas and has paid for two years.

The 58th Academy Awards have ended, and the results are similar to Chen Ping'an's expectations. Whoopi Goldpoo won Best Supporting Actress, Best Actress, Best Director, and Best Picture. The only surprise was that the best cinematography was awarded to the absent Baldehy, and it seems that Anne Hurd's questioning still has some effect.

After arriving in Los Angeles, Bao Dexi was directly picked up by Cameron. The latter helped Twentieth Century Fox's "Alien 2" to start shooting immediately, and it was just a matter of Bao Dexi, the new Oscar winner for Best Cinematography.

Anne Heard is a strong woman, and under her management, the company in the United States has gradually been on track. Some time ago, I jointly invested in two films with several large film companies in the United States, and it is not a big problem to return to the cost after the release in the future, just to see how much money can be made.

"Human Ghost" box office arrived, after Chen Ping'an made up the registered capital, Anne Heard was finally able to show her strength, and after several selections she selected the script "Cruel People", ready to start filming this farce movie, in terms of investment, the American Dark Horse International Film invested 50, Twentieth Century Fox invested 30 and Warner invested 20. Many films in the United States are co-financed by several companies, in addition to sharing profits and sharing risks.

When Chen Ping'an arrived in the United States, "Cruel People" had already started, and Zhong Chuhong played the heroine Barbara, who went to shoot in other places with the crew, and was not in Hollywood.

After listening to Anne Herder's report, Chen Ping'an did not interfere too much in the company's operations, and only told the other party that if there is a very optimistic script and insufficient funds, contact him directly, and there is no need for investment from other companies, and Dark Horse International Hong Kong will be responsible for all investments.

The next day, Chen Ping'an and Jiang Zhiqiang went to Twentieth Century Fox with samples, and Anne Heard had already contacted Billy King, the distribution manager there, for him in advance to discuss the release of "Blood Spot" and "Mythical City".

Like "Human Ghost", in order to be able to share more box office, the producer of these two films is still the American Dark Horse International Film Company. The difference in production companies has a great impact on the box office share. Just like "The True Color of Heroes", which was released in the United States in mid-February, Chen Ping'an, who had a box office of more than 30 million, only got 6 million US dollars, and if it was produced by an American film company, he could double the share!

In the screening room of Twentieth Century Fox, Billy King, the distribution manager, frowned and watched the sample of "Blood Spot": "Mr. Chen, how much is the investment in this movie?" Is there two million? IMHO, this movie is not as good as the previous "True Colors of Heroes". ”

Because of the relationship between Chen Ping'an and Alain Ryder Jr., and because of the big hit of "Human Ghost", Billy King had high hopes for the sample film sent by Chen Ping'an, but the thin plot of "Blood Spot", the absence of big-name stars to join, and the appearance of a large number of Orientals made him full of disappointment with this movie.

"It should be more than the box office of "True Colors of Heroes"."

"Mr. Chen, I need to remind you that April Fool's Day has passed, and your jokes are not funny."

"Who sues you and I'm joking!"

Sensing that Chen Ping'an's tone was getting heavier, Billy King had no choice but to change his words: "I apologize for my slip of the tongue, but I really don't like this movie, except for the Kowloon Walled City that appeared later in the movie, which is very beautiful and has a strong sense of art." ”

"Are you sure?"

"I'm sure."

"Well, I also have a documentary here, called "Mythical City", which is filmed in the Kowloon Walled City, are you interested in watching it?"

"Oh?" Billikin's interest increased, and the staff took the sample of "City of Myths" from Chen Ping'an and began to screen it.

"The mystery of the civilization of the Far East, the towering buildings that never see the light of day, the apocalyptic ruins, a rare extrajudicial enclave, it is not an exaggeration to call it the most legendary slum in the world. No, I don't think he's a slum, it seems to me more like a masterpiece of God that allows us to foresee the end times...... If I hadn't come to Hong Kong to shoot "Blood Spot", I don't think I would have had the opportunity to appreciate the magic of the Creator in my life, and I would never have seen this mythical city......"

At the beginning, a passionate narration by Forster, combined with the dilapidated scenes in the Walled City of Kowloon, and the yellow-skinned villagers, instantly aroused Billikin's interest.

Next, it was Farest who was invited to come to Hong Kong from the United States to shoot "Blood Spot", and after a few days of intense filming, he entered the Kowloon Walled City and saw the mythical city for the first time. Then with him as the main line, he told about what he saw and heard in the Kowloon Walled City by filming "Blood Spot", and with the help of his eyes, ears, mouth, nose and heart, the real Kowloon Walled City was vividly displayed in front of the audience.

At the end of the 78-minute "City of Myths", Billy King licked his lips and asked with a little excitement: "Mr. Chen, please forgive me for being presumptuous, is there really such a place in Hong Kong?" ”

"I can understand that you are questioning the authenticity of my documentary?"

"Oh no, no, no, Mr. Chen, you misunderstood, I have no such intention, but for a while it is difficult to accept the eccentricity of the creator, the distant and mysterious East, actually created such a city in the last days, a city of mythology. Mr. Chen, your filming of "Mythical City" is too short, it should be filmed for 120 minutes, no, no, it should be filmed in three episodes...... Oh, Mr. Chen, please forgive my excitement, this mythical city really fascinates me so much, if possible, I would like to see it with my own eyes now......"

"You can go at any time, but before we go, should we decide on the issuance contract?"

"No problem! According to the conditions of "The Love of People and Ghosts", we at Twentieth Century Fox are willing to act as an agent for European and American distribution, what do you think? ”

"Okay." Chen Ping'an nodded, and pointed to Jiang Zhiqiang next to him, "You can talk to him about the contract." I still have a question, what do you think of the release of "Blood Spot" after the release of "City of Myths"? ”

Billy King was stunned for a moment, and praised with a smile: "No wonder Mr. Ryder said that Mr. Chen is the most shrewd businessman, let us be careful." This arrangement is very appropriate, and after watching "City of Mythology", the audience must be happy to watch a movie that is shot in the City of Mythology for nearly half of the shot. ”

This time, Chen Ping'an personally came to 20th Century Fox to discuss the issuance contract, in order to truly bring Jiang Zhiqiang into the door of 20th Century Fox. After this time, the films shot by Dark Horse International Hong Kong Film Company will be handed over to Jiang Zhiqiang to be responsible for European and American distribution, and Jiang Zhiqiang's work will also be convenient.

After half a month of publicity, on Friday, April 18, several new films in the American film industry were released at the same time.

James Frey's "Robber Dad," Ridley Scott's "Strange Tales," J.Lee Thompson's "Pioneers of Violence," Dick Brown. Claremont's "Water", Julian Temple's "The Newborn Calf", Brian. Morality. "Lucky Star in the Black Street" directed by Parma and many other films.

Among these films, a considerable number of them are directed by big-name directors, such as James Frey, who turned from actor to director in the early years, Ridley Scott, who directed "Alien" and "Blade Runner", and Brian, who is known as "American Hitchcock" and "contemporary suspense master". Morality. Parma. Every movie has popular stars on board, such as Tom Cruise, Michael Caine, Charles Bronson, Patsy Kenseit, etc.

As a documentary, "City of Myths" has not attracted much attention, even through the pre-publicity of Guò Fox, countless Americans have seen a scene of the Kowloon Walled City, and they are amazed by the apocalyptic scenes here, and no one thought that this documentary could achieve too high a box office. Some even ridiculed Fox for showing 450 screens for a documentary.

The opening weekend box office seems to confirm this, with "City of Myths" ranking last with less than two million. However, miracles are accompanied by myths, and unlike other movies where the box office gradually declines, the box office of "City of Myths" has gone all the way up, blowing up competitors one by one in the same period!

"A'an, you are so powerful, a documentary can sell such a high box office!"

In Hollywood Zhong Chuhong's apartment, Zhong Chuhong leaned in Chen Ping'an's arms, looking through the newspaper of the day, his face full of surprise.

At this time, the box office of "City of Myths" has exceeded 20 million, and the box office of the movie ranks third in the same period, causing heated discussions in the United States.

"San Francisco Chronicle", "Time", "Time", "USA Today", "Los Angeles Post", "Los Angeles Times", "Hollywood Reporter" and many other newspapers and media have spent a lot of pages and pages about the Kowloon Walled City, which is known as the "mythical city".

"Isn't there any reward?" Chen Ping'an smiled and stroked Zhong Chuhong's waist with both hands.

"Reward you ghost! You said you would come to accompany me at the end of March, but what happened? I didn't accompany me to the Oscars, was it a little girl who was entangled? ”

"Why, I'm not filming "City of Myths"?"

"Yes, yes, you filmed "City of Myths", so you came late, but you have been here for less than 20 days, and you will return to Hong Kong tomorrow, how much weight do I have in your heart!"

"Do you want me to cut open my heart and show you? Hong Kong has been urging me to go back a long time ago, and if it weren't for the sake of accompanying you, I would have gone back last week. It's a big deal, you can think as many times as you want tonight, as long as you can stand it. ”

"I can stand it a hundred times, I'm going to squeeze you dry!"

Zhong Chuhong's eyes were like silk, and when the fragrant kiss was sent, the lips of the two seemed to be glued together, and they could no longer be separated, even if all the clothes on the two of them were taken off, and the naked stripes rolled together on the sheets, the lips were still firmly glued together, and the stickier they were, the tighter they were.

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The whirlwind of "City of Myths" continued, with strong momentum and box office gains, with Twentieth Century Fox even adding another 100 screens, and finally the documentary "City of Myths" won the box office championship for the same period with a score of 48 million, breaking the box office record in the United States for the spring. Immediately after, Twentieth Century Fox released the film "Blood Spots", which was filmed in the City of Myths. RS