32%、33%…… 85%, "Rush Hour" was released for a week, the attendance rate actually increased, and the box office also rose, and the weekend box office on the last day reached 10.85 million!

Cheng Long looked at the statistical table in his hand dumbfounded, and said in a trembling voice for a long time: "Ziming, the audience is beginning to recognize?" ”

Jiang Peng, who was already happy, saw that the two bigwigs had negotiated, and walked over and said with a smile: "Yes, Brother Long, look, the box office on the last day has reached 10.85 million." According to this, the box office in the second week should be more than 60 million! Brother Long, we succeeded, we estimate that the box office of "Rush Hour" should reach more than 250 million! ”

Yes? After Jiang Peng's confirmation, Cheng Long still looked at Sun Ziming, he only believed this kid!

"Don't worry, Dapeng is an expert in this area, and he has been in Warner for seven or eight years, so he is not sure about this?"

Throwing down the dizzy Cheng Long, Sun Ziming beckoned Claudia, who was bargaining, and asked in a low voice, "Is it negotiated?" ”

Claudia, who was dressed in a black OL suit and showed the ability of a professional woman, immediately threw down the real estate agent, pulled Sun Ziming away a little further, and whispered: "Boss, he is only willing to give another $200,000." He said that if it weren't for the economic downturn, the house would have sold for at least $14 million. ”

A 34-acre estate is indeed not expensive to sell for $9.8 million, but if it weren't for the damn Iraq-Kuwait War, it would have to be sold for more than $14 million. Sun Ziming looked at the garden, tennis court, swimming pool, and uncut forest outside, and was very satisfied with the environment here, and nodded slightly: "Do you think there is still room for bargaining?" ”

Claudia, who has been in the real estate market every day during this time, shook her head slightly and whispered: "It's unlikely, it is said that the owner of this house failed to speculate on oil futures, so he put the house up for sale." Now that the U.S. economy is in a recession, there are not many people who can take over, and this price is fully considered by homeowners and agency companies. ”

"Well, then let him prepare the agreement, and I'll buy the house. Also, find a Chinese designer and design a forest path that leads to my classmates. ”

“OK”

decided on the house, Sun Ziming pulled Cheng Long, who was still dizzy, and joined Chris Swift to start the promotion of the film again. Now that the box office is in good shape, and there is no competition from big-scale films, Sun Ziming has made up his mind to squeeze all the box office potential.

Another week passed, and just after returning to the hotel from the local TV station in Salt Lake City, Claudia took a fax and ran into the room excitedly, "Boss, the second week box office is 5268." 9.41 million, we are the number one box office in North America! ”

"I'll take a look" Cheng Long grabbed the statistical table and shouted wildly: "Pick, Lao Tzu has won the championship!" Fat boy, you eat Lao Tzu's fart! ”

Sun Ziming, who was about to go to the bathroom to take a bath, also ran over, looking at the fax and his hands were trembling slightly, the long-awaited box office miracle happened! As long as "Rush Hour" can squeeze into the top ten at the annual box office, Cheng Long, the bastard, can become a Hollywood superstar and become the second Chinese-American superstar with high visibility in the United States!

Damn, Brother Fa has a certain popularity, and now that Cheng Long is popular again, Brother Jie can also come over to test the waters, followed by Ah Zhi and Sister Qiu. As long as Lao Tzu wins a vote of Chinese superstar, he can occupy a place in Hollywood, greatly improve the image of Chinese Americans in the hearts of Americans, and even record himself in the history textbooks of the two countries!

The more he thought about it, the more excited Sun Ziming became, staring at the thin fax paper, his body trembling like a pendulum.

"Boss, what's wrong with you?"

Sun Ziming's strange appearance frightened Claudia, and hurriedly helped him to sit on the sofa, poured him another cup of hot water, and tried his forehead and his own forehead, for fear that he would be sick.

"Boss, are you uncomfortable?"

After drinking half a cup of hot water, Sun Ziming pointed to his handbag, "Claudia, I want to smoke." ”

"OK", Claudia hurriedly took it, took out the festive 'Great China' from it, coughed and lit it before putting it in Sun Ziming's mouth, "Boss, what's wrong with you?" ”

"It's okay, I'm so excited!"

Sun Ziming and Cheng Long should be excited, and seven days later, when they were promoting in Toronto, the box office of the third week was faxed again. 55.98 million, winning the North American box office ranking for a second time! And the second place is Paramount's sci-fi horror film "Elf Tunnel" with an investment of 41 million, with a box office of only 7.24 million in the first week, a difference of more than 48 million!

What happened in Jiang Peng's analysis happened, the people were tired of the overwhelming news of the war, and when the economy was in a recession, they began to seek psychological comfort, and a large number of audiences entered the theater. "Rush Hour", with its well-made action scenes and outstanding comedy, is at a critical point in the psychological changes of the people, which has triggered a movie-watching frenzy among the North American people.

'The weirdest champion and runner-up ever' - The New York Times

'It can be recorded in the North American box office charts of history' - Los Angeles Times

Cheng Long, who has adapted to the box office hit, looked at the ridicule in the newspaper, and couldn't help but ask Sun Ziming, who was triumphantly swallowing clouds and spitting fog, "Ziming, why is this happening?" ”

"What?"

"I watched the promotional video of "Elf Tunnel", it's beautiful, isn't it? Why is the box office so bad? ”

Sun Ziming glanced at the newspaper in his hand and smiled dumbly, "Paramount is red-eyed, and wants to take advantage of the fact that only one of our movies is a big hit, and take a good film out to make a big profit, but I didn't expect to take the wrong film." Now people want to be happy, not afraid! ”

Claudia, who was dancing with her eyebrows, came in with a supper, "Boss, Peng is calling, there will be 2,684 theaters next week, and the box office will exceed 60 million!" ”

Cheng Long waved his fist excitedly, if he can break 60 million, he will be the number one male star in Asia. As for the No. 1 actor, let the hat be given to Fa Tsai, anyway, he can't win the North American box office three times in a row!

"Brother Long, have a drink?"

"Drink! Claudia, get two bottles of whiskey! ”

“OK”

"I'll go, I know what's there." Swift immediately ran away, oh my God, he made it and became a superstar!

……

With the cannon fodder of "Elf Tunnel", other film companies that were about to move immediately did not move. In the fourth week, the box office of "Rush Hour" was 61.71 million, setting a new single-week box office record, Paramount saw that what the audience wanted to see was a comedy, and hurriedly launched "Bald Detective 2", which won the box office of 19.48 million in the first week in one fell swoop. At this time, other companies suddenly realized that they hurriedly found comedies from the film library, but the theaters were already full. It is impossible for the theater chain to draw the popular "Rush Hour" and "Bald Detective 2", which makes everyone jump in a hurry.

……

By the time Sun Ziming, Cheng Long, and Chris Swift went around in the United States and Canada, and then returned to Los Angeles, the box office of "Rush Hour" had exceeded 250 million, reaching 257 million!

"Jack, "Rush Hour" has locked in the box office champion of the year, can you tell us how you feel?"

"Chris, can you do an interview with us?"

Sun Ziming and Claudia, who had already gotten into the car under the protection of Lu Huiguang, looked at Cheng Long and Chris Swift, who were surrounded by reporters, and laughed glorefrerately. Who told you to stop?

"Brother Ming, this is last week's box office statistics: 10.58 million, and the total box office reached 263.7 million. The theater chain informed us that they would continue to release paintings, and it is estimated that by the time the paintings are fully completed, we will still get 10 million to 15 million box office. ”

That is, the total box office reached 270 million, surpassing the 204 million and 70 million of the second place "Terminator 2"! Sun Ziming punched the backrest of the seat in front of him, damn, Lao Tzu finally won the annual box office championship!

When Cheng Long and the others got rid of the reporter and got into the car, Jiang Peng continued: "Brother Ming, Time Magazine wants to interview you, and I want you to take a few photos with you on the cover of the next issue." ”

Time Magazine? Cheng Long and Chris Swift both had green light in their eyes, but Sun Ziming refused: "It's the Asian version again, right?" If you don't go, it's not the main magazine, I resolutely don't go on it! ”

Cheng Long was anxious when he heard it, when he interviewed Ziming, he would definitely be able to get naked like a hairboy. Jiang Peng next to him explained: "Brother Long, I was invited by Time Magazine last time, but Brother Ming also refused, and later used other materials to make a special topic. Now that Brother Ming has a lot of influence, there is no need to compromise with them. ”

"No, I" Cheng Long swallowed back when the words came to his mouth, Sun Ziming glanced at him funny, this kid still has more self-esteem than Fa Ge, don't look at that bastard, if you have a good chance to become a real bastard immediately!

"Brother Long, don't worry. I haven't been in public for a week, and I've given you all the limelight, which is enough for you to consolidate your popularity. ”

"Good brother, I'm really afraid to show up with you!"

Sun Ziming took away the arm around his neck and motioned for Jiang Peng to continue, "Is there anything else?" ”

"The theater chain has already divided the box office, which is a total of $137.52 million. Brother Ming, how to arrange this fund, and what to do with Brother Long's dividends, it is up to you to decide. ”

'yes' Cheng Long excitedly smashed Sun Ziming's thigh with his fist, causing him to scold, "Are you fucking sick?" ”

"It doesn't hurt, it doesn't hurt, Lao Tzu blows it for you."

Sun Ziming walked away angrily, this bastard has violent tendencies, "Ask you, do you want to give you all the money, or keep some of it as an investment in the sequel." ”

Cheng Long said with a smile: "Keep enough to invest, distribute to the brothers, and put the rest into your investment company, anyway, the money will be faster and more in your hands." ”

"Alright, you go find Steve yourself. Swift, what about you? ”

The black buddy pointed to his nose in surprise, and Jiang Peng hurriedly explained: "What the boss means is that your salary has signed an agreement, and this cannot be changed." But he can set aside a million shares of his studio's investment in you, what about your opinion? ”

"Boss, I love you to death, you're God!"

Sun Ziming hurriedly raised his foot to stop the kid from rushing over, and scolded with a smile: "Get out!" You think you're ESPN's Taylor? ”

Everyone laughed a few words, and Jiang Peng continued: "Brother Ming, Oprah and Conan invite you and Brother Long to their talk show at the same time. Their timing is exactly clashing, you see? ”