"Hey, why are we so unlucky to catch up with the Iraq-Kuwait War? If only I hadn't been hurt that time, or if you hadn't been in jail. ”

Looking at less than eighty percent of the audience in the Octavian Theater, Cheng Long regretted all his intestines, and with such an attendance rate, "Rush Hour" is going to memorize nine times out of ten. Sun Ziming next to him was also faintly uneasy, as a theater that held the premiere, it was like this, and other theaters can be imagined. Hey, it's useless to hype up the film to everyone, oil prices are soaring, the economy is declining, and what's even worse is that Iraq is not the poor and white Vietnam of the year, and the American people who were scared of the Vietnam War are worried about whether they will fall into another quagmire, how can they be in the mood to watch a movie?

"Forget it, Brother Long, just spend money to buy lessons, anyway, I helped you earn so much last time."

Cheng Long smiled bitterly for a while, he could only think so, fortunately, this kid made tens of millions of dollars last time he took a hitchhiker, otherwise he would have lost his vitality.

Within minutes, the movie began. Sun Ziming didn't have the heart to watch the movie, what they observed was the reaction of the fans, and as for the movie itself, they had watched it countless times, and even the lines in it were familiar to their chests.

'Wow, oh, hahahaha', the 117-minute movie, the thrilling scenes amazed the fans, and the witty and funny made them laugh more than once, which made Sun Ziming sigh in their hearts, this film can at least win word of mouth. Now look at the tables of other theaters, if ordinary fans can also have such a reaction, the box office of this film should not be very bad.

Li Rui, who was just a kilometer away from the Octavian Cinema, also breathed a sigh of relief. Although the attendance rate is not sixty percent, the reaction of fans is still relatively enthusiastic, laughing when it is time to laugh, and exclaiming when it is time to marvel.

"Rui, this movie may not be a big hit like other movies, but there is still hope for a box office of 100 million."

"It should be, the movie is over, let's go separately and ask the fans, OK?"

“OK”

The same comforting words were said by Sun Ziming's American friend, Ms. Oprah. "The Silence of the Lambs" is such a well-made movie, and the box office only got 130 million, let alone "Rush Hour"? War, the cannon fire in the Middle East, is simply a nightmare for the American film market!

Back at Beverly Hills, Liu Weiqiang and the others helped Jiang Peng gather the situation, and Sun Ziming took Cheng Long to the roof to drink. Sitting on the roof of the house, you can see the bright lights of Los Angeles under the mountain, and the two of them have the feeling of watching the night view at the villa on Peak Road in Hong Kong.

Sun Ziming took two sips, pointed to the dark woods on the left, and said with a smile: "Brother Long, I'm going to buy the house over there, and then open a forest trail here, what do you think?" ”

Cheng Long was worried, and when he saw that Sun Ziming still had the heart to talk about the house, he couldn't help but scold, "The money is burning in a panic?" How many days can Ah Zhong live in this house, and it's not the same as your own? ”

"How is this the same? I have to put down roots in Los Angeles, and if I don't buy property here, how can the American people treat me as their own? ”

Cheng Long compared his middle finger, a house of millions or tens of millions of dollars, and this bastard has this spare money!

Sun Ziming hehe Just let her live here, anyway, Guozhong and they can't live for a few days a year, and when she becomes popular, I'll help her buy it.

After hearing this, Cheng Long couldn't help but scold, "Pick, you kid is really willing!" I don't care, this movie doesn't get back the cost, you have to lend me money to make a sequel. The money I made with you last time, let Gillian invest in your eldest brother, and she won't be able to raise it for a while. ”

When it came to the sequel, Sun Ziming groaned: "Brother Long, the sequel is going to be postponed." I think this war is over, and then I will start shooting, what do you think? ”

Cheng Long, who was carrying a whiskey bottle, took a few sips and said fiercely: "No, shoot as usual, and start preparing after the New Year." It's a good film, it's just that we're out of luck! I don't believe it, such a powerful United States can't handle the mess in Iraq! ”

is worthy of being a big guy, the more frustrated he is, the braver he becomes! Sun Ziming's wine bottle touched him and teased: "Brother Long, think clearly, the sequel will be filmed in Hong Kong, and you won't have much time to make Hong Kong films next year." ”

"Pick, let the fat boy do that, the ghost still has the heart to make Hong Kong films!"

"Hey, hey"

It seems that Fa Ge's 100 million box office and 400,000 miracles of earning 10 million are stimulating, which stimulates this big guy to be so interested in making Hong Kong dollars. "Rush Hour 1" is definitely losing, 1.4 million to 35.7 million production costs, and the box office may not be able to do it well, this big guy is holding back his stomach and refusing to accept it.

"Hey, is that Brett Ratner from your company okay? Or, let Chris? He doesn't have time, so it's okay to let Wei Qiang direct? ”

This big guy still doesn't have confidence in the young Bright, this movie was originally directed by him, and he just made it seven years in advance. The current Bright, under the training of himself and Chris, should not have any difficulty in making a film with all the storyboards.

"Brother Long, Bright was recommended by Chris. This movie is made for ghosts, how does Wei Qiang know what ghosts like to watch? Don't worry, he must be a talented director from giving Chris a hand to getting Chris's recommendation. There is no shortage of geniuses in this place in the United States, but there are too many geniuses, and most of them are buried! ”

Cheng Long still wanted to insist, but downstairs Liu Weiqiang began to call Sun Ziming downstairs, and the situation had already been counted. Looking at the starry sky, Cheng Long sighed and followed Sun Ziming downstairs.

"Brother Ming, the situation may be better than we imagined. You see, this is the 45 theaters we counted, and fans generally responded enthusiastically, and among the 510 viewers who asked randomly, 382 people said it was a good movie, 83 people said it was a passing movie, and only 55 people said it was not good. ”

Well? Sun Ziming perked up, stared at the statistical table and his eyes lit up, and Jiang Peng next to him continued: "Brother Ming, this movie may be able to win by word of mouth." ”

"Well, keep talking"

What Jiang Peng means is that most of the media are now staring at the White House, Capitol Hill, and the Middle East, and most people don't have much of the heart to go to the cinema, but after all, people can't pay attention to national events every day, and they always need some entertainment. The box office of "The Naked Lamb" is not ideal, so that the major film companies are not confident enough in the current market, and it can be seen that the number of theaters in "Rush Hour" has reached 2136.

Cheng Long looked at the statistics table, the box office statistics of 1.31 million made him feel a pain in the egg, "Ah Peng, it's really fake, it's only this box office on the first day?" ”

"Brother Long, this has no reference value, and now everyone's attention is on the war."

"But you've made the movie hot enough?"

Sun Ziming could ignore it, but Jiang Peng didn't dare, so he quickly explained: "Brother Long, we just made the movie a gambling game that everyone knows about this movie, but not many people will enter the theater, because everyone is worried about the war." Now, more than three months after the war, a considerable part of the population has annoyed the media, as long as this part of the population is willing to go to the cinema, it can bring in more audiences. ”

"And during this period of time, various film companies dare not take good films, and "Rush Hour" has no opponents, do you mean that?"

"Right"

With Jiang Peng's affirmation, Sun Ziming and Cheng Long had hope in their hearts, and people under the haze wanted to be happy even more. After every financial crisis, it is a golden age for the entertainment industry, and perhaps this is the opportunity for "Rush Hour" to create a box office miracle!

"Dapeng, add another million budget to Li Rui and increase publicity!"

"Yes"

Cheng Long, who was still depressed just now, also rekindled his hope with Sun Ziming, "Ziming, is this okay?" ”

"What's not going to work, 36 million have been spent, and the 1 million is still missing?"

Jiang Peng next to him also echoed: "Yes, we just need to look at the box office in the next three days, if it grows, our movie will definitely be a big hit!" ”

"Well, go ahead. Let Li Rui try his best to increase publicity. ”

"Yes"