'China Ming has found what American audiences like to watch' - Los Angeles Times

China Ming got rid of the shadow of the unsuccessful transformation of "Sniper Phone Booth" and presented the audience with his best comedy film "Rush Hour,...... But we still found his new exploration of Hollywood films, that is, the Chinese heroic kung fu film that subverted the Bruce Lee style, and the Chinese movie star Jack Chen became the biggest highlight of this film......

'Chinese Kung Fu + Hollywood Stories = 'Rush Hour' - The New York Times

This is a typical popcorn-style Hollywood movie, if "Rush Hour" is different from other commercial action movies, it is Jack, a Chinese movie star from Hong Kong? Old. His witty, humorous, and even somewhat clumsy performances subvert our perception of Chinese kung fu and cause fans to laugh. ……

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In "Late Night Talk Show", Sun Ziming, who is dressed in casual clothes, sits on the red sofa with Cheng Long and Chris Swift, and the host Conan O'Brith behind the wooden table next to him looks at them, and suddenly asks with a smile: "Ming, how do you feel about working hard to make an excellent film, but encountering a damn war?" ”

The audience below suddenly let out an "oh", Sun Ziming, Cheng Long, Chris? Swift is smiling, this talk show is the pursuit of entertaining effects, and openness is naturally one of the means.

"That's good, no one competes with me anymore!" Sun Ziming said with a serious face, just like it is a great honor for the box office to be unsatisfactory, his answer in the opposite direction also made the audience laugh.

Conan O'Brien shook his head with a frown, and said, "If it were me, I would go to the church and curse Saddam Hussein and let God send him to hell!" ”

The audience laughed and shouted, and Sun Ziming also smiled, Conan? O'Brien pressed his hand, looked at him and asked with a smile: "Ming, when you heard that the box office on the first day was 1.31 million, what was your first reaction?" ”

Sun Ziming immediately looked shocked and frightened, and said in a different voice: "Oh my God! Oh no, it's over! I don't have the money to buy milk powder for my daughter, and she is not a U.S. citizen and can't get relief, what can I do? ”

"No, don't say it" In the laughter of the audience, Sun Ziming smiled and waved his hand again and again: "I don't want to talk about the box office anymore!" OK, in fact I didn't react at all, just a thought. ”

Sun Ziming looked at Cheng Long and Swift next to him, and remembered the 117 minutes of wonderful and abnormal images, whatever, what can't you say? He looked at the audience and smiled: "Who made us unlucky, our editor Greenton is the one who won the Oscar nomination, many fans should have heard of it, right?" When he finished editing the film, I was in Shanghai to shoot "Heroes," and he assured me that "Rush Hour" was going to make more than $200 million at the box office because it was so good. ”

"Hahaha" The audience suddenly laughed and exclaimed, can a movie with 1.31 million on the first day get a box office of 200 million US dollars?

Conan? O'Brien also pretended to be shocked, and Sun Ziming said loudly: "I know you don't believe it, Conan, if you put on the promotional video, you will know that I am not lying!" ”

"Oh! Wait, wait! "Conan? Obreth raised his hand to stop the audience who were about to applaud, looked at Wang Yang, and asked with great interest, "Ming, what did I hear just now?" You say, this film, if there is no war, can exceed 200 million US dollars at the box office? ”

"Yes, many of you are professional movie fans, you can tell at a glance what the quality of the movie is, can't you?"

Conan? O'Brith sighed a few times, pointed to Sun Ziming, and smiled at the audience: "This guy is crazy enough, but I like it, now my ratings are not worried!" ”

Wang Yang shrugged his shoulders with a nonchalant smile, ready to say two ironic words, but Swift grabbed him and laughed with a boo: "Director, let's take it easy!" “

After the movie was completed, this kid stayed at Greenton's house, regardless of the guy's racism, he watched it as soon as possible, and was very satisfied and confident with his and his partner's performance, he smiled: "Conan O'Brith, although you are the second talk show star after Oprah, you don't know how great this movie is." You know? Oprah accompanied us to the premiere and she said"

The kid paused, Conan was a little embarrassed, he had never won against the woman, "What did she say?" ”

"If there is no damn war, the box office will at least exceed 300 million!"

Yes? Sun Ziming and Cheng Long both beat drums in their hearts, this is not what Oprah said, and it won't be exposed by the family tomorrow, right?

The audience below immediately laughed and applauded, many people whistled, and Conan O'Brith said with a stern face: "Oh, what three confident people!" I can't wait to see the movie. ”

As he spoke, he stretched out his head again, half-covering his mouth and asked quietly, "Sue me, did you tell the truth just now?" Is the movie really that exciting? Sue you, although Oprah and I are rivals, we are also friends, and when the show is over, I will ask her for verification! ”

The audience laughed even louder, Sun Ziming and they also laughed, and after a few seconds, Conan said again: "Okay, for the sake of Minglai to participate in my show, we will start watching the promotional film of his movie......

In order to record these talk shows, as well as interviews with newspapers around the world, Sun Ziming, Cheng Long, Chris? Swift and the rest of the crew traveled everywhere, one day in New York, the next day in Chicago, and then to Canada......"

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"It's China Ming, that kind genius!"

Looking at Sun Ziming and others on the small TV screen, as a black man, Aaron Johnson has always liked Chris? Swift, a newly emerging black actor, also has a good impression of Sun Ziming, who is keen on charity, and he watched the talk show and laughed at the same time: "Hey, that guy is really good!" When will his "Rush Hour" be released? ”

As he spoke, he looked at his wife on the other side of the sofa, and she replied without thinking, "It was released yesterday." ”

Aron? Johnson smiled and picked up his seven-year-old son next to him, held him high, and said with a smile: "Oh? Tomorrow is Bobby's birthday, let's go see it! ”

Bobby suddenly let out a cheerful "yes" and waved his fist and said, "It's time to go to the movies!" It's time to go to the movies, Jesse, Jesse."

Aaron looked at the excited child and whispered to his wife, "My dear, look at how happy the child is, he is our angel." Big deal, we'll drive a car later. ”

"Well, damn war!" The wife agreed, snuggled up to her husband's shoulder, and watched her excited son run upstairs to find his angry sister.

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"'Rush Hour' is a good film, it's funny and exciting."

"Really?"

"Really, trust me, just take a look. Especially when Swift caught the arms dealer, wow, the explosion scene was so spectacular, like a crystal rain! ”

"Yes, I watched Rush Hour and it was amazing! Jack? Chan and Swift's performances were fantastic, especially Swift catching Jack with a commercial cloth? Chen Shi, that scene was too exciting! ”

At the same time, Sun Ziming's stupid gamble also came into play, and after the Bulls' game, Taylor? Elizabeth and other reporters will turn the topic to the movies. Michael: They also know the intentions of these reporters, and they are happy to cooperate with them to promote the fans.

"Yes, yesterday we went to see Rush Hour and it was a really good film. We grieve for you, because we will win the championship and you will not get those bets! ”

Which of the NBA's superstars doesn't have many brothers? Michael spared no effort to promote, and his gang of buddies also participated, and the famous villain Buckley was serious and said to the camera: "No, "Rush Hour" is indeed a good movie, but you will definitely get the 2 million bet, because we are going to win the championship!" ”

Buddies are involved, and Michael's opponents will definitely come to join in the fun, "Rush hour? Is it that movie from China Ming? Oh, I'm going to watch it tomorrow, it should be a good film. China Ming is a good person and a genius director. However, you have to believe us, you will definitely get the two million in China Ming! No, no, it's not Johnson's bastard who won the championship, it's us, it's our Pistons! We are the dynasty team! ”

Under Li Rui's propaganda regardless of the cost of work, the word-of-mouth spread of fans, and the war of words of a group of NBA stars, more and more audiences began to temporarily put aside their worries and entered the cinema, and the box office of "Rush Hour" began to rise slowly.

1.31 million on the first day, 1.34 million on the second day, 1.52 million on the third day, and 2.18 million on the fourth day,......。

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Beverly Hills, in the villa next door to Yang Guozhong, the sun is shining in early winter, and it is warm on people. Beautiful house, beautiful environment, Cheng Long, who accompanied his grandson to see the house tomorrow, was not happy, hey, his seven million dollars, I can't afford to go to waste.

"Brother Ming, this is the box office statistics for the first week, a total of 12.4 million."

Cheng Long, who was looking at the house, sighed, this time it was planted, completely planted! Even if it is released for a month, the box office is only thirty or forty million, and even the cost cannot be recovered!

Sun Ziming rolled up the statistical table, stuffed it into his jeans pocket, wrapped his arms around Cheng Long's neck, pointed to a brand-new sports car in the garden outside, and said with a wicked smile: "Brother Long, last time Brother Fa made a fortune and gave me a Maserati." You say, I made you rich, shouldn't you show it? ”

Cheng Long thought it was the last time he took him to speculate in oil futures, and said disdainfully: "Are you embarrassed to say? 35% commission, who has you black? ”

"Cut, that's a risk for everyone, if you lose, I'll have to pay you half of it! , if I wasn't afraid you wouldn't be able to afford it, the ghost would have lost half of it! I still smoke you more, do you know how much I smoke others? 50%！ ”

Sun Ziming's scolding made Cheng Long's eyes flash a gleam, and he pulled him to the side and whispered: "Brother, is there anything good?" There are good things, but you can't forget your brother! ”

"If you don't come, you're just a Pixiu who just eats and doesn't pull, and being a brother with you is eight lifetimes of mold!"

Cheng Long gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice: "Come on, I bought this house with money, and I gave it to you to raise a lover!" ”

Sun Ziming laughed, took out the statistical table from his pocket, and laughed in a low voice: "I'm not so dark, aren't you going to shoot "Police Story 3"?" Just help me hold someone, Norika Fujiwara of our company. ”

Well? Cheng Long took the statistical table suspiciously, the box office statistics on it were nothing, but on the last day, he couldn't help but start shaking his hands.