Sitting on the plane back to Hong Kong, Sun Ziming flipped through the Hong Kong newspapers sent by the flight attendant, and during this time, he was busy with propaganda every day, and he didn't even have time to read the newspapers.

'Sun-style Kung Fu Film Boom' - Oriental Daily

'The New Emperor of Kung Fu - Li Lianjie' - Apple Daily

'The pinnacle showdown, "Tomb Raider 3" and "Jingwu Heroes", who will win the box office? - Sun Daily

'"Jingwu Heroes" surpasses "Jingwumen", who will surpass "Jingwu Heroes"? - Overseas Chinese Daily

"Sun Ziming pays tribute to Bruce Lee with "Jingwu Heroes"!" -- Ming Pao

...... "Jingwumen" is groundbreaking, and from this point of view, "Jingwu Heroes" has not surpassed "Jingwumen", but the times have progressed, and the quality of the film has naturally improved. It should be pointed out that the words about the philosophy of martial arts spoken by Chen Zhen and Fumio Funakoshi in "Jingwu Heroes" are all from the original words in Bruce Lee's book ("Bruce Lee: The Way of Kung Fu"). It can be said that director Sun Ziming paid tribute to Bruce Lee with this movie. ’

Other film reviews are similar to those of the Japanese media, and they all blow "Jingwu Heroes" to the sky. Sun Ziming roughly flipped through it, only Brother Hui's comment was the most pertinent, based on Bruce Lee's groundbreaking contributions alone, which one could surpass him? It's just that there are many martial arts talents in the Hong Kong film industry, and they have analyzed several martial arts scenes to the core, thus confirming the names of Li Lianjie's 'Kung Fu Emperor' and Yuan Heping's gold medal martial arts.

"Ah Guang, why did Debao Company release "Tomb Raider 3" and "Jingwu Heroes" at the same time? You see, the box office of the two films did not exceed 10 million in the first week, isn't this a mutual demolition? ”

Sun Ziming looked back and saw that it was Zhou Billy's boxing champion, this guy was typical of simple minds and well-developed limbs. What is rare is that this guy has stunts, but he has never been involved with the club, and only opens his martial arts gym with peace of mind, plays tricks in movies, and plays supporting roles.

Lu Huiguang couldn't explain clearly, but Miho Nakayama next to Li Lianjie explained to him in an orderly manner, "If Debao's "Tomb Raider 3" draws our "Jingwu Heroes" or wins, they can use Director Sun's fame to increase the box office in other cities as much as possible." ”

"What about losing?"

"It's not a loss, it's reasonable to lose under Director Sun, fans who like "Tomb Raider" will watch it the same."

Sun Tzu Ming saw Miho Nakayama sweetly leaning against Li Lianjie, and couldn't help but give a thumbs up in his heart, Brother Jie is blessed, this is the real virtuous helper.

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Back in Hong Kong, it was already noon, and the scorching sun did not make the paparazzi languid, and when they saw Sun Ziming and them coming out of the waiting room, they were even more enthusiastic.

"Director Sun, 9.7 million in the first week of "Jingwu Heroes" and 9.81 million in "Tomb Raider 3", do you think you have lost?"

Damn, these paparazzi are eager for the two tigers to fight, Sun Ziming smiled, "It's still early, you have to get the final results, you guys come and ask me again?" To be clear, I took 10% of the box office share of Hong Kong and 5% of the box office of the "Tomb Raider" series of movies, and the more it sold at the box office, the happier I am! ”

When the reporters wanted to continue to ask, Sun Ziming had already gotten into the car under the escort of the security guards, and a group of people had no choice but to surround Li Lianjie.

"Brother Jie, will there be a sequel to "Jingwu Heroes"?"

"Brother Jie, the director of "Jingwu Heroes 2", will it be director Liu Weiqiang?"

No one has been so enthusiastic about himself in the past few years, Li Lianjie sighed secretly, and hurriedly asked Billy Zhou to help him escort Miho Nakayama to the car, "I have to ask the director, I'm just an artist, I can't be the master." ”

With the return of the crew of "Jingwu", the propaganda offensive of the two films began to be evenly matched. With the praise of the Japanese, the box office of "Jingwu Heroes" began to gradually gain the upper hand, getting 9.82 million in the second week, and "Tomb Raider 3" was not to be outdone with 9.77 million, and the two sides were tied.

While the paparazzi are hyping the box office battle between the two films, they are also hyping up the past of the two leading actors, and fans are also happy to join in the fun.

"I think it's best for Ah Qiu and Ajie to get back together, they both have two BBs, and they should be together again for the sake of BBs."

"The Japanese say that Ajie is the emperor of kung fu, so Aqiu is the queen of kung fu, shouldn't the queen and queen be together?"

In particular, the two of them let the paparazzi secretly take photos of taking their children to have a picnic on Lamma Island, which made the reunion of the two even more hype.

"Wow, they're really getting back together."

"How good is this, two superstars are only worthy together!"

The two parties looked at the revelations on the "Oriental Daily" and were completely speechless. This was actually a year ago, but I didn't expect the paparazzi who took out the candid photos to fry now, this guy is too powerful!

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"Brother Ming, the box office statistics in Japan have come, and the second week is 2,714.95 million yen. Mr. Uai said that the total box office may reach about 9 billion to 9.5 billion. ”

As soon as Gao Ying finished reporting, someone next to her called, "Senior brother, I'm Ah Long, Ziming said that he would invite me to dinner in the evening." There must be abalone cucumber in winged belly, bring more money, and you and Ah Qiu will come over. ”

Sun Ziming looked at Cheng Long in amazement, and said for a long time: "You don't know that we are fighting?" ”

"What, you're like Lao Du and that American girl, they all played friendly matches. Ah Ying, why are you stunned, go and call Ah Jing and them, aren't you afraid that we will kill this guy? ”

"Ah Ying, go and inform Brother Jing of them, let's just say that the Japanese box office has exceeded 5 billion, everyone has a good time."

"Yes"

Sun Ziming looked at Cheng Long who was smiling, and still felt that something was wrong, this guy had a knot with Brother Jie. Now that Brother Jie has turned over with "Jingwu Heroes", he has become a recognized 'Kung Fu Emperor' in one fell swoop, can he really be guilty?

"Why are you looking at me like that? Lao Tzu admits defeat, okay? How can the troupe be compared with the five-time national champion? ”

Cheng Long is really convinced, "Jingwu Hero" puts aside Sun Ziming's thoughts on martial arts and philosophy, and he can't do those action scenes that don't rely on Weiya. Since this aspect can't be compared with others, what is the strength?

"Really?"

"Is this still fake? If you can't compare to his movements, then you can compare it to anything else. To be honest, this "Jingwu Heroes" is filmed by you, and if someone else shoots it, it will definitely use national feelings to incite fans, and the box office in Japan cannot be so high. It's not good, the nickname of 'Kung Fu Emperor' was all hyped up by you and Dongbao. ”

Sun Ziming turned his head and laughed, he didn't have the ability to deal with the Japanese media, and Toho was the driving force behind it. Give someone a high hat and earn a lot of money in the Chinese area, this account is too good for the Japanese to calculate.

Another point is that Li Lianjie was able to win the recognition of Japanese fans in a very short period of time, in addition to his own conditions, a large part of Cheng Dù was stained with the light of Kondo Masahiko and Miho Nakayama. Their aura of Japanese national idols has attracted a large number of star-chasers to enter the cinema, which has produced the effect of Aiwu Jiya. In addition, this movie does not involve national feelings, and the quality is very high, so it will naturally be welcomed by the audience.

Cheng Long was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and it took a long time for him to come up with a sentence, "You are a monster!" Hey, you can also find a way to stir up "Rush Hour". ”

"It's still early, I know what to expect. Hey, you're leprosy on me, and there's something else, right? ”

"There's something I'd like to ask you about."

Before Sun Ziming, Cheng Long was the only Hong Kong artist with a certain box office appeal in Japan, but it was limited to a certain appeal, and it was not as evil as the newspapers portrayed.

"Dragon Brother and Tiger Brother" swept theaters in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Southeast China, but it only had a box office of 1.33 billion yen in Japan, which was not as good as the 3.1 billion yen of "Plan A". Now that Sun Ziming has made a kung fu film like "Jingwu Hero", which has broken the Japanese Chinese box office record, how can he, the 'No. 1 Chinese kung fu superstar', not be in a hurry to become popular?

"This, this" Sun Tzu Ming didn't know how to answer for a while.

Cheng Long is also reasonable, "Butcher on a Rainy Night" and "Human Meat Barbecued Pork Bun" cater to the perverted psychology of the Japanese; "God of Gamblers", "Flying Tiger", and "Jingwu Hero" are Japanese artists, using their appeal to attract fans to the cinema, and then winning word of mouth with excellent quality to attract more fans. As for "Home Alone" is purely a masterpiece, it can ignore cultural differences wherever it is placed, and men, women and children can eat it all.

After thinking for a long time, Sun Tzu Ming asked: "Do you remember the box office of "Shaolin Temple" in Japan? ”

"3.6 billion, if the tape is not released first, it should be more than 6 billion."

"yes, I think that's why."

Hong Kong films have a congenital shortcoming, that is, cultural heritage. Although Hong Kong is prosperous, it is only a very small branch of Chinese civilization, and there is not much recognition in regions such as Japan and South Korea, which are deeply influenced by Chinese civilization.

Although Japan has developed science and technology and its economy is already the second in the world, it still has admiration for traditional Chinese culture in its bones. In addition to the thinking of guò fighting and traditional martial arts, "Jingwu Hero" has triggered the Japanese people's thinking about traditional culture, and the freehand cherry blossom rain and the Tokyo street scene at the beginning of the century have also triggered the nostalgia and identity of the Japanese.

Cheng Long listened with a big head and thoughtfully, "You mean, kung fu movies should also have cultural connotations?" ”

"If you can't captivate the audience with a big spectacle, you can only use cultural identity. As you said, except for two CUIT films, all of our entry into the Japanese market was filmed in Japan with Japanese actors. ”

Sun Ziming took a sip of tea and thought about it again, "Brother Long, I think it's very strange in the Japanese market, and it's difficult for us outsiders to know what the Japanese audience wants to see." I'll build you, it's best to give the script to the screenwriter of Kadokawa Pictures to help revise it. "Jingwu Hero" was also changed several times by me and the screenwriter of Toho Co., Ltd., and removed the things that the other party didn't like, which made fans on both sides accept it. ”

"For example, in front of Huo Yuanjia's grave, Chen Zhen and Fumio Funakoshi had a tie on the surface, and they humbly accepted his teachings?"

Sun Ziming does not deny this, movies are used to make money, why must karate and martial arts be separated.

The two chatted for a while, until Wang Fatzi came to call Sun Ziming and asked him to interview female artists together, and Cheng Long said goodbye.