Within half a month after the premiere of "A Strategy", Xu Guanwu took Hong Jingbao and other four people to almost all over the United States, east to Los Angeles, west to New York, south to Houston, and north to Sao Paulo...... I have visited almost every major city, and I spend most of my day in the car on average.

In addition to interacting with fans, I record programs on local TV stations, receive interviews for newspapers, magazines, etc.

20th Century Fox had made arrangements in advance, so I was greeted with a warm welcome everywhere I went, and I felt like I was on a superstar tour.

Although staying in the RV for a long time was boring, suffocating and tiring, it was welcomed by so many fans, and Hong Jingbao and the other four people were immediately rejuvenated. Enthusiastically interacted with fans and took photos, and when he was interviewed, he was also full of smiles, and from time to time he was asked to pose a few kung fu poses, etc.

However, when the propaganda was over and rushed to the next propaganda location, everyone was tired and lying on their seats unwilling to move. Seeing their increasingly thin appearance, Xu Guanwu couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

However, it is precisely because of this tireless publicity that the box office of the film "A Scheme" has been rising, reaching $15 million a week later and $34 million half a month later. It wasn't until three weeks after its release that the box office began to fall.

In the end, the box office revenue of the film "A Scheme" reached 502 million US dollars in the United States, which has set a box office record for Hong Kong films in the United States, and also set a box office record for Hong Kong films.

As soon as the news was announced, it immediately caused a sensation in Hollywood, USA. People haven't thought about it before. A movie with an investment of only five million dollars. The box office is so ferocious. It was completely unexpected.

Hong Kong filmmakers were even more overjoyed when they heard the news, believing that the day was not far off when Hong Kong films would enter Hollywood in a big way. Hong Kong people are even more eagerly looking forward to seeing "A Plan A" released in Hong Kong as soon as possible, so that they can also feast their eyes.

In order to cooperate with the publicity work of the American summer file, the film "A Scheme" has been focusing on the production of the English version since the completion of filming, so the production of the Cantonese version and the Chinese version has been delayed. So this movie is almost finished in the United States, but it has not been released in Hong Kong.

Xu Guanwu didn't expect "A Plan to Plan" to be so popular. At first, he thought it would be nice to pay for himself, but now the results are even more satisfying.

The movie produced with an investment of 5 million was spent another 5 million on follow-up promotion, most of which was borne by 20th Century Fox, which is equivalent to a movie with a total investment of 10 million, in exchange for a box office of 50 million US dollars. Whether it is a production company, a distribution company, or a theater chain, it has already been regarded as a victory.

Although the income of 50 million US dollars is far inferior to "Jaws", "Rocky", "Star Wars", etc., it is already a dark horse movie that fights big with small things.

And this film has also made many Hollywood studios see the potential of Hong Kong films. In particular, there is a lot of potential for Hong Kong filmmakers. They are able to make very wonderful movies at a very low price, and the average investment is only two or three hundred thousand dollars. In the United States, it is not enough to invest in a low-budget movie, but it can be brought back to the United States to be released at least two or three million at the box office, which is definitely a good deal that will make a profit without losing money.

Therefore, after the release of "A Plan", many small and medium-sized Hollywood film companies went to Hong Kong to make money, and the already weak Shaw Brothers and the increasingly marginalized Golden Harvest regained the favor of American film companies. Of course, that's all for later.

"A Strategy" achieved box office success in the United States and became an instant hit, which also made Cheng Long and others not big stars. In addition to newspapers, magazines, television, radio, etc., they have begun to interview them, and many Hollywood studios want to invite them to film, and the salary has reached the level of millions of dollars.

Among them, Cheng Long's salary is the highest, and a film company is willing to pay 2.5 million US dollars to invite him to star in an action movie. followed by Di Wei, who showed super kung fu strength with one enemy and three in the film, and his salary was also called 800,000 US dollars. followed by Hong Jingbao and Yuan Biao, whose salaries are also about 500,000 US dollars.

The reason why Hong Jingbao and Yuan Biao are not as high as Di Wei's asking price is because Di Wei's image is powerful, and his muscles are pleasing to the eye, which caters to the tastes of European and American audiences. And although Hong Jingbao's skills are also very good, in the end, his image is damaged by his fat body.

And Yuan Biao was robbed of the limelight by the three in front of him, although his kung fu is also very good, but he is not well shown in the film, which makes people doubt his strength. In addition, Yuan Biao's appearance is really lackluster, thin and small, and his appearance is ordinary, which really does not fit the hero image in the minds of European and American audiences.

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Xu Guanwu couldn't help but be stunned when he got this report, he didn't expect that Di Wei, who played the villain, would be more popular than his eldest brother Hong Jingbao, nor did he expect Cheng Long's salary to rise so high all of a sudden.

To be honest, as a newcomer who has just made a name for himself in the United States, the salary is between $500,000 and $1 million, which is fair, and no matter how high or low it is, it is very rare.

When Stallone filmed "Rocky", the box office was as high as 200 million US dollars, but the salary was only one million US dollars, which shows that the salary system in the United States is strict, and it is not possible to increase it casually if you want to.

But Cheng Long jumped to 2.5 million all of a sudden, in addition to being very outstanding in the movie "A Scheme", it is actually related to many of his previous movies released in the United States.

Before Xu Guanwu screened many Hong Kong films produced by Xu in the United States through the National Entertainment Company, although the scale of the release was not large, and the box office was only a few million US dollars, but it was also very considerable over time, making Cheng Long have a certain number of fans in the United States. In addition, a film company invited him to film before, so simply put, he is in Hollywood, and he can no longer watch according to the standards of a pure newcomer.

Although Hong Jingbao, Yuan Biao and others have also screened movies in the United States, to be honest, they are not as influential as Cheng Long's films. In addition, the limelight of the two in the movie "A Scheme" was stolen by Cheng Long. Therefore, the salary can only be calculated according to the standard of the newcomer.

However, Di Wei was in the limelight because of the last big war, with one enemy and three enemies. Moreover, the American audience is very fond of villains, coupled with Di Wei's height, strength, strength and solid muscles, which is very in line with the tough guy image in the hearts of American audiences, so it is more brilliant than Hong Jingbao, Yuan Biao and others.

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Although Cheng Long's salary is already very high, at least dozens of times higher than his salary in Hong Kong, Xu Guanwu does not want to bring him into Hollywood immediately. Except that Cheng Long's current fame is a little vain. In addition to the lack of good film works to prove themselves, there are also Hollywood film companies that have always paid little attention to the Chinese, and they all take advantage of the time when they are more famous, and invite them to come over to shoot a few scenes to grab money. Once his fame dropped, he immediately kicked out the door. Like Li Lianjie, Cheng Long, Zhou Yanfa, Wu Yusen, Yu Rentai, etc., all encountered this kind of thing.

Hollywood is about business and profit. There is no humanity at all. No matter how big the filmmakers are, they are like tools to them, and they continue to use them when they use them easily. If you don't use it well, you can just throw it away. Especially for Chinese actors, in addition to consuming their original fame, Hollywood filmmakers will never give them career plans, and invite them to Hollywood to film, hoping to open up the Asian market with them.

Xu Guanwu finally cultivated Cheng Long and others to become famous, and naturally he didn't want to be taken away by greedy Hollywood studios, and then after using their use value, he ruthlessly flew up and kicked out the door.

He has already made an acting career plan for Cheng Long and others, first making a name for himself in the United States with the help of several Hong Kong films, and then making cameos or playing the main roles in several Hollywood films by the way, slowly establishing his solid fan base, and then entering Hollywood when the momentum is at its peak, and establishing the status of a first-line star with a blockbuster.

According to Xu Guanwu's plan, it will take at least three to five years to reach this level. And three or five years later, Cheng Long is only thirty years old, and it is when he is in the prime of life and can fight, which is much stronger than he fought life and death on the screen in his forties after the nineties.

Cheng Long, who is the most famous, is still so low-key, as for Hong Jingbao and Yuan Biao, who are obviously inconsistent with their value and talent, Xu Guanwu naturally treats them coldly, not in a hurry to let them enter the United States, but according to Cheng Long's routine.

However, for the actor Di Wei, Xu Guanwu feels that it is better for him to stay in Hollywood and develop. There are many dragon and tiger martial artists in Hong Kong, and there are even more dragon and tiger martial artists like Di Wei, so there is no more of him, and no less of him is not so important to the Xu family.

However, if you stay in the United States to film and earn a salary of hundreds of thousands of dollars, it is naturally much better than only earning tens of thousands of dollars in Hong Kong, and it is naturally a great joy for Di Wei. In addition, Hollywood values Di Wei's skills, as long as he can continue to play, it will still be of use value to Hollywood. And Di Wei is only in his twenties now, and he can play for at least one or two decades in the future, even if he can't play anymore by then, with the salary accumulated over the years, it is enough for him to spend his old age in peace.

Therefore, Di Wei stayed in Hollywood in the United States to develop, which is both good for him and no loss for the company, so why not do it?!

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Xu Guanwu then brought Hong Jingbao and the four of them over and told them his thoughts. Xu Guanwu didn't want to hide this matter from them, and he also wanted to hear their opinions. After all, for film actors, being able to stay in Hollywood and filming is a rare and undesirable thing.

In addition to being able to gain greater fame and status by filming in Hollywood, those rich incomes are also the most important reasons, and it is difficult for ordinary people to avoid this temptation.

When Cheng Long heard that his salary had reached 2.5 million US dollars, he couldn't help but be stunned. US$2.5 million, which is converted into more than 15 million Hong Kong dollars. If you take this money back to Hong Kong, you will become a multimillionaire yourself. This temptation was too great, and Cheng Long's whole person fell into a state of stupor for a while.

Di Wei was also shocked that his salary was 800,000 US dollars, but he was also a soldier, and his willpower was much stronger than ordinary people, so he just grinned.

Hong Jingbao and Yuan Biao heard that their salaries were not as good as Di Wei's, and both of them had disbelief expressions on their faces, but fortunately they were not annoyed and angry, which made Xu Guanwu breathe a sigh of relief.

"That's what my plan looks like, do you want to stay in Hollywood to film, or go back to Hong Kong with us?" Xu Guanwu asked Di Weidao.

Di Wei looked at Brother Hong Jingbao, smiled at Xu Guanwu and said, "I listened to Mr. Xu's instructions, Mr. Xu asked me to stay in Hollywood, and I will stay in Hollywood to develop." Mr. Xu asked me to go back to Hong Kong, and I absolutely did not say anything. ”

Xu Guanwu couldn't help but sneer when he heard this, Di Wei's words were really tactful enough, and if he said it, he didn't say that no one should be offended.

"Aaron, do you want to stay in the United States to develop, or go back to Hong Kong with me?" Xu Guanwu asked Cheng Longdao again. (To be continued......)