Recently, Hong Kong Island director and actor Zhou Xingxing's "Journey to the West" has swept the country, with a cumulative box office of 180 million in two weeks, and is expected to hit the 300 million box office mark.

Many of the classic lines are highly sought after by young people and are used as confessional love words......"

"The first batch of shortlists for the Berlin Film Festival was announced, and a total of three films from my country were shortlisted for the main competition unit.

Hong Kong Island Johnny To's "Wen Que", mainland Wang Xiaoshuai's "Left and Right" and Qin Muchu's "When Happiness Knocks on the Door".

Among them, director Qin Muchu is the youngest, and his work "The Gift of Room No. 7" last year is still the holder of the highest box office record for Chinese films, and his new film was shortlisted for the main competition in Berlin, proving his ability both commercially and artistically......"

The TV was playing entertainment news, but there was no one on the couch opposite.

"Okay, I see, be careful yourself, don't go out when it's cold and snowing......

I'm fine, there is heating in the north and it's very warm in the house in winter......

Well, you know, if you have time, you can also go out and exercise...... The clothes are thick, and the down jackets and padded jackets I bought have sweaters inside......

Don't be reluctant to turn on the air conditioner when it's cold, by the way, you give me a card number, and I'll give you some money......

I don't mean that, I don't have much money, don't I have money now...... You don't need to save, it's enough to take ten daughters-in-law...... Okay, okay, I won't talk about it, you take care of your body, and I'll go to see you after the New Year......

Movie...... Well, the film went abroad in February, Germany and the United States, and it doesn't necessarily win awards...... Have faith, have faith.

Which one? The central station can't receive it, and all the stations can't receive it.

The award ceremony is not broadcast in our country, but if it wins the award, the news will definitely be reported, and I will bring a camera and record it for you to see.

I bought clothes, didn't I just say it? I bought several sets of down jackets and padded jackets......

Okay, that's it, you pay attention to your body, okay, goodbye. ”

The call with the dean ended, and the entertainment broadcast on TV ended.

Qin Muchu picked up the remote control and was about to turn it off, but after thinking for a while, he adjusted the TV channel to Huitai.

It's almost seven o'clock, and the weather forecast for Hui Province is being broadcast.

"Most parts of our province will continue to cool down, and the southern region has issued a red warning for heavy snow, reminding everyone to take warm and cold measures. Let's take a look at the city forecast ......"

Qin Muchu frowned.

As the saying goes, "the snow is a good year", and there is only one month left before the New Year, so it was a good sign that it would have snowed at this time.

But the snow is a little too big.

Not only Hui Province, but also the entire southern part of the Celestial Empire had heavy snowfall, and in some places it was even several feet thick.

The young man is okay, his body is strong, and he even hopes that there will be more snow so that he can have a snowball fight.

But the elderly are a little hard.

In particular, Hui Province is neither the south nor the north, and there is no heating in the middle.

The dean and his daughter's family live in Hui Province.

Qin Muchu was a little worried about the old man's body, and said that he would take him to Yanjing, but the old man was unwilling.

What kind of thoughts, Qin Muchu also understood.

I don't want to trouble juniors.

A typical Celestial Empire-style elder.

"Ring, ring, ring."

The ringtone of the mobile phone brought Qin Muchu back to his senses.

Jiang Wen called.

"When are you going to Berlin?"

There was no politeness, Comrade Jiang Wen went straight to the point.

"I'm not going to Berlin." Qin Muchu replied.

"What? Not going to go!? ”

Qin Muchu could imagine Jiang Wen's eyes widening in surprise.

"Well, there is a time conflict with the Oscars, you can help me go to Berlin, and I will give you the name of a filmmaker."

Both Oscar and Berlin were at the beginning of February, and although the times were staggered, they were only a few days apart.

It's too rushed, it's better to divide the soldiers into two ways, let the old baby go to the Berlin Film Festival, and he goes to the Oscars.

In fact, it is okay for the two to change it.

But doesn't Jiang Wen particularly like film festivals?

There was silence on the other end of the phone, as if he was digesting Qin Muchu's words.

It took a long time for Jiang Wen to hear some complicated voices:

"You're a ...... Okay, I'm going to Berlin, so when are you going to the United States? ”

"I'll go back in February."

Qin Muchu's answer directly made Jiang Wen unable to hold back.

"Your movie is going to be released in Los Angeles in two days, and you're the director, aren't you going?"

"It's going to be released in two days, what's the use of me going."

Qin Muchu shrugged his shoulders and looked indifferent.

That's right, "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" is about to be released in the United States.

Because the entry rules for the Oscars say "the film must have been screened in Los Angeles commercial theaters".

The film has been shortlisted for the Berlin Film Festival, which can be regarded as half of the goal of "rushing to the award".

Nominate another "Oscar", and the "Rush Award" will be complete.

The movie has been pressed for these two awards for a long time, and it is time to release it.

It was first released in Los Angeles, and then spread to the whole of North America, and the Celestial Empire was a little later, set on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

"You don't advertise at all in the United States? I can't go over a trip after the release, why, don't like the dollar? Jiang Wen teased.

The United States is also a world premiere, but none of the crew members went, as if it was really released there to sign up for the Oscars.

Qin Muchu didn't care about Jiang Wen's ridicule:

"What's the use of liking? I didn't expect much box office over there. ”

In fact, he didn't have any publicity in the United States, Marvel knew that his movie was going to be released in the United States, and said that it would help him promote it.

As for how to publicize it, Qin Muchu didn't ask.

He didn't think it would have much effect.

For Americans, "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" is a film made by directors and actors of the Celestial Empire that they have never heard of.

If the movie is a kung fu movie or a martial arts movie, they may still have some interest, but "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" is a feature film.

I don't know how to promote this kind of movie promotion.

Just like a director named Jang San in South Korea made a movie and released it in the Celestial Empire, can you expect the Celestial Empire media to report and publicize it?

Therefore, Qin Muchu has no expectations for the North American box office of "When Happiness Knocks on the Door".

……

Los Angeles, USA, 18 January 2008.

"Shet! When I get rich, I'm going to get that damn vampire to go to the toilet and suck pee! ”

At the end of the day's work, the white man rubbed his sore neck and shoulders and let out a vicious curse from his mouth.

The Asian man at the desk next to him also put the last folder on the right-hand side to the left-hand side, where there were already stacks of documents as tall as his forearm.

Stretching, the Asian man smiled at the white man:

"Frank, if you can really do it, even if someone misunderstands that I have kidney deficiency, I will have to go to the toilet a few more times."

"Haha, Kevin, you can't have diabetes, I don't want that vampire to taste the sweetness."

The white man laughed.

The two are employees of a company in Los Angeles and good friends.

The "vampire" in their mouth is the boss of the company.

The two are barely white-collar workers, with neither high nor low incomes, but they are stable.

However, since the outbreak of the economic crisis, the only advantage of the job is that the stability is gone, and the company has laid off people twice in three days, and people are panicking.

In order not to be laid off, I had to work harder.

I used to be able to fish, but now I have to work eight hours a day, and sometimes I even have to work when I go home.

The more the white man known as Frank thought about it, the more angry he became, and he slapped the table:

"Fack, if it goes on like this, I'm not going to do it!"

The Asian man named Kevin just said a few words that put Frank out of the fire:

"Have you paid your rent, insurance, and car taxes this month? Did you pay off your credit card? I heard that your landlord is going to raise the rent, how much will it go......"

"OK, OK, Kevin! That's enough! That's enough! You're like a demon! No, you are! ”

Frank clutched his ears in a frenzy, his face full of pain, and then began to vomit bitterness again:

"Life is too hard!

My wife suspects that I have a woman outside, Fack, I was bloodsucked at the company, and I have to be sucked by her when I get home! She had no idea how tired I was! ”

Kevin couldn't help but laugh, but quickly smiled bitterly.

The pain and helplessness of married men are the same.

After complaining, Frank stood up, picked up the coat draped over the back of the chair, and raised an eyebrow at Kevin:

"Let's go, Kevin, it's our happy time again."

Kevin hammered him in disgust:

"Drink and drink, and don't talk like you're doing it every time."

Frank smiled, he did it on purpose.

But Kevin was quick to apologize:

"Sorry, Frank, I forgot to tell you that we had to cancel our drinks this week."

“what？ Do you have a new boyfriend? Frank's eyes widened.

"Fack, I really want to rip your mouth apart. Today there is a movie by the director of the Celestial Dynasty that I like very much, and I promised my wife and children to go to the movie with them...... So, Frank, sorry. ”

Seeing that Kevin was with his family, Frank couldn't say anything.

I had to make an appointment with regret on my face.

Kevin was also a little embarrassed to see his friend like this, after all, he missed the appointment.

Chinese people are discriminated against in the United States, and their social circles are basically Chinese.

His wife is Chinese.

Frank is one of the rare white people who does not discriminate against him, he is very funny, the two get along very well, and they often get together at home parties, his wife has become best friends, and his children have become good friends.

So he asked tentatively:

"Why don't you come with us to see it?" Bring your wife and children. ”

"Well, it's not impossible."

Frank thought for a moment and said.

If it's late after watching the movie, he can go home and go to bed directly, and pay the public food one less time.

Thinking of this, his eyes lit up:

"I'll call Kelly right now."

Taking advantage of the gap between the phone calls, he couldn't help but say:

"You still have a few seconds to regret it. What's so good about the movie? The hot chicks in the bar are much worse than the movies, and you can tell them the story of your time in the Celestial Empire, and hehehe. ”

"It's been almost ten years since I left the Celestial Empire, and I don't know how many times I've told the story over there.

Besides, I was the only one who was three years old and was bitten by a dog while wearing open crotch pants, which I believe people all over the world have experienced. ”

……

Cinema entrance.

Two families, a total of six people.

Two little children run around hand in hand, women lean together and talk intimately, and men go to buy movie tickets.

"The one that was only nine o'clock?"

"Yes, sir, there's only one movie a day." The conductor replied.

This made Kevin frown.

At nine o'clock, it was almost twelve o'clock after watching the movie.

Too late.

The night in the United States is not safe, especially in the wake of the financial crisis, when many unemployed people have started their own businesses on the streets.

Thinking of this, he said to his friend next to him:

"Frank, forget it, ...... tomorrow"

"No, Kevin, that's it! I love this time. ”

Frank looked happy and took out his wallet to buy a ticket.

Go back at this point, go straight to sleep, and your waist can take a day off!

……

I had a dinner at a fast-food restaurant, and it was nine o'clock when two families checked in.

"Fake, even fried chicken is going up in price! The United States can't stay any longer, Kevin, you can take me to the Celestial Empire, I heard that there is no financial crisis over there. ”

Frank was complaining again.

But as soon as the words fell, he was shouted by his wife:

"Frank!"

Immediately, his body shook, and every time he failed to satisfy his wife with his homework, his wife called her that.

But when he looked at his wife's stern gaze as he and his children swirled, he understood.

"OK, I'm sorry, I shouldn't have swear in front of my kids."

Then he crouched down and touched the heads of the two little boys at his feet:

"Listen, men, you should just think that Dad (Uncle) farted just now, don't ask me what Falk means, when you reach the age, you will naturally understand its meaning......"

"Frank!"

His wife couldn't take it anymore and twisted his ears to pick him up.

At the same time, he smiled apologetically at the best friend next to him:

"I'm sorry Frank is always so out of tune."

Then he screwed Frank again:

"Don't spoil little Kevin, if your son is half as smart and sensible as he is, I can live twenty more years.

Today their test results are out, how many points do you guess for little Kevin's math? Out! Your son is only half of someone else's score! ”

The more the woman spoke, the more angry she became, and her chest kept rising and falling.

Children are afraid of comparison, especially when they can't compare with other people's children.

But Frank doesn't care:

"Come on, there is no country in the world that can compare mathematics with the people of the Celestial Empire, they are talented, do you understand? Kevin doesn't even use a computer to do arithmetic in the company! ”

Seeing that the couple was about to quarrel, Kevin and his wife hurriedly persuaded them to fight.

"Say less!"

Kevin pulled over Frank.

Kevin's wife Yan Xiaoli also pulled her best friend aside:

"Frank gets along very well with the kids, the kids love him, and Kevin Jr. says he wants Frank to be his dad."

Hearing this, Frank immediately jumped up again and raised an eyebrow at Kevin:

"Hey, your son wants me to be a father, why don't we have another son? Oh, wait a minute, I suggest changing my wife too, I love your wife's reasonableness. ”

"Frank !!"

Suddenly, the flame in his wife's eyes was ignited.

"That's enough, Frank, shut up."

Seeing that the fire that had just been suppressed was provoked by Frank again, Kevin shook his head speechlessly, covered his mouth and pulled him into the screening room.

……

The screening hall was unexpectedly not very empty, and it was almost full.

Moreover, there are mostly whites and blacks, and the Chinese are the least.

Kevin couldn't believe it, he originally thought that he would come to see the movie as a chartered effect.

Because the movies of the Celestial Empire are really not attended in the United States, except for the movies of Fang Long and Li Lianjie.

"Husband, there are so many people, the last time I watched a Celestial Empire movie with so many people was "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon".

Yan Xiaoli whispered to her husband next to her.

It is used in Chinese, and they speak Chinese in private.

Kevin nodded, not understanding how so many people could come to see the movie.

In his impression, only the director and the little girl actors who are famous for this movie are famous, but they are only popular in Asia and have almost zero popularity in the United States.

"Hey, what are you two whispering? Do you speak Chinese? Law...... Ahem, why not speak English. ”

Frank poked out his curious little head and stopped his subconscious swearing.

Kevin also had nothing to hide, and told him his doubts.

"Hey, it's too much for you to say that, but don't you know if you ask?"

After saying that, Frank turned his head and patted the old brother behind him:

"Hey, man, why are you watching this movie, do you also have a good Chinese buddy?"

The man didn't hide it, and said directly:

"Brother, didn't you read Twitter and Facebook?"

"What do you mean, what does that thing have to do with whether I watch this movie or not?" Frank Black Question Mark Face.

"Mr. Stan Lee registered accounts for these two apps and posted a few cartoons.

The content is all Marvel heroes, call on everyone to watch this movie, post movie tickets on Twitter or Facebook after watching it, and Marvel will randomly select a lucky audience to make a cameo appearance in "Iron Man"! ”

The man paused:

"Stan Lee, you know who it is, right?"

Frank's face darkened:

"I'm not a primitive, I've been reading Marvel comics since I was a child."

As soon as the words fell, I heard a voice next to me:

"Who's Stan Lee?"

Frank turned his head and looked at his friend.

His lips squirmed, but he still held back the words that came to his lips.

He was an immigrant from the Celestial Empire, and it was normal not to know Stan Lee.

"Marvel, you know, right? I don't know if you will be punished for buying a full set of Marvel Comics for Kevin Jr., well, buy another set for my son. Stan Lee is the author of Marvel. ”

"I'm sorry to disappoint you, I've already bought Kevin Jr. a full set of Marvel."

Kevin replied.

I also knew who Stan Lee was.

American Jin Yong!

But why would such a person promote a movie to the director of the Celestial Empire, do they know each other?

Just when she was puzzled, Yan Xiaoli next to her spoke.

Twinkle stars in your eyes, like nymphomaniac:

"My husband is amazing!"

Kevin pouted.

This husband is not calling him, but the director of this movie.

I knew that I wouldn't go over the wall to find her the resources of "Star You".

……

The movie begins.

A solemn and heavy background music is mixed with the sound of a light piano, and one after another crowded and dilapidated old buildings appear.

The camera moves slowly, and the crowded flow of people in the streets with dim streetlights or groceries or going to work.

As the camera moves upward, a huge and luxurious building appears, blocking the camera of the old building like a giant beast.

There is a strong sense of separation between the old building and the building, which brings an incomparable sense of impact.

"This picture ......"

Kevin subconsciously leaned back.

It was as if two completely different worlds had been torn apart by a pair of hands and pasted together.

There is no wind, clothes, wires...... Everything is motionless.

The picture is absolutely static, and even the people can't help but hold their breath for a moment.

Shocking, depressing.

He unconsciously clenched his fists.

The sky began to change and gradually brightened.

Sunrise.

The still picture is also "alive".

The light began to move from the side of the building, and the building was illuminated, emitting a dazzling light, and the light reflected from the old building and then the building was also illuminated by half of it.

The light is still moving.

Finally, the old building was bathed in a ray of sunshine.

The breeze blows, the clothes, and the wires shake gently, quiet and beautiful.

"Hoo ......"

Kevin exhaled.

The originally suppressed heart beat vividly again.

He also noticed that the movie theater was gradually quieting down.

He can understand.

As an ordinary audience, not a professional filmmaker, he also thinks this beginning is very awesome.

At the beginning of just these ten seconds, there was not a single line, and even the actor did not appear, which made him feel several emotions.

Every image is deeply etched in my mind.

The movie finally began to shoot close-ups of the characters.

All kinds of people, the elderly, children, men, women, breakfast sellers, office workers, students...... and the protagonists of the film - father and daughter.

The plot begins.

Kevin also gradually immersed himself in the film.

……

The simple narration explains the identity of the character, a man who makes a living by selling chicken ribs and medical equipment, has children, and has a wife.

It is also under tremendous economic pressure.

Kevin has some empathy, he's such a person.

Zhang Wen in the movie refused to let go of the slightest opportunity and tried hard to change the status quo.

But fate seemed to play a trick on him, and bad luck was with him all the time, and continuously, overwhelming people, as if they were going to drive him to a dead end.

The medical equipment could not be sold, it was stolen again, and the wife had a conflict.

I was finally able to enter a large company for an interview, and I was detained by the police station, and I finally caught up, but I was disheveled and dirty.

After passing the interview, I was told that I was not paid during the internship.

Evicted by the landlord and sleeping with his daughter in the park, subway station, toilet......

Hit again and again, he was able to remain optimistic in the face of despair, and then find a way out of desperate situations.

The movie comes to an end unconsciously.

The last day of the internship period.

Zhang Wen sat in the office with several company bosses, and the next step would be to decide whether he would go or stay.

Zhang Wen looked at the boss nervously:

"I think...... Uh, I should be wearing a shirt today, it's the last day. ”

The bosses knew that he was smiling when he teased himself for not wearing a shirt during the interview.

The big boss spoke:

"Thank you for coming over in your shirt."

The atmosphere was relaxed, but ...... Fighting the boss suddenly frowned and said "but......"

The theater suddenly became nervous.

After so much and still failing? Didn't get in?

This special code ......

Everyone wanted to scold, but they couldn't bear to miss the plot, so they looked forward to the result like Jiang Wen in the movie.

"Keep wearing it tomorrow, okay? Because tomorrow will be your first day if you want to work here. Would you like to? Zhang Wen? ”

The boss smiled and extended an invitation.

Moment.

The cinema erupted in cheers.

“yes！ man！ You deserve him! ”

"Dude, that's great!"

"You Ma provokes Fake!"

"Shet!"

The pent-up emotions were suddenly released, and the audience who couldn't control themselves stood up, waved their fists at the big screen, and squirted out their saliva excitedly.

They even bumped into circles with the people around them and hugged each other vigorously.

Even if they don't know each other.

Frank is one of them.

"Come on, Kevin, hit me, hit me hard!"

Kevin ignores his old friend who has a gay attack and just silently watches the movie that continues.

There is only a little bit left.

Zhang Wen cried with joy on the street, and he faced it with a smile when he was most bitter, but when he was happy at this moment, he cried.

……

Walking out of the screening room, the audience was excitedly discussing the plot.

The expressions are all excited, and they look like they have been beaten with chicken blood.

"I feel like I can still work for eight more hours!"

"Very good movie, so decompressing! When I saw him admitted, I jumped up! ”

There are good reviews, and naturally there are bad reviews.

"Awesome! The only bad thing is that I have to read the subtitles. Frank said.

Most Americans watch movies and don't have the habit of reading subtitles.

He asked:

"I really envy you for being able to understand Chinese, man, talk to me, is the translated lines accurate? You know that after translating into different languages, many of them lose their original meaning. ”

Kevin was silent for a moment.

I didn't pay attention to it when I watched the movie just now, but now that I think about it, it seems that the lines are translated very tastefully, and they are full of American flavor.

"It's accurate, the meaning is fully expressed." He nodded.

"That's good."

Frank laughed.

Suddenly, his expression was solemn,

"If I hire an employee who doesn't wear a shirt, what will other people think?"

After a pause, he changed his tone:

"Then he must be wearing a great pair of pants."

"Hahaha, how did the screenwriter come up with it, he must be able to become friends with me."

Kevin smiled, it's a line from the movie.

It's really interesting.

And it's not just this line that is worth remembering.

"If you have a dream, you must make it happen."

"Those who have achieved nothing, they will also tell you that you can't do it either. Don't let people tell you that you can't be a talent. ”

"When you think it's the hardest, that's when you're closest to success."

……

It's a very old-fashioned movie – going through setbacks, and then succeeding.

There are no unexpected endings.

But it's inspiring.

It's like using the most common ingredients to make the best taste.

"I think I'll recommend this movie to my friends, it's so wonderful, it's a rare movie of the Celestial Empire that I can understand, and I still resonate!" Frank said excitedly.

His wife also nodded:

"Indeed, if you can educate your children like the father in the movie, I can live twenty more years."

"Isn't it? Wouldn't you have lived forty more years without our father and son? ”

Frank pursed his lips and suddenly added:

"By the way, and keep the movie ticket, send it to Facebook and Twitter, in case you are selected to make a cameo."

……

The "Rule of Six" says that with a maximum of six intermediaries, you can get to know any stranger in the world.

This means that the web of relationships between people is intertwined and complex.

And when thousands of people spontaneously promote a movie, a small tornado has already formed, silently accumulating strength, and after growing stronger, it forms a sweeping trend......

(End of chapter)