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Taiwan Entertainment 1971 753 [Kung Fu Superstar]

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    "Golden Horse Awards stars gather, and the award ceremony is full of heroes"

    "The Golden Horse Awards are highly anticipated, with director Wang Zijun winning five awards"

    "Indian Film Goddess Crowned Best Actress"

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    The scale of this Golden Horse Awards has expanded unprecedentedly, and the media's attention to it has also doubled. The next day there was overwhelming coverage.

    Among the many reports on the awards ceremony, one piece of information is particularly eye-catching, that is, the three parties of Wang, Jiahe and India's Yash Company have joined forces and invited Schwarzenegger, Madonna and other superstars to participate in "Eagle Project"  2".

    Japan's "Film Weekly" exclaimed: "Director Wang Zijun always makes big plans, but this time's planning is too amazing, or too bold and too imaginative. "Eagle Project" was headed to the West from the beginning.  753 [Kung Fu Superstar] went to the movie market. When the outside world speculated that "Eagle Project 2" would be shot in the United States, Mr. Wang Zijun said no to everyone. The main shooting location will be in India, and European and American action stars will be invited.  Joined by the Queen of Rock and Roll, coupled with Chinese Kung Fu and Bollywood singing and dancing, although "Eagle Project 2" has not yet started filming, it is already enough to make people look forward to it"

    Hong Kong's "Film Fortnightly" commented: "Wang Zijun chose to cooperate with Golden Harvest for this blockbuster, which is really puzzling. As we all know that New Art City is Wang Zijun's company, why doesn't Wang cooperate with New Art City? The film copyright is simply not available  The problem is, Wang just needs to start over and change the title of the film. The only explanation is that Wang has a secret cooperation agreement with Jiahe"

    When the news reached the United States, the "Hollywood Reporter" was surprised: "God, has Zachary lost his mind? He actually asked Madonna to play the heroine. Hasn't he seen Madonna's poor acting skills in the music video?"

    "The Hollywood Reporter's ridicule of Madonna immediately attracted the ire of countless Madonna fans.  Fans of Madonna have expressed that they are looking forward to Queen Madonna's movie and hope that Wang Zijun will give Madonna more roles and not just let her be a vase.

    At this point, 753 [Kung Fu Superstar] American audiences thought that the director of this film would be Wang Zijun, not Cheng Long directing and starring.

    People who are familiar with Cheng Long sent congratulations one after another. Everyone knows that as long as Cheng Long doesn't make too bad a movie this time, he will definitely become famous in Europe and the United States.

    On the third day after the Golden Horse Awards, a press conference jointly held by Wang, Golden Harvest and Yash Films was held in Meiyuan, the headquarters building of Wang Films in Taipei, to formally sign the cooperation agreement and reveal more information to the media.  A lot of cooperation content and some situations in "Eagle Project 2".

    He Guanchang is old and has been sitting on the sidelines without saying much, and Yash Chopra does not understand the language, so Bai Muyang did most of the talking during the first half of the press conference.

    Bai Muyang was already middle-aged when he joined the Wang family more than ten years ago. Now he is considered half an old man, but his energy is still so strong. He introduced: ""Eagle Project 2", the Wang family, Jiahe and  Yashi Company will spend NT$800 million to jointly build"

    "Hiss" Upon hearing this number, the reporter below couldn't help but take a breath.

    When Wang Zijun announced that several Western superstars would be invited to star in the film, everyone knew that the movie would be expensive, but they did not expect it to be so expensive.  This can be regarded as the film with the largest budget for Chinese-language films at present, and is more expensive than Wang Zijun's previous Chinese-language films.

    ??It would be unthinkable for a conservative film company to invest NT$800 million in making a movie.

    Making a movie is also a business. No business is guaranteed to make a profit. The bigger the investment, the bigger the return, and the bigger the risk.  Even Hollywood's biggest giants were on the verge of bankruptcy because of a blockbuster movie.

    ??For film companies such as China Film Company, First Pictures, or Hong Kong's Debao, they would rather make 32 movies with a budget of NT$25 million than invest in a blockbuster film costing NT$800 million.

    Without him, the former has little risk. As long as a few of the 32 movies sell well, you can earn back your entire year's investment; while the latter is in danger of company bankruptcy once it loses money.

    Even if several companies invest together and share the risk of failure, no one will still be interested in this kind of investment.  Whether it is Hong Kong, Taiwan, or even Japanese filmmakers, investment is basically very stingy. This is mainly determined by the box office market.

    The only film company bosses with truly broad vision and broad minds are Hong Kong¡¯s Chow Wen-huai, Taiwan¡¯s Wang Zijun and Japan¡¯s Haruki Kadokawa.

    ¡°Some people have that vision, but are very stingy in taking action, such as Shao Laoliu, who has retired from the film industry.  When the Shao family first started making movies, they didn't even support stars. They were afraid that if they did, they would increase their pay, and if the stars were poached, they would lose their wives and lose their troops.  Later, the time came when it was no longer possible to support celebrities.?, he might as well promote a female star and let the Shao brothers marry her, so that they won't be afraid of being poached.

    ¡°It¡¯s the chairman of Cathay Pacific, Lu Yuntao, who was the first to create Hong Kong¡¯s star and studio system, and it was only then that Shaw Brothers imitated it.  It's a pity that this man died in a plane crash at the height of his glory, leaving the Shaw Brothers in Hong Kong as the dominant family without a successor. Otherwise, the current Chinese film industry would probably be completely different.

    When it came time for reporters to ask questions, reporters from all walks of life who could no longer hold themselves back rushed to ask questions.

    When the first reporter was selected to ask a question, the person immediately said: "Mr. Bai, what do you expect the global box office of "Eagle Project 2" to be?"

    Bai Muyang said: "I am very confident that the box office will exceed 100 million US dollars."

    As soon as this statement came out, reporters started talking about it again.

    The total box office of Taiwanese movies this year is 1.4 billion US dollars, of which Wang Zijun's movies have pushed this figure much higher; while the total box office of Hong Kong movies is 900 million US dollars, and it is also developing extremely rapidly.

    ¡°But only Wang Zijun¡¯s movie has a box office of over 100 million US dollars.  As for the first part of Cheng Long's "Eagle Project", it has not yet been released in Europe and the United States. I don't know how much the global box office will be.

    But one thing is certain, that is, the second part of "Eagle" will invite Schwarzenegger, Madonna and others to join the team. Once the news spreads in Europe and the United States, it will definitely make the first part of "Eagle" hit the box office in Europe and the United States.  rise.

    "I wonder when the filming of "Eagle Project 2" can start?" the reporter asked.

    Cheng Long replied: "We are still writing the script. The planning of the movie was done by Mr. Wang Zijun himself. We will initially complete the script before the Lunar New Year, and the film will start shooting around March next year."

    "Mr. Chen, I heard that you and the Indian actress Miss Sridevi are dating. Is this true?" a gossip reporter asked.

    Cheng Long said with a serious expression: "This is absolutely not the case. Xili Daiyu and I were just discussing the plot of the script. After all, the story takes place in India, and I am not familiar with it. She can often give good suggestions.  "

    The reporter asked: "Then last night someone photographed you taking her back to your residence in Taipei, and you spent the night together. How do you explain this?"

    Cheng Long said with a smile: "This is normal. Miss Xili Daiyu is a good friend of me. It is a little inconvenient for her to live in the hotel, mainly because of the language. As a friend, what's the point of letting her stay at my house?  No? The relationship between me and her is absolutely innocent, I am a very traditional person."

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    ¡°I am a very traditional person!¡±

    At the same moment, on the other side of the world, Madonna said this to the host when attending a talk show.

    "But your fans regard you as a representative of rebellion. They regard you as an idol who challenges tradition. Why do you think you are a traditional person?" the host asked.

    Madonna said: "Really? I'm a good girl."

    "Okay," the host asked, not wanting to dwell on this issue, "I heard that Zachary is going to invite you to make a movie in Asia?"

    "Yes, I have agreed, but that will be next year." Madonna said.

    The host asked: "Are you confident in your acting skills?"

    Madonna said: "Of course, not at all."

    The host asked: "Then why did you agree to this invitation? Is it because of the high salary?"

    Madonna said: "Why should I refuse? Don't you think it's cool for a singer who can't even find a camera to make a Kung Fu movie?"

    "Well, it is true." The host asked, "It seems that Zachary is your boss. Did you star in this movie for this reason?"

    Madonna smiled and said: "I'm not afraid of those bastards at the top of the company. There are many people who ask me to record records. But having said that, I still owe Wang five thousand US dollars. I borrowed it a few years ago and I haven't paid it back."

    The host smiled exaggeratedly and said: "Oh, I never thought you would still be in debt."

    Madonna shrugged and said: "Everyone knows that I used to borrow money to survive."

    After chatting for a while, the host said: "The first part of "Eagle Project" will be printed tomorrow. Will you go to the theater to watch it?"

    ¡°Of course, I had to at least find out what my collaborator for my first movie looked like,¡± Madonna laughed.

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    Madonna¡¯s talk show was recorded. For this show, Wang Zijun paid US$200,000.  Of course, this money was not paid by him, but was counted as the cost of promoting the "Eagle Project" in the United States.

    A few days later, after Madonna¡¯s show was aired, it really attracted her attention.Thousands of American fans walked into the cinema.  The news that Wang Zijun invited Schwarzenegger and other superstars to Asia to film "Eagle Project 2" is also an invisible advertisement for "Eagle Project".

    A week before Christmas, "Eagle" was released across the United States and Canada.

    ¡°Oh, that action is so cool!¡±

    "Haha, these two Arab idiots."

    ¡°God, how were these fight scenes in the wind tunnel shot?¡±

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    In the cinema, countless Americans and Canadians were impressed by Cheng Long's unique and funny action scenes, especially the two scenes in the desert hotel and the wind tunnel, which made the audience's stomach hurt and burst into tears.

    When being interviewed, an audience member said: "Hell, this is not a kung fu movie, this is purely a comedy. I never thought that an action movie could be so funny. Halfway through the movie, I was lying on my seat laughing.  I can¡¯t get up. I remember the big-nosed Jack Chen. I heard that he is going to make a second movie. When the time comes, I will be the first to walk into the cinema to support him."

    Arnold Schwarzenegger said to the camera: "What? You mean that Jack Chen? He is an action and comedy genius. His fighting moves are so artistic, he will make you laugh so hard that you can't stand up straight."  . I am looking forward to cooperating with him. He and Bruce Lee have two completely different styles, although they both use Chinese Kung Fu."

    Stallone said: "Jack Chen? I know. I went to the theater to watch that movie. His action scenes were full of imagination."

    The box office of "Eagle Project" on the first day in the United States was only 2 million US dollars. On the second day, the box office rose to 3 million. On the third day, the box office rocketed to 6 million. On the fourth day, the box office increased to 3 million.  7 million, which dropped slightly on the fifth day, but the single-day box office still did not fall below 6 million US dollars.

    The box office of "Eagle" reached US$34 million in its first week, making it the highest-grossing Christmas movie in the United States this year.  Some media even exclaimed that another Bruce Lee/Wang Zijun was about to be born. "Eagle Project" almost swept the North American box office on Christmas, leaving the second place on the box office list far behind.

    Here, I have to say that there are really no high-grossing movies in the American Christmas season this year.

    Well, strictly speaking, there is one, and that is the Vietnam War movie "Platoon" with a box office of over 100 million.

    "It's a pity that Platoon has not yet shown its power at this time. Neither the distributor nor the theaters are optimistic about this movie. When it was first released, it only had six canvases.  But just these six big screens actually sold more than 200,000 US dollars in box office on the first day, which shocked the theater operators to quickly rearrange the film schedule.

    "The attendance rate of "Eagle Project" gradually decreased after Christmas, but "Platoon" was full every time and the screening hall was continuously expanded.  A month later, "Eagle" was far ahead with 61 million, while "Platoon" only had 33 million at the box office.  Two months later, the total box office of "Eagle" was 83 million US dollars, while "Platoon" reached 94 million in one fell swoop.  Three months later, "Eagle Project" has already closed in North America, with a final box office of 96 million US dollars, but unfortunately it did not break 100 million US dollars; while the box office of "Platoon" reached a terrifying US$138 million.  .

    It can be said that "Eagle Project" and "Field Platoon" are both dark horses this Christmas. The former is explosive in the early stage, and the latter has super stamina.  Especially "Platoon", a movie that was not well-received and was released in only six theaters on its first day, actually sold hundreds of millions at the local box office, which really surprised countless people.

    While the Chinese media are celebrating, they are also lamenting that "Eagle Project" is only four million short of breaking the 100 million mark. It would be great if it breaks the 100 million mark!

    But even so, Cheng Long was so popular that he was hailed by the Western media as Bruce Lee, another super kung fu superstar.  !  !  !
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