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- Chinese Theater, 6925 Hollywood Blvd.
This first choice location for Hollywood film premieres is about 27 meters high. The first thing that catches people's eyes are two huge red pillars made of coral, which support the copper roof above. Between the two red pillars is a 9-meter-high stone sculpture with a Chinese dragon carved on it.
At the entrance of the Chinese Theater, two large stone tengu brought from China 60 years ago firmly guard the entrance of the theater.
In front of the theater, there is a long avenue, where Wang Zijun's hand, footprints and name are also left.
¡°Dong dong dong dong¡¡±
Amidst the sound of gongs and drums, the lion dance team specially invited by Wang Zijun from Chinatown began to perform. They ran, jumped, rolled, slept, shook, and watched Each of the vivid lion movements was perfectly presented under the operation of the lion dancers. On the temporary plum blossom pile, the lion jumped back and forth, and its graceful and thrilling movements made the audience give warm applause.
This kind of lion dance performance with Chinese characteristics is not common in Americans. The reporters who came to attend the U.S. premiere of "A Chinese Ghost Story" have already begun to squander the film they brought today.
After a burst of firecrackers, the crowd gathered into the Chinese Theater after watching the lion dance.
The seats of 2,200 people filled up quickly, and more than half of the audience in the back were movie fans who were lucky enough to buy premiere movie tickets at high prices.
After the premiere started, Chi-Lin Kwan, who volunteered to be the emcee of the premiere, walked up to the stage and said: "Hello everyone, I am Rosamund Kwan. Welcome all my friends to attend the premiere of Mr. Wang's "A Chinese Ghost Story" today"
Today¡¯s premiere was carefully planned and was in pure Chinese style from beginning to end.
After Guan Zhilin left the stage, a group of male and female dancers wearing ancient Chinese costumes came on stage under the guidance of lights. The sound of silk and bamboo gradually began to play, and the dancers began to dance amidst the melodious sound of flutes.
These dancers are all dancers Wang Zijun invited from the Cloud Gate Dance Theater in Taiwan. The dance they are dancing now is "A Chinese Ghost Story" specially choreographed for the premiere.
Wang Zijun spent more than 100,000 US dollars on the lion dance, dancers, musicians, etc. for the premiere.
It has been more than ten years since Cloud Gate Dance Theater was founded, although it has not yet been named the number one contemporary dance company in Asia by Western media as it was later. But it is already well-known in Asia, and the level of dancers is more mature than it was years ago.
There are a total of twelve dancers in "A Chinese Ghost Story". Among them, the lead dancer is a man and a woman who play Ning Caichen and Nie Xiaoqian respectively, and the other dancers are fairies, ghosts, etc.
Although the American audience in the audience did not know the story background of "A Chinese Ghost Story", a group of Chinese people danced modern dance in ancient Chinese costumes. This mode alone made them feel fresh. Coupled with the professional and beautiful dance movements of the dancers, Western audiences have a feeling that although they don't understand what it means, they still feel that it is very powerful.
?????????? Then came Wang Zuxian in costume. The performance of the Shui Sleeve Kung Fu she had practiced for several months, coupled with the steel wire she had originally prepared, gave it a bit of a female ghost flying into the sky.
Wang Zijun was not stingy and went on stage in person to sing the theme song of "A Chinese Ghost Story". Before he opened his mouth, there were many enthusiastic movie fans below shouting "Zachary". The reaction was much greater than that of previous programs.
¡°Miss Madonna please!¡±
Madonna¡¯s appearance was definitely beyond the expectations of reporters and fans. What surprised them even more was that Madonna not only wore a silk cheongsam, but also sang "Jasmine" with incorrect words and melody.
"It takes a lot of charm to spend more oyster flowers, more charm to spend an oyster flower"
Madonna spoke. Many people who knew Chinese in the audience laughed, and after laughing, they applauded even more warmly. Who would have thought the world would be popular to sing?
But it is undeniable that Madonna¡¯s appearance will definitely become an important report in the entertainment pages of various newspapers tomorrow, and "A Chinese Ghost Story" will also make more people aware of it. This is also the main purpose of Wang Zijun inviting Madonna.
"Zijun, the King of Pigs, sells his house first!" As he sang, Madonna congratulated her again, and the word "sale" was pronounced very accurately.
"Thank you!" Wang Zijun walked over. Had a hug with Madonna.
"Oh" The fans below saw the two hugging and immediately let out a burst of cheers.
After the hug, Madonna waved down. Suddenly without warning, he hugged Wang Zijun again, and his enchanting red lips were printed on Wang Zijun's mouth.
"Wow"
There was an uproar, and the whole place was illuminated by camera flashes. The reporters were excited and took pictures of them kissing from all angles.
Wang Zijun pushed Madonna away dumbfounded. This incident was not arranged by him, but was caused by Madonna. with toesYou all know that tomorrow's entertainment headlines will definitely be about the two kissing at the premiere, and maybe the gossip tabloids will make up various scandals about them.
"How is it? I did a great job, I overfulfilled the task." After stepping down, Madonna said proudly to Wang Zijun.
Wang Zijun could only curl his lips helplessly. It was unclear who took advantage of whom in the kiss just now.
The movie finally started and the theater fell silent.
The film has been re-dubbed. Ning Caichen wears a Confucian shirt and speaks English. It may seem unconventional to Chinese people, but this is a last resort. American audiences have a very strong sense of self-centeredness. Not to mention that the dialogue is in Chinese, even the British version of Shakespeare's plays are rejected by American audiences because of their strong British accent.
Of course, if American audiences want to watch the original Chinese version, they can go to the cinema in Chinatown.
?? Laughter erupted from time to time in the cinema, but overall, the atmosphere was far less frenzied than when it was shown in Asia. Compared with the popularity of "The Heroine of the East" when it was released in the United States, "A Chinese Ghost Story" seems to have an extra layer of separation between Eastern and Western cultures.
After the film ended, although the audience still applauded warmly, Wang Zijun still felt that the applause was a bit reluctant.
¡°Magical oriental magic, and the female ghost is so beautiful.¡± This is the comment of a movie fan who became a Chinese fan because of his liking for Wang Zijun¡¯s movies.
"Zachley's new film is a bit disappointing." This is another kind of movie fan's reaction after watching the movie.
"Chinese Fantasy Blockbuster Lands in North America"
This was the headline in many American newspapers the next day. What surprised Wang Zijun was that more than 80% of the media reports this time were positive.
"Hollywood Reporter" said: ""A Chinese Ghost Story" is a pure oriental magical love film. It has a unique and mysterious oriental charm that makes people fall into it and find it difficult to extricate themselves."
"Los Angeles Times" said: "This is a surprising Chinese movie. Its selling point is not the gags and omnipotent Chinese Kung Fu, but the mysterious and fantastic Chinese supernatural legends and the lingering love. We can watch It turns out to be Zachary's Chinese version of "The Love of Ghosts""
Prior to this, thanks to Wang Zijun's help in distribution, Lin Zhengying's "Mr. Zombie" and Tsui Hark's "New Shushan Swordsman" both sold well in the United States. But as the "Los Angeles Times" said, although "Mr. Zombie" is a ghost movie, it is full of comedy and kung fu elements; as for "New Shushan Swordsman", the selling points are more fantasy and fighting scenes, and the portrayal of love is very pale.
The most attractive part of "A Chinese Ghost Story" is the romance between humans and ghosts. After all, love knows no boundaries.
Thanks to the aura of the Golden Globe and Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, coupled with Wang Zijun's box office appeal, and the scandal between Wang Zijun and Madonna, "A Chinese Ghost Story" was an unprecedented success after its release in the United States, with a box office of nearly 8 million on the first day. Dollar.
"As for this film, ordinary viewers also have quite different opinions. Those who like it love it to the extreme, while those who don't like it have no sense of involvement at all.
In fact, after Parallel Space Miles Xiaodong's "A Chinese Ghost Story" entered the United States, it attracted considerable attention and even became a textbook film for many film schools in the United States.
The reason why it can be called a textbook of the American Film Institute is not because of how great this movie is, but because Americans use this movie to study the production of Chinese movies. Especially before the use of computer stunts came to the fore, Americans were very interested in many of the special effects scenes in this movie.
There are already many films by Wang Zijun that are used as film school textbooks. "The End of the World", "Titanic" and "Face" have all been used as film textbooks, and now another one is added, because this The movie is regarded by many Americans as an authentic Chinese-style magical blockbuster.
On the third day of the movie's release, the single-day box office of "A Chinese Ghost Story" in the United States reached its peak, exceeding 10 million US dollars in one fell swoop, but it quickly fell back after that.
After all, there is a huge cultural gap between the East and the West. Unless you are a fanatical Chinese fan, it will be difficult for the audience to accurately understand the many cultural elements hidden in this movie, and it is impossible to regard it as a classic and watch it again and again.
From April to early July, "A Chinese Ghost Story" took in more than 82 million U.S. dollars at the box office in the United States. This figure can rank in the top ten of this year's North American movie box office list. However, considering that the single-day box office has exceeded 10 million, the total box office of 82 million US dollars is still too small. The stamina of this movie's release in the United States is too weak.
Of course, this film was not a complete failure. "A Chinese Ghost Story" was released one after another in the Chinese community in the United States for less than half a year before it ended, and it earned several million at the box office.
"Compared with "A Chinese Ghost Story" being released in the United States,The people of the United States seem to be more concerned about the scandal between Wang Zijun and Madonna.
Especially the fact that Madonna lived in Wang Zijun's Tulip Manor for more than half a year before she became famous was discovered by some reporter. Then Madonna also became Wang Zijun's mistress, and claimed that Madonna was made famous by Wang Zijun behind his back. .
As soon as this news came out, public opinion was in an uproar.
Wang Zijun¡¯s fans, who have long been accustomed to Wang Zijun¡¯s reputation as a romantic, made fun of her. They were quite proud to see that their idol had captured the heart of another beauty.
As for Madonna¡¯s fans, they were furious, scolding Wang Zijun for being shameless and obscene, and even worse, publicly clamoring for Wang Zijun to go back to Asia. - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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