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Volume 1 Chapter 270 Life rises and falls too fast

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    In fact, the Hong Kong bosses here also know what they are tinkering with, so they can shamelessly sell bad movies to the mainland and Southeast Asia. They really want to sell bad movies to the United States, but they can't find a way.  It is impossible to say that one is not envious of the income of blockbusters produced by major mainland directors. Now that he has asked, and the other party has asked back, Yang Shoucheng is still able to hold his own.  "Jack is planning several big productions. I think if they are released in the United States, the box office will be guaranteed." Yang Shoucheng said.  This is not a lie. With Jack¡¯s many years of accumulation, plus the video tapes, VCDs, and DVDs that have cultivated a fan base, even if it is not released in North American theaters, there may be money to be made by releasing DVDs.  But how could Thomas value such small money and hard-earned money?  This is all done by a subsidiary of Columbia, and Yang Shoucheng said this at a bad time. Jack Cheng's "Around the World in Eighty Days" had just lost money at the box office. At this time, he was boasting about Jack's popularity, even if it was  Thomas's boss also subconsciously felt that this guy was trying to cheat money.  But this can't be blamed on Yang Shoucheng. There are only a few people in Hong Kong who have box office appeal in Hollywood, and the only one who falls into his hands is Jack Cheng. So Yang Shoucheng had to bite the bullet and ask. Anyway, he didn't know how to ask.  It's a small piece of meat. If the other party agrees with a brain cramp, then you have earned it.  "Yeah, speaking of it," Thomas suddenly changed the subject and said, "Mr. Shen, Stephen's new movie "Kung Fu."" He gestured wildly, as if he was really familiar with the Chinese name. "We have arranged to have it on Christmas Day."  It¡¯s scheduled to be released, and Colombia attaches great importance to this movie. Although we will release it later than Asia, it will not be released for a few days.¡± Shen Zhenghui rubbed his face, ¡°Sony is responsible for the distribution of ¡°Kung Fu¡± in Asia.  "So I don't know about this aspect." "Oh, didn't this film have your investment?" Thomas pretended to be surprised, "I heard that Kasuga was also involved in the distribution in Japan." Several others present  Personally I already feel a little embarrassed.  Especially Mr. Xiang.  The eldest brother felt that his face had been cut short, but since we were talking about another pride of Hong Kong, he also wanted to show that he had a good relationship with Zhou Xingxing. "Will it be released after Christmas?" he asked Shen Zhenghui, "How can we compare it to  Is it too late for us to release it? I remember that Zhou Xingxing¡¯s film was shot much earlier than us.¡± Shen Zhenghui was very impressed by this.  The 2003 epidemic caused Zhou Xingxing's filming plans to be repeatedly postponed.  So much so that his old partner Uncle Tat missed "Kung Fu". Miyamoto only appeared on Shen Zhenghui's crew after completing the filming of "Kung Fu". Even if the special effects shots with too much Kung Fu required post-production, it was scheduled in  It's quite late to be released in December at the end of the year.  Although it is consistent with the historical "Kung Fu", the historical Zhou Xingxing did not film "The Green Hornet".  "Stephen is also very cautious in choosing the schedule. Although we have repeatedly lobbied him to choose the summer schedule, he seems to value the Asian market more." Thomas tilted his head, "The Christmas schedule is also very good, and he can also take a good rest.  In fact, with the popularity he has accumulated with "The Green Hornet", as long as the promotion can keep up, the release time does not matter." "I don't believe you!  Every summer is a time when blockbusters gather. This year, movies such as "Shrek 2", "Spider-Man" and "Harry Potter 3" are all released in the summer.  In addition, there are also films with high expectations such as "The Bourne Supremacy", "I, Robot" and "Troy".  If Zhou Xingxing gets arrogant and bumps into someone, who knows what will happen in the end.  He will definitely not be satisfied with tens of millions at the box office. From "Shaolin Soccer" to "The Green Hornet", Zhou Xingxing has also been cultivated by the market with enough appetite. Now he no longer thinks only from the perspective of a director.  .  Another reason for the late release is that the film has to go through mainland review in order for "Kung Fu" to be released in mainland China.  Funds from three mainland private institutions were introduced, and the box office share of the mainland market was cut to these three companies as a big cake.  This is to make the review easier.  ?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????¡­  The release time in Europe and the United States is about a week later than in Asia, which is convenient for Zhou Xingxing to finish the promotion in Asia before going to the United States.  Although they were very unhappy, everyone present was very interested in Zhou Xingxing¡¯s movie.  As everyone knows, Zhou Xingxing is now the only most effective box office savior in the Hong Kong market.  The films he stars in have no chance of failure in the current Hong Kong film market.  So Mr. Xiang spoke up first, coughed and asked, "Mr. Shen, how much do you think the movie Xingxing will do at the global box office this week?" "It's not known globally." Shen Zhenghui shook his head, "But it should be  Will not lose to "Qing"Bee-Man".  "He glanced at Thomas. Thomas had already laughed, "?  " Jack Cheng felt like he had been hit by an arrow in the knee. "It probably won't be too big," Shen Zhenghui said. "It mainly depends on the market in Asia.  "The Asian market, mainland China and Hong Kong combined, is only worth 20 million US dollars. The key is to look at Japan. Thomas was noncommittal. After hearing this, the eyes of the people next to him were red. But "Kung Fu"  The cost was as high as 20 million US dollars. Zhou Xingxing gave up the salary and converted it into capital investment, and finally got a share. So strictly speaking, it is possible that the cost of "Kung Fu" is 50 million US dollars, and this does not include the publicity investment.  Relying on markets outside North America to make money After hearing Shen Zhenghui and Thomas' confidence in the box office of "Kung Fu", Jack began to feel uneasy. Now he can only pray secretly, hoping that "New Police Story" can be saved.  A little bit of face. By the way, the name "New Police Story" doesn't match the content of this movie at all. In addition to the protagonist's name being Chen Jiaju, his identity can barely be regarded as a retired policeman. But in the end, the reason why he agreed to call it this name is  Because in addition to playing the nostalgia card, Yinghuang also hopes to use this film to become a hit. If it becomes a hit, they will continue to launch sequels such as "New Police Story 2" and continue to have Jack as the starring role. As for the story,  , just rewrite it. It can still consume the popularity accumulated before, so Yang Shoucheng persuaded Jack Cheng to temporarily put his script on hold and use this name first. When the film was released in the United States and Europe, it was directly called it.  In "Hurricane Rescue" (Asian version), although Ning Huan played a lot of tricks, he could not escape the eyes of discerning people. They easily discovered the similarities between the two scripts, but this is already very ethical.  At least it seems to have a lot of unique ideas and Asian characteristics, rather than looking low like Liu Tianwang's remake. After experiencing a nightmare in June and July, Big Brother finally ushered in "New Police".  "Story" was released. He took the initiative to promote it without the need for producers and distributors. The premiere was in Hong Kong, and then he went to places like Puhai, Pingjing, Tokyo, and Seoul.  My eldest brother is going to both Singapore and Manila. He is really dedicated to the extreme. Whether it is interviews or meetings, he is very good. At least he has a good attitude. He talks about the director and the crew like a father in charge.  However, he did not talk up himself and belittle others. Instead, he praised the director and said that he was the soul of the film. He modestly stepped back, "Because my performance in this film is very different. It is very likely that you have seen it."  Said after this film.  ¡®Hey, why did Jack become like this?  Completely different from what he used to be.  ¡¯ But I believe you will still say after reading it, ¡®Although it¡¯s different.  But he still behaved well.  '" Jack Cheng said this in front of Shen Zhenghui at the premiere. He also took the initiative to give Shen Zhenghui a smile and asked him if this was the case. Shen Zhenghui naturally showed a humble side and praised his elder brother for respecting the director and making efforts in this film.  And sacrifice. In short, during the promotion, Shen Zhenghui felt that any of the disgusting words he had heard before sounded disgusting. In the end, he almost believed that Jack Cheng did not mess with him in this film.  . Under the shadow of the poor performance of "Around the World in 80 Days", it is expected that Jack Cheng will take the initiative to play the director's card. What is gratifying is that the audience may be in the shadow of the previous film.  came out. Or maybe it was Shen Zhenghui who attracted their attention, or maybe it was the cameos of Best Actress Zhang and Best Actor Liang that inspired their interest. When the first week's box office results came out, everyone in Japan breathed a sigh of relief.  The box office was 1.8 billion yen, which almost announced that it was impossible to lose money. The box office of 18 million Hong Kong dollars in the first week in Hong Kong and the box office of 24 million yuan in the mainland announced that Jack Cheng had at least made a breakthrough in Asia from "Around the World".  The box office success of "Eighty Days on Earth" attracted the attention of producers, and professional reviews from film critics stirred up Jack Cheng's heart. Many filmmakers commented that Jack Cheng had given up on his previous film style.  , in this film, his performance was quite restrained and concise, making everyone feel that Jack had completely changed. The shadow of the old Jack suddenly disappeared on him, and he seemed to have become Steven Seagal.  Well, of course, more people say that he is like the Asian version of Liam Neeson, but it is not entirely accurate to say that Jack Cheng imitated Liam Neeson's acting in this movie, in which he became angry because of his daughter.  When making sexual movements, you can still see the shadow of the young Jack Cheng. Yes, it is the young Jack Cheng. There is also a stimulating reaction of young courage in his bones, withA kind of primitive emotion, rather than the vaudeville-like amusing style and preaching that even he himself disagrees with.  The most smooth thing about the whole movie is that there are no preachy dialogues for Chen Jiaju. All his strength in the movie is used in fighting.  This kind of parent-child film that uses action as its selling point is much better to use facts as teaching than preaching.  The performance of the twins in this movie is also remarkable. The two of them are still young, and they vividly express the rebellious girls' hearts that are not too far away from their own age.  Although there is no deliberate setting of a cold humorous plot such that virgins will not die and debauchery will lead to death.  But in the end, Gillian was rescued and unfortunately died in the Philippine tourist bus hijacking case.  When he died, he shouted "I will never travel to the Philippines again!" This was considered to have achieved Ning Huan's ultimate purpose of ridicule.  But during the official screening, Philippines was replaced by the name of a country that no one had heard of.  to avoid triggering protests in the Philippines.  But from the various details in the film, it is still easy to see who this film is satirizing.  Of course, not everyone may understand this irony immediately, but in a few years, this film may be praised as a prophetic film.  There are two kinds of prophetic films in this world, one is this.  The version ahead of its time satirizes reality like a god; the other version is Teacher Chen's "The Promise", which also satirizes reality like a god, but seems to be in the wrong direction.  With Jack Cheng changing his acting style in the film, Mr. Chen playing a negative role in the film, twins being very cute in the film, and a series of other promotions.  "New Police Story" shows strong staying power.  It seems that the publicity is not strong enough, various previous gossip scandals have been hyped by entertainment newspapers, including Jack Cheng's dirty tricks, the director giving lessons to twins in the middle of the night, etc. It seems that they are not satisfied yet.  In the end, Master Long was also involved.  Yang Shoucheng defended his home court in Hong Kong. He was very familiar with this kind of thing. Hong Kong citizens helped boost the box office of "New Police Story" under rounds of gossip and hype. Soon the film became  It surpassed the 30 million achieved by Jack Cheng's previous Hong Kong film "The Lost City" and went straight to the 40 million target in the third week. It seems that it is not difficult to obtain 50 million box office in Hong Kong.  At the same time, the mainland box office has also reached a height of 60 million yuan.  However, the producers seem to value Japan more. With no release date in the United States, Japan's box office is the only indicator of whether the film can make back its money in a short time.  The Japanese box office has also lived up to expectations. It has reached the 3 billion yen mark at the beginning of the third week. It is no longer a problem to maintain capital.  Keep up the publicity efforts and every next cent is a net profit.  The US market has also become a big pie.  "Infernal Affairs" worked hard, but in the end the money it made was not as much as the global release of "New Police Story".  Jack Cheng once again consolidated his status as a Chinese superstar, and the box office popularity throughout Asia naturally spread to other places.  Both the United States and Europe have accelerated the release of the film.  We also intensified our efforts.  Columbia made it clear after the first week of box office results that it could be scheduled for release in October.  Don't know what their considerations were.  Maybe it¡¯s just because Colombia doesn¡¯t have any films scheduled in October.  Of course, there is no objection to this movie.  The additional scenes from Mainland China that Shen Zhenghui added to the movie are generally considered to be flattering to Mainland China.  People who sit in the sky do not believe that the mainland¡¯s armed police are better than Hong Kong¡¯s Flying Tigers.  I don¡¯t believe that mainland diplomats can be so cunning abroad.  As yellow-skinned people, they seem to be unable to hold on to their status among the five gangsters in the world.  In the movie, there is a scene where Chan Ka-Kui, as a representative of Hong Kong, exchanges experiences with the mainland armed police. During the exercise, the Flying Tigers worked hard and made various plans and arrangements to deal with the heavily armed thugs.  As a result, the mainland armed police directly dispatched mortars and rocket launchers, so the Hong Kong police knelt down.  This is one of the jokes made by senior military veterans on the Internet many years later, and this short clip may only be understood by professionals.  Chen Jiaju switched from the work style of the Hong Kong police to the work style of the mainland armed police because his daughter was abducted. This can also be regarded as paving the way for Jack Cheng's change in performance style.  To avoid being said to be a direct copy of "Taken", mainland China played a huge role in this movie as the background of the movie. This is also the reason why many people did not like this movie in the end, and it also became Jack's success.  A crime of flattery.  When the Weibo era of the Internet came, the eldest brother was criticized again and again for his so-called "flattery", including his lustfulness and his son, who eventually turned into a joke.  But as far as this movie is concerned, in the end even Jack himself had to admit that this was his best performance in the movie.  He read very little. Apart from being able to play, it was very difficult for him to demonstrate his acting skills. Even when he was 60 years old, he admitted in his autobiography that not much reading was his weakness.  But this oneInside, his acting skills got rid of the juggling and fun in the past, and his whole person became more restrained.  If we want to make a comparison, for example, his senior brother Hong, who was also a comedy movie back then, also played the role of a fat man who is silly, stupid, or a little clever.  But in "Sha Po Lang", he is also full of aura as the underworld boss.  Of course, this may also be one of his daily forms.  Uncle Da has always been a funny figure, but in his early days, he also played the role of a perverted underworld boss.  Shen Zhenghui remembers this movie because Uncle Tat has to kill one of his subordinates every time he meets him. He is so bloodthirsty. The switching between different characters is proof of his acting skills.  In this movie, Jack Cheng plays a completely different image from his previous ones, but this is not completely different. Many people can detect the shadow of Jack Cheng who was still making feature films instead of funny kung fu movies when he was young.  .  (To be continued)¡ª¡ª13689786300460002954+dsguoo+279¡ª¡ª>?¡­
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