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Chapter 115 The guilty Lao Mouzi fights on four wheels? (Please subscribe)

The domestic media responded quickly.

Xing Baizhou was photographed by the paparazzi as soon as he landed at the Beijing International Airport with Depp, Leone and Bloom.

They published the photos two hours earlier than Director Xing's preferred media, Sina.

The headline on the front page of the Beijing Entertainment News was a picture of the crew of "Pirates of the Caribbean" waiting for a bus at the airport.

In the photo, Xu Qing drove a nanny car to pick her up at the airport.

She was wearing a plain dress, big sunglasses on her nose, and sandals on her feet, looking like she was picking up her boyfriend.

The news headlines are also very spiritual: [Xu Qing picked up the plane late at night, embraced Xing Baizhou, it was so sweet, and ignored the crew of "Pirates of the Caribbean" the whole time]

As soon as this article came out.

The melon-eaters were instantly excited.

"Damn, Xu Qing's old cow eats young grass and envy the dead princess."

"Is this really hype?"

"The two of them have been working together for so long, I don't believe something won't happen?"

"I'm tired of seeing directors in the entertainment industry creating scandals every time a new movie is released."

"Let me tell you, Xu Qing has been well nourished and feels much better than when she was 20 years old."

"Ma De, if I were Xing Baizhou, would I care about Xu Qing? What kind of woman do I want? (Pinch your waist and lean back)!!!"

"..."

Subsequently.

Sina News immediately refuted the rumor: [Xu Qing and Xing Baizhou are rumored to be having a scandal? Nonsense! It's just a normal pick-up. 】

Many fans of Xing Baizhou know that Xu Qing is a partner of Baizhou Film and Television, and several of the movies he made have Xu Qing's shadow. Therefore, many people came out to explain.

No matter what, the popularity of "Pirates of the Caribbean" has increased. Now there are promotions and discussions about this movie on the Internet every day. It is difficult not to know about it.

These days after returning to the capital.

The crew traveled non-stop to places such as Shanghai, Jinling, Hangzhou, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Chengdu and Mountain City.

The schedule is very tight. After almost finishing one place, he has to immediately take a car or plane to go to another place. Even Depp, a strong man, is exhausted.

at the same time.

Xing Baizhou also brought a new way of publicity to Chinese films, reaching national audiences directly through TV advertisements.

No movie has done this before.

……

Beijing.

Zhang Yimou and Zhang Weiping were sitting in the New Film Company, both of them looking solemn.

Recent events have to be taken seriously.

Since New Pictures was founded in 1997, it has never worried them as much as it does today.

In order to film "Hero", Zhang Weiping not only spent most of his net worth, but also personally went to Xiangjiang to ask for investment, and finally got 3000 million US dollars.

I thought I could kill them indiscriminately, but suddenly Cheng Yaojin came out and turned "Northwestern Shanxi" into a pot of spicy soup.

Zhang Yimou lit a cigarette and took just one puff, and all that was left was a yellow butt. He smiled bitterly and said, "Wei Ping, I'm sorry for you this time."

The financing of this "Hero" was mainly done by Zhang Weiping. Director Zhang only showed his talent. Therefore, if the movie loses money, it will only lose the investors' money.

Previously.

The two of them have already collaborated on four films, "Something to Say", "No One Less", "My Father and Mother", and "Happy Times". Except for "Something to Say", which was made before the establishment of New Pictures, and suffered a loss, the others All made money.

This is also the reason why Zhang Weiping dared to invest in Zhang Yimou's $3000 million mega-production.

I didn't expect that...

Xing Baizhou is so fierce.

He actually persuaded Lionsgate and China Film to invest more than 100 million US dollars in him.

How can one play this?

It would be fine if "Pirates of the Caribbean" is only released overseas. The key is that it should be released simultaneously in North America and China...

This is called "Heroes" and it is inevitable. It must either face the tough situation or postpone it to next year.

But with so much money invested, every day of delay will result in losses.

Not only was he impatient, but the investors in Xiangjiang would not agree.

at this time.

Zhang Weiping also gave a wry smile: "Mouzi, I don't blame you, the movie is very good... How will you know if it doesn't work if you don't give it a try?"

Zhang Yimou lit another cigarette: "I know Xing Baizhou's ability. That guy understands movies and won't make too bad movies."

Zhang Weiping sighed: "Oh, but the arrow has to be fired, so we can only bite the bullet."

Zhang Yimou turned on the projector, the curtain lit up, and "Hero" began to play slowly. The two of them were silent, staring at the screen without blinking.

The post-production of "Hero" has been completed and is now waiting to be released.

The most embarrassing thing now is that the media compares "Heroes" with "Pirates of the Caribbean" every day. No matter "Heroes" is released first or later, they will be whipped.

In this situation, it will definitely be released later.

Because "Pirates of the Caribbean" is scheduled to be released on July 7, the first day of summer, and "Heroes" has not yet taken off.

Just yesterday.

A newspaper randomly interviewed 100 people who had been to a movie theater in the past year on the streets of Shanghai. 82 people expressed interest in "Pirates of the Caribbean" and would go and watch it if they had time.

More than 60 people among them expressed their expectation for the opening of "Magic City Adventure Park".

This data can be said to be very scary.

Once "Pirates of the Caribbean" hits the terrifying box office in the summer season, it will be a heavy blow to "Heroes" and will most likely affect the movie's box office.

Because there is a saying that "everyone will push down a wall, and beat a drum if it is broken". As long as "Heroes" is not as good as "Pirates of the Caribbean" in some aspects, there is a high probability that it will be hammered to death by fans.

Moreover, people in this era are too obsessed with Hollywood movies. Xing Baizhou's international film is more in line with the aesthetics of domestic audiences.

and so.

After many considerations, Zhang Yimou felt that it would be difficult for him to win, and he would even lose miserably.

But he refused to admit defeat and wanted to give it a try.

……

After many days of busy work, the crew of "Pirates of the Caribbean" returned to the capital again.

Miriam Leone has been busy promoting during the day these days, sneaking into Director Xing's room at night and kneeling in front of the window to practice playing the flute, every time very seriously.

now.

At the welcome dinner back to Beijing.

When she met Xu Qing, Fan Xiaopang, Gao Yuanyuan, Sun Li, Gong Li and others, she became a little nervous. She felt like she was the mistress after meeting the real master.

"Hey, why do I feel guilty?" Leone thought.

in fact.

There is no need to feel like a mistress.

Because, I tell you very responsibly, Leone, you are not the mistress, you should be the mistress, five, six, seven...

Of course, if you say that one-night stand does not count, then the ranking can be higher.

After Leone was stunned for a short time, she immediately regained her confidence. She looked at the woman who was much shorter than herself and felt confident again.

When Xu Qing and the others saw Leone's appearance, they knew that this woman must be having an affair with Xing Baizhou.

Fortunately, they couldn't talk because they didn't understand each other, otherwise they would definitely start fighting.

The dinner is over.

Leone took Xing Baizhou's arm: "Xing, can you go to my room?"

Depp and Bloom on the side were filled with envy. The two of them had not touched a woman for many days, and now they were so envious.

"Leone, not tonight, you can sleep alone. There are many reporters in the capital, so it's not good to take pictures." Xing Baizhou declined.

there.

Four women, Xu Qing, Fan Xiaopang, Gao Yuanyuan and Gong Li, had already gotten into the car and were waiting for him.

If he followed Leone to the hotel, then the four women couldn't rush to the hotel and punch and kick the "mistress"? !

Xing Baizhou looked at the harmonious appearance of the four women, touched his lower back and sighed: "Made, my waist will be tired again tonight. Fortunately, I am reborn, otherwise I will die young sooner or later."

……

Several months passed. The relationship between the four women was very good on the surface. When they followed Xing Baizhou back to the villa, they kept talking and laughing, and even played mahjong.

When he finished taking a shower, the women were still playing mahjong.

Another hour passed before I went to take a shower.

and.

It turned out that four women went to wash together.

Xing Baizhou could hear their laughter through two walls, and they were probably comparing themselves to each other.

He thought about it in his mind, Gong Li is the biggest, Fan Xiaopang is second, Xu Qing is third, and Gao Yuanyuan is last, but no matter what, he has a B+, which is okay!

It's better than Leader Huang's future girlfriend treating A.

After playing around for nearly an hour, the women finally finished comparing their sizes and exited the bathroom in order of size.

at this time.

Xing Baizhou was in his room talking on the phone with Smith about the July 7 release when he saw four women wearing pajamas of different colors standing at the door of his room.

"Smith, I won't tell you anymore, I have something urgent now!"

"Xing, what's the emergency? Could it be that our "Pirates of the Caribbean" is still in a hurry?"

"Beep beep..."

hang up the phone.

Four women entered the room one by one.

After half an hour.

Xing Baizhou looked at Fan Xiaopang, who was lying there panting, and said with a smile: "You still want to have a wheel battle, right? Let me knock one down first, who will be next?"

Xu Qing, Gong Li and Gao Yuanyuan pretended to be scared. Xing Baizhou knew that they all thought about it deeply, so he grabbed Gao Yuanyuan and pinned him down next to Fan Xiaopang.

Yuanyuan lay there with her face sideways, face to face with Xiao Fan, the two looked at each other, very shy.

After waiting for a while, Fat Fan looked at Gao Yuanyuan's expression. He smiled and leaned over and said something in her ear, which made Yuanyuan's ears turn red with embarrassment.

The reason why we deal with these two people first, instead of Xu Qing and Gong Li, is mainly because Xiao Fan and Yuanyuan are easy to deal with and can be dealt with in a while.

If you play against Sister Qing and Sister Li first, you won't be able to defeat them within an hour.

Shortly after.

Yuanyuan was defeated.

Seeing this, Xu Qing and Gong Li felt a little sorry for him, and didn't want to start fighting immediately. "Good brother, take a rest. Are you tired? I'll get you some Coke!"

Fan Xiaopang: "Brother, take a break, you are tired."

Yuanyuan spoke intermittently: "Baizhou, you can't... take a rest anymore."

In the end, the wheel battle did not take place.

Director Xing used his unique tactics to first defeat the spirit of the two women and subdue them to speak for him. This technique is called "defeating them one by one, dividing them into pieces."

……

a few days later.

That is the end of June.

The first phase of the Magic City Paradise Park was officially opened, and tens of thousands of tourists flooded in at once, which was an unprecedented event.

CCTV was invited by Shanghai Magic City to report. When the reporter reported on the scene at the amusement park, he specifically talked about the news of "Pirates of the Caribbean" being released on July 7.

"Pirates of the Caribbean", which was already extremely popular, has seen another surge in traffic. Many children watching the news in front of the TV have asked their parents to take them to the cinema.

China Film and Baizhou Film and Television are also making efforts, arranging no less than 100 media outlets to promote "Pirates of the Caribbean" overwhelmingly.

Now, all we have to do is wait for the release day.

……

The day before the release.

He went to the United States again with Ning Hao.

North America is the main battlefield for "Pirates of the Caribbean", and it is one of the largest movie markets in the world.

If a movie fails at the box office in North America, it will most likely not get much box office success in other countries around the world.

In his previous life, Zhang Yimou's "Hero" earned 2.5 million yuan domestically, 5370 million U.S. dollars in North America, and a total global box office of 1.77 million U.S. dollars (14 billion).

Flowers bloom on both sides.

The strength is still pretty good.

However, this time, he was caught off guard by "Pirates of the Caribbean". I wonder if he can still achieve such results?

In the North American film market at this time, although "Spider-Man" was released in May, its power is still there. It is spread by word of mouth among movie fans. Can "Pirates of the Caribbean" follow suit?

At the beginning.

Everyone is not optimistic about this pirate-themed movie.

but.

After the US$1.5 million production cost came out, everyone had to treat it with caution. After all, a small company like Lions Gate couldn't make fun of their wealth and life.

In everyone's imagination, this movie must be full of special effects, comparable to "The Lord of the Rings", and the story is epic and soul-stirring. Only in this way can it be worthy of such a large investment.

but……

They are all wrong.

When the movie comes out.

Everyone discovered that they were dead wrong.

What kind of special effects are so full?

What the hell is so epic and soul-stirring?

Not at all!

But why is Depp so shady (sǎi) so popular?

I don’t know why, but I feel an inexplicable sense of intimacy when I look at his appearance. Perhaps, this is the secret to the success of "Pirates of the Caribbean".

If someone else had acted it, it would definitely not have the same effect.

Many viewers were amused by the opening scene where Captain Jack Sparrow appeared.

The camera shot from bottom to top showed Jack standing on the rail in a very domineering manner. 99% of the audience thought this was some kind of big pirate driving a big ship.

But I didn't expect it.

In just a few seconds, everyone's eyes lit up.

"Hahaha, such a small broken ship!"

"This captain is terrible."

"Why do you want to laugh so much!?"

"What a lovely captain."

"Xing Baizhou is really good at casting, and Depp is great. Wherever he stands without saying a word, he is just like a pirate."

"..."

Same in China.

The feedback from the audience was also extremely enthusiastic.

April 7st morning.

Xu Qing, Fan Xiaopang, Gao Yuanyuan, and Gong Li made an appointment to go to the cinema to support "Pirates of the Caribbean". As soon as they entered the theater, they were shocked by the attendance rate. A theater with more than 300 people was actually full.

Xu Qing: "Holy crap, my brother's movie is going to be a hit!"

Gong Li: "This is the first time I have seen such a scene in all my years of debut."

Gao Yuanyuan: “The box office exceeded 2 million!”

Fan Xiaopang: "I think it's more than 2 million, at least 3 million."

at the same time.

Huang Xiaoming, Zhang Songwen, Zhou Yiwei, Wang Luodan, Tong Yaya, Li Xiaoran, Sun Li and others also bought tickets and went to the cinema to support Director Xing.

Zhang Yimou, Zhang Weiping, Feng Xiaogang, Wang Zhonglei, and Han Sanping are all good.

The whole movie lasted for more than two hours, and Zhang Yimou didn't notice at all. He usually had to go to the toilet at least once.

When the ending subtitles were played, Lao Mouzi murmured to himself: "Oh no, this movie is definitely going to be a hit. Wei Ping, are we sure we don't want to postpone it to next year?"

Zhang Weiping, who was sitting next to him, had a sad face and mixed emotions, "Yimou, what do you think we should do?"

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