The king of ghost horse comedy

Chapter 495 Premiere

Oprah said this sentence is not a simple coping, but what Xu Guanwu said did bring her a lot of inspiration.

Now the guests of talk shows in the United States are not stars in the entertainment industry, celebrities in the society, or popular people in the spotlight, but there are not too many people who invite ordinary people to do shows.

On the one hand, it is worried that there is no point to watch, and it will not attract the attention of the audience; on the other hand, ordinary people are invited to participate in the program, which is inconsistent with the style of talk shows.The talk shows in the United States are all aimed at criticizing the current situation, satirizing celebrities, and entertaining the audience. The talk show hosts are required to be very eloquent. They often just talk on stage, and the jokes are one after another. If you react slowly, you will miss it. Rhythm.If an ordinary person is invited as a guest, the host's rhythm will be disrupted within 2 minutes.

And talk shows actually need to keep the rhythm. When it should be fast, it must be very fast, just like Guankou in cross talk. Wait for him to finish speaking in one breath before you can keep up with the rhythm and then laugh out loud. .Ordinary people only care about making money on the show, how can they keep a certain rhythm with the host.

However, the rhythm of Oprah's program is relatively slow. Since she does not rely on telling jokes, attacking guests, or satirizing celebrities as highlights, she just interviews guests to tell stories, so the rhythm can be slower.In this way, even if ordinary people participate in the show, they will keep up with the rhythm of her hosting, and there will be no signs of falling behind.

Furthermore, her program focuses on warmth and sincerity, let us listen to your story with our hearts.So if it is an ordinary person with a story on the show, as long as the story is exciting and interesting, it will be very popular.Moreover, compared with the well-crafted and attached stories of celebrities and celebrities, the stories of ordinary people are undoubtedly more original and have a touching power.

Furthermore, celebrities and celebrities are reported by the media layer by layer. Many things are repeated over and over again. This program says it once and that program tells it again. It’s just those stories that are repeated over and over again. It makes the audience tired of watching it, but it’s not as good as ordinary people. The stories are rich and colorful, more fresh.

Oprah thought of the benefits of inviting ordinary people to the show for a moment, and couldn't help feeling eager to try.Then she glanced at Xu Guanwu suspiciously, wondering whether the suggestion he gave was just an excuse to refuse the interview, or did he really see the benefits of inviting ordinary people on the show? !
Oprah thought about it for a long time but still couldn't figure it out. She couldn't help feeling that Xu Guanwu was very mysterious, which gave her an urge to find out.

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After the meal, Xu Guanwu sent Oprah to the taxi first, and then he took Hong Jingbao and the others back to the Hilton Hotel.

Seeing that Hong Jingbao and the others had the idea of ​​having a night of trouble after drinking, Xu Guanwu hurriedly stopped him, "Tomorrow there are still many magazines, newspaper interviews, and many events waiting to attend, you must not get drunk again Otherwise, I won’t have much energy tomorrow.”

"Oh, since that's the case, let's go to bed early." Hearing this, Hong Jingbao immediately said in his true colors as a big brother.

In the next few days, Xu Guanwu took Hong Jingbao and the others to shuttle among major newspapers, magazines, TV stations, radio and other media to create momentum for the release of "Project A".

With the full assistance of 20th Century Fox, and Xu Guanwu, the benefactor, waving money to open the way, the exposure of Hong Jingbao and the others increased greatly, and they became frequent guests on newspaper pages and TV programs.They also started to be pointed at while walking on the road, which made the four of them have the illusion that they had become famous.

But in fact, this kind of momentum was exchanged by Xu Guanwu's wallet and Fox's friendship.If you really want to gain a firm foothold in Hollywood in the United States, you must have solid works as a guarantee.

On Monday, "Plan A" officially began to be screened in Redstone's theaters.

Because the pre-publicity work was done very well, and newspapers, magazines, radio, and television covered almost every aspect of American life, so although "Plan A" was only a foreign film produced in Hong Kong, it still attracted some The American people went to watch it, and the pre-sale rate of tickets in the first two days was over [-]%.

Although it can't be compared with Hong Kong's hard-to-get tickets, compared with the records of other foreign films released in the United States, "Plan A" is actually a blockbuster.In fact, this is also related to the frequent screening of Hong Kong films by National Entertainment Corporation. For two or three years of continuous screening, although the number of viewers is not too large, it is enough time to accumulate a certain audience.

In order to show the importance it attaches to this film, National Entertainment Company specially held a grand premiere ceremony at its leading theater in Los Angeles.Journalists from various media in the United States were invited to visit, and a large number of celebrities also came to support the show.

Xu Guanwu himself owns a CAA brokerage company, which has [-] stars if not [-], so it's a piece of cake to get someone to come.What's more, he is also well-known in Hollywood, and with his status as a gold medal investor, he can attract a large number of filmmakers.

In addition, 20th Century Fox also has a wide network of contacts, and they can invite many stars who are not willing to participate in the event, so the premiere of the movie "Project A" can definitely be regarded as a grand occasion. The stars are bright and beautiful.

With so many celebrities acting as foils, Hong Jingbao and the others seemed to have become very famous people for a while.In fact, this is also the usual method used by many brokerage companies when they promote newcomers.

Let newcomers attend events with first-line stars, even if they just stand and cheer, at least they can blog, and often put together with big stars, the grade of newcomers will undoubtedly be much higher.

Of course, the key is that the newcomer must have strength. Otherwise, once the company stops burning money for publicity, the newcomer's strength will not be enough to support it, and the reputation will continue to fall to the bottom.

Among the star friends who came to join us, there was the famous Michael Douglas, the king of Oscars, Jack Nicholson, and the most famous Harrison Ford... and the one who surprised Xu Guanwu the most was Silvis T. Stallone even came.

"I really didn't expect you to be able to join us today." A few years later, seeing Stallone again, Xu Guanwu felt as if he had passed away.

When he saw Stallone for the last time three years ago, he was hungover and his whole body smelled of sour vomiting.

Looking at Stallone now, he is full of energy, his small belly has disappeared, and he has returned to his previous fit figure again, and his eyes are shining again. It can be seen that the whole person is in a very good condition.

"We are still good friends. I did go the wrong way before. I can only blame myself for being too complacent. I can't blame anyone else." Stallone said with a smile, "So I came here today to say thank you to you. .If you hadn't woken me up then, I'd probably be drinking to death by now."

"Well, don't mention the past." Xu Guanwu waved his hand and said, "Come on, let me introduce my artistes to you."

Xu Guanwu said and brought Stallone to the four of Hong Jingbao, "You should all know this one."

"Stallone?! Hello, hello." Hong Jingbao shouted in surprise, and immediately came up to shake Stallone's hand.

"He is an artiste of my company in Hong Kong, Sanmao." Xu Guanwu introduced with a smile, "His skills are also very good. If you have the opportunity, you should cooperate."

"This is Jie Ji, who is also from Hong Kong, and his kung fu comedy is also quite good. Stallone, you should change your way of acting occasionally to develop your talent in action comedy." Xu Guanwu said with a smile, "Jie Ji will help you of."

"This is Yuan Biao. He is very flexible and suitable for filming with you." Xu Guanwu introduced again with a smile.

"This is Di Wei. His skills are very good. He is very proficient in karate, taekwondo, cudgel, sword, etc. He is a kung fu master with real combat experience." Xu Guanwu said with a smile, "and look at his muscles , how solid, I would really like to bring him to Hollywood."

Stallone shook hands with these actors, and after hearing Xu Guanwu's words, he couldn't help but said with a smile, "I also think your actors are very good. You can tell that they usually have calluses and solid muscles. How hard it is to train. I also hope to have the opportunity to perform with them."

"Well, that's good, I also hope to see you can cooperate." Xu Guanwu smiled and said.

Stallone can be regarded as the most well-known action superstar in the United States. If Hong Jingbao and the others can cooperate with him, it will definitely cause great repercussions.And with Stallone helping to stand up and cheer, it is easier for them to make a name for themselves in Hollywood.

Hearing that Stallone praised him so much, Hong Jingbao and others were also very happy.Who doesn't know how powerful Stallone is? A "Rocky" is worth hundreds of millions of dollars, and "Rocky 2" has won hundreds of millions of dollars at the box office. Get your foot in the door and become the multi-million-dollar movie star you are now.The salary for making a film is thousands of times that of theirs, which is completely different.

To be able to cooperate with such a big-name star is naturally a dream for Hong Jingbao and others.So one and two are very excited.

Soon, with the arrival of celebrity guests one after another, the premiere officially began. First, Xu Guanwu took the stage to speak.

Amidst the warm applause and cheers of the crowd, Xu Guanwu walked onto the stage with a smile, "Thank you all for being here today, I am really pleased, thank you everyone!"

Xu Guanwu said and bowed deeply to the audience, winning applause from all the guests.

"Today is the premiere of our "Project A" movie. "Project A" is a Hong Kong-produced movie, and I also invested in it." Xu Guanwu smiled slightly.

There was another burst of applause from the audience.

Xu Guanwu has successively invested in more than [-] films in Hollywood, and each film has made a lot of money, making people jealous after watching it.And his name has now become a signboard, a guarantee of box office and word of mouth.

Therefore, "Project A", a Hong Kong film invested by Xu Guanwu, has also received a lot of attention.

"Hong Kong is known as the Hollywood of the East in Asia. It produces more than a thousand films every year, but only a small part can be released in the United States." Xu Guanwu said with a smile, "Compared with Hollywood films, the investment in Hong Kong films is generally low. , not even comparable to B-level or C-level films, but Hong Kong filmmakers have produced many wonderful films at a low cost, and have successively achieved high box office in East Asia. This proves that Hong Kong films are also very good-looking, but because For various reasons, audiences in the United States cannot enjoy these good-looking movies. I think this is a very unfair thing. So I came with this "Plan A". The investment of this movie is 500 million US dollars, although It is relatively small compared to Hollywood blockbusters, but in Hong Kong it is the film with the largest investment in history. Hundreds of filmmakers have worked hard to shoot for a year and a half. Now it is completed and released. I hope everyone I can like it!"

(End of this chapter)