The king of ghost horse comedy

Chapter 497 Huiyan Yaji Charity Fund
"Hey, I heard that I was very excited about setting up a charity fund. I thought it would be a fun thing. But I didn't know it was really troublesome until I started it." Zhao Yazhi pouted and said.

"It's not that simple to accomplish something." Xu Guanwu smiled and said, "However, setting up a charity fund is a very meaningful thing. Even if the process of doing things is troublesome, if you think that you really help People will be happier in their hearts.”

"That's true," Zhao Yazhi couldn't help nodding her head when she heard what he said, "By the way, what name should we choose for our charity fund? We're going to register in the next two days, but we're thinking about it." I don’t think the names are very good. You have so much knowledge, why don’t you choose one for us?”

"The purpose of our charity fund is to do good deeds, not to be prestige. We can choose any name. Why do we have to think so much?" Xu Guanwu smiled and said, "In my opinion, the more simple and unpretentious the better, The name had better not be too catchy, or people would think we were putting on a show."

"I don't want it. I must choose a nice name, otherwise people will laugh at me if I say it." Zhao Yazhi disagreed with Xu Guanwu's statement, "Besides, our charity is a good thing in the first place, and we don't have it in our hearts. Ghost, why are you afraid of being told?"

"Hey, it's not like you don't know the atmosphere in Hong Kong. Everyone is the most snobbish. They only read the jokes of the rich and powerful, and make irresponsible remarks." Xu Guanwu smiled and said, "Is our charity fund low-key?" Bad, otherwise if something happens, a good thing will turn into a bad thing.”

"Okay, since that's the case, then what do you think should be called?" Zhao Yazhi thought for a while, and felt that what her husband said made sense, so she couldn't help but purse her lips and ask.

"Since you and Qingxia founded this charity fund, how about calling it the Zhixia Charity Foundation?" Xu Guanwu said with a smile.

"Ah?! Such a silly name, it's not as nice as I thought." Zhao Yazhi couldn't help but click her tongue, "I think it's called Cihang Purdue Foundation, Foguang Puzhao Foundation, etc., it sounds better than this. Atmospheric."

"Didn't I already say that you should keep a low profile as much as possible. You make your name so loud, and you are also full of compassion and Buddha's light. Can you really be as powerful as Buddha and Avalokitesvara, and respond to every request?" Xu Guanwu listened to Zhao Yazhi. The two names that came out, almost fell off the bed, and couldn't help but said angrily.

"The Zhixia Charity Foundation is indeed a bit silly." Zhao Yazhi said, "No, this name is definitely not acceptable. Let's help with another one."

"Oh, wait..." Xu Guanwu suddenly had a flash of inspiration, "Yes, how about calling it Huiyan Yaji?"

"Hui Yan Ya Ji?! How did you write it?" Zhao Yazhi couldn't help being taken aback when she first heard the name, and then couldn't help asking excitedly.

"Hui means intelligent wisdom, Yan means beautiful, ya means elegant, and Ji means the combination of intelligence, beauty, and elegance." Xu Guanwu explained with a smile.

"Huh?! This name is very good, it sounds very beautiful." Zhao Yazhi said with a smile, "Thank you, husband! I decided to use this name."

"Okay, as long as you are satisfied." Xu Guanwu said with a chuckle.

The name Huiyan Yaji is actually a charitable organization co-organized by the beauties who have been selected as Miss Hong Kong in the past. It uses the fame and status of Miss Hong Kong itself to hold charitable activities.

Because every member is a charming and beautiful woman, every time this charity foundation organizes activities, it will attract a large number of celebrities and gentlemen to join them, and naturally there is no shortage of media presence.Therefore, the influence of this charitable foundation is growing.

Zhao Yazhi, who won the runner-up in the first Miss Hong Kong election, has also served as the president of Huiyan Yaji in recent years. Under her leadership, this charity foundation has done many commendable good deeds.

Xu Guanwu saw that the name of the Zhixia Charity Foundation did not suit Zhao Yazhi's liking, so he suddenly thought of the name of the "Huiyan Yaji" Charity Fund. Fortunately, he borrowed flowers and presented Buddha to Zhao Yazhi, and she immediately got her approval.

"Okay, I'll call and chat with you later, let me call Qingxia again." Xu Guanwu then smiled again.

"There's no need to call her." Zhao Yazhi chuckled.

"Why, what happened?" Xu Guanwu was startled and asked suspiciously.

"Qingxia is by my side now, I will hand over the phone to her now." Zhao Yazhi said with a smile, and then heard Lin Qingxia's pleasant voice coming from the other side of the phone.

"Ah Wu, what time is it now in the United States, have you gone to bed yet?" Lin Qingxia asked with concern, "Don't go to bed too late, it's not good for your health."

"Well, it's okay, it's only nine o'clock in the evening now." Xu Guanwu smiled and said, "Are you okay these two days, and the baby didn't kick you again?"

"Yes, I'm getting more and more aggressive now, I think he must be a brat." Lin Qingxia said with a smile, "See if I spank his little butt after I give birth to him?"

"Hehe, you're going to be fierce now, but when the time comes, you won't have the heart to do it." Xu Guanwu laughed.

"That's true. By the way, is today the official release date of "Project A"? How about it? How about the box office revenue on the first day?" Lin Qingxia asked with a smile.

"It's not as good as the top, but it's more than the bottom." Xu Guanwu smiled and said, "The first day's box office revenue was 150 million U.S. dollars."

"Well, it's already much better than local Hong Kong movies." Lin Qingxia nodded and said, "When will we be able to recover the cost?"

"That depends on how well the publicity goes. But I have confidence in 20th Century Fox, and I also have confidence in the movie "Project A." Xu Guanwu said with a smile.

"I heard from Ah Zhi that you will be touring the United States for publicity tomorrow. The United States is so large and you have to travel to so many places. You must be very tired. Remember to take care of yourself." Lin Qingxia nagging exhorted.

"Well, don't worry, I will pay attention to it myself." Xu Guanwu smiled and said, "You should also pay attention to your body, and you should do regular checkups every day to ensure that you and the baby in your belly are safe and sound."

"I've remembered it all, well, you'd better go to bed early, and call later when you have time." Lin Qingxia said with a smile.

"Well, just wait for me to come back." Xu Guanwu finished speaking, and then hung up the phone.

……

The next day, Xu Guanwu woke up early and took Hong Jingbao and the others downstairs for breakfast, and found a report about "Plan A" in the newspaper.

Many newspapers paid attention to this Hong Kong action film invested by Xu Guanwu. In addition to reporting the news of the grand premiere, there were naturally comments about the film.

Xu Guanwu looked through more than a dozen newspapers and found that most of the reviews were relatively positive. He thought this action movie was quite interesting, especially its action scenes were very gorgeous. Can't help but feel like chewing wax.

But aside from the gorgeous action scenes, the rest of the content is a bit lacklustre. The story of the movie "Project A" is not too new, and the acting skills of the actors are relatively exaggerated.Most of the negative comments are aimed at this point, arguing that Hong Kong films still have a long way to go before they can win the recognition of American audiences.

Xu Guanwu read all the reports, pros and cons, and felt that the comments in these newspapers were fairly pertinent. This is actually a good sign, at least the American media did not put on a "wolf is coming" expression.However, this may be due to the fact that Hollywood in the United States is really strong, so it is not afraid of challenges from Hong Kong movies at all.

After Xu Guanwu finished reading these newspapers, he put them aside casually.

Curiously, Hong Jingbao brought the newspaper over, and then found the section reporting "Project A".However, although he can carry out simple English conversations, reading English articles seems to be a lot more difficult. Except for a few relatively simple words, he doesn't recognize any other words at all, so even if he looks at them, he doesn't understand what they mean.

"Mr. Xu, what did the newspapers say?" Knowing his English level, Cheng Long stopped pretending to read the newspapers and asked Xu Guanwu directly.

"It says that the action scenes of this movie are gorgeous, much better than European and American action movies." Xu Guanwu said with a smile.

"Really?! Wow, it seems that Da Laomei is also very knowledgeable." Hong Jingbao couldn't help laughing proudly after hearing this.

The martial arts director of the movie "Project A" is Hong Jingbao, and all the action scenes are completed by his Hong family class.Now that the newspapers are praising the action scenes, they are naturally praising him.

"Aside from boasting that the action scenes are more gorgeous, is there anything else to say?" Cheng Long couldn't help asking curiously.

"No more." Xu Guanwu waved his hand and said, "Hurry up and eat, we should rush to make a publicity trip after eating."

"No way, such a big page, just exaggerated the action scenes?" Cheng Long couldn't help being disappointed after hearing this.

"There must be other meanings, but Mr. Xu is too embarrassed to say it." Hong Jingbao waved his hands and said, "I think the rest is mostly criticism."

"No wonder, no matter how good our movie is, there will be people who will criticize it. Mr. Xu didn't tell us, probably because he was afraid of hurting our self-esteem." Cheng Long nodded.

"It's best if you know, so we have to pretend that we don't know anything, and let's just keep this matter in our hearts." Hong Jingbao nodded and said, "Give me full energy when the publicity is next, a thousand times Don't let me drop the chain."

"Don't worry, senior brother, we know how to measure." Yuan Biao nodded and said.

……

After eating, several people got into the RV and started driving all the way east.

The routes traveled by cars are specially planned, and "Plan A" is screened in every place they go.Wherever Hong Jingbao and others go, in addition to being interviewed by local media, they will also watch movies with local audiences and take photos with the audience after the movie ends.

Promotional campaigns like this are relatively common in the American film industry.This kind of ground-based publicity saves money, and the effect of the publicity is also very good. More importantly, it shortens the distance between the actors and the audience, which is very beneficial to cultivating their loyal fans.

Although Hong Jingbao and others are all from Hong Kong, it can be said that they were not well-known in the United States at first, but after this kind of publicity, everyone became familiar with each other, which is very good for their future development in the United States. advantageous.

And with the launch of this kind of promotional campaign, the box office of the movie "Project A" is also rising steadily.Of course, this is also inseparable from the intensive publicity campaign of Fox Corporation, which frequently advertises in newspapers, magazines, TV, and radio. .

After many efforts, the box office of the movie "Project A" has reached 500 million US dollars a week after its release, which has basically made Xu Guanwu recover his investment.And seeing that the box office of "Plan A" is still rising steadily, you know that this $500 million is just the beginning.

Seeing that the box office of "Project A" was so hot, Lei Shidong also decided to expand the scale of the screening, from [-] theaters to [-] theaters, which made the box office of "Project A" a leap forward.

(End of this chapter)