new kung fu king

Chapter 529 "Myth" North American Premiere ([-])

At the very beginning, American citizens were puzzled by the promotional activities launched by Xiehe Company. They didn't think that China had any better scenery.

When the terracotta warriors and horses were excavated, it was indeed a sensation in the world. This sensation did not form much influence in the United States, because the Americans quickly turned their attention to Qin Shihuang's tyranny, especially at that time. There are little devils secretly making troubles, so most American citizens who bought movie tickets didn't take it to heart.

As Wang Xiaohu first expected, the reason why they bought movie tickets was partly for Chinese Kung Fu, and partly for Industrial Light & Magic, and the latter has cultivated far more fans than the former.

On May 5, the three TV stations under 23th Century Fox had five advertisements per day for the trailer of "Myth".

The trailer of the TV version is somewhat different from the movie version. Some of the voice-overs were modified by George Wilson. Undoubtedly, George Wilson’s idea almost made Wang Xiaohu furious, because the modified "Myth" almost changed into another version.

"He is the most important and most powerful knight of the king. She is a beautiful and kind princess. For the sake of the country's rise and fall, she married his king far away, but they fell in love on the way of escort."

With just this voice-over monologue, Wang Xiaohu almost wanted to fight George Wilson. The movie you said was so good, it just changed to this bloody look.

But George Wilson vowed: "Don't think that this stuff is old-fashioned and outdated, so no one will watch it. In fact, it is the housewives who play a leading role in American families. If they are moved by the trailer, they will see it." Bring the whole family into the theater together."

"Aren't you afraid that the housewives will kill you if they find out they've been fooled?"

"No, they will only hunt and kill you. If the TV station is complained, I will put all the responsibility on you."

"Damn it!" Wang Xiaohu cursed with a smile. In fact, he was secretly having fun. Although the propaganda words such as knights and princesses, forbidden love in the ancient East, oriental version of Romeo and Juliet, etc. are very vulgar, they are exactly It can appeal to housewives who like to squat in front of the TV to pass the time.

Wang Xiaohu would not explain to George Wilson that the Eastern version of Romeo and Juliet is actually Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, which is a waste of time, because this guy always likes to break the question and explain it to him , It is often easy to digress, who knows where he will get involved.

Before the film was released, Wang Xiaohu called Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Ali, and Jackson and told them to attend the premiere of "Mythology" at the Chinese Theater in Hollywood. As a result, Jackson's agent told him that Jackson is currently out of town. I'm afraid I can't attend the premiere because of publicity.

Now Jackson is no longer the child star who was familiar to the American people. The success of "Off-The-Wall" made him successfully get rid of the image of the child star in the past, and was regarded by the world as a new generation of adult superstar. It was undoubtedly a huge turning point in his career.

The "Off-The-Wall" album stayed in the US album chart for a total of 84 weeks, and the four derived singles all entered the top 10 of the chart (two champions), setting an unprecedented record on the chart .This was undoubtedly an exciting stimulant for the sluggish music industry at the time.

It can be said that Michael is busy promoting everywhere now, his agent apologized to Wang Xiaohu very politely, and will notify Michael himself as soon as possible.

Wang Xiaohu smiled gratifiedly. The seeds planted back then have begun to grow rapidly. This is a very good feeling for anyone, isn't it?

The promotional work of "Mythology" continued in full swing, but Wang Xiaohu rushed to Seattle alone, because the promise he made at Bruce Lee's tomb was about to be fulfilled.

It has been seven years, and it was seven years ago that Wang Xiaohu walked into Lakeview Cemetery in Seattle again. At that time, "Journey of the Warrior", that is, before the release of Bruce Lee's posthumous works, Wang Xiaohu found Bruce Lee's cemetery accompanied by Linda's family. tomb site.

This time, there was no one to accompany him. Wang Xiaohu walked slowly through the intricate cemetery with flowers in his hands. He vaguely remembered that Bruce Lee's tomb was at the flagpole on the left side of the mountain. Fortunately, he didn't waste much time. Arrived at the distinctive red tombstone.

After putting the flowers on the tombstone, he found that Brother Xiaolong's photo had been replaced. It seems that what Li Guohao said back then was correct, many movie fans' hands were not too clean, and they even stole Brother Xiaolong's photo.

"Brother Xiaolong, I'm here to see you." After saying this, Wang Xiaohu didn't feel too much discomfort. On the contrary, he felt a very relaxed mood, which he couldn't describe.

"If you can see it in heaven, I believe you will also cheer for the release of "Myth"? Yes, without your leadership, it took me seven full years to make our Chinese film debut in Hollywood. Reflecting dreams, isn't it stupid?"

"Okay, let's talk about this today. After "Mythology" is successfully released in North America, I will bring you a pot of high-quality green tea to enjoy with you." Wang Xiaohu lowered his body, and gently touched the red tombstone with his right hand. He took out a movie ticket of "Mythology" from his pocket, pressed it under the flowers and said, "This is a movie ticket for "Mythology". I hope you can watch it in heaven, if you have time."

"Hey, young man, it's not polite to do that, and it will disturb Bruce's sweet dreams."

Wang Xiaohu turned around and saw a burly American about 50 years old standing behind him. "Sorry."

Wang Xiaohu smiled apologetically, then stood up and said, "Are you also here to pay homage to Bruce Lee?"

The American shrugged and said: "No, maybe you misunderstood, I am the administrator here, and I have been taking care of this cemetery for 10 years."

"Hehe, thank you for taking care of Bruce in every possible way." Wang Xiaohu said with a smile, "But I didn't see you when I came last time."

"Impossible, I'm the only caretaker here, maybe you've got the wrong person." The caretaker of the Lake View Cemetery said stubbornly.

"Okay." Wang Xiaohu shrugged and said, "Maybe I've misremembered. I still want to thank you for cleaning this place very clean."

"It's my duty, isn't it?" the administrator said with a smile.

When Wang Xiaohu left, he always felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't think of anything for a while, so he just shook his head and gave up thinking about it, and got on the flight back to Los Angeles.

"Myth" was rated PG by the Motion Picture Association of America. Of course, such a review was done long before it was released, mainly because 20th Century Fox came forward to coordinate the review. Warner Bros. regretted it for a long time, otherwise he would not have worked hard. The other seven distribution companies were invited to boycott the release of "Myth".

However, this also reminds Warner Bros. that they need to work harder on the review in the future. After all, there is still a big difference between PG and PG-13, which determines that the film screening room will be subject to various legal constraints. The 200 North American theaters under Concorde must also sign this kind of contract. Otherwise, if you rush to release the film, you will be complained by the public. Not only will the distribution company be implicated, but the production company will also become the main target of the Motion Picture Association of America.

May 5th is the day when "Mythology" premiered in 28 theaters in North America. Just in the evening, Wang Xiaohu led the company's main personnel to the China Grand Theater. At the back door of the theater, he met people who came to attend the premiere. Jabbar and Ali.

"Tiger, great to see you again!" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar patted Wang Xiaohu's shoulder and said, "You are stronger than before."

"It's the same for you, how are you doing recently?" Wang Xiaohu said with a smile.

"It's still the same. I don't have any other entertainment besides playing basketball. I really envy you for making movies." Kareem shrugged and said helplessly.

Wang Xiaohu looked at him sympathetically, then shook hands with Ali, Ali sighed and said: "Tiger, I hate you to death, you know that Chuck almost made me lose face, your Rocky is like a prophetic book It worked, it made me miserable."

"Haha, don't worry about this kind of thing. It's been a few years, hasn't it?" Wang Xiaohu comforted him and said, "After that guy, Sist, is discharged from the hospital, you challenge him right away, and then beat him in the boxing ring." , so you can feel at ease."

"It's definitely a bad idea. They'll say: Hey, look at a champion bullying a non-professional boxer, so even if I win, I won't feel fulfilled." Ali said, shaking his head.

"Okay, now let's change the topic to something more relaxed. How about going to the theater to watch a movie starring me to calm your mood?"

"Of course, why not, I'm also very interested in the mysterious terracotta warriors."

When the lights of the Chinese Grand Theater were turned off, the eye-catching logo of Xiehe jumped out on the large screen, and then the American audience saw a scene that made them feel funny.

Yes, their reaction was the same as that of George Wilson. They couldn't figure out why they started it in such a way. Similarly, when they were considering whether they were fooled, they saw the heroic man in black armor riding a war horse. The compelling Tiger King appeared on the screen. It can be said that the scene of Tiger King leading the Qin army completely refreshed the drowsy audience.

Look, if it goes according to the pattern at the beginning, they will shout for a refund, but now, they can sit quietly on the back of their chairs and enjoy this film from the mysterious ancient oriental country.

(End of this chapter)