new kung fu king

Chapter 576 Guys, have some confidence in Rambo! (Second, ask for a recommendation ticket)

The mainland's review of "Shaolin Temple" did not waste much time.

At the beginning of March, Minister Huang Zhen of the Ministry of Culture personally called Wang Xiaohu, saying that "Shaolin Temple" had passed the review completely, without any deletions in the middle, and gave detailed answers to Wang Xiaohu's two requests.

After the research of the above-mentioned leaders, it is fully agreed to launch a three-month "Hong Kong Film Promotion Week" plan in Guangzhou, Shanghai, Chengdu, Jinan, Zhengzhou, Changchun, Xuzhou, BJ and other regions. In addition to the five films produced by Xiehe, "Ip Man", "Hong Xiguan", "Mythology" and "Shaolin Temple", they will also appropriately target Hong Kong's major film companies such as Shaw Brothers, the former Golden Harvest, Siyuan, Great Wall, Xinlian, and Phoenix. Works are on display.

The films to be exhibited by other film and television companies should try their best to be positive in content and have strong characteristics of the times.

For this, Wang Xiaohu felt very satisfied.

His second request was to further cooperate with the mainland to build a movie theater. The mainland did not object to this request. Anyway, Xiehe Company invested in the construction. In addition to the normal [-]-[-] split of the box office, Xiehe Company should also undertake the work of cooperative theaters staff salaries.

Wang Xiaohu has no objection to this either. It can be seen that the mainland has made a lot of concessions. Wang Xiaohu is not the kind of person who pushes forward. After all, the first business that Xiehe Company earned in the mainland was based on good cooperation with each other. under the atmosphere.Being able to achieve the current situation has already made him happy.

"Mr. Wang, I heard that you gave up the chance of "Myth" to compete for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film. Is it true?"

After finishing the business, Minister Huang suddenly asked in a tentative tone.

Wang Xiaohu hummed and said: "Yes, I give up, and I know what Minister Huang will say next, but as the producer, director, and starring role of the film, as well as my identity as a Chinese, I don't know Hope to participate in such a film award."

"Uh!" Minister Huang was stunned. In fact, he had a lot of things to say in his heart. After all, the government attached great importance to "Mythology". Since "Mythology" was released, the status of Chinese films in the world film industry has shown signs of change. , and the benefits that the film brings to China are not only in the film, such as the spread of Chinese culture in the world, such as the international influence in all aspects, these are all the credits of "Myth"!

If "Myth" can win several Oscars in the United States, its influence will be self-evident!
But what is depressing is that Wang Xiaohu gave up!

"Why? Didn't Xiehe make a lot of money?" Minister Huang asked.

"Minister Huang, in terms of business, if I want to hit the Oscars, will the Chinese government pay for it all?"

"This..." Minister Huang was speechless!

Wang Xiaohu smiled on the phone and said: "That's it! For me, the commercial value of "Mythology" is almost the same. I don't need to spend more money and energy for a face award. The main thing is, why should I worship foreigners!"

The last four words "worship the foreign and favor the foreign" immediately made Minister Huang awe-inspiring. At first, he was worried that Wang Xiaohu was doing it for money. After all, he had no experience in such things as winning prizes in China. It was also after the news that Wang Xiaohu gave up the Oscar came. Domestic film talents know that it costs money to win this kind of award, and it costs a lot of money. The country will definitely not spend such unreasonable money. If you fail to win an award in vain, you will be ashamed!

But the last four words instantly made Minister Huang understand Wang Xiaohu's lofty ambitions, and he felt very heroic at the moment: "Mr. Wang, thank you for the four words you gave me! I think I understand what you are going to do. Don't worry, there I know how to report, and our Ministry of Culture will fully support your decision!"

"Thank you Minister Huang for understanding!" Wang Xiaohu breathed a sigh of relief after speaking.

If it was put on a few years ago, when the big hat of worshiping foreigners was put on, and he was actually criticized, it is impossible for Minister Huang not to know the terrible meaning of this hat.So Wang Xiaohu just used this hat to put it on, lest the other party say dogmatic nonsense about national culture.

After hanging up the phone, Wang Xiaohu looked at the opening script written in front of him, and laughed: "The national culture of this movie is not weak, alas, I just don't know if Qingxia is suitable for playing with a group of old men. .”

Thinking about Brigitte Lin leading a group of men, Wang Xiaohu couldn't help laughing.

When Wang Xiaohu was writing the script in his study, there was already an uproar in Hollywood. When Wang Xiaohu gave up the Oscar, the Americans were completely watching the excitement.

Warner Bros. took the opportunity to make a big fuss and hired gunmen to write such ironic words in major newspapers.

"Look, this is the oriental man who boasted so much at the Oscars 8 years ago, don't orientals always pay attention to promises, he has made his own oriental movies, but he has no chance to enter Hollywood , isn’t this a great irony?”

"This is Hollywood, not a place for poor, broken promises orientals, go back to your orient!"

"Facts have proved that Oriental culture has no connotation at all. Even our Oscar is not welcome. He is only worthy of being the director of commercial films!"

"If a film has only commerce but no art, it is a blasphemy against the film!"

"Except for the violence and special effects, oriental movies are like a piece of shit!"

"Look at how he ruined our Rambo, a muscular man who can only use violence, a desperate maniac who loves to kill!"

As soon as the articles criticizing Wang Xiaohu, Xiehe, and "First Blood" were reported by newspapers, the image of Xiehe Company and Wang Xiaohu suddenly plummeted, and "First Blood" was no longer a reflection on the Vietnam War in the minds of the audience. The movie suddenly became the murderer and the chief culprit who instigated others to commit crimes.

In less than two days, "First Blood", which had a great momentum, was abandoned by the audience, and the attendance rate of major theaters could reach 30%, which many people did not expect.

Before Winterdur could call Wang Xiaohu in the future, the gambling king Kerkorian had already called in advance.

"Old man, the situation is not good! Someone is targeting your company, and now "First Blood" is no longer watched! Damn it, who is behind it!"

"What is the cumulative box office of "First Blood"?" Wang Xiaohu didn't panic at all, but asked the box office very calmly.

"It was released for a month and a half, and I let me see, wow, 3200 million US dollars, a very good result, if it weren't for the damn public opinion, this figure would be even higher."

Kerkorian blew his whistle for a while, and then said angrily: "Dude, it's unwise for you to give up the Oscars! Do you want me to help you and get those judges to gamble in Las Vegas for a week, I can guarantee , They will immediately obediently invite "Mythology" into the Academy of Oscars, nominations for Best Foreign Language Film, Best Costume, Best Cinematography, Best Editing, Best Original Music, there is absolutely no problem!"

"Thank you for your kindness, but I don't think it's necessary!" Wang Xiaohu was not interested in this. He knew that Americans pay more attention to values. If he agreed, maybe Kerkorian would make some messy demands.

"Man, I'm so disappointed to hear that from you!" Kerkorian said, "You cost us a great opportunity to make money! What we want is the box office! If you don't take action, our The cooperation will also be terminated!"

"Thank you for your reminder!" Wang Xiaohu was not angry because of Kerkorian's directness, he always maintained a good temper and said: "But now is not the time, just wait, maybe this passive situation will change a lot at the end of the month !"

"At the end of the month!?" Kerkorian was taken aback for a long time without thinking about it.

"Don't lose confidence in "First Blood", please?" Wang Xiaohu said: "Rambo's purpose is not to create riots and wars. Don't look at his strong appearance and can blow up the White House. In fact, he is very fragile inside. He hates war, he hates all those who cause riots and wars!"

"Is this your self-confidence?" Kerkorian said gloomily, "Or Eastern philosophy?"

"Haha, wait and see, my friend, Rambo won't be defeated so easily!"

Wang Xiaohu is full of confidence. He knows that Warner is behind the scenes, and he understands that this is not the first time. Before "Warrior" was released, Warner used racial discrimination to almost kill Brother Xiaolong's legacy. These damn bitches - Son, but soon your plans will go to waste!

Then he immediately picked up the phone and called Winterdur. On the phone, Wang Xiaohu asked Lao Wen to come up with countermeasures as soon as possible. Since Warner wants to discredit "First Blood", what he has to do now is to call for more Anti-war activists appealed to enhance the status of "First Blood" in the hearts of Americans.

This kind of publicity was carried out at the earliest time, but everyone did not pay attention to it. It is not too late to launch such a theme now.

So in the next week, Winterdur quickly contacted Stallone, the original author of "First Blood", a large number of retired Vietnam War veterans, and public stars who opposed the Vietnam War, such as Muhammad Ali, NBA Star player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and singer Michael Jackson, who have a good relationship with Wang Xiaohu, carried out publicity in major cities in the United States, and Warner's smearing of "First Blood" barely stopped for a while.

Whether it is Kerkorian, or Winterdur and others are looking forward to the arrival of the end of the month, they want to know urgently what sensational event will happen at the end of the month, so that "First Blood" can once again become the top box office in North America. top of the list.

(End of this chapter)