Chapter 270 Tentative (14)
Jackie Chan is, of course, a superstar.
He cannot be summed up by his status as a celebrity in Hollywood, because he did not enter Hollywood by relying on English films, unlike Li Lianjie, who entered Hollywood as the villain of "The Sky Cannon 4"...
"Red Zone" is a Hong Kong film, but it opened simultaneously in 1,794 theaters in North America, which is unprecedented!
As a result, the film's box office reached US$9.86 million in its first week, ranking first at the box office. The final box office reached US$32.39 million, breaking the North American non-Hollywood film grossing record.
At that time, the old American audience applauded for several minutes in the cinema after watching it, and shouted "Amazing" and "Unbelievable", thus knocking on the door of Jackie Chan's Hollywood.
Next, New Line continued to distribute Jackie Chan's Hong Kong films, but at the same time, another Hollywood distributor, Miramax, also took up the idea of Jackie Chan.
But Jackie Chan's new films such as "A Simple Mission" and "A Good Man" are handed over to New Line for distribution. What should they do?
Just buy Jackie Chan's previous Hong Kong films, including "Police Story 3", "Drunken Master 2", "Double Dragon Club", "Eagle Project", etc. released in North America.
Just imagine, a Chinese star can get Hollywood to buy his old Hong Kong movies for release in North America. How popular is Jackie Chan in Hollywood before he has even filmed "Rush Hour"?
Moreover, several Hong Kong films, except "Double Dragon Club", have all exceeded 10 million U.S. dollars at the North American box office.
This appeal is top-notch!
'Rush Hour' two-parter hits global blockbuster charts...
There is no doubt that Jackie Chan is actually the most famous Chinese in the world!
Of course, the Jackie Chan in Shen Xudong's memory is already old...
No longer popular!
In fact, it's quite normal. No one can remain standing and remain at the top.
Everyone has their own golden age, and naturally there will be troughs. This is a natural rule, and it is also an iron law in the film and television industry.
But he’s quite good. At least he doesn’t tell others that he is an international movie star. In contrast, Teacher Six places great emphasis on his status as an international movie star...
Therefore, Shen Xudong's attitude towards Jackie Chan is definitely respectful, but it's not like licking...
Think of him as an actor with a voice.
I did some popular science with him about the history of "Glory of the Tang Dynasty": "After the Anshi Rebellion, Li Siye, the deputy envoy of Anxi Jiedu, led 5,000 troops to march, Anxi March Sima Li Qijun led 7,000 troops, and Ma Phosphorus led 3,000 elite troops to rush back to the mainland. He rebelled and never came back.”
"While the main forces of the Tang Dynasty in Hexi and Longyou were also suppressing the rebellion in the interior, the Tubo army completely captured the Hexi Corridor. From then on, the connection between the Tang Dynasty's interior and the Western Regions was severed."
"The result was very tragic. The famous poet Yuan Zhen of the Tang Dynasty wrote in the poem "Twelve Yuefu Poems Newly Titled by He Li Xiaoshu·Furong People"... In the plain Ming Dynasty, the Tibetan people rode in all directions, and the ancient tombs were deep in the forest and there were no trees. Young and strong The head of the prisoner was cut off, and the old man was left there to be chopped into pieces. The wild corpses were littered with black kites, and the pavilions were turned into gray walls.' This means that in the middle of the night, the Tibetan army invaded the city, and the young prisoners had their beards and hair shaved off and were taken away. Slaves; the old ones cut off their feet and let them stay. The city was littered with corpses, and the city buildings and pavilions were reduced to dust..."
"So miserable?"
"Wars were normal in ancient times, including building temples and slaughtering cities..."
"I know about the massacre of the city, but what is Zhujingguan?"
"Beijing means a high hill; Guan means a tower. When ancient people killed thieves and laid out the corpses of a victorious battle, they would build a view in the capital as a place to hide the corpses. Ancient battlefields were located there...meaning to collect the corpses or heads of the defeated. Put them together, place them neatly, reinforce them with soil, and form a human wall..."
Jackie Chan listened very carefully and he especially respected educated people!
Zhang Guoli came over cheerfully: "What are we talking about?"
Jackie Chan replied seriously: "Listen to the lectures of educated people!"
"No, big brother is interested in the history of "Glory of the Tang Dynasty", so I just said it..."
"Brother is ready to star?"
Jackie Chan nodded: "Hmm... I like this Lu Shishi, and I'm going to find Sammo Hung to play Guo Yuanzheng!"
Feng Xiaogang immediately answered: "Then...the box office will start at least 200 million! It's easy to surpass "Hero"!"
Han Shanping also came over: "What is better than "Hero"?"
"Director Han...Brother Jackie Chan said that he wants to work with Mr. Sammo Hung on "Glory of the Tang Dynasty"!"
"...That's good." Han Shanping nodded, looked at Jackie Chan, and added: "It's best to find some mainland actors..."
"That's necessary, it's a co-production!"
Han Shanping asked again: "By the way, who are you going to find as director?"
Tang Jili said, "Does Director Han have any recommendations?"
"Recently Wu Yusen returned to China to develop..."
"Don't!" Shen Xudong directly interrupted...
"What's wrong?"
A group of people looked at him, and Shen Xudong explained: "He is good at making gangster movies, but his control over grand scenes has always been his weakness. "Wind Whisperer" has already illustrated this... The most important thing about "Glory of the Tang Dynasty" is the grand scenes. …I feel like he can’t shoot it…”
Han Shanping frowned: "...Then who do you think is suitable?"
"Teacher Sammo Hung is pretty good, and his "One Knife, All in One" is pretty good!"
…
"One Knife Allures the City"…
There are too many golden sayings: Those who have always cared about their country will be sad people for eternity;
In this age when ambition is hard to achieve and everything is hard to achieve, it has been a lot of hard work to stand firm;
If you drink too much wine in the cup, you won't be able to kill all the enemies!
As long as we share the same goals, even if the road is full of wind and frost, there will still be a day when the sun shines brightly; the mountains are high and the road is far away, why not spread our wings and fly together; the wind and rain are on the same road, even the world is only a short distance away...
Jackie Chan trusted his senior brother very much and nodded: "I sent him the script and invited him to direct..."
"Has the filming of "Legendary" been completed?"
"It's still a little bit short...it should be completed around December!"
Han Shanping nodded: "Sure, then "Glory of the Tang Dynasty" will be China Film's key project next year!"
Jackie Chan nodded...
Regarding investment, I guess there will be a lot of wrangling...
After all, it’s a Jackie Chan movie!
But Shen Xudong is not interested in knowing this, and he doesn't want to pay anyway.
Jackie Chan was surrounded by the crowd and left - big brother really likes the excitement!
Han Shanping...actually would prefer Wu Yusen to direct it. It's a blockbuster, a big director + a big star. Although Sammo Hung is also somewhat famous, compared with Wu Yusen, he still loses!
But Shen Xudong suggested it, and Jackie Chan also supported it...
forget about it.
However, he still asked Shen Xudong: "Do you think Wu Yusen is not good?"
"...Of course not. I actually feel that Hong Kong's creative method of just coming up with something (flying paper boy) cannot adapt to works that need to build a sophisticated world view..."
"A sophisticated worldview?"
"Let's just talk about "Glory of the Tang Dynasty". The characters' dialogues and behaviors cannot exceed that era... The director in Hong Kong doesn't care about this at all..."
"That's true!" Han Shanping nodded: "They really don't have much culture!"
Shen Xudong took the initiative to change the topic: "By the way, Director Han, I have made an appointment with the people from Chengtian to create a movie with the theme of "Three Kingdoms". What do you think?"
"'Three Kingdoms'?" Han Shanping nodded: "'Three Kingdoms' is a hot topic, and it is well-known throughout Asia... What are you going to write?"
"I'm thinking about writing about characters, such as Zhao Zilong, or classic battles, such as Chibi and Guandu... Can you give me your opinion?"
"Zhao Zilong? Why Zhao Zilong? Cao Cao is the popular figure, right?"