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For a moment, Jackie Chan felt a little sad.

Although the box office is not bad enough to lose money, he is pursuing much more than that! He wants popularity and explosion!

The box office unexpectedly rose on the second day, reaching more than 15 million.

Jackie Chan's mood improved again.

The Internet was not well developed in North America at that time, but the film atmosphere here was strong, and the audience was hesitant on the first day. However, the large-scale publicity allowed the film to be released on more than 2,000 big screens at the same time.

The first day’s revenue did not seem ideal and could not meet the expectations of such a large investment, but the audience were amazed after seeing it.

People are no strangers to Jackie Chan and his works, and they approach this change in style with an exploratory and curious mindset.

The result was unexpected!

Jackie Chan's transformation is not to imitate the style, but to innovate a style. When he lacks the advantages of size and strength, he makes good use of his physical weaknesses to deliver fatal blows.

At the same time, he began to dabble in the use of firearms, and his usage was also unique.

The whole movie starts off lightheartedly, showing a father's efforts to save his daughter.

The film enters a tense plot when the daughter's residence is broken into.

A father travels across the ocean to a foreign country alone to fight the gangsters and finally succeeds in saving his daughter.

The whole process is compact and concise, highlighting the swift, accurate and ruthless actions and unparalleled skills.

The protagonist does not reveal his specific department or past background, and blurs his past work area.

The story does not contain any vulgar plots and has a unique plot. Such success is not surprising, but the real key factor may be the cultural differences brought about by skin color.

The long-standing European and American exclusionary mentality has affected the evaluation to a certain extent, but after the war is won, the acceptance level may increase.

Fortunately, despite such concerns, both The Bourne Legacy and The Hurricane have captured the attention of audiences around the world.

The former's subject matter is unique and attractive, while

The film has performed well at the box office since its opening day, and the high box office lasted for about three weeks before declining slightly. It is expected that the total box office of this film in the world will surpass that of "Fast and Furious".

Jackie Chan’s hard work in promotion played an indispensable role. The entire team launched a global publicity campaign and the box office continued to rise.

This made those who were previously envious of his film achievements even more envious, especially since this was a sequel. It was rare to achieve such a high box office worldwide, which made many people salivate over it.

In this way, with this series, Jackie Chan has a solid foundation and opportunities for sustainable development in Hollywood.

At this time, people began to wonder how to enter his circle, but He Yuzhu was a maverick and rarely appeared in public, making him difficult to approach.

The chances for male actors are slim to begin with, but some female stars have also started to set their sights on it, with Zhang Ziyi being particularly active.

After starring in Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, she did not get enough good role opportunities in Hollywood and urgently needed big works to boost her reputation.

At this time, Zhang Ziyi hoped to meet He Yuzhu face to face. Fortunately, she still had information channels in Hong Kong Island.

Upon learning that He Yuzhu was active in Hong Kong, she hurried back.

However, how to meet by chance becomes a problem.

She was young, beautiful and confident, and thought that with her looks, how could a 60-year-old man not be attracted to her? Going directly to his house would seem frivolous, so she decided to find a suitable assistant to make it look like she had bumped into him by chance.

But in the circle, she hardly sees other artists now, until she noticed one person: this person acquired ATV, was very active, and ATV still has artists under its banner.

Therefore, Zhang Ziyi came up with a strategy - she did not need to find help in person, but appeared in ATV as an actress to negotiate. After all, she was an international star and could not miss any possibility.

Since she came to ATV, how could the TV station ignore her? Would Ho Yu-chu, the boss of ATV, not meet her? Thinking of this, she asked her agent to go and find out the truth first, to be polite on the surface, and to try to improve the conditions and treatment to lure Ho Yu-chu out.

Her plan seemed good and was conveyed to He Yuzhu as soon as it was contacted.

After all, Zhang Ziyi is famous.

But the next day, ATV replied to her agent, saying that it could not accept her because there were not enough qualified projects.

This made Zhang Ziyi feel surprised and disappointed. Why did she refuse the answer directly?

She found it hard to accept this result and felt that it was impossible for her to be unpopular.

So he went directly to the He family to ask for a meeting, concealing his identity under the pretext of signing an agreement, in an attempt to break through the defense line.

However, the door is closed and there is no progress...

"Who is this person who is looking for trouble?" Lou Xiao'e was discussing the development plan of Asia Television with He Yuzhu at the He family. "Oh, I'm familiar with this person. I heard that he is quite charming, right?"

He Yuzhu raised his eyebrows and said helplessly, "She has been doing well in Hollywood, and suddenly she comes here to find a way to join ATV. What's going on?"

“I don’t think it’s that simple.

We should not give her a chance and not meet her."

"Who knows what kind of troubles meeting her will cause!"

"These people, without even knowing their own territory, want to go out and try their luck. Are they crazy?"

"You have to focus on the US dollar market, but isn't it obvious that everyone wants to make money?"

"He thinks he is aloof and only believes that Brother Long has a future and can make money."

Lou Xiao'e nodded in agreement, and then asked, "Among those works you directed, some of them also made money, right?"

"Is it just to make money?" He Yuzhu replied contemptuously: "Through making art films, trying to win awards at several major international film festivals, and then selling the film rights at a high price, this is a common way, nothing new."

“But the works they shoot are all designed to please the jury. I don’t think they will be very good.”

"Didn't I come here to develop in Hollywood?" Lou Xiao'e didn't understand. "Why should I come to you for help?"

“She needs influence!” He Yuzhu laughed, “What resources does she have in Hollywood that she can use?”

Lou Xiao'e asked in a puzzled tone: "Why don't you set up your own film and television company in China?"

"With your vision, you should be able to make a lot of money in China, right?" He Yuzhu sighed deeply and continued, "It's just that I'm too powerful in China. If I become popular overnight, it might attract attention and be defined as a unicorn."

“But this is not fully accepted in China yet.

In Hollywood, I can compete with the big companies as a small or medium-sized business."

"Even though every one of my films seems to be profitable, in fact, distribution companies also need to buy some small films to be shown in theaters. Some of them may lose money, but I regard it as insignificant."

It seems that only the distribution channel is important, but each channel needs to be protected, and the laws and regulations of each country are different.

Hollywood benefits from the support of the government, so there are generally not too many obstacles around the world, but the demand for release is still severe. For example, at least fourteen works must be released in North America a year, and most of them are now presented in giant-screen theaters.

At the same time, film companies cannot control cinema chains, and all distribution must be completed through signing contracts.

Today, Lion Films' profit mainly comes from the revenue from blockbuster films. They also shoot a small number of low-budget works themselves, or buy some films from film festivals and introduce them to domestic theaters.

Profit comes second, and the key is to fulfill the annual minimum issuance quota.

Of course, whether small films make a profit or a loss is not the key, as Lion's main focus is still big productions; it is also common for cinemas to do so.

"Oh, I finally understand something."

Lou Xiao'e sighed.

“Yes, it is complicated.

When I acquired MGM, the industry was cautious and wait-and-see. This time, Sony took the lead but remained cautious. "After all, everyone is here to make money, so our respective blockbusters will be screened separately to avoid conflicts. "

“But if I continue to be successful, maybe others will get impatient and adopt strategies.”

"In the future, all subsidiaries of our entire group will be listed one by one, and the proportion of shares I hold will gradually decrease."

“It’s not okay to have a monopoly and dominate the market alone. In the future, people will think that I shouldn’t own such a large-scale media and entertainment group.

But first I have to make my mark, recoup my investment, and drive up the stock price.”

“Then I will sit back and reap the benefits, continue to buy large quantities of stocks, and accumulate a group of allies.

At that time, no one dared to provoke me at will, and I just had to wait for the money to flow in. "

Hearing this, Lou Xiaoe smiled and said, "Hearing your explanation, I'm beginning to envy your cleverness. You're really a money-maker."

"Do you still plan to return to China for development?"

He Yuzhu shook his head and said, "Not in the short term. Right now the project is basically completed, the TV station is also starting to get on track, and the market share has reached about 30%, which already makes me very satisfied."

“We’ll see next year.”

"I'll leave the rest to you. I'll be back inland soon."

"Okay, no problem!" Lou Xiao'e nodded in agreement.

Zhang Ziyi returned empty-handed, while He Yuzhu set out on his journey back to Beijing the next day.

......

The unique story and style of "Hurricane" have been widely recognized, and the global box office continues to rise, estimated to be around 3 billion US dollars, but whether it can exceed this number depends on fate, especially in Asia, where the film is particularly popular.

This movie was a pleasant surprise to movie fans - Stephen Chow, who was already 50 years old, changed his usual style and achieved great success.

The planning for the second film has already begun. The senior management of Lion Film has performed well. They may not be good at selecting films, but they are competent in executing projects.

When He Yuzhu returned to Sijiu City to reunite with his family, he did not expect a surprise guest to visit him the next day.

"Hey, Lao San!" He saw the visitor, who turned out to be the head of China Film.

Mr. Han San said with a smile: "I feel unworthy of being called Mr. He. Just call me Sanping."

"Okay, come in and sit down!" He Yuzhu invited warmly. They sat down in the living room in the front yard and heated up some tea.