1993 My China Entertainment Age

After listening to Jiang Xiaofeng's analysis, Zhou Jielun also felt enlightened.

Zhou Jielun also asked Jiang Xiaofeng about the schedule of the movie "Waiting Alone".

Although Zhou Jielun has just finished filming the movie "Initial D", "Waiting Alone" is the first movie in his life, so he naturally wants to see it sooner.

After thinking for a while, Jiang Xiaofeng said, "Let's celebrate the end of the new year. The premiere is tentatively scheduled for the fourth day of the new year, which is February 2."

Zhou Jielun frowned and said, "Is it so fast? I have to go back to Taiwan to celebrate the New Year. I haven't had a holiday for a long time."

Jiang Xiaofeng also knew that Zhou Jielun, as a native of Taiwan Province, definitely wanted to celebrate the New Year in his hometown where he lived since he was a child, and then said: "Under special circumstances, "Waiting Alone" is the pioneering work of our Century Group to enter the film industry. He is one of the leading actors in our play, you have to come."

Zhou Jielun naturally knew the advantages and disadvantages of it, and he didn't dare to shirk it, so he said immediately: "Then I will come over on the third day of the new year."

Jiang Xiaofeng nodded: "Well, we must come back before the fourth day of the Lunar New Year. The promotion of our drama cannot be separated from you. You are our popular king."

Zhou Jielun smiled and waved his hand: "I'm sorry, Brother Feng. If you want to talk about popularity, you are the real king of popularity, and I can only be ranked second."

Jiang Xiaofeng said angrily and funnyly: "Come on, you, why are you pretending to be modest in front of me?"

Zhou Jielun couldn't laugh or cry and said: "No, Brother Feng, I'm telling the truth. I won't accept anyone else, so I will obey you!"

And what Zhou Jielun said was indeed from the heart, he felt that he was following Jiang Xiaofeng's old path...

A few days later, after finishing all the work and activities in the mainland, Zhou Jielun left the mainland and returned to his hometown of Taiwan.

After the annual meeting of the two companies, Jiang Xiaofeng also devoted all his energy and time to his family life for the time being. At most, he only looked at this year's New Year's Eve as a bystander.

In 2004, during the Lunar New Year, because "A World Without Thieves" and "Kung Fu" were released successively, it also came to a day-to-day stage.

The competition between Xiangjiang and the two mainland comedy kings can be described as head-to-head, but the result is obvious.

Zhou Xingchi was ahead of Feng Xiaogang, and easily won the box office title of the year with 1.73 million yuan, while "A World Without Thieves" not only failed to beat "Kung Fu", but was even defeated by Zhang Yimou's "Ambush from Ten Daggers", ranking No.3.

What's more terrible is that even though he was defeated, industry film critic "Song Ziwen" also pointed out that Feng Xiaogang was unfairly competing:

""A World Without Thieves" stole the box office of "Kung Fu", Feng Xiaogang bullied Zhou Xingchi!"

Because at this time, Feng Xiaogang was still a veritable "little hot cannon". Before the public opinion fermented, he personally went back, and there was no follow-up to this matter.

However, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse, and Feng Xiaogang is one of the three most popular directors in the mainland. Even if he lost to Zhou Xingchi and Zhang Yimou's two major competitors, he still won 1.2 million at the box office.

In addition, the duel between "A World Without Thieves" and "Kung Fu" can also be regarded as a duel between Andy Lau's brother Zhou Xingchi.

Because of Andy Lau in 2004, 3 movies were released in the mainland, namely "Ambush from Ten Sides", "A World Without Thieves" and "Dragon and Phoenix Fight".

"Jianghu" was not screened in the mainland. In the movie "Magic Kitchen", Hua Tsai only made a cameo appearance and has little to do with him.

Among them, "A World Without Thieves" can be regarded as a head-to-head confrontation with "Kung Fu". "Kung Fu" was released two weeks later than "No Thieves".

But Andy Lau wasn't behind it either. After "Kung Fu" was released, "A World Without Thieves" still grossed 7000 million at the box office, with a total of 1.26 million, which was 2003 million more than Feng Xiaogang's "Mobile" in 7000.

The final result is naturally Zhou Xingchi won, because "Kung Fu" was 1.7 million, the 2004 box office champion.

Although Andy Lau lost, he lost very decently. "Ambush from Ten Sides" was 1.53 million, "A World Without Thieves" was 1.26 million, and "Dragon and Phoenix" was 2700 million. The cumulative box office exceeded 3 million. He was the actor with the highest total box office in 2004.

It is worth mentioning that, as of 2005, although Andy Lau was not one of the "Double Mondays", he was the actor with the highest cumulative box office in the history of Xiangjiang.

Andy Lau, who has made more than 100 movies since Xiangjiang had movies, ranked first with a total box office of 17 billion.

周星池以13亿1700万排在了第二位，成隆则以8亿9千4百万的成绩，排在第三。

Chow Yun-fat ranked fourth in history with a total box office of 8 million.

Except for male and female artists, the director with the highest cumulative box office is Wang Jing.

Wang Jing and Andy Lau both maintain the top ranking. In the cast, Andy Lau is still one of the top-grossing Hong Kong and Taiwan stars of Hongkong Films in the past 30 years.

However, the movie "A World Without Thieves" is a hit, and the biggest beneficiary is not the director Feng Xiaogang, nor the protagonist Liu Tianwang, but Wang Baoqiang who became famous with his supporting role "Silly Root".

Many people who have watched the movie were "deceived" by Wang Baoqiang's acting skills, thinking that the actor Shagen was really a fool.

Regarding the audience's comments, Wang Baoqiang was both happy and sad...

Wang Baoqiang was happy because his acting skills were recognized and known by the audience. He was sad because everyone regarded him as a fool, and he was still quite disappointed.

Because Wang Baoqiang's Shagen is too successful and penetrating, so Wang Baoqiang, who has become popular, will be labeled as "stupid" and "stupid" wherever he goes.

For actor Wang Baoqiang, it may be a kind of affirmation and praise for his acting skills, but for his parents living in the countryside, it is a negative word.

They all felt that Wang Baoqiang was always being called stupid, and they were afraid that people outside would really think Wang Baoqiang was stupid.

When Jiang Xiaofeng found out about this, he made an appointment with Baoqiang, came to Houzhai Hutong for a drink, and enlightened him.

"Bao Qiang, don't worry about being stereotyped. Not everyone can play the role of Sha Gen."

"You can play "Blind Well" and "A World Without Thieves". Apart from your suitable image, there is another very important reason, that is, your acting skills are very natural, not at all like acting..."

Tao Hong also echoed from the side: "Yes, Baoqiang, you can't live in the evaluation of others, you should be more confident, your greatest advantage is that you can play roles that others can't."

"The two roles you played, Yuan Fengming and Sha Gen, except for you, I really can't think of anyone who can play these two roles so naturally and realistically. You are better than many actors with professional backgrounds."

Jiang Xiaofeng nodded: "Your sister-in-law is right, you really are not bragging, you are indeed very talented!"

Facing the encouragement and praise from the two of them, Wang Baoqiang couldn't help being grateful and said: "Thank you sister-in-law, thank you brother, I will remember what you said."

(End of this chapter)