Back to 80: My literary life.

Chapter 685: On the first day of the Lunar New Year, I read "Rumble in the Bronx"

In the evening, after the family finished dinner, Fang Minghua accompanied the two children to set off fireworks in the yard for a while. Instead of going back to the living room to watch TV as usual, she prepared to go out to watch a movie.

It turns out that the movie "Rumble in the Bronx" starring Jackie Chan was officially released nationwide on January 29th, which is also the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month.

This is the first blockbuster imported into the country this year, and it received positive reviews from the audience as soon as it was released.

Fang Minghua also bought seven tickets, and regarded the evening movie as a New Year's entertainment for the whole family. Not only the family of four, but also the parents and the whole family of his sister - his brother-in-law Liu Jianjun was sent to Stamford University in the United States to study for a doctorate last September. He came back from the winter vacation and stayed for a while before leaving again. Now it's just his sister and little nephew.

"Where's mom?"

"Where's Mom?" asked her daughter Ruirui when she saw the empty living room.

"She's probably upstairs in the study. Go call her."

"Okay."

The daughter jumped upstairs and came down in less than two minutes. She said to Fang Minghua:
"Mom said she didn't want to go anymore, so let's go and watch it."

"What is your mother doing?" Fang Minghua asked.

"She's watching TV in her bedroom."

watch TV?!

Last year, the family bought a 32-inch Sony color TV, and the small one in the living room was moved upstairs to the bedroom of Fang Minghua and his wife.

"I'll go upstairs and take a look. Hurry up and get dressed. Be sure to wear a scarf!" Fang Minghao reminded them and went upstairs.

When I opened the bedroom door, I saw Song Tangtang sitting on the bed in her pajamas watching TV.

"What's wrong? Do you want to watch "In the Name of People"? " Fang Minghua asked.

"Well, let's go watch a movie." Song Tangtang said.

"Alright, alright, you've already seen the TV show when you were reviewing the films, what's so good about it? Besides, the tickets are already bought, 15 yuan a ticket is not cheap, let's go quickly, today is the first day of the Chinese New Year and we need to be together as a family."

Fang Minghua coaxed and pulled at the same time.

"Come, let me help you change your clothes?" As he said that, he was about to take off Song Tangtang's pajamas.

"I'll do it myself." Song Tangtang rolled her eyes at her, took off her pajamas and put on a down jacket.

Ten minutes later, the whole family got into Fang Minghua's SUV and happily drove towards East Street.

When I arrived at the entrance of Northwest Cinema, I saw my parents and sister with their child.

The car had stopped, and Lele and Ruirui quickly ran over to call their grandparents and aunt, of course to earn some New Year's money.

When Fang Minghua came over, his mother Zhang Fenglan complained: "Why are movie tickets so expensive now? 15 yuan can buy 6 kilograms of pork."

Fang Minghua was a little helpless.

Your son is already a billionaire, why does he still care about this little money?

However, since her parents were used to being frugal, Fang Minghua did not refute her. She just smiled and said, "Mom, this is an American blockbuster, so the ticket price is expensive. Let's watch it for something new. We don't watch it every day. You say it's expensive, but look at how many people are watching movies now!"

Although today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, the cinema is still packed with audiences, most of whom came to see "Rumble in the Bronx".

At this time, the father Fang Changhe said: "Mother, you are still nagging while watching a movie? This is a filial piety of your son! It's New Year's Day."

The mother was silent immediately. Song Tangtang, who was standing next to her, held her son's hand and thought of something else after hearing what Fang Minghua said. The whole family went into the cinema and found their seats. She then quietly spoke to her husband.

"Minghua, you said so many people are coming to watch the movie, what if no one watches the TV series tonight?"

Fang Minghua burst into laughter after hearing this.

"Tangtang, you are worrying about nothing! There are only a few thousand people in this cinema. Even if you add up all the seats in cinemas in major cities across the country, how many people can there be? It won't affect the TV ratings tonight at all. Where is your calm demeanor in front of your employees? Why are you so worried like a little girl?"

Song Tangtang also felt a little embarrassed and muttered, "Why should I hold on when you're here?"

"You don't have to worry about the impact of these blockbusters on TV dramas. What you should worry about is the impact on the domestic film industry. Okay, no more talking, the movie is about to begin!"

Song Tangtang also put her thoughts aside, gently held her husband's hand, and watched the movie together.

"Rumble in the Bronx" is an action comedy film directed by Stanley Tong and starring Jackie Chan, Anita Mui and others. It tells the story of a truck driver named Wong Ka Kui who went to the United States to congratulate Uncle Po, who had immigrated to the United States, on his wedding, but was accidentally involved in a vortex of stolen diamonds and was hunted by the mafia.

"Rumble in the Bronx" is a symbol of Jackie Chan's film turning to the international level. It not only established his international status, but also marked a milestone for Jackie Chan's successful entry into the mainstream American film market.

This movie is of great significance to mainland filmmakers, and from then on the mainland film market gained a new term - New Year's film.

Fang Minghua had watched pirated discs before she came into this era, but now she enjoys watching feature films. Jackie Chan was at the peak of his career at that time, and he really worked hard to make movies.

The movie was not too long, only about an hour and a half. After watching the movie, several families squeezed into a car. Fang Minghua sent his parents and sister to Xingfu Community and then drove home.

As soon as they got home, the two children clamored to watch TV series, but Fang Minghua ignored them, thinking that it was New Year's Day and they should have fun to their heart's content.

The two children were watching the cartoon "Big Head Son and Small Head Dad" in the living room. Fang Minghua saw Song Tangtang went upstairs in a depressed mood, so he followed her.

This time, Song Tangtang went to the study.

"Why, are you still worried about the ratings of In the Name of People?" Fang Minghua asked.

"No." Song Tangtang shook her head. "I watched Rumble in the Bronx today. Do you think we can make a movie like this in mainland China?"

This one
Fang Minghua really couldn't explain it.

Jackie Chan and Jet Li, two of the most famous Kung Fu stars in the Chinese community, are now both in Hong Kong and have begun to move abroad to Hollywood.

Even in later generations, although the mainland also had box office revenues of up to billions, the vast majority of them were comedies.

The Ip Man series, shot by another Kung Fu superstar Donnie Yen, was also a joint venture between China and Hong Kong. The only action film that was produced purely by a mainland film company was probably Wolf Warrior 2.

Seeing Fang Minghua didn't say anything, Song Tangtang sighed again and said.

"If all the blockbusters imported this year are movies like Rumble in the Bronx, domestic films will really fail miserably."

There is more than just "Rumble in the Bronx", there are also even more amazing "True Lies", "Forrest Gump" and "The Lion King" starring Schwarzenegger.

Each one is more explosive than the last.

But Fang Minghua couldn't let his wife worry too much, he comforted her: "Hong Kong or the United States, they have advantages in filming technology and funds, but we can't belittle ourselves. We also have our advantages, we can definitely make the best use of our strengths and avoid our weaknesses."

"What are our advantages?" Song Tangtang asked.

“I said, make a comedy.”

(End of this chapter)