hollywood melon man

Chapter 376: Runren's Psychological Gap

Whether a movie can be a big hit is determined by many factors.

Even if the quality of a movie is excellent, there are many factors that affect its sales, and "The Mystery of the Talisman" happened to catch such a good opportunity.

The Kung Fu craze has not subsided yet, because "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" and "The Lord of the Rings" were filmed in China, which made many people interested in Chinese culture.

After the premiere, the midnight show began.

Of course, the midnight show of "Mystery of the Talisman" could not achieve a big sales like "The Return of the King". However, the attendance rate was not bad. Among the 2300 midnight shows in the United States, the attendance rate reached about %.

Liu Yue is an employee of Zhao Jieke. She has been working in a small shop nearby to earn some living expenses for her study abroad.

After arriving in America, she was quickly attracted by the dreamlike paradise-like life here, so she decided to stay here and found a local black boyfriend.

After work that afternoon, Liu Yue went out on a date with her black boyfriend, who suggested going to a movie.

"Watch a movie? What movie?" Liu Yue seldom went to the cinema before. The last time she went there was when her boss Zhao Jieke booked the entire theater to watch "The Return of the King".

James, the black boyfriend, pointed to the theater's sea and reported: "Let's go watch "Mystery of the Spell"!"

Liu Yue looked in the direction James pointed and saw a large poster pasted on it.

The actor named Cheng Long in the poster is particularly prominent, and there are also several yellow-skinned actors that she doesn't recognize.

Liu Yue didn’t know the background of the project or the actors involved in “The Mystery of the Talisman”, but when she saw these yellow-skinned actors, she knew that they were all Chinese.

It's very strange that although other people can't tell who is who, the local people in East Asia can tell who is Chinese, who is Chinese, and who is Japanese or Korean at a glance.

Yes, that's right, there are differences between Chinese people and Chinese people. The boss Zhao Jieke is a typical Chinese, and his lifestyle is completely westernized.

For some reason, Liu Yue, who had already decided to enjoy the beautiful life in America, felt a little disgusted when she saw this poster.

Why? Why? How many Chinese can star in Hollywood movies and have them released in North America?
Judging from the looks of it, there must be quite a few people going to see it.

Although Liu Yue was not very happy, she had just embraced James and was about to live the life of her dreams. At this time, Liu Yue had no choice but to agree to James and could not make James unhappy.

"Okay, then let's go see it together..." Liu Yue forced a sweet smile.

James is not interested in the so-called Chinese culture, he is not at that level yet. But James is a fan of Gilbert Jr. and came to see this movie entirely because of Gilbert Jr.

After entering the cinema, Liu Yue felt like ants were crawling on her body and felt very uncomfortable.

She didn't know why, but when she watched the performances of Li Chenglong, Shu Chang, Ng Mang-tat and others in the film, she felt unbalanced.

Maybe it was jealousy! In any case, Liu Yue silently cursed that the film would not be a success.

Compared to Liu Yue, James was attracted by the movie and kept shouting along with the wonderful actions and visual spectacles in the film.

"Wow, you saw it, this move, this move..." The fuss and exaggeration unique to black people are fully reflected in James.

He kept showing off his moves and yelling, thinking the movie was really cool.

After the movie was over, Liu Yue was a little absent-minded. She was completely numb. This Hollywood movie starring Chinese people was actually very good, but Liu Yue just refused to accept this fact.

She didn't know why, but to put it simply, she just couldn't stand seeing her own people doing well.

If this movie is a big hit, Liu Yue feels that the filter of American life that she longs for will be shattered, and her American dream will be destroyed...

Liu Yue is not an exception. Many Chinese who come to study abroad have the same idea.

James was different. He enthusiastically discussed the contents of the film and the cool action scenes, regardless of whether Liu Yue could listen or not. He also planned to go to Chinatown to learn Chinese Kung Fu and would go to China once he had time.

Liu Yue wanted to stop him. She wanted to say that China was terrible and a terrible place. But when the words came to her lips, she didn't know how to start.

Compared with Liu Yue's dilemma, Zhao Jieke, as a boss, has a very broad vision.

He watched the movie with Irene in the cinema and gave it a high evaluation: "Jackson has made it in Hollywood. This movie is a mixture of comedy, action and adventure.

You won’t feel that there are too many elements to watch, but rather that these elements are cleverly integrated together to form a wonderful adventure treasure hunting movie.”

Erin agreed: “I heard that the creative source of the script was Gilbert Jr. He is truly one of the best film creators in Hollywood.

There are many ideas and creativity, which always attract the audience’s attention.”

“That’s right,” Zhao Jieke heard this, as if he was praising himself, and was very proud: “Our chain stores have the best performance every year when the Little Gilbert movie is released.

I am a fan of his, a very loyal one.”

Irene rolled her eyes at Zhao Jieke and said, "I've seen that a long time ago..."

"Honey……"

"Ok?"

“Let’s travel to China this year!”

"Sure, you have the final say."

The couple agreed to travel to China. As the second generation of immigrants, this was the first time that Zhao Jie decided to set foot on Chinese soil, which was in stark contrast to Liu Yue, who did not want to go back to China.

Liu Yue also has a close friend named Wang Zhenzhen, who also came here to study abroad with her. However, Wang Zhenzhen has been acting mysterious recently, saying that she has become an actor and is filming some videos or something.

Liu Yue was very curious. Given her best friend's appearance, she wasn't as pretty as herself, and her figure wasn't as good as hers. Who would be so blind to choose her to be an actress?

But when asked, Wang Zhenzhen refused to say.

There must be something fishy here. Liu Yue planned to follow Wang Zhenzhen quietly to take a look. As soon as she followed her, she immediately opened the door to a new world.

Regardless of what door Liu Yue opened, the midnight show of "The Mystery of the Talisman" performed quite well, earning a box office of 426 million US dollars.

It may not seem as good as The Return of the King or Spider-Man, but as a Hollywood movie with a large number of Chinese actors, this result is already good enough.

On Friday, July 2600, "The Spell" opened in theaters in North America, which is considered a small opening scale for commercial films nowadays.

Previously, "The Mystery of the Talisman" had held a preview, and the media and veteran movie fans had good reviews. The media gave it an average score of 88 points, and veteran movie fans gave it an A-, which is considered a good quality commercial film.

After watching the movie, the cinema chain, considering that Gilbert Jr. was the producer, gave the film the opportunity to open in 2600 theaters.

You know, this is a highly competitive summer season, and every cinema is fighting for every inch of space during the summer season.

Jackie Chan has accumulated a lot of reputation in North America in recent years. After the movie was released, many fans who like his movies also went to support him.

In addition, Gilbert Jr. endorsed the film and was also its producer, so it also attracted some of Gilbert Jr.'s fans to watch the movie.

With the combination of various factors, "The Mystery of the Talisman" continued the hot momentum of the summer season and achieved quite good results.

(End of this chapter)