Entertainment: From the Octagon to the big screen

Chapter 248 - Chen Yu’s meditation

After the flight to Houston took off, Chen Yu, who was half lying and half leaning on the mini sofa in the first class cabin, opened his itinerary again and browsed the items in it.

The commercial boxing match between Chen Yu and Kimura Sho is initially scheduled between the end of June and the beginning of July. This is to give them more time to prepare for the fight.

In addition, the organizing committee must also take care of Sho Kimura, who is currently filming a promotional video for Tokyo's Olympic bid and "Taikawa Drama", and Chen Yu, who is starring in "Knives Out."

Both active boxing champions have taken part-time jobs in the film and television industry and entertainment industry.

The difference is that Chen Yu, who is about to bid farewell to the competition, has begun to shift the focus of his work, while Kimura Sho who still wants to play for two years is just to make some extra money.

Kimura Sho has made very clear plans for his life after retirement.

He will return to his hometown of Kumagai City, Saitama Prefecture, to become a farmer who loves the fields.

I go to work in the ditches and orchards every day and then return home to watch cartoons and movies. Occasionally, when I feel like it, I can teach the children how to box.

This is one of the concrete manifestations of the "samurai romance" in Kimura Sho's heart, and it seems to be much nobler than the life chosen by Chen Yu.

Sho Kimura has a Zen spirit that "entered the world" due to football and "came out of the world" with boxing.

On the other hand, Chen Yu, who has experienced reincarnation once, has never improved in terms of mentality. He is still keen on winning applause, enjoying adulation, and pursuing his wife and children.

Chen Yu touched the tip of his nose and carefully looked at the appearance of Japan's "heavy gunner" Sho Kimura. After looking left and right for more than ten minutes, Chen Yu's only comment was "really ugly".

To be honest, Kimura Sho's appearance can easily rank among the top fifteen in the professional boxing and fighting circles.

With firm eyebrows, a straight nose and muzzle, and clear facial lines, he really has the look of a samurai in movies and TV series.

Kimura Sho's ability to gain a foothold in the North American market, apart from his dazzling record, is also a bonus because of his tough appearance.

After all, aesthetics is very subjective. The super cute Chen Yu is sought after by most people, but Kimura Sho has no shortage of female fans. Chen Yurui's evaluation of Kimura Sho is just for being a bitch.

If Liu Yifei is asked to tell her who has better looks between Chen Yu and Kimura Sho, the final result is likely to be that the fairy sister will eliminate them both together.

If it were Guli Nazha, the answer would be Chen Yu, there would be no suspense at all, and Guli Nazha would have to scold Kimura Sho repeatedly from head to toe.

After Chen Yu interviewed Kimura Sho, he clicked on the highlights of Kimura Sho's recent games edited by his coaching team.

Kimura Sho, who has only one defeat in his career as of today, is indeed remarkable and well-balanced in terms of overall ability.

What's more interesting is that many of Kimura Sho's offensive methods clearly have the shadow or skills of Chen Yu, such as continuous jabs and the use of side sliding steps to change frames.

In addition, Sho Kimura learned from Manny Pacquiao's style of play in terms of defense-constantly taking steps to wait for opportunities to bite back, and also used a little improved "Mayweather shoulder lift".

Although Kimura Sho learned very well, Chen Yu felt that he was a bit dogmatic when using it.

Throughout Kimura Sho's last ten games, the first contact at the beginning was three consecutive jabs with the front hand followed by a straight punch with the back hand. This must be done even if the blow cannot be effective.

In fact, this is what Chen Yu often uses, but he doesn't play it every time at the beginning.

Chen Yu estimated that Sho Kimura used this combination of punches to get himself into rhythm and test the opponent's sense of distance.

"That's not right." A picture of Sho Kimura throwing a front hand jab flashed through Chen Yu's mind.

Picking up the tablet and moving the time axis forward ten seconds, Chen Yuzai read it carefully and over and over again seven times.

Kimura Sho made a slight movement of retracting his front hand when he jabed with his front hand.

This can explain why Kimura Sho's jab hit rate was astonishingly low in the four key games. His forward swing of skills was simply a warning to his opponents.

Chen Yu immediately entered the workbook to record this point and gave the corresponding solution. As for why Kimura Sho didn't get rid of this problem, it may be due to habit.

And only opponents who are more agile than Kimura Sho can seize this moment of warning and launch a counterattack while dodging.

In the past, Kimura Sho's opponents were one or even two gears behind him in agility, so Kimura Sho could use this routine to test his opponent's sense of distance unscrupulously.

But if Kimura Xiang dares to be so careless in front of Chen Yu, he will definitely lose the initiative in an instant and fall into a passive situation.

Both the professional boxing and fighting circles know that the biggest fear in fighting Chen Yu is to lose the first move and lose the rhythm.

If Chen Yu forces you into a state of retreating defense and occasionally counterattacking, it means that you will be killed by him at any time. This is how Pedraza went so far in March.

Chen Yu simulated the opening play in his mind, and if nothing unexpected happened, Kimura Sho would definitely take the initiative to take the lead.

When the time comes, as long as Kimura Sho dares to use the sting, he will use a side sliding step to catch the diving hook and teach him how to behave. If one blow hits Kimura Sho's liver, the game will be over!
Chen Yu lay down and kept thinking about counterattack routines and how to adjust his rhythm after being blocked or dodged. Continuous pressure is the essence of Chen Yu's offensive tactics.

Three hours passed quietly in the silent battle of thoughts. This kind of brain simulation technique is an auxiliary training method inherited and optimized by boxers of all generations.

It's definitely not as exaggerated as in "Blade Tooth" and "Hero".

Basically, anyone who has a professional career knows how to use it. As for the effect, it varies from person to person. Most boxers rely on this type of training to pass the fragmented time.

World-class boxing champions like Chen Yu use it to find their own shortcomings or review matches.

After finishing the nutritious meal, Chen Yu slowly drank the lemonade through a straw and looked at the clear sky at noon, then clicked on the latest version of the script of "Knives Out" to study the characters.

The great detective "Chen" he plays is actually similar to Hercule Poirot in modern society.

But unlike the drama "Sherlock Holmes: The Basics" starring John Lee Miller and Lucy Liu, Chen Yu's character feels more casual.

The most important thing is that "Knives Out" does not include mother-in-law and tumultuous emotional scenes. Director Ryan is good at adjusting the rhythm of the film through various broadcast competitions.

Not arranging an emotional line for the character played by Chen Yu is actually to avoid Chen Yu's "weakness".

But in order to make the image and character of the great detective "Chen" more three-dimensional and full.

Director Ryan still designed several beautiful girls for "Chen" who have a crush on him, such as the assistant lady played by Gulinazha and the housekeeper played by Judy Comer.

This part is very subtle.

In addition to assisting Chen Yu, the role is to provide some small plot logic support for Gulinazha and Jodie Comer to continue to star in the second and third parts.

In addition, the background of the character played by Chen Yu in "Knives Out" is also very novel.

It is neither a "special forces king" re-employed nor a "super policeman" working part-time.

Rather, he is a veteran agent who voluntarily retired from the IRS Criminal Investigation Division. He knows some boxing, is an average marksman, can't drive a car, and is afraid of gnarled worms and caterpillars.

His favorite food is sugar-free brown bread. Because he knows nothing about cooking, director Ryan originally designed an occasional "star chasing" hobby for this character.

But because the script was written by Emma Roberts, Reba firmly opposed it, and when it was changed to Bruce Lee, Chen Yu said no.

In the end, Chen Yu proposed the use of Deadpool, and 21st Century Fox also agreed to let "Knives Out" include genuine Deadpool elements in the film.

At the same time, Ryan Reynolds, who plays Deadpool, also promised that his best friend Chen Yu will play a guest role as a taciturn prosecutor in "Knives Out".

In fact, "Knives Out" is still risky in applying a modern background to interpret the detective story of the Victorian era without engaging in car chases, explosions, and relationships between men and women.

But once it achieves good box office success, it will lead a wave of retro trends! The current total budget of the film has just reached US$73 million. According to Hollywood industry veterans, there is no pressure to maintain capital on "Knives Out."

Hollywood's local box office accounting method is a ladder-like mathematical model calculated based on release time.

The income range attributable to production companies is basically within 40% to 55%.

Overseas box office production companies can get up to 40% after paying all taxes and fees.

Therefore, according to the data provided by the German company GfK, "Knives Out" can at least earn US$140 million at the US box office.

If we follow the mathematical model to calculate the breakeven income from overseas box office, optical discs, streaming media, video on demand, and derivative sales, it is really simple.

So Hollywood producers are waiting to see what the upper limit of "Knives Out" is.

But it needs to be emphasized that the ability of "Knives Out" to maintain the lower limit has little to do with Chen Yu, because this is a victory for the production and creative team.

Of course, Chen Yu's appeal also takes part of the credit. The vast majority of female viewers said that they had expectations for this film because of Chen Yu.

Therefore, it can be said that Chen Yu has used his brilliant achievements in the field of sports to lay a solid foundation for his upcoming journey to Hollywood.

It can even be understood that Chen Yu has already had a very good start in Hollywood, and what he has to do now is to pass "Knives Out".

Even if Chen Yu's performance in his works is not that outstanding, it can be considered a success if it is satisfactory.

In fact, Emmanuel really didn't want Chen Yu, who had just arrived, to be amazing when he debuted.

After all, Hollywood is not the Octagon or the boxing ring.

It's easy for rookies who shine brightly to be spoiled by the media.

Even if Emmanuel believed that Chen Yu had the self-control, too much exposure would be very troublesome.

Moreover, entertainment reporters and paparazzi in Europe and the United States are completely different from their counterparts in China who get paid to do things.

What those European and American guys are asking has no sense of proportion at all.

If they are sensitive to human rights or women's rights, they will insist on asking you questions over and over again!
Emmanuel is not afraid that Chen Yu said something wrong but is worried that the European and American media will deliberately misinterpret Chen Yu's answer!

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