Actor: Thank you.

Streets of Paris.

The film crew closed off an entire street to shoot the most exciting street scene in the film.

That is, the scene of bombing Paris.

I believe that any viewer who has seen this movie, even if they don't remember the plot or the actors' faces, will remember it.

But everyone will remember the shocking scene of the Eiffel Tower being corroded and collapsed by green nanobot warheads.

Of course, the second part was even more shocking.

A space-based warhead was launched, destroying London in a single strike.

The idea is to drop a tungsten rod from a near-Earth space station, using gravity to accelerate it and attack the Earth's crust, causing massive damage with a shockwave.

That's pure nonsense.

Because of this film, the Chinese military conducted a real-world test of missiles, modeling the technology used in the movie.

As a result, the tungsten rod could only create a crater about one square meter in size, and its power was not even as great as a 125mm cannon shot.

Chinese scientists are amazed.

"They're treating us like Russians."

Reagan's "Star Wars" program was nothing more than launching satellites and talking nonsense, which drained the Soviet Union's national strength.

Compared to the second film, although the first G.I. Joe film had a higher science fiction element, its script was actually more rigorous.

such as……

“McCarlan is 1.8 meters tall.”

"His shadow is 46 centimeters long."

"So according to calculations, his location should be in the Arctic ice cap."

With a single infrared lens, the communications officer codenamed Blake in the film spoke as he walked.

The main characters deduced the location of Cobra's base by looking at a photo of a villainous leader named McClane from the film.

This McCullen was a descendant of arms dealers; his great-grandfather was forced to wear a red-hot iron mask for selling weapons to both Britain and France at the same time.

He basically looks like You Tanzhi.

Chinese and Western literature do indeed share common ground.

McCarran embezzled NATO funds to manufacture nanobot warheads, then sent people to steal them for use in global deterrence.

His fate was to have his appearance altered by being injected with nanobots by the Cobra Commander, and to wear an iron mask like his ancestors.

He then adopted the name Destro, which is the original soldier's name.

The actor who plays McClane is Christopher Ecclestone.

He appeared in the long-running British TV series "Doctor Who" and played the ninth Doctor.

The Doctor Who movies have provided a wealth of material for bizarre and fantasy literature worldwide.

Especially several well-known villainous monsters.

A quantum state, a weeping angel that stops moving once observed and launches an attack the moment the gaze is taken away.

The monster "Silence" is completely forgotten by its observed subject the moment the gaze is averted.

The later sci-fi Korean drama "Silent Sea" was basically a 1:1 copy of "Mars Water" from "Doctor Who".

It is blatant plagiarism.

This guy's ability to act in "Doctor Who" is equivalent to starring in a nationally popular show like "Detective Dee" or "Country Love" in China.

However, Zhang Yuan rarely interacted with this person while on set.

Because my brother has a bad temper.

Not the kind of crazy person or mentally ill person.

Instead, he was particularly arrogant, the kind of arrogant actor from an academic background.

This guy also played the Dark Elf leader "Spicy Chicken" in Thor: The Dark World.

Because of the "reciting scriptures and then beating the monk" incident—after filming and earning money, he complained that the film and his character were bad, and that he acted in the film just to make a living—Marvel blacklisted him.

You can call this kind of person a hypocritical artist or someone dissatisfied with their work, whatever you want.

They're not easy to communicate with, so Zhang Yuan doesn't need to try to win their favor.

In the film, his character McClane is led to discover the location of the Arctic base because of a photograph.

This analytical method actually exists and is called spherical trigonometry.

There are a lot of theories and formulas, so I won't go into detail.

Simply put, by using the ratio of an object to its own projection, plus the date, one can deduce the coordinates of the object.

Alternatively, if you know the coordinates, you can deduce the date by working backwards.

Back in 64, the Japanese deduced the exact location of the Daqing Oilfield by looking at the cover photo of Wang Jinxi, the "Iron Man," in the People's Pictorial.

It uses spherical trigonometry.

Upon learning the exact location, the group of Japanese war remnants broke down.

They discovered that during the war of aggression, a research team from the island nation had conducted oil exploration in the area.

At its closest point, it was less than 50 kilometers from the Daqing Oilfield's extraction site.

Then a group of remnants put forward the argument that if the Daqing Oilfield had been discovered back then, the Pacific War could have been won.

They always say that.

There's also the "20 Minutes of Fate," which claims that if they had spotted the enemy bomber formation during the Battle of Midway, and if Chuichi Nagumo hadn't been constantly moving torpedoes and high-explosive bombs around, they could have won the battle and fought their way to the American mainland.

Why so many "what ifs"?

It's really just the wishful thinking of the remnants of militarism who haven't given up their ambitions.

In reality, no matter how much the Japanese tried, they could not win.

For thousands of years, island people have believed that by constantly honing their tactics, they can become invincible.

However, the strategic shortsightedness stemming from its national characteristics has never changed.

"Wow!"

The onlookers on the street gasped in surprise.

On a prop vehicle, Zhang Yuan leaned out and fought with Snake Eyes.

The cars look fast in the movie, but the actual speed on set is much slower. The excitement is created through editing and camera work.

The old Parisians also love to join in the fun.

Seeing Zhang Yuan and Parker wrestle hand-to-hand, exchanging punches and kicks, made it even more exciting.

Foreigners love watching hand-to-hand combat!

Compared to the foreigners watching the spectacle on the streets of Paris, the person in the Beijing cinema who was also watching Zhang Yuan's brutal fight on the screen was not happy at all.

His face was even filled with resentment.

Lu Chuan was very unhappy.

He was particularly upset after learning that his movie had fewer screenings in the second week than "Ip Man".

Then, I put on a mask before going out and went to the cinema to see how this film that defeated me turned out to be.

He got up and left after watching half of it.

"What the hell!"

"How could this kind of movie have a higher box office than my 'City of Life and Death'?"

"What's so interesting about all that fighting?"

"It has absolutely no artistic or historical value!"

People are subjective.

There's a folk saying: "Even a bald-headed son is the best in his own family."

Even if their child has a head full of bumps, parents don't think their child is ugly.

In addition, Lu Chuan left halfway through the movie and didn't even see the climax of the Japanese army occupying the city and fighting ten people.

Preconceived notions coupled with drawing conclusions without reading the whole thing.

This behavior is no different from that of online trolls.

He certainly couldn't understand why "Ip Man" could surpass "City of Life and Death" at the box office.

Rather than asking why, it would be strange if "Ip Man" couldn't surpass "City of Life and Death".

The audience for commercial action films is much larger than that for heavy historical films.

This is determined by the market.

Moreover, Zhang Yuan agreed to release the film during this period because he was interested in two other films: "City of Life and Death" and "John Rabe".

These two scenes are so tragic!

Especially "City of Life and Death"—it's easy to become depressed after watching it.

People with poor mental fortitude often have nightmares at night.

Because the Chinese are human beings, and they are people with a conscience.

Anyone with a normal set of values ​​would feel bad after seeing such content.

Moreover, they were their own compatriots and ancestors.

Some inhuman things, once seen, might not be so believable.

The subject matter is too heavy.

Just like why students tear up their books after the college entrance exam.

vent!

After suppressing emotions for a long time, there is a need for an outlet.

And "Ip Man" is the most recent outlet for that catharsis!

Having just watched a film about Chinese people being bullied and slaughtered like animals, one can imagine the emotions one feels.

At this moment, what could be more exhilarating than watching a visceral, hand-to-hand combat movie about fighting Japanese invaders?

Because these two films are "depressing," "Ip Man" seems all the more refreshing.

Commercial films only need to maximize the thrill.

Besides the film itself, some peers are now creating negative numbers to boost its popularity.

In Lei Jun's words, that would be incredibly frustrating.

This is the simplest form of human behavior and psychology.

Zhang Yuan not only agreed, but was also happy to have the film released alongside theirs, just to benefit from the popularity of these two "depressing" films.

While everyone else was being beaten by the Japanese, only Master Ye was fighting the Japanese. It's easy to imagine who the audience found more satisfying.

That's taking shortcuts.

But whatever the method, as long as it works, that's fine.

If the audience loves it and the investors make money, that's the best outcome.

But Director Lu didn't think that way.

Why!
The movie I spent four years making didn't even gross as much as an action movie that was filmed in a few months.

impossible!
He established his argument first, and then concluded that it was "impossible".

Having already gotten stuck on the point, let's start working backward to find the reasons.

When he got home, he angrily slammed his fist on the table.

"What's wrong?" Director Lu's girlfriend, Qin Lan, stepped forward to ask.

The two met and fell in love because of the movie "Nanjing Nanjing".

Qin Lan is also a hopeless romantic, the kind who often throws herself at someone.

"The audience has no taste."

"And that kid named Zhang Yuan, he's so cunning and always trying to pull tricks."

"Correct!"

"He must be up to something!" Lu Chuan clapped his hands, getting more and more excited and convinced as he spoke.

Qin Lan and Zhang Yuan weren't very close, and she wanted to reassure her boyfriend.

But regarding his claim that Zhang Yuan was up to something...

During filming, I occasionally overheard Gao Yuanyuan, who was in the same group, talking about her.

One could sense a lingering attachment in his words. Someone as beautiful as Gao Yuanyuan must be no ordinary person to hold onto such a memory.

It's not impossible for extraordinary people to come up with creative ideas.

"He must have had a secret agreement with the theaters to manipulate the film scheduling!"

"It must be. He's mingled with those Hong Kongers, so he must have used this kind of tactic."

Releasing a film is a technical job.

This is also why Zhang Yuan wanted to collaborate with those Hong Kongers and China Film Group.

There aren't just one or two cinema chains, but dozens across the country!

They come in all shapes and sizes.

For a movie to be released, you have to contact and sign agreements with so many theater chains one by one.

Some films even sign guaranteed revenue sharing agreements or guaranteed screenings with individual theater chains or theaters in order to obtain priority conditions.

However, these agreements may not be legal, reasonable, or publicly disclosed.

Some films have "ghost screenings" because the production company and the theaters have signed an agreement.

Cinemas must achieve a certain box office revenue on paper in order to receive additional profits.

In short, the work is both trivial and complicated.

Without connections or favors, you'll be in a lot of trouble if some petty person tries to hold you back.

It's reasonable for Lu Chuan to have such doubts.

Even with a minimum guarantee, and given that the authorities issued a minimum guarantee order for this film, theaters cannot reduce its screenings.

But movie theaters need to make a living too.

It's okay for the first week, but afterwards it depends on who sells well and who can make money for me. I'll give them more screenings.

Just like supermarket suppliers, the company whose products sell well receives the most rebates, and I put their products in the most prominent positions on the shelves.

If he now subjectively denies that "Ip Man" is a good product, then it can only be because the rebates were too high.

"This guy did some online promotion before the film was even released."

"This made Kaige very embarrassed."

"Now they've dragged me into this again."

Previously, Zhang Yuan portrayed Leziren as having "good taste in film selection".

The box office performance of "Ip Man" is quite good now, which further reinforces this concept.

There are even more people making fun of the poet Chen online.

Lu Chuan, like Chen Shiren, is also a member of the imperial circle, so he will definitely speak on the side of his own people.

There's a sense of shared hatred and indignation now.

"Don't be angry."

"If not, I'll inquire about it, or contact them privately."

"Ask about the situation."

"No way!" Director Lu refused on the spot: "If I contact him, wouldn't that be me begging for forgiveness?"

I don’t want to lose face?

"Whatever you want," Qin Lan patted her boyfriend's back and gently touched his arm to comfort him.

"Take a moment to calm down. You still have promotional work and roadshows to do afterward."

"You've put a lot of effort into this film, so you need to promote it properly."

Director Lu scratched his head and nodded a few times, which was taken as an agreement.

I managed to suppress my emotions, but not for long.

On the other side, after finishing his work during the day, Zhang Yuan was surrounded by seven supermodels as soon as he returned to the hotel.

"Zhang, I saw a very beautiful gold bracelet at the Samaritan Department Store today."

"It would look absolutely gorgeous on my wrist."

"I saw a pair of Rubento's new red-soled shoes, wow, they're so beautiful."

"I saw a Chanel jacket today, black silk. I can come to your room and wear it for you."

They wanted to treat him like a sucker and buy him things.

Although the things I'm mentioning now aren't too expensive.

The highest price is only a few thousand euros.

But Zhang Yuan knew this was a test.

Once agreed, these insatiable people will surely ask for an even higher price.

With the spending power of these seven individuals, spending 100 million euros a day would be a piece of cake.

I've earned enough for you guys to gossip about.

Besides, he's just a travel companion; I didn't plan to bring him home.

Do I really need to spend that much money?

But if they refuse to give even a penny, these people will definitely turn on you immediately and run away.

They might even go out and talk badly about me.

So he thought of a way.

We cannot allow the other side to unite; we must divide and conquer them.

"Ladies, I don't have your taste."

"However, I know that with your looks, you deserve any jewels and fine clothes in the world."

“Of course!” the supermodels replied in unison, striking proud poses.

"So I'm considering customizing a Beneteau yacht, at least 150 feet or more, to be worthy of you."

"This will make it easier for us to vacation in the Caribbean later."

"Wow!"

That's great!

Beneteau is a well-known French manufacturer of sailboats and yachts.

These supermodels don't even understand junior high school physics, but they can name any luxury brand like the back of their hand and understand it immediately when you explain it.

In addition, Zhang Yuan "owned" a private jet, so these brainless foreign women believed him without any proof when he said he wanted to buy a yacht.

They've even started imagining what clothes they should wear on the yacht, or maybe they should just go naked.

"The Beneteau yachts I'd like to own would cost at least £1000 million."

"So I've been a bit tight on funds lately."

“No, how could that be?” The other party frowned upon hearing this.

It's stupid, but not that stupid.

You could tell from his tone that he didn't want to spend money.

“You are the most outstanding and best Chinese person we have ever met. How could you be short of funds because of a yacht?”

"Tsk tsk tsk, no way, we believe you."

As they spoke, the women tilted their heads and lowered one shoulder of their pajamas, using it as a form of seduction.

When it comes to getting men to spend money, they are world-class.

“You’re right. Just a yacht won’t put me in a financial bind, since I can afford a private jet.”

"I told you so," the women said, smiling as they thought he had taken the bait.

"However, I recently had a big expense, and I spent too much money."

"Buy a car?"

"Do not."

"Buy a boat."

"No."

"buy house?"

"wrong."

"Zhang, you're so boring. It's just some small jewelry, and you're making such a fuss."

I didn't expect you to be so boring.

"I even suspect that your plane is rented."

Zhang Yuan: We almost solved the case.

"of course not."

"But you should listen to what I have to say first."

Zhang Yuan smiled.

"The reason I'm short on funds is because I just bought an F1 team."

"what!"

Upon hearing this, the voices of the seven older sisters all became shrill.

"Brown GP, ​​you can Google it."

The highest level of lie is 99% truth and 1% falsehood.

He's right; you can find his photo on Brawn GP's team website.

Miranda, the quickest-thinking Australian woman, pulled out her phone from somewhere.

Even Zhang Yuan, who inherited the Iron Bandit Clan's legacy, couldn't figure out where she was stuck.

Anyway, I just took it out and searched for it.

"It really is you!"

"You're the owner of an F1 team!"

F1 is much more famous in Europe and America than in China.

F1 drivers often date singers, celebrities, or models to boost each other's fame.

F1 drivers, as high-level athletes and high-net-worth individuals, are also targets of supermodels' "hunting".

Zhang Yuan never expected that his investment in the racing team would be worthwhile.

It can also be used to pick up girls abroad.

This confirms that he is indeed the owner of the racing team, further solidifying the previous claims about the plane and yacht.

These women knew very well that without hundreds of millions of euros in capital, the racing team couldn't even dream of playing.

Those who can play this game are not ordinary people.

They would never know that Zhang Yuan had hundreds of millions in assets, but was in debt.

Therefore, you can't judge a person by appearances alone; who knows if the money in their pocket is truly their own?

"Do you believe it now?"

“Buying the team cost me too much money.”

"So I'm a bit tight on funds lately."

"Even the fuel cost for this flight from Los Angeles to Paris was paid for by credit card."

“However…” Zhang Yuan glanced at the women.

"I don't have that much money for jewelry and clothes for seven people."

"But I can still afford a person's jewelry and clothes."

"Maybe I can take one or two people to the French Grand Prix for fun."

Hearing that they could get some attention, these foreign girls got even more excited!
We can't let them unite; we have to make them fight amongst themselves!

After saying that, Zhang Yuan walked towards the suite on his own.

Meanwhile, these foreign women had burning eyes.

After looking at each other, they started arguing, and even started tearing at each other.

In order to make a name for themselves on the competition field and increase their value, they vied fiercely for the opportunity to "serve in bed"... (End of this chapter)