Chapter 173: The tiger is away, the monkey declares himself king. Who is the monkey?

In the outer room of a Disney editing room in Hollywood, Los Angeles, the TV was on, the volume was not loud, and the game between the Knicks and the Magic was being broadcast.

But Jackie Chan was too restless to watch the game, and from time to time he stood up to take a look at the editing through the large glass window.

Around the World in 80 Days started filming in March and lasted for four months. The editing is almost finished and it was wrapped up today. He came all the way from Hong Kong specially for this.

This movie is his comeback work in Hollywood. It cost $1.1 million to make. If he loses money, his status in Hollywood will definitely decline.

The movie brings together many good friends, such as Arnold, Sammo Hung, Daniel Wu, Karen Mok, etc., and like his previous Hollywood movies, it combines Chinese and Western elements.

Unlike Hong Kong, the editing rights here are in the hands of the producers, so the film is made by Disney's editor. In addition, his previous film, Back to the Past, was a flop, so his voice was reduced and he couldn't get involved at all. He could only watch from the outside.

Coming to the United States with Chenglong was Wu Yanzu, who was born in San Francisco, grew up in California, and has lived in Los Angeles.

"Brother, sit down. It will surely be a big seller. You don't have to be so anxious. Sit down and have a cup of coffee." Seeing Chenglong fidgeting, he comforted him.

Chenglong sat down and took a sip of coffee. After putting it down, he said, "The first part failed, so this part can't fail again. I'm afraid the people in it will make a mess of editing!"

"They are also professionals, don't worry." Wu Yanzu comforted.

At this time, He Zhongqiu was being interviewed on the spot. The reporter finally wished him a big box office success. Wu Yanzu said, "Brother, the media reported last time that Schwarzenegger attended the governor's congratulatory party."

"Arnold also invited me, but I don't have time." Chenglong said.

"Does he have such a good relationship with Schwarzenegger?" Wu Yanzu asked.

Chenglong thought for a moment and said, "Arnold often goes to that Madison Square Garden in New York to watch football. They know each other, but I don't know the details of their relationship.

But last time we were filming, Arnold mentioned that Wolverine asked him to recommend a friend to act in a movie, and he asked me if there was any suitable role that Arnold could ask for. It seems that their relationship is indeed pretty good. "

Wu Yanzu said, "Brother, what do you think of the box office of his Blade 3? Looking at his footage in the trailer, it's pretty cool, and his style is very violent. It's very popular online."

Chenglong shook his head and said, "His fighting style is completely different from mine and Li Lianjie's. I won't talk about my style, Li Lianjie's style is very elegant and grand.

I think his style is similar to Makoto Dan's, with fierce movements and real punches, but he is much bigger than Makoto Dan, and more shocking.

But Mako Dan is too small, and he can't be killed no matter how much he fights. In those scenes of Wolverine, the style should be to kill with one blow, so he and Mako Dan have different styles.

You see, Makoto Dan didn’t make it in Hong Kong, so I don’t know if Wolverine’s style is popular in Hollywood.”

Wu Yanzu said: "I saw his Eagle Claw Kung Fu. Wow, there was a shot where he used his fingernails to scratch deep grooves in the stone wall. I wonder if it was a special effect? ​​The publicity said it was real and no props were used."

Chenglong shook his head and said, "It must be an exaggeration, just propaganda. That stone wall must be a prop. How can human fingernails scratch a stone wall?

There are too many scenes like this in Hong Kong martial arts films, and American Marvel movies even have flying and hiding, so this kind of action is not uncommon. "

He was really wrong about this. The stones that He Zhongqiu cracked during the filming were not props. They were just a kind of stone with a not very high hardness, specially prepared by the prop master.

"Then when he tore the wardrobe apart with his bare hands, he should have used props, right? But the Ashley brand actually spent tens of millions of dollars to have him be the spokesperson, so it doesn't seem fake." Wu Yanzu said.

Chenglong thought for a moment and said, "There used to be many masters of special abilities in the mainland, such as Zhang Baocheng. Lin Qingxia even went to meet him and took photos with him.

Many Hong Kong movies have created characters based on him. I think there are some in Stephen Chow's God of Gamblers and Casino Royale. Now it's proved that they are all liars.

As for Wolverine tearing the wardrobe with his bare hands, I have never seen him, so I don’t know if it is real or fake. Whether it is real or fake, it has nothing to do with me anyway.”

Wu Yanzu did not mention this issue again. He could tell from Chenglong's attitude that this big brother of the Hong Kong film industry already regarded Wolverine as a competitor of Hollywood kung fu action movies.

Chenglong doesn't care about Zhou Yunfa's development in Hollywood, because Zhou Yunfa doesn't know Kung Fu and martial arts and can't take away his market share, but he definitely cares about the development of Li Lianjie and Wolverine in Hollywood.

Especially since his previous two Hollywood movies failed at the box office, Brother Chenglong has already hinted at the idea of ​​shifting the focus of his career back to Hong Kong, and the sudden appearance of Wolverine at this time must have been a stimulus.

He then asked, "Brother, are you not optimistic about the box office of Blade 3?"

"That's not the case. It depends on whether his fighting style is popular. Didn't Li Lianjie also make it into Hollywood by playing a supporting role?"

Chenglong shook his head and added, "There is also the quality of the film. Didn't the media say that the quality is not very good?

In Marvel movies like the Blade series, special effects are very important. It can be said that the success of the film depends entirely on the special effects.

If the special effects of Blade 3 are really bad, that would be a fatal flaw, and it can't be supported by just a few fighting scenes of Wolverine.

But he also has the possibility and opportunity to become famous overnight with his fighting scenes, just like Li Lianjie did. "

At this point, he smiled and said: "It is very difficult for us Chinese to make a name for ourselves in Hollywood. One more person means one more friend. I also hope he can become famous overnight.

If I have a chance in the future, I want to go to New York to watch him play, get to know him, and see his Eagle Claw Kung Fu to see if it is really that powerful. "

In fact, at this time, his psychology was quite complicated.

He is a superstar in Hong Kong, Southeast Asia and East Asia. He has countless fans, and even a Japanese girl committed suicide for him.

However, his road to Hollywood was quite tortuous and difficult. He finally made it into Hollywood with a movie called Rumble in the Bronx.

And now, a small extra in Yanjing, a basketball player, easily got a salary of six million US dollars in Hollywood.

You have to know that he is such a big name in Asia. After Rumble in the Bronx became a big hit in North America, his first real Hollywood production, Jazz (1), was only paid $ million.

When he first heard the news, he didn't believe it and felt very unbalanced. This overturned his understanding of Hollywood.

At this time, He Zhongqiu returned to the locker room and was talking on the phone with Dayao.

"Zhongqiu, such a strong performance in this game?" Yao Ming praised.

"What do you mean by this is so fierce? Do you think I'm a weak man like you? I'll always be this fierce, okay?" he said disdainfully.

"Wei Nan? Thank you for the compliment. You finally said something sensible." Dayao said embarrassedly.

"Shrinking, I, a junior high school student, know him, how can you not know him?" He chuckled.

"Hehe, I'm a weak man? You're just an elementary school student, why are you pretending to be a junior high school student?" Dayao counterattacked.

"Nonsense, I have a junior high school diploma." He said angrily.

"How much did you buy it for?" Dayao asked immediately.

"Hey, I asked the principal to change the two big front doors. Hey WC, why the hell are you asking this?"

As soon as he said it, he realized that he had let it slip and couldn't take it back.

"Haha." Dayao burst into laughter on the other end of the phone.

"What a joke!" he cursed angrily.

"If you keep performing so well, it seems like you, the new boss of the Knicks, will get rich again." Yao Ming said enviously.

He couldn't help but think of the Japanese endorsement ads he had rejected, and complained, "It's all your fault. I didn't dare to accept any Japanese endorsement ads, and I lost a lot of money."

Dayao gloated: "Go ahead and take it. I'll be the great man and you'll be the traitor. Isn't that good? Then you can blacken your reputation in China so that I can take over your business market."

"Dayao, you are such a bad coward!"

After He Zhongqiu finished cursing, he chuckled and said, "But I have gained a bunch of Japanese little stars, all of them are pretty and gentle, and are willing to cooperate in any posture. Yao Jun, you don't have any."

"You son of a bitch! Ye Li is enough for me. Who is as bad as you? You even like an old sow. Sooner or later, you will have kidney failure."

Dayao said something unhappily and then hung up the phone.

He Zhongqiu said in his heart with disdain: "Tsk, why are you pretending to be innocent? Those four girls washed themselves and lay in front of you, crying and shouting to pounce on you, let's see if you can still pretend?"

That night was also the Pacers' opening game, where they challenged the Pistons away and were defeated.

小奥尼尔打中锋，大至作为第一替补中锋打了21分钟，11投5中，三分球3投1中，2罚2中，得到13分4篮板1助攻2失误1犯规的数据。

As a teammate of the national team, He Zhongqiu estimated that the game was over, so he made a phone call and found out about the situation.

He encouraged: "Not bad, Dazhi, if you can maintain this data, I think you will definitely be an important rotation player.

By the way, when you play against us, I will help you and teach O'Neal a lesson, and then I will let you go so that you can get good stats."

I am speechless. Mid-Autumn Festival, do you think Larry Bird is blind?

Then He Zhongqiu called Daba again. Tonight was also the Raptors' opening game. Daba called him yesterday to tell him the good news that he had made the 12-man roster and was Antonio Davis' first substitute. "Hello, Zhongqiu?"

The call on the bus went through, but judging from the tone, it didn't seem very pleasant.

"What's the matter? Did the head coach fool you?" he asked quickly.

"Didn't play." Daba said angrily.

"Not even a minute?" he asked in surprise.

"Ah."

"Who the hell took your time?"

"With 9 players in rotation, Davis played for 41 minutes, the fourth pick in the first round, Bosh, played for more than minutes, and the remaining substitute time for the two inside positions was given to the two forwards." Daba said frustratedly.

"Daba, that's not a good idea. The Raptors must train that rookie. How about you make a sneak attack and hurt him during training?" He Zhongqiu suggested.

"That won't work." Daba was shocked.

He Zhongqiu quickly comforted him, "It's okay, Daba, if you can't make it in the NBA, go back to China and play in the CBA.

Look, Yao Ming is in the NBA, and no one in the CBA can compete with you. As the old saying goes, when the tiger is away, the monkey becomes king.

The first half of the sentence made Daba feel good. CBA was indeed his way out, but the second half made him frown and he interrupted He Zhongqiu.

He said with some dissatisfaction: "No, Zhongqiu, do you know how to chat? What do you mean when the tiger is gone, the monkey is king? Who is the monkey? Am I the monkey? Are you trying to humiliate me?"

"Oh, it's all my fault that I'm illiterate. Don't be angry, Daba. I'll slap you in the face to make amends."

After He Zhongqiu finished speaking, he slapped the bald head of Bunch Wells next to him.

"hiss!"

Wells was hit unexpectedly, and he gritted his teeth in pain and jumped up from his chair.

"Hey, Zhongqiu, what are you doing? I'm not angry, why are you hitting yourself?" The bus driver over there was anxious.

"It's okay, it's okay. I hit the wrong number. I hit Wells on the forehead." He Zhongqiu laughed.

"Forget it, you bastard. Why should I be mad at you?"

Bater was extremely helpless. "Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, Uncle He," he said. "Are you kidding me?"

He Zhongqiu waved at Wells, motioning him to sit down, but Wells didn't dare to sit down and ran straight to the bathroom to take a shower.

Charlie Ward couldn't help but jokingly said, "Every troublemaker who comes to our Knicks will become a good kid with five virtues, four beauties and three loves under the transformation of Wolverine."

"Haha." The locker room burst into laughter.

He Zhongqiu comforted Daba a few more words and then ended the call.

Thinking of how he almost offended Daba because of a word just now, he said to himself: "Sister Xue is right, I still need to read more, otherwise I will cause trouble by talking too much."

He now has some books on hand, which were prepared for him by Xia Song. This time, Yang Xue asked him to bring some over, all of which are literary classics.

Unfortunately, he would automatically go into sleep mode every three minutes, exactly.

There were 11 games in the league that night, and the most watched game should be the Cavaliers' away challenge to the Kings.

LeBron James, a kid from the slums, was called "the Chosen One" by the Associated Press. He was the top high school student in the United States and had received a super sneaker contract before entering the NBA. He was so popular in the United States that he was known to everyone.

Before he even played a single game, Stern listed him as one of the players to be highlighted this season.

His debut performance attracted much attention.

The media named this game as the showdown between the Little Emperor and the King early on.

Let's go back two hours ago. In Sacramento, the Kings' home stadium was packed, and many Kings fans came specifically to see the little emperor.

Among them, there are those who support him and those who question him.

But after this game, no one doubted his strength anymore.

LeBron James played as the main point guard in his debut, making 20 of 12 shots with a hit rate of 60%, 2 of 0 three-pointers and 3 of 1 free throws.

他轰下25分6篮板9助攻4抢断2失误3犯规的数据，打出了堪称NBA史上最强首秀表现之一，折服了所有的主场球迷。

In the game, he showed strong physical fitness and athletic ability, superb overall view, and demonstrated a strong influence on the game.

Although the Cavaliers lost the game in the end, the whole of Cleveland went crazy and they saw hope for the Cavaliers.

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Huairou Film and Television City, in fact, should now be called Feiteng Film and Television City. The construction of Huairou Film and Television Base has just been approved and is still under review.

At around 11 a.m., Liu Xiaoli found the filming location for Historical Sky, a dense forest where they were filming an exterior scene with sounds of gunfire and explosions.

"Yang Xue?"

She waited for almost half an hour until the morning shoot was over before she went over.

The two were familiar with each other. Yang Xue stayed at her house for a few nights when she was in New York. When she left, Liu Xiaoli brought her a large bag of nutritional supplements.

"Hey, Aunt Liu, why are you here?" Yang Xue looked back and didn't see Liu Yifei, so she felt a little surprised.

"I came to ask you something." Liu Xiaoli said.

"Row."

Yang Xue was just about to eat, and her assistant brought her a box lunch. She said, "Aunt Liu, you haven't eaten yet, right? That's great. I can't eat so much, so let's each have half."

"No, no, I'll just say a few words and leave. Xixi is still at home and I have to go home to cook for her." Liu Yili refused with a smile.

"Well, let's go over and talk."

Yang Xue nodded, and the two of them went to a secluded place to chat.

"So you're worried that Zhongqiu might offend Xixi."

After Liu Xiaoli explained her purpose, Yang Xue finally understood, and she quickly said, "Don't worry, Zhongqiu is very well behaved in China, he doesn't do anything rash, you see he doesn't have those scandals in China.

He stayed in Yanjing for such a long time this time, and many girls, including those from Beijing Film Academy, wanted to date him, but he ignored any of them and just trained every day.

Those news in Japan are all groundless and must be hype. Don't believe them. Don't you know what kind of morals the media has?"

"That's right. Boys should put their careers first. He has really made progress now." Liu Xiaoli nodded and agreed with a smile.

Yang Xue added: "Actually, Zhongqiu doesn't have any particular feelings for Xixi. He just thinks Xixi is a little short."

"What? Our Xixi is still short? What's that kid looking at? Our Xixi is 1.71 meters tall. She will definitely grow taller in the future. She will be 1.80 meters tall when she puts on high heels."

Hearing this, Liu Xiaoli became unhappy.

Her own daughter is more important than her life, she treasures her like a treasure, and she feels extremely unhappy when she is despised by others.

"No."

Yang Xue didn't understand. Isn't this just perfect? ​​You don't want Sanjin to provoke Xixi, but Sanjin dislikes Xixi. Why are you unhappy again?

"Okay, let's leave it at that for now, Yang Xue, Auntie is going back."

"By the way, be careful of danger when you're filming. Remember the explosion points and don't get lost."

"Oh, thank you Auntie, I will be careful."

Liu Xiaoli also knew that there seemed to be something wrong with her attitude and it was not easy to continue the conversation. After giving Yang Xue some instructions, she left in a hurry.

Of course, after understanding He Zhongqiu's attitude towards Xixi, although she was unhappy that her daughter was disliked, she also felt relieved.

(End of this chapter)