Chapter 303 Iron Eagle King Released

That night, the Spurs returned to their home court, and Duncan scored 35 points and 22 rebounds, leading the team to defeat the Supersonics with a score of to and getting the match point.

On June 2005st of 6, the crew of Iron Eagle King 1 started filming in New York.

He Zhongqiu attended the opening ceremony, and Wu Jing and four others also joined the crew.

On the 2nd, in Game of the Western Conference Finals, the Spurs defeated the Supersonics away from home and advanced to the finals with a score of to .

Less than half an hour after the Western Conference Finals ended, the NBA official website announced that the finals will begin on June 6th. The Knicks have the home advantage and the home and away game format is 5.

Iron Eagle King 1 was to premiere on the 4th, and considering that it was the finals and He Zhongqiu had no time to go to Los Angeles, the premiere was scheduled at the Rose Theater in Madison Square Garden in New York.

At 3 a.m. on the 10rd, Yang Xue arrived at New York's Kennedy International Airport on a direct flight and was met by He Zhongqiu.

"Sister Xue, why didn't you bring Liu Yifei here this time?" he asked after they met.

"Sanjin, you have taken a fancy to Qianqian and want her to be your concubine, right?" Yang Xue suddenly asked with a little annoyance.

"Hehe, Sister Xue, look at what you said, I don't have that idea. You see, I have never contacted her once, not even once." He Zhongqiu said hurriedly.

Thinking of how strong He Zhongqiu was, Yang Xue's anger suddenly turned into helplessness, and she said, "I'm afraid her mother won't agree. If you want to find her, go after her yourself."

"This is the responsibility of the first wife, why should I pursue it?" He Zhongqiu laughed.

Yang Xue rolled her eyes at He Zhongqiu and said, "You said you didn't want to, but you refused?"

She still explained, "Bone Realm will start filming next month, and she, Zhou Xun, Bai Bingbing and the others are practicing together.

Although it is a mythological drama and not a martial arts film, there are still some things that need to be practiced. Some action designs need to be practiced in advance to avoid wasting time during filming.

Before the filming of Li An's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Zhang Ziyi and his team practiced martial arts for more than a year, while ours was relatively short, at only two months.

He Zhongqiu first took Yang Xue to the new villa. Actually, they could move in, but it would take time to move, so they could only do so after the finals.

"It's not as big as it is now." Yang Xue said.

"Land is very expensive in Manhattan, and the Upper West Side is one of the wealthiest areas. An area of ​​nearly one acre is already very good," said He Zhongqiu.

Then he asked, "Sister Xue, do you think we should redo the decoration? I didn't think about redoing it before, but now I think it's necessary. I don't like this style very much."

"It's quite good. It's about 80% new. Forget it. Why waste the money?" Yang Xue said.

"It won't cost much, at most a few million dollars, why not just rebuild it? The off-season is a good time to renovate it."

"You decide for yourself. I think this is fine now."

"Then renovate it. I'll find someone to design it right away. The courtyard at home is in the Jiangnan courtyard style. How about decorating it in the palace style?"

……

Friday, July 6th.

At five o'clock in the afternoon, the American Mid-Autumn Film and Television Company announced that the pre-sale box office of Iron Eagle King 1 reached 1570 million US dollars.

This is an inspiring statistic that only a blockbuster can achieve. All film review organizations and independent film critics have unanimously raised their ratings of The Iron Eagle King.

In the evening, at the Rose Theater in Madison Square Garden in New York, the grand premiere of Iron Eagle King 1 was underway.

The most prestigious Hollywood movies are all released on Fridays and have many screens, while the premiere of most cinema movies does not fall on Friday and has few screens.

Therefore, the North American box office for the first week of Iron Eagle King 1 was calculated based on the two-day box office from Friday night to Sunday night.

Dwayne Johnson, Charlize Theron, Yang Xue, Wu Jing, Zhang Jin, director Toro, Yuan Heping, Lin Dian and other crew members were all dressed very nicely.

In order to attract more attention, He Zhongqiu invited a large number of friends to come and show his support, with no less than eighty guests.

In the NBA, there are more than 20 active and retired stars such as Jordan, Ewing, Barkley, Vince Carter, O'Neal, plus the entire Knicks team.

In Hollywood, there are more than 20 top stars including Statham, Jessica Alba, Tom Cruise, Julia, Arnold, Stallone, Lundgren, Jean-Claude Van Damme, etc.

There was also McMahon with a group of WWE strongmen, owner James Dolan, NBA senior vice president Ross Walter Daley and his wife, and some celebrities in the New York City sports world, such as several football stars from the New York Jets.

There were so many stars from all walks of life, tens of thousands of fans flocked to Madison Square Garden, and hundreds of media reporters watched this grand premiere.

While the premiere was still going on, a large number of related videos were uploaded to the Internet.

In China, at a hotel in Zhangjiajie, Zhang Yimou and Li An just got up early in the morning and prepared to go see the mountains after breakfast.

There are many scenes in the Bone Realm that need to be filmed here. They have been looking around here for several days and have already decided on more than a dozen most suitable mountain view filming locations.

Director Zhang's daughter Zhang Mo serves as his personal assistant. She is the same age as He Zhongqiu, lives with her mother Xiao Hua, and was admitted to the Department of Architecture at Columbia University in the United States at the age of 16.

After graduation, Li An recommended her to the directing program at the New York University School of Film. She is now pursuing a master's degree and has been studying for two years. This time she is interning on the crew.

"Dad, look, there are so many celebrities invited to the premiere of Iron Eagle King 1. It's such a grand scene!" At the dining table, she suddenly turned her notebook to Director Zhang.

Director Zhang took a look and was like, wow, is this the premiere? The awards ceremony of the New York Film Festival isn’t this grand, right?
Li An also took a look, smiled and said: "Mid-Autumn Festival has a very big influence, this is his scene in the United States.

With the influence of the premiere and the final tomorrow, Iron Eagle King 1 will be shown on more than screens, so the first week box office should be a big hit. There will be no strong competitors, so it will definitely win the weekly box office championship."

"This is also his first Hollywood movie as a leading role. Everyone is waiting for him. The box office will not be bad." Director Zhang nodded.

"Blade Runner 3, in which I played a supporting role, grossed over $ million. I estimate this movie will have no problem grossing $ million," said Director Li.

"Five hundred million dollars?"

Zhang Mo opened his mouth wide.

She spent four years in California and two years in New York. Her father is a famous Chinese director and is very familiar with Hollywood movies, and has always paid close attention to them.

Even in the United States, a box office of $500 million is very remarkable. Neither Cheng Long nor Li Lianjie's movies have reached this box office.

At Madison Square Garden, the premiere red carpet has been completed, and Iron Eagle King 1 is being shown in Theater of the Rose Cinema.

This is a hall that can accommodate 533 people and it is now full.

In this movie, Director Toro is worthy of being a monster director. The various looks of the orcs are quite eye-catching and satisfy the expectations of movie fans for monsters.

But the biggest selling point is still He Zhongqiu's action scenes. Almost all the fans who bought tickets to the theater came for him.

Under the design of Yuan Jiaban and Wu Jing, He Zhongqiu's action scenes did not disappoint them. The wonderful fighting scenes caused bursts of exclamations in the theater from time to time.

Especially his fighting style, which is not like other action stars, but a completely unique style.

Johnson and other Hollywood action stars also have a good physique, but they are still not as good as his physique, and they don't have his movements, explosiveness and strength. Li Lianjie, the dragon rider, has gorgeous fighting moves, but he doesn't have his physique, explosiveness, or strength.

When a giant over two meters tall fights like Li Lianjie, kicks like Bruce Lee, and throws punches stronger than Tyson, the viewing experience is unparalleled, far surpassing that of other action stars.

In addition, his fighting style is extremely destructive. Even when fighting monsters, he can solve the problem with just three punches and two kicks. The fierce killing that makes adrenaline rush is something that other action stars do not have.

His locust stones were also a highlight. He threw three stones in one hand in an arc. All of them were shot in long shots without any editing, and each shot received applause.

In Li Lianjie's Dragon's Kiss in 01, there was an action of kicking a billiard ball, and that action earned Li Lianjie praise. In Iron Eagle King 1, there are many such wonderful action designs.

Moreover, Li Lianjie's action was edited, while He Zhongqiu's actions were all done in one long shot.

After the movie was over, there was warm and prolonged applause in the theater.

After attending the premiere, He Zhongqiu attended the celebration party, but tomorrow was the final, so he didn’t stay long and left at 11 o’clock.

After returning home, he didn't dare to bother Yang Xue anymore. Defending the title was too important for him. He really wanted to become the best active player, so he didn't dare to be careless.

At this time, Iron Eagle King 1 also began to be released in major regions around the world.

In China, thanks to the efforts of China Film Group Corporation and the influence of He Zhongqiu, 1456 cinemas participated in the screening of Iron Eagle King 1, with a total of 3428 screens.

This data is very shocking because there were only 2004 cinemas in China in 2855. Old-style cinemas generally had only one or two screens, while modern cinemas had three to five screens, with an average of three screens per cinema.

However, rural projection teams are not included. There are nearly 15000 projection teams in China, which is a very large scale.

In other words, in regular theaters, the domestic screening rate has reached 50%, which is a terrifying figure that has squeezed out the movies released during the same period.

Fortunately, China has not yet reached the summer vacation season, which is in July and August, so there are not many people complaining in the circle.

……

June 6nd is the day for the G5 match of the finals.

At eight o'clock in the morning, He Zhongqiu got up, but Yang Xue wanted to sleep a little longer.

After practicing the three-body stance for half an hour, I went downstairs and found Ross Lewis and Frank Zhang eating breakfast in the living room.

They ate dumplings prepared by Mary, a big bowl for each person, and they ate so much that they couldn't even lift their heads.

"Hey, Frank, Ross, you're here early in the morning. How was the box office last night?" he asked hurriedly while he was still on the stairs.

"Haha, Boss, big bang." Ross Lewis raised his head and started laughing before he opened his mouth.

Frank Zhang smiled and said, "8128 screens, including midnight shows, with a total of more than 35000 screenings, with a total box office of 1583 million US dollars."

Ross Lewis said: "This is the data that major theaters have just collected. Boss, I estimate that our weekly box office is likely to reach 5000 million US dollars."

"Overseas?"

He Zhongqiu sat down next to the two of them with a smile on his face, and Mary brought him a bowl of dumplings.

"Has China's data come out?" he asked.

“No, it’s Saturday daytime there, it should be nice.” Ross Lewis said with a smile.

Frank Zhang said: "Reviews from many North American film review organizations and independent film critics have come out, and they are generally optimistic about the box office success, with some even predicting that the North American box office will reach $300 million."

"Three hundred million?"

This number made He Zhongqiu very excited.

With his world-class influence, the overseas box office will not be bad. Combined with the Chinese box office, 1.5 times should be possible.

The overseas box office of Blade 3 has exceeded that of North America, so the box office of Iron Eagle King 1 outside the United States is likely to reach million, and the global box office is likely to reach million US dollars?

If it really reaches 05 million, it will definitely be the number one box office in Hollywood in , and will be among the top box office in Hollywood history.

"How much did Star Wars III do at the box office?" he asked.

Star Wars III was released worldwide on May 5th. It has been released for half a month now and the box office is very hot.

Frank Zhang said: "Now that North America has exceeded 3 million US dollars and the global box office has reached 6.9 million US dollars, the box office potential is basically certain. North America should be able to reach 3.5 million, no more than 4 million, and 8 million globally should be no problem. It's a big hit."

"so tall?"

He Zhongqiu was startled and immediately stuffed two dumplings into his mouth to calm himself.

Frank Zhang said: “There are many promising blockbusters this year, and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire should also be released this year.

There's also Peter Jackson's remake of the monster-type movie King Kong, which is in post-production and may be released this year.

In addition, the release date of Batman Begins, which has an investment of 1.5 million US dollars, is June 6, which will have an impact on Iron Falcon 15, so we can't relax our promotion. Boss, please mention Iron Falcon at an appropriate time. "

"Okay." He Zhongqiu nodded.

Ross Lewis said: "Iron Eagle King 1 is very popular on the Internet now, if you have time, you can take a look.

The fans are very satisfied with the movie. Your fighting scenes meet their expectations of you, and the special effects are also very good. "

"I'll take a look when I have time." He Zhongqiu nodded with a smile.

After having a late breakfast, He Zhongqiu opened his notebook and browsed the news.

All major media outlets have their own speculations about the upcoming finals.

TNT believes the Spurs have a 45% chance of winning the title, while the Knicks have a 55% chance.

ESPN's estimated chances of winning the championship are 46% for the Spurs and 54% for the Knicks.

Most media are more optimistic about the Knicks winning the championship, and there are two most important reasons.

First, the Knicks made it to the finals in a three-round sweep, with a record of 12 wins and 0 losses, while the Spurs had a record of 12 wins and 4 losses. The Knicks had the advantage in strength and condition, as well as physical fitness.

The second is the comparison between the leaders of both sides. He Zhongqiu has the stability of Duncan, and also crushes Duncan in athletic quality.

He can fight both positional warfare and fast break, and is a first-class attacker and defender. He has outstanding leadership skills and super stable psychological quality.

Of course, there are also media that are more optimistic about the Spurs. In addition to the local media in San Antonio, there are also media in Detroit, Philadelphia, and Boston.

(End of this chapter)