Chapter 375: Guan Gong's Swordplay
At around eight o'clock, after dinner, He Zhongqiu returned to his hotel room and called Yang Xue first.

He basically calls home at least once a day to ask about the situation.

"Three pounds?"

"Sister Xue, are you okay?"

"It's fine. The two babies were fighting in my stomach, but now they've calmed down."

The two chatted for a while, and then He Zhongqiu asked about Chibi.

Yang Xue said: "This film has been in preparation for two or three years. Wu Yusen has been raising funds and this time he approached China Film. Uncle Han wanted us to invest, but I don't think highly of Wu Yusen.

Wu Yusen was kicked out of Hollywood, and he has never proven himself in China. So I didn’t agree to such a big investment.”

"Uncle Han is more interested in big productions now. With 8 million RMB, isn't he afraid of losing money?" He Zhongqiu joked.

"Where can we get 8 million? The final investment hasn't been finalized yet. Uncle Han is a little hesitant when he sees that I don't agree to invest." Yang Xue said.

He Zhongqiu laughed and said, "You can persuade him a little bit. After our White Bone Realm is released, if the box office is good, we can make a sequel and let him invest more."

Yang Xue said, "Okay, I'll tell him this. If China Film Group suffers a big loss, Uncle Han will also be held responsible, which will not be good for us."

At this point, she added: "According to my information, Wu Yusen is contacting Chentian and is likely to introduce Japanese funds, that is, the Japanese Avex company, and may also introduce some Korean funds.

Chentian’s attitude is very positive. After the establishment of this company, it was suppressed by us and had few opportunities in the domestic film and television circles. All the projects were small-scale.

Now Wu Kebo may be a little anxious and is in contact with Jiahe, possibly acquiring Jiahe as a breakthrough. By the way, it was Jiahe that helped him contact Wu Yusen. "

"Jiahe's assets are mainly in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong entertainment industry has been in decline for a long time. Jiahe is a big burden. If we acquire Jiahe, Chentian will die faster." He Zhongqiu said.

The next day, the 17th, New Year’s Eve, was also the premiere of The Bone World.

Yanjing, at 8pm, the premiere begins.

Twelve hours later, at 8pm in Las Vegas, the North American premiere began.

He Zhongqiu invited dozens of Hollywood's first-line and top stars as guests, turning the premiere into a rehearsal for the Oscars.

Director Zhang was convinced by the appearance of this event. In comparison, the premiere of Hero two years ago was so shabby that there was not even a third-tier Hollywood star.

At ten o'clock in the evening, after the premiere, He Zhongqiu prepared a grand New Year's Eve party and invited all guests to attend.

On the 18th, the first day of the Lunar New Year, the Oscars ceremony went on as scheduled, and the NBA finals were also held as scheduled.

David Stern vowed that he would never put the All-Stars and the Oscars on the same day again, because there were not many big Hollywood stars in the main events as they all went to attend the Oscars.

He Zhongqiu originally didn't plan to hold a martial arts performance, but it was finally arranged because David Stern called him personally before.

He prepared a set of large Guandao, also known as the Green Dragon Crescent Blade, and specially invited a Peking Opera makeup artist from China, as well as a set of specially made Guan Gong costumes.

He prepared the big Guandao himself, it was a real thing, with a sharpened blade.

The total length is 2.5 meters, the blade length is 45 centimeters, the blade width is 15 centimeters, the handle is a hollow steel pipe, and the total weight is 36.5 kilograms.

"Wolverine, you can't talk to people after you put on makeup. According to the rules of the industry, you are Guan Gong, a god, after you put on makeup."

At 4:30 in the afternoon, he was ready to put on makeup. Before putting on makeup, the makeup artist said very seriously.

"I know that. I'm a veteran fan." He nodded.

He turned around and reminded Ning Xu and Mike Johnson to be more careful and explain things to him when someone talked to him.

I started putting on makeup at 4:30 in the afternoon and it was already 7 o'clock when I finished putting on my costumes, which was an hour longer than the normal Peking Opera makeup time.

The makeup artist was the best in the Peking Opera world, but this was his first time doing makeup for someone with He Zhongqiu's physique, a big face, and no experience, so he wasted some time.

At 7:30, it was He Zhongqiu's turn to perform martial arts.

The court was still covered with martial arts performance carpets and many human-shaped puppets.

The court was surrounded by several meters of barbed wire, forming a huge iron cage.

He Zhongqiu, who looked like Guan Gong with a red face, came out of the dressing room. His face was as red as a date, his lips were as if painted with rouge, he had phoenix eyes, long eyebrows, a Guan Gong helmet on his head, a green Guan Gong jacket on his body, thick and curly beard covering his belly, a jade belt around his waist, and a Green Dragon Crescent Blade in his hand. His huge body was already very oppressive, and with the Guan Gong makeup on, he looked extremely majestic. His eyes were like lightning, and the oppression was maximized.

The makeup artist exclaimed: "Wolverine, you should star in a Guan Gong movie. With your look, wow, it's like Guan Gong is reborn!"

As soon as He Zhongqiu opened his mouth, the makeup artist hurriedly said, "Don't talk."

The makeup artist then slapped herself on the face and said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I just think your look is so good, otherwise I wouldn't talk to you."

He Zhongqiu nodded without any expression on his face. He was afraid of ruining the makeup he had worked so hard to put on.

He was originally worried that someone would come up to him to say hello or talk to him, but wherever he went, no one dared to open their mouths, and some were even frightened, and no one recognized him at all.

When he arrived at the entrance of the passage, Loshua Dali, who was waiting there, was startled.

He Zhongqiu kept his mouth shut, and Mike Johnson quickly said, "Mr. Daly, this is Wolverine, he can't talk to you now, this is the rule of Peking Opera."

"Wolverine?"

Daley breathed a sigh of relief, looked at He Zhongqiu curiously, and said in surprise: "This image is too majestic, what is his name?"

Mike Johnson probably didn't know either, so Ning Xu introduced it in English: "It's called Guan Gong, the martial saint of our China. The saint among martial arts, the symbol of loyalty and bravery."

Daley nodded and said hurriedly: "Wait a minute, I'll go inform Barkley."

He ran out immediately after he finished speaking. Ten seconds later, the host Barkley's voice rang out:
"Ladies and gentlemen, the most exciting moment has arrived. We will see Guan Gong, the Martial Saint from China.

It is played by Wolverine. Guan Gong is a symbol of loyalty and bravery. He is the saint of martial arts in China and a great existence.

Now, let us welcome Guan Gong with the loudest voice! Welcome Wolverine! "

boom!
Huge cheers rang out in the Jinsha Art Center, which can accommodate 20,000 people, as if the engines of a hundred bombers were roaring.

Amid the crazy cheers, the sound of huge war drums suddenly rang out, striking everyone's heart. Soon the scene became quiet, with only the dense drum beats remaining.

Amid the sound of drums, He Zhongqiu walked out on the stage.

"Oh!"

Seeing He Zhongqiu's appearance, there was a whirlwind of exclamations at the scene. "My God, is he really Wolverine?"

"Is this Guan Gong? What a strange appearance!"

“This looks so good!”

"That sword is so huge, is it real?"

Amid the discussions in the audience, the drum beats turned into the "de de de" sound of horses. He Zhongqiu's stage steps also changed, and he immediately walked quickly to the center of the stage with the movements of riding a horse in Peking Opera.

As soon as they arrived at the scene, the exciting war drums started beating again, gradually becoming more intense, and were joined by the sound of swords and weapons from the pipa, which gradually made the people on the scene excited.

"bark!"

He Zhongqiu entered the arena through an iron gate in the corner, approached the first puppet, and suddenly shouted loudly.

"what!"

Everyone was startled by his sharp shout.

"kill!"

He Zhongqiu's energy rose from his dantian, and he shouted again. As his voice shook the entire audience, he swung the big Guandao in his hand.

A set of thirty-six moves of the Spring and Autumn sword technique was unfolded. As the robe sleeves fluttered, the sword force became surging and extremely powerful. The sword light flashed, the sword whistled like weeping, and the chilling feeling went straight into people's hearts.

Everyone shut their mouths, suffocated by the mighty force of the knife.

"Take it!"

"Take it!"

Wherever the knife flashed, the puppets were cut off at the neck and their wooden heads were thrown into the air.

Before he finished using the sword technique, all twelve puppets had been beheaded. He continued to use the Spring and Autumn sword technique, chopping all the puppets into pieces before stopping.

"Clap clap clap..."

There was silence for nearly ten seconds at the scene. After He Zhongqiu held the knife and clasped his fists in the square fist salute, huge applause suddenly broke out, like thunder, which lasted for a long time until three minutes later, when it gradually weakened and stopped after five minutes.

"How terrifying! Guan Gong truly is worthy of being called the Martial Saint of China!" Barkley exclaimed in horror.

"Sorry, this is played by Wolverine. It should be said that Wolverine is the Martial Saint of China." Kenny Smith said.

Jordan, the guest commentator, wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "Charles, I don't think you can withstand his blow."

"Aren't you talking nonsense?" Barkley said unhappily.

"Mr. President, during the Wolverine performance, TNT's ratings exceeded 50 million." After receiving the news, Loswadaley hurried to David Stern to report.

"it is good!"

David Stern nodded excitedly.

Now he doesn't regret it too much. Even without the big-name Hollywood stars who attended the show as in previous years, the ratings would be no less than that of the Oscars.

CCTV naturally broadcast the All-Stars live, and He Zhongqiu's martial arts performance was seen by countless Chinese people. For a while, the topic of the event became a hot topic on the Internet.

"This Wu Yusen, he asked He Zhongqiu to play Guan Yu but he refused. Isn't this just like the reincarnation of the Martial Saint?"

Yanjing, China Film Corporation, Han Sanping turned off the movie projector and said to Yang Bu Ting, the president of the National Film Corporation:

"Boss Yang, I think we should be more cautious when watching his Red Cliff."

Yang nodded and said, "According to historical records, Guan Yu was 2 meters tall, so He Zhongqiu is indeed the most suitable person to play Guan Yu.

Regarding Red Cliff, Mr. Han and Yang Xue are not optimistic about Wu Yusen. Wu Yusen also wants Zhou Yunfa to play Zhou Yu. Isn't this going against He Zhongqiu? Why don't we discuss it with her again? "

Han Sanping nodded and said, "Okay, but she's not very mobile right now, so let's go to Qiuxue Garden in a few days, after the first week box office results for Bone Realm are out."

"it is good."

The Oscars ceremony concluded in Los Angeles.

"White Bone World" was nominated for seven times, but it did not win Best Picture, Best Director, or Best Supporting Actress. However, it won three major awards, including Best Cinematography, Best Foreign Language Film, and Best Visual Effects, which is considered a great achievement.

Although he lost the two most important awards, Director Zhang was still very happy. After all, this is a Chinese-language film, and winning three awards is already very good.

This is the best performance of a Chinese-language film at the Oscars in history, and also Director Zhang’s best performance at the Oscars.

On the 19th, the first week box office of "White Bone Realm" was released.

The movie was released on Saturday night, which means it grossed a total of $1721 million over two nights.

This data is not a big hit, but it is definitely very good data.

Moreover, the film has a very good reputation. The style of the film gives Americans a completely different feeling, and the data from the film review agency is very good.

Major film media outlets predict that Bone World’s North American box office data should reach 1.5 million US dollars.

In addition, the domestic box office exceeded 1.3 million yuan in two days and two nights, reaching 1 billion yuan, surpassing Iron Eagle King 2 and , and became the fastest movie to break million yuan among all the movies released in China.

The total revenue from other overseas regions was 2251 million US dollars, which is also a very good figure.

In comparison, The Forbidden Kingdom, which was only released in China, Japan and South Korea, was completely crushed at the box office. Without sufficient screenings, the film's reputation was also mediocre, and there was no hope at all.

In China, The Forbidden Kingdom only earned 550 million in two days and two nights. The media predicted that the domestic box office of this movie would not exceed 5000 million yuan.

"It's over!"

After seeing the box office data, Mr. Yang and Mr. Wang were all in despair.

These data from the White Bone Realm gave Han Sanping and Yang Bian great confidence. They immediately made an appointment with Yang Xue to meet at Qiuxue Garden.

Soon, China Film Group and China Film Group announced their withdrawal from being investors in Chibi.

(End of this chapter)