Urban God of War

Chapter 10 The Return of the Monkey King

On December 26, in New York, USA, thick dark clouds covered most of the sky, only a few rays of sunlight shot out from the sky, indicating that the darkness has not completely ruled the land.

The Monkey King looked at the entrance of the originally sparse cinema, and gradually there were more audiences. It seemed that there were four to five hundred people, which should be able to fill most of the cinema. Come to spend money to buy tickets, which shows that the advertisement released a few days ago still has a little effect.

Fortunately, no premiere ceremony was held, otherwise, few audiences could be found at the bare door. Wouldn't it be embarrassing to come to the United States?However, he expressed his serious incomprehension to the wonderful distribution method of the investor behind the scenes. He actually gave up the great domestic market and went to the United States for the premiere first, not to mention the simultaneous global release, which is later than foreign countries. nearly a week.

With such a weird sequence, even he who doesn't understand any business operations, knows that the only end of doing so is to kill himself and turn a completely successful movie into a piece of garbage that no one cares about.

Anyway, in China, just relying on the names of the director and several of their actors, plus hundreds of millions of investment, and an exquisite film, it is enough to get off to a good start. Even if everything is messed up, at least one or two hundred million in box office revenue , you can get back some capital, but if it is successful, it is very possible that the box office will soar to one billion. Didn’t the funny Westward Journey at the beginning of the year achieve the number one box office?

But in foreign countries, even advertisements are placed on cable pay TV stations, and there are almost no traces in online newspapers. Just relying on that print advertisement, do you want to gather popularity? !That's an idiot's dream!

"Xiao Li, you don't seem to be worried about the theater being full of people? Your boss is too weird. He rushed to the United States to show it. Even if it gets to Japan, it will be ten times better than in the United States." Monkey Wang still has enough confidence in his golden brand, but he doesn't have much confidence in the United States.

"I don't know what the big boss thinks? Anyway, it's not our fault that we messed up, so let's just treat it as a trip! At least, the domestic box office is guaranteed!" Li Yang looked innocent, as if this person was rotten to the extreme The idea is not the same as he decided.

Of course, if no one really reads it, he can still cheat again and use the Magic of Enchanting Dreams to make the Americans obediently pay for it. He will not allow his first work to become worthless rubbish like that.

Now he is determined to go his own way, the purpose is to see if there is a market for his things in the United States!Of course, there is no voice translation for the movie, only subtitles, and the only second episode "Spring in the Garden" is replaced with an English version, which is a little bit of face for this movie mecca.

Li Yang and the Monkey King sat in the cafe next to the movie theater, quietly watching more and more foreigners queuing outside to buy tickets.

Li Yang wanted to laugh out loud, but he didn't dare to laugh out loud.The reason why he placed the advertisement on the pay TV channel is that it is extremely weird. His decision is the result of using innate calculations and spending most of the day to calculate it.

His grandma's behavior is downright cynical, not scientific at all, and has no reason to speak of!

Well, this is the result of looking into the future, so he put the advertisement on the pay movie channel without hesitation. Now that I think about it, it really makes sense. People who like to watch pay TV channels have a few dollars in their pockets. At the same time, there is a certain level of appreciation.

Those five minutes of wonderful footage are enough to attract these people to obediently pay to see what a Chinese fantasy blockbuster looks like!

magic? !Thinking of the word "magic", Li Yang couldn't help but laugh. Mythology has come to the United States, and it has to use the signboard of magic. Fortunately, the Monkey King is a melee-type fairy, not good at long-range spells, and basically conforms to the aesthetic point of view of foreigners. Commanding magic weapons to fight tens of thousands of miles away must be scolded to death by the Americans.

The two reporters finally appeared in the eyes of Li Yang and the Monkey King, but they just took two or three photos with a second-hand camera in their hands, then turned around and left, almost causing Li Yang to run out and use the soul-absorbing spell to brainwash them, and then Come back and continue shooting.

For such a neglected "premiere", fortunately, the director did not come to cut the ribbon in person, but he canceled all the planned ceremonies. To put it bluntly, he wanted to avoid "shame".

Li Yang looked at the dejected look of the Monkey King, and felt a little funny in his heart. He knew that in more than ten days, the Monkey King in front of him would be well-known in the United States, and then radiate to the whole world, and finally a real show would be staged in China. "King's return".

It's a pity that he has only recovered one-tenth of his mana and supernatural powers now, so he can only make a rough calculation through the innate Dayan divine calculation. This result alone has made him completely relieved.

"Finally there is no silence, and we can go back to our business." The Monkey King stood up, and the coffee on the table remained untouched.

Teacher Zhang, after a few days, you will be surprised. Maybe your appearance will be on the cover of "Time" magazine.

Li Yang thought with some complacency that as for whether he could be published in "Time" magazine, as long as he wanted to, it would be difficult for him not to think about it.

So all the monsters in this city are gone. Did they all go on vacation?Or, they all went to Hollywood to harm those stars. Li Yang looked at this international city with many monsters and ghosts, and he was a little confused. The last time he came to gamble, this place was full of monsters.

Even if they are all little monsters, they are still monsters.

"...This is a film with computer technology brought to the extreme. It shows us the direction of film technology development. As long as we can imagine, movies can be done. We can no longer distinguish the difference between virtual and reality, although he tells It is a well-known Chinese mythology, but I think it is the most perfect expression of modern technology, or, a few days later, Avatar [-] will give it a head-on blow, break the Chinese people's ambitions, and let them know what is True computer animation."

Fuck you!Can you Americans get any more bullshit?As for Avatar II?Get ready to cry on the sidelines!You think I'm the first to release this film, is it because you're hungry?Just use my "immortal technique" to defeat your "special effects"!

If Avatar was broadcast first, and my film was broadcast later, the box office would be comparable. But if I broadcast it first, your technology will become scum. If you want to make countless Americans cry, can you catch up? My two-thirds of the US box office, is your victory.

By the way, we have started to fight against "Avengers II" now. If you want Thor, Iron Man, and Spider-Man to surrender under Brother Monkey's feet, your fighting scenes are far behind that of Brother Monkey. , even if both sides fight from beginning to end, but you are not as exciting as me, you will lose from end to end.

"...This is the most exciting fantasy blockbuster. Although I haven't understood the real meaning of what he said, it is also the germination of democratic ideas in the oriental autocratic society. Where there is oppression, there is resistance..."

your sister!2000 years ago, the Chinese shouted, "Princes and generals, would you rather have a kind?" The three lowest-level figures have all become emperors, and they still have a spirit of rebellion? !When the Chinese rebelled, you white-skinned monkeys were still obedient citizens!It was, and it is, that resistance has never been successful.

By the way, the last sentence seems to be said by Taizu, you also know?Brother, where are you on?

Countless reports, after three or four days, flooded the major media in the United States, and proud American film critics wrote various comments, but all the arguments were surprisingly similar, all praising the victory of liberal and democratic ideas, Who asked some bastard to translate the last theme song of Brother Monkey into "Freedom Heart"?

Now, all the film critics have the same voice, praising the victory of free thought. There are a few articles about technology at the beginning, and then they all disappear.

When the Monkey King saw such a newspaper, his face was extremely weird. In the end, he just stayed in the hotel every day, except for a wry smile. He didn't dare to go out at all. The outside was full of reporters from big newspapers and tabloids.

Three days after the film was released, long queues began to line up in major theaters in the United States, and the seats were almost full. There was also a situation where it was hard to get a ticket for the midnight show, who said that the midnight show was half price!

Such a hot scene made the entire film crew, who had been cut in half in order to come to promote the work, all elated. On the weekend, the North American box office of the entire film achieved a record of 600 million US dollars, making the No. 20 in China. "Zhenguan Dynasty" can no longer hold up its head.

It is said that Lao Mouzi was locked in the room alone after he learned of this statistic at a later date. Although "Zhenguan" achieved a box office of [-] million in a week within five days, when anyone knew, he This result is not as high as the box office of "Havoc in Heaven" in one day in North America.

If "Havoc in Heaven" starts broadcasting on January [-], the sensation it will bring will be unmatched by any film. They can stand out from the encirclement in North America quietly and compete with "Avengers II" The outcome is hard to tell. When it comes to China, who is still the opponent?

As for the several domestic directors, together with all the cast and crew, they have already been watched inhumanely by the mass media and netizens. They carried out the stalking activities to the end, and the era of national gossip began.The most displeased thing for all movie fans is, why is it not released simultaneously globally, but must be screened in the United States first?

In the end, director Xu Mei had no choice but to reveal in a TV interview that the reason for the postponement of the domestic screening was the re-recording of two theme songs, which took some time. As for the difference, everyone will know when they arrive at the theater.

As for some of the movies that swear by the vows and hit the Oscars, they all shut their mouths. Even the premiere, they all seemed a little cold. As soon as all the rhetoric was uttered, it would be suppressed by "" Tiangong was slapped in the face, and the minds of all the media and the general public went to the other side of the ocean.

It's a pity that this is a three-dimensional special effects movie. Even if there is a secretly recorded video, it is still blurry and difficult to watch. All movie fans are stretching their necks, eagerly looking forward to the arrival of New Year's Day.

On the night of the 31st, there were already long queues at the gates of movie theaters in major cities, the longest of which was said to be two kilometers long.

The crew, who had been sitting on the bench in the United States for a week, hurried back to China, preparing for the first "premiere" press conference with great fanfare. However, Sun Wukong, who is causing havoc in the Heavenly Palace, has become the top priority.