I am the fifth king

In the afternoon, He Jin, Andy Lau's Little Jewish and other crew members held a promotional performance in Yau Ma Tei.

The theme of this promotion is naturally "Fast and Furious".

He Jin and Andy Lau were the main force of the promotion, and they were on stage almost the whole time.

The two sides sang several classic songs of each other, and then interacted with the audience on stage with other crew members, chatting about the daily shooting of "Fast and Furious".

The publicity show lasted for three hours, from [-]:[-] pm to [-]:[-] pm.

During the period, spectators came and went, but the number of onlookers in the entire square never exceeded a thousand.

In fact, there is no shortage of promotional performances like "Fast and Furious" in Xiangjiang.

Almost every movie in Xiangjiang is released, and a large-scale performance like this will be held in Hong Kong.

The citizens of Xiangjiang never lack the opportunity to meet celebrities.

As long as you go out, you may meet popular celebrities every day.

It is not surprising to see more.

Therefore, if it is not a celebrity that they particularly like, many people will choose to ignore it even if they see a promotional performance with a crew on the street.

However, compared with the publicity of other crews.

The "Fast and Furious" show has a huge lineup.

In addition to He Jin and Andy Lau starring in the two films, Liu Qingyun, Zhou Huimin, Hu Huizhong and other heroines and supporting roles.

Jet Li and Liming also attended the promotional performance in person.

As a result, the performance immediately gathered the three heavenly kings of Andy Lau, He Jin and Liming.

Three of the five heavenly kings came, and this kind of opportunity does not come often.

Since the five heavenly kings were officially named in 1992, the careers of the five heavenly kings have become more and more powerful.

The five of them have become the most representative popular stars in Xiangjiang.

Being popular naturally means doubling your worth.

In addition, the five people are now attacking in different directions.

As a result, except for the five people being able to get together at large-scale awards and events like TVB Taiwan celebrations, it is rare for the five heavenly kings to appear at the same time at other times.

In this way, when the three heavenly kings gathered in this small publicity show, they were still the three most popular among the five, which naturally attracted a large number of onlookers to watch.

Not to mention, there is also the joining of Jet Li, Xiangjiang's second action superstar.

Don't underestimate Jet Li's popularity.

Since Huang Feihong in 1991, Jet Li has been Xiangjiang's top box office guarantee.

In addition, this guy seldom appears in other activities except his own movies, which keeps him mysterious, and at the same time, his fans will immediately go to watch after hearing that he is attending the event.

The publicity effect brought by the four superstars on the same stage can be imagined.

During the few hours they were on stage, although people kept leaving, more people came from other places.

This also caused no matter how many people walked, the number of people on the square did not decrease at all.

At six o'clock, after bidding farewell to the reluctant audience, the group retreated to the temporary backstage at the back of the square.

"Brother Jie, Brother Liming, thank you! Next time I have a chance to invite you to dinner!"

After receiving the mineral water handed by the staff, He Jin drank it in one gulp, and looked at Jet Li and Liming with gratitude.

"The next time there is an event, we will not do other things, but please join us! We are both good at it!"

Andy Lau, who was sweating profusely beside him, also spoke.

"That's a good relationship. On the 27th of next month, "The Bodyguard of Zhongnanhai" will be released. Come and stand on the platform!"

Jet Li smiled with his big white teeth.

"Good!" Andy Lau nodded.

As for He Jin, he didn't need to say anything, because he was definitely going to be there, after all, he was also one of Zhengdong's bosses.

When many films are released, he will be there to help out.

"We are all friends, so there is no need to say so many words of thanks, everyone helps each other!"

Liming next to him also spoke at this time.

Hearing this, He Jin and Andy Lau nodded.

The entertainment industry has always been like this, everyone helps each other.

Even if they are not particularly good friends, they will help each other because of their interests, not to mention that the relationship between several people is quite good.

Moreover, Li Ming did not come for nothing to participate in this promotion.

The day after tomorrow, starring him and Wu Qianlian, with Wu Mengda as the supporting role, and the literary film directed by Liu Zhenwei will premiere soon.

As his thanks for coming to participate in the "Fast and Furious" promotional performance, He Jin and Andy Lau will help promote this film.

In later generations, among the topics about the four heavenly kings, it has always been said that Andy Lau is the best at acting, Jacky Cheung is the best at singing, Aaron Kwok is the best at dancing, and Liming is the most business-minded.

This statement is indeed reasonable in the eyes of later generations.

But in the mid-to-late 90s, this statement was different.

It started with "Love in the City", which was released the day after dawn.

The saying that he is best at acting is actually Li Ming's.

Before 1993, Liming was known as the most popular among the four heavenly kings.

In terms of fans, he is well-deserved as the head of the four heavenly kings.

There was even a saying that no one of the other three of the Four Heavenly Kings could be selected, but Liming must be among them.

However, in the early 90s, Liming's acting skills were always questioned, and he did not break away from the category of playing cool and handsome.

So, starting in 1993, he began to gradually reduce the number of commercial films, and began to take the literary route.

And this route has indeed brought him great benefits.

With his deep cultivation in the field of literary and artistic films, he is deeply loved by film critics. In the [-]s, he was once known as the best actor among the four heavenly kings.

And the final result was the same, he became the first person among the four heavenly kings to win the title of actor.

Regarding Liming's acting journey, the turning point is "Love in the City".

Starting from this film, he gradually got rid of the image of the prodigal son who was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people in the early 90s and became a gentleman.

Although this film did not have a high box office in Xiangjiang, it was very popular in South Korea. It was the box office champion of Chinese films in South Korea in 1994.

However, that was the previous life.

Now with "The Fast and the Furious," it's sure to be different.

In terms of acting skills, he has been well received by film critics for sure.

But at the box office...

Jet Li and Liming didn't stay long, chatted for a few words, and then left.

He Jin and Andy Lau didn't intend to stay longer, after explaining some things to the staff, they were about to leave.

However, just a few steps away, a phone call forced them to change their plan to go home now.

After letting the little Jew go back early, He Jin and Andy Lau rushed to the Jinli Hotel together.

"Why is he looking for us? Have you guessed?"

In the car, Andy Lau asked.

Shaking his head, He Jin expressed that he was not clear.

"I heard that he means that there is cooperation and wants to talk to us!"

谷慪

"He's not going to invite us two to star in his "Red Fan District"! If that's the case, let's make it clear in advance that I'm not free, so please pay attention to helping me out!"

Andy Lau said.

He Jin glanced at Andy Lau, nodded, "I know!"

It is said that the bigger the card, the harder it is to cooperate, which is not bad.

Actors with tablets like Andy Lau and Jackie Chan.

Apart from guest appearances, none of them would like to play a non-existent supporting role in someone else's movie.

Last year Andy Lau collaborated with Jackie Chan on "Drunken Master 2".

But in this film, Andy Lau's character was not brilliant at all, which made him stop the idea of ​​cooperating with Jackie Chan.

Yes, they are all popular, although there is a gap in box office appeal.

But Andy Lau's current card, no matter what the play, is at least the protagonist.

But in Drunken Master 2, he has become a dispensable supporting role, without even a sense of existence.

He Jin didn't know what happened to the crew, but it was obvious that Andy Lau felt uncomfortable.

That's right, the current Brother Long is not the Uncle Long of later generations. He is now in his prime and ambitious, so it's normal to have a personality.

Not to mention Andy Lau, He Jin was thinking, if Jackie Chan invited him to star in "Red Fan District", what reason should he refuse.

He has seen the movie "Red Fan District", a standard Jackie Chan movie.

In the entire Xiangjiang, only two movies can be marked as names.

One is Jackie Chan and the other is Stephen Chow.

Even Jet Li, because of his inclusiveness, his movies will not be marked with his personal label.

Only Jackie Chan and Stephen Chow, their styles are unique, only others can match them, it is a bit difficult for them to match others.

And He Jin's current position is no longer the same as before, and the supporting role is no longer suitable for him.

He is not as handsome as Jacky Cheung and does not have enough acting skills to make up for it.

With his face, coupled with his huge fan base, it would be a waste if he was willing to be a green leaf.

Therefore, except for the role of the protagonist, he doesn't consider any other roles.

Of course, two male films can be considered.

Ten minutes later, the car stopped at the entrance of Jinli Hotel, and the two parking boys saw a gleaming sports car approaching, and immediately greeted it.

"Mr. He, Mr. Liu!"

The parking boy was a little excited when he saw the two of them.

Nodding to him, He Jin and Andy Lau led them straight into the hotel.

Before reaching the front desk, a man sitting in the lobby greeted him.

"Mr. He, Mr. Liu, Mr. Jackie Chan is already waiting in the private room, please come this way!"

The person who came was from Jackie Chan's team. He Jin had met him several times, so he didn't say much, and followed him directly to the elevator.

"Ah Jin, Hua Tsai! You are here, come, sit here!"

In the private room, seeing the two people come in, Jackie Chan immediately greeted them.

He Jin and Andy Lau scanned around and found that besides Jackie Chan, there were two foreigners.

"These two are Mr. Annie and Mr. Jester from New Line Films!"

Jackie Chan introduced, and after speaking, he introduced He Jin and Andy Lau to two foreigners.

"The founder of Huaren Film and Television and Andy Lau of Tianmu Company!"

"Mr. He, Mr. Liu, it's a pleasure to meet you. The "Fast and the Furious" of the two of you is really good. I haven't seen such a burning movie for many years!"

The foreigner named Anni smiled and reached out to He Jin and Andy Lau.

"Thank you, it's just a small fight!"

The two sides introduced each other, and then sat down, Jackie Chan asked the waiter to start serving the dishes.

Ever since the two foreigners reported that they belonged to New Line Films and mentioned "Fast and Furious".

He Jin and Andy Lau understood in their hearts.

Jackie Chan invited them to talk about things, but there were people from the Hollywood film company on the scene, and they mentioned "Fast and Furious", so the purpose of the other party is self-evident.

Although the market for Hong Kong films in Hollywood is small, it does not mean that there is no market.

Every year, many Hong Kong movies are introduced by Hollywood.

Not to mention others, almost all of Jackie Chan's films in recent years have been introduced and distributed in Hollywood.

Although most of them are released in the form of video tapes, it is also because of his stable output in Hollywood for a long time that Jackie Chan has always had the idea of ​​entering the mainstream Hollywood market.

In the first half of the year, "Drunken Master 2" set a box office of 900 million US dollars in North America, which further strengthened his thoughts.

Knowing that New Line Cinema had an idea for "Fast and Furious", compared to He Jin's calmness, Andy Lau's face was obviously brightened.

People go to high places, and water flows to low places. Hollywood is currently the world's largest entertainment base, and no one does not yearn for it.

Andy Lau is no exception.

He Jin frowned, he saw the joy on Andy Lau's face.

Unobtrusively, he winked at Andy Lau, signaling him not to be too obvious.

Since New Line Pictures is interested in "Fast and Furious", the meeting today must not be easy.

The other party will definitely bid for the North American copyright of "Fast and Furious".

And Andy Lau's joyful expression could easily be grasped by the other party to bargain with his mentality of wanting to enter Hollywood.

Andy Lau reacted quickly.

After all, it was an actor, and his expression quickly returned to normal.

Generally speaking, when discussing a certain serious matter at the dinner table, one must chat for a while first.

And today is no exception. Under the help of Jackie Chan, the middleman, the few people chatted very comfortably.

From the development history of Hollywood movies, to Xiangjiang movies, from action movies to drama movies.

Chatting and chatting, a few people even talked about Japan's unique pornography.

After drinking and eating, Annie finally talked about his purpose.

"Two gentlemen, I believe you should have discovered something, yes, I want to buy the North American distribution rights of "Fast and Furious" from your hands.

About our New Line Cinema, I believe you should know that we have cooperated with Golden Harvest and Mr. Jackie Chan for many years, and our ability can definitely distribute your film to the whole United States! "

New Line Films, an independent production and distribution company established in 1967, mainly distributes European and local low-cost horror films to American colleges and universities.

He entered the production industry in 1979 and invested in shooting low-budget horror films.

In 1990, after purchasing the Hong Kong Golden Harvest film "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles" from Fox, which it did not dare to distribute, it became a widely influential independent film distribution company.

In 1993, New Line was acquired by TV giant Warner, and Interner held Time Warner, so New Line was immediately merged into Time Warner Group.

However, Shay, the former president of New Line, still held a major stake in New Line when it was acquired by Turner, and enjoyed the company's independent management rights. Therefore, although New Line belongs to the Time Warner Group, its film management is different from other films within the group. Company is not relevant.

It can be said that New Line has belonged to the Warner era since 1993, but because of its unique equity, it is independent from Warner and is not under the jurisdiction of Warner Corporation.

In terms of distribution capabilities, New Line's capabilities are still very strong.

He mainly distributes low-cost horror films, and later famous American horror films such as "Reaper", "The Conjuring", "Texas Chainsaw Massacre", "Black Friday" and other films were all produced and distributed by this company.

In addition to low-budget horror films, he also has many classic films in purely commercial films. The "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, Jackie Chan's "Rush Hour" series and other films are all released and produced by them.

In terms of strength, they may not be as good as the top seven, but they are also very strong.