Chapter 685 Watching "Red Zone" on the first day of the new year
In the evening, after the whole family finished eating, Fang Minghua accompanied his two children to set off fireworks in the yard for a while, but nothing happened as usual Go back to the living room to watch TV, but get ready to go out and watch a movie.
It turns out that the movie "Red Zone" starring Jackie Chan was officially released nationwide on January 29th, which is also the 29th of the twelfth lunar month.
This is the first blockbuster film imported into the country this year, and it was well received by the audience as soon as it was released.
Fang Minghua also bought seven tickets and regarded the movie at night as this year’s New Year entertainment for the whole family. Not only the family of four, but also the parents, sister and the whole family - my brother-in-law Liu Jianjun was sent to the United States to study for a Ph.D. at Stamford University in September last year. He came back during the winter vacation and stayed for a while before leaving. Now it is his sister and nephew.
"Where's mom?"
"Where's mom?" her daughter Ruirui asked when she saw the empty living room.
"I guess she's in the study upstairs. Go call her."
"Okay."
My daughter jumped upstairs and came down again within two minutes. Hua said:
"Mom said she didn't want to go and asked us to go see her."
"What is your mother doing?" Fang Minghua asked.
“She was watching TV in the bedroom.”
Watching TV? !
The family bought a 32-inch Sony color TV last year, and the small one in the living room was moved upstairs to the bedroom of Mr. and Mrs. Minghua.
"I'll go up and take a look. Get dressed quickly and be sure to wear a scarf!" Fang Minghao warned and went upstairs.
Pushing open the bedroom door, she saw Song Tangtang sitting on the bed in her pajamas, watching TV.
"What's wrong? Do you want to watch "In the Name of the People"?" Fang Minghua asked.
"Well, let's go watch a movie." Song Tangtang said.
"Okay, okay, you have already watched the TV during the film review. What is there to watch? Besides, I have bought the tickets. 15 yuan a piece is not cheap, so hurry up and hurry up. Today is Let’s have a happy New Year’s Day.”
Fang Minghua coaxed and teased.
"Come, let me help you change clothes?" He said as he took off Song Tangtang's pajamas.
"I'll do it myself." Song Tangtang rolled his eyes at her, took off his pajamas and put on a down jacket.
Ten minutes later, the whole family got on Fang Minghua’s off-road vehicle and drove happily towards Dongda Street.
When I arrived at the entrance of Northwest Cinema, I saw my parents, sister and children.
The car had stopped, and Lele Ruirui hurriedly ran over to call her grandparents and aunt. Of course, she wanted to earn new year's money.
When Fang Minghua came over, his mother Zhang Fenglan complained: "Why are movie tickets so expensive now? 15 yuan can buy 6 pounds of pork."
Fang Minghua was a little helpless.
Your son is already a billionaire, why does he still care about this little money?
However, his parents were used to being thrifty. Fang Minghua did not refute, but just smiled and said: "Mom, this is an American blockbuster, so the ticket price is expensive. Let's watch it to see something fresh. We don't watch it every day. You said it is expensive. , look at how many people are watching movies now!”
Although today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, the cinema is still full of audiences, most of whom are here for "Red Zone".
At this time, my father Fang Changhe said something: "My dear, why are you nagging me while watching a movie? This is your son's filial piety! It's the New Year."
Old Mom suddenly became silent. Next to her, Song Tangtang held her son's little hand. After hearing Fang Minghua's words, she thought of other things. The whole family entered the cinema and found their seats to sit down. Then she quietly said to her husband beside her.
“Minghua, you said so many people come to watch the movie, what should we do if no one watches the TV series tonight?”
Fang Minghua burst into laughter after hearing this.
"Tangtang, you are unfounded! This cinema can only hold a thousand people. How many seats can it have if you add up all the cinema seats in major cities across the country? It will not affect the ratings of tonight's TV at all. Where is your calm general demeanor in front of the employees? Why are you worrying about gains and losses like a little girl?"
Song Tangtang also felt a little embarrassed and muttered: "Isn't this because you are here? Why do you have to hold on?”
“You don’t have to worry about the impact of these blockbusters on TV series. You should worry about the impact on the domestic film industry. Let’s stop talking about it. Let’s start the movie!”
< br>Song Tangtang also put away her thoughts, gently held her husband's hand, and watched the movie together.
"Red Zone" is an action comedy film directed by Tang Jili and starring Jackie Chan, Anita Mui and others. It tells the story of truck driver Huang Jiaju who went to the United States to congratulate his uncle who immigrated to the United States on his wedding. However, he was accidentally involved in the vortex of stolen diamonds and was hunted by the mafia.
"Red Zone" is a symbol of the internationalization of Jackie Chan's films. It not only established his international status, but also was a milestone for Jackie Chan to successfully enter the mainstream American film market.
This movie is of great significance to mainland filmmakers. Since then, the mainland film market has gained a new term - Lunar New Year film.
Before Fang Minghua came to this era, he had watched pirated discs, and now he enjoys watching the feature films. At this time, Jackie Chan was at his peak, and making movies was really hard work.
The movie was not too long, only one and a half hours. After watching the movie, several families crowded into a car. Fang Minghua dropped his parents and sister off at Xingfu Community, and then drove home.
As soon as they got home, the two children clamored to watch TV series, but Fang Minghua didn't care about them. They should let them have fun during the New Year.
Two children were watching the cartoon "Big-headed Son and Little-Headed Dad" in the living room. Fang Minghua saw Song Tangtang going up to the second floor a little unhappy, so he followed him.
This time, Song Tangtang went to the study room.
"Why, are you still worried about the ratings of "In the Name of the People"?" Fang Minghua asked.
"No." Song Tangtang shook his head: "I watched the movie "Red Zone" today. Do you think we can make such a movie in the mainland?"
This
Fang Minghua really can’t tell.
Jackie Chan and Jet Li, the two major kung fu stars in the Chinese area, are now in Hong Kong and have begun to go abroad and develop in Hollywood.
Even in later generations, although there are billions of box office hits in the Mainland, most of them are comedies.
It is the "Ip Man" series shot by another kung fu superstar Donnie Yen, which is also a joint venture between China and Hong Kong. The only action film that can be made by a mainland film company is probably "Wolf Warrior 2".
Seeing that Fang Minghua was silent, Song Tangtang sighed again and said.
“If the blockbusters introduced this year are all movies like "Red Zone", domestic movies will really fail."
It's not just "Red Zone", there will be more to come. What about "True Lies", "Forrest Gump" and "The Lion King" starring Schwarzenegger.
One piece exploded one after another.
But Fang Minghua could not let his wife worry too much. He comforted: "Hong Kong or the United States have advantages in terms of shooting technology and funds, but we cannot belittle ourselves. We also have our advantages, and we can definitely use our strengths and avoid our weaknesses. .”
"What are our advantages?" Song Tangtang asked.
"I said, make a comedy."
(End of this chapter)