The three-point line is really too close

Chapter 94 Cultural differences?Humble stranger!
This is the first time Cheng Long and Li Lianjie, two world-renowned action superstars, have collaborated on a "magnificent production", and the lineup can be called luxurious and dreamy.

Director Rob Minkoff and screenwriter John Foster are ambitious. While putting on an old-fashioned Hollywood-style coat for the film, they also borrowed the historical framework from "Journey to the West" and filled it with Chinese elements. It is a good idea to "take all Chinese and Western food".

But after a lot of tossing, the two "Wolong" and "Fengchu" only produced a "big production" that was not good enough, and even Cheng Long called it "stupid".

From the perspective of a young foreign boy who loves kung fu, the film connects the overall plot through mythical characters such as Monkey King, White-haired Witch, Jade God of War, etc. It seems that he is trying to carry out "cultural integration".

But in fact, no matter whether it is Lighthouse or Huaxia, fans in no region are willing to buy it for this film.

The budget of 5500 million U.S. dollars is not low, but its North American box office is only 5200 million, and China's annual box office is only 1 million yuan, and it can only be ranked No.7 in the mainland box office that year.

Such a performance that was neither well-received nor popular, I am really sorry for the first cooperation between the two "kings of kung fu" on the big screen.

What's even more ridiculous is that the movie that ranks ahead of "The King of Kung Fu" and has both word of mouth and box office is also a movie about "Kung Fu".

It has neither kung fu superstar nor Chinese starred in it. It just tells the story of a clumsy panda who aspires to become a martial arts master——

The movie is called "Kung Fu Panda".

Whether it is paying homage with heart or encircling money with feet, the eyes of the audience are always discerning.
In Zhang Bolong's eyes, "The King of Kung Fu" is nothing but the fighting part.

The only meaning of its existence may be to fulfill the long-cherished wish of many Chinese Kung Fu fans: to see the peak confrontation between Cheng Long and Li Lianjie in their lifetime.

Unfortunately, shit-smelling chocolate isn't much different from shit.

The former Zhang Bolong didn't understand at all, how could He De let so many Chinese movie stars play supporting roles for the ordinary-looking lighthouse hero?
Cheng Long's "Lu Yan" and Li Lianjie's "Silent Monk" escorted him, and even Liu Fei'er's "Golden Swallow" secretly promised him, sparking the spark of love.

Good guy, he would rather watch Cheng and Li fight for 120 minutes, and let Liu Feier pass by holding a "Round 1/2/3" sign during the interval, which is more or less seductive.

But now he probably understands.

It's like the "basketball Mozart" who once played the invincible player in Europe, Drazen Petrovic.

In four years, he averaged 37.7 points per game in the Yugoslav League, 33.8 points per game in Europe, and famously scored 60 points on 40 of 112 shots in a single game.

单单1986这一年，他就有一场51分10次助攻和一场45分25次助攻的疯狂表演。

In the Europa League final in 1989, Petrovic scored 62 points against the Brazilian Schmidt, who was the king of the FIBA ​​rules at the time and the scoring leader in the history of the Olympic Games and Men's Basketball World Championships.

However, after such a great man came to the NBA, he has been squatting on the Blazers' bench.

Is it really not strong enough?

It's just because Lao Mei looks down on humble foreigners.

Even the "glider" at the time defended him: "He was the first to come and the last to leave every day in training. He really worked hard!"

It wasn't until he went to the Nets that Petrovic finally made it through and got a stable playing time.

However, he never got "fair" treatment.

In 37 minutes per game, Petrovic was able to contribute 20.6 points, and shot 52% from the field and 44% from three-pointers, second in the league. He made a total of 127 long-range shots throughout the season. , performed very well.

But the door of the All-Star is still closed to him.

The next year, he averaged 22 points per game and was named to the All-NBA Third Team, but still failed to make the All-Star team.

Among the top thirteen players in points per game that year, only Petrovic was not eligible for the 1993 All-Star Game.

In the same year, he died in a car accident at the age of 28.

At the time, Petrovic was considering leaving the Nets because the Nets did not renew his contract.

……

Born at the wrong time, bad luck.

Compared with this former pioneer, most of the foreign players in the league today have been recognized and loved by old American fans, at least treated equally.

Like Nash, Nowitzki, Gasol, Parker, Ginobili, Dayao and Zhang Bolong themselves, they all have high popularity in the league and have become idols and treasures in the hearts of fans of their respective home teams .

Obviously, from this point of view, the NBA is still more inclusive than Hollywood.

After all, there are not many major Hollywood productions that use Chinese or even outstanding actors from other countries as the protagonists.

Even the success of Uncle Long's "Rush Hour" and Ang Lee's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" cannot conceal the huge difference in cultural aesthetics between the East and the West.

In fact, for Zhang Bolong, Sissy's participation in such a proper bad film will not help her much in the future.

But he knew that he had no way to persuade Sissy.

As an actor, even if he plays a supporting role in a bad movie in Hollywood, it is like a Chinese player who can wave the towel and play as a substitute on a bad NBA team, and he will still be talked about by domestic movie fans or fans.

After all, the highest standard and judging yardstick of this industry are in the hands of others.

The cultural, sports and entertainment industry in the Lighthouse Country is a giant in the world.

Even Zhang Bolong, who is full of patriotism and passion, has to admit that Lao Mei is far ahead of us in both film and television and sports.

Being able to win the love of young people means winning the future.

This is why Guo Jia has been emphasizing cultural self-confidence, we must engage in cultural export, we must make good use of our excellent resources, and we cannot just let the other side invade, and subtly lead our young people away and corrode our foundation.

In terms of background, China's 5000-year accumulation is much higher than Laomei's. This is the real bright treasure.

Once we find the right way to open it, we may not have the opportunity to have a good arm wrestle with the lighthouse in the future.

However, freezing three feet does not happen in a day, and it will take at least several generations of hard work and struggle.

Zhang Bolong recalled the plot of "The King of Kung Fu" in his mind, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that the white boy was stretching his hips.

"It's better to replace it with me..."

Just as he was thinking, the phone beside him suddenly rang.

An unfamiliar number called Zhang Bolong.

The other end of the phone cut to the chase:
"Hello, Long, would you like to act in a movie?"

(End of this chapter)