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0254【A Bao is Coming】

At the end of 2004, "Wanted" was the most popular movie.

The release period around the world lasted for more than two months, and on March 3st after the New Year, the last box office in Japan ended.

"A cross-age Chinese blockbuster has finally come to an end. Starting from "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon", to "Hero" won the North American weekly championship, and then "Wanted" won the global weekly championship, the development of Chinese blockbusters has been advancing by leaps and bounds. Although Due to various reasons, the Chinese market has been in a downturn again and again, but everyone has seen that Chinese films will grow along with the growth of Chinese films."

"Zhang Yimou of the fifth generation of directors, Wan Xiaohu of the first generation of directors, Wu Yusen of Hong Kong films, Li An of Taiwan films, Chinese directors have had setbacks and confusion, but the future is bright, the older generation is still strong, and the new generation Be radiant. Be it business or art."

On March 3nd, mme time.com made the box office summary of "Wanted Warrant" for the last time.

""Wanted" broke the box office record of all Chinese-language films. Although, in the mainland, unfortunately, it only got 3.24 million yuan, which failed to break the "Titanic" dharma that hangs over the heads of Chinese filmmakers. The Sword of Chris, but at least it gives us hope!"

"Along with the luxurious box office data, Wan Xiaohu has also become the No.1 commercial film in Asia, a 25-year-old director, a 25-year-old commercial film master, and will definitely be a banner of Chinese film in the next 50 years!"

“2004年12月24号正式上映，2005年3月1号日本下画，整个上映期间，《通缉令》以4.52亿美元的超级票房完美落幕，位列2004年度全球票房第位，其北美票房1.91亿美元。位列2004年北美票房第7位。国票房3.24亿人民币，位列2004年国内地票房冠军，历史总票房第2位。”

"Where "Wanted" was released, it broke the box office record of local Chinese films, a total of ten countries and regions."

"There is a box office with a box office of more than 1.91 million, which is 3915 million in North America. 2737 million in the mainland, 2434 million in Japan, 2302 million in the United Kingdom, 2211 million in Russia, 1220 million in South Korea, 1149 million in France, 1092 million in Denmark, and [-] million in Germany. Dollar."

"...Wan Xiaohu became the most influential figure in Asia when the year of the monkey was approaching the end of the year of the rooster, because of the super box office of "Wanted". It was also known as the pinnacle of action movies and the pinnacle of violent aesthetics. At the same time, " Jessica Alba and Chen Kun appeared on the cover of Time Magazine's Asian edition on January 2005, 1, and Wan Xiaohu, Jessica Alba and Chen Kun were selected as Time Magazine's Person of the Year 31. "

Below are two links, one is the introduction of the issue where Jessica Alba and Chen Kun were selected as cover characters, and the other is the issue of Person of the Year.

"Wan Xiaohu's action fantasy!"

This is the theme of the cover character issue, although Jessica Alba and Chen Kun are on the cover.The introduction inside is basically an exclusive interview with Wan Xiaohu.

Reporter: "First of all, I would like to congratulate you. "Wanted" has become the most successful Chinese film."

Wan Xiaohu: "Thank you."

Reporter: "Why did you make such a commercial film instead of a martial arts film? Did you not want to repeat the path of Li An and Zhang Yimou?"

Wan Xiaohu: "I didn't think about it this way. Many foreign directors are making martial arts films, and Hollywood is also making them. I don't think it is necessary for a Chinese film to be a martial arts film. Besides, I have no intention of taking a very artistic route. I just Make a very exaggerated commercial film."

Reporter: "You are a very young director, but you are the most commercially successful director in Asia. What do you think is the difference between yourself and directors in Asia, or other countries?"

Wan Xiaohu: "Maybe it's because of different perspectives. I don't know much about Asian directors. For Chinese directors, many people have experienced some complicated lives, and they have brought more of their own life experiences and perceptions. I don't know. Similarly, I don’t have so many ideas, and I rarely bring my own feelings into the film when I make a movie, I always weave the script as a dream.”

Reporter: "Is this the difference between you and the first-generation director? You don't touch art films."

Wan Xiaohu: "I don't have so much insight, I'm afraid I won't be able to shoot it."

Reporter: "In China, many people claim to compare you with Zhang Yimou. Do you make such a comparison?"

Wan Xiaohu: "No, I'm more selfish. I don't have so much burden to make a movie. Zhang Yimou may need to think a lot about making a movie. I just make a movie if I want to. I'm not afraid of being scolded and losing money for a bad movie. Therefore, I don't care to be compared to any director."

Reporter: "Because you have your own business and it's running very well?"

Wan Xiaohu: "That's right."

Reporter: "Wanted" has a production cost of 6000 million US dollars. This is the largest investment in a Chinese-language film, and is it based on your own money?"

Wan Xiaohu: "That's right."

Reporter: "Why do you want to adapt an American comic and make it into a Chinese film instead of shooting directly in Hollywood?"

Wan Xiaohu: "Do an experiment to see if the Hollywood model can be rooted in Chinese films. We are film workers in the third world. It is difficult to seek international recognition in terms of technology and thinking, but you have to get out of this world. One step further, any healthy film industry should have representative art films and commercial films that can win the box office. Many directors are better than me in art, so I will do some commercial exploration.”

Reporter: "So you chose American comics, and you chose Jessica Alba as the heroine, did you hope to play a transitional role?"

Wan Xiaohu: "Yes, the East and the West have face blindness, and they are too broad and profound. I am afraid that Westerners will not understand, so I choose some simple stories to shoot. I am also afraid that they will confuse the characters in the movie, so I found Jessica Alba, she is a very beautiful woman, her face is in line with the common aesthetics of the East and the West."

Reporter: ""The Matrix" carried forward the play time, you created the play turn, how to understand the play turn?"

Wan Xiaohu: "Haha, it's just nonsense, it's cool to watch. After all, he's a superhero, right? There are always abilities that ordinary people can't understand."

Reporter: "...your first Hollywood film was "Saw", which was very successful. When is your next film coming to Hollywood?"

Wan Xiaohu: "I have a lot of productions on hand now. I want to direct an animated film "Kung Fu Panda". Maybe find time to direct a low-budget live-action film, or a Chinese-language film co-produced by Mei.”

Reporter: "Kung Fu Panda?"

Wan Xiaohu: "Yes, there is a panda named Po who knows kung fu. You can go to the cartoons of Po Animation Studio to watch. The cartoon panda on the opening logo is Po. presented in three dimensions."

Reporter: "So, what about the other movie?"

Wan Xiaohu: "The plan, I can disclose the name, it's called "Source Code", I can't say more about the others."

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In another link, it is "Time Magazine" 2004 man of the year introduction, Wan Xiaohu ranked 3th with 14% of the votes, and Jessica Alba ranked 9rd with 3% of the votes , Chen Kun ranked 5th with 8% of the votes.

The top of the list is President Bush Jr. who was re-elected successfully.

The so-called influential person naturally refers to exposure and fame. As a director who lives in seclusion behind the scenes, if Wan Xiaohu hadn't been too prominent in Asia and young, a movie with a good box office would not be enough to make the list .

"Time Magazine" introduced Wan Xiaohu as the young leader of the Chinese director.

"It is estimated that there are many directors younger than Wan Xiaohu in the world, but there is no successful director who is younger than Wan Xiaohu. Steven Spielberg only directed his first film when he was 25 years old. Wan Xiaohu was 25 years old. Already the director of $4.52 million grossing films, he has become one of the hottest directors in Asia and the world."

"This is a prolific director. During more than four years between the ages of 20 and 25, he shot seven films, oh, and one animation. He is well-known in the country, and one film is crowned His name is the guarantee of the box office, even if he comes to Hollywood, he still follows this law."

"Now, the whole world is looking forward to his next movie."

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"Wanted" broke all records for Chinese-language films, and won two "Time Magazine" cover characters, and Wan Xiaohu himself was selected as the man of the year.Now his popularity definitely exceeds that of all Chinese directors, and often a piece of news about Wan Xiaohu can double the sales of a newspaper.

And Chen Kun has also become a newcomer in Hollywood, and has an extra face that is recognized by Chinese.

Jessica Alba is even more amazing. She goes straight to Hollywood's first-line actresses, endorsements and business activities, and don't take too many.

At the same time, "Wanted" was also shortlisted for the 77th Academy Awards for Best Sound Effects and Best Visual Effects. None of them went to the scene.

He is now focusing his attention on his debut animated film "Kung Fu Panda".

As early as 2002 when Abao Animation Studio was established, Wan Xiaohu decided to direct this animation film. As a 1.3D animation film based on Chinese animals and Chinese Kung Fu as a selling point, the cost was 6.31 million. US dollars, the global box office grabbed [-] million US dollars.

In fact, Wan Xiaohu's box office is still secondary. The key is that this is a Kung Fu movie with Chinese elements from beginning to end.

Which blockbuster movie is more suitable for me to shoot than this one?

ps: Delayed, there will be another update later!