Chapter 583： Interview

The film was shown simultaneously in many countries and regions around the world, and it was unanimously welcomed. The number of audiences and the attendance of the theaters were considerable.

In North America alone, on the first day of the film, among 3709 theaters, it won a box office of 41.28 million U.S. dollars, and the cumulative box office on the first day of the world reached 79.8 million U.S. dollars!

With the first two as a foreshadowing, the quality of "The Lord of the Rings 3: The King Comes" itself is absolutely excellent, which has caused a strong response among the audience in the screening area, especially the good reputation of word of mouth, which has further boosted the box office. digital.

In the following two days, the number of viewers and attendance rates in various places remained stable.

Although the rhythm of the film has been criticized by some people, there were not many real rivals in the global film market in June.

Today, North America is still the world's No. 1 ticket warehouse market, and the first week of the box office of "The Lord of the Rings 3: The Return of the King" also proved this.

After the first week, the film won a box office of US$102.19 million in North America and successfully topped the North American box office rankings.

The box office in other regions has also been released in the first week. Australia is 15.22 million US dollars, France is 19.62 million US dollars, Germany is 31.84 million US dollars, Japan is 16.79 million US dollars, Italy is 8.5 million US dollars, and Britain is 29.25 million US dollars... The whole world has triggered a movie-watching boom, and China is no exception. It easily won 38.5 million yuan in the box office in the first week, which is completely out of the ordinary for all movies of the same schedule.

As for what some people say will not have an impact on Chinese movies, I don't know how he would feel when he saw the box office of other movies of the same period that only cost hundreds of thousands or even tens of thousands.

The film continued to wreak havoc on the film market in the theater area for the second week. The box office in North America reached US$87.5 million in the following week, and it continued to hold the top spot in the North American box office chart, and China was equally hot here. Although the box office of 26.4 million yuan is only a fraction of the North American box office, it is relative to the number of screens in this era. It's already a very good result.

Ryan was also preparing to end his trip to China, but before leaving, he accepted the invitation of "An Interview with Yang Lan."

"He is a famous Hollywood movie star. The movies he created and starred in have created a box office miracle in the history of world cinema. He can act as a super genius as well as a tough guy on the screen..."

Standing in the background, Ryan could clearly hear Yang Lan's introduction. When he agreed to the interview, the two sides had negotiated and would not involve sensitive political, regional, and ideological issues. "Back then, in order to get rid of the difficulties in life, he took up a pen and wrote down his own fantasy. Today's fantasy has become the "Harry Potter" series that is popular all over the world."

"Hello, friends, everyone, welcome to this interview with Yang Lan, here are the guests of this issue... Oscar actor Ryan Jenkins!"

There was warm applause from the front desk. Ryan sorted out his casual clothes, walked out, smiled and waved to the bottom. Across the round glass table, he sat opposite Yang Lan.

"Ryan, hello, is there no problem communicating in Chinese?"

"No problem." Ryan nodded. "Please don't use local slang."

The audience below clapped and laughed. There are too many news about him in the newspaper these days, and being able to speak reasonably fluent Chinese has naturally become the focus of the report.

"Can you tell us where you learned Chinese?" Yang Lan said with a smile, "There aren't many Hollywood stars like you who can speak Chinese, right?"

"In fact, there are not many." Ryan avoids the most important things. "Chinese was when I was young. I learned it from a Chinese volunteer in the orphanage. My language talent is not bad..."...

Speaking of which. He laughed self-deprecatingly, "Although I only speak English, Chinese. And not much French, I think it's still good. I studied for a long time at that time. Later, when I was in London, I asked a special private teacher."

"So, you have a good understanding of Chinese culture?"

"I can't talk about understanding, let's know a little bit."

As soon as Ryan's voice fell, Yang Lan asked the essential question when facing foreigners, "What is your impression of China?"

"A very beautiful country." The reason why Ryan accepted the interview was to leave a better image. "Before coming to Shanghai, I used to film in Guilin. It was so beautiful..."

As long as it doesn't involve sensitive issues, Ryan doesn't mind saying all the words he has used to praise.

Of course, his apparent identity is a Hollywood movie star, and the central point of the topic is naturally inseparable from the movie.

"Actually, it is the director Peter Jackson who has made the most contribution to the "Lord of the Rings" series. It can be said that this series would not have been successful without him." Ryan knew that humility must be shown here, "for the sake of three Qu Movie, he has worked for more than six years so far."

The audience under the stage made a surprised sound.

"Can you tell me in detail? I believe many viewers are curious about how such a magnificent movie was made." Yang Lan asked timely.

"As early as 1997, Peter found me and provided the first draft of the script." Ryan explained in the simplest possible language, which was also a promotion for the film. "He moved me, and the film was officially approved. , It took two years for the preparatory work to start, and the subsequent shooting lasted for another year and a half. For such a magical work, post-production requires more effort than shooting. "

"So the trilogy was filmed at the same time?"

"Yes, long-term shooting is very hard and cumbersome. We actors can take a vacation, but the director cannot."

"Can you tell us how much budget did you initially prepare for this series?" Yang Lan asked.

"The initial budget is 300 million U.S. dollars. The actual production cost far exceeds this figure, about 350 million U.S. dollars!"

"You were only seventeen years old then? What prompted you to make such a large investment? And the previous "Titanic", as we all know, this project was also promoted by your investment."

Ryan laughed, "I have confidence in the Hollywood film model, as well as intuition. It turns out that my intuition is fairly reliable. These films have all been successful."

"We all know that you just finished filming "Star Wars", will you be participating in a new movie next?"

"Yes, this is not only my job, but also my greatest interest." Ryan thought for a while, and said deliberately, "The new work will probably be adapted with a real event."

"Is it convenient to disclose the content?"

Hearing this, Ryan smiled and shook his head, "Sorry, this is a trade secret, and I only have a preliminary idea, and I will continue to think about it after returning to North America."

"From the point of view of a media practitioner, Ryan, in recent years you have received fewer and fewer interviews, and you have almost never appeared on interview shows. Why?"

"I always have a lot of work to do. Filming is only part of the job, and I have to deal with a lot of things." Ryan shrugged elegantly, "Time is always not enough."

"Speaking of work, I don't know if you have heard of Ryan's other identity?" Yang Lan did not sell Guanzi, and directly said the answer, "He is also the chairman of Walt Disney."

"It's the Disneyland that owns Disneyland and the Disney that created Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck." She added.

There were bursts of consternation from the audience, and some of them opened their mouths wide.

"Can you tell me what it's like to be the chairman of Disney, Ryan?"

"Actually, I rarely participate in specific operations." Ryan shook his head and smiled. "Disney has a professional team of professional managers to handle daily affairs. My work is mainly in the film business."

Yang Lan cleverly controls the trend of the topic. As long as the other party's question is not excessive, Ryan is also willing to answer with cooperation, sometimes with humor.

"How many times has this been to China?" The topic went round and went back to the beginning.

"Hmm..." Ryan recalled, "The first time I came here was to attend a concert in Jinzhou, and later went to Hangzhou to see the progress of "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". This should be the fourth time."

"If it wasn't for work, I would actually like to stay here for a while." He said with a smile.

"We all know that you invested in "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". Do you have any plans to continue cooperating with China in the next step?"

"Disney has been working hard to establish a solid cooperative relationship with China. We have in-depth cooperation with Huayi on "Harry Potter". A young Chinese girl is about to play an important role in "Harry Potter". Have……"

Ryan talked a lot, but in fact, most of them have been working hard in recent years.

The opposite Ms. Yang is a smart person and has studied in the United States for many years. She also knows what Ryan's identity and wealth represent, and has never touched any sensitive issues.

Her interviews are still going to North America, and negotiations with TV stations are also ongoing.

In the end, she made a little joke, "Ryan, you have a very kind nickname among supporters in China, I wonder if you have heard of it?"

"Of course." Ryan nodded and said with a deliberately embarrassed smile, "Is it Xiao Rui?"

The audience and Yang Lan laughed at the same time.

"I know this is a way for them to express their affection for me." Ryan said afterwards, "Actually, I also like it very much."

Although the interview was not broadcast live, Ryan then left China. After this episode was broadcast, the image of a Hollywood star who speaks fluent Chinese, understands China, and loves Chinese culture was erected here, even if the opponents It's everywhere, but Ryan is still the most popular Hollywood star, and movies under his name tend to attract more audiences. ()