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Is Chapter 171, "Rumble in the Bronx" + "The Adventures of Big Nose Dragon," a good idea?

On May 18th, Xia Tian set off for the United States again. This time, she only took Xiao Chen with her.

His trip to the United States was mainly to handle business here and keep an eye on the company's development.

Take a look at Peggy!
The reason for choosing today is that Piero said that Rumble in the Bronx will be released in North America tomorrow.

The North American distribution rights for "Rumble in the Bronx" have been acquired by Shenlong Pictures.
Come and see the fun this summer!

This time, Little Pello made quite a fuss, mobilizing a lot of connections and even giving up some profits and film and television resources in exchange for the release of "Rumble in the Bronx" in more than 2,000 theaters across the United States.

It's important to know that before this, non-American films could only be shown in a limited number of theaters in North America—only a few dozen or a hundred.

This is the first time in American film history that a non-American film has been shown on such a large scale.

This thrilled Big Nose Dragon! He realized that Shenlong Pictures was a powerful company!
With the Hong Kong film market in decline, he can only focus his efforts on Hollywood!
If the movie does well, he can break into Hollywood! He even did the English dubbing himself for it!
Summer: Don't worry, I still have to do voice acting for "The Adventures of Big-Nosed Dragon" later~
Work hard for me! You dare try to steal Sister Yun from me? I'll remember this!
The original Rumble in the Bronx grossed $3200 million in North America, ranking 29th in the US box office that year and setting a record for the highest-grossing non-US film in the US.

It also broke the "North American box office ceiling for Chinese-language action films"—Li Lianjie's "Shaolin Temple" in 82 only grossed $6 in North America.

Shenlong Pictures is going much bigger this time, with a much larger number of screens and more publicity than in the original timeline. Let's see how it turns out!

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Summer saw Peggy at the airport, and Peggy pounced on him.

Summer caught it steadily and gave it a kiss.

Peggy's eyes were so intense they seemed to melt you!

Milan was pregnant, so she didn't come to the United States for a long time during the summer.

It can relieve the pain of lovesickness~
Xiao Chen turned his face away, pretending to be wary of his surroundings...

Xia Tian glanced at Shenlong Pictures' report briefly. Apart from some projects decided within the company and some low-budget knock-off films, Xia Tian only paid attention to a few others.

For example, Home Alone 3 and Scream 2!
As for the rest, I didn't watch much of "The Exorcist's Manual," "The Two-Headed Tiger Shark," or "The Magic Box" during the summer.

Shenlong Pictures' genre is also strange; it mainly consists of horror films, supernatural films, and splatter films!
After all, you can't compete with the six major Hollywood studios, so you definitely have to find another way.

"Oh! You bought the adaptation rights to 'It'? You have good taste!" Xia Tian praised Xiao Piluo.

This is a novel by Stephen King.

Compared to the psychological horror of summer and Chinese horror, many of Stephen King's novels are suitable for film adaptation.

With so many film companies vying for the rights, it's quite an achievement that Pierrot managed to snag "It"!

Little Pylo looked smug: "That's right, I told him my boss is Charlotte, and I wanted to have a competition with you to see whose novel could be adapted into a scarier film, and asked him if he dared! He immediately pulled out this book!"

Summer: "Holy crap!"

Damn it, are you using me as a raft? Have you even considered my feelings?!

If I lose, won't I feel terrible?!
Summer felt she needed to think of a solution...

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Besides Shenlong Pictures, the company I've been paying attention to this summer is Huanguang Comics Studio!

The "Multi-Point Blooming and Golden Body Shaping Plan" in the summer primarily targets the financial and entertainment sectors in the United States!
Peggy is in charge of the financial aspect. It's not appropriate for a Chinese person to take the lead in the summer, otherwise it will hinder the business if it gets too big!

Peggy is a true genius, the kind with a high IQ, who is very successful in the financial field and whose assets have multiplied several times over!

I'm thinking of starting a fund to play around with now~
After all, using other people's money to operate, that's what makes finance.

Playing with your own money, that's called financial management!
In the arts and entertainment field, it involves writing novels, making movies for Shenlong Pictures, and creating comics for Huanguang Studio!
In the past two years, the comic book magazine "Illusion Light" has firmly established itself, completely different from superhero American comics like Marvel and DC.

Not only are the themes different, but the art styles are also completely different.

It's a Japanese art style adapted to American tastes, with exquisite art style and production, far superior to the rough American comics!
Of course, the cost is also two or three times higher.

However, Xia Tian didn't care. He was willing to spend money, and the salary at Huanguang Studio was 2.5 times the industry average!
Moreover, he supports cartoonists in creating their own stories, rather than simply being a tool for them.

Many of their stories were serialized in *Illusion Light* magazine as a trial run. This was a huge attraction for talent in the industry.

This year, in addition to the studio's original comics and the comics they received as submissions, they also serialized "Resident Evil 4", "Tomb Raider 2", "Jackie Chan Adventures" and other works based on the character design outlines and original artwork from the summer, as well as previous works like "SpongeBob SquarePants" and "Family Guy".

The story of "The Adventures of Big-Nosed Dragon" was started a long time ago.

The creative team has been holding back for two years, and they're ready to make a name for themselves!
This comic actually garnered more attention in the summer than Resident Evil and Tomb Raider, even though those two have higher commercial value.

However, Jackie Chan Adventures could promote Chinese culture, so Xia Tian spent a lot of effort on it.

However, to cater to American tastes, some compromises were made, incorporating Western elements for a more accessible, educational approach to Chinese culture.
The old man's image was inspired by Lam Ching-ying's Taoist priest look, with very long eyebrows that were almost connected.

His style is sometimes mysterious, sometimes righteous, and sometimes a little funny.
The incantation is also:

Demons and monsters, go away! (Cantonese version)

Prajnaparamita~
The Supreme Lord Laojun is as urgent as the law~
Only magic can defeat magic!
The props have also increased significantly, from dried lizards to pufferfish, to chicken claw bones, to whisks, to swords, to Bagua mirrors...

Some were serious, and some were funny.

The results are still unknown, but the artists on the creative team are already fascinated by traditional Chinese culture and are even asking Xia Tian if he knows anything about cultivation techniques.
I wonder how "Jackie Chan Adventures" will go with "Rumble in the Bronx"!
After spending ten days with her inseparable friend Peggy in the United States, Xia Tian and Xiao Chen boarded a plane back to China on May 28.

Today also marks the opening of the Cannes Film Festival, where Zhang Yimou's film "Shanghai Triad" was selected and later won the highest technical award.
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Children's Day is here, but unfortunately Xia Xue isn't a child yet; she's more like a baby.
However, the four of them still plan to take a day off in the summer to celebrate.
Who isn't a child at heart?
Tonight at 6 PM, CCTV will premiere a children's program called "Big Windmill"!
It was formed by integrating the original six columns: "Tangram", "Between Heaven and Earth", "Dandelion Theater", "Under the Same Blue Sky", "Smart House" and "Watching with Mom and Dad", and is the first magazine-style children's column in China!

The hosts are all acquaintances!

Sister Ju Ping, Uncle Dong Hao, Golden Beetle, Teacher He the Evil Gardenia...

Previously, He Jiong and Liu Chunyan co-hosted the "Smart House" segment of the TV show "Big Windmill".

The golden beetle (now still called Little Foot) and He Jiong called Big Thumb (later changed to Caterpillar).

Summer even contributed a song to this show!
"The Big Windmill"—The big windmill turns with a creaking sound, the scenery here is so beautiful~ The sky is beautiful, the land is beautiful, and there are happy friends to share it with~
That's right, this song was written by Xia Tian for the show's production team!

Don't forget, Brother Tian'er started out singing children's songs!
A third of the songs sung in kindergartens and primary schools now are sung in the summer!

If we also include early children's literature, it's now being incorporated into first and second grade elementary school textbooks...

Ha, it's absolutely true that Brother Tian'er has influenced a generation!

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This month, Yu Hua, the "Scribbled Dog," gave readers another surprise!
The novel "Chronicle of a Blood Merchant" was first published in the 6th issue of Harvest magazine in 95!
Many people believe that this novel surpasses Yu Hua's previous work, "To Live," in terms of literary merit.

Just as Xia Tian was calling to congratulate the scruffy puppy, Mr. Mi arrived.

"I need your help with something."

"Go ahead," Xia Tian replied casually after hanging up the phone.

“I have a friend who comes from out of town, and her child is having some trouble getting into school…”

"Are you looking for a school?" Xia Tian asked.

Milan shook her head: "I've already found a school. It's just that she lives a bit far away, but we have a house vacant over there."

Xia Tian casually said, "Then let my friend stay here for now."

Mr. Mi smiled and nodded, "Yes, that's what I was thinking too. But that friend is very proud, so she might not agree to stay for free. We can just ask for a lower rent."

"Okay," Xia Tian casually agreed.

Is such a small matter really worth Mr. Mi mentioning? Summer is acting strangely.

Mr. Mi added, "I was supposed to discuss this with her today, but Ms. Li had something come up, so I asked a chief designer of traditional clothing to come earlier than planned. I don't have time, so could you go and meet with her for me?"

"Okay!" Xia Tian agreed without much thought.

When summer came and I drove there, I was stunned when I saw her – Milan, you've ruined my life!
It turned out to be the pitiful Ms. Liu Xiaoli!
(End of this chapter)