Huayu: King of Kung Fu

Looking at Chen Long's films since he entered the Chinese mainland market, his box office performance has been declining.

The 1995 film "Rumble in the Bronx" introduced Chinese mainland audiences to an action-packed movie for the first time in theaters, raking in 9500 million yuan at the box office.

1996年的《警察故事4》票房8000万，1997年的《一个好人》票房6500万，1998年的《我是谁》票房恢复到8000万。

However, in 1999, he brought us a Western film called "Rush Hour," which failed to resonate with audiences and only grossed 2500 million at the box office.

Chen Long suffered from acclimatization issues, while Lin Hu appeared on the Spring Festival Gala and got eliminated, and even made a local film a huge hit overseas, which boosted his patriotism.

After its release, Ong-Bak's box office soared, quickly leaving Rush Hour behind.

Audiences in the cinema thoroughly enjoyed watching Lin Hu fight his way to Hong Kong, beating up blacks, whites, and Japanese.

"Ong-Bak" was shown for three consecutive months and its box office exceeded 100 million RMB, breaking the record for domestic film box office.

(Author's note: Box office figures for films like "Shaolin Temple" and "Happy Together" from the 1980s were estimated based on distribution revenue. Official box office records for Chinese films only began in 1994.)

I originally thought it would be a fierce battle, a fateful showdown between the new king and the old god!

Unexpectedly, Lin Hu won easily and without any suspense!

Of course, Lin Hu only achieved victory by taking advantage of fighting on home soil and by appealing to patriotic sentiments.

Chen Long's "Rush Hour" is a global hit, and Lin Hu cannot compare to it for the time being.

Next, Lin Hu will go to North America to attend the Sundance Film Festival.

While selling the North American rights to Ong-Bak, he sought funding from Hollywood to film Ong-Bak 2.

Lin Hu could, of course, raise funds to film "Ong-Bak 2" on his own, or collaborate with film companies in mainland China and Hong Kong.

However, the distribution capabilities of Chinese-language films are too poor. In the future, he will only be able to do what "Ong-Bak 1" did: travel to major film festivals all over the world and sell the film one by one.

If we can leverage the power of Hollywood, we can distribute our products globally on a large scale and rapidly expand our influence.

……

After spending the Lunar New Year with Lin Hu, Zhou Xun went back to her hometown to visit her parents.

Lin Hu didn't go back to his hometown. He just called his parents to wish them a Happy New Year and then sent them some money so they could buy an apartment and a car in NN city.

Having been in Beijing for a year, Lin Hu had become a multi-millionaire, so of course he had to take care of his family.

After the Lantern Festival, it was time for the art exams. Huang Bo called and asked Lin Hu to go with him.

After filming "Ong-Bak" with Lin Hu, Huang Bo had the idea of ​​going to the film academy to study acting.

In the original timeline, he only came up with this idea after filming Guan Hu's "Get on the Bus".

However, he failed the exam and took a roundabout approach, enrolling in a dubbing class at a vocational college.

Ning Hao also wanted to take the entrance exam for the Beijing Film Academy. In the original timeline, he was admitted in that same year, but he didn't study directing; he studied cinematography.

As for Lin Hu, it doesn't really matter to him whether he takes the exam or not.

He is a three-time champion in the National Games. If he wants to go to university after retiring, he can go to any university he wants.

For example, after retiring from the military, Wu Yue wanted to pursue an acting career, so she went to the Central Academy of Drama to study acting.

However, Lin Hu has been retired for more than a year, so it would be more troublesome to go back to his former unit to find connections. It would be easier for him to take the exam directly.

He's an Asian action superstar now, and the Beijing Film Academy and the Central Academy of Drama are practically begging him to get in!

Lin Hu didn't care what major he studied.

Directing, acting, cinematography, and fine arts are all acceptable.

It's not impossible to complete all the credits for these majors.

He's just here to get a diploma!

However, he had already made a promise with Gao Yuanyuan, so he decided to study acting!

There are many beautiful girls in the performing arts department. Even if you don't date them, they're still pleasing to the eye, which is better than seeing those ugly guys in the directing department every day.

……

On this day, Lin Hu drove his newly bought Mercedes-Benz, carrying Gao Yuanyuan and Huang Bo to the Beijing Film Academy for their entrance exams.

They had already registered before the Lunar New Year; this is the second round of testing.

Ning Hao didn't apply for the same major as them, so they didn't take the exams together.

Lin Hu hadn't seen Gao Yuanyuan for a while, so he asked, "How are your preparations going?"

Gao Yuanyuan was silent for a moment, then said, "It's alright!"

Seeing her lack of interest, Lin Hu asked again, "Are you sick?"

"No!"

"Then why do you look so unhappy?"

"I didn't!" Gao Yuanyuan forced a smile.

"You have an interview today, and you also need to perform a talent show. Cheer up and hang in there!"

"Um!"

Upon arriving at the Beijing Film Academy, Lin Hu parked the car, and the three of them found the examination venue.

There were several hundred people there.

This is still in batches; there will be many more to come.

Lin Hu complained, "With so many people, how long are we going to have to wait?!"

As he spoke, his thieving eyes darted around, checking if there were many beautiful women. After looking around, he found that none of them were particularly attractive.

Lin Hu took the entrance exam in '99, and the beauties in that year's Beijing Film Academy were a bit lacking.

Later, the most famous one was Yao Dazui. He was famous enough, but his looks weren't good enough.

If you're not pretty enough, you can make up for it with cuteness, but she has a stern face and isn't cute at all!

Lin Hu looked around, but his interest waned. He thought to himself, "The beautiful woman is right next to me. He's probably still looking at my Yuanyuan."

Lin Hu was looking at the beautiful women, and Huang Bo was looking too, his thieving eyes darting around in the crowd.

Just as they were looking, someone suddenly screamed, "Lin Hu!"

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone's eyes immediately turned to him.

A young girl suddenly emerged from the crowd, ran up to Lin Hu, and excitedly exclaimed, "You're Lin Hu!"

Then, pointing at Gao Yuanyuan and Huang Bo, he said, "You are Gao Yuanyuan, you are... who are you again?"

She slapped her forehead, completely forgetting, then stuck out her tongue and said cutely, "Sorry, I forgot!"

Huang Bo was quite helpless. Lately, he was always standing with Lin Hu and Gao Yuanyuan, two handsome men and beautiful women, and he was either ignored or looked down upon.

Being ugly doesn't mean you have any human rights!

Huang Bo chuckled self-deprecatingly and said, "Hello, my name is Huang Bo!"

"Oh, Huang Bo, I've got it!"

Looking at her familiar little face, Lin Hu smiled and said, "Hello, I'm Lin Hu!"

"My name is Yang Rui. I saw you sing on the Spring Festival Gala, and you sang beautifully. I even went to the cinema to see your movie 'Ong-Bak,' which was really good!"

Yang Rui is Zhong Ling in the CCTV version of Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils and Lu Wushuang in the CCTV version of The Return of the Condor Heroes. She's a very cute girl.

Lin Hu recognized her and smiled, "Thank you for coming!"

These days, the Spring Festival Gala has a huge influence. Lin Hu appeared on the Gala and put on such a distinctive program that it left a deep impression on people.

With Yang Rui's shout, everyone immediately recognized Lin Hu and swarmed towards him.

"Lin Hu, do you really know kung fu?"

"Lin Hu, I think your 'Ong-Bak' is the best action movie of the last decade."

"Lin Hu, do you have a girlfriend?"

"Lin Hu, can I get your autograph?"

……

The crowd surged forward, pushing and shoving towards Lin Hu.

Upon seeing this, the school security guards immediately stepped forward to maintain order and took Lin Hu away.

Since Lin Hu was there for an interview, the school arranged for him to cut in line, have his interview first, and leave quickly.

Lin Hu entered the classroom and politely greeted, "Hello, teachers!"

The teachers were all astonished when they saw Lin Hu.

One of the teachers asked, "Are you Lin Hu from 'Ong-Bak'?"

"yes!"

"You're already famous worldwide, why are you still applying to the Beijing Film Academy?"