Even Wu Dong himself did not expect that the third part of "Fist of Fury", which he originally thought would not be very satisfactory at the box office, with a maximum of around 150 million, would bring a big surprise to him and everyone.
500 million, a full 500 million box office!
What is the concept of 500 million box office in 2009?
In short, the "New Fist of Fury" trilogy was a complete smash.
The total box office exceeded 1 billion, which is quite an exaggeration in the mainland film industry.
At this time, only "The Kung Fu Doctor", which has already screened its sixth installment, can beat it.
In terms of total global box office, it still ranks behind "The Kung Fu Doctor", but the data is quite exaggerated, surpassing Lao Mouzi's total box office performance by a long way.
In addition, the physical book of the online novel "Fist of Fury" of the same name has also sold quite well. The author, the fighter, has basically achieved financial freedom with one work.
The "Kung Fu Doctor" series, together with the "Fist of Fury" trilogy, directly triggered the kung fu movie craze in the domestic film industry.
In addition, the box office of the first part of "Xiu Chun Knife" of strategic alliance Datang Film and Television reached over 100 million, which makes kung fu movies very likely to make a comeback.
This wave of Kung Fu movie craze is no longer the high-and-high tactics of martial arts Kung Fu movies, but real traditional martial arts.
The actors in "Fist of Fury" themselves have extraordinary martial arts skills, which they developed through the "The Ring" program and several well-known European and American boxers as stepping stones.
As for the martial arts in "Xiu Chun Dao", ahem, they are actually cold weapon killing methods drawn by Wu Dong through simple drawings.
He is familiar with this thing. Not only does it look like that, but if it were really the cold weapon battlefield period, the methods in the movie would be able to produce actual results.
However, the training and fighting methods were not shown in the video, otherwise something might really happen.
Seeing this, other film and television companies naturally followed suit and wanted to get a share of this wave of action movie craze.
Including the domestic No. 1 online novel platform under the Star Group, as well as related high-quality novel copyrights on other online novel platforms, they have basically been purchased, which is quite exaggerated.
As far as Wu Dong knows, the number of action films approved by the Film Bureau alone exceeds ten.
The key is that when these film and television companies who wanted to follow the trend saw that there was a serious lack of action actors in the country, they were a little dumbfounded.
The action actors in Xiangjiang got a wave of bonuses.
It's just that their asking price is too high, and because they are too old, they can't do some of the more dangerous moves.
We also need young action actors with potential, preferably from the mainland.
Then, all provincial and municipal martial arts teams, as well as martial arts schools with a certain scale and reputation, were raided by talent scouts sent by film and television companies.
As long as the appearance is decent, or the appearance is distinctive, and the martial arts foundation is not bad, they will be picked up immediately, fearing that they will take advantage of their competitors.
At the same time, they have special requirements for their young actors, that is, they must have a certain foundation in martial arts.
There is no way, the two benchmarks of "Kung Fu Doctor" and "Fist of Fury" are set too high, forcing other film and television companies to follow suit and have to have strict requirements for their actors.
Not to mention that you have to be as good at fighting as the actors in "Fist of Fury", at least you can't be a showman, otherwise it won't be a joke once you are picked out.
Of course, they also didn’t forget to poach the Star Director Studio.
Not to mention employees who have appeared on camera, have some acting experience, and have considerable practical ability, but it cost a lot of money.
Needless to say, such employees are basically veterans recruited by Star Group.
After all, these film and television companies are really willing to spend money, and Star Group has no need to stop them from being villains.
However, Wu Dong also made it clear to them through the group's labor union.
If you really have acting talent, there won't be much to say. If you don't have acting talent, then just focus on being an action actor and action director.
As long as action movies continue in the future and there are military-themed film and television dramas to be shot, they will have a good income.
The other thing is to warn them not to be bad, to save the money they make, and to buy a house or a car, but not to get into any bad habits, which will eventually ruin their future and involve the family behind them.
Wu Dong has always paid enough attention to the veterans that the group has been recruiting.
In order to improve their capabilities and prevent them from being unable to keep up with the rapid development of the group and lingering at the bottom, the group has cooperated with Guihua College and Guihua Technical School, as well as some technical schools and even universities in provincial capitals.
On the one hand, educational institutions send capable teachers to help with training; on the other hand, people are sent to universities or higher vocational and technical schools to serve as auditors through commissioned training.
We have also worked with the city government to fully implement national policies in this area, at least in the high-tech parks where the subsidiaries of Star Group are located.
Fortunately, the recruitment of more than 20,000 veterans did not disappoint the good intentions of Wu Dong and the group.
Basically, during working hours, all training institutions in the high-tech park where the group is located are overcrowded.
To put it bluntly, if Lanxiang Technical School was not located in Zhongzhou Province, the group would probably send thousands of personnel there for training every year.
Star Group is in a stage of rapid development and needs a variety of talents. The demand for talents in all aspects is quite large.
To put it bluntly, Star Group's momentum at this time is quite astonishing, and it is a top-notch powerhouse in the technology and real industries.
It can be said that Star Group treats its employees very well.
If employees can have better development prospects, the group will definitely not stand in the way and will give them the most sincere suggestions.
Because the group recruits a lot of veterans, and because of the training methods taught and promoted by Wu Dong, there are quite a few masters among the employees.
In addition to some being sent to work in neighboring Hongsawady, more are used as the backbone of patrol teams in high-tech parks and urban areas.
I have always accepted military-style management, which is similar to the pace of life in the army.
The same is true. Whether it is a high-tech park or an urban area, the public security situation is extremely good.
With Starry Sky Group and the city government as backers, he would really dare to be ruthless when encountering illegal crimes.
The best among them have become coaches in martial arts schools or gyms, so being an action actor is no problem.
As for whether they can become action stars, that depends on their own destiny.
It is also because of the popularity of action movies that many film and television companies are rushing to establish projects, causing many young actors to complain.
At this time, although there was no traffic era set off by the Four Returned Sons, film and television companies and young actors were greatly affected by the Korean Wave, and there were already signs of the abnormal idolization that would later occur.
Ahem, now the company doesn't want them to learn to sing and dance, but to practice martial arts, which some guys find hard to accept.
Of course, these are the internal affairs of other film and television companies. Star Director Studio has no control over them and has no interest in taking care of them.
The success of the "New Fist of Fury" trilogy makes Wu Dong very satisfied.
Next, we will see how the TV series adapted from the novel "The Invincible Black Fist" fares in terms of ratings.
Although the film has a great influence, it is limited in time and many things cannot be filmed.
TV dramas are different. Even the detailed process of pig's trotter martial arts training can be clearly displayed on TVs and various audio and video playback screens.
To be honest, for Wu Dong who wants to promote traditional martial arts, he values the influence of "Invincible Black Fist" even more.
During the filming of this TV series, although Wu Dong was always busy running around, he would pay attention to something from time to time.
If possible, he hopes that "The Invincible Black Fist" can be made into a classic.
In itself, the story of the novel is very exciting. The process of Pig's Knuckle from weak to strong is narrated. The plot is high and the climax is very refreshing.
The most important thing is that it is quite down-to-earth.
It describes in detail the channels through which you can earn a lot of money if you become successful in martial arts.
According to Wu Dong, this is very crucial!
If there are real viewers who imitate the plot of the TV series and get a legitimate job with good income, it will probably cause a huge sensation.
Of course, the story of "Invincible Black Fist" involves many martial arts sects, and the methods of these martial arts sects can be displayed more vividly in the TV series.
In addition, Wu Dong also included some private goods in it.
The university that Pigfoot originally studied was a college. Now it has been filmed into a TV series and has become Osmanthus Academy.
As for the plot of Nei Rong, Pig's Foot is no longer a martial arts secret book that he accidentally obtained from "The Golden Bell" and started to explore the path of martial arts alone.
Isn’t this nonsense nonsense?
If martial arts is really easy to learn, traditional Chinese martial arts will not be so in decline.
The plot of the TV series was changed to Pig's Feet. He has loved martial arts since he was a child, but he didn't have the opportunity to get involved because he was born in a small county town.
After I got to college, I joined the college martial arts team out of enthusiasm.
At this time, the Guihua Academy martial arts team received the exercise methods left by Wu Dong, as well as some special nutritional drinks supplemented by the Starry Sky Group. It was in a period of rapid development, and the pig's feet hit a good time.
Yes, Wu Dong intends to use the TV series to promote Guihua Academy, and Starry Sky Group will naturally appear frequently.
It’s not that there is no limit to product placement, but that the Star Group’s influence has penetrated into every aspect of college life.
After that, Pigfoot began to practice martial arts through the academy's martial arts team, and step by step he became a top martial arts master, or a kung fu master.
The content is quite detailed, and the key point is to give people a very reliable impression, as if they were pig's feet, they could reach the same height as pig's feet.
It’s really not a trick. Some viewers actually imitate pig’s feet for exercise, and it’s easy to get started in martial arts in one to two years...