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Chapter 123 King of the World (6)

Cheng Xiaoyu's speech at the Kodak Theater and "Titanic" swept the Oscars, once again arousing the enthusiasm of global audiences for watching movies. In the first week of March, "Titanic" successfully climbed to a global box office of US$4 billion.

A new record, and non-stop progress towards 4.5 billion US dollars.

Wall Street and Hollywood have learned to be indifferent to the unbridled record-breaking of big ships, and only occasionally seize the right time to complain: "If you walk into the cinema and find that there are no movies to watch except "Titanic", you must learn to get used to it.

When I learned that there were ardent fans who watched the film one hundred and one times in the cinema and applied for the Guinness World Record, I knew that this big ship would never sink."

Monterey has also experienced a tourism boom. Countless people have come to the theme park of "Xi Chu", and the "Titanic Hotel" is full every day. Every day on social networks, people post pictures of couples imitating the bow of the Titanic.

Photo of Ruth and Jack flying.

Even the filming props that have not been dismantled are visited by countless people out of curiosity. The theme park, which was originally regarded as a joke by Hollywood bosses, has become a money-attracting tool, making money every day.

In addition, the peripherals of "Titanic" are also selling like crazy. Coated paper albums recording the filming behind-the-scenes, Titanic models, dolls, pillows, small mirrors and other various gadgets are sold all over the world.

Wall Street estimates that the derivatives market for "Titanic" is over 10 billion U.S. dollars, but the most distressing thing is that "Titanic" was a one-time deal and there will be no sequel.

3D and IMAX theaters have sprung up in various theater chains around the world. At this time, although "Xi Chu International" can no longer enjoy huge profits exclusively, it has become a big company because of its investment in "IMAX Corporation" before the release of "Titanic".

Make a lot of money, and start to establish "imax China" company, planning to be listed in China.

Cheng Xiaoyu never interferes with specific business operations, and he is not good at these things. He has no idea how far his personal wealth has expanded. Now he has no concept of money at all.

On "Women's Day", UN Women held a press conference to announce that Cheng Xiaoyu has become the new goodwill ambassador. This is the first time that UN Women has invited a man as a goodwill ambassador.

The spokesperson said: "The 24-year-old Chinese director will work on the empowerment of young women and will advocate for the hefohe movement launched by UN Women (the hefohe movement calls on men to support gender equality). When we called Cheng Xiaoyu

, he agreed without hesitation, and immediately said that he would donate 100 million US dollars to the United Nations Children's Fund for Women and Children, which is the largest donation that the United Nations Children's and Women's Fund has received so far.

The announcement of this news caused the official website of UN Women to crash immediately.

"We are deeply sorry for the website crash and hope to return to normal soon," the head of UN Women announced in the official "Whisper."

After Cheng Xiaoyu became the goodwill ambassador, the official website of UN Women crashed for about 15 hours due to too many visitors, making the headlines of major media.

"This is Cheng Xiaoyu's power. He has great appeal to people all over the world." Elizabeth, a staff member of the United Nations Women's Department, told reporters.

As for why a man was invited to be the goodwill ambassador, Elizabeth explained: "Women's rights are a matter for everyone on this earth. They are not only closely related to women, but also have an inseparable relationship with men. We are very proud to have Cheng Xiaoyu."

Proud, his talent and influence on people around the world are obvious, and he is passionate about women's issues."

Cheng Xiaoyu also posted a "whisper" on "Women's Day": I am really flattered to be invited to serve as the Goodwill Ambassador of UN Women. This opportunity to really make a difference is not available to everyone.

I feel there is a long way to go. Women's and children's rights are closely related to each of us, so I am deeply excited about this opportunity. I still have a lot to learn, but as my work progresses, I hope to use my knowledge to

Experience and perception play this role well.

Immediately, Cheng Xiaoyu accepted invitations from the United Nations Environmental Protection Organization and the United Nations Animal Welfare Organization to shoot public service announcements for global environmental protection and wildlife protection.

He invited many stars, including Xia Shamo, Xu Qining, Catherine Blanchett, Justin Bieber, Leonardo Dane, DeHaan, Mary Hughes, including two from "The Shawshank Redemption"

Actor Morgan Robin and Tim Freeman traveled to Africa to film a public service announcement.

He also put forward the inspiring slogan in the advertisement: "No buying and selling, no killing!"

In addition, "Xi Chu" announced that it will shoot at least two documentaries on environmental protection and wildlife protection this year, and announced the establishment of the "Xi Chu Charity Fund", with Cheng Xiaoyu as the president, and will invest no less than one yuan every year.

100 million US dollars dedicated to public welfare.

Cheng Xiaoyu was then awarded the title of "un messenger or peae" by the United Nations, and was interviewed by the media for the second time in his life. This time it was "Time Magazine", and a large photo of his handsome half-face became the cover.

"Times" produced a special feature for Cheng Xiaoyu called "The Two Sides of the King of the World."

"Times" dedicated six pages to this feature. In addition to several photos taken by the magazine's special photographer Jameson King, there are also several photos taken by Catherine Blanchett.

Photos of Cheng Xiaoyu on the set of "Titanic".

The article not only interviewed Cheng Xiaoyu, but also interviewed several people who were closely related to Cheng Xiaoyu, including Cheng Xiaoyu's opponents.

"Cheng Xiaoyu began preparations for his "Titanic" in November 2013. At that time, he announced that he would invest 400 million U.S. dollars, which attracted a lot of ridicule.

At that time, Cheng Xiaoyu was just a Chinese-American director who was good at making low-budget films. But now this film, the largest investment in history, which has increased from 400 million to 830 million, has not only turned this young Chinese-American into a visionary artist, but also

It won him an incredible box office miracle and an Oscar statuette.

It is conceivable that in our lifetime, it will be difficult to see anyone break these records.

Even Cheng Xiaoyu himself said frankly: "Such a miracle is unlikely to happen again."

When he started filming "Titanic", rumors and all kinds of doubts and ridicules flooded the media. People didn't understand his investment in 3D and IMAX.

However, today, people go into theaters just to watch the IMAX version of "Titanic". The heads of the hero Jack and the heroine Rose are printed on tens of millions of Coca-Cola bottles and sold all over the world.

Cheng Xiaoyu himself has become the spokesperson of many public welfare organizations. For him, being the focus of people's attention around the world is not a pleasant thing. This is also the reason why he had a poor relationship with the media in the past and was unwilling to accept interviews.

The reason is that he repeated a sentence many times in interviews: "I hope everyone will focus on the work itself, rather than on me as a person. No one is perfect, and neither am I."

As for what kind of person Cheng Xiaoyu is, everyone has a different answer. We interviewed several people close to him, including friends, collaborators, and opponents.

Photographer Erica Simon: There is no doubt that he is one of the greatest people and one of the greatest artists in the world. No matter how we think he has created miracles, we cannot ignore his efforts. He will work tirelessly.

He carves his own works carefully. Therefore, we often see things coming, but we don’t see the hard work that goes into them. We see the finished product and the beauty that comes from hard work, but we don’t see his sleepless nights and hard work.

, sweat and tears. Working with him was the best experience for me!

Catherine Blanchett: When filming a movie, actually all the pressure is on Cheng Xiaoyu. Our crew enjoys filming the movie more because we don’t need to worry about the future or money, so the atmosphere of the crew

It's very harmonious, although we often shout in vain: "We must do better!" But in fact each of us only works for eight hours, only he is thinking about film shooting almost 24 hours a day, every time

It was Rain who was standing there and said: "How about we do it again, we can take this shot more beautifully."

I had a great time almost every day during the filming. I would occasionally quarrel with him, but there would be no real conflicts because we both spend our lives making movies. I like working with him and the process at the end of every day.

When I was shooting, I would always think: "Oh! God! How did time pass so fast? Where did the eight hours just go!"

"To be honest, I don't know how to evaluate him. Indeed, he is great, but that is not complete. To me, behind the greatness, he is cuter. Stripping away those halos, he is also an ordinary boy, shy.

, can get angry, and can sing very well. Compared to filming a movie, I prefer the way he holds the guitar and sings, because he is too serious when filming a movie."

"Titanic" deputy director Carlson Robert: When filming "Titanic" we used a lot of new technologies, including imax, which is the latest trend among the latest trends, such as crazy three-dimensional effects, and some other technologies

level of video and music production.

When it comes to work, he is a perfectionist. He is very professional and will not say: "I'm tired." He will not say anything. Before finishing, he will say: "Let's finish it and try our best."

, don’t cut corners.” No matter in terms of filming or economics, he will not cut corners.

He often said to me: You have many movies you want to make, but if you want to be the best, you have to be the best in everything, including the actors and the team, the technical production and the technical support for the music and visual production.

Stavin Bell: It's unfair to compare me with Rain. I didn't have a decent film when I was 24 years old. The success of "Titanic" is beyond my imagination. I think I'm old, no.

Like young people who have an adventurous spirit, this year happens to be the time when the naming rights contract of the Kodak Theater is terminated. The Kodak Theater will be "sponsored by imax" and renamed the Dolby Theater in the future. The 88th Oscar has become the most significant event of the Kodak Theater.

Its curtain call comes, and the era of rain has come.

Peter Copra: He is a respectable opponent. Although I am the one who likes to criticize him the most, everyone needs his own opposite, otherwise he will easily get lost. Cheng's shortcoming is that he is too young and successful.

Too early, I hope he won't be too swollen and lose his soul in the future.

Regarding his movies and music, Cheng Xiaoyu said in an interview: "Once a person masters a certain skill, he is easily restricted and dominated by this skill, and becomes immersed in it like a craftsman. He even thinks that this is the whole world. Many times I

Being trapped in that world with no way to escape is not something to be happy about."

Regarding the relationship between China and the United States, Cheng Xiaoyu said: "I hope that the two great countries can enhance understanding and friendship through communication. In the future, I will work hard to promote the world's understanding of Chinese culture. I hope that more people can understand my ancient motherland with a long history.

The first thing I’m doing right now is filming the animated film Kung Fu Panda.”

Regarding his dislike of being interviewed, Cheng Xiaoyu said: "I am suspicious of all these noisy careers and public display of emotions. Many people even don't know me and say they like me. They always remind me of Shakespeare's mockery of life.

: 'Full of sound and frenzy, nothing inside.'"

Regarding the future, Cheng Xiaoyu said: "I hope that the days in the future will be quiet. Every day I listen to music, read books, and play the piano and guitar at home. The various lively circles and parties outside have nothing to do with me. I am more passionate about

Taste the ordinary human love with the people I like, and all the fun places and parties outside have nothing to do with me. What I want is a day like this: facing the sea, with spring flowers blooming, so that my state of mind can be achieved

peaceful."

The concluding remarks of Time Magazine's special feature on Cheng Xiaoyu wrote: We see many dualities in Cheng Xiaoyu, greatness and ordinaryness, autisticness and openness, pride and humility, which are not necessarily antonyms in him.

He does not look down on others because of his power, wealth or any advantages, and hopes to downplay his halo and become more of an ordinary person.

Although he is still very young, he is already in the best state of life, which is "rich silence."

After Cheng Xiaoyu appeared in "Times Magazine", he quickly received an invitation from the "Shanghai 2024 Olympic Bid Committee", hoping that he could shoot a promotional video for the 2024 Shanghai Olympic Bid and become an ambassador for the Shanghai Olympic Bid

In this time and space, the capital held the Olympic Games in 2000, instead of only successfully bidding for the Olympics in 2008 as Cheng Xiaoyu remembered. This time, the 2024 Olympic bid is a very important opportunity for the entire China, once again showing comprehensive development to the world.

opportunities for China to prosper and prosper.

After thinking about it for a night, Cheng Xiaoyu responded to the invitation of the "Shang Hai 2024 Olympic Bid Committee" and agreed to serve as Shang Hai's Olympic bid ambassador and shoot a promotional video for Shang Hai's Olympic bid.

When the official website of the "Shanghai 2024 Olympic Bid Committee" announced the news, the whole of China was excited.

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10,000 rewards! Thank you for your monthly votes, recommendations and tipping support. Well! I will return to China tomorrow! The American chapter is all over here! In general, the entire process of the American chapter is a preparation for Cheng Xiaoyu’s last speech, about

I think everyone may have misunderstood what kind of person Cheng Xiaoyu is. He is not weak. After all, we have read too many online articles, most of which are stereotyped domineering president-style protagonists. In comparison, Xiaoyu seems weak. And
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