On March 21, Daniel Wu posted a photo with Jia Ling. The two smiled happily facing the camera. In the photo, although Daniel Wu has gained a little weight, he is still handsome, wearing a cap to cover his hairline. On the contrary, after Jia Ling suddenly lost weight, her face had obvious wrinkles and she looked much older than when she was obese.
Daniel Wu also wrote that he finally met Jia Ling and praised her as a versatile director. And called for "Hot and Spicy": "She has lost more than 100 pounds in the past year, and witnessing this change is shocking."
To show his sincerity, Daniel Wu also wrote a general introduction in English on the external website, giving his Overseas fans have learned a lot about this great Chinese female director.
It is reported that Jia Ling went to the United States this time to promote her career. As one of the highest-grossing female directors in the world, she appeared on the Sony studio set in Hollywood wearing a smart trench coat. In addition to communicating as the director of "Hot and Spicy" during this trip, the other work was for the English version of "Hello, Li Huanying". Daniel Wu, Zhou Xun's ex-husband Gao Shengyuan and others also attended.
During the lectures, Jia Ling always crossed her legs and told her American friends the story behind her.
Foreign friends are also very curious about this female director from the East. They have exchanges and discussions with her and listen to her journey of making movies.
Chinese-American Daniel Wu is also one of the audience present. It is reported that Sony has purchased the remake rights of "Hello, Li Huanying" and the global distribution rights of "Hot and Spicy".
Jia Ling's trip to the United States was so popular that many netizens lamented: "My sister is so beautiful, even her wrinkles are beautiful when she smiles." "Daniel Wu never photoshopped pictures. I like to see the original pictures. This is the real state."
Some netizens joked: "Sister, I want to cross my legs that I couldn't cross in the past few years." "She is capable and relaxed, and works generously, which is a very direct picture of the daily work of a director."
Jia Ling, 42 years old, as an 80-year-old As the leading female director in the world, she is already invincible domestically. Looking around the world, her movies also rank second at the box office. And behind her success, she also received a lot of criticism.
For example, some people say that her "Hello, Li Huanying" is a hype of old sentiments, and it seems to combine elements of two movies, one is the American science fiction film "Back to the Future" and the other is the Hong Kong comedy film "What I Saw with My Left Eye" ghost".
This year's "Hot and Spicy" was dissed as "Jia Ling's weight loss story", and it was also pointed out that she borrowed many elements from the Japanese movie "One Hundred Dollar Love".
Especially the Taiwanese movie "The Three Evils", which was released in March this year, has received extremely high box office and reputation. Many netizens have described that compared to Ethan Ruan's film, this year's Spring Festival movie is like an elementary school student handing in homework. Similarly, this also includes Jia Ling's work "Hot and Hot".
But in fact, Jia Ling's film is not that bad. In addition to being a hit at the domestic box office, the film was officially released in more than 200 theaters in North America on March 8, with a box office of approximately US$840,000 during its opening weekend. With the smallest number of screening theaters, the film broke into the top ten single-day and weekend box office in North America. , as of March 16, the film's box office in North America has exceeded 1.41 million US dollars.
During the same period, in Australia and New Zealand, "Hot and Furious" also ranked second and fourth at the box office in the region with box office results of 500,000 Australian dollars and 100,000 New Zealand dollars respectively. In the future, "Hot and Spicy" will be launched in Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand and other countries and regions.
Even though some people are not optimistic about it, the overseas market has proven everything. Jia Ling was invited by Sony Hollywood this time, which further proves her success.
At the just-concluded 96th Academy Awards, many Hollywood blockbusters competed. "Oppenheimer" swept the awards ceremony. "Stone Sister" Emma Stone won the second prize with her large-scale performance in "Poor Things" After being banned, she became the most powerful actress in the universe born in 1985.Even "Barbie", which ranked first at the global box office in 2023 and set off a wave of women's rights, failed to win anything at the Oscars. In comparison, if Jia Ling's works are only digested within the Chinese circle, they will not seem so "high-end", and it will be even more difficult to win some honors in Hollywood.
To be honest, the editor thinks it is unlikely that "Hot" will be widely recognized by the international mainstream and even win awards at some international film festivals. But this time, Jia Ling's opening of the door to Hollywood is a major breakthrough for domestic filmmakers, and it is a "boost" for female directors. I hope that someone can take advantage of Jia Ling's success and make Chinese films " Set sail”.
