In the blink of an eye, the beginning of June.

With the release of "Zombie Daochang", the second Hong Kong film to break the box office of 10 million was born, which is different from the previous sci-fi blockbuster "1999" produced by Hollywood, which is a film produced by Hong Kong's local film company.

According to the promotional slogan announced by Huanyu Film Company, although the investment of "Zombie Taoist" is as high as more than one million Hong Kong dollars, which is almost four or five times the investment of many films, it also makes many film company bosses see the hope of making a big investment at the box office!

For a time, the Hong Kong film market was unusually prosperous.

Another movie that broke 10 million box office came from Huo Yaowen, which made Zou Wenhuai of Golden Harvest Company not to mention how greedy he was.

Since Bruce Lee joined Golden Harvest Company in 971, 71-72-73, the local box office champion in Hong Kong has been dominated by Golden Harvest Company for three consecutive years, which also makes Zou Wenhuai from an unknown film boss to quickly normal enough to rival the existence of Uncle Shao, who has been established for more than 20 years.

But when Bruce Lee, who created one box office myth after another for Golden Harvest, unfortunately passed away, Golden Harvest Company can be said to have fallen to the bottom all of a sudden, which gave Zou Wenhuai a headache for a long time, until Xu Guanwen appeared, so that he saw another "Bruce Lee", but this time it is no longer a kung fu movie, but a comedy.

A "Ghost Horse Double Star" not only broke Bruce Lee's box office record, but also became the first local film in Hong Kong to break 6 million, the only pity is that it did not win the annual box office champion of that year, and was taken away by Fox's "1999" in the United States.

With Xu Guanwen, a comedy genius, Zou Wenhuai has relieved a lot of pressure, and the funds are abundant a lot, when he wanted to continue to show his strength, the movie "Little Heroes Havoc in Chinatown", which was specially created for Xu Guanjie, failed at the box office, and Zou Wenhuai's ambitions were destroyed at once.

As a last resort, he could only let the company's directors shoot a large number of low-cost martial arts films, so as to rely on the advantages of his own theater chain to recover.

Huanyu Film Company held a celebration banquet for "Zombie Dao Chief".

Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang, who were invited to come, were drinking sullen wine on the side, looking at the high-spirited Lin Zhengying on the stage bitterly, who would have thought that two years ago, he was just an ordinary martial artist in his own company, and he became the first actor in Hong Kong to break 10 million box office!

If Zou Wenhuai just sighed that he had lost a talent, then Hong Jinbao was depressed and envious.

Zou Wenhuai knew that the success of this movie was due to Huo Yaowen's book "Ghost Blowing the Lantern", after all, this book also set off a wave in Hong Kong back then, and the first adaptation was this novel zombie film, which naturally attracted a large number of audiences to buy tickets to watch the movie. So it's just a sigh that Lin Zhengying, a good actor, is missing.

But Hong Jinbao is different, Lin Zhengying was his predecessor at the earliest, and when Bruce Lee was alive, Lin Zhengying was the martial arts instructor of the other party, but with the death of Bruce Lee, Lin Zhengying's martial arts moves were not watched.

At the same time, Hong Jinbao quietly ascended to the position, relying on the wonderful fighting scenes of many movies, and the establishment of the first martial arts group of the Hong family class, and suddenly became the big brother in the martial arts industry in Hong Kong.

Speaking of which, two years ago, Lin Zhengying was still following Hong Jinbao to eat, and two years have passed, the other party has not only become an actor, but also made a movie of bull coaxing, how can he not be envious?

The most annoying thing is that Lin Zhengying actually poached his junior brother Yuan Biao, although Yuan Biao is only a martial artist in his own team, but the other party's routine of digging people behind his back still makes Hong Jinbao dissatisfied.

Of course, it is Huanyu Film Company that poachs people, but Huanyu is Huo Yaowen's company, although Hong Jinbao is quite famous and prestigious in the martial arts industry, but compared with Hong Kong's famous Huo Yaowen, it is simply incomparable, so he will complain about Lin Zhengying, and he can only complain about Lin Zhengying.

Wen Yingguang raised the microphone in high spirits and shouted excitedly to some film company managers and actors who came to the scene: "Thank you for coming to the celebration banquet of our Universal Film Company's "Zombie Dao Chang", this time "Zombie Dao Chang" broke the local box office record in Hong Kong and became the first local film in Hong Kong to break 10 million. ”

"This is not only a blessing for us at Huanyu Company, but also a blessing for all film companies and filmmakers in Hong Kong! If there is a Hong Kong film with a box office of more than 10 million today, then there will definitely be a second film tomorrow and the day after tomorrow!"

"Therefore, today can be said to be a good day for our Universal Film Company, and it is also a good day for all film companies, and it is also a prosperous era for the Hong Kong film industry, and I believe that in the near future, there will inevitably be a second, third, and fourth film that will break 10 million million. ”

"Bang Bang Bang ......"

There were bursts of applause at the celebration banquet.

Zou Wenhuai looked at Wen Yingguang and the others on the stage, sighed slightly, turned around and said a few words to He Guanchang, packed up his emotions, raised his wine glass and walked to the first table, and said with a smile on his face: "Congratulations to Mr. Huo, you have created another movie that has exceeded 10 million." ”

"Manager Zou is polite, come and sit. ”

Huo Yaowen glanced at Qingxia, who was sitting next to him, and said, "Qingxia, go and bring a chair over and sit down in Yinmeng." ”

Hearing this, Qingxia said "um" and ran outside to ask the waiter for a chair.

"Mr. Huo, I have watched the movie "Zombie Taoist", and it is really good, and it seems to be very different from the current Hong Kong films. ”

Zou Wenhuai is also a filmmaker, and he has studied the plot and shooting techniques of the film "Zombie Dao Chang", and he found that this movie is completely different from Chu Yuan's style, and secondly, the switching of the camera, as well as the shooting of the panoramic view, and the layout of the scene, this kind of change, put into the same Hong Kong films, there is an obvious contrast and difference.

"It's a little different. ”

Huo Yaowen smiled and introduced Xu Anhua, who was sitting opposite, and said: "This is the new director of our company, a high-achieving student who returned from studying film in the UK, although this movie has Chu Yuan's name, many of the shots and on-site arrangements were completed by her. ”

Zou Wenhuai looked in the direction he was pointing, and was stunned on the spot, female?!

Female directors can be said to be a rare profession in Hong Kong, except for Tang Shuxuan, who graduated from the film department of the University of Southern California a few years ago, there are almost no other female directors.

"Mr. Zou is glad to meet him. Xu Anhua got up and toasted generously.

Zou Wenhuai also raised his glass and replied with a smile: "Miss Xu, a few years ago, a very talented female director Tang Shuxuan was born among Hong Kong film directors, and now I am afraid that there will be one more ghost talent among Hong Kong directors." ”

Xu Anhua said modestly: "Mr. Zou is polite, I have always liked Director Tang's works, and I am interested in studying film, a big reason is from her." ”

The two exchanged a few polite words, and there was nothing to talk about, Zou Wenhuai continued to look at Huo Yaowen and said, "Mr. Huo, I heard that you have collaborated on another movie with Hollywood's Fox in the United States?"

"It's still the previous "1999", but this time it's the second film. ”

Jurassic Park is still in the process of being established, and the dinosaur model has not yet been completed, so now it is only cooperating with Fox in a "1999".

Zou Wenhuai said with great envy: "It seems that it is another big movie with a global box office of hundreds of millions of dollars." ”

"Haha, take your auspicious words, the film is still in preparation, and many things are uncertain, as long as you don't lose money. Huo Yaowen said with a smile.

This time, he and Fox will invest a total of $30 million to shoot the second part. The funds are less than the first one, and that's because many of the used space battleship models are still stacked in the matrix special effects company, which can be used for a second time.

"I take the liberty of asking, how much is the approximate investment in the second "1999"?"

"Fifty million dollars. ”

"Five... Fifty million dollars!"

Another big production!

Huo Yaowen did not lower his voice, this time, not only Zou Wenhuai was taken aback, but the employees of the company sitting at the same table all swallowed silently when they heard this number.

According to the current exchange rate of Hong Kong dollars, 50 million US dollars is roughly 250 million Hong Kong dollars, so much money, just to make a movie!

If it were someone else, I am afraid it would have been sung down by the outside world a long time ago, but who made this the second part of "1999", you must know that the global box office of the first film broke 800 million US dollars, which is the highest movie box office record in the world so far!

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