May 23 is also the premiere date of New Art City's masterpiece, "A Chinese Ghost Story".

However, the bold font on the entertainment pages of Hong Kong's major morning newspapers is not a message about the movie.

But......

"Ming Pao Weekly" published a long commentary titled "The Road to Counterattack for a Low-budget Film".

"Film Fortnightly" published a top film review, titled "A Savage and Bloody Jianghu".

"Oriental Daily" also published a large length, accompanied by stills from "The Man of the Troubled Boy in the Jianghu", titled ""Jianghu Love" is too weak, is the opponent too strong, or is the star effect outdated?"

Published by Sing Tao Daily......

In short, "The Man of the Troubled Boy in the Rivers and Lakes" has become completely popular, winning big with a small one, and transferring a thousand pounds in four or two, which can be described as the most perfect counterattack in the Hong Kong film and television industry in recent years, which is enough to be written into the "textbook".

followed the fire, in addition to Chen Haonan, Pheasant, Tianda Er, Nest Skin, Foreskin, including Xiao Stammer, etc., in addition to the main actors, there is also Debao Cinema.

Since its establishment, Debao Cinema has never attracted so much social attention, and the popularity of the cinema has skyrocketed instantly.

Of course, there is also a new company name that has never been heard of in the past, which has also frequently appeared in major newspapers and magazines in the past two days, that is, "Dongfanghong Pictures", it is this company that single-handedly created this film, which has been concerned by many people in the industry, and some analysts pointed out that it may be the biggest dark horse in the Hong Kong film industry this year.

The reports in the media are all about the news of this movie, and some people are still unaware of it, but now it is difficult to know it, and the result is that people are becoming more and more curious about this small-budget movie, so that more and more people are entering the Debao Cinema Line.

Starting from the morning show on the second day of the release, several cinemas in the vicinity of Debao's commercial circle in Victoria Harbour began to be full, and tickets were hard to find.

The market has not changed, however, the direction of people's consumption has changed. The final result is that the popularity of Golden Harvest Cinemas has plummeted, and the box office of "Jianghu Love" on the third day is only 1.14 million, far lower than the 1.48 million expected by industry experts earlier.

And today, the premiere of "A Chinese Ghost Story" in New Arts City is even more eye-catching, it did not survive with a different background theme as some industry insiders speculated, and the box office on the premiere day could exceed 1 million.

This made the producer, New Arts City, including the studios licensed by the filmmaker, sad.

The most unexpected thing is Debao's "The Man of the Troubled Boy in the Rivers and Lakes", the box office on the second day of release was as high as 1.9 million, even exceeding the premiere day.

This is simply an incredible thing, and it directly breaks the rules in the industry.

Phenomenal - Since May 24, such a term has suddenly appeared in major newspapers and magazines, which is said to have come from the mouth of Pan Disheng, president of Debao Group.

The young people on the street suddenly began to wear leather clothes and leather pants, and the little ladies who mingled in major entertainment venues also played with bandeau and miniskirts.

As Hong Kong, where the entertainment industry was unprecedentedly developed in the 80s, the people were well-informed, even if they met celebrities on the street, and the last time this phenomenon occurred was seven years ago, when the TV series "Shanghai Tang" was on the air.

With a film and television drama, it has aroused social trends, aroused people's extreme popularity, and caused them to change their dressing and even behavior.

Many people are gradually beginning to understand the true meaning of the word "phenomenal".

However, there are two sides to everything, "The Man Who Troubled the Boy is in the Rivers and Lakes" is a big hit, as far as the movie is concerned, it is really good-looking, and no one has objected to this, but an authoritative person in the education industry pointed out that this movie is suspected of having a bad social atmosphere, and suggested that the Hong Kong government order the film to be stopped.

After this suggestion appeared in the newspaper, it was immediately echoed by many "righteous people", and for a time, there were many articles in the newspaper denouncing "The Man Who Troubled the Boy is in the Jianghu".

However, after a few days, the Hong Kong government was indifferent to this at all, and the person in charge of the cultural industry was publicly interviewed by the media, saying that the film did not violate the announcement of the Hong Kong Film and Television Ordinance, so the Hong Kong government has no right to order it to stop broadcasting.

It seems that in response to this wave of opposition, two weeks after the release of "The Man in the Rivers and Lakes" and the appalling box office of 15 million, Debao Company once again held a press conference to be recruited, at which Pan Disheng, the president who rarely appeared before, came to the scene again and announced a terrifying news!

"What needs to be explained to you is that "Crazy Boy" is a series of movies, there are six in the whole series, with a complete script, people in the rivers and lakes are just the first part, and the second "Crazy Boy: The Raptors Crossing the River" is currently being filmed intensively, and it is expected that in the middle of next month, we will be able to meet you. ”

As soon as this remark came out, not to mention the Hong Kong film and television industry, almost half of Hong Kong was shocked.

Many people originally had some speculation about why the movie that Debao was showing was not simply called "Crazy Boy", which was eye-catching and easy to remember, but now I finally know the reason.

After this news came out through major newspapers and magazines, it can be said that some people are happy and some are worried, as ordinary people, they are naturally ecstatic, this "The Man of the Troubled Boy in the Rivers and Lakes" Many people have walked into the theater and masturbated several times, which is not enough to watch, and now there is hope.

And the major companies in the Hong Kong film and television industry, including Golden Harvest and New Art City, can be said to be big.

Just one "The Man of the Troubled Boy in the Rivers and Lakes" has become popular to this extent, and if there are five more films, will the others still be alive?

The film and television company is just that, they want to do something, but they have more than enough strength but not enough, but in the face of such a situation, the two major cinema chains of Golden Harvest and New Art City will never sit still.

After learning the news, the two major companies held a high-level meeting as soon as possible.

Golden Harvest Building.

In the huge conference room, there are no absences, and all the employees of Jiahe Company who hold positions above the manager level are there.

Zou Wenhuai sat in the first place, his eyes glanced at the people below, he just said four words - how to deal with it?

However, after waiting for almost two minutes, there was silence below.

Obviously, brainstorming ideas won't work.

Although there are many satellite film and television companies in Golden Harvest, there are advantages and disadvantages, the advantage is that there is basically no shortage of film sources, and the disadvantage is that it is difficult for the theater chain to influence the filming plan of the satellite company.

However, in this era of booming film industry, everyone wants to make quick money, how many film and television companies can sink their hearts and work hard to create a series?

The benefits of the series are obvious, but there is no doubt about the difficulties, Golden Harvest itself has been committed to the development of this aspect in recent years, and it took a lot of effort to extend the script of a "Plan A sequel" on the basis of "Plan A", which has now been put on the shooting schedule.

In this regard, Golden Harvest is not good at it, far inferior to Xinyicheng.

But if there is no well-made series, how will Golden Harvest deal with the indiscriminate bombardment of Debao's next "Crazy Boy" series?

Suddenly thinking of something, Zou Wenhuai fell on Liu Zetao, who was at the end of the oval conference table, and lowered his head intentionally or unintentionally, and asked without seeing joy and anger: "Ah Tao, last time you were asked to contact Dongfanghong Pictures, did you have a result?"

was suddenly named, Liu Zetao broke out in a cold sweat, and prayed thousands of times in his heart, don't look for yourself, don't look for yourself, but I still found it.

It was easy to squeeze out a smile on his face, raised his head, and replied hesitantly: "That...... Mr. Zou, the other party is a little arrogant, and he called several times, but he couldn't make an appointment. ”

"Can't make an appointment?" Zou Wenhuai's face suddenly turned cold, "Is it also a reason to not make an appointment, what are you doing with two legs, won't you come to the door to find it yourself?"

"Yes...... "Liu Zetao saw sweat on his forehead and nodded again and again, "Mr. Zou has learned a lesson." ”

appointment, he really made an appointment, and knew that there must be an explanation for this matter, but instead of calling Dongfanghong Pictures, he contacted Wang Jiawei, wanting him to find Liu Weiqiang and help him maneuver around.

However, the message from Liu Weiqiang's side was that their boss refused to meet.

Obviously, he offended people a lot last time, and he didn't withdraw when he wanted to apologize, what else could he do?

"Forget it......" At this time, Zou Wenhuai said thoughtfully: "You don't have to worry about this matter." ”

As he spoke, he looked sideways at the person sitting next to him, and said, "Ah Wei, you go and contact it in person, try your best to dig up the other party, no matter what conditions the other party proposes, you must be cautious, don't be busy refusing, report to me as soon as possible." ”

"Yes, Zou ......"

"Ah, Mr. Zou, don't, this matter is still handled by me, don't worry, I will definitely contact the other party!"

The person who was called "Ah Wei" by Zou Wenhuai was one of the vice presidents of Jiahe Company, with a very high status, and when he was about to reply, he didn't want to be interrupted by Liu Zetao in a hurry.

His move was also brainless, very abrupt and inappropriate.

The reason why Zou Wenhuai changed the candidate temporarily was because he felt that Liu Zetao's status was too low, and it seemed a little insincere to send him over.

And now he is "guilty of the following" and openly robbed the vice president of the errand, which is too unreasonable.