On June 8, 1983, "Police Story", jointly produced by Xinqi Film and Television Entertainment Company and Golden Harvest Film Company, was officially released exclusively in Golden Harvest Cinemas.

Originally, Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers had a honeymoon for a period last year, however, because the Shaw Brothers film production was incorrigibly rotten, the two companies cooperated, and the film produced by Shaw Brothers did not make much box office. During the cooperation between the two cinemas, Golden Harvest's blockbuster movies were frequently released, although they were inferior to Xinyicheng, but their market share was almost the same. In this case, Shaw Brothers has lost both face and box office, and the cooperation between the two major cinema chains has naturally ended in nothing, and the Hong Kong cinema market has returned to the era of separation.

Because the "Police Story" movie was a blockbuster released in the international market from the beginning, the budget was as high as 20 million Hong Kong dollars, and the newly started film and television entertainment company and Golden Harvest each contributed half of the capital. In addition, Golden Harvest has mature film production talents, while new start-up film and television entertainment companies have some new technologies. After the two sides joined forces, the well-made movie "Police Story" was naturally far ahead.

Although it does not use the exaggerated computer CG special effects of later generations, after all, the maturity of computer special effects technology will at least wait until "Jurassic Park" in the 90s. There is still a huge gap between the current computer level and the time of "Jurassic Park" in 93. Therefore, at present, computer technology is mainly used for editing, in addition, computer technology is used to enhance the clarity of the film and other indicators. At the very least, it looks more delicate and clear than other films currently produced in Hong Kong, which is what the so-called "blockbuster" must do.

"Have you watched "Police Story"? Jackie Chan's new film!"

"Don't lie to you, it's very good-looking! It's more delicate and ...... than previous Jackie Chan movies"

"It's not a loss to buy a ticket to watch a movie, the picture quality is enjoyment, and it's completely different from other movies!"

"I like Maggie Cheung, but unfortunately there are a little fewer scenes, and besides, the IQ in the movie is low, and it belongs to a vase. ”

"Originally, the vase, you are demanding. ”

"Jackie Chan's movies were originally to watch Jackie Chan's ......"

As soon as the film was tested, it was already well received. Whether it is the film industry or ordinary audiences, most of them praise this movie.

On the first day of the movie's release, the results of Golden Harvest Cinemas and scattered small theaters actually exceeded 1.5 million Hong Kong dollars at the box office on the first day. Subsequently, the weekly box office hit a weekly ...... Looking at the situation, there is no pressure at the box office of 20 million, and many people predict that this film will set a new box office record for Hong Kong films, reaching more than 30 million Hong Kong dollars.

Originally, Jackie Chan was the star with the highest degree of international acceptance in the Hong Kong film industry, and after the film became popular in Hong Kong, markets in Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia began to advance rapidly.

Of course, the European and American markets are slightly worse, after all, Asian films rarely sell well in Europe and the United States, but even so, Golden Harvest is trying to make the film as many countries as possible.

The traditional cinema market is only one aspect, and after the cinema is drawn, the VCD version is the beginning of the long-term stream and the harvest of more benefits.

At present, the VCD disc market is developing rapidly, especially in Hong Kong, the VCD disc market has surpassed the traditional cinema chain distribution market, this change, in fact, has greatly changed the pattern and concept of the Hong Kong film industry.

Originally, most of the Hong Kong film industry only pursued to earn back investment costs and make profits in a very short theater release cycle, so the investment scale of Hong Kong films is small, and the cost of most Hong Kong films is even less than 1 million yuan.

However, VCD distribution is a never-ending movie, a movie with a good reputation, and can make profits from disc sales for a long time. Even if some niche movies are not favored by theaters, the VCD disc market may not hit the streets.

The creation of different markets and choices has greatly enhanced the creative vitality of the current Hong Kong film market.

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After the box office of the movie exceeded 10 million, Xinye Electronics and Golden Harvest have begun to hold a celebration party, which can be regarded as a part of the dividend promise for the crew.

The salary of this drama is not high, Jackie Chan even has zero salary, but he gives 20% of the box office and DVD sales dividends.

In this way, if the box office is a big hit, Jackie Chan can take more. After all, although Jackie Chan is currently worth a lot, his fixed salary has only exceeded 2 million Hong Kong dollars. And the zero remuneration pure box office dividends, the cost of production is more for production than for the remuneration of crew members.

"Congratulations, the transformation of "Police Story" is going smoothly, and the box office should be able to break the record!" Lin Qi smiled and patted Jackie Chan on the shoulder.

"Mr. Lin, it's over. Jackie Chan said modestly, "Thank you for your appreciation!"

He Guanchang on the side of Golden Harvest was a little nervous, for fear that his godson Jackie Chan would be poached, so he walked over again and again and said with a smile: "This is a miracle created by the concerted efforts of both of us, and I hope to continue to maintain such a cooperative relationship in the future." ”

Lin Qi nodded and said: "The cooperation model is very good, the Hong Kong film market is not large, and it is not a good thing to consume each other." If companies can work together and complement each other's resources, the industry as a whole will be able to make more money and focus on expanding internationally, not just in Hong Kong. ”

"That's right, our next step for Golden Harvest is to prepare to march internationally and keep up with Hollywood giants!" Zou Wenhuai walked over with a wine glass and said with a smile, "In this regard, I hope your company will support you a lot! VCD has great potential, and in the future, maybe we will count on Mr. Lin to enjoy it!"

"Where the words. Lin Qi said with a smile, "The development of the VCD market requires samples of the entire film and television industry, and if there is no good-looking film, who will buy that expensive machine?"

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"Police Story" should be an important transformation for Jackie Chan, in addition to the theme of the movie, it has changed the strange logic that the underworld is a positive role in Hong Kong movies in the past, and the police are a negative role. Of course, there are many problems with the Hong Kong police, for example, many of them are gang members or undercover agents. In addition, the Hong Kong police have been crooked from the very beginning, and they rely on informants to solve cases, and in addition, they have cooperated with gang members, and when they encounter pressure from their superiors and need to solve cases, they are all gang members digging clues.

Of course, after the establishment of the Independent Commission Against Corruption, it knocked out a number of tumors of the worst reputation police stations, and later gave birth to a bunch of movie themes, such as "Inspector 500 Million" and the like, which received huge attention because of their realistic basis.

However, having a police officer and not having a police officer are completely different things, and even if there are problems with the professional ethics of the entire police profession in Hong Kong, on the surface, they still have to work hard to maintain law and order and solve crimes. It is precisely because of the presence of the police that some criminal acts that are too violent will be warned and suppressed by the police.

The "Police Story" series of movies, compared with other Hong Kong movies, began to describe the profession of the police in a positive way, so as not to refer to the deer as a horse, and the gang members who described the face of the police as synonymous with social scum are not as good.

In addition, this movie is also Jackie Chan's first self-directed and self-acting, from an actor to a director. After this movie, Jackie Chan has also proved that he can not only act but also direct.

In fact, this is the characteristic of the golden age of Hong Kong films, a large number of directors are not trained by professional classes, some are actors, and some are screenwriters turned directors, of course, cinematographers, artists, martial arts, dragon and tiger martial artists, any industry insider with film Hong Kong, as long as the ability is recognized by capital, it is possible to attract investment and become a director himself.

And this kind of non-formal training of directors, in terms of the film and television industry around the world, their average score is often much better than that of professional-trained directors. People who are trained in professional classes are easy to learn without thinking, and they learn more, but most of them are other people's experience, not their own accumulation of experience and thinking from the bottom.

Directors who have not graduated from a major class are always thinking about how to make movies, how to be directors, what movies to make, and what type of directors to be. The longer the depression, the more you don't get the opportunity to be a director, and the deeper the thickness of its accumulation, so it's always these "laymen" who can make a blockbuster and make a good movie.

In fact, the core element of this movie is not the script, but by Jackie Chan. Therefore, Lin Qi also made a favor and packaged and sold the creation rights of the sequel to "Police Story" to Golden Harvest Film Company. And the rights to this sequel, worth 50 million Hong Kong dollars, are roughly equivalent to the sum of the annual profits of Golden Harvest's games, movies, cinemas and other businesses combined.

But Zou Wenhuai still gritted his teeth, even if he smashed the pot and sold iron, he had to buy this copyright.

After all, this movie proves to be very suitable for Jackie Chan, even if a sequel will not make a cost, but if it can continue to be such a blockbuster, making two sequels should be able to earn back the cost of buying the copyright. [.]