Chapter 33: The Viewing Boom
In the Shaw Brothers Cinema, the easter eggs are over.
After the exciting plots one after another, the audience felt a little flat about the ending, and when they saw the easter eggs, they knew that there was a follow-up story.
There was silence for a few seconds before the audience stood up and applauded loudly.
"It's beautiful, the desert is beautiful, those ancient buildings are so beautiful!"
"The movie is so exciting, come out with a sequel early, director!"
"Director, you really died so miserably!"
Wang Zheng didn't expect the audience to react so enthusiastically, he led the leading actors to the bottom of the big screen, bowed to all the audience and thanked them, Wang Zheng took the microphone handed over by the staff, and the audience also quieted down.
"Thank you, thank you for your support, seeing how much you like this movie, our efforts have not been in vain. ”
Wang Zheng said with some excitement and thanked the audience again.
"During the filming of the movie, our crew encountered a lot of difficulties, and some people were not optimistic about our movie, thinking that we were rookie directors and rookie actors, and we would only make a bad movie, but all the staff of our crew, as well as our leading actors, did not flinch, we must work hard to make this movie, and we can't disappoint friends who like the story of ghost blowing the lantern!"
Wang Zheng's words trembled a little, showing that his heart was not calm.
"Finally, I would like to thank all the staff and all the actors on the crew of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern: The Spirit of the Ancient City". ”
After Wang Zheng finished speaking, he bowed deeply to Liang Chaowei, Zhou Xingchi, Guan Zhilin, as well as producers, cameramen and others behind him.
"I believe everyone has seen it in the movie, the terrible sandstorm in the desert, must be very curious about how we filmed, in fact, this is a real sandstorm, not computer special effects, our staff and actors, when the sandstorm comes, risking their lives to shoot, so there is such a shocking effect in the movie, here I am very grateful to them, without the efforts of our staff and actors, there would be no movie. ”
Wang Zheng's voice was a little hoarse, and the hard work of everyone in the crew made him very moved.
After listening to Wang Zheng's words, the applause in the audience was even more enthusiastic, and the crew and the leading actors were also very touched.
Hearing Wang Zheng's words, Guan Zhilin's eyes were a little hot, looking at Wang Zheng who was speaking in front of him, although everyone suffered a lot in making this movie, but Wang Zheng himself suffered more than the rest of them, and he was the director, producer, props, shooting, etc., he had to take care of any work, otherwise the movie would not be so exciting, she silently applauded vigorously to thank Wang Zheng.
The applause in the theater continued until the staff began to tidy up the scene, and the audience left the theater with some unsatisfied, and even some audience members began to form a team, ready to go to other Shaw Brothers theaters to watch another show.
On the second floor of the theater, seeing that the audience was so enthusiastic about this movie, Shao Daheng met with the leading actors of the movie, encouraged Zhou Xingchi and Liang Chaowei one by one, and waited for the box office to come out and hold a celebration banquet to celebrate.
On June 10, major newspapers and weekly magazines published the news of the release of the ghost blowing lantern.
Oriental Daily: "Yesterday, Shaw Brothers Pictures' new movie "Ghost Blows the Lantern: The Essence of the Ancient City" was very popular, the plot of the film is tense and exciting, compact exploration and unique shooting methods, and it is very well received by the audience. ”
Sun News: "Young director Wang Zheng, the first directorial work "Ghost Blowing Lantern: The Essence of the Ancient City" was popular in theaters yesterday, and it is reported that the young director took a group of actors who did not want to die, chasing and filming in the sandstorm in the Thar Desert in India, so that there was a shocking scene in this movie. With such a desperate director and actors, it's hard to believe that the box office can't be a big hit. ”
Xinbao: "Yesterday's release of the movie "Ghost Blowing the Lantern: The Essence of the Ancient City" aroused an enthusiastic response from the citizens of Xiangjiang. According to the statistics of this reporter, the 19 theaters of Shaw Brothers yesterday have collected a total of more than 1 million Hong Kong dollars at the box office, and the number of viewers has reached 250,000, according to insiders, the total cost of the film is only more than 1 million Hong Kong dollars, and the cost can be recovered on the day of the premiere is undoubtedly a blockbuster work, and we will continue to report on the box office later. ”
Wen Wei Po, which only cares about people's livelihood and lives, also published an article: "Yesterday's newly released movie "Ghost Blowing Lantern: The Essence of the Ancient City", the lines in it show the true image of the situation, stealing other people's things back to their own homes, and not returning them under the ridiculous excuse of keeping them for others, this kind of behavior is shameful, and we should be Chinese who recognize the truth." ”
The media boom, the public heated discussions, and the ghost blowing the lantern movie was hot, which made all the staff in this movie very happy, and the audience's recognition was the greatest encouragement to them, and all everyone's efforts were not in vain.
On June 25, the box office of "Ghost Blowing Lantern: The Essence of the Ancient City" exceeded 10 million, reaching 10456520 Hong Kong dollars, and it took 14 days to reach 10 million Hong Kong dollars, which made Shao Daheng happy and surprised, he was very optimistic about this movie, but he didn't expect the box office to be so hot. The tycoon immediately decided to spend another 1 million Hong Kong dollars for advertising, and all the streets and alleys of Xiangjiang will see movie posters with ghost blowing lanterns.
On June 26, the Ghost Blowing Lantern movie has been released for 15 days, and the cumulative box office has reached 15 million Hong Kong dollars, and the public's viewing boom continues.
On June 27, Xiangjiang 1982 total box office ranking.
The best partner, released on 1982-01-16, with a total box office of 26 million Hong Kong dollars, ranks first in the year.
Young Master Long, released on 1982-01-21, with a total box office of 17.9 million Hong Kong dollars, ranks second in the year.
Shaolin Temple (Mainland Version), released in Xiangjiang on 1982-01-10, with a total box office of 16.15 million Hong Kong dollars, ranking third in the year.
The Ghost Blows Out the Lamp: The Essence of the Ancient City, released on 1982-06-09, now has a box office of 15.5 million Hong Kong dollars, ranking fourth in the year.
Beware of small hands, released on 1982-03-31, with a total box office of 11.8 million Hong Kong dollars, ranking fifth in the year.
Pretty Girl, released on 1982-04-21, with a total box office of 10.32 million Hong Kong dollars, ranks sixth in the year.
Eighteen kinds of martial arts, released on 1982-01-21, with a total box office of 9.19 million Hong Kong dollars, ranking seventh in the year.
The Ghost Blows Out the Lamp: The Essence of the Ancient City squeezed into the fourth place of the year within 15 days of its release, which shows the strong momentum, and last year's radio audio novels and physical novels were fully promoted, which has accumulated many audiences, and now they are all in full swing.
The remaining release time is very likely to squeeze into the top two, which makes Shaw Brothers happy, in recent years, Shaw Brothers Pictures has been suppressed by Golden Harvest and New Arts City, Shaw Brothers Pictures has long lost its original film hegemony, and now there is a ghost blowing lantern that can compete with them, how can this not make Shao Tycoon pay attention.