January 4, 1984, the eighth day of the release of "Happy Ghost".

There was a long queue at the ticket window of the Shaw Cinema Line.

"Brother, what movie are you coming to see?"

"Of course it's "Happy Ghost", I've watched it for the second time, this campus comedy is so funny, I can't enjoy watching it once, so I'll watch it a second time today."

"Is it really that funny, good-looking? I also listened to what my classmates said, they said that this movie is definitely worth the ticket price, and I watched what they said, only I haven't seen it, so I can't talk about it, so I will take a look today. ”

"Your classmate is right, this movie will definitely make you satisfied."

The people waiting in line to buy tickets saw the long line and started chatting, when suddenly there was a commotion in front of them.

"What's going on?" All those at the back of the line were sticking their heads out to watch.

"I heard that "Happy Ghost" has already been painted, so there are no tickets for "Happy Ghost"."

"What? Movie theaters are crazy, right? "How is that possible? "Happy Ghost" has been sold out recently, and the box office has sold so well, why did it suddenly go down? ”

"I don't know, but the people who bought tickets for the "Happy Ghost" movie in front of them were told that the movie has been drawn."

"I'm rubbing, Shaw Brothers is stupid, I finally have a movie that I can watch, and the box office is so good, but it was only released for a week and then it was released, what the hell is going on?"

"Lang Lang's movie is so good-looking, how can it be painted?"

"No, I'm going to go to the conductor and ask why I painted it."

At this time, the Shaw Brothers Cinema conductor also wanted to cry without tears, and the painting of "Happy Ghost" was arranged by the theater, what does it have to do with my little conductor.

The conductor had no choice but to feedback the audience disturbance to the manager, and the manager came over to appease everyone, but in the face of the excited young people, the manager knew that he was going to suffer, most of them must be Chen Lang's fans, this group of fans is crazy, and I am afraid that it will not be able to settle smoothly today.

There was no way, so the manager had to report the situation to Fang Yihua, the supervisor of Shaw Brothers.

Fang Yihua put down the phone in his hand and frowned slightly.

This is the sixth call received this morning, and it is all a protest from the audience dissatisfied with the painting of "Happy Ghost" from the manager of Shaw Brothers Cinemas.

Fang Yihua knew that this would not be beneficial to Shaw Brothers or the audience, but Fang Yihua, who was bent on Shao tycoon closing Shaw Brothers, still chose to ignore it.

At the same time, Chen Lang looked at the box office statistics in his hand, 4.89 million, and felt that it was so dazzling.

Although it was released in a hurry and suffered a big loss at the box office in the first two days, Chen Lang is still relatively confident in the classic campus comedy "Happy Ghost".

Coupled with the continuous publicity of major mainstream newspapers and TVB, as well as the recommendation of Xu Guanjie and other friends in the circle, the box office of "Happy Ghost" skyrocketed from the third day, but unfortunately it fell short in the end, and only 110,000 was needed to complete the 5 million requirements.

Seeing such good box office data, Chen Lang also thought that Shaw Brothers might see that the box office was hot and the gap was only 110,000, and they would retract the decision to paint, but he received a call from Wang Jing early this morning, and "Happy Ghost" was painted, without a little hesitation.

At this time, Wang Jing had already taken his father Wang Tianlin to Shao Daheng's office, hoping that Shao Daheng could come forward to persuade Fang Yihua, while Chen Lang rushed to Fang Yihua's office to try to persuade Fang Yihua to re-screen "Happy Ghost".

Coming to the door of Fang Yihua's office, Chen Lang took a deep breath and knocked on the door, and walked in.

Fang Yihua heard the knock on the door and looked up to see that it was Chen Lang, and a playful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Speaking of which, Fang Yihua had a bad impression of Chen Lang at the beginning, the main reason was that the contract signed by Chen Lang and Huaxing was too good in the entire Shaw Group.

Although Fang Yihua used to be a singer, his personality is relatively strong, arbitrary, and even ruthless, and he is very similar to Shao Tycoon, that is, he is very critical of his company's people and film and television dramas.

However, Fang Yihua is not only able to save money, but has reached the point of harshness, which has made TVB and Shaw Brothers complain, but she dares to be angry because of her special identity, after all, the pillow wind is still terrible.

Later, Fang Yihua did not speak out when Chen Lang brought huge profits to Huaxing, but Chen Lang supported Chen Shufen and ignored his henchman Xu Daohua, which made Fang Yihua very angry, and what made Fang Yihua even more intolerable was that Chen Lang refused to sign a contract with Huaxing.

"What, is there anything going on with our little genius today?" Fang Yihua looked at Chen Lang with a smile.

Chen Lang frowned slightly when he heard this, and said lightly, "I came today to let Shaw Brothers re-screen "Happy Ghost". ”

"Oh?" Fang Yihua's reaction was similarly flat.

"The box office response of "Happy Ghost" is very good, there has been a box office of 4.89 million in a week, and this is the box office achieved in the case of hasty release, and now with the word-of-mouth spread of the movie, the movie-watching boom of "Happy Ghost" will continue for at least two weeks, as long as it continues to be released, "Happy Ghost" will definitely become a movie with a box office of more than 10 million."

"Happy Ghost" did not meet the standard of 5 million box office." Fang Yihua still looked indifferent.

"But my bet with Uncle Six didn't say that the box office would reach 5 million in the first week." Chen Lang looked at Fang Yihua with an angry expression.

"It's true, but Uncle Six didn't break his promise, Shaw Brothers did release "Happy Ghost", didn't he? As for the 5 million thing, I am the person in charge of Shaw Brothers, and I said that if I want 5 million, I will need 5 million, otherwise I will draw your movie. Fang Yihua smiled when he saw the anger on Chen Lang's face.

Chen Lang really wanted to punch the old woman in front of him at this time, Chen Lang never thought that a woman would make him so annoying.

Chen Lang clenched his fists on his legs, and felt sad in his heart, this is the misery of not having his own theater, I don't know how many people are treated like this, this feeling of powerlessness is really annoying.

The two fell silent for a while, and Chen Lang fell into calm after a fluctuating mood.

Fang Yihua was a little happy when he saw Chen Lang's annoyance, but after seeing Chen Lang, he fell into calm and was a little puzzled, not knowing what this kid was thinking.

At the same time, in Shao Tycoon's office, Wang Jing talked endlessly about the popularity of the movie "Happy Ghost" as soon as she entered the room, and also revealed Fang Yihua's 5 million standard of making something out of nothing.

Wang Tianlin sat on the side and was silent, he came to the platform for his son today, and coming is a statement, and there is no need to say anything else.

Shao Daheng frowned slightly when he heard this, he didn't expect Fang Yihua to draw "Happy Ghost" that he agreed to release without even saying hello, and this movie actually won the first week box office of 4.89 million when it was released in a hurry, if it is released normally, it will be a sure thing to break 10 million.

At the same time, seeing Wang Tianlin, who was sitting silently, Shao Daheng thought that Fang Yihua's actions in TVB obviously annoyed these old courtiers, and he also had a headache for a while.

In Fang Yihua's office, after a long silence, Chen Lang opened his mouth, "Manager Fang, do you want to close the Shaw Brothers so that Uncle Sixth can focus all his energy on TVB?" ”

Fang Yihua was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then said nonchalantly, "That's true, many people know this." ”

"So how about we make a deal?" Chen Lang said with a relaxed brow.

Fang Yihua didn't like it when he saw Chen Lang's loose brows, but he still asked curiously, "What deal?" ”

"Manager Fang just doesn't want Shaw Brothers movies to make a profit, so that Uncle Six can close Shaw Brothers. Judging from the current situation of Shaw Brothers, the high-level has your suppression, and the following films are shot except for Wang Jing, I believe that few Shaw Brothers can make any blockbuster movies, even if one or two can be profitable, but it is a drop in the bucket for Shaw Brothers as a whole.

So as long as Wang Jing is put aside, the script I wrote in the future will not let Shaw Brothers invest, coupled with the squeeze of Golden Harvest and New Art City, I believe that Shaw Brothers will not last long at all, even if Uncle Sixth still does not give up on movies, but for Shaw Brothers, who continue to lose money, in the end, they can only choose to go out of business. ”

Fang Yihua raised his eyebrows, although Shaw Brothers is reducing production, and the huge investment in "Interstellar Blunt Tire" has made Shaw Brothers seriously lose money, but Fang Yihua knows that Shao Tycoon's heart for movies is still not dead.

At the same time, Fang Yihua is also very worried about Chen Lang's script, because Chen Lang's ability to make up stories has been recognized by everyone, if the film written by Chen Lang does not allow Shaw Brothers to invest, then Shaw Brothers itself will slide into the abyss.

"What else?" Fang Yihua asked expressionlessly.

"In the future, I will write the script by myself, and let Wang Jing shoot it, so that the Shaw Brothers basically no longer has the possibility of making a profit, and at the same time, I will do my best to poach people, and it is best to poach all the film talents of the Shaw Brothers, so it is impossible for Uncle Six to make another movie, what do you think?" Chen Lang raised his eyebrows and said.

When Fang Yihua heard Chen Lang's words, he felt good in his heart, this could indeed accelerate the Shaw Clan's demise, "Such benefits have been taken away by your kid." ”

"How so? Shaw Brothers is out of business, Uncle Sixth will definitely put all his energy into TVB, and with the trend of you gradually taking power, TVB will be yours in the future, I can also persuade Chen Shufen and Chen Liuquan to quit Huaxing, so that you can completely master Huaxing, a money-making weapon. Chen Lang said.

"Oh?" Fang Yihua's heart moved when she heard this, Huaxing's earning ability frightened her and Shao Daheng, no one expected that the record market would be so hot.

That's why Fang Yihua asked Xu Daohua to come to Huaxing to fight for control, just for this big cake.

If the old courtier Chen Shufen can be taken away, then Fang Yihua will be able to monopolize this cake, plus the rookie singing contest that is becoming more and more influential, excellent talents will be inexhaustible, and Fang Yihua believes that Huaxing will make more and more money.

Seeing the heart-warming Fang Yihua, Chen Lang continued, "In the future, as long as my company's movies are profitable, one percent of the profits will be given to TVB, but I need Shaw Brothers to fully support the release of my company's movies, and you have to provide convenience for my poaching, and finally, if Uncle Six wants to resell Shaw Brothers Cinemas, you have to help me persuade Uncle Six to sell Shaw Brothers Cinemas to me." ”

Chen Lang didn't want to give this profit, but Shaw Brothers went bankrupt, Fang Yihua was happy, and he was able to dig up film talents, so he was profitable, and now he is asking for help, but he may not be able to satisfy Fang Yihua's appetite by handing over a Huaxing, so he can only reluctantly give a profit.

Fang Yihua was really surprised this time, he didn't expect that Chen Lang not only wanted the talents of Shaw Brothers Film Company, but also wanted to eat Shaw Brothers Cinemas, this is not a matter of millions, at least tens of millions.

Could it be that this kid is so confident that his movies can make so much money in just a few years?

However, this is beneficial to Fang Yihua, and he can get more profits from the box office, seeing the popularity of "Happy Ghost", Fang Yihua believes that this profit is definitely a lot, "Yes, but you still have to agree to write songs for Huaxing's singers, of course, it can't be shoddy." ”

Chen Lang didn't expect Fang Yihua to have this request, but he had to agree for the sake of his film career, "I can agree, but I can't write songs for Huaxing singers without restrictions, and writing good songs requires inspiration, I can't guarantee that I will respond to requests." ”

Fang Yihua also knew that this was a bit difficult, so he said, "Then write twenty classic songs for Huaxing every year." ”

"You're still a strong man, if a classic song can be mass-produced, is it still a classic? Up to five songs. Although Chen Lang has no pressure to write songs, he can't let her get her wish in the face of the old woman in front of him.

"Fifteen."

"Six."

"Twelve."

"Eight."

"Ten songs, otherwise all agreements will be null and void."

"Okay, ten is ten. Hope we have a happy cooperation. ”

"It's a pleasure to work with."

"Then you can arrange for the re-release of "Happy Ghost", right?" Chen Lang looked at Fang Yihua and said.

Fang Yihua just wanted to speak, when suddenly the phone rang.

"Ah Hua, let "Happy Ghost" be re-screened." Shao Daheng's voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away." Fang Yihua immediately agreed when he heard this.

Shao Daheng was slightly stunned, he didn't expect Fang Yihua to agree so happily, he thought he would have to say a few more words, but when he heard Fang Yihua being so obedient, he put down the phone with a smile.

"Hey, I'm Fang Yihua, arrange for all cinemas of the Shaw Brothers Cinema Line to re-screen "Happy Ghosts", and increase the number of screenings per day again, and extend the screening time for another three weeks, as for "Ghosts", just push it back."

Chen Lang heard that "Happy Ghost" could be released for another three weeks, and he was very happy and excited.

Nowadays, Hong Kong has attracted countless funds from Taiwan, Southeast Asia and Hong Kong communities because of the hot box office of movies, resulting in more than 300 films being shot every year, but there are so many schedules, many movies cannot be released, and the time of the movies released is also limited.

Hong Kong is not like the United States, a blockbuster movie may even be released for a few months, Hong Kong people are few and narrow, and four weeks can basically meet the viewing needs of Hong Kong citizens, so even if it is a super-grossing movie, the schedule is only about four weeks, and the 1983 champion "Best Partner 2" was released for 27 days.

In the previous life, "Happy Ghost", which was released in the summer of 1984, only got three weeks of release time, and won the eleventh place in the 1984 annual box office list.

Now that the release time of "Happy Ghost" has been extended by a week, it is likely to squeeze into the top 10 of the annual box office pomp list.