"If you can't be guarded by gods in adolescence, it's better to be guarded by ghosts!

The happy ghost, who calls himself Zhu Bangyan, is actually just a showman.

He repeatedly failed the exam, his wife ran away with others, and in shame, he hanged himself in the ancient temple.

Later, a group of female students on an outing in Hong Kong picked up the rope with his soul attached, so the happy ghost appeared in the lives of three girls, Lin Xiaohua, Lin Qingqing and Yan Ruyu.

He helped them build their confidence, pursue love, and correct their wrong ideas in a timely manner, making him a mentor and friend.

This "Happy Ghost" is said to have been inspired by a middle school drama "Zhu Xiucai" triggered by Chen Lang in a drama competition for middle school students, bought the copyright, and adapted it into Hong Kong's first campus comedy.

This kind of time-traveling dress is eye-catching when it appears on a modern campus.

Zhu Xiucai, who appeared in the movie, did not depart from some characteristics of the stage play, such as his heart is very rich, unlike some symbolic immortals in Hong Kong films, who are only responsible for being funny or giving grace.

There is enough prehistory, and his pretended self-confidence finally collapses movingly.

In his previous life, he was a poor man, but after his death, he turned into a ghost, but he did not harm others.

Some people will take revenge on society and hurt others after being hurt, and there are not a few people.

After Zhu Xiucai was wronged and died, he wanted to protect others so that the girls would not repeat the mistakes of the past, and his kind humanity made him different from ordinary gods and ghosts.

The three girls in the movie have their own troubles.

It's like when we were in adolescence, wanting to win the championship in the sports meeting, and all eyes were on it; I want to fall in love with someone I like, hand in hand; There is a certain annoying teacher, but he does not dare to openly oppose him, and sometimes he has to endure his humiliation; I can't memorize the endorsement, and I cheat in fear, just to get a high score to reassure my parents.

But Yan Ruyu was not sheltered by books, she sat on the rooftop sadly, and had a tendency to jump off the building.

The happy ghost wanted to save her, and had to tell his hidden past life, it turned out that he was not a glorious ancestor, but a down-and-out talent who was cuckolded, and his life ended with a hemp rope.

At this time, the three girls resonated with the happy ghost, who was also a fallen person, and they found that this ghost who did not ask for anything in return was actually similar to themselves.

Therefore, how can it be so easy to pick up fairies and ghosts in the mortal dust? Most of the guardians we find are people who are similar to us.

Being able to see themselves in them in the mirror, find different directions for the development of the same thing, and different ways to solve the same problem.

Just like the problem of growing up, two children move forward together, one party is frustrated and injured, and the other party pretends to be an adult to comfort and support, alternately, and unconsciously get used to the role of adults, and gradually grow up.

It sounds naïve, but how can it be that simple?

However, the main theme of campus youth films is like this, no matter how stubborn the students are, they must finally understand the meaning of love and learning with the help of some kind of force, and turn into little angels of love one by one, gentle and frugal, and radiant.

However, the power of the happy ghost outside the system is not recognized by the school and the church, and the nuns chanted the Bible to burn the rope where the happy ghost possessed, and comforted the three girls that they would not be haunted by the ghost and could come out of a trance.

When I watched the movie, I felt that the nun showed her kind and generous side at this time, and she was still worthy of respect, but now I think that it is just the system maintaining its dignity, blaming the happy ghost for the student's misfortune, setting up an enemy, and then eliminating him, thinking that it is right.

I was also very worried when I watched the part where the happy ghost was burned, Qingqing put the rope that was burned into ashes and wrote "forever" in the cup, and the three girls hugged their heads and cried.

But the demon is in the underworld, and how can the fire of the mortal world burn him?

The happy ghost is back again, this time to be reincarnated, and the girls help him to settle down, and as a result, he is reincarnated as Lin Xiaohua's child.

There is no end to reincarnation, what will he encounter in the next life waiting for him to save? Isn't it still a bunch of mischievous students?

Well, no matter if the person next to you was an angel with folded wings or a hanged ghost in his last life, give him something that can be possessed, maybe one day he will cultivate into an immortal and really help you fulfill your wish.

Of course, the above is a joke, this movie is the first foray into film by Lang Lang, a young talent who is now gaining momentum in the Hong Kong music scene, and it is also his first film to write and star in.

As far as the screenwriter is concerned, many of the scenes in the movie are hilarious, the screenwriting level is eye-catching, and the whole movie really poked everyone's laughter, allowing everyone to spend a relaxing 90 minutes.

But as far as performance is concerned, Chen Lang's performance can only be said to be decent, and there is nothing eye-catching, but he also successfully completed the task of a vase, of course, this task is too simple for Chen Lang.

Overall, this is a movie worth watching, and Chen Lang's first screenwriting is also worthy of recognition, as for the performance, Chen Lang needs to work harder. ”――

Cinema Fortnight

On the fourth day of the release of "Happy Ghost", the most authoritative film magazine in Hong Kong, "Film Fortnightly", finally gave a film review.

LAUNCHED ON JANUARY 11, 1979, CITYENTERTAINMENT IS THE ONLY AUTHENTIC FILM MAGAZINE IN HONG KONG THAT HAS WITNESSED THE RISE AND FALL OF THE LOCAL FILM INDUSTRY OVER THE PAST 20 YEARS. The Hong Kong Film Awards, hosted by him and Radio Television Hong Kong, has become one of the three most important awards ceremonies in the Chinese-speaking region with the heyday of Hong Kong films.

The current "Film Fortnightly" is still very young, only four years old, but it is the only relatively formal and authoritative film magazine in Hong Kong.

The Hong Kong Film Awards, which it hosts, were only held for the first time in 1982, and have only been held twice so far.

The first Hong Kong Film Awards were very simple, and there was not even a TV broadcast, but fortunately, the second Hong Kong Film Awards this year finally started live TV, and its influence is gradually expanding.

At present, the influence of the Hong Kong Film Awards is still very limited, but as a formal and rigorous film magazine, the film reviews of "Film Fortnightly" are still relatively authoritative, and some film industry insiders and fans with a high level of appreciation also like to subscribe to this magazine.

As soon as the film review of "Happy Ghost" came out, "Film Fortnightly" attracted everyone's attention, and now whether it is newspapers or TVB, or many stars are promoting this movie, and the reputation is very good, and because this is the first screenwriting work of the little genius Lang Lang, more and more people have entered the cinema and want to see it.

Today is December 31, the last day of 1983, and it has been three and a half years since Chen Lang came to this world in a blink of an eye.

Chen Lang didn't have time to sigh about the passage of time, because Chen Lang was anxiously waiting for the phone call at this time.

"Jingle Bell ......"

Chen Lang immediately picked up the phone, "Fatty, how is the box office today?" ”

"Lang Lang, good news, the box office of "Happy Ghost" has risen to 840,000 today, plus 1.32 million in the first three days, and now the movie has been released for four days, and the total box office has reached 2.16 million, and according to this trend, the single-day box office may continue to increase, and the standard of 5 million is still very promising." Wang Jing's voice was full of excitement.

Because according to the current box office growth trend of "Happy Ghost", it is likely that Fang Yihua's 5 million passing mark will be completed in a week, and at the same time, the reputation and box office of "Happy Ghost" are flying together, which is likely to break Wang Jing's own current box office record.

So far, the movie filmed and written by Wang Jing has the highest box office is the "Flower Heart" starring Zhong Chuhong, with a total box office of 7.37 million.

And now the box office trend of "Happy Ghost" is constantly rising, it may reach 5 million in a week, and the final box office will definitely exceed 10 million, which will definitely refresh the highest box office record for Wang Jing's film.

"Now the four-day box office is 2.16 million, the standard is 5 million, and there is still a difference of 2.84 million, and there are only three days left, which means that the average box office of 940,000 per day should be a bit difficult, right?" Chen Lang was very happy to hear Wang Jing's words, but if he calculated carefully, it seemed to be a little dangerous.

"Now that "Happy Ghost" is full every show, and the audience likes it very much, and at the same time, Shaw Brothers has also increased the number of releases per day, and I believe that the box office in the last three days should be able to grow again." Wang Jing said with a little weakness when she heard this.

The current single-day box office record is 1.01 million in a single day for "Interstellar Blunt Tire", and those that can reach 900,000 in a single day are all super blockbuster movies, "Happy Ghost" is indeed a good campus comedy, but can it reach the level of 940,000 per day in the last three days?

After hanging up the phone, Chen Lang still frowned, this feeling that his fate could not be in his hands made Chen Lang very uncomfortable, it was obviously a good movie, and the box office hit could be expected, but it was likely to be drawn in advance, which felt really aggrieved.

Thinking of that Fang Yihua, Chen Lang felt itchy teeth, hateful old woman.

On the first day of 1984, New Year's Day, the box office of "Happy Ghost" increased again, and finally reported 980,000 Hong Kong dollars, almost reaching one million, this box office made Chen Lang excited, and now the box office in five days has reached 3.14 million Hong Kong dollars, and his hope has increased greatly.

It's a pity that the box office finally dropped on the sixth day of the movie's release, 900,000 in a single day, a total of 4.04 million in six days, and 960,000 on the last day to be able to complete the task, which gave everyone a bad premonition.

On the seventh day of the release of "Happy Ghost", the box office reported 850,000, and the total box office of the week totaled 4.89 million Hong Kong dollars.