On November 21, Baolong Film Company invited more than 200 colleagues in the film and television industry, as well as reporters and film critics, to conduct a midnight test screening in a film and television city in Golden Harvest Central.

"Bang Bang!"

When the movie ended, there was a burst of applause.

From the looks of many viewers, "A Chinese Ghost Story" conquered them!

"A Chinese Ghost Story" is not the first time that computer CG special effects have been used, and the audience has lost the shock it was at the beginning.

However, the special effects of "A Chinese Ghost Story" have indeed made great progress compared to 81 years, and it can be seen from the details that they are more delicate, and can create a dreamlike atmosphere and momentum.

After the audience lost the shock of the first taste, they were able to better taste the plot, characters, and other things of this movie.

The media reporters and film critics at the midnight show gave high praise.

In "Film Biweekly", film critic Shi Lei wrote in the article - "'Ten miles of Pinghu is full of frost, and every inch of green silk is sad for the Chinese year. Look at the moon-shaped single look at each other, only envy the mandarin duck and not the immortal. The poems that Ning Caichen mentioned on a painting in the movie "A Chinese Ghost Story" are unforgettable, and what is even more memorable is the beautiful female ghost Nie Xiaoqian. Such a fairy-like moving female ghost Nie Xiaoqian, 'a smile, a sad smile, a lifetime of obsession and drunkness.' A sigh and a reincarnation, an inch of acacia and an inch of gray. 'Her smile is as glamorous as a peach and plum, and she is charming and beautiful; Crying, pear blossoms bring rain, clouds steam. Countless people come and go between this world and the world, but there is no Xiaoqian in the world, and it is difficult to find Caichen, and it is only in that dream that I vaguely remember the promise between each other and the memories of the past. May in the next life, Nie Xiaoqian and Ning Caichen become a true fairy couple"

"Ming Pao" reporter Qi Cheng, after watching the movie, also wrote an article - "The movie "A Chinese Ghost Story" is not the first time that it has been adapted into a movie, since director Li Hanxiang adapted the story of Nie Xiaoqian in "Strange Tales from Liaozhai" into "A Chinese Ghost Story" in 1960, there have been many remakes since then.

The 60th version of "A Chinese Ghost Story" is a classic plot of talents and beauties, and it respects the spirit of the original work of "Strange Tales from Liaozhai". In the 60th edition of "Qian", Ning Caichen is a talented man who has no shortage of food and clothing, and the female ghost Nie Xiaoqian is a knowledgeable and courteous eldest lady. At first, he took Ning Caichen as a prey and seduced him with love. However, after Ning Caichen categorically refused, he began to gradually admire Ning Caichen.

The technical level of the 60s is more than 20 years behind today, and naturally it cannot create beautiful scenes as in today's movies. However, in the original version, many of the episodes and characters are still borrowed from the 83 version of "A Chinese Ghost Story". For example, many of Yan Chixia's episodes, the 83 version of "A Chinese Ghost Story" also has references.

The screenwriter of the 83 version of "A Chinese Ghost Story" is Zhang Shaojie, and the director is Cheng Xiaodong. Wu Dairong as Ning Caichen, Wang Zuxian as Nie Xiaoqian, and Wu Ma as Yan Chixia, these characters are more successful on the basis of borrowing from the 60 version of "A Chinese Ghost Story". The investment scale of the film reached 50 million Hong Kong dollars, which is also a new record for Hong Kong films.

In this version, Ning Caichen is a down-and-out scholar, who has no fine clothes and food, but struggles in a poor life. Such a character arouses the sympathy of the viewer more and makes it easier to stand in the position of the weak.

In the movie, scenes such as rain, deception and bullying in the county town are used to more successfully depict the image of a poor scholar who is 'poor and unremitting'. In contact with people, Ning Caichen, who is a decent man and a gentleman, is bullied by the bad people in the world. Entering the Lanruo Temple to stay, there are also thousand-year-old tree demons 'grandma' who sent female ghosts to harm him. Even if so many people hurt him, Ning Caichen's mentality is still not distorted, but he maintains a kind and upright heart, which is a detail that makes the author sigh.

And Nie Xiaoqian and Ning Caichen met, but it was not the image of the ladies in the 60 version of "Qian". It's a bewitching and seductive stunner. Although her surname is kind, she has to harm people again and again because she was persecuted by her grandmother.

After meeting Ning Caichen, Nie Xiaoqian first did not consider harming him, but repeatedly reminded Ning Caichen to leave Lanruo Temple. However, because the words could not be said too clearly, Ning Caichen did not listen to Xiaoqian's kind persuasion and escaped from Lanruo Temple. After that, in order to prevent her grandmother from discovering Ning Caichen, Nie Xiaoqian also maintained it again and again. is so enchanting and amorous, but her surname is kind-hearted, Xiaoqian, who is undoubtedly more charming than the 60 version of Nie Xiaoqian.

Yan Chixia, who played the afternoon horse, is also a true chivalrous warrior who hoes the strong and helps the weak and rescues the weak. When Grandma discovered the key Ning Caichen, Yan Chixia showed a chivalrous demeanor, desperately protecting this scholar who met in Pingshui, which made people admire his quality.

When in the movie, Grandma gave Nie Xiaoqian to the more powerful ghost king Black Mountain Old Demon as a concubine. Ning Caichen is desperate to break into the underworld for true love. And Yan Chixia, for the sake of righteousness and the fulfillment of this pair of mandarin ducks who are in love with humans and ghosts, actually reasoned with Ning Caichen to break through the yin together.

The final ending, although it was Ning Caichen and Yan Chixia who escaped with great difficulty, but because they missed the time, Xiaoqian stayed in the Yin Cao forever and could not return to the yang world, so she could only wait for Ning Caichen to bury her ashes and reincarnate The poignant ending is sighing and memorable! ”

After this night, various film reviews of "A Chinese Ghost Story" began to enter **.

Of course, in addition to these paper media reports and film reviews, Asia Television, which is controlled by Zhang Shaojie, has been continuously promoting "A Chinese Ghost Story" through news, advertisements, feature films, character interviews, variety shows, and other different means!

On November 22, on the day of the release of "A Chinese Ghost Story", more than 37 cinemas throughout Hong Kong joined the premiere of "A Chinese Ghost Story". Due to the huge momentum of "A Chinese Ghost Story", there are almost no blockbusters that dare to compete with this HK$50 million blockbuster at the box office.

Countless powerful movies have postponed the schedule, which has also created a more favorable release environment for "A Chinese Ghost Story".

—————————————— November 23, 1983, the first box office statistics were completed. "A Chinese Ghost Story" hit 140,000 viewers in the first day of its release, and the box office reached an astronomical figure of 1.56 million in the first day.

This large number has set a new box office record in the entire Hong Kong film industry!

Because this movie is really appreciated by both the elegant and the vulgar, young men and women are watching the poignancy and romance inside.

People who are more urbane and elegant look at the classical culture and artistic modeling inside.

More audiences were shocked by the world's top movie special effects of "A Chinese Ghost Story"!

"Woo woo, why can't Nie Xiaoqian be with Ning Caichen in the end, why should she be reincarnated?" The beautiful Xiaohan watched "A Chinese Ghost Story" several times, and she still kept crying.

"Don't cry, baby, I'll be with you forever!" The boy Xiao Xiao comforted his girlfriend, "I will always be your Ning Caichen!" ”

"Really?"

"Really!"

As a result of this film, it ended up being a tragedy.

Not only did many female voices continue to be moved by this poignant love. Therefore, many girls' boyfriends have to accompany their girlfriends to the movies over and over again.

This film indirectly led to two major effects.

First, the paper towels in front of the movie theater are very popular, and every girl who goes to the movies is reminded to bring enough tissues, because amorous female voices are always easy to shed tears. Second, when many boys watched a movie with the goddess in their hearts, they took the opportunity to confess and successfully hugged the beauty.

Because watching "A Chinese Ghost Story" with girls helps to confess success, many young people are also "ill-intentioned" to invite female classmates, female colleagues, and ordinary friends with female surnames to watch "A Chinese Ghost Story".

This also led to the box office of "A Chinese Ghost Story" remaining high after its release, with the daily box office remaining above HK$1.5 million.

Due to the big sale of "A Chinese Ghost Story", the newcomer actor Wang Zuxian who played Nie Xiaoqian quickly became the dream goddess of many men.

And Ning Caichen, played by the handsome Singaporean guy Wu Dairong, is also very in place, which makes this famous classical man who participated in "The Tang Dynasty" Xu Ziling soar in popularity.

In history, Wu Dairong's performances of "The Peerless Double Pride" Hua Wuji, "The Prodigal Son of the Border City" Fu Hongxue, and "Sword Demon Dugu Seeking Defeat" Bai Chengzhong, and other classical images are very appropriate. The reason why he can't become a first-line star is mainly because since the 90s, the "No. 1 handsome guy in Singapore" has faded out of the film and television industry.

After all, the large-scale import of new film and television dramas from Hong Kong and Taiwan into the mainland market mainly began in the 90s. At that time, it was a critical time to attract popularity and become a superstar. In the 90s, a low-key star automatically gave up the opportunity to become a superstar.

However, now Wu Dairong has taken shit luck and acted in two top blockbusters in "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty" and "A Chinese Ghost Story", which has made his current popularity skyrocket, and his salary has risen all the way to 2 million Hong Kong dollars, surpassing Jackie Chan and reaching the same level as Xu Guanjie.

As for other characters who have gained great fame in "The Legend of Double Dragons of the Tang Dynasty", Lin Qingxia's salary is 1.5 million, Wan Ziliang's salary is 1 million, and Donnie Yen's salary is 500,000, which is far less than Wu Dairong's current salary.

And Wu Dairong also knows that it was Zhang Shaojie who praised him, and kept saying in the media: "I will never forget Brother Shaojie's kindness, if he hadn't praised me, now I can only be a trick in Singapore!" ”

And after Wu Dairong publicly expressed his gratitude to Zhang Shaojie in the media.

Many people in the entertainment industry who have been promoted by Zhang Shaojie began to express their gratitude to Zhang Shaojie forever.

Even some tricksters said that they were grateful to Zhang Shaojie for his cultivation.

Zhang Shaojie could only touch his nose and say, "Damn." Sycophants are too fake, right? Is the dragon set also considered cultivation? Forget it, if you have time to go to the dragon set to see if there is anyone really worth cultivating! ”

(To be continued)