At the end of '84, from the beginning of December to the first two days of Christmas, the most talked about in Hong Kong was not rich anecdotes, nor celebrity scandals, let alone serial murders, but two words "happiness".

Because of a movie, it has triggered a social discussion about happiness, where is happiness, when will happiness come, and so on continue to fill the pages of newspapers and magazines. There are even some boring media outlets that have launched a series of discussions on the topic of happiness, even using topics such as "How to greet happiness when it knocks on the door", and even related the film to the financial industry and social unemployment.

Because of the cooperative relationship with ATV, the initiator of this topic is Mo Fei, who also took a cadre from the crew to the TV station to do an exclusive interview to explain the different perceptions and understandings of happiness among the main creators.

In the topic of how to welcome happiness, Mo Fei, as the screenwriter of the movie, his answer is also regarded by many people as the most authentic: "Happiness will always appear and come inadvertently, in various unexpected ways, we simply don't have time to make too much preparation, and what we can do is to maintain a happy heart no matter whether happiness will come or not, otherwise happiness often comes, and there is no chance to feel it." ”

"When Happiness Knocks on the Door" is the first time that Mo Fei has tried to be released simultaneously around the world, not only to explore the way for future films to be released simultaneously, but also to create greater influence for this film and build momentum for participating in the awards next year.

On December 1st and 2nd, "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" was released in more than 80 countries and regions around the world, which really knocked on the door of the global market and opened the pockets of more fans.

As soon as Mo Fei arrived at his office in the morning, Chen Pu followed in, put a data table in front of Mo Fei, and said, "Mr. Mo, the box office in the first week of release has been counted, and this time it is really a big gain." "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" has surpassed all of the company's previous films at the box office in Hong Kong, winning 19 million; The box office in North America is a historical breakthrough, reaching 21 million in the first week; The box office in Europe and elsewhere has also surpassed 100 million. In North America, Colombia has already increased at least 50% of its previous theatrical releases, and it is believed that the box office will climb significantly again in the second week. ”

Mo Fei is very confident in "When Happiness Knocks on the Door", using happiness and success to attract the audience, although this movie is not a full tear gas, but the inspirational effect will not be bad.

In the first week of release alone, he was able to achieve such box office results, which really made Mo Fei feel happy, took out a cigarette from the cigarette case and lit it, and said: "Yes, this result is quite good, according to this situation, it is not a problem to break the record of "Sky Trap". Next, we have to see if this film has stamina and whether it can fight its way out under the siege of many blockbusters in the Christmas schedule; If the North American box office can exceed 100 million, then even if we have a preliminary foothold in the North American market, many other things will be much easier to operate. ”

In this era, there are not many new films released in Hong Kong in December, and many good films are mainly concentrated before the Lunar New Year; The Christmas movie market in North America is different from Hong Kong, mainly in that it is competing for the Christmas schedule. The box office performance of the Christmas schedule is also measured as an important criterion, if you can get a good score in the Christmas schedule, a movie can basically be regarded as a success.

Thinking that "When Happiness Knocks on the Door" is almost all Chinese, Chen Pu is also a little worried, and said: "The Christmas file in North America can be said to be a situation of strangulation of crocodiles, I am worried that due to factors such as race, our film will not be able to compete with those local North American films in the Christmas file, and what can cause influence is the American-style story content." ”

Mo Fei shook his head and said: "There is no need to worry about this, this is the first time we have encountered such a situation, it is best to be successful, and if we can't achieve it, we should accumulate experience, who can guarantee that every first time will be absolutely successful." And we are not completely hopeless, as long as we rush to the box office in the next week and make more audiences interested, it is enough to squeeze other Christmas films, and there is still hope to win a place. ”

"Then I'll contact the Colombian side later, try to get them to add more theaters and shows, and attract the audience's attention before other films are released in large numbers, hoping to help us grab some benefits for Christmas." This Chen Pu is indeed a manufacturable material, and not long after he first came into contact with movies, he was already more correct than many people.

Mo Fei was really satisfied with Chen Pu, and said: "Okay, this method is very good, and you can also contact those companies in Gaomeng, and strive to let them open more sessions." There is also the problem of publicity, increasing the publicity cost in North America and Europe by 30%, not only to gain a lot at the box office, but also to have enough influence. ”

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Yindu attaches great importance to the cooperation with Phoenix Culture, and it has only been about a month since I asked Liao Yiyuan to help you recruit a few reliable bodyguards, and Liao Yiyuan already had a clear answer, and he found eight quite good ones for Mo Fei at one time.

"Hello Mr. Mo, my name is He Chonghuo, I was introduced by Mr. Liao to be responsible for your safety, you can call me Ah Huo, you can also call me 'Musket'. The seven of them are all my original comrades-in-arms, Bao Zhilong, Zheng Wenming, Jiang Aiguo, Li Yuanchao, Wang Daqing, Chen Guoqing, and Zhao Shengli. (He Chonghuo, set up at the request of the book friend Thief of the Sea.) ）

A black-faced man who was about the same height as Mo Fei, with a sonorous voice, thick eyebrows and big eyes, was standing in front of Mo Fei and introducing himself. The other seven people stood in a row, and at each name, someone stepped forward and said yes, indicating their identity.

After the name was introduced, He Chonghuo said again: "Please rest assured, Mr. Mo, before we came, we have already explained to the old head of the original army, and we will completely obey Mr. Mo's leadership, and we will never cause trouble and embarrass Mr. Mo, nor will we disgrace the people of the motherland." ”

After such a statement, it was like reporting to the superior leader, especially the high-pitched "Hello Mr. Mo", which almost caused Mo Fei to shout "Comrades have worked hard".

Such bodyguards are indeed much stronger than those dug out of the rivers and lakes, and Mo Fei is also more satisfied, and said: "Hello everyone, welcome everyone." I'm not too serious, so you can relax a little bit here and don't have to be like when you were in the army......"

"Mr. Mo, I finally lived up to the trust, I finally helped you find the security personnel you wanted. These young men are all under the age of 30, all of them have been discharged from the army after the war against Vietnam, they have experienced real wars and baptism of artillery, and there is no problem with their first-class skills, and all of them are the bereaved families of military martyrs, and there is no stain on their innocent backgrounds. Another point is that they used to serve in the Lingnan area, they all speak Cantonese, and two of them can speak basic English, so there is no problem in communication. ”

After Mo Fei briefly exchanged a few words with the eight people and expressed his welcome and attention, Liao Yiyuan briefly introduced the eight biao-shaped men standing in a row, and then whispered to Mo Fei: "Mr. Mo, these are all real elites, if it weren't for the fact that the top paid more attention to the issue of veterans, it would have been impossible for the troops to let them go." And don't worry, I found them for you through personal connections, without any political tasks, and all of them are purely employment. ”

In this matter, Mo Fei believes that Liao Yiyuan will not mess around, and his superiors will not let him mess around, unless they want to stiffen the relationship. It is likely that in the interior, additional personnel may be temporarily deployed for security reasons, but it is absolutely impossible now.

glanced at the eight people opposite, and said in a low voice: "Then I really want to thank you, Mr. Liao, and I must treat you to a double cup after that." But now I have another thing to ask you for, Phoenix Culture's new drama "Sister Tuogun" has come out, and I want to ask Mr. Liao for your extra care. ”

Liao Yiyuan thought that Mo Fei had something to ask him to help with, but he didn't expect it to be this matter, he shook his head with a smile and said: "Mr. Mo is always so funny, you can just teach me this matter, it is guaranteed to be a very beautiful ending, you just wait to collect the money, it will only be better than last time, not worse." ”

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