May is not a good time for movies to be released, not to mention that "Mulan" is mainly about making children's money, and it should be put in the summer file.

But animated films are really not taken seriously in Hong Kong, and most people treat them as children's films, and it is a waste to rank them in the prime time of summer.

Fortunately, "Mulan" has received a good box office in North America, and it is very easy to publicize, and many parents choose to take their children into the theater on weekends.

Oriental Cinema Line adjusted the screening plan in a timely manner, reducing the number of screenings of "Mulan" from Monday to Thursday and increasing the number of screenings from Friday to Sunday to maximize the use of cinema resources. It took three weeks to screen the film before it was released, and "Mulan" got a box office of 6.46 million in Hong Kong, which is a medium result in the off-season of the movie.

However, as a local animated film, "Mulan" actually set a box office record - which shows that animated films are not well received in Hong Kong.

Kang Jianfei also felt very helpless after learning about the box office of the two places. Disney's version of "Mulan" has a box office of as high as $120 million in North America, and his pitiful more than 20 million is not satisfactory after its release in Hong Kong.

Compared with the two versions, in addition to the more elegant animation style, the soundtrack of this version is actually better than Disney, thanks to Hu Weili, a master of music.

Although the box office is not very high, film critics have given "Mulan" a high evaluation.

Renowned film critic Roger Albert praised in The Hollywood Reporter: "Gorgeous oriental-style animation, with elegant and agile characters, and an excellent soundtrack." ”

Chen Bosen said in the "Film Fortnightly": "Animated films have always been the weakness of Hong Kong films, and in the past ten years, Hong Kong has no more than 5 local animated films. Regardless of the quality of the film, "Mulan" only earned more than $20 million at the box office in the United States, which deserves applause......"

The next screening of "Mulan" is "Very Anchor" produced by the Korean company. This drama is starred by Zhou Yunfa and Liming, which is far more popular than cartoons like "Mulan".

The film was re-dubbed in Cantonese and was very popular as soon as it was released at the end of May. Although it belongs to the off-season of the movie, "Very Anchor" still won 14.36 million box office, and Korean actress Choi Zhen, as the heroine of this film, is also familiar to many Hong Kong audiences.

The funniest thing is the Taiwanese film company, after the Chinese cinema line saw that "Very Anchor" was screened in Hong Kong, it immediately negotiated a purchase agreement with Oriental Entertainment Culture Group. After this Korean film was brought to Taiwan, it was dubbed in Chinese, and finally it was promoted as a Hong Kong film.

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Wide. Dong, Shao. Close.

Five or six cars came out of the city and headed straight for the outskirts to the northeast.

Kang Jianfei sat in the Hongqi car at the front, next to him was Xiao Hongjun, deputy director of the business office of the China Film Co-production Company, the co-pilot was Deputy Mayor Zhang, who was in charge of cultural and educational undertakings, and Minister Nie of the Propaganda Department of the Shaozhou Municipal Party Committee could only take the second car.

Deputy Mayor Zhang, who has always been strict, was looking back at this time Kang Jianfei and Xiao Hongjun to promote the scenic spots on their territory: "Mr. Kang, it's not that my old Wang sells melons and boasts." The scenery of our Danxia Mountain, which is also one of the best in the world, is perfect for filming. We have rivers and lakes in Danxia Mountain, as well as high mountains and dangerous peaks, when we are lucky, we can see the clouds and mist between the mountains and lakes, just like the fairyland on earth. Needless to say, there is a professional term in geography called Danxia landform, and that Danxia is talking about our Danxia Mountain......"

As soon as the deputy mayor spoke, he couldn't stop, and chattered for more than ten minutes, from natural scenery to human geography, the purpose was to leave the crew of "Tomb Robbery Notes" in Danxia Mountain.

In the mainland, directors have administrative ranks, and although Kang Jianfei came from Hong Kong, mainland officials consciously put a rank on him. An internationally renowned director like Kang Jianfei is not outrageous when the governor accompanies him during dinner.

Vice Mayor Zhang thinks that he has earned it, and he can accompany the international guide to the selection of locations throughout the process. Moreover, the boss also arranged a task for him, asking him to keep Kang Jianfei in Shaozhou, and it would be better if he could bring in investment in the development of Danxia Mountain.

Today's Danxia Mountain is the same as the Shaolin Temple many years ago. Although it belongs to the famous Taoist mountain and has beautiful scenery, it has not been developed and publicized by the scenic spot, and it is basically deserted there as it is, and the local government is still counting on Kang Jianfei to throw some money out.

Vice Mayor Zhang probably said that he was thirsty, so he picked up the kettle and took a sip. Kang Jianfei had a chance to interject, and he smiled: "I have also heard the reputation of Danxia Mountain for a long time, so the first thing that comes to mind when choosing a location this time is to come here to have a look." ”

There are several alternative locations for "Notes on Tomb Robbery", and Kang Jianfei chose Danxia Mountain as his first stop, but because it is the closest to Hong Kong.

Xiao Hongjun of the China Film Co-production Company also smiled: "In the past few years, I have followed overseas directors everywhere, and I have seen all kinds of beautiful scenery, but I really haven't been to Danxia Mountain, Mayor Zhang wants to be a tour guide for us today." ”

Deputy Mayor Zhang said with a smile: "That's certain, the two of them turned out to be guests, how can I do my best to be a landlord." ”

As soon as the words fell, the Hongqi sedan suddenly shook violently, and the people in the car lost their balance and fell to the side.

Vice Mayor Zhang said embarrassedly: "The road conditions in the suburbs are not good, and the roads are decades old. ”

The further I went to the suburbs, the more the car trembled, and it was almost noon when I arrived at Danxia Mountain.

The convoy did not go directly into the mountains, but continued to the Renhua County Guest House.

The magistrate of Renhua County, Zhao County, personally greeted him at the guest house, and then naturally ate and drank at the sea. Although the chef's skills are average, the ingredients are good, the absolute pollution-free green food, and the taste is much better than the feed chickens and ducks in Hong Kong.

Since there was still an arrangement in the afternoon, there was not much persuasion at the banquet. After eating until one o'clock in the afternoon, everyone set off for Danxia Mountain again, and this time the magistrate of Renhua County also acted with the large army.

Kang Jianfei was speechless, there was not even a road to Danxia Mountain, so the car was moving on a dirt road, and the journey of less than 10 kilometers was bumpy for a long time.

In recent years, industry and commerce have been developed all over the country, and there are really few people in charge of tourism, and Danxia Mountain is still a place to be developed. Women's land.

It was only in the 90s that the country set off a boom in tourism development, and the natural and cultural relics resources were destroyed and destroyed. The construction of infrastructure in scenic spots will certainly destroy the environment to a certain extent, but the destruction of cultural relics is the result of pure greed and ignorance.

I don't know how many dilapidated ancient buildings in scenic spots have been demolished, some of them are still left in the Tang and Song dynasties, and they are replaced by various modern antique buildings. There are even complete Buddha statues that are hundreds of years old, but because they are too old and not good-looking, they are directly pushed down as firewood and replaced by a new golden Buddha statue.

It rained last night, the road was muddy, and the convoy couldn't drive far from Danxia Mountain, so everyone could only get out of the car and walk.

Kang Jianfei changed into a pair of rain boots that had been prepared in advance, and walked into the mountains with everyone.

Vice Mayor Zhang was afraid that Kang Jianfei would have a bad impression of Danxia Mountain due to road problems, and he said: "The road is still very easy to walk in normal times, but today is a special situation." ”

County Magistrate Zhao also said to the side: "Actually, if you come from the county, you can take a boat directly and take the waterway, and you don't have to walk at all." It's just that it rained two days ago, and the water level of the Geumgang River has risen a lot, and the county is worried about everyone's safety, so it canceled the plan to take the boat. ”

Kang Jianfei felt that he was too tired to walk in rain boots, so he simply took off his boots and played barefoot, strolling among the mountains and rivers with pristine beauty.

After walking for a while, a light rain began to fall in the sky. Everyone climbed a hill and looked at the past from afar, and the mountains and rivers and lakes in the rain were full of smoke and clouds, as if they were looking at an ink landscape painting.

I have been walking in the mountains for a long time, and everyone went back with flashlights when night fell.

Kang Jianfei's clothes were soaked all over his body, and he was tired enough, but he was extremely satisfied with the harvest of this trip.

There is a river in the first story of "Notes on Tomb Robbery", Jinjiang River and Xianglong Lake in Danxia Mountain are very suitable for filming, and even the valley with the bronze coffin, Kang Jianfei has already chosen.

Back on the Hongqi car, Kang Jianfei was thinking about how to set up and shoot the selected place in the afternoon.

Just as he was thinking about it, Vice Mayor Zhang's voice interrupted his train of thought: "Mr. Kang, I didn't lie to you, the scenery of our Danxia Mountain is beautiful." ”

"It's very good." Kang Jianfei affirmed. The body is as strong as him, and he feels a little tired after walking around the mountains in the mud for an afternoon, not to mention a few officials. However, the appearance of several local officials is very good, although they are tired and almost dying, they have always followed Kang Jianfei and never left. Only when Kang Jianfei stopped to observe, did they sit on the pony they brought with them to rest.

Vice Mayor Zhang's legs were numb, but now was not the time to take care of his legs, he couldn't wait to ask: "Is Mr. Kang going to shoot in Danxia Mountain?" ”

Kang Jianfei didn't bother to go around with him, and said: "If nothing else, I will choose Danxia Mountain as the location." In addition, there are other attractions in Shaozhou, I am going to see them in the next few days. ”

"That's great!" Vice Mayor Zhang said happily.

Because of the relationship between performance appraisal, Chinese officials actually have a diligent heart. Whether it is for the country and the people, or purely for his own promotion, if he has the opportunity to make political achievements, whether it is a corrupt official or a clean official, he will work very hard.

After everyone returned to the county guest house, they changed their wet clothes, took a hot bath, and began to eat and drink again.

Several officials have been pouring wine on Kang Jianfei, wanting to talk about the investment and development of Danxia Mountain after he was stunned.

The local finance can only build the road from the urban area to the scenic spot, and then if you want to build the scenic spot, you can only rely on the introduction of funds. What's more, Kang Jianfei has also had a successful case of operating the Shaolin Temple Scenic Area, so he has naturally become the first choice of the local government.

Before Kang Jianfei could lie down, several officials had already "fallen down", but their purpose was also achieved, and Kang Jianfei agreed to invest in Danxia Mountain.

When contracting Shaolin Temple, Kang Jianfei only registered a tourism company, and the Shaolin Temple Scenic Area has been operated by the local tourism department and Kang Jianfei's tourism company in recent years.

A few days later, Hu Juncai was called by Kang Jianfei and asked him to summon people from the tourism company to Shaozhou City to inspect investment, and Kang Jianfei himself went back to Hong Kong. R1152