Why didn't Meng Chao think of competing with Golden Harvest during the Spring Festival?

Now there is only one Li Hanxiang left in the Shaw Brothers to support, and there are Cheng Long, Hong Jinbao, and Lin Zhengying, who are important in the film industry.

For this reason, if Meng Chao wants to continue to develop in the film industry, he can't be afraid of competition with Golden Harvest, and it can even be said that the current film industry can really be called Meng Chao's opponent, and there is only one company called Golden Harvest!

Mecca's Struggle Film Company is now also going downhill, the Xu Brothers Film Company has begun to reduce production, and Debao Film Company has just started, although the boss Pan Diqi saw that "Royal Sister" sold more than 80 million at the box office, and his interest in the film has soared, but Debao's foundation is far inferior to Genesis Film Company!

And Meng Chao's master of devouring memories is a kung fu movie fan, so Meng Chao is very clear about the history of kung fu movies in China, and knows that Cheng Long will be the one who will carry the crown in the future!

Therefore, although the subject matter of the shooting is different, the audience facing it is the same, so it is absolutely inevitable to compete head-on with Cheng Long.

Therefore, in response to Zheng Zeshi's reminder, Meng Chao also responded: "I haven't figured out which movie to shoot, but during the Spring Festival, our Genesis Film Company will definitely release a big production and fight with Golden Harvest!" ”

Hearing Meng Chao's words, Zheng Zeshi knew that he was not bragging, Meng Chao's speed in shooting movies was obvious to everyone, basically the filming period of a movie would not be longer than two months, so Zheng Zeshi was not too surprised that Meng Chao had not yet started to prepare for the Spring Festival movie.

And Meng Chao is such a prolific filmmaker, the large-scale production he pursues must require careful consideration to complete, so Zheng Zeshi is also looking forward to a battle of the century between Genesis Film Company and Golden Harvest Film Company!

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The next night, Meng Chao took Guan Zhilin to the premiere of "Zombie Family".

Although the response after the premiere is somewhat reduced compared to the previous work, it is fair to say that "Zombie Family" still has merit, the movie is different from the previous zombie films, and the zombie is also shaped into a creature that still retains human feelings, and also found inspiration from Spielberg's "ET", creating a very cute little zombie, and more scenes between children.

However, the shortcomings are also obvious, first of all, Xu Guanying and Qian Xiaohao have been abandoned on the actors, although there are Yuan Biao and Liu Qiusheng as replacements, but the sequel movie itself will affect the audience's viewing experience!

Especially the stupid and cute literary talent and handsome Qiusheng in the first part have accumulated a lot of fans, so the second part has become Uncle Jiu's personal show.

However, the martial arts scenes in the second part are inferior to the previous work, so naturally it can't cause too much of a sensation.

However, after the release, "Zombie Family" still accumulated more than 10 million box office in the first three days, which is an increase compared with the previous work.

The reason for the growth is not only to fight back against the paid audience brought by the free version, but also because the previous work is too classic, which has been continuously promoted by netizens and the media, and some viewers are willing to enter the cinema to watch the second part without watching the first part.

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August 16, 1986.

"Why Have Me", directed and acted by Zheng Zeshi, held a premiere.

Although it is not a movie directed by Meng Chao himself, Meng Chao still has the name of a producer and screenwriter, and the main advertising words on the film promotion are all based on the successful experience of "The Wrong Car".

In terms of publicity, the focus of "Why Have Me" is that this is a tragic film that cares for society and tells about human nature, and for this reason, many ordinary viewers who have been moved by "The Wrong Car" are willing to buy high-priced tickets to watch the premiere.

In addition, many reporters and famous film critics from traditional media and online new media also appeared at the premiere, and they felt that there should be more to write about this seemingly more connotative film!

The hosts of the premiere are Zhou Xingchi and Liu Dehua, and after the broadcast of "Run, Brother", the popularity of the two has soared, especially since Zhou Xingchi has now accumulated a lot of fans.

After a while, the two interjected and announced: "We have carefully prepared several programs for the premiere, first of all, the first program is to sing the theme song of the movie "Love Devotion". ”

The first program of the premiere was a song containing great love, but the vast majority of the singers present did not know it.

Her name is Na Ying, and she was brushed off in the first round of the Youth Innovation Competition last year because of her unclear words and poor song quality, but she was favored by Meng Chao and signed her ten-year singer contract in the name of Century Note Records!

Although the term of this long-term contract is relatively long, Meng Chao has put a lot of effort into her training, and after signing the contract, Meng Chao has been looking for someone to urge her to practice her accent.

In fact, Na Ying's voice and singing skills in her early years were first-class, but she just lacked good works, so after the accent problem was solved, Meng Chao quickly gave her the first opportunity to express herself, that is, to sing the theme song of "Why Have Me", "Love Dedication" written by Meng Chao himself.

At this time, Na Ying, who has undergone strict training, is no longer as stage frightened as in the past, but has a strong desire to be on stage.

Na Young, who appeared in a long dress, was dressed very elegantly, and she began to sing as a melodious prelude sounded.

"This is the call of the heart, this is the dedication of love, this is the spring breeze of the world, this is the source of life.

There is no more desert without heart, no more wasteland without love, death is also discouraged, and the flowers of happiness bloom everywhere.

Ah, if only everyone gave a little love, the world would be a better place......"

The original version of "Why Have Me" actually did not have a theme song, only an episode made by the music master Bobby Da, because when this movie was filmed, neither Xinyicheng nor Zheng Zeshi expected that this movie would cause such a big sensation, and even the role of the fat cat became one of the classic characters in the eighties.

And now that Meng Chao is re-making this movie, he naturally hopes that this movie can be more perfect, the movie itself is based on the mentally handicapped and social workers, and the main content is to show the oppression and suffering of people at the bottom of society and even the mentally handicapped, in an attempt to awaken the public's care and tolerance for them!

Therefore, Meng Chao combined this theme to use the song "Dedication of Love", and after seeing that Na Ying in the future has now begun to gradually make great progress, Meng Chao did not hand over this song to Su Rui and Ye Qianwen, but let the little-known Na Ying complete it!