"Wong Fei Hung's Top Gun has broken the shackles of the old school of martial arts, reshaped the new classics of martial arts, and injected new vitality and new creative concepts into the gradually declining Xiangjiang martial arts films! Huang Feihong, played by kung fu superstar Huang Yuansheng, is definitely a good film worth watching in the theater, and it is highly recommended for everyone to watch it! ”

"Yesterday evening, the 'Huang Feihong's Top Gun', which was jointly created by 'Donglai Company' and 'Oriental Charm', finally held a grand premiere ceremony at the 'Jazz Cinema', the largest cinema in Shao's Cinema Line, in the highly anticipated manner.

"After the end of the test screening, we interviewed the two big bosses, Shao Yifu and Gu Weiqi, both of whom said that the 'Huang Feihong: Top Gun' jointly filmed by the two will be screened in the two theaters of 'Tang Dynasty' and 'Shao's'. And revealed that we will continue to carry out close cooperation in the near future! ”

"Lin Qingxia, the most beautiful actress in Taiwan, will continue to play the heroine of Donglai Company's new film; At the same time, the goddess of Xiangjiang, Zhao Yuzhi, will move from the front of the stage to the background and serve as the president of Gu Weiqi's new company. I have to say that this is a great loss for the audience. However, Miss Zhao said that if she encounters a good script in the future, she will still consider taking over the filming! ”

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The next day, newspapers and magazines such as "Ming Pao", "China Entertainment Times", "Oriental Daily", "Sing Tao Daily", "Giant Daily", "Film Weekly" and "Film Biweekly" reported on the grand test screening of "Once Upon a Time" held by Shao Yifu at Shao's "Jazz Cinema".

With the reports of these media, the news that the film "Once Upon a Time: Top Gun", which had been promoted for many days, was jointly released in the two theaters of Shao's and Tang Dynasty, spread quickly throughout Hong Kong like wings. In particular, many people who have seen it have praised this film as good, and under the good reputation, once it was released, the box office showed a blowout.

When the box office statistics came out at 12 o'clock on the first night, it was as high as 1.8 million. You must know that although the ticket price of the movie is not very good, the front row has risen to 12 Hong Kong dollars, but if it is calculated in this way, more than 100,000 people watched this film on this day and night, which is absolutely amazing enough.

But that's not all, and by the next day, the box office had reached 2 million Hong Kong dollars. On the third day, it reached more than 2.3 million, and on the fourth day, it even reached more than 2.5 million. With the spread of word-of-mouth and the fermentation of the effect of the two full-line joint screenings, this film has simply become an out-and-out money-absorbing weapon.

The reason why this film has been able to get such an amazing box office for so many days after its release is mainly because the Spring Festival is about to be celebrated, and many schools and factories are basically closed. This is arguably the most relaxing time of the year, and watching movies is still the most popular pastime for people at this time.

Of course, this also has a lot to do with the fact that this movie is indeed well-made and the two co-productions. But even so, there is still no demand for tickets, and there is a long queue of ticket sellers in the two theaters from morning to night. In order to meet the audience's viewing needs, Shao Yifu and Gu Weiqi arranged additional screenings after talking on the phone.

A week later, the box office has reached nearly 16.5 million. This made Shao Yifu and Gu Weiqi very happy. However, the boss of Jiahe frowned, Wenhuai and Xinyicheng, and Lei Juekun, the big financier, was depressed. Looking at the two of them making money at the box office, it would be a lie to say that they are not popular, but they have no dry goods in their hands, and they have no way.

However, on the first day of the second week, the box office plummeted, and it was only 1.2 million Hong Kong dollars, which was not as much as the box office it got when it was officially released on the first day. You must know that the box office potential of this movie is far from being tapped, after all, it has only been released for a few days, and with the quality and word-of-mouth fermentation of this movie, it is normal that the box office should continue to increase.

But now, instead of increasing, it has decreased so much at once, that anyone with a discerning eye can see that there is a problem here. First of all, Shao Yifu and Gu Weiqi thought that the other party's supervisor in charge of the theater chain was doing tricks at the box office. But it's too obvious to do so.

What's going on? The two were puzzled, and after talking on the phone, they called all the directors of the two theater chains over and asked them what was going on. And they swore frankly that they absolutely did not do anything at the box office, and the reason why the box office fell back was because of the low attendance.

Gu Weiqi and Shao Daheng's directors of the two theater chains glanced at each other and muttered, "But why did the attendance rate suddenly decrease?" ”

Shao Tycoon shrugged his eyebrows and said, "I think there should be something hidden in this that we don't know." ”

"Check." Gu Weiqi frowned and said, "You guys will investigate this matter immediately, and report it to us as soon as there is a situation." ”

So the directors of the two theater chains quickly left in a hurry and gathered people to investigate the matter.

The results were quickly fed back, and it turned out that Yindu Agency released a film called "Shaolin Temple" that attracted a lot of audiences, which led to the decline in attendance and box office under the joint release of "Shao's" and "Tang Dynasty".

When Gu Weiqi heard the news, he couldn't help but be taken aback, he didn't expect that this blockbuster was released, no wonder the attendance rate of "Once Upon a Time" would fall, if this is really the case, then everything makes sense.

It must be known that when this film was released in the mainland, it set a box office record of 161578014 yuan with a ticket price of 1 cent. When it was released in Xiangjiang in the original time and space, as the first mainland kung fu film to be released in Xiangjiang, it also set a super high record of 16.16 million Hong Kong dollars in the complex political environment at that time, breaking the highest grossing record in the history of Xiangjiang kung fu films in one fell swoop.

In 1983, it also set a box office record of 4 billion yen, and when it was released in Hanbang in 1983, it also set a box office record of 51 won. It is no exaggeration to say that as soon as "Shaolin Temple" came out, it was simply popular all over the world. I actually bumped into each other in this film, which is really depressing to think about.

But I have to say that this film is really good, directed by the famous mainland director Zhang Xinyan, the film brings together Li Lianjie, Yu Hai, Ji Chunhua, Yu Chenghui and many stars with real kung fu and Ding Lan and others co-starring, and was nominated for the best action direction at the second Academy Awards in 1983.

The film mainly tells the story of the famous martial artist Zhang anti-violence and righteousness during the Sui and Tang dynasties, but was framed and killed by Wang Renze, and his son Xiaohu was fortunately rescued by Shaolin monk Xuanzong.

However, as far as Gu Weiqi knows, in order to shoot this film, the producer Fang took a lot of pains, and at first invited Xiangjiang director Chen Wen to serve as the director. Because the filming season was winter, the scene was gloomy, and Chen used a large number of actors from the Henan Nanjing Troupe to shoot, but the effect was not very good, so Zhang Xinyan was asked to save the scene.

However, at this time, the filming funds have spent 400,000 Hong Kong dollars, but after Zhang Xinyan joined the group, he decided to overturn it all and start over, the original script was in the style of a drama, but he changed it to a light comedy, and also changed the actors, with the assistance of the National Sports Association, all the actors were selected from seven provinces.

It is worth mentioning that the internationally renowned action superstar Li Lianjie was selected at that time and starred in the role. The original starring role was Wu Gang of the Great Wall Company, but no one expected that Li Lianjie, who was still young at that time, would become an instant hit after starring in this film, so far the stars are shining brightly, and finally embarked on the road to superstardom.

It is no exaggeration to say that "Shaolin Temple" is an epoch-making work in the history of martial arts films, and the film reverses the pure performance of the old-style martial arts films. Through Li Lianjie and his group of martial arts team members' simple and real kung fu, the audience truly appreciated Chinese kung fu.

In particular, what fascinates the audience is Li Lianjie's combination of rigidity and softness, Yu Hai's praying mantis boxing is superb, Hu Jianqiang's ground punch soars and stretches, and Yu Chenghui's drunken sword swims like a dragon and a phoenix, which makes the audience addicted, but it is not without reason, because the actors' fists and feet are real kung fu. So much so that it caused a sensation in the world after its release, setting off a world martial arts craze, and this film has also become an insurmountable classic in kung fu films.

Gu Weiqi's mind was spinning in his heart, and the first thing that came to mind after being taken aback was not how to deal with the resistance of Shaolin Temple, but Li Lianjie, Ji Chunhua, Yu Chenghui, and Yu Hi The actors all have real kung fu, if they can be connected to the company, they will definitely further enhance the company's strength.

Even if there is a chance, even the heroine Ding Lan has to find a way to recruit the company, because she also has martial arts skills, and what is in short supply in the company is this kind of actress with a kung fu foundation. And if you can have a good relationship with this group of people, it will still have great benefits for the layout and development of the future entertainment empire in the mainland, at least if there is a lack of actors in the future, it will be much more convenient to seconded to the mainland through their connections.

Just when Gu Weiqi was calling Xiao Jiujiu, Shao Tycoon called and told him the news he received.

Gu Weiqi told the other party that he already knew what was going on, and at present, there was no good way to change the situation for the decline of the box office, only to increase publicity and let the reputation of this drama continue to ferment, so that it might be possible to increase the attendance rate somewhat. But in any case, it shouldn't be a problem to recover the cost in Xiangjiang, after all, it is almost 20 million, and a total of 10 million Hong Kong dollars has been invested in this film, and the income must be earned, as for how much it will earn, it is difficult to say.

Of course, Gu Weiqi is not thinking about the gains and losses of this film at present, but finding a way to network Li Lianjie and other talents, so after talking to Shao Tycoon on the phone, he left the office of the Tang Dynasty Cinema with a slight groan, put on his coat, put on glasses and drove to the security company.

After arriving at the company, he found Lu Ke and asked him to help contact Li Lianjie and them, after all, Lu Ke and they are all from the mainland, and they are relatively easy to talk to than him as a Xiangjiang person. However, he didn't know the bottom of his heart if he couldn't contact the specific connection, but he ignored it before, but now that he thinks about it, he has to try hard.

Fortunately, when Gu Weiqi was hugging Anita Mui and talking about love that night, he received a feedback call from Lu Ke, saying that Li Lianjie and their martial arts team who starred in the "Shaolin Temple" are currently doing martial arts performances and exchanges in Xiangjiang, and there will be a performance tomorrow morning at the Tang Dynasty Grand Theater, the largest in the "Tang Dynasty Cinema Line".

After receiving the call, Gu Weiqi was overjoyed, this is really a coincidence, it seems that there is a providence in the dark. So he secretly decided to smash Li Lianjie and them even if they were smashed with money, after all, they only need to pay a little price now, and they can have a bumper harvest in the future.

More importantly, with these people with a good kung fu foundation in hand, it will be more convenient to shoot kung fu movies in the future, which is also very beneficial to the development of his entertainment empire. However, in order to recruit Li Lianjie, I am afraid that it is not necessary for them to have money, there must be something to impress them.

And for these hot-blooded young people, it is undoubtedly a big temptation to be able to shoot a love movie. After a change of thought, he decided to drum up the outline of the "Jingwu Hero" story that is known as the textbook in action movies, and jumped out of bed to write it all night.