By the beginning of October 1982, "Mulan" had completed the task of the first round of world premieres, and it took three months from release to painting. 【】

This time it can be said that Concordia's fame has been completely opened up in the world, and Hollywood, Hong Kong, and Chinese mainland, as the main film markets, have contributed a total of 203 million US dollars to Concordia's box office.

Among them, the North American market won 178 million, and was overtaken by the latecomers of "Star Wars 2" after leading the North American box office list for ten weeks.

The box office in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau, Southeast Asia and other regions has accumulated 42 million Hong Kong dollars, equivalent to 7 million US dollars.

The box office data provided by the mainland always contains water, and it was only 18 million yuan in three months, which made Wang Xiaohu feel that this data was too weird, which also stimulated his determination to complete the several major theaters under investment and construction in the mainland.

However, there is no way to do it at present, Wang Xiaohu can still endure it.

Other countries such as the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and other countries did not contribute much to the box office because of the recession of the film market, but even so, 30 million US dollars were recorded, which shows that Wang Xiaohu's achievements in global publicity and promotion are not trivial.

Hollywood counterparts are now putting aside their prejudices about the yellow race and humbly learning from the successful experience of Concord International, after all, the box office data is there, who can make 200 million in just three months.

If you count the 205 million contributed by "Star Wars 2", Concorde International has attracted 400 million US dollars in less than half a year, and there is no company that is not shocked when it sees this data, which is faster than robbing Swiss banks to get money!

After the first round of screenings, Concorde International had a lot more money, and basically made up for the shortfall caused by the acquisition of Luen America.

Wang Xiaohu finally breathed a long sigh of relief, and let Winterdur continue to squeeze the surplus value of Luen Mei Company, such as Chaplin's "Gold Rush", "Modern Times", "The Great Reader", "Stage Career", D.W. Griffith's "Destroyed Flowers", "Towards the East" and "Scarface", "Peach Apartment", "West Side Story" and other classic old films, through the digital technology that is now basically formed, can be re-screened in its theaters. On the other hand, it can also be sold as a high-definition videotape (which was relatively high-definition at the time).

At present, Wang Xiaohu has only merged Luen Mei into Concord International, and has not seriously considered how to use Luen Mei's signature to launch a few new films, but according to the development history of Luen Mei, we can get a glimpse of one or two that Chaplin and other masters shot relatively special movies back then, that is, the film can cause great influence and artistic achievements after its release.

Wang Xiaohu doesn't plan to ruin this golden signboard, but it is certain that Spielberg's "Schindler's List", which is in preparation, will definitely be released and released by Concord International-United America to maintain its special influence.

It was from this time that Wang Xiaohu made a clear division of labor among several companies under the Concord International Company.

For example, the head office mainly shoots Chinese-language commercial films with box office appeal, and occasionally tries to cooperate with the mainland to shoot film themes that promote Chinese culture.

Concord International American Branch is responsible for making money, such as "Raiders of the Lost Ark 2", "Rocky 3", and "Terminator", which have entered the final stage of preparation, and their common feature is to use world-leading visual effects to increase the box office and make money for Wang Xiaohu, so as to make up for the losses caused by the money-burning departments such as the injection of industrial light and magic and various domestic investments.

Concord's computer studio is a department that Wang Xiaohu has just invested in, and is currently working with Hasbro to create the "Transformers" brand, and at the same time began to prepare for the cartoon series, as long as the toy market is mature, the cartoon of the same name will also have influence in Europe and the United States and other countries, and then the Hollywood animation field will not only be the king of Disney.

As for satellite companies such as New Arts City, Debao, New Century, and Xu's, Wang Xiaohu did not do too much task assignment except for making them prosperous in the Hong Kong film market, as long as they could exert their energy on their respective historical tracks.

Since breaking the original slightly small estrangement with his son Wang Jiaen, the father and son train together and eat breakfast together almost every morning, as long as the company is not busy, Wang Xiaohu will also spend most of his time with his son.

The happy father-son relationship not only made Wang Xiaohu feel comfortable, but even Wang Jiaen, who was often naughty and mischievous, seemed to have restrained a lot.

That afternoon, Wang Xiaohu received a call from the gambling king Corkerian, who said that the mafia seems to be calm at present, and he is not worried about changing three residences every night, and he does not need to be surrounded by a large number of bodyguards to feel safe, and he can enjoy life happily as before.

Wang Xiaohu laughed and said, "Lao Ke, you better do less bad things, otherwise maybe another assassin will pop up one day, maybe he will mainly assassinate you, who made your hands unclean." ”

Corklian agreed, saying that he would go to church every weekend to confess, and by the way, he would try to attend various charity activities, and he was determined to change his mind.

Wang Xiaohu didn't expose his superficial style, and after hanging up the phone, he was checking his son's calligraphy when the bodyguard walked in and said, "Brother Hu, Sanmao and Brother Ying are here to visit." ”

"Which Ying brother?" Wang Xiaohu was stunned for a moment, asked his son to copy obediently in the study, and followed Ah Bao downstairs, until he entered the living room, he didn't react to who Brother Ying was.

Who is not Lin Zhengying sitting with Sammo Hung ?

After patting his forehead, Wang Xiaohu was somewhat embarrassed, speaking of which when Bruce Lee was still alive, Lin Zhengying and Chen Huiyi were his right-hand men, since his death, Lin Zhengying and Chen Huiyi were almost forgotten by Wang Xiaohu.

When "The Loser" was released, he also had a plan in his heart to praise Lin Zhengying, but he didn't expect that the next few years would be very busy, and he gradually downplayed this matter.

"Ah Hu." When Lin Zhengying saw Wang Xiaohu coming in, he hurriedly stood up and said hello with some restraint.

"Brother Ying, sit down and say." Wang Xiaohu smiled and asked Aunt Xiang to serve tea, and then asked, "What has Brother Ying been busy with lately?" ”

"Give Sanmao or Ah Long them martial arts instructors, and occasionally make cameo appearances as assistant directors." Lin Zhengying said with a wry smile.

"Oh, that's fine, but you've been doing it for so many years, it's time for a change."

Sammo Hung patted his thigh and said, "I came to you today for this, do you have a good book for A-Ying?" ”

Wang Xiaohu smiled and said: "There is no script, only a general idea." ”

"There is an idea, you write a general direction, and I will give it to Li Shaonan to improve." After Sammo Hung has been the boss of the company for a few years, he has become much more organized than before.

"The idea is very clear, continue the "Ghost Scared" and "People Scary" series you collaborated on before, integrate comedy, kung fu films, and ghost films, and if you want to be clear, it is a movie with the theme of zombie kung fu films."

Wang Xiaohu recalled the Hong Kong zombie movie materials from his mind, and at the same time told Lin Zhengying about the commercial elements of these movies, although he was not very keen on zombie movies in his previous life, it did not affect him to watch them occasionally.

There should be many classics such as "Mr. Zombie", "Yimei Daoren", and "Zombie Daochang", and Lin Zhengying became an instant hit with the "Ninth Uncle" in "Mr. Zombie", which set off a craze for zombie films, and more than 10 follow-up works were released in one year. The design of the person in the film to avoid zombies by holding his breath is impressive, and it is still imitated by many similar films and television films.

Hong Kong filming has always worshiped ghosts and gods, and when the film is started, it is necessary to cut the roast pig to worship the blessings of the gods and Buddhas of heaven and earth, and do not talk about ghosts and gods during filming, so as not to cause trouble. It can be said that there is a box office market.

What is commendable is that Lin Zhengying has been silently doing martial arts instruction work all these years, and has two works "People Are Scary" and "Ghost Scared" as the foundation, I believe that filming should be a matter of easy access.

"Brother Ying, you will be responsible for making this type of movie in the future, but there are some things to say in front, you must choose a good script when filming, set up your own golden signboard, don't close your eyes just for money, otherwise you will not only be stereotyped by the audience, but even ruin your reputation."

Wang Xiaohu gave Lin Zhengying a vaccination in advance, lest he couldn't hold his breath when he saw others following suit, if he, a genuine zombie Taoist, also messed up, the zombie kung fu movie would definitely not be able to do well, and he might be filmed to death all of a sudden.

As soon as Lin Zhengying heard Wang Xiaohu agree, he hurriedly thanked him and said: "Ah Hu, I am very surprised that you can give me a chance, I will let you check in advance before making any movies in the future, as long as you don't allow it, I will resolutely not do it." ”

"I'll be helping Brother Ying, don't worry." Sammo Hung also assured on the sidelines.

"I hope so." Wang Xiaohu smiled bitterly.

At the same time, I feel sad for myself in my heart, Nima, who tossed out a classic kung fu movie like "Ip Man" back then, and now it is really difficult to surpass the previous work.

Wang Xiaohu was not waking himself up when he reminded Lin Zhengying, some things must be done carefully and cautiously, this is his consistent style for many years, and there is still a year to go, the more he arrives at this time, the more he must stare at it and do it seriously.

If you are reborn, you must live carefully, otherwise I'm really sorry to God.

(To be continued)