According to the statistics of "Film Biweekly", the attendance rate on the night of the film's release was only 75%, but after the next day, this data suddenly increased to 89%, and countless couples and families walked into the theater to experience this literary film that made people cry. [No pop-up novel network]

And Chow Yun-fat was also accepted by the general public with the role of "Ah Lang", he stood up from the "pool of blood", swept away the criticized villain, and presented himself to the audience with the chic, uninhibited, and ruthless "Ah Lang", becoming a new generation of youth idols.

Couples are talking about Ah Lang and **, children learn to be dragged and naughty with adults like Bozai, a week after the release of the film, many parents are vying to reflect that their children are much more sensible than before, and many "flower masters" also turned around after watching the film, for a while, let "The Story of Ah Lang" heat up again, half a month after its release, the film broke the box office record of 3.9 million Hong Kong dollars set by the literary film genre "Seven Little Blessings" with a box office of 4.2 million.

At the same time, the film also created the first new bridge in Hong Kong films, that is, the plot of the big brother who retired to the rivers and lakes, and later re-emerged because of something. Although such a bridge has been used in "Ah Hu", it is not as direct as this "Ah Lang's Story".

The popularity of the box office has attracted considerable attention from media reporters, and "Sing Tao Yuebao" said: "It is hard to imagine that Wang Xiaohu will direct such a delicate literary film, and the simple plot has made this touching story a story." The touching story is telling: people can't make mistakes! The reason why this is so is also because regret is just an expression of helplessness. I admit that this ending is very sensational, but for me this ending is fat but not greasy, just right. There are no words, and they are replaced by songs; No crying, action instead. But I can't say I like it, it's a bit cruel to say that, I can only say that this ending is the finishing touch to a lot of things, and the whole movie lives because of it. ”

As the newly launched "Film Fortnightly", its editor-in-chief Yu Yongjian commented: "The most evocative thing about this film is the depiction of father-son love in the play. This is not expressed in the expression of father and son's filial piety, not in the thick silk emotional dialogue, and not in the dog-like crying, but in a relaxed, interesting, and witty interaction to express the feelings of the father and son. I admire Wang Xiaohu for not compromising with the audience this time, life is like this: a reunion is always people's good hope, but fate always loves to make cruel jokes with kind people. So, I want to dare to face the cruelty of life, and dare to let a director like Ah Lang die, and also a director with a surname! ”

"Hong Kong Women's Daily" comprehensively analyzes the character of "Ah Lang" from the perspective of female surnames and mate selection.

"Every man, whether he is a twenty-year-old ruffian boy or a dying old man in his eighties, must have a decades-old flame burning in his heart, and once in this life, even once, he wants to step on the car and prove in lap by lap: I can do it. Even if anyone understands that it is no longer possible to return to him like in a fairy tale, that kiss on the beach can only be a specimen of an old love. But Ah Lang will still choose to go to Bo once, to grit his teeth to prove once, to prove that he has loved, hated, regretted, and persevered, all of which, even if he loses to fate, even if he can only smile bitterly, he is still as heavy as Mount Tai to himself. His shoulders, even if he couldn't bear the ridicule of fate, still had to carry them all without frowning, and he had to smile proudly. Ah Lang happens to be such a man who makes you worth cherishing. ”

The rave reviews did not make Wang Xiaohu feel satisfied, he used his status as a major shareholder of TVB to invite the main actors of the crew to "Happy Tonight" to do a live interactive program, mainly to show the whole Hong Kong TV audience how the film was filmed, which tidbits are hilarious, which tidbits make people cry, and so on.

Wang Xiaohu will not give up any opportunity to promote, because this time he mainly supports Chow Yun-fat, and he must take advantage of the situation to build Chow Yun-fat into a new favorite in the entertainment industry.

The follow-up work really demonstrated its power, so that the genre of literary films that was not screened for a long time was stunned for ten days, that is to say, in Hong Kong alone, "Ah Lang's Story" can get a 40-day screening period, which in itself is already an exception, after all, even Taiwan's Qiong Yao's love literary film only has a 25-day release period, which shows that the tragic sensational "Ah Lang's Story" has a long vitality.

"Little Tiger, it's amazing!" Run Run Shaw couldn't help but give Wang Xiaohu a thumbs up, he didn't believe that literary films would earn box office at the earliest, but judging from the current signs, this literary film only took half a month to achieve a good result of 4.2 million Hong Kong dollars, and in the remaining 26 days, this result will definitely improve, and it is too easy to break through 6 million.

"This is exactly what you don't hear, it's just a blockbuster!" Run Run Shaw said with great emotion: "I kind of understand, if a literary film wants to be a blockbuster, it can still be filmed like this." He didn't say that Wang Xiaohu was opportunistic, let alone that Wang Xiaohu was on the wrong side, but praised Wang Xiaohu in a very envious tone.

Wang Xiaohu grinned when he heard this: "If it weren't for the wrong opening time for "Best Partner", I would have chosen to release it after the year, but it doesn't matter, after all, I will be busy after the year, besides, the final box office still depends on the Taiwan market." ”

Wang Xiaohu's humility at this time made Run Run Shaw nod secretly, "I remember you said that Taiwan is the paradise of literary films." ”

Compared with the dazzling stars of Hong Kong's contemporaries, Taiwan's stars have more elegant temperament of "on the water side". Qiong Yao's novels have been adapted into movies, showing twists and turns of love stories on the screen, which has become the focus of Taiwanese attention, and the star effects of Qin Han, Hu Yinmeng, Gui Yalei, Lin Qingxia and other stars have also made the production boom of love literary films continue to heat up.

Taiwanese cinema entered the Qiong Yao era, and romantic dramas divorced from real life were popular, similar to the popular songs that were also popular at this time, known as the sound of glamour, and these songs are the typical accompaniment of Qiong Yao's films.

That's why Wang Xiaohu has the saying that Taiwan is a paradise for literary films.

"You may not know it, many people have called you the representative of the rise of Hong Kong literary films." Run Run Shaw smiled and picked up a newspaper, which was an article published by Jin Yong in his personal column in "Ming Pao" titled "The Story of Ah Lang Blows the Clarion Call for the Revival of Local Literary Films".

""Ah Lang's Story" is not just about father and son, not just love, and not just family. He is about a once arrogant prodigal son who, after the end of his life, understands his mistakes but does not lose his passion. I always think that if a man really loves a woman deeply, he must fight almost angrily once, to prove that the fire that burns in his soul forever - even if he is a father, he is old, and he needs help. ”

Wang Xiaohu saw this, and laughed all of a sudden, it seems that Jin Yong has invisibly equated Ah Lang in the movie with himself, or how would he say: "Youth is a double-edged sword, it allows people to self-forgive themselves, self-indulgence, and indulge in the enjoyment of sensual dogs and horses. The film expounds a lot of life principles behind it, integrating educational significance and commercial elements, which cannot but be said, sounding the clarion call for the recovery of Hong Kong literary films! ”

Just as the Buddha said, Jin Yong tasted a lot of things from "The Story of Ah Lang" that others did not see through, and how he would have a relationship with his eldest son Zha Chuanxia next, Wang Xiaohu did not know, after all, all he could do was this, as for the direction in which things would eventually develop, he didn't know, but subconsciously, he hoped that Jin Yong could resolve this tragedy with practical actions, after all, the loss of a middle-aged son is heavy enough for anyone.

"Mr. Cha will really put pressure on me, and it is not easy to revive literary films." Wang Xiaohu smiled bitterly and put "Ming Pao" on the table, changed the topic and said: "Uncle Six, let's go back and set up a separate program group in TVB to cooperate with the release of "Film Biweekly", well, just like the "Happy Tonight" talk and interactive program we did last issue. ”

"How?" Run Run Shaw was slightly stunned.

"Let me give you a rough idea of how this talk and interactive program is arranged, and each episode invites a star from the literary or entertainment industry to recall the past art, past life, and discuss life and the world with the host and audience."

This is Wang Xiaohu's reference to the "Art Life" program routine he saw in his previous life, he continued to add: "Find a sensational host, use dramatic elements - scenes, layout, props, etc., to dig deep into the artist's shining points, contradictions, conflicts, and gossip, so that the whole program is clearly layered, and I believe that the audience in front of the TV will be interested in these." ”

Borrowing is not the same as doing it, after all, this kind of thing is too advanced, he must take into account the characteristics of Hong Kong's local culture, and it is conceivable that this kind of borrowing will eventually develop into a full Hong Kong flavor, and the Hong Kong of "Art Life" is not an innovation.

"Not bad!" After thinking about it, Run Run Shaw nodded very approvingly, although Wang Xiaohu's way of using "Happy Tonight" to promote the movie is very attractive, but it is far less direct than this suggestion, and the ** gossip of the stars is not a magic weapon to increase ratings?

(To be continued)