Chapter 87: Waterloo?

On the morning of June 18, a piece of news completely broke the calm entertainment industry, and the major media became lively like an explosion.

An article in "Entertainment Without Limits" is signed by He Yan, title: Jiang Lang is exhausted, and he encounters Waterloo! As soon as this article came out, it immediately detonated Hong Kong and became a hot topic on the streets, which no one expected, not even He Yan.

"Yesterday, I watched the box office results of "Saw Horror" and was deeply chilled. I have no choice but to sigh that a young director has fallen, and here I am sad for Li Yihua and Jiang Lang's talents. "Chainsaw" attracted attention with violence and gore, and the director wanted to attract the audience in this way, but the effect was still very little and could not withstand the decline of the box office. "Chainsaw" is a small-budget movie, and Director Li tasted the sweetness of fighting big with a small one, and continued to earn box office in this way, but it was tiresome that it was full of shoddy production, and many shots had goofs. Violence has always been mixed in the film, and according to relevant life statistics, most viewers have adverse reactions after watching the movie. Li Yihua, as a new generation of directors, made him a little carried away after the success of filming the first "Nightclub". "Chainsaw" is a testament to his talent, since the release of the movie, it has won a total of 9 million Hong Kong dollars at the box office in the first week of release, which is far from the 10.88 million Hong Kong dollars in the first week of the premiere of "Nightclub". I boldly predict that the box office of "Saw Horror" will definitely not reach 30 million Hong Kong dollars, and he will become the director who will be filmed lower and lower in film history"

As soon as He Yan's comment came out, it immediately caused a great sensation in the circle. Some people high-fived, others disagreed. However, most people have a neutral attitude towards "Saw Horror", and there is not much speculation about Li Yihua's talent.

As soon as the report came out, people of insight in the film industry left to support Li Yihua: "At the beginning, the director limited the number of moviegoers, and the box office shrank, which is certain." Don't talk about the box office, in the history of Hong Kong films, movies that are not popular abound, and you can't measure a director by the box office, which is very disregardful. ”

Another commented: "There is no greater mourning than heart death, and I am deeply saddened by the current Hong Kong film industry." There are bad factors in it, and in the long run, Hong Kong movies will be ruined. I deeply admire Director Li, and how much courage it must have been to withstand all kinds of pressure and let "Chainsaw" first implement the film classification. ”

There are praises and slanders. Zhou Wan, a well-known filmmaker in Hong Kong, wrote a draft critic: Li Yihua is a person who sells his reputation and fame, and he made "Chainsaw", the most terrifying movie in Hong Kong film history, and then used a defender to stand up and restrict minors from entering. I'd like to ask for myself, why did you make this thriller in the first place? If it is really for the Hong Kong film industry, he himself should be an example, not just shouting a slogan and making these unrealistic appeals. Here, I hope everyone can recognize his face and not be deceived by his words and deeds. ”

The article undoubtedly poured a fire on the chaotic press, and various small film companies stood up to denounce Li Yihua. No one would have thought that a small article would cause a great discussion in Hong Kong public opinion. Various well-known personalities have joined the melee in their own way, a war without gunpowder, which can be described as fighting in the dark.

The circulation of "Entertainment Without Limits" on June 18 soared to 260,000 copies, winning today's sales championship in one fell swoop. It is the biggest beneficiary of this public opinion war, and the newspaper is out of stock, and the owner of the newspaper has always been happy. And the major newspapers have also benefited a lot to varying degrees, and "Sing Tao Yuebao" sold 220,000 copies on this day! "Ming Pao" sold 230,000 copies! "Ta Kung Pao" also sold 150,000 copies, and "Hong Kong Commercial Daily" also followed suit and broke the news, so it sold 180,000 copies! Even the English-language version of the newspaper has seen a huge increase in circulation, as many British people in Hong Kong have begun to pay attention to the local gossip news!

Lin Xingzhi, the boss of the "Hong Kong Economic Journal", shouted because he missed the revelations at this time, and scolded the manager of the marketing department in blood. However, soon Lin Xingzhi personally went into battle and worked hard with more than a dozen senior reporters and editors of the newspaper to write. At noon on the same day, a supplement attached to the Hong Kong Economic Journal was issued free of charge. For a time, the Hong Kong Economic Journal also attracted a large number of readers because of this timely supplement.

The competition of newspapers and periodicals from all walks of life has actually pushed Li Yihua to the forefront again, and major newspapers have sent their ace reporters to Longsheng Pictures, hoping to dig up first-hand news and add glory to their newspapers.

"Ah Hua, it's your headline again today." Fu Baorong walked into Li Yihua's office with today's newspaper and said jokingly.

Li Yihua looked at the headline and shrugged helplessly, "Brother Fu, what do you say happened to the Hong Kong media, why did you arrest me and let me go?" ”

"You don't want to get cheap and sell well, people want to get a headline, but you try your best, but you are not happy to be in the headlines every day." Fu Baorong made it to the sofa next to him and continued to tease.

"You don't know this pain, you go out sneaky every day, you're afraid of being recognized by reporters, do you say that this He Yan is sick, why do you catch me and let me go?" Li Yihua vomited bitterness and told this suffering.

"It's not you, at the press conference, I reprimanded him mercilessly, people don't hate you, I'm still abnormal." Fu Baorong raised his head back and said the cause and effect, looking like you were all looking for yourself.

"That's not what he asked for, what do you say he is not good at, why do you like to take pictures of other people's ** so much. What makes me most angry is that he didn't dare to go out of the door because he was scared, otherwise I wouldn't have been so angry. Li Yihua has no regrets about doing this at all, although he doesn't mind taking pictures secretly, but this can't exceed his bottom line, otherwise he will still turn his face like the king of heaven.

"Aren't you going to explain this to the media?" Fu Baorong looked at him with a gloomy face, changed the topic and asked the question he was most concerned about.

Li Yihua shook his head, knocked on the table regularly with his hand, and explained: "We invested 1 million Hong Kong dollars in the filming of "Chainsaw", and the box office has reached 9 million Hong Kong dollars in the first week of release, and it has made a profit. Their hot arguments just happened to further promote "Chainsaw", so they don't have to care about what the media says. Only by arguing about things can we understand right and wrong, and the merits and demerits are at ease in people's hearts. ”

"Sometimes, I wonder why you are proficient in so many propaganda methods, and what is obviously bad becomes a good thing in your hands." Fu Baorong said with a strange face.

"I should have thought that I was a genius!" Li Yihua asked rhetorically, looking like a stinky fart.

When Fu Baorong heard this, he was obviously stunned for a moment, and after thinking about it for a while, he realized that he had been tricked. pointed at Li Yihua with his finger, and the two laughed at the same time with a tacit understanding!!