Chapter 604. Waiting for the Dawn
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This drama does not count Chen Xiaotang's personal salary, just from the start of filming investment to the later publicity, it cost Magic Shadow Entertainment Company nearly 8 million, of which the most spent is the restoration of the old appearance of Shanghai Tang Shili Yangchang in the twenties, as well as the all-round copying design of Hongkou Dojo and Jingwumen.
It can be said that the layout and design of these three venues are absolutely excellence, for which Chen Xiaotang also specially read a lot of old newspapers, old pictures, and some written materials about Shanghai Tang in that era. I also re-watched TV series about Shanghai Tang, Huo Yuanjia, etc., and took notes on the details of the set.
In addition to spending a huge amount of money on scene layout, Chen Xiaotang also has high requirements for shooting equipment, as mentioned earlier, in order to shoot the dynamic effect of the high-speed punch of the fist, Chen Xiaotang specially asked people to buy a special set of fast frame shooting equipment from Hollywood, it can be said that since the release of the first drama "God of Gamblers" of Magic Shadow Entertainment, Chen Xiaotang began to improve the company's equipment and framework little by little.
After all, if you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools, and the same is true for making movies, your equipment is not qualified, and the pictures shot are shoddy and blurry. "After all, the audience is not stupid, if they can't even see what you're shooting, how can they buy it in the future?!
It is precisely because of Magic Shadow Entertainment's consistent excellence that even the trailer is so perfectly produced that all Hong Kong audiences can't wait to buy tickets for the premiere of this drama.
"Hey, have you bought a movie ticket for "Jingwu Heroes"?" A fat man asked a friend.
My friend said depressedly, "I went to buy it, but I didn't buy it." ”
"Why don't you line up to buy it?"
"What do you know, the premiere tickets for "Jingwu Heroes" have already been sold out! Even if you have money, you may not be able to buy it! ”
"Wouldn't it, be so sought-after?"
"What do you think? I knew that I would have bought advance tickets. Not only are the seats good, but they can also be discounted! ”
"Alas, who let us not grow our front and back eyes! If you can't do it, you can only buy scalper tickets! ”……
For the ticket sales out, many Hong Kong people asked for additional ticket sales, and there were also many people within Magic Entertainment who asked the company to increase the number of tickets and make a little more money.
In this regard, as the boss of Magic Shadow Entertainment, Chen Xiaotang resolutely vetoed this proposal, in his words. "Scarcity is precious". Only what others can't buy will be the best! Besides, the capacity of the cinema is limited, and it is impossible to add small benches to it in order to make a little more money, so that the audience can squat on the bench to watch the movie.
Watching a movie is a form of entertainment. Its nature is equivalent to playing mahjong and killing chickens, it is to make people feel happy and refreshed, rather than making them suffer from sin like constipation!
In fact, in addition to the above reasons. There are other reasons that Chen Xiaotang did not say.
Magic Shadow Entertainment doesn't have many cinema chains in Hong Kong, plus the recent acquisition. There are only thirteen in total, and the largest of them is the Kirin Cinema, which served as the premiere site.
Recently, Magic Entertainment has done a luxurious renovation of this movie theater, whether it is a widescreen giant screen, or the quality of the speakers have been upgraded to a higher level, plus customized soft seats. It can be said that watching movies here is definitely a great visual treat.
Such a luxurious movie theater design will give the impression of receiving noble guests, if for that little money, the entire movie theater is filled with people and makes a miasma, which is not what Chen Xiaotang wants.
Because of a small loss, he won't do such a stupid thing!
After a brief explanation, the senior management of Magic Shadow Entertainment can also understand Chen Xiaotang's high standards of valuing the quality of watching movies, but those media reporters don't understand, you must know that most Hong Kong filmmakers are well-known for calculating, in order to make more box office, let alone add a small bench to your cinema, it is possible to move two or three bricks, and some even issue standing tickets for you to stand and watch!
But Chen Xiaotang, a freak, once again broke the principle of this mercenary film industry, and even did not add a movie ticket to maintain the best state of capacity.
"May I ask Mr. Chen, why don't you respond to the public's request and increase the sales of movie tickets?"
"The reason is very simple...... Chen Xiaotang replied in an interview with reporters: "This drama will be a classic, I don't want the classic starring me to premiere in the worst situation, anyone who buys tickets in advance is a person with vision and appreciation, I want to respect them!" What's more, this will be the most exciting premiere of our Magic Shadow Entertainment, and the audience will see many surprises at that time! ”
"Oh, what kind of surprise is there, can you reveal it in advance?"
"Hehe, these surprises, for now, it's still a secret, everyone will know when they go in and see after they buy the tickets." After Chen Xiaotang finished speaking with a smile, he kindly refused to reveal any information again.
Mysterious surprise?!
What exactly?
Chen Xiaotang's trick can be regarded as poking the itch of Hong Kong audiences and many reporters, although Chen Xiaotang repeatedly emphasized that if he wants to know what the surprise is, he only needs to enter the venue to watch.
But those who didn't get tickets hurt in their eyes.
We don't have tickets, what do you want us to see?!
To put it bluntly, Hong Kong citizens are like this, the more you whet their appetite, the heavier their curiosity becomes, and they have to exchange for a ticket to the Kirin Cinema to see the freshness.
In contrast, Yongsheng Films' new work "Waiting for the Dawn", which has also been busy releasing trailers and is determined to hit the next Academy Awards, is somewhat deserted.
Although Xiang Huasheng is shrewd and learns from it, imitating Chen Xiaotang to toss out the trailer, mainly emphasizing the big production and luxurious lineup of "Waiting for the Dawn", Fa Ge, Wan Ziliang, Ye Tong, etc., use the Hong Kong version of "Once Upon a Time in America" as a gimmick to show people that this drama has a majestic sense of history.
You must know that "Once Upon a Time in America" has just been released worldwide, and film critics have given high praise, and speculated that this film will be aimed at the Oscars, and the starring Robert De Niro will be the best actor.
I have to say that Xiang Huasheng is really smart, a Hong Kong film shot by his company is actually related to the now booming Hollywood productions, which is like a widow going on a blind date, and she found her second uncle. And in order to compete with Magic Shadow Entertainment for the number of audiences, they also took the initiative to launch a "watch a movie, visit the underwater park" package, as long as you buy three movie tickets, you can get an admission ticket to the Hong Kong underwater park, the number is limited, first come, first served.
It can be said that in this premiere war, Yongsheng Film Company, led by Xiang Huasheng, has already made every trick and wants to defeat the enemy with one move.
But people are not as good as heaven, no one expected that when Yongsheng was aggressively promoting tickets, Magic Shadow Entertainment couldn't help but hold on to the ticket price, and was even unwilling to increase ticket sales!
What does it mean?
There are even those who take the initiative to push the audience outside!
Even more made Xiang Huasheng and others vomit blood, those guys who were turned away, not only did not hurry up to their side to buy tickets for the team, but even squeezed their scalps to buy scalper tickets!
I'll give you a lung!
In such a comparison, she is simply a stupid girl that no one wants, and people are rushing to ask for a golden doll on her side!
It's also a movie, why is the encounter so big?!
"Hey, that Chen Xiaotang is too ghostly! I don't know what kind of tricks this premiere will come up with! Xiang Huasheng asked with a headache rubbing his temples.
Now that the tenth brother Xiang Huaqiang has handed over the entire Yongsheng Entertainment to Xiang Huasheng to take care of, and the power is in hand, Xiang Huasheng wants to be ashamed of the snow, suppress the Magic Shadow Entertainment one time, and trample Chen Xiaotang under his feet, but it seems that this is another super bitter dream.
As the first imperial military advisor and playwright of Yongsheng, Ni Zhen thought about it for a while, and then said: "The art of war is cloudy, stick to the city, wait and see what happens, the enemy does not move, I do not move, as long as the enemy acts, we will attack quickly in the wind forest and volcano!" ”
"That's reasonable, boss, no matter what tricks Chen Xiaotang plays, let's wait and see what happens, as long as my Siyuan company is willing to help you release this drama, I believe that Magic Shadow Entertainment will always fall off one by one!" Wu Siyuan, chairman of the Film Association, who was invited to be a guest, said with a smile.
"Hehe, with Chairman Wu's words, I'm relieved!" Xiang Huasheng smiled, handed over a cigar, and personally helped Wu Siyuan light it, "You have also watched our "Waiting for Dawn", what do you think?" ”
Xiang Huasheng is very clear, in addition to being the chairman of the Film Association, Wu Siyuan in front of him is also one of the chairmen of the Hong Kong Film Awards!
As long as he is willing to nod, his company's drama will have a "great future"!
Then Wu Siyuan doesn't know what he is planning, but to be honest, the movie shot by Yongsheng Entertainment this time is really good, both the storyline and the character creation are very successful, and the most important thing is that there is a literary flavor that Hong Kong movies lack.
Hong Kong culture is a blend of East and West, which is very mixed, and this also affects the lack of original literary and artistic atmosphere of Hong Kong films.
This "Waiting for Dawn" gave Wu Siyuan, who is good at movies, hope.
Therefore, Wu Siyuan believes that as long as this drama can be shortlisted for the Hong Kong Film Awards, he will be seventy or eighty percent sure that it will be a big winner.
But the question is, how much does Yongsheng Ken pay for this?!
"Hehe, yes, I watched this play, the whole play is impressive, it's a rare good film! However, the quality of the films shortlisted for the Academy Awards this time is also excellent, and they are all sincere works of major film companies. ”
looked at Wu Siyuan's pretending appearance, and said to Hua Shengxin, pretend, your grandson pretend, and see how Lei kills you!
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