The next day, taking advantage of the crew's break, Li Xuan took a large pile of newspapers he bought in the morning and began to read the comments of those film critics.

"Mr. Zombie combines Hong Kong's serious and terrifying zombie movies with humorous elements, and embodies the contemptuous and positive and optimistic style of kung fu comedy movies in the midst of deep horror. And the evil does not prevail over the good in the ending, which also deeply shows the consistent reunion mentality of Hong Kong people. The humor is fully integrated throughout the play, making for an exceptionally good comedy. ”

Li Xuan looked at the film review on "Ming Pao Morning Post" and couldn't help but smile bitterly. No matter how good this movie review is, it is in vain to meet the drama "Shanghai Tang".

Shaking his head and putting the "Ming Pao Morning Post" aside, Li Xuan took a fancy to other newspapers in his hand, but it was a copy of "Oriental Newspaper".

I saw the newspaper write: "As soon as the midnight screening of "Mr. Zombie" was tested, the author thought of last year's box office champion "Scary", both of which are a combination of spirits and kung fu, and they are also witty and humorous. In order to distinguish it from kung fu comedies, the author boldly calls it a fantasy kung fu movie, and this movie can really be described as the pioneering work of the new zombie movie. The author also believes that it is the pillar of Hong Kong's new zombie films, which can be beyond the reach of those who come after it. ”

Finally saw the familiar word of a psychedelic kung fu movie, Li Xuan nodded slightly, but this movie review almost pointed directly at the nose of Shaw Brothers' "Seven Golden Corpses" and scolded.

And Li Xuan's next movie review of "Sing Tao Morning News" was a lot of nonsense, and the opening sentence was "Mr. Zombie" uses a unique comedy style and witty expression to satirize the intensifying money worship under the **. ”

Li Xuan watched "Mr. Zombie" several times, but he didn't see such a big artistic connotation. There was no need to look at the other tabloids, Li Xuan glanced at them and threw them aside.

Lying on the director's chair, Li Xuan pressed his forehead, thinking about how to pull people back to the theater from the front of the TV. It's a pity that after half a ring, Li Xuan sighed helplessly.

"Shanghai Tang" can be said to be the first of the most influential film and television dramas in China, and it is also one of the few Chinese classic dramas with great popularity and influence in Asian countries, and it is the first Chinese drama that has caused a sensation in Asian countries. When it was born in 1980, a storm swept across Asia, creating a ratings myth. Later, it was introduced to the mainland, which caused a scene of thousands of empty alleys, and I don't know how many people were crazy about this drama.

Now in the face of this drama, it is not simply to promote the movie to bring people back to the theater. As for some small tricks such as watching movie lotteries, Li Xuan didn't think about it, not to mention whether it was useful to do so. Just because after paying the theater package money, in addition to the expenses of maintaining the crew of "Black Man", he really has no money. And Li Xuan is not a person who likes to borrow money to survive, not to mention that it is definitely a huge amount of money.

Li Xuan smiled helplessly, and it was not unjust to die under this TV series. At least, judging by the quality of "Mr. Zombie", it shouldn't be too miserable.

Putting these helpless things aside, Li Xuan glanced at Zhong Chuhong, who was chatting with Xiao Shushu not far away, and then stood up and shouted with a loudspeaker: "Okay, have you rested?" It's ready to start. ”

"Okay, let's get started."

"Commencement."

"Yo, it's time to work."

With Li Xuan's shout, the entire crew came to life. There are not many protagonists needed in this scene, but because of the filming scene, many dragon and tiger martial artists were invited, and the scene was lively.

Li Xuan and his entourage are now on North Point Electric Road on Hong Kong Island, which is the original site of the North Point Power Plant, which was shut down the year before last. The Hong Kong government is planning to develop the area into a large private housing estate, but construction has not yet begun. There are many abandoned circuit towers on the scene, which can just be used to shoot the exterior scene of an iron fight scene.

"Xiaodong, curry, dart, how are the rehearsals?" Li Xuan looked at the three big men next to him who were rehearsing their fists and kicks and asked.

I saw that at this time, Yuan Dart was dressed as a Green Hornet, and he was handsome. And the curry is even more amazing, exactly the same as Zhong Chuhong's outfit now, with a long black wig, a long black windbreaker and high heels, and the ** fishnet stockings, looking from behind, she is definitely a ** girl.

As for why he dressed up like this, it was because Curry was playing Zhong Chuhong's stand-in here. In the movie, as long as Zhong Chuhong does not show his face, he will act as a substitute. Because Zhong Chuhong, who doesn't know martial arts, didn't have the kind of sharp taste that Li Xuan needed, he simply arranged curry to play, anyway, he also played Zhong Chuhong's stand-in in "People Are Scary".

"It's almost rehearsed, do you want to take a look at it first?" Cheng Xiaodong gestured with both hands and replied.

"Don't look at it. Yuetai, get ready, let's just shoot it once. Li Xuan casually called Huang Yuetai over, planning to start filming directly.

"Okay, let's shoot it."

Cheng Xiaodong also nodded arrogantly.

Now the crew is on the foundation of an abandoned high-voltage tower, it is said to be the foundation, but it is still below, Li Xuan and their feet are more precisely a house built on the foundation.

As everyone finished preparing, Curry also pulled the guardrail on the roof and stood outside, while Yuan Biao stood in the guardrail, the distance between the two was less than half a meter, standing opposite each other.

"Buried in their respective positions, ready to start shooting."

"The first shot of the 81st scene, action!"

"Smack!"

As the clapperboard fell heavily, Curry jumped in from outside the guardrail with a sideways flip, and the right feet of the two people were kicked together, but this was not the end, the curry was another homeopathic maneuver, and the right foot was kicked in the face of Yuan Dart.

"Click! It's over, and the action is synthesized in one go, which is very good! ”

Li Xuan happily stood up from behind the monitor and said with a smile.

"Bang Bang Bang ......"

There was immediately a burst of applause in the crowd, which provoked Cheng Xiaodong to quickly thank him.

"Bang Bang!" Li Xuan also slapped a few times, and then waved his hand and shouted: "Okay, the martial artists are ready for Weiya, we are going to shoot on it." ”

After speaking, Li Xuan's left hand pointed to the twenty-meter-high high-pressure iron frame next to him.

The next thing is just as Li Xuan expected, as soon as "Shanghai Tang" comes out, who will compete!

TVB, which was originally slapped in the face by Lishi's "Six Tribulations of Floating Life", waited for "Shanghai Tang" to be broadcast, and it only took three days for the ratings to tie with "Six Tribulations of Floating Life". Six days after the launch of "Shanghai Tang", the next day was Sunday, and the ratings of that night soared to 61%, and the results steadily threw off "Six Tribulations".

Of course, this rating is the data surveyed by the TV station itself, and the calculation method of the ratings of Hong Kong TV dramas in later generations will not be implemented until 1991. At this time, it was a survey and interview by telephone, and the data results were not accurate and only had partial reference value.

But such an achievement has also shocked the Hong Kong film and television industry.

The topic that Hong Kong citizens usually talk about has suddenly changed from the 10 million box office of "Senior Brother Out" to Xu Wenqiang and Feng Chengcheng. Even the dress of young people has changed the trend, the usual narrow shirt and bell bottoms are gone, and many people learn to look cool like Xu Wenqiang wearing a black dress with a white scarf and a lit cigarette in his hand.

In just one week, "Shanghai Tang" has become popular all over Hong Kong.

"The waves are running, the waves are flowing, and the surging rivers will never stop......"

Whenever the theme song of "Shanghai Tang" sounded at night, the streets of Hong Kong were rarely crowded in an instant, and even the old couple who wanted to make money rushed to close the stall and go home to watch TV.

What is an empty alley?

That's it!

What does it mean to be a box office dismal?

That's it!

Li Xuan sat in Jiahe's office, looking at the data sheet in his hand and crying and laughing.

Yesterday, the ratings of "Shanghai Tang" exceeded 61%, and yesterday was also the premiere of "Mr. Zombie" in Hong Kong.

This zombie movie, which was finally released in Taiwan for four weeks and won more than NT$13.8 million at the box office, only got a box office of 510,000 Hong Kong dollars in its premiere in Hong Kong, which is worthy of half of the box office of "Senior Brother Out". According to the fact that this year's ticket price has increased by nearly one-third compared with last year, this movie is a little worse than the premiere of Wang Jin's "Scary", not to mention that "Mr. Zombie" is a full-line co-screening of Golden Harvest......

Could it be that such a good movie is doomed to fail miserably? (To be continued.) )