As Chen Ping'an expected, Wang Jing rushed to Longxiangyuan's apartment early the next morning, and was ordered by Fang Yihua to send him "Police Story" and the first-day box office of competitors.

"The Owl and Dumbo" released by Golden Harvest Cinemas achieved a first-day box office of 780,000, which is a good result, but it is much inferior to the other two dramas. "Merry Christmas" released by Golden Princess Theaters had a box office of as much as 1 million on the first day, while "Police Story" produced by Dark Horse International had a box office of just over 900,000 on the first day.

Although the box office of "Police Story" on the first day was slightly inferior to "Merry Christmas", it had surpassed "The Owl and Dumbo", which made Shaw Brothers slap Golden Harvest hard, which made Fang Yihua smile from ear to ear, and after Shao Yifu learned about it, he drank an extra bowl of porridge in the morning.

The Shaw Brothers, who are about to die, don't have much pursuit of the box office champion of the schedule, and they are used to having a full meal, so why would they ask for a big meal? As long as "Police Story" can beat "The Owl and Dumbo", Shaw Brothers is satisfied. I can't remember how many years there has been no movie with a first-day box office of more than 900,000, and many staff at Shaw Brothers Cinemas have a feeling of raising their eyebrows.

is old, and finally trampled the opponent under his feet before dying, which is roughly how Shaw Brothers feels at present.

In addition to analyzing the three Christmas dramas, the main thing is to praise the high-quality products produced by the new art city, sarcastically and satirically slap Golden Harvest in the face, and push "Police Story" into the arms of Shaw Brothers, only a small number of newspapers exclaimed "The second side of the new art city is out of the sky, and the dark horse international is worthy of its name".

As for who the box office champion is, there is no controversy between the parties, and they are all optimistic about "Merry Christmas" produced by Xinyi City, only two tabloids raised a question at the end of the article - whether Dark Horse International can go black to the end and win the box office championship in the Christmas schedule, but was scolded for being an idiot.

However, as soon as the three days passed, the two tabloids immediately burst into a bull's air, reporting that they were wise and prescient, because the changes in the box office of the three days made the results of the Christmas schedule war more and more ambiguous.

"The Owl and Dumbo" 2.52 million!

"Merry Christmas" 3.43 million!

"Police Story" 3.3 million!

In just three days, Golden Harvest's "The Owl and Dumbo" has been left far behind, and there is only a theoretical possibility left to win the Christmas box office championship; Xinyicheng's "Merry Christmas" is like a rainbow, and the three-day box office is high, and it has the momentum of catching up with the Spring Festival release of "The Best Partner Queen's Secret Order", but the champion has become mysterious, because the three-day box office of "Police Story" produced by Dark Horse International has also exceeded 3 million.

It is true that the 3.3 million of "Police Story" is a little less than the 3.42 million of "Merry Christmas", but considering the difference between the box office of the two sides on the first day, the box office of "Police Story" on the second and third days can be said to be on a par with "Merry Christmas"!

The Christmas schedule will continue until the beginning of January, and there will be a box office peak in the Christmas days, and it is still unknown who will win the box office championship by the time the movie is finished.

With the nature of the people of Longwang Shu, in just three days, the Shaw Brothers lost interest in revenge for Jiahe, and Fang Yihua called Chen Ping'an several times to ask if "Police Story" was expected to win the Christmas box office championship.

In the past three days, the large and small media led by "Ming Pao" have been sarcastic about Jiahe, contributing money and efforts, and it is easy to bloom, but they are pushed to the opponent Shaw Brothers by themselves, so that Shaw Brothers is a good time.

Even at the premiere, Chen Ping'an's sarcasm that Jiahe would regret it sooner or later was hyped up by the media and reported it again. It's just that unlike the one three days ago, the media almost reprimanded Chen Ping'an for his disrespectful and arrogant words, but now it is a one-sided ridicule of Jiahe.

"These newspapers are too much!" Liang Feng rushed into Zou Wenhuai's office angrily with a newspaper, and in the stunned eyes of Zou Wenhuai and Liu Lianghua, he slapped a newspaper in front of Zou Wenhuai, "Mr. Zou, look at it, how can they write like this!" ”

Liang Feng is also the patriarch of Golden Harvest, Zou Wenhuai left the Shaw Brothers in 70 years, and he founded Golden Harvest with He Guanchang and Liang Feng.

The headline of the entertainment section of the newspaper on the table prominently carried a large headline.

"The slap is loud - Golden Harvest has put in a lot of effort, and finally it has been exchanged for a resounding slap!"

It reported in detail that after Chen Ping'an returned to Hong Kong, he filmed "Police Story" with the help of Golden Harvest, but because Golden Harvest did not give a schedule, Chen Ping'an was finally forced to leave. But the result? Golden Harvest's "The Owl and Dumbo" is indeed a good box office, but it is not at the same level as "Police Story", so that Shaw Brothers Pictures has made a beautiful turnaround, and Dark Horse International has truly become a dark horse in the Christmas schedule, and teamed up with Shaw Brothers to give Golden Harvest a resounding slap in the face.

These tabloids really dare to write anything for the sake of sales! Liu Lianghua sighed and took the newspaper away: "Mr. Zou, do you want me to call and talk to their president?" ”

Zou Wenhuai shook his head and said, "There's no need." ”

The current situation is what the media wants to see the most. Compared with the dominance of the New Arts City in the past two years, which has overwhelmed Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers, the film market competition this Christmas is fierce, there is too much news to report, and there are various angles, which is like the New Year for the media. These media will never give up the current opportunity to make money, and the selection of news and reporting angles is endless, so that Hong Kong citizens are overwhelmed and have no choice but to pay for it.

Call now, is there still a must?

Liang Feng frowned: "Then let these newspapers report indiscriminately?" ”

"Actually, it's not necessarily a mess." This sentence Zou Wenhuai said very difficult, "If you think about it, it was indeed our Golden Harvest who pushed that drama into the arms of Shaw Brothers, just like Bruce back then, but this time we are losers." ”

"In fact, Sanmao's "The Owl and Dumbo" is also very good at the box office." Liu Lianghua couldn't bear it and comforted Zou Wenhuai, "It's just that I didn't expect Ah Long's "Police Story" to be better." ”

Aaron!

Thinking of Cheng Long, Liang Feng was even more angry: "Ah Long is too unreasonable!" The surname Chen is a white-eyed wolf, who filmed with our money, and finally went to Shaw Brothers to be screened, but Aaron actually went to the Lee Stage to participate in the premiere, did you know about this in advance? ”

Zou Wenhuai must not know, otherwise he would not let Cheng Long attend. Before the premiere, he asked He Guanchang to ask Cheng Long, and the latter lied to them that he wouldn't go back, but what was the result?

After the premiere, he was furious and asked He Guanchang to call Cheng Long to the office, but Cheng Long disappeared and did not show up for three days, and even the people in Cheng's class didn't know where he went, which made Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang turn from anger to worry, worried that Cheng Long would be dug up by Chen Ping'an. They know that during the filming of "Police Story", Chen Cheng and the two formed a deep friendship.

"Lianghua, call Lao He and ask him if he has found Ah Long."

He Guanchang found Cheng Long, to be precise, Cheng Long should have taken the initiative to find him today, and the two came to Zou Wenhuai's office together. He Guanchang said to Cheng Long expressionlessly: "If you have anything to explain, let's talk about it now." ”

Liang Feng, who had a hot temper, jumped to his feet and scolded: "Explain a fart!" You're a two-and-five-boy and you still have the face to come back! ”

"Lao Liang, dissipate your anger." Zou Wenhuai was not angry, and looked at Cheng Long with a pleasant face, "Ah Long, where have you been in the past two days?" ”

"Well, I'm afraid that Mr. Zou will be angry, so I went to Taiwan to see a few friends."

"Taiwan? Didn't you go with Chen Ping'an, right? ”

"No, I haven't seen him since the premiere."

It's not good! Zou Wenhuai is a lot more relieved, what he is most worried about now is Chen Ping'an's poaching: "Just now, Lao He said that you want to explain, what do you explain?" ”

Cheng Long pondered for a moment and said, "I know I shouldn't go to the stage, but Andy promised......"

"Promise a fart!" Liang Feng hated, "What did he promise you, he actually let you run to the stage?" Do you know that it is the place of Shaw Brothers, you go there to promote your competitors, and there is no Golden Harvest in your eyes! ”

"Lao Liang, listen to Ah Long's words." Although He Guanchang was also very annoyed that Cheng Long participated in the premiere of "Police Story", Cheng Long was his godson, and he still loved him in his heart, "Ah Long, you go on, what did Chen Ping'an promise you?" ”

"He said to give me the copyright of the ending song of that play......"

Liang Feng had a hot temper, and interjected again: "Just because of a broken copyright, you will help him deal with Jiahe!" ”

Zou Wenhuai frowned and looked at his old partner: "Lao Liang, let Ah Long finish speaking." I believe that Aaron is not the kind of person who does not take things seriously. ”

"Thank you Mr. Zou for your trust, Andy also said that he would hand over the American distribution rights of his drama to Golden Harvest, so I went."

U.S. distribution rights for Police Story!

Zou Wenhuai and the four of them were stunned at the same time, glanced at each other, and He Guanchang asked, "The distribution right is not in the hands of the Shaw Brothers?" ”

Liu Lianghua thought for a moment and said: "I really want to hear someone mention that Chen Ping'an did not hand over the distribution rights in the United States to Shaw Brothers, saying that he could solve it himself...... Could it be that he was specially left for us Jiahe? ”

It's hard to say what kind of box office success "Police Story" will achieve in the United States, but it will definitely be better than the upcoming "Dragon Detective". What's more, Golden Harvest has always praised Cheng Long as the second Bruce Lee, and the drama "Police Story" starring Cheng Long has many elements that meet the tastes of American audiences, which can allow Golden Harvest to try to push Cheng Long to Hollywood again.

"Will he be so good? Could it be that he has no way out in the United States at all, so he gave us the distribution rights? He Guanchang said uncertainly. As soon as his words fell, Liang Feng said, "Definitely!" He's a white-eyed wolf, otherwise how could he be so kind? ”

"If that's what you say, then why didn't he hand over the U.S. distribution rights to Shaw Brothers?" Zou Wenhuai is steady and thoughtful, "Ah Long, tell me what's going on?" ”

"He said that he is a particular person, although Jiahe is unkind, but he can't be unrighteous, without Jiahe, there would be no play for him, so he handed over the distribution rights in the United States to Jiahe, and asked me to wait a few days before suing Mr. Zou you."

"Oh? Why? "He Guanchang, Liang Feng, Liu Lianghua Daqi, is there a difference between saying this kind of thing early and late?

He said, he said......" Cheng Long snorted for a long time, and finally said: "He said that he sued him too early, I am afraid that Mr. Zou will not be impressed." ”