The summer box office war quietly kicked off.

On July 11, Golden Harvest took the lead in launching "Weilong Detective". This police and bandit shootout film starring Cheng Long, although the box office in the United States is less than 830,000 US dollars, but with Cheng Long's super popularity in Hong Kong and the good start of "Police Story", the box office exceeded 2 million in three days, firing the first shot of the summer vacation war.

Shaw Brothers followed suit, and all its theaters screened "Modern Cinderella" directed by Wang Jing, and within two days, the Golden Princess Cinema "Four Eyes" was painted, and the long-awaited "Happy Ghost Summer Vacation" by Hong Kong teenagers was officially unveiled.

At the beginning of the summer vacation, the battle for the box office was not as fierce as people imagined, and there was a feeling of lukewarm. Cheng Long's performance in "Weilong Detective" is still so desperate, "Happy Ghost Summer Vacation" did not live up to the audience's expectations, and continued the good reputation of "Happy Ghost Series", but judging from the box office statistics of consecutive days, the box office of the two films may not exceed 20 million. Not to mention "Modern Cinderella", if it can exceed the 10 million of "Women's Heart", it is time to burn incense and worship Buddha.

Chen Ping'an's mind was not on movies during this time, and the Hong Kong Magistrates' Court's verdict came down, and he was sentenced to 120 hours of volunteer work, which became the first case after the official implementation of the "Community Service Order Ordinance".

On the day the verdict was handed down, Weng Meiling and Lin Yixia finally breathed a sigh of relief, and they were worried that Chen Ping'an would be sentenced to prison. Especially Weng Meiling felt guilty and no longer cared about the relationship between Chen Ping'an and Lin Yixiao, as long as Chen Ping'an had her in his heart and treated her as a treasure in the palm of his hand.

Soon, the British government in Hong Kong discovered that the choice of Chen Ping'an as an experimenter was too correct. Every afternoon, he would spare three hours to volunteer according to the requirements of the Social Welfare Department, either to go to welfare homes, or to help the homeless, or to visit the disabled, or to deliver food to the elderly who are lonely.

The official media followed the whole process and showed the process of Chen Ping'an's volunteer work to the public, so that the public could better understand the "Social Service Order Ordinance" and prepare for its full implementation in the future. Chen Ping'an's serious attitude and great cooperation with the government's propaganda not only won the approval of the government, but also won the support of the public.

The first person to eat crabs, there will always be a lot of convenience.

After finishing work in the afternoon, it was Chen Ping'an's happy time. A man and two women are in the same room, and the fish and water are happy. Weng Meiling was afraid that his body would not be able to bear it, so she stewed various supplements in different ways; Lin Yixia, who was nourished by love, had a glorious face and a smile all day long; Not to mention Chen Ping'an, enjoy the blessings of all people.

A few days later, Lin Yixia boarded the plane back to Taiwan, and the night before leaving, she kept telling Chen Ping'an to go to Taiwan often to see herself, even if Chen Ping'an was sent to the clouds several times, she couldn't bear it and fell asleep, and she muttered to herself in her sleep.

……

"Aunt Fang, are you looking for me?"

In the evening of that day, Chen Ping'an, together with other volunteers, cut the hair of the homeless people under the overpass, and was picked up by Fang Yihua to Shaw Brothers.

When I came to Shaw Brothers, the lights in Fang Yihua's office were still on. Chen Ping'an walked in to say hello, Fang Yihua immediately covered her nose, frowned and asked, "What smell?" ”

"The breath of wandering." Chen Ping'an said jokingly, sitting opposite Fang Yihua with a smile, "I just finished cutting the hair of the homeless." ”

"What do I say! I forgot that you are now a volunteer pioneer. ”

"Aunt Fang, don't make fun of me. Something to do with me so late? ”

Fang Yihua nodded: "I think "The True Color of Heroes" will be released ahead of schedule. ”

According to the plan, "The True Color of Heroes" should be released in August, but now Fang Yihua can't afford to wait.

At present, the box office war in the summer vacation is not fierce, and "Happy Ghost Summer Vacation" released by Golden Princess and produced by Xinyicheng leads the way. Although it was screened a few days later than "Weilong Detective", the box office has surpassed "Weilong Detective" and took the lead in exceeding 10 million.

"Weilong Detective" is in the second place, and the box office of nearly 8 million is no longer a threat to "Happy Ghost Summer Vacation", and Xinyicheng has taken the lead in the summer vacation schedule and made a good start. As for Wang Jing's "Modern Cinderella", although the barely five million box office ensures that Shaw Brothers will make money, it is dwarfed by the two foreign movies.

Some media bluntly said that Shaw Brothers wasted the good situation opened by "Women's Heart" in vain.

"When is it early?"

"The day after tomorrow, the twenty-one."

"In such a hurry? It's been less than two weeks since Ah Xiang's film was released! ”

"It's summer vacation."

Everything is afraid of contrast. Wang Jing's "Modern Cinderella" is also not bad, with a box office of 5 million in ten days, which is among the best among the many movies produced by Shaw Brothers. But in front of Jin Yu of "Happy Ghost Summer Vacation" and "Dragon Detective", the first battle of the summer vacation file Shaw Brothers has already lost. Fang Yihua is eager to get back for a while with "The True Colors of Heroes", if he can win the box office champion of the summer vacation file as Chen Ping'an said, then Shaw Brothers is the biggest winner of this year's summer vacation file!

"The 21st is too early, and there is not enough time for publicity."

The aroma of wine is also afraid of deep alleys. Although Chen Ping'an can ensure that "The True Color of Heroes" is a big hit, the publicity before the release is still indispensable. Two days of publicity is simply not enough.

Fang Yihua has a very tough attitude, and it can't be late on the 28th at the latest. Chen Ping'an said that it was okay to be released on the 28th, but the cost of advertising on TVB TV needed to be reduced, and Fang Yihua refused.

Shaw is Shaw and wireless is wireless, and the two cannot be confused. Moreover, the big hit of "Police Story" has made many small and medium-sized film companies find a shortcut to increase the box office, they cut some of the wonderful films, or fierce fights, or ** plots, and advertise on TV stations for two days, and the box office will increase significantly in the first two days of release.

The income from advertising on TV before the release of the movie has become a daily operating income of TVB, and Chen Ping'an will never be given a discount, even if Fang Yihua takes the initiative to modify the release time of "The True Color of Heroes", which disrupts Chen Ping'an's plan.

Feeling Fang Yihua's strength, Chen Ping'an did not argue anymore, and promised that "The True Color of Heroes" would be released on the 28th in advance, and advertised on TVB at the original price.

Fang Yihua smiled at this time, and when she saw Chen Ping'an leave, she nodded vaguely: "Ah Xiang, Ah Fa, Guan Jinpeng, Zhang Manyu, Li Zixiong...... Andy, your dark horse international is built on the foundation of Shaw Brothers! ”

……

It was night, after the clouds and rain.

Weng Meiling snuggled in Chen Ping'an's arms: "Darling, what are you thinking?" ”

"Didn't think about anything."

"Liar! When you came back, I found out that you had something on your mind. ”

It's really thoughtful!

Chen Ping'an did have something on his mind, and he was considering Fang Yihua's attitude.

Fang Yihua has always been a strong woman, and the cooperation between Dark Horse International and Shaw Brothers was indeed very sweet at the beginning, but after half a year of sweet period, various contradictions surfaced one after another.

Wang Jing, Zhang Manyu, Guan Jinpeng, and Zhou Yanfa are all from Shaw Brothers, and now they have all become Dark Horse International. Although Kwan Jinpeng's "Woman's Heart" brought millions of revenue to Shaw Brothers Cinemas, it also brought countless ridicule to Shaw Brothers.

Ignorant of people, not good use of people; After many years of silence at Shaw Brothers, he immediately emerged when he arrived at Dark Horse International; It's not that Shaw Brothers talents are withering, but that Fang Yihua can't manage well and can't know people well, and talents are either lost or buried......

These sarcastic remarks were not only published in the newspaper, but also secretly discussed by many employees within Shaw Brothers, which brought a lot of pressure to Fang Yihua.

If you want to say that Fang Yihua has no opinion on herself, Chen Ping'an will not believe it if she is killed.

Today, Fang Yihua finally showed a strong side that could not be refused, forcing Chen Ping'an to agree. Chen Ping'an didn't like this feeling, but he had to endure the current situation. The two sides fell out, and Shaw Brothers could continue to break the can, anyway, Shao Yifu's energy was focused on wireless, and Shaw Brothers couldn't maintain it for a year; But Dark Horse International can't, without Shaw Brothers' theaters, where will his movies be released?

The temporary concession is for more progress in the future, anyway, it is less than a year...... Maybe half a year will be enough. What's the point of enduring it for a while?

"I'm thinking about the company."

"The company's business? Is it troublesome? Weng Meiling's impression is that Dark Horse International is like a big family, Chen Ping'an is the parent, and he is very casual with the employees, not at all as strict as wireless or other large film companies.

Chen Ping'an didn't answer, Weng Meiling wanted to show her virtuous and helpful side, and said naturally: "Is it a financial problem?" In fact, you can open a few more dramas, invest two or three million in each play, as long as you guarantee tens of millions at the box office, you will soon have abundant funds. ”

Chen Ping'an kneaded her chest twice, and said angrily: "Little coma, you don't really want me to help Shaw Brothers Zhongxing, right?" ”

Dark Horse International filmed a total of three dramas in the first half of this year, "Good Boy", "Women's Heart" and "True Colors of Heroes". Although he is going to open two dramas in the second half of the year, "Dao Ma Dan" is prepared for next year's Chinese New Year, which means that he only has one play released in the second half of the year.

Four dramas are released in a year, and such a slow pace is intentional by Chen Ping'an. If he makes more than a dozen films a year, not to mention the box office of each movie, as long as it is tens of millions, Shaw Brothers will really come back to life! How will he have a chance to eat Shaw Brothers Cinemas in the future?

Including Dark Horse International, which is currently very informal, it is also Chen Ping'an's deliberate connivance to alleviate Fang Yihua's vigilance.

"Oh, you calculate Aunt Fang. You're so bad! ”

It's not a question of whether it's bad or not, it's about business. The cooperation between him and Fang Yihua was originally to maintain interests, and it was Fang Yihua who took the initiative. Today, Fang Yihua's undoubted tone is the best proof. If he had no use value, he was afraid that he would be kicked away by Fang Yihua a long time ago.

In the entertainment industry, people are warm and cold, and the world is cold, and he hasn't seen too much. Therefore, taking the initiative and controlling the right to speak is the king.

Weng Meiling listened to it in a fog, and Weng's mother's words were circling in her head. "Happiness depends on yourself. If your age does not have an advantage, then become a woman who will help him in his career. ”

"Darling, if we're apart for a while, will you'll remember me?"