This is the first time Chen Ping'an has written a film review in a newspaper, and it has attracted a lot of attention, because of his film review, "Oriental Daily" sold 5,000 more copies than usual, so that the editor-in-chief wanted to open a separate column for Chen Ping'an, but Chen Ping'an refused.

His film reviews praised Zhou Runfa with great praise, which attracted the opposition of some Cheng Long fans, but more citizens still recognized his evaluation. Zhou Yunfa's popularity accumulated since "The True Colors of Heroes" in the summer vacation of the year before last year broke out at the end of last year and the beginning of this year, with the three movies "Bloody Heroes", "Dragon and Tiger" and "God of Gamblers".

Although Cheng Long's fame is very high, and the wonderful "Dragon Brother and Tiger Brother" released at this time is not inferior to "Dragon and Tiger" and "God of Gamblers", but he only has one movie, while Zhou Yanfa has two movies released. At least during this New Year, Zhou Runfa is in the limelight and no one else is in the limelight.

After the release of "God of Gamblers", it was immediately sought after by the public, which is most directly reflected in the mahjong parlors and underground casinos in Hong Kong, where people often eat chocolate while gambling cards.

Only a few days after the release of "God of Gamblers", the daily sales of Feodora chocolate increased by 5 percent, which made the manufacturer smile, and the head office in Germany also called and praised the agent in Hong Kong.

When many people buy chocolate, they will directly say "I buy chocolate, the kind that the gambling god eats". This phenomenon was collected by Feodora's staff and sent back to the company, and the company was ready to add an alias to this chocolate, which was called "God of Gamblers Chocolate".

Sponsoring a movie has led to a significant increase in product sales, and many chocolatiers regret that they missed out on a great opportunity. If they could do it all over again, even if Chen Ping'an asked for two million sponsorships, they would not hesitate to agree.

This has also become a case in the Hong Kong business community, where there has never been a movie before, and in such a name, a product is advertised in a movie, and the advertisement is not stereotypical and awkward, and it is easy for the audience to accept.

Some people have suggested that this point is closely related to Chen Ping'an's many years of living in the United States. There are precedents for similar cases in the United States, and the comic book "Popeye" is the best example. In the 30s, with the popularity of the comic book Popeye, spinach sales in the United States increased by 33, and local vegetable farmers began to grow spinach like crazy.

At the award ceremony of the script collection competition, Chen Ping'an's view of learning from the West to the East was once again taken seriously.

However, the price of Feodora chocolate is not cheap, and some manufacturers have a quick brain, and imitations soon appear on the market. Therefore, in the mahjong hall, many people eat imitations that are relatively cheap but similar in appearance to the "God of Gamblers Chocolate", as if everyone can become a God of Gamblers after eating this kind of chocolate.

"Sing Tao Daily" sent reporters to conduct an unannounced interview, and the investigation proved that with the popularity of "God of Gamblers", the business of various mahjong parlors in Hong Kong was 20% better than usual in just a few days, and the newspaper once again proposed to boycott the construction of "God of Gamblers".

No one responded to his call, but the mahjong parlors raised their vigilance, and when they saw strangers coming here to ask questions, they immediately stepped forward to interrogate. As soon as it was confirmed that the opposing reporters, especially the reporters of "Sing Tao Daily", they were immediately pulled into the back alleys and kicked in groups.

It was useless for the police to come, and the people in the mahjong parlor claimed that the reporters came to make trouble, which affected their normal business, and the people who played mahjong would not testify for these reporters. What's more, although gambling is prohibited in Hong Kong, mahjong parlors are legal.

In 1956, the Hong Kong government required mahjong parlors to apply for a licence from the Hong Kong Police Force before they could operate. Since there are a total of 144 mahjong licenses, the government has issued 144 licenses, which are held by individuals and have no expiration date and can be inherited.

It is necessary for the police to protect the normal operation of legitimate business premises, so the reporter who was beaten can only consider himself unlucky and go back to the newspaper office to reimburse medical expenses.

Senior Superintendent Yam Da-yung, in his private capacity, made a phone call to Chen Ping'an. complained about Chen Ping'an on the phone, adding a lot of trouble to the police during the Chinese New Year. Chen Ping'an said with a smile that in the future, he will make more film and television dramas that positively praise the Hong Kong police as compensation.

Among the four leading cinema chains, except for Debao, which has not yet released this year's Chinese New Year films, the remaining three "Dragon Brother and Tiger Brother", "God of Gamblers" and "Dragon and Tiger" are all rare masterpieces, which have been unanimously affirmed by the industry and Hong Kong citizens.

Some film critics once commented in the newspaper that this year's Lunar New Year file may be the largest in the history, with three excellent film departments being outstanding for a while, and several large film companies joining forces to present a Spring Festival movie feast for Hong Kong citizens. As for the box office champion of the Chinese New Year, no one mentioned it for the time being, after the release of the three movies, they have remained full for several days, and it is difficult to distinguish between them at the box office.

However, there are still media who compare the three movies from another angle - in terms of newcomer launches.

"Dragon Brother and Tiger Brother" has no newcomers to participate, and the whole movie mainly revolves around Cheng Long and Alan Tam, and most of it highlights Cheng Long's kung fu.

In "God of Gamblers", Zhang Min is an absolute newcomer, and her sexy and charming appearance is amazing. In the play, after she was thrown down from the second floor of the villa by Li Zixiong and fell to her death, the scene of her body being killed by Li Zixiong made many people remember it deeply.

But even so, the most successful newcomer in this year's Lunar New Year file is Zhang Yaoyang in "Dragon Brother and Tiger Brother", a newcomer who was single-handedly excavated by Lin Lingdong.

Officer Qiao, played by Zhang Yaoyang in the film, used all bad means to solve the case, causing the undercover Gao Qiu played by Zhou Yunfa to die in his post, which makes people hate it. was used to compare with Li Zixiong in "The True Color of Heroes", and the evaluation is the same bad, the same anger!

This report was written by a reporter from "Cheng Pao", although it was suspected of touting the new art city, but even Chen Ping'an had to admit that what this report said was true.

However, he is not worried that "Dragon Tiger" will pose a threat to "God of Gamblers" at the box office, because "Dragon and Tiger" has a potential fatal wound - the ending is unpleasant to watch.

Although Brother Ma died in "The True Color of Heroes", the villain Li Zixiong also died at the gunpoint of Di Yan in the end, which can be regarded as revenge for Brother Xiaoma. And Officer Qiao of "Dragon and Tiger" is not dead, and the audience can even imagine that with Gao Qiu's unfortunate death, the culprit was able to step on Gao Qiu's corpse and ask for a promotion.

This will make the audience feel like they are stuck in their throats and their chests are suffocated. Such an ending, although it left an endless aftertaste for the film, the audience was not happy to watch it. The Chinese New Year should have been jubilant, but after watching it, I felt panicked, which will definitely have an impact on the box office.

The three movies that have been released during the Chinese New Year have been well received, causing heated discussions in the media and being sought after by the public. "Cheng Pao" cheered for the new art city, and its own newspaper that was good friends with Golden Harvest cheered for it, promoting how "Dragon Brother and Tiger Brother" was, and how the starring Cheng Long and Alan Tam were. Dark Horse International also has the help of "Oriental Daily", in addition to promoting "God of Gamblers" and promoting Zhou Yanfa, without exception, they touted Chen Ping'an.

Zhou Yanfa's comedy performance talent has been fully explored in this film, and I have to praise director Chen Ping'an's torch-like gaze, and he can find amazing comedy talent in Fa Ge. This is not the first time that Chen Ping'an has explored the potential of actors, Wu Junru, who was criticized by some media as self-destructive last summer, as well as Wu Mengda, who turned back as a prodigal son, and Eddie, the black movie star in "Coming to America". Murphy, it was Chen Ping'an who single-handedly discovered the comedy talent hidden in them. ”

American movies are not released as quickly as they are painted in Hong Kong. "Coming to America" is still in theaters, and the box office has exceeded 90 million at present, and it is moving towards the 100 million yuan mark. Twentieth Century Fox has begun to contact publishers in other countries in Europe and the United States to discuss overseas distribution.

Chen Ping'an's various achievements in the United States were reported in detail in the "Dark Horse International Column" specially opened by Oriental Daily, which became a window for Hong Kong citizens to understand Chen Ping'an's developments in the United States. Many members of the public are very interested in this column, believing that Dark Horse International has won glory for Hong Kong films and represents the highest level of Hong Kong films.

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That night, Hong Kong's mainstream theaters are showing three Chinese New Year films, but in the country cinema, "A Chinese Ghost Story" is being screened.

These places are remote, and the neighborhood cinemas that mainly serve the surrounding neighborhoods cannot grab popular films, and can only show some films that have already been painted, because the copies are cheap enough, and there are many neighbors who love to watch them.

is like "A Chinese Ghost Story" starring Chen Ping'an and Wang Guxian, although it has won 31 million box office scenery and become the box office champion in 86, but at the moment, the neighborhood theater that can accommodate nearly 200 people is still full.

Many neighbors in the surrounding area heard that "A Chinese Ghost Story" was screened here, so they bought tickets early and watched the movie with relatives and friends to spend a happy time together.

"Wang Guxian is so beautiful!"

"I think so...... Is she as pretty as I am! ”

"Certainly prettier than you...... But I still love you the most, you are my wife! ”

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"Ning Caichen is so cute, I really want to hug him and take a bite, how happy he would be if he were my boyfriend."

"If you want to be beautiful, it is estimated that Wang Guxian has a chance to bite him, and I don't know if they are in drag."

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The neighborhood watched it with relish, and even though most of them didn't watch it for the first time, they were still interested in the movie. They don't know that in the theater, the director and actor of "A Chinese Ghost Story" and Hong Kong's most popular female star are sitting among them.

Chen Ping'an and Zhong Chuhong are like an ordinary couple, leaning together, eating snacks and watching a movie, with a drink in the middle of the two with two straws inserted into it.

In the laughter, sighs and discussions of the audience, Zhang Guorong's singing was finally ushered in, and the screening of "A Chinese Ghost Story" ended. The audience discussed the plot endlessly and beckoned their companions to leave the theater.

Chen Ping'an and Zhong Chuhong also put on hats and scarves to ensure that they would not be recognized, and walked out of the theater with the audience.

After getting in the car, Chen Ping'an started the car: "It's still early, do you want to see my "God of Gamblers" again?" ”R1152