Chapter 116 High-profile signing ceremony

Yau Ma Tei Cinema is located in Yau Ma Tei in Kowloon, Hong Kong, at the junction of Waterloo Road and New Reclamation Street, and is known as one of the "Five Cinemas" with less than 500 seats. If it weren't for Fang Yihua's refusal to provide Shaw Brothers' theaters to hold the premiere of "Sword and Horse", Chen Ping'an would not have chosen here.

With the amazing box office of "Ghost Love", Dark Horse International's strong rise still aroused Fang Yihua's eyes. Shao Yifu made it difficult for the theater to sell the contract, and she used the power in her hands to refuse Chen Ping'an's request to hold a premiere at the Bili Palace Theater. The reason is that "The Love of People and Ghosts" has not yet been painted, and she cannot harm the interests of Shaw Brothers for the sake of Chen Ping'an.

The 29th is the last day of the release of "Ghost Love" in Hong Kong, so Fang Yihua's reason sounds very high-sounding.

After being rejected, Chen Ping'an did not continue to fight, he had long been guarding against Fang Yihua's off-the-board moves. Fortunately, after last year's layout and the signing of the theater sales contract, Fang Yihua could no longer make things difficult for herself in other aspects.

As for the premiere of "Sword and Horse", he has alternative locations.

Ye Zhi is worthy of the title of a business tyrant in the entertainment industry, and under his management, Dark Horse International Investment Company has achieved remarkable results although its reputation is not obvious. The videotapes of "The True Colors of Heroes", "Police Stories", "Good Boys" and "Women's Heart" have spread all over Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan and the Nanyang region, and the videotapes of "Police Story" have even been released in the United States, and "The True Colors of Heroes" is also ready to be launched to the American market after being painted in the United States.

The videotape of "Ghost Love" has also been completed, and distributors in various countries have been contacted, and it is planned to be officially launched globally on February 1. Ye Zhiming has signed contracts with manufacturers from various countries to authorize them to produce and sell the posters, wall calendars, desk calendars and other related peripheral products of "People and Ghosts".

In addition, with the cooperation of Zhang Ziyang and Dwarf Niu, he successfully purchased Yau Ma Tei Cinema at a price of 5 million Hong Kong dollars; In addition, the Taiping Cinema, which can accommodate 1,000 people and has now closed, and the Gem Cinema, which is the largest in Hung Hom District and has 1,445 seats, are also under negotiation, and I believe it will not take long to get it.

It is precisely because Chen Ping'an already has the Yau Ma Tei Theater in his hands that he has always remained calm about Fang Yihua's refusal. The sweet period between Dark Horse International and Shaw Brothers is completely over, and the reasons are very complicated.

Arrange for someone to simply decorate the Yau Ma Tei Cinema, and on the evening of January 29, the premiere of "Dao Ma Dan" was held here.

With the help of the east wind of "The Love of People and Ghosts", it seems to ordinary people that "Dao Ma Dan" basically does not need much publicity, and the brand of Dark Horse International, Zhong Chuhong's box office appeal is enough to win a good box office for "Dao Ma Dan".

But Chen Ping'an has always paid attention to publicity, and this time is no exception. Although the scale of publicity is not as large as before, it has launched a very attractive news - "Dao Ma Dan" is likely to be the last Hong Kong film shot by Zhong Chuhong!

What does that mean?

Reporters and insiders imagined and sighed with infinite emotion, sighing that Zhong Chuhong had a good life, although the influence of Hollywood movies in Hong Kong is limited, but people's salaries are high! Zhong Chuhong's fans can't accept it, the sexy and beautiful Zhong Chuhong is the goddess of many men's dreams, and he used to have the opportunity to see Zhong Chuhong's sexy appearance on the big screen every year, but now he was actually abducted by Chen Ping'an!

Just such a piece of news is tantamount to throwing a boulder into the calm lake of Hong Kong, an extremely huge wave. Some Hong Kong citizens have spontaneously formed a team and put up slogans such as "Give us back Honggu" and "Honggu is from Hong Kong" downstairs of Dark Horse International.

The tickets for the premiere of "Sword and Horse" were sold out early, even if the price doubled, it could not stop the enthusiasm of the audience, and the Yau Ma Tei Cinema was relatively small, with less than 500 seats.

Unlike the audience, the reporters with a keen sense of smell smelled something unusual. In the past, the premiere of each film of Dark Horse International would be held in a cinema with a scale of more than 1,000 people under Shaw Brothers, but this time the Yau Ma Tei Cinema does not belong to Shaw Brothers and can only accommodate less than 500 people.

Between Dark Horse International and Shaw Brothers, something unknown must have happened, and it must be dug up tonight!

The premiere of "Dao Ma Dan" was scheduled to start at 7 o'clock, media reporters and fellow guests arrived early, and at 7 o'clock in the evening, the Yau Ma Tei Theater with 500 people was full, and the premiere officially began under the auspices of the emcee Zhang Manyu.

It's just that this premiere is different from the past, Chen Ping'an has announced several major events after taking the stage, and the first blockbuster news is that Lin Qingxia, Zhong Chuhong and Xu Ke will join Dark Horse International. When Lin Qingxia, Zhong Chuhong and Xu Ke walked on the stage and walked to Chen Ping'an's left and right, the audience was in an uproar! When the three of them completed the signing ceremony in front of the audience, an exclamation sounded in the audience, and the reporters in the media gallery frantically pressed the shutter to film this moment.

The most attractive thing is the group photo of Chen Ping'an and Lin Zhong's two daughters, he stands in the center, and the two women hold his arms left and right, posing in an intimate pose for reporters to take pictures, I don't know how many male viewers are envious.

In the face of an interview with reporters, Xu Ke only explained that "Dark Horse International is more suitable for me"; Lin Qingxia said that she was moved by Chen Ping'an's sincerity and the future of Dark Horse International; And Zhong Chuhong kissed Chen Ping'an on the cheek in public, and then said in the tone of "Molly" that she and Chen Ping'an are lovers who love each other deeply, and in addition to joining Dark Horse International, she can't think of which film company she can join.

That kiss caused the audience to scream, and the reporters suddenly realized why the premiere of "Sword and Horse" was held at Yau Ma Tei Cinema - Zhong Chuhong!

The success of "People and Ghosts" is undeniable, no matter whether Zhong Chuhong can enter the American market or not, the Japanese box office of more than 5 billion, and the reaction of Japanese audiences, at least show that she has completely opened the Japanese market. Even if it is only for the billions of Japanese box office, Zhong Chuhong's worth has to turn over and roll up, becoming a cash cow in the eyes of major film companies.

In mid-January this year, Zhong Chuhong's contract with Shaw Brothers expired, and since then, there has been no news that Zhong Chuhong has renewed his contract or signed a contract with another film company. Until today, it was announced in public that he would join Dark Horse International...... After many years of hard training, once his value skyrocketed, he joined other film companies, and with Fang Yihua's shrewdness and calculation, it is no wonder that he is not angry!

But no one thinks that Chen Ping'an did something wrong, or that Zhong Chuhong has a negative Shaw Brothers. In the eyes of most people, especially the citizens of Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Taiwan, it was "People and Ghosts in Love" that made Zhong Chuhong develop from a popular star to a red and purple, not Zhong Chuhong's fame that drove the success of "People and Ghosts in Love". Moreover, Chen Ping'an and Zhong Chuhong's classic couple performance also made Hong Kong people think that it was natural for Zhong Chuhong to join Dark Horse International.

The second news is about Zhong Chuhong. Chen Ping'an announced that Zhong Chuhong impressed American filmmakers with his outstanding performance of "Human and Ghost Love". Scorsese invited and partnered with American movie stars Paul Newman and Tom Cruise to star in "The True Color of Money", with a salary of $500,000.

$500,000 is not much in the United States, let alone the salary of a first-line star, but in Hong Kong, it is different, it is three or four million Hong Kong dollars! In Hong Kong, male stars who can get a salary of three or four million can be counted on one hand, not to mention female stars, and the highest salary is only 500,000...... Hk dollar.

Honggu is lucky!

The guests and stars present were all envious. What do you do when making movies? Isn't it just about making money in addition to interest?

In the past, although Zhong Chuhong was popular, the salary of Hong Kong actresses was just like that, at most three or five hundred thousand, although the difference was too much, it was acceptable. Now it's okay, I took over the filming of "The Love of People and Ghosts" directed by Chen Ping'an, Zhong Chuhong's value is rolling up, and now she has begun to earn US dollars, and others don't know how many grades she has fallen behind!

O our Honggu!

The audience was worried that Zhong Chuhong would not return to Hong Kong to film in the future, and they protested loudly, asking Chen Ping'an to return Zhong Chuhong to them and to Hong Kong, saying that Zhong Chuhong belongs to Hong Kong and does not belong to Hollywood. These slogans slowly merged together, and the audience began to chant rhythmically, begging Zhong Chuhong to stay. Chen Ping'an couldn't speak well.

It had to be Zhong Chuhong who came forward, saying that it was Chen Ping'an's joke that he would not make Hong Kong films in the future, and that Chen Ping'an had promised that he would co-star in several movies with her as a couple, so that the majority of fans could rest assured, which calmed down the anger.

The scandal between the two men...... It seems to be true!

The eyes and smells of journalists should not be underestimated. At that time, a reporter asked whether Chen Ping'an had said these words.

Chen Ping'an definitely didn't say it. According to his plan, Zhong Chuhong will mainly develop in the United States in the future, what "Autumn Fairy Tale", "Across the Seas" and the like, just change the heroine. But the problem lies in Anita Mui's amazing appearance at the concert.

When Chen Ping'an attended Anita Mui's solo singing, Zhong Chuhong was in the United States. Since the world premiere of "Ghost Love" was held in the United States in mid-December last year, Zhong Chuhong has spent most of his time in the United States and participated in various promotional activities.

With the release of "Ghost Love" in the United States, in the days of Christmas and New Year's Day, Zhong Chuhong not only participated in film promotion activities, but also invited many Chinese businessmen to attend various ribbon-cutting ceremonies and ceremonies. In January, "The Love of People and Ghosts" was released, and the box office was soaring, and American businesses began to join the invitation to attend various activities.

Although she didn't attend events every day, she couldn't take time to return to Hong Kong due to the occasional invitation. Anne Heard knew that Chen Ping'an wanted Zhong Chuhong to gain a foothold in Hollywood, so she and Li Xiaolin both agreed to attend as many events as possible during this time, and with the help of "People and Ghosts", they increased their popularity and exposure in the United States. If it weren't for the premiere of "Sword and Horse", she would still be in the United States! RS