Chen Ping'an took the crew of "Midnight Bell" to shoot on Lantau Island, and the box office war for the Chinese New Year stalls was quietly coming to an end.

Of the four Chinese New Year films, "Dragon and Tiger" was the first to be the first to fall into the picture, with a box office of less than 21 million, which is not even as good as "Rich and Powerful", which was released a week later.

Debao has become the biggest dark horse in this year's Chinese New Year. The small-cost system "Rich and Powerful" has no luxury lineup, not even a commercial star with a little appeal, and it is completely won by the plot. The whole film has a witty story and constant jokes, and the super couple of Shen Dianbian and Dong Bi can be described as glamorous and comic, and they are loved by many citizens.

When the painting was completed, the box office of 29 million made Debao excited and a little regretful at the same time. It's just a little bit closer, and it can enter the 30 million box office mark!

As a film company, I won't joke about profits for the sake of so-called false fame. Although there are still many viewers who are willing to buy tickets to watch "Rich and Powerful", according to the attendance rate, it is time to drop the picture. Directed by Feng Quifan and starring Er Dongsheng and Li Lizhen, "Happy Five" has long been scheduled, and it has been promoted.

At this time, the advantages of the multiplex cinema model are reflected. If the cinemas under the Debao Cinema Line are multiplex theaters, even if there are two or three, it is possible that the box office of "Rich and Powerful" will exceed 30 million.

Debao is entangled, and Jiahe is even more entangled than them.

The four Chinese New Year films were divided after the New Year, Golden Harvest's "Dragon Brother and Tiger Brother" and Dark Horse International's "God of Gamblers" have been indistinguishable at the box office, taking turns to lead the box office rankings in units of 10,000 yuan.

However, Hong Kong's prime-time movies are generally released for four weeks, except for the anti-sky movies like "The True Color of Heroes", which were actually released for two months. Other films are usually painted all around.

The four weeks are here, is it necessary to paint "Dragon Brother and Tiger Brother"? For this matter, Zou Wenhuai even held a high-level meeting of the company to discuss.

It was the case. "God of Gamblers" once again snatched the top spot in the box office list from "Dragon Brother and Tiger Brother" with an advantage of 13,000 yuan. If "Dragon Brother and Tiger Brother" is painted, it will be regarded as handing over the throne of the box office champion.

But if the painting is not settled, judging from the current attendance rate, and then continue to be released, with Debao and Xinyicheng launching new films one after another, it is likely that the director will lose money in the theater.

After an hour-long meeting, Golden Harvest finally reached an agreement, and "Dragon Brother and Tiger Brother" was painted. Instead, "Jianghu Love" directed by Huang Taylor was released.

The movie "Jianghu Love", jointly produced by Mai Dangxiong Zuò Company, Golden Harvest Film Company and Yongsheng Film, was made in the second half of last year. At that time, Zhou Yanfa, Liu Dehua, Zheng Yuling and Wan Ziliang were found to star, and Golden Harvest was ready to be released in November, but it came across Wu Yusen's "Bloody Heroes".

At that time, Jiahe was also worried that at the same time, two movies starring Zhou Yunfa were released, whether it would lead to aesthetic fatigue among the audience. Since "Bloody Heroes" was released first, it took the lead, and the momentum was relatively strong. So it was decided to postpone the release and arrange for it to be launched later in the year.

As a result, during the Chinese New Year, "God of Gamblers" and "Dragon and Tiger" starring Zhou Runfa were released at the same time. "God of Gamblers" is high at the box office. "Dragon and Tiger" became the bottom with a box office of more than 20 million, which made Golden Harvest think that it was wise to delay the release of "Jianghu Love".

Some people may think that it is too child's fun for Golden Harvest to hold a high-level meeting for the sake of whether "Dragon Brother and Tiger Brother" will be painted or not, but Zou Wenhuai does not think so.

At this high-level meeting of Jiahe, two decisions were made.

One is that the painting of "Dragon Brother and Tiger Brother" is not mentioned for the time being, Zou Wenhuai's real purpose is to follow the resolution of gradually transforming his theater into a multiplex theater!

The renovation of the multiplex theater began to be discussed by Golden Harvest years ago, but it has not been possible to reach a unification. until he encountered the opportunity of "Dragon Brother and Tiger Brother". Zou Wenhuai straightened out everyone's thinking and passed the resolution.

Although "God of Gamblers" is temporarily ahead of the box office of "Dragon Brother and Tiger Brother" by 13,000 yuan. But this does not mean that "Dragon Brother and Tiger Brother" lost to "God of Gamblers" at the box office. The two movies have been leading alternately for a long time, and the box office of 10,000 yuan can be surpassed in one day.

But in the long run. Dark Horse International can continue to release "God of Gamblers", but Golden Harvest cannot continue to release "Dragon Brother and Tiger Brother", just because Dark Horse Cinema is a multi-hall model.

Experiencing the advantages of multiplex theaters, the opposition within Golden Harvest completely disappeared.

In the end, the box office of "Dragon Brother and Tiger Brother" was fixed at nearly 37 million, and I watched "God of Gamblers" move towards the 40 million box office mark.

In the Hong Kong film industry, no Hong Kong film has exceeded 40 million at the box office, and "God of Gamblers" is likely to break the record for the first time!

In this year's Lunar New Year file, the box office of the four Lunar New Year films all exceeded 20 million, two steps exceeded 30 million, and one is approaching 40 million, which is an unprecedented event in the Hong Kong film industry. Various media have reported and commented, and many professional film critics have also said that the box office of the four films this year marks the golden age of Hong Kong films and has entered a new height.

The box office war for the Chinese New Year has fallen, and the media is promoting that Hong Kong films have entered a new glorious stage, and the list of nominees for the 6th Hong Kong Film Awards has been newly released, leaving a boulder on the lake where the Hong Kong film industry tends to calm down, stirring up thousands of waves.

Best Film Nominees:

"Fire Dragon" New Kunlun, "Brothers" Debao, "American Heart" Yindu, "Underground Love" Dark Horse International, "Bloody Heroes" Dark Horse International, "A Chinese Ghost Story" Dark Horse International.

Best Director Nominees:

Fang Yuping's "American Heart", Xian Qiran's "Brothers", Er Dongsheng's "The True Story of the Crazy Guy", Wu Yusen's "Bloody Heroes", Guan Jinpeng's "Underground Love", Chen Ping'an's "A Chinese Ghost Story".

Best Actor Nominees:

Xu Guanwen "Detective Chocolate, Liang Jiahui "Fire Dragon", Zhou Yanfa "Bloody Heroes", Li Xiuxian "Bloody Heroes", Liang Chaowei "Underground Love", Chen Ping'an "A Chinese Ghost Story".

Best Actress Nominees:

Li Yujuan "American Heart", Pan Hong "Fire Dragon", Zhang Yijia "Favorite", Ye Qianwen "Dao Ma Dan", Wang Guxian "A Chinese Ghost Story".

Best Supporting Actor Nominees:

Qin Pei's "The True Story of the Crazy Guy", Wu Ma's "Executive Pioneer", Cheng Kui's "Royal Rice", Qin Pei's "Dao Ma Dan", Xu Jinjiang's "Underground Love", and Wu Ma's "A Chinese Ghost Story".

Best Supporting Actress nominees:

Yang Xueyi "Dream Man", Li Dianxin "Fire Dragon", Li Dianlang "Fire Dragon", Jin Yanling "Underground Love", Cai Qin "Underground Love".

Best Newcomer Nominees:

Li Yujuan "American Heart", Wu Cangzhou "American Heart", Li Guohao "Dragon in the Rivers and Lakes", Huang Yaoming "Love Season", Xu Jinjiang "Underground Love", Wu Junru "Overlord Flower".

Best Screenplay Nominees:

Xu Guanwen and Chen Xinjian "Detective Chocolate", Wang Qingxiang and Zhou Qiyue "Fire Dragon", Li Jie "Underground Love", Wu Yusen "Bloody Heroes", Chen Ping'an "A Chinese Ghost Story".

Best Cinematography Nominees:

Christopher Du "The Old Lady is Sassy Enough", Huang Zhongbiao "Dream Man", Bao Dexi "Bloody Heroes", Bao Dexi "Sword and Horse", Bao Dexi and Pan Hengsheng "A Chinese Ghost Story".

Best Editing Nominees:

Li Yuhuai, Guo Qiang "American Heart", Hu Dawei "Dao Ma Dan", Mai Zishan "A Chinese Ghost Story", Jiang Guoquan "Favorite", Mai Zishan "Bloody Heroes".

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With the formation of its own cinemas last year and the increase in the number of films, Dark Horse International appeared in the nomination list of the 6th Hong Kong Film Awards, and in the nomination list, Dark Horse International received almost more than half of the nominations.

Judging from the list of nominees alone, the Academy Awards are simply set up specifically for Dark Horse International.

In the first two years, Chen Ping'an would disappear every Chinese New Year, and when the list of nominees for the Academy Awards was announced in February, reporters couldn't find him if they wanted to, and they often missed the best interview opportunity.

But this year is different, Chen Ping'an is in Hong Kong and is filming on Lantau Island. Although it is relatively remote, Dark Horse International accounts for more than half of the nominations for the Academy Awards, and Chen Ping'an himself won five nominations for Best Director, Best Actor, Best Screenplay, Best Music, and Best Film Song with a "A Chinese Ghost Story", and "A Chinese Ghost Story" was also nominated for Best Picture.

All those who are nominated will be interviewed by reporters, but reporters are more interested in Chen Ping'an, not only because Chen Ping'an has received the most nominations for awards, but also because he has missed news interviews during this period for two consecutive years.

In fact, it is not only Chen Ping'an who the reporter wants to interview, Bao Dexi and Pan Hengsheng, who were nominated for best photography, are now also on Lantau Island, and the filming of "Midnight Bell" has been kept secret, and the "Oriental Daily" is close to the water, occasionally reporting on the shooting situation, and many media are very interested.

Although Chen Ping'an's filming of "Midnight Bell" is very low-key, saying that it is to create a mysterious atmosphere of a horror film, but with so many nominations, if I am happy to allow reporters to interview the crew of "Midnight Bell", maybe not?

Chen Ping'an woke up late today, and he didn't have time to read today's newspaper. Yesterday, the filming was busy until late at night, and Shi Nansheng didn't call him to inform him, for fear of disturbing his filming, and he was not interested in the list of Academy Award nominees, so he didn't know about it.

It wasn't until he was surrounded by reporters at this moment, and he kept asking questions, that he gradually cleared his mind from the reporters' mouths.

"Mr. Chen, in the list of nominees for the Academy Awards, you yourself have received four nominations, can you talk about your feelings?"

Chen Ping'an scratched his head and was silent for a long time before asking, "You came all the way to interview this?" ”

"Not exactly. Many citizens want to know how the filming of your "Midnight Bell" went. ”

"I'm sorry about Midnight Bell, but I don't have anything to say. I don't have much to say about the four nominations. Chen Ping'an paused slightly, and suddenly raised his voice, "I solemnly announce one thing, I will shoot three movies in the first half of this year, and I will go to the United States to shoot a movie that will hit the Oscars in the second half of the year, so time is tight, please don't disturb the normal shooting of the crew!" (To be continued) R655