Chapter 258: Celebration Banquet
The midnight response of "Shanghai Night" was very good, which made Xu Ke finally breathe a sigh of relief. However, in view of the cold scene at the beginning, he decided to re-edit it again, so that the previous plot was as boring as possible.
After re-editing, the movie "Shanghai Night" was officially released in Golden Princess Theaters a week later. On the first day of release, the box office had more than one million Hong Kong dollars, which made Xu Ke very happy.
Han Jin accompanied Xu Ke for two days of publicity. Meet the fans of the Friends of New Arts City, or go on the radio to do interviews with wรจn, or accept newspapers and magazines to interview wรจn, etc.
In the 80s, due to the constraints of science and technology, as well as the constraints of people's concepts, the means of Hong Kong film promotion were still relatively simple.
But even so, the effect of the propaganda is still obvious. The box office of the movie "Shanghai Night" has reached 8 million within a week, allowing Xu Ke to successfully recover the cost. And the movie will be released for at least ten days, and the box office is very likely to reach more than 10 million.
The box office success of "Shanghai Night" proves that Xu Ke can still achieve results after leaving Xinyicheng.
At the earliest, Xu Ke worked under Wu Siyuan Film Company and made three films "Butterfly Change", "No Door to Hell" and "The First Type of Danger". These three movies were all applauded, which made Wu Siyuan lose so badly, and he fell into a situation where there was no film to make.
Later, after joining Xinyicheng, Xu Ke changed his past and made a purely commercial comedy "Ghost Horse Zhi Duoxing", and succeeded in one fell swoop. And became one of the seven monsters of the new art city, and made great contributions to the rise of the new art city.
However, he helped Jiahe shoot "The Legend of Shushan Heroes" in 83 years, but he lost money again. And it's a big loss, which makes people look down on him and can't get along without Xinyicheng.
So this time, Xu Ke set up his own film studio, and he really held back a breath in his heart, he wanted to prove to the world that he Xu Ke couldn't leave Xinyicheng. Even if he leaves the Seven Monsters of Xinyicheng and the struggle room, he can still make good movies and make money.
Now the success of this "Shanghai Night" has finally allowed him to prove his strength, so Xu Ke is very happy now, very happy.
When the box office exceeded eight million. He was about to hold a celebration banquet.
To congratulate "Shanghai Night" on its box office success. Xu Ke was able to spit out the stuffiness in his chest, and Han Jin specially rushed back from Japan to participate in the celebration banquet of this movie.
He's been busy recording his third dance album in Japan these days, because the equipment there's relatively well-equipped. And the technology is also more advanced than Hong Kong. So for the third record to be of better quality. Therefore, he did not hesitate to cross the ocean to come here to record.
And because most of this album is dance music in English, in fact, it is not only possible in Hong Kong, but also in Japan.
Japan has close relations with Europe and the United States. In particular, he advocates the concept of respecting the strong, and has always admired the culture of the United States and Europe. As a result, albums by American artists tend to sell very well in Japan.
"TH Day 11er" stayed on the album chart for 67 weeks. ใใ
Therefore, the absorption of English albums by Japanese fans is actually quite considerable, even higher than in Hong Kong.
Han Jin has only released two singles and one music album in Japan before, and he and Sony Records have ten more singles and two album contracts, so this time this English album can also be traveled in Japan, which is counted as one of the two albums.
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Just when he was busy recording the album, he received the news that Xu Ke was going to hold a celebration banquet, and Han Jin immediately put down his work in Japan and took a plane back to Hong Kong under the stars.
This time, Xu Ke's movie could not be released in Taiwan, and Han Jin felt very unhappy in his heart, so he worked very hard during the promotion, and naturally participated in this celebration banquet.
Xu Ke didn't expect Han Jin to rush back from Japan so far away, and he was very moved for a while. He also knows that the reason why this movie can achieve a high box office is that in addition to the high quality of the movie, Han Jin's high popularity has also contributed a lot of box office to this movie. There is even the phenomenon of his fans chartering a movie to watch.
"Director Xu, congratulations, congratulations, the movie has achieved such a good box office." Han Jin said with a smile.
"Tongxi, Tongxi~" Xu Ke said with a smile, "By the way, this is the bonus promised to you before, you must accept it!" โ
Han Jin took it, he felt a little heavy, and when he opened it, he couldn't help but be stunned. I saw a thick pile inside, all of which were worth 1,000 yuan, and I was afraid that there would be more than 100,000 Hong Kong dollars.
"Director Xu, this is ......" Han Jin asked with some confusion.
"Oh, I used your song before, but I just gave you a red envelope. Now that the movie has made money, these are your bonuses. Xu Ke explained.
Han Jin hurriedly handed the money back, "You should accept the money, this time because of me, I can't release this movie in Taiwan, I'm really embarrassed." I felt very sorry to take this money again. โ
Xu couldn't help but be a little moved, it was the first time he had seen a star who didn't accept any money. "One yard to one yard, that matter is none of your business, why do you mind so much? Come, take this bonus, or I won't be happy in my heart. โ
The two of you pushed me for most of the day, but Han Jin really couldn't refuse, so he accepted the money.
"Okay, everyone is waiting for us to have a table, let's go~" Xu Ke said with a smile.
Han Jin nodded and followed him into the restaurant.
In addition to the crew members of "Shanghai Night", there are also the managers of the Golden Princess Cinema Line, as well as several bosses of Xinyi City. Among them, Mai Jia is the first time Han Jin has met, and Huang Baiming and Teddy Robin have known each other before.
"Ah Jin, let me introduce you, the big boss of Xinyi City, Mai Jia!" Shi Nansheng introduced with a smile.
"Oh, hello Mr. Mai~" Han Jin greeted with a smile.
Mai Jia shook his hand. Then he looked him up and down, "Well, yes, it's really a talent, it's rare!" He smiled and said, "It's very much the charm of my youth~"
Han Jin was stunned for a moment and couldn't help but smile. He knew that Mai Jia was a very popular character, who studied in the United States in his early years, majoring in electronics, but he was very interested in movies. He also worked as an assistant director of "OO7: The Golden Gunman".
In the 70s, he returned to Hong Kong to film. At the beginning, it was also all kinds of bad luck, and at the worst time, even the company went bankrupt. However, he was also tempered into steel, and eventually grew into a tycoon-level figure who dominated the Hong Kong film industry.
He starred in the "Best Partner" series, the highest-grossing movie in Hong Kong, and he was the one who planned the film...... So I want to make an OO7 movie that belongs to Hong Kong.
And the various high-tech elements that appear in the "Best Partner" series. is also because Mai Jia herself is an electronics professional. He brings the expertise he has learned to the film. makes this "Best Partner" inherently have a blockbuster temperament.
"Okay, don't brag about it, you were the weird picture you are when you were young." Shi Nansheng said with a smile. "Ah Jin, ignore him, he always likes to brag."
"That's right, among the seven monsters in our New Art City, he is the thickest-skinned." Teddy Robin also said with a smile.
When Han Jin heard them say this, he knew that their relationship with each other was quite good now. But thinking that in the end it was inevitable to fall apart and part ways, he couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
To be honest, the movies of Xinyicheng are indeed very good-looking, and their promotional slogan "Produced by Xinyicheng, it must be a high-quality product!" And it's not just an empty phrase. It's just a pity that it closed too early, otherwise more high-quality movies would have been born.
Everyone chatted while eating, and they were very happy that the drama "Shanghai Night" could be successful.
"Ah Jin, the "Happy Ghost" I starred in will be released in a few days." Li Lizhen smiled at Han Jin,
"Oh?! That's really congratulations, congratulations~" Han Jin said with a smile, "If I have time, I will definitely go to the show." โ
"Thank you~" Li Lizhen grinned and said, "Ah Jin, can you still make movies again?" โ
Hearing her ask, everyone present couldn't help but be stunned.
Zhang Aijia hurriedly poked her quietly and reminded her not to talk nonsense, which would easily hurt people's hearts.
She has already inquired with people in Taiwan, because Han Jin's matter has a big impact, so it is not so easy to unblock, at least don't think about it for a while.
Therefore, when she saw Han Jin today, Zhang Aijia couldn't help but be a little nervous, afraid that she didn't know how to talk to Han Jin.
I didn't expect Li Lizhen, a stupid girl, to ask him this question, isn't this poking people's lung tubes? !
Li Lizhen saw that the atmosphere at the banquet was quickly cold because of her words, and everyone looked at her in surprise, she knew that she must have said the wrong thing, and hurriedly apologized to Han Jin, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry~"
Han Jin laughed, "It's nothing, of course I can act in the movie, no one invited me, I can invest myself." โ
"Haha, that's what I'm saying, ambition." Teddy Robin smiled, "Actually, Ah Jin, you don't have to worry too much about Taiwan's affairs, anyway, you don't rely on making movies to eat, you just buy records every year for tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars, and you make more money than us filmmakers." โ
Li Lizhen didn't know that Han Jin could make so much money by singing, so she couldn't help but be startled, "Ah Jin, can you really make so much money selling records?" โ
Han Jin smiled, "Mr. Huang is a little exaggerated, you can't make so much money just by selling records, but with advertising, commercial performances or something, it's almost the same." โ
"Wow, that's also amazing~" Li Lizhen said in surprise.
Even if she is the starring role in "Happy Ghost", her salary is only 150,000 Hong Kong dollars, which is too far from Han Jin.
Mai Jia didn't know anything about the music industry, and when she heard Teddy Robin say that Han Jin sells records and earns tens of millions of Hong Kong dollars a year, she was also taken aback.
They make ** movies a year in Xinyicheng, even if each movie makes money, the net profit is only this number. I didn't expect Han Jin to earn so much alone, it's really his grandmother's bear~
"Teddy, can you really make so much money selling records?" Mai Jia asked curiously.
"Yes, but ordinary singers don't make as much money as Ah Jin, but the money we make from a best-selling album is about less than the money we make from making a movie." Teddy Robin nodded. A record like Xu Guanjie often sells hundreds of thousands of copies, and the money he makes is indeed less than making movies.
Mai Jia couldn't help but be moved when she heard it, "Then since it's so popular, why don't we try it?" โ
"How can records be so easy to sell, first you have to have a record company, then you have to have a singer, and finally you have to have marketing channels, now our company has nothing, and it's not an empty talk to sell records?" Teddy Robin said, waving his hand.
When Mai Jia heard that it was so troublesome, she couldn't help but touch her bald head depressedly.
"Mr. Mai, in fact, you don't have to be so discouraged, in fact, it is not difficult for your company to become a record company at all." Han Jin said with a smile.
"Oh?!" As soon as Mai Jia heard him say this, she didn't come in and was interested, "Good boy, you talk about it carefully~" (To be continued!)
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