Chapter 83: The film is released
"Well, I promise you! However, even if you promise it, I don't lack this money! And if this "Happy Ghost" can really reach the box office of five million, it will also be able to re-strengthen the momentum of my Shaw Brothers. ”
Shao Yifu may be old, but he is still quite decisive, which is equivalent to a gamble for the Shaw Brothers who are now in the waning mountains. As long as it succeeds, then Shaw will be able to recover from the quagmire.
The two continued to discuss some details for a long time, and finally maintained it at 46 points, that is, the theater chain accounted for 60%, and as for the next 40% box office, it was also allocated to Shao Yifu 2o%. Similarly, the Shaw Brothers Cinemas Line will initially set aside ten movie theaters for "Happy Ghosts" during the Spring Festival, and then add or decrease movie theaters based on the box office strength shown by "Happy Ghosts".
A few days after planning the release time of "Happy Ghost", the school began the final exams of the first semester.
"That guy hasn't been to school for almost a month, it's really unreasonable, it's almost the final exam and he can't come to study." Zhao Chen's homeroom teacher was sitting on the chair at this time and said fiercely to the other teachers.
"It's not that you don't know his academic performance, with his ability, you don't need to learn the knowledge of Form 3 at all, it doesn't matter if you come or not!"
"If it's an ordinary student, even if you are really good at studying, you don't dare to skip school so blatantly! Especially in the past month or so, Wen Biyu has also been taken away, and the principal is really, why don't you punish this guy, which makes many students complain in their hearts! ”……
The teachers expressed their opinions, obviously quite dissatisfied with Zhao Chen, and yes, Zhao Chen skipped class so often, and even took Wen Biyu away for fear of some old Shizi movie, which will undoubtedly greatly affect the classmates, and these teachers are naturally quite headaches.
Not only did the teachers of the Secondary 31 class have a headache, but other classes were also affected, especially after Zhao Chen staged a solo ride at school, the football atmosphere of the whole school became quite hot. Almost every male student wants to become a football master, like Zhao Chen, who single-handedly competes on the whole field.
"It's not that you don't know that the headmaster can't punish him, and it's too late to stammer. Our school is also a celebrity, not only will it be majestic in the future, but the influence of the school will also expand rapidly, do you think the principal will punish him! I only hope that he can come over during the final exam, as long as he takes the final exam, then the first place in the third grade will definitely be his, and as long as he gets a perverted result in the exam, we won't have face in front of other teachers. ”
The elegant-looking Chinese teacher was silent before, but after several teachers finished speaking, they directly said such a sentence that was 'deeply rooted in the hearts of the people', leaving only a sense of powerlessness and expectation in the hearts of several teachers. Yes, as long as Zhao Chen gets all the perfect marks again, which teacher will be dissatisfied. At that time, they will be able to praise Zhao Chen for teaching him by himself, even if the facts do not match.
The final exam lasted for two days, and Zhao Chen still came, no way, if he didn't come at this time, I am afraid that the newspapers in the entire Xiangjiang would report that he scored zero in the exam, and then the title of the first poor student in the school will be implemented. In order not to be the first to last, Zhao Chen had to come over reluctantly.
Of course, there is also the mother's 'credit', for these older generations, only reading is easy to get ahead, before the mother can tolerate him skipping school again and again, but the final exam is different, if you really get a few zero points, then the mother's face will not be easy to put aside.
Whatever it was for, Zhao Chen had to return to school.
When Zhao Chen's figure appeared on campus, the teachers who had been 'worrying' about him breathed a sigh of relief almost at the same time, just come. At the same time, I was quite looking forward to it, hoping that Zhao Chen would be able to get that kind of perverted results to satisfy the vanity of these teachers.
In the final exam, Zhao Chen only spent twenty or thirty minutes to complete all of each subject, and then directly handed in the test paper and continued to paint.
The invigilators were all instructed by the principal, so they naturally turned a blind eye, even if Zhao Chen's actions would affect other students.
The final exams come and go quickly, anyway, there is no pressure on Zhao Chen, this is just a small episode for him, and his focus is still on his career.
That is, when Zhao Chen took the final exam, the news of "Happy Ghost" was published in newspapers and periodicals such as "Ming Pao".
"The screenwriter of "Shanghai Tang" turned the gun, and the new work "Happy Ghost"
"Well-known screenwriter Zhao Chen's new work "Happy Ghost" will be released during the Spring Festival"
"1980 New Year's Comedy, Ten Shaw Brothers Theaters Co-screening"
"I bumped into "Happy Ghost" in the New Year, and the whole family was happy all year round......
These newspapers are simply a needle, and they were reported before Zhao Chen was prepared, and for a while, "Happy Ghost" became famous.
"I heard it, Zhao Chen is going to have a movie!"
"Of course I heard about it, but I don't know if it's good or not, after all, this is the first time he's written a movie script."
"Don't you know that Zhao Chen's products must be high-quality products! With the pearl jade of "Shanghai Tang" in front, it will not be bad. When the time comes for this movie to come out, I will definitely go to see it. ”
"You're right, Zhao Chen's movie works will definitely not be bad! It's just that I'm a little worried that it will be the kind of ending of "Shanghai Tang" again. ”
"That's right!"
Two Zhao Chen's comic fans discussed Zhao Chen's film debut "Happy Ghost" with each other, but in the end, they began to struggle, and it was really the ending of "Shanghai Tang" that was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
The ending of "Shanghai Tang" is a tragedy, and Xu Wenqiang was killed at the end of the film, which is simply a heinous crime for viewers watching TV. Just like Yin Zhiping became a 'dragon knight' in Jin Yong's "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", and Li ** in Gu Long's "Little Li Flying Knife" gave his beloved Lin Shiyin to others!
Fortunately, Zhao Chen is usually low-key enough, otherwise at that time, no one would have carried gasoline to his house. But it is inevitable that there will be consequences, that is, many Hong Kong people who watched "Shanghai Tang" are entangled at this time, and they are afraid that Zhao Chen will make another big tragedy, so they have to wait and see for the time being.
There is no such thing as winter vacation in Xiangjiang, and some are Christmas holidays, New Year's Day holidays and annual holidays, which add up to almost a month, which constitutes the so-called Spring Festival.
Before Christmas, Zhao Chen also began to take action, because no matter how much those media reported it, the movie "Happy Ghost" basically did not make headlines. If you want to be a blockbuster, you will inevitably need a greater media offensive, and at this time, the "Tianxia Daily", "Tianxia Weekly" and "Girl Weekly" owned by Tianxia Comics Company began to work together to call on readers to watch "Happy Ghost".
The way the "Commonwealth Daily" was published was similar to that of ordinary newspapers, except that this story alone occupied half a page of the newspaper. As for "Tianxia Weekly" and "Girl Weekly", a color page has been added, and this color page is the promotional poster of "Happy Ghost", I believe most readers will read it.
The publicity offensive of Tianxia Comics Company can be said to be ingenious, and advertising in comic daily newspapers and magazines can be said to be the first time for Hong Kong. Of course, the effect is also amazing, at least many readers know about "Happy Ghost", as for whether they will watch it at that time, I will say separately.
Of course, there are also consequences, and it is inevitable that some readers will complain, but they are just complaining, continue to read what they should read, and buy what they should buy, unless they don't like this comic.
Under the advertising campaign of the World Comics Company and other newspapers and periodicals, in a short period of time, almost all Hong Kong people knew that there was a movie called "Happy Ghost". Among them, some fans belonging to Zhao Chen are rubbing shoulders and waiting for that day to come.
As soon as the Christmas break arrives, Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers once again entered the scene of you competing for me, and Golden Harvest this time featured Hung Jinbao's "Lin Shirong". As for the Shaw Brothers, in addition to "Happy Ghost", the other is "**Jade".
"**Jade" is a erotic film directed by Li Hanxiang and starring Chu Xiangyun, because of "Happy Ghost", it can only occupy the remaining six cinemas of the Shaw Brothers, and the director Li Hanxiang, the great director, is quite unhappy. In Li Hanxiang's opinion, in addition to Zhao Chen's fame in "Happy Ghost", the rest including the director and leading actors are all complete newcomers, not to mention that "Happy Ghost" is only Zhao Chen's film debut, and Zhou Yan is also the first time to play the leading role in the movie. These factors add up, and director Li Hanxiang believes that the box office of "Happy Ghost" will inevitably encounter Waterloo.
But no matter how unhappy Li Hanxiang is, Shao Yifu can't change it temporarily, on the day of the Christmas holiday, "Happy Ghost" was officially released.
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