Chapter Twenty-Three: "Dogs and Horses" Fights in the Ring

"Since that's the case, let's let "Sound Dogs and Horses" and "Ghost Horse Double Stars" fight in the ring," Shao Yifu made the decision, "Director Zhang, your "Thorn Horse" will be painted for the time being. ”

Zhang Che's face was gloomy on the side, as if he was about to freeze.

In the past two years, because Bruce Lee has created a new kung fu genre, the box office of the great director Zhang Che's kung fu movies has continued to decline. was trampled under the feet of a young junior, which made the great director very dissatisfied.

If you are poor, you will think about change, and the movie "Stinging Horse" is the first braided scene that Zhang Che filmed despite all difficulties. The most beloved disciples Di Long, Jiang Dawei, and Chen Guantai are used to have novel stories and exquisite costumes, thinking that they can beat Bruce Lee's box office record and recreate their own glory.

But now it has only been released for two weeks, and the box office has just exceeded one million, and he is about to face the result of the next painting, which makes Zhang Che angry.

Although the million-dollar box office is reasonable, for him, the "million-dollar director", it already means a failure.

"Director Zhang, don't be angry, continue to work hard next year, the company still relies on you old courtiers." Shao Yifu saw that Zhang Che's face was unhappy, and knew that he was dissatisfied with his decision to paint, so he hurriedly spoke out to persuade him.

Zhang Che nodded with a gloomy face, "Mr. Six, it's okay, I'll leave first." After saying that, he got up and strode away without looking back.

Fang Yihua, who was sitting on the side, couldn't help but look pale when he saw this. This Zhang Che relied on his identity as an old courtier, and did not take her as the second master in his eyes at all.

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The next day, director Zhang Da's masterpiece "Thorn Horse" was painted, and director Li Hanxiang's "Sound of Dogs and Horses" was officially released.

In order to fight with Golden Harvest, Shaw Brothers did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to promote this film. For a while, newspapers, radio, and television were promoting the film.

"Damn, the Shaw Brothers are too deceitful!" Zou Wenhuai threw a newspaper on the table, and saw that the headline read, "Xu Guanwen beats Xu Guanwen, which one is more powerful?!" ”。

"Knowing that we will release it in a few days, they want to release it two days in advance, which is a naked cut-off! We all underestimated this old fox. Zou Wenhuai scolded viciously.

"Mr. Zou, you and I already knew that he was an old fox, why should you be so angry?" Cai Changyong casually threw the newspaper into the trash can and said, "The soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, in fact, I have long expected him to have this trick." ”

"Yong, what do you say should be done?" Zou Wenhuai saw that Cai Changyong was not in a hurry and looked confident, and hurriedly asked.

"Give back to the other in his way, he will be released in advance, and we will also be released in advance!" Cai Changyong said with a smile, "Anyway, our company is showing some kung fu movies this week, and the highest box office is only a few hundred thousand, so we will simply draw all of them and release "Ghost Horse Double Star" from tomorrow." At the same time, he hired several film critics to write articles, saying that Shaw Brothers' "Lustful Dogs and Horses" was coquettish and bare-chested. ”

"I also heard that Bai Xiaoman, the heroine of the drama "Dogs and Horses", was a little sister in Causeway Bay before filming, as long as she finds the person who was messing with her at the beginning and explodes a little shady in newspapers and magazines, do you think anyone will be willing to watch this movie?" He Guanchang sneered.

"This method is too damaging, so you can not use it as much as possible." Zou Wenhuai shook his head and said after hearing this.

Those who mix in the same small circle, look up and don't look down, can't use this kind of desperate means.

"Raymond, you're still too soft-hearted. If it weren't for Bruce Lee to join, we would have been wiped out by Shao Yifu. He Guanchang snorted coldly.

"Even so, in the future, we will always have to work hard in Hong Kong, so why do we have to be such a wicked person?" Zou Wenhuai persuaded again.

"In that case, forget it." He Guanchang saw that Zou Wenhuai still disagreed, so he had to dispel this idea.

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Once the play "Sound of Dogs and Horses" was released, it was really crowded, and the entrance of the theater was crowded.

This drama is another popular January film directed by Li Hanxiang, boldly using Bai Xiaoman, a newcomer, to play against Xu Guanwen. On the screen, Bai Xiaoman, who is only nineteen years old, is really youthful and glamorous, which makes the audience want to burn themselves. The box office reached 300,000 Hong Kong dollars on the first day of release, showing a very strong appeal.

On the second day of the release of "Sound of Dogs and Horses", Xu Guanwen's new work "Ghost Horse Double Star" was officially screened in 18 theaters of Golden Harvest Cinemas.

On the same day, Xu Guanjie's new Cantonese album "Ghost Horse Double Star" was officially put on sale, and the title song of the same name "Ghost Horse Double Star" also began to be broadcast on the radio.

The song "Ghost Horse Twin Stars" uses the local dialect of Hong Kong and blends local slang, but the style is not low. The whole song is full of self-deprecation, satire of society, and ridicule of the idea of money worship for nothing. Once it was broadcast, it was immediately welcomed by the people of Hong Kong.

In the 70s, Hong Kong's economy began to take off, and the post-war generation began to grow into the main force of society. They were born and raised in Hong Kong, speak Cantonese and eat morning tea, and have a very strong sense of identity with Hong Kong. But at that time, the mainstream music in the Hong Kong music scene was English songs, followed by ** Chinese songs, and finally Cantonese songs. Therefore, young people are very eager to hear music that represents Hong Kong.

At this time, the birth of "Ghost Horse Double Star" suddenly satisfied the inner pursuit of the younger generation. As a result, on the first day of its release, "Ghost Horse Double Star" sold more than 20,000 copies, which surprised Polygram Records.

In the Hong Kong music scene at that time, the singer's album sales were 25,000 copies, which could already be called a gold record. Even the most popular singers have sold only tens of thousands of records. Xu Guanjie's record sold out on the first day it was released, setting a record for first-day record sales, which is really a miracle.

The crazy sales of the "Ghost Horse Double Star" record album also boosted the box office of the "Ghost Horse Double Star" film.

After listening to this song, many fans spontaneously went to the cinema to watch the movie.

And the movie "Ghost Horse Double Star" is fresh and interesting, which makes the audience happy and feel that the trip is worthwhile.

And the audience who has watched the film "Ghost Horse Double Star" is very interested in the theme song that appears in the film.

Therefore, under the stimulation of each other, not only the box office of the movie soared, but even the record album was a big hit.

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"How? Has the box office been calculated on the first day? In the office, Zou Wenhuai anxiously asked the manager of the cinema line.

The theater manager held the phone in his hand, and while calling each of his theaters to inquire about the box office, he recorded the numbers on a piece of paper with a pen.

"Mr. Zou, the box office of "Ghost Horse Double Star" exceeded 250,000 on the first day, and the average attendance rate exceeded 70%." The cinema manager reported.

"Two hundred and fifty thousand?! It is more than 50,000 Hong Kong dollars less than Shaw Brothers' "Sound of Dogs and Horses". Zou Wenhuai sat down on the chair all of a sudden.

The box office failure on the first day made him feel like he was struck by lightning.

"Raymond, don't worry, I believe that the stamina of "Ghost Horse Double Star" must be better than that of "Sound Dogs and Horses"." He Guanchang stepped forward to persuade him.

"I hope so." Zou Wenhuai took a sharp puff of his cigar, "Ah Chang, if it really doesn't work, just use your trick to try." ”

"Haode, I'll be careful." He Guanchang nodded.

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