Chapter 400: The Situation in Hong Kong (Part II)
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Under such high-intensity publicity, the popularity of "Evil" naturally increased greatly, and even citizens who basically don't watch horror movies were interested, and it really caused a lot of repercussions after its release.
Although the movie "Evil" is full of CULT flavor, it is murder, violence, and love, and there are even many disgusting scenes. But in this movie, Gui Zhihong went against the previous style of only pursuing bloody, violent and disgusting, he tried his best to render the horror and suspense atmosphere, and made it a rare horror masterpiece in Hong Kong.
If the movie "Evil" is exaggerated in terms of horror atmosphere, it is almost not inferior to "Murder List", which is regarded as the No. 1 horror film in Hong Kong. And such a high-quality horror film has also been praised by fans, who believe that it is a rare horror classic in the Hong Kong film industry and is regarded as "the most terrifying movie". Of course, there are also fans who don't like it, and after watching it, they scolded Gui Zhihong for being disgusting and not paying for his life, and deliberately showing violence and blood.
However, the positive and negative evaluations did not reduce the box office of "Evil", on the contrary, it aroused people's curiosity even more. People want to know what this film is about, so that people who love it can make it the scariest movie in Hong Kong. It can also make people who don't like to watch it scold it for being a piece of shit, and they won't go to see it if they give away tickets for nothing.
So these curious people went to the cinema one after another to watch it, and sure enough, it was also a positive and negative evaluation. One side commented that it was indeed the most terrifying film in Hong Kong, which scared our little hearts and pounds. The other party scolded the liar for harming people and not paying for his life, and such a disgusting movie is also said to be good-looking, which is purely a waste of money.
They were so noisy. Plus the "Daily Daily". "The Phantom of the East". TVB TV has vigorously promoted it again, and the producer is just like the scenes when Lao Mouzi's "The City is Full of Golden Armor" and "Ambush on All Sides" were released. The more fierce the scolding, the higher the box office of the movie, and there are special audiences who go to the theater to watch the movie, just to see how bad it is. Therefore, the psychology of the audience is sometimes very strange and unpredictable.
The movie "Evil" was the last to fetch 6.5 million Hong Kong dollars, which can be regarded as the highest-grossing film in the history of Hong Kong horror films. And Gui Zhihong also ascended the throne of the king of terror in Hong Kong with this "Evil", with his evil spirit. This title is really suitable for him.
After "Evil", Gui Zhihong put forward the filming plan of "Demon", which is to introduce Southeast Asia's head to Hong Kong's horror movies. Although Hong Kong is evaluated as a cultural desert by the mainland, in fact, Hong Kong filmmakers are actually very smart and know how to be eclectic, whether it is European masterpieces, dramas, oriental classical literature, Hong Kong martial arts novels, Nanyang ghost stories, Japanese comics, etc. All of them can be fused with their own ingenuity, and these elements are all digested and absorbed by Hong Kong filmmakers. It doesn't seem obtrusive.
For example, the "Frozen Wonder Man" co-starred by Yuan Biao and Zhang Manyu borrowed elements from the American "Challenger" series, but it is an authentic Hong Kong kung fu film, and there is no trace of stiff patchwork. I have to praise Hong Kong movies for their flexibility.
Gui Zhihong used to film in Malaysia in his early years, and his film "Love My Love" still holds the record for the best grossing film in Malaysia. During the filming process, I have seen Malaysians worship those head-lowering masters and the like, and I have become interested in the head-lowering that circulates in the Nanyang area.
Catching up with the fact that Hong Kong people have begun to travel to Southeast Asia, they have seen a lot of strange things, and they have returned to Hong Kong to give special lectures, setting off a wave of travel fever between Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand. And Nanyang's head-lowering techniques, raising little ghosts, etc., were also brought back by superstitious Hong Kong people, setting off a craze in Hong Kong.
Therefore, director Gui Zhihong keenly grasped this opportunity and proposed to make a movie about Nanyang head lowering technique, which is this "Demon".
Because his "Evil" has just been released and has done well at the box office, director Gui Zhihong naturally has weight in his words. At the moment, after a seven-person group discussion, he passed the review and paid for him to shoot this "Demon".
As the box office of the movie "Evil" continued to sell well, major film companies in Hong Kong also hurriedly followed suit, but Gui Zhihong, who had already filmed in advance, was still more than half a month late. This also made the seven-person team secretly call it lucky, but fortunately, the review on their side was fast.
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In addition to Gui Zhihong's "Evil" achieved good results in the first half of the year, a love film released by Brilliant Cinemas in the first half of the year also achieved good results. This love film is "The Legend of the True White Snake" co-starred by Lin Qingxia and Qin Xianglin, and is also produced by Ms. Qiong Shao's superstar film company.
Lin Qingxia is now the hottest star in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Nanyang, and the three places across the Taiwan Strait, especially the literary and artistic love films she starred in are widely acclaimed. And she made twelve films in 76 years alone, which is surprisingly high.
And because many of the movies she has shot are all with Qin Han and Qin Xianglin. Because there are too many collaborations, the relationship between male and female lovers is played on the shelf, so the love scandal between the three is also the object of extensive media coverage.
And the report that Xu Guanwu sees now is a movie publicity report with scandals as a selling point. When he saw Lin Qingxia and Qin Xianglin standing together smiling, a feeling of jealousy suddenly arose.
Xu Guanwu angrily pulled out the newspaper clipping, formed a paper ball and threw it into the trash. But after a while, he leaned over and took out the paper ball, and after carefully unfolding it, he took out the paper cutter from the drawer, cut Qin Xianglin on the side, and then threw it into the trash can. =。 =!
As for Lin Qingxia's half of the newspaper clipping, Xu Guanwu carefully flattened it, and then carefully pasted it with glue. Looking at Lin Qingxia smiling on the newspaper, Xu Guanwu couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
He and Taiwan's No. 1 beauty haven't seen each other for more than two years, and the last time she and Hu Yinmeng came to Hong Kong in 75 years to star in "Dream of Red Mansions" directed by director Li Hanxiang. At that time, he lived under the same roof with two two beauties, which really made Xu Guanwu a little uneasy. Now that I think about it. It seems that there is a little ambiguity between them. It's just that I didn't get the timing right at the time. Let Xu Guanwu think about it now, he can't help but regret it a little.
"Now that she has so many scandals with Qin Han and Qin Xianglin, there should be a lot of emotional entanglements with them." Xu Guanwu closed the document irritably.
Xu Guanwu remembered that Lin Qingxia was engaged to Qin Xianglin, but Qin Han kept stalking, which finally made Lin Qingxia change her mind. But the key is that Qin Han was not divorced at that time. And after Qin Han finally divorced his wife, he didn't know why he didn't know what to do and didn't marry Lin Qingxia for a long time. and bore him a daughter; Qin Xianglin married a wife who was not very beautiful, changed his previous image of flowers, moved to the United States with his wife, and became a very famous landlord; Qin Han is still active in the entertainment industry, although he is old, he is still very handsome. This kind of ending is a big surprise, and I guessed the beginning but didn't guess the ending.
This relationship is really like a novel written by Qiong Yao, and these three handsome men and women who are used to acting in Qiong Yao's novels clearly play the plot of this novel into reality. Although dog blood is a bit of dog blood, it was really uproarious back then, which stimulated the sales of many gossip tabloids.
Xu Guanwu felt that this was for the three of them. It's not a good ending.
When you are young, you should be impulsive and talk about love. But after the age of thirty. It's supposed to grow up and mature. It's useless to talk only about empty love. Lin Qingxia gave up waiting for Qin Han and married a rich man surnamed Xing, who was gentle and golden, proving that she was really mature.
And there are many actresses who have not matured at all, and they have the opportunity to become popular, but they only want to fall in love, and when the relationship is broken, they want to return to the entertainment industry, but they no longer have the opportunity to be as good as before. Poor and lamentable!
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In addition to the good results of the movie, the records released by Yisheng Records in the first half of the year also sold well. Because there are convenience stores all over Hong Kong and Kowloon, Yisheng Records also has its own sales channel. This is very good news for the record company.
Records can be placed in the most prominent position in the convenience store, making it easy for customers to choose and buy. On the contrary, the records of some other record companies may not be able to enjoy this treatment. In addition, the convenience store can also put up posters, and you can also play the new songs that have just been released on a loop to promote the records of Yisheng Records.
With 200,000 customers a day, these records are equivalent to 200,000 listeners. This number is even more than the number of listeners on the radio. The publicity effect is naturally first-class.
In addition, TVB specially created music programs such as Wenna Weekly for Yisheng Records, which specifically introduce the newly launched new songs on the record, so that singers can go on the show to do publicity, and the natural effect is also very good. In comparison, it is difficult for singers from other record companies to enjoy this treatment.
The effect of TV stations on singers is unparalleled, and TVB can use the songs of the record company for free at that time, without paying a penny of copyright fees, saving millions of Hong Kong dollars every year. But these record companies don't dare to turn their faces with TVB, and they also want to send singers to participate in TVB's programs with a hippie smile, just because TVB's ratings are the first in Hong Kong, and the publicity effect is incomparable.
After the singer appeared on TV, his exposure increased greatly, and when the record sales soared, even if it was worth paying millions. However, the free overlord meal of wireless also has a day to be eaten. In later generations, when the Internet became the main channel of publicity, and when records no longer made money, TVB's consistent behavior of broadcasting songs for free became a vice that record companies could not tolerate. In the end, the four major record companies joined forces to put pressure on TVB, and finally forced TVB to give in and pay enough to the four major record companies.
TVB, which was forced by the four major record companies, had to give in, which was based on the fact that TVB's momentum was declining and the Internet was gaining momentum. However, TVB is still the No. 1 rated company in Hong Kong, and the Internet is still far away. If the public wants to know the latest record information, one is to pay attention to the latest posters of record stores, the second is to pay attention to the publicity of newspapers and magazines, the third is to pay attention to radio music broadcasts, and the fourth is to pay attention to the music broadcasts of TV stations.
The Hui Group now has its own record store (convenience store cameos), the No. 1 selling newspaper, the best-selling magazine, and a No. 1 TV station. The four major publicity channels already account for three, and the record can't sell much if you don't want to. It is too difficult for other record companies in Hong Kong to have such a strong promotional strength as Yisheng Records. And even if this publicity effect is achieved, the publicity cost is very high.
In the first half of the year, Yisheng Records still adopted the method of the old man leading the newcomer, and launched two singers and a band one after another. These two singers and a band are both singer-songwriters, they may not be as handsome and dashing as Xu Guanjie, Zhang Guorong, and Wen Na Band, but they have expertise in creation. (To be continued......)