215 [Hong Kong film that prospered in advance]
Kang Jianfei's 20-year-old didn't want to make a big deal, but his cousin Wu Chenggang disagreed, so he chartered the restaurant and invited all the employees of the company over. Except for Lin Qingxia, who was filming in Taiwan and only called back to wish Kang Jianfei a happy life, all his other women were present, and even Guan Zhilin, who was going to take her father to the United States to find her mother, postponed her departure for a few days.
The situation at that time was chaotic, especially Guan Zhilin's deliberate closeness to Kang Jianfei at the birthday banquet, implying that she was Kang Jianfei's official girlfriend, which made Zhao Yazhi's face quite ugly.
After the time entered September, Cheng Long's "Young Master Long" and Kang Jianfei's "Sword and Horse" had no stamina, and the number of screenings was constantly reduced.
The final box office battle turned out to be that the total box office of "Young Master Dragon" in Hong Kong was 16.32 million. This movie was released half a year earlier than the original time and space, but due to the competition for audiences and ticket prices with "Dao Ma Dan", it had a box office of 1.61 million less than the original time and space.
The Hong Kong box office of Kang Jianfei's "Dao Ma Dan" is also 16.32 million, and the film was released five years ahead of schedule, and the box office has also decreased by more than 1 million.
As soon as the data on both sides came out, the media who had watched the game for a long time were collectively speechless, and then began to delve into the mantissa of the two box offices. The result was that "Young Master Long" sold more than 200 yuan more at the box office than "Dao Ma Dan".
On Jiahe's side, Zou Wenhuai held a celebration banquet for Cheng Long because of the extra 200 yuan.
Kang Jianfei did not express any joy or sorrow about this, and when interviewed by reporters, Kang Jianfei smiled and said: "Why should I be disappointed? I make movies to make money, not to fight people, as long as the box office isn't too ugly. As for whose movie sells a few hundred more yuan at the box office, it doesn't matter much. And I personally have no grudge against Cheng Long, in fact, I like his movies very much, I have watched the videotape of "Drunken Fist" many times, he is a good actor, I hope to have the opportunity to cooperate with Cheng Long. ”
Kang Jianfei showed that he didn't care, but did not disappoint the reporters, but wrote the report one by one. As for the content of the news, it is roughly as follows: "Kang Jianfei is optimistic about Cheng Long's acting skills, and said that he wants to cooperate with Cheng Long to make a film, and plans to dig into the corner of Golden Harvest." The battle for the box office of the two companies has been transformed into a competition for actors, and Kang Jianfei is ready to dig Cheng Long at the bottom of the kettle. ”
In this regard, the reporters ran to interview Cheng Long the next day and asked him if he had any intention of joining Oriental DreamWorks.
Cheng Long grew up in an opera troupe since he was a child, and he didn't have much ink in his stomach, and even in his 50s, he often talked nonsense in public, and this time was of course no exception.
When the reporters repeated Kang Jianfei's words, Cheng Long said with surprise: "Director Kang Jianfei likes to watch my "Drunken Fist"? Of course, I feel happy, he is a very capable director, and the films he makes are also very good, and I hope that we can work together in the future. This time "Young Master Dragon" was directed and acted by me, and he won more than 200 yuan at the box office, which shows that I still have to be a little better, hahahaha......hahahahaha
In fact, Cheng Long's last sentence was said in a joking tone, but after being intercepted by the media, some said that he was arrogant, some said that he was challenging Kang Jianfei, and others said that he and Kang Jianfei had a heart-to-heart and had privately discussed their plans to change jobs and cooperate.
For a while, Cheng Long was not a human being inside and out, not only did many of Kang Jianfei's fans scold him for being too arrogant, but even Zou Wenhuai was upset and specially asked Cheng Long to come to his office to give a lecture, and then he was beaten down by his godfather He Guanchang for a while.
Before "Young Master Long" and "Dao Ma Dan" were painted, Hong Jinbao's "Bad Officials and Ghosts" and Mecca's "Best Partner" had been released one after another.
"Bad Officials Hit Ghosts" combines many elements of zombie films, psychedelic kung fu films, jǐng bandit films and comedy films, plus the jīng color performances of Hong Jinbao, Wu Ma, Lin Zhengying, Yuan Biao, Meng Hai and others, the first three rì box office is not inferior to Kang Jianfei's "Dao Ma Dan".
But Hong Jinbao was unlucky that he met the god-level Hong Kong film "Best Partner".
Although Kang Jianfei filmed "Royal Sister" in advance, the audience felt less fresh about the urban action comedy "Best Partner", but after the release of this movie, the box office still soared.
Unconsciously, when the box office of Hong Jinbao's "Bad Officials and Ghosts" was only 6 million, the box office of "Best Partner" had already broken through the 10 million mark, and it was easy to see that the box office exceeded 20 million.
The Hong Kong film industry and the media are boiling, and they have exclaimed that the second "Royal Sister" has appeared.
The happiest is Lei Juekun, because Xinyicheng is the film company he controls, not only made a box office blockbuster, but also surpassed Kang Jianfei's latest film at the box office.
It wasn't until the end of September, when DreamWorks' "Mr. Zombie 2" was released a week later, that "Best Partner" was completely completed, and the Hong Kong box office reached a terrifying 24.83 million, which is not much different from Kang Jianfei's "Royal Sister". It has also become the third Hong Kong film to break 20 million at the box office after "Mr. Zombie" and "Royal Sister".
Lei Juekun immediately held a celebration banquet, Kang Jianfei was also invited, and the three shareholders of Mecca, Huang Baiming, and Shi Tian were full of wind at the banquet, and they fought a big turnaround battle this time.
As for the release of "Mr. Zombie 2", the summer vacation has passed, and at this time, the alliance between Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest has also failed. At this time, the main film of Golden Harvest Cinema is Wu Siyuan's "A Can on an errand", while the main film on the Shaw Brothers side is "Book of Swords and Enmity" directed by Chu Yuan, written by Ni Frame, and starring Dillon.
The Hong Kong film market in October is already in the off-season for films.
"A Can on an errand" is not popular, and film critics have praised this movie a lot, but unfortunately the audience doesn't buy it, thinking that this movie is not like a jǐng bandit film, and an art film is not like an art film, it is just a piece of.
As for "Book of Swords and Enmity", it is an antique martial arts film, and Hong Kong audiences have long been tired of watching it, and there are also few moviegoers.
It can be said that "Mr. Zombie 2", directed by Zeng Zhiwei and Chen Xunqi, starring Chen You, Huang Shrimp and Wen Bixuan, had no competitors at all when it was released.
Although the protagonist of "Mr. Zombie 2" has changed more than half of the first part, the relationship in it is not messy, and the storyline is coherent. With the popularity accumulated by the first part, although "Mr. Zombie 2" was released in the off-season of the movie, it did not reduce its popularity in the slightest.
It lasted until the end of November that "Mr. Zombie 2" was completely completed in Hong Kong, and the box office actually reached more than 17 million, which was more than Cheng Long's "Young Master Dragon" and Kang Jianfei's "Dao Ma Dan".
After this summer, the box office of Hong Kong films has exceeded 10 million, 15 million, and 20 million in a row, coupled with the big sales of Kang Jianfei's "Royal Sister" at the beginning of the year, which has made Hong Kong films enter a boom stage a year ahead of schedule, and has attracted countless wealthy people outside the circle to invest in film production.
For example, Xiang Huaqiang of New Ngee An, who opened a Yongsheng film company in 1979, but it was discontinued that year. In the parallel space, Xiang Huaqiang reopened a Yongsheng Film Company several years later, when Hong Kong films flourished.
But now, just a month after the completion of "Mr. Zombie 2", Xiang Huaqiang established Yongsheng Film Company several years in advance.
Moreover, Xiang Huaqiang, as the younger brother of the boss of the New Ngee An Society, has his own way of doing things.
On the second day of the company's establishment, Xiang Huaqiang took a script that he got out of nowhere, and went directly to Zeng Zhiwei's house to ask him to be the director. Xiang Huaqiang didn't say much cruel words, so he let the little brother "accidentally" leak the machete inserted in his waist, Zeng Zhiwei was scared on the spot, and hurriedly agreed.
Of course, this is an afterthought, so let's take the time back to Hong Kong in September.
The students have finished their summer vacation and are starting to return to school one after another, and the members of the Happy Girls group are still working hard to practice singing and dancing.
In the recording studio of Fengxing Records, when Anita Mui sang the last lyrics, she finally couldn't help crying. This is her first song of her own, and it won't be long before this song will be broadcast on two major radio stations in Hong Kong.
"Come rì is a song of a thousand thousand que,
Drifting on my way in the distance,
Come rì longitudinal is a thousand evening stars,
Shine brighter than the moon tonight,
can't compare to the beauty of this night,
and in no way make me appreciate more,
AH…… Because you sing with me tonight
……”
Deng Yimin listened to Anita Mui's "Song of a Thousand Thousand Que" over and over again, and couldn't help but praise again and again: "Wonderful, wonderful, this song will definitely become popular." ”
Now under the popular record company, there is only Su Rui a red singer, but unfortunately she sings Chinese songs and has no market in Hong Kong. In addition, Fengxing Records can only make some money by distributing movie soundtracks to Oriental DreamWorks.
And Anita Mui is the first Cantonese singer that Kang Jianfei decided to praise after Kang Jianfei became the boss.
Deng Yimin originally had a little doubt about Anita Mui's strength, but after she studied with the singing teacher for half a month and got rid of some minor problems when singing, Deng Yimin was simply shocked by her.
Now the company's first sister Su Rui has her own personal style that cannot be replaced and cannot be changed, so it will be a little inferior to her singing soft and tender songs.
But Anita Mui is different, this girl began to sing on stage at the age of 4, and she can sing hundreds of songs before the age of 10, and she sings on stage almost every day. Although Anita Mui will not be 18 years old for more than a month, she has been singing on stage for more than ten years, and she can perform songs perfectly no matter what style of song.
If you really want to determine a style for Anita Mui, then her singing style is varied.
Deng Yimin is now convinced by Kang Jianfei, when he brought Su Rui from Taipei and recorded a record, which ended up on the street. It was Kang Jianfei who saw Su Rui's advantages at a glance, and then made Su Rui a diva in the Chinese music scene with a record.
And this Anita Mui, Kang Jianfei can discover the potential contained in her just by listening to her imperfect singing on TV, which is simply sharp-eyed!
Deng Yimin said: "Amei, you prepare, go to ATV tomorrow to record a propaganda program." I've got someone to write a song specifically for you, and I can start recording a big album next month at the most. (To be continued.) )