When "Jīng pretended to chase girls" test, Zou Wenhuai was pulled by Xiang Huaqiang and Xiang Huasheng brothers to watch it in person. Just looked at the names of the production staff at the beginning of the film, Zou Wenhuai's face was a little unnatural, because the lineup of the production team was too ridiculous.

First of all, Wang Jing, the director of "Jīng Pretending to Chase a Girl", is a Shaw Brothers person, and one of the leading actors, Chen Baixiang, is a TVB contracted actor, and the other starring Feng Quan Fan is not only a TVB actor, but even made a movie for Shaw Brothers as a director five months ago.

Secondly, the heroes and heroines are actually Zhou Yunfa and Guan Zhilin of Oriental DreamWorks, and Zeng Zhiwei, the production manager of DreamWorks, is also one of the leading actors. What's even more hellish is that the screenwriter of this movie is actually Kang Jianfei!

During the shooting, the crew's photographers, lighting engineers, prop masters, etc. were invited from Hua Qiang from Golden Harvest, while the artists, costumes and other personnel were borrowed from Oriental DreamWorks. The editing and soundtrack during post-production are from Golden Harvest and Lishi respectively, and the action director is a member of Hong Jinbao's Hong family class.

I have to say that Xiang Huaqiang's "connections" are really wide, and the creative team of this movie is so miscellaneous that other producers can't handle it.

Zou Wenhuai wanted to ask Kang Jianfei if he had invested in this movie, but fortunately, after watching this movie, he didn't see the words Oriental DreamWorks appear.

"Good shot." Zou Wenhuai nodded and said, but he didn't directly agree to arrange when this drama would be released.

In fact, the reason why Zou Wenhuai agreed to help Xiang Huaqiang make a film was mainly to return Xiang Huaqiang's favor. At the beginning, Cheng Long was an actor signed in Luo Wei's hands, and He Guanchang persuaded Luo Wei's ex-wife and son to be an internal response, and dug Cheng Long into Golden Harvest Pictures.

The hatred in Luo Wei's heart, not only was the cash cow Cheng Long robbed by Jiahe, but even his wife and son helped outsiders dig his corner. The more he thought about it, the more unwilling Luo Wei became ruthless and spent a huge amount of money to contact the people in the club. threatened to give Cheng Long and Zou Wenhuai a good look. After being intimidated and looking for trouble in a row, Zou Wenhuai was so frightened that he almost sent Cheng Long abroad to avoid the limelight. After arriving at the end of the day, Zou Wenhuai asked someone to find Xiang Huaqiang's brother Xiang Huayan, and Xiang Huayan personally spoke to settle the matter.

So some time ago, he said to Hua Qiang that he wanted to make a movie and wanted to screen it in Golden Harvest Cinemas, but Zou Wenhuai agreed without much thought. In addition to returning the favor, why didn't Zou Wenhuai have the intention of befriending Xin Yi'an?

Xiang Huaqiang smiled: "I also think this movie is a good shot, Mr. Zou, what do you think of the screening on New Year's Day?" ”

Zou Wenhuai did not refuse directly, but said: "This has to look at the film schedule of the theater chain first." I'll try to adjust it as much as I can. ”

Xiang Huaqiang heard Zou Wenhuai's insincere meaning, and it was not easy to show it directly under his dissatisfaction, so he could only nod and say, "Okay, I'll go back and wait for Mr. Zou's good news first." ”

Zou Wenhuai kept sending Xiang Huaqiang brothers out of the building, and only then did he find the general manager of Jiahe Cinema Line to ask about the New Year's schedule. It turned out that Golden Harvest didn't have any heavy weight films that he could handle.

This situation is caused by Zou Wenhuai's investment decision-making line, in the past two years, Golden Harvest Pictures has made a total of 19 films in Hollywood, some of these films have made some losses, but overall they still make a lot of money. But when making movies in Hollywood, all the investments are in dollars, and the return of funds for making movies is slow. Although "Cannonball Speed" was a big hit in North America during the summer vacation, the box office received by Golden Harvest only arrived three months ago.

Because of the success of "Cannonball Speed" in the United States, Zou Wenhuai took advantage of the victory to pursue and shoot two Hollywood films, so that Golden Harvest didn't have much money to make blockbusters in Hong Kong. Only a few small productions can be made.

He Guanchang, who is in charge of Golden Harvest's production business, strongly opposed Zou Wenhuai's decision, but Zou Wenhuai finally persuaded He Guanchang. Because on paper, investing in Hollywood films is indeed more profitable than making movies in Hong Kong.

Since "Master Dragon". Cheng Long did not appear in movies again, but spent time running his own boxing studio. This time, the New Year's file Boxer Film Company also has a film released, which is "Mouse Street" written by Huang Bingyao and directed by Feng Ke'an.

And Hung Jinbao's Weihe Film Company's "Beware of Little Hands" is still in the late stages at this time, and the film, which is also written by Wong Bingyao, is scheduled to be released during the Chūn Festival.

After looking at the New Year's schedule of Golden Harvest Cinemas, Zou Wenhuai drew circles on the two small-scale films, and said to Chen Zhiqi, the general manager of Golden Harvest Cinemas: "These two movies will be postponed, and their theaters will be given to "Jīng Pretending to Chase Girls". This is Xiang Huaqiang's phone number, and you will contact him after arranging for it. ”

Chen Zhiqi took Xiang Huaqiang's business card and said, "Okay, Mr. Zou, I'll arrange it immediately." ”

After Chen Zhiqi left, Zou Wenhuai rubbed his temples with a headache. After the big hit of "Cannonball Speed", Zou Wenhuai invested in two more Hollywood films, one of which was released some time ago, but the box office was extremely poor, with an investment of more than 5 million US dollars, the final box office in the United States was only more than 6 million, which was simply hitting the streets into outer space.

After closing his eyes for a while, Zou Wenhuai invited his old partner He Guanchang in, and sighed: "Ah Chang, it seems that I was wrong this time, Hollywood films are really not something that Hong Kong companies can play." ”

He Guanchang finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Zou Wenhuai's words, and he comforted: "Don't think about it, count the Western films made in the past two years, in fact, we didn't pay for it." ”

Zou Wenhuai shook his head and said: "Although there is no loss, Golden Harvest's share of the Hong Kong box office market has been reduced by half, making Oriental DreamWorks and New Arts City bigger." Although "Cannonball Speed" sold $70 million at the box office in the United States, we could only get an 18% share of the box office, barely recouping the production. If you want to make money, you have to rely on the box office in Canada and Europe, and so on

You have to wait for at least half a year, and the return of funds is too slow, not to mention those investments that hit the streets. Alas, I have decided that I will never touch Hollywood films for five years, and when all the funds are recovered, I will develop in the Asian market with peace of mind. ”

He Guanchang took the opportunity to say: "I decided to let Cheng Long and Hong Jinbao and their brothers work together to make a movie after the beginning of the year. ”

Zou Wenhuai asked, "Is there a specific plan?" ”

"Ah Long and Deng Jingsheng are already writing screenplays, this time it's not that old-fashioned kung fu movie." He Guanchang explained.

Zou Wenhuai nodded in agreement, he still trusted He Guanchang and Deng Jingsheng's abilities.

After thinking about it, Zou Wenhuai suddenly asked, "That Kang Jianfei still has no news?" ”

He Guanchang also wondered: "Yes, it seems that the world has suddenly evaporated, and there is no news at all." New Year's Day is coming soon, and his new film will definitely not be released on New Year's Day, if there is no promotional news of his new film within half a month, it is estimated that Kang Jianfei will give up this year's New Year's file. ”

Zou Wenhuai heard that Kang Jianfei gave up this year's New Year's file, his mood became relaxed, and he asked with a smile: "Where did you say Kang Jianfei hid in the past two months?" ”

He Guanchang also smiled and said, "How do I know the Dao? After all, this posterity is only 20 years old, and it is also appropriate to enjoy more enjoyment under the development of a young man, and he can't say that he has gone on vacation abroad with any confidante. ”

Zou Wenhuai lit a cigar and said, "It's best if he can play abroad for a year and a half." ”

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This year's Christmas stalls in Hong Kong are not lively, Shaw Brothers can't come up with any good movies, and Cheng Long and Hung Jinbao on the Golden Harvest side have not made many appearances. "Mouse Street", where Cheng Long was a producer, was mere at the box office after its release, which greatly undermined his confidence in being the owner of a film company.

On the side of the Golden Princess Cinema Line, "Little Fear" produced by DreamWorks stood out and achieved a good box office before Christmas, and finally took advantage of the good time of Christmas to win more than 14.6 million box office in one fell swoop. And this movie is a small comedy, even if a big singer like Alan Tam is invited to star, the success is only more than 2 million, which can be described as a big profit.

After the arrival of Christmas, "Difficult Brothers" of New Arts City was also released. The success of this movie is similar to "Little Fear", but Shi Tian, Wu Yaohan, Lin Zixiang, Alan Tam, Zhang Aijia, Mecca, Liu Jiarong, Cao Dahua and Xu Ke are really strong, as for Zhong Chuhong's role in another time and space, it was replaced by actress Liu Lanxi from Taiwan.

was released in the first few days of Christmas, and until the New Year's Day, the box office of "Difficult Brothers" quickly broke 10 million, and it is still full of stamina.

After the box office of 10 million, Lei Juekun held a celebration banquet for "Difficult Brothers", and Alan Tam successfully transformed from a popular singer to a blockbuster comedian because of his continuous starring in two comedies with a box office of more than 10 million in "Little Fear" and "Difficult Brothers".

At this time, Xiang Huaqiang Yongsheng Film Company's "Jīng Costume Chasing Girls" also began to be released in Golden Harvest Cinemas after some publicity.

When "Jīng Pretending to Chase a Girl" was still in the promotion period, it received strong attention from the Hong Kong media, because the creative lineup of this movie was too weird.

Just looking at the name of the movie, it is reminiscent of the "Chasing Girls" in Xinyi City, but the screenwriter of the film is Kang Jianfei, and the heroes and heroines are Zhou Yunfa and Guan Zhilin of Dreamworks. What's even more bizarre is that the director of this movie is Wang Jing of the Shaw Brothers, and the other actors and behind-the-scenes personnel belong to several companies.

Taking advantage of the success of "Chasing Girls" last year, the reputation and quality of Kang Jianfei's screenwriter were hyped, and they also won the support of Zhou Yunfa and Guan Zhilin's fans, coupled with media discussions, the box office response of "Jīng Pretending to Chase Girls" was no worse than that of "Difficult Brothers".

In less than a week after its release, the box office of "Jīng Pretending to Chase Girls" has exceeded 5 million. Such a good start made the two bosses of Yongsheng Film Company smile happily at Xiang Huaqiang and Xiang Huasheng, and when the film was released for a week, they couldn't wait to hold a celebration banquet to invite guests.