A crescent moon climbs the treetops, and the stars dot the night sky.

Pillars of light followed the bright moon from the bottom up.

The sound of the car cheers it on.

In front of a cinema in Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong Island, there are cars constantly passing by, and the road here is narrow and there are many ramps.

There are a lot of pedestrians in this area, and accidents are frequent.

At this time, it was already ten o'clock in the evening, and a middle-aged man in his fifties was standing on the side of the road, wearing blue jeans, a black and white plaid shirt, a shoulder bag, a pair of glasses, a thin face, short hair, looking quite sven and energetic.

He also wears a mechanical watch on his wrist.

He is very ordinary in Hong Kong Island.

The vast majority of Hong Kong men are in this style.

At this moment, a middle-aged man wearing a blue casual suit, black jeans, and black sneakers came, this man was also wearing a pair of glasses, his face was better, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, and it could be seen that he was once a handsome guy.

"Over here."

When Lin Delu saw Er Dongsheng, he waved his hand and shouted.

Hearing this, Er Dongsheng immediately nodded.

"Sorry, I was stuck in traffic."

Lin Delu, like Er Dongsheng, is a director, and compared to others, he entered this circle at a very young age.

At the age of twenty-five, he directed his first film, and later filmed "The Four Detectives", "Hong Kong Island Dancer", "Women's Prison" and other films.

At the turn of the millennium, he had a serious illness, and at that time, Hong Kong Island films were in decline, so he stopped filming.

It wasn't until last year that he returned to the mountain and directed "Anti-Corruption" starring Louis Koo and Zhang Zhiling.

The film has been produced and the schedule has been determined, which will be released on the 19th of this month.

Lin De has been in the shadow for almost fifteen years, and he is not well-known in the mainland, but he does not need to work hard to publicize.

The focus of publicity is still Gu Tianle and Zhang Zhiling.

Today, "La La Land" was released, and his good friend Er Dongsheng invited Lin Delu to watch "La La Land" together.

"I invited you to watch Lee Shengyao's movie, just to hope that you have a preparation, this person is really talented, I have faced him several times, and I have died miserably.

And now the market is different, the mainland no longer likes our Hong Kong Island-style movies, they like some novel, or down-to-earth movies. ”

This is the meaning of Er Dongsheng.

Lin Delu knew that the real purpose of his good friend was to relax himself, so he didn't refute it, immediately nodded, and said with a smile: "I understand what you mean, don't worry, I will watch Director Li's movies well and learn more." ”

The two of them walked and chatted, and after entering the theater, the two found a place to sit down.

This is a small theater with 100 people, but the audience has heard a lot, almost 30 people.

Lin Delu saw it in his eyes, and there was a look of surprise on his face.

Er Dongsheng sighed, "Li Shengyao may be the director who is second only to Stephen Chow in Hong Kong Island in terms of appeal now, before "Parasite" was filmed on Hong Kong Island, which attracted a large number of Hong Kong Island fans, and he is also the behind-the-scenes boss of TVB.

He has a movie released, and TVB will work hard to promote it.

The current Hong Kong Island, me, Wang Jing, Tsui Hark, Tang Jili, are all gone, and young audiences don't like to watch it. ”

Lin Tak Lu did not expect such a huge change in the Hong Kong Island film market.

"At least seven or eight of the top 10 box office films on Hong Kong Island are Hollywood films, and only two or three are Chinese-language films, and they are at the bottom.

If Lee Shengyao's films can attract young people, that's a good thing, at least he's Chinese.

You wait, according to my speculation, "La La Land" can have a box office of more than 30 million, and your "Anti-Corruption" will have a box office of 15 million at most.

In a few days, Hollywood's "Transformers 4" will be released, and this movie may be able to get 100 million.

This is the current situation of the Hong Kong Island film market, and Hollywood movies dominate.

In the past, the big guys would be jealous of Lee Shengyao's appeal on Hong Kong Island, but later they didn't have such thoughts, Hollywood is the real enemy. ”

Er Dongsheng put his heart in his heart and said: "I hope you are prepared, don't be discouraged because the movie is not good at the box office on Hong Kong Island, we have to accept this reality, the movie is a big hit in the mainland, and we can survive." ”

Lin Delu nodded repeatedly, "I know, I understand." ”

"La La Land" won Best Actress and Best Director at Cannes, with a very good reputation, and the score by Lu Guanting and Tang Shuchen, both of whom are very proud to participate in this film, should be a good movie."

In Er Dongsheng's praise, the theater was much quieter, and the movie officially began.

The two directors did not speak, and watched quietly.

One hundred and thirty minutes later, amid the sobs of several schoolgirls, the movie ends.

Er Dongsheng clapped his hands, "It's much better than "If Love", no wonder I can win the award, this is the best song and dance film I have seen in recent years, even Hollywood song and dance films are not as good as it." ”

Lin Delu also nodded, "Very good, both commercial and artistic, this Director Li is very talented." ”

"Let's go out and talk."

Soon after, they came to a Chaoshan beef noodle shop, each ordered a bowl of beef noodles, and asked for a bottle of soy milk.

"Lao Lin, let's analyze it."

Er Dongsheng blinked, "What do you think of the box office of this movie?" ”

Lin Delu thought for a while, "I think the box office will be very good, this is a very good commercial film." ”

"Why do you say that?"

Lin Delu said while eating: "The first point is that the costume of the movie is very good, and the atmosphere is very good, as if there is really such a fantastic world, and there are really people like the male and female protagonists."

Such excellent details make it easier for the audience to bring in.

The second is an excellent actor, I have heard of Li Lianhua before, and I know that she is a first-line actress in the mainland, but I didn't expect that Yue Yueming's performance is very good.

The two of them danced, sang, played the piano, acted, and their lines were very good, and they were powerful actors.

The third point is that the rhythm of the movie is very good. ”

Speaking of this, Lin Delu paused and said with a smile: "The biggest problem with Hong Kong Island movies is not homogeneity, but the very poor rhythm of Hong Kong Island movies.

It hasn't changed even now. ”

Hong Kong Island movies have a bad rhythm, which is a notoriously faulty, just like TVB TV dramas, and there are often some redundant and messy plots.

This group of Hong Kong Island film directors is no longer as good as Peninsula directors in terms of commercial film production.

Lin Delu thought about it for a while, and then said: "The fourth and most important point is that this movie has an excellent story, about love and dreams, which can resonate with the audience.

The story is not new, but the whole is very complete and almost impeccable.

Based on the above four points, I think this movie is a very good commercial film and will get a good box office. ”

Er Dongsheng listened to Lin Delu's words and nodded, "Lao Lin, you are still as sharp as before, I believe that your "Anti-Corruption Storm" will have a good box office." ”

……

Lin Delu and Er Dongsheng parted and went home to rest.

Because he watched "La La Land" and knew that "La La Land" and "Godzilla" were the biggest opponents of "Anti-Corruption Storm" next, he paid special attention to the box office of "La La Land".

The next day, he met with the crew of "Anti-Corruption Storm" and inquired about the box office ranking of the previous day.

Yesterday, Hong Kong Island's daily box office champion was "La La Land", which got 3.8 million at the box office, and the runner-up was "Godzilla", which got 3.5 million at the box office.

And these two movies have a very good reputation.

A lot of young people are going to see it.

Louis Koo and Zhang Zhiling were very envious, and when chatting, they said that it would be good to have two million on the first day of "Anti-Corruption Storm".

Lin Delu has made many anti-corruption series of films, and has achieved good box office in the past.

He watched "La La Land" yesterday and thought it was very good, but he believes that "Anti-Corruption Storm" will not be bad at the box office.

In the next few days, in the Hong Kong Island Film Market, sometimes the Japanese crown belongs to "La La Land", sometimes the Japanese crown belongs to "Godzilla", and a week later, "La La Land" has a box office of 15.3 million on Hong Kong Island, and "Godzilla" has a box office of 14.6 million.

Lin Delu took the crew of "Anti-Corruption Storm" to Wanwan and the mainland.

There is no surprise, in the crooked market, the top two box office lists are "La La Land" and "Godzilla".

And the audience likes "La La Land" very much, and in just one week, it got 40 million box office.

And "Godzilla" only had a box office of 25 million.

In the mainland market, the top two daily box office lists are "La La Land" and "Godzilla".

The mainland market is large, tens of millions a day, and a week later, "La La Land" has a box office of 18.3 billion, and "Godzilla" has a box office of 1.8 billion.

If nothing else, the final box office of these two movies is around 400 million.

This made Lin Delu very envious, and at the same time looked forward to "Anti-Corruption Storm" even more.

When he was on Hong Kong Island before, the box office was only 20 or 30 million at most, but now that he has come to the mainland, he has the opportunity to make a box office of hundreds of millions, and he is very excited, imagining the scene of becoming a director of 100 million yuan.

At 6 p.m. on 19 June 2014, four new films were released in the Mainland, namely "Anti-Corruption Storm", "Who Moved My Dream", "Fantasia" and "The Necronomial Mask of the Face-Torturer".

Except for "Anti-Corruption Storm", the investment in the other three films will not exceed 20 million.

"The Necronomial Mask of the Face-Torturer" is a low-cost suspense film, with an investment of no more than five million.

There is no doubt that there are no ghosts in such a suspense movie, and in the end it is either the protagonist is schizophrenic, or a dream, or the protagonist fantasizes before he dies.

But such a bad movie is quite popular.

is like in the last batch of movies, "Stirring Youth" pounced like a dog, but "Combing Hair in the Middle of the Night" had a box office of more than 10 million.

Lindlok didn't bother to pay attention to the other three films, and he only had "La La Land", "Godzilla", and "Anti-Corruption Storm" in his heart.

However, he suffered a slap in the face at the premiere, and he thought that his movie premiere, with male stars like Louis Koo and Zhang Zhiling, should be the first on the first day.

However, the first film in the list is "La La Land", the second is "Godzilla", and the third is "Anti-Corruption Storm".

Although the three films are more than 20% scheduled, the gap is not big.

But there is no doubt that in the minds of theater managers, the most profitable movie is "La La Land", then "Godzilla", and the third is "Anti-Corruption Storm".

His new movie is actually not as good as the two old films.

Lin Delu was unconvinced, he worked hard with Louis Koo, Zhang Zhiling and others to promote, expecting that the movie could slap the theater manager in the face.

Soon after, the daily box office list came out.

The single-day box office of "Anti-Corruption Storm" is only 15 million, while "La La Land" and "Godzilla" are both more than 20 million.

And the attendance rate of "Anti-Corruption Storm" is also not as good as that of "La La Land" and "Godzilla".

"Hong Kong films are still old routines, either police and bandits, or the Independent Commission Against Corruption, I'm really tired of watching it."

"It's Louis Koo again, he has five or six movies a year, does he really have time to think about the role?"

"A movie with no new ideas will have a total box office of more than 100 million."

Lin Delu read the comments of netizens, and then realized that mainland audiences can't watch the old routines of Hong Kong films.

He had no choice but to look forward to attracting more audiences in the future.

However, Lin Delu obviously does not understand the mainland market, there has never been a Hong Kong film counterattack in the mainland, there is no good reputation on the first day, and there will be no better box office in the future.

In the following days, "La La Land" and "Godzilla" grossed more than 20 million every day.

And "Anti-Corruption Storm" quickly fell to the level of five or six million, which is not at the same level as the previous two movies.

This made Lin Delu very helpless.

After the second week, "La La Land" and "Godzilla" both grossed 330 million.

And "Anti-Corruption Storm" only had a box office of more than 50 million in the first week.

On June 27th, "Transformers 4: Rebirth in a Desperate Situation" was released, and all the old film schedules suffered a cliff-like decline.

"Transformers 4" is crazy about attracting money, and other movies are seducing and cutting off, in addition to "La La Land" and "Godzilla", it can be tens of millions.

For example, "Anti-Corruption Storm" only has about two million left.

Other people's movies easily reach hundreds of millions, but their own movies don't have 100 million in the end.

Lin Delu only then understood the fact that it is not easy for him to become a director of 100 million yuan.

The world has really changed, and Hong Kong films have long been out of fashion.

What makes Lin Delu even more sad is that "Anti-Corruption Storm" on Hong Kong Island is not good.

Er Dongsheng's prediction is right, "La La Land" and "Godzilla" both have a box office of more than 30 million on Hong Kong Island.

But Er Dongsheng's box office prediction for "Anti-Corruption Storm" was wrong.

A week has passed, "Anti-Corruption Storm" only has a box office of more than 6 million, and now that "Transformers 4" is coming, the final box office may only be about 10 million, and it is impossible to reach 15 million.

Lin Delu has long known that Hollywood movies are popular, and in the 90s of the last century, Hollywood movies crushed Hong Kong Island movies.

What he didn't expect was that the movie he carefully produced was not as good as Li Shengyao's song and dance film.

In the past, mainland movies have always been unpopular on Hong Kong Island, and even classic movies such as "Farewell My Concubine" have a box office of less than 10 million.

But Lee seems to be the exception, and his films make Hong Kong Island audiences willing to buy tickets.

It's really at stake, it's very powerful.

(End of chapter)