My Hong Kong Island Filmmaker

Chapter 236 Hit it halfway

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""Young and Dangerous 2 Raptors Crossing the River" broke through 2000 million box office, and both films in the series are scheduled to top ten in the annual box office list!" - "Oriental Daily".

The next day, "Oriental Daily" counted the box office rankings from the Spring Festival stalls to the deadline in 1987.

At the end of each year, "Film Weekly" will select the top ten Chinese-language films of the previous year in a special issue.This kind of selection itself does not judge the success or failure by the box office. The box office itself cannot measure the quality of a film.

But in the commercial world, you cannot deny that the box office is sometimes more intuitive and authoritative than the so-called word of mouth and selection awards!
As of 1987, among the most popular Hong Kong movies, "Brothers of the Dragon" 3670 was the leading one, followed by "Young and Dangerous", "The Wind and Cloud of Dragon and Tiger", "Rich and Rich", "Legend of Wesley", "Heroes" and "Two Wives in One House" are good box office movies.

Of course, no one expected that the box office of such a low-cost sequel as "Young and Dangerous 2 Raptors Crossing the River" would be so hot.This movie will be a blockbuster, and many people expected it, but with a box office hit of 2300 million, it directly entered the top four of this year's box office rankings so far. This result is too terrifying.

The limelight is comparable to the terrifying "Fu Xing" series back then. In 1985, "Fuxing Gaozhao" topped the annual box office list with 3080 million, followed by "Summer Lucky Star" with 2900 million.

Even "Police Story", which had a profound influence on Hong Kong films, could only win the No. [-] draft.

According to the ratio of investment income, the profit of the "Young and Dangerous" series is undoubtedly even more terrifying!It made countless people jealous to the point of drooling, wishing they could replace it.

Although many people know that the summer season will definitely impact the current box office rankings, but based on past data, the "Young and Dangerous" series really has a chance to enter the top ten box office lists together.

The most important point-this movie has very little investment and there is continuity.Unlike "Fu Xing", the "Best Partner" series does not have much echo before and after. There is a strong causal and logical relationship between each part of "Young and Dangerous", which is especially important.

Anyone who knows the business knows that the sense of expectation created by this kind of sequel is conducive to the cultivation of loyal movie fans.If you don't know, why not take a look at the power of martial arts serialized in "Ming Pao" back then!

"1024 Locomotive Film Company, dark horse to the end!!" - "Sing Tao Daily".

"Sing Tao Daily" focused on "1024 Locomotive Film Studio", calling it another dark horse film company in the independent film circle.Even compare it with Mai Dangxiong Film Company, Film Studio, etc.

1024 Locomotive has more characteristics of an independent film production company than the latter two.After all, there is actually a shadow of Jiahe behind Mai Dangxiong Film Company, not to mention the film studio, the behemoth Princess Jin stands behind.

Although Tsui Hark is ugly, there are people behind him who support him!
Box office hit!

The "Young and Dangerous" series was born, and Luo Yijian really let everyone see the power of a popular fresh meat.

Compared with the non-reproducibility of Cheng Long and Sammo Hung, many people have seen the possibility of copying from "Young and Dangerous".

……

Golden Harvest Film Company.

"Today's youngsters are really amazing."

The hearty, low-key and gentle old man smiled and shook the "Oriental Daily" newspaper in his hand, "In just a few months, the two movies have exceeded 2000 million, which is really sharp. Is it really so easy to earn money now?"

Looking at the old guy who was holding an afternoon tea not far away and reading the financial newspaper, the thin old man joked: "One after another is a big hit, it's quite a bit of your drive back then."

"It's so sharp—"

Sitting at the side, He Guanchong smiled and gave a thumbs up, "The "Young and Dangerous" series completely messed up our Golden Harvest film schedule for this year, which is amazing."

"It's normal for the younger boy to be a little angry."

Zou Wenhuai put down the English financial newspaper, took off his glasses, and rubbed the bridge of his nose, "In less than the first half of this year, the total box office of Hong Kong movies has increased by more than [-]%, and the financial index has increased by several points. The domestic box office on Hong Kong Island is expected to hit a new high throughout the year, and the box office in other cities is even more astonishing.”

Zou Wenhuai glanced at Cai Yongchong and He Guanchong, the two old buddies, and said with a smile, "The Golden Harvest family of the Hong Kong movie ticket store can't swallow it.

That's why we support film companies such as Baohe, Weihe, Taihe, Xu's, Dalu, Baoxiang, and Heping.

Only when the movie cake is made big enough can the profits be more substantial.Otherwise, why should we go to Hollywood to go through the muddy water? "

"You mean to win him over?"

He Guanchong took a sip of English-style black tea, and smiled in surprise, "I'm afraid that the younger generation will be too arrogant and ungrateful. The other party's character is no better than Aaron and the others."

Zou Wenhuai shook his head, "Now this kid's luck is on his side, so it's natural to win him over.

Golden Harvest has been able to make it to this day, relying on the people's hearts that can only be won by sharing these two words.I, Zou Wenhuai, never wanted to wipe out the universe..." Speaking of this, the three of them laughed.

Obviously there is something implied in the latter sentence.The Lei family behind the Golden Princess, who started in the medical industry and then moved to transportation and real estate, is deeply rooted in Hong Kong Island. He has always wanted to clear up the world and the film industry.

In the past few years, the film companies Xinyicheng, Yongjia, Eryou, Yu Yunzhang, Liu Shi, Brothers, Tianping, Yingyi, Jiaying, and heroes...

There will be no less than 30!
New Art City is only a few tenths of it!It's just that the size of the New Art City family exceeds the sum of countless families.Since the reorganization of Lisheng Cinemas into Golden Princess Cinemas in the 70s, the giant Golden Princess has been determined to dominate Hong Kong Island.That's why an extremely shocking film ecosystem has been created.

The size of the Lei family on Hong Kong Island is not small. From Lei Kui back then to Lei Juekun today, they can be regarded as a wealthy family on Hong Kong Island.

"It would be great to be able to win over, but if you can't win over..."

Zou Wenhuai's squinting and kind-hearted smile is like a quaint and thin bald old man who leads the house to buy vegetables.

"Mecca may also have the intention to win over." He Guanchang reminded, "The two sides collaborated on a "Two Heroes", with an investment of more than 500 million."

"If this youngster can really be attracted by Mecca, then Golden Harvest can 100% win him over."

Cai Yongchang confidently shook the "Oriental Daily" in his hand, and said: "New Art City has been rushing for several years, and now it is not in internal friction? Otherwise, Tsui Hark and the others would not have left one by one. I don't believe it can be operated. Young people with a blockbuster movie franchise can't see that.

I'm afraid that people's eyes are too high..."

"The film industry on Hong Kong Island is full of battles. Golden Harvest has its own pier and attracts countless ships to dock. This is a win-win situation. If the other party really wants to ride the wind and waves, then we might as well give the other party a ride."

Zou Wenhuai put on the glasses, and said in a cold voice, "The Marquis of Huaiyin said that he used sandbags to block the water, and led the army to attack halfway. Annihilate the enemy in one go, defeat the enemy to death—"

"Halfway and hit it?"

He Guanchong blurted out, showing an interested smile, "This young man is proud enough."

"A young boy who can play with retreat and make progress in the dark also has the capital to be proud." Zou Wenhuai smiled admiringly.

He had a good impression of Wu Xiaozu who made unscrupulous moves back then, and he saw a bit of the shadow of Shao Lao Liu who was fighting for his life in the other party.

Of course, tycoons like them always say that appreciation is appreciation, death or death.Interest determines attitude.

"I heard that Lei Ming Pictures, the second son of Lei's family, is also following the trend to shoot 'Young and Dangerous'?" He Guanchang suddenly mentioned.

"Really? Lei's family has really mixed appetites." Cai Yongchang curled his lips in disdain.

Thunder Pictures.

Although the Lei family is in charge of the Golden Princess Entertainment Co., Ltd., it does not mean that the Lei family is the only one talking.

The Chen family represented by Chen Rongmei in Princess Jin, the Feng family represented by Feng Bingzhong, and the interests of shareholders such as Li Maowen.It not only represents the interests of the theater chain, but also has the interests of producers and distributors.

For this reason, the Lei family naturally also has its own independent film company: Lei Mao (International) Film Trading Company and Lei Ming Pictures.Lei Mao is a film distribution company co-operated by Lei Yunqing, the eldest son of the Lei family, and Li Maowen.

The film distribution business in other cities, especially Wanwan, has an inseparable relationship with Longxiang Films. In the 80s, they were able to share equal shares with Golden Harvest in Wanwan.

In contrast, the second son, Lei Yunlong, was more interested in producing films, so he entrusted Lei Ming to start Lei Ming Pictures. Since the establishment of the Golden Princess in the 70s, Lei Ming Films has also shot many films, especially the cooperation with Liu Jiayu's Liu Film Company.Filmed a lot of kung fu movies.

In recent years, Leiming Pictures has not been well-known in the circle, but with the support of the Golden Princess Cinemas behind it, it has produced a lot of bad movies and made a lot of money.People in the film industry also turned a blind eye to this.

After all, the Lei family is behind it!
"The younger generation is very angry, and there must be a place to vent it." Zou Wenhuai said with a smile.

"I heard that Second Young Master Lei really likes female celebrities..." He Guanchong chimed in.

"Isn't that bad? We three old guys are plotting against a young boy here..." Cai Yongchang shook his head with a smile, "I think highly of him too."

"That's all I mentioned. Now our most important thing is to ensure that the summer holidays go smoothly. Don't forget that this young boy in the Spring Festival holiday gave me a huge surprise! There is no shortage of verbal wars.

Although "Brother Dragon and Brother Tiger" was a big hit at the box office, Aaron still had quite a few criticisms.You can't just give up the summer vacation to New Art City and Debao, right?

Both Aaron and Sanmao have brought out masterpieces, but I don't believe that "The True Colors of Heroes" is coming out of New Arts City! ! "He Guan advocated tiredly.

"I heard that "The True Colors of Heroes 2" is being filmed?" Zou Wenhuai asked.

"Wu Yusen is indeed filming "The True Colors of Heroes 2", but the progress is very slow, and it is impossible to catch up with the summer vacation." Cai Yongchang replied.

Last year's "The True Colors of Heroes" caught Golden Harvest by surprise.It led to the layout of the film throughout the year, and even affected the market of the entire Southeast Asian ticket warehouse.

"The True Colors of a Hero" can be described as sweeping across the bay, Japan, South Korea, and Southeast Asia!
For giants like them, the domestic box office on Hong Kong Island is very important, but what is more important is the box office results in other cities that are now more and more explosive.

"Anyway, be careful sailing for thousands of years!" Zou Wenhuai concluded.

　Fortunately, fortunately, I caught up!Meow meow, ran to the bathroom more than a dozen times tonight...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)