My Hong Kong Island Filmmaker

Chapter 33 Dark Horse Stance

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The publicity and promotion efforts have been intensified, and the word of mouth has continued to heat up, which has brought the attention of some citizens of Hong Kong Island.

subway station.

Luo Zhiliang was holding a briefcase and biting a hot dog in his hand. Like all office workers, he rushed to work on the subway early in the morning.

"A newspaper."

Passing by the newsstand, he took two steps and then backed up, took out a coin and handed it to the boss.Pick up a copy of The New Paper.

Walking on the road, flipping through the pages, a film review article of "The Butcher in the Rain" came into view.

"The Butcher in the Rainy Night uses a lot of colors to metaphorize the psychological fluctuations of the characters. At the beginning of the film, the red taxi is particularly eerie in the dim, warm and dark environment. There is a color style of Western oil painting...  

Here I would like to praise Liang Gahui, the actor who plays the leading role!He gave a hall-level performance... Calm, rational, crazy, perverted, gloomy, terrified, bloody, the whole film brought the audience into the film, and every second was terrifying as the film was shown.

If the design in the front is the director's bold application of shots and colors, then the rendering of the atmosphere and the rhythm in the second half are amazing.I thought the killer movie would only show off blood, but the director used the camera to interpret what it means to analyze human nature! "The Butcher in the Rain" can be regarded as a milestone film of Hong Kong Island thriller.Therefore, audiences who like thrillers and horror themes must not miss it! "

The film critic swayed more than a thousand words, and Luo Zhiliang watched it with relish.In my heart, I was suddenly curious about this movie with the title of Hong Kong-made thriller and murderer.Coincidentally, there is a theater where the film is shown behind the newspaper.You can book by phone.

Early in the morning, all Hong Kong office workers, students, and people who follow entertainment newspapers saw the report on "The Butcher in the Rainy Night" and the news of Liang Gahui.

"Liang Gahui starred in two works directed by Li Hanxiang, "Burning the Old Summer Palace" and "Downing the Curtain". With his portrayal of the Emperor Xianfeng, he defeated many male stars and won the title of Best Actor. However, the Wanwan authorities blocked our port for unwarranted reasons. The rising star of the island..." - "New Evening News".

The column above the "New Evening News" praised Liang Gahui to the sky, constantly complained about his injustice, and scolded the dictatorship of the Wanwan cultural department.

This toast made Liang Gahui happy, nourished, and floated away.

Holding the newspaper and hanging around in front of Wu Xiaozu for two days, the angry Wu Xiaozu led a group of brothers to find Jiang Jiahua every night... After eating, Liang Gahui was heartbroken, and he gave up.

"Have you heard that the sensational perverted murderer was adapted into a movie." White-collar office workers gathered together to gossip.

They are very familiar with the "Lin Guoyun" case a few years ago, and a perverted murder movie about him undoubtedly makes these people very sensitive and curious.

"Wow, ***, ***, broken-corpse, so exciting!" This is a new generation of non-mainstream Hong Kong Island influenced by Western hippie culture.Everything heavy is a subculture they like to pursue.

"Actor Liang Gahui? Filming again? I was dragged by him and bought several bracelets at the night market before. Does this mean that bracelets will appreciate in value?"

The audience of thrillers and horror films themselves is concentrated among young people. In recent years, there have been fantasy films represented by "Mr. Zombie" on Hong Kong Island, and the box office is very good.The main contributors to the box office are young white-collar workers and school students.

A wave of publicity helped "The Butcher in the Rainy Night" to rise steadily, and the film critics praised the film as a whole.

Of course, there are also some newspapers who think the film is vulgar, flirtatious, erotic, nude~excessive, bloody, dark, and of poor quality.

"The whole movie of "The Butcher in the Rain" is full of dark human distortions. After watching this movie, I only see a pervert who keeps killing people. Every scene is bloody and disgusting. It's a big rotten movie that sells dog meat with a sheep's head!" - "Ta Kung Pao"

There is also a lot of negative news.Many serious newspapers have criticized the film.Even thought this movie would teach bad young people.

This polarized comment also boosted the film's reputation in disguise.But on the other hand, it also limited the audience of the film.

However, the massacre movie itself has a very fixed audience.It can't be compared to the magical kung fu of "Mr. Zombie".Not to mention those big hit movies.

Negative news is also normal. Even in "The True Color of Heroes", some people scold and teach bad children.There is no art form and carrier in the world that everyone likes.

When Wu Xiaozu decided to shoot a murderous thriller, he had the purpose of attracting attention and high topicality.I was already mentally prepared to be scolded.

Fortunately, most critics and critics are still supportive of the film.The continuous publicity also contributed to the film's box office.

Affected by word of mouth and publicity, that is, after the tepid box office for the first two days, the box office of "The Butcher in the Rainy Night" has increased significantly since the third day.

In five days, the box office easily won a good result of [-] million Hong Kong dollars.

For a horror movie, a niche movie, this kind of box office is enough to be called a "box office dark horse".This is inseparable from the energy of the Jiang family.

Of course, this also proves the market potential of Hong Kong Island movies from the side.

In 1980, the total box office of Hong Kong Island exceeded 1.843 million, reaching 8 million, with an average ticket price of [-] Hong Kong dollars.

81年就达到了2.41亿，票价涨到10港币。82年4.04亿、83年4.11亿、84年5.6亿、85年6.08亿。

In 6 years, the market revenue has doubled 6 times.The growth rate is amazing!

Before September 1986, the total box office in Hong Kong reached 9 million, breaking last year's record is just around the corner.

If there is no accident, within the past two years, the local box office on Hong Kong Island will make a 10 billion box office plate.This has been proven in previous lives!
These are only the local box office on Hong Kong Island, the Bay Market, the Japanese and Korean markets, the Southeast Asian market and even the European and American markets are not included.

In the 80s, it was more than one billion yuan. Are you still wondering why the society is making money?Selling fans doesn't make a lot of money without making movies.

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Liang Gahui has been interviewed by several media in the past few days. The reporters are very interested in the sad journey of this poor actor returning to the big screen.It made him a little out of the limelight during this time in September.

Jiang Jiahua played a big role in this.Coupled with the greeting from the big director Li Hanxiang, Liang Gahui's return to the entertainment circle is a matter of course.

Now, with just an opportunity, the Wanwan Cultural Department should be able to unblock it.

I believe that with Li Hanxiang's care and Jiang Jiahua's long-sleeved dance skills, with Liang Gahui's popularity during this period, it is not difficult to find this opportunity.

In later generations, the Wanwan authorities even explained that Liang Gahui was only sealed for one year to set an example!So everyone knows about it.

Don't argue with the Bayan authorities about this kind of thing. These politicians are very good at pulling your IQ to his level, and then reward you with a tea egg with years of idiot experience!

Compared with Liang Gahui's enthusiasm, Wu Xiaozu, the director, is more curious from insiders.They all think that this young man is very thoughtful and has certain attainments in the field of horror films.

It is almost classified into the frame type of "eighteen-line directors of low-cost horror films".It's a far cry from the top directors.

"Azu, when is your next movie?" This was the first sentence Wu Xiaozu said when he saw Jiang Zhiqiang.

The box office of "The Butcher in the Rainy Night" is soaring, and it has the momentum to become a dark horse at the box office. As a businessman, how could Jiang Zhiqiang give up such an opportunity to make money?And he also wants to follow such an opportunity to enter the field of investment and production.

For the time being, Wu Xiaozu is in line with the requirements of their Antai Films.

"As soon as possible, I will save the script and show it to Jiang Sheng." Wu Xiaozu agreed without thinking.At this time, Wu Xiaozu still had no choice.

The market decides to make.If someone can invest, he has no reason to refuse.

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