My Hong Kong Island Filmmaker

Chapter 627 Re-enactment of the box office, against the market and exploded (5000+ big chapters, two in one!)
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In the TVB artist dormitory, Gu Tianle held a stack of books in one hand and took out a bunch of jingling keys to twist the door, which was very eye-catching in the cramped corridor.

The employees of TVB, who were not very familiar with or even had no contact with each other at all, greeted enthusiastically and proactively.

"Brother Le~ are you back?!"

"Sacred Gambler!"

"The box office of "The Gambler" has skyrocketed in the past two days, what awe!"

"I heard that, Ale, you are familiar with the big boss grandfather in the circle? Can you ask me for an autograph if you have a chance?"

"Brother Le is grandpa's number one pony boy. I heard that grandpa greeted you when you entered the training class, right, brother Le?"

Gu Zai held back a stiff smile, twisted his body, and explained in embarrassment, "I am also indebted to my grandpa...to take care of me."

"You can't say that, if no one is taking care of you, can you participate in "The Gambler"?" The uncle next to him squinted, smiled flatteringly, and spoke with the philistine of a small citizen.

"Just a coincidence~"

Gu Zai reluctantly hugged the book, neither entering nor retreating, so he could only bite the bullet and explain: "Usually when filming, I have a good relationship with everyone, so this time I got a chance to shoot..."

"Is that so? Ah Xing is really popular now~ Let me tell you, I had a very good relationship with Ah Xing back then, and I still took care of him..."

"My third aunt's sister's boyfriend's neighbor is a poker friend with Ah Xing's mother!"

"Ah Xing is really hot, and he can be considered to have climbed onto Grandpa's thigh, otherwise he would have no chance... To be honest, maybe someone else..."

Gu Zai smiled awkwardly, quickly hid in the door while no one was paying attention, hurriedly closed the door, leaned against the door with the back of the book in his arms, and took a long breath.

"The Gambler" is on fire!
Comparable to the previous "God of Gamblers", "Two Heroes", "Suspects", and "The True Colors of Heroes", they are phenomenal movies.It directly broke away from the category of ordinary excellent movies, and directly formed a trendy culture. Every street and alley is full of discussions about "The Holy Gambler".

Zhou Xingxing fights to become a horn!
At the beginning, the box office of "The Holy Gambler" ranked among the top three of the three films released at the same time.Generally speaking, the top three must be the third.That is the last one!
Three days!

With box office reputation and [-]'s strong and mature media resources, it went against the market in an instant!It caused a huge sensation among the group of young people on Hong Kong Island who still admit that they are Chinese!
In five days, the box office exceeded 1200 million Hong Kong dollars!The most important thing is that with time, the box office has not dropped but increased!And the explosive power was huge, there was a long queue in front of Xinbao Cinemas, which really shocked many people during the Christmas season!

The success of this drama, the outsiders cheered, but the insiders were shocked!

It is generally accepted that Wu Xiaozu is the strongest locomotive in [-], while the rest of you are good, but only good.Before, even my elder brother, Wang Zucheng, Liang Jiahui and even Luo Yijian had their own limitations in terms of box office appeal.

But now it's different!

Zhou Xingxing's momentum has a sign of breakthrough growth!This is what really scares everyone.

The success of "The Saint of Gamblers" not only means that [-] Locomotive has a trump card, but also proves that they can "remake" at the box office! !

Compared with "The Saint of Gamblers", "Supreme" has achieved remarkable results, with a box office of more than 800 million in five days, and the attendance rate is stable, and the reputation is also good.

The biggest gap is "The King of Gamblers". In five days, the box office was 610 million. The results are good, but the word-of-mouth is below freezing point.Of course, it's no problem for this drama to exceed tens of millions. From any perspective, this drama is sure to make money.

Of course, from the analysis of book investment, it must be a loss of money.

But it can't be counted~
The biggest sign of a phenomenon-level movie is that not only the leading role is popular, but the supporting roles are also well-known.

Zhang Min, Wu Mengda, Wu Junru and even Louis Koo!
In the past few days, it is normal for Gu Zai to be teased by many students in the training class, after all, we are all classmates.There were even many people who were not familiar with in the past suddenly appeared beside him, and most of their words had the idea of ​​getting to know Wu Xiaozu through Louis Koo.

This doubled Gu Zai's pressure.

He really didn't want to rely on 'Brother Zu', so he could only explain over and over again, shaking his head helplessly——

"This Le boy is just lucky... I guess he is nodding acquaintance with Wu Sheng at most~ The outside world is also spreading rumors~ Let's see, this time has passed, and it will be cold..."

"Who says it's not? If it's true that it's my grandfather's horse boy, why don't you see him playing the leading role? Luo Yijian is very popular right now..."

"Keep down—"

"I'm afraid he's a little red guy..."

The whispering voices from outside came in intermittently, and Gu Zai really wanted to open the door and curse back.

only--

He lowered his head and looked at the books in his arms. These were the original English editions of film theory books that Wu Xiaozu sent him from the United States.

There is also a paragraph written in beautiful fonts in the book, which roughly encourages him to study hard and read more.

He doesn't know the handwriting very well, but he vaguely thinks it should be Miss Lin.

As for why you noticed this.

He didn't say it... But in fact, he had been to Lin Qingxia's villa and seen the words written by the other party.

He would never admit this.

Isn't it normal for Hong Kong Island to have three wives and four concubines?Even if the system is abolished, this kind of thing still abounds among the people. Which rich man hasn't raised a few wives, let alone the grandfather is not married yet.

He is 100% in support of Zu Ge's decisions.

Because he didn't want to live up to the other party's expectations, he kept working hard, even harder than all the trainees in the same period, and even returned to the dormitory without going home for Christmas, and even...he secretly went to the Shaw Brothers studio to play tricks and hone his acting skills.

He remembered a sentence that his brother said: A good actor's talent is important, but hard work is more important!

Don't fall in love, don't go clubbing, don't skip classes, don't fight, don't cause trouble, don't make public...

After walking out of that place, he realized many things.

Thinking of this, I couldn't help but curled up the corners of my mouth and smiled, just say it, what can he do if his mouth grows on someone's face?

Put the book on the small desk, turn around and take out the toast and jam from the refrigerator...

"Dong Dong~"

Just as he rolled up his arms and sleeves, he scooped up jam and spread it on the toast, when there was an abrupt knock on the door.

The narrow room made it difficult for him to turn around, so he had to move the table and go out again.

Some living in Hong Kong Island is not bad!

This dormitory is still taken care of by TVB, and the benefits are given to him. Wu Xiaozu doesn't need to say hello to this kind of thing.Naturally, there are people who know how to do it.

The relationship between him and Wu Xiaozu has long been no secret in the eyes of some people in the entertainment industry, but more people still don't know about this relationship.

At what level do you know what level of things, it seems to be suspected of class division, but the fact is this fact.

"Brother Star???"

"Shh-"

Wearing a scarf, mask, sunglasses and hat, Zhou Xingxing hurriedly gave Gu Tianle a wink, and hurriedly hid in the room.

Gu Zai leaned on the door frame, looked left and right, and then breathed a sigh of relief.

What is popular spicy chicken?
wrong.

The popular spicy duck.

Zhou Xingxing is.

Yesterday at the road show at Xinbao Theater, Zhou Xingxing was torn into rags by crazy movie fans. There was a teacher who was full of maternal love, like Fan Deyibiao in the three provinces of the Northeast. Zhou Xingxing almost turned into a little Cuier.

Zhou Xingxing is really popular with movie fans, and it has reached the top~ It became so popular that the entire Christmas list became "Zhou Xingxing file", this kind of treatment is one of the few in Hong Kong Island.

It is enough to see how appealing Zhou Xingxing's comedy is.

"Brother Xing, you..."

Gu Tianle turned his head, just in time to see Zhou Xingxing eating his own bread bite by bite. o(╯□╰)o~
"I just participated in the recording of ATV's "Idiom" today, and I also recorded a radio program~ I feel like I'm exhausted. It's just close to you, so come and hide." Zhou Xingxing ate up the bread on the table in two bites, took Taking a sip from Bingkuo and raising his neck, he raised his head and saw Gu Tianle staring at him, "Is there anything else to eat? Bread is also fine—"

"...the last piece~"

Gu Tianle swallowed dumbly.

"Ha~ Fortunately, I have eaten..." Zhou Xingxing suddenly smiled.

pretty~
Gu Zai dug out a bottle of Coke from the refrigerator, trying to fill his stomach with fat house happy water.

"That... that... Gu Zai~" Zhou Xingxing leaned closer to Gu Tianle's side a little awkwardly, "You said "The Gambler" is a big hit at the box office, will the company send red envelopes to everyone?"

"It should be. It depends on the communication between Sir Jiang and Sister Jiahua from the finance department, right?" Gu Tianle answered truthfully.

"That's true—but Director Liu Zhenwei seems to have joined the company this time as a department manager. I think there is also a reason why "The Holy Gambler" is so successful... I heard that the next film will start shooting soon..." Zhou Xingxing looked around Say him.

"Brother Xing~ What do you want to talk about?"

"It's okay..."

Zhou Xingxing turned into a smiling face, and put his arms around his neck, "We will work together in the next play. By the way, is there any news from Brother Zu?"

"There is no news, just send a few books..." Gu Tianle pointed to the English books on the table.

"Books about acting?" Zhou Xingxing picked up the book and suddenly raised his head, "Brother Zu sent it to you?"

Gu Tianle looked at Zhou Xingxing, lowered his head, and suddenly said: "He mailed a few books, including this—this one and this one, and said that I would give it to you."

"real???"

Zhou Xingxing couldn't put it down and took the two books handed over by Gu Tianle, one of which was the English version of "Actor's Self-cultivation", and the other was about Buster Keaton's performance theory book.

"It's just that you come, I will send it to you." Gu Tianle said with a smile.

Zhou Xingxing flipped through the book and asked, "Do you think we should take the initiative to invite brother Zu to have a meal~"

"It's ok, but unfortunately I don't have my brother's phone number." Gu Tianle said helplessly.

"I have it, don't worry about it, I'll arrange it." Zhou Xingxing said with a smile.

"Is the filming of the next movie going to start soon?" Gu Tianle asked.

"The filming will start this week. It seems to be called "A Manga Going to the End of the World". I will ask Director Liu later to see if I can arrange a role for Gu Zai. After all, you, me and Uncle Da are the best partners!" Zhou Xingxing patted his chest with a smile, and then said with a strange expression: "I heard that Dasha was invited to come as a guest~ Heh——"

"That may be because of the cooperation of "Shuang Hero 2: Bloodbath". So we arranged for almighty people." Gu Tianle said.

"Is it?" Zhou Xingxing suddenly raised his eyebrows again——

"I also heard from today's paparazzi..." Gu Tianle added pretending to be calm.

"I heard that the company has a film package plan for next year... oh no... this year? Sir Jiang seems to be looking for newcomers. If we have the opportunity, we can see if we can recommend Gu Zai for you to play the leading role! The two of us know each other from "Young and Dangerous"... …

After all, they are all direct descendants of Brother Zu, look at the people in front of him and the diggers.Liu Qingyun, Wu Zhenyu, and Huang Qiusheng are also doing well, and I can be regarded as a salted fish turning over this time, and you are the only one missing...

You have a good relationship with Zu Ge~"

Instead, Zhou Xingxing began to care about Gu Tianle.

"I'm not in a hurry...I'm thinking of training from TV dramas first~" Gu Tianle made a pack of instant noodles without soaking them, and started chewing them dry.

"And stay..."

Zhou Xingxing broke it halfway, nodded and said: "That's true. Although the rhythm of TV dramas is a bit slower, they are also very physical and mental. TVB has a lot of work and many opportunities.

I also started from the side effects... Such a variety of attempts cannot be given by film shooting.

Of course, the only difference is that the wages are lower..."

"Yeah, brother Xing, your past hardships have now become your accumulation. Do you miss the past now?" Gu Tianle protected the instant noodles with his hands, chewing quickly.

"NO!"

Zhou Xingxing turned his head and looked at Gu Tianle seriously, "I don't miss those hardships at all! Also, Gu Zai, don't think success is equal to suffering. Suffering is just because we don't have other opportunities, not because we want to To be successful you have to suffer.

Many people say that one can become a master only by enduring hardships, but I don't think so at all.A lot of successful people miss the hard times, actually... I think that's the biggest lie ever told to all young people!

They only tell you that you can succeed through hardship, but is that really the case?Just like Brother Zu, does he really miss the days of suffering?Is his success really the only determinant of how much he has suffered?
So, Gu Zai... When you have the opportunity, you must seize it. "

When Zhou Xingxing said these words, his expression was very serious.

Gu Tianle was taken aback for a moment, then nodded, what the other party said made sense, of course, he didn't think it was all correct.

Of course suffering is not the only way to success, but it is one of the ways that many successful people go through.

Enduring hardship is not important, what is important is to hone yourself and sublimate yourself through this experience.He believes that Zhou Xingxing's ability to become a blockbuster now is really due to his previous suffering experience.

Of course, at this time, Zhou Xingxing didn't agree with it like this, which is reasonable!

The company's film program in 1989 was also extensive, and these people knew something about it.

据说，蒋生打算上半年就推出最少10部电影。其中A级投资1-2部，B级投资3-4部。B级以下投资5-6部上下。

At the same time, there are actually films already occupying places.

The "City of Sadness" in 1988 is not counted. In 1989, the first film of the film project, which was also a film with A-level investment, was "Two Heroes 2: Bloody Two Heroes" starring Zhou Runfa and Li Xiuchen, and directed by Wu Yusen. The salary of the two leading actors exceeds 600 million!
"A Manga Going to the End of the World" is just a small-cost comedy, and it also occupies a spot.

At the same time, Liu Weijun, Liu Zhenwei, Qiu Litao and others will also be planning to shoot new films. Coupled with the cooperation and discovery of new talents, 1989 is a crucial year for [-] Locomotive.

It can be said that "The Holy Gambler" slapped many people in the company's face, but it also made everyone willing to be slapped in the face.The box office of this movie was a big hit, giving everyone in the company a powerful shot in the arm!

Even, the company plans to launch China-Hong Kong co-productions and overseas co-productions.

……

"It's really bucking the trend—"

Zou Wenhuai habitually flipped through different newspapers, and all of them were soft articles touting "The Saint of Gamblers".

"Christmas dark horse is born, Zhou Xing soars to the sky!" - "Ming Pao".

"The pioneer of nonsensical comedy, save the unhappy "Gambler" Zhou Xingxing!" - "Wen Wei Po".

"Life is full of tastes, and life needs to laugh rightly—the comedy movie kicks off!"——"Hong Kong Island Commercial Daily".

"The Next Comedy Star?" - Oriental Daily News.

Zou Dingou cut the cigar and handed it to the eldest brother, "Wu Xiaozu has dug up another cash cow this time! The comedy market really needs such fresh blood. This kind of appeal, given him time to develop, is enough to threaten the Xu family brothers!"

"It doesn't take time, it's enough now!" Zou Wenhuai lit his cigar with a spray gun, took a sip, and said with a smile: "You have to see how fast the movie market is changing now, not to mention how much it is compared to a few years ago, compared to the past." Two or three years have changed more than one level.

Today, because of the success of [-] Locomotive, many independent film companies have sprung up.In the past, there was financial support from Wanwan, and later, Xinbao Cinemas provided theaters. It really changes every day.Therefore, Golden Harvest must keep up with the train of development, not only must continue overseas cooperation, but also increase efforts at home..."

"Don't worry, I have an arrangement here. I'm going to let Aaron and Amei collaborate on a movie together. The financing is also going on. At the same time, Yuan Yang is also preparing a new movie~"

Zou Dingou added: "It has been confirmed that "Uncle Zombie" will be skipped, but I also decided to support the new zombie film reported by Lin Zhengying... After all, there is still a market for zombie films."

"You'll be fine.

Have you heard of Mecca?I heard rumors that there is something wrong with New Art City? " Zou Wenhuai asked softly.

"I've also heard about it. It seems to be about filming. Do you need me to scan and listen?"

"That's not necessary~ Xinyi City has lost its courage in the past two years because of Mecca, Huang Baiming and Ishida. Pay more attention to the movie support plan made by [-] Locomotive, this time Being able to meet Zhou Xingxing is enough to show the feasibility of this plan. Let's see if Golden Harvest can increase its efforts in this regard.

Wu Xiaozu is also trying to make movies in North America, and his ambitions are not small.Hong Kong Island is definitely not going to be simple..." Zou Wenhuai, an old god, took care of the green plants, taking a sip from time to time with a cigar.

"See if Zhou Xingxing can dig it out!"

Before Zou Dingou left, he suddenly heard an abrupt sound from his elder brother, which made him startled.

"How do you know if you don't try?" Zou Wenhuai turned around and looked at his younger brother with a smile.

"You can study it with Brother Chang. We don't lose anything if we fail~ If we succeed~ Jiahe will make money!" Zou Wenhuai nodded his eyes, "I'm a good judge of people, Zhou Xingxing Flying this time, it won't fall in a short time..."

"Okay, I'll try it!" Zou Dingou also nodded.

At first, it was because [-] reported a film appointment with Zhou Xingxing, which dissuaded many people.But it turns out that in the face of absolute interests, there is nothing that cannot be tried!
In fact, not only Golden Harvest, but many companies are pursuing this idea.

Just as Wu Xiaozu secretly contacted Cheng Long, many companies are of course actively contacting Zhou Xingxing.

This kind of thing can't be stopped!

(End of this chapter)