The richest man

Chapter 139 The Movie Is Released
Mai Jia and Shi Tian accepted the script excitedly, and couldn't wait to open it and read it.

Zhang Jun's script is the number one in Hong Kong, and it will definitely be a hit!

Many movie fans in Hong Kong go to the movies just because of Zhang Jun's name.

New Arts City had a good start and shot Zhang Jun's script. Mai Jia and Shi Tian were naturally very excited.

In the previous life, New Art City's first film was also "Funny Times". The highly cartoon-style action comedy style of the film not only made New Art City a success at the box office, but also allowed its creative team to grasp the screen creativity in the form of comics, laying a solid foundation New Art City's style of focusing on comedy.

The film tells the story of a homeless man in a post-war society in economic decline, in the midst of starvation and poverty, he meets the orphan Wang Wei, the poor singer Xiuwen, and a drunk, and a bad person who traffics people kidnaps the singer and the orphan together Let's go, and finally the story of the tramp and the drunk who rise up to subdue the bad guys and rescue the orphan and the showgirl.

However, this film still has many flaws in its previous life.

For example, the director of the film, John Woo, attempted to combine American Chaplin's burlesque films with Hong Kong's local comedies.

The use of doctrine has always made the film itself lack of soul.

When Zhang Jun was writing the script, he couldn't help thinking about this issue carefully. In the end, he simply reduced the imitation of Chaplin and added more Hong Kong funny plots, making "Funny Times" more localized.

"Boss, this script is very interesting!" Shi Tian quickly read the script and couldn't help but said to Zhang Jun.

Zhang Jun smiled slightly, and said to Shi Tian: "This script is tailor-made for you. I think if you are asked to imitate Chaplin, you will be able to imitate it perfectly!"

Upon hearing this, Shi Tian said to himself: "Boss, don't worry, I'm sure I'm qualified for this role!!!"

"Ok!"

The production cost of this film is very cheap, less than 100 million Hong Kong dollars, and the Hong Kong box office revenue is at least 600 million Hong Kong dollars.

If you add the fame of screenwriter Zhang Jun, it is not impossible for the box office to exceed 1000 million Hong Kong dollars.

In addition, Hong Kong films have always paid little attention to publicity, but Zhang Jun is very aware of the importance of publicity.In later generations, the publicity cost of a movie often exceeds the production cost of the movie.

At present, Zhang Jun owns theaters, TV stations, newspapers, magazines, etc., and is uniquely endowed with publicity, so the box office revenue of his own films is generally higher than in history.

Mai Jia and Shi Tian happily bid farewell to Zhang Jun with the script.

Seeing this, Zhang Jun smiled, it was just a script, and he seemed to be about to be mythologized by everyone now. Although "Funny Times" is good, I am afraid it is far from being comparable to movies such as "Happy Ghost" and "Drunken Master".

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As mid-September approaches, the promotional work for the movie "Junior and Brother" has already started.

Screenwriter: Zhang Jun.

Director: Cheng Long.

Starring: Cheng Long.

Just looking at the screenwriter, director and starring creative staff is enough to attract fans.

"Hi, did you know that Cheng Long and Zhang Jun's new movie will be released soon."

"Really? When will it be released?! Cheng Long and Zhang Jun have joined forces. This new movie is definitely good. I like Cheng Long's "Drunken Master" the most. I don't know if this movie can surpass "Drunken Master" !"

"It will be released on September 9th, and Cheng Long is also the director of this movie!!"

"No, Cheng Long can still be a director?"

"Why can't this be called? Look at Cheng Long's big brother Hong Jinbao, he is not only an actor, but also a director! Cheng Long will probably follow the same path as Hong Jinbao!"

"I hope this movie will look better!" The fan who spoke worriedly said.Not everyone can be a director. After all, Cheng Long is too young to be competent.

Shaw.

Shao Yizhen looked at the newspaper, frowned slightly, turned to look at an executive of Shaw Brothers Film Company, and asked, "Which movie will our Shaw Brothers release on September 9th?"

"A ghost movie "Ghost Cry" with an investment of 110 million Hong Kong dollars..."

The investment of 110 million Hong Kong dollars is considered a big production in Shaw Brothers.

Shao Yizhen heard the words, and immediately said: "Change the file and replace it with other low-profile movies. On September 9th, Cheng Long and Zhang Jun's movie will be released on this day, we'd better avoid it!"

Although Shao Yifu didn't want to admit it, in fact he was afraid of Zhang Jun and Cheng Long's movies.

In order to avoid losses, the films with relatively large investment had to be shifted.

It's not that Shao Yizhen didn't think about sniping Zhang Jun and Cheng Long's movies, but the point is that he sniped it himself?
I'm afraid that it's not because I didn't succeed in sniping the opponent, but I was squeezed to death instead.

"Okay, boss!" The executive nodded again and again, thinking that this move was a wise move!

It was almost the same with Golden Harvest. They didn't dare to use the film they invested in against "Junior Brother", but picked a film from an independent film company as cannon fodder.

The same goes for the Golden Princess Cinemas.

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"Boss, this is the schedule of Shaw Brothers, Golden Harvest and Golden Princess Cinemas!" Huang Baiming smiled and handed a document to Zhang Jun.

Zhang Jun looked at it, and suddenly found it funny.

"These three companies seem to be afraid of "Junior and Brother", so they have chosen to close the war and use the low-budget movie as cannon fodder!"

"Boss, the combination of Cheng Long and your fame is a strong guarantee for the box office! It's normal for them to be afraid!"

Zhang Jun smiled faintly, and dismissed these three companies, "They will only be more and more afraid of us in the future!"

Soon, September 9th will arrive.

At 12 o'clock noon, the premiere of "Junior and Brother Going Out" was held.

At the premiere, the stars gathered.

Crowds of people, shoulders rubbing heels, so lively!

When the reporters saw so many stars, they couldn't help but click their tongues, secretly thinking that the influence and strength of Legendary Film Company is really awesome, and most of the people in the entertainment industry in Hong Kong came to join them!
After the grand premiere ceremony, it went directly to the viewing session.

Everyone came to the cinema with curiosity.

The lights of the cinema dimmed suddenly, and the official screening of the film began.

After a while, the audience in the cinema kept laughing.

Sitting in the cinema, Cheng Long didn't focus on the screen, but kept observing the audience's reaction and eavesdropping on the audience's discussion.

"Cheng Long's kung fu comedy is the most interesting, very funny!"

"This movie is pretty good! Cheng Long impressed me a little bit, I didn't expect him to be a director and he did a pretty good job!"

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When Cheng Long heard others praise him, he couldn't help but feel elated and felt a sense of accomplishment, and he was confident in writing, directing and acting in his next film.

(End of this chapter)