Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 205
"Five Lucky Stars will accompany you to welcome the new year and celebrate the new year happily, so use a title like this."

There is less than a week left before the release of "Five Lucky Stars".

At this time, the concept of Lunar New Year's film has not yet emerged, and most filmmakers believe that the best time is during the summer vacation and Christmas.

They all feel that around the Spring Festival, people are already preparing for the New Year, and there is no time to go to the movies.

And Lin Daoqiu's "Five Lucky Stars" happens to be a pure New Year's film.

Star-studded, full of jokes, and wonderful martial arts scenes.

Putting these together becomes the most important factor in attracting the audience.

But as soon as Lin Daoqiu proposed this idea, most people, including Sammo Hung, opposed it.

"Mr. Lin, the Chinese New Year is coming soon. Everyone is preparing for the Chinese New Year. How can we have time to go to the movies?"

"I think it's best to release it after the Chinese New Year."

Not only Sammo Hung, but even Wen Jun and Zheng Danrui held this view.

Although Lin Daoqiu has never missed a shot before, the date of the movie's release has a great impact on the box office.

They all thought it was a very risky thing for Lin Daoqiu to release "Five Lucky Stars" before the Spring Festival.

Looking at the worried expressions on Sammo Hung and the others, Lin Daoqiu was still understandable, after all, they hadn't seen the power of Lunar New Year.

"I spent a total of 180 million on filming the entire film of "Five Lucky Stars"."

Lin Daoqiu spent a total of 100 to 30 yuan for the film alone.

Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao paid 100 million in total.

And this is because Jackie Chan and Yuen Biao don't have many roles, otherwise the film salary alone would have exceeded 200 million.

It can be said that this "Five Lucky Stars" is a major local production in Xiangjiang in recent years.

When Lin Daoqiu didn't say it before, everyone didn't see it.

But now after hearing what he said, they realized that this is really a blockbuster movie.

"And I also prepared 50 yuan to spend on advertisements, so the total investment of this drama has exceeded 200 million yuan."

Everyone gasped when they heard this. They feel that making movies now is not the same as before.

At this time last year, 50 yuan was enough to make a good movie, but only a year later, the production cost of the movie has reached 200 million yuan.

"Since I have spent so much money, of course I hope to have a good box office, so you don't need to worry about me. This movie has already been booked and will be released a week before the Spring Festival."

Lin Daoqiu was so generous all of a sudden, and he was willing to spend 50 yuan for publicity.

This tear-jerking drama is still being screened in Taiwan, and within a month or so, the box office has reached 7000 million Taiwan dollars, which is about 1000 million Hong Kong dollars.

After deducting some expenses, Lin Daoqiu finally got 400 million Hong Kong dollars, which somewhat alleviated his embarrassment of lack of money.

"Since Mr. Lin has said so, then I have no objection."

Sammo Hung also kindly reminded Lin Daoqiu that since the filming of the film is over now, if he loses money by then, it will be Lin Daoqiu's own responsibility.

But in his heart, he still hopes that Lin Daoqiu can succeed.

After all, if a new schedule can be found, for those of them who rely on movies for a living, it will also add a way to make money.

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"More than 200 million yuan to make a film, is Lin Daoqiu crazy?"

Zou Wenhuai heard that the production cost of "Five Lucky Stars" was as high as more than 200 million, which made him not know what to say.

Could it be that he wants to spend a lot of money to smash the box office in exchange for a 2000 million buyout fee?

"With Lin Daoqiu's ability, the production cost of 200 million yuan is actually not high."

At this time, He Guanchang suddenly and very rarely stood by Lin Daoqiu's side.

Zou Wenhuai raised his head and looked at He Guanchang in surprise, but soon he was relieved.

"He has put forward a new concept, which, if successful, will change our understanding of schedules."

"Are you talking about movies released during the Chinese New Year?"

When Zou Wenhuai first heard Lin Daoqiu's idea, he felt that Lin Daoqiu was playing the piano indiscriminately.

During the Chinese New Year, everyone is so busy preparing for the New Year's Eve that they are so busy, why would anyone go to the theater to watch a play.

"Lin Daoqiu, I really can't see through him. He always acts unexpectedly, and so far, he hasn't missed a single shot."

It's rare for He Guanchang to praise Lin Daoqiu in front of Zou Wenhuai, which is really surprising.

"Let him give it a try. Anyway, we don't have any plans to release films during the Chinese New Year period. Let him arrange all the theaters. I want to see if his idea can come true."

Zou Wenhuai doesn't mind that Lin Daoqiu's approach can be successful, he even looks forward to Lin Daoqiu digging out a new schedule.

After all, theaters are in their own hands. If there is a timetable that can attract more audiences, it will be beneficial to Golden Harvest.

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For five days in a row, Lin Daoqiu spent 30 yuan to buy the entertainment pages of major newspapers.

Let Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan, and Yuen Biao monopolize the page for a day.

Naturally, Li's TV station wouldn't miss it either. The 15-second trailer was aired at the best time for five days in a row.

Before the release of "Five Lucky Stars", the momentum was very strong, at least to let everyone know that there is such a movie to be released.

Being able to gather together Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan, and Yuen Biao is already considered a good publicity.

And almost everyone in the Xiangjiang film circle is silently paying attention to the development of the movie "Five Lucky Stars".

In addition to wondering what kind of box office this superstar-studded movie will win.

In addition, what they are more concerned about is, will the movies released during the Spring Festival really not hit the street?

With everyone's full expectation, on January 1th, the answer to the mystery was finally gradually revealed.

On the day before Xiaonian, the premiere of "Five Lucky Stars" was played at Haiyun Theater.

All the main actors of the crew of "Five Lucky Stars" appeared in turn.

Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan, Yuen Biao, and the three brothers took the lead.

Actors such as Wu Yaohan, Cen Jianxun, Ren Dahua, Feng Suifan, Chen Yulian and Yu Anan also lined up.

It can be said that this night can be described by four words: bright stars.

"Director Hong, how much box office do you think this movie will win in the end?"

"May I ask if there will be a sequel to "Five Lucky Stars" in the future, will your three brothers still appear in it?"

Sammo Hung is already used to these questions from reporters.

"Of course I hope that the box office of this film will be as good as possible. As for whether there will be a sequel in the future, it depends on the subsequent results."

But whether Yuen Biao and Jackie Chan can continue to star in the sequel, even Sammo Hung is not sure about this matter.

At the scene, Yuen Biao and Jackie Chan had almost no interaction. After the photo was taken, the two walked into the theater with their own people.

"Even if there is a sequel when I see it, I'm afraid it will be difficult to invite them."

I don't know who said such a sentence, so many people present nodded secretly in their hearts.

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