Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 35 5 yuan in one sentence (for collection)
"It's getting late, everyone has been busy for a day, go back and rest first."

Fang Yihua didn't explain what to do tomorrow, and made these theater managers so anxious that they couldn't rest if they went back now.

You must know that the theater's box office is directly linked to their income. Today, Fang Yathua rejected "Young Master Qian", not only the loss of Run Run Shaw, but also their low-level management.

But now except for the sixth uncle of the Shaw Brothers, Fang Yihua has the final say, no matter how dissatisfied these managers are, they dare not get angry in front of Fang Yihua, and can only leave silently with unwillingness.

After they all left, Shi Wenyan obviously heard Fang Yihua sigh, and she turned her head away in fright, with an unconcealable surprise on her face.

"Wenyan, do you think Shooting the Condor can win that play?" Fang Yihua raised his head and asked Shi Wenyan an unimaginable question.

I'm afraid this question doesn't need to be answered at all. Just judging from the hot ticket purchases on the first day and the box office revenue, this is no longer a question of whether you can't beat it or not, but how ridiculous you will lose in the end.

In fact, there is one statistic that Shi Wenyan did not tell Fang Yihua, that is, the attendance rate of Shooting Condors on the first day was a little bit reluctant.

Except for a few leading theaters, the attendance rate of other small theaters slowly dropped to [-]% within a few hours after the show started.

If it is replaced by other theaters, I am afraid that at this time it will start to consider whether to gradually reduce the number of venues for Shooting the Condor and replace it with other movies that can better retain the audience.

But Shaw Cinemas is different from other cinemas. As long as it is a film produced by Shaw Brothers, if the attendance rate is not so bad that it is not released, it must be hung in the theater.

If it was in the past, there wouldn't be any problems. Anyway, it has always been like this, and everyone is used to it.

But this time it was different, Fang Yathua didn't know what was wrong, and even brought a movie that had nothing to do with Shaw Brothers, if the movie hit the street, forget it, no one would pay attention to it.

But the problem now is that the box office of "Young Master Qian" is ridiculously good, which is equivalent to giving money to them, but Fang Yihua pushed all the money out, which is a sudden outrage.

Shi Wenyan lowered her head and didn't know how to answer, but Fang Yihua was not a fool. Seeing Shi Wenyan's embarrassment was like answering her question just now.

"Actually, it's not that I don't want to release that drama across the board like Golden Harvest, but if I do so, I'm afraid Shooting Condor will be squeezed even harder, and it will have to be released in a few days."

Anyway, Shooting the Condors is a movie produced by Shaw Brothers, and Zhang Che and Ni Kuang have always been the signature of Shaw Brothers before the gold medal. If they lose too badly, it will have a big impact on Shaw Brothers.

As if talking to himself, Fang Yihua shook his head after he finished speaking, and then covered his head with his hands, looking very troubled.

"The manager doesn't need to worry too much. After all, Director Zhang has been filming for so long. He should also understand that the situation is better than people."

Shi Wenyan went on to say something that made Fang Yihua feel inexplicable: "And I think that even if it has an impact on Shooting Condors, it won't be squeezed out, and it may even be helpful."

When Fang Yihua, who was covering her head, heard Shi Wenyan's words, she immediately opened her eyes and looked at Shi Wenyan with puzzled eyes.

Does she know what she is talking about? If "Master Qian" is brought up now, then what audience will watch Shooting the Condors? I'm afraid everyone will go to see "Master Qian".

At that time, the managers of the theaters below can justifiably reduce the number of sculpture shooting sessions, and all of them will be allocated to "Master Qian".

But don't doubt that they dare not do this. If Fang Yihua were the theater manager, she would definitely be able to do it and do it even better.

"Speak clearly." If he didn't know Shi Wenyan well, Fang Yihua would have started complaining long ago.

"Because Niu Niu is also the heroine of that play." Shi Wenyan lowered her head silently after she finished speaking, obviously this was not something that would make Fang Yihua happy.

Fang Yihua thought that Shi Wenyan could come up with a good reason, but after the other party reminded her, she remembered that Niuniu also starred in "Master Qian".

I don't know whether to be happy or sad, Shaw's all-out efforts to create Shooting Condors actually have to rely on another movie to get more box office.

"Manager, it's actually not a bad thing to push "Young Master Qian"." Shi Wenyan said another sentence that made Fang Yihua puzzled.

But with the previous foreshadowing, Fang Yihua didn't make a fuss, but looked at Shi Wenyan seriously, she wanted to hear why.

Under the eyes of Fang Yihua's permission, Shi Wenyan continued: "As long as "Master Qian" sells well, if they want to make a sequel, they still have to ask us to borrow Niuniu, then we will use this as an excuse to intervene in this project." play."

In fact, Fang Yihua was already inclined to put "Young Master Qian" up, but he was short of an excuse to convince himself, and now Shi Wenyan happened to give her a very good excuse.

As soon as Shi Wenyan finished speaking, Fang Yihua suddenly became happy, and she felt that she had pinched Feilong's life.

"You're right. Why don't you do something that kills two birds with one stone? Tell those managers to cancel all films with an attendance rate of less than [-]%. Tomorrow, "Master Qian" will be shown in all theaters."

Once she made a decision, Fang Yihua returned to her previous decisive appearance.

Shi Wenyan said yes, then turned around and walked out. She is now going to convey Fang Yihua's meaning to those managers. I believe they will be very happy when they hear the news.

Half an hour later, when Shi Wenyan had just informed the manager of the last theater, Fang Yihua happened to come out of the office.

It is already eleven o'clock in the evening, and it is already very late for Fang Yihua.

"Goodbye, manager." Shi Wenyan got up and watched Fang Yihua leave.

"You should go back early, you will be busy tomorrow." Fang Yihua nodded to Shi Wenyan, and then left.

After Fang Yihua left for about 5 minutes, Shi Wenyan suddenly looked around, and after confirming that there was no one around, she picked up the phone and dialed a number.

"Your movie will be screened across the board tomorrow." After saying this, Shi Wenyan hung up the phone.

It seems that she said something without beginning and end, but this sentence can earn her 5 yuan, which is her salary for two years.

At the same time, Lin Daoqiu, who had just put down the phone on the other side, felt that he could hardly restrain his smile.

Although he knew that Fang Yat Hua would not be able to withstand the pressure sooner or later to let "Master Qian" be screened across the board, but if it could be released one day sooner, it would be a big boost to "Master Qian"'s final box office results.

So the 5 yuan was not wronged at all for Lin Daoqiu, and it can be said to be very worthwhile.

Even if what Shi Wenyan told Fang Yihua was taught by him, the other party just moved his lips a few times.

(End of this chapter)