Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 973
The next day, the box office of the three plays were released one after another.

For Xiangjiang Cinemas, "Little Life Is Fearful" got a good score of 260 million on the first day, while the other "Burning the Old Summer Palace" only got 120 million.

On the other hand, Baocheng Cinemas' "Shanghai Night" also got a box office of 220 million on the first day. Tsui Hark's movie is off to a good start.

Although they got a good box office on the first day, Mai Jia and the others were not happy at all.

"Compared with yesterday's ticket purchase situation, there is a big gap."

Originally, it got a good box office on the first day, but Mai Jia was still looking forward to it, and "Little Fear" could break 2000 million, or even reach 3000 million.

However, according to the situation of buying tickets today and the feedback from the scene, the audience does not particularly like the drama "Little Fear".

On the other hand, "Burning the Old Summer Palace" opened low on the first day, relying on good word-of-mouth, and started to rise from the second day. Although the range was not large, it showed a reverse growth trend.

"What's going on in "Shanghai Night"?"

Maijia still didn't pay attention to "Burning the Old Summer Palace", after all, the difference between the two plays was more than doubled on the first day.

And Mai Jia knew very well that this time his opponent was "Shanghai Night".

Thinking of Tsui Hark and the others, Mai Jia couldn't help but keep twitching.

"As far as I know, the ticket buying situation over there is very hot, and today's box office should exceed yesterday's."

After hearing the news, Maggie's mood became even worse.

Teddy Robin on the side suddenly spoke at this moment.

"Is it because the audience doesn't like it, we add the horror element to the comedy?"

Mai Jia didn't know how to answer Teddy Robin's question.

In the past, the film "Little Life is Afraid" was made after everyone discussed it together, and now such a situation happened, which they did not expect.

"Let's see the follow-up development. If the box office is not good, then the sequel will not be filmed."

Mai Jia was very decisive. Originally, "Little Life is Scared" had a sequel called "Young Master Weiwei".

But if the box office of the husband is not satisfactory, then the movie "Young Master Weiwei", which was originally planned to star in the original cast, will be shelved.

And the next trend of the box office also confirms that the audience does not like the style of funny movies like "Little Life is Scared".

In the next few days, the box office of "Shanghai Night" has been rising, and the highest even reached 260 million, while "Burning the Old Summer Palace" even broke through to 240 million.

When the first week passed, "Little Life Is Afraid" barely broke through the box office of 1000 million.

Don't even think about 2000 million. In the end, this drama can pass 500 million, which is considered a very good result.

On the other hand, for the drama "Burning the Old Summer Palace", the box office accumulated in a week has exceeded 400 million.

And the box office in recent days has been fluctuating between 200 million, 2000 million is definitely no problem, but I don't know if it will break through 3000 million in the end.

This time Maggie lost, and he lost badly.

After all, the comedy they were proud of lost to "Shanghai Night", not to mention, even historical films like "Burning the Old Summer Palace" couldn't win.

Maijia was hit hard, so she just stayed at home behind closed doors, as if she didn't want to hear about the box office.

After Lin Daoqiu heard about this, he could only put down the work at hand and made a special trip to visit Maijia.

"Why is Mr. Lin here?"

Hearing that Lin Daoqiu came to the door in person, Mai Jia was startled and hurried downstairs to greet her.

"I heard that Mr. Mai is very depressed recently."

After Lin Daoqiu sat down, he smiled and asked Mai Jia.

When asked by Lin Daoqiu, Mai Jia seemed a little embarrassed.

""Little Life is Fearful" lost like this, how can I have the face to go out, I can only hide at home and think about the script."

In front of Lin Daoqiu, Mai Jia seemed very honest.

From the establishment of New Art City to the present, it can be said that they have been going smoothly since they finished filming "Best Partner", and they have hardly suffered any setbacks.

And Mai Jia and others also felt that as long as the movies they made would definitely get a good box office, that was for sure.

But this time, the failure of "Little Life is Afraid" made Maijia feel that they are not omnipotent.

""Little Life is Scared" is actually not bad, and the final box office will probably be around 500 million."

Lin Daoqiu's words were a bit ignorant of his conscience.

If it wasn't for the participation of Golden Harvest Cinemas this time, so that "Little Life Is Afraid" was screened separately in New Oriental Cinemas, the box office would probably not even break the tens of millions.

"Mr. Lin, don't comfort me. Not only are there two festivals this time, Christmas and New Year's Day, but also the number of theaters has doubled compared to before. The box office of "Little Fear" is actually quite ugly."

Maijia was still expecting whether "Little Life Is Afraid" could hit the 3000 million mark.

But now it is more than 3000 million, even if it is 2000 million at the box office, it is beyond the reach of him.

"The investment in "Little Life is Fearful" is actually not big, and the final box office is still profitable."

Because it had to share the bill with Golden Harvest, even if "Little Life Is Fearful" got a box office of 500 million, it was only barely worth the money.

However, in Xiangjiang, there are no films with good results, and it is simply a dream to expect to get a good result when it is sold in Hong Kong.

We must know that overseas businessmen have learned very well. Movies with a box office of several million in the past are treasures for them.

But now, even if the box office of the film exceeds [-] million, they will still be very cautious.

"Actually, for me, New Arts City is willing to try new types of movies. I support it with both hands. If it doesn't work this time, there will be a next time. As long as you are willing to try."

Lin Daoqiu is not particularly concerned about the box office of "Little Life is Scared". If he insists, he prefers New Art City to make more movies of other types, not just a single comedy.

"Although comedies are what you are best at, but one day, if the audience doesn't like watching comedies, what should you do?"

Lin Daoqiu's question made Maijia not know how to answer for a while.

He hadn't thought about this question at all before, because for New Art City, comedy films are their best magic weapon.

If, as Lin Daoqiu said, on a certain day, the audience doesn't like to watch the comedy they made, Maijia doesn't know what to do?Maybe then he will choose to retire.

"Taking advantage of these few days' spare time, Mr. Mai might as well think about it. It's all up to you whether New Art City will take the road of diversified development, or continue to stick to the handicapped."

After Lin Daoqiu finished speaking, he got up and left, leaving only Mai Jia with a dignified face.

(End of this chapter)