Reborn Hong Kong Wild Age

Chapter 36 Strong Momentum
"Gayon, Gayon!"

In the manager's office of Debao Company, Cen Jianxun answered the phone and repeated only two words - Jiaying!
As soon as "Affection in the Sky" went dark to the end, the directors of theaters in various districts called, planning to drop one or two films that would pass the line at the box office, and use them for additional screenings of "Affair in the Sky".

"The Number One Dark Horse After Summer Vacation! "

"Cut Jiahe, Tu Princess, Debao is the right treasure!" "

"Liu Dehua salted fish turned over and became an instant hit!" "

"Fresh out of the oven - the head of the jade girl, Virgo's box office exceeds [-] million! "

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With the passage of time, "If there is love in the sky", it is no surprise that the box office has broken through 1000 million.

Not long after the summer vacation ended, the major film companies are still preparing for the real high-quality goods, which also makes "A Rumor of Love" dominate the box office of this time period with an invincible posture.

Like Debao's "Life and Death", which was released across the board, the word-of-mouth box office collapsed, and in New Art City, "Love God No. [-]", directed by Lin Lingdong and starring Ye Qianwen and others, was suppressed by "If There Is Love". I can't lift my head at all.

The same situation happened when Golden Harvest learned that New Art City was filming "Eros No. [-]", so they made a film "My Eros" starring Ye Tong to compete in the ring. If there is love", the box office failed miserably, and the film is currently rushing to stabilize the audience in the hospital.

For example, Golden Harvest releases about 25 to [-] films every year, and companies such as New Art City under the Golden Princess are similar. It is normal to have flaws, but at the same time, they are powerless to be beaten by a film at the same time, and the media is naturally happy to make it. topic.

As for whether you said they were panicking or not?That's definitely not a panic.Especially Golden Harvest, this year's "Summer Lucky Star" has a box office of nearly 3000 million in Hong Kong, which is staggering!
But for now, that's all in the past tense.Gu Xiayang took advantage of the momentum of "If there is love in the sky", he officially gave Zhou Huimin the title of "Jade Girl Master", which made her in the limelight for a while.

That is, the "Jade Girl Head" of this issue, let "cool! The sales volume of "Weekly" broke through 18 copies, which is close to that of "Ming Pao Weekly".

Countless teenagers regard her as their dream lover. In terms of influence on campus alone, Zhou Huimin can be said to be on par with many seniors.

Huaxing Records released Zhou Huimin's self-titled album "Zhou Huimin". With the blessing of the movie "A Love in the Sky", the sales broke through four platinum in one fell swoop, and the entire Hong Kong music scene was shocked.

At the same time, with the golden song "Red Bean" as a stepping stone, the sales of the entire album in Taiwan are also gratifying. China Star Records is already preparing to record a Mandarin album for it.

All of a sudden, Gu Xiayang's reputation as a talented Hong Kong scholar was also widely circulated, and he wrote the lyrics and composed music for the most requested songs in the "Zhou Huimin" album.

The lyrics and music of the whole movie "If there is love in the sky" are all covered by Gu Xiayang, which has won unanimous praise from the Hong Kong music scene, and everyone thinks that he is the gold medal songwriter of the new generation.

The only pity is that Huaxing Records has already signed the band Caomeng, and Beyond failed to sign the contract in the end, but Gu Xiayang promised that if there are suitable movie songs, he will find them to sing.

At the same time as "If there is love in the sky", Huang Zhan and Gu Jiahui held the "20 Years of Huihuang" concert.

This pair of golden partners met in a nightclub and has experienced the film and television era of Zhang Che, Bruce Lee, Gu Long, and Jin Daxia along the way.

Since then, the singing has gradually ceased, and the tycoons who are drinking and drinking are dormant, while the great chivalrous men choose to take on new important responsibilities after becoming famous.

Also at the end of September, Gu Long, another more famous legendary figure in the world of martial arts, also passed away after exhausting all the famous flowers and wine.

A group of friends, headed by Ni Kuang and Wang Yu, bought 48 bottles of XO for Gu Long to be buried with him. Afraid of attracting grave robbers, they started drinking on the spot, turning the funeral into a carnival for alcoholics.

Ni Kuang was so drunk that he poured wine into Gu Long's mouth, and the body suddenly spurted blood, and the bystanders were shocked as a dead body. Ni Kuang even cried and scolded his old friend for pretending to be dead.

Perhaps there is no other way to say goodbye, worthy of this generation of famous heroes.

The Hong Kong entertainment industry breaks out various news every day for public entertainment, and the popularity of "If there is love in the sky" has not diminished at all. Du Qifeng and Chen Musheng have also become celebrities in the circle.

Together with Gu Xiayang, they have achieved each other, but Tianxiayi Film Company only has one "If there is love in the sky", otherwise the gold medal film studio is also a certainty.

"Young Master Gu, have you read today's report?"

In Tianxiayi's office, Du Qifeng, Chen Musheng, and Ju Jueliang swallowed their clouds and smoke, their faces unable to hide their smiles.

"What's the happy event?"

Gu Xiayang joked: "Congratulations everywhere I go recently, my ears are almost callused."

""Movie Age" has just made an estimate. It is not a problem for our movie to break 2000 million. Debao Cinemas has also given feedback, and we are still adding more shows!"

"Isn't this normal?"

"Hahahaha, yes, Young Master Gu has a plan in mind."

Gu Xiayang also laughed heartily. In fact, he didn't have too much expectation for the box office of "A Rumor of Love". After all, the film was originally screened in Hong Kong for 43 days, and it won 1289 million Hong Kong dollars, which is not bad.

This time Liu Dehua is not as famous as he was later, but Zhou Huimin is a fledgling like Wu Qianlian.

You must know that this is only the local box office estimate in Hong Kong. Taiwan has always been the largest box office for Hong Kong movies, and there are also Southeast Asian markets.

The second is the income from video tapes. This period has always been the golden age of video tapes. After all, not everyone has time to go to the cinema to watch movies. They will choose video halls or buy or rent video tapes to watch at home.

The theaters in the Hong Kong film market will always keep pictures of high-quality films, so why are there still so many small workshops making films?Movies with unsatisfactory box office by major film companies may not necessarily all lose money because of the copyright of video tapes.

Take Gu Xiayang's "If there is love in the sky" as an example, suppose his local box office breaks through 2000 million, and then it will be drawn.But the movie's videotape revenue could match that, if not more.

Of course, this has to be a big company like the three major film and television giants. They have video tape publishing channels and their own recording companies.

The same goes for the box office market in other cities. For example, Golden Harvest, Shaw Brothers, and Princess Golden all have their own distribution channels, which is the strength of market giants.

"If only we had our own theater chain!"

Gu Xiayang quietly said a word, causing Du Qifeng and the others to look at each other, and then laughed out loud.

"Young Master Gu is so brave, maybe we can have our own theater chain in the future."

Everyone is an insider, and they understand the importance of theaters very well.An excellent movie, if there is no schedule and shows arranged by the theater, you can only smash your teeth and swallow it in your stomach.

Pure film production companies must be at the bottom of the film market. They do not have the distribution capabilities and theater chains. No matter how good a movie is, the profits created will naturally be taken by the theater chains, and then they will get one point for distribution and one point for publicity. , the rest can be eaten in the stomach.

If you meet a theater boss who really wants to play with you, if you don’t use the guarantee system to pay the bills, it will drag you for several months or even half a year, and you will be miserable and call your father!
Looking at Gu Xiayang, Ju Jueliang, who was the chief manager, said, "Boss, let's take it one step at a time. After all, Xinyi City is also backed by Boss Lei, but I believe you, Boss, will be the next Daheng Zou and Boss Lei... ..."

"It's not impossible."

Gu Xiayang has his own ambitions, but it doesn't make sense to talk about it now.

"This time our movie has been considered a big success, and your dividends will be indispensable when Debao finally gets his share."

"Du sir, I will entrust you with the position of production manager, and Mu Sheng will be the deputy manager. When the company grows bigger, I will also give dry shares. We will also have a dedicated marketing department and publicity department..."

Du Qifeng, Chen Musheng, and Ju Jueliang are all top talents. Gu Xiayang must keep them, and he can even create a perfect galaxy image around them.

Thinking of this, Gu Xiayang said: "We will find a way to attract high-quality talents from Shaw Brothers Films. There is also Wireless TVB, if there are suitable candidates, you can invite them over. Salary is not a problem."

"Young Master Gu, don't worry. Both A Liang and I have paid attention to this matter, and I have a few candidates to discuss with. When it's almost done, you, the boss, will have to do it yourself."

Du Qifeng also intends to make a big splash in the film market. Although Gu Xiayang is a young boss, he is willing to delegate power and give up profits, so he is undoubtedly the best choice.

Gu Xiayang nodded and said, "No problem."

After all, Du Qifeng entered TVB as an odd job in the early 70s, and his first job was as a messenger.

Later, he was admitted to the [-]th artist training class. During the training class, Du Qifeng often played tricks and played some roles such as yamen servants. He felt that he had not developed much as an actor, so after graduating from the training class, he went behind the scenes. He studied filming under the tutelage of Wang Tianlin, and started step by step from the most junior assistant director.

After so many years of tempering, not only has the ability been greatly improved, but also the network of people in TVB and the understanding of talents are also very clear.

Gu Xiayang is currently in great demand for talents. On the one hand, it belongs to Tianxiayi Film Company, and on the other hand, he has to set up an economic company. Currently, Liu Dehua has been negotiated under his banner. When his contract with Wireless TVB expires next year, he will switch to Gu Xiayang is gone.

The other is Wu Mengda, the prodigal son, by virtue of the role of the Taibao in "If There Is Love", let everyone see that he has really changed his mind, and his acting skills are outstanding, his work finally ushered in a turning point, and he took on many supporting roles.

The last time Du Qifeng talked to him, of course Wu Mengda was willing to sign the manager contract to Gu Xiayang out of 1.

"A Liang, please contact us for the distribution in other places. When the final box office of "A Rumor of Love" comes out, we will quickly cash out and get back the funds to try to make more films."

Ju Jueliang nodded and said: "Don't worry, the boss, I will definitely negotiate a good price!"

(End of this chapter)