Rebooting the Peak Years of 1985

Chapter 398 Sneak into the cinema quietly

It started with a shot of a bus, and then suddenly exploded, shocking many viewers in front of the TV.

bang.

A family of five is holding their rice bowls to eat while watching TV.

The sudden explosion made the male host's hands tremble and he was so frightened that the bowl dropped to the ground.

"Go to the street, what kind of advertisement is this? I'm scared to death!" The male owner, who was in his forties, immediately became angry and cursed loudly.

However, the family ignored him and continued to watch TV.

There were explosions and grenades, and Brother Ma fought his way out of the building. He threw off his trench coat while being pursued by a group of pursuers, and there was another huge explosion.

Then the camera switched to the car chase scene. Xiao Ma accelerated wildly when Brother Hao and his younger brother were about to take action. He drove the truck like a crushing car along the way. Each car was directly scrapped, accompanied by collisions and explosions.

This made the whole family dumbfounded. The originally angry middle-aged man also opened his mouth wide. He forgot about dropping the bowl and was completely immersed in the big scene on TV.

"What kind of movie is this? This scene is too big."

"It's so awesome. It's so tough all the way."

"This should be "Heroes 2". Ponyboy is so handsome. I didn't believe my colleagues when they said it was good, but now it seems they were too conservative. I must go to the cinema to watch it!"

Everyone said excitedly, being overwhelmed by the big scene.

But the commercial was not over yet. In the end, tanks roared and artillery shells were fired, accompanied by the flames of the villa being bombed.

In the end, the screen went black, and a few artistic words "Heroic Feelings 2" appeared on it, which is currently being screened, redefining the explosive scene.

"Oh my God, the tanks are out!"

"How much money did this movie cost? There are big scenes along the way!"

"You must watch it. No matter what, I will go to the movie tomorrow. Dad will give me the money!"

At the end of the commercial, the family was already very excited, especially the children looking forward to the middle-aged man.

The middle-aged man's heart was like a cat. It was rare that several children wanted to watch a movie, and even his wife's eyes were looking forward to it. He finally nodded and agreed to watch "Heroes 2" as a family.

A similar scene occurs in countless families.

The next day, "Heroes 2" ushered in the peak viewing period, and many families lined up to watch the movie.

This kind of movie-watching craze has gradually formed a reputation. When a group of people talk about "Heroes 2" and talk about Ponyboy, big scenes, crazy explosions, tanks blowing up villas and other topics, those who can't keep up with the topic will naturally want to buy tickets. Come in and watch, after all, humans are group animals.

For a time, the entire Hong Kong cinema became the most popular place, with good attendance even at night.

A week passed quickly, and "Heroes 2" earned a box office of 800 million in one fell swoop, breaking the box office increase record for a week.

The "Heroes Without Tears" that competed with it earned 800 million at the box office. Most of this was due to the success of "Heroes 2", and everyone knows that its follow-up has been weak.

Sure enough, on the eighth day, "Heroes of Pride 2" earned another 250 million at the box office, while "Heroes Have No Tears" only earned 30 at the box office.

Ninth day, tenth day...

The two-week box office is coming soon. "Heroes 2" has a box office of 800 million. The box office in the second week is 200 million higher than that in the first week.

This broke the law of rising box office, and naturally attracted many hot experts to discuss and give various explanations.

At the same time, many people also began to compare "Heroes of Pride 2" with "The Mixed World".

After all, "The Young Man" with a box office of 5000 million is currently the box office champion. "Heroes 2" has surpassed the 600 million box office of "Heroes 2" in the first step, ranking No. [-] on the box office list.

With its momentum, it has the potential to catch up or even surpass "The Young Man".

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At night, John Woo walked into a shabby cinema on Temple Street.

This movie theater does not belong to a large theater chain, but to a scattered theater chain that only accounts for [-]% of the Hong Kong theater market.

The interior decoration of the theater is old-fashioned, the interior walls are peeling off, and the chairs are shabby hard chairs from a long time ago.

Under normal circumstances, such cinemas will not show the latest movies. Because of the ticket price, people prefer to go to those well-decorated cinemas.

Under normal circumstances, these old cinemas show outdated and old movies, and rely on low ticket prices to serve low-end people.

But this time is an exception. The popularity of "Heroes 2" and the rejection of Shaw Brothers' theaters have given this kind of old and small theaters a chance.

When many people came to ask if there was a screening of "Heroes of Pride 2", the boss naturally seized the market and got the screening film from Kunlun Entertainment Group.

John Woo dressed up, wearing a black windbreaker and a round hat on his head.

After all, he was the director of "Heroes Have No Tears" and he came here to watch competing films. Once he was recognized, it would be difficult to explain.

Another one is to hide the scars on his face. He was slapped by the angry Pan Dickson in the morning, and the red mark on his face has not completely faded.

"Heroes Have No Tears" spent 200 million in filming funds, and 800 million in publicity, and the total cost reached more than 2000 million.

This is already a big production in Hong Kong. There are very few films with an investment of more than 1000 million, let alone a cost of 2000 million.

However, such a big production with high hopes was crushed by "Heroes 2", which made Pan Disheng furious. Judging from the current reputation, losses are inevitable.

What makes Pan Disheng even more angry is that the reputation of Debao Pictures has also been ruined.

Nowadays, many people in the market are saying that "Heroes Have No Tears" is playing tricks and taking the film reviews of "Heroes 2" to itself. Debao is also called "Thief Pictures".

Wu Yusen was also a proud and arrogant person, he left Debao Films on the spot after being slapped in the face, and his anger calmed down after walking on the street for a while.

In addition, many people on the street were talking about "Heroes 2", so he walked to the small cinema here unknowingly.

Because he is very curious about why "Heroes and Glory 2" can get such a reputation. Is it really better than his "Heroes and Glory 1"?
He didn't believe it, and he didn't want to believe it.

but now--

John Woo scanned the dilapidated cinema and found that the occupancy rate for the midnight show was over 50.00%. He couldn't help but feel a little shaken.

"Heroes 2" has been released for two weeks, and there is such a midnight attendance rate during this time period. He knows what it means.

It means box office, it means very popular, it means the love of the audience.

"Dude, would you like some popcorn? If you don't eat it now, you won't have a chance to eat it until the movie starts."

Suddenly, John Woo's arm was hit by someone, it was a fat man sitting next to him.

(End of this chapter)