Hong Kong Entertainment: Kung Fu Superstar 1981

Chapter 148 "The Fuse" Premiere

"To be able to win this award this time, first of all, I would like to thank our New Art City team for their joint efforts..."

On the stage of the award ceremony, Maijia held a microphone and delivered a speech eloquently.

After thanking everyone in a circle, Maijia, who was filled with tears, was willing to let go of the hand holding the microphone and handed the microphone to Zhang Yang.

Zhang Yang held the trophy, held the microphone in his hand, and looked at Mai Jia, who was still looking excited in front of him, and hesitated for a long time.

After a while, he timidly said to the host: "I... I won't continue to give my speech, right?"

This sentence caused a burst of laughter in the theater hall, and also caused an embarrassed look on Mai Jia's face.

But that's no wonder Zhang Yang, he really didn't say anything.

Best Action Choreography, Best Newcomer Actor, Best Actor...

I went to the stage three times in a row, thanking everyone who should be thanked and those who shouldn't be thanked. Even if Zhang Yang was asked to say something more, he wouldn't be able to say anything nice.

After reluctantly saying a few more words, Zhang Yang held the trophy and hurriedly returned to his seat.

Zou Wenhuai looked at the three trophies placed next to the chair, and then glanced at the livid Shao Yifu not far away, and couldn't help but feel happy.

Although he didn't get any lifetime achievement award this time, seeing his subordinates not only win three trophies in succession, but also defeating his old enemy, Shao Yifu, was simply more satisfying than winning the award himself.

The secret rivalry between Zou Wenhuai and Shao Yifu in the audience was not too eye-catching, and Zhang Yang, who had won three trophies in succession, finally stopped. After the best art design trophy was won by "Journey to the Angry Sea", the awards were presented. The ceremony began in an orderly manner.

After more than three hours, with guests speaking and awards announced, this grand Academy Awards ceremony finally came to an end.

As expected, Zhang Yang became the biggest winner at this award ceremony.

He alone has won three trophies. In addition to these three trophies, "Fist of Heroes" in charge of Chen Jiashang also won the Best Editing Award of the Year. Unfortunately, the Best Cinematography Award and the Best Director Award were both eliminated. It was won by the director of "Journey to the Furious Sea", which also ended Chen Jiashang's dream of winning two trophies in a row.

But even so, Yingyang Pictures' harvest at the Academy Awards can be said to be amazing.

As the status of the awards was announced by major newspapers and weekly magazines, movie fans across Hong Kong gasped in surprise.

"Zhang Yang really hit the ground running this time, and he actually came back with so many awards."

"Yes, especially the Best Action Design Award. This award is simply tailor-made for him."

"What a pity. If there had been this award last year, the winner must have been Chenglong Tonghong Jinbao. This year... well, I can only say that the two of them were born at the wrong time. This year, the award goes to Zhang Yang, and he is definitely well-deserved. Returned."

"The Best Newcomer Award is also given. Among the many newcomers in the Hong Kong film industry, Zhang Yang is the most amazing."

"Amazing? It's just shocking to me, okay? Within one year, he has produced so many well-received and popular movies. The only one who can compare with him is Mr. Li Xiaolong, whom he often talks about. La."

Hong Kong residents are still discussing it heatedly, but what about Zhang Yang?

For him to win this award, he was not as excited as he imagined. On the contrary, everyone in the crew of "The Fuse" felt as if they were all excited after seeing Zhang Yang's achievement.

Zhang Yang is naturally happy to see this happen.He has high expectations for "The Fuse". Now that the actors are all in good condition and willing to work hard, he naturally has to set an example and spend all day on the set, constantly striving for excellence.

……

It’s been nearly two months again.

In late May, the filming and editing of "The Fuse" were finally completed.

After handing over the negatives to Jiahe, Zhang Yang went home and slept for a whole day before he finally relieved himself of all the fatigue.

Jiahe, who received the negatives, did not forget their original agreement. They asked the theater department to invest all their resources in the promotion of the film. With the trophies that Zhang Yang had won successively at the Academy Awards, this As a result, "The Fuse" has become extremely popular even before it is released.

It is no exaggeration to say that since Zhang Yang debuted on the big screen, this is his first film that has attracted the attention of movie fans across Hong Kong before it was released. Its pre-release popularity was even higher than that of "Fist of Heroes". Be better.

And this exaggerated attention quickly translated into attendance at the midnight premiere.

As the midnight premiere officially started at 11:30 on June 98st, various theaters in Golden Harvest simultaneously counted the attendance, and the final result was that the film's attendance rate reached an astonishing [-]%!

This is June, which is considered an off-season month for theaters!
To be able to achieve a premiere attendance rate of 98% at this point in time is definitely worthy of the word "full house".

Compared with the cold statistics, Zhang Yang, who attended the premiere in person, felt the enthusiasm personally.

In the corner of the theater, looking at the packed theater, Zhang Yang lowered the brim of his hat for fear of being recognized.

After all, before the lights were turned off, the audience in the theater had been shouting enthusiastically. If they recognized him, Zhang Yang would be afraid that he would be blocked in the theater by these fans and would not even have a chance to leave.

"Yang...Mr. Zhang, look at that, those people look familiar."

Zhang Yang glanced curiously in the direction pointed by Ayu beside him.

In the corner of the theater, a middle-aged man with a serious face was sitting. Next to this middle-aged man, there was another person who also made Zhang Yang feel familiar. After recalling it in his mind for a while, Zhang Yang subconsciously called out The names of these two people.

"Liu Jialiang, Liu Jiahui?"

This pair of Liu brothers can be said to be the two pillars of the Shaw family today.

Of all the movies produced by Shaw Brothers last year, only "Eighteen Martial Arts" produced by Liu Jialiang had the best box office data in the entire Shaw Brothers. Except for the movies of the two brothers, none of the other movies of Shaw Brothers had the best box office figures. Even the ace IP "Tathagata Palm" is no exception.

It's just that Liu Jialiang always emphasizes the traditional Chinese martial arts when making kung fu movies. Zhang Yang is really surprised that he comes to watch his movies...

Before Zhang Yang could recover, the light in the theater suddenly dimmed.

As the Golden Harvest logo slowly appears on the big screen, this also means that "The Fuse" will make its debut in front of the majority of Hong Kong movie fans.

Breathing out a heavy breath, Zhang Yang no longer cared about the Liu brothers' leisure, and focused on watching the big screen.

Now, he really wants to know if "The Fuse", which initially failed at the box office in Hong Kong Island, can get enough publicity resources to no longer be in the dust and truly gain the love of Hong Kong movie fans!

(End of this chapter)