Hong Kong: Starting with 10 billion

Chapter 93 Big Brother's Happy Time (4K)
Jackie Chan has been very popular recently.

"Young Master" was released on March 3 and grossed HK$10 million in Hong Kong, setting multiple firsts.

The first movie to gross over a million dollars on its first day.

The first movie to gross over a million dollars for three consecutive days.

The first movie to gross over 10 million.

This is also the first film in which his salary reached HK$100 million, accounting for nearly 350% of the production budget of HK$ million.

Definitely the treatment of a super A-list superstar.

When the movie was released, the boss, Mr. Fang, gave him a big red envelope of 100 million Hong Kong dollars.
The other crew members were so envious that they beat their chests and stamped their feet.

At that time, he had not yet established his own team, so making 200 million Hong Kong dollars for a movie was definitely a huge profit.

You know, nowadays, the housing price in non-bustling areas is generally around 3000 Hong Kong dollars.

One movie can earn you 10 medium-sized houses (60-70 square meters).

Of course, this is something that many young actors dare not even think about.

Jackie Chan not only has a lot of money, but also has a reputation that is unmatched (except Bruce Lee).

His senior brother Sammo Hung is now more polite to him than before.

It’s not that there is estrangement between the brothers, but Jackie Chan is now a big shot and we have to give him face.

Brother Long is not only well-known in Hong Kong, but also very popular in Southeast Asia, Japan and South Korea.
Even some people in Hollywood have noticed this rising Asian superstar.

When they meet colleagues, no one dares to call him "Along" or "Asheng" anymore.
Instead, they all called him "Brother Long" respectfully and politely.

Jackie Chan is a person who loves to be praised.

Now I feel light-headed even when I walk.

What made him feel even better was that he enjoyed an extraordinary pillar status in DreamWorks, the most dynamic film company in Hong Kong.

After the New Year, Fang Hexuan took out 2 million Hong Kong dollars and launched a plan to establish a cinema chain.

2 million Hong Kong dollars, through a dual model of renting and buying, it eventually acquired 45 cinemas in Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, Tsuen Wan, Shatin, Tuen Mun, Yuen Long and Sai Kung.
It became the largest cinema chain in Hong Kong in one fell swoop.

As soon as it was established, it dropped an atomic bomb on the Hong Kong film industry.

People in the industry sighed: Hong Kong dollar players are so damn arrogant.

Golden Harvest Cinema Chain now has only 17 theaters, and Shaw Brothers has even fewer, with only 15.

The already established Golden Princess Cinema Chain is currently the weakest, with only 11 theaters.

Fang Hexuan's cinema chain not only has the most theaters, but also generally has excellent locations.

The most important thing is that Fang Hexuan later invested another 2 million Hong Kong dollars to renovate all 45 theaters.

Not only will the interior and exterior of the theater be completely renovated, but new high-tech audio and video equipment will also be added.

This kind of gameplay of the three royal families made Zou Wenhuai think of joining forces with Lei Juekun.

Fang Hexuan named this new cinema chain "Menglong Cinema Chain".

He also fooled Jackie Chan:

"Brother Long, do you know why it is called this name?"

"Haha, I don't read much."

"Brother Long is a wise but foolish man, too modest. Dream Dragon is DreamWorks + Jackie Chan."

"Brother Long is the pillar of DreamWorks, and this cinema chain is also the ballast stone for Brother Long's future films to achieve high box office success."

Jackie Chan was overjoyed by what his boss said and felt that he indeed had a place in the heart of the richest Chinese man.

Little did he know that this unscrupulous boss was talking complete nonsense.

Fang Hexuan thought of this name at that time simply because he liked the Dream Dragons band in his previous life.

But this does not stop Jackie Chan from being happy, nor does it stop him from bragging about the origin of the name "Menglong Cinemas" in front of his fellow apprentices and friends.

The establishment of Magna Cinemas has undoubtedly given DreamWorks Pictures the wings to soar into the sky.

Tsui Hark, who originally had some thoughts, did not think twice and decided to stay in DreamWorks for the time being.

As for Sammo Hung, he needs to make greater efforts to get closer to DreamWorks and stop being so distant as before.

After "Young Master" was released in Hong Kong, DreamWorks immediately arranged for it to be distributed throughout Asia.

As for the most important voting base, Japan, Jackie Chan needs to go there personally to promote the product.

But Brother Long not only did not feel it was hard, on the contrary he was eager to try and was very much looking forward to it.

This is not only because he has a large number of fans in Japan and is enthusiastically sought after,

And the arrangements and care that Nikkatsu Films provided for him were really thoughtful.

Every time he went to Neon, the variety of Japanese activities touched Long Ge’s heart.

As for Jackie Chan, who is in his prime, he really wants to say to Nikkatsu: "Please don't worry, more beauties, I can handle it!"

The tricks that Brother Long has played in Neon have made him feel that he has no regrets in his life.

For this Neon promotion, he recorded his first solo single "A KungFu Fightingman".

It was also the first time that a female fan broke into his hotel suite and forced him to sleep with her.

As for being hugged and kissed by female fans every time he goes to a Japanese city, that's really child's play.

In short, by the end of the promotional period, he still had a strong reluctance to leave Japan.

This is probably the main reason why Brother Long has always liked the island country so much.

After all, when he was young, he had left too many beautiful memories in that country, and also left too many Japanese girls with memories.

After returning to Hong Kong from Neon and taking a short rest, Jackie Chan flew to the United States again.

DreamWorks Pictures arranged a Hollywood movie for him.

That's right, in order to fulfill his promise to Jackie Chan,

Let’s bring up “The Trench”, a movie originally invested by Golden Harvest.

Frankly speaking, if it wasn't the right time, Fang Hexuan could go to Hollywood and buy a film company now.

Bringing Jackie Chan to Hollywood is not a problem either.

But Fang Hexuan currently has a lot of things to do in Hong Kong and he really doesn't have the extra energy to turn to places outside Hong Kong.

Since he's not going to Hollywood in the short term, he can't keep dragging Jackie Chan along.

It would be better to let him shoot "The Trench" to figure out his current weightage.

In addition, if Jackie Chan had not agreed to endorse BYD cars,

Fang Hexuan was also reluctant to spend millions of dollars to make a movie that was destined not to make money.

The production team of this movie is basically from Hollywood.
DreamWorks is only responsible for investment, and of course will also send producers and financial officers to supervise.

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Two years ago, Qin Xianglin and Xiao Fangfang officially divorced.

Afterwards, this playboy began to pursue Lin Fengjiao and Lin Qingxia.

But Lin Fengjiao directly rejected him on the grounds that she had a boyfriend.

Qin Xianglin was not discouraged. He changed his target and began to approach Teresa Teng.

When Brigitte Lin heard that Qin Xianglin and Teresa Teng were traveling to Paris together, she rolled her eyes in silence.

But Deng Qin's relationship only lasted for half a year and ended in failure.

Qin Xianglin cast a wide net, but caught nothing.

His love is like a bear picking sticks, picking up one and throwing away one.

After breaking up with Teresa Teng, Qin Xianglin looked like a frost-bitten eggplant, with messy hair and a haggard look.

The newspaper described him as "a fierce blow with a club, and a tragic loss in the love race!"

He was also mocked by the media as "Charlie the Playboy".

Qin's father scolded him for having different love news in the newspapers every day, and asked if he could have some other prospects?
But Qin Xianglin felt wronged, and he complained to reporter Wang Anni:

"In my life, I have seldom loved others, but the people I loved did not love me back." Wang Anni pouted:

"You should make up your mind to chase after someone to the end."

At this time, Brigitte Lin and her boyfriend Zhao Ning, who was not in the entertainment industry, broke up after dating for a few months.

Qin Xianglin realized that the opportunity had come, so he started pursuing Lin Qingxia again.

In February last year, the Queen of Thailand invited celebrities from Hong Kong and Taiwan to perform in Thailand for a charity show.

The so-called charity performance is actually to invite these celebrities to come to Thailand to advertise for the country's tourism industry.

Qin Xianglin, Lin Qingxia and Jackie Chan had a great time at the beach.

There are even photos left behind that can be searched on the Internet in later generations.

Through this trip together, Brigitte Lin's previous bad feelings towards Chin Siu-lin gradually faded away.

But at this time, Brigitte Lin was still entangled in Qin Han's extramarital affair.

This led to the outside world being very dissatisfied with Lin Qingxia's behavior of interfering and being a mistress.

This year, the movie "Love Run" starring Qin Han and Lin Qingxia was boycotted by the audience and failed miserably at the box office.

Brigitte Lin could no longer bear the pressure and decided to break away from this awkward relationship.

It was on December 1979, 12 that she flew to the United States alone.

After receiving the news, Qin Xianglin excitedly rushed to the United States to save the lovelorn woman.

He tried his best to comfort Brigitte Lin, and finally won the beautiful woman's heart and made her agree to be his girlfriend.

Qin Xianglin knew that opportunities never come back.

He continued to strike while the iron was hot and made Brigitte Lin agree to get engaged to him.

In June 1980, they also filmed "Love Killing" by Hong Kong New Wave director Patrick Tam in the United States.

After hearing that Jackie Chan was also coming to the United States, the two of them made an appointment with him to have coffee together at the Avenue of Stars.

You asked whether Brother Long has any feelings for Brigitte Lin? Nonsense, given Brother Long's nature, of course he does.

But he has a good relationship with Qin Xianglin, so he still has to show some brotherhood.

However, this does not prevent Brother Long from having ideas in his mind.

It seems that the two friends who were playing together on the beach in Thailand last year have become a couple and may even be getting married.

Brother Long felt upset: "Why isn't the person next to Axia me?"

Qin Xianglin is a shrewd guy, and he probably saw that Jackie Chan had feelings for his girlfriend.

So, the next year, he introduced Lin Fengjiao, whom he had pursued, to Jackie Chan.

The most amazing thing is that after breaking up with Qin Xianglin two years ago, Teresa Teng started dating Jackie Chan again in September 1979.

So, the bloody story between Qin Xianglin, Qin Han, Jackie Chan, Lin Qingxia, Lin Fengjiao and Teresa Teng, three men and three women,

It could really be a long TV series.

Jackie Chan knew that his chances were slim.
So, while drinking coffee, he and the two people opposite him exchanged blessings:

"Congratulations, you have finally achieved your goal."

Qin Xianglin was very satisfied with his good brother's tact, and he put his arm around Lin Qingxia's shoulders and responded with a smile:

"Thank you. I envy you too. You are so popular in Hong Kong and now you have entered Hollywood. Your future is limitless."

Brigitte Lin also smiled sweetly:
"Yeah, I didn't expect that among the three of us, you would be the first to enter Hollywood."

Jackie Chan was so flattered by the praise that he completely forgot about the slight frustration he had just felt.

"Haha, no, it's all thanks to the company."

Qin Xianglin knew the opponent's weakness, so he continued to flatter him:
"That's the opposite of what you said. It should be DreamWorks that benefited from your success. Look at your movies in the past two years. They have all been box office hits."

"Haha, I don't deserve that. DreamWorks' script and promotion are really good. They are much better than Golden Harvest and Lo Wei."

"Humph, what's so great about that? You just rely on your wealth. You'll be famous no matter which company you work for."

Brigitte Lin knew her boyfriend had said something wrong, so she came to the rescue:

"Don't listen to his nonsense. You and DreamWorks are a perfect match. It's great."

"Haha, thank you, but my company has recently established the largest cinema chain in Hong Kong. If you come back to Hong Kong to make a movie in the future, just tell me your name if you have any questions. I will ensure that your movie is released smoothly."

"Aaron, is there any chance that the movie I'm currently filming, Love Killing, will be shown in DreamWorks Cinemas?"

"Of course, you and the director can come to me when the time comes, and I'll take you to meet the boss. There will be no problem."

"Thank you so much."

"Haha, no, no, why are you being so polite to me?"

"After all, this is for your sake."

"Haha, I'm not bragging, but there are still people who are willing to listen to me at DreamWorks."

"Do you know what this cinema chain is called? It's called Dream Dragon Cinema Chain, which is named after DreamWorks + Jackie Chan."

"That's amazing! I didn't expect you to be so successful at DreamWorks."

"Haha, no big deal."

Qin Xianglin, who was standing next to him, became anxious as he couldn't get a word in.

"Qingxia and I plan to stop making movies after we get married."

Jackie Chan was stunned by this, but Brigitte Lin was unhappy.

"Hey, when did I decide not to make a movie? Why did you have to make the decision for me?"

"Honey, I love you. How could I possibly want you to be intimate with another man in a movie?"

It’s no wonder Qin Xianglin said this. Almost all the movies Lin Qingxia has starred in since her debut are romance dramas.

"You're being petty. It's just a movie. It's not real."

"It can't be true, because the audience will imagine all sorts of things after seeing it."

"So you don't believe me?"

"Honey, how could I not trust you? I just think that there's nothing good about making a movie. We can do something else."

“But I just like acting.”

"Okay, okay, it's fine to make one movie a year, and then use the rest of the time to do something else, like opening a coffee shop or something."

"Since you have already planned it, what are you discussing with me?"

"I'm discussing this with you right now, how can I think about it in advance?"

"I don't want to argue with you and have Aaron laugh at us."

Jackie Chan on the other side felt very innocent, and I was just listening quietly nearby, but I was also implicated.

"Hehe, go on, I didn't hear anything."

Qin Xianglin was so happy that he wanted to high-five him.

"Brothers!"

Brigitte Lin was speechless. She felt that men were sometimes as childish as children.

However, she would never let her boyfriend arrange anything for her.

I came to the United States to relax, not to escape from life or give up movies.

After experiencing this heart-breaking extramarital affair, she began to feel a little tired of making romantic movies.

Deep down, I also want to go to Hong Kong to shoot something different.

This is also one of the reasons why she was willing to shoot this thriller movie "Love Killing".
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