The king of ghost horse comedy

Chapter 141
After the Hong Kong film industry experienced the boom of the Spring Festival, the next two, three and four months were relatively quiet. The only thing that had a relatively sensational effect was the release of Shaw Brothers' "Hong Kong Strange Case" at Golden Harvest Cinemas.

Shaw Brothers adheres to the system of large studios, and has always produced and sold its own films.Moreover, Golden Harvest was established by the rebels of the Shaw Brothers, and they fought inextricably with the Shaw Brothers in the past few years.

Now that the films produced by Shaw Brothers have appeared in Golden Harvest's theaters, the glasses of Hong Kong filmmakers have been shattered.

"The Shaw Brothers and Jiahe united, could it be aimed at us?" Xu Guanwu was taken aback. Although he had known for a long time that the Shaw Brothers and Jiahe would unite one day, he never thought that this day would come like this quick.

Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest have joined forces to complement each other's advantages. Shaw Brothers has a stable film source, and Golden Harvest has theaters all over Hong Kong and Kowloon.

With the combination of the two powerhouses, the number of theaters has far exceeded that of Xu's. Although most of them are simple, they are widely distributed, even on outlying islands and the New Territories. It feels a bit like a city surrounded by rural areas.

"I thought Golden Harvest would be silent for a while without Xu Guanwen and Cheng Long. I didn't expect Zou Wenhuai to be so ruthless that he would bow to Boss Shao." Xu Guanwu thought silently.

In the previous life, Golden Harvest's rise mainly relied on three people, Bruce Lee, Xu Guanwen, and Cheng Long.

Now, Bruce Lee has passed away, and Xu Guanwen, Cheng Long and even Qi Xiaofu are all in the Xu family.

Xu Guanwu thought that Golden Harvest would never rise again, but he didn't expect Zou Wenhuai to risk his life and rely on Shaw Brothers' film sources to survive.

"As long as he survives until the 80s, even without Cheng Long and Hong Jingbao, he will be able to take advantage of the opportunity to rise." Xu Guanwu couldn't help thinking.

In the 70s, Hong Kong films gradually transformed from a blockbuster system to an independent production system.

In the large studio system, a powerful production company decides everything, and a word can determine the life and death of a person; in the independent production system, the rights are handed over to the producer, and everything depends on the box office results.Stars with box office appeal have skyrocketed in value.

At the end of the 70s, a large number of talents entered the film industry from overseas and TV stations, injecting new vitality into Hong Kong films.They have new ideas and new technologies, colliding together and sparking countless sparks.

It was an era when a hundred flowers were blooming, and even the brilliance of superstars like Cheng Long and Xu Guanwen were overshadowed by other stars.

"Should we annex Jiahe before the climax?" Xu Guanwu thought silently.

Golden Harvest can rely on two people now, one is Yuan Heping, his Yuan Jiaban made two kung fu comedies last year, both achieved good box office; the other is Wu Siyuan, he is an excellent director, more A filmmaker with a unique vision.

"If Yuan Heping and Wu Siyuan can be brought together, it will be difficult for Jiahe to continue." Xu Guanwu thought.

Allowing Shaw Brothers' films to be screened in Golden Harvest Cinemas can temporarily alleviate the shortage of film sources, but it will also cause dependence sequelae.If one of its current two pillars is pried away, Jiahe will really put his life and death in the hands of others.

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"Hong Kong Strange Case" was screened simultaneously in Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest theaters, and its first-day box office reached an astonishing 70 yuan, setting a record for the first-day box office of a Hong Kong movie.

Co-produced by three directors, Cheng Gang, He Menghua, and Hua Shan, this film tells the story of three strange cases: "Case of Corpse Hidden at the Bottom of the Stove", "Blood Splattered Hanging Ridge" and "Dragon and Tiger Warrior Case".

These three strange cases were all sensational tragedies that year, and it was also the first time that real cases were adapted and put on the screen in Hong Kong, which attracted widespread attention from Hong Kong citizens.

Coincidentally, during the filming period, there was another case of a corpse hidden under a stove in Hong Kong. People were panicked for a while. Knowing alleys and hearing, saving a lot of advertising costs.

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In February, March and April, Brilliant Theaters did not have too many good films released. The only one that caught the eye was "Tiger Frog" directed by Mai Jia. Although the storyline was absurd, it was extremely funny. After the release, the box office was actually not bad. , let Xu make a small profit.

Mai Jia was successful, and her confidence was boosted immediately. She immediately applied for the shooting of her second film, "Salted Fish Reborn", which also asked Hong Jingbao to cooperate.

Perhaps because of their compatibility, it is really strange that Hong Jingbao, a fat boy born and raised in Hong Kong, and Mai Jia, a person who is used to drinking foreign ink, have similar habits. They wish they could be called brothers.

Xu Guanwu quickly approved the drama "Salted Fish Reborn", and let Mai Jia and Hong Jingbao to toss about.

Zeng Zhiwei saw that everyone was busy, and couldn't bear the itching of his hands. He wrote a book "Li Sanjiao Megatron Hell Gate" and submitted it to Xu Guanwu for approval.

Xu Guanwu took it over and took a look, and couldn't help but be amazed, his sister is really amazing.

This story tells that Bruce Lee founded "Fist of Fury" in hell after his death. He became friends with the one-armed sword king and accepted "Popeye" as his apprentice. Bond, Red Dead Redemption, Zatoichi the blind man, battle Hades, Zhong Kui, mummies, vampires, zombies... and finally return to the world!
What an awesome idea, the online novels of later generations are not so obsessive.

This is simply the originator of nonsense, the pioneer of spoof movies, what is this Zeng Zhiwei thinking about?

"Mr. Xu, what do you think of my script?" Zeng Zhiwei asked cautiously.

Since the creation of "The Fat Dragon Crossing the River" achieved a good box office, Zeng Zhiwei has gained experience in spoofing classic characters.This "Li Sanjiao Megatron Hell Gate" even spoofs classic characters to the limit.

Regardless of China, Japan, Britain and the United States, all classic characters must be spoofed, and this essence should be brought into full play.

"Okay! This script is very creative, I appreciate your idea, just go ahead and shoot it boldly!" Xu Guanwu strongly supported.

Zeng Zhiwei was very pleasantly surprised. He was still a little apprehensive at first, worried that the script would be too nonsense and would not be approved by Xu Guanwu, but he did not expect him to be so supportive.

"Mr. Xu, I will definitely take good pictures." Zeng Zhiwei stood up quickly and said.

"Who do you plan to find as the director for this film?" Xu Guanwu smiled.

"I...Mr. Xu, I recommended myself to be the director." Zeng Zhiwei summoned up his courage and said, "When I was on the set, I learned when I had time. When Brother Sanmao directed, I stood by and watched. I I already have experience, I can do it, Mr. Xu."

"Since you have confidence in yourself, you should try your best. But if this film is not made well, it will be difficult for you to make another film in the future." Xu Guanwu instructed.

"Well, I will definitely work hard to learn." Zeng Zhiwei said.

Xu Guanwu knew that Zeng Zhiwei was a very self-motivated person. From being ignorant of movies to being able to develop into an all-round expert as a writer and director, he was definitely not an ordinary person.

Therefore, I am willing to let him have a try. If it doesn't work, just think that his "Fat Dragon Crossing the River" didn't make any money.

(End of this chapter)