The king of ghost horse comedy

Chapter 237 Christmas schedule
When Lei Shidong called Xu Guanwu to tell the news, his tone was full of gloating and rejoicing.

Thanks to the fact that I chose to believe in him at the beginning, now after a year of getting along with him, no matter whether it is "Rocky", "Jaws", or "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", all of them are blockbuster movies, and they are all commercially successful. achieved great success.

In the past two years, he has earned more money than the eight major Hollywood film companies.From a penniless young man to a billionaire in just two years, what kind of development speed is this?Lei Shidong felt a little scary thinking about it.

However, all three films are now blockbusters, which has fully confirmed his statement.This person does have extraordinary abilities, and this ability can bring him endless benefits.

At the same time, this ability also predicts that Lei Shidong will become a world-class media tycoon, which makes Lao Lei full of endless confidence in himself.Even though he is over 50 years old now, he is still rejuvenated, re-energized, and ready to develop his power drastically.

In his previous life, Lei Shidong was rejuvenated like a phoenix after being baptized by a fire. After that, he made frequent shots and continued to expand his business territory.Now, inspired by Xu Guanwu's prophecy, he has rekindled his passion for fighting.

Xu Guanwu didn't know that what he said back then would have such an astonishing effect.In the dark, one drink and one peck, is it destiny?

Xu Guanwu could only laugh at what Lei Shidong said, that the major Hollywood film companies collected all the reported materials of Xu Guanwu, and then searched for his investment model from the clues.

He has always invested in whichever he encounters, so what is the fixed pattern?

This is exactly what the Hollywood filmmakers were wondering about. After searching for a long time, they couldn't find any connection.

"Rocky", "Jaws", and "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest", except that all three films are blockbusters, have nothing in common at all. The story modes are different, the types of films are different, and the selling points of the stories are also different... so imaginative The investment made all the analysts in Hollywood dumbfounded.

Xu Guanwu happily let them read the old papers, so he wouldn't tell them his real secret.

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The news of "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" won the box office, and soon spread back from Hollywood to Hong Kong, and Xu Guanwu once again sparked heated discussions in the city.

After reading the report, everyone couldn't help but want to ask him, how did he invest in it, and how did a movie become a super blockbuster when he clicked on it?Can his hands turn stones into gold?
I don't know when, Xu Guanwu's title of "Golden Hand" became famous, and it soon spread throughout Hong Kong and Kowloon.

Xu Guanwu didn't bother to pay attention to the self-promotion of these media, "It's so crazy to make this little money, and when Apple goes public, Microsoft goes public, Oracle goes public, Yahoo goes public, Google goes public...you don't think I'm a god?" He also said There are more important things to attend to.

Christmas is coming soon, and Xu Brothers Company will release two kung fu movies during this period, one is the wonderful spoof "Li Sanjiao Megatron Hell Gate", and the other is Cheng Long's latest work "Drunken Master" this year.

Originally, Zeng Zhiwei's film had already been completed and entered post-production, but this old boy thief wanted to release it during Christmas and Spring Festival, so as to get some light and make the movie's box office even higher.

But it is a pity that when he tried his best to delay the time, Cheng Long's "Drunken Master" was announced to be completed, easily occupying the Christmas schedule.

Seeing this, Zeng Zhiwei had no choice but to complete the post-production quickly, and then released it on Christmas with Cheng Long.

Xu Guanwu originally didn't want the two kung fu movies to be released at the same time, because this would divert the audience and beat himself up. In the end, both sides would suffer, or the west wind would overwhelm the east wind.

But Zeng Zhiwei insisted on releasing it during the Christmas period, and said that if the film does not sell well, he will not take any box office dividends and the director's salary.

Xu Guanwu saw that he was so persistent and even said such cruel words, so he frowned and agreed to release "Li Sanjiao Megatron Hell Gate" in the Christmas schedule.However, Xu Guanwu still told Liang Shuyi not to put "Drunken Master" and "Li Sanjiao Megatron Hell Gate" in the same theater, and the two films each accounted for half of the theater.

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Golden Harvest's Christmas schedule is to release "Fearless" directed by Yuan Heping, and specially invited Master Guan Dexing, the actor of the classic Huang Feihong, but he is only a supporting role, as a foil for Yuan Heping's younger brother Yuan Ri.

The main actors in "Fearless" are still the Yuan brothers, such as the starring Yuan Sunrise, the villain Yuan Xinyi, the supporting role Yuan Xiangren and so on.

The Yuan family brothers are full of talents, almost no outsiders are needed to make kung fu movies.This is the luck of Yuanjiaban, but it also constrains its development.

In the early days of entrepreneurship, the Yuan Jiaban brothers were united and strong, which naturally surpassed other dragon and tiger martial artists who were scattered like sand.But after it developed, it was very difficult for other dragon and tiger martial artists to integrate into Yuan's class.

An outsider in Yuan's class, if he is not his own brother, he will not be reused. Could it be that he just acts as a substitute for his whole life?
Outsiders had already held such prejudices before entering the Yuan family class. After entering the Yuan family class, they would definitely have to go through a period of training, and it was impossible to play an important role as soon as they came up.

Originally, this was a very common thing, it happened in any dragon and tiger martial arts class.But because that person first had a prejudice in his heart, he would naturally not be able to see through this point, thinking that he was deliberately ignoring him to make things difficult for him, so he left before the grinding period was over.

After leaving, he naturally wouldn't say that he was narrow-minded, but poured all the dirty water on Yuan Jiaban.As time goes by, it will give other people an illusion that the Yuan family class cannot enter, and if they enter, they will be treated as juniors.

There are no other martial artists in the squad, so Yuan Heping can only use his own brothers, but the more you use your own brothers, the more the rumors are confirmed.Under the vicious circle, no one mentioned the matter of defecting to Yuan's class.

On the contrary, because Hong Jingbao successively supported people like Zeng Zhiwei and Yuan Biao, his reputation in the world of dragon and tiger martial arts is growing day by day.

Yuan Biao is his younger brother, so it's nothing more than repayment.But Zeng Zhiwei was not with him before, but with Master Liu Jialiang for a living.However, Liu Jialiang went to Taiwan with director Zhang Cheh, and Zeng Zhiwei followed Hong Jingbao to discuss life.

As a result, in less than a year, the original dragon and tiger martial artist turned into a director, and the money was soaring, which was naturally captivating.

Seeing this scene, everyone will naturally be moved. You Zeng Zhiwei has the ability to rise from a dragon and tiger martial artist to a director, so I naturally have nothing to do with it.Besides, brother Hong Jingbao is so righteous, as long as I do better than you, I can also be promoted.

With the same heart and the same reason, more and more dragon and tiger martial artists have joined Hong Jingbao, and the number has rapidly expanded from more than 50 people before to more than 100 people.As soon as I went out, there were more than a dozen people shouting and hugging, so majestic, they were nicknamed Big Brother!Bigger than big brother.

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Shaw Brothers has prepared "A Niu Gets Out of Prison" co-starred by Wang Sha and Ye Feng, as well as the masterpiece "Chinese Superman" for Christmas to compete with Xu Brothers and Golden Harvest for the box office.

"A Niu Gets Out of Prison" is the sequel to this summer's "A Niu Entering the City". It still tells the bizarre experience of a simple and honest young man in a big city.

This summer, the low-budget "A Niu Entering the City" achieved a box office score of 150 million Hong Kong dollars, which is definitely a surprise surprise for a dark horse.

So Shaw Brothers naturally wanted to strike while the iron was hot, and immediately summoned the original crew to film "A Niu Gets Out of Prison" again.
After three months, the filming was finally completed, and it was officially released in the Christmas schedule.

As for the other "Chinese Superman", I have to focus on it. It is really a wonderful work in the history of Hong Kong movies, second only to the "Guan Gong vs. Aliens" made in Taiwan.

"Chinese Superman" tells that in the future time and space, human beings who sneaked into the depths of the earth during the Ice Age transformed into monsters and invaded the surface of the earth.Because the monsters are powerful and have many high technologies, the human army is retreating steadily, and it is about to perish.At this moment, the dean of the Academy of Sciences was ordered to use his decades of research experience to make the brave scientific researcher Li Ma into an almighty superman who cannot be melted by fire, flooded by water, struck by lightning, or destroyed by electricity. , and start a fight with monsters...

Listening to such a storyline sounds familiar, is there a feeling of deja vu?

That's right, this movie was shot under the influence of Japanese special effects.

70s.Japan set off a burst of special film climax, from the well-known "Ultraman" to "Kamen Rider".These special films are not only popular in Japan, but also very popular in Southeast Asia, Taiwan, and Hong Kong.

Shaw discovered the business opportunity contained in it, so he followed the trend and made this "Chinese Superman", which was written by Mr. Ni Yu.The sci-fi elements he is most familiar with are added to the play, including ice age monsters and electric-eyed witches, unconstrained and unconstrained, grotesque...

The Chinese superman is not simple either, he is played by Li Xiuxian, who is proficient in Chinese kung fu and has various high-tech weapons, such as lightning fist, chasing soul legs, death light knife, clairvoyance and so on.Hitting a little monster is accurate, much better than Ultraman.

Shaw Brothers also put in a lot of hard work in promoting it, claiming that this movie is China's first sci-fi movie, with epoch-making significance, first-class story, first-class stunts, first-class martial arts... an absolute masterpiece.

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The Christmas schedule has just unfolded with such vigor and excitement, the three parties of Xu, Shaw, and Golden Harvest are in a melee, and it is time for other small film companies to watch.In such an important schedule, there is no place for them to participate.

When the box office came out on the first day, Cheng Long's "Drunken Master" took the lead, with a total box office of 25; No. 20 is Shaw Brothers' "Chinese Superman" with 3 Hong Kong dollars, and the last one is Zeng Zhiwei's "Li Sanjiao Megatron Hell Gate", with a box office of only 15 Hong Kong dollars.

These box offices are calculated by Stanley Research Company through rigorous calculations, with an error of no more than 5.00%.

"Why is the box office of Zeng Zhiwei's "Li Sanjiao Megatron Hell Gate" so low?" Xu Guanwu asked suspiciously.

"A few days ago at the midnight screening, some people said that this film is really messy. Bruce Lee is picking on Concubine Yang and Emmanuel, and even fighting with Hades, James Bond, and Red Dead Redemption. It doesn't matter if you talk nonsense." Liang Shuyi explained.

"So that's the case. It seems that the concept of this movie is still too advanced. It should be released a few years later when everyone gets tired of watching kung fu comedies, and it should be released with better reviews." Xu Guanwu nodded and said.

"Then do you want to close some theaters and save them for Cheng Long's "Drunken Master"? That movie has a good reputation and a good box office. Many people queued up to buy tickets." Liang Shuyi asked again.

"Let's wait and see for a few days, what if the box office of "Li Sanjiao Megatron Hell Gate" hits the box office?" Xu Guanwu waved his hands.

"In my opinion, there is no hope. The previous promotions arranged by the company are similar, and the number of theaters is more than half. Cheng Long's "Drunken Master" is 25 Hong Kong dollars, and Zeng Zhiwei's film is only [-] Hong Kong dollars. The difference is too great. It's a little bit more." Liang Shuyi shook her head, clearly not liking Zeng Zhiwei's spoof movie.

(End of this chapter)