The king of ghost horse comedy

Chapter 56
"Brother, don't worry, those Nanyang filmmakers won't last long." Xu Guanwu persuaded Xu Guanwen with a smile after hearing that Nanyang filmmakers were bargaining.

"Why are you so sure?" Xu Guanwen asked suspiciously.

These days, he has been anxious to death, and the corners of his mouth are blistered.

"Golden Harvest's few kung fu movies released this year are not blockbusters, and even Nanyang Cathay Pacific can't make any money." Xu Guanwu said disdainfully, "Their daily expenses for opening theaters are also very large, and they can't make any money. If things go on like this, they can still maintain Do you want to continue? Now they are in urgent need of good movies to make money, so I don’t believe he won’t raise the price after a long time.”

Xu Guanwen suddenly realized that he was only focused on begging others for the past few days, but he didn't think that he actually had bargaining chips in his hand.

"This film was released two months earlier and two months later. It doesn't really mean much to me, but if your theater doesn't have a good movie for two months, the audience will go to Shaw Brothers' theaters." Xu Guanwen muttered , "Anyway, the cost of my two films has been recovered, so it depends on whether you can make a loss?"

After figuring it out, Xu Guanwen stopped begging for help, but took Cheng Long and Hong Jingbao to Taiwan to attend the premiere ceremony of "Snake-shaped Hands", and left all the filmmakers from Nanyang in Hong Kong.

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After the post-production of "Little Heroes Havoc in Chinatown" starring Xu Guanjie was completed, the next picture of "Boxing King of Seven Provinces" was released immediately.

Kung Fu director Luo Wei's latest masterpiece, the sequel to the blockbuster movie "Little Heroes on the Road", Golden Horse Award winner Shangguan Lingfeng appeared again, together with Hong Kong singer Xu Guanjie and Golden Harvest star Zhang Aijia, invested a lot in San Francisco, USA...

A series of gimmicks made this movie attract everyone's attention before it was even released.

Especially after the incident between the Xu Brothers and Golden Harvest, whether this film starring Xu Guanjie will also be implicated by it, everyone is very concerned.

And Xu Guanjie kept his mouth shut when interviewed by the media unless necessary, and tried not to respond to this question.

In the end, "Little Heroes Havoc in Chinatown" was released as scheduled, and the box office reached 85 Hong Kong dollars in the first week. If there is no accident, it will be another million-dollar box office masterpiece.

However, although this film is already considered a blockbuster, compared to "Snake" and "Fat Qian Han", which all starred newcomers, this "Little Hero Raising Chinatown" is quite bleak.

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Xu Guanwen, Cheng Long, and Hong Jingbao and their party were enthusiastically sought after in Taiwan, and Zhang Anle even put on a huge front at the airport to welcome them, almost alarming the police.

Facing the gang brothers Zhang Anle and Wu Dun, Xu Guanwen was a little jealous.

If it wasn't for Nanyang's troubles, and now only Taiwan, the box office powerhouse, was left, Xu Guanwen would never have come here in person.

However, Cheng Long and Hong Jingbao got along very well with these gang brothers, chatted and laughed happily, and occasionally made gestures to discuss the pros and cons of real kung fu and stage moves.

Zhang Anle and Wu Dun also know that because of the issue of distribution rights, the Xu Brothers Company has suffered various ordeals recently and suffered heavy losses.

Comparing their hearts to their hearts, they were naturally more grateful to Xu Guanwu, and they also took good care of Xu Guanwen and his party.

The Bamboo Union does not have its own theater chain, and cannot afford to build or rent it.

But because they were brave enough to fight hard, Shengsheng grabbed a theater in Taipei, and a total of [-] theaters screened "Serpentine Hands".

The box office exceeded NT$400 million on the first day, which shocked Zhang Anle a lot.

NT$400 million is the income of the Bamboo Union Gang for four months, which is enough for him to develop another [-] brothers.

Wu Dun stood guard in the ticket office, counting stacks of banknotes, his hands were bald, but he was still reluctant to let go.

He has been in the rivers and lakes for 20 years, and he has never seen such a large sum of money.

"Snake-shaped Diao Hand" broke through the box office of tens of millions of NT dollars in the first week of its release in Taiwan, and Cheng Long also became a new generation of kung fu superstar after Bruce Lee.

At the same time, the movie "Ghost Horse Twin Stars" also began to be released in RB.

The funny plot, humorous and interesting characters, and amazing lines made the audience of RB very excited.

Immediately after the release, it sparked an upsurge in watching movies in RB, and the three Xu brothers were affectionately called "MR.BOO".

The comedy films of the Xu Brothers can be popular in RB, which Zou Wenhuai did not expect.

Because the RB movie market has always been very closed, he is deeply influenced by Europe and the United States, and he is not very keen on Asian movies.

Although Hong Kong movies were also screened in RB before, their box office results were not very high. Only kung fu superstar Bruce Lee was a blockbuster.

Zou Wenhuai sold the Xu Brothers' "Ghost Horse Twin Stars" with the idea of ​​earning a little bit. Who would have thought that there would be a wave of enthusiasm after the release, which made Zou Wenhuai feel like he was digging a hole and burying it himself.

The works of the Xu brothers were well received in Taiwan and RB. The news spread back to Hong Kong and caused a shock. Newspapers, magazines and radio stations all praised them, thinking that they have brought honor to Hong Kong and Hong Kong filmmakers!
TVB, in which Shao Yifu has a stake, also went against the norm. He also praised Xu Guanwen's talent in TV programs, thinking that he deserves to be a talent jointly cultivated by TVB and Shaw Brothers.

Nanyang filmmakers couldn't sit still any longer, and they approached Xu Guanjie to discuss the issue of distribution rights.

"The Serpentine Hand" can be a big hit in Taiwan, and naturally it can also be a big hit in Southeast Asia, because the taste is similar.

Xu Guanwen returned to Hong Kong under the halo of "Hong Kong Light", and sat at the negotiating table again, with a very different momentum from a week ago.

At the beginning, I had to suffer all kinds of troubles, begging my grandpa to sue my grandma, wishing I could even pay for the air ticket, so I invited these Nanyang film producers to come to Hong Kong.Then all kinds of humility just wanted to let his film be released.

But now, Xu Guanwen came with the prestige of a big box office, so he naturally gained a bit of momentum, while the Nanyang film company was relatively short by three points.

""Serpentine Hands" is 250 million Hong Kong dollars, and "Fat Qian Han" is 300 million Hong Kong dollars." Xu Guanwen offered the price.

""Serpentine Hands" is 150 million Hong Kong dollars, and "Fat Qian Han" is 200 million Hong Kong dollars." The Nanyang Filmmaker countered the price.

After a lot of rhetoric, "Serpentine Hands" was finally sold for 200 million Hong Kong dollars, and "Fat Qian Han" was sold for 250 million Hong Kong dollars.

Both sides took a step back, and everyone was happy.

Xu Brothers Company broke Golden Harvest's monopoly in Nanyang; Nanyang filmmakers also got two blockbuster films.

Only Golden Harvest suffered heavy losses and was not pleased internally and externally, which made Zou Wenhuai scold Cathay Pacific for their lack of loyalty.

(End of this chapter)