new kung fu king

Chapter 468 Last Year's Promise

The theater didn't close because of the Spring Festival. In fact, the citizens have more free time during the Chinese New Year, and "Hong Xi Guan" has such a good reputation, so the number of citizens entering the theater has gradually increased, especially at the beginning of the new year. Three days later, the attendance rate of more than 200 theaters in Hong Kong actually reached 87%, and this figure is increasing every day.

The good momentum of development has made the bosses of the cinemas look golden. After negotiating with several film and television production companies such as Xiehe, Shaw Brothers, Xu, New Art City, Debao, Yuan Brothers, Siyuan, Binbin, etc. , Movies shot in recent years, those movies that once produced higher box office have also moved back to theaters.

"Movie Biweekly" reported that: "The wonderful idea of ​​the film for the New Year comes from Wang Xiaohu. I believe that the entire Spring Festival will be extended from then on. This is definitely good news for the film industry. And the Spring Festival holiday In the past few days, it will also gradually move from sluggishness to golden time."

As a result, there is another fresh vocabulary in the circle: movie Chinese New Year.With the outbreak of the movie’s prime time for Chinese New Year, the box office index of "Hong Xiguan" is also rising steadily. From the 28th of the twelfth lunar month to the eighth day of the first lunar month, the box office won 500 million in just ten days.

What does this mean?It represents that Wang Xiaohu's popularity has not been sluggish because of time. After five years, he teamed up with the mainland national martial arts champion Jet Li to create another box office miracle.

Some people may say that 500 million in ten days is a miracle?The data of "Fist of Fury" back then was much higher than this!But please think back to what happened in the past five years. First of all, a generation of kung fu superstar Bruce Lee passed away, and Hong Kong kung fu movies almost died.

Secondly, Hong Kong's stock market crash is rampant, and the consumption power of citizens is gradually decreasing. In addition, the films on the market in recent years are mainly supported by Xu, Shaw, Yuan, Jackie Chan and others. Let the citizens find the passion and enthusiasm they used to watch Kung Fu movies back then.It is normal that the box office results are generally not very satisfactory.

And the release of "Hong Xiguan" made the audience find the long-lost expectation. Wang Xiaohu once again made the audience excited with his chic and elegant movements, thick eyebrows and big eyes. It is not easy for the box office to pick up. It can be seen how high the gold content of the 500 million is.

Like the nunchaku in "Fist of Fury", this time the deadly choke gun (two kinds of molecular guns) played by Wang Xiaohu and Jet Li in the movie has become a weapon sought after by young people. Who made this silver gun be used by Wang Xiaohu? It is as pure as fire, and there are many changes. It can be an ordinary spear, and it can be disassembled into two parts. When necessary, the spear head can be removed as a weapon, and it can even be stretched and extended. What is jaw-dropping is that it can also become a three-section stick!

Such multiple sets of weapons are far more attractive to them than nunchakus. In the words of a young viewer who watched "Hong Xiguan": "This is our Chinese Swiss Army Knife!"

After the film was released, Yuan Xiang, who was in charge of Bruce Lee's cultural and sporting goods store, came to the door and asked Wang Xiaohu for the production blueprint of "Death-killing Throat Gun". "Ah Hu, hurry up and give me the blueprint. Now people from the three stores come to inquire about this gun every day. The opinion booklet alone is filled with three books."

Wang Xiaohu shrugged helplessly and said, "I'm not responsible for this matter. Zhang Yuan is the one who made the props. You can go to him to get them."

Yuan Xiang rolled her eyes and said angrily, "If I can get it from Zhang Yuan, do I still have to ask you for it? That kid said it's a commercial secret, and I can't show it to others without your permission."

"Oh, oh." Wang Xiaohu nodded and said: "Very good, it seems that since the company's film was stolen, the vigilance of these boys has increased a lot, OK, Senior Sister Yuanxiang, I know about this matter, I I will arrange for Zhang Yuan to contact you as soon as possible, but you can't bully him, he is also for the good of the company."

"Understood!" Yuan Xiang sighed and said, "Ah Hu, I found that you have been a bit talkative lately."

"." Wang Xiaohu rubbed his nose depressedly and said, "I can't help it, which director isn't talkative?"

Yuan Xiang was right after thinking about it. If the director didn't communicate with the actors, then the filming of the film would not be successful. But she heard that Lucas caused the film to go out of control in the later stages of the film, so she hid in Hong Kong for vacation.

"Ah Hu, I had a call for you just now." Seeing Wang Xiaohu returned home, Zhao Yazhi immediately sent a note: "He said his surname is Zhao, and he also said that you know who he is. This is the contact method."

"Zhao?" Wang Xiaohu looked at the number on the note, and immediately felt relieved, how familiar this number was, and he used this number to call home last year. "I'm going to make a phone call."

"Who called?" Zhao Yazhi asked curiously: "As for being so mysterious?"

"Hehe, old friend." Wang Xiaohu walked up the stairs with a smile, and said as he walked, "From the mainland."

As soon as Zhao Yazhi heard the call from the mainland, Zhao Yazhi immediately lost interest, raised her head and said, "Don't call for too long, or Aunt will be anxious if he doesn't get the call."

After entering the study, Wang Xiaohu flicked the note, picked up the phone and at the same time raised the corners of his mouth: "I'm really sleepy, someone sent me a pillow. I was looking for you, so I sent it to my door."

In the 70s, it was necessary to go through very complicated procedures for telephone contact with the mainland, and the contents of telephone conversations were generally tapped and recorded, but Wang Xiaohu’s line would not be patronized by spy agencies. To be precise, this was after the Tangshan earthquake last year. President Liang of the Hong Kong branch of the agency tried his best to connect a secret line to Wang Xiaohu's home, especially the phone in his study drawer, which could directly contact Zhongnanhai.

"Hello, Lao Zhao? Happy New Year." After connecting the phone, Wang Xiaohu greeted enthusiastically, and Zhao Gang over there laughed out loud, and said in a very hearty voice, "Mr. Wang, I wish you a Happy New Year."

"Let's have fun together." After Wang Xiaohu laughed, he asked solemnly, "I don't know if the leader wants to order you on the phone?"

"You are a big shot in Hong Kong now, how dare I order you." Zhao Gang scolded with a smile, "I just wish you a new year, don't think too much!"

"Uh, really?" Wang Xiaohu didn't believe it. As the saying goes, don't go to the Three Treasures Hall if you don't have anything to do. Weasels and so on. Anyway, that's what it means. He didn't believe that Lao Zhao called for no reason just to pay New Year's greetings.

"Mr. Wang, you really wronged me this time. I really wanted to wish you a New Year." Zhao Gang said aggrievedly, "It's not entirely true. I represent the people of Tangshan and the brothers who participated in the training with you. .”

When Wang Xiaohu heard this, the dark faces of the two hundred PLA soldiers flashed in front of his eyes. At first, he only trained them day and night to make them the backbone of the earthquake relief work, as well as the long farewell team when he left Tangshan. With grateful, reluctant eyes
Feeling hot in his heart, Wang Xiaohu no longer used the teasing tone just now. "Is everyone okay?"

"Okay, okay, it's all good." Zhao Gang's voice choked with excitement, "The country is trying its best to arrange for the self-construction of TS City. The brothers have been promoted because of their outstanding performance in the earthquake relief! A few days ago We were still on the phone, and they asked me when Mr. Wang would come to the mainland again, so we had a good drink and thanked Mr. Wang.”

"You don't have to drink to express your gratitude, right? I know that soldiers are all wine barrels. If you have more than 200 people drink a glass, it's no wonder I'm not drunk to death."

"Haha, we always drink in bowls." Zhao Gang laughed loudly on the other end of the phone.

"Then I dare not go." Wang Xiaohu said with a curled lip.

"Just joking, joking." After this episode, the atmosphere of the chat between the two eased a lot. After chatting a few gossips, Zhao just pondered and said: "Mr. There is news for you."

"Oh? Let's hear it."

"The thing is like this. You also know that the current domestic political situation has undergone great changes. The Ministry of Culture has also completely replaced a group of trustworthy comrades in this reshuffle. Now the newly promoted Minister of Culture Huang Zhen followed I used to come out of a unit, so I communicated with Mr. Wang about the suggestions put forward by Mr. Wang years ago. After the Spring Festival, I believe there will be progress, and I will continue to follow up on this matter."

"Huh~~~" Wang Xiaohu heaved a sigh of relief when he heard the words. He entered the mainland last year with three goals in mind. The opportunity has been seized. Jet Li's people have been dug around. The promise is that in the future, Hong Kong and the mainland will cooperate in filming, and if it is released in the mainland, the box office will be divided into ratios.

According to Wang Xiaohu's memory, since the 80s, many film companies in Hong Kong have tested the mainland market through co-productions, the most famous of which are "Shaolin Temple" and "Burning the Old Summer Palace", etc., but these basically All belong to single-soldier operations, and the forces are relatively scattered, and they have not formed a large scale of influence in the interior.

Even so, "Shaolin Temple" also created a box office myth of 15 million in the mainland. However, at that time, the mainland treated Hong Kong films as imported films, and the "box office split" Billy adopted was quite unfair, that is, they cheated the company only It can get 2002% of the national box office. Such a small income makes most Hong Kong filmmakers have a dispensable attitude towards the mainland market. This kind of contempt for subjective carry has led to a delay of more than ten years in the cooperation between the two places. However, it wasn't until 40 when "Legend of Tianmai" was released simultaneously in Hong Kong and mainland China that the box office share ratio in the mainland broke through to [-]% historically!

And this is what Wang Xiaohu promised the mainland. He understands the impact of Hong Kong movies on the mainland people, and he knows more clearly what the box office split ratio means. Think about it. 15 million, and you can only get [-]%, what a loss! ! !
Therefore, Wang Xiaohu's promise is that the box office split must be maintained at 50%, that is, Hong Kong and the mainland will split the box office [-]-[-] according to the final box office. This will not only ensure the investment enthusiasm of Hong Kong filmmakers, but also promote the development of movies in mainland China.

Wang Xiaohu knew that such a request would be difficult at first, so he was waiting slowly. He had already dealt with it skillfully during the Tangshan Earthquake. The things he had done were done, and he also got a verbal promise from ***, and the rest will be answered by Zhongnanhai. Now Zhao Gang's words have lifted Wang Xiaohu's spirit.

"This promise is finally about to be fulfilled!" Wang Xiaohu yelled in his heart, and then happily said on the phone: "Old Zhao, thank you, this time I owe you a big favor again, I have decided, after waiting When I went to the mainland for a while, I asked you to drink, of course, I use a cup and you use a bowl."

"You cunning guy!" Lao Zhao cursed a few words on the phone, and suddenly felt that something was wrong: "What are you talking about, you will come to the mainland after a while?"

"That's right, you heard me right, I have two new films to film in mainland China, and I'm afraid I'll trouble you again!" Wang Xiaohu said with a smile.

"What kind of movie are you making?" Old Zhao asked very cautiously.

"They are all kung fu movies. You know I wanted to make money with "Shaking Earth" last year, but because of the domestic political turmoil, I lost all my money. So what I have to do now is to make a few movies quickly to make money, otherwise my The company is going to collapse!"

Wang Xiaohu pretended to be very pitiful on the phone, and Lao Zhao over there was right when he thought about it. After all, Mr. Wang’s investment in China last year was no longer small, not to mention the expenses of filming, just the box he gave at the end The number of common food stamps across the country is astonishing, and those food stamps also played a considerable role after the earthquake, saving many victims who were about to starve to death.

"Where is the filming?"

"Near Henan and Xianyang." Wang Xiaohu said without thinking.

"Oh, I've made a note of this matter, and I'll report it to the higher authorities later. There shouldn't be any problem." After thinking for a while, Lao Zhao said, "However, the matter of splitting accounts at the box office needs to go through very troublesome procedures. There's no guarantee, but I'll try my best."

"Well, I believe you." Wang Xiaohu said seriously.He also knows that this matter will be very troublesome, but after all, it is a matter of human effort. As long as this promise is fulfilled, the mainland market will be Lao Tzu's world in the future!

After hanging up the phone, Wang Xiaohu stood up from his seat and stretched to relieve the soreness caused by the long-term phone conversation. He didn't want to stretch his waist to the point where the phone rang again, and he was about to say some auspicious words for the New Year when he grabbed it , I heard a roar coming from the microphone: "Old Dou, who were you calling just now, and I didn't get through for 15 minutes, woo woo, he is so pitiful."
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