Chapter 147 Going to Hong Kong


    "It''s bizarre, full of fun, and truly unique!"


    "Compared with "Ghost Fighting" at the end of last year, "Qi Men Dun Jia" interprets folk magic more wildly. In the movie, the jar man, the nail shape, the flying tuo releasing the sword, the paper bridge, etc. are all dazzling. Wow!”


    "Combining kung fu with folk magic, if we can produce another good film, we can create a sect and add another genre to the Hong Kong film industry!"


    At the end of last year, Sammo Hung''s "Ghostbusters" was released and grossed more than 5 million at the box office, setting a precedent for a fantasy kung fu film. In early January this year, Yuan Jiaban''s "Qi Men Dun Jia" was released, and it received a box office of 8 million in more than 20 days, which brought a good start.


    And the reputation is very good, the audience praises it, colleagues praise it, and the media rarely praises it.


    There is no concept of "spiritual kung fu movies" now, but everyone knows that this approach is feasible, and a large number of follow-up movies are bound to appear.


    The reason why Hong Kong films are brilliant is inseparable from these people''s flexible thinking, opportunism, and ability to innovate. For example, kung fu films become popular, but what if the audience gets tired of them after a few years of filming? Combine kung fu with comedy, and a new genre will emerge.


    What should I do if I get tired of seeing this?


    Combining kung fu with Maoshan Taoism and folklore, eh, another branch type has emerged.


    Subjectively, it is because they are willing to use their brains, but objectively, it is due to the limitations of the environment. A group of people are nesting in this small place, and they are involved in life and death. If there is nothing new to give the audience, what are they doing for a living?


    Therefore, the Hong Kong films of the 1980s and 1990s were really diverse and strange. Almost all the elements that could be filmed were filmed, and the rest were actually fried.


    "cheers!"


    In the restaurant, the Yuan family was celebrating.


    To use the terminology in Hong Kong movies, this is called Tianjiu Wing''s shark''s fin, double-headed abalone, super invincible sea view, Buddha jumping over the wall, and a table of fresh seafood.


    "Boss, we are so prosperous this time, 8 million, which would have ranked third last year!"


    "Not necessarily this year. There are too many filmings now, and the box office refreshes faster than Taiwanese girls. In my opinion, it would be good to break into the top ten."


    "It''s okay to be in the top ten. This is our first play, so it''s off to a good start!"


    As the eldest brother, Yuan Heping looked at his brothers with a smile. He did not expect that "Qi Men Dun Jia" would do so well. He would try to release it for a while and reach 9 million, or even more than 10 million, which would be even better.


    But he knew it was unlikely because the Spring Festival was coming next.


    The first-generation comedy king Xu Guanwen has released a new film "Modern Bodyguard". Golden Harvest will definitely leave all theaters to this movie.


    Hong Kong has three mainstream theater chains, Shaw Brothers with 16 theaters, Golden Harvest with 19 theaters, and Golden Princess with 15 theaters. In addition, there are some Western (foreign film) theater chains, small rural theaters, and 8 left-wing theaters.


    Let me briefly mention here that in later generations, a movie was usually released uniformly in theaters across the country, but now it is not.


    Shaw Brothers is a large-scale studio system. It produces and sells its own one-stop services. It only shows movies produced by itself, just like Bruce Lee. Bruce Lee is from Golden Harvest. When he was at his most popular, the audience did not want to see Bruce Lee in Shaw Brothers theaters. .


    Golden Harvest is a satellite company. It has opened a lot of companies for Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, Xu Guanwen, etc., investing money and dividends. The theater chain mainly shows the films of these people, and only accepts films from outside if there are still remaining schedules.


    Princess Golden owns New Art City, but New Art City has limited production capacity and cannot support a theater chain, so it will let in a large number of films from small companies, which is the most inclusive.


    There are occasional exceptions. For example, when New Arts City was at its peak, Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest showed each other''s films and joined forces to fight, but most of them still played behind closed doors.


    This situation lasted until the late 1990s. At that time, the entire industry declined, large companies were unable to invest, and production decreased. They had no choice but to open theaters and release them uniformly. This is a story for another time.


    There was no unified release in mainland China at this time, for different reasons.


    Most of the movie theaters in various places are affiliated to local film companies. Provincial companies buy back the copies and arrange their own release times. Conditions are backward these days, and there are great differences among regions. Of course, it is impossible to release them uniformly.


    “…”


    Yuan Heping thought about things. A good start is good, but the follow-up must be strong. He has no idea what to shoot for the next film.


    Yuan Xiangren, who was next to him, suddenly poked him and whispered: ""Tai Chi" is coming to Hong Kong for promotion. Do we want to meet?"


    "You want to join us?"


    "Of course not, let''s meet in private."


    "Then don''t look for too many people. Just ask Aqi and Jie Zai for a meal." Yuan Heping honestly didn''t think much of others, but he was obsessed with these two people. Yuan Xiangren nodded and said: "There are few people." Some of them are okay, but being photographed by newspapers is not good either.”


    If they go to support it in public, they are leftists and will be blocked every minute and can only meet in private for a while.


    …


    There are no direct flights from Beijing to Hong Kong.


    There are two routes: one is to go to Shanghai first, from which you can fly directly to Hong Kong; the other is to go to Guangzhou and then pass through Shenzhen.


    They chose the first method. In addition to the ten-person list, there were also several staff members from the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office leading the group. The leftists also sent someone to accompany them throughout the process, a total of more than a dozen people.


    At this moment, everyone is already on the plane flying to Hong Kong.


    Gong Xue flew on a plane for the first time. She touched this and that out of curiosity. Then she saw the presence of the old **** Chen Qi and asked, "Have you ever flown on a plane before?"


    "No!"


    "Then why are you not surprised at all? Just look at Ji Chunhua and the others."


    "People have to compete with each other, and goods have to be thrown away. Some differences are natural. I am different from them."


    "What''s the difference? He''s just stupid!"


    "Hey, I understand this, please don''t curse."


    "I didn''t curse, I was just being stupid!" Gong Xue pursed her lips and smiled.


    When a man and a woman get along, there is a difference between a relationship with physical **** and without physical **** - except for the licking dog who has spent millions and has never even slept in bed, that is another species.


    After the two kissed and went home again, Gong Xue became much closer to him and became more and more comfortable in his presence, even joking sometimes.


    Chen Qi saw that she was teasing him. Good guy, who is afraid of this kind of thing? He leaned forward and said with a smile: "Try saying it again and see how I deal with you!"


    "Are you crazy?"


    Gong Xue was so frightened that she quickly hid back and hit him with her little hand: "Everyone is here, what are you doing? Stay away!"


    “Is that Maotai free too?”


    “Not only is it free, everyone also gets a bottle!”


    "Fuck...no, that, okay, thank you!"


    It was Ji Chunhua who was loyal. He was yelling over there, attracting everyone''s attention, but it was the flight attendant pushing a small cart to deliver the food. A bottle of Moutai was clearly displayed on the cart.


    Going to Hong Kong is an international flight.


    These days, every international flight comes with a bottle of Moutai. Later, the gift was stopped and changed to free drinking. Later, the free drinking was no longer available, and Moutai became a financial management product.


    "Give me some! Give me some!"


    "The Chinese cigarettes are also given away?"


    "Yes, five each."


    "Come on, come on, give me five!"


    "Anything else, just say hello up there!"


    Shame on you!


    Not only Ji Chunhua, but also Xiong Xinxin were not much better. They were all rough guys who had never gone to school. They were used to hardship. How could they have seen this?


    Chen Qi spread his hands and signaled Gong Xue with his eyes, "Look, we are different, right?"


    (End of chapter)