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    A Better Tomorrow was released to unprecedented success.

    Because A Better Tomorrow is the first to use a television public premiere method that has never been seen in film history.  So in just one night, the true nature of the hero was as obvious as a nuclear bomb dropped into Asia.

    Those fans who had been supporting Wang Wei with uneasiness rushed to tell each other with tears in their eyes.  Wang Wei did not disappoint them. Wang Wei used his movie to tell everyone that although he had a gang background, he had never done anything bad. He just didn't want his life to be controlled by fate.  And those fans who were once wavering have completely confirmed their love for Wang Wei after the release of A Better Tomorrow.

    In addition to the reaction of Wang fans, the media's reaction was even more intense.  Overnight, the media in all countries that broadcast the premiere of "A Better Hero" almost all made the headlines at the same time.

    ¡°At the center of this underworld background storm, various banners about the true nature of heroes have even been displayed in front of the newspaper columns on major streets in Hong Kong.

    When I woke up early in the morning, among the people walking on the streets of Hong Kong, whether they had watched or not seen the premiere last night, almost everyone was holding a newspaper in their hands with information about the true nature of heroes.

    And several new terms are constantly popping up in the topics people talk about.

    In front of a food stall on the streets of Kowloon

    "Liang Zai, did you watch the premiere of Wei Zai's new film A Hero's Tomorrow last night?" A man in his twenties said to his friend next to him, holding a newspaper from Oriental Daily in his hand.

    "I watched half of it because I got off work too late. It was already after nine o'clock when I got home, and I was so angry!" I heard a friend ask.  Liang Zai said with a frustrated look.

    Seeing that Liang Zai¡¯s face was full of frustration, the buddy who asked Liang Zai just now smiled and patted Liang Zai on the shoulder and said, "How about it? If you don¡¯t have time these two days, let¡¯s go to the theater to watch it."

    "But my work schedule is too tight, I'm afraid I won't have time to buy tickets." Liang Zai thought for a moment and said.

    "What's the problem? I'll buy it for you. There's only moral principles between brothers." After hearing Liang Zai's words, Liang Zai's friend said without thinking.

    On the subway line from Central to Kwun Tong that was just opened last year.  A middle-aged man in his forties held a financial publication and shook his head and sighed: "Hey, although Wang Wei has proven himself with movies, it has become a foregone conclusion that three of his companies will be acquired by Jardine Matheson. Counting.  In the end, Wang Wei failed."

    As soon as the middle-aged man sighed, he was interrupted by a young man in his twenties sitting next to the middle-aged man.

    "Uncle, that's not what you said. Let's not talk about how Wei Zai is so powerful, how can he easily be merged with his company? Besides, even if the merger is possible, Wei Zai can get back what he lost."

    ¡°The young man here didn¡¯t forget to recite a line he just remembered last night.

    "I have been waiting for three years. I just want to wait for an opportunity. I want to fight for it. I don't want to prove that I am great. I just want to tell others that I must get back what I lost."

    The young man¡¯s words immediately aroused the response of a group of people around him.  Faced with the constant debate, the financial uncle still wanted to popularize financial knowledge for these laymen.  But in the end, because the unjust people had few helpers, they gave up the idea of ??popularizing financial knowledge.

    In the office of Wireless Chairman, Shao Yifu took the newspaper that Fang Yihua had just delivered in the morning and sighed slightly: "From this time on, Wang Wei has completely established his position in the film industry. I'm afraid that in the future  It¡¯s hard for anyone to shake this kid.¡±

    Speaking of which.  Shao Yifu suddenly remembered Wang Wei's calm and composed behavior when he met Wang Wei in a coffee shop in Central that day, and couldn't help but sigh: "It's really a scary life. Alan, please ask the person in charge of the theater to contact Yanhuang Pictures, and be sure to show the true character of the hero."  Purchase the screening rights.¡±

    "I'll inform you right away." Although Fang Yihua has never had a good impression of Wang Wei, Fang Yihua has to admit that Wang Wei is talented in movies.  Fang Yihua also went to the premiere of A Better Tomorrow last night. At the beginning, Fang Yihua was a little dissatisfied with Shao Yifu's overestimation, but as the movie progressed, Fang Yihua gradually put away this idea.  Over the years, Fang Yihua has been with Shao Yifu, contacted many directors and producers, and worked on many classic and excellent movies. Therefore, although the value and aesthetics of movies are not as good as those of Shao Yifu, they can still be considered.  You know the goods.

    So when she was halfway through, Fang Yihua no longer had her previous thoughts.  And in the end, even if you watch this movie with the purpose of criticizing it.  Fang Yihua also had to admit that this movie is definitely a classic.  Therefore, Shao Yifu asked Fang Yihua to contact Yanhuang Pictures.At this moment, Fang Yihua just paused and nodded in agreement.  Although Fang Yihua sometimes easily brings his personal likes and dislikes to work, Fang Yihua can still distinguish between right and wrong. This is why Shao Yifu has always liked Fang Yihua.

    Like Shao Yifu, Jiahe¡¯s boss Zou Wenhuai also reacted the same way. Since Wang Wei gradually grew bigger, Jiahe and Wang Wei had more and more conflicts over their interests.  Especially after Wang Wei went to the United States, the alliance between Golden Harvest and Yanhuang Pictures was disbanded.  And every year when a new movie is released, the two companies make great efforts to compete for box office and try their best to win over the audience.  But there is nothing wrong with this. After all, the company is for profit, so in order to make profits, the bosses of the two companies resorted to various means, and Wang Wei can understand it.

    So even though the two companies are fighting over movie schedules, the bosses of both parties still have a very good personal relationship.

    In the office of General Manager Jiahe.

    "Achang, do you think A Better Tomorrow is really that exciting?" Zou Wenhuai asked while looking at the newspaper on the table. Because something happened at home, Zou Wenhuai didn't go to the premiere of A Better Tomorrow last night.  Jiahe's second-in-command, He Guanchang, went instead of Jiahe.

    Hearing Zou Wenhuai's inquiry, He Guanchang nodded slightly and said: "The newspaper is not exaggerating, whether it is from the plot, shooting techniques, and the degree of connection between the plots. The True Characters of Heroes can definitely be regarded as the most popular movie in Hong Kong in recent years.  A classic movie."

    After hearing what He Guanchang said, Zou Wenhuai shook his head with a bitter look on his face and said: "Hey. I can't believe that a kid who once came to recommend scripts in order to enter the film industry would actually grow to such a high level."

    At this time, Zou Wenhuai's mind was indeed full of emotion, even mixed with a little jealousy.  Because when Wang Wei approached Jiahe to recommend his script, Jiahe was already well-known in Hong Kong.  There was even a tendency to compete with Shaw Brothers, the big brother in the film industry at that time.  At that time, Wang Wei was just a penniless screenwriter.

    But who would have thought that in just a few years, Wang Wei would not only become a world-famous director, but also have his own film company.  The influence and scale of this company are no less than that of Jiahe.  Of course, this does not include several properties under Wang Wei's name and the MGM film company that were previously announced in Time Magazine.

    Whenever I think of these.  Zou Wenhuai felt a bitter feeling of powerlessness in his heart. He recalled that when he first founded Jiahe, Shaw Brothers suppressed and blocked it in many ways, but Jiahe became stronger and stronger amid the blockage. How proud he felt at that time.  But now compared with this kid Wang Wei, those glories back then are nothing.

    He Guanchang on the side listened to Zou Wenhuai's words, frowned and thought for a moment and said: "But no matter what. A Wei is in trouble this time. Even if the movie is successful and the company has been acquired by Jardine He, he will not be able to recover."  Oh my god."

    "No, you don't understand this boy A Wei. This boy always makes plans and then acts. Do you think the background incident this time is really that simple?" After hearing He Guanchang's words, Zou Wenhuai narrowed his eyes slightly and shook his head.  said.

    "You mean, this incident was caused by A Wei himself." He Guanchang couldn't help but open his eyes after hearing Zou Wenhuai's words, if that was really the case.  Then Wang Wei is too evil.

    "No, the background incident will not be planned by A Wei. Because there are too many uncertainties during the period, Wang Wei is not a person who likes gambling, and this is not in line with A Wei's character." Zou Wenhuai shook his head and said.

    "What do you mean?" He Guanchang asked with a frown.

    "Someone must have done this to A Wei first, but A Wei definitely guessed it beforehand, and the subsequent easy merger of Yihe's three major companies under A Wei must have been done intentionally by A Wei." Zou Wenhuai thought with a frown.  He said slowly.

    "Did you do it on purpose?" He Guanchang asked a little puzzled.

    "Yes, it was done on purpose." At this point, Zou Wenhuai suddenly asked: "Do you think A Wei has been busy making movies over the years, so he is relatively unfamiliar with company management, right?"

    "Yes, Ah Wei is different from us. He is a director and has no experience in managing a company, so it is normal for him to be unfamiliar with company management." He Guanchang nodded.

    "No, if you think so, you are wrong. Think about how Yanhuang Pictures grew step by step before. During this period, A Wei was probably not less involved in the management. After that, A Wei founded several  Rolling Stone, and Lenovo Electronics. Especially Lenovo Electronics, its development speed is even faster. You wouldn¡¯t think that A Wei is not involved in the management of these companies.¡±

    Zou Wenhuai paused here and continued: "So for a boss who is familiar with company management, when his reputation is in such a big crisis, he will not think about whether the company can?The situation of being acquired, and now that I have thought of it, I deliberately pretended not to have thought of it.  Then there is only one result, that is, this boss is not afraid of the company being acquired, which means that this boss already has a complete plan, and you don¡¯t find that Jardine¡¯s acquisition of Yanhuang Pictures and the other two companies under Awei is a bit too much.  Did it go well?  Although Jardine Matheson is strong, the assets of any one of these three companies are probably over 100 million. The total assets of the three companies together are at least 100 million US dollars. Even if 100 million US dollars is placed in the UK, it is an asset that cannot be ignored.  How could he be acquired so easily? Moreover, Ah Wei didn't say a word from the beginning to the end. As the saying goes, there must be a monster when things go wrong.  "

    "What do you mean?" He Guanchang on the side suddenly asked.

    "This is not yet certain, and we will see what A Wei's next step is, but no matter what, what we have to do now is to contact Yanhuang Pictures as soon as possible to win the screening rights for A Hero's True Colors."

    "you mean?"

    "Now that we have determined that Yanhuang Pictures still belongs to Ah Wei, we might as well add another icing on the cake. After all, if Jiahe wants to enter the United States next, we will need Ah Wei's help. And now that the hero is so popular, other theaters must have started to take action.  "Why don't we do this business where we can make a profit without losing money?" After sighing with jealousy, Zou Wenhuai returned to the powerful and full-hearted boss of Jiahe, a generation of Hong Kong movie tycoons.

    "However, some people are happy about the great success of Wang Wei's film premiere, while others are worried.  The most sorrowful one among them was Zhang Shaohua. Ever since he found out that the pretty boy he had ridiculed and hated that night was Wang Wei, Zhang Shaohua had no regrets in his heart.  But regret is also more resentful, so when Zhang Shaohua learned that Wang Wei was involved in the underworld and the company was acquired, Zhang Shaohua was very happy, and in order to witness with his own eyes Wang Wei fell from the altar and was criticized by thousands of people  , Zhang Shaohua even bought a movie ticket for the premiere of A Better Tomorrow at a cost of more than 20,000 Hong Kong dollars.

    The result was something Zhang Shaohua didn¡¯t expect.  Wang Wei didn't see the scene that thousands of people pointed out, but what he saw was a classic movie that even he had to admit.

    When the movie ended and everyone shouted for Brother Hao and Brother Xiao Ma, Zhang Shaohua already knew that Wang Wei had survived the disaster this time.

    The initial regret once again filled Zhang Shaohua's heart, but the regret only lasted for a short time before being replaced by luck and resentment again.

    Aren¡¯t you just a poor country bumpkin?  Even if you are talented.  The company has been acquired, and you are just a director at most.  So what if I insulted you in the first place, fame?  Can fame be a meal?  At best it's just vanity.

    So soon Zhang Shaohua¡¯s resentment and disdain for Wang Wei swelled again.

    But when he woke up the next day, Zhang Shaohua suddenly discovered that everyone on the street believed he was a hero.  The initial disdain suddenly became anxious again.

    Also well -touched the film, but also the signing director of Jiahe Wu Yusen and one of Wang Wei's disciples Xu Ke.

    In a cafe in Causeway Bay.  The three of them were sitting in a triangle. They met at a private party for local directors in Hong Kong last year.  Later, they cherished each other in the movie.  The three of them became good friends.

    "A Feng, you boy, you have made a profit this time. If I had known that the master would try a new type of film this time, I would have to find an assistant director to do it even if I didn't do the work in hand. How about it, there is no such thing this time  Don't learn any special skills." Tsui Hark is inherently humorous, and he doesn't hold back at all, especially in front of his own people, even in front of his master Wang Wei.  This time, Du Qifeng was personally chosen by Wang Wei to participate in the filming of such an excellent movie as A Hero. As one of Wang Wei's disciples, I don't feel jealous, but regret is definitely there.

    So as soon as I saw Du Qifeng, my fellow disciple, I couldn't help but fall in love with him.  But Du Qifeng is not angry, because this time Du Qifeng learned a lot from Wang Wei. At least as far as Hong Kong is concerned, Du Qifeng thinks that except Wang Wei, no one understands police movies better than him.

    So when he heard Xu Ke complaining, Du Qifeng laughed, then winked at Wu Yusen and Xu Ke triumphantly and said: "You are right, I really learned this time  A lot of unique skills.¡±

    When the two of them heard Du Qifeng's words, their eyes suddenly opened wide, especially Wu Yusen on one side. Unlike Xu Ke, Wu Yusen grew up in a poor family and had not received a systematic education. He was not as lucky as Du Qifeng and could  He met Wang Wei, a famous teacher who took great care of him.  Wu Yusen relied on his own silent learning and exploration while filming on the set.  Therefore, Wu Yusen has obvious shortcomings compared with the two in terms of talent.

    So every time I talk to two people aboutWhen photographing skills, Wu Yusen will be very attentive.

    "You cannot share the unique skills you have learned." Wu Yusen finally couldn't help but said.

    "But there are conditions." Du Qifeng took the opportunity to blackmail.

    "I know this, as is the old rule, please give me a rub." Wu Yusen said without thinking.

    "That's interesting." Du Qifeng smiled and patted Wu Yusen's shoulder.  Started talking nonstop.  Wu Yusen was happy from the bottom of his heart for the generosity of his two good friends.  Because in Hong Kong at this time, there were many shooting techniques that were passed down orally from director to director, usually only to their own disciples.  Naturally, Wu Yusen, who has no family and no sect, cannot get the true inheritance.  Therefore, Yusen Wu is grateful from the bottom of his heart to these two buddies who told him the shooting methods and techniques without hesitation.

    Of course, Wang Wei didn¡¯t know about the leaking behavior of his two precious apprentices, but even if Wang Wei knew about it, I¡¯m afraid he wouldn¡¯t object, and might even support the two apprentices¡¯ behavior.

    In Wang Wei¡¯s view, it is precisely because the Chinese have the concept of unique skills that many industries hold back and are unwilling to share their special skills with others.  As a result, this craft cannot be promoted.  Even after a few years, it was lost because there was no one to inherit it or the successor was not talented enough.

    Therefore, Wang Wei deeply hates this kind of self-preserving behavior.

    "A Better Tomorrow" stirred up the whole of Asia and made people re-recognize Wang Wei.  A filmmaker with a gangster background but a kind heart.

    It also allowed the media and fans to reposition Wang Wei.  After A Better Tomorrow, when people mention Wang Wei's movies, they no longer only say that Wang Wei is a great director and screenwriter, but also that Wang Wei is an outstanding actor.
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