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    Every time Yachang succeeds, people will feel the power of Gong Kenmo. Although the filming period was very short, this film still successfully inherited the mantle of "hero" and also won  A very big success.  Together with "The Best Partner", it has become a classic series of Hong Kong urban movies.  If "The Best Partner" opened the beginning of Hong Kong's urban comedies, then "A Better Tomorrow" was the initiator of urban violence.

    At the same time, director and screenwriter John Woo has also become the most successful commercial director in the Hong Kong film industry.  In particular, he is able to balance the contradiction between commercial and literary aspects very well. Therefore, the film "A Better Tomorrow" can also be called the most successful commercial film in Hong Kong.  Profoundness is what drives countless people crazy. In this way, John Woo's status has reached its peak.  Much higher than other first-class directors.

    Of course, the most popular one is Zhou Run. Although the death of Xiao Ma Ge made movie fans worried.  But this time he was resurrected on the screen again, creating this sequel. However, at the same time, because of the success of "A Better Tomorrow", many die-hard movie fans were discouraged, so the box office of this film was not as expected.  High, but also rising all the way.  The box office reached 10,000 in the first week of release.  This is because it is the off-season for movies.  If it can be placed during the summer vacation or the Lunar New Year, this number will increase a lot, but then the crew will already be very busy.

    Liu Weiqiang has a lot of doubts now, because based on his director experience, he suddenly discovered that Mak Sing-hsiung's script development this time is not very fast. A movie can only take two hours at most, and Hong Kong movies usually have it!  Evil minutes or so.  According to this calculation, the film they shot now is enough for the length of a film, but only a small part of the entire film has been shot, which makes him confused, if it were someone else who was the director.  He will definitely ask.

    But this time it was directed by Mak Sing-hsiung himself. If Hong Kong people regard Wu Yusen as the most successful commercial director, then within DreamWorks, this title will naturally be given to Mak Sing-hung, because everyone knows that Mak Sing-hsiung's success is other people's.  It is difficult for a director to overcome it, even Wu Yusen can't do it. It's just that Mak Seng-hsiung's mind is only on the international market. Naturally, the small Hong Kong film market will not be taken seriously by him, so the films he shoots are all international, but in  Hong Kong has still encountered a lot of resistance, resulting in his films not being very high, except for a few films with Hong Kong characteristics.

    Especially the earliest "Baby Project" is considered the most typical commercial film in the industry. In fact, what they are most optimistic about is the film's publicity plan. The endless methods are the biggest reason for its success, and it has also made the recent  The Hong Kong film industry has a great opportunity.  The increase in the number of movie fans is inseparable from publicity. Without such publicity, it would be difficult to pull the viewers out of their homes waiting in front of the TV, especially today with the rapid development of Hong Kong TV stations.

    "Ah Qiang, you have to grasp the current rhythm. This film will be finished soon, so you must control the final emotions, especially the mood of the actors." While Liu Weiqiang was thinking about it, Mak Chengxiong also told him the answer  .

    This time it was Liu Weiqiang¡¯s turn to be surprised.  Because he admired this film very much.  Stephen Chow's acting skills in this film are far superior to his performance in "The Gambler".  The success of "The Gambler" is entirely due to "The God of Gamblers". If it hadn't brought about the rampant gambling movies in Hong Kong, "The Gambler" would not have gained such high popularity in an instant. So a film with two newcomers  It is difficult to achieve such success, so his hopes for this film are also very high.

    "Ah! Finished?" Liu Weiqiang looked at Mak Cheng-hsiung in surprise at this time, feeling that his brain was a little out of use. He didn't know what Mak Cheng-hsiung's idea was, and why he just stopped shooting.  In this way, half of the film should be explained to the fans. Based on his intuition, he also knew that this film would cause a lot of uproar. If so, wouldn't the fans crush DreamWorks?

    Mak Cheng-hsiung saw his worries and said with a smile: "Such a thick book. If we only used a hundred minutes of film to shoot it, it would be very hasty and we would lose a lot in the end."  This kind of film will not satisfy the audience, so I decided to shoot it in two parts. This time we are just shooting the first part."

    Mak Sing-hsiung said it very lightly, but it brought a huge shock to Liu Weiqiang, because Hong Kong movies have not seen such an approach.  Actually, a script was divided into two parts for filming, and only one part was released. It would have been fine if it was a script that was shot by myself, but this is a well-known martial arts, this"

    One by one.  Predictions flashed through Liu Weiqiang's mind. Now he began to think about what would happen if the fans showed up. Soon?My mind is filled with the anger of movie fans.  He shrank in fear. This idea was so bold that only Mak Cheng-hsiung in Hong Kong would dare to do it.

    Because the filming was temporarily decided to end, the last set of shots of this film happened to be the last part of the film. Wei Xiaobao took Emperor Kangxi and the Ouchi guards to the Queen Mother's palace, because Wei Xiaobao accidentally discovered this fake  The Queen Mother's secret, and Princess Jianning also happened to discover this shocking conspiracy, and immediately began to arrest this bold thief who should kill the nine tribes.  ()

    ¡°Attention to all departments, attention to lighting, etc., actors are in place, let¡¯s start shooting!¡± This time it was Liu Weiqiang who shouted the slogan himself.  In front is a large bathroom surrounded by silk. Li Min, the fake queen mother actor, is already ready at this time, with a cold expression and the steel wires on her body tightening.  She flew over the camera like a fairy descending to earth, and her target was in this pool. With a muffled sound, she landed. There was no water in the pool, and several layers of exaggerated and fluffy protective pads were put in, so she dared to let go  She went into battle herself.  Just like that, the last scene without a single line was shot.

    "Okay, great. The shooting is over. Everyone, please clean up. Follow the old rules later. We will have a small celebration party to celebrate the completion of the film. Everyone, please prepare. The crew will immediately pack up the set and Liu Weiqiang will shoot in person.  The effect is very good. Although he is young, he is the number one photographer in DreamWorks. At this time, he

    After hearing what he said, everyone on the set was stunned and looked at him with worried eyes.  You're not sick, right? Why do you suddenly say it's finished? We're only halfway through filming.

    A few young people began to wonder what day today was. It didn't seem to be April Fool's Day. Why did Liu Weiqiang, who was always very cautious, make such a big joke to everyone? Moreover, Mai Chengxiong was still nearby. At the same time, everyone also discovered that Mai Chengxiong was not there.  He was not surprised, but nodded in acquiescence to the audience.

    After Liu Weiqiang learned what Mai Chengxiong meant.  Didn't tell everyone.  Because such news would definitely affect everyone's emotional changes during the filming, which was very detrimental to the filming, so he didn't tell these people. Even Zhou Xingchi didn't reveal anything about it.

    "It's like this. Because the plot of this film is huge, the director and I decided to shoot it in two parts. Moreover, this film is already long enough, and the rest of the plot will be continued in the second part." Liu Weiqiang said  Only then did he tell everyone calmly. At this time, the entire set was in chaos, and everyone's discussions exploded with a bang.

    Liu Weiqiang looked at the current situation and breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that his decision was correct.  If I had told everyone this news yesterday, today¡¯s filming would have been messed up.

    Zhou Xingchi was the happiest when filming this film, because this film gave him the feeling of being stunned.  Mak Sing-hsiung seems to know his acting skills better than himself, and the plot he designed is even more clever. He almost changed the original work beyond recognition, especially overturning everyone's inherent thinking. Who would have thought that the Tiandi Society would be a mixed group of good and bad, greedy and fearful?  The dead team is the biggest dark humor of this film.

    Zhou Xingchi quickly changed his mind and said to Mak Cheng-hsiung with a smile: "In that case, there is no need to bother. Anyway, we just finished shooting the upper part, and we have to shoot the lower part tomorrow. It would be a waste of time and money to hold a celebration party, so why not  Let¡¯s hold it after the filming of the film is completed.¡±

    Zhou Xingchi¡¯s status among actors has risen very quickly, especially on his sets. Everyone has become accustomed to him being the center, so after listening to his words, everyone also agreed.

    Mak Cheng-hsiung smiled and explained: "This film will be filmed here temporarily, and we will film the next part later."

    Mak Sing-hsiung¡¯s words made the studio excited for the first time.  How come a film is half-finished and about to be released?  Although this film is great, will fans agree to it?  Many people had the worried look Liu Weiqiang had yesterday on their faces.

    But Mak Cheng-hsiung is not just their boss.  At the same time, he is also their backbone. Since even Mak Chengxiong thinks so, then this matter cannot be wrong, so many people have also dispelled their doubts. At this time, everyone began to pack up the set and prepare for the celebration.

    Everyone's figures started to move, but one person was still stunned on the spot. He was the leading actor Zhou Xingchi. He was in the middle of filming this film, but who knew it would stop right after he said it? He was not ready at all. This was also  One of his shortcomings is that he puts very deep emotions into every film he shoots. Even though he shoots a comedy, he always feels lost after each film.  It would take at least more than a week to recover. At this time, he still asked Mak Cheng-hsiung in disbelief: "Boss, why, the filming of this film only ends here? What about the second part? When do you plan to film it?"??¡±

    "Oh, let's discuss this issue later. By the way, Ah Xing, your performance in this filming is very good. You have obviously found your own feeling. I believe that if you continue to develop according to this feeling, you will definitely be a great success. This film  Don¡¯t pay too much attention to the film. Don¡¯t be too anxious about the next part, maybe it will be filmed soon.¡± Mak Chengxiong comforted Zhou Xingchi, knowing that it would take some time for him to recover.

    DreamWorks immediately became the most watched film company in the Hong Kong film industry because of "A Better Tomorrow", although the box office of the sequel was far less popular than the first one.  () However, after being screened for nearly a month, the box office has successfully exceeded the 10,000 gross mark, and the box office is only lower than that of Lunar New Year films.

    And "The Deer and the Cauldron" is also in intense post-production.  As soon as this news came out, it immediately attracted the attention of Hong Kong movie fans. You must know that both Mak Chengxiong and Xu Ke suddenly set their sights on Jin Yong. This is very rare. All adults who hatched in Hong Kong watched  After reading this book, everyone's hopes for this film were even higher. They started asking at the cinema early when the film would be released.

    Soon the summer vacation for students is coming, and the busy campus has become quiet. At this time, DreamWorks has also completed the production of "The Deer and the Cauldron", and the master tape has been handed over to Mak Cheng-hsiung. This time, before the screening, there is a small  During the small screening, many people were lucky enough to be among the first viewers.

    Many people from other film companies in Hong Kong were also invited, and the original author, Mr. Jin Yong, was also invited by Mak Cheng-hsiung. Because there were relatively few people, we did not enter the cinema, and it was held in the screening room of DreamWorks.  This screening.

    Jin Yong came to DreamWorks with a smile on his face. He himself spoke very highly of Mak Cheng-hsiung.  Moreover, he also said frankly that Mak Seng-hsiung's mind is unconstrained and the script is very novel. If he had not been a screenwriter, his achievements would not be lower than those of old writers like them. Mak Seng-hsiung's status in his eyes is very high, so this screening  He also suggested it. He wanted to see what kind of movie Mak Cheng-hsiung would make this time.

    Xu Ke¡¯s expression was a little bad. He didn¡¯t expect that Mai Chengxiong was so much faster than him. It only took two months to complete the shooting.  Their film has just finished shooting, which makes it a month ahead of his "The Undefeated".

    Also here this time is Cheng Long from Weihe Company. He has also just completed the production of "Eagle Project". He spent more than half a year filming this film, and he did not stop filming even if he was injured.  It was the longest film among the films. I just returned to DreamWorks and came over to support Mak Sing-hsiung.

    "Ah, oops, it turns out that your film has just finished shooting, and you made a mistake this time. Now, our film will definitely meet your "Eagle Plan". It seems that we are going to eat it this time.  What a big loss." After hearing this, Mai Chengxiong immediately put on an annoyed face and said gloomily.  Everyone there burst into laughter.  Look at Mai Chengxiong's appearance.  Even Meng Xinshi was laughing so hard that Cheng Long looked unconcerned and said to everyone: "It's a great honor for me to be able to make you Mai Chengxiong anxious. Who doesn't know in Hong Kong that you Mai Chengxiong  Cheng Xiong is so powerful, I guess no one can threaten you yet."

    Although he said this, Cheng Long was still very excited, because this film took so much effort on his part, especially after the special effects production in the digital field, the entire film was already top-notch, and what he was most proud of was  After the screening in Jiahe yesterday, those who had mocked him obediently shut their mouths. When they saw the realistic special effects, their mouths opened in surprise. In a movie, their mouths were closed for a while.  I was stunned for a moment and was completely conquered by the effect of this film.

    ¡°This film also gave Bu Wenhuai a great boost, and he laughed so hard that he couldn¡¯t close his mouth. He has always been under tremendous pressure, and this time he also made these people see that he has the right vision.

    But Mak Cheng-hsiung still has some taboos.  Cheng Long is a "bi-weekly hit" in Hong Kong's box office and is the earliest superstar to become famous. He has many potential movie fans. It was not a good idea to meet his film this time.

    "Oh, this time your two films actually matched up. I just don't know which of you two will win at the box office? It's really hard to guess." Chen Xunqi also said with a smile at this time, because he was about to  The sequel to "Lu Xiaofeng" is about to be filmed, so I came here to learn from it at this time.

    His question is destined to have no answer.  Because both of them have created box office miracles.  This time we have no way of knowing, so we can only find out the result after the screening.

    By this time, all the guests had arrived, and Mak Cheng-hsiung immediately informed the staff to start the screening.

    ??Everyone here sat up straight, Mak Cheng-hsiung¡¯sAll of his films have left a very deep impression on everyone, and there are almost no repetitions in his films.  It has always been one of the best films in Hong Kong, so everyone did not talk, but concentrated on watching the film.

    The film has just begun, the screen is fixed on a scene, and a male voice talks about the background of the story.  Generally speaking, it is consistent with the background. This is beyond everyone's expectation. I originally thought that Mak Chengxiong should come up with new ideas.  Otherwise, I would be sorry for the title of gold medal screenwriter.

    Then a tough man appeared, holding a big flag, dancing in the wind, which shocked people's hearts. The next scene made everyone reluctant to agree.  Although it could be seen that it was Ao Bai who was traveling, this time Mak Cheng-hsiung went against the rules and actually started with a band with gongs and drums ascending to the sky, which made the whole audience laugh and cry.

    "As the saying goes, if you have never seen Chen Jinnan in your life, it is useless to become a hero. Speaking of his martial arts skills," he then heard his voice before seeing him.  Zhou Xingchi's voice sounded, but it was not his own voice. Mak Chengxiong felt that the effect of actor You An was better, so he deliberately found a dubbing actor similar to Zhou Xingchi's later dubbing, with a duck voice.  , exaggerated lines and laughter, etc., can make people laugh.  At this time, everyone finally discovered what Mak Chengxiong had planned. If at this time, everyone was saying that Mak Chengxiong actually thought that Mak Chengxiong was copying the original work, they would definitely be despised.

    "He is eight feet tall and his waist is eight feet too."

    "Isn't that a Sifang?" At this time, when Wei Bao was standing on a high platform where several chairs were piled up, some people disagreed and immediately retorted. Everyone is familiar with giving up.  That was Liu Weiqiang's voice, and he made a cameo on a whim.

    "There are four directions, what's all the fuss about? One rice can feed all kinds of people, and I tell you, there are all octagonal ones! Silly pig!" Zhou Xingchi immediately refuted him, and even said something in return.

    Phew, this time everyone in the audience couldn't help but smile and looked at Liu Weiqiang on the side.

    At this time, Liu Weiqiang wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawled in. He looked at Mai Chengxiong helplessly. He had been tricked this time.

    Zhou Xingchi looked at Liu Weiqiang even more nervously at this time, and then looked at Mak Chengxiong with a confused look on his face.

    Because when filming, Zhou Xingchi¡¯s lines were not like this, but the voice was added by the voice actor, so this sentence came out, which was very surprising to both of them.

    The next character design made everyone laugh even more, Mak Cheng-hsiung is so awesome.  This is the first time everyone has seen the ability to spoof. Jin Yong couldn't help but nod his head and laughed so hard that tears flowed out. Everyone felt almost nothing about the more than 100-minute film, and they finished it quickly, almost without stopping.  They smiled too much and felt that their faces were numb. They laughed too many times today. Even they didn't know how many times they laughed. They only felt that the muscles in their cheeks were a little sore.

    But after watching the movie, everyone's attention was focused on Jin Yong. After all, he is the original author of this movie. But when it came to Mak Chengxiong, he changed it beyond recognition and almost made the original author unrecognizable. I don't know who he is.  What is the attitude now.

    Jin Yong saw everyone's eyes focused on him. At this time, he smiled and said to everyone: "Haha, I have long said that if Ah Xiong writes it, it will be very successful. This script is adapted very well. I  I like it very much, especially the way he changed the people in the Tiandihui to be greedy for life and afraid of death, and forget about justice for profit. I really like this. After all, this is close to reality. The kind of people in life who really regard death as home.  There are not many, especially the changes in the personalities of several characters, which are more thought-provoking. Although it is a comedy, it actually has its own theme, yes. I like this film very much."

    No one expected that Jin Yong would speak so highly of Mak Sung-hsiung's film, and the smile on his face has not diminished to this day.  He really likes this.  Movie, this time Mak Cheng-hsiung felt relieved.

    After watching this video, Xu Ke became silent. Although he is best at shooting martial arts movies.  But in the past few years, he has been shooting urban farce films, and the most successful one was "The Best Partner", so he felt even more disgusted with this film. Although this film is tacky from beginning to end, it is undeniable  , the comedy effect is very impressive. Even if we look at Hong Kong, no director can surpass Mak Sing-hung. It is obvious that after this film is screened, Mak Sing-hung will launch an alternative comedy style, and this comedy style will definitely be fair.  Everyone in Iri Sichuan praised it, but he didn't know that this style was called nonsensical.  After watching this film, Cheng Long's eyes suddenly brightened up, because he also discovered that this film had many merits. The kung fu comedy style he had just formed was not too mature.  It just so happened that this video gave him a lot of inspiration, but at this time he?There are deep concerns.  Originally, he was very confident this time, even though everyone at Golden Harvest believed that "Eagle Project" would have no rivals in Hong Kong this year, and even the Western-style blockbusters shot by Mak Cheng-hsiung would not be their rivals here.  So they already believe that they will definitely be able to top the box office this year, and they don't even take "The Gambler" with a box office of 30,000 yuan in their eyes.

    "Heroes Are True" was only screened for a month.  It was finished in a hurry, but the final box office results were huge.  It ranked fourth on the box office list, only a few million lower than New Art City's "The Best Partner: Saving the Chapo from a Thousand Miles Away". This is a very good result, if both are shown on the same schedule.  In other words, "A Better Tomorrow" may not necessarily be inferior to "The Best Partner". In this case, the most successful movie sequels in Hong Kong must be the two.

    DreamWorks¡¯ first round of attacks has just passed.  The second round of attacks will come soon. This time it is the "The Deer and the Cauldron" that everyone has been waiting for.  It just so happened to be the beginning of the summer vacation.  Therefore, the number of viewers increased significantly, and the attendance rate was already full after the close. This is a very rare situation, which shows the popularity of Mak Chengxiong and Zhou Xingchi.

    ? Then there was a lot more laughter in Hong Kong than usual.  Especially on the bus occasionally.  When everyone was drowsy, someone suddenly laughed out loud, which made everyone roll their eyes. However, this guy didn't care, but told the plot of "The Deer and the Cauldron" that he just saw yesterday. What if  If it had been any other movie, it might have been scorned by others, but soon the few people sitting around started talking lively about it.  Because this video is so funny, even after they watched it twice, they couldn't stop laughing. Zhou Xingchi's reputation is getting louder and louder in Hong Kong.

    At the same time, there was also news in Jiahe, because this shooting was thanks to the help of DreamWorks.  So they released their film after "The Deer and the Cauldron" was screened. This way, Mak Sung-hsiung wouldn't feel like they were adding insult to injury, and they could defeat DreamWorks head-on.  This is something that everyone can't wait for a long time.

    The production cost of "The Flying Eagle" is the most expensive among Hong Kong movies, and while it was still being filmed, Golden Harvest was already promoting it in Hong Kong. After this release, it immediately attracted a large number of movie fans to watch, and the attendance rate was actually  It also remained fully booked, and there were exciting blockbusters from two theaters.  It was a bit indifferent that the other two theaters were crowded, especially the Central Street one.  Cinemas from four cinema chains were gathered together. The cinemas of two cinema chains were so busy that the doors and windows were squeezed out, while the cinemas of the other two cinemas were almost empty. The gap was immediately apparent.

    The eyes of Hong Kong movie fans are red again, because this year's Hong Kong movies have made them feel very satisfied. In just half a year, Hong Kong movies have already produced several excellent films, and the New Year's film at the beginning of the year has also  There are two movies competing against each other right now, and there are twice as many outstanding movies this year than in previous years.

    Not only do the two films have the most attractive reviews now, but what also attracts everyone's attention is the competition for the box office. The two films have reached peak popularity since they were screened in Hong Kong. The theaters are almost full, and each film has  As soon as the movie fans gained a lot of support, they immediately began to discuss which movie is better this time.  Fans from both sides soon started fighting because of their disagreements. This is a rare occurrence in the film industry.

    Fortunately, DreamWorks and Golden Harvest did not take this matter seriously, so fans could just let them go. Mak Cheng-hsiung and Bu Wenhuai also met at this time.  It was Bu Wenzhun who took the initiative to invite Mak Chengxiong. After all, the impact of this incident was also great. He did not want Mak Chengxiong to be affected by this incident. After all, he had now made up his mind to abandon Jiahe's Hong Kong boss.  identity, this time he decided to cooperate with Jiahe.  This is also a method of reform. Jiahe's foundation is too big and it is too easy to change. The most difficult thing is to change the mind. So this time Bu Wenhuai wants to use Mai Chengxiong's influence to change the people under his command.

    The popularity of the two films immediately surprised people. Originally, the release date coincided with the weekend, so everyone could accept the high box office. However, in the next five days, the attendance rate remained almost unchanged.  Full.  In just one week, the two companies' box office sales were evenly matched.  It actually exceeded the "10,000-persuasion" mark. This achievement is surprising. You must know that even New Year movies have never been so popular.

    It was not until the second week that the attendance rates of the two films changed slightly, and the attendance rates both decreased significantly. However, it was obvious at this time that Jiahe's "Eagle Project" did not have as much stamina as "The Deer and the Cauldron" because "The Deer and the Cauldron"  "The Deer and the Cauldron" was released two days earlier than them.

    This made everyone in Jiahe feel a little surprised. Only Cheng LongAfter watching this film, he realized the effect of this film.  Although the quality is far inferior to his own videos, the funny effect is very powerful.  It was very difficult to defeat Mak Seng-hsiung. At this time, everyone changed their attitudes. Since Mak Seng-hsiung couldn't defeat him, let's see what kind of box office this "Eagle Plane" can achieve in the end.

    Next, the box office of the two Ying Fei films soared. Half a month later, the two films passed the 40,000 box office mark, and the attendance rate remained very high. According to this calculation, these two films  By the time the film is released, the box office is almost likely to exceed 40 million. That means that the performance of the two films will exceed that of the Lunar New Year film. This is very surprising, because according to everyone's thinking, the annual movie box office  The champions usually come from New Year movies.

    The one that attracts the most attention is of course DreamWorks. There are still several films completed one after another. Is it possible that they will continue to dominate the box office for several months this year?  People from other companies looked a little embarrassed.
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