With the arrival of New Year's Day in 1987, the Spring Festival season of Hong Kong movies also kicked off, and several major film companies successively released their final blockbusters to seize the market and make money. . .
Among them, Jiahe is the most high-profile. "Brothers of the Dragon and Tiger Brothers" launched an extremely fierce publicity campaign two years ago. This shows that Jiahe is determined to win the box office championship during the Spring Festival. Debao has not shown any weakness. Since Xin Li settled in Debao, she The Debao genre films will soon be comprehensively adjusted. The main force in this year's Spring Festival is "The Rich" directed by Gao Zhisen. At the same time, the cooperation with Hollywood is in the honeymoon period, and it is posing as a representative of the Hong Kong film industry to break out of Asia. .
In contrast, New Art City's scheduled big-cast "The Legend of Wesley" was unable to compete due to reshoots. Originally, everyone thought that Zhou Wen would take "Love 3" to the Spring Festival to participate in the box office PK, but Zhou Wen unexpectedly made it ahead of schedule Released within a month, "Love 3" was different from other sequels that had poor box office results, with an impressive sales record of HK$20.81 million when it was released.
With the hip-hop and hero genres currently following the trend, it is really enviable that a sequel can sell for 20 million yuan. Moreover, all the leading actors in the film are newcomers. Li Ming and others have participated in "Dance My Life", which is somewhat popular with the audience. , but Zhou Cai'er is a true newcomer. No one thought that Zhou Wen would be enough to shock everyone. Now Zhou Wen's younger sister is also surprisingly open-mouthed when she debuts.
Is it true that the genes of people with the surname Zhou are really so strong? Zhou Runfa is the leader, Zhou Wen is the successor, and Zhou Caier instantly conquered countless boys and girls in Hong Kong with her hot figure, explosive hip-hop dance and unique singing voice.
Some people may say that the popularity of "Love 3" in Hong Kong is based on the previous film. It took advantage of the star power of Zhou Wen, Zhong Chuhong, Leslie Cheung, Wang Zuxian and other people and the public viewing inertia to achieve high box office. So, in the first week of its release in Taiwan The record of NT$10 million fully reflects the true level of the film. The box office data is basically close to the record set by "A Better Tomorrow" when it was released in Taiwan.
The reason for this is nothing more than two points: the script is good and down-to-earth.
Zhou Wen¡¯s scripts are now guaranteed to have high box office and are hard to find. After establishing the Zhou Family, he basically stopped writing scripts for external parties and devoted all his efforts to developing the Zhou Family¡¯s framework and power.
It is down-to-earth because the Taiwanese dance shown in the film is very in line with the tastes of Taiwan citizens and is especially praised by young people. The popular Hokkien song "Lian Wu Gong" with a rock and roll style is widely circulated in Taiwan. .
"Come with me to practice dancing. I come and go without a trace. Come with me to practice dancing. I am like a gust of wind"
Singing Hokkien songs and performing guest dances, it¡¯s a two-pronged approach. Caters to the entertainment needs of locals. It gives them an innate superiority, and Zhou Cai'er can not only jump but also fight. The Chinese martial arts she shows in the film is exactly the most popular Bajiquan in Taiwan
All these things almost make Taiwanese people instinctively think that "Love 3" is prepared for them. It would be strange if the box office doesn¡¯t soar!
Therefore, the Hong Kong film industry is trying to figure out what new works Zhou Wen will produce during the Spring Festival. Whether it is Golden Harvest, Debao or other small and medium-sized film companies, they all use Zhou as their imaginary enemy, taking turns to show their special skills, but who knows that they will pounce null. Zhou Wen did not prepare any personal works for the Spring Festival, which made Jiahe and Debao feel helpless as if they were trying hard to punch the air.
However, New Art City did not let its colleagues see the joke, and directly launched "Daoma Dan". Although this movie does not star Zhou Wen, he is also the action director of the film. Zhou Wen's golden signature and the outstanding performances of the three beauties , Xu Ke is full of confidence in the box office.
The three major film companies are ready to go, and the city is full of gunpowder. Just wait for it to hit the box office charts in late January!
The most unlucky thing about the Three Kingdoms War is those small and medium-sized film companies and independent productions. In order to avoid affecting the situation, many low-cost films were released in advance. Films such as "Ferocious Cat", "My Cousin Arrives" and "Zombie Master" were released in advance at the beginning of the month. The chaos of the killing fully demonstrates how fierce and tragic the competition in the golden age of Hong Kong movies was.
That night. At Hong Kong Kai Tak International Airport, Zhong Chuhong, Zhou Cai'er, and Zhou Yunfa were waiting anxiously in the cafe inside the airport. Because Zhou Wen's flight was delayed by one hour, there was no news yet.
"What's going on? It's almost 10 o'clock, and there's no news yet!" Zhou Cai'er took a small spoon and flipped the coffee boredly. The depression was written directly on his face, and he pouted and said, "Tomorrow I will complain about the delayed flight at the airport."
"Pfft~" Fa Ge couldn't help but smile when he heard this: "Cai'er, you have to pay attention to your image when you speak outside. You are now a public star. In the future, you have to be more careful when you speak and do things in public places to avoid being caught by the paparazzi. Got the talking point."
"knew."
Zhou Cai'er sighed. Ever since she became famous overnight, she felt that the pace of life was extremely boring. In the past, she lived a carefree and free life. It was the order of the New Law Academy.The awe-inspiring eldest sister, she is now a popular action actress in Hong Kong and Taiwan. She is another newcomer with great action talent after Yang Ziqiong. Every day, she receives cards and letters from a large number of fans, and sometimes she hears Some fans called me and even wore sunglasses when going out. For Zhou Caier, who is in the rebellious period of youth, becoming famous is simply torture. It means saying goodbye to an unrestrained life. Every word and deed is stared at by countless pairs of eyes. , that feeling made her depressed. If possible, she would rather play a side role for the rest of her life.
Of course, Zhou Cai'er only occasionally mentioned these complaints to Zhong Chuhong. Zhong Chuhong felt very incredible after hearing this. Others were looking forward to becoming famous overnight, but she did the opposite, wishing she could play a small role freely. , if outsiders hear it, there will definitely be all kinds of envy and jealousy.
"Don't look listless. You know that Awen has spent a lot of effort to make you famous as soon as possible. If he sees you depressed, I'm afraid he will feel guilty."
Zhong Chuhong¡¯s voice rang in Zhou Cai¡¯er¡¯s ears. These words were very effective. Zhou Cai¡¯er immediately shook her head and put on a smile: ¡°Sister-in-law, I just vented my complaints, nothing else.¡±
¡°Tsk, tsk, you two sisters-in-law stepped into the role too quickly. If I remember correctly, Hong Gu, you haven¡¯t even stepped in yet!¡± Zhou Runfa joked while drinking coffee.
Zhong Chuhong shrugged and said: "Don't think that I don't know that you have been living secretly with that person for a while. Don't bring trouble to us even if you lose to Dilong at the Golden Horse Awards. You are stingy~"
"Yes, yes, I am the general of the defeated army, and you are the Golden Horse Queen. You, sir, don't care about the faults of others. Don't be like me!" Zhou Runfa pretended to beg for mercy, and hurriedly changed the subject and said: "Aunt Hong, there is something I must do. I want to tell you that someone from Debao contacted me this afternoon and wanted to invite me to make a movie."
"Huh? What type?" Zhong Chuhong frowned slightly when he heard this.
"It seems to be a romantic literary film. The other party didn't reveal much information." Zhou Runfa pondered: "They contacted me indirectly through the person in my family Of course, if you and Awen don't nod, I can find them casually. There is no reason to reject it.¡±
Zhou Runfa is currently a god, and he is also the target of major film companies competing for their schedules. If it were another company, Fa Ge might not have too many concerns, but Zhou and Debao are still in an antagonistic relationship, with constant infighting and friction between the two sides. Fa Ge did not agree directly, but asked Zhong Chuhong to report the situation as soon as possible.
"Thank you for being so candid." Zhong Chuhong was quite pleased. After thinking for a while, she said, "Let Awen make the decision on this matter. Anyway, I will see him soon."
Zhou Runfa nodded. From an artist's point of view, everyone who is in the period of success wants to make more money, not to mention Fa Ge, who has been depressed. The bitterness of the past seven years has burst out, and he also wants to be at the peak of his career. Earn more money every time. After all, celebrities are also human beings. Everyone in this circle is just for fame and fortune. However, Fa Ge was not dazzled by money. He understood that everything he got could not be achieved without Zhou Wen's help.
There was silence in the coffee shop. The three of them looked at the exit of the plane, hoping that the familiar figure would appear. Perhaps feeling the call deep in the hearts of the three of them, a group of people walked out ten minutes later and set up a human wall for several people who were members of the Yuan family class. Yuan Echu and several strong team members , blocking the reporters stationed in the departure hall.
Zhong Chuhong put her hand between her lips, and when she saw Zhou Wen appear in her field of vision, her longing for him for a month finally became a reality, and her heart couldn't help but beat faster.
"Brother!" Zhou Cai'er pretended to go up to say hello, but Fa Ge grabbed him and said, "There are reporters here. It's inconvenient. Let's wait for him in the parking lot."
Flying in the sky for a whole day, even Zhou Wen's iron-clad body was feeling tired, not to mention Wang Zuxian and others. They were in no mood to be interviewed by reporters at the moment. They quickly arrived at the parking lot under the escort of members of the Yuan family class. field.
"Awen!" Zhong Chuhong rushed into Ai Lang's arms like a gust of wind, without caring about the presence of outsiders, and stood on tiptoes to give him a passionate kiss.
¡°Tsk, tsk, so romantic~¡± Fa Ge whistled.
Zhou Cai'er curled her lips in disapproval. The little girl has not yet tasted what love is like.
Wang Zuxian sighed quietly and greeted Zhou Runfa and Zhou Caier.
"Is your family okay?" After the passionate kiss, Zhou Wen hugged Zhong Chuhong and asked.
Zhong Chuhong smiled and said: "Everyone is very nice, I just haven't seen you for a month and miss you very much, haha."
After getting in the car, Zhou Wen asked: "You said on the phone that you wanted to surprise me, couldn't this be it?"
"Of course this is not a surprise!" Zhong Chuhong shook his head and said, "Let's go to the company first, and you will understand when we get there."?¡±
Seeing Hong Gu¡¯s mysterious look, Zhou Wen was really looking forward to it.
After getting out of the elevator, Zhou Wen found that the lights in the company were still on, and all the employees were like generals greeting their triumphant arrival. They were all standing at the door in bright clothes, and their faces were all filled with excitement.
"What are you doing? You're still working overtime in the middle of the night." Zhou Wen scratched his head in confusion, but was quickly pulled into the president's office by Zhong Chuhong, pointing to the bright red cloth on the table, and said: "Here, this is My first surprise for you!¡±
"What's inside?" Zhou Wen asked doubtfully.
Zhong Chuhong hugged her shoulders and said with a smile: "Go and see for yourself."
When Zhou Wen untied the red cloth and saw the two gold cups on the table, he was stunned.
"Best Actress at the 23rd Golden Horse Awards", "Best Original Screenplay at the 23rd Golden Horse Awards".