The release of "Beautiful Girl Chasing Girls" was also the moment when the summer war in the Hong Kong film industry was ignited in 1987. First of all, Golden Harvest made an effort, and "Windfall 30 Million" directed by comedy veteran Makka, who quit his job and went it alone, took the lead.
Speaking of "Wind Fortune 30 Million", there is an episode. After Zhou Wen joined forces with New Art City as a partner, "The Legend of Wesley" broke the box office record and gave New Art City a second life. Initially, due to uneven dividend distribution Mecca, who had quit due to internal conflicts, was stimulated, so he secretly approached Boss Lei to discuss investing in "Wind Fortune 30 Million".
It is said that Mecca was the core of Xinyi City. If you don¡¯t look at the monk¡¯s face and the Buddha¡¯s face, it is natural for Boss Lei to agree to invest. However, Boss Lei couldn¡¯t stand the behavior of the other party¡¯s wallflower, so he did not reject him directly. Instead, he said: "Legend of Wesley" suffered serious losses, and it was hinted tactfully as the reason for the company's internal financial constraints.
Mecca is not a fool and naturally understands what Boss Lei means. It seems that his old club no longer needs him after they have Zhou Wen, so they simply went all the way to find investment from Jiahe, so the movie that was supposed to belong to New Art City became Jiahe's.
There is no psychological burden on Zou Daheng. Anyway, the relationship between him and Mecca is mutual use. Although Mecca is no longer as brave as it was in the past, and the skinny camel is bigger than the horse, it still has box office influence, not to mention Zeng Zhiwei. , Zheng Haonan, Lin Qingxia and other first-line stars to support the show, the box office should not be much worse.
But Daheng Zou was careful and let "Wind Fortune" take the lead to fully attract Debao's hatred, to put it bluntly. Just to serve as cannon fodder, after all, "Wealth and Power" that Gao Zhisen produced at the beginning of this year is too powerful. No one knew whether his "Ghost Horse Campus" would be a dark horse again, so he arranged for "Wind Fortune" to explore the way.
"Wind Fortune" will be released on July 8, and "Ghost Horse" will be released on July 9. What surprised Golden Harvest is that Gao Zhisen's "Ghost Horse Campus" does not seem to be as great as imagined. It's a fresh and fresh movie, but it doesn't have the ferocious energy of "Fortune". It's only been a week since its release and it has only made less than 3 million at the box office.
"The fighting power of "Wind Fortune" is much stronger. In the same week, the box office was four times that of "Ghost Horse".
In the first round of the battle between the two major companies, Jiahe won completely, Debao was completely humiliated, and the little bit of godhead that Gao Zhisen had just gathered was instantly beaten to pieces. For this, Pan Di Sheng scolded her a lot, and if it hadn't been for Xin If Li manages to deal with it, Gao Zhisen will even think about packing up and leaving.
Gao Zhisen said bitterly: "Ms. Xin, as you are in the industry, you should know very well that not everyone can ensure that their movies will be successful. Wu Yusen was exiled by Golden Harvest and hidden by Xinyi City. I This performance was often excusable.¡±
"Not necessarily, you missed Zhou Wen. Every movie of that guy is a hit!" Xin Li secretly denied in her heart, but that guy Zhou Wen is a genius and cannot be explained clearly by common sense.
So Xin Li said in an understanding tone: "From a commercial film perspective, there is absolutely no problem for "Ghost Horse School" to be released in the summer, and you still continue the routine of the "Happy Ghost" series. But you lacked consideration when it comes to actors. I don¡¯t want to say more about the quality of the script. In short, I have taken care of this matter. Success or failure are inevitable, so don¡¯t take it to heart. Let¡¯s go out and relax for half a month tomorrow.¡±
"Well." Gao Zhisen did not leave in a hurry, but asked: "Ms. Xin, I don't understand why a movie like "Wind Fortune" that rests on its laurels can be a hit, but mine can't."
"Windfall" stars Eric Tsang as an employee who specializes in destroying old banknotes. One day, he discovers that the machine malfunctioned and got 30 million old banknotes for no apparent reason, so he joins forces with his friend Bald Man Mecca to keep the money for himself. , but unfortunately the little nun played by Lin Qingxia heard the plan, so she staged rounds of exciting and hilarious battles of wits.
Xin Li smiled and said: "Actually, it's very simple. Mecca is not resting on its laurels, but it captures the mentality of the ordinary people. To put it bluntly, Brother Zhi, don't you feel that this movie is a little bit like your "Wealth and Power"? Are they similar? The difference is that the 30 million windfall is old banknotes, and yours is a lottery win, so sometimes you can't just take the problem at face value. Again, don't be blinded by the temporary victory."
"Ashamed, ashamed!" Gao Zhisen left with sweat on his face.
"Hey!" Xin Li was exhausted and worried. Debao Company was completely at a disadvantage in the first round of competition. I really don't know what the situation will be like in the second round of the competition that will kick off tomorrow.
"What a bad start!"
Just when Xin Li was worried, the phone in the office rang.
"Who are you feeding?"
"I, Zhou Wen!"
"Youwhy did you remember to call me?" Xin Li said in surprise.
?"Hey, although you are like a dog-skin plaster and like to stick to people, at least you are not particularly annoying."
"You are the one with the dog-skin plaster. Your whole family is the dog-skin plaster!" Xin Li said angrily, as if she was venting all her depression on Zhou Wen.
"Uh~" There was a commotion on the other end of Zhou Wen's phone. After a while, Zhong Chuhong was on the phone: "Ali, I'm sorry, he is the virtuous one. You must not be as knowledgeable as him."
"It's okay, I can still hold it in." Upon hearing it was Hong Gu speaking, Xin Li quickly put away her resentment, adjusted her mood and said, "Does Hong Gu have anything to do with me?"
"It's not a big deal at first. It's Awen's birthday tonight, so I want to invite my friends in the circle to come out and sit down." Zhong Chuhong said with a smile, "Are you free tonight?"
"Tonight?" Xin Li rubbed her forehead and said, "I'm afraid tonight"
"'Autumn Fairy Tale' is going to be released tomorrow, right?" Zhong Chuhong said: "I know you must be very nervous. Just now Awen said that don't underestimate the box office appeal of literary films. He is very optimistic about it. He also said It¡¯s a hundred times, a thousand times better than that bullshit campus.¡±
Xin Li couldn't help but breathe quickly, and her tone quickened: "Did he really say that?"
Zhong Chuhong said: "Yes, if you don't believe it, you can ask him face to face. Oh, Brother Fa and Ayu are also participating tonight, let's come over and have fun together."
"All right."
Xinli¡¯s heart is moved, yes, very moved!
She is a woman. Even though she is a film major, she was also very hesitant and nervous before the war. Moreover, Debao's defeat in the first round shocked her confidence. She was helpless when she needed encouragement the most. , Zhou Wen actually said that he was very optimistic about "Autumn Fairy Tale", which couldn't help but make her feel warm in her heart.
"Did that guy really say that?" After Xin Li hung up the phone, her mind was confused for a day, and she kept asking herself.
Time passed by, and when Xin Li realized that it was already past five o'clock in the afternoon, she jumped up with an exclamation and hurriedly went to the lounge to change her clothes. After all, she was going to attend Zhou Wen's birthday, so wearing a black formal suit was a bit inappropriate. .
After going out in a hurry, Xinli felt a little embarrassed to be empty-handed, so she parked the car in a nearby shopping mall and hurried in to pick out gifts. In her hurry, she didn't notice a car parked not far away from the shopping mall. Inside the unassuming van, an ordinary-looking man was taking photos with a camera.
¡¡Dividing line¡¡
Zhou Wen is celebrating his birthday. According to his own wishes, he has no intention of inviting friends. As long as Aunt Hong and his family accompany him, it will be enough.
But Zhong Chuhong insisted on inviting friends in the circle to have a good time. After all, Zhou Wen is no longer the little person he was before. Not only is he in charge of the Zhou family, he is also a celebrity in the circle. Even if he doesn't do anything special, at least he has to Invite a few friends and join in the fun.
So after some discussion between the two of them, they decided to invite Zhou Runfa, Zhang Guorong, Wang Zuxian, Zhang Manyu, Shao Hua, and Xin Li, plus Zhou Yaoliang, Zhou Caier, Xiang Sao, and the guys from Zhou Ji, and the two tables were full.
The birthday party was held at Zhou Wen's home in the mid-level villa. Early in the morning, Zhong Chuhong began to arrange the room and prepare tools for the dinner. Zhou Yaoliang and Zhou Ji's guys simply came over to help from the restaurant. , it¡¯s very interesting to be busy at home.
"Son, you are the birthday boy today, stop working so hard, go in and have a rest!" Zhou Yaoliang was holding two wooden sticks in his hands and competing with a pile of beef. This is another of Lao Zhou's signature dishes - beef balls.
However, Lao Zhou was old after all. After smashing the beef for a while, he was out of breath. Zhou Wen rolled up his sleeves and beat the beef for him. After a few times, he felt that it was not enough, so he simply threw the wooden stick away and flew his palms, bright and dark. He smashed it down with all his strength, beating the beef to pieces.
"Oh, what are you two doing?" Bald Dafei ran out after hearing the commotion in the yard. When he saw the beef on the table, he was stunned: "Brother Liang, the meatballs we Zhou Ji have been making for seven or eight years have never been so on point. However, the beef is beaten very evenly, and the beef balls made out of it are definitely strong."
"Hey, do you want to put some peeing shrimps or something in it? It will fill your mouth with juice when you bite it. The peeing beef balls are bouncy and juicy!" After hearing this, Zhou Wen suddenly remembered the peeing beef balls invented by Zhou Xingchi and Mok Wenwei in "God of Cookery" , couldn't help blurting out.
Lao Zhou and Da Fei looked at each other and clapped their hands at the same time: "Okay, it's called pissing beef balls, haha, we have another hard dish in Zhou Ji, but we can't make beef minced as good as you."
"That's hard to say. Every day you send 20 pounds of beef. I beat it with both light and dark strength in the morning. I can make beef and practice boxing!""Zhou Wen's eyebrows danced with joy¡ª¡ª
Uh, okay, peeing on beef balls is a bit of a spoof, but at the beginning I thought if I used dark techniques to smash beef or other things, could I recreate many of Huang Rong's delicacies in "The Condor"? Well, It¡¯s an attempt. Grandmaster is not only about movies and martial arts, but also about food~