"The Crazy Job has been released for ten days, and the box office is now 8.23 ​​million Hong Kong dollars." Jiang Zhiqiang reported: "The current daily box office remains at around 400,000. At the end of the screening contract with Shaw Brothers, it should be no problem to break the box office record of 8.53 million in "Half-Take-Take-Take-Take-Take-Take-Take-Take-Take-Take-Take-Take-Take-Take-Take-Take-Take-Take-Take-Take-Take-Take-Take-Take-Take-Take-Take-Take-Take-Take-Take-Take-Take-Take-Take-Take-Take-Take-Take-Take-Take-

"I have to thank Boss Wan for his heart disease." Chen Chong looked at the box office statistics and said with a smile: "The box office fell back to more than 600,000 on Monday, and rebounded to more than 800,000 on Tuesday. It must be because his news was in the newspaper."

"It is naturally more gimmick to scare a wealthy and famous person than to scare the little girl." Luo Weiming joked: "Mr. Chen should give Boss Wan a big red envelope."

Chen Chong called out and asked Jiang Zhiqiang: "You went to send flowers that day, didn't you have any trouble?"

"No." Jiang Zhiqiang said with a smile on his face, "Boss Wan said that his heart disease was because he drank too much wine at Uncle Six's banquet, and it had nothing to do with the movie."

"You're so stubborn," Luo Weiming laughed and said, "If it were me, I wouldn't admit it. A person in his fifties and sixties is shocked by the movie, so he will lose face."

"Drinking alcohol can indeed cause heart disease." Chen Chong pointed to the cigarette in his hand and said, "If you are scared, would you say that you smoke too much? It's not good for your health, so smoke less."

"There's no way." Luo Wei waved his hand and said, "I've been sucking for more than ten years, but I can't quit."

Chen Chong shook his head and said nothing. He asked Jiang Zhiqiang again: "Did there be any further screenings on Shaw Brothers?"

"not yet."

It shouldn't be...

Now it has entered the second week of screening, and the share ratio is 37% open. If the box office of 400,000 yuan per day, Shaw Brothers will earn 270,000 or 80,000 yuan per day, and it still maintains the income level of the most popular movies. There is no reason not to continue to be screened.

"Manager Jiang is a good person and doesn't like to gossip." Luo Weiming saw Chen Chong's doubts, and he smiled and said, "I am a magazine and I love to ask about gossip. Mr. Chen, let me tell you, Shaw will not renew the screening contract."

"Why?"

"According to Shaw's original arrangement, "The Monkey King" will be released on May 5th, but it was squeezed out by "Crazy Killing". Luo Weiming smoked and said, "The Monkey King" is a small production that is set up for the schedule. Whether the director or the actor, they are all scraps of Shaw's. They have no say, so they squeeze out. However, Fang Yihua also postponed the "Daremonious Family" originally scheduled to be released this week, which ended up being a feng wool."

Chen Chong put down the report in his hand and asked with interest: "What's wrong?"

"The director of "The Great Destiny" is Huashan!"

Chen Chong knew nothing about the name, and he asked blankly: "What's wrong with Huashan?"

"Mr. Chen, you don't even know about Huashan, and you are actually embarrassed to run a movie magazine?" Luo Weiming teased and explained: "Huashan is an old minister of Shaw. He studied photography with Japanese Masamoto Nishimoto in the early 1960s. He worked for many years before he was promoted to director. The movies he has filmed in recent years have all been very popular and has become very angry. Fang Yihua pushed back the schedule of "Da Ming Huojia", which naturally made him very upset."

"It's nothing wrong with pushing it out. "Crazy Raid" is so popular, what can it do if it is released?"

"The Shaw family has a great cause and a lot of internal factions." Luo Wei flapped the ashes and said in a fog: "Now Zhang Che is old, Li Hanxiang is in poor health, and the two giants are showing signs of abdication. Do you think Huashan has any ideas?"

"That's sure." Chen Chongru listened to the storytelling of Romance, held up a sentence, and said enthusiastically: "You continue to talk."

"Last year, Huashan filmed "Killing" and its reputation was impressive. Mr. Chen still remembers it? When we were doing "Movie Biweekly", we rated this movie as one of the top ten movies last year."

Chen Chong nodded. He was deeply impressed by this movie of killing his wife and seeking justice.

"So this year he is ambitious and wants to go further." Luo Weiming rubbed the cigarette butt into the ashtray, then took one out of the cigarette box, put it in his hand, and said, "Huashan borrowed Lee Xiuxian, one of the five tiger generals under Zhang Che, and then found the popular Michelle and Lin Jianming from TVB to film this "Dare to the Family", hoping to make a big hit and take the position of Shaw Brothers' top director. As a result, the schedule was delayed. Do you think he is angry?"

"It's understandable to be angry." Chen Chong touched his chin, but he was still confused and said, "But it seems unwise to be against "Crazy Tribulation". Can he guarantee that the movie will definitely be sold?"

"He doesn't really want to fight "Crazy Tribulation"." Luo Weiming kept it in a silence and asked Chen Chong: "Guess what movie Shaw is going to be on at the end of this month?"

Chen Chong shook his head, indicating that he didn't know.

Luo Weiming said word by word: "Chu Yuan's "Mauryan Dynasty".

Chen Chong suddenly realized and said, "You mean he wants to grab the schedule between "Crazy Calamity" and "Mauryan Dynasty"?"

"Yes." Luo Weiming looked like you only understood. He lit a cigarette, took a sip, and said, "Since Chu Yuan filmed "Meteor Butterfly Sword" in 1976, more than a dozen consecutive movies have exceeded 10 million in Taiwan, and have been named "Chu Qianmian". It is Shaw Brothers' signature and money tree. As soon as "Mauryan Dynasty" was released, all Shaw Brothers' resources will definitely be concentrated on him. Now it is mid-month. If Huashan does not make trouble, let Shaw Brothers theaters continue to play "Crazy Calamity". By the end of the month, his "Dare of Life" will be a cannon fodder."

"It is possible to grab the positions of Zhang Che and Li Hanxiang." Chen Chong nodded in understanding and said, "Chu Yuan is in full swing now, and no one in Shaw Brothers can compete with him."

"A child who can cry has milk." Luo Weiming said: "I heard that Huashan made a big fuss in front of Fang Yihua. It was not until Uncle Six came forward in person. "Crazy Job" was not Shaw's own child after all, so it would definitely stop and give up the schedule to comfort him. So I said that Shaw is unlikely to renew the screening contract for "Crazy Job".

"What is he doing in such a hurry?" Chen Chong asked in confusion, "Isn't it okay to wait until "The Mauryan Dynasty" is released before it is released?"

"Huashan is also hard to get rid of the tiger." Luo Weiming smiled and said, "He started promoting this movie early. Before our "Movie Age", Ann Hui, the cover star was Michelle, who was arranged to promote "The Great Destiny" to promote "The Great Destiny" and if "The Mauryan Dynasty" is released, the previous publicity will be wasted. Shaw Brothers will definitely not invest money to re-promote him. Without publicity, the box office will be much better. Wouldn't it be in vain for all his efforts?"

After Luo Weiming's explanation, Chen Chong touched his chin and sighed in disbelief.

With the current box office trend of "Crazy Job", if this is not happening, Shaw Brothers will definitely continue to be screened. Even if it only takes two or three days to screen, the box office will exceed 10 million, setting a new record for Hong Kong movie box office.

Now, there are only 4 days left before the movie goes offline, and it is basically impossible to exceed tens of millions.

By the way... there is also a theater that is not Shaw.

Chen Chong flipped through the reports and found the box office statistics of the single-stage restaurant. After reading it carefully, he asked Jiang Zhiqiang, who had never interrupted, "Manager Jiang, are your theater interested in continuing to screen "Crazy Job"?"

"Yes." Jiang Zhiqiang replied concisely: "My elder brother mentioned to me that he wanted to continue the screening for one to two weeks."

Chen Chong was overjoyed.

Jiang Zhiwen suggested that he wanted to jointly screen "Crazy Job" with Shaw Brothers Theater, no one expected "Crazy Job" to be so popular. The Jiang family is quite popular in the Hong Kong film industry, so Shaw Brothers did not object.

Although the Jiang family only has one theater, it is located in a prosperous area of ​​Mong Kok, with a high attendance rate and a considerable box office cumulatively. If it is released for another two weeks, the box office of "Crazy Job" will exceed 10 million, which is no longer a dream.

"Then find some time to renew the contract." Chen Chong ordered: "If necessary, the proportion of the account can be negotiated."

"No, my elder brother said, just follow the current ratio."

Chen Chong nodded, about to speak when the phone on the table rang.

"Mr. Chen, Editor-in-Chief Shu Ming is here."

"Let him in."

Shu Ming is the editor-in-chief of "The First Movie Review". He was in his forties and was a little bald. He wrote film reviews in newspapers in the 1960s. He knew very well about European and Asian movies, especially Japanese movies, and was an old senior in the Hong Kong film criticism industry.

"Sorry." Shu Ming walked into the conference room with a briefcase, apologized and said, "I'm late to wait for the latest statistics in the magazine."

"It doesn't matter." Chen Chong stood up to welcome him, shook hands with him, and said, "Editor Shu had to go to Taiwan to prepare for the draft a few days ago. It's so hard."

"It should be, it should be."

Shu Ming sat down, took the tea brought by Qiu Siyu, took a sip, took out the second issue of "The First Movie Review" from his briefcase and handed it to Chen Chong.

The first issue interviewed Run Run Shaw and made a good start. When interviewing other big shots in the film industry, there was no obstacle. The second issue was naturally used by Jiahe’s boss Zou Wenhuai as the cover.

Chen Chong originally planned to go to the interview in person, but he flew to the United States temporarily, so he had to give up and let the magazine editor do it for him.

After picking up the magazine, I looked through a few pages, and I heard Qiu Siyu’s announcement: “Mr. Chen, Mr. Yan Haoyan is looking for you.”

Yan Hao?

Chen Chong was stunned. Isn’t he busy with the post-production of "Night Car"? What are he doing here?

"Let him come in."

"A Chong!" Yan Hao's face turned slightly red and he was a little excited. As soon as he met, he shouted loudly, "You have invested in Akira Kurosawa's movies, why don't you tell me? I'm going to be an assistant for him, too."

"Kurosawa Akira?!"

Luo Weiming and Shu Ming shouted in unison. Luo Weiming put down the cigarette butt, and Shu Ming stood up directly.

OK, it seems that there are also many loyal fans of Kurosawa in Hong Kong...

"Who told you about Akira Kurosawa?"

"Sister An told me." Yan Hao and everyone were old friends. He casually found a chair to sit down and said, "The Night Car is going to Japan for the late stage. I called Sister An to introduce the hotel. I found out that she was working as an assistant to Kurosawa Akira in Japan. Ah Chong, you are not kind, you don't even tell me about such a big thing!"

"That's right, Boss Shen, it's so unkind." Luo Weiming also spoke, saying: "I didn't even notify our magazine if I invest in Kurosawa's new movie, so I'll give us a chance to interview."

"We should be interviewing." Shu Ming was a good old man and also argued at this time.

"I had no time to say that he came. Don't argue, there are opportunities for interviews." Chen Chong smiled, turned to look at Yan Hao, and said, "You are busy with the post-production of "Night Car", so what can you do if you tell you?"

"There are many people who know how to post-production." Yan Hao glared at Chen Chong and said, "How many times can I give Kurosawa Akira to be an assistant?"

Kurosawa's influence was indeed extraordinary, and this was exactly the effect Chen Chong wanted. He said simply: "If you can handle Jiahe, I will arrange for you to go to Japan."

"Okay, this is what you said." Yan Hao stood up and was about to leave. "A word is determined, I'll go to Jiahe now."

"Wait a minute, why are you anxious?" Chen Chong smiled cunningly and said, "It's okay to go, but after you come back, you have to make a movie for me."

"Don't say one." Yan Hao waved his hand and said proudly: "Even 100 movies, there is no problem."

"It's okay to go back to the mainland to take photos?"

Yan Hao was stunned, and then laughed, "A Chong, others dare not go to the mainland, don't I dare?"

He sat down again, pointed to his nose and said, "When I was 15 years old, I participated in the Red Guards' squad, running all the way from Hong Kong to Xinjiang. Do you think I dare to go back to the mainland to film?" (Note 2)

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Chapter completed!