171【Zombie COSPLAY】
"Zombie Family" has finally been produced after half a month of post-production and will be released soon.
In order to strengthen the momentum and start the first shot of Tongxin Cinema, Xia Tian, Pan Disheng and Cen Jianxun discussed, they decided to hold a grand midnight premiere, inviting filmmakers, media and fans to enjoy it together.
Pan Disheng and Cen Jianxun have both watched "Zombie Family" in advance. They are the first audience to see a complete film. After watching it, both of them praised the movie.
The creativity of this movie is very strange, introducing zombies from ancient times to modern cities. The modern civilization of ancient zombies colliding with guns and cannons, which naturally splashed countless sparks and was full of fun.
The plot of the last two zombies making a big fuss in the city also has the style of the Japanese special film "Ultraman", which makes people very satisfied. The relationship between the little zombie and their parents, as well as their friendship with children, also adds a touch of warmth to this horror movie.
Overall, it's a pretty good movie.
It was precisely because of the excellence of this movie that Pan Disheng and Cen Jianxun agreed to Xia Tian’s suggestion to hold a grand midnight premiere, and continue to build momentum for the release of "The Zombie Family".
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Wenhua Theater, located on Bolan Street, Mong Kok, is one of the four leading theatres under Tongxin Theater.
The theater has a total of 1,300 seats, which is not the largest among the four major theaters. However, its location is the best among the four leading theaters, so the premiere of the midnight show is set here.
At 11 o'clock in the evening, the entrance of Wenhua Theater was extremely lively.
The huge poster of "Zombie Family" has been hung long ago, with the heroic Lin Zhengying, the handsome summer, the pure and lovely Wang Xiaoxian, the green-faced and fanged zombie couple, and the cute and naughty little zombie. Many protagonists have appeared in the poster.
This poster is seven meters high, hanging from the second floor to the first floor, and is the largest movie poster in Hong Kong in history. After hanging it out, many movie fans came to take a photo with the poster.
In addition, there are several staff members at the door who dress up as zombies. Movie fans can take photos with them for free with the movie tickets he purchased. They can also pose in various positions, such as zombies eating people, siege groups of corpses, siege of zombies, sword-slashing zombies, etc.
This event was launched in the summer by borrowing the model of the anime game COSPLAY. It is the first time in the Hong Kong movie premiere, so it makes movie fans feel very novel and participates in it, laughing and laughing.
"Mr. Xia, you are so awesome! It seems that the audience likes this event very much!" Cen Jianxun smiled admiringly.
When Xia Tian proposed to find someone to pretend to be a zombie and take a photo with the audience, Cen Jianxun thought he was making a fool of himself. Unexpectedly, the audience really liked it. Now the four "zombies" are full of people, waiting to line up to take photos with them.
When people passing by saw this place so lively, they all surrounded them curiously. It was extremely lively for a while and the guests came like clouds. This was undoubtedly a great thing for the newly opened Tongxin Cinema.
"Yes, it seems that the audience likes 'zombies' very much." Xia Tian also nodded and smiled, "Mr. Cen, I will hire a group of extras to dress up as zombies and take photos with the audience in the cinema. I think it should attract a lot of audiences."
"Yeah, I think it's feasible." Cen Jianxun nodded and smiled.
Seeing that these "zombies" in front of him are so popular, he knew that Xia Tian's idea was feasible.
Seeing that he agreed, Xia Tian nodded with a smile.
An extras can only cost HK$100 for a commission a day. If you hire for forty people, it will only cost HK$4,000. Even if you do this event for ten days, it will only cost HK$40,000. However, the benefits it can bring are millions.
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"A Tian, your show is so lively!" At this moment, someone heard a loud laugh.
Xia Tian looked back and saw that it was Xiang Huasheng and Xiang Huaqiang brothers. He quickly greeted him with a smile.
"Brother Sheng, Brother Qiang, come here, welcome!" he said with a smile.
"It's really good! I was worried that the scene would be deserted, but I didn't expect it to be so lively, it was like a carnival." Xiang Huasheng smiled.
The entrance of Wenhua Theater is now full of people, which is extremely lively and very attractive at first glance. It is undoubtedly a good sign for a newly opened theater.
"Thank you, Brother Sheng, for your compliment." Xia Tian smiled.
"Hello, Mr. Xiang!" Cen Jianxun also walked over and said at this time.
He and Xiang Huasheng and Xiang Huaqiang have worked together on "Bad and Bad" and they have met each other. However, due to their identities as the two brothers, Cen Jianxun did not have a deep friendship with them. The reason why he agreed to take on that movie was because the director was Tsang Chi-wei.
"Hello, Mr. Cen." Xiang Huasheng nodded. He also knew that Cen Jianxun had a bad temper and was not interested in dealing with a stubborn bull like him. After he greeted him casually, he pulled Xia Tian aside and spoke.
"How is it? When will the lawsuit be completed?" Xia Tian asked with concern.
"Don't mention it, I'm still in the schedule. The inspection department has been under a lot of pressure recently, so of course I don't want to be hit by us again, so if I can, I'll drag it out." Xiang Huasheng said depressedly.
Xia Tian nodded in understanding.
Although Hong Kong's judicial system is relatively complete, it can protect the legitimate interests of any party from harm. However, in order to ensure fairness and justice, the efficiency of trials is naturally relatively low, and it is not uncommon to fight a lawsuit for more than ten years.
Just like the family dispute case of the famous actor Xinma Shizeng, the family dispute case from 1996 to 2006, there were still constant aftermath. The inheritance case of the Chairman of Chinachem Gong Ruxin also ended from 2007 to 11 year. The plaintiff Chen Zhencong spent hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars in litigation fees for this, and the wealthy with a net worth of over 3 billion was reduced to a settlement.
"What are you going to do?" Xia Tian asked.
"We plan to make another movie, so we can't hang ourselves from another tree. They are government agencies and don't worry about having no food to eat, so of course they can afford it. So how can we be the same?" Xiang Huashengdao.
"Okay." Xia Tian nodded, "What do I need to do?"
"Let's help us write another script." Xiang Huasheng said, and then added, "We won't let you write in vain, we will give you money."
"Don't, just take a break from withdrawing money. Speaking of which, this is my fault. I had a conflict with Ni Geng first before he would target you." Xia Tian waved his hand and said, "Let's do this, I will hand it to you in two days. The box office is too high, but it will be over 10 million."
"That's great." When the Xiang brothers heard this, they all said happily, "By the way, the cost is not too high, right? We have also been a little tight recently." They said worried again.
I used to film "The Legend of Wesley" and invested 18 million Hong Kong dollars. I thought I could make it back. But I was stuck by the inspection department. I don’t know when to pass the review, and I don’t know when to recover the cost. So they don’t have much money left.
"Not too much, I think four million is enough." Xia Tian nodded.
"That's great." The Xiang brothers all smiled.
If the local box office in Hong Kong exceeds 10 million, the overseas copyright alone can be sold for 20 million. Compared with the cost of 4 million, it is definitely a big profit.
"By the way, can you please recommend a Taiwanese publisher for me? I can't contact you either, so I'm so depressed." Xia Tian frowned.
The situation in Taiwan is somewhat similar to that in the mainland in later generations. There are still several companies with official backgrounds that occupy a monopoly position in the field of film distribution. They are rich and powerful, so they are a little unprofitable. They are not in a hurry to introduce movies like "Mr. Zombie".
Xia Tian wanted to come to sell his movies, but there was no way. Seeing that a huge sum of money that was within reach was always visible, and she couldn't get it, Xia Tian couldn't help but feel angry.
"Okay, I'll introduce you to the people from China Film Company." Xiang Huasheng nodded and said, "The Ghostly Flying Man" was released through China Film Company in Taiwan.
"China Film?!" Xia Tian was shocked. Why is there a "China Film" company in Taiwan?!
"Yes, the full name of Central Film Company is an official organization run by the National People's Political Consultative Party and one of the largest film publishers in Taiwan. Long Xiang, scholars and other private companies cannot be compared with it at all," said Xiang Huasheng.
Xia Tian nodded. Private issuing companies like Long Xiang and scholars have sent people to contact him before. However, the price they paid is far lower than Xia Tian expected.
If a movie like "Mr. Zombie" has a box office of 25 million, it should be sold at a price of 20 million Hong Kong dollars if sold to Taiwan. But they can only sell at most 10 million Hong Kong dollars, which of course cannot satisfy Xia Tian.
"That's thank you." Xia Tian smiled.
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After chatting with the Xiang brothers for a while, other guests also arrived one after another. People in the film industry such as Hong Jingbao, Deng Guangrong, Huang Baiming, etc., as well as celebrities such as Yuan Biao, Xu Guanying, Mei Yanfang, etc., made the scene shine and shine.
What surprised Xia Tian the most was that he actually saw the figure of the king spirit.
"Mr. Wang, welcome!" He greeted him enthusiastically.
When Wang Jing saw Xia Tian so enthusiastic, he felt a little embarrassed and subconsciously took a step back.
After the last filming of "The Legend of Wesley", Wang Jing was a little proud. After all, she filmed a blockbuster with an investment of 18 million Hong Kong dollars. For any director, this is a worthy experience.
Therefore, when Xia Tian invited him to join Tianxia Pictures, he couldn't help but feel a little arrogant and unwilling to work for the young man Xia Tian.
However, when "The Legend of Wesley" was submitted for trial, it was stuck and could not be released. If he filmed a blockbuster, it would be like he didn't film it.
The Shaw Brothers suddenly closed the door and even sold the theaters. The king was suddenly panicked.
He still has a wife and children to raise, so how can he do it without filming? So under the pressure of making a living, he had to shamelessly come back to look for Xiatian again to see if there is any chance.
Chapter completed!