The summer vacation in Hong Kong is over.
In a fiercely competitive movie, Sammo Hung's "Oriental Condor" won 21.6 million yuan in the box office to be at the bottom. This figure is good alone, but it is a loss compared to the cost.
Hong Jinbao lost face and in order to make up for the financial hole, he rushed to create a movie called "Mr. Linghuan".
Since then, Jiahe's resources have completely turned to Cheng Long. Whether Cheng Long should say it or not, he is really good at shooting. The shooting cost has increased year by year, and he has made money with his excellent overseas market.
"A Chinese Ghost Story" also exceeded 20 million, a little higher than "Oriental Condor". Further up are "Fairy Tales in Autumn", "Full Richness", and "Plan A Sequel", and the essence is here.
Currently, the first in the box office list is still "Eight Stars" and the second is "Dragon Brother Tiger Brother".
The summer season has ended and the film market has entered a period of off-season. According to the mainland market, the next is the National Day prime time, but Hong Kong's National Day atmosphere is all understood, and only the left is celebrating.
On October 1, Chen Qi went to attend the Xinhua Branch's cocktail party as usual and met the Governor of Hong Kong.
His comic magazine was officially released after 4 months of preparation.
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"Hahaha!"
In a theater, the audience laughed so hard that they were slacking off.
A small-budget film produced by Siyuan Films is being released, starring Zhong Zhentao and Xia Wenxi. It has a small budget, and it is profitable if you get a few million yuan in box office, and if you have good luck, you will be considered a big hit.
These small and medium-sized companies have already been flat.
It's like the saying: "Life itself will find a way out!"
They have found a production model with the highest cost-effectiveness, and in order to enter the Guangdong market, they have begun to add content in a targeted manner.
Historically, mainlanders in Hong Kong films are basically symbolic: wearing Zhongshan suits, liberation shoes, men's flat heads, women's braids, vulgar language and strong dialect accents, lacking modern common sense, full of political slogans, lacking quality and uncivilized, and linked to poverty and ignorance...
Later, the mainland developed, and Hong Kong filmmakers went north, and the image of mainlanders changed again.
They are no longer poor, but they often appear as nouveau riche, spend a lot of money and speak vulgar. These are quite restrained, including those who are directly criticized, such as "Vulgar Comedy", directed by Peng Haoxiang and starred by Du Wenze.
Zheng Zhongji plays a Guangxi nouveau riche with a personality fetish "Fuck the Donkey". Well, it means literally.
Now it is different. No one dares to shoot such a scene. Just like in the film in front of you, Xia Wenxi plays a woman who came to Hong Kong from Guangdong to work, and has a crying and laughing love story with Zhong Zhentao, focusing on the life and romance of the petty citizens, without any symbolization, and the effect is also very good.
"Ah B is getting more and more delicious. It would be great if I could be his girlfriend."
"Don't you hate him?"
"I used to be young and ignorant. I went through a lot of experience and realized that I like mature men. He is 34 years old this year. Wow, a man is very good at physical strength, experience and skills!"
"Don't slander me or pollute my ears!"
The chat was not two thirsty young women, but two young girls who looked like college students. After watching the movie, they walked out and found a "FANS club" familiar.
The club is full of left-wing theaters and is very famous.
As usual, there are celebrity posters on the wall, selling some celebrities and movies around, and small bars selling cold drinks. Today, there are more on the wall, and they are posted in the most eye-catching position:
"The first issue of "CO-CO!" | Ultra-short comics are being raised | 100,000 mosquito bonus is waiting for you!"
"Whether you are a comic fan or a worker who likes amateur graffiti, telling a story within 4 pages will give you a chance to get it:
The champion won HK$100,000 + works were listed in the bookstore in Hong Kong!
Excellent works are published in magazines + 1-on-1 guidance from popular cartoonists!
Deadline: December 31, 1987
＊The ancient zodiac wants to sip the core, but the painting skills are not good＊
(The story must be sharp enough, and the painter does not need to be too beautiful)”
This thing was posted very tempting. The two girls blinked and put it aside for the time being, so they went to queue up obediently.
They have to redeem points with ticket stubs. This is an activity of the club. When the points reach a certain value, they can get signed photos of their favorite stars, watch a movie for free, get birthday wish cards from celebrities, etc.
The highest gift of King Supreme Points is to have dinner with the star you like - of course, it is held together with several fans who meet the standards, and accompanied by staff.
"I'm still 500 minutes away from being able to have a candlelight dinner with Andy Lau!"
"Then you have to watch a hundred more movies?"
"It's a little bit like a hundred games! I watch twenty or thirty games every year, just five years. And don't you think I will be more mature and charming in five years? Maybe Andy Lau will marry me home!"
"You said you like B ten minutes ago!"
A girl rolled her eyes. She was in her early 20s, very thin, with an ordinary appearance and a bookish look. Her name is Mai Jiabi, she is a student at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, and the other is her roommate.
After redeeming points, the two bought cold drinks.
I took a look at it again. Sure enough, there were more products on sale. It was a magazine, which wrote "CO-CO!" in eye-catching fonts. The cover was made with more eye-catching fonts, saying "A hundred thousand mosquito bonus is waiting for you!"
"New magazine? Why are you selling it here?"
"This is a publication published by Oriental Company. It has just been launched today and is available for sale in bookstores across Hong Kong. If you buy it in the club, we will give you an additional star blind box." The clerk said with a smile.
"Blind box?"
"It is to randomly draw one, which contains signed photos of different stars!"
“Born!”
The roommate generously discharged seven yuan and asked anxiously: "Where is the blind box? Where is the blind box?"
As soon as the clerk showed it, wow! They noticed a big cabinet next to them, which was filled with colorful and exquisite small boxes. The roommate rubbed his hands and had no choice, and said, "What are the stars?"
"The stars under Oriental Company and Yindu are all in there!"
"Wow! Jiabi, please help me choose!"
"I don't want it. I'll draw Wu Zhenyu for you, and you blame me again." Mai Jiabi refused.
"Of course I blame you for taking Wu Zhenyu!"
The roommate was struggling for a long time before choosing one. He was about to open it and then pressed it down: "No, no, I want to go back to the dormitory to read it secretly. Jiabi, don't you buy one? You didn't even go to Oriental Company recruited painters before."
"I think the company is so complicated, I'm a little scared."
Then he returned.
At the newspaper booth near the subway entrance, she saw the "CO-CO!" magazine again, and her roommate said: "It's very expensive, I'm selling goods all over Hong Kong? I don't know what is drawn in it?"
"Didn't you write an original comic? "Pokemon" or something."
"This name looks cute. But to be honest, although my painter is not as good as you, I want to participate in this competition. The third place is 30,000 yuan! We will have to find a job after graduation next year, so how much is the salary?"
The roommate took a photo of her and said, "I advise you to participate too, let's try it! You have such a good foundation and a good accumulation of experience. Are you afraid of this and that? You won't work after graduation? You will enter society sooner or later."
"I……"
Mai Jiabi scratched her head. She was too introverted and didn't like to deal with strangers, but it made sense when she thought about it. She always had to find a job after graduation.
Soon, the two left the subway and returned to school.
At the bookstore at the entrance of the school, there was also a poster of the founding publicity of "CO-CO!" outside. The roommate was happy and said, "I met three times a day. If you are destined to be together, let's participate in the competition?"
"Okay, maybe I'm really lucky."
She laughed, and went in and bought a magazine.
Mai Jiabi is a major in graphic design and majoring in illustration. Her masterpiece "McDull".
Chapter completed!