387 The Golden Dragon
Shao Yifu's concerns make sense. Taiwan's box office performance is enough to prove the terribleness of "Jingwumen". "Xiangfei Sword" is the largest invested movie in Hong Kong history, four times that of "Jingwumen", and Gu Long's appeal bonus, but even so, "Jingwumen" still fell sharply the second day of its release, narrowing the box office gap between the two to only 100,000 Hong Kong dollars.
Moreover, in the main port of Hong Kong Island, the box office of "Jingwumen" has begun to surpass "Xiangfei Sword". Zhou Wenqiang once again broke the curse of the innate restriction of the drama of the Republic of China. After the success of "The Great Hero Huo Yuanjia", he once again proved himself in the film industry.
On Hong Kong Island and Taiwan Island, the reputation of both is fermenting, but obviously "Jingwumen" is better.
'Xiangfei sword is good, but the martial arts scenes are too empty, so I'm not satisfied... Of course, I have to recommend "Jingwumen" first when watching movies. I didn't expect it to be so good. Li Xiaolong is so powerful. At first glance, it's real kung fu, so I have to practice nunchao.'
‘The emotional scene is also good. Yamamoto is really beautiful in the future. I just like women from Neon Country. Not to mention Monroe and Hepburn, two foreign beauties, are really worth the price!’
‘Yes, yes, the ticket price is so high, you have to eat less roast goose after watching both movies. I will also watch "Jingwumen" tomorrow. Even if it is "Xiangfei Sword", I have heard from my colleagues that movies adapted from long martial arts novels like this are not enough to watch. I always feel that the plot is moving too fast and I don’t understand it very well. Anyway, TVB will also film TV series sooner or later, so why bother spending this in vain?’
‘That’s it…’
On the third day after the release of the two blockbusters, a winter rain fell silently on Hong Kong Island, but did not extinguish the enthusiasm of Hong Kong people to watch the movie.
A long queue was lined up in front of the various theaters of Zhenlong Theater. This grand occasion was hard to see in another time and space when Li Xiaolong became famous, because Li's Kung Fu movies were inherently not easy to please women. The box office in Hong Kong has always been high, but it has been a big hit in European and American countries, with flowers blooming inside and outside the walls.
The economic boom in Hong Kong in 1962, especially under Zhou Wenqiang's iron-fisted governance, the speed of economic development is far beyond that of Hong Kong in another time and space. Now the average ticket price of movies in Hong Kong has reached about five yuan, and a newspaper has also increased by 50 cents. It is no longer impossible to sell hundreds of thousands of yuan a day.
However, the cumulative box office of "Jingwumen" in Hong Kong two days ago has reached 500,000. Today is the third day of its release. It will be very difficult to continue to fall against the box office. If it can continue to fall against the box office today, the box office in the city will be between 1.5 million and 2 million. This is no longer a record-breaking issue. It is definitely a bombshell and will sensation the entire Hong Kong film and television industry.
"The Jingwumen will not really achieve a counter-down decline, right? If this is the case, it would be terrible!"
This is the topic that media observers talked about the most today. The news from these industry insiders is the most informative. According to the data they obtained, at least one-third of the more than 30 cinemas under the Zhenlong Academy need to queue up to buy tickets, and the number of viewers in other film industries is also between 80 and 90%; while the number of viewers in Shaw Brothers Academy has dropped significantly compared to yesterday.
After all, when it comes to competing appeal, Gu Long can only be considered the second tier in Hong Kong Island, which is still much worse than "Heart of Light and Darkness". Moreover, Hong Kong Island audiences have been baptized by the The Legend of the Condor Heroes trilogy, and their requirements for viewing costume martial arts films have also increased. "The Jingwumen" itself is well-made, and it is also the bonus of two international movie stars Monroe and Hepburn. In addition, the popularity gathered by "The Great Hero Huo Yuanjia", it is a foregone conclusion to maintain an overwhelming attitude in Hong Kong Island.
What reporters are more concerned about is the box office in Taiwan, after all, it is the main battlefield for both sides.
Sure enough, the Hong Kong box office was released, verified the reporters' guess, but it surprised the reporters. I thought that Shao Laoliu would be suppressed, but I didn't expect that he would be suppressed so badly by Zhou Wenqiang!
On the third day of the release, the box office of "Xiangfei Sword" in Hong Kong fell straight to 180,000 yuan, and "Jingwumen" achieved a counter-substantiation, with a box office of an astonishing HK$320,000 yuan. It also created a record of two consecutive days of reverse declines and a single-day box office after the release of the film!
Nanyang is originally a solo dance of Shaw Brothers, and it has no reference value. The box office of "Xiangfei Sword" in Nanyang fell to around 120,000, which is also the characteristic of Nanyang box office. Starting from the third day, the box office will drop rapidly, and the drawing time will usually not exceed one week.
Everyone's eyes looked at Taiwan. In addition to film and television people and journalists from the news media, Hong Kong audiences also bought newspapers, paying close attention to the box office ups and downs of the two blockbusters, and they all became spiritual shareholders.
As soon as the box office of Taiwan was released, Shao Yifu sighed leisurely.
Lost!
It was just the third day. The box office of "Xiangfei Sword", which has been added with Gu Long's appeal, has declined, falling from HK$600,000 yesterday to 400,000. However, "Jingwumen" once again performed a miracle and achieved a slight counter-slump in the away game, with the box office increasing from HK$500,000 to 530,000. Hong Kong Island, the two lines are in full bloom!
The retreating "Xiangfei Sword" lasted for only ten days, and then it was successively released from Hong Kong Island, Taiwan Island and Nanyang markets, with a cumulative box office of 3.87 million. Because Hong Kong Island and Nanyang are all their own theaters, this box office is enough for Shaw Yifu to recover the cost and make a small profit, but that's all.
"Jingwumen" was released from Hong Kong Island and Taiwan fifteen days later, with a cumulative box office of 4.38 million, creating the highest box office since the opening of the port of Hong Kong Island. At the same time, an amazing news was officially released by Zhenlong Film: "Jingwumen" will be launched in the North American film market in three days and in the European film market in four days!
The media exclaimed that a new era of film has arrived, and Hong Kong films in the future will enter a new era of "one super and one strong". One of them is Mr. Zhou's Zhenlong Film Company, and the other strong is Shaw Brothers. As for those old film companies, they are obviously going to become vassals of these two major forces.
On January 23, 1962, "Jingwumen" landed in North America, and won 450 canvases on the first day. The box office on the first day directly blinded the eyes of Hong Kong filmmakers, with a box office of 2.3 million US dollars! It created the third place in North American film rankings during this period, and the breakthrough of Chinese-language films entering North America!
On the second day, the canvas of "Jingwumen" was quickly increased to 1,200 pieces, and the box office accumulated to 6.7 million US dollars! It was ranked first in the North American film rankings!
It was not until the fifth day of its release that the number of canvases began to shrink. Fifteen days after its release, the "Jingwumen" which had a box office of 15.47 million US dollars was successfully drawn.
At the same time, "Jingwumen" also achieved a good box office of 5.2 million US dollars in the European market.
Hong Kong filmmakers calculated for Zhou Wenqiang that in the North American and European markets alone, except for the commissions of agents 20th Century Fox and various films, Zhou Wenqiang earned at least 8 million US dollars, equivalent to a huge amount of 50 million Hong Kong dollars.
It’s really a movie that creates a millionaire. I’m losing it! Mr. Zhou is so sharp. This is no longer making money. It’s faster than printing money!
......
Shao Yifu lost, without any suspense. He was completely beaten by Zhou Wenqiang on the ground. The victory or defeat of this battle will directly determine the future choice of Hong Kong Filmmakers.
The Hong Kong film and television industry is concerned about the amazing box office of "Jingwumen" and its future whereabouts. How to get an attractive contract from Zhenlong Pictures, but Zhou Wenqiang is concerned about the system tasks.
‘Ding, the dream-chasing path of random mission divine zombies is completed! The host gets the task reward to upgrade the experience value of 50,000 points! 50% of the Chinese Golden Dragon may be activated.’
‘Do you want to try to activate the Golden Dragon?’
"Try to activate!"
After receiving 50,000 upgrade experience points, Zhou Wenqiang did not rush to upgrade, but made a quick decision to try to activate the Golden Dragon.
‘Ann!’
A golden dragon phantom appeared in front of Zhou Wenqiang and circled in the system.
‘Congratulations to the host, the Golden Dragon of the Protecting Country was successfully activated. This Golden Dragon of the Protecting Country was gathered by the essence of the three thousand-year-old dragon vein in China. Its function is to kill evil and destroy demons, protect the country and determine the world!’
‘Special reminder: Each time you drive the Golden Dragon of the Country, it will cost the host 180 supernatural abilities and 90% of physical and mental strength. It must be restored after 24 hours. If you are not facing a life-and-death disaster, you must not use it easily.’
With the system prompts, a mantra used to mobilize the golden dragon to protect the country appeared in Zhou Wenqiang's mind.
"It actually takes such a great price to mobilize the Golden Dragon of the Protecting Country once? My basic attribute level 7 is now, and it is already an "inhuman beginning". The supernatural ability value I have is only 100 points... Fortunately, the mission rewarded 50,000 upgrade experience points, which is enough for the upgrade conditions."
Zhou Wenqiang immediately chose to upgrade without thinking.
A ray of light flashed by, and the basic attribute finally rose to level 8.
Host: Zhou Wenqiang, basic attribute level eight, Immortal in the world (maximum level)
Agility: 100 (normal people 10. Corresponding to dodging ability, speed, current dodging probability is 28%.)
Power: 100 (Ordinary 10. Corresponding to attack, defense, durability, current double attack probability is 28%.)
Spirit: 100 (Ordinary people 10. Corresponding to learning, control, supernatural abilities, the current supernatural abilities are 200/200.)
Skills: Golden Dragon Spell of Protecting the Country, Fish and Egg Making, Ancient Method of Roasting Suckling Pig, Hundred Steps of Wool, Street Fight Master, I am always beautiful, legendary iron cloth shirt, the last bullet is left for myself (passive skill), superpower ballistic prediction, bullet is not left in the body (passive skill), air dance technique, bullet time, gambling god-level explosion moves: 1, dark horse passing the forest. 2, Lingxi Yi Finger. 3, tornado......
Self-realization skills: 1. Practice both inside and outside, and at the beginning of entering the Tao. 2. Golden Bell Cover.
Zhou Wenqiang moved his body gently, and felt a powerful force wandering around his body, as if he could break the mountains and crack the rocks in his every move. There was no enemy he could not defeat in the world.
But can all the powers and skills of ordinary people really defeat the zombie group led by Kazuo Yamamoto?
"System, why is the maximum basic attribute only level eight? Shouldn't it be level nine?"
The system was silent for a while and finally answered: "The extreme of nine is beyond the ability of the system. However, although the host is only ten times the basic power of ordinary people, he is an enterprising Taoist priest and has various skills. Your power can be increased by at least ten times. With various skills, he is truly invincible in the world."
Zhou Wenqiang thought for a while and said, "What if I treat Kazuo Yamamoto?"
"If the host does not use the Guardian Golden Dragon, there is no problem in protecting himself. If the Guardian Golden Dragon is used, there is a 90% chance of seriously injuring or even killing Yamamoto Kazuo."
"Is that so enough?"
Zhou Wenqiang's divine thoughts quit the system and finally waited for this day. It was time to take action against Yamamoto Ichigo.
During the zombie, the scene where everyone in Hong Kong Island becomes a zombie must not appear in this world. Hong Kong Island is Zhou Wenqiang’s!
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The scene in the stalemate will not be easily staged. Blood sucking is blood sucking, and blood sucking is blood sucking. Yamamoto is not a fool. Do you really think his blood sucking as if it is soda? Too much "gifting blood" will only keep consuming his power.
So in the past twenty years, only Yamamoto Miyamoto, Domoto Shingo and Bika have received his bloodline.
What is not given by blood is called blood sucking. The bitten person will only become a mummy, which is no different from ordinary dead people, and naturally does not have the ability to "develop downline".
Therefore, the ideal "new world" in Yamamoto's "Issues" should be to use humans as the bottom of the Golden Tower, three generations, four generations, and five generations of zombies as the backbone of the pyramids, and he is high and becomes the king who controls this world.
Therefore, he really needs Zhou Wenqiang, an elite among human beings. As long as Zhou Wenqiang is willing to bow down and surrender, he will give him eternal life and even consider making Zhou Wenqiang his son-in-law.
Because in his opinion, Zhou Wenqiang is the best representative of human beings. If such a person becomes a divine zombie, he will also become an elite among zombies, and his role will be far beyond that of Tang Ben Zhenwu and Bijia.
If it weren't for this reason, even if Kazuo Yamamoto loves his daughter no matter how much he loves his daughter, he wouldn't have given Zhou Wenqiang a few months to consider it for Yamamoto's future children's thoughts.
In early February, the warm climate of Hong Kong Island is full of spring scenery, and the final time limit given by Kazuo Yamamoto has arrived.
What Yamamoto never expected was that before he issued an ultimatum, a large number of Hong Kong island police officers had already flocked to the office established by the Nitto Group on Hong Kong Island.
Leading the team were Lei Luo, Lin Gang and others. They led dozens of police officers to surround the Ridong Group Office.
Chen Zhichao, who was emphasized by Zhou Wen, led more than a dozen storm vehicles to block the vehicles coming downstairs. The fully armed stormtroopers completely cleared the nearby radius of two kilometers, and no pedestrians or vehicles were allowed to enter. Even journalists from major media could not get close.
The police officers are completely in the face of the century-old bandits and transnational terrorists. Such large-scale mobilizations must be registered with the No. 1 brother.
The first brother, Maliwei, is still Yamamoto's "good friend". He tasted top red wine at the Nidong Group office a few days ago. If you can make such a large-scale mobilization, looking at the whole Hong Kong, I am afraid that it is the Chief Inspector Zhou Wenqiang, the Chief of the General Hua.
Yamamoto's face looked ugly, and he looked at Lei Luo coldly and said, "Lei Sir, where is Zhou Wenqiang? I need him to give me an explanation!"
Chapter completed!