Movie tycoon

Chapter 538
It is said that Yongsheng Entertainment asked Hua Sheng to ask Wu Siyuan, the chairman of the Academy Awards, to nominate his film "Waiting for Dawn" to be shortlisted for the Academy Awards, and Wu Siyuan had a small plan in mind.

"Hehe, that's right. I've watched this movie of your Yongsheng Entertainment. The whole movie is very impressive. It's a rare good movie! But, the quality of the movies nominated for the Academy Award this time is also high-quality, They are all sincere works of major film companies, as the chairman of the Academy Awards, I have to deal with them impartially, and it is really a headache to find a high-quality film!"

"It's a lot of work for those who can! Chairman Wu has a lot of opportunities every day, but it's the blessing of us Hong Kong filmmakers! It just so happens that an entertainment city under our company is about to open recently. If Chairman Wu feels interested, he can take the time to go there and have fun. One-stop service for eating, drinking and playing , I guarantee you enjoy yourself!"

"There's no need for such things as eating, drinking, and having fun. I have neither time nor such a good concentration. What if I become addicted?! You can't ask the boss to pay the bill every time!" Wu Siyuan smiled while holding a cigar puffed out a puff of smoke.

Pick, old fox!
Xiang Huasheng despised the other party's greed in his heart, and said with a smile: "It's easy to say, if Chairman Wu is willing to condescend, our entertainment city will welcome another new shareholder!"

"Shareholders? Hehe, this is not good, I heard that your entertainment city is making a lot of money every day, wouldn't it be that I do this..."

"Chairman Wu was joking, I believe that with your joining, the performance of the entertainment city club will be improved to a higher level in the future!"

"Hehe, since you are so sincere, it would be unreasonable for me to refuse again!" Wu Siyuan "hesitant" for a long time, and then said decisively, as if he was really embarrassed.

Xiang Huasheng's heart was pierced early, and he took the opportunity to laugh and said, "Then our "Waiting for Dawn"..."

"Hehe, don't worry, such a good drama will never be dusted with pearls!" Wu Siyuan smiled meaningfully.

There is news that "Waiting for Dawn", which has not yet been released by Hong Kong Yongsheng Entertainment Film Company, has been selected as the opening film by the Hong Kong Film Awards Organizing Committee, and will directly participate in the selection of the Film Awards.

Regarding such "jumping" news, people from all walks of life commented one after another. Some people said that Yongsheng Entertainment had gone through the back door, some said that the judges of the Academy Award made a fuss, and some said that this is a kind of "hidden rule" that the entertainment industry cannot say. "...In short, all kinds of remarks emerge in endlessly.

In this regard, the boss of Hong Kong Yongsheng Entertainment Company, who was involved, stood up to Hua Sheng to refute the rumors and said: "The reason why our movie is directly recommended is because this movie is very good. If you don't believe it, you can wait and see!"

Wu Siyuan, chairman of the Organizing Committee of the Academy Awards, stood up and answered, "For the film "Waiting for Dawn" to directly advance to the next Academy Award selection, I have a clear conscience! Because it is definitely a good film!"

Both Insein Films and the Hong Kong Film Awards Organizing Committee vowed to shout, making Hong Kong audiences who didn't pay much attention to this drama start to wonder, what kind of drama is "Waiting for Dawn"?Why is it highly regarded?Has Fa Ge's acting skills improved?

At the same time, some good people began to study the relationship between Fa Ge and Chen Xiaotang.They were originally close friends, but now they are "enemies". It is unknown which of the two dramas "Jing Wu Heroes" and "Waiting for Dawn" will win on this battlefield without gunpowder.

Fa Ge is a prodigal son who is unrestrained and cynical; Chen Xiaotang is a genius who is arrogant and suave.

Who can stand out in the play and dominate the world?

Who can be popular in Hong Kong with movies and be proud of the years? !
Everything is waiting for the premiere to begin!
Besides, in terms of Moying Entertainment, everyone in the company began to worry. Originally, the drama "Jing Wu Heroes" was very popular, but with the rise of "Waiting for Dawn", it obviously dimmed.

Immediately, people like Fatty Wang Jing, Le Sheng Huang Zhan, Gu Jiahui and others began to worry about the box office of this drama.

In the office of Moying Entertainment, the fat man came over with a newspaper and said, "Ah Tang, Yongsheng has decided to donate [-]% of the ticket sales for the premiere of "Waiting for Dawn" to the Hong Kong Red Cross. Your charity ambassador's limelight!"

"Donation? Bring it here and let me have a look!" Chen Xiaotang glanced at the newspaper when he heard the words, then threw it on the table with a smile and said, "Do you want to use this kind of trick to attract popularity? Fatty, you should immediately contact "Ming Pao" and " Influential newspapers such as Oriental Daily told them that on the day of the premiere of Moying Entertainment, every audience can put their ticket stubs into the charity box. , a one-time donation to the Children's Charity Fund!"

Chen Xiaotang's move is absolutely ruthless. First of all, he let the audience personally participate in a disguised donation activity, benefiting the public with the name of charity. The typical I don't want to be famous. up.

Secondly, the recipient of the donation is the Hong Kong Children's Charity Foundation, not the Red Cross Society. You must know that the Red Cross Society in the Mainland in the previous life was very cheating.Children have always been vulnerable groups, and the donations are very targeted, and Chen Xiaotang himself has done welfare activities in orphanages, which can be described as deep feelings.

Finally, Chen Xiaotang emphasized that the full donation should be under the supervision of philanthropists. In a sense, it directly dispelled people's doubts about chanting slogans but not donating a dime.This has won the high recognition and support of the Hong Kong people.

These are the results of Chen Xiaotang's careful consideration, but to other people in Moying Entertainment, they seem a bit too crazy.

"What, Tangzai, are you crazy? It's OK for you to do charity by yourself, and you want to drag the company into the water? You must know that our company has just started, and it is not a big company with a thick waist and skin!" The old man Huang Zhan heard the words Immediately raised objections: "What's more, our obvious new play plan has already been introduced, and all of them will need money at that time. If the funds are not enough, what should we do? Are we going to beg for food with bowls and sticks?!"

Chen Xiaotang raised his eyebrows and said: "Uncle Zhan, you have to open your eyes and look at the long-term interests. What is the purpose of our donation? It's not to compete with Yongsheng Entertainment, but to shape our company's brand image. Always Since then, Moying Entertainment has developed rapidly, and it has been hailed as a "money-making machine" by the outside world. It sounds like a compliment, but it's ironic. It's said that we only care about making money, but don't pay attention to society. I used to think about it I dismissed it, but since I became a charity ambassador, I realized that the image of the company is more important than making money from making movies!"

"McDonald's, Coca-Cola, and those famous clothing brands, why is the brand value alone so expensive? Not because of their strong capital and strong company, but because of people's trust and respect for them! I think they are worth the price! But these trusts Where does respect and respect come from? It’s not about price cuts, sales promotions, or yelling all over the street, but through ever-changing causes like charity to shape your imagination in people’s minds!”

"If Moying Entertainment wants to become bigger and stronger, it must know how to choose and accept, and what we will get will be rewarded. In the future, what we will get will be dozens of times more than what we paid now!"

"Uh, what you said...seems to make sense." Huang Zhan adjusted his glasses a little embarrassingly, "But I still feel sorry for the money!"

"Pay money? Our Kirin Cinema can only accommodate 300 people at most, half of them are special guests, and they don't need to pay for tickets. For the remaining 150 people, can you calculate the total ticket price?"

"It's... 3 yuan!" The old man Huang bowed his head and counted, and immediately said with a "you are so bad" expression on his face: "Haha, so we only donated [-] Hong Kong dollars!"

Chen Xiaotang stood up and spread his hands and said: "Yes, [-] Hong Kong dollars is not much, besides, the outside world does not know the actual sales of our tickets, so they will think that we have donated a lot, wouldn't it be worthwhile in exchange for a good name? "

"Tang Zai, you are too cunning!" Huang Zhan said with a wry smile, "Yongsheng Xiang Huasheng did not hesitate to make such a big noise in exchange for popularity, but he didn't expect you to use [-] yuan to directly move back to the situation. If he knew the truth It will definitely vomit blood!"

"Whether he vomits blood or not has nothing to do with me. I do this to plan for the future of our Moying Entertainment." Chen Xiaotang stood in front of the window looking at the street scene in Hong Kong and sighed.

"Ah Tang, tell the truth, how much will the box office of "Heroes of Fist of Fighting" reach?" Wang Jing, the fat man who had been "watching" by the side, couldn't help asking.

It didn't take much time from filming to completion, but a lot of preparatory work was spent. As for how much the box office will be, whether it will surpass "God of Gamblers" and "Wu Zhuangyuan Su Qier", this matter has always been a mystery. Wang Jing, the fat man in the upper echelons of the movie, was puzzled.

Chen Xiaotang shook his head and said: "It should be able to break through ten million. I don't know the exact limit myself."

In fact, there is no reason for Chen Xiaotang to be unclear. The box office of "Jing Wu Heroes" in his previous life was not very satisfactory.

There are many action scenes in "Jing Wu Heroes". Li Lianjie has integrated traditional martial arts, such as kickboxing, western boxing, muay thai elbow strike, backward kick in Brazilian martial arts, and other martial arts. Just to show the action design, it can be clearly seen that it is carefully designed to better express the characters of the movie: the film was released in Europe and America, once again set off a kung fu craze, and was praised by Hollywood as "the standard of action aesthetics"!It has become a milestone work in the history of world kung fu movies and has become a recognized textbook of kung fu movies all over the world.This is unique among kung fu movies and action stars, and the aesthetics of the current audience is also outstanding, but what people don't understand is that this movie was only released in Hong Kong for half a month, and the box office was only 1600 million. People lamented, why almost? !
In the end, Chen Xiaotang lamented that he was not born at the right time... Although Li Bai was unhappy in his life, he was called a poet by later generations; although Van Gogh was poor, he was regarded as a great painter by later generations; Although the box office is not very satisfactory, it is also regarded as the pinnacle of realism!
Whether a movie or a work is good depends not on the box office, but on word of mouth.Many movies or works, due to high hype, momentum and marketing methods, result in a very popular box office, but a poor reputation.Such examples abound.

But now is not the 90s when Hong Kong movies were weak, let alone the downturn in action movies!
It is now in Hong Kong in the 80s. Although the shooting conditions are subject to different restrictions, the cast has also been adjusted, the script is even different, and the content of the filming has also undergone major changes, but "Jing Wu Heroes" has not changed except for the story. Other than that, everything else has undergone fundamental changes, especially in the action scenes. Chen Xiaotang firmly believes that this will definitely be a milestone for Hong Kong Kung Fu movies!

Chen Xiaotang poured all his heart and soul into this play, and it can be said that it is a work that belongs entirely to Chen Xiaotang.

As for what will happen to the box office, it all depends on God's will!

(End of this chapter)