Chapter 72 Looking for Blessings
Mong Kok, Choi Films.
Cai Zhiliang was sitting in his office, flipping through today's Oriental Daily.
The summer vacation is coming to an end, and the daily box office of "A Better Tomorrow" is far lower than when it was first released, but it is still being released, and everyone is waiting for the moment when its box office exceeds 30 million.
Cai Zhiliang also received the first 6 million box office share. Maybe Lei Juekun is more domineering, but he is still more disciplined. Compared with the previous investment of 3 million, Cai Zhiliang has already made a fortune.
"Autumn Fairy Tale" will be launched as scheduled in late August.
Originally, Cai Zhiliang planned to recruit some actors and set up an entertainment agency while filming the movie. However, after many discussions between Cai Zhiliang and Zhao Shuo, they temporarily gave up the idea. Just like most independent film companies, they started filming movies.
Later, when actors are needed, they will directly sign a film contract with them.
Although Chua's Pictures has a firm foothold in the Hong Kong film market due to its investment in "A Better Tomorrow", it is just that. There is no shortage of independent film companies like this in Hong Kong, and they simply cannot recruit top-notch A-listers.
Movie stars. As for a group of non-A-list movie stars, no matter how large they are, they cannot afford a brokerage company to increase their fees for no reason.
Perhaps, the outcome was already doomed when Lin Qingxia refused to join. Movie stars like Chow Yun-fat and Lin Qingxia can take on scripts from major film companies, while ordinary actors can only be limited to their own companies. After all, such actors
There is no shortage of them, and there are plenty of them in Hong Kong City.
Cai Zhiliang thought for a long time. An independent film company like Cai's Pictures can only shoot two or three movies a year. After all, movies can only make money if they are released in theaters. And now the theater chain controls three major theater companies.
In my hand, even in the off-season, I still have plenty of film sources.
In the future, if movies produced by Choi's Films are to be released, it will be like snatching food from a tiger's mouth, unless they open a theater chain of their own, and Cai Zhiliang currently does not have such strength and appeal.
The reason why Cai Zhiliang made his own movie this time is because of Zhou Runfa's strong box office appeal in the future, and even major theaters will not refuse him.
The cruelty of reality temporarily frustrated Cai Zhiliang's ambition.
With the popularity of "A Better Tomorrow", the most eye-catching thing in Hong Kong City is the stock market. People who don't usually trade in stocks are also waving their money to enter the stock market.
The Hang Seng Index did not disappoint. Before the end of the month, it exceeded 2,000 points, which was actually a month earlier than in another time and space.
While lamenting the influence of "A Better Tomorrow", the media in Hong Kong City also reported on the unprecedented prosperity of Hong Kong City's economy. Mingxiu Daily also benefited from this, and its sales increased significantly, exceeding 60,000 copies at one time, making it a relatively influential financial news outlet in Hong Kong City.
newspaper.
Bao Guowei also used professional and sharp financial commentary to gain more recognition from Mingxiu Daily and consolidated its sales volume at 60,000 copies.
At the same time, "Two Dragons Spit the Pearl" was the first to be released, with a box office of over 10 million, which can be regarded as more than enough.
"Zombie" has been in theaters for 21 days before closing, and it took 17 million at the box office. This is the box office achieved by the hit "A Better Tomorrow". This shows Hong Kong's love for zombie movies, and it also made Lam Ching-ying a success.
As the originator of zombie movies, while becoming popular in Hong Kong, it has also given rise to zombie craze in Southeast Asia, as well as Japan and South Korea.
Entering September means the end of the summer season. "A Better Tomorrow" has successfully exceeded 30 million, becoming the second movie in Hong Kong to have a box office of more than 30 million. The rest is to break the 30.8 million set by "Lucky Star" last year.
At the box office, it’s just a matter of time.
Through this film "A Better Tomorrow", Princess Jin and New Arts City swept away the disappointment of losing the box office championship last year. Naturally, they have to show it for a longer period of time in order to win the highest box office record in the history of Hong Kong City.
With the decline in attendance, Golden Princess Cinema has correspondingly reduced the canvas and number of screenings of "A Better Tomorrow", leaving enough canvas for the release of "Dao Ma Dan".
Although it has entered the off-season, since there are no other films that can compete with it in the same period, relying on the influence of Lin Qingxia, Zhong Chuhong and Ye Qianwen, such a literary film has an average attendance rate of up to 80% in the first week.
8 million box office.
It has been released for more than a week now and it still has great stamina. It will not be a problem to win 15 million yuan at the box office.
Everything is proceeding smoothly and orderly without any disturbance.
On the contrary, it was the song "Blessings" that Cai Zhiliang sang at the airport when he bid farewell to Fang Jingyao that day, which began to ferment in society.
At first, everyone just thought the song sounded good and didn't know it was a new song. Maybe just like Zhang Wen, they were planning to go back and buy a record to listen to it.
However, when I went back to the record store to look for it, I couldn't find it. And everyone knew nothing about the song except that it was called "Blessings."
What you can't find is always the best. The less you can find it, the more beautiful it sounds. The beautiful melody echoes in your mind from time to time.
Cai Zhiliang has not responded because he has not yet decided what to do with this song. If he releases a record, the prospects are foreseeable. After all, this song is good enough. The key is who will sing it and how to maximize the benefits.
I thought the temperature would cool down after a while, but I didn’t expect that things would get worse and worse, arousing widespread curiosity. So much so that today’s Oriental Daily published a special article called “Looking for Blessings”, which reviewed the time at that time.
Airport scene.
Cai Zhiliang thought for a long time, then picked up the phone and dialed the number of Mingxiu Daily. This kind of exclusive news should naturally be reserved for his own newspaper, and the wealth should not go to outsiders.
Cao Jinling picked up the phone and said, "Hello, who is this?"
"It's me. Have you read today's Oriental Daily?" Cai Zhiliang asked directly.
"President." Cao Jinling still did not change the title. He quickly pulled out the Oriental Daily News from a pile of newspapers and said, "I have read it. Do you have any questions?"
"There is an article called "Looking for Blessings"..." Cai Zhiliang prompted.
"I'm looking for a song called "Blessing"." Cao Jinling reacted immediately and asked, "Does the president know this song?"
Cai Zhiliang said: "I will fax you the lyrics later."
"Okay." Cao Jinling naturally would not object and said, "Who composed this song? The newspaper said it is a new song?"
Cai Zhiliang asked: "I said I wrote it, do you believe it?"
Cao Jinling laughed twice and said: "Believe it, of course I believe it..."
Cai Zhiliang hung up the phone directly.
The Oriental Daily has a daily sales of more than 100,000, making it one of the best-selling newspapers in Hong Kong. Originally, Hong Kong people were very curious about this song that has not yet been released, and with the "Looking for Blessings" published today, as long as the lyrics are from Mingxiu
Chapter completed!