Chapter 931: effort

SARS in the first half of 2003, the film market slowly recovered in the second half.
Despite the setbacks, the overall momentum is still optimistic, because the number of films has increased. In the 1990s box office rankings, it was good to be able to rank ten each year, almost all supported by imported films and Xu Fei.
Now it can be ranked in the top 50, and the box office statistics are relatively clear. There are tens of millions, ten to twenty million, and several millions...
Currently ranked first, "Harry Potter: The Vanishing Chamber", 59 million. "The Matrix 2 and 3" ranked second and third, and "Heaven and Earth Heroes" ranked fourth.
All are famous Hollywood blockbusters, "Finding Nemo", "Terminator 3", "Lord of the Rings 2" and "Pirates of the Caribbean".
The highest Hong Kong film is "Flying Dragon Reborn", with 28 million, ranking tenth. Next, "Mouse Loves Cat", ranked twelfth.
There were more screens in this period than in history, and the box office increased slightly. But the well-recognized "Infernal Affairs 2" was released, and only 10 million box office.
This also reflects the trend that Hong Kong films are becoming increasingly unsellable.
In the blink of an eye to December, the Lunar New Year file.
In the past, it was one film, but there were two occasionally. This year, three films compete. The heat is enough in advance, the big guys will release "Infernal Affairs 3" first.
A ten-day golden schedule was given, the results were quite satisfactory, and the box office received 44 million in advance.
Then there is "Mobile". In the same ten days, the box office received 63 million in advance-53 million in history.
The last is "Kung Fu".
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"Zhou Xingchi has always been a very thoughtful actor, and he is good at reflecting these ideas in the film. "Shaolin Football" is still a bit naive, "Kung Fu" I think is very mature.
It will definitely become his landmark work. "
At the press conference before the premiere, Xu Fei personally sat down. Since his appearance at the awards ceremony, he is no longer as low-key as before.
As soon as he slipped the table, he and Zhou Xingxing were centered, and the leading actors were sitting around.
One person is Miss Huang, acting as a dumb girl in the play. 20 years old? Innocent and pleasant, his eyes looked scary when he looked at Father Xu.
Even if she is not the peak of her debut, she can still be considered a leap? After more than ten years, she can only rely on "Haiwa" on the hot search.
Passersby is a little bit corrupt? Especially looking for such a husband, alas, a match made in heaven.
Speaking of teaching the famous knife? It was this husband who was holding the surveillance video at the time? He refused to let it go, and said: "Yin Xiaotian, you have been surrounded by the people? Advise you to let go of your fluke? Apologize to Xiaoxiao and the crew!"
It's amazing to be so cheap.
Besides Zhou Xingxing? Already 41 years old? Wearing a hat with half-length hair? Talking with reporters in a difficult Mandarin.
"Box office? Didn't Mr. Xu talk about it? Guarantee, guarantee one fights two."
"More than "Hero" dare not think."
"But we have confidence. I have confidence in this movie and I have confidence in Mr. Xu."
The reporter asked for a while, then turned to Teacher Xu.
"You said Mr. Zhou Xingchi is a very good director? Will you continue to cooperate in the future?"
"He is a talent + accumulation type? Has rare imagination and creativity? If the script is good? Of course I want to continue to cooperate."
"Will you sign a company like Zhang Yimou and Feng Xiaogang?"
"It depends on the wishes of both parties, this doesn't matter."
Zhou Xingxing's director is very good, but he is getting older. Some people are getting old? Can still lead the trend, some people can't keep up with the times.
"Kung Fu" is his pinnacle, "Yangtze River Seven" is actually not bad, but it's a bit flat.
The stalk of "Journey to the West: Conquering the Devil" is already old, but the imagination is still first-rate. Unfortunately, it doesn't collect well.
"Mermaid" is really embarrassing. It relied on the feelings of the audience and sold more than 3 billion.
At the end of the press conference, Zhou Xingxing took the initiative to come over and ask about the "Earth Cannon".
He was not good at talking and stumbled: "Mr. Xu's film has made a sensation in the Chinese entertainment circle. Everyone is going here. If there is a chance, uh..."
"OK, ask you for help if needed."
Xu Fei looked at him strenuously and straightforwardly. Zhou Xingxing nodded, just understand the meaning.
At last, Miss Huang wanted to get in too, but Xiao Mo stopped and escorted the boss away.
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That night, it premiered at zero.
The China Film Era International Cinema is crowded with people, all young people, in pairs. Christmas is approaching again, and there are some festive activities, which is very lively.
A girl took her boyfriend and ran into the bookstore familiarly.
"Has the "Kung Fu" puzzle arrived?"
"Here, here."
The clerk did not change the magic, and explained to the other party according to the process: "After completing five puzzles and synthesizing a projector pattern, you can get the highest-level VIP card, and you can watch the movie free of charge for life."
"Wow, this is not bad."
The boyfriend is very novel: "So you have finished three?"
"Well, I will show you another day."
The girl bought the jigsaw puzzle and asked: "There is really no film next year. Will it be postponed?"
"Yes."
"It's a pity, I have to wait another year."
"Wait, wait, I'll give it to you then!"
Boyfriend patted his chest.
"Well, good luck."
The clerk came out inexplicably.
At 11:50, the audience entered the venue, and 90% of the more than 400 seats were seated, and the front row was empty.
"A World Without Thieves", "October Besieged" and "Hero" rely on star-filling and duck-filling propaganda, and "Kung Fu" is different. The real superstar is only Zhou Xingxing, but that's enough.
The audience does have a special feeling for him. The word of mouth is declining, and the works are disappointed. It will take more than ten years.
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"Who else?!!!"
"Is there still a king law? Is there a law?"
"Hahaha!"
Feng trousers barked a bit of rotten teeth, appeared brightly at the beginning, and instantly lifted his attention.
Then hung up.
The axe gang came out, the pig cage city, the chartered public and the female, and all kinds of residents.
"Kung Fu" is full of the cultural characteristics of old Hong Kong movies, and the name like the contractor, the renter, is called in Cantonese. But the mainland audience did not feel discomfort, thanks to the national dissemination of pirated Hong Kong films.
The most prominent advantage of "Kung Fu" is its rhythm.
The content is extremely rich, and the small turning points one by one will not feel bored. And these small turning points are coherent, and it is very natural to enter the big turning point.
"A cloud-piercing arrow, thousands of troops and horses will meet each other!"
Zhou Xingxing threw the firecracker and hit Lin Xue's hat, and the axe came to help. The peaceful and beautiful life in the walled city was broken in an instant.
This is the origin of the whole plot.
Following the twelve-way Tan legs, Hong's iron wire fist, and Wulang Bagua sticks, Dong Zhihua, who played the stick, did not attract the attention of young people.
But if you have your parents present, you might recognize this 80s star.
He has made a movie "Big Shanghai 1937", Xiaodao Yang Fan.
"Fan Yang, everyone knows you have nine knives!"
Of course, there is only one bald uncle in a white coat left here.
If the axe can't help, naturally find a powerful person to kill, and if you can't beat it, you have to find a more powerful-the ultimate murder king, the evil of fire cloud!
The companion of Condor Heroes was seriously injured, and the martial arts wizard Zhou Xingxing with pure bones opened up the two lines of Ren Du.
Zhou Xingxing was hit by the toad power, suddenly realized among the clouds, and used a trick that fell from the sky...
The film is full of flowing waters, all in one go, full of burdens and emotions, mixed with stories of the heroes and heroines.
And there was an Easter egg buried at the end:
The hero and heroine become children and go to the candy store hand in hand. The sauce burst at the door and molested the girl, the chartered public and the female-in-law were walking, the fire cloud evil was directing traffic, and there were coolie strong, fangzhen, four-eyed boy...
You can understand it as a little boy’s fantasy, or as the protagonist’s transformation to achieve "the heart is born by various methods", and it is also okay to see the world become better.
Sublimated height.
Look and feel satisfied.
(There is no major change of the movie, I did not write in detail. Thanks to the new cute master, I owe five chapters, ○
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