Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 165

Two weeks after "Kung Fu Boy" was released, the final box office was only a little over 500 million.

As the leading actor, Yuen Biao was hit hard. From the very beginning, he said that he would break 800 million, but later he thought he could reach 500 million, but he didn't expect it to be only [-] million in the end.

This not only made him feel unbelievable, even Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang were surprised.

Obviously the trend of "Kung Fu Boy" was quite good at the beginning, but why did it suddenly take a sharp turn for the worse?
This is probably something that no one in Jiahe can figure out.

"A Biao, stop drinking, 500 million is not bad."

Zhong Fa knew that Yuen Biao was in a bad mood these days, so he stayed with him all the time.

"Stop talking, come and have a few drinks with me."

The current Yuen Biao doesn't listen to other people's advice at all, he feels in his head that he has failed too much.

Pushing away the wine that Yuan Biao handed over, Zhong Fa didn't want to see him continue to be depressed like this.

"A Biao, you are still the one with the highest box office right now. If you don't mention "Master Qian", if you take the box office of "Kung Fu Kid" as an example, who can compare to you?"

After Zhong Fa finished speaking, Yuen Biao raised his head and looked at the other party, but his face was completely blank.

Pointing at Zhong Fa with his finger, Yuen Biao was already drunk after drinking a lot.

"Do you know what people outside are saying now? Uh..."

Yuen Biao hiccupped, and then he continued: "They said that without Lin Daoqiu, I would be nothing."

There is another reason why Yuen Biao is depressed, that is, everyone thinks that without Lin Daoqiu, he is nothing.

Zhong Fa never expected that Yuen Biao would start to resent Lin Daoqiu because of the rumors outside.

"They're just talking nonsense, don't take it to heart."

"Nonsense? How can it be nonsense? I got 800 million at the box office before, but now I only get 500 million. They will think like this, uh...it's normal."

After Yuan Biao finished speaking, he picked up the glass and took another big gulp of wine.

Zhong Fa didn't know how to persuade Yuen Biao, one was his good friend, and the other was someone who was kind to him.

In fact, even he himself felt that Yuen Biao's failure at the box office this time was more or less related to the absence of Lin Daoqiu.

But if he said this, he would only rot in his heart, and he would never say it.

And when Zhong Fa was helpless, he suddenly saw Sammo Hung walking in from the outside.

"Hey... Eldest brother, you are here too, let's have a drink together..."

Yuen Biao smiled and raised his cup, wanting Sammo Hung to have a few drinks with him.

But before he finished speaking, Sammo Hung splashed water on his face with the water on the table.

Being splashed by Sammo Hung made Yuen Biao feel baffled. He looked at Sammo Hung with a confused expression on his face.

"Look at what you look like now, you look neither human nor ghost."

Sammo Hung was very angry, he didn't expect Yuen Biao to get drunk every day after hiding for the past few days, and he was so drunk, it really disappointed him.

For this elder brother, Yuen Biao was in awe of him from the bottom of his heart in addition to respecting him. After being splashed with water, his head became a little clearer.

"Eldest brother, I..."

Yuen Biao put down the wine, as if he had done something wrong.

"Go in and wash your face right now, come out and talk to me, don't hurry up..."

Sammo Hung ordered, pointing in the direction of the bathroom.

Yuen Biao hesitated for two seconds, finally stood up, and went to the bathroom alone to wash his face.

After he came out, Sammo Hung just sat there in a golden knife, it seemed that he was really angry this time.

"I know you are very depressed because the box office is not so good, but have you ever thought about which martial arts star in Xiangjiang can get the box office like you?"

Yuen Biao didn't dare to speak back, he could only stand in front of Sammo Hung with his head down, like a primary school student who did something wrong.

"It's impossible for people to go smoothly all the time. This time the box office is not good. I have made one. You are still young and have plenty of time. What is there to worry about?"

Sammo Hung knew that he might not be able to recover Yuen Biao just by saying this.

"I have already found a few gold-medal screenwriters to help build a bridge, and I promise to write some of the best scripts, which will definitely surprise everyone."

Sammo Hung seemed to be full of confidence, but he probably forgot that he seemed to have said something similar when filming "Kung Fu Boy".

After Yuen Biao washed his face, he became more or less sober, and after listening to Sammo Hung's words, he also felt somewhat confident.

"It's been hard for Jiahe to value you very much now. If you are depressed at this time, I'm afraid they will immediately find another person to take your place."

Sammo Hung was not joking, he knew very well that if he couldn't help Golden Harvest to make money, then Yuen Biao might become a supporting role in the future.

But he didn't plan to tell Yuen Biao about this, because he was afraid that he would feel pressured after he finished speaking.

"A Biao, the momentum of kung fu comedy has reached its peak. In the past two years, we need to make as many films as possible to build our reputation. At that time, we are trying to find a way to transform."

Even though everyone is flocking to make kung fu comedies now, Sammo Hung feels that this genre is like those martial arts dramas on the Shaw Brothers studio, which is already a thing of the past.

Yuen Biao didn't think so far, but after hearing what Sammo Hung said, he immediately felt a sense of crisis.

………………

"Golden Harvest opened two dramas all at once? Both starring Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao?"

Lin Daoqiu, who was far away on Treasure Island, seemed a little surprised when he heard the news.

He never expected Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao to be so crazy.

After "Kung Fu Boy" took in 500 million at the box office, he originally thought that the other party would learn from the pain and prepare the script well before shooting.

But I didn't expect the other party to be so impatient, directly announcing that there would be two dramas, which really meant killing the chicken to get the egg.

If the box office of these two films can exceed 500 million, then Yuen Biao's status as a martial arts superstar in Hong Kong will be firmly established.

If neither of these two plays can exceed 500 million, then I'm afraid he can only become a martial arts star in Xiangjiang in the future.

Judging from the film title announced by Golden Harvest, "Mr. Zan and Changqianhua" will be filmed first and "Miscellaneous Boy" will be filmed later.

Lin Daoqiu remembered that these two dramas were both kung fu comedies, and it seemed that Sammo Hung and the others really didn't believe in evil.

It's a pity that Jackie Chan's "Drunken Master" will be released in less than half a month. It will be very interesting if "Drunken Master" and "Mr. Zan and Chang Qianhua" collide.

If it was placed in the previous life, there might be no suspense about the outcome.

But now Yuen Biao is still the hottest martial arts superstar in Xiangjiang. If "Mr. Zan and Chang Qianhua" and "Drunken Master" really collide, maybe Jackie Chan's soaring work may have to wait for a few years.

(End of this chapter)