Hong Kong Entertainment: Kung Fu Superstar 1981

Chapter 131 Shaw Brothers lying on the gun

After leaving Jiahe, Zhang Yang returned to Yingyang Pictures.

Although when negotiating with Jiahe's top management, Zhang Yang said that everyone at Yingyang Pictures was on vacation, in fact, the employees at Yingyang Pictures were still working overtime on the post-editing of "Fighting Peak" .

In order for "The Peak of Fighting" to be broadcast as scheduled, not only the people from Yingyang Pictures, but also the boxing gym players did not have holidays. For this reason, Zhang Yang also spent 10,000+ Hong Kong dollars alone as overtime pay for everyone. .

Fortunately, everyone's hard work is rewarded.

As the Spring Festival approaches, Hong Kong people have more and more time to rest. The already strong ratings of "Fighting Peak" have risen further again, even reaching 35% at its peak. Mr. Qiu is so happy about this. Not from ear to ear.

Echoing the popularity of the show, the championship battle was staged at the Tuen Mun Sports Center at the end of January.

Although the stadium has urgently installed a thousand more spectator seats and increased the ticket price by 10%, the tickets are still sold out early. Scalpers outside the stadium have even tripled the ticket price. More than twice as much.

As for the contestants who participated in the show, they are even more well-known by Hong Kong people, especially those whose performances are more eye-catching, such as Zou Zhaolong, Qian Jiale, and Li Xiang, who are so exaggerated that they will be recognized on the street. The extent of their cheering.

Perhaps motivated by the feeling of being a celebrity, everyone trained harder and harder.

……

"Ah Dong, why are you still watching TV? It's time to eat!"

As his mother called, A Dong, who was sitting on the sofa, pulled his neck and shouted.

"Watch for another 10 minutes, Mom, just 10 minutes!"

"Are you watching that fighting show again?"

The woman walked out of the kitchen, rubbed her wet hands on her apron, and sat next to her son.

Sure enough, in the TV program, a group of young and muscular young men were sitting on the ground. Behind them was the octagonal cage that represented cruelty.

When did his son change?
It seems like that time when I participated in the program anonymously a few months ago, right?

Since that day, his son seemed to have changed. He used to be introverted and silent, but suddenly he fell in love with the "fighting" sport called mixed martial arts on the screen. He would run downstairs to stretch his arms and practice. The legs and the whole person look a lot brighter.

Fortunately, although he fell in love with this "fighting" sport, A Dong did not become a person who idled around and made trouble.

Because of this, although his mother felt that this project was a bit cruel, she never stopped A Dong from watching it.

On the TV screen, the players sitting on the floor each held a letter in their hands.

Qian Jiale picked up the letter and read out the contents.

"Brother A Le is really amazing. I secretly tried the moves taught by the instructor in the show. It was really difficult, but I saw that Brother A Le could do it right away every time. It was really amazing! I I also hope to be like Brother Ale!”

Listening to Qian Jiale's voice reading the letter, Adong's face was surprised for a moment, and then a look of joy appeared on his face.

He pointed at the screen, turned to his mother and said: "Mom, did you hear this? I sent this letter to the TV station! They actually forwarded the letter to Brother Ale! Wow! He really did You read the letter I wrote, Mom!"

Seeing A Dong's joyful expression, his mother showed a happy smile on her face.

These days, A Dong laughs more and more every day. As a mother, this is more important to her than anything else.

Just when A Dong was excited, Qian Jiale on the screen had already put down the letter with a smile and said to the camera: "Thank you for your compliment. In fact, I can make these difficult things very quickly. It’s because I have learned kung fu since I was a child. As long as you are willing to practice seriously, one day you will definitely be like me. As long as you work hard, you will get results."

"Did you hear that, A Dong? People say that as long as you work hard, everything will have results. You must work hard in the future." "I know, Mom, I will definitely work hard!"

What happened in Xiaodong's house was like a microcosm, and it also happened in the homes of many viewers.

Those whose letters were read all had happy expressions on their faces, while those whose letters were not read were a little disappointed, but they were all very pleased to see the contestants reading the letters carefully.

After all, these teenagers and rookie boxers sitting on the floor have all grown up step by step under their long-term attention. Watching their actions in the octagonal cage from the unfamiliarity at the beginning to the maturity now makes me sad. These viewers who have been following the show for a long time are very pleased.

This is more than just companionship.

Hard work pays off.

Just like what Qian Jiale said earlier, the audience witnessed the efforts of these players, their growth in the octagonal cage, and watched their skills mature step by step. Although they were separated by the screen, But it feels like experiencing it personally, which is really strange.

……

Inside the TVB building.

On the screen of the movie machine, "The Peak of Fighting" was also being shown at this time.

However, compared with the excitement and happiness of the audience, the atmosphere in the conference hall seemed a lot heavier.

As the boss of TVB and the head of Shaw Brothers Pictures, Shao Yifu sat in a chair and felt a headache as he looked at Yang Yang's back on the screen.

Why is this guy again?
Forget about being a troublemaker in the film industry, now he actually has one foot in the television industry...

Difficult, difficult!

Rubbing his swollen temples, Shao Yifu felt his brain was buzzing.

Last year was an extremely sad sight for Shaw Brothers Pictures.

In the film world, first the sudden rise of the new art city, followed closely by the rising stars, which made the already declining Shaw Brothers even more desolate.

Originally, thanks to Liu Jia Ban's meticulous production of "Eighteen Martial Arts", Shaw Brothers could have left its own place among the top ten box office of the year. However, among the four films produced in 82, three of them were It exceeded [-] million at the box office, and this ferocious momentum directly drove Shaw Brothers into the mud.

Among the top ten box office movies of the year, there is not even one with Shaw Brothers' name on it...

This huge blow and gap even made Shao Yifu think about giving up Shaw Brothers Pictures.

Fortunately, although the film industry was losing ground, on the television side, the collapse of Lai in mid-year still allowed Shaw Brothers' wireless television station to reap a lot of dividends that excited Shaw.

But just when Shao Yifu was about to pursue the victory, Li's name changed to ATV and made a comeback again, and the list that allowed ATV to climb back to the top again included Zhang Yang's shadow...

Is this guy sent by God to defeat him?

Thinking of this, Shao Yifu felt angry again.

Turning his head away from looking at Zhang Yang's back on the screen, Shao Yifu looked at the executives of TVB in front of him.

"I don't care what you think of. After the Spring Festival holiday, when you sit in this office again, I want you to come up with a plan, a variety show plan that will not lose to this "Fighting Peak"!"

(End of this chapter)