Hong Kong Entertainment: Kung Fu Superstar 1981

Chapter 186 Shaw Brothers ceases production
"The fighting legend praised action star Zhang Yang, saying his concept was ahead of his time!"

"Jet Binny participated in the Fighting Summit League and won the championship. This award became the first step towards the internationalization of the league!"

"Zhang Yang was praised as a practical kung fu superstar, and his actual combat ability was once again recognized by the fighting legend!"

"The Peak Fighting League may have a dual-weight champion for the first time? A cross-weight challenge has been confirmed by Binny!"

The day after Binny won his first lightweight championship, major newspapers in Hong Kong followed up with reports.

The one with the most reputation is naturally ATV Prime Channel.

Fighting fans all over Hong Kong have become loyal fans of ATV Prime Channel due to the long-term broadcast of the Fighting Summit League. Therefore, in order to cater to the preferences of this part of the audience, ATV even set aside half an hour. , played the full interview.

And for this interview, the ratings were unexpectedly high, with the peak ratings even soaring to 30%.

Being able to gain such a high degree of attention is naturally due to Zhang Yang's status as a movie star and Binny's wonderful performance in "Food Truck". After all, even those movie fans who don't watch fighting and don't care about fighting are very few. Some people will miss this "Food Truck" produced by Golden Harvest, and those who have watched "Food Truck" will naturally remember the peak showdown between Binny and Zhang Yang.

The limelight of Binny going to Hong Kong to participate in the league did not pass so quickly. As time came to the end of May, the high-profile cross-weight championship battle officially began, and the ratings of ATV, which was responsible for the broadcast, soared again, and even reached the peak at its peak. An astonishing 40%!

What is the concept of a ratings of 40%?
That means that less than half of the viewers in Hong Kong who have TV sets have watched this championship game!
For a time, the topic of the Peak Fighting League soared, especially among men. Everyone began to talk about mixed martial arts competitions, and those who didn't know seemed to be out of date and old-fashioned.

Taking advantage of this trend, Mr. Qiu directly announced the launch of the second season of "Fighting Peak" again.

After receiving this news, the person who was most nervous was naturally the boss of TVB, Shao Yifu.

The popularity of "Fighting Peak" last time has already left him with a knot in his throat. In addition to the menacing "Fighting Peak" program this time, ATV will also broadcast ranking matches and championship battles every month to compete with TVB for ratings. , at the same time, after such a long period of operation on ATV, TV series have also begun to be released as scheduled one after another.

After this series of combination punches, Shao Yifu felt that he was about to be completely destroyed by the endless pressure on his body.

At this point in time, the operating officer of Shaw Brothers happened to call into Yifu Shaw's office and reminded him that because Liu Jialiang's confidence was frustrated after "Wu Lang Bagua Stick", he still has no intention of making another film. The entire Shaw Brothers film studio I am completely unprepared for the upcoming summer vacation. Now it is June. If we are not in a hurry, it will be too late.

Listening to the phone call, the operations officer kept talking about how much budget he had to prepare for the summer vacation and who would spend a lot of money to write the script. The idea that Shao Yifu had had before could no longer be stopped. He rushed to the phone to calm down. Speak slowly.

"Stop working."

Three simple words, but the operations officer didn't come back to his senses for a long time.

"Mr. Shao, you...what are you talking about?"

"I'm telling you, Shaw Brothers Pictures will completely suspend production and production from now on!"

"Ah? Then, what about the employees and actors..."

"Ask them to come to TVB and make a TV series together."

The more Shao Yifu said, the more reasonable he felt. There was so much pressure on TVB now. Anyway, he couldn't compete with Jiahe and Xinyi City in the film industry. Instead, he might as well withdraw completely and let Shaw Brothers devote all the accumulated strength. to television.

Relying on the talent accumulated in the film industry for so many years, using these people to compete in the TV track, we can completely crush ATV in reverse!As long as the ratings of the TV series are raised, does he still have to worry about ATV?
After making a decision in his heart, Shao Yifu's voice became decisive.

"I'll give you a month to hand over. After Shaw Brothers ceased production, it will sublease and resell all the studios and theaters. Now is no longer the time to wait and see, we must concentrate our resources and do big things!"...

With an order from Yifu Shaw, Shaw Brothers, which shocked the entire Hong Kong film industry, stopped production and officially started one year in advance.

As the news was announced, the entire film industry was shocked.

After all, judging from the increasing box office revenue every year, Hong Kong movies are undoubtedly developing steadily and for the better. However, Shaw Brothers, the previous big brother in the film industry, suddenly announced the suspension of production. This is simply a disaster for the hot film industry. It's like a bucket of cold water being poured down on you.

And just as the media and relevant practitioners were all surprised.

In a coffee shop in Tsim Sha Tsui, Zhang Yang was holding a coffee cup and waiting nervously.

"Boom boom boom!"

There was a quick knock on the box door.

Then, as the door opened, Pan Disheng walked into the room carrying his briefcase, and then sat down on the chair.

"How's it going? Is it settled?" Zhang Yang frowned and asked in a low voice.

After a long silence, Pan Di sighed with relief, put his briefcase on the table, and smiled.

"It's settled. The Shaw Brothers theater chain plus the existing Shaw Brothers Pictures venues will be leased for five years. In the future, we will have limited purchase rights for the Shaw Brothers theater chain and the Shaw Brothers Pictures properties. The total contract price... 8000 million!"

8000 million.

This number was absolutely astronomical in the 80s.

But for Pan Disheng, the top second generation who comes from a wealthy family, this number is completely within his tolerance.

Not to mention that compared to Pan Disheng's sole investment, now Zhang Yang is willing to help him bear half of the rent. For Pan Disheng, this first step into the film industry is simply a painless one, and he has reaped the rewards from the sky. gift bag, at this time he was full of energy and gearing up.

However, compared to Pan Disheng's ease, after Zhang Yang took over the contract and saw the numbers on it, he still took a deep breath.

The price tag of 4000 million yuan, if it were in the first two years, Zhang Yang would never be able to afford it.

Fortunately, 2% of the box office of "Fast Truck" and [-]% of the box office of "Slaying the Wolf [-]", plus the nearly full year's revenue of the Fighting League last year and Zhang Yang's savings from previous movies, can also make it possible. He could barely afford the price.

However, after paying all this money, Zhang Yang still had only 700 to 800 million left in his pocket. At the beginning of next year, the gold-eating beast of the mixed martial arts training center would still have a sum of [-] million waiting for him. He was originally wealthy. And the state of luxury has become a bit like squeezing out toothpaste.

After leaving Jiahe this time, it’s time to shoot something that really makes money.

Shaking the contract in his hand, Zhang Yang's mind saw scripts flashing through his mind.

(End of this chapter)