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Chapter 725 Both are Old Silver Coins

"Definitely next time."

In fact, Li Yu didn’t know whether he and Zhuang Wenqiang would have the chance to work together again in the future.

Zhuang Wenqiang is old, and "Wushuang" is his best work in the past ten years.

Although he was very stubborn and said that Hong Kong films would not die as long as he was alive.

But as he gets older, his skills have begun to decline, and it is not certain that he will be able to write good scripts or make good movies in the future.

Anyway, Li Yu didn't say anything final, so he left some room for improvement.

If Zhuang Wenqiang is really unable to produce good works, then just refuse to cooperate. There are many reasons to refuse.

If Zhuang Wenqiang is still in good shape, Li Yu can also invest in his new movie.

"Director Li, our company obviously has a lot of cash. Why do you say that there are too many projects and insufficient funds?" Cao Qing was very confused.

Li Yu refused without even reading the script.

"I know what you are wondering about. You are wondering why I didn't even read the script and found a reason to reject Zhuang Wenqiang, right?
Because the script was written by Mai Zhaohui and the director was also Mai Zhaohui. Zhuang Wenqiang was just a nominal producer and did not co-direct or co-write the script. This is the reason.

Mai Zhaohui and Zhuang Wenqiang are both first-class screenwriters in Hong Kong. Their influence as screenwriters is far greater than that as directors.

They co-wrote the "Infernal Affairs" series and the "Overheard" series, and their screenwriting skills are profound.

But if you put them in the position of director, their level is very average, just mediocre, without anything groundbreaking.

The reason why their works are so good is not because they are great directors, but mainly because they are first-class screenwriters and write good scripts.

Especially Mai Zhaohui, all the good works he directed had to be directed in collaboration with other directors, such as "Overheard" with Zhuang Wenqiang and "Infernal Affairs" with Liu Weiqiang.

He can't do well working alone, he's even worse than Zhuang Wenqiang.

If the two of them were to co-write and co-direct the film, they could complement each other's shortcomings and I would consider investing in it.

Forget about the fact that there is only one Mai Hui. His directing ability is not that strong among the directors in Hong Kong Island, and his peak period has passed. It is not worth investing money to play with them. "

Li Yu analyzed the characteristics of Zhuang Wenqiang and Mai Zhaohui, and finally concluded that the movie was not worth investing in.

This statement is well-founded and very convincing.

After hearing this, Cao Qing admired Li Yu very much.

His specialty is directing and filming movies, and he doesn't really know much about these things.

If Li Yu hadn't said it, he wouldn't have thought of this.

"It would be the wisest choice for me to reject him without reading the script. If I read the script and then reject him, he would think that I think the script for his good partner is bad, so I rejected it. Since I have decided to reject him from the beginning, there is no need for us to do something like taking off pants to fart." Li Yu said again.

Saying at the beginning that there is not enough cash to invest and saying that there is no money to invest after reading the script are two completely different things. To Zhuang Wenqiang, they mean completely different things.

One reason is that I really have no money, so I am powerless and cannot help you.

One is that your script is so bad that I simply cannot invest in it.

……

In the following period of time, the box office of "Wushuang" continued to soar, and soon reached the first place in the same period.

The publicity and promotion are up to date and there is no impact from plagiarism scandals.

Soon, the box office exceeded 1.3 billion, which was higher than the previous film "Wushuang".

If Li Yu remembers correctly, the final box office of the last "Wushuang" in mainland China was a little over 1.2 billion, but less than 1.3 billion.

As for the box office in Hong Kong Island, times have changed and the Hong Kong Island today is no longer the Hong Kong Island of the past.

The current box office in Hong Kong Island is pitifully low. The box office of "Wushuang" in Hong Kong Island is only over 30 million, and it has reached the limit.

The Hong Kong box office is nothing compared to the mainland box office.

However, "Wushuang" soon encountered a problem, and the single-day box office data began to decline.

Because the competition in the same period is still quite fierce.

The audience has more choices, which will share the screening volume and box office of "Wushuang".

Especially after the box office of "Wushuang" exceeded 1.5 billion, the decline in this regard became more obvious.

If you want a bigger breakthrough at the box office, you have to do something to attract more audiences to the theaters.

All conventional marketing methods have been used before.

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If you want better box office data now, you have to take some drastic measures.

Li Yu, Zhuang Wenqiang, Zhou Runfa and Guo Fucheng discussed this matter together.

Chow Yun-fat and Aaron Kwok were a little confused. As for how to increase the box office, couldn't the director just discuss this with Li Yu?
Why do they have to come together?
They are actors, their only responsibility is to act well, how can they help with these things?
If they had the ability to boost box office sales, they would have used it long ago.

They felt that Li Yu and Zhuang Wenqiang looked down upon them too much.

"Director Li, you are a professional in marketing. What do you think can increase the box office?" Zhuang Wenqiang had discussed this with Li Yu in advance, and he was now performing a double act with Li Yu.

He is the director and screenwriter of "Wushuang". Of course, he would be happy to see the box office of the movie rise again.

Li Yu has the means to increase the movie box office again, so of course he is willing to cooperate with Li Yu in acting.

If Li Yu can make the box office of his "Wushuang" reach 2 billion, just like Wu Jing's "Wolf Warrior ", he would be willing to recognize Li Yu as his godfather.

I have been wandering for half my life, and have never met a wise master. If you do not abandon me, I am willing to be your foster father. From now on, I will go through fire and water without hesitation.

"I don't claim to be an expert, I've just seen a lot and used it once or twice. This trick is quite effective, but you can't use it too often. If you use it too many times, it will easily backfire." Li Yu gave a preventive shot.

Zhuang Wenqiang is a good supporting actor, and he immediately asked: "Don't worry about so much for now, only the present can have a future, don't you agree?"

Zhuang Wenqiang said this while looking at Chow Yun-fat and Aaron Kwok.

Both of them are people with high emotional intelligence and expressed their approval.

You are right, without the present, how can there be a future?
What they didn't expect was that Zhuang Wenqiang and Li Yu, who were already angry, were waiting for this sentence of theirs.

Zhuang Wenqiang immediately followed up by saying, "As long as it helps the movie box office, you two will definitely support it, right? After all, you both agree with what I just said, that there is a future only when there is the present."

Chow Yun-fat and Aaron Kwok, one became one of the Two Chows and one became one of the Four Heavenly Kings respectively. They are the best of the best.

As soon as they heard Zhuang Wenqiang's words, they knew that something bad had happened and they had fallen into a trap.

Li Yu and Zhuang Wenqiang, two old silver coins, teamed up to dig a hole for them and waited for them to jump in.

And they, who were careless just now, seem to have jumped in.

(End of this chapter)