Entertainment tycoon since 83

Chapter 120 Emerging
After all, it is only the box office in one city, Hong Kong Island, and "As Tears Go By" was only released in D&B Cinemas, so it is quite simple to calculate the box office.

On the third day, the first day box office figures were released, and Debao Cinemas called Xinghai Films.

"Hey, how much is it?"

"Okay, I understand. Thank you!"

The employee who received the call immediately walked into Liu Zhenwei's office, "Boss Liu, there's news from D&B Cinemas. The first day's box office was 1.3 million!"

"Oh?" Liu Zhenwei's face lit up with joy.

"Not bad!"

It seems that my friend Wang Jiawei's first work was a success.

If the box office can reach 1.3 million on the first day, it should be no problem to get 10 million in the end.

For movies in Hong Kong, the cinema chains take a cut, and there are various taxes and fees, so the final revenue is about 30%.

That means we can recover three million Hong Kong dollars.

The film cost three million.

The box office revenue in Hong Kong can almost cover the costs.

If the box office in Hong Kong Island exceeds 10 million, it will definitely sell quite a lot in other places.

Even if due to Mr. Huang's identity, we cannot sell to Taiwan, the largest overseas market, but there are still many places like Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Japan and South Korea added up, so a few million Hong Kong dollars should be no problem.

It is very likely to be a profit margin of over 100%!
"Huh..." Liu Zhenwei couldn't help but let out a long sigh, feeling the pressure on his body was relieved.

The company's previous investments in "In the Mood for Love" and "Taste of Cherry" both made money, and the profits were no less than those of the Hong Kong box office champions. Each film made a profit of nearly US$5 million.

But he knew very well that it was a problem of Huang Ze's personal ability and had little to do with him.

"As Tears Go By" is only the first movie he has produced. If it loses money, everyone will doubt his ability.

How come I was working for a film company before, but the film company went bankrupt?

If I change to another company, I will still lose money as long as the film is not shot by the boss himself?

What? Wherever you go, the environment is not good?

Are you the one who influences the overall environment?
Besides, the overall environment of the Hong Kong film industry is thriving now, isn’t that good enough?

It must be your own problem.

After the release of "As Tears Go By", he no longer had to worry so much.

He was so happy that he immediately walked out of the office, patted Wang Jiawei on the shoulder, told Wang Jiawei the good news, and then left the company.

He drove all the way to the filming location of "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" and reported the news to Huang Ze while he finished filming a segment.

"One million and three hundred thousand?"

“It is expected to exceed 10 million in the end?”

Huang Ze nodded slightly when he heard this.

This is similar to what I estimated.

Although it was filmed several years in advance, the film market in Hong Kong Island had not yet fully heated up. However, Liu Dehua at that time might not have had the box office appeal in the film circle that Liang Jiahui does now.

After all, Liang Jiahui has won the Best Actor award. The film "The Burning of the Summer Palace" starring him in 83 also earned more than million Hong Kong dollars at the box office in Hong Kong Island, ranking fifth in the Hong Kong Island box office that year. "The Last Emperor" also earned million, ranking ninth.

It's only been three years, it's unlikely that people would forget it so quickly.

Liu Dehua, Liang Jiahui's classmate, is currently more involved in the television circle.

"Well done!" Huang Ze smiled and praised, "Keep up with the publicity. I'll approve 500,000 for you. Don't be stingy. The higher the box office in Hong Kong, the better it will sell in other places. The cost of our film is not high, so there is no pressure." "I understand!"

"Okay, get busy. As long as the final result exceeds 11.5 million, we'll have a celebration party."

"it is good."

Liu Zhenwei was a little confused as to why the number had to be 11.5 million, which was not a very neat number. But he didn't take it too seriously. Maybe it was just a number that Huang Ze came up with casually?

Sometimes thinking too much can easily lead to trouble. Since the boss said 11.5 million, then just go for that number.

Seeing that Huang Ze had started filming again, Liu Zhenwei walked away.

……

Money is not all powerful.

But money can often help.

After investing 500,000 Hong Kong dollars in publicity expenses, many small entertainment-related newspapers began to advertise "As Tears Go By", saying that it was Liang Jiahui's comeback work after being banned, that it was directed by the talented director Wang Jiawei, and that it was a different gangster film.

Attracting more audiences to the cinema.

Yes, the ending of "As Tears Go By" is a bit tragic. Hong Kong audiences prefer comedies, but they are by no means unable to accept a tragic ending where the protagonist dies.

Going back a long way, there is the novel "The Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils".

The most recent one is "A Better Tomorrow", which was released in August this summer and starred two people whom Huang Ze didn't like very much. It created a box office frenzy, but didn't Mark die in the end?

Therefore, this ending is still acceptable.

In addition, Wang Jiawei's film was indeed very good, with the box office reaching 5.5 million in the first week and the total of over 10 million in two weeks!

Because there are more Hong Kong movies at this time, top blockbusters, such as Jackie Chan's movies, only have a one-month screening time.

"As Tears Go By" was taken off the screen after the third week, and the final box office was 12.3 million!

Even if the publicity costs are included, it would be enough to recover the costs and even make some profit just from the Hong Kong box office.

The name Wang Jiawei has made a small mark in the Hong Kong film industry.

Another company that attracted attention was Xinghai Film and Television.

"In the Mood for Love" is really not profitable, let alone films like "Taste of Cherry". It can be said that Xinghai Films has always had little presence in the commercial film market in Hong Kong Island.

A low-budget movie like "As Tears Go By" was able to gross over 10 million yuan. Although the box office was not too explosive, it made many people classify it as a film company with some strength.

Under the influence of its big boss, Pan Disheng, the long-cooperating D&B Cinemas has high hopes for Huang Ze's new film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels.

"Mr. Huang, D&B Cinemas asked you when Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels will be released."

"It will take another week to finish filming, and post-production will take at least a month and a half, so the earliest it can be done is mid-February." Huang Ze said.

"Yeah, that's fine!" Liu Zhenwei nodded. "During the Lunar New Year period, Golden Harvest has Jackie Chan, Golden Princess has its own Cinema City, and D&B also has its own film company. They are also planning to release a movie called "The Rich" during the Lunar New Year period. It would actually be better for us to release it in March or April. There won't be too strong competitors, and the theater chain can also arrange more venues for screenings."

"Yeah!" Huang Ze also knew that it was impossible for him to get a schedule during the Lunar New Year holiday, so he didn't care too much and continued to concentrate on filming the film.

During this last period of time, some of the film's few big scenes were filmed.

For example, a group of white bandits went to rob a group of hemp growers.

For example, after the protagonist robbed his fellow robbers, the white bandit group accidentally discovered that it was the gang next door who robbed them, so they hid in the protagonist's apartment, preparing to kill the four people after the protagonist came back.

As a result, after the protagonists sold the drugs to the black market dealers, the black market dealers actually sold them back to the hemp growing group's superiors, the heyman drug dealers. The heyman drug dealers came to the protagonists' apartment with guns and aggressively.

Then the two forces that wanted to kill the protagonist group thought that the other party was the protagonist group, and a life-and-death fight broke out.

(End of this chapter)