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Chapter 180: Hot Again

The movie continues to play.

Soon, Xu Ke was shocked again!
Kung Fu movie, Kung Fu movie, what everyone watches is Kung Fu.

But the kung fu in this "Once Upon a Time in China" is so different.

The fight was very beautiful.

Compared with the "Shaolin Temple" many years ago, it is more agile and graceful, and every punch and kick of Li Lianjie has the style of a master.

Although there are actions that violate physics such as kicking six or seven times in the air.

but……

It’s really beautiful!
It is pleasing to the eyes and emotionally stirring.

The melody of "General's Order" makes people's blood boil.

“This is the Kung Fu movie I want!”

"Nan Sheng, this is the kung fu movie I want to make!"

Xu Ke tightly grasped his girlfriend's hand, his body trembling slightly with excitement. "Don't be too rigid about the movements. It doesn't matter even if you make yourself look like an immortal. The key is to be handsome and pretty enough!"

"Then you have to find a suitable leading actor!" Shi Nansheng was also one of the seven monsters of Xinyicheng back then, so he naturally knew the difference. "Many martial arts actors in Hong Kong were born as martial artists in dramas. Even if they learned a lot later, they were more inclined to southern boxing."

"Plus, for a long time, all the films were hard-core kung fu films."

“Not everyone can pull off Lee Link’s moves.”

“Even if it is done, it is still unknown whether it can achieve that effect.”

"I know." Xu Ke nodded, "We still have to find actors from the north! They all practice martial arts since childhood. For example, Li Lianjie has won so many gold medals."

"that is……"

“I don’t know if there will be any problems exiting Wanwan.”

"It's indeed a problem." Shi Nansheng couldn't help but sigh.

Huang Ze even dared to go to the mainland to shoot the entire film, and he had the confidence to do so.

He can still make money even without the Taiwanese market, and movie revenue is not his main source of income, it's far less than record revenue.

And weren’t those films that were not shot in the mainland also introduced to Taiwan?

This move may be intended to test Taiwan's willingness to allow filming in the mainland.

But Xu Ke is different!

He is a director with his own studio and can also be considered a film businessman.

But I really can't afford the gamble.

"It should be released soon. It will be released in a few years!" Shi Nansheng said, "Hasn't the ban on newspapers been lifted over there? The man died in January, and his successor is no longer his son. I think it will be soon!"

"Hmm!" Xu Ke watched the movie excitedly, and couldn't help but look at Li Lianjie's back.

Even though I can't go to the mainland to film, I can still work with Li Lianjie without any interference!

This actor is really the perfect candidate for the leading role in the action movie I want to make.

……

In the end, there were still hundreds of people practicing martial arts together under the morning sun.

And the Cantonese version of "A Man Should Be Self-reliant" sung by Huang Ze and Lin Zixiang.

"Be a good man, with warm blood and a warm heart."

"Heat is hotter than red sunlight!"

The movie ends.

"Good!" I don't know which audience member shouted loudly, and a chaotic shout of "good" and applause rang out together.

Those who came to watch the movie with relatives and friends discussed the film enthusiastically.

"This is not an ordinary martial arts film or kung fu film. Compared to those films where people learn martial arts and defeat villains, this film adds a lot of historical background, including foreigners, piglets, advanced people who studied abroad, Qing Dynasty bureaucrats who are either conservative or know right from wrong, and gangs that help the tyrants do evil."

"I think this film seems to describe the collision of all kinds of people during that period. I think the English name can be called "Once Upon a Time in China", like the American film "Once Upon a Time in America"."

"Good suggestion. Actually, I like that dialogue the most."

"Gold Mountain, is there a Gold Mountain in this world?"

"If there really is a mountain of gold in this world, why would these foreign ships come to our port? Perhaps we are already standing on the mountain of gold."

Of course, this is only a part of the audience. Most people just watch for fun. After watching it, they just have one feeling: "This movie is great! It's very exciting."

"Li Lianjie's portrayal of Huang Feihong really has the flavor of a master, and is no worse than Master Guan!"

"This movie is great!" Some young students couldn't help but pose when leaving the cinema, imagining that they were also martial arts masters.

If you come across a handy branch or something on the road, all the flowers and plants along the way will bend down.

After returning to school, I couldn't help but promote it to my friends.

"Let's go watch Once Upon a Time in China! It's so good."

"This is a new version of the classic that I haven't seen. Once you watch it, you will fall in love with the movie like me."

Huang Ze’s current momentum is still strong.

He has just taken over ATV not long ago, and has produced a work whose ratings are almost on par with "Happy Tonight".

Huang Ze’s last work, "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels", was produced a year ago. The expectations of some audiences have been aroused. In addition, it achieved good box office in the United States, which many veteran movie fans also know.

Therefore, the box office achieved good results on the first day.

Even though it premiered on Wednesday, it still grossed two million.

After word of mouth spread, the sales started to rise.

2.16 million on Thursday.

2.9 million on Friday.

3.1 million on Saturday.

2.75 million on Sunday.

The data of 12.91 million in five days made everyone quickly realize that another movie with a box office of over 30 million might be about to appear!
A wave of craze is coming again!
Looking back at the movies that grossed over 30 million in Hong Kong, except for those with Jackie Chan as the absolute protagonist, and excluding those related to Huang Ze.

The first one is "Lucky Stars".

The second one is "A Better Tomorrow".

The third one is called "Prison on Fire".

There is also a movie called "Eight Stars Reporting Good News" this year.

Which one didn’t cause a sensation?
Let’s look at Huang Ze.

Last year, the movie "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" grossed over 30 million.

The Ring, produced and edited by the editor, broke the box office record in Hong Kong Island again, causing all the cinemas in Hong Kong Island to be filled with all kinds of ghost movies for those few months. You climbed on the TV, I climbed on the refrigerator and the washing machine, and even worse, I climbed on the toilet.

It wasn't until almost a year later, with a conservative estimate of over fifty films having been released, that the number of such films decreased significantly.

But there are still several similar films being filmed.

Now, a different kind of ancient costume kung fu film is going to break 30 million at the box office?

Wouldn’t this lead to the rise of another genre of films?
Moreover, it is not a niche psychological horror film, but a costume martial arts film that already has a large audience base. The only difference is that the martial arts action design is a little more novel and elegant.

The film was released only five days ago, but some bosses were already making calls everywhere, and some even called Xu Ke.

"Director Xu, are you interested in making a costume kung fu movie?"

"What are you going to shoot? Of course, it's 'Once Upon a Time in China'. 'Once Upon a Time in China' is so popular now, how can we not make some money quickly?"

Huang Ze was prepared for this trend-following habit.

But when he heard that a film company had already started a "Huang Feihong" movie project with no script or actors available, Huang Ze was speechless.

The local film and television companies are so rude!

You follow the trend so quickly!
There is simply no way for pioneers to survive!

If everyone follows the trend so blindly and ruins this type of film, won't we have to work hard to find a new type of film then?
However, Huang Ze also knew that he could not control such matters.

All he can do is follow his own trend and reap as much of the dividends of the "Huang Feihong" series of costume kung fu films as possible before a large number of follow-up works appear.

So, he gave a bonus to the post-production staff and asked them to work overtime. He also worked with them to speed up the post-production of "A Man Should Be Self-reliant", striving to have it released at the end of the summer season, together with the first film.

It cannot be delayed. If it is delayed until the Lunar New Year holiday, there may be more than a dozen "Huang Feihong" movies on the market, which will affect my own film.

"A Man Should Be Self-reliant" is a film with more exciting martial arts, which completely elevates the style of the movie "Huang Feihong".

In the end, it became like this: in one of Wong Fei-hung's movies, I only recognized Xing Hai and Li Lianjie.

"Haha, Aunt Thirteen, you guys have to use others too."

Huang Ze had the company sign Cheng Hong before the filming was completed, and temporarily allowed her to continue her studies at school.

Even if others can sign Li Lianjie, they will have to use someone else to play the role of Aunt Thirteen.

Changing the leading actress when there have already been two high-quality films would be difficult, even if it was Guan Zhilin, as the audience would have preconceived ideas.

Otherwise, why are Hollywood companies repeatedly asked to pay exorbitant prices by the leading actors and actresses of serial films?
They are not stupid.

This way you can earn more!
(End of this chapter)