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Chapter 184: "A Man Should Be Self-reliant" is released

"Is Huang Ze crazy?"

Knowing that D&B was going to release Once Upon a Time in China the next day, Jackie Chan was watching to see if there were any films on the market that could compete with his upcoming Police Story 2 at the box office.

When he heard the news, he was shocked and started complaining to his godfather, He Guanchang.

"Logically speaking, he is an experienced director, how could he do such a foolish thing?"

"Who would schedule a sequel like this?"

"Other people's sequels are released a year apart, but here, the second one is released right after the first one is finished. It's really unconventional!"

"Actually, if you think about it carefully, it makes sense." Ho Kuan-chang often drinks tea, "Most sequels wait until the box office of the first movie comes out. If the situation is good, they will start making sequels to make money. If the situation is not good, there will naturally be no sequels."

“But as far as I know, Ocean of Stars shot both films at once.”

"If he is confident enough about the second film, it is not impossible to release it this way, and satisfy the audience's expectations for a new style of kung fu film in one go."

"Otherwise, a year later, there might be dozens of Huang Feihong movies showing in theaters!"

"He took the first bite and then quickly took another big bite of the rest."

The corner of He Guanchang's mouth twitched.

Originally, he had approached Xu Ke and invited Li Lianjie, planning to make a Huang Feihong movie together, hoping to release it during the Lunar New Year holiday.

With Huang Ze's move, two films will be released at the same time, so they won't be able to be released during the Lunar New Year holiday. People are already tired of watching them, and they won't make much at the box office. So, they will have to wait until next year's summer holiday.

and……

Two other things appeared in He Guanchang's mind.

The first is Li Lianjie. He said he was interested in working with the film, but he has been discussing the salary and is not in a hurry. Now it seems that he is waiting for the second "Huang Feihong". If the second one can also get the box office of the first one...

Forehead!
It’s definitely not something that can be gotten away with three million.

Doubling the amount is a bit exaggerated, but five million is reasonable.

The second is the godson in front of me.

His "Police Stories 2" will be released on August 20th!
Isn't it purely affecting everyone's box office that "Once Upon a Time in China" is released at this time?

He doesn't think that "Police Stories 2" will lose to "Once Upon a Time in China".

After all, the performance of "Police Story" is not bad.

And there is Jackie Chan, the box office guarantee.

But with two strong competitors, the final box office should not be bad, but it will definitely make less money.

If the box office in Hong Kong decreases a little, the corresponding selling prices in other overseas cities will also become lower.

What's missing is definitely not just the one or two million in box office revenue.

"You didn't do it on purpose, did you?" He Guanchang pinched his eyebrows, feeling a little depressed.

……

Jackie Chan, who came out from his godfather, still couldn't understand where Huang Ze got his confidence from.

Things smell good from a distance but stink up close. The scenes from the first movie are still lingering in the audience’s minds.

It's being released so soon.

If it is not as good as the first part, even if the gap is not big, the backlash on word of mouth will be extremely serious.

With great curiosity, he couldn't help it even though he had not watched "Once Upon a Time in China" originally and was planning to buy the video tape to watch it later.

It’s just that this film was not shown in Golden Harvest, only in D&B Cinemas.

Besides, his new film is about to be released, and going to see it now might seem like aiding the enemy.

It would be even worse if we were photographed by paparazzi.

So he found that group of brothers and asked them to buy tickets.

When the first show started, he disguised himself and walked into the cinema after the movie had already started and the theater had darkened. He took a seat among his brothers to make sure that he would not be recognized by the audience next to him.

After sitting down, he looked at the movie screen with curiosity.

Behind a plaque of Chaotian Temple, there appears the face of a little white boy wearing white clothes and a white hat.

Holding the lantern, he walked towards somewhere unknown, accompanied by the singing of a girl.

"In heaven, change the Jade Emperor; on earth, change the King of Hell."

"There is a white lotus in my heart, which will protect my homeland."

"Prelude to the Small Knife Society" appears. In a gloomy environment, a group of daytime believers are displaying various magical skills.

Jackie Chan is a Kung Fu actor, so his main focus is naturally Kung Fu.

After watching for a long time, I finally waited for an action clip, which was not long at all.

But Li Lianjie's three punches and two kicks really made him envious. He had to admit it!

This actor looks very elegant, and his movements seem extremely graceful and smooth, like flowing water.

As expected of someone who has been practicing traditional martial arts since childhood, his fighting is really beautiful!

Until Huang Feihong and Nalan Yuanshu started to compete, each of them held a stick and was dancing with great skill.

The audience around cheered.

“That’s a great fight!”

"This game was a great one, not bad, not bad!"

"Who plays this Nalan Yuanshu? I've never seen him before!" Jackie Chan asked a friend next to him, "Is he another martial arts champion discovered from the mainland?"

"No, this is the guy who hangs out with us, his name is Zhen Zidan, he follows Yuan Heping, his name is Mai Baochan."

"Oh! I see. No wonder you are so good at fighting."

Jackie Chan secretly commented on this actor again, saying that he fought well, but his face was too fierce and ferocious. With this kind of face, he could perform well in a villain role, but if he wanted to play a leading role, it would depend on whether he could look less fierce when he got older.

"Li Lianjie will still be my biggest competitor in the future."

"But I'm doing a kung fu comedy, which is a different genre from his, so there's no need to worry about him stealing the market."

Jackie Chan continued to look intently.

In his opinion, Huang Feihong's battle with Jiugong Zhenren was not as exciting as his previous competition with Nalan Yuanshu.

Until the last battle, Huang Feihong and Nalan Yuanshu first used long sticks as weapons, then Huang Feihong changed to double sticks, and Nalan Yuanshu, wearing a Qing official uniform, held a cloth stick.

A cloth stick was wielded like a giant python, strong and powerful, and extremely agile.

"Sis..." Jackie Chan couldn't help but take a breath.

He really doesn't know how to do these two things.

That Zhen Zidan should have practiced whip techniques, but he often omits the word "method".

"You really hit it well!"

Watching Nalan Yuanshu being killed, Jackie Chan recalled the plot and couldn't help but sigh.

No wonder many people say this is a new-style martial arts film.

This kind of fight cannot be filmed in reality without wire support.

But it is really beautiful and pleasing to the eyes.

"But..."

"I don't think it can compete with my Police Stories 2."

Jackie Chan recalled it and felt a lot more relaxed.

He felt relaxed, but Xu Ke, who was invited by Golden Harvest to work with Wong Fei Hung, did not feel relaxed at all.

Sitting in the cinema, he just felt cold all over.

Some even don’t know what to say.

He hadn't finished the script he had been thinking about for a long time, but he had an idea for a cloth stick and thought that this character would be outstanding.

But when "A Man Should Be Self-reliant" came out, it was found that it had been filmed by Huang Ze, and he filmed a fight scene that can be listed as a classic kung fu movie.

He didn't doubt anything.

It's normal to have the same thoughts.

Even if you think your product is innovative, you may not know how many people have already used it.

He was not very sorry for such an idea.

Mainly, he felt the pressure.

The first part is about foreigners and gangs.

The second part is about ignorant superstitious believers and Qing Dynasty bureaucrats who have their own ideas but become villains because of their positions, and both are well filmed.

“What should I shoot?”

Even if you are just following the trend, you can't just fool around, right?

He felt it necessary to maintain his reputation.

"Let's film a lion dance?" Shi Nansheng beside him said, "Wang Feihong knew how to dance the lion in the first movie. Lion dance plus fighting will definitely be fun."

"Oh, that makes sense!" Xu Ke's eyes lit up, "Okay, okay, let's have a lion dance competition and make the scene more exciting."

"that's all!"

(End of this chapter)