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Chapter 185 Shocking the Industry
As soon as "A Man Should Be Self-reliant" was released, many film critics, paid or not, immediately followed up after watching the film and wrote down their feelings in various newspapers and magazines.

[I originally thought this was a work that was anxious to make money, but after watching it, I found that it was still a work that was made with great care, no less than the first Top Gun, especially the final battle between Li Lianjie and Zhen Zidan with cloth sticks. Even after another 20 years, this is definitely a classic scene in martial arts films and is talked about with great relish.]

[“May the morning sun always shine on our land, and never forget the blood of the martyrs”, Huang Ze made a different kind of kung fu film, giving it more historical background and humanistic philosophy, as well as the numb Qing Dynasty people and the ignorant White Lotus Sect, and the people of noble character and lofty ideals. This has gone beyond the general scope of kung fu films. In addition, the actors who played Dr. Sun Yat-sen in the film were well chosen, and they could all play the role of Dr. Sun Yat-sen. They were so similar. ]

[This is a movie in which the villain is also extremely charming. Nalan Yuanshu is extremely charming. I think if he were not a villain, a movie about him would also be wonderful.]

[Huang Ze opened the door to the new martial arts genre. I don’t know how this film will perform at the box office. If it does well, I can see that countless costume martial arts films will be released in the next period of time, just like the horror films in the past. Huang Ze is definitely a trend-setting director, and every film he makes can cause a trend.]

Obviously, this film critic's worries were unnecessary.

Not if the box office is good.

There is absolutely no need to add the word "ruo".

"Once Upon a Time in China" can be said to have set a small precedent.

No one has ever seen this type of movie, and everyone is looking forward to watching a few more similar movies to satisfy their eyes. Before the copycat movies appear, the authentic second part of "Once Upon a Time in China" comes out.

Many viewers who had watched the first part went to watch the second part.

The 18th was a Thursday, but it still made million, which is much better than the first-day box office of "Top Gun".

It broke through three million on Friday.

Saturday's box office should have been several hundred thousand higher than Friday's, but because today was the day when Jackie Chan's "Police Stories 2" was released, it diverted a portion of the audience and only increased by about 30,000 to 40,000, to 3.04 million.

2.55 million on Sunday.

It broke 11 million in four days.

The industry felt like they had seen the emergence of another movie with a box office of 30 million.

But the problem is, this is the sequel to "Once Upon a Time in China"!
Doesn’t this mean that the two “Once Upon a Time in China” films this summer will earn more than 60 million?
After being shocked, everyone realized that the market for this kind of ancient costume kung fu film is even bigger than they imagined!
Omg!

What are you still standing there for? Hurry up and prepare the sack to pick up the money!
Those who had not previously prepared to follow the Wong Fei Hung trend also joined the battlefield, preparing to film Wong Fei Hung and make costume films.

The big movie companies also have to consider that "Once Upon a Time in China" has been almost completely absorbed by the two sequels, and they won't make much at the box office without a year's break, and that's because their costs are high!
Many small film companies don’t have such concerns. They can just spend a million or even a few hundred thousand to make a movie!

what?
You said that no one watches a Kung Fu movie made with hundreds of thousands of dollars? It's not exciting enough.

Then I can make a movie like "Huang Feihong vs. Auntie" or "Ya Ca Su vs. Auntie". If that doesn't work, is there any point in making an action movie like "Huang Feihong vs. Ci Xi"?
We are all in the industry and have heard that the grading system that has been talked about for a long time will be implemented in November this year.

By then, such films can be released, the only thing left is age restrictions.

Twenty days of preparation, twenty days of shooting, and twenty days of editing, it will be just right by then.

The purpose is very clear, just take advantage of this opportunity to make a fortune.

……

"It seems that the situation is not bad!" Huang Ze was feeling happy when the phone rang.

I picked up the phone and it was Cai Songlin who called.

"Oh, Mr. Huang, you have given me a difficult problem."

"What's wrong?" Huang Ze asked knowingly.

"I'm jealous!" Cai Songlin said, "I know that you can make a lot of money by introducing these two films to us, but unfortunately..."

"Can't release it?" Huang Ze guessed that this might be the case, but still wanted to confirm it.

"No!" Cai Songlin sighed, feeling that he would lose 100 million yuan.

"I'm actually more concerned about this issue than you are, and I asked someone about it specifically."

"Your film was shot in the mainland, so it won't pass the censorship. You can't just turn a blind eye to it, and there are too many mainland actors in it." "That's nothing I can do." Huang Ze spread his hands, "I'm from the mainland, you can't ask me not to use mainland actors in the future, right?"

"There's no big problem with the actors, but you go back to filming. Although the two sides are breaking the ice quickly, we are still stuck here. I have tried my best, but it still doesn't work."

"But I heard that it seems that it will be completely released within a year or two. Can you control it a little? It will happen quickly."

"Just shoot it in Hong Kong Island, and you can make a lot of money from my distribution rights, so why not do it?"

"Look, I haven't decided what movie to make next." Huang Ze suddenly had an idea, "But our company can quickly prepare a horror movie."

Zhang Jianya hasn't been a director for a year. He has done a great job as assistant director on his own film "Once Upon a Time in China", so let's reward him with a horror film.

Anyway, I won’t take pictures like this.

"Like The Ring?" Cai Songlin asked.

"Even scarier than The Ring!"

"Oh, how terrifying that is? It won't scare people into having a heart attack, will it?" Cai Songlin laughed and said affirmatively, "That's good, that's good!"

"Since Mr. Huang said it's good, it must be right."

"directed by?"

"The director of The Ring."

“Or you can just sell me the distribution rights of Wanwan in advance for 10 million Hong Kong dollars.” Cai Songlin felt happy when he thought of “The Ring”.

That movie was quite popular in Japan, which in turn affected the box office there. The box office revenue recovered the cost of purchasing the movie and even made a considerable profit.

What’s even more bizarre is that those people were not afraid, and the videotapes sold quite well.

Let him have a good meal.

I think this one won't be bad either.

Even if the box office is not good in the end, based on his observation of Huang Ze, this guy's character will definitely make various concessions to him in the future.

It’s better to hold it in your own hands in advance.

Huang Ze is so famous nowadays that other film producers in Taiwan have also noticed this young man.

Once the film is finished, if it sells well at the box office in Hong Kong, other film producers will then scramble for it.

You might not be able to get it at this price.

"You want to buy a piece of film?"

Huang Ze had criticized this kind of behavior before, but when it came to himself, it was really nice.

Ten million is enough for him to make three horror movies.

Even if you have to give red envelopes or something, two films will definitely be more than enough.

Alas, if we use this to test film and television companies, which film and television company can withstand such a test?

"Yes, I just have an unwelcome request." Cai Songlin paused, "I need you, Mr. Huang, to write a script yourself and hire a producer."

"No problem." Huang Ze had originally planned to write the script himself, so this was not a problem at all.

"Then just wait for Mr. Huang's good news! I'll go to Hong Kong Island right away and sign a contract with you."

"Don't worry, I won't let you down." After hanging up the phone, Huang Ze picked up the pen and wrote, "Swish..."

(End of this chapter)