Against the Current Hong Kong 1979

Chapter 116 "Chasing Girls" Preview (Subscription Requested)

"Ideals are beautiful, but reality may not follow the script you imagine."

Lei Juekun was already immune to such boastful claims. "What makes you think your movie will be a box office champion?"

Zhang Shuai'an knew what Lei Juekun was worried about, so he said, "At the end of this month, I will be holding a private screening at the Ocean Terminal Theater. I would appreciate it if Mr. Lei would do me the honor of attending."

After he finished speaking, the fat man tactfully took out an invitation from his bag and respectfully handed it to Lei Juekun.

"We'll only know how good the movie is after we see it," Zhang Shuai'an said calmly. "I believe Mr. Lei will be able to make the right judgment then."

He slowly stood up and said goodbye, "Mr. Lei is very busy, so I won't bother you any longer."

Lei Juekun watched Zhang Shuai'an take his leave, glanced at the invitation in his hand, and a slight smile appeared on his lips. He hadn't seen such a reckless and confident young man in many years.

Such a person is either an exceptionally talented individual or someone who is ambitious but wasteful of money.

Anyway, we'll see when the time comes.

Zhang Shuai'an then went to see Zou Wenhuai and Shao Yifu. These two didn't need much small talk; they were people he knew well, so he could just get straight to the point.

Shao Yifu naturally wouldn't go to Golden Harvest's Ocean Terminal Cinema; he said he would have Fang Yihua check out the quality of the film later.

Zou Wenhuai was actually somewhat displeased with Zhang Shuai'an's move to negotiate with other cinema chains, but also secretly looking forward to it.

The film industry has been fragmented for too long, and for a long time, no one has emerged to stir things up.

If Zhang Shi'an manages to pull off a full-scale screening, then film quality will be the deciding factor. And when it comes to film quality, Zou Wenhuai believes that Golden Harvest, with Hung Ching-po and Jackie Chan, is absolutely unbeatable.

Zhang Shuai'an distributed the remaining invitations through Miao Kexiu, Zhao Yazi, Chen Yulian, Wang Pangzi, Liu Songren, and others.

He wasn't sure how many people would come, but he was certain that invitations would be sent out.

It was a Sunday at the end of March.

The afternoon showing at Ocean Theatre was booked out and tickets were not available to the public.

Many moviegoers found this scene rather strange, wondering who was so resourceful as to book the entire theater?

Could it be that some rich young master is trying to pick up girls, so he spent a fortune to book a movie theater?

It shouldn't be that bad.

In this day and age, who still uses such outdated methods to pick up girls!

Regardless, many people realized that something was happening here.

Especially those entertainment reporters with a keen sense of smell, quickly set up their cameras, just waiting for the key figure to appear.

More and more ordinary citizens from the surrounding area gathered to watch the spectacle.

"What exactly happened?"

"My cousin works for Golden Harvest, and I heard he's going to hold a private screening for one of his movies."

"Aren't preview screenings always midnight shows?"

"That was the official release. This was just an invitation for the film company owner and other industry professionals to come and see the quality of the film. Tickets weren't sold."

"Who said they don't sell tickets? My second uncle's girlfriend works at the shipping company, and she said that seats in the back row are already being sold for 500 yuan a ticket."

Five hundred yuan for a movie ticket? That's ridiculous! Who would buy that?

"You're crazy, they've already sold out."

Around five o'clock, several luxury cars arrived first.

It was Hung King-po who got out of the car at the front, followed by several members of the Hung Clan, such as Wu Ma, Lam Ching-ying, Yuen Biao, and so on.

"Wow, Sanmao, Yuen Biao, Yuen Wah—are all seven Little Fortunes here?!"

"When Jackie Chan's 'Young Master' was released, they weren't all there, were they?"

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"The Sammo Hung Stunt Team is getting more and more members; they're much more impressive than Jackie Chan's team."

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"What did you say? Jackie Chan's Stunt Team's 'Young Master' is better than all of Sammo Hung's Stunt Team's movies."

The onlookers quickly steered the conversation off-topic, turning it into a typical "battle of strength" segment.

A little while later, several of ATV's leading actors and actresses arrived. They had obviously come with Miao Kexiu and Liu Songren, including Michelle Yim, Pan Zhiwen, Wei Qiuhua, and others.

"Isn't that Bruce Lee's girlfriend? Haven't seen her in ages."

"You're way behind the times. Those people are already way more famous than they were back then, thanks to 'The Legend of the Condor Heroes' and 'The Legend of the Condor Heroes'!"

"I don't watch TV, I only watch movies. TV dramas are so long-winded, what's so interesting about them!"

"I bet you can't afford a TV!"

"You idiot, what did you say?!"

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Then, several popular actors from Shaw Brothers came, such as Zhao Yazhi, who had not appeared in public for a while, and the main actors from "Young Detective Bao Qingtian" and "Shanghai Bund".

Even Shaw Brothers stars who had little to do with Zhang Shuai'an appeared, such as Ti Lung.

He received the gift from Zhao Yazhi, and when he opened it, he found that his name was indeed written inside.

For a moment, he thought it was a formal invitation, so he changed into a suit and drove to the scene.

Jiang Dawei also received an invitation, but he didn't come. His brother, Er Dongsheng, came instead, along with his girlfriend, Yu An'an.

Besides Zou Wenhuai, another incredibly handsome young man also got off the bus.

"Ah, it's Xu Wenqiang!"

"Zhang Shuai'an, I like you so much!"

"Anzai, marry me, I'll be your husband!"

"Pah, you gay bastard, get lost, don't mess with my son Anzai!"

Another set of results has gone astray.

Soon, some high-ranking executives from television stations and film companies arrived.

For example, Wu Siyuan.

For example, McDonald's Bear and Li Zhaoxiong.

The Shaw Brothers also sent Fang Yihua and Wang Tianlin.

The arrival of these people once again brought the atmosphere to a climax.

It was 5:30.

When Chow Wen-huai's car appeared next to the Ocean Theatre, the onlookers were immediately overjoyed.

As soon as Zhang Shuai'an appeared, the crowd erupted in deafening cheers and screams.

"Your popularity right now is really a bit frightening!"

Zou Wenhuai, a man accustomed to grand occasions, was somewhat frightened by the scene: "Even when Ah Long's 'Drunken Fist' was popular, the number of fans wasn't as exaggerated as you are now."

Ho Koon-cheung, standing to the side, quipped, "Who told On-jai to be so handsome and Ah-Lung to be so ugly!"

Liang Feng, the distribution manager of Golden Harvest, said with a smile, "Don't let Ah Long hear what you said, or he'll be heartbroken!"

"Haha, Ah Long himself knows that." Ho Koon-cheung replied, "He may be a bit ugly, but I really love him and treat him like my own son."

Zhang Shuai'an followed the others into the theater to do some preparations.

Soon after, another car arrived.

Everyone turned their attention to the car, and saw a distinguished-looking middle-aged man step out of it after the luxury car stopped.

"Wow, isn't that Lui Kok-kwan, the owner of Kowloon Motor Bus? What's he doing here!"

"Yeah, he's the owner of Ritz-Carlton Cinemas, and he's a sworn enemy of Golden Harvest!"

"Are they here to cause trouble?"