There is no saying that students in Hong Kong have winter vacations, but there are Christmas holidays, New Year's Day holidays and annual holidays. The total rest time is similar to that of mainland students.
As soon as the Christmas holiday arrived, Jiahe and Shaw took advantage of the good holiday period to set off another round of box office war.
The two companies have all produced fierce films, Shaw Brothers is the erotic film "Ecstasy Jade" directed by Li Hanxiang and starring the stunning beauty Chu Xiangyun. Jiahe is led by Sammo Hung's "Lin Shirong".
After half a month of battle between the two sides, Sammo Hung's "Lin Shirong" won a box office of 3.94 million, ranking fifth in the 1979 local movie box office list.
"Ecstasy Jade" directed by Li Hanxiang only won 1.69 million yuan in box office, ranking outside the 20th in the annual box office list.
In terms of a single movie, Shaw seems to have lost for a while.
However, although Shaw Brothers Cinema has three fewer cinemas than Jiahe, the number of films is more than Jiahe (Jihe films in a year are only half of Shaw Brothers, and theaters often show movies from other cooperative companies). Therefore, in terms of the total box office volume of the movies of both parties, they are actually comparable.
Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays have passed, and the next highlight is the annual holiday.
Although Christmas and New Year's Day holidays are legal holidays, many companies do not have holidays, and students become the main audience group.
On the other hand, everyone will have a holiday for the New Year. At that time, men, women, young and old all went on stage, and the audience base increased exponentially.
Shaw Brothers and Jiahe are both ready to fight another battle during the annual leave!
The movie Shaw prepared this time is "Modern Guy" starring Lam Zixiang and Jing Li. Jing Li is a veteran popular actress in Shaw. Although Lin Zixiang is a movie for the first time, he is a famous TV actor and singer.
Jiahe is even more confident because they released the first movie "Junior Brother" after Jackie Chan signed with Jiahe.
Before that, Jackie Chan's "Smiling Fist" had just won the annual box office championship in 1979.
Just as the two sides were about to launch a publicity offensive, news suddenly came from Lisheng Cinema, which was busy with large renovations, inviting dozens of media in Hong Kong and Kowloon to hold a press conference, saying that it was to announce important information.
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Time entered 1980.
Chen Bosen and Wang Zhonghan took a public bus to Lisheng Theater. They went to attend the press conference of Lisheng Theater.
The two founders of "Movie Biweekly" were in a difficult financial situation at this time, and they had already spent all their savings in order to run a magazine.
In the entire Hong Kong magazine industry, "Movie Biweekly" can only be regarded as an inconspicuous small magazine.
However, this little magazine has been in the limelight recently, because it just selected the top ten port films from last year, and because it supports and promotes the New Wave Movie Movement.
"Movie Biweekly" has only been a year since its founding, but its reputation in the Hong Kong film industry has become very famous.
Of course, a reputation does not mean making money.Because this is a professional film magazine, the audience is only some movie lovers and filmmakers, and the sales volume per issue is less than 3,000 copies.
The two got off at the station near Lisheng Theater. After walking for a while, they saw the joyful Lisheng Theater from a distance.
The gate of Lisheng Theater was newly renovated, and the original old cinema was even equipped with neon lights.
Not only that, couplets celebrating the New Year were also posted at the entrance of the cinema, and bright red lanterns were hung on both sides, full of the auspiciousness and joy of the New Year.
After a closer look, the two of them were surprised to find that the sign of Lisheng Theater had been replaced, and the new sign was called Princess Golden Theater.
Chen Bosen and Wang Daohan looked at each other, and both saw the shock in each other's eyes.
Lisheng Cinema is the leading cinema of Lisheng Cinema Company. Once its name is changed to Princess Jin Cinema, it means that Lisheng Cinema will also be renamed Princess Jin Cinema.
Lisheng Cinema is an old sign. The name change at this time means that many major adjustments have been made in the theater, which may have a great impact on the entire Hong Kong film industry.
Entering the newly renamed Princess Jin Theater, Chen Bosen and Wang Daohan can only sit in the back of the middle. The press seats in front are prepared for major media such as Sing Tao Daily, Oriental Daily, Ming Pao, Industrial and Commercial Daily, Ta Kung Pao and Ming Pao Weekly.
When the press conference was about to begin, Lei Juekun entered the venue with Chen Rongmei, Feng Bingzhong, Li Maowen and others.Kang Jianfei followed the few people like a passerby, feeling no presence.
Passerby Jia feels like Kang Jianfei, because Chen Rongmei, Feng Bingzhong and Li Maowen don’t like him, and they didn’t give him a good look when they met today.
Kang Jianfei didn't want to touch others' cold butts with a warm face, so he simply kept silent. From the time he appeared to the press conference, he didn't say a word.
Kang Jianfei didn't speak, but it did not mean that the media reporters below also regarded him as a passerby, because the one who could attend with Lei Juekun today could not be a minion.
Dear media colleagues, welcome everyone to take the time to attend today's press conference in their busy schedule... A staff member wearing glasses acted as the host of the press conference. After the opening remarks, the character introduction was introduced. This is Mr. Lei Juekun, Chairman of Lisheng Cinema... This is Mr. Chen Rongmei, Director of Lisheng Cinema... This is Mr. Feng Bingzhong, Director of Lisheng Cinema... This is Mr. Li Maowen, General Manager of Lisheng Cinema... The last one is the great writer, famous screenwriter and songwriter. Kang Jianfei...
Kang Jianfei?
What is this guy doing?
The dozens of media reporters below looked at each other, not understanding what Kang Jianfei, a martial arts writer, came to the press conference in the theater to join in the fun.
Before the press conference, few people had seen photos of Kang Jianfei, but everyone present knew about Kang Jianfei's name.
It is a legend to save a newspaper and return it to the throne of sales champion.As an insider, how could the reporters present never hear of Kang Jianfei?
Not only have I heard of it, but many people have also deliberately inquired about Kang Jianfei's specific information.
Lei Juekun's speech immediately made these reporters forget Kang Jianfei aside, and only heard Lei Juekun say: ...I announced that starting today, the "Lisheng Cinema" will be officially renamed "Jin Princess Cinema".I own 712% of the shares of the theater company, Mr. Chen Rongmei owns 166% of the company shares, Mr. Feng Bingzhong owns 112% of the company shares, and Mr. Li Maowen owns 1% of the company shares... From now on, Princess Jin Academics will cancel the theater bottom-line system and only collect box office share between theaters and cinemas. All producers are welcome to release the films at Princess Jin Academics...
Wow...
Before Lei Juekun finished speaking, the press conference was already in an uproar.
Princess Jin has canceled the theater guarantee system, and the Hong Kong film industry is about to change the world!
Moreover, this is not only a matter of the change in the Hong Kong film circle, but also has a profound impact on the future production and release of Hong Kong films.
Under the temptation of Princess Jin not charging the theater deposit fee, countless producers will inevitably risk offending Shaw Brothers and Jiahe and release their movies to Princess Jin.
This has a severe impact on Jiahe. After all, Shaw Brothers is self-produced and sold, while Jiahe Theater needs a large number of independent films to expand its source.
Once Princess Jin cancels the theater cap, Jiahe Theater will have a major crisis in the film source, and I am afraid that the theater cap cap will be cancelled at a certain stage.
I believe that when Daheng Shao heard this news, he would be gloating and laughed. The bottom line of the package was cancelled. I am not afraid of anything. Princess Jin and Jiahe, you two, will bite the dogs, and slowly compete viciously!
Before the reporter's free question-and-answer session began, Lei Juekun posted the third news: To celebrate the Lunar New Year, Princess Jin Cinema has set a period of time around the New Year as the New Year's New Year's holiday. The movie "Happy Ghost" directed by Mr. Kang Jianfei will be scheduled to be screened in all 18 theaters under Princess Jin Cinema on February 9!
boom!
There was a huge noise again at the press conference. No one expected that the last news announced by Lei Juekun was actually this.
Isn’t Kang Jianfei the guy who wrote martial arts novels?
I wrote another script later, and I heard that he also created the theme song of "Shanghai Bund".
But even so, why did he suddenly become a director again?
And there are 18 theaters in conjunction with each other!
Not everyone can enjoy the full range of screenings. Even the great director Li Hanxiang's "Ecstasy Jade" was first screened in 16 theaters in Shaw Brothers' Theater. However, due to the low attendance rate, it was reduced to 11 screenings in three days, and then to 8 in five days.
What kind of virtue is Kang Jianfei?
Could that movie "Happy Ghost" be more box office than Li Hanxiang's "Ecstasy Jade"?Don’t let the 18 theaters show together, and the average attendance rate is less than 30%, that’s a big joke!
When the time for reporters to ask questions freely, dozens of reporters rushed to ask:
Boss Lei, after the Jin Princess Cinema cancels the bottom-up system, what methods can I avoid the operating risks of theaters?
Manager Li, what is a New Year movie?
Mr. Kang Jianfei, aren’t you a novel? Why are you making movies again?
During the annual holiday, there were "The Junior Brother" starring Jackie Chan and "Modern Guy" starring Lam and Li Jing. Mr. Kang, do you think your "Happy Ghost" can defeat them?
……
As soon as the Christmas holiday arrived, Jiahe and Shaw took advantage of the good holiday period to set off another round of box office war.
The two companies have all produced fierce films, Shaw Brothers is the erotic film "Ecstasy Jade" directed by Li Hanxiang and starring the stunning beauty Chu Xiangyun. Jiahe is led by Sammo Hung's "Lin Shirong".
After half a month of battle between the two sides, Sammo Hung's "Lin Shirong" won a box office of 3.94 million, ranking fifth in the 1979 local movie box office list.
"Ecstasy Jade" directed by Li Hanxiang only won 1.69 million yuan in box office, ranking outside the 20th in the annual box office list.
In terms of a single movie, Shaw seems to have lost for a while.
However, although Shaw Brothers Cinema has three fewer cinemas than Jiahe, the number of films is more than Jiahe (Jihe films in a year are only half of Shaw Brothers, and theaters often show movies from other cooperative companies). Therefore, in terms of the total box office volume of the movies of both parties, they are actually comparable.
Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays have passed, and the next highlight is the annual holiday.
Although Christmas and New Year's Day holidays are legal holidays, many companies do not have holidays, and students become the main audience group.
On the other hand, everyone will have a holiday for the New Year. At that time, men, women, young and old all went on stage, and the audience base increased exponentially.
Shaw Brothers and Jiahe are both ready to fight another battle during the annual leave!
The movie Shaw prepared this time is "Modern Guy" starring Lam Zixiang and Jing Li. Jing Li is a veteran popular actress in Shaw. Although Lin Zixiang is a movie for the first time, he is a famous TV actor and singer.
Jiahe is even more confident because they released the first movie "Junior Brother" after Jackie Chan signed with Jiahe.
Before that, Jackie Chan's "Smiling Fist" had just won the annual box office championship in 1979.
Just as the two sides were about to launch a publicity offensive, news suddenly came from Lisheng Cinema, which was busy with large renovations, inviting dozens of media in Hong Kong and Kowloon to hold a press conference, saying that it was to announce important information.
……
Time entered 1980.
Chen Bosen and Wang Zhonghan took a public bus to Lisheng Theater. They went to attend the press conference of Lisheng Theater.
The two founders of "Movie Biweekly" were in a difficult financial situation at this time, and they had already spent all their savings in order to run a magazine.
In the entire Hong Kong magazine industry, "Movie Biweekly" can only be regarded as an inconspicuous small magazine.
However, this little magazine has been in the limelight recently, because it just selected the top ten port films from last year, and because it supports and promotes the New Wave Movie Movement.
"Movie Biweekly" has only been a year since its founding, but its reputation in the Hong Kong film industry has become very famous.
Of course, a reputation does not mean making money.Because this is a professional film magazine, the audience is only some movie lovers and filmmakers, and the sales volume per issue is less than 3,000 copies.
The two got off at the station near Lisheng Theater. After walking for a while, they saw the joyful Lisheng Theater from a distance.
The gate of Lisheng Theater was newly renovated, and the original old cinema was even equipped with neon lights.
Not only that, couplets celebrating the New Year were also posted at the entrance of the cinema, and bright red lanterns were hung on both sides, full of the auspiciousness and joy of the New Year.
After a closer look, the two of them were surprised to find that the sign of Lisheng Theater had been replaced, and the new sign was called Princess Golden Theater.
Chen Bosen and Wang Daohan looked at each other, and both saw the shock in each other's eyes.
Lisheng Cinema is the leading cinema of Lisheng Cinema Company. Once its name is changed to Princess Jin Cinema, it means that Lisheng Cinema will also be renamed Princess Jin Cinema.
Lisheng Cinema is an old sign. The name change at this time means that many major adjustments have been made in the theater, which may have a great impact on the entire Hong Kong film industry.
Entering the newly renamed Princess Jin Theater, Chen Bosen and Wang Daohan can only sit in the back of the middle. The press seats in front are prepared for major media such as Sing Tao Daily, Oriental Daily, Ming Pao, Industrial and Commercial Daily, Ta Kung Pao and Ming Pao Weekly.
When the press conference was about to begin, Lei Juekun entered the venue with Chen Rongmei, Feng Bingzhong, Li Maowen and others.Kang Jianfei followed the few people like a passerby, feeling no presence.
Passerby Jia feels like Kang Jianfei, because Chen Rongmei, Feng Bingzhong and Li Maowen don’t like him, and they didn’t give him a good look when they met today.
Kang Jianfei didn't want to touch others' cold butts with a warm face, so he simply kept silent. From the time he appeared to the press conference, he didn't say a word.
Kang Jianfei didn't speak, but it did not mean that the media reporters below also regarded him as a passerby, because the one who could attend with Lei Juekun today could not be a minion.
Dear media colleagues, welcome everyone to take the time to attend today's press conference in their busy schedule... A staff member wearing glasses acted as the host of the press conference. After the opening remarks, the character introduction was introduced. This is Mr. Lei Juekun, Chairman of Lisheng Cinema... This is Mr. Chen Rongmei, Director of Lisheng Cinema... This is Mr. Feng Bingzhong, Director of Lisheng Cinema... This is Mr. Li Maowen, General Manager of Lisheng Cinema... The last one is the great writer, famous screenwriter and songwriter. Kang Jianfei...
Kang Jianfei?
What is this guy doing?
The dozens of media reporters below looked at each other, not understanding what Kang Jianfei, a martial arts writer, came to the press conference in the theater to join in the fun.
Before the press conference, few people had seen photos of Kang Jianfei, but everyone present knew about Kang Jianfei's name.
It is a legend to save a newspaper and return it to the throne of sales champion.As an insider, how could the reporters present never hear of Kang Jianfei?
Not only have I heard of it, but many people have also deliberately inquired about Kang Jianfei's specific information.
Lei Juekun's speech immediately made these reporters forget Kang Jianfei aside, and only heard Lei Juekun say: ...I announced that starting today, the "Lisheng Cinema" will be officially renamed "Jin Princess Cinema".I own 712% of the shares of the theater company, Mr. Chen Rongmei owns 166% of the company shares, Mr. Feng Bingzhong owns 112% of the company shares, and Mr. Li Maowen owns 1% of the company shares... From now on, Princess Jin Academics will cancel the theater bottom-line system and only collect box office share between theaters and cinemas. All producers are welcome to release the films at Princess Jin Academics...
Wow...
Before Lei Juekun finished speaking, the press conference was already in an uproar.
Princess Jin has canceled the theater guarantee system, and the Hong Kong film industry is about to change the world!
Moreover, this is not only a matter of the change in the Hong Kong film circle, but also has a profound impact on the future production and release of Hong Kong films.
Under the temptation of Princess Jin not charging the theater deposit fee, countless producers will inevitably risk offending Shaw Brothers and Jiahe and release their movies to Princess Jin.
This has a severe impact on Jiahe. After all, Shaw Brothers is self-produced and sold, while Jiahe Theater needs a large number of independent films to expand its source.
Once Princess Jin cancels the theater cap, Jiahe Theater will have a major crisis in the film source, and I am afraid that the theater cap cap will be cancelled at a certain stage.
I believe that when Daheng Shao heard this news, he would be gloating and laughed. The bottom line of the package was cancelled. I am not afraid of anything. Princess Jin and Jiahe, you two, will bite the dogs, and slowly compete viciously!
Before the reporter's free question-and-answer session began, Lei Juekun posted the third news: To celebrate the Lunar New Year, Princess Jin Cinema has set a period of time around the New Year as the New Year's New Year's holiday. The movie "Happy Ghost" directed by Mr. Kang Jianfei will be scheduled to be screened in all 18 theaters under Princess Jin Cinema on February 9!
boom!
There was a huge noise again at the press conference. No one expected that the last news announced by Lei Juekun was actually this.
Isn’t Kang Jianfei the guy who wrote martial arts novels?
I wrote another script later, and I heard that he also created the theme song of "Shanghai Bund".
But even so, why did he suddenly become a director again?
And there are 18 theaters in conjunction with each other!
Not everyone can enjoy the full range of screenings. Even the great director Li Hanxiang's "Ecstasy Jade" was first screened in 16 theaters in Shaw Brothers' Theater. However, due to the low attendance rate, it was reduced to 11 screenings in three days, and then to 8 in five days.
What kind of virtue is Kang Jianfei?
Could that movie "Happy Ghost" be more box office than Li Hanxiang's "Ecstasy Jade"?Don’t let the 18 theaters show together, and the average attendance rate is less than 30%, that’s a big joke!
When the time for reporters to ask questions freely, dozens of reporters rushed to ask:
Boss Lei, after the Jin Princess Cinema cancels the bottom-up system, what methods can I avoid the operating risks of theaters?
Manager Li, what is a New Year movie?
Mr. Kang Jianfei, aren’t you a novel? Why are you making movies again?
During the annual holiday, there were "The Junior Brother" starring Jackie Chan and "Modern Guy" starring Lam and Li Jing. Mr. Kang, do you think your "Happy Ghost" can defeat them?
……