New Arts City's "Chasing Girls" is a hit, but there is one person who is even more miserable than Kang Jianfei, and that person is Hong Jinbao.
Speaking of the personal relationship between Hong Jinbao and Makka, it is even deeper than the relationship between Hong Jinbao and Cheng Long, or Makka and Huang Baiming and Shi Tian.
The Garbo Film Company that Hong Jinbao founded two years ago, "Jia" means Mecca, and "宝" means Hong Jinbao. It is a joint venture between the two.
The movie "Rebirth" a few months ago was also due to the good personal relationship between Hong Jinbao and Mecca. New Art City and Jinbao Film Company were able to cooperate closely. Hong Jinbao even got Tsang Chi-wei to star in it.
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After "Chasing Girls" became a hit, as a friend, Hung Kim-bo was very happy for Mecca, but as the boss of Kam-par Film Company, Hung Kim-bo was extremely depressed.
The reason why Hong Jinbao chose to cooperate with Golden Princess Cinemas was partly because of the persuasion of his friend Mecca, and the other reason was because he saw that no one in Golden Princess Cinemas could compete with him for theater resources.
But until now, Kang Jianfei, a mainland boy who he didn't pay attention to at the beginning, has been beaten by the movie box office. Not only that, even the box office of the movie shot by his old friend Mecca is close to 10 million.
It’s a big hit, and it’s hard for Hung Kim-bo’s movies to get over 5 million.
In the living room of Hong Jinbao's house.
He Guanchang put down his teacup and said earnestly: "Sanmao, go back to Jiahe. Boss Zou won't blame you."
Hong Jinbao was silent, holding the teacup in his hand and thinking a lot.
Seriously speaking, before Hong Jinbao chose to cooperate with Princess Jin, he was not really from Golden Harvest. His movies were just released in Golden Harvest Cinema. Zou Wenhuai had never had a share in Hong Jinbao's film company.
Moreover, because Hong Jinbao had the trump card of the Hong family, Golden Harvest Cinema did not restrain Hong Jinbao. Even sometimes people from the Hong family went to help Shaw Brothers film, and Zou Wenhuai turned a blind eye.
Before Golden Harvest signed Cheng Long, Hong Jinbao's company, like Wu Siyuan's Siyuan Pictures, had been the target of strong support from Golden Harvest Cinema Line.
It wasn't until Cheng Long came to Jiahe that this situation changed.
Zou Wenhuai's purpose in signing Cheng Long was to turn him into the second Bruce Lee from the very beginning. Naturally, Jiahe's resources were fully tilted towards Cheng Long.
Seeing that Hong Jinbao couldn't compete with Cheng Long for a good schedule, and with the lobbying of his good friend Mecca, and Lei Juekun's willingness to invest huge sums of money in setting up a film company for him, he chose Princess Jin without hesitation.
But after Hong Jinbao cooperated with Princess Jin, he discovered that Cheng Long was sent by Jiahe to enter the Hollywood market. His original concerns about competing with Cheng Long for schedules were completely unnecessary, and then he discovered that Kang Jianfei was a more terrifying guy than Cheng Long.
Hong Jinbao has already regretted it, but if he just goes back to cooperate with Jiahe, he will feel a little embarrassed.
Seeing that Hong Jinbao was still hesitating, He Guanchang added: "After you cooperate with Golden Harvest Cinema, we will give you the greatest degree of freedom. For example, the Hong Family Class, and even yourself, can cooperate with New Art City to make films."
This is a generous statement, but it contains hidden murderous intent.
If Hong Jinbao returns to cooperate with Golden Harvest, which theater will the film be released in? Choosing which theater to release will mean whose company gets the lion's share. The huge benefits can even make Hong Jinbao and Mecca
The two good friends turned against each other.
Hong Jinbao thought about it for a long time, then put down his tea cup and said: "Let's wait a little longer. Jinbao Film Company's "Zombie Taoist" will be released during the Spring Festival. We will talk about it after the movie is released."
"Then I'll wait for the good news." He Guanchang said with a smile. He could see that Hong Jinbao was already moved. However, Jinbao Film Company is a joint venture with Lei Juekun, so he couldn't leave directly. He had to clear up the company from beginning to end.
He Guanchang left with a smile. He was smiling, but he couldn't laugh in his heart.
Since the birth of Kang Jianfei, Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers have been defeated successively in the Spring Festival and summer seasons. This crazy competition for audiences and box office has had a great impact on the two companies.
Shaw Brothers Pictures is already dead, with only a few ghost movies to sustain the scene, and a large number of martial arts movies to make money at the box office.
During the entire year of 1980, Shaw Brothers Pictures produced a total of more than ten martial arts films. However, the total box office of these more than ten martial arts films in Hong Kong was only a little more than the box office of "Mr. Zombie".
Golden Harvest is not much better. Cheng Long's "The Trench" has high hopes, but now it seems that it may not be able to recover the cost. Zou Wenhuai refuses to admit defeat and wants to continue to cooperate with Hollywood to make action blockbusters, but now no one can do it in Hong Kong
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Shaw Brothers' movies are no longer good, and Shao Yifu can still turn to television, but Golden Harvest cannot retreat. Although the box office of several movies made by Hong Jinbao this year cannot compare with Kang Jianfei, the average box office of each movie in Hong Kong is 3 million, which is already very dazzling.
Well, Jiahe must poach Hong Jinbao back.
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"Didi!"
Kang Jianfei's car honked the horn downstairs of Zhong Chuhong's house, and soon a beautiful figure walked out of the corridor.
After Zhong Chuhong got in the car, she asked: "Why did you think of inviting me to watch a movie today?"
Kang Jianfei smiled and said: "If I don't keep in touch with you, you will be poached by Xinyi City."
Zhong Chuhong smoothed the hair hanging on her face and joked: "I'm still waiting to be the heroine of your movie, but you promised."
Kang Jianfei started the car and said, "That movie can't be filmed until after the Chinese New Year."
Zhong Chuhong smiled and said: "Then I will wait."
Kang Jianfei asked: "How does it feel to be a big star?"
Zhong Chuhong said: "I am not a big star."
Kang Jianfei chuckled and said: ""Chasing Girls" was a huge hit. As the heroine, you are now a very powerful new star in the film industry."
Zhong Chuhong smiled bitterly and said: "Don't make fun of me. Are you dissatisfied with me filming a movie for New Art City?"
"How could it be?" Kang Jianfei said, "Not to mention that I'm not afraid of Xinyi City at all. Even if I want to blame you, I can't blame you. You have to remember your hatred of Zeng Zhiwei first. It was that guy who dragged you to filming."
Zhong Chuhong said: "Brother Zeng is a nice person, so don't blame others."
Kang Jianfei changed the subject and asked, "By the way, has Zhu Jiading bothered you again?"
Zhong Chuhong smiled and said: "Yes, he calls much more frequently than you. He calls almost every day and never stops."
Kang Jianfei curled his lips and said, "Speaking of him. Why do you look so happy? If you do this again, I will be jealous."
Zhong Chuhong said: "What does it have to do with me and him? If you want to be jealous, you should be jealous of Miss Lin's suitors."
Kang Jianfei sighed: "You are really pretending to be confused because you understand. If I weren't too busy, I would call you every day."
Zhong Chuhong asked: "Is the matter between you and Miss Lin Qingxia false?"
Kang Jianfei asked: "Do you think it will be true?"
Zhong Chuhong asked again: "What about Miss Zhao? Don't say that you have nothing to do with her. Last time at your birthday party, I deceived you into admitting it yourself."
Kang Jianfei was suddenly speechless and drove the car for a long time, unable to speak.
Zhong Chuhong sneered and said, "I see you. You are just a playboy. You are obviously in love with Miss Zhao, but you still keep pursuing me."
Kang Jianfei sighed and asked, "Then do you think I have a bad character?"
Zhong Chuhong said: "It's okay, but we are just ordinary friends. If I were your girlfriend, wouldn't I be annoyed to death with you being so troublesome?"
Kang Jianfei asked: "But I really like you, what do you think I should do?"
Zhong Chuhong said: "What about Miss Zhao? Don't you like her?"
Lying again has no effect. Kang Jianfei said clearly: "I like you both. I like you both."
Zhong Chuhong rolled her eyes at him and said, "You think it was still ten years ago. The current laws in Hong Kong no longer allow men to marry concubines."
Kang Jianfei smiled and asked, "If I pursued you ten years ago, would you be my concubine?"
Zhong Chuhong has a very generous personality. She was not angry when Kang Jianfei said such outrageous things to her. She asked instead: "Do you think I will agree?"
Kang Jianfei nodded and said, "I think you can."
"You know what you are doing!" Zhong Chuhong said angrily.
Kang Jianfei said arrogantly, unreasonably and completely scoundrelly: "I don't care, as long as you are not married, I will pursue you as my girlfriend. Even if you are married, I will still compete with your husband. If I can't get you, I will
I want to steal your heart too."
"Pfft!" Zhong Chuhong couldn't help laughing after hearing this and said, "Please, please don't be such a rogue, you look like a line from Qiong Yao's novel."
Kang Jianfei sighed and said: "Then please, I am expressing my feelings now, please don't ruin the atmosphere by laughing."
It was okay if Kang Jianfei didn't say anything. When he said this, Zhong Chuhong laughed even more happily. She said, "Do you think this is also called expressing one's feelings?"
Kang Jianfei had nothing to do with her, so he finally shut up and stopped talking.
The two came to the cinema, and after getting off the car, Kang Jianfei took Zhong Chuhong's hand and walked inside.
Zhong Chuhong couldn't break free after being thrown around a few times, so she just let him hold her hand.
Kang Jianfei took Zhong Chuhong and sat down in the middle seat in the back row, opened a bag and said, "Here, popcorn and soda are ready for you."
Zhong Chuhong opened a bag of popcorn and said, "You are quite considerate. If you weren't so carefree, maybe I would agree to date you."
Kang Jianfei smiled and said: "Can I understand this to mean that you have fallen in love with me, but I am in love with Sister Zhi, so you cannot accept me."
"Narcissistic." Zhong Chuhong sneered, but her heart beat wildly for no reason, because Kang Jianfei spoke to her mind. In the past few days, Kang Jianfei asked her out for dinner every now and then, and the two of them never lost contact.
After being in contact for a long time, the two have become very familiar with each other. Zhong Chuhong always compares Kang Jianfei with Zhu Jiading when he has nothing to do. But every time they compare, the result is that Kang Jianfei beats Zhu Jiading in every aspect except for his loveliness.
Kang Jianfei picked up a piece of popcorn and put it in front of Zhong Chuhong's mouth, coaxing him like a child and saying, "Ah, open your mouth."
Zhong Chuhong turned her head and glanced at Kang Jianfei, then opened her mouth helplessly and ate the popcorn in his hand.
The movie finally started. As soon as he saw the title, Zhong Chuhong was surprised and said: "I didn't pay attention when I came in just now. Why did you invite me to watch "Chasing Girls"? This is a movie I acted in, okay?"
Kang Jianfei laughed and said: "They all said it was good, so I came to see it to see if the movie is what I imagined." (To be continued) 8
