TVB's "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" hasn't even started airing yet, and several newspapers have already started reporting various gossips.
In particular, "Ming Pao Weekly" published the stills of Huang Rong in the new version of "The Condor" with a "I'll tell you a secret" look.
Compared with the Huang Rong version of Weng Meiling in Kang Jianfei's memory, there is not much difference in appearance between He Chaoqiong's version of Huang Rong, but He Chaoqiong is a bit prettier than Weng Meiling.
Of course, the reason why Weng Meiling's version of Huang Rong is classic is not because of her appearance, but because her movements, expressions, and demeanor are all lively and alert, which is very consistent with the image of Huang Rong in Jin Yong's original work.
Although I don’t know how Huang Rong, played by He Chaoqiong, will be, the report by "Ming Pao Weekly" has aroused the interest of many readers.
Just as Kang Jianfei guessed, TVB shamelessly used the "gamble king's daughter" gimmick to promote this time.
Although today's gambling king He cannot dominate Macau, he still controls most of Macau's gaming business and is considered a famous name in Hong Kong.
As soon as the news came out that the daughter of a gambling king would appear in a new TVB drama, it immediately caused various media outlets to rush to report on it.
The gambling king's daughter plays the role of Huang Rong, and the energy generated is completely beyond Kang Jianfei's imagination - actors these days are still actors, and most rich people look down on stars in the entertainment industry, let alone allow their daughters to become actors.
Kang Jianfei looked at the overwhelming news about He Chaoqiong and the gambling king, and felt a little dumbfounded. At the same time, he felt something was wrong.
The premiere of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" soon came. The ratings for the first episode reached 37 points, and the ratings for the second episode almost exceeded 40 points.
TVB also spent a lot of money this time. When filming the scene on the Mongolian grassland, they even moved the crew to the Fanling Golf Course and rented dozens or hundreds of horses to film the "grand" war scenes.
Kang Jianfei also turned on the TV and watched it. Huang Rong played by He Chaoqiong was a little less spiritual than Weng Meiling's version, but a little more gentle and noble. It was difficult to judge which one was stronger and which one was weaker.
The ratings of "Sister Tuoqiang" dropped rapidly. It dropped to about 50 points before finally stopping, barely beating "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".
In the next half month or so, the ratings of the two TV series were very close, and "Sister Tuoqiang" would be surpassed by "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" if not careful.
Let’s not mention TVB’s “The Condor” for now, Mecca’s “Best Partner 2” has also been released on Golden Princess for many days.
Since it had already experienced the impact of urban "blockbusters" such as "The Royal Family" and "A Better Tomorrow", "The Best of Us 2" has greatly reduced its appeal to Hong Kong audiences.
Among the previous films in the "Best Partner" series, the second film is considered the worst. The scenes and plot are both substandard.
But after all, the influence of the first film is there. Although the standard of "The Best Partner 2" has dropped, the box office performance is slightly better than that of Cheng Long's "Plan A". It should be no problem if the Hong Kong box office exceeds 20 million.
Over at Jiahe Cinema, Hung Kam-bo's "The Fat Dragon Crosses the River" has already failed, with a measly box office of just over 4 million. On the other hand, Xiang Huaqiang's follow-up film "Heroes and Fearless" is now in theaters. This film was launched by Wang Jing following the trend.
The bad movie, thanks to the participation of Chow Yun-fat, Chen Huimin and Leslie Cheung, as well as the success of "A Better Tomorrow" which has not yet been completed, the premiere box office quickly exceeded 5 million, heading straight for the 10 million box office mark.
DreamWorks' "Little Life" and "Happy Ghost 3" have failed in Taiwan. The box office of "Little Life" was only more than NT$11 million, but "Happy Ghost 3" was a box office hit. In
It earned more than NT$27 million at the box office during the summer season.
The film "Pink Corps", which was originally starring Lin Qingxia but was finally changed to star Li Saifeng, has also been completed and is just waiting for the post-production to be scheduled for release. It is Yang Dengkui's first film in the film industry. If nothing else,
It will be an unprecedented hit, and this guy will transform from a gang boss into a film and television tycoon.
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Entering September, the summer movie viewing craze has gradually cooled down. After nearly two months of popular screenings, "A Better Tomorrow" finally earned a box office of 31.85 million in Hong Kong.
This is the first Hong Kong movie to have a box office of over 30 million. Although the box office is nearly 3 million less than The Original Time and Space, considering the difference in ticket prices, Kang Jianfei's version actually attracted more moviegoers.
When "A Better Tomorrow" was released, Oriental DreamWorks held a grand celebration ceremony and even held a press conference specifically for the film's release.
No one thinks that Kang Jianfei is making a fuss out of a molehill. For other film companies and directors, a box office of 30 million is simply an insurmountable gap and an astronomical figure that is difficult to reach.
"Oriental Daily" commented: "Kang Jianfei's "Happy Ghost" broke the 10 million box office mark, and his "Mr. Zombie" broke the 20 million box office mark. Now "A Better Tomorrow" has broken the 30 million box office mark.
Previous box office records were all about millions of growth, but Kang Jianfei has pushed the box office of Hong Kong movies to a new level at a rate of tens of millions. I am afraid that no one will be able to break the box office record of "A Better Tomorrow" in a short time, including Kang Jianfei himself.
Inside, the author is very much looking forward to Kang Jianfei’s movie that can break the 40 million box office mark..."
All the major newspapers were paying attention to the news that the box office of "A Better Tomorrow" exceeded 30 million. At this moment, the "Business Daily" suddenly published a news with the title: "The relationship between DreamWorks and Princess Jin has broken down?"
As soon as the "Business Daily" report came out, other media came to their senses and remembered that at the celebration ceremony of "A Better Tomorrow", no one from Princess Jin was present.
It stands to reason that for a record-breaking movie like "A Better Tomorrow", Golden Princess Cinemas, as the exhibitor, should have a grand celebration. However, Golden Princess Cinemas had no response to this. Not only did Lei Juekun not appear in "Heroes"
He showed up at the celebration ceremony for "True Colors" and not even the theater manager showed up.
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Outside the gate of Princess Golden Cinema, Li Maowen was blocked by reporters early in the morning.
Reporters rushed to ask: "Manager Li, has Princess Jin broken up with DreamWorks?"
Li Maowen smiled calmly and said: "It's not a breakup, but there are indeed some contradictions."
When the reporters heard this, they became even more excited and continued to ask: "The two companies used to cooperate very happily. What kind of conflicts have arisen?"
The villain Li Maowen first complained: "Everyone knows that Oriental DreamWorks' films have always been very popular. However, the people at Oriental DreamWorks are getting more and more temperamental, dictating the film arrangement of Golden Princess Cinema, and often even threatening to sever the film."
The cooperative relationship threatens us. For example, Oriental Company's new film "Happy Campus", we have arranged the release plan based on the actual situation, but Oriental Company's vice president Ma Qiao is not satisfied and arbitrarily asked us to cancel the release of other films of the same period.
During the release schedule, all the canvases will be used to release "Happy Campus". The Golden Princess Cinema is not opened by a company called DreamWorks. We have to take into account the interests of other film owners. I can only express my deep regret for this."
The reporter asked again: "Will DreamWorks movies be released at Golden Princess in the future?"
Li Maowen smiled gently and said: "You should ask Mr. Kang Jianfei about this question. I also hope that Princess Jin can continue to cooperate with DreamWorks, but if they are still so unreasonable, then I am very sorry."
The reporter continued to ask: "If DreamWorks cancels its cooperation with Princess Jin, which theater will DreamWorks' movies be released in?"
Li Maowen sneered: "How do I know?"
At the same time, Ma Qiao was also being interviewed by reporters.
The reporter asked: "Has DreamWorks terminated its cooperation with Princess Jin?"
Ma Qiao said angrily: "Princess Jin is bullying people too much! "The Royal Sisters 2" only gave 6 canvases, and "Happy Campus" only gave 5 canvases. Princess Jin's film arrangement is obviously to suppress DreamWorks. In this way, even if
A good movie like "A Better Tomorrow" might only be able to sell a few million at the box office."
The reporter asked: "Why does Princess Jin want to suppress DreamWorks?"
Ma Qiao sneered and said: "Why? If it's not because Mr. Kang doesn't agree with Lei Juekun's investment in DreamWorks, he is going to pull the trigger and force Mr. Kang to submit by cutting off the canvas."
The reporter asked again: "What does DreamWorks plan to do in the future? Will it choose to cooperate with Golden Harvest Cinemas?"
Ma Qiao coughed and said: "DreamWorks has its own plans regarding this. But I want to say something to the people of Princess Jin. We at DreamWorks are making movies for our movie dreams and will never bow to the evil forces in the film industry.
.Don’t think that owning a movie theater chain can cover the sky with one hand. Even if I, Ma Qiao, personally lead people to push the movie projection truck through the streets, I still have to show DreamWorks movies!"
The next day's newspapers published two completely different reports.
One side said that DreamWorks customers were a big bully, and the other side said that Princess Jin was shamelessly suppressing them. Both sides spoke so clearly that many readers couldn't tell what was right and what was wrong.
However, both ordinary citizens and industry insiders tend to believe in DreamWorks.
For ordinary citizens, their favorite movies are produced by DreamWorks, but they are not too impressed by Princess Jin. Emotionally, they tend to believe in DreamWorks.
For those in the industry, they choose to rationally analyze the rhetoric on both sides. Film production companies and cinema chain companies, the latter who control the release channels obviously have the advantage. Kang Jianfei took the initiative to talk to Lei Juekun because he was out of his mind.
If they fall out, it is more likely that Lei Juekun wants to invest in DreamWorks.
It can be said that after the report came out, DreamWorks and Kang Jianfei won widespread sympathy.
Some newspapers even analyzed: "As a newly rising young rich man, Kang Jianfei just had a tense situation with Sir Shao, and was immediately suppressed by Boss Lei. I am afraid that this time he is doomed. He will take the initiative to give up his shares in DreamWorks in a month at most.
In exchange for continued cooperation with Princess Jin."
This view represents the view of most people. Just when everyone thought that Kang Jianfei would bow to Lei Juekun, DreamWorks suddenly held a press conference and announced only one piece of news: DreamWorks severed all cooperation with Princess Jin.
DreamWorks movies will never be released in Golden Princess Cinemas!
As soon as the news came out, it shocked the Hong Kong film industry! (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian () to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation. Mobile phone users please go to m. to read
