In early August, the Miss Oriental beauty pageant finals had not yet been held, and "The Swordsman: The Invincible" starring Lin Qingxia was just released.
The first part of "The Swordsman" produced by Xu Ke and directed by Hu Jinquan has a good reputation, but its box office revenue is not among the best-selling movies. With a box office of more than 10 million, it can only be considered a second-tier film.
But when Xu Ke personally directed "The Swordsman" with Lin Qingxia returning to star in the movie, it immediately detonated the box office and almost swept the summer movies.
Before the release of "The Swordsman: The Undefeated", the most watched movie in Hong Kong was the disaster relief film "The Banquet", which earned over 20 million yuan at the box office. After all, the movie only took a few days to shoot.
In addition, the most popular one is "The Lame Man" produced by McDonald's for Golden Harvest. Because the movie is adapted from a real person, and the prototype of the protagonist Wu Xihao has just passed away, coupled with the wonderful artistic creation of the director and actors,
"The Lame Man" won the box office championship at the end of June and early July as a three-pole film.
The success of "Cripple" triggered a craze for adapting real-life gangster films. However, this type of film is too sensitive, because the influence of the prototype protagonist is still there, and there are very few people who really dare to film it.
The reason why McDonald's dared to help Golden Harvest film "Lame Ho" is because Lame Hao himself is dead, and the gang that Lame Hao belonged to back then has declined from being a big group that can compete with Sun Ngee Ann and 14k, to the only remaining one.
A small gang with thousands of people.
The Xiang brothers didn't care so much. After seeing the money sold in "The Lame Man", Xiang Huaqiang directly asked Andy Lau to film "Inspector Lei Luo". The prototype of his character Lu Leke is still alive and well, and he is very similar to the Xiang brothers.
Are they brothers or relatives?
After "The Lame Man" will be the opening movie of the summer season, the sequel to "Hello, Cousin" produced by Golden Harvest, "A Chinese Ghost Story 3" produced by DreamWorks and "Prison Story", the last film of Vientiane Pictures' reorganization of Yonggao Company.
2" were released one after another, and there was also a movie "The Banquet of the Rich" sandwiched in between.
The final box office results are: "Hello Cousin 2" ranked first with 25.09 million, "Prison 2" ranked second with 24.36 million, and "A Chinese Ghost Story 3" ranked third with 15.01 million. DreamWorks lost one game first.
The release of "The Swordsman: The Invincible" just helped DreamWorks regain its footing, knocking out all other films released at the same time.
Lin Qingxia has been out of the film industry for many years. When the news of her comeback first spread, many people thought she was outdated, but her performance in "The Swordsman" shocked countless eyeballs.
"Movie Weekly" praised Lin Qingxia's performance as "The Invincible Dongfang" for "reversing male and female and enchanting all living beings", and even called "The Swordsman 2 The Invincible" a masterpiece in the history of martial arts movies. The review in "The New Paper" also praised Lin Qingxia for having "
"Unparalleled Beauty" completely subverts the audience's inherent impression of Dongfang Bubai.
Photos of Lin Qingxia's Invincible East appeared in various newspapers and magazines, and Kang Jianfei's "Tiantian Daily" even flattered her, saying that Lin Qingxia's comeback was the "return of the king."
However, some publications, represented by Next Weekly, completely went against the grain, saying that Xu Ke was trying to please the public, using Dongfang Bubai's male and female sex to create gimmicks, and even ridiculed Lin Qingxia for pretending to be young despite her age.
"Swordsman 2: The Undefeated" has added countless new fans to Lin Qingxia. The rude words of "Next Weekly" offended these fans so much that even the door of the magazine had excrement poured on it.
At this time, Jin Yong, the original author of the novel, suddenly accepted an interview, saying that Xu Ke's adaptation was difficult for him to accept, and the Dongfang Invincible played by Lin Qingxia ruined his outlook.
"Next Weekly" seems to have received spiritual support, constantly quoting Jin Yong's interviews to criticize the poor filming of "The Swordsman 2: The Undefeated" on the grounds that even the original author can't watch it anymore.
Other media outlets that praised "The Invincible 2: The Swordsman" criticized "Next Weekly"'s fallacy, saying that Xu Ke's "The Swordsman" and "The Invincible" produced new ideas.
The media's extensive coverage further increased the popularity of "The Swordsman 2". In just half a month, the movie's box office exceeded 25 million.
Speaking of which, Hong Kong films this year are unprecedentedly prosperous. Not only are they selling well in overseas markets, but even the local box office is staggeringly high. The summer season is only half over, and there are already 4 Hong Kong films that have grossed over 30 million this year.
There are already 7 Hong Kong films with over 20 million yuan, which is more than double that of last year.
And "The Swordsman 2" is not the trump card played by DreamWorks in the summer. The real trump card is "The Dragon", which is ranked behind. This movie stars Zhou Xingchi and Zhang Yan, and the director joined DreamWorks three years ago.
On Chen Jia.
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Just when "The Swordsman 2" was in theaters, a 16-member mainland writers exchange group came to Hong Kong, and the "Writers and Writers Exchange Meeting between the Two Places" led by Xinhua News Agency Hong Kong Branch and hosted by Oriental Publishing House was officially held.
After arriving in Hong Kong, the Mainland Writers Group did not stay in a hotel, but were taken directly to the dormitory building of Tseung Kwan O Film and Television City. Perhaps due to communication problems, none of the members organized by the Ministry of Culture to come to Hong Kong for exchange this time were elderly gentlemen.
, surprisingly all of them are young writers, such as: Jia Pingwa, Zhang Kangkang, Liang Xiaosheng, Wang Xiaobo, Mo Yan, Tie Ning, Wang Anyi, Shi Tiesheng, etc.
At around seven o'clock in the morning, the young writers got up one after another, washed themselves and prepared to go downstairs to get some fresh air.
But before they could walk out of the door of the apartment building, the tour leader sent by the Ministry of Culture shouted: "Don't wander around. There is an exchange meeting at 9 o'clock in the morning. I can't find anyone if you get lost."
When the leader said hello, everyone had no choice but to follow the arrangements and gather at the gate on the first floor to chat.
From time to time, actors at work would pass by the door, look at the group of people curiously, and then walk past in a hurry.
"The pace of Hong Kong people is so fast, walking seems to be racing against time," said Shi Tiesheng, who was sitting in a wheelchair.
Tie Ning said: "I went to Shenzhen last month. The rhythm there is similar. Time is money."
Wang Anyi has lived in Shanghai in the past few years and prefers foreign film and television music works. She pointed at the back of a woman who was gradually disappearing and said: "Is that woman just now Guan Yonghe?"
Zhang Kangkang asked back: "Who is Guan Yonghe? Your friend in Hong Kong?"
Wang Anyi said: "Guan Yonghe is a Hong Kong actress, and her TV series "Big Rich" is broadcast on Shanghai and Taiwan."
"I've never heard of it." Zhang Kangkang, who has lived in Northeast China for many years, has no idea what Wang Anyi is talking about.
Wang Xiaobo took out a bag, and each gay man took most of the bag. He squatted on the steps and said to the leader of the team: "Old Miao, why don't we go to the conference room and sit here? We look like beggars from the countryside to the city."
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Lao Miao thought about it, and said to the young writers: "Wait a moment, I'll ask if the door of the conference room is open. If not, just go there and wait."
Shi Tiesheng asked: "Xiaobo, which writers do you think will come to Hong Kong today?"
Wang Xiaobo shook his head and said: "I don't know. I only know about Hong Kong writers Jin Yong, Liang Yusheng and Ni Kuang."
Liang Xiaosheng said: "It would be great if Mr. Jin Yong could come. I was fascinated by his martial arts novels for a while."
Jia Pingwa smoked with one hand in his trouser pocket, turned around and asked Mo Yan beside him: "Old manager, I heard that you know Mr. Kang from Hong Kong?"
"I met him from a distance. He had an investment in "Red Sorghum"." Mo Yan didn't say much. After finishing speaking, he lowered his head and smoked a cigarette.
Jia Pingwa said: "I have read his "Looking for the Qin Dynasty". It is so pornographic that one could be imprisoned in the Mainland."
Mo Yan pointed at Wang Xiaobo: "He's also a prostitute. Didn't he go to jail?"
Wang Xiaobo said with a smile: ""Looking for Qin" seems boring, but Mr. Kang's "Tomb Robbers" is very good."
A group of writers were chatting and talking, and soon the team leader, Lao Miao, came back and led the team to the conference room of the Writers Exchange Meeting.
When he walked downstairs of the No. 2 Administration Building, Wang Anyi suddenly shouted: "Look, Zhou Runfa!"
Everyone turned to look, and sure enough they saw Zhou Runfa coming out of the building. Maybe everyone doesn't know a new actor like Guan Yonghe, but "Shanghai/Beach" is so famous in mainland China that it is difficult for these writers not to know about it.
Tie Ning asked curiously: "Will there be so many celebrities here?"
The team leader Lao Miao had already done his homework and explained: "This is the largest film and television base in Hong Kong, and Zhou Runfa is also an actor in Mr. Kang's company."
Jia Pingwa sighed: "I heard that Mr. Kang also started his career by writing books. It is really amazing that he can write books to this point."
A group of writers came to the conference room and stayed in the conference room for more than ten minutes before the first Hong Kong writer arrived.
Wen Ruian is the editorial director of East TV Production Company. The conference room for the Writers Exchange Meeting is one floor away from where he usually works. When he arrived, he was followed by two attendants.
The two followers held a large bundle of books in their arms, and they all opened "The Wonderful Heroes of China" by Wen Rui'an.
"Hello, hello, I'm Wen Ruian." Wen Ruian walked in and shook hands with the mainland writers one by one, handing out a copy of his masterpiece "The Wonderful Heroes of China" to each of them.
Although "The Strange Heroes of Shenzhou" is a martial arts novel, it does not lack literary and ideological qualities. It is a strange book with the highest artistic value among Wen Ruian's works.
Anyway, it was still early for the meeting, so the few mainland writers who got the book simply read it on the spot to pass the time, and they were immediately fascinated. And I heard that Wen Ruian was a screenwriter for a TV company, and several mainland writers who were also screenwriters and
He talked about the screenwriting industry in Hong Kong, and Wen Ruian also imparted his screenwriting experience without any secrets.
Wen Ruian is a Malaysian and has spent several years in Taiwan. Mandarin is his native language and there is no communication barrier at all when chatting with mainland writers.
Lao Miao, the leading official from the Ministry of Culture, was overjoyed. The meeting hadn't even started yet, and everyone was already chatting enthusiastically, so there was no need to worry about communication problems.
Later, Hong Kong writers such as Xi Xi, Yesi, Ye Hui, Li Bihua, Zhang Xiaoxian, and Huang Yi arrived one after another. Although Jin Yong did not come, the famous writer Dong Qiao, the editor-in-chief of "Ming Pao", did.
Kang Jianfei didn't have much experience in organizing writers' exchange meetings between the two places, but Oriental Publishing House put a lot of thought into it. Like Xixi, Yesi was a representative figure in Hong Kong's literary world in the 1960s, and Dong Qiao had a presence in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Southeast Asia.
They are very famous, so it is not easy to invite them to a meeting.
Kang Jianfei showed up more than ten minutes ahead of schedule, and handed out a copy of "Tomb Raiders Notes". "Tomb Robbers Notes" had only been serialized in newspapers two months ago. Oriental Publishing House immediately compiled and published it, and it is now selling like crazy.
More than 500,000 copies were sold.
As for the exchange meeting, after we had a serious discussion for half an hour, we started chatting casually. Everyone here is a famous writer, and sharing writing experiences can be explained clearly in a few sentences. Having some insights is the greatest
reward.
After the meeting, it was all about eating, drinking and having fun. Kang Jianfei specially sent people to take mainland writers to visit and shop around Hong Kong, trying to make them have a good time. These people will be the most influential writers in mainland China in the next ten years. If they have a deep understanding of Kang Jianfei and
If the Eastern Group leaves a good impression, it will inevitably be reflected in their works. This is a good opportunity to improve the reputation of the group.
Originally, there was Wang Shuo on the list for this exchange meeting, but that guy felt that the exchange meeting was too boring, so he directly rejected all the invitations from the Ministry of Culture.
While mainland writers were eating, drinking and having fun in Hong Kong, Oriental Publishing House was not idle at all. It organized people to study all the works of these writers, and finally concluded that the literary works of Wang Xiaobo and Shi Tiesheng were the most popular in the Hong Kong market.
It has operational value.
As for Wang Anyi, who is known as the successor of Shanghai-style writers, she is mainly writing scar literature and root-seeking literature. The famous Shanghai-style masterpiece "Song of Everlasting Sorrow" has not yet been published.
In the envious eyes of others, Wang Xiaobo and Shi Tiesheng signed a contract with Oriental Publishing House before leaving, packaged and sold the paper copyrights of all their previous works (only in Hong Kong) to Oriental Publishing House, and Oriental Publishing House
Responsible for packaging and promoting them.
Wang Xiaobo and Shi Tiesheng took a trip to Hong Kong, and when they returned home their net worth had increased by two to three hundred thousand, which was a huge sum of money in mainland China in the early 1990s.
The day before the mainland writers group left was the day when the Miss Oriental beauty pageant final was held. At Kang Jianfei's warm invitation, more than a dozen mainland writers and officials from the Ministry of Culture came to the pageant to watch the grand event.
Mainland China followed Hong Kong's example and held a beauty pageant a few years ago, which caused a sensation. However, due to public opinion and market reasons, the beauty pageant industry has never been launched.
The Taiping Theater with more than 2,000 people was packed to capacity, and the beauty contestants on the stage came and went like a revolving lantern.
Until the swimsuit segment, writers from mainland China, both male and female, were looking at the stage intently. This scene is rare in mainland China.
"Overseas, they are open and walking around on stage wearing such revealing swimsuits, but in the Mainland, they would not be scolded to death." A female writer whispered.
"Ahem!" Lao Miao, the leading official, coughed, and then he concentrated on enjoying the beauty pageant, but could not hear the writers' complaints.
As the general manager of Oriental Entertainment Agency, Zhang Guozhong would personally attend the beauty pageant finals every year. At this time, he whispered to Kang Jianfei: "That Deng Peixian is good, her face is very photogenic."
Kang Jianfei nodded: "That's right. She is the contestant with the best face this year."
Zhang Guozhong heard Kang Jianfei's indifferent tone and seemed not very satisfied with Deng Peixi. He asked: "Which one does Mr. Kang like the most?"
Kang Jianfei said: "What do you think of Zhou Jialing?"
Zhang Guozhong looked at Zhou Jialing carefully for a while and commented: "She has a good appearance and temperament, and is highly educated and decent in words and deeds. However, although she is sexy and attractive, she has some problems with her appearance."
"What's the problem?" Kang Jianfei asked.
Zhang Guozhong said: "Her face is too charming and not suitable for playing positive roles. She is more suitable for playing villains such as killers and prostitutes. If she is highly praised, she can at most become a gold medal supporting actress or a porn star, but she has little hope of becoming a popular character."
A big, popular star."
Relating Zhou Jialing's acting experience in another time and space, Kang Jianfei smiled and said: "Zhong, your eyes have become piercing eyes!" r1152