On the twenty-seventh of the twelfth lunar month, Thousand Kings and Thousand Tyrants finally came to an end after four weeks of release. In this short period of time, the three major film companies tried their best to win the movie's box office.
On the second day after the release of Jiahe and Shaw Brothers' new films, Jiayi Film Company's various companies in the Jiayi Group began large-scale publicity, and the TV station did not stop during the release of the movie Thousand Kings Fighting Thousand Ba. After that,
Xiangyu Group also began to promote Jiayi's film.
Seeing Jiayi's momentum, Run Run Shaw was not to be outdone, and immediately promoted the film "The Thief" produced by his film company on TVB. However, Jiahe's Wrinkle Hua saw that both companies were coming, and immediately arranged for He Guanchang to contact Li
TV station, and cooperate with Li to compete with TVB and Jiayi.
January of this year is a happy month for Xiangjiang movie fans. The three major companies have all produced their own sincere films with big stars they are familiar with. Sammo Hung’s Mr. Zan and Looking for Money, Ng Yiu-han’s The Great Thief, and The Thousand Stars starring Xie Xian.
King fights against thousands of tyrants.
Competition among the three major film companies has been fierce since the beginning of 1979. During this period, the media in Hong Kong have been focusing on several companies, and they can always find various topics in the three companies to entertain the citizens of Hong Kong.
With the films of Shaw Brothers and Jiayi being released together, the first battle between the three major film companies at the beginning of the year has also come to an end. Jiayi Film Company Jiayi Group and Xiangyu Group have vigorously promoted it, and the film is indeed good
, the final box office reached 5.02 million Hong Kong dollars. Although it is still a long way from the box office of mài shēnqi in 1978, and it is not as high as the box office of the previous life. But it is already very good, especially for Jiayi's first
In terms of movies.
The box office of Shaw Brothers' "The Secret Detective" was 4.26 million Hong Kong dollars, which was higher than the box office of its previous life. TVB's publicity was indeed not enough. The worst was undoubtedly Jiahe, under the attack of Jiayi and Shaw Brothers.
, Mr. Zan and Looking for Money only had a box office of 1.81 million, and it had no choice but to be canceled within three weeks of its release. This movie, which had a box office of 2.86 million in its previous life, lost a total of 1.05 million under the influence of Li Guangyu.
Jiayi Film Company specially held a celebration cocktail party at the Peninsula Hotel to celebrate the company's good start.
On January 26th, the twenty-eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, Li Guangyu’s motorcade arrived at the Peninsula Hotel at 7:30 pm. At this time, the top management of Jiayi Group was already in place, and the company’s famous artists also came to the venue.
Li Guangyu said at the reception: "First of all, I would like to thank all the crew members of Thousand Kings Fighting Thousand Ba. It is because of your efforts that our film can achieve such good results. In order to thank you for your contribution to the company, I
We decided to reward him with 300,000 pairs."
When Li Guangyu said this, all the cast members of Thousand Kings Fight Thousand Tyrants immediately thanked them: "Thank you, Li Sheng." Especially the leading actors and Wang Jing, this meant that they earned tens of thousands more Hong Kong dollars.
Li Guangyu continued: "Don't be envious of other members of our staff. All the staff of my Li family will receive red envelopes during the Spring Festival. I, Li Guangyu, will not do anything to make everyone pay for the company without getting anything in return. Our Li family has been doing this since last year.
Employees will receive an additional month's salary during the Spring Festival, which will remain the case this year, and will become a common practice in our company in the future."
"Thank you Li Sheng."
"Thank you Li Sheng."
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The reception staff were very happy when they heard that Li Guangyu gave them a red envelope of one month's salary.
Li Guangyu said: "Today is a cocktail party to celebrate the fight between Thousand Kings and Thousand Tyrants. Let's have fun. I also wish everyone a happy New Year!"
After Li Guangyu finished speaking, everyone began to chat with familiar people. On Li Guangyu's side, Zhou Liangshuyi, Qin Jiao, Shi Nansheng and others chatted about the company. As for the original general manager of the film company, he had been
Li Guangyu was transferred to Li's Industrial Park as the deputy general manager of the printed circuit board company. Now the general manager of Jiayi Film Company, Li Guangyu transferred Shi Nansheng, who worked at Jiayi TV Station, to be the general manager.
At this time Wang Jing came over to toast Li Guangyu: "Li Sheng, thank you for giving me the opportunity to become a well-known director."
Li Guangyu still valued Wang Jing very much and said: "Jingzi, you are famous because of your ability. I just provide you with a platform. I believe that with your ability, even without me, you Wang Jing's
The name can still be famous in Asia."
"Li Sheng is over-reputed. I still know my own abilities. If it weren't for Li Sheng, I would still be an inconspicuous screenwriter in Shaw Brothers." Wang Jing said modestly.
"Jingzi, I have trust in your ability. If you have any questions in the future, you can directly tell Manager Shi. Once you have a good script, you can start filming directly. Our company is not short of funds for the time being."
"Li Sheng, thank you for your trust. I will definitely make a hit movie." Wang Jing said.
Seeing that Li Guangyu valued Wang Jing so much, Shi Nansheng also said: "Don't worry, Li Sheng, as long as Jingzi comes up with a good script, our company can invest funds to start filming at any time."
Li Huanyu then said to Zhou Liang Shuyi and Qin Jiao: "Our group must do a good job in the overseas distribution of movies, especially RB, which is the world's second largest box office market. We must seize it."
After Zhou Liang Shuyi heard what Li Guangyu said, she responded: "Li Sheng, relying on Xiangyu Group's relationships in these places, we have contacted theater operators in Southeast Asia, Baodao, and RB, and we are currently focusing on the release points.
We haven't reached an agreement yet, but we will do so as soon as possible so that Thousand Kings and Thousand Fighters can be released in these regions. As for the United States, we have no solution for the time being."
Li Guangyu was very happy after hearing Chow Leung Shu-yee's answer. At least he has been able to establish his own distribution channels in Asia. As for the United States, due to cultural differences, it is really not that easy to enter. Let's stabilize the Asian market for the time being.
Li Guangyu said: "This is good. Don't worry about the United States for now. Our company is focusing on the Asian market for now. How is the TV station preparing for tomorrow's party?"
When Qin Jiao saw Li Guangyu asking about tomorrow's party, she immediately replied: "Li Sheng, I am mainly responsible for the TV station party. Our group is mainly composed of TV station and record company personnel, who have prepared songs, sketches and dance programs.
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After hearing what she said, Li Guangyu didn't ask any more questions. He said to the senior executives of Jiayi Group: "Tomorrow night, I will attend this party with the senior executives of several other major companies under Li's family. I hope you can make this party a success."
The success of the party will also allow other major groups to see the capabilities of our Jiayi Group."
When several senior executives of Jiayi Group saw what Li Guangyu said, they immediately promised: "Don't worry, Mr. Li, we will definitely make this party an unforgettable party for the citizens of Xiangjiang. We have gathered the high-quality resources of the group. We will definitely let the brother groups see it."
The ability of our Jiayi Group proves that we are also a major group under the Li family."
During the reception, Li Guangyu also chatted with the Shaw Brothers actors Xie Xian and Huang Xingxiu for a while, and expressed his gratitude to them for participating in the filming of Thousand Kings Fighting Thousand Tyrants.