It was much easier for Zhao Donghuai to leave the post-editing to Mai Zishan. Actors were also on hand for dubbing and so on. The soundtrack was his own "original" plus Tan Yonglin and Zhang Guorong.
All that's left is to start building momentum for the movie's release.
We had made an agreement with Shaw Brothers before the filming started, and the film will be released in Shaw Brothers Cinemas at the local market price in Hong Kong Island.
Four bodyguards were left here again, and Zhao Donghuai took Aguang and Ayong out. Currently, the best movies on Hong Kong Island are released in the summer and Lunar New Year movies.
Needless to say, the summer season usually runs from the beginning of July to the end of August every year, and then extends to one or two weeks on each side. The Five Lucky Stars was released on July 7 and took in 21.9 million box office, which is the best proof of the summer season effect. It's a pity that Zhao Donghuai is not a fast shooter. He traveled through in early May, but he procrastinated and now it is mid-September.
Can’t get the summer file? Wait for the New Year?
The first Hong Kong film to open its Lunar New Year season was Cheng Long's 1980, which was released on February 9, one week before the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year. It grossed over 10 million at the box office and was the first local film in Hong Kong to have a box office of over 10 million.
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Since then, the film and television industry in Hong Kong has paid attention to the Lunar New Year show. In 1981, Xu Guanwen brought a modern bodyguard to the Lunar New Year show. In 1982, he was the best partner. After the first day of the Lunar New Year this year, the best partner showed off his magic.
The concept of Lunar New Year stalls is becoming more and more popular.
Nowadays, it is generally said that the Lunar New Year period is one or two weeks before the Spring Festival and after the annual holiday.
When the Spring Festival stalls were separated from the Lunar New Year stalls... that was more than 20 years later. Avatar was released in the mainland a week before New Year's Eve. But even on New Year's Eve, the first day of the Lunar New Year, the second day of the Lunar New Year, etc., Avatar audiences still queued up.
The demand for theater movie tickets exceeds supply.
This is how the concept of Spring Festival stalls started on the first day of the Lunar New Year, and then Zhou Xingxing’s Journey to the West to Conquer the Demons landed in theaters on the first day of the Lunar New Year a few years later and became a huge hit, establishing the concept of Spring Festival stalls.
But, it’s only mid-September, and it’s too long to delay New World to the Lunar New Year slot... And there are big enemies in the Lunar New Year slot before this year’s Spring Festival. One is Cheng Long’s Plan A, which has a local box office of more than 19 million.
Also, although it was released on January 26, 1984 on the Gregorian calendar, the lunar calendar is still the 24th of the twelfth lunar month before the Spring Festival. The best partner series "The Queen's Secret" was released in the Chinese New Year, with a local box office of more than 29 million.
Do you think this is over?
No, what was released on the same day as Her Majesty's Secret Service was the current comedy king Xu Guanwen's Teppanyaki, with a box office of more than 19 million, and Jet Li's Shaolin Kid, released this year after the popularity of Shaolin Temple, with a box office of more than 22 million.
I'm speechless when I think about it. Nan Xiaonian, Xu Guanjie, Mai Jia, Xu Guanwen, Jet Li and other big guys at the New Year's Eve party all pressed Cheng Long to avoid the edge in advance.
Plan A is the joint effort of three brothers, Cheng Long, Yuan Biao, and Hong Yinbao!
"The Lunar New Year stalls are under a lot of pressure. It's not that I'm afraid of them, but too fierce competition will only distract everyone's box office."
"After finishing the post-production, let's discuss with Boss Shao about releasing it in the near future, either at the end of September or early October."
In fact, in September and October, the box office of Hong Kong Island will still be good, as long as you film well... For example, this year there are "Seven Days of Love", Burning of the Old Summer Palace, Listening to Government Behind the Curtain, Shaw Brothers' movie version of The Silkworm, and Yuen Biao's Kung Fu Football movie Waves
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These are all released from mid-to-late September to October.
Both "Fire" and "Biao Wrong" had a box office of more than 15 million, ranking fourth and fifth at the Hong Kong box office in 1983. "Seven Days of Love" was released on September 2, and it was almost sold out by the end of the year.
As for Burning the Old Summer Palace? He remembered that it was released on September 21, the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Since the box office potential in September and October is not bad, let’s just go for it.
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A new day.
After Shao Yifu arrived at the TVB office, he looked at the eye-catching headlines on the newspaper rack near his desk.
"Shocking! Xu Wenqiang and Ding Li are about to stage a Hong Kong version of the duel between the two heroes."
"Sir, in three years and three years, I have become one of the biggest talkers in Hong Kong's social groups. If you come back again, I will become the leader!"
"Police undercover agents have unified all Hong Kong associations and become the most powerful leader."
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After a few glances, Shao Daheng said, "..."
Three years and three years? The undercover agent has changed from a talker to a leader? What is this weird thing?
Come to think of it, it seems to be the new film of the waste paper king Zhao Donghuai? After all, director Zhao's new film, from equipment rental to actors, almost all behind the scenes are rented from Shaw Brothers.
When it was released, he, Shao Daheng, was always spitting out his words and promised to do it.
At his current status, it is impossible for him to say something publicly and then erase it at will.
Thinking of this, Shao Yifu picked up the newspaper and read it, and then... he discovered that the propaganda offensive of the new world was really launched, and Zhao Donghuai, the waste paper king, was unbridled and taking advantage of the popularity of Shanghai Beach.
The first broadcast in Shanghai was three years ago. At that time, "Wandering" was happening. How many people hurried home to watch TV? Zhou Runfa was very popular in the TV industry.
Replay? It was just replayed this year. Even if the replay is still very popular, this is not the era of Internet big data in the future. You have watched it once on TV and you can watch it on your computer anytime you want to review it.
There aren’t that many computers, and the cost of video tapes is too high, so replays are really popular.
The ratings of reruns of Shanghai Bund are lower than that of many new dramas. Now you bring out Xu Wenqiang and Ding Li to preach that the Shanghai stall tycoons will fight for world supremacy again in Hong Kong Island in the 1980s... a duel between the two heroes.
The eyeball effect is pretty good.
Moreover, there are also black and white photos in some promotional newspapers. For example, the hair boy is wearing a suit that is particularly slim and shows his figure. He has long legs and a tiger-like back. In the row behind him are dozens of boys in suits, standing flatly, and the big boss has such an imposing manner.
It jumped out.
Li Zhongjiu, the leader of New World 4 played by Lu Liangwei, is not too bad either.
After looking at it for a few times, Shao Yifu still stared at the propaganda headlines for three years and three years. The more he read, the more he couldn't laugh or cry.
After a moment, he picked up the phone and called, "Adu, is New World going to be released?"
Opposite Du Qifeng said blankly, "No, Uncle Six, they should still be in the post-production stage." After a pause, Sir Du continued, "I also read today's newspaper promotion. Director Zhao said it was a warm-up, and he will come back after the post-production stage.
You discuss the schedule."
Shao Yifu, "..."
The warm-up is so hard to catch up with the popularity of Shanghai Beach?? The key is really the two leading men in Shanghai Beach.
The Shaw Brothers also took advantage of the popularity of the TV series and released a movie version of "Shanghai Stall", also starring Afa and Awei. It was released this year, but the response was mediocre and there was no splash.
After hanging up the phone and thinking for a while, he didn't bother to worry about it, "Forget it, I'll just wait to watch the finished movie... However, some junk movies have to be moved. The overall evaluation is that this new movie is good.
The world may really be that bad boy’s famous work.”
From the props to the behind-the-scenes and actors, almost all of them are from Shaw Brothers or TVB. After a month or two, you don’t need to ask Mr. Shaw where he got the general reputation and quality of New World.
So now the post-production is still at the Shaw Brothers Studio in Clear Water Bay.
He is sure that even if he hasn't seen the film yet, this film is at least worth looking forward to compared to "Interstellar Blunt" and the assembly-line movie version of "The Silkworm".
His Shaw Brothers has been losing money every year in recent years. In April 1985, all theaters were leased to Dickson Poon. You can imagine the dilemma of Shaw Brothers Pictures.
If there are no good films, theaters will suffer losses. What was the concept of Hong Kong theaters losing money in the 1980s? Shao Daheng is actually looking forward to more good films, and blockbuster films will support the popularity of theaters.
He has struggled in the film and television industry all his life. If he had no choice, how could he stop the film company, reorganize, open another branch, rent and sell theaters after he was over 70 years old?