Dreams of the Fragrant River

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At the end of May, Chen Kaige took Gong Li and Zhang Guorong to France. The film "Fengyue" they collaborated on was shortlisted for the main competition in Cannes. Because the influence of "Farewell My Concubine" is still there, the voices of these winners are very high.

However, when the list of winners was announced, "Fengyue" failed, but instead it was a Hong Kong film called "Horse Racing", which became the real dark horse of this Cannes Film Festival.

The hero of the film is called Ding Jichuan and the heroine is called Ren Yao, both of whom are around 20 years old. They graduated from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. They belong to the low-level third-rate actors. Not to mention abroad, they are not even famous in Hong Kong.

The most famous actor in the whole film is Wu Ma, who plays a poor old gambler. He made some money and threw it into the racecourse, hoping to turn it over.

As for director Ang Lee, he is not a big name either. He served as Kang Jianfei's deputy for several years. After he directed it independently, he also made some commercial films. He is not as famous as Liu Zhenwei in the Hong Kong film circle.

But it is such a low-cost literary film made by a small director and a small actor, but it shines in Cannes, winning the Grand Jury Prize and the Best Actor (Wu Ma) in one fell swoop, making countless people fall short of their glasses.

The most surprising thing is Wu Ma. He has acted in movies for so many years, but he can only be Luye as a supporting role. This time, although it is also a supporting role, but because of this, he was crowned the Cannes actor (the Cannes actor and the actress have no main and supporting roles).

After the news came back to Hong Kong, everyone couldn't believe it, even Wu Ma himself thought Ang Lee was joking.

The Oriental Film and Television Distribution Company seized the opportunity to negotiate with foreign filmmakers taking advantage of the award, and sold only the copyright fee (sold out) in Europe for 2.6 million US dollars. Not only did it recover the production cost, but it also made a net profit of $400,000.

Li An finally raised his eyebrows. This kind of literary film is not popular in Hong Kong and Taiwan. He is afraid that he will lose all his underwear.

The beginning of June is the warm-up for the summer season. With the news of the award, "Horse Racing" can't wait to land in the major theaters in Hong Kong. At the beginning, there were not many films, and the number of screenings was not well arranged. They were all daytime and late night. After all, this was just a literary film.

On the contrary, the information returned by the theater is surprising. With the junk scenes and a small number of films, "Horse Racing" received 1.82 million box office in the first week, and the average attendance rate of the afternoon show was as high as 60%.

This data does not seem to be very good, but it is actually very against the sky.

The Oriental Cinema Company hastened to add more films to "Horse Racing", with an average of three screenings per cinema per night. This move made the weekly box office of "Horse Racing" soar to 4.73 million, and word of mouth spread quickly.

Hong Kong people's love for horse racing ranks among the top three in the world, and their passion for betting on horses ranks first in the world. Although the film "Horse Racing" is very literary, it is close to the lives of Hong Kong citizens, and the deep-seated thoughts expressed in the film also make Hong Kong audiences feel the same way.

By the third week, the single-week box office of "Horse Racing" is still growing, and has exceeded the 6 million mark, with a cumulative box office of 13 million, killing Jiahe's "Hudumen" (starring Xiao Fangfang and Yuan Yongyi) and becoming the box office during this period. champion.

"Horse Racing" continued to be released for five weeks. When the summer blockbuster films were released one after another, it finally came to an end. The final box office in Hong Kong was 21.08 million. When the annual box office was counted at the end of the year, this result ranked seventh in the Hong Kong annual box office list in 1996.

Ang Lee raised his eyebrows with this film, and newcomers Ding Jichuan and Ren Yao, who acted as the male and female protagonists, also became popular. As for Wuma, hehe, he is an international actor, the first Hong Kong actor in history to win this honor.

However, Wu Ma has always felt confused about the title of actor, how can he play a supporting role and be an actor?

It can only be said that Ang Lee's ability to tune/teach actors is too awesome.

When the box office of "Horse Racing" reached 20 million, DreamWorks specially held a celebration banquet for Ang Lee, and Kang Jianfei was also invited to congratulate him because of his personal relationship.

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evening.

Kang Jianfei's black Cadillac stopped at Fulinmen. He took Wang Zuixian's hand and slowly got out of the car. The reporters who had been waiting for a long time swarmed up in an instant.

At this time, the stock of Dongfang Network Technology Co., Ltd. rose sharply, and Uncle Chen's theory of changing his life against the sky was abuzz, and the reporters' questions were basically related to these two matters.

A reporter asked first: "Mr. Kang, when do you think EITC's share price can break $100?"

"I'm very confident about this, I guess it will be soon." Kang Jianfei laughed.

Another reporter asked: "You have always been in the cultural and entertainment industry. How did you think of investing in the Internet?"

"I think the Internet is the future development trend. In another 20 years, 95% of people in Hong Kong will be able to surf the Internet, and there are unlimited business opportunities." Kang Jianfei said.

Soon the reporter turned the topic to Feng Shui: "Mr. Kang, Uncle Chen said that your destiny is the Lone Star, the reason why you can achieve what you are now is because there are experts who help you change your life against the sky. You can Any news?"

With a smile, Kang Jianfei stretched out his index finger, pointed to the sky, then pointed to himself, and said with great pretense, "My life is up to me."

"Huh!"

Everyone was in an uproar.

The reporters are even more excited. They already have the headline of tomorrow's news, which is the phrase "My life is up to me."

Before the reporter asked again, Kang Jianfei walked into the restaurant with Wang Zuixian's hand under the guidance of the bodyguard.

Wang Zuixian wore a black knee-length veil skirt and a pair of black velvet gloves today, revealing snow-white arms and calves, with a charming and **** look in her playfulness. When she was away from the reporter, she said admiringly, "Brother Fei, what you said just now is really domineering."

Kang Jianfei smiled and said, "Don't reporters like to hear this? I can't let them down."

Wang Zuixian asked: "Brother Fei, do you know what Uncle Chen said to Sister Guan after recording the show that day? When she mentions Uncle Chen now, she says that he is an old liar with a very ugly face."

"Hahaha~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Kang Jianfei couldn't help laughing, and said in a low voice," Chen Bo said that Guan Guan's chin is too sharp, it is a sign of bankruptcy, and he can't save money; there is also a problem with his nose, and he can't be prosperous. ; And the end of the eye and the root of the mountain are unstable, the main marriage is not smooth, and you can only be the successor or the concubine. Anyway, her only advantage is that she has a good mouth, she will not worry about food and clothing all her life, and she will be rich and rich. "

"That's really miserable." Wang Zuixian also smiled, laughing a little gloating.

Among all the women in Kang Jianfei, Wang Zuixian, Li Jiaxin and Guan Zhilin are the most showy, because they have publicly torn apart. Wang Zuixian and Guan Zhilin have a good relationship, but they also have careful thoughts about comparing each other. Now that she hears that Guan Zhilin's face is not good, she is naturally a little overjoyed.

Kang Jianfei arrived a little late, the celebration banquet was about to start, and some reporters were also allowed to take pictures inside.

Although Ang Lee and the two rookie actors are the protagonists, the reporters always point the camera at Kang Jianfei, which is a bit overwhelming.

In the sound of countless flashes and shutters, Wang Zuixian suddenly covered his throat and bent over and vomited: "Ouch!"

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