Dreams of the Fragrant River

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Compared with the brilliance of Hong Kong films in 1992, the beginning of 1993 showed signs of prosperity and decline. △, and until the summer season of the movie came, this decline became more and more obvious, and the movie box office in June was sluggish.

The average ticket price in 1992 was 33 Hong Kong dollars a piece, and in 1993 it had risen to 35 yuan 5, but the overall box office of the summer films opened by nearly a third.

Even "Criminal Crimes" starring Cheng Long barely broke 10 million at the box office in the first week, and the box office dropped significantly in the second week. Based on that box office trend, Cheng Long's new film is likely to only have a box office of more than 20 million. Basically back to the level of ten years ago.

It's not that "Severe Crimes" is not good-looking, but it's a long-standing bad movie, which has greatly discouraged the enthusiasm of the audience to buy tickets and watch the movie. Coupled with the popularity of home video recorders and the rampant piracy, the audience who chooses to go to the cinema will be less.

Relatively speaking, the sales of film and video tapes have increased compared to before.

If we look at it from the perspective of God, the highest number of moviegoers in Hong Kong was in 1988, and it has maintained a very high number in the following years. But in 1993, it suddenly plummeted, and the number of moviegoers returned to the data in 1983, which was a super big dive.

For the vast majority of Hong Kong film studios, Hong Kong and Taiwan are the main box-office markets, and if there are problems in these two places, these companies will face a fatal blow.

At the end of June, the Hong Kong film industry was full of grief, especially many Taiwanese businessmen cut off investment, and Hong Kong production companies that lacked funds closed down or reduced production.

The reduction in film sources coupled with the decline in the box office. It triggered a very bad chain reaction - the cinema couldn't hold it anymore.

Due to the booming box office of Hong Kong films last year, academies invested heavily in the construction of theaters at the beginning of this year. The total number of cinemas in Hong Kong has reached an all-time high, approaching 200.

The total population of Hong Kong is more than 5 million. However, it has nearly 200 cinemas, and its density and fierce competition can be imagined. When the film market is sluggish and there is a shortage of film sources, those small theater companies that do not have a stable supply channel are the first to die, and many theaters close their doors as soon as they are built.

If someone said a few months ago that Hong Kong films were facing a serious crisis, they would have been ridiculed and ridiculed for being unfounded. But in the summer season, filmmakers with a little knowledge all know that there is a problem with Hong Kong films. And it's a big question of their lives.

In early July, the Hong Kong Film Practitioners Association, the Hong Kong Performing Artists Association, the Hong Kong Directors Association, the Hong Kong Screenwriters Association, and the Hong Kong Photographers Association jointly signed a letter to the Hong Kong government, requesting the British Hong Kong government to set up a film bureau to regulate Hong Kong through administrative interference. film development.

The Hong Kong government said that I'm very busy and I don't have time to play with your filmmakers as children.

What is the Hong Kong government doing?

The Governor of Hong Kong is visiting the United States to seek support. He has come up with a political reform plan and wants to trick the Chinese government before returning to China. Some so-called free people in Hong Kong also follow suit. It's making a mess right now.

Kang Jianfei had long anticipated this situation, and he regarded it as an opportunity for the Hong Kong film industry to reshuffle its cards and a manifestation of the self-regulation of the film market. The most important thing now is to ensure the quality of the movies produced by DreamWorks. Costs cannot be suppressed just because the box office revenue is reduced, it will die faster.

While ensuring the quality of the film, there must be one or two films that can be taken out and have box-office appeal. In this way, the enthusiasm of the audience is stimulated.

Wu Yusen went to the United States to shoot "Face Change" is one of them, and Kang Jianfei is also preparing to shoot a pure Hong Kong film. The two films will be released in the Christmas and Spring Festival files half a year later.

The waves washed away the sand, and all that was left was gold. More at times like this. The more you want to start the reputation of Oriental DreamWorks.

"Xingzi, get in the car!" The Cadillac's window rolled down, and Kang Jianfei waved at Zhou Xingchi.

Zhou Xingchi sprinted a few steps, got in the car and asked, "Boss, are you looking for me?"

Kang Jianfei asked the driver to drive and asked Zhou Xingchi, "Do you have a film appointment in the second half of the year?"

"I have already received one." Zhou Xingchi replied.

Kang Jianfei said very directly and rudely: "Push it."

Zhou Xingchi wondered: "Boss, it's a play of Yongsheng Company, it's not easy to push."

"I'll explain it to Xiang Huaqiang," Kang Jianfei took out a script and threw it to Zhou Xingchi, "Look at this."

"Kung Fu?" Zhou Xingchi's eyes lit up when he saw the title of the movie. He has been a die-hard Bruce Lee fan since he was a child, and has always wanted to make a real Kung Fu movie.

Kang Jianfei smiled and said, "It's not a pure kung fu movie, it's a kung fu comedy movie."

Zhou Xingchi didn't read the script, but asked expectantly, "Boss, are you directing yourself?"

Kang Jianfei said: "Yes, the Hong Kong film market is a bit sluggish now, I hope this is a work to save the market."

"I will definitely act well." Zhou Xingchi quickly expressed his desire to cooperate with Kang Jianfei again.

In this environment of extremely low box office, Zhou Xingchi is a standout. His new summer film box office was 16 million in the first week, and it finished off Cheng Long's "Severe Crimes". Kang Jianfei chose Zhou Xingchi because of his box office appeal.

Kang Jianfei warned: "Go back and study the script carefully. The film will start shooting in September, which is still very early."

"Then, should I go to the Miss Oriental beauty pageant?" asked Zhou Xingchi, the judge of this year's beauty pageant.

Kang Jianfei smiled and said, "Go, why not?"

...

Hong Kong's annual beauty pageant has once again kicked off.

Miss Hong Kong on TVB was earlier, Mo Kexin finally stood out in the final and became this year's Miss Hong Kong champion. However, in addition to the media that has a good relationship with tvb, other newspapers and magazines sneered at this Hong Kong sister event.

The Hong Kong sisters held in the past few years were extremely successful, and successively popular Hong Kong sisters such as Chen Farong, Anita Yuen, Cai Shaofen, etc., especially Anita Yuen, her development in the film and television circle can only be described by luck.

But since last year, Miss Hong Kong has not appeared any more beautiful beauties, and this is the case again this year. So much so that "Oriental Daily" and "Next Weekly", which were so rude, said that the Miss Hong Kong beauty pageant was a "village girl contest".

Miss Oriental is just the opposite. Although last year's champion was inferior, this year, due to the participation of Aishwarya, an Indian beauty, the Miss Oriental beauty pageant has aroused intense attention and controversy since the semi-finals.

Aishwarya's stunning beauty has been praised and amazed by many media in Hong Kong, but some media have also questioned: Should Indians participate in Hong Kong's beauty pageants?

The official answer from the Miss Oriental Beauty Pageant Organizing Committee is: Miss Oriental, as the name suggests, as long as Oriental women can sign up to participate, India also belongs to the East in the traditional sense, and Aishwarya fully meets the registration criteria for Miss Oriental.

"Next Weekly" naturally will not miss this opportunity to smear Miss Dongfang, yin and yang choked out: "Although there are no restrictions on the registration rules of the Miss Dongfang beauty pageant, the contestants must at least understand Cantonese, right? I don't know this Indian beauty. How's your Cantonese level?"

Aishwarya's Cantonese proficiency~www.wuxiaspot.com~ is not as good as that of a three-year-old in Hong Kong. In an interview with reporters, she replied in curry-flavored English: "I like Hong Kong very much, and I will work hard to study Hong Kong. I hope the city and the people here will accept me."

Beauty is always tolerable. Aishwarya said that she likes Hong Kong and so on, which immediately attracted the pursuit of countless men in Hong Kong after being reported. As for whether she can speak Cantonese, does it matter?

In mid-July, the Miss Oriental beauty pageant was held as scheduled, and the limelight of all the beauties was covered by Aishwarya. However, there is another player who is very popular, and that is Mai Jiaqi, who is only seventeen years old. She signed up as a middle school student. After the preliminary round was broadcast, she accumulated a lot of student fans.

"Hmph, it's an Indian woman and a middle school student. The Phoenix TV is getting more and more outrageous." Shao Yifu was very dissatisfied with the behavior of this year's Miss Oriental, but he had nothing to do about it, because the competition rules of Miss Hong Kong were impossible. Change.

Fang Yihua smiled and took out a magazine and said, "Sixth brother, look at this."

"A beauty pageant in the past, a **** star now?" Shao Yifu opened the report and glanced at it, then asked Fang Yihua, "Did you make it?"

This article is a report on the runner-up of a certain Miss Oriental, and three o'clock made a three-level film. When Miss Dongfang was about to hold the finals, this kind of news was suddenly exposed, and it was obvious that there was a plan behind it.

Fang Yihua neither denied nor admitted, but said, "Miss Dongfang will ruin her reputation sooner or later."

Indeed, as Fang Yihua said, Miss Dongfang has exposed a lot of scandals in recent years. There are already four who have become **** stars in third-level films. This time, Kang Jianfei wants to use Aishwarya to create Miss Dongfang. International style. (To be continued..) uR1071