Dreams of the Fragrant River

If you want to know how bad the box office of the summer 1993 movies was, you can look at the movies released at the same time as "The Sixth Sense". ∷∷,

Du Qifeng invited three stars, Anita Mui, Michelle Yang, and Zhang Manyu, to shoot "Three Heroes of the East" for Huang Baiming's Xincheng Film Company. The total remuneration of these three female lead actors was more than 8 million.

After the release of "Three Heroes of the East", it sold 810,000 on the first day, 640,000 on the second day, and more than 200,000 on the third day. After 5 days of reducing the number of screenings, Xincheng Cinema had to drop "Three Heroes of the East" ahead of schedule, and the box office in this port was only a pitiful 1.93 million.

Hong Jinbao's "A Sword of the City" is slightly better. The film starring Di Lung, Anita Yuen and Yang Liqing beats "Three Heroes of the East" at the local box office of 1.97 million.

Celebrity director, the box office of a movie is 1.93 million, and the box office of a movie is 1.97 million. It's almost like crying to death. The street has saved a new realm.

Looking at the box office of these two films, you can understand why so many Hong Kong film production companies have closed down this year. Who is willing to do business at a loss!

In contrast, "Chasing Boys", which was invested by Taiwan's Changhong Company and created by Wang Jing invited stars from Hong Kong and Taiwan, although the plot is tacky and the jokes are old-fashioned, it still broke the 10 million mark at the box office. Coupled with the overseas box office and sales of videotapes, "Chasing Boys" can still make a small profit.

It is worth mentioning that Liu Zhenwei helped Wang Jiawei to make up for the leak of "East and West". This movie, which was made by the original crew of "Evil and Poison in the West" in their spare time, was completed in just over 20 days, and it actually sold more than 24 million at the box office.

Actors. Apart from Cheng Long and Zhou Xingchi, Li Lianjie has the strongest box office appeal. He and Yang Dengkui co-produced "Fang Shiyu" and "Fang Shiyu Sequel". The box office sold more than 30 million and more than 20 million respectively, all of which entered the top ten of this year's Hong Kong box office.

As for Zhou Runfa and Leung Ka Fai. The box office of the movies they starred in fluctuated, the comedy and action genres were high, and the literary genre was relatively low.

Just as Hong Kong's summer holiday season was full of grief, Kang Jianfei's new film "The Sixth Sense of Spirituality" was released.

In sharp contrast to the rush of "A Sword in the City" and "Three Heroes of the East", "The Sixth Sense of Spirituality" was crowded with audiences on the first day of its release. Although there are many viewers who think it is not good-looking, there are more people who like it. The box office in the first week is as high as 16.92 million.

"Film Biweekly" published the special topic of this film at the first time, and there were as many as four light and film reviews, which carried out in-depth analysis from different perspectives such as plot, light and shadow, composition, sound effects, and acting skills.

have to say. Kang Jianfei has already been treated as an international master. Many details in the new film have been over-interpreted by film critics, and some of the so-called meanings have not even occurred to him.

In addition to the excellence of the film itself, the acting skills of Huang Qiusheng and the little girl Cai Zhuoyan were also highlighted. A film review wrote:

"After ten years of hard work, Huang Qiusheng's acting skills are not what they used to be. When he played the knife boy in "God of Gamblers", his acting skills were young and immature, but his performance in this film is very vivid. He is proud of the psychiatrist , remorse, persistence, giving up, pain and relief are all revealed. The whole process of transformation is natural and profound, especially the look in his eyes when he looked at his ring finger at the end, the shock and suddenness are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

The young actor Cai Zhuoyan is another highlight of the film. The kind of loneliness and indifference that does not match the age. It's hard for you to imagine appearing on a 10-year-old girl, Cai Zhuoyan's eyes have a chill that pierces the soul, she will make your cold vest go cold.

There's a Hollywood joke: don't make movies with kids or dogs. The reason is that they will behave unexpectedly. Either ruin the whole film and make everyone give up; or perform exceptionally well. Stealed the protagonist's head.

The most exciting thing in this film is the rivalry between Huang Qiusheng and Cai Zhuoyan. in the church. The confession scene with two actors, one big and one small, is definitely one of the most classic scenes in Hong Kong in the past ten years..."

This film review highly praised Cai Zhuoyan's acting skills, and believed that Kang Jianfei had discovered a good seedling for the Hong Kong film industry again, but did not know how much headache Kang Jianfei had when the little girl slapped dozens of times at every turn.

Even if it is a dog, every scene is shot dozens of times and dozens of times, it can still be a good acting. Fortunately, Cai Zhuoyan suddenly became enlightened halfway through the filming, otherwise the film would not be able to catch up with the summer season, and it would have to be finished in the second half of the year.

It's a pity that Hong Kong movies focus on the word "fast", and there are very few directors who can endure dozens of actors.

Attitude is everything, why did Hong Kong films flourish this year?

It's because the attitude of the filmmakers has changed.

Why has Cheng Long been popular for so long? In addition to his humorous fighting style, he also takes every scene seriously in his films, which is extremely rare in the impetuous Hong Kong film industry.

In another time and space, "The Sixth Sense" was the second-highest box office in North America in 1999, with a North American box office of nearly 300 million US dollars and a global box office of nearly 700 million.

Even with such a high box office movie, Kang Jianfei can't guarantee that it will be popular in Hong Kong. Many details were converted into Hong Kong style during the shooting.

A famous product must be a high-quality product. This is the subconscious idea of ​​people.

Kang Jianfei's great reputation has attracted countless audiences to watch this movie seriously, otherwise Hong Kong audiences really don't have the patience to watch slow-paced movies.

So even if many people don't like it, "The Sixth Sense" has a very high evaluation among film critics and ordinary audiences. This good reputation is converted into a box office boost through publicity, such a virtuous circle.

In Taiwan, there is a shortage of film sources this summer. Half a month after the release of "The Sixth Sense of Spirituality" in Hong Kong, Judeng Company completed the Mandarin dubbing and hurriedly released it in Taipei.

Compared with the Hong Kong market, "The Sixth Sense of Spirituality" is obviously more in line with the appetite of Taiwanese audiences, and this film has received rave reviews there. Coupled with the upsurge of the director's new work in "Jurassic Park", Taiwanese media brought Kang Jianfei and "The Sixth Sense" to the sky.

Originally, "The Sixth Sense of Spirituality" was only shown on the Oriental Cinema Line (Taiwan) and the Central Cinema Line, perhaps because there were no good films to show. Several other theater companies demanded after seeing the "Sixth Sense of Spirituality" selling well. show this film.

Taiwan originally had five major theater chains. In the past two years, Kang Jianfei and Yang Dengkui cooperated to build an Oriental theater chain. In total, there are six major theater chains. "The Sixth Sense of Spirituality" is now being shown in these six theaters at the same time. Taiwanese audiences can walk into any theater to see the film, which is an unprecedented feat for Hong Kong films!

Even if the other four theaters have a relatively low number of films, it still causes insufficient copies of "The Sixth Sense of Spirituality". It is too late to make copies temporarily. The major theaters can only arrange copies through the deployment of scenes. A copy basically has to be shown in three different theaters in rotation.

"Other movies sell stars, and Kang Jianfei's movies sell directors. There is no doubt that Kang Jianfei is the most favorite director of Taiwanese audiences, no one." - "China Times Evening News"

"Kang Jianfei's films have a charm that will attract you to watch patiently, which is very different from those Hong Kong films that rely on fighting and comedy as their selling points." - "United Daily News"

"It is difficult for some people to understand why Lin Qingxia and Lin Fengjiao chose a married man at the same time. The answer is already obvious. Talents and beautiful women are naturally attractive." - "Star Entertainment Weekly"

The praise of "The Sixth Sense" by the Taiwanese media is somewhat deformed, which is due to the poor quality of the recent Hong Kong films released in Taiwan. I'm not afraid of not knowing the goods, but I'm afraid of comparing goods with goods. Compared with those bad films, "The Sixth Sense of Spirituality" instantly becomes taller.

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On the plane from Taipei to Hong Kong, the three girls were flipping through several newspapers, each of which had articles praising Kang Jianfei in the entertainment page.

Xie Jinyan said admiringly: "Godfather is amazing, his new movie is a big sale again."

This girl has an unreliable father, and her mother divorced and remarried early. When life fell into despair, it was Kang Jianfei who came to the rescue and wrote a song himself to make her a popular singer, which moved Xie Jinyan so much.

After Kang Jianfei took possession of her body, Xie Jinyan tied all his feelings to Kang Jianfei, not only regarded him as a lover, but also regarded him as a brother and a loving father. In Xie Jinyan's heart, Kang Jianfei is the most perfect and outstanding man, and he should obey him as a matter of course.

With a charming smile on her face, Yang Caini looked at the photo of Kang Jianfei in the newspaper and said to herself, "We've been to Japan for so long, I don't know if my godfather misses us, I must give him a surprise when we go back this time. ."

Xie Jinyan also smiled and said: "Yes~www.wuxiaspot.com~ a big surprise. Originally, my godfather was going to open the bud for Xuan Xuan last time, but unfortunately something was delayed, this time I must make up for it. Hehe, when the time comes. Our three sisters are all godfather's women."

"I'm going to die, say this on the plane, be careful of being overheard." Xu Ruoxuan blushed and said shyly, thinking of being played all over her body by her godfather, she couldn't help herself.

Speaking of which, although the three girls are big stars who are half as popular in Asia, their personal lives are very pitiful. A lot of time is spent in rehearsal, singing, recording, publicity, announcements, and commercial performances. There is very little leisure time, and it is difficult to communicate with outsiders.

The most private entertainment of the three girls is to use the method taught by their godfather, playing and comforting each other on the bed, making out while imagining that they are with their godfather.

Xu Ruoxuan has heard the beauty of the two friends and her godfather countless times, and every time she said it, she felt itchy, regretting why she didn't beg her godfather a few times, please come and enjoy her body and let her experience being a woman. of happiness.

This time, I must give myself to my godfather, Xu Ruoxuan thought silently in her heart. (To be continued..)u

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