Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

The Ocean Theater was extremely busy today because the premiere of "The Karate Kid" was chosen to be held here.

After all, this theater is one of the leading theaters of the Golden Harvest Cinema Line, so it is only natural to choose this premiere venue.

Before seven o'clock in the evening, Yuen Biao and Sammo Hung, dressed in suits, arrived at the theater early. At this time, they had not yet developed the habit of walking on the red carpet, so they went in directly as soon as they arrived at the theater.

It was completely different from the nervousness he felt when he first became a leading actor. This time Yuan Biao seemed very stable. Although he was still very excited, he was not too nervous.

"I just received the news that all the screenings of "The Karate Kid" have been sold out."

The theater manager looked very happy. You should know that only when a movie by the Hui brothers is released in a year, the theater will be fully booked on the first day.

The theater's attendance rate directly affects whether their bonus at the end of the month will be larger or smaller, so the theater manager naturally hopes that the theater will be full every day.

As for Yuen Biao, if "Kung Fu Kid" can really break through 10 million in the end, then he can be called the number one martial arts star in Hong Kong.

"Don't worry, this movie is even better than "Master Qian". I believe the audience will like it very much. You have to have confidence in yourself."

Others may not know it, but Sammo Hung saw it clearly. Although Yuen Biao looked calm, he was actually very nervous because this "Kung Fu Kid" was very important to him.

"Of course I'm relieved." Yuan Biao replied with a smile.

Another piece of good news for "The Karate Kid" is that during the period of their release, there were no strong films released.

Except for Shaw Brothers' "The Legend of Heaven and the Dragon", which is slightly famous, the other films are just cannon fodder and do not pose any threat at all.

And even for "The Legend of Heaven and the Dragon", Zou Wenhuai and others all agreed that this kind of martial arts movie, which is almost outdated, would definitely not get any good box office even if it didn't compete with "The Karate Kid".

Thanks to someone as smart as Fang Yihua, she keeps making movies like this. Could it be that she really doesn’t understand what the audience likes to watch now?

"Mr. Zou and the others are here."

As the most important drama in Jiahe this year, Zou Wenhuai will naturally come to the premiere of "The Kung Fu Kid" to support it.

He Guanchang was still by his side, and the two were inseparable. When they reached the second floor, Yuan Biao, Sammo Hung and others were already standing at the stairs to greet them.

"Mr. Zou (Mr. He)..."

Zou Wenhuai smiled and nodded, then walked up to Yuan Biao and Sammo Hung and patted their shoulders.

"It's up to you tonight."

Zou Wenhuai has great confidence in "The Karate Kid", and he was the first to think of the idea of ​​breaking 10 million box office.

In order to achieve this goal, he has even removed some movies with poor box office or average box office before the release of "The Karate Kid".

The purpose of this is to free up more screenings for "The Karate Kid", and in the past few days, three hundred thousand yuan has been invested in advertising.

Now that everything that needs to be done has been done, it’s time to see what kind of surprise "Kung Fu Kid" will give them next.

"Mr. Zou, please rest assured that we will not let you down. "The Karate Kid" will definitely be a hit."

Sammo Hung patted his chest, with an expression of assurance on his face.

Zou Wenhuai didn't continue talking. The movie was about to start and he was going to the box on the second floor to watch the movie.

At the same time, the Emerald Theater on the other side is also star-studded tonight.

As the leading theater of Shaw Brothers, Fong Yihua decided to put the premiere of "The Legend of Heaven and the Dragon" here.

The male and female protagonists of "Eternal Dragon Sword" all appeared tonight, but the strange thing is that Fang Yihua did not appear, and director Chu Yuan was asked to take her place.

"I heard that the theaters in Jiahe are full."

Gossip is the nature of most people, especially in this kind of competitive relationship, people want to know what the opponent's situation is like.

When the movie was about to start, Guo Youhua, who was sitting in the front row, vaguely heard someone behind him discussing the sales of "The Karate Kid."

Not only Guo Youhua, but also Chu Yuan heard it. He immediately turned around and glared at the two girls who were gossiping. As soon as the other girl saw that the director was angry, she was so frightened that she immediately shut her mouth.

In fact, Chu Yuan also knew that in the fight between "The Legend of Heaven and the Dragon Slayer" and "The Kung Fu Kid", he would definitely lose completely in the end, but he still agreed to Fang Yihua.

First, because this drama is divided into two parts, it doesn’t matter if the upper part fails, because there is still a lower part.

The second reason is that Fang Yihua originally agreed to let Guo Youhua play Zhao Min.

Originally, Guo Youhua's schedule was very tight and she basically didn't have much time. Therefore, in the first half of "The Legend of Heaven and the Dragon Sword", she did not appear until the end of the film. In the second part, she only had more scenes.

But even so, there are still many fans who come to see Guo Youhua. The previous "Master Qian" and her recent role as Rongrong in the hit "Chu Liuxiang" have accumulated a large number of fans for her.

While filming "The Legend of Heaven and the Dragon Slayer", there was an episode.

In the previous life, it was Jing Li, the original first sister of Shaw Brothers, who played the role of Zhao Min in "The Legend of Heaven and the Dragon Sword".

There was a scene where Zhao Min and Zhang Wuji fell into a trap. The original plot was that Zhang Wuji took off Zhao Min's clothes to scare her into revealing the location of the agency.

But when Guo Youhua came to act, she took the initiative to propose to Chu Yuan, hoping to change the way.

Guo Youhua actually did this out of selfish motives, that is, she was worried that Lin Daoqiu would be unhappy when she saw the scene.

Originally, Chu Yuan was not very happy at first, but after thinking about it, he finally switched to Zhang Wuji and tapped Zhao Min's smile point, which made her unbearable, and then revealed the location of the mechanism.

In fact, actresses at this time will inevitably encounter such a situation, but most people will choose to compromise.

But Guo Yuhua is different, because she is now regarded as the most popular actress in Shaw Brothers, and Fang Yihua intends to make her into an image of a pure actress, so Chu Yuan is willing to change the scene for her.

Otherwise, given his temper, he would be too lazy to care about this and would definitely find a way to film according to the original script.

When the film was halfway through, everyone discovered that Guo Yuhua had not appeared yet, which made the fans who wanted to see Guo Yuhua very dissatisfied.

In fact, it's not that Chu Yuan didn't want Guo Youhua to come out earlier, but firstly, it was because her schedule was too tight, and secondly, because Zhao Min appeared late in the play, and she didn't appear until Zhang Wuji became the leader of the Ming Cult and brought people down the mountain.

That's why Zhao Min only showed up when the play was almost over.

And hearing the comments from the audience behind him made Chu Yuan feel even more depressed.

Because those audiences have already begun to express their dissatisfaction in the theater, and when they go out, they may express it even more unscrupulously.