Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

Compared with Wong Jing's "The King of Luck", Eric Tsang's "Brothers of Wolf and Tiger" obviously received more support from film schedules.

After acquiring Shaw Brothers Cinemas, Bao Shaogang continued to increase his bets and bought four new theaters.

At this time, the total number of theaters in the Baojia Cinema Line has reached forty, which is twice as fast as New Oriental Cinema Line.

In order to completely defeat Lin Daoqiu, Bao Shaogang can be said to have done enough publicity for "Brothers of Wolf and Tiger".

He has spent millions of dollars on advertising, and has been taking turns advertising in newspapers and magazines, as well as radio and television stations all over Hong Kong.

Including the number of theaters in the Baojia Cinemas chain, it is more than Lin Daoqiu's New Oriental.

This time Bao Shaogang believes that "Brothers of Wolf and Tiger" will definitely be able to crush "Unlucky Gambler".

At the same time as "Unlucky Gambler" was released, Eric Tsang and Shi Tian also attended the premiere of "Brothers of Wolf and Tiger" with their crew.

When asked by a reporter about this time he was competing against "The King of Bad Luck Gamblers".

Zeng Zhiwei and Shi Tian looked very humble.

"This is our first movie in the Baojia Cinema. It's just started. We don't have too many extravagant expectations. We just hope that the audience will support it."

Although they have switched to Bao Shaogang, Zeng Zhiwei and Shi Tian were both from New Oriental before.

Even Bao Shaogang and Lin Daoqiu were fighting to the death secretly.

But on the surface, they, wage earners, can't just go off the field and criticize each other.

After all, Lin Daoqiu was also their previous boss. There is a saying that says, "Leave a thin line today so we can meet again tomorrow."

Although both Zeng Zhiwei and Shi Tian think this way, whether Lin Daoqiu thinks the same as them is a matter of opinion.

The next day, when the box office results of "Brothers of Wolf and Tiger" were released, they were immediately delivered to Bao Shaogang's desk.

Forty theaters received a box office of 2.3 million on the first day. From the looks of it, this "Brothers of Wolf and Tiger" will definitely have no problem breaking 10 million.

"Congratulations, Mr. Bao, it's only a matter of time before our movie "Brothers of Wolf and Tiger" breaks 10 million, and it's even possible to reach 20 million."

Liao Wenxiang looked at Bao Shaogang with a flattering look on his face. He was very optimistic about the box office results of the movie "Brothers of Wolf and Tiger".

However, Shi Wenyan on the side looked expressionless.

"What do you think?"

Bao Shaogang obviously didn't take Liao Wenxiang's opinions to heart at all. He simply turned around and asked about Shi Wenyan.

"The box office results of "Brothers of Wolf and Tiger" on the first day were pretty good, but because of the full release in Baojia, the highest attendance rate was only 80%, and most of the rest were hovering around 70%..."

Just looking at the box office results of "Brothers of Wolf and Tiger" on the first day, it seems to be pretty good.

But if you look deeper, you will find that the attendance rate of this drama is very different from those of those blockbuster movies.

At least in terms of star appeal, Eric Tsang and Stone are still far behind Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung.

“Is there any way to increase attendance?”

Bao Shaogang immediately understood the meaning of Shi Wenyan's words.

If the attendance rate of a play continues to fail to increase, the number of performances will definitely have to be reduced.

However, since Bao Shaogang is in charge of Baojia Cinemas, he can completely ignore the attendance rate of "Brothers of Wolf and Tiger" and force this drama to maintain its full-line release status.

"Newspapers, magazines, TV stations and radio stations have done all the advertising and promotion they can. If the attendance rate cannot increase within five days, I suggest that we cut down on the number of shows."

Shi Wenyan gave her professional opinion. After all, the drama "Brothers of Wolf and Tiger" has no dazzling stars, and there is nothing particularly attractive about it.

The combination of Eric Tsang and Shi Tian can only be regarded as average in the Hong Kong film industry at this time.

If Bao Shaogang had to forcefully lift them up, I'm afraid the gains would outweigh the losses in the end.

"Liao Wenxiang, I'll give you a month. People from New Oriental will dig hard for me. No matter who it is, as long as they are sure to come to Baojia, the signing bonus will be doubled."

Bao Shaogang has realized that he does not have any super stars, so it will be difficult to win over Lin Daoqiu.

Although relying on the number of theaters of Baojia Cinema Line, it will not lose to the opponent.

However, once Lin Daoqiu makes any big move, I am afraid that the box office performance will exceed that of Baojia Cinema. This is not what Bao Shaogang wants to see.

"I know Mr. Bao, I have been contacting some directors and actors during this period. I believe that good news will come soon."

When Liao Wenxiang went to dig up Sammo Hung, he accidentally offended him, and was scolded by Bao Shaogang afterwards.

This time, he changed his mind and even went to consult Shi Wenyan. It can be said that he was fully prepared at this time.

"Axiang, if you can't do it well this time, then Baojia won't need your help."

Bao Shaogang's words shocked Liao Wenxiang, because he knew very well that Bao Shaogang was definitely a person who could do what he said.

Liao Wenxiang nodded in agreement, already thinking about speeding up the pace and not dragging it out like this.

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"Yesterday's box office results for "The Bad Luck Gambler" are here. Please take a look."

Not long after the box office results of "Brothers of Wolf and Tiger" were released, the box office results of "The King of Luck" were also released.

"It looks pretty good."

The records in Lin Daoqiu's hand show that the box office result of "The King of Bad Luck" yesterday was 1.5 million.

And he had just heard that "Brothers of Wolf and Tiger" had a box office of 2.3 million, and they lost a total of 800,000 on the first day.

Li Maowen was a little worried. After all, there was a gap of 800,000 yuan between the two dramas on the first day. He was afraid that he would only lose more and more in the future.

"Don't look at me like this. My expectations for "The King of Luck" are actually not high. If this drama can break 10 million, I will be very satisfied."

After Lin Daoqiu put down the document in his hand, he looked at Li Maowen with a smile.

In fact, the cast of the drama "Unlucky Gambler" is not very good. The combination of Fu Sheng and Xie Xian actually has limited appeal at the box office.

As for the heroine Zhong Chuhong and the supporting actor Guan Zhilin, they have no appeal at all.

Under such circumstances, Lin Daoqiu can still be satisfied that "The King of Luck" can exceed 10 million in box office.

"Tell Wang Jing that if "The King of Bad Luck" can break 10 million, I will hold a celebration party for him."

I don’t want to put too much pressure on Wang Jing, after all, this drama is just Lin Daoqiu’s experimental product.

As for losing to Bao Shaogang this time, it is reasonable. After all, the other party has twice as many theaters as him.

Moreover, the movie "Brothers of Wolf and Tiger" is not a bad movie. If you lose, you lose. You can just think of ways to win it back later.