Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

I'm afraid no one could have imagined that a TV series and a movie released in March would actually kick off the police and gangster movies in Hong Kong.

The early police and gangster films in Hong Kong were all very crudely shot.

It can be traced back to the 1960s. At that time, Hong Kong society had just stabilized, but there was a huge gap in people's living standards. Due to the popularity of movies, citizens were no longer satisfied with listening to radio dramas or Cantonese opera.

And because of the huge gap between the rich and the poor, ordinary citizens hope that there will be characters in novels who fight against injustice and rob the rich and give to the poor. Therefore, early police and gangster movies appeared in response to the needs of this market.

The police movies at that time were all based on the famous detective novel "The Mysterious Cases of Sherlock Holmes". The protagonists were all detectives, and their characteristics were windbreakers, felt hats, pipes, and shoulder-strap pistol pouches.

Most of the plots use "inferential" dialogue to explain the development of the story. The handling of gunfight scenes and actions in the movie can be said to be quite rough.

Later, as feminism attracted people's attention in society, the "Killer" and "Black Rose" series of movies also came out.

These female-dominated movies are very different from the usual masculine image of male detectives.

It was replaced by the image of a kind-hearted woman who is gentle, virtuous, intelligent and good at fighting, and then added some martial arts and funny plots, which were deeply loved by the public.

In the 1970s, due to Bruce Lee's relationship, kung fu movies began to be popular among the world, and the market for police and gangster movies was slowly shrinking.

If it weren't for the golden combination of Jackie Chan and Lin Daoqiu, I'm afraid no one would be optimistic about the success of this "Police Story".

Because Jackie Chan dared to go back to Hollywood to film, after attending the premiere, he didn't even know the box office results of "Police Story" on the first day, so he flew out the next day.

"Mr. Lin, the box office of "Police Story" is out, 2.95 million."

Li Maowen personally delivered the box office record of "Police Story" to Lin Daoqiu's desk.

He seemed very excited, because this meant that New Oriental was very likely to have another movie with a box office of over 30 million.

Even Lin Daoqiu did not expect that "Police Story" would be so popular. You must know that "The Best Partner" has just been released not long ago.

Pointing to the seat opposite him, Lin Daoqiu seemed to be in a good mood.

"Mr. Lin, New Oriental has not had many strong films on its schedule recently. I think that those films whose attendance rate is less than 50% can be downgraded to free up more screens for "Police Story."

Li Maowen has a strong premonition that "Police Story" will definitely break through the box office of 30 million.

Even though it's not the Spring Festival, since New Oriental and Baojia Cinemas don't have any strong films on the schedule, it can be said that "Police Story" has taken advantage of the right time, place and people.

"Okay, you can handle this matter."

Most of the movies released in New Oriental at this time were shot by the company itself.

For other independent film producers, the first choice is Baojia Cinemas, because there are enough theaters there, and they will naturally be allocated more screens.

As soon as the box office of 2.95 million on the first day came out, Lin Daoqiu actually realized that "Police Story" must have no problem if it exceeded 30 million in box office.

He even secretly thought that if he could figure out a way to pull it off, he might be able to make "Police Story" the first movie to hit a box office of over 40 million since the opening of Hong Kong.

And just when New Oriental was still excited about the box office of "Police Story".

Bao Shaogang, his rival from Baojia Cinema, couldn't help but get furious because of this incident.

"Before, "The Best of Us" has already exceeded 30 million at the box office. Now you are telling me that "Police Story" will probably also exceed 30 million. So I want to ask, what are you doing?"

The Chinese New Year has just ended, and Bao Shaogang is still in a good mood, even though he was outed by "The Best Partner" before.

But Bao Shaogang felt that this might be New Oriental's last chance to shine.

Because Shi Tian, ​​Zeng Zhiwei, and Tsui Hark, these three people have been poached by themselves, New Oriental should be seriously injured.

What he didn't expect was that despite all his calculations, he failed to realize that there was a traitor on his side, which made Bao Shaogang very dissatisfied.

Shi Tian and the other three were all called to his office by Bao Shaogang.

As soon as they entered the door and saw Bao Shaogang's expression, they knew that today would probably not be a good day.

"Bao Shao, Lin Daoqiu's ability to write scripts is obvious to all. "Police Story" can break 30 million, which is actually normal."

Shi Tian took this matter very seriously, and he even thought it was completely normal.

When Lin Daoqiu first came to Hong Kong, Master Qian broke the box office record of Hong Kong movies.

The theater chain he now controls requires money and people, so how could it fail to produce blockbuster movies?

Bao Shaogang turned his head and glanced at Shi Tian, ​​whose words made him feel very harsh.

It can be said that Lin Daoqiu has been regarded by Bao Shaogang as his biggest enemy, so if someone says good things about Lin Daoqiu in front of him, he must feel uncomfortable.

Both Eric Tsang and Tsui Hark are very timid. They dare not say these words in front of Bao Shaogang, and they still say this even when they know that the other party is angry. Isn't this sincerity to make the other party unhappy?

"Mr. Shi, according to your opinion, when Lin Daoqiu's movie comes out in the future, we will have to stay away from it?"

Bao Shaogang asked Shi Tian almost with anger.

Quietly, he tugged on Shi Tian's clothes, signaling him not to get in trouble with Bao Shaogang at this time.

"It's hard to say that you are retreating, but if you want to defeat Lin Daoqiu, it can be said to be very difficult."

Shi Tian's words made Tsui Hark and Eric Tsang close their eyes. Didn't he know that saying these words would make Bao Shaogang even more unhappy?

In fact, everyone who knows Shi Tian knows that even though he usually plays minor characters in movies, he is actually a very arrogant person.

There are not many people in the film industry that he can admire, but Lin Daoqiu happens to be one of them.

Whether a movie is good or not, different people will view it from different perspectives.

But when consensus cannot be reached, box office revenue must be one of the criteria for measurement.

Obviously, in the eyes of most viewers, the movies made by Lin Daoqiu are more popular with them.

"Next year, I hope that the three of you can bring me good news during the Spring Festival next year."

Although Bao Shaogang didn't say it explicitly, his implication was already obvious. For him, defeating Lin Daoqiu was the most critical and important thing.

At this time, the pressure suddenly came to Shi Tian and the others.