Rebirth of Xiangjiang Hidden Behind the Scenes

Chapter 233 "Antarctic Story"

When things in the island country were on track, Su Cheng rarely went to the cinema with Huo Jianning, Chen Ziqiang, and Liu Qing after dinner.

In addition to seeing how the cinemas here in the island country are different from those in Hong Kong and North America, I also want to personally experience being surrounded by people from the island country and watching pure Japanese films.

In the end, I chose the movie "Antarctic Story" starring Takakura Ken and Natsume Masako, which has been heavily promoted these days.

It is said that the investment in this movie was huge, 2.5 billion yen, which is about 11 million US dollars. At this time, it was about more than 80 million Hong Kong dollars.

Very generous!

I originally thought it was an adventure blockbuster. But after the movie played for more than half an hour, Su Cheng realized that there was an adventure, but the core content in it turned out to be "15 Adventure Dogs".

It is somewhat similar to "The Story of Hachiko" produced by Tengyue Entertainment. The core is telling the "dog story".

However, this "Antarctic Story" is not about warmth, but "extreme cruelty" in casually abandoning the "15 dogs that helped them".

Let it fend for itself!

That's all. They were still tied up and left in the ice and snow like Antarctica.

The male protagonist played by Ken Takakura wants to poison them to death even though he can't take them away. It's so sad and deplorable!

In order to "survive", this group of "dog expedition teams" supported each other in searching for food. Unfortunately, a place like Antarctica is vast, and at a glance, it is covered with glaciers.

Gradually, as time goes by, they "die" one after another.

When the next explorer visited, only "2 dogs" were left alive.

Throughout the whole movie, it seems that the protagonist has always been the "dog", and it is still them that touch people.

After leaving the cinema and on the way back, Su Cheng said, "How did you like it?"

"It's too depressing!" Chen Ziqiang said.

"What about you?" Su Cheng turned around and asked.

Huo Jianning said: "It's more cruel."

Nodding, Su Cheng said: "I'm afraid this is the gap between their understanding and interpretation of movies and ours."

However, at this time, Huo Jianning suddenly said: "Boss, I heard that China has joined the Antarctic Treaty and has a station there. Do you think this movie will involve a lawsuit?"

"Won't!"

Shaking his head, Su Cheng said: "Antarctica is an open, service-oriented region. The Antarctic Treaty is only to facilitate various countries to conduct inspections there. There will be no problems at all without touching the base. What's more, this

The filming of this film has already been completed.”

"That's true." At this point, Huo Jianning smacked his lips and said: "It takes three years to shoot a movie. The finished film is still like this. I really admire those investors, directors and actors. If you are an ordinary person, you will definitely not go through such trouble.

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Liu Qing rarely interrupted: "Mr. Huo, then you don't know something. I heard that in Hollywood, for many movies, it can take up to 4, 5, or 6 years from writing the script to investing, shooting, and releasing.

Even so, some films have to be exhibited at the three major European international film festivals before they can be officially released in North America."

"So scary!" Huo Jianning was really shocked.

Chen Ziqiang nodded and said: "It does happen. However, it can only happen once in two or three years! It is very rare for us to encounter it." After all, the movies shot by Tengyue are not too long. More

Don't talk about the release issue. We have our own theater chain, so we are so arrogant.

After saying this, Liu Qing asked curiously: "Master, do you think the box office of this movie will exceed that of "The Story of Hachiko" produced by our company?"

“Not realistic!”

Su Cheng shook his head and said: "The themes of touching and warmth have always been very popular, especially in the North American market."

After a pause, he continued: "However, it's hard to say here in the island country. Maybe, this movie will break the record."

When it first came out, Su Cheng paid attention. It is said that the current box office of "Antarctic Story" has accumulated 680 million yen. If the attendance rate does not change drastically, it is likely to exceed 5 billion yen.

That is a box office result of about 160 million Hong Kong dollars.

It can also be regarded as the mainland of the island country, and this year's movie box office topped the list.

Of course, this is only limited to films produced by local film companies in the island country.

There are three movies currently ranked at the top. The first one is "ET" produced by Universal and directed by Steven Spielberg, with a cumulative box office of 9.62 billion yen.

In second place is "Die Hard" produced by Tengyue Entertainment, with a cumulative box office of 3.8 billion yen.

In third place is "Rush Hour" produced by Tengyue Entertainment, with a cumulative box office of 2.7 billion yen.

In addition, "The Story of Hachiko" produced by Tengyue Entertainment last year had a total box office of 2.3 billion yen in the island country. "Back to the Future" had a total box office of 2.1 billion yen.

Jackie Chan's "Plan A" has a cumulative box office of 3.2 billion yen. "Food Truck" has a box office of 2.08 billion yen.

"The God of Death", which was a hit in North America, only had a box office of 530 million yen in the island country.

Although "A Chinese Ghost Story" starring Wang Zuxian was boasted by the island country's media, saying that Nie Xiaoqian was the most beautiful woman, the box office of this movie was only 203 million yen.

The most surprising thing is that "True Lies" starring Chow Yun-fat only had a box office of 390 million yen in the island country. The hit "Home Alone" only had a box office of 1.3 billion yen.

From this point of view, it is still a Jackie Chan movie, which is in line with the favor of island movie fans.

Even "The Eight Steps of Snake and Crane", which was not very outstanding in Hong Kong, still sold 1.98 billion yen at the box office in the island country. That year, it was equivalent to more than 53 million Hong Kong dollars!

"Drunken Master", box office of 1.9 billion yen.

Even the movie "One and a Half Moves", which did not make waves in Hong Kong, also earned 1.894 billion yen in the island country.

"Junior Brother Goes Out", box office of 1.14 billion yen.

In recent years, these movies alone have bolstered Jackie Chan's fame in the island country.

It is also for this reason that when filming "Cannonball Race", Hollywood allowed Jackie Chan to be with island actors, which was considered to be a box office guarantee for the island film market!

Otherwise, whether he can join the crew is still a matter of two things! From the perspective of Hollywood, a movie is just a business deal!

This is also the fundamental reason why the movies starring Jackie Chan are not ideal in Hong Kong, but Jiahe keeps finding Hollywood resources for him.

A bay island box office market. An island country box office market.

But it can make Jiahe make a lot of money!

With this money-spinner in hand, what are you afraid of?

(End of chapter)