Chapter 307 Qiang Qiang Threesome
Meet Johnnie Du?
Zhang Chen still has expectations.
Lao Du was his favorite director in his previous life. Being able to meet him in person in this life is a dream come true.
And in terms of film techniques alone, Lao Du also has two skills, and Zhang Chen admires him very much.
No matter what this guy shoots, the angle is always weird.
The killers he photographed are different from other killers, and the thieves he photographed are also different from other thieves. He also likes to play with fatalism, which makes people feel inscrutable.
Seeing that Zhang Chen had no objection, Boss Yang promised to arrange for them to meet.
Starting from the next day, Zhang Chen followed Liang Jiahui and began to travel to various theaters in Hong Kong for the road show of "Hurricane Rescue".
Hong Kong people are star-chasing, but not particularly star-chasing.
After all, the place is too small and you encounter them often.
You can bump into them when you are shopping, you can bump into them while eating, and you can bump into them when you go to the vegetable market.
That’s why Hong Kong calls these people artists, not celebrities.
It’s just a career.
Bai Gu has been popular for a long time, but even when he was at his most popular, the box office of his movies was only over 20 million.
It is unrealistic to expect Tony Leung to attract many people to the cinema. His acting skills are good and he is still the best actor, but his appeal is just that.
It is Zhang Chen who can really drive the box office.
Zhang Chen’s previous films have done well at the box office in Hong Kong and have already accumulated a number of movie fans.
Every one of the great directors in Hong Kong has made bad movies, but Zhang Chen has not yet.
Every one of his works is considered a work of conscience, so movie fans trust him very much.
Hong Kong has a total of seven cinema lines and 306 screens, but now is not the worst time. By 2024, there will be less than 60 cinemas left, and the number of screens will also drop sharply to 282.
So it is doomed that Hong Kong’s box office is not high. It is completely incomparable with the domestic box office which easily exceeds 100 million or even billions. After all, the whole city only has a total of 3 million people.
This time, all 7 theaters for "Hurricane Rescue" have been negotiated.
In other words, "Taken" will be shown in every theater in Hong Kong.
Even the Broadway theater chain, which they had trouble dealing with, was not spared.
The Broadway theater chain is the property of Anle Film and Television. Anle Film and Television and Star Entertainment are not very close to each other, but it does not affect the release of rival movies.
If you don’t release such a popular movie and let other theaters show it, then the audience will not choose your theater. In the long run, the theater cannot afford to lose money.
In Hong Kong, theater chain owners are basically the producers. If the producer is not the theater chain owner, it is easy to get stuck during the release.
Emperor has its own theater chain, and Golden Harvest also has its own theater chain.
This is similar to the mainland.
The mainland is also following this process. Huayi Brothers is the producer involved in theaters, and Wanda is setting up production and distribution for theaters.
Even Zhang Chen himself has this idea, otherwise why would he encourage the coal bosses his father knew to set up movie theaters? When he gets the theater license, and those movie theaters join, his theater chain will immediately Can gain momentum.
The two of them visited Jiahe's six cinemas in one day, which is considered the largest in Hong Kong.
“Are you tired?” Huo Wenxi accompanied him throughout the two days.
"Fortunately, by the way, Miss Huo, it is more convenient to buy things in Hong Kong. I want to buy some gifts for my family to take back..."
"Oh, that's easy. Let's go to Wan Chai. There are many shopping malls there. You can buy whatever you want. It's time for dinner, so we can go there to eat."
Huo Wenxi drove, The three of them came to Causeway Bay.
"This is Causeway Bay. Do you think we should eat first or go shopping first?"
"Causeway Bay?" Zhang Chen heard this familiar name.
There are almost no boys of his age in the Mainland who don’t know Causeway Bay, Chen Haonan’s territory.
Chen Haonan is known as the leader of Causeway Bay, which sounds very impressive, but he has always been curious about what Causeway Bay is like.
“Well, let’s take a stroll first. We can also try some delicious food...”
“Okay, if you want to try Hong Kong’s traditional food, it’s not far ahead. There is a Xin Kee Che Zai Noodles, which is an authentic time-honored brand..."
Here in Hong Kong, Kee generally represents family inheritance. Xin Kee Che Zai Noodles is probably a noodle shop passed down by a family named Xin.
Zhang Chen was interested in food and other things, so he dragged the two of them to ask questions.
Is this place prosperous?
Of course it is prosperous.
But it is different from the tall ones in the mainland. Hong Kong is small and land is expensive. The area here is measured in feet.
This results in the fact that the shops in Hong Kong are not large, but they are arranged one after another in a well-proportioned manner.
Especially for neon lights and signs, there is no emphasis on aesthetics at all. The main thing is to be visible.
Every one of them is colorful, especially at night. Although it is very chaotic, it creates a unique beauty of Hong Kong.
Hearing that Zhang Chen wanted to go around Causeway Bay, the two parked the car and walked along the road with him.
Strictly speaking, this is Zhang Chen's second visit. The first time was when he was promoting "Shark Beach" and he and Fan Xiaopang passed by in a car, but it was daytime and he didn't stop.
Now that I am down to earth here, I am still a little excited.
There can only be one Haonan in Causeway Bay, and that is me, Situ Haonan.
Hahaha~
If he shouts this line loudly at this time, he will definitely be regarded as a fool by the people around him.
But that’s youth, isn’t it?
It didn’t take long for Zhang Chen to be disappointed.
After walking around, he realized that the entire Causeway Bay was only about one square kilometer, which disappointed Zhang Chen. The territory controlled by Chen Haonan was only about the size of a residential area in the mainland.
This...
The gap between reality and ideal was too big, and Zhang Chen couldn't accept it for a while.
It is said that the Bolan Street controlled by Thirteenth Sister is even smaller. Suddenly, Zhang Chen felt that Hongxing was quite low.
……
The next day, Zhang Chen came to Phoenix TV.
I agreed to Dou Wentao to record an episode of "Qiang Qiang Threesome", which can be regarded as a way to promote "Hurricane Rescue".
It was still the familiar small round table and familiar people. Zhang Chen happily greeted the two of them.
Dou Wentao and Liang Wendao were still dressed as elites. The three of them sat around a small round table with three chairs, chatting over tea.
It’s still the same as before, there are no fixed topics or scripts, everyone can talk wherever they want.
This Zhang Chen is familiar.
In Taiyuan, the locals call this "Biao Bandan".
This time "Three's Company" is still recorded and broadcast, but the cycle is very short. It is recorded today and will be broadcast tomorrow. This is why Zhang Chen agreed to come once, otherwise you will not broadcast it until a week later. "Hurricane Rescue" 》It has long since lost its popularity.
Liang Wendao: "Are you here specifically to promote the movie?"
Zhang Chen: "It doesn't count. Our company's new film "Kowloon Walled City" is going to be shot in Hong Kong, so I will Came along by the way.”
"Oh, I know "Kowloon Walled City", the one you used to slap Hung Jin-po in the face?"
"Haha, that's right."
"Can you tell me about you and Hung Jin-po? Grudges? "The selling point of a show like "Three's Company" is all kinds of gossip, so they dare to talk about anything.
Zhang Chen shrugged indifferently: "Actually, it's not a big deal. It's just that there were some differences over the action style during "Hurricane Rescue". Hong Jinbao thought I was disobedient, so he took his people out... …”
“What happened next?”
"Later, I found another expert, and everyone knew that "Taken" was called a work that redefined action movies. In addition to the gunfight scenes, the action scenes also played an important role..."< br>
"Master? Are you very powerful?"
Zhang Chen nodded.
"How powerful is it?"
Zhang Chen thought for a moment, as if he was organizing his words: "Probably at the level of Zhou Billy. It may not be accurate, but he is very strong in actual combat~"
Ruian is a martial artist who studies the traditional martial art Pencak Silat. He does not participate in the competition because he is a coach and referee and is not allowed to participate in the competition.
As for actual combat, he has served in the Indonesian Marine Corps Gendarmerie, and has joined the Secret Service to protect the president. He can be considered an expert in Indonesia.
Having served in the Marine Corps, he is also a master of Ouchi, so his actual combat ability cannot be inferior.
“So you’re clamoring for a chance to compete with “Slay Wolf”?”
“That’s not clamoring. Hong Jinbao made his own “Slay Wolf”, didn’t he just want to compete with me in the ring? , I know, they originally booked it to be released in October, but I don’t know why it was changed.”
What Zhang Chen said is true, "Slaying the Wolf" has really changed its schedule.
Huang Baigao is not stupid. The popularity of "Hurricane Rescue" is at its peak, and "Slaying the Wolf" cannot afford to compete head-on with him.
Although hyping the feud between Hong Jinbao and Zhang Chen can bring a wave of traffic to the movie, it is more likely to be beaten to a complete defeat.
So Wong Pak Kao wisely withdrew the film, and immediately moved it to February next year, which happened to be the day when "Kowloon Walled City" was expected to be released.
(End of this chapter)