Chapter 83: The Movie Is Released
"Okay, I promise you! But, you promised it, I'm not short of this little money yet! And if this "Happy Ghost" can really reach a box office of 5 million, it can also strengthen my Shaw's momentum."
Shao Yifu may be old, but he is still quite decisive. This is equivalent to a gamble for Shaw Brothers who are now in Xishan. As long as it succeeds, Shaw Brothers will be able to recover from the quagmire.
The two continued to discuss some details for a long time, and finally maintained a share of 46%, which means that theaters accounted for 60%. As for the subsequent 40% of the box office, they will be distributed to Shaw Yifu 20%. Similarly, Shaw Brothers Cinema will initially set aside ten cinemas to play "Happy Ghost" during the Spring Festival period, and then they will see the box office strength displayed by "Happy Ghost" to add or decrease the cinemas.
A few days after planning the release period for "Happy Ghost", the school began its first semester final exam.
"That guy hasn't come to school for almost a month. It's so outrageous. He's almost finished the final exam and still can't come to study." Zhao Chen's head teacher was sitting on a chair at this time and said to other teachers fiercely.
"You don't know his academic performance. With his ability, you don't need to learn the knowledge of the third grade anymore. It doesn't matter whether you come or not!"
"If it's okay if it's an ordinary student, even if he's really good at studying, he won't dare to skip school so blatantly! Especially in the past month, Wen Biyu has been taken away. The principal is really, why don't he punish this guy? Many students have complaints!"...
The teachers expressed their opinions, and were obviously very dissatisfied with Zhao Chen. It was also true that Zhao Chen skipped classes so often and even took Wen Biyu away for fear. This would undoubtedly greatly affect the classmates, so these teachers naturally had a headache.
Not only did the teachers in Class 31 have a headache, but other classes were also affected, especially after Zhao Chen staged a single ride in the school, the football atmosphere in the entire school became quite hot. Almost every male student wanted to become a football master, and he fought the whole audience alone like Zhao Chen.
"You don't know that the principal cannot punish him, and it's too late to curry favor with him. Our school has also produced a celebrity. If you say it out in the future, not only will it be majestic, but the influence of the school will also expand rapidly. Do you think the principal will punish him! I just hope that he can come over during the final exam. As long as he takes the final exam, he will definitely be the first in the third grade. At that time, as long as he gets an abnormal score, we will also be faced in front of other teachers."
The Chinese teacher with a gentle face was silent before, but after the teachers finished speaking, they said this sentence "deeply immersed in the hearts of the people", which left the teachers with only a sense of powerlessness and expectation. Yes, as long as Zhao Chen gave all the full marks, which teacher would be dissatisfied. At that time, they would be able to praise Zhao Chen for teaching him, even if the facts did not match.
The final exam took place for two days, but Zhao Chen still came. There was no way. If he didn't come again at this time, the newspapers in Xiangjiang would probably report that he had scored zero points, and the title of the best student in the school would be implemented. In order not to be the last one, Zhao Chen had to come over reluctantly.
Of course, there is also the "credit" of my mother. For these older generations, it is easy to make a comeback only by studying. Before, my mother could tolerate him quitting school again and again, but the final exam would be different. If I really got a few zero points, my mother's face would not be able to be put aside.
No matter what it was for, Zhao Chen had to return to school.
When Zhao Chen appeared on campus, the teachers who had been "worrying" for him almost breathed a sigh of relief at the same time, just come. At the same time, they were quite excited and hoped that Zhao Chen could get such abnormal grades to satisfy the vanity of these teachers.
During the final exam, Zhao Chen only took 20 or 30 minutes to complete each subject, and then handed in the exam paper and continued to draw.
The invigilators received the instructions from the principal, so they naturally turned a blind eye, even if Zhao Chen did this, it would affect other students.
The final exams come and go quickly. Anyway, there is no pressure on Zhao Chen. This is just a small episode for him, and his focus is still on his career.
That is, when Zhao Chen took the final exam, the newspaper led by Ming Pao published the news about "Happy Ghost".
"The screenwriter of "Shanghai Bund" turns the gun head, and the new work "Happy Ghost""
"The new work of "Happy Ghost" by the well-known screenwriter Zhao Chen will be released during the Spring Festival"
"The comedy of the 1980s, the 10 Shaw Brothers theaters are screened together"
"I ran into "Happy Ghost" in the New Year, and the whole family was happy all year round"...
These newspapers were just a matter of time and reported them before Zhao Chen was ready. For a moment, "Happy Ghost" became famous.
"I heard that, Zhao Chen is going to make a movie!"
"Of course I heard that, I just don't know if it's good or not. After all, this is his first time writing a movie script."
"Don't you know that Zhao Chen's production must be a fine product! With the pearls and jades of "Shanghai Beach", it will definitely not be bad. When this movie is released, I will definitely watch it."
"You are right. Zhao Chen's movie works will definitely not be bad either! But I'm a little worried that it will be the ending of "Shanghai Bund" again."
"That's right!"
Two Zhao Chen's comic fans discussed Zhao Chen's movie debut "Happy Ghost", but at the end, they began to get entangled. It was really the ending of "Shanghai Bund" that was deeply rooted in people's hearts.
The ending of "Shanghai Bund" is a tragedy. The ending of the film actually killed Xu Wenqiang, which is a very evil for the audience who watch TV. Just like Jin Yong's "The Return of the Condor Heroes" Yin Zhiping became the "Dragon Knight", and Gu Long's "Little Li Flying Knife" Lee ** gave his beloved Lin Shiyin to others!
Fortunately, Zhao Chen is usually low-key enough, otherwise there would be no one to go to his house with gasoline at that time. But there are inevitably consequences. That is, many Hong Kong people who watched "Shanghai Bund" were confused at this time. They were afraid that Zhao Chen would have another big tragedy, so they had to wait and see for a while.
There is no such thing as winter vacation in Xiangjiang. Some are Christmas holidays, New Year's Day holidays and annual holidays. The three holidays together have about one month, which constitutes the so-called Spring Festival period.
Before Christmas, Zhao Chen also started to act, because no matter how much the media reported it, the movie "Happy Ghost" could not be on the front page. To make a big splash, it would inevitably require a larger media offensive. At this time, the "Tianxia Daily", "Tianxia Weekly" and "Girls Weekly" held by Tianxia Comics Company began to work together to call on readers to watch "Happy Ghost".
The way "Tianxia Daily" is published is similar to that of ordinary newspapers, but this report alone occupies half a page of newspapers. As for "Tianxia Weekly" and "Girls Weekly", a color page has been added. This color page is the promotional poster of "Happy Ghost". I believe most readers will read it.
The promotional offensive of Tianxia Comics can be said to be unique, and advertising in comics daily and magazines is the first time in Hong Kong. Of course, the effect is also amazing. At least many readers know about "Happy Ghost". As for whether they will watch it, I will say something else.
Of course, there are also consequences, and some readers will inevitably complain, but they are just complaining. They will continue to read what they should read, and they will buy what they should buy, unless they don’t like this comic.
Under the advertising and promotional offensive of Tianxia Comics and other newspapers, almost all Hong Kong people knew that there was a movie called "Happy Ghost". Some of Zhao Chen's fans even rubbed their shoulders and waited for the arrival of that day.
As soon as the Christmas holiday arrived, Jiahe and Shaw entered the scene of fighting each other again. This time Jiahe mainly played "Lin Shirong" by Hong Jinbao. As for Shaw, in addition to "Happy Ghost", there is also "Ecstasy Jade".
"Ecstasy Jade" is a erotic film directed by Li Hanxiang and starring Chu Xiangyun. Due to "Happy Ghost", it can only occupy the remaining six cinemas of Shaw Brothers, which makes Li Hanxiang, the big director, feel very unhappy. Li Hanxiang believes that except for Zhao Chen who is famous enough, the rest of "Happy Ghost" includes directors, the other directors, and the other directors are completely newcomers, not to mention that "Happy Ghost" is just Zhao Chen's film debut, and Zhou Runfa is also the first time he plays the leading actor in the movie. These factors add up to Li Hanxiang believes that "Happy Ghost" will definitely suffer a Waterloo in the box office.
Chapter completed!