Huayu 1992, my entertainment era

It was now mid-September, and "Tazza" had been released for nearly a month, but the box office was slow.

Considering that October is not a peak season for the box office and Hengyu did not have any suitable movies to take over, Zhou Ziheng did not withdraw the movie from theaters, but allowed it to continue to be shown in theaters.

At present, the total box office of "Tazza" has reached 31 million, ranking fourth in this year's Hong Kong local film rankings.

The top three are "Rumble in the Bronx" with 56 million, "Firestorm" with 45 million, and "The King's Woman" with 35 million.

Stephen Chow is Stephen Chow, the box office king in Hong Kong. Even though "Tazza" was released for about a week longer than his, its box office data was still surpassed by it.

Plus there will definitely be more blockbuster movies in the second half of the year, so this movie should be ranked around fourth or fifth this year.

However, Zhou Ziheng was already very satisfied with this.

It was unexpected that a new director like him could achieve such good results with his first film.

As the box office data of the movie gradually became clear, in late September, many film producers once again approached Zhou Ziheng, hoping to obtain the film's screening rights in other regions.

After some negotiations, Zhou Ziheng also sold the film's screening rights in many regions.

They are all buyouts.

Zhou Ziheng did not expect to get a share of the profits.

Hong Kong films these days are all sold on a buyout basis, and Zhou Ziheng cannot be an exception, even though he is very popular.

Although they have almost become irreconcilable enemies with the Hong Kong circle.

But we have to admit that Zhou Ziheng also benefited from the Hong Kong film Twilight.

The overseas revenue of "Tazza" in various regions in Asia is very good.

It was sold for 2.7 million RMB in South Korea.

Five million in Japan.

Taiwan has 14 million Taiwan dollars, which is about 4 million RMB.

Other regions such as Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, etc. are around two million.

The total foreign income is around 14 million.

In addition, the copyrights of the videotapes and VCDs were packaged and sold to Meiya for a total of 10 million.

Since Hengyu produces and sells its own products in Hong Kong, it is calculated that Hengyu made a profit of about 40 million from the movie "Tazza", which is a very considerable profit overall.

As for the mainland, Zhou Ziheng never thought that this movie could be released in the mainland.

A big reason why he opened his company in Hong Kong was to avoid audit.

At that time in mainland China, film censorship was extremely strict.

Even though Zhou Ziheng thought he had some connections, he was unwilling to be blocked.

Take the play "Tazza" for example. If it were in mainland China, it would be impossible to film it, let alone release it.

……

On September 20th, Zhou Ziheng finally completed the recording of his new album "Heart Too Soft" and the MV.

After finishing the record, he rushed back to Hong Kong as soon as possible.

Although the project of "Tazza" has been completed, Hengyu cannot sit idle.

Such a big cinema chain like Hengyu Cinema is eagerly waiting for the movie!
Although he still has a "Die Hard 3" on his hands, this movie won't last long.

After this movie was released in October, there were no more movies in theaters.

Although Zhou Ziheng has discussed cooperation with Wanwan’s film company, Wanwan’s films will be screened in theaters during the period.

But Wanwan Movies is just like that at this moment. If they have to rely on Wanwan Movies to keep the market going, they might as well just close the cinema chain.

Therefore, Hengyu Film must take action now.

It’s not a matter of shooting one movie, at least two movies should be shot at once.

One will be released following Die Hard 3, and the other will be released during the Spring Festival.

Zhou Ziheng is still very jealous of the Spring Festival period.

A detailed look at Hong Kong’s annual box office charts.

Almost all the year-end champions appear during the Spring Festival period.

Even if they are not the champions, most movies released during the Spring Festival can occupy a place in the top three.

In fact, many times, more than half of the top five movies are Spring Festival movies.

Although there is still some time before the Spring Festival, in fact, major companies in Hong Kong have already begun preparing for the Spring Festival.

The movie that Golden Harvest Cinemas prepared for the Spring Festival is "Simple Mission", the fourth film in Jacky Cheung's box office-winning "Police Story" series. Wong Jing's Oriental Cinemas invited Tsui Hark and Leslie Cheung and has already started planning "The Big Three".

Needless to say, Yongsheng's blockbuster Stephen Chow's "From Beijing with Love" has already started filming.

In order to get a piece of the pie, Zhou Ziheng had to rush back to Hong Kong in person to make plans for the company for the next six months.

"Benny, I didn't expect you to come to my company. Aren't you afraid of being ostracized by your peers?"

In the office of Hong Kong Hengyu Film Company, Zhou Ziheng looked at the man opposite him with curiosity.

The man opposite was none other than Benny Chan, the director of Sambo Pictures' "One Nite in Mongkok" which Zhou Ziheng had attended before.

"It's fine if I'm excluded! What I want most is to make money and have movies to shoot."

Chen Musheng sat on a chair, his long hair covering his eyes, making it difficult to see his expression.

Zhou Ziheng really didn't expect that he had just had an impulse and offered quite good conditions to recruit a director.

He thought that because he was excluded by the Hong Kong circle, no directors would come to him, but unexpectedly he got a surprise.

Benny Chan may not be the best Hong Kong director.

But he is definitely a first-rate director.

There are many representative works in later generations.

His joining is definitely a timely help for Hengyu, which is short of directors.

“I won’t say more. I hope we can work together in the future and create better movies!”

Zhou Ziheng welcomed his arrival.

"Let me make it clear first, I came here because you won't interfere with my filming."

Chen Musheng stood up, shook hands with Zhou Ziheng, and stated his conditions bluntly.

“Don’t worry, we won’t interfere with your filming.

And you can rest assured about the treatment. Our treatment of creators is absolutely top-notch in the industry. We will give you a certain share of the profits for the plays you write and direct.

If you want to make more money, make a movie that is a box office hit!"

Zhou Ziheng smiled.

After a pause, he asked, "We are planning to release a new movie in October or December, following Die Hard 3. Do you have any ideas?"

Chen Musheng didn't say anything, but silently took out a document that was obviously a script from his briefcase.

"You came prepared!"

Zhou Ziheng took the script with a smile.

"Stormtroopers".

After taking a look at the name, Zhou Ziheng calmed down and read it carefully.

After just reading the beginning, Zhou Ziheng felt a familiar feeling in his mind.

He has seen this play.

Although the version he watched in his previous life was slightly different from the script, it was basically the same.

The show was originally supposed to be called "Stormtroopers: Street Rage".

Andy Lau was also nominated for the Best Actor Award at the Academy Awards for this film.

In addition, this movie is the beginning of Chen Musheng's film style.

This is an ensemble film.

It tells the story of a police assault troop with different personalities and divided morale, who, under the leadership of Captain Andy Lau, become the vanguard to defeat the enemy. Each character is extremely distinct and profound, which makes people applaud.

Chen Musheng's style in camera use also began to emerge, with neat and crisp chases and gun battles, and skillful and smooth camera switching without losing the sense of elegance, which can be seen everywhere in his later works.
It was this film that made Benny Chan a famous action film director. Like Johnnie To's later film PTU, Police Story also portrayed a police force in Hong Kong. However, unlike PTU which focused on atmosphere and posing, the very successful gun battle scenes and character portrayals in Police Story are what make it attractive.

“Can you film it by December?”

Zhou Ziheng looked at Chen Musheng.

"Okay!" Chen Musheng nodded.

Since he has brought out the script, it naturally means that he is confident that the filming can be completed before December.

“What is the investment budget?”

(End of this chapter)