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Chapter 129 Tsk tsk tsk! How lucky!
Moreover, this film actually explores the spirit of martial arts in its content!
The most prominent feature of this film is its updated concept of martial arts, which is rare in previous martial arts films.

A more contemporary and up-to-date concept of practical combat spirit is explored in this film.

Xia Tian's character, Chen Zhen, mentions the word "fighting" multiple times in the film, without being confined to the term "martial arts."

Of course, the reason why this movie is so popular and has been watched by countless young people, even repeatedly, is not only because Xia Tian did a good job fighting and acting.

The other characters are also vividly portrayed, with real flesh and blood.

For example, Chin Siu-ho, then there's the portrayal of Funakoshi Fumio, the Japanese martial arts master, and then there's Nakayama Shinobu!
The character of Shinobu Nakayama is so brilliant. She is pure, sincere, and devoted. She travels all the way to China to find her lover, and after giving everything, she returns to Japan to wait for her lover, not knowing if she will ever see him again...

There are so many wonderful things about it! It's almost heartbreaking!

Later, when he arrived in Hong Kong in the summer, he learned that during the film's promotion, newspapers were spreading rumors about him and Shinobu Nakayama!
Indeed, the summer version changed some content compared to the original script. The main change was after Chen Zhen and Funakoshi Fumio had their duel in the wild... In the original script, their feelings were expressed but kept within the bounds of propriety, and then Mitsuko left a letter and returned to Japan to wait for Chen Zhen.

Summer thought this was a bit too far-fetched, and that it was too polite.

We're all martial arts practitioners, and we're even sleeping in the same bed, what are you talking about?

The summer part has been changed to... cough cough cough, after which, Mitsuko left a letter and left.

He really did it for the sake of the plot and the characters. After all, the filming was very clean – the two of them lay down, and then the camera cut to daylight, without any intimate scenes!

But the rumors are really getting hyped up!

Paparazzi even managed to interview Shinobu Nakayama, who hadn't left Hong Kong after filming wrapped, and the young woman did indeed say a lot of things like "I admire summer, she's my ideal type".

That guy, well, he's even more like... bringing glory to G!

Summer never thought about creating scandals, but the paparazzi were much more interested in it than he was!

Every day, four or five stories of varying lengths are created!

She can even make up things like "Nakayama Shinobu vowed never to marry and wait for summer"!
Summer: No, can you guys talk about basic principles? Even writing a novel requires logic!
It turns out... the person who orchestrated this scandal was Ah Ying?!

Summer: Ah Ying?! What are you doing?!

Ah Ying: Ah Tian~ I'm doing this all for the good of the movie! After all, I'm the president of Sunshine Films~ and I've discussed it with Sister Yun and Fei Fei~
What did you two discuss? Sell me out?!

Summer felt a little awkward but also relieved – at least Ah Ying is now a mature boss and knows how to use her husband to boost box office sales!
The original "Fist of Legend" was released in Hong Kong in December 1994. It cost HK$25 million to produce, but it was pulled from theaters after only 16 days and its final box office was only HK$1478 million, which can be described as a complete failure.

It's similar to the story above, "A Single Blade That Could Topple a City," but not quite as tragic.

However, the DVD sales of "Fist of Legend" around the world were very good, demonstrating its popularity in the international market.

However, in the summer, the movie grossed 2300 million in just one week in Hong Kong!
Critics have also given it very positive reviews, praising its realistic action style, well-developed and compelling characters, and intricate plot lines that are both clear and subtle, making it unforgettable.

It is also said that Chen Zhen in "New Fist of Fury" is brave and resourceful, does not reject modern culture, and persuades people with reason, which is extremely rare in the Chinese action film genre.

There are many stories about martial arts, but very few capture the spirit of "heroism" like this!

In short, the praise was very powerful!
As for the box office in mainland China, all I know is that it's very good, but I don't know exactly how good—the accounts are a mess!
Some cinemas that have just started operating on a self-sustaining basis have even engaged in "box office theft," which involves letting people in, collecting their money, but not counting it as a ticket, and then "rounding down" it when reporting the figures.

The inland area is too large, and there are still many aspects of the newly revised revenue-sharing model that haven't been properly streamlined.

take it easy.

At least the long queues outside the cinema every day gave the struggling cinema a breather.

This can be considered a small achievement in the revenue-sharing reform.

They struck while the iron was hot in the summer and agreed to bring "Home Alone 1" to China for revenue sharing next year.

This fulfilled a wish of mainland movie fans.

……

The movie enjoyed great success after its release, so I stopped paying attention to it in the summer.

He has recently been paying attention to the overseas expansion of Lushu Walkman.

The Lushu is quite solid in appearance and materials, and the quality is good.

But at this time, the quality of "genuine" international brands like Sony and Aiwa was also very good.

The only advantage of deer is its low price—only one-third to one-fifth of their price!

The Hong Kong and overseas versions of the Deer-like creature portable phone feature a "deer-antlered zebra" standing on auspicious clouds, head held high and neighing in the center of the fuselage—actually a deer-like creature, resembling a horse with a white head, markings like a tiger, and a red tail. It's difficult to get a very clear image of it, otherwise it might look more like a zebra.
In Hong Kong, Ah Rong and Joey Wong were chosen by Milan to star in the TV commercial. Their costumes were modern-day Ning Caichen and Xiaoqian, using a Walkman to play music and defeat the Tree Demon Granny—a bit nonsensical!

The advertisement was broadcast on both ATV and TVB, three times a day, morning, noon and night.

They sell very well in Hong Kong. Whether it's Summer, Ah Wing, or Lao Wong, they're all very popular here!

Moreover, the Walkman has a cool design and good quality, so it's worth buying! Just to give Brother Tian a break!
The feedback from distributors in Southeast Asia has been very positive, and we should be able to bring back several million dollars in foreign exchange.
That can be considered a contribution to the country.

……

That day, Brother Yong drove Xia Tian and his bodyguard Xiao Chen out of the city.

As I passed the department store, Xia Tian heard kids on the sidewalk shouting, "Your mother's head is like a ball, you kick it all the way to the department store. The department store sells balls, but what they're selling is your mother's head..."

Summer: Huh?! Are kids these days really this wild?

Similarly, there's this: XX's fart shook the heavens and earth; it blew all the way to Italy. The King of Italy was watching a play, smelled the fart, and was very pleased. He declared that whoever farted the smelliest would become a professor, and whoever farted the loudest would become the principal!
And another thing: On a white Sunday morning, old men scavenging for scraps lined up. At the police's command, they rushed into the garbage heap, tattered shoes and socks flying everywhere. They got five yuan, bought pesticide, and toasted to their deaths—no one would chase them!
When the sun rises, I climb the hillside; when I reach the top, I touch the power lines; and I touch a high-voltage line. That high-voltage line will send me to the gates of hell!
This was probably the prototype of what would later become rap.
In the summer, I went to the filming location outside the city at an invitation to visit the set.

As mentioned before, wasn't Li Lianjie's manager fed peanuts?

He got scared and realized it was better to have a powerful backer. So he started going back inland to film together.

The film crew I'm going to visit this summer was invited by Wang Jing; it's the set of the movie "The Kung Fu Cult Master" which he's directing!
Wang Jingren was very slick and clever.

When he came here to film a movie, he thought of paying his respects to the local authorities—although Li Lianjie was from the mainland, he had no connections in the mainland film industry.

After all, he came from a martial arts school!

So Wang Jing thought and thought and finally thought of Brother Tian'er!
Having arrived here, he had gained some understanding of Xia Tian's status in the inland areas—he even began to suspect that Xia Tian was a second-generation Hong!
They had a strong official background, so through Ah Ying's connections, they strongly invited Xia Tian to visit the film crew.

I really want to see it in the summer. This movie has some grand scenes, and there are quite a few people I know in it!

Rumors circulate that "The Legend of the Condor Heroes: The Demon Cult Leader" was only filmed in eight days, but that's impossible!
The scene of the six major sects fighting the Five Elements Flag of the Demonic Sect alone was a large-scale production that couldn't have been filmed in eight days.

As far as Xia Tian knows, the crew has been filming in Yanjing for more than half a month!
Actually, the film was shot over 100 days, from the hottest time of August to the coldest time of December.

This was also Wong Jing's first time filming in mainland China (co-production). It was said to cost HK$5000 million and had a crew of nearly a thousand people, making it the largest-scale martial arts film production in the 90s!
It's all because of the popularity of martial arts novels!

In 92, Wing Shing made two "Royal Tramp" movies with Stephen Chow, which were huge box office hits.

So, wanting to replicate the success, this film, "The Demon Cult Leader," was created.

To ensure a box office hit, the director was still Wong Jing, and the female lead was also Chingmy Yau and Sharla Cheung, who had appeared in "The Deer and the Cauldron".

However, this film differs from "The Deer and the Cauldron" in that it was filmed in Yanjing (Beijing), so a large number of mainland actors participated in the production.

For example, the Golden Lion King who appears for a few minutes in the opening credits is played by Yan Huaili, who played Sha Wujing in the 86 TV series "Journey to the West".

Ji Qilin, who plays Zhu Yuanzhang, Yu Yankai, who plays Cheng Kun, and Shao Wanlin, who plays the White-browed Eagle King, are all mainland Chinese actors.

The most eye-catching actress is Sun Mengquan, who plays Abbess Miejue. She previously played the role of Li Wan in the CCTV version of "Dream of the Red Chamber".

The contrast is striking!
This is also an acquaintance that Xia Tian mentioned!

I've worked with both Sha Wujing and my sister-in-law Li Wan before; we're very familiar with each other!

The actresses in this film are all stunningly beautiful. Gigi Lai, at the age of 22, is in the prime of her youth, and the scene where she removes her veil is truly breathtaking.

Zhang Min's portrayal of Yin Susu in the opening credits is incredibly convincing, perfectly capturing the essence of a woman burdened with bitterness and malice, and brimming with scheming.

Later, she played Princess Zhao Min. In men's clothing, she was heroic and spirited, and in women's clothing, her features were exquisite. In particular, the scene of her turning her head and smiling has become a classic scene that countless viewers can never forget.

And there's also Chingmy Yau, a regular collaborator with Wong Jing, playing Xiao Zhao...

However, Xia Tian remembers that the film ultimately only grossed over HK$11 million at the box office, making it the worst-performing of Li Lianjie's six films that year.

Although another classic film released this year, "Tai Chi Master," didn't do well at the Hong Kong box office, it was at least a success overseas.

However, this version of "The Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber" was a complete flop. It did not appear on the list of the top ten highest-grossing Chinese films, whether in Taiwan, Singapore, or South Korea, which caused the planned sequel to be canceled.

Zhao Min and Zhang Wuji's promise in Dadu was now a promise that would never be fulfilled!
Oh, by the way, I heard last summer that Lizhi Investment in F Real Estate lost everything!

To cover her losses, Li signed several film contracts with Yongsheng and worked non-stop for him...

Wow! How lucky they are!
(End of this chapter)