1979: The child's mother is a celestial being.

Chapter 143 Great Victory (Please Subscribe!)
“Zhou Huimin, over here.”

"I'm coming."

Zhou Huimin ran up to her classmate, panting, and apologized first, "I'm sorry I'm late."

"It's okay, we've already bought the movie tickets for you. The movie starts in five minutes, let's go in quickly."

"Okay, thank you. I'll pay you for the tickets later."

"Small things."

Vivian Chow took the movie ticket from her classmate and walked towards the screening room. As she passed the ticket gate, she glanced at the two posters next to her.

Right behind them, Andy Lau and Leung Ka-fai also arrived together.

They also noticed the posters and display stands that the cinema had put up for "Shaolin Temple" and "The Cotton Robe". Liang Jiahui said, "I heard that the leftists took down all their other movies because of these two films. It seems to be true."

"Left-wing cinemas need to make money too, you know," Andy Lau chuckled.

Leung Ka-fai nodded in deep agreement, and then he and Andy Lau went through the ticket check and entered the screening room for "The Cotton Robe".

Meanwhile, the movie playing next door is "Shaolin Temple".

"It's starting, it's starting. I hope the martial arts films made in mainland China won't disappoint me, otherwise I'll never watch leftist movies again."

"Yes, I came here because of Mr. Chen's reputation. If this movie is like other mainland movies, I will never watch his movies again."

Soon, the opening credits for "The Cotton Robe" appeared.

Director: Ling Zi

Executive Producer/Screenwriter: Chen Fusheng
Starring: Xu Xiangdong, Lin Qiuping, Yu Ronggang
……

The film begins in the late Ming Dynasty. In order to control Shaolin Temple, the eunuch Wang Zhen sent Qi Tianyuan, a former disciple of Wudang, to lead a group of imperial guards to Shaolin Temple to seize their treasured cotton kasaya.

The Shaolin Temple was caught off guard. In order to protect the cassock, Abbot Yuanhui ordered his lay disciple Huineng to carry the real cassock and break through the encirclement, while he himself carried the fake cassock and threw himself into the sea of ​​fire.

Just then, someone in the theater shouted, "What the hell? That old monk really burned himself!"

"It seems like it really burned, not just a camera trick. Are mainland actors really this dedicated to filming these days?" Leung Ka-fai and Andy Lau were also shocked.

Vivian Chow and several classmates were also nervously watching the screen, barely daring to breathe.

Finally, after the scene ended, they breathed a sigh of relief and then excitedly began to discuss it.

"Great! Today was worth the trip, the movie was fantastic."

"Mr. Chen's script certainly did not disappoint."

"The director is also quite something, choosing to film these kinds of scenes practically. Aren't they afraid of burning the actors to death?"

“They definitely have protective measures in place, but I’ve heard that getting injured is commonplace when filming these kinds of action scenes.”

"Didn't anyone notice that the fight scenes in the movie were also very exciting? They're a completely different style from Cheng Long's."

"Yes, yes, I was just about to say that..."

Nearly two hours later, everyone reluctantly got up to leave, still discussing the matter.

Some people wanted to watch it again, but after seeing the poster for "Shaolin Temple," most of the viewers who stayed, aside from those who left, chose to buy tickets for the movie.

Vivian Chow and several of her classmates were among the latter.

Two hours later, after they finished watching "Shaolin Temple" and came out, one of the girls screamed excitedly:
"That little monk Jueyuan is so handsome, and his action scenes are so cool too. From now on, I'm his fan."

"You don't even know his real name, yet you claim to be a movie fan? You're probably not a real fan." "Of course I know! His name is Li Lianjie! I specifically checked the end credits."

"..."

……

Two flowers bloom, one branch each.

At Yanjing Railway Station, after a train from the north stopped, Zhou Wenqiong and her family followed the crowd off the train.

Yes, Zhou Wenqiong came to Yanjing again because she had made up her mind to apply to art schools. After telling her parents at home, they finally agreed, considering that her cousin and cousin-in-law would take care of her.

However, since she was asking for help, it wouldn't be right to leave without giving anything in return, even if it was a relative. So after Zhou Wenqiong started her winter vacation, her parents brought a lot of gifts and came to Beijing with her.

Oriental Film Export Company.

Chen Fusheng knew that his little cousin Zhou Wenqiong would come, but he didn't know that they had already arrived.

The company was in its early stages, and he, as the person in charge, was quite busy. Hearing the knock on the door, he looked up and saw Tong Jiang. Noticing that Tong Jiang was holding a fax, he immediately guessed, "Is there good news from Hong Kong?"

"Yes, Director Chen."

Tong Jiang's brows furrowed with excitement as he entered the room and handed the fax to Chen Fusheng, briefly explaining:

"Director Ling Zi's 'The Cotton Robe' has grossed HK$738.67 million in its first week of release in Hong Kong, a resounding success!"

"738 million in the first week... Good, good, good, that's a great victory. It seems we can start preparing the celebratory wine."

Chen Fusheng quickly took the fax and looked down at it himself, discovering that Ling Zi had not only reported on the results of "The Cotton Robe" but also...

There's also the competitor, "Shaolin Temple".

Since "Shaolin Temple" and "The Cotton Robe" were promoted together, they were naturally scheduled to be released on the same day, and both films had a 50/50 screening rate in the eight left-wing cinemas.

As for other films, even those currently showing, they were temporarily pulled from theaters to make way for these two films.

So, "The Cotton Robe" was released for a week, and "Shaolin Temple" was also released in Hong Kong for a week.

For the first three days, "The Cotton Robe" had higher daily box office than "Shaolin Temple," but starting from the fourth day, it was overtaken by "Shaolin Temple."

Of course, whether it was the first three days or the last four days, the box office of the two movies was neck and neck, with the daily box office being very close, so the total box office is currently about the same.

"Shaolin Temple" currently has 745.79 million views.

They're currently leading by HK$7.

"Not many!"

"Moreover, in just six months, movie ticket prices in Hong Kong have actually increased by two dollars. This is truly a capitalist society!"

Seeing Chen Fusheng put down the fax, Tong Jiang handed over another document:
"Director Chen, this is the script for the role in 'The Man from Earth' that you asked us to print."

"Okay, thank you for your hard work. I'm free for now, you can go ahead and get back to work."

After Tong Jiang left, Chen Fusheng picked up the script for his role, put it down again, and then said softly:

"Looks like I still have to go to the Beijing Film Academy!"

"It'll also help resolve my wife's cousin's art exam issue. She said she'd be coming over in the next couple of days, she should be here soon..."

(End of this chapter)