This kiss, as light as a feather, passed by without any ambiguity, leaving only a faint residual warmth. Chen Jianan's ears turned red because of this, not because he was thinking wildly, but because he had never been treated so tenderly since he was a child, so he was a little at a loss what to do.
After a long silence, he seemed to remember something, and asked in a low voice, "Little Qiao, do you have any good brothers in that world?"
Qiao Wen was slightly taken aback, only to realize that he hadn't thought of Lin Nan for a long time, time is indeed a powerful thing, some people and things will always be slowly forgotten by time.
He didn't forget Lin Nan, but he didn't think about it often.
He nodded and said: "Well, I also have a good brother who grew up together. But before coming here, he was no longer alive."
Chen Jianan said: "Maybe he went to another world just like you."
Because of Qiao Wen's experience, it seems that all farewells can leave people with a good expectation.
Qiao Wen also hoped so.
The two stayed alone on the boat for half a day, and they didn't set off for the return journey until their stomachs were gurgling with hunger.
The threshold for making movies in this era is very low, and the review is very simple. During the post-production, Qiao Wen started to run to the theater, because the pre-heating was sufficient, Li Xingchen and Su Zhizhi were famous enough, and the owners of major theaters were willing to open their doors for this movie, just because Wennan Films is a new In the company, Sun Dayu is also a little-known new director, and there are not many films scheduled at the beginning.
He was not in a hurry. After the movie was officially released, he asked his own people to watch it. Based on the amount of readings of Hong Kong movies in his previous generation, he knew that the style and rhythm of this movie were basically stable. . Then a trial screening was held in a small theater, and dozens of media outlets, as well as several film critics and columnists were invited.
The preview also invited Li Xingchen and Bai Fangfang to the scene, giving the media and writers enough face. After watching the movie, each reporter and author left with a lot of spiritual and material satisfaction with the generous gifts prepared by Wennan Films.
The film was released two days later, and major newspapers and magazines had already praised the film in advance. Many young people who love movies couldn't wait to rush into the theater to enjoy this long-awaited masterpiece.
There are many people who follow the crowd, and the number of fans of the original "Bravely Entering the World" is also quite large. What's more, although this movie can't be said to be perfect, its quality is definitely top-notch, especially the martial arts designed by Chen Jianan, which is real and entertaining. The media has begun to use the "New Taipei Style" to define Chen Jiaban.
In just a few days, movie tickets have become hard to come by, and the owners of major theaters no longer bother to care about Tengxing Films, and hurriedly increase the number of films.
For a while, whether it was newspapers, magazines, or teahouses and cafes, this hot new movie was the most talked about and written about. From Li Xingchen, Bai Fangfang, to Chen Jianan and his Chen Jiaban, and even the behind-the-scenes boss Qiao Wen, they are all people's gossip.
For such a grand occasion, Qiao Wen was still calm, but Chen Jianan was much more excited. After all, this was his first film in theaters as a martial artist.
People who didn't even read the newspapers have recently read the film reviews in the newspapers every day. When they see that the martial arts is well done, they are elated, and when they are criticized that the martial arts are inferior, they are dejected. Fortunately, out of the ten comments, nine were all praises, so the opening was far more than the disappointment. In addition, Qiao Wen was always in his ears, praising him for doing a good job. I'm pretty confident in doing this myself.
There are dozens of films released at the same time as "Bravely Entering the World", the most popular of which is "Heaven and Earth Heroes" directed by Peng Guang with a beard. The male protagonists are all big names in the film industry. He has also made a lot of movies, and he can be regarded as a great director. Although his reputation is mediocre, he has been a box office champion for several times and has a great reputation.
The two films are considered to be of the same type. "Heaven and Earth Heroes" was released two days earlier. Because Tengxing has a strong momentum and Lu Handong is used to domineering in the industry, the theater boss dare not lose face. Originally, half of the film schedule was given to "Heaven and Earth Heroes".
In just a few days, the word-of-mouth of "Bravely Entering the World" has fermented, and it is hard to get a ticket.
No one has trouble with money. In the beginning, it was the bosses of a few theaters who took the risk of offending Lu Handong and secretly moved part of the filming of "Heaven and Earth Heroes" to "Bravely Entering the World". Seeing this, other bosses naturally couldn't let it go. If you don't make money when you see the opportunity to make money, follow suit immediately.
So in just ten or so days, the schedules of "Heroes of Heaven and Earth" and "Bravely Entering the World" have been completely dropped.
In less than a month, "Bravely Entering the World" has become the undisputed box office champion, and it has thrown off the second-ranked "Heaven and Earth Heroes" by more than half.
"Damn! Did you make a mistake, why is the box office so low?"
When "Bravely Entering the World" was in full swing in theaters, the office of the general manager of Tengxing Films was full of clouds.
Lu Handong glanced at the box office statistics table handed over by his subordinates, and fell angrily on the mahogany table.
The subordinate was a young man less than thirty years old, wearing a suit and leather shoes, and wearing a pair of gold-rimmed glasses. He looked like a highly educated elite, and even his eyes were shining.
This person is exactly Lu Handong's belly, whose surname is Wu and whose name is Zhunyun.
Wu Zhunyun replied unhurriedly: "Brother Dong, everyone in Hong Kong is now discussing "Bravely Entering the World". It's true that not many people watch this movie."
Lu Handong said unhappily: "It doesn't matter how many he is, as long as he can make the box office, how did he do it before? Forgot?"
Wu Zhunyun said: "Brother Dong, it's different this time. The theaters want to make money from the popularity of "Bravely Entering the World", and there are too few films for "Heaven and Earth Heroes", so there is no way to directly fake it."
Lu Handong sneered: "These bastards, they collected my money so neatly, but the bridges across the river were demolished very quickly." As he spoke, he raised his chin and said sadly, "Go back and find someone and a few big theaters. The boss drinks tea and asks them to shoot the film, and the box office will be done."
Wu Zhunyun said: "I understand."
Lu Handong said angrily again, "Ah Guang is also useless, he can hire any big star for him, and the film he makes can't do the first film of his new company."
Just as he finished speaking, the phone on the table rang. He frowned, and motioned to Wu Zhunyun: "Ah Yun, you take it."
Wu Zhunyun nodded, took a step forward, picked up the phone, and said politely, "Hello!"
Hearing the answer from the other side, he silently mouthed to Lu Handong: "It's from the fifth master."
A gloomy and irritable look flashed across Lu Handong's face, and he mouthed back: "You handle it."
Wu Zhunyun nodded, said a few polite words to the phone, hung up the phone, and said, "Brother Dong, Lord Wu is asking about the money this time."
Lu Handong snorted, and became irritable: "Hurry up, they can handle it themselves if they have the ability. Tens of millions of them are washed clean, thinking it's as easy as washing clothes? They don't dare to spend black money, they don't dare to spend it."
Wu Zhunyun said: "Brother Dong, they also said that you should be careful recently and don't touch the money that has not been laundered. The ICAC has just been established, and I am afraid it will be investigated by Inspector Hong. Nian was also very active, especially that Inspector Zhou, who said he was afraid that we would be found.”
Lu Handong said disapprovingly: "Hey, Lu Handong has been around for more than ten years without incident, if the boat capsizes, it would have capsized." He paused, and then said, "I asked you to check on Fifth Master, do you have any clue? He is a grasshopper on a rope, because he has been hiding in the dark for many years, it is too unreasonable. We must find out his identity, and even if the boat really capsizes one day, we have to bite him and share the burden."
Wu Zhunyun frowned and said, "I don't have a clue yet, but Hong Kong City is so big, as long as you do a few things for them, you will always follow the clues to find out the other side's details."
Lu Handong nodded, leaned hard on the executive chair, picked up a cigar, put it in his mouth and lit it, curled up the corners of his mouth, showing a cold expression: "Lu Handong is not at the mercy of others, the old fox wants to keep It's not that easy to handle me."
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Wu Zhunyun also said: "Brother Dong is right." As if thinking of something, he said, "By the way, the contract between Li Xingchen and Baozhutai expires next month, we talked to him before, He never agreed."
Lu Handong frowned: "He signed a contract with Liangzi Nan?"
Wu Zhunyun shook his head: "It is said that I don't know yet, his contract is held by his cousin, and he probably wants to raise the price. Now that his first movie is a big hit, his net worth will definitely increase. Wennan should think of a way Leave people behind."
Lu Handong raised his brows thoughtfully: "His cousin? The Li Xinghai who eats, drinks, prostitutes and gambles every day and swaggers around in the name of his cousin?"
Wu Zhunyun nodded: "That's right."
Lu Handong sneered: "At first, I didn't think much about signing Li Xingchen. It's hard for anyone to tell if a TV star turns into a movie. Since his first movie was a big hit, then I have to have this guy. Speaking of which, I have to have Sensitive Pretty Boy Nan and the others to help me cultivate talents! What should I do? You should know, right?"
Wu Zhunyun nodded: "Don't worry Brother Dong, it will be done soon."
Lu Handong exhaled a puff of smoke, and said Yingyingly: "Ah Yun, you are the most at ease in doing things. You don't have to worry, as long as you have a mouthful of rice, you will never just let you drink porridge. In time, the big The city of Hong Kong will be decided by the two of us."
Wu Zhunyun said, "Thank you Dong Ge."
While Lu Handong started to think about intrigues and tricks, the two bosses of Wennan Films have been immersed in the joy of box office sales. In less than a month, the box office of "Brave in the World" has reached 4 million. Usually, a movie is released for about a month. Movies with good box office can be postponed to two months at most. The total box office of "Brave in the World" Breaking six million is obviously not a problem at all.
This box office is really nothing to Qiao Wen, who has experienced the explosion of the mainland film industry. In the 1970s, a small Hong Kong city could reach this amount. If there is no accident, there is almost no suspense that it will be the box office champion of the year. In his memory, the first Hong Kong film in the real world to break the box office of tens of millions was Jackie Chan's "Junior and Brother" in 1980.
The box office of more than 6 million yuan, excluding the cost, earned less than half of the money. For him who has made several windfalls in the past two years, it is actually not a big number. For their company's film business, it is is a perfect start. And this is the result of everyone's hard work for several months, which is far more satisfying than getting rich overnight by speculating in stocks and land.
Of course, Qiao Wen had to admit that the matter of land speculation was also very good.
While the box office continued to boom, the Haitian Yise project was completed. Because it was written by Ouyang Yuan, this row of 20 luxury villas is also a landmark building by the seaside of Hong Kong City.
Qiao Wen and Chen Jianan kept a set. It is a bit far from the commercial area, there are no trams and buses, and you have to rely on private cars and taxis to go out. For those who can afford a villa, this is not a problem at all, but it is a big problem for the two parents. The neighbor's tea restaurant has a good business, and the elders of the family will never give up their jobs and live in a distant villa to bask in the sun and enjoy themselves.
Therefore, this house can only be Qiao Wen and Chen Jianan's vacation home.
In order to celebrate the completion of the new home, the two specially invited a group of friends and brothers to hold a house warming party.
While waiting for a friend to come to the door, although Chen Jianan had seen it several times, standing in this luxurious mansion, he couldn't help but want to roll on the spot with joy.
"Little Qiao, is this really our house?" He lay on the ground in a large shape, looking at the ceiling and sighing sincerely.
The polished marble floor, the bright crystal lamp, the spiral staircase, and the large terrace facing the sea are like a dream. Mingming had only moved out of the city for more than a year, and the gloomy tenement house already seemed like something happened in the previous generation.
Qiao Wen shook his head amusedly, went up and kicked him: "Brother Feng Zihui and the others should be coming soon, you should get up and greet the guests properly."
Chen Jianan stood up with a beautiful carp: "Got it." He said hehe, "You think Brother Feng envies us so much? He just thinks about his brothers in everything, otherwise he will leave the city and stand on his own The portal, like the prostitutes, is living a good life."
Qiao Wen: "Brother Feng has been in the Hexing Club since he was thirteen or fourteen years old, and he has feelings for the club. If he lets go, what will happen to so many brothers under him?"
Chen Jianan nodded: "Brother Feng is just too loyal. He thinks about everyone but not himself. This kind of spirit is always willing to bow down."
Qiao Wen sighed: "No matter what, Brother Feng is in the Walled City, and the common people's lives should be better."
"That's true. Although we came out by ourselves, we also hope that the neighbors in the neighborhood can live a good life."
While the two were talking, the iron doorbell rang outside. Chen Jianan pulled Qiao Wen and ran out to open the door.
There were a dozen or so people at the gate, they were the brothers Chen Jiaban and Jiang Yufeng, plus one Lin Huihui.
"Brother Nan Gewen, good luck in moving to a new house, lucky star photo in the golden nest!" The brothers shouted.
Chen Jianan waved his hands and said, "Come in."
Jiang Yufeng handed a painting in his hand to the two of them, and said: "Awen Anan, this is a gift from Brother Feng for your new house. You are a rough man who doesn't know how to paint. It was picked by Axue. Do you like it?"
Qiao Wen took the painting and said, "Choose by college students, of course it's not bad."
Lin Huihui also rushed forward, and handed a super large gift box to Chen Jianan: "Awen Anan, this is a pair of vases I specially picked for you two. Congratulations on your housewarming, and congratulations to you both! Build a love nest!"
Qiao Wen: "????"
Chen Jianan was quite open when he heard this, and Four Eyes Boy was clearly teasing him and Xiao Qiao, so he raised his brows angrily, raised his sand-sized iron fist, and pretended to threaten: "Four Eyes Boy, are you in need of a beating again!"