novellhall Chapter 69 Big Selling, Calm
Chapter 69 Big Selling, Calm
The cast and crew of "Twin Dragons" at the Jiahe Film Studio on Fushan Road.
Tang Long arrived late and immediately began to pay his respects to everyone on set.
There are too many industry bigwigs in the crew.
Of course, they understood that it was understandable for Tang Long to join the crew so late, so they didn't say anything more.
On the contrary, seeing how polite he was, I had a good first impression.
After making his rounds, Tang Long returned to the director's dressing room, where he found Tsui Hark, Jackie Chan, and Rosamund Kwan.
"Director Xu, Brother Long, Sister Zhilin."
"Ah Long, everyone calls you Ah Long, and they also call me Ah Long. It'll be hard to tell them apart later."
"Brother Long, who still calls you Ah Long now? Everyone calls you Big Brother."
Cheng Long's reputation as "Big Brother" has long been established. Except for those who are of higher seniority or have more experience, people in the industry generally call him "Big Brother" to his face.
Of course, the name of Brother Hung Kam-po was also well-known in the industry at this time.
"Haha, congratulations on the huge box office success of 'Reign of Assassins'!"
"The movie has only been released for three days, so it's still uncertain whether it will be a big hit."
"The film's daily box office exceeded 1.5 million for the first three days, and it kept climbing. The film was destined to be a big hit."
"Brother Long, don't just congratulate me, you should also congratulate Director Xu, he is also a film investor."
After more than a week of intensive promotion, "Reign of Assassins" was released nationwide on December 12th in Golden Princess Cinemas.
It grossed HK$1.65 million on its opening day, and then HK$1.8 million and HK$1.88 million in the following two days.
It grossed 533 million in its first three days, maintaining its high popularity and completely suppressing "The Love Saint," which had been in theaters for ten days.
"The Love Saint" was released on December 5th, and only grossed a little over eight million in its first seven days.
This is a significant difference compared to the opening performance of Stephen Chow's previous films.
With the release of "Reign of Assassins", the box office of "The Saint of Love" has plummeted even further.
It has only just broken the ten million Hong Kong dollar mark so far.
This surprised the media and industry peers who had been expecting a fierce battle.
No one expected that Stephen Chow, who had been popular for a year, would falter at the end of the year.
This, ironically, made "Reign of Assassins" a success.
Without this powerful competitor, and with no rivals to follow, "Reign of Assassins" dominated the December film market.
In addition, the film features Tang Long and Brigitte Lin in a second collaboration, along with a star-studded cast including Zhang Xueyou, Wang Zuxian, and Xie Xian, attracting many viewers to the cinema.
In addition, the film's rustic and poetic aesthetic style, realistic and sharp martial arts choreography, and delicate and moving emotional core are all noteworthy.
It has received high praise from film critics and some professional media.
Now that the word-of-mouth for "Reign of Assassins" is starting to spread, a box office hit is inevitable.
Xu Ke was in a good mood at this moment.
After many twists and turns, filming for "Once Upon a Time in China II" has finally wrapped up, and the film "Reign of Assassins," which I invested in, is experiencing a box office explosion.
As December arrived, everything seemed to be going smoothly.
"Alright, no time for praise. Now that you've joined the crew, Ah Long, get to work as soon as possible. The schedule for 'Twin Dragons' is very tight."
The crew members can be said to be the backbone of Hong Kong cinema, and they all have a lot on their plate.
It's not easy to find the time to participate in the "Double Dragons" project.
"Director Xu, don't worry, I've memorized the script and I'm ready to start filming anytime."
Xu Ke had always been very satisfied with Tang Long's professional attitude, and nodded:
"You should rehearse your lines with Rosamund Kwan first. The rest of the filming will mainly consist of the two of you."
After saying that, he took Cheng Long out, leaving only Tang Long and Rosamund Kwan in the lounge.
Rosamund Kwan hadn't said a word, but had been curiously observing Tang Long.
Young, fairly handsome, and polite – that was her first impression of Tang Long.
Of course, he also has talent, after all, he wrote the screenplays for all three of the films he starred in, and they all did well at the box office.
"Sister Zhilin, how about we rehearse our lines first?"
Tang Long felt a little uncomfortable under Guan Zhilin's gaze and spoke first.
"Sure, how about we go over our kissing scene first?"
"According to the filming schedule, the kissing scene is later, right?"
Rosamund Kwan chuckled as she looked at Tang Long's somewhat bewildered expression.
"Okay, just kidding. Let's stick to the filming schedule."
Tang Long's heart skipped a beat when he saw her smiling face.
She truly deserves to be called one of the most representative actresses in Hong Kong in the 1990s; her beauty is indeed stunning.
However, he wasn't a lecherous fool, and he quickly recovered his composure.
Rosamund Kwan stopped joking and took her scenes with Tang Lung very seriously.
Less than two hours later, the two received a notification from the production crew that their scenes would be filmed soon.
The film was shot in two groups, and at this point, Jackie Chan went with Ringo Lam to shoot his segment.
Tsui Hark was in charge of Tang Lung and Rosamund Kwan's scenes, while the most important scenes between Tang Lung and Jackie Chan were filmed together later.
Despite being called a "pretty face," Rosamund Kwan has a professional attitude; she has already memorized her lines.
He performed all of his own stunts, including some of the action scenes involving being thrown and beaten.
Even the most beautiful actresses in Hong Kong today are far superior to those of later generations; no one dares to cite their numbers.
Regardless of her life off-screen, Tang Long certainly approves of her attitude towards film.
As the filming progressed over the next few days, the two became more familiar with each other, and Tang Long was able to ask some of the more sensitive questions.
"Sister Zhilin, is it true that the media reported that Chen Meiqi miscarried because of you?"
"It has something to do with me, but I didn't call her frequently. This is a rumor spread by the media."
She was too fragile; she miscarried after hearing that I was with Ma Qingwei.
Rosamund Kwan wasn't embarrassed at all about being a mistress.
Her parents divorced when she was young, which made her understand the importance of money at an early age.
So her goal has always been to marry into a wealthy family, and she dared to marry herself off when she was young.
However, the ups and downs of the past ten years have made her realize that marrying into a wealthy family is not so easy.
Her only asset is her beauty, but for those wealthy families, beauty is merely an ornament, not a rare commodity.
Therefore, her thinking has long since changed. While she is still young and beautiful, she wants to make as much money as possible.
She made no attempt to hide it when she appeared on the talk show "Tonight No Taboos" and said it openly.
As for being a mistress, isn't that quite common in Hong Kong?
"I see. Those media outlets are always exaggerating. Is the rumor about you and Lao Liu true?"
"It's true, he does have feelings for me, but I won't agree to be with him so easily."
As for the rumors about him and Charles Heung, they are false, and there was no physical conflict between him and Chen Lan.
Is there anything else you're curious about?
Tang Long felt a little embarrassed by Guan Zhilin's gaze and laughed:
"Sister Zhilin, don't be angry. I just couldn't control my gossipy heart when I saw you, the person involved, in person."
"I'm not angry. What's there to be angry about? I'm used to it."
But I have to remind you, since you and I are so close, you'll soon have your own scandals too. Aren't you afraid Liu Jialing will get jealous?
"Since it's just a rumor, she won't be jealous."
"That's hard to say, after all, the person you're rumored to be having an affair with is me, Rosamund Kwan."
Upon hearing this, Tang Long couldn't help but give her a thumbs up.
"Since you're not afraid, you can take me home after work today."