Lei Juekun felt a little regretful. He never dreamed that Xinyi City could be so awesome.
But although New Art City is awesome, it faces the problem of competing with Baiyang Company for popular schedules.
Although there are few films produced by Baiyang Film Company, Yang Ye, Chen Long, and Hong Jingbao are all monster-level.
Once you bump into several schedules with them, your vitality will be seriously damaged, so New Art City tried its best to encourage Lei Juekun to form another theater chain.
Yang Ye wants to stop Lei Juekun from forming another theater chain. The easiest way is to buy all the theaters of Jiahe and Shaw Brothers.
But it's difficult. It's not a matter of money. Golden Harvest hasn't given up yet, and Run Run Shaw is not short of money at all. He has a deep obsession with movies. Even if the Shaw Brothers Cinemas line was taken over by Dickson Poon a year later, Run Run Shaw will only Not for sale.
Moreover, having more theaters is not a good thing. Operating costs will increase exponentially. In order to reduce costs and increase profits, the best way is to close theaters in duplicate locations.
But if you close these theaters... people who want to do this business will come out and build theaters again.
For example, Lei Juekun, as well as Zou Wenhuai and Shao Yifu who are unwilling to give up, this horse riding is just like nesting dolls!
So Yang Ye chose to form a theater alliance and make money together!
After meeting Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang, Yang Ye went to meet Run Run Shaw without stopping, and he said the same thing.
Lei Juekun originally felt like he was in control of everything, but suddenly, Yang Ye gave him a move that would completely destroy him.
Once the theater alliance is formed, there is no need for him to form another theater chain.
Yang Ye invited Lei Juekun to have a meal again. He didn't mention anything about Lei Juekun's intention to run away. He just explained the original intention of establishing a theater alliance.
Then, if the shares are exchanged, it will be in the form of a company, which means that Lei Juekun can also obtain profits from Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers theater chains.
After hearing this, Lei Juekun had no objection. For him, this result was even better than his plan to lease Jiahe Cinema Line.
All in all, all parties achieved a win-win situation.
Since there was no objection to the distribution of equity, the detailed rules began to be drawn up.
There are three main aspects:
First, the number of movies shown in each theater will increase greatly in the future. How to schedule so many movies?
In this regard, Baiyang and Lisheng had already drawn up a plan when they merged. There has been nothing wrong with the cooperation in the past few years, so just follow it and implement it.
In short, it is to ensure the overall profit of the theater chain. As for the profit of the film company, it depends on your own ability.
It can't beat the box office, and it's useless to blame others.
Second, after the alliance was formed, the number of theaters exceeded 80, and many theaters were crowded together. Of course, it didn’t matter if they were in popular locations, but it would be a waste to locate unpopular locations.
After negotiations, the three theater chains each made concessions and a total of twelve overlapping theaters in poor locations were converted into second-run theater chains.
The so-called second-run theaters, as the name suggests, are movie theaters that screen movies at a discount after the movies have been released from the first-run theaters.
Generally, the ticket price will be cheaper than that of ordinary theaters, and one ticket can be used for unlimited entry and exit on the same day. You can eat and go shopping in the middle. You can go to any hall to watch movies, no matter where you are.
Third, open to join! Theoretically, all theaters in Hong Kong can apply to join the theater chain alliance, but the alliance will consider the location of your theater and the facilities of the theater to confirm whether you are qualified to join.
Theaters that have joined will be eligible to screen new films from major film companies, but must pay a franchise fee to the alliance every year.
On December 1983, 12, Bai Yang, Shaw Brothers, and Golden Harvest jointly held a press conference. Run Run Shaw, Chow Wenhuai, Yang Ye, and Lei Juekun attended and announced the formation of the Hong Kong Cinema Alliance. From now on, movies produced by major film companies will be It can be screened in theater chain alliances without distinguishing between theater chains.
This was an earthquake-like event in the entertainment industry, attracting hundreds of media outlets to report on it.
Many filmmakers also expressed their opinions. Of course, most of them happily sent blessings.
In fact, most of these filmmakers are half happy and half worried. They are happy that their movies can be released in more theaters, but they are worried that theaters now wear a pair of pants. If a monopoly is established, the production company will have no ability to resist. .
On December 12, "Yin Yang" produced by New Art City became the first movie to be released in the theater alliance. It grossed 15 million at the box office, making the new director Lam Ling-tung an instant success and becoming a gold star in Hong Kong movies. A famous director of the era.
This box office is more than two million more than the original time and space, which is naturally the effect brought by the joint screening.
A week later, on December 12, Chen Long's "Plan A" was released and grossed 22 million at the box office, nearly 2330 million more than the original box office.
"Plan A" was also released in Japan at the same time, grossing 30 billion yen at the box office, bringing Chen Long's momentum in Japan to its peak.
The bell tower that nearly cost him his life was not in vain.
……
ATV, New Year’s Eve concert, Girls’ Generation will make their first appearance tonight!
Nine little girls, dressed in very festive red costumes, are making final preparations backstage!
Fu Mingxian was not selected and sat depressed in the audience with her parents watching the show.
Shi Hui comforted: "Lingzhi, don't be upset! Aye said that when you turn sixteen, you will be allowed to film on the TV station."
Fu Mingxian forced a smile and said, "I know!"
Shi Hui is an old-school person and doesn't think much of the girl group that Yang Ye started. Yang Ye didn't let her daughter join the group, but she was very happy and thought Yang Ye was very sensible.
For Yang Ye, the relationship between Fu Mingxian and Xia Meng is too close. From this perspective, she is equivalent to Yang Ye's niece and will inevitably be excluded from the girl group.
The mother and daughter were chatting. After the emcee on the stage said New Year's greetings, the first program was about to begin.
Deborah smiled and said: "Xingzi, do you know who is the first person to sing on stage this year?"
"Lagu, you've asked the right person. I just took a peek backstage and wow, my eyes were straight!"
"So powerful? What did you see?"
"The super invincible beautiful girl in the universe!"
"Isn't that too exaggerated?"
"It's not an exaggeration at all, and it's not one, it's nine!"
"That many nine?"
"Dear viewers, next, 'Girls' Generation', composed of nine super invincible girls in the universe, will present a song to you..."You Are the Most Popular"!"
The two emcees came off the stage, and the sound of gongs and drums suddenly sounded on the stage, creating a festive atmosphere.
Nine beautiful girls in festive red costumes jumped onto the stage, dancing and singing.
"Congratulations! You are the most favored! Career and love are all organic! Create the current situation, become popular in the sky and the earth, and the world revolves around you!"
……
Somewhere in Kowloon, inside a residential building.
Several student girls brought various snacks and drinks and sat in front of the TV chatting.
A little girl named Chen Yaxian asked: "Cai Ni, your daddy and mommy won't be back tonight, right?"
Another little girl named Yang Caini replied: "They have returned to Taiwan, why are they here?"
"That's great. Last year I wanted to watch ATV's New Year's Eve concert, but my grandma wanted to watch the wireless one. She was so angry!"
A friend said: "What's so good about TVB? ATV can see Mr. Rong, he's so handsome!"
"What is there to see in Master Rong? I want to see Master Yang!"
"How about Rong Shaocai being more handsome?"
"Young Master Yang will kick your Young Master Rong away!"
"Violent maniac!"
Yang Caini asked: "Stop arguing, Yaxian, I heard that you are going to make a movie. Is it true?"
Chen Yaxian replied: "Yes, my dad knows Shi Tian, the director of Xinyi City. They need a young actor to make a movie, and Shi Tian uncle asked me to go."
Several friends suddenly felt envious.
Yang Caini clenched her fist and said, "I will also make movies in the future."
"It's about to begin!" While they were chatting, the concert started.
"La Gu is such a pretty girl!"
"Hahaha, Xingzai's expression is still so funny!"
"The super invincible beautiful girl in the universe? Are you as beautiful as me?" Chen Yaxian said disdainfully.
While talking, nine cute girls jumped on the stage, dancing on the stage specially arranged for the New Year's Eve concert, and sang enthusiastically:
"Who has the best hand skills as you? You can tell the truth even if you say nonsense. Even the city of Wangdan is so popular!"
"No one can be as majestic and brave as you, and everything goes smoothly!"
The nine beautiful girls are full of youthful vitality, singing festive lyrics, and their overflowing enthusiasm and smiles infect everyone in front of the TV.
During the break in singing, they even gathered together to say auspicious words: "Congratulations! Congratulations! We Girls' Generation wish everyone good luck in the New Year!" "Hahaha, so happy!"
Yang Caini couldn't help but jump up and down the TV. As soon as she took the lead, all the little girls jumped along with the TV, and they were so happy.
Unfortunately, the joy is always short-lived, one song lasts only a few minutes, and after finishing singing, Girls' Generation left the stage.
Chen Yaxian still didn't know what to say: "Who are they?"
"It seems to be called Girls' Generation!"
"Never heard of it!"
"She must be a new debutant!"
"I know the one in the middle. Last time I went to see Young Master Yang's concert, she sang on stage. What was her name... Vivian?"
Yang Caini remembered it and said, "Yes, I watched it too. She is so beautiful!"
"Every one of them is so beautiful!"
……
That night, many teenagers were scratching their heads at home anxiously, eager to know everything about "Girls' Generation."
Many students even secretly called ATV without telling their parents to inquire.
ATV is also very considerate. At 6pm the next day, ATV's entertainment program "Fans Entertainment" invited "Girls' Generation" as a guest!
"Hello everyone, I'm Vivian Zhou Huimin from Girls' Generation, and I'm from Hong Kong!"
"Hello everyone, I'm Joey Wang Zuxian from Girls' Generation, and I'm from Taiwan!"
"Hello everyone, I'm Amami Yuki from Girls' Generation, and I'm from Japan!"
……
The members introduced themselves one by one, and the friends in front of the TV were stunned.
These nine little girls are actually from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea. They are a serious international group.
Moreover, they all speak Cantonese seriously. Except for the two Japanese girls who have some accents, the others all speak very authentic Cantonese.
Especially Cui Zhenshi, if she doesn't say that she is Korean, it can't be seen at all.
In fact, among the nine little girls, only two of them, Zhou Huimin and Qiu Shuzhen, were born and raised in Hong Kong.
Zhang Min is from Shanghai and came to Hong Kong when she was 11 years old. It has only been five years. On the contrary, Cui Zhenzhen has been in Hong Kong longer than her.
The content of "Fans Entertainment" is also relatively simple, just chatting, playing games, and finally singing.
Chatting is about telling the origin of their group, playing games is about being cute, and finally singing is the highlight.
After several years of hard training, their singing and dancing skills have become very good. Of course, the TV station broadcasts lip-synching and recordings.
The nine girls came up and performed the song "GEE", the signature song of "Girls' Generation".
This song was once ranked first among the "100 Greatest Songs in K-POP History" by "Rolling Stone" magazine. The MV has exceeded million views on YouTube, making it a global hit.
"Gee" is an English interjection with meanings such as "Oh," "Scared me," etc. It is a fast-paced dance song that expresses the cute expression of a girl who is just starting to fall in love and is overwhelmed.
Its characteristic is that it deliberately adds a lot of "Gee" lyrics "Gee Gee Gee Gee Baby Baby Baby" to attract the listener's interest.
The repetitive and unique rhythm of the lyrics, combined with the brisk melody used in the chorus, makes this song highly addictive and very brainwashing!
It was originally available in Korean and Japanese versions, and Yang Ye wrote the lyrics for a Cantonese version.
Singing is the next best thing, but dancing is the key. Nine girls dressed in colorful tights performed a "crab dance" with a strong rhythm, which immediately attracted the attention of countless people.
From this day on, all the boys and girls in Hong Kong seemed to be possessed. Every night at six o'clock, they all gathered in front of the TV to watch ATV, and then learned to dance the "Crab Leg Dance" along with the TV.
Even Huang Zhan posted an article on the column, saying that he is a loyal leg fan of Girls' Generation, cross it out, fan!
He also praised Yang Ye for doing a great thing, which made him several years younger. Listening to Girlhood, it has the effect of rejuvenating youth.
As soon as the song became a hit, the record naturally sold well. The first album "You Are the Most Popular" was sold out as soon as it was released!
Boys and girls rushed to the record store like crazy. They had no money and they had to buy it with the money they stole from home.
A record like this naturally has a music video.
In the MV, Girls' Generation transformed into small and exquisite dolls, showing their fashionable, lively and cute charm.
Yang Ye not only directed it personally, but also performed in person, appearing in the MVs of the two songs "Gee" and "You Are the Most Popular".
It was the winter vacation at this time, and karaoke in Hong Kong was so exciting. Students went to karaoke in groups to sing, just to enjoy the MV in the album.
Clothing factories in Hong Kong also saw the business opportunities and took the opportunity to launch the colorful tights worn by Girls' Generation in the music video, and sales soared in minutes.
The hairstyles and outfits of girlhood have become the objects of imitation by girls.
"Gee" was even more popular on Radio Hong Kong and Hong Kong Commercial Channel, and other songs in the album also received a lot of hits.
Yang Ye's "Chengdu", which had been on the list for more than a month, fell off the list instantly after the release of Girls' Generation's album.
……
In addition to singing, the promotion of the movie is also on the schedule.
Starring in "Happy Ghost", Zhou Huimin, Xiao Qiang, Tianhai Yuxi, Zhang Xueyou and Li Ming appeared on ATV programs to build momentum for the new film.
"Remember Mingzi in "Alien"? He has grown into a handsome boy now!"
Seventeen-year-old Li Ming is so tender that she can squeeze water out of her mouth. She has captured the hearts of countless girls as soon as she appears.
The girls also discovered that it turned out that Li Ming was the male protagonist in the MV for the song "Girls' School Boys" by Girls' Generation.
Lai Lai was the leading actor in the first movie to hit a global box office of over 1 billion Hong Kong dollars, and now he's grown up.
Three girls, Zhou Huimin, Xiao Qiang, and Tianhai Youxi, are super celebrities who have just emerged less than a month ago.
Faced with such a lineup, the Seven Monsters of New Art City were actually a little panicked.
Especially Xu Ke. His last film "New Shushan Swordsman" was a bloody failure, but New Art City didn't care and gave him the company's trump card to direct.
If he fails again this time, he may no longer have a foothold in the Hong Kong film industry.
Mai Jia took a puff of cigarette and said, "Don't worry, Lao Xu's film was very good. That Mingzai is just a child star, and those little girls have only been popular for half a month, what's there to be afraid of?"
Shi Tiandao: "Yes, there is also director Mai Dangjie. This is only his second film. His last film "Naughty Schoolgirl" didn't sell well either!"
Xu Ke said dryly: "The box office in Hong Kong is not that good, but it has been sold in more than 100 markets around the world."
Shi Nansheng shook her boyfriend's hand and said, "That's because Yang Ji's channels are great!"
Huang Baiming said: "Actually, I don't think there is anything to panic about. This is not a movie starring Yang Ye and Chen Long. Even if it is a movie starring them, we are not afraid of "Best Partner" during the Spring Festival."
This is true. "Best Partner" has dominated the Spring Festival season for two consecutive years. It's not like Chen Long and Hong Jingbao have never been there before, and it's not like it doesn't work. As for Yang Ye, these guys basically work during the summer vacation.
Sylvia Chang said: "In fact, with the current theater chain alliance, one movie will be screened in more than 80 theaters in Hong Kong, which can fully accommodate two movies."
Everyone agreed with this, and finally Mai Jia said: "Even so, there is no need to force everyone to squeeze together. How about we push the schedule to January 1th?"
1984年春节是2月2号星期四，麦嘉提档到1月26号星期日，可以多捞一个星期。
This was a good idea. Everyone nodded, and the next step was to discuss how to promote it.
The schedule has been moved forward, so people need to know it, and now there are less than ten days until the 26th.
While everyone was discussing, Huang Baiming ran out to answer the phone and came back and said, ""Happy Ghost" will be released in three days."
Everyone looked confused:
"How is that possible? Hasn't "Happy Ghost" been promoting its release on New Year's Day?"
"The premiere will be held in three days, right?"
Huang Baiming said: "There is no premiere, what they are doing this time is... screening!"
"What is spot-on?"
Soon, the Seven Monsters of New Arts City figured out what on-demand screenings meant. "Happy Ghost" would be screened on a small scale in some theaters half a month before its release, and Girls' Generation would be there in person to communicate with the audience.
"Isn't this just putting the midnight show in the daytime?"
"It's no different from the road shows Yang Ye did before!"
Huang Baiming said: "Their movie is mainly aimed at students, and now...it's winter vacation!"
As soon as these words came out, needles dropped in the struggle room, and everyone understood the subtlety of this move! (End of chapter)
But although New Art City is awesome, it faces the problem of competing with Baiyang Company for popular schedules.
Although there are few films produced by Baiyang Film Company, Yang Ye, Chen Long, and Hong Jingbao are all monster-level.
Once you bump into several schedules with them, your vitality will be seriously damaged, so New Art City tried its best to encourage Lei Juekun to form another theater chain.
Yang Ye wants to stop Lei Juekun from forming another theater chain. The easiest way is to buy all the theaters of Jiahe and Shaw Brothers.
But it's difficult. It's not a matter of money. Golden Harvest hasn't given up yet, and Run Run Shaw is not short of money at all. He has a deep obsession with movies. Even if the Shaw Brothers Cinemas line was taken over by Dickson Poon a year later, Run Run Shaw will only Not for sale.
Moreover, having more theaters is not a good thing. Operating costs will increase exponentially. In order to reduce costs and increase profits, the best way is to close theaters in duplicate locations.
But if you close these theaters... people who want to do this business will come out and build theaters again.
For example, Lei Juekun, as well as Zou Wenhuai and Shao Yifu who are unwilling to give up, this horse riding is just like nesting dolls!
So Yang Ye chose to form a theater alliance and make money together!
After meeting Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang, Yang Ye went to meet Run Run Shaw without stopping, and he said the same thing.
Lei Juekun originally felt like he was in control of everything, but suddenly, Yang Ye gave him a move that would completely destroy him.
Once the theater alliance is formed, there is no need for him to form another theater chain.
Yang Ye invited Lei Juekun to have a meal again. He didn't mention anything about Lei Juekun's intention to run away. He just explained the original intention of establishing a theater alliance.
Then, if the shares are exchanged, it will be in the form of a company, which means that Lei Juekun can also obtain profits from Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers theater chains.
After hearing this, Lei Juekun had no objection. For him, this result was even better than his plan to lease Jiahe Cinema Line.
All in all, all parties achieved a win-win situation.
Since there was no objection to the distribution of equity, the detailed rules began to be drawn up.
There are three main aspects:
First, the number of movies shown in each theater will increase greatly in the future. How to schedule so many movies?
In this regard, Baiyang and Lisheng had already drawn up a plan when they merged. There has been nothing wrong with the cooperation in the past few years, so just follow it and implement it.
In short, it is to ensure the overall profit of the theater chain. As for the profit of the film company, it depends on your own ability.
It can't beat the box office, and it's useless to blame others.
Second, after the alliance was formed, the number of theaters exceeded 80, and many theaters were crowded together. Of course, it didn’t matter if they were in popular locations, but it would be a waste to locate unpopular locations.
After negotiations, the three theater chains each made concessions and a total of twelve overlapping theaters in poor locations were converted into second-run theater chains.
The so-called second-run theaters, as the name suggests, are movie theaters that screen movies at a discount after the movies have been released from the first-run theaters.
Generally, the ticket price will be cheaper than that of ordinary theaters, and one ticket can be used for unlimited entry and exit on the same day. You can eat and go shopping in the middle. You can go to any hall to watch movies, no matter where you are.
Third, open to join! Theoretically, all theaters in Hong Kong can apply to join the theater chain alliance, but the alliance will consider the location of your theater and the facilities of the theater to confirm whether you are qualified to join.
Theaters that have joined will be eligible to screen new films from major film companies, but must pay a franchise fee to the alliance every year.
On December 1983, 12, Bai Yang, Shaw Brothers, and Golden Harvest jointly held a press conference. Run Run Shaw, Chow Wenhuai, Yang Ye, and Lei Juekun attended and announced the formation of the Hong Kong Cinema Alliance. From now on, movies produced by major film companies will be It can be screened in theater chain alliances without distinguishing between theater chains.
This was an earthquake-like event in the entertainment industry, attracting hundreds of media outlets to report on it.
Many filmmakers also expressed their opinions. Of course, most of them happily sent blessings.
In fact, most of these filmmakers are half happy and half worried. They are happy that their movies can be released in more theaters, but they are worried that theaters now wear a pair of pants. If a monopoly is established, the production company will have no ability to resist. .
On December 12, "Yin Yang" produced by New Art City became the first movie to be released in the theater alliance. It grossed 15 million at the box office, making the new director Lam Ling-tung an instant success and becoming a gold star in Hong Kong movies. A famous director of the era.
This box office is more than two million more than the original time and space, which is naturally the effect brought by the joint screening.
A week later, on December 12, Chen Long's "Plan A" was released and grossed 22 million at the box office, nearly 2330 million more than the original box office.
"Plan A" was also released in Japan at the same time, grossing 30 billion yen at the box office, bringing Chen Long's momentum in Japan to its peak.
The bell tower that nearly cost him his life was not in vain.
……
ATV, New Year’s Eve concert, Girls’ Generation will make their first appearance tonight!
Nine little girls, dressed in very festive red costumes, are making final preparations backstage!
Fu Mingxian was not selected and sat depressed in the audience with her parents watching the show.
Shi Hui comforted: "Lingzhi, don't be upset! Aye said that when you turn sixteen, you will be allowed to film on the TV station."
Fu Mingxian forced a smile and said, "I know!"
Shi Hui is an old-school person and doesn't think much of the girl group that Yang Ye started. Yang Ye didn't let her daughter join the group, but she was very happy and thought Yang Ye was very sensible.
For Yang Ye, the relationship between Fu Mingxian and Xia Meng is too close. From this perspective, she is equivalent to Yang Ye's niece and will inevitably be excluded from the girl group.
The mother and daughter were chatting. After the emcee on the stage said New Year's greetings, the first program was about to begin.
Deborah smiled and said: "Xingzi, do you know who is the first person to sing on stage this year?"
"Lagu, you've asked the right person. I just took a peek backstage and wow, my eyes were straight!"
"So powerful? What did you see?"
"The super invincible beautiful girl in the universe!"
"Isn't that too exaggerated?"
"It's not an exaggeration at all, and it's not one, it's nine!"
"That many nine?"
"Dear viewers, next, 'Girls' Generation', composed of nine super invincible girls in the universe, will present a song to you..."You Are the Most Popular"!"
The two emcees came off the stage, and the sound of gongs and drums suddenly sounded on the stage, creating a festive atmosphere.
Nine beautiful girls in festive red costumes jumped onto the stage, dancing and singing.
"Congratulations! You are the most favored! Career and love are all organic! Create the current situation, become popular in the sky and the earth, and the world revolves around you!"
……
Somewhere in Kowloon, inside a residential building.
Several student girls brought various snacks and drinks and sat in front of the TV chatting.
A little girl named Chen Yaxian asked: "Cai Ni, your daddy and mommy won't be back tonight, right?"
Another little girl named Yang Caini replied: "They have returned to Taiwan, why are they here?"
"That's great. Last year I wanted to watch ATV's New Year's Eve concert, but my grandma wanted to watch the wireless one. She was so angry!"
A friend said: "What's so good about TVB? ATV can see Mr. Rong, he's so handsome!"
"What is there to see in Master Rong? I want to see Master Yang!"
"How about Rong Shaocai being more handsome?"
"Young Master Yang will kick your Young Master Rong away!"
"Violent maniac!"
Yang Caini asked: "Stop arguing, Yaxian, I heard that you are going to make a movie. Is it true?"
Chen Yaxian replied: "Yes, my dad knows Shi Tian, the director of Xinyi City. They need a young actor to make a movie, and Shi Tian uncle asked me to go."
Several friends suddenly felt envious.
Yang Caini clenched her fist and said, "I will also make movies in the future."
"It's about to begin!" While they were chatting, the concert started.
"La Gu is such a pretty girl!"
"Hahaha, Xingzai's expression is still so funny!"
"The super invincible beautiful girl in the universe? Are you as beautiful as me?" Chen Yaxian said disdainfully.
While talking, nine cute girls jumped on the stage, dancing on the stage specially arranged for the New Year's Eve concert, and sang enthusiastically:
"Who has the best hand skills as you? You can tell the truth even if you say nonsense. Even the city of Wangdan is so popular!"
"No one can be as majestic and brave as you, and everything goes smoothly!"
The nine beautiful girls are full of youthful vitality, singing festive lyrics, and their overflowing enthusiasm and smiles infect everyone in front of the TV.
During the break in singing, they even gathered together to say auspicious words: "Congratulations! Congratulations! We Girls' Generation wish everyone good luck in the New Year!" "Hahaha, so happy!"
Yang Caini couldn't help but jump up and down the TV. As soon as she took the lead, all the little girls jumped along with the TV, and they were so happy.
Unfortunately, the joy is always short-lived, one song lasts only a few minutes, and after finishing singing, Girls' Generation left the stage.
Chen Yaxian still didn't know what to say: "Who are they?"
"It seems to be called Girls' Generation!"
"Never heard of it!"
"She must be a new debutant!"
"I know the one in the middle. Last time I went to see Young Master Yang's concert, she sang on stage. What was her name... Vivian?"
Yang Caini remembered it and said, "Yes, I watched it too. She is so beautiful!"
"Every one of them is so beautiful!"
……
That night, many teenagers were scratching their heads at home anxiously, eager to know everything about "Girls' Generation."
Many students even secretly called ATV without telling their parents to inquire.
ATV is also very considerate. At 6pm the next day, ATV's entertainment program "Fans Entertainment" invited "Girls' Generation" as a guest!
"Hello everyone, I'm Vivian Zhou Huimin from Girls' Generation, and I'm from Hong Kong!"
"Hello everyone, I'm Joey Wang Zuxian from Girls' Generation, and I'm from Taiwan!"
"Hello everyone, I'm Amami Yuki from Girls' Generation, and I'm from Japan!"
……
The members introduced themselves one by one, and the friends in front of the TV were stunned.
These nine little girls are actually from Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan and South Korea. They are a serious international group.
Moreover, they all speak Cantonese seriously. Except for the two Japanese girls who have some accents, the others all speak very authentic Cantonese.
Especially Cui Zhenshi, if she doesn't say that she is Korean, it can't be seen at all.
In fact, among the nine little girls, only two of them, Zhou Huimin and Qiu Shuzhen, were born and raised in Hong Kong.
Zhang Min is from Shanghai and came to Hong Kong when she was 11 years old. It has only been five years. On the contrary, Cui Zhenzhen has been in Hong Kong longer than her.
The content of "Fans Entertainment" is also relatively simple, just chatting, playing games, and finally singing.
Chatting is about telling the origin of their group, playing games is about being cute, and finally singing is the highlight.
After several years of hard training, their singing and dancing skills have become very good. Of course, the TV station broadcasts lip-synching and recordings.
The nine girls came up and performed the song "GEE", the signature song of "Girls' Generation".
This song was once ranked first among the "100 Greatest Songs in K-POP History" by "Rolling Stone" magazine. The MV has exceeded million views on YouTube, making it a global hit.
"Gee" is an English interjection with meanings such as "Oh," "Scared me," etc. It is a fast-paced dance song that expresses the cute expression of a girl who is just starting to fall in love and is overwhelmed.
Its characteristic is that it deliberately adds a lot of "Gee" lyrics "Gee Gee Gee Gee Baby Baby Baby" to attract the listener's interest.
The repetitive and unique rhythm of the lyrics, combined with the brisk melody used in the chorus, makes this song highly addictive and very brainwashing!
It was originally available in Korean and Japanese versions, and Yang Ye wrote the lyrics for a Cantonese version.
Singing is the next best thing, but dancing is the key. Nine girls dressed in colorful tights performed a "crab dance" with a strong rhythm, which immediately attracted the attention of countless people.
From this day on, all the boys and girls in Hong Kong seemed to be possessed. Every night at six o'clock, they all gathered in front of the TV to watch ATV, and then learned to dance the "Crab Leg Dance" along with the TV.
Even Huang Zhan posted an article on the column, saying that he is a loyal leg fan of Girls' Generation, cross it out, fan!
He also praised Yang Ye for doing a great thing, which made him several years younger. Listening to Girlhood, it has the effect of rejuvenating youth.
As soon as the song became a hit, the record naturally sold well. The first album "You Are the Most Popular" was sold out as soon as it was released!
Boys and girls rushed to the record store like crazy. They had no money and they had to buy it with the money they stole from home.
A record like this naturally has a music video.
In the MV, Girls' Generation transformed into small and exquisite dolls, showing their fashionable, lively and cute charm.
Yang Ye not only directed it personally, but also performed in person, appearing in the MVs of the two songs "Gee" and "You Are the Most Popular".
It was the winter vacation at this time, and karaoke in Hong Kong was so exciting. Students went to karaoke in groups to sing, just to enjoy the MV in the album.
Clothing factories in Hong Kong also saw the business opportunities and took the opportunity to launch the colorful tights worn by Girls' Generation in the music video, and sales soared in minutes.
The hairstyles and outfits of girlhood have become the objects of imitation by girls.
"Gee" was even more popular on Radio Hong Kong and Hong Kong Commercial Channel, and other songs in the album also received a lot of hits.
Yang Ye's "Chengdu", which had been on the list for more than a month, fell off the list instantly after the release of Girls' Generation's album.
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In addition to singing, the promotion of the movie is also on the schedule.
Starring in "Happy Ghost", Zhou Huimin, Xiao Qiang, Tianhai Yuxi, Zhang Xueyou and Li Ming appeared on ATV programs to build momentum for the new film.
"Remember Mingzi in "Alien"? He has grown into a handsome boy now!"
Seventeen-year-old Li Ming is so tender that she can squeeze water out of her mouth. She has captured the hearts of countless girls as soon as she appears.
The girls also discovered that it turned out that Li Ming was the male protagonist in the MV for the song "Girls' School Boys" by Girls' Generation.
Lai Lai was the leading actor in the first movie to hit a global box office of over 1 billion Hong Kong dollars, and now he's grown up.
Three girls, Zhou Huimin, Xiao Qiang, and Tianhai Youxi, are super celebrities who have just emerged less than a month ago.
Faced with such a lineup, the Seven Monsters of New Art City were actually a little panicked.
Especially Xu Ke. His last film "New Shushan Swordsman" was a bloody failure, but New Art City didn't care and gave him the company's trump card to direct.
If he fails again this time, he may no longer have a foothold in the Hong Kong film industry.
Mai Jia took a puff of cigarette and said, "Don't worry, Lao Xu's film was very good. That Mingzai is just a child star, and those little girls have only been popular for half a month, what's there to be afraid of?"
Shi Tiandao: "Yes, there is also director Mai Dangjie. This is only his second film. His last film "Naughty Schoolgirl" didn't sell well either!"
Xu Ke said dryly: "The box office in Hong Kong is not that good, but it has been sold in more than 100 markets around the world."
Shi Nansheng shook her boyfriend's hand and said, "That's because Yang Ji's channels are great!"
Huang Baiming said: "Actually, I don't think there is anything to panic about. This is not a movie starring Yang Ye and Chen Long. Even if it is a movie starring them, we are not afraid of "Best Partner" during the Spring Festival."
This is true. "Best Partner" has dominated the Spring Festival season for two consecutive years. It's not like Chen Long and Hong Jingbao have never been there before, and it's not like it doesn't work. As for Yang Ye, these guys basically work during the summer vacation.
Sylvia Chang said: "In fact, with the current theater chain alliance, one movie will be screened in more than 80 theaters in Hong Kong, which can fully accommodate two movies."
Everyone agreed with this, and finally Mai Jia said: "Even so, there is no need to force everyone to squeeze together. How about we push the schedule to January 1th?"
1984年春节是2月2号星期四，麦嘉提档到1月26号星期日，可以多捞一个星期。
This was a good idea. Everyone nodded, and the next step was to discuss how to promote it.
The schedule has been moved forward, so people need to know it, and now there are less than ten days until the 26th.
While everyone was discussing, Huang Baiming ran out to answer the phone and came back and said, ""Happy Ghost" will be released in three days."
Everyone looked confused:
"How is that possible? Hasn't "Happy Ghost" been promoting its release on New Year's Day?"
"The premiere will be held in three days, right?"
Huang Baiming said: "There is no premiere, what they are doing this time is... screening!"
"What is spot-on?"
Soon, the Seven Monsters of New Arts City figured out what on-demand screenings meant. "Happy Ghost" would be screened on a small scale in some theaters half a month before its release, and Girls' Generation would be there in person to communicate with the audience.
"Isn't this just putting the midnight show in the daytime?"
"It's no different from the road shows Yang Ye did before!"
Huang Baiming said: "Their movie is mainly aimed at students, and now...it's winter vacation!"
As soon as these words came out, needles dropped in the struggle room, and everyone understood the subtlety of this move! (End of chapter)
