Chapter 48: Is this kind of box office explosive?

  One night later, Wang Wei and Bruce Lee suddenly descended upon the Hong Kong film industry like gods, stirring up a huge storm in what was already a not-too-peaceful lake.

  "Is this the Big Brother of Tangshan? Is this the real Kung Fu? It's too fantastic, you can't imagine what a real fight is like! But Big Brother Tangshan has told us." —— A report about Big Brother Tangshan in the newspaper "Taiyang Bao", accompanied by a picture of Bruce Lee's mid-air triple kick.

  "I didn't expect the director of this film to be so young, but he is indeed very talented. And Bruce Lee's kung fu was astonishing, especially in the scene where he fights with the evil boss, it was like a dance, making me wonder how kung fu can be so visually stunning and realistic at the same time." - Ming Pao editor-in-chief, Cha Siu Yan, put the report of "The Big Brother of Tangshan" on the front page.

  "Just last night, I watched a kung fu movie that shocked me deeply, completely overturning my previous understanding of kung fu movies. It turns out that real kung fu is actually like this! After watching this kung fu movie, I have infinite hope for Hong Kong's kung fu movies again," reported the headline of Ta Yang Daily News.

  "Just yesterday, I witnessed the birth of two giants in the Hong Kong film industry, and they are both so young, and from the same movie, remember their names, director Wong Wei and lead actor Bruce Lee." ———— The newspaper mainly reported on the future prospects of Wong Wei and Bruce Lee.

  "You know that there are many talented people in the world, but to witness the birth of a genius is extremely lucky. Yesterday, I witnessed the birth of two geniuses. One was Tangshan Big Brother's leading actor, Bruce Lee, whose kung fu was so shocking that it's hard to imagine. The other was a genius who took on multiple roles as producer, screenwriter, director, and composer - but with so many titles, it's hard to simply call him a director. I really don't know what to call him, but what I want to say is that Tangshan Big Brother is definitely a great kung fu movie. - Oriental Daily used a long article to describe how many secrets were behind the genius of Bruce Lee and Wang Wei."

  However, some newspapers also criticized Da Shang Hai. The Ta Kung Pao newspaper said, "Da Shang Hai is simply a violent film filled with blood and fighting, the plot is simple, the props are crude, except for the fight scenes being more elaborate, it's not worth mentioning. Even the fight scenes are full of bloody images."

  However, regardless of how the newspapers and film critics evaluated "The Big Brawl", the fact is that it was a huge success, with every cinema showing it being packed to capacity.

  At a cinema under the Shaw Brothers banner. "Boss, are you showing Big Brother of Tangshan?" A young man with a rugged appearance and a cigarette in his mouth asked at the ticket counter.

  "The Blood Symbol Gate is also very good, a new kung fu film by Shaw Brothers, it's really good, I suggest you take a look." The boss said with a smile.

  "I asked you if you're showing 'Aces Go Places' here, but you've been mumbling and grumbling for half a day without getting to the point," said the young man with a look of annoyance.

  "We don't have 'The Big Brother of Tangshan' showing here." The boss said with a sigh after trying to persuade him for half a day without success.

  "What a broken cinema, not even showing 'A Brother from Tangshan'. Might as well close down, I've been waiting here for half a day." The young man heard the boss say that the cinema wasn't showing "A Brother from Tangshan", and cursed as he walked out of the door.

  Someone in the crowd behind heard the young man scolding his boss and stuck his head out to ask the rugged-looking young man, "Hey, doesn't this cinema show 'The Big Brother of Tangshan'?"

  The young man glanced at the questioner and said, "What a reaction, let's hurry up and leave, this broken cinema is just trash." After finishing speaking, the young man left the cinema without looking back.

  The young man's voice was loud, so everyone in the queue heard him say that the cinema wasn't showing "Big Brother of Tangshan". Instantly, they crowded together to ask the ticket seller if what the young man had said was true. When they confirmed from the ticket seller that what the young man had said was indeed true, a burst of curses erupted in the hall, and then the people in the queue dispersed.

  Looking at the almost empty hall, the ticket seller couldn't help but shake his head and sigh. For the past week, people who came to watch movies would curse loudly as soon as they heard that "The Big Brawl" was not being shown, then leave in a huff.

  In contrast to the bleak scene in Shaw's cinemas, some cinemas that cooperated with Cathay and those under Cathay itself presented a different picture.

  "Boss, boss give me a ticket for Da Nian's movie." "Boss I want three tickets."

  "Weren't you just here yesterday?" said the ticket vendor, looking at the boy who had been there just the day before.

  "I want to follow the protagonist in the movie and learn kung fu," said the boy.

  "You can go enroll in a martial arts school or something." The boss suggested kindly.

  "Why are you talking so much nonsense? I think, I'm willing, hurry up and sell me the ticket." The ticket seller didn't expect that his kindness would be met with a barrage of insults from the other person. Helplessly rolling her eyes, she tore off three tickets and handed them to the boy.

  Apart from cinemas, the strange cry of "A Da..." can be heard from time to time on the streets of Hong Kong. According to incomplete statistics, after the movie "The Big Brother of Tangshan" was released, the number of people signing up for martial arts schools in Hong Kong increased by at least 30% compared to usual times.

  A week later, the box office of major cinemas has come out.

  In Zou Wenhuai's office, Zou Wenhuai held the report with an excited face and said to Wang Wei and Li Xiaolong: "Ah Wei, Little Dragon, you two are really two money-making trees."

  With a mysterious face, he looked at Li Xiaolong and Wang Wei and said: "Guess, guess how much money Brother Tangshan made from the movie theater this week."

  Li Xiaolong rubbed his nose and said: "Five hundred thousand." Zou Wen's eyes sparkled with a smile as she shook her head, "Guess again."

  According to Wong Wai's memory, this film should have created a record of HK$3.5 million in three weeks after its release, breaking the box office record of $2.97 million set by last year's "Dragon and Tiger Fight" starring Wang Yu.

  So Wang Wei thought for a moment and said, "One million." As a result, Zou Wenhuai still shook her head and said, "More than that." Seeing that neither of them had guessed correctly, Zou Wenhuai smiled and handed the report to Wang Wei.

  2 million, in just one week, created a box office of 20 million. Li Xiaolong stared blankly at the report in his hand, clearly shocked by the numbers on it.

  On the other hand, Wang Wei was also slightly absent-minded when he saw the report. But as soon as he thought about it, he couldn't help but feel relieved. Tangshan Big Brother's play had been thoroughly rehearsed by Zou Wenhuai before its release. Moreover, this version of Tangshan Big Brother is much better than the original one in terms of objectivity and authenticity, thanks to Wang Wei's deliberate demands. Otherwise, why would Wang Wei have added $20,000 at the end? This money was all spent on props.

  Seeing the two men's shocked expressions, Zou Wen Hui took a sip of water and smiled at them: "Ah Wei, Xiao Long, in my opinion, Big Brother Tangshan is very likely to become Hong Kong's first 10 million dollar film."

  Regarding Zou Wenhuai's words, Wang Wei smiled ambiguously without agreeing or disagreeing. In fact, Wang Wei knew that the play "Tangshan Big Brother" had too many flaws, whether from the plot or background, it was all very bad. The only thing that could attract attention was that one brilliant fight scene and the bloody scene that was close to reality. Watching it once or twice felt great, but after watching it for a long time, it wasn't fresh anymore. Therefore, Wang Wei didn't have much expectation for "Tangshan Big Brother" breaking 10 million at the box office.

  At the same time as Zou Wenhuai received the report, major newspapers in Hong Kong also obtained the box office of Tangshan Big Brother for a week from different channels.

  "It's unbelievable, in just one week, the box office has reached 2 million. Who can tell me if this is real?" - The Sing Tao Daily gave a huge red headline.

  "Explosive, two words, I think can no longer describe the box office of Brother Tangshan. If you must use two words to describe it, I think only 'miraculous' would do." - Apple Daily exclaimed.

  "Can it get any crazier? In just one week, Big Brother Tangshan is about to catch up with the previous box office champion, Dragon Tiger Fight. To think that Dragon Tiger Fight took a month to reach 2.07 million in box office sales, while Big Brother Tangshan reached 2 million in less than a quarter of the time." ———— The newspaper headline wrote the two characters for "crazy" in huge font.

  "After the broadcast of Big Brother Tangshan, a phenomenon called Big Brother Tangshan appeared in society. You can hear Li Xiaolong's unique "Ah Da" sound everywhere. You can see people swarming into boxing gyms. Although I don't know if this phenomenon is right or wrong, the impact caused by Big Brother Tangshan is indeed huge." Even the Cheng Bao newspaper, which serves elderly readers, surprisingly paid attention to Big Brother Tangshan for the first time.

  "The box office for the week reached 2 million, which makes us wonder while we are amazed at the explosive box office brought by Big Brother Tangshan, what is more noteworthy is that the director of Big Brother Tangshan, Wang Wei and the starring Li Xiaolong, let us guess whether the future Hong Kong martial arts film will be dominated by these two young people. Will Wang Wei become the next Zhang Che, and will Li Xiaolong replace Wong Yue as the new generation of Hong Kong Kung Fu Emperor? Various questions make us look forward to Wang Wei and Li Xiaolong's next work." —— This report from Dongfang Daily caused a big stir in the film industry.

  The film industry was divided into two factions, one of which strongly supported the Oriental Daily's prediction that Wang Wei and Bruce Lee's success was not accidental, but rather a result of their talent and innovation, and that Hong Kong's future martial arts films would definitely have a place for both of them. The other faction expressed skepticism about the Oriental Daily's prediction, saying that Bruce Lee and Wang Wei were just newcomers, and although one film had achieved success, how could they be compared to established stars like Chang Cheh and Jimmy Wang Yu?

  In short, after Tangshan Da Ge's weekly box office results came out, it sparked intense debate in both the film and media circles in Hong Kong.

  P.S: First of all, thank you for the reward from the brother who walks in the dust. Then, Mao Mao will ask for a recommendation ticket again. If you have tickets, please give them to Mao Mao.