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Chapter 53 The Media Reactions

The box office sales of "Nightclub" also attracted the attention of the media. Reports of the movie began in the newspapers on Monday. Although the praise and criticism were mixed, this did not stop the box office sales, but instead increased the box office explosion.

"Night Club" does not focus on the sad and happy life of the little people, the difficulty of survival, the alienation between people in the city, etc. It seems to be more meaningful themes. Although this makes the story less "chewing" after reading it, it is better than being so squeaked for a long time and not doing anything well. Now "Night Club" is a pure dramatic conflict story, with twists and turns, and the degree of absurdity has exceeded the experiences you and I may encounter in daily life, but each character and his (her) experience can basically be established alone. All the director does is to accumulate these people together. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

The low-cost movie gives me the feeling of a swordsman holding a rust sword, a fast horse and a light fur, and walking alone in the world. You may be exhausted from money and quickly become a bandit, or you may be able to make a sword like a rainbow and become famous all over the world. "Night Store" combines supporting roles, mahjong, horse gambling, dreaming of becoming famous, secret love, robbery, debt collection, and discounts, and other elements in contemporary life are mixed in two independent spaces of a 24-hour convenience store, like a table of chaotic and destined billiards, hitting each other, and the dust settles. ----"Hong Kong Entertainment Weekly"

Bypassing the pretentious style of literary films, avoiding the bloated and vague blockbuster mode, and playing money in the low-cost fence walls, seeking a chance to make a big move. Even if you fall into trouble, you will not suffer internal injuries or hidden diseases. You can still make up for it by scratching your stomach. You can still make up for it. You position a comedy, but the jokes basically do not follow the clues of plot development. You rely too much on lines, but unfortunately you are not well written and a little clumsy. In addition, some overly stupid body movements give people the feeling that most of the time the director tries to find itchy and scratch your whole body, but forgets to install a sight. - - Ming Pao

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To everyone's surprise, the box office of "Nightclub" did not increase like them, but suddenly exploded. The whole movie did not gradually decline after the box office surge in the previous few days after the box office. Instead, the number of viewers continued to increase from the fifth day. Even during the day, the attendance rate did not drop. When it came to the golden field at night, it was even hard to find a ticket.

"Nightclub", which was released for only one week, temporarily ranked 15th in the 1984 Hong Kong movie box office rankings with a big dark horse and a box office of HK$10.88 million.

For "Nightclub", there is still a way to go. People in the Hong Kong film industry have begun to speculate on what box office results will Longsheng Pictures achieve, a small-budget film.

What kind of results will "Nightclub" eventually achieve in Hong Kong Li Yihua cannot predict, but the first movie was able to achieve such results, and it won a box office of HK$10.88 million in one week of release, which made him very excited and happy.

In the second week, the box office boom of "Nightclub" gradually slowed down, but it still won a box office of HK$12 million. In the two weeks since its release, "Nightclub" has won a total of HK$2,288, and temporarily ranked sixth in the 1984 Hong Kong movie box office rankings.

Li Yihua's friends in the circle called to congratulate him for his good achievements in "Nightclub". Even the screenwriter of "Martial Arts" called to congratulate him, and as a Hong Kong media, he even cheered.

A freshman director and a young company, "Nightclub" changed the Hong Kong film landscape and saved the sluggish Hong Kong film industry! - Ming Pao

Zhou Xingxing, the new generation of comedy king!--《Sing Tao Daily》

Genius screenwriter, combination of genius, genius "Nightclub"-------"Hong Kong Entertainment Weekly"

A beautiful woman's vase adds color to the film!--《Wenyuanbao》

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The madness of "Nightclub" shocked all Hong Kong film companies and entertainment media. The small production of HK$1 million, Li Yihua, a young director who had no experience in his previous work, instantly attracted the attention of many media. Even though Li Yihua was very low-key, it made many entertainment media dig a lot of information.

Li Yihua's various deeds began to appear among the public, such as genius writers, genius screenwriters, and kings of directors, all began to appear on Li Yihua's head. He was really famous and even had all kinds of deeds.

"If you have to use one word to describe the movie "Nightclub" and the film production team, it can only be a miracle!" said Wen Jun, a famous Hong Kong film and television human being.

"At the age of 19, I only picked up a box office of tens of millions. The young boy Li Yihua taught many bad movie kings with his camera and lines. What is a movie?" commented by the famous Hong Kong director Luo Wei.

"The Nightclub is a successful movie because it incorporates the care and thinking of real life into the film, which many low-cost movies have not noticed. It is said that the total investment of this movie is less than 1 million, but it has received the highest review and the popularity of the majority of audiences, so it is successful." Hong Kong media commented.

"Although the film "Nightclub" has no superstars, it gives me a feeling of being close to life under this ordinary lineup. Among them, the performance of acting actors is memorable, and the addition of new director Li Yihua has also attracted the attention of many young movie fans. Although I can't comment on a movie from an expert's perspective, as a movie fan, I think this insight is indeed the real feeling left to me after watching "Nightclub"." Hong Kong media reprinted the feelings of a movie fan.

Some people praise "Nightclub", but naturally some people are pouring cold water. Another well-known Hong Kong film critic Wang Long said: "Nightclub" looks like a boring farce, an idiot plot, an exaggerated performance, and something without connotation. Everything is a showdown between idiots and idiots. Although the lines are relatively innovative, nothing has connotation. 19-year-old director Li Yihua has temporarily attracted people's attention, but how far can this boring and vulgar thing go? One year, two years, ten years, twenty years, some people still remember "Nightclub", but no one will remember this young director who was "brilliant" for a while."

Although some people criticized and preached, the box office that "Nightclub" should have continued to win. The third week of release has not yet ended, and the box office has reached 29 million. It is likely to become the first movie in Hong Kong history to exceed 30 million. Both Longsheng Pictures and the media pay close attention to the movie "Nightclub".

After four weeks of release, "Nightclub" finally completed the full picture, and it won a total of HK$30.2 million in box office, becoming the real champion in Hong Kong's history.

The Taiwan market also gained a lot. Although it was bought out at one time, it also made a profit of HK$5 million for the company. Thinking of this, Li Yihua felt that he had lost a lot. If the company had not been established, he would never have agreed to such a sharing method.
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