Actually, Lu Wen Dong hadn't expected A Better Tomorrow to blow up so quickly.
He was never one to worry about things he’d already done.
He always focused on the present.
Who would have thought?
That Peng Hui Sen and Du Yao Fa would actually come knocking.
Thus,
He realized A Better Tomorrow’s box office was just as explosive as in his previous life!
“Boss.”
In the cramped office of the arcade,
Peng Hui Sen and Du Yao Fa were both excited and apprehensive.
It was only after entering the arcade that they discovered
that
their boss was truly a seasoned player.
It was unbelievable!
Before,
Peng Hui Sen and the others had only thought that the boss might be familiar with gangs.
Who would have thought...
“You really called it all.”
Their apprehension notwithstanding,
it didn’t prevent Peng Hui Sen and Du Yao Fa from being grateful to Lu Wen Dong.
After all,
they really needed a movie to redeem themselves.
Lu Wen Dong smiled, “You guys did well. You deserve this success.”
Peng Hui Sen quickly said, “It’s all because of your great script, Boss. We just followed the script.”
“Don’t flatter me with these platitudes.”
Lu Wen Dong answered a call.
It was Boss B,
his voice sounded somewhat excited,
apparently, he knew that A Better Tomorrow was a hit.
He first glanced at the A Better Tomorrow task within the system.
The current box office was displayed as 1.13 million…
Although he didn't know how the system generated these numbers,
Lu Wen Dong believed this figure was accurate.
The first day's midnight screening brought in 1.13 million.
If it went full-scale,
the box office would surely explode.
Lu Wen Dong stood up, “After today, you’ll be big directors and big stars.”
“Let’s go, relax a bit.”
Peng Hui Sen and Du Yao Fa exchanged glances,
their eyes filled with excitement.
The film industry was not easy to break into,
but it was also easy to rise to the top.
All it took was a signature work…
It seemed like,
by a stroke of luck,
they were about to turn things around?
As the old saying goes,
there are three declines and six rises in a person’s life,
was their bad luck about to pass?
Causeway Bay was small.
After crossing two streets, they arrived at the bar where Boss B hung out.
Thirteen Sisters, Yun Piao Piao, and others were also there.
It was a packed house!
“Wen Dong.”
Boss B, with a flushed face, laughed heartily.
The film distributors Thirteen Sisters brought had made it clear.
One movie,
without any major promotion,
nor any significant support from the three major theater chains,
only released during midnight screenings,
yet managed to attract viewers who spread the word and came out to support it!
This movie was bound to be a hit!
For Boss B,
the most important thing was that Lu Wen Dong was doing well.
That would bring face to his own position as Boss!
Only now did Boss B realize that,
Lu Wen Dong’s political and military strategies were far superior to Chen Hao Nan’s,
and most importantly,
Wen Dong was skilled at turning disadvantages into advantages.
He also wouldn’t provoke trouble!
He was more dignified!
In the future,
his prospects were limitless.
“You’re the main character today.”
“Come, let me introduce you to some good friends.”
This time, it was mainly film distributors who came over.
Among them were distributors from Southeast Asia who had been persuaded by Liang Kun,
and there were distributors from Taiwan who had been contacted by Thirteen Sisters.
Relatively speaking,
the Taiwan distributors were definitely more powerful.
“Mr. Lu.”
A group of Southeast Asian distributors took the initiative to shake hands with Lu Wen Dong.
Their faces were full of smiles, “Actually, we’ve long seen that A Better Tomorrow script is truly extraordinary.”
“Now, the explosive popularity of A Better Tomorrow fully proves our speculation.”
“We hope that we can have a chance to cooperate.”
“Sure, sure.”
Lu Wen Dong, being a businessman,
believed in getting along.
Although these guys broke their contracts during the day,
it didn’t prevent Lu Wen Dong from continuing to do business with them.
Making money,
it was nothing to be ashamed of!
Of course,
this time, renegotiating,
Lu Wen Dong wouldn’t be polite.
“Wen Dong, come here.”
When it came to the Taiwan representatives,
Thirteen Sisters said, “These are all good brothers from the underworld.”
“This is the representative of the Bamboo Union Gang’s Chief Protector, Ghost Seeks Trouble.”
“This is the representative of the Northwest Gang Leader, Mr. Yang.”
Wow!
Two of the Eight Major Film Distributors were here directly!
“Nice to meet you.”
Lu Wen Dong was amicable, “I didn’t expect to have the opportunity to drink with both representatives.”
The influence of the Eight Major Film Distributors in Hong Kong had yet to manifest.
Their true power should be revealed after the establishment of New Treasure Cinema in 1988.
This cinema chain would act as the middleman,
connecting Hong Kong film production and Taiwan together!
The Eight Major Film Distributors, wielding huge amounts of capital, stormed into Hong Kong.
This ushered in the golden age of Hong Kong movies!
“Mr. Lu is truly a young talent.”
The two representatives saw Lu Wen Dong’s polite and well-mannered demeanor,
clearly a man of quality,
and praised him highly, “I think we will inevitably need Mr. Lu’s help in the future.”
Lu Wen Dong smiled, “My principle is that you can’t get fat from eating alone. As long as everyone benefits, we can all get rich together.”
The black money from Taiwan was overflowing!
Ding!