Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 1061 The box office is pessimistic
Lin Daoqiu didn't know that Xu Xincun and Han Yulan were planning to plot against him.

But even if Lin Daoqiu knew, he would not pay attention to these two idiots.

Li Hanxiang's matter is easy to solve. Anyway, in the past few years, he has been filming in the mainland, so his being banned by Baodao has no effect on him at all.

As for Liang Jiahui, Lin Daoqiu planned to let him set up a stall outside for a year, and then pull him back.

Fortunately, most people don't know that Lin Daoqiu is the investor of "Burning the Old Summer Palace" and "Listening to the Government Behind the Curtain".

Otherwise, he might really be called a ruthless guy by others.

Not long after the Golden Statue Awards ended, "Happy Ghost Over Summer Vacation" and "The Brave Double Cannon" also fell off the drawing board at the same time.

With its good momentum, "Happy Ghost Over Summer Vacation" broke through 3000 million at the box office in two weeks of its release, and finally won 400 million, becoming another blockbuster movie in New Arts City.

And "The Brave Double Cannon", a movie starring Cen Jianxun and Wu Yaohan, finally broke through 2000 million at the box office.

In addition to the two leading roles of Cen Jianxun and Wu Yaohan, this drama also has cameo appearances by Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and other stars, but it is a pity that in the end it still failed to beat "Happy Ghosts Over Summer Vacation".

And in August, Xiangjiang Cinemas ushered in another masterpiece this year, the third part of Lin Zhengying's "Mr. Zombie".

I don’t know if he knows that he can’t beat Lin Zhengying’s "Mr. Zombie", so in this schedule, Baocheng Cinemas did not arrange any strong films to be released, but released a small-budget film produced by an independent filmmaker.

Looking at the operation of Baocheng Cinemas, one can tell that they have already raised their hands and surrendered.

Even "Happy Ghost" can't beat it, let alone "Mr. Zombie" which has a good reputation and continues to hit high box office.

The most sensible choice is exactly what Baocheng Cinemas are doing now, avoiding their edge.

In early August, a week before the release of "Mr. Zombie," the promotional work for the show had already begun.

In addition to placing advertisements in major print media, ATV is naturally one of the indispensable channels of publicity.

In addition to showing the trailer on TV, Lin Daoqiu also arranged for the crew of "Mr. Zombie" to participate in "You Know Entertainment" to promote it.

Perhaps because of the cooperation of Baocheng Cinemas, "Mr. Zombie" has not encountered any strong opponents this year. It can be said that everyone is now waiting to see whether this movie can break through the 4000 million box office, and "Best" at the beginning of the year. Partner".

Three days before the movie was released, Lin Daoqiu called Lin Zhengying and Zhong Fa to his office.

"How much box office do you think "Mr. Zombie" can win this year?"

In fact, Lin Daoqiu rarely asks about the box office, but this time is an exception.

Lin Zhengying and Zhong Fa have actually been predicting the box office of "Mr. Zombie 3" before.

"Mr. Lin, "Best Partner" broke the box office record of 4000 million at the beginning of the year, and "Mr. Zombie" will definitely be fine."

It seems that Zhong Fa is very confident in "Mr. Zombie". He thinks that this year will be the same as before. There will not be a big gap between "Mr. Zombie" and "Best Partner" in the box office.

But looking at Lin Zhengying, who kept his head down and was thinking, it seemed that he was troubled by something.

"Uncle Jiu, what do you think?"

Now almost everyone would call Uncle Nine when they saw Lin Zhengying, Lin Zhengying himself was used to it, and he didn't correct others.

"Mr. Lin, I don't think the box office of "Mr. Zombie 3" will be very good."

Completely different from Zhong Fa's optimism, Lin Zhengying seems very pessimistic about the box office of "Mr. Zombie" this time.

You must know that the budget of "Mr. Zombie 3" this time has reached 500 million, which is almost the same as that of "Best Partner".

Lin Daoqiu has actually seen things like overspending in filming many times, but this time Lin Zhengying did overspend a bit.

When "Mr. Zombie" was in preparation, Lin Zhengying thought that it would cost 1000 million yuan to make this movie.

However, the later the filming, the longer the shooting time, and the more money was burned as a result.

At first, I thought it would be possible to shoot 1000 million yuan, but in the end it cost 500 million yuan more.

In fact, Lin Zhengying didn't know where the money was spent. After all, he only knew how to make movies, and Lin Zhengying was not good at managing money.

"Next time I have to match you with a money manager."

Lin Daoqiu has already made a plan. When Lin Zhengying plays in the future, he must find someone similar to an accountant to accompany him.

Lin Zhengying also thought Lin Daoqiu's was pretty good, so he agreed without thinking too much.

"Actually, I called you here today because I have the same thoughts as Uncle Jiu. The box office of "Mr. Zombie 3" may not be as good as "Best Partner" this time."

Although "Mr. Zombie 3" will not encounter any strong opponents when it is released this time, after all, this time is not the best time.

And because "Mr. Zombie" is not suitable for the Chinese New Year, this drama can only be moved to the back.

"Mr. Lin, are you kidding me? How could the box office of "Mr. Zombie 3" be so good?"

Zhong Fa looked at Lin Daoqiu in surprise.

"Actually, Uncle Nine has made the best zombie-themed movies in the past few years, but because of the popularity of "Mr. Zombie", a large number of people have followed suit."

They couldn't invite Lin Zhengying and Zhong Fa, so they tried to find a way to invite other actors in the "Mr. Zombie" crew.

Even if it is a walk-on or a supporting role, if you can invite it, try to find a way to invite it.

As a result, this led to a large number of low-quality and extremely poor zombie films.

Although there are a few movies that can still be watched, generally speaking, those who follow the trend have almost brought the theme of zombie movies to a dead end.

Even the authentic "Mr. Zombie" filmed by Lin Zhengying, after the baptism of those bad movies, the audience also felt tired of zombie movies.

Unless there are very big innovations in special effects and plots, if the old-fashioned style is still followed, I am afraid that the audience will not be as enthusiastic as before.

"In fact, these are just my guesses. In fact, my guesses may not be accurate."

Although Lin Daoqiu said so, it was not his only thought.

"Mr. Lin, after the shooting of "Mr. Zombie 3", I plan to stop this series and shoot something else."

Zhong Fa turned his head and looked at Lin Zhengying in shock, he couldn't figure out why the other party would do this.

Now shouldn't be taking advantage of the booming time of "Mr. Zombie" to shoot a few more movies.

If you stop now, it will be almost impossible to gain such a good momentum by then.

In a few years time, who will know what movie "Mr. Zombie" is.

"I respect Uncle Jiu's opinion, "Mr. Zombie" really should stop."

(End of this chapter)