Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 1627
The reason why Lin Daoqiu insisted on putting "Life of Dawn" and "Rush Hour" in the Christmas schedule has his own considerations.

This year is the first Christmas schedule that he bought MGM ushered in.

Although backed by Universal Pictures, Lin Daoqiu does not want MGM to be labeled as a follower of Universal Pictures all the time.

If you want to get rid of this label, you must get enough shining results.

And the box office champion at Christmas, and even the box office champion in North America this year.

So far, the highest-grossing film in North America in 1986 was "Top Gun" starring Tom Cruise.

This drama scored 7000 million in North America, and "Crocodile Dundee" followed closely, only 200 million dollars less than "Top Gun".

For Lin Daoqiu, without those blockbusters blocking the way, this year is indeed the best time for him to win Christmas and the annual North American box office championship.

Like Richardson, Lin Daoqiu also believes that the final box office of "Life of Dawn" will definitely be better than that of "Rush Hour".

After comparing the three dramas "Life of Dawn", "Rush Hour" and "Star Trek 4: Saving the Future", Lin Daoqiu feels that the threat of "Star Trek 4: Saving the Future" is the greatest, but it is also the least worrying of.

Because most of the audience who will buy tickets to enter the theater are interstellar fans, it can be said that it is impossible for other films of this type to achieve the same success as "Star Wars" except for "Star Wars".

So in Lin Daoqiu's view, the box office of "Star Trek 4: Saving the Future" will probably fluctuate around [-] million US dollars.

Unless you encounter a movie of the same type, it is almost difficult to shake the box office of "Star Trek 4: Saving the Future".

As menacing as this drama is, it's unlikely to influence other genres.

As for the movie "Field Platoon", which will be released on Christmas and reflects the theme of the Vietnam War, Lin Daoqiu doesn't think this movie can win much box office results.

In Lin Daoqiu's view, it is really not a wise move to release a movie of this type during Christmas.

Moreover, it is said that even Orion, the distributor of "Platoon", has a negative view on whether the film will be a hit.

No one thinks that this kind of cruel and depressing movie can win the popularity of the public, so it's normal that no one likes this movie.

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"Rush Hour" started faster than "007", and Lin Daoqiu had told Jackie Chan before that this movie must be released in time for Christmas.

Although there was only half a year to prepare, Jackie Chan still worked overtime desperately, and finally caught up with the progress.

In mid-November, "Rush Hour" was finally completed smoothly, and the post-production of this drama will take about three to four weeks.

Judging from the time, after the post-production of "Rush Hour" is completed, it will definitely be able to catch up with the release on December 12.

On the other side, "Life of Dawn" has also reached the final stage, but it will take two weeks before it is finalized.

For Lin Daoqiu, time is money. If the filming continues according to the current plan, the remaining post-production time for "Life of Dawn" is only about two weeks.

It was already impossible to change the schedule at this time, and the promotion of "Life of Dawn" had already started.

Although it happens from time to time that movie box office changes happen, this is not a very strange thing.

But after the publicity of TV and print media, many people already know that "Life of Dawn" will be released on December 12th.

If you put pigeons at this time, then there will definitely be many people who will come to bad-mouth yourself again.

Lin Daoqiu is not afraid of those negative remarks, but for MGM, a good start is far better than a start that is questioned.

"Ten days, we only have ten days left, and "Life of Dawn" must be completed within ten days."

Lin Daoqiu called Terry Leonard over. He had to let the other party understand that he had to find a way to speed up the progress of the shooting.

In fact, Terry Leonard is also in a hurry. He seems a little anxious these days, because this movie will be released in the Christmas schedule, but it is still a month away from the release.

If it can't be released on time for Christmas, it will definitely not be a good thing for "Life of Dawn".

"Boss, I will try my best to arrange it, but if I finish filming this movie within ten days, I..."

Terry Leonard looked at Lin Daoqiu with embarrassment. Although he also wanted to issue a military order in front of the other party, he said that he would definitely be able to get it done within ten days.

But Terry Leonard still got stuck when the words came to his mouth, because he felt that this was almost impossible.

"Don't worry, I've figured out a way."

Lin Daoqiu did not make it difficult for Terry Leonard. After all, judging from his ability, it is really difficult for him to do things beyond his ability.

And hearing what Lin Daoqiu said, Terry Leonard's eyes immediately lit up, and he looked at Lin Daoqiu anxiously, wondering what good solution the other party had come up with.

"From now on, we will be divided into two groups, A and B, and shoot at the same time. I believe this will greatly shorten the shooting time."

The advantage of doing this is that the remaining scenes can be filmed as soon as possible. Of course, this premise can only be realized if there must be two directors on the scene.

"No problem, Mr. Lin, I'll arrange it right away."

Terry Leonard is now only thinking about how to finish filming this movie as soon as possible, of course, while maintaining quality and quantity, because Lin Daoqiu has high requirements for quality, and he absolutely does not allow it to be handled casually.

In fact, what Terry Leonard didn't know was that this time was also Lin Daoqiu's test for him. If he could do this well under heavy pressure, then Lin Daoqiu's perception of him would be greatly improved .

Lin Daoqiu was in charge of the main plot, and the branch was handed over to Terry Leonard.

For the current situation, Lin Daoqiu must explain clearly to the actors, because the next time is racing against time, their rest time will definitely be greatly reduced.

"I have good news and bad news for you, which one do you want to hear first?"

Lin Daoqiu called Maria Dabo over, and said to her with a smile.

"Listen to the good news first."

Although Maria Dabo found it strange, she still followed Lin Daoqiu's thinking.

"Our show can wrap up before Christmas, and then you can go back and spend Christmas with your family."

"Sounds pretty good, but if I remember correctly, the director said a few days ago that it would be finished in about two weeks. Is what the boss said good news? What is the bad news?"

Maria Dabo felt that Lin Daoqiu's words were strange.

"The bad news is that if the previous plan is followed, the film will definitely not be able to do post-production in time, in other words, it will not be able to be released on December 12th during Christmas..."

"So in order to catch up with the progress, in the next ten days, you will have to work hard."

Hearing this, Maria Dabo understood why Lin Daoqiu called himself to say these things.

She looked at Lin Daoqiu and smiled.

"No problem, but the boss will have to give me some compensation..."

After Maria Dabo finished speaking, she gave Lin Daoqiu a wink, then turned and left.

(End of this chapter)