Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 1642 Out of public interest
Conscious that he had come up with the most appropriate solution, just when Chris Woff was satisfied, a voice that made him feel harsh suddenly sounded.

Seeing Joel Lopez, who was raising his hands against him at this time, Chris Wolf wanted to slap him on the spot.

In the ACC theaters, Chris Wolf believes that he has unparalleled authority, and since he has decided, no one should object to it.

But Joel Lopez not only objected, but also publicly denied his decision in front of so many directors and high-level executives, which was tantamount to slapping Kriswoff in the face in public.

Even though he was extremely angry, Chris Woff still managed not to explode on the spot. He held back his anger and asked word by word.

"What is your objection?"

Joel Lopez knows that his decision to oppose Chris Wolff in public will definitely provoke resentment from the other party, but he feels that his approach is the right one.

"Platoon" is indeed very popular recently, but Joel Lopez has also watched this movie. Although it can be called a good movie, this movie has not reached the point where the whole family can watch it.

Moreover, ordinary people can't understand this movie at once. For those who want to relax in the cinema, "Platoon" is definitely not a good choice.

The most important thing is that Joel Lopez does not think that "Platoon" has such great potential that it can afford a 3000 yuan screen.

He doesn't mind showing "Platoon" in ACC theaters, but in Joel Lopez's view, this movie is only suitable for a screen worth about 500 yuan at most. This is the proper way to do it.

"The movie "Platoon" is really good, but I don't think it needs to be allocated 3000 yuan for the screen. I suggest starting with 500 yuan first, and then depending on the situation, we can add or subtract as appropriate."

Joel Lopez is completely thinking about the company's position. It can be said that he has no selfishness at all, nor is it aimed at Chris Wolf.

But in Chris Wolff's view, Joel Lopez did this to challenge his own authority.

As long as he falls down, Joel Lopez can take over the position of chairman as a matter of course.

"Nonsense, do you know how many people are discussing "Platoon" outside, and how many calls urge us to show "Platoon" every day?

Chris Wolf became more and more angry. He pointed at Joel Lopez and said: "You actually said that you only give it a ration of 500 yuan for the screen. This is a joke. I think your professional knowledge needs to be strengthened."

Although many people at the scene were dissatisfied with Chris Wolff, most of the directors and executives felt that it was a correct choice to use the vacant screen to show "Platoon".

Joel Lopez can be said to be alone, unless he can find a better movie than "Platoon", otherwise everyone still thinks that it should be done according to Chris Wolff.

"Chairman, I hope you can think about it, I think..."

Joel Lopez hadn't finished speaking, and Kriswoff had raised his hand to interrupt him.

"As the chairman of ACC Cinemas, I am the one who decides all matters big and small. I have already negotiated with the distribution company of "Platoon". In two days, the film will be released in theaters under ACC Cinemas."

Although Joel Lopez strongly opposed it, it didn't help in the end. After all, Chris Wolf is the chairman of the ACC theaters, and he is the one who determines everything.

Unless Joel Lopez goes to the ACC boss and asks the other party to come forward to veto Chris Wolf's decision.

However, this idea did not appear in Joel Lopez's mind from the beginning to the end, because the boss of ACC trusted Chris Wolf so much that it was impossible for him to convince the other party.

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"Chris Wolff is really crazy. The 3000 yuan screen was used to show "Platoon". I really doubt whether he has seen this movie."

The news that ACC Cinemas allocated its 3000 yuan screen to "Platoon" spread immediately.

In Lin Daoqiu's view, Chris Wolff's decision is really crazy. He thinks it's better to continue to show "Star Trek 4: Rescue the Future", in that case, the box office may be more guaranteed.

It's not that Lin Daoqiu thinks "Platoon" is a bad movie, it's just that this movie is not suitable for investing so much resources.

Unlike those movies that advocate individual heroism, the director of "Platoon" Oliver Stone is a veteran who retired from the Vietnam War.

He filmed "Field Platoon" from a real perspective based on his own personal experience.

What Oliver Stone hopes is that everyone can understand what the Vietnam War means to the United States based on this movie, instead of advocating how brave the United States was in Vietnam and how sacred the Vietnam War they provoked like those previous movies.

This kind of movie is very suitable for continuous release in movie theaters, rather than smashing thousands of screens at once, which will not bring more audiences to "Platoon".

"I like the movie "Platoon" very much. I think this movie will definitely win at next year's Oscars."

Richardson liked "Platoon" very much, and he thought it was a very high-quality movie.

I just like it, but as a filmmaker, Richardson also knows that it is difficult for "Platoon" to be popular, after all, this movie is too cruel.

The facts revealed in the movie can be said to be subversive compared with the usual propaganda of the United States to the public in the Vietnam War.

"If "Platoon" can be released after the Oscars, it will definitely help the film's box office a lot."

However, Lin Daoqiu is just talking casually. If he wants to participate in the Oscar competition, it must be a film that was staged from January 1 to December 1 of the previous year.

In other words, if "Platoon" wants to participate in next year's Oscars, it must be released this year.

"Leaving aside the movie "Platoon", what do you think of the director Oliver Stone?"

Richardson suddenly chatted with Lin Daoqiu about Oliver Stone.

Lin Daoqiu knew without guessing that Richardson must have admired Oliver Stone very much, and he probably wanted to cooperate with him.

If they waited until the other party had won the Oscar to find him, then they would probably face more competitors.

"You want to cooperate with him?"

Lin Daoqiu asked with a smile.

Richardson nodded. He admired Oliver Stone very much. After watching "Platoon", Richardson hoped to cooperate with him even in one movie.

"You are the president of MGM. You can make decisions about movies with an investment of less than 2000 million. You don't need to ask me about this matter."

Lin Daoqiu trusted Richardson very much. Although he did not completely delegate power, he still gave him great power.

As long as the investment does not exceed 2000 million US dollars, Richardson does not need to report to Lin Daoqiu and can approve it by himself.

(End of this chapter)