Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 1754 Defeat him

Under the deliberate publicity, the popularity of "The Return of the Great Sage" and "Mad Man" is increasing day by day, and it can be said that it has become one of the main topics of daily chatting among the people of Xiangjiang.

However, almost in most cases, there are still more audiences on the side of "The Return of the Great Sage".

Basically, except for some fans of Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao, the rest of the people are more inclined that "The Return of the Great Sage" can easily beat "Mad Man".

This time, the release schedule of the two films just came to the summer vacation. Although this is not a very big schedule, at least it is better than nothing.

As a member of United Cinemas, Golden Harvest can only watch from the sidelines this time.

Speaking of which, when Sammo Hung was filming "Mad Man", he once hoped to invite Jet Li to play a supporting role in "Mad Man".

However, Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang were reluctant to let Jet Li play a supporting role for others, so they declined the other party's proposal.

Looking back now, it may not be a bad thing if Jet Li can make an appearance in this battle, but it is a pity that it is too late to make up for it now.

On the other side, as the debut of Lai Sun Cinemas, all 38 theaters have been renovated within a short period of time.

And the first appearance of Lixin Cinemas coincided with this big showdown.

Liu Luanxiong, who hated Lin Daoqiu so much, naturally hoped that "Mad Man" could beat Lin Daoqiu's "The Return of the Great Sage".

After all, 36 theaters are facing 78 theaters. No matter how powerful "The Return of the Great Sage" is, it is impossible to beat "Mad Man".

Even if Lin Daoqiu wants to add an additional screening time, they will fully accompany them. Anyway, this time everyone will fight with real swords and guns.

Let's see whether New Oriental is still in a dominant position, or whether the United Cinemas can overwhelm New Oriental by relying on the number of theaters.

This is not a simple duel. After all, the cost of "The Return of the Great Sage" is said to be more than 1000 million US dollars, while the investment of "Mad Man" is about [-] million US dollars.

If he can win Lin Daoqiu in Xiangjiang this time, then "Mad Man" will be able to add the slogan of "The Return of the Great Sage", which cost more than [-] million US dollars, when it is sold in Hong Kong.

It is definitely a dream for Liu Luanxiong to have the opportunity to defeat Lin Daoqiu with his own hands.

Especially every time he saw Guan Zhilin on TV, Liu Luanxiong hated him so much.

Why can Lin Daoqiu get such a super beauty, but he can only stare blankly.

Liu Luanxiong's resentment towards Lin Daoqiu, who became more and more angry, was also increasing day by day.

"what are you thinking about?"

Liu Luanxiong who was in a meeting was suddenly pushed by Lin Jianyue next to him, and he woke up suddenly.

At this time, United Cinemas was having a meeting to discuss the promotion and follow-up work of "Mad Man", but Liu Luanxiong had a desertion.

"Oh... I'm wondering how much box office "Mad Man" can get in the end."

Liu Luanxiong casually made up a reason.

But as soon as he said that, Lin Jianyue also became very interested in his topic.

"According to our estimates, the highest single-day box office of 78 theaters can break through the 1.5 million mark. After all, compared with last year, the ticket price this year has increased by [-] yuan, but that is only theoretical."

All 78 theaters are sold out. This kind of theoretical thing sounds very exciting, but if you think about it carefully, you know it is impossible.

"The Return of the Great Sage" and "Mad Man" were released at the same time, and there were a total of 114 theaters on both sides.

No need to think about it, the first three days of "The Return of the Great Sage" must be a full house, but the possibility of "Mad Man" is also very small.

As the general manager of United Cinemas, Cen Jianxun feels that as long as United Cinemas can sell out all the seats once, it is already a great victory.
In his opinion, as long as the attendance rate of "Mad Man" can maintain 7000% during its release, the box office of this movie will be able to exceed [-] million at least.

As for Lin Daoqiu, most of the 36 theaters are large theaters, and they are all in good locations.

If it is fully booked, the highest single-day box office can be around 600 million.

If calculated in this way, unless "The Return of the Great Sage" can be fully attended within two weeks of its release, then the box office of this movie can reach at least 8000 million.

But Cen Jianxun felt that even Lin Daoqiu would not dare to make such a bold fantasy.

"I think "Mad Man" can get at least 6000 million at the box office. As for "The Return of the Great Sage", around 5000 million is already very good."

Cen Jianxun's estimation of "Mad Man" is very conservative, but one thing he can be sure of is that "Mad Man" will definitely beat "The Return of the Great Sage" this time.

Zou Wenhuai, Pan Disheng and the others nodded repeatedly after hearing this. After all, Cen Jianxun's estimate was almost the same as what they had expected.

"This time we must do our best to get off to a good start. As long as Lin Daoqiu loses once, his undefeated record will come to an end here, which can also greatly boost our morale."

Although Liu Luanxiong is not from the film industry, he is very aware of how much pressure Lin Daoqiu puts on these people who are engaged in film work.

In his opinion, the reason why Lin Daoqiu has been rumored so miraculously is because he has never failed in a single box office battle.

As long as United Cinemas wins Lin Daoqiu this time, it will give them great confidence and let everyone know that Lin Daoqiu is not an invincible myth.

Regarding Liu Luanxiong's words, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao who were sitting on the side remained silent all the time.

Although they haven't watched "The Return of the Great Sage", in their view, it is a joke that Lin Daoqiu spent so much money and invited so many stars to participate in it, and the box office is only around 5000 million.

When "Godzilla" was released, it has historically exceeded [-] million Hong Kong dollars, and so far no one has been able to touch or come close to this record.

But thinking about it, when Liu Luanxiong and others were keen to kill Lin Daoqiu with one blow, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao would naturally not stand up and sing the opposite at this time.

If possible, they also hope to defeat Lin Daoqiu once, to experience what it feels like to defeat the undefeated myth.

"Mr. Liu is right. Lin Daoqiu's invincibility before was entirely due to everyone fighting on their own. This time we work together, it is impossible to lose to him."

Pan Disheng also echoed Liu Luanxiong's statement, after all, this "Mad Man" was produced by Di Bao.

If Di Bao can defeat Lin Daoqiu's "The Return of the Great Sage" with "Mad Man" this time, then Di Bao's reputation in Asia will rise a lot.

For him, if Dibao's influence is growing, it will be of great help to the promotion of his brand-name products, which is naturally what Pan Disheng hopes to see very much.

(End of this chapter)