Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 242 Lin Daoqiu's Delusion?

At the end of the film screening, there was a prolonged applause at the scene.

Yuan Heping and all the leading actors came to the stage and bowed to everyone.

The people here today are all film-related workers, and their tastes are many times more tricky than the average audience.

Being able to get the approval of these people proves that the film is really well shot, at least in terms of viewing.

As the core character of this play, Lin Daoqiu still did not appear on stage, he still sat firmly in the audience, after all he only had the name of a screenwriter.

But with his temperament, he was not interested in showing his face in such a scene.

He felt that it was enough to leave these opportunities to the director and cast members, and he didn't need to join in the fun.

After Brigitte Lin and others on the stage finished their thanks, the premiere officially ended.

"How about we make a bet and guess how much box office this movie can win?"

Before leaving the Lee Stage, Zhong Fa suddenly became interested and wanted to gamble with Lin Zhengying.

Hearing what Zhong Fa said, Lin Zhengying began to think seriously.

Shaw Cinemas has a total of [-] theaters. Judging from the quality of this show, it is absolutely no problem to be sold out on the first day.

But whether such attendance will continue in the future is a big question.

"It's absolutely no problem to break ten million. I guess the final box office will be around 300 million."

Lam Ching-ying calculates based on the [-] days of the show, after all, the later the attendance rate will be lower.

But when he finished speaking, Zhong Fa smiled and shook his head.

"What's the matter? Don't you think you can't even reach 1000 million?"

Lin Zhengying found it very strange, Zhong Fa has always supported Lin Daoqiu, and the quality of this drama is absolutely fine, it is sure to break ten million, so why is he shaking his head?

"It's not less than 1000 million. I guess the final box office of this drama can break 2000 million."

As soon as Zhong Fa said this, Lin Zhengying was stunned for a moment, and then this time he smiled and shook his head.

The last time "Master Qian" was able to win a box office of 800 million, it was because of the relationship between the double screening.

And this time "Mission Impossible" will not be screened by Golden Harvest, so it can be said that it is impossible to break 2000 million.

"Since you don't believe me, let's make a bet and have a midnight snack."

Zhong Fa and Lin Zhengying bet just for fun, not because they really want to win big money.

"Okay, just bet."

Lin Zhengying agreed without thinking too much, not because he was not optimistic about Lin Daoqiu, but because the capacity of Shaw Cinemas is so large, it is impossible for the box office to rise to 2000 million.

"What are you betting on, why not tell me and let me help you as a staff officer."

At this moment, Lin Daoqiu and Lin Qingxia came out together. As soon as he came out, he heard Zhong Fa and Lin Zhengying betting.

"Mr. Lin, I bet him the final box office of this drama, I guess it can break 2000 million, Ah Ying can't say it."

Zhong Fa explained to Lin Daoqiu what they were betting on.

But Lin Zhengying became anxious when he heard it, because Zhong Fa's words sounded as if he was dissatisfied with Lin Daoqiu.

"Mr. Lin, don't get me wrong. I guess there is a reason why I can't break 2000 million."

Lin Zhengying quickly explained to the other party that if he was misunderstood by Lin Daoqiu, then he would be really wronged.

"I know, you guessed that the reason why you can't break through 2000 million is because the capacity of Shaw Cinemas is so large. Even if it is full every day for two weeks, it won't reach 2000 million, right?"

Lin Zhengying nodded quickly. That's what he really meant. Fortunately, Lin Daoqiu understood it as soon as he heard it, otherwise he wouldn't know how to explain it to the other party.

But after Lin Daoqiu finished speaking, he suddenly laughed twice, and then turned to look at Brigitte Lin next to him.

"Do you think our show can break through 2000 million in the end?"

Brigitte Lin didn't expect that Lin Daoqiu would suddenly turn around and ask her, but after thinking about it carefully, she also felt that Lin Zhengying's guess was correct.

After all, in terms of the capacity of Shaw Brothers theaters, this drama only has a peak of more than 1000 million, and there are no more.

"I think Ah Ying's guess is based on science."

As the protagonist of this drama, Brigitte Lin naturally hopes that the box office can be as high as possible, but the problem is that the capacity of the theater is so large, and the upper limit is there, it is impossible to break through.

"Then I can only stand on Zhong Fa's side. I guess this drama will definitely break the box office of 2000 million in the end."

As soon as this remark came out, everyone on the scene was shocked, but Zhong Fa seemed to be very proud because Lin Daoqiu was on his side.

As for Lin Daoqiu's words, many passers-by heard them, and there happened to be Wu Siyuan and Tsui Hark in it.

Wu Siyuan didn't go to say hello to Lin Daoqiu. He came to the show today because he was invited by Run Run Shaw, not for Lin Daoqiu's support.

Moreover, Lin Daoqiu rejected his invitation before, which made Wu Siyuan very uneasy about this young man.

"2000 million box office? Thanks to him being able to say it."

After getting in the car, Wu Siyuan showed a disdainful expression on his face. In his opinion, Lin Daoqiu's thoughts were too naive.

In terms of the capacity of Shaw Brothers theaters, if there is no additional ticket price or seat, the top price of a play is only more than 1000 million.

Lin Daoqiu even boasted that this movie could win 2000 million in the end, unless this time he can find a double-screening of Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers.

"Mr. Wu, I don't think what Mr. Lin just said seems to be a joke. Since he is sure to break 2000 million, he must have thought of a way."

Xu Ke and Wu Siyuan thought differently. In his opinion, since Lin Daoqiu was so sure, there must be some arrangement that they didn't know about.

Wu Siyuan turned his head to look at Tsui Hark, but then he shook his head.

"Impossible, absolutely impossible. Shaw Cinemas is only this big, and the box office is only over 400 million at most."

Wu Siyuan still felt that it was impossible, because it was obviously contrary to common sense.

"Mr. Wu, don't forget that Shaw Brothers sometimes releases movies for an extra week. What if that's the case?"

After Tsui Hark's reminder, Wu Siyuan suddenly realized, because there are quite a few such examples.

However, Shaw Cinemas did this because they had nothing to do with strong films, so they continued to show those films that had a high attendance rate.

If this "Mission Impossible" is really postponed for a week, Wu Siyuan is still not optimistic that this drama can break through 2000 million.

Because the later the movie is, the lower the attendance rate will be, unless "Mission Impossible" can get a million box office every day during the three weeks of its release, but is this possible?

At least in Wu Siyuan's perception, there has never been a film released by Shaw Brothers that can do this.

Even for Lin Daoqiu's original "Master Qian", the attendance rate is slowly decreasing after a week of release.

Why did he speak so boldly, dare to say that this movie can take 2000 million at the box office, Wu Siyuan felt that Lin Daoqiu was just delusional.

(End of this chapter)