Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 246 Jackie Chan Returns
"If you want us to use [-] million to make a sci-fi movie, Lin Daoqiu is simply crazy."

Not long after Lin Daoqiu left, Zou Wenhuai shook his head while talking in the office.

In his opinion, this is simply a very crazy thing.

Because from the past to the present, Xiangjiang's sci-fi films have not had a single one that can be sold.

Run Run Shaw wanted to make a breakthrough, but unfortunately his two attempts ended in failure.

The facts were right in front of him, and Zou Wenhuai didn't believe that Lin Daoqiu didn't know these things.

Since he knew that he dared to do this, it proved that he didn't consider the issue of cost recovery at all. Maybe he just wanted to use Jiahe's money to practice his skills.

"After all, he is a young man. Once he has made some achievements, he will be supercilious. He feels that there is no problem in what he does. I would like to see who will invest the 1 million yuan in him."

He Guanchang believed that even if Lin Daoqiu went to find Run Run Shaw, the other party would not agree to invest in him.

Even if this "Mission Impossible" is a big success in Hollywood, Ho Guan Chang is very sure that Run Run Shaw will not invest this money.

After all, the two bloody lessons in the past few years have not passed for a long time. If Run Run Shaw hadn't gone crazy, he would definitely not be making such stupid attempts.

Moreover, the investment amount this time is ten times that of the previous "The Orangutan King", I believe he will not repeat the same mistakes.

"Talk to him in a few days, and say that Golden Harvest has a lot of filming plans now, and there is not that much money to make his sci-fi movies for the time being."

Zou Wenhuai didn't even think about whether Lin Daoqiu's movie would be a success.

In his opinion, if someone in Xiangjiang is making a sci-fi movie, they are looking for death.

At least Golden Harvest would not do such a stupid thing. If someone thinks they have too much money, let them do it.

And completely different from Zou Wenhuai's guess, Lin Daoqiu didn't find anyone to invest in his sci-fi movie.

Because Xiangjiang is willing to invest in only three companies, and now Golden Harvest refuses, only Run Run Shaw and Lei Juekun are left.

With Lei Juekun's financial resources, I believe that if he approached him, he and he each offered 5000 million yuan to make this sci-fi movie, and the other party would seriously consider it.

As for Run Run Shaw, needless to say, after being hit by the previous two sci-fi films, he probably won't be interested in touching on this theme of films.

Moreover, the investment this time is ten times higher than his last film, which is probably one of the reasons why Run Run Shaw would hold back.

However, Lin Daoqiu did not give up. He must make sci-fi movies, because this type of movie can not only gain reputation, but also bring him a lot of income.

And the most important thing is that special effects technology must be used when making sci-fi films, and from now on, Lin Daoqiu must start to step into this field.

If you slow down, you will be controlled by others when you want to do something, so there is not much time left for Lin Daoqiu.

But the funds he can use now are only more than 400 million, so don't think about science fiction movies for the time being.

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"Godfather, why are you here?"

Walking out of the airport, Jackie Chan looks very energetic.

The filming of "Killer's Trenches" was completed a month ago, and the post-production also ended smoothly.

Although Jackie Chan couldn't use his fists at all during the filming process, he almost finished filming the scene with a lot of pain.

But now for him, this not-so-smooth journey is finally over, and he is now a big star who has made Hollywood movies.

"How can I not come, I have worked hard for you these past few months."

He Guanchang stepped forward and patted Jackie Chan on the shoulder to express his condolences.

"It's not hard work, but it's boring. There are too many rules in filming over there, and I can't use it at all."

Speaking of this, Jackie Chan was still a little unhappy, but after all, it was in Hollywood instead of Xiangjiang, so he could only accommodate the other party instead of them to accommodate himself.

"It was like this at the beginning. After you become famous in Hollywood, they will naturally listen to you. Now you are just a newcomer, and it is normal to encounter such a situation."

He Guanchang didn't know much about the specific situation, so he could only comfort Jackie Chan in this way.

Hearing what He Guanchang said, Jackie Chan also felt that it was right.

"By the way, I heard that the "Mission Impossible" filmed by Mr. Lin was a big hit at the box office?"

Jackie Chan got the news from the family members.

But when Jackie Chan mentioned Mr. Lin's name, He Guanchang's face suddenly became unattractive.

Since they refused to invest in Lin Daoqiu's sci-fi movie, the two parties have basically lost contact.

Now Lin Daoqiu's "Mission Impossible" has been released for almost two weeks, and the box office has reached 500 million.

Jiahe didn't want the other party to show off so much, and Jackie Chan's return at this time just gave Jiahe the hope of regaining face.

""Killer's Trench" has been scheduled to be released in three days' time. Let them take a look at that time. The drama invested by Golden Harvest will definitely not lose to Lin Daoqiu's."

It seems that He Guanchang is very confident in "The Killer", although he has not seen the finished film yet.

Even Jackie Chan, who has seen the finished film, doesn't know if this film will be popular, because it is completely shot in Hollywood style.

But now it's hard for him to say anything. After all, he is purely an actor in this play, and the leading party has become those people in Hollywood.

"Godfather, don't worry, this time I will definitely win you over."

He Guanchang nodded repeatedly when he heard this, his mood after being depressed for so many days finally became better.

Before Jackie Chan returned to Xiangjiang, Golden Harvest had already started hyping Jackie Chan's "Killer's Trenches" on newspapers and TV a week before the schedule was set.

And this time Zou Wenhuai did not hesitate to spend 50 yuan on publicity, it seems that he wants to help "Killer Trenches" build this momentum.

After several days of overwhelming publicity, it seems that the discussion has not been low.

Many people already know that Golden Harvest recently has a movie that is going to be released in cooperation with Hollywood.

The day before the screening, Zou Wenhuai also imitated Lin Daoqiu and organized a premiere ceremony.

He sent out a lot of invitations and invited many people in the film industry, even Lin Daoqiu received the invitations.

For a person who already knew the fate of "Killer's Trenches" in advance, Lin Daoqiu naturally would not have any expectations for this drama.

The previous "Killer's Trenches" was released in September 1980, and it won a box office of 580 million at that time, but the ticket price of the movie at that time had doubled from the previous year.

And this time "Killer's Trenches" was born a year ahead of schedule, and Lin Daoqiu doubted whether this time "Killer's Trenches" could still get a box office of 500 million.

(End of this chapter)