Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 2931 Change of Thought

Maekawa Kiyoshi and Okada Shigeru quickly caught up with Lin Daoqiu and left the airport with him.

This time, Lin Daoqiu didn't let Maekawa Kiyonori or Okada Shigeru go with him in the car, so the two of them could only share a car. This kind of behavior has never happened before, which shows Lin Daoqiu's attitude towards them In other words, the point of view has changed a lot compared to before.

"Not very good."

On the way to the hotel, Shigeru Okada suddenly said something worried, and Kiyoshi Maekawa next to him didn't respond, but he actually thought so in his heart.

"If this continues, the relationship between us and Mr. Lin will become more and more distant. If someone suddenly jumps out at this time..."

"What? What the hell are you talking about?"

Maekawa Kiyoshi didn't understand what Shigeru Okada meant. What does it mean that someone jumped out suddenly?
"I mean, what do you think would happen if someone came in at this moment and replaced us?"

Okada Shigeru's worries are not unreasonable, but Maekawa Kiyoshi doesn't think such a situation will happen, because there are only a few big film companies in Neon at this time, and Dongbao's side is impossible, and Lin Daoqiu doesn't think so. It is possible to reconcile with Dongbao as before, so it is impossible for such a person to appear.

"You're a little too worried. As long as this period of time passes, everything will be fine. After all, no matter how you do this matter, it will cause public anger. It will not benefit everyone if it succeeds. If this is the case, why should we take risks? Taking such a big risk to promote it? Just for that little conscience?"

Qian Chuanqing didn't think that helping Lin Daoqiu to give artists more rest time would do them any good. To put it bluntly, they were all just working for capitalists, but their status was much higher than those actors and directors. Lin Daoqiu's This reform is of no benefit to them, so naturally they will not take such a big risk to help him push it.

"You are right. We are not as conscientious as Mr. Lin. He really thinks from the standpoint of an artist. I admire him a lot, but that's all."

"Don't talk about it, let's think about how to talk to Mr. Lin later."

Qian Chuanqing was a little irritable. Although Lin Daoqiu didn't say anything, his actual actions have been vividly displayed. If this continues, it will only get worse.

When the convoy arrived at the hotel, Lin Daoqiu, Maekawa Kiyonori, and Okada Shigeru got out of the car, and the two followed Lin Daoqiu into the hotel.

"Mr. Lin, if possible, I hope that I can participate in the promotion of "Onmyoji" in North America this time."

Kiyoshi Maekawa suddenly stood up at this time and expressed that he would go to North America to handle the promotion work of "Onmyoji". He only participated in it rather than taking responsibility because he didn't have that much ability in Hollywood, even if he was the president of Shochiku. Compared with Lin Daoqiu's status and connections in Hollywood, it can be said that one is in the sky and the other is underground.

"Of course it's fine, but...are you sure you really want to go?"

Lin Daoqiu turned his head and looked at Kiyomori Maekawa with a puzzled expression on his face. Participating in the promotion of "Onmyoji" in North America is not a bad thing, but this is actually not very good for Kiyomizu Maekawa, and it can even be said that it is a little It's a waste of time, if he just went to the premiere of "Onmyoji" in North America, then Lin Daoqiu wouldn't be surprised, but he was going to participate in the promotion of "Onmyoji" in North America, which made Lin Daoqiu feel that It's a little strange.

"Yes, I hope that through the promotion of "Onmyoji" this time, I can accumulate some experience. By the way, I would like to talk about the possibility of Shochiku's film being released in Hollywood."

Qian Chuanqing is of course not a fool. After "Onmyoji" was released in North America this time, if it really did as Lin Daoqiu predicted and got a box office of [-] million or even [-] billion, then this kind of traditional neon movie should be It has attracted the attention of many people. If this kind of movie is released immediately, there should be more or less box office revenue.

Maekawa Kiyoshi would not be foolish enough to expect the income of "Onmyoji", but as long as one-tenth or even one-twentieth-thirtieth of it would be a lucrative sum for Shochiku income, so he naturally has to work hard in this area.

They didn't do it before because they only focused on the local market. Although they had ideas about Hollywood, they thought a lot because of their conservative ideas, but basically no one except Dongbao did it. But now the situation is completely different. In the face of huge interests, Qian Chuanqing obviously had an idea.

The cost and production cost of the films on Neon’s side are not high. If the films that can pay back the cost on Neon’s side are released in Hollywood, as long as they can earn a normal income, it will be a big profit for them. It is very profitable, but not many people were willing to do this before.

Now that Lin Daoqiu is the bright light, Qian Chuanqing began to have an idea. He felt that if Shochiku wanted to obtain greater benefits from the cooperation with Lin Daoqiu, then this step must be taken. As long as there is enough funds If it is supported, Shochiku will be able to make more and better movies, and it is not impossible to surpass Dongbao by then.

"Of course there is no problem, but how to talk about it is up to you to deal with, I will not ask."

Lin Daoqiu didn't think too much about it. He felt that Qian Chuanqing was doing this just to make Shochiku more profitable. What Lin Daoqiu didn't notice was that when he and Qian Chuanqing were discussing this matter, the side Okada Shigeru could hardly hide the surprised expression on his face.

Maekawa Kiyoshi was going to Hollywood to participate in the promotion of "Onmyoji". At first Shigeru Okada thought that this guy was actually flattering Lin Daoqiu, and deliberately pretended that he was working hard for Lin Daoqiu. This won Lin Daoqiu's favor, but what Maekawa Kiyoshi said next directly shocked Okada Shigeru.

It's not that no one in Neon's local filmmakers has thought about the idea of ​​showing Neon movies in Hollywood, but most of them haven't done it, because everyone thinks that those people in Hollywood who made Neon movies I can’t see it, and it won’t have a good box office revenue if it is released in the past, so everyone is too lazy to do it, and they only focus on the local market.

But Shigeru Okada thought about it carefully, excluding "Godzilla", which doesn't have much neon cultural color, if "Onmyoji" can really explode in Hollywood, it means that it is represented by neon culture His movies are also acceptable and popular in Hollywood.

(End of this chapter)