Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 641 "The Mummy" Appears

This movie theater located in an elite part of the city is divided into upper and lower floors.

It can accommodate thousands of spectators watching movies at the same time, which can be regarded as a large cinema.

Langmeyer chose the premiere here because of the convenient transportation and enough seats.

The pre-sale tickets for the premiere of "The Mummy" were all sold out in less than a day once they went on sale.

Even though the ticket price is twice as expensive as usual, many people still want to have a sneak peek.

After all, after such a long period of publicity, and watching the trailer broadcast by the TV station, everyone is very curious about this drama.

They all wanted to see what the special effects that Langmeyer said could rival "Star Wars" looked like.

Lin Daoqiu led a group of cast members and sat in the middle row. At this time, the surrounding lights had gradually dimmed, and the movie was about to start.

"The pre-sale situation is good. Most of the theaters are already sold out, and more than [-]% of the remaining pre-sale tickets have been sold."

Before coming here, Langmeyer had already learned about the pre-sale of the movie from various channels.

Overall, "The Mummy" is off to a good start, as long as it can meet or exceed the audience's expectations, then this show will definitely be a hit.

"Don't worry, you have seen the special effects technology of "The Mummy" many times, don't you still have confidence?"

Lin Daoqiu turned to look at Lang Mayer and asked with a smile.

Langmeyer is naturally very confident, otherwise, he would not have kept a smile on his face all day today, as if he had picked up money.

At this time, the big screen was already lit up, and when Universal's iconic opening title flashed by, the pyramids of ancient Egypt appeared on the screen.

The previous plot has not changed. The relationship between the wizard Imerton and the pharaoh's wife AKS Namu was discovered by the pharaoh, and they joined forces to kill the pharaoh.

After that, AKS Namu committed suicide. In order to resurrect his sweetheart, Imerton entered the city of the dead, stole the Bible of the dead, and then prepared to cast a spell to resurrect his lover.

At this time, Lin Daoqiu's attention was not on the movie, but on the reaction of the surrounding audience, because at this time, the first special effects scene will appear.

Although they have seen it many times and are satisfied with this special effect, it still depends on whether the audience buys it or not.

When the ghost of AKS Namu floated out of the Heihe, many people at the scene held their breath.

Because of this special effect, it was the first time they saw it. Although it didn't look very realistic, it was enough to scare people.

Those who are less timid, even after reading it, quickly close their eyes.

I don't know who shouted.

"Oh my god, what is this, it's too scary."

As soon as he finished shouting, many people at the scene nodded inwardly.

But this is just a child's play, because after Imerton was caught, he was made into a mummy, and then he was to be tortured by voodoo.

When his coffin was stuffed with those moving black beetles, many people at the scene started screaming.

Because this scene is so disgusting that people feel scalp numb when they see their heads.

As the plot progressed, there would be screams from time to time, which they thought they were before.

This "Mummy" is not much different from the previous "Raiders of the Lost Ark", it is just a good-looking adventure action movie.

But no one could have imagined that Lin Daoqiu would actually make this movie into a movie that is almost a movie of gods and monsters.

The magic and those disgusting bugs inside, as well as the plot in the city of the dead, all feasted the audience's eyes.

When the protagonist played by Mel Gibson killed Imerton in the end, thunderous applause erupted in the cinema immediately.

After the movie ended, the lights came on, Lin Daoqiu and the cast and crew all stood up to accept the thunderous applause from the scene.

It can be said that this 96-minute movie made their hearts beat faster and was very enjoyable.

"Lin, congratulations. Judging from everyone's reactions, your "Mummy" will definitely be a big success."

"I also want to congratulate you, because this proves that your vision is correct."

After Lin Daoqiu and Lang Mayer finished shaking hands, the two hugged each other.

The reporters at the scene quickly took pictures of this scene.

The next day, after the premiere of "The Mummy", all major news magazines related to the movie in Hollywood wrote "The Mummy" is coming with a big headline.

With the box office on the first day alone, "The Mummy" easily won over [-] million at the box office.

Moreover, the number of spectators entering the venue continued unabated, and many people who had already watched it bought tickets to watch it again two or three times.

Many reporters and film critics gave Lin Daoqiu great praise.

"I would like to apologize to Mr. Langmeyer because he said on TV that the special effects of "The Mummy" can rival "Star Wars". At the time, I thought he was bragging, but it turned out to be true."

A well-known film critic solemnly apologized to Langmeyer in his column.

Because when Lin Daoqiu and Langmeyer were on "Late Night Interview", Langmeyer once said that the special effects of "The Mummy" are the same as "Star Wars".

At that time, many people scoffed at Langmeyer's words, and even thought he was talking nonsense.

Because the vast majority of people believe that the best special effects movie in the world is the "Star Wars" series, and it is impossible for it to be comparable to it.

But the appearance of "The Mummy" gave these people a severe slap in the face.

Even because of this "The Mummy", a TV station specially invited experts to appear on the program to discuss whether the mummy will be resurrected.

As for the museums that collect mummies, there are long queues, and everyone wants to see for themselves what the real mummies look like.

"What's the matter? I came here suddenly, do you have something to say?"

After the movie was released, Lin Daoqiu's work was considered complete.

He handed over all the follow-up matters of "The Mummy" to the people of Universal.

After all, the distribution company for this film is Universal, and that's their job.

Lin Daoqiu can take this opportunity to relax and get ready to travel to Europe with Brigitte Lin.

"Mr. Lin, the two of us have a question that we really can't figure out, so I want to find the answer from you."

Sammo Hung looked at Lin Daoqiu solemnly, as if what he wanted to ask was a very serious matter.

Lin Daoqiu didn't think too much, he just nodded and agreed.

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