Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

Lin Daoqiu did not know that Xu Xincun and Han Yulan were preparing to plot against him.

But even if Lin Daoqiu knew about it, he would not pay attention to these two idiots.

Li Hanxiang's matter is easy to solve. Anyway, in the past few years, he has been filming in the mainland, so his being banned by Baodao has no impact on him at all.

As for Tony Leung Ka Fai, Lin Daoqiu planned to let him set up a stall outside for a year and then bring him back.

Fortunately, most people don't know that the investor in "The Burning of the Old Summer Palace" and "The Government Behind the Curtain" is Lin Daoqiu.

Otherwise, he might really be called a ruthless and unjust guy by others.

Not long after the Academy Awards ended, "Happy Summer Vacation" and "The Brave Man" also declined at the same time.

"Happy Ghost Summer Vacation" relied on its good momentum, and the box office exceeded 30 million in the two weeks after its release. It finally scored 34 million, becoming another blockbuster movie in Xinyi City.

And "The Brave Cannon", a movie starring Shum Jianxun and Wu Yaohan, finally had a box office of more than 20 million.

In addition to starring Shum Jianxun and Wu Yiuhan, this drama also has guest appearances by Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and other stars, but it is a pity that it failed to beat "Happy Ghost's Summer Vacation" in the end.

And in August, Xiangjiang Cinemas welcomed another masterpiece this year, the third part of Lam Ching-ying's "Mr. Zombie".

I don't know if they know that they can't beat Lam Ching-ying's "Mr. Zombie", so this time, Baocheng Cinemas did not arrange any strong films, but released a small-budget film produced by an independent filmmaker.

One look at the operation of Baocheng Cinema Line and it is clear that they have surrendered.

Even "Happy Ghost" can't beat it, let alone "Mr. Zombie" which has a good reputation and continues to hit high box office.

The wisest choice is exactly what Baocheng Cinema Line is doing now, to avoid their sharp edges.

In early August, a week before the release of "Mr. Zombie", the promotion work for this drama had already begun.

In addition to advertising in major print media, ATV is naturally one of the essential publicity channels.

In addition to playing the trailer on TV, Lin Daoqiu also arranged for the crew of "Mr. Zombie" to participate in "Entertainment Talk" for promotion.

Perhaps because of the cooperation with Baocheng Cinemas, "Mr. Zombie" did not encounter any strong competitors this year. It can be said that everyone is waiting to see whether this movie can break through the box office of 40 million, and it will be the same as "The Best" at the beginning of the year.

Same as "The Best Partner".

Three days before the movie was released, Lin Daoqiu called Lin Zhengying and Zhong Fa to his office.

"How much box office do you think the show "Mr. Zombie" can win this year?"

In fact, Lin Daoqiu rarely takes the initiative to ask about box office matters, but this time is an exception.

Lin Zhengying and Zhong Fa have actually been making their own predictions about the box office of "Mr. Zombie 3" before.

"Mr. Lin, "The Best" broke the box office record of 40 million at the beginning of the year, and "Mr. Zombie" will definitely be no problem either."

It seems that Zhong Fa is very confident in "Mr. Zombie". He feels that this year will be the same as before, and there will not be a big gap between "Mr. Zombie" and "The Best" at the box office.

But looking back at Lin Zhengying, who kept his head down and was thinking, he seemed to be troubled by something.

"Uncle Jiu, what do you think?"

Nowadays, almost everyone calls Lin Zhengying Uncle Jiu when they see him. Lin Zhengying himself has become accustomed to it, and he does not correct others.

"Mr. Lin, I don't think the box office of "Mr. Zombie 3" will be very good."

Completely different from Chung Fa's optimism, Lin Zhengying seems to be very pessimistic about the box office performance of "Mr. Zombie" this time.

You must know that the budget of "Mr. Zombie 3" this time has reached 15 million, which is almost the same as "The Best Partner".

Lin Daoqiu has actually seen things like overspending on filming many times, but this time Lin Zhengying did go over budget a bit.

When "Mr. Zombie" was being prepared, Lin Zhengying thought that he could spend 10 million to film the film.

But the more shooting took place later, the more money was burned as a result.

At first, I thought I could shoot it for 10 million, but in the end it ended up costing 5 million more.

In fact, Lin Zhengying didn't know where the money was spent. After all, he only knew about filming, and Lin Zhengying was not good at managing money.

"Next time I'll have to match you with a money manager."

Lin Daoqiu has already planned that when Lin Zhengying starts playing in the future, he must find an accountant-like guy to accompany him.

Lin Zhengying also thought Lin Daoqiu's proposal was quite good, so he agreed without much thought.

"Actually, I called you here today because I have the same idea as Uncle Nine. I'm afraid the box office of "Mr. Zombie 3" will not be as good as "The Best" this time."

Although "Mr. Zombie 3" will not encounter any strong opponents this time around, after all, this is not the best time to release it.

And because "Mr. Zombie" is not suitable to be released during the Chinese New Year, this drama can only be moved later.

"Mr. Lin, are you kidding me? How can "Mr. Zombie 3" have such good momentum at the box office?"

Zhong Fa looked at Lin Daoqiu in surprise.

"Actually, Uncle Nine has made the best zombie-themed movies in recent years, but because of the popularity of "Mr. Zombie", a large number of people have followed suit."

They couldn't hire Lin Zhengying and Zhong Fa, so they tried their best to hire other actors from the "Mr. Zombie" crew.

Even if it's a walk-on or a supporting role, try your best to hire anyone you can.

As a result, a large number of low-quality and extremely poor zombie films were produced.

Although there are a few movies that are still watchable, generally speaking, those who follow the trend have brought the zombie movie genre to a dead end.

Even though it was the authentic "Mr. Zombie" produced by Lin Zhengying, after being baptized by those bad movies, the audience also felt tired of zombie movies.

Unless there are very big innovations in special effects and plot, if it sticks to the same old style, I'm afraid the audience won't be as enthusiastic as before.

"Actually, these are just my guesses. In fact, my guesses may not be accurate."

Although Lin Daoqiu said so, this was not his idea alone.

"Mr. Lin, after the filming of "Mr. Zombie 3" is completed, I plan to stop this series and shoot something else."

Zhong Fa turned his head and looked at Lin Zhengying in shock. He couldn't understand why the other party did this.

Now is not the time to make a few more movies while "Mr. Zombie" is booming.

If we stop now, it will be almost impossible to achieve such good momentum by then.

In a few years, who will still know what movie "Mr. Zombie" is?

"I respect Uncle Jiu's idea. "Mr. Zombie" really should stop."