Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

For Lin Daoqiu, 1985 was the third time he held the Academy Awards. Compared with before, the organizing committee had more experience than before.

But just this year, Lin Daoqiu lost the Xiangjiang Cinemas, leaving only the film production company.

In addition, last year's incident involving Tony Leung Ka Fai's ban caused the popularity of this year's Hong Kong Film Awards to be less than that of previous years.

In everyone's opinion, it is definitely a good thing to win an award, but it is completely different from the mentality of winning awards in later generations. This is actually not a good thing for the Academy Awards.

After all, only with competition can everyone be encouraged to think of ways to progress and improve themselves.

If the Academy Awards is just an awards ceremony and cannot promote the advancement of Hong Kong's film industry, then Lin Daoqiu really has no interest in continuing to hold it.

"Mr. Lin, for the best special effects newly added this year, the number of films signed up is very rare..."

This year Lin Daoqiu added a new award for Best Special Effects to the Academy Awards, but in Yu Cheng’s view, there is no doubt that the film that won the award this year will be “Godzilla”.

This new award added by Lin Daoqiu, I am afraid that in the next few years, New Oriental itself will win the award.

Although Yu Cheng thought so in her heart, she did not say it directly. After all, she still had some sense of propriety in front of her boss.

"Special effects movies are an emerging technology and issue, and are also the development trend of future movies. "Godzilla" has won such a high box office, I believe it should make everyone clearly understand the power of special effects movies."

Lin Daoqiu feels that no matter how much we talk, it is better to let everyone see the real success. "Godzilla" is sweeping the global film market, and it is impossible for those film companies and producers to ignore it.

Together with the previous "Star Wars" and "E.T.", these are all real examples.

For an ordinary movie, the box office in Hollywood will reach a maximum of around 400 million. Adding in the income from overseas and peripheral sales, the top will only be over 600 million. It will take several years for a movie like this to appear.

But if it is an excellent special effects movie, the global box office plus peripheral sales revenue will be at least one billion, let alone "Godzilla", which is still in theaters around the world.

"Mr. Lin is right. I went to the theater to watch the movie "Godzilla" seven or eight times. I believe that special effects movies will definitely become popular in the future, but..."

Yu Cheng couldn't help but shake her head when she said this. What she was worried about was that the production cost of special effects movies was extremely high. If a movie was filmed and sold out, the losses would be very heavy.

Even major film companies don't have the courage like Lin Daoqiu to spend 150 million US dollars to make a special effects movie like this.

And once special effects movies become a mainstream trend, they will definitely put pressure on traditional movies, and their situation will be even more difficult.

"We don't need to discuss the issue of special effects technology, because it is bound to happen. There is no point in worrying about it. It is better to open your eyes and embrace special effects."

Lin Daoqiu didn't plan to explain too much to Yu Cheng on this issue. It would take time to prove it.

Moreover, the production cycle of special effects movies is very long, with only one film a year. Most of the theater's schedules will still be reserved for traditional movies.

"By the way, Mr. Lin, you said before that five minutes should be reserved for the opening. I wonder if the answer to this mystery can be announced now?"

Yu Cheng remembered that Lin Daoqiu told herself before that five minutes should be reserved for the opening of the Academy Awards. She still doesn't know what Lin Daoqiu wants to do.

When Yu Cheng asked this question, Lin Daoqiu answered with a smile.

"Actually, it's nothing. I have prepared a five-minute special effects video and plan to show it to everyone at the opening of the Academy Awards."

Lin Daoqiu had previously asked Magic Studio to prepare this five-minute special effects film. Although it did not take long, this short five-minute film cost Lin Daoqiu a full 20 million.

The reason why Lin Daoqiu wanted to show this video at the Academy Awards was simply to promote Magic Studio.

After all, the Academy Awards have begun to attract the attention of the Asian film market. Playing special effects films produced by Magic Studio at the Academy Awards is undoubtedly a good publicity.

Even though Magic Studio has produced many special effects blockbusters before, publicity can only go on forever without any pause.

"I see, I originally thought Mr. Lin had prepared some interesting program."

When Yu Cheng heard this, she immediately guessed Lin Daoqiu's purpose of showing this special effects video, but she was not stupid enough to say it directly.

"This video cost me 20 million. How do you think it compares with ordinary song and dance performances?"

Lin Daoqiu looked at Yu Cheng and asked with a smile.

Hearing what Lin Daoqiu said, Yu Cheng's eyes widened and she looked at Lin Daoqiu in surprise. She didn't know what to say for a moment.

Although the previous two Academy Awards were not a loss, they actually did not make much money.

It wasn't until this year's Academy Awards that some profits were made, and Lin Daoqiu had already explained that in the future, all profits from the Academy Awards, excluding all necessary expenses, would be donated to the Performing Arts Association.

But no matter how hard it is, one Academy Awards cannot cost 20 million to organize. A short five-minute special effects film costs 20 million. Lin Daoqiu really has money but nowhere to spend it.

"The Academy Awards must be innovative and cannot be a ceremony that only awards awards. Even though this film cost so much money, the effect it brings to the Academy Awards is definitely far greater than the investment."

Lin Daoqiu's words caused Yu Cheng to think deeply. In fact, she couldn't understand the use of showing such a film at an awards ceremony for the Academy Awards.

But Lin Daoqiu is the lifetime honorary chairman of the Academy Awards. Since he chose to do this, Yu Cheng naturally cannot have any objections.

"The next few Academy Awards will focus on the whole of Asia. In the next twenty years, the focus will be on the whole world. I hope that we can all move towards this goal together."

Lin Daoqiu's ambition is not small. He wants to make the Hong Kong Film Awards into a film awards film that can be as famous as the Oscars.

Although it seems very difficult for Lin Daoqiu to achieve this goal, he feels that as long as he persists, such a day may come true.

"I didn't expect Mr. Lin to have such great ambitions, but I prefer this kind of arduous challenge to living a mediocre life. As long as Mr. Lin doesn't fire me, I am willing to help you fulfill this wish."

Yu Cheng was aroused by Lin Daoqiu's words. If the Academy Awards really become what Lin Daoqiu said, she is willing to do her best to help him realize this wish.