Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

When Jackie Chan and others were being interviewed on the red carpet, Lin Daoqiu's Rolls-Royce had just left the hotel.

Neither Lin Qingxia nor Zhong Chuhong participated in the red carpet ceremony tonight, and both chose to enter directly.

So Lin Daoqiu doesn't have to worry about finding someone to accompany him on the red carpet.

Otherwise, no matter who you go with, the other party will definitely not be happy.

Although there has not yet been a tense situation in front of the public, judging from the current situation, the two sides seem to be somewhat incompatible.

Previously, Lin Daoqiu was thinking of bringing the two of them together to film a movie to alleviate the resentment between the two.

However, judging from the current situation, this idea is almost impossible.

Let alone filming together, it would be very difficult for them to attend an event together.

If it weren't for the special circumstances of the drama "The Club of Heroes", the two of them probably would not have come to attend this premiere.

Lin Daoqiu only hoped that the discord between them would not become a big deal. At worst, they would no longer have contact with each other, or it would be a problem in the media.

"Mr. Lin..."

Just when Lin Daoqiu was still thinking about Brigitte Lin and Zhong Chuhong, Mai Jia's voice suddenly came from beside him.

This time, the person accompanying Lin Daoqiu on the red carpet became a bald man. After all, he is the director of this drama, and Lin Daoqiu is the producer, so there is no problem for the two of them to walk together.

"Um...you say."

Being brought back to reality by Mai Jia's words, Lin Daoqiu turned to look at Mai Jia.

"I have talked with Tsui Hark before, and we both have plans to produce "The Best of Us 4"."

It’s not a strange thing that Mai Jia wants to film the fourth part of “The Best of Us”.

After all, this is the movie that made Xinyi City famous, and several years have passed since the last one.

Lin Daoqiu remembered that "Goodbye Seven Days of Love" had been filmed several times, and Leslie Cheung was cast in the last one.

However, after filming that film, the "Best Partner" series was completely over.

On the one hand, Mai Jia and Xu Guanjie are getting older, on the other hand, the film market in Hong Kong has begun to shrink, and New Art City has been disbanded, etc.

"It's almost the end of the year. If you plan to film "The Best of Us" now, I'm afraid it won't be released until the year after next."

Although "The Best Partner" was not the most profitable film for New Oriental, it was a purely Hong Kong film and it was one of the films that helped New Oriental become famous at the time.

Even if the film is not a hit after its release, Lin Daoqiu still wants to release it at the best possible time.

"No problem. We plan to polish this drama slowly and there is no rush to release it. After all, slow work will lead to careful work."

As soon as Mai Jia heard Lin Daoqiu's tone, he knew that he had no objection to them making a sequel to "The Best Partner", which made him very happy.

After all, New Art City actually has a lot of affection for this drama, and except for Shi Tian, ​​the other six people from the original New Art City have returned. Now is a good opportunity to make a sequel.

"Since you all have such an idea, then I will naturally support you. How much production fee do you plan to ask for this time."

Lin Daoqiu agreed immediately, and now the only issue left was the production fee.

At this time, the Hong Kong film market has gradually stabilized from the soaring box office a few years ago.

Excluding unfavorable movies like "Godzilla", thanks to the integration of ticket prices and Xiangjiang Cinemas, the current box office limit for movies is about 60 million.

However, judging from the previous performance of "The Best Partner", Lin Daoqiu does not think that this drama can get a box office of 60 million in Hong Kong.

At most, it's somewhere between 40 million and 50 million, and that's only possible if it's released during the Spring Festival and there aren't any strong films.

"This time for the sequel of "The Best Partner", our goal is not only to focus on Hong Kong, but also to expand to the whole of Asia, so this time we hope to invest 40 million in production fees."

The production fee of 40 million Hong Kong dollars is not a problem for Lin Daoqiu. Even if it is converted into US dollars and then added with a zero, Lin Daoqiu can still get it.

But the problem is that the performance of the drama "The Best Partner" in Asia was not impressive before. If 40 million Hong Kong dollars were invested, the profit of this drama would depend entirely on overseas markets.

"I believe you are well aware of the previous overseas box office revenue of "The Best Partner". If the production fee of 40 million is to be profitable, the local box office in Hong Kong must exceed at least 40 million, and the overseas revenue must be at least hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars.

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Judging from the situation of the previous films of "The Best of Us", there are great hopes for achieving this goal in Hong Kong, but the prospects overseas are not very good.

Regarding Lin Daoqiu's concerns, Mai Jia seemed very optimistic.

"This time, in addition to the original cast of "The Best Partner," we also plan to go to Neon to invite influential stars to participate in the drama, opening up the Neon market for "The Best Partner."

At this time, the largest film market in Asia is Neon, so it is only natural that Maijia would have such an idea.

But thinking about it, if it can really be achieved that easily, it would be a bit taken for granted.

Not wanting to pour cold water on the other party, Lin Daoqiu suddenly fell silent after Mai Jia finished speaking.

Mai Jia originally thought that Lin Daoqiu would support his idea, but now it seems that he has taken it for granted.

"Of course it's a good thing that you have such an idea. If you really want to do it, I will naturally support it."

Lin Daoqiu hesitated for a while, but finally agreed to invest 40 million for Mai Jia and others to film the sequel to "The Best Partner".

Even if the overseas box office performance is not good, in the worst case the film will not make any money, or it will just lose some money, which is actually not a big deal.

But what Lin Daoqiu is worried about is that if "The Best Partner" fails in such a big production this time, it may be a big blow to Mai Jia and others, which he doesn't want to see.

Mai Jia didn't know what Lin Daoqiu was thinking. After hearing that the other party finally agreed, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

"Mr. Lin, please rest assured that we will definitely live up to your expectations. The sequel to "The Best Partner" will definitely become the best-selling movie in Asia by then."

It seems that Maijia is very confident, which is definitely not a bad thing anyway.

And at this moment, the car had already arrived in front of the red carpet.

When the car door opened, Lin Daoqiu and Mai Jia got out of the car together. At the same time, the flashes of the cameras around them kept flashing.