Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

The folklore of Xiangjiang all originates from the mainland, especially the folktales from the Guangdong and Guangxi areas are even more popular here.

Lin Daoqiu's "Ghost Blows Out the Lamp" this time chose the theme of western Hunan. Previously, the element of exorcism was added to the supernatural films in Xiangjiang movies, so this genre is not completely unfamiliar to the audience in Xiangjiang.

It's just that compared to the crude abuse of previous movies, the subject matter of "Ghost Blowing Out the Lamp" this time is far more well-prepared and more reasonable than the previous movies.

Although the legend about expelling corpses from Xiangxi and returning them to folklore cannot stand up to scrutiny at all, most of them rely on references such as folk tales and unofficial histories, and then integrate them into the script.

But even so, most people would still prefer to believe it or not. After all, the audience in Xiangjiang at this time is still relatively traditional in thinking.

Originally, Lin Zhengying thought that Lin Daoqiu would join the role of Maoshan Taoist priest in "Ghost Blowing the Lamp".

After all, in the previous supernatural films, especially the zombie films and ghost films of the Qing Dynasty, Maoshan Taoist priests seemed to be tied into movies with this theme.

If there are zombies, there will definitely be Maoshan Taoist priests. The two complement each other and make Lin Zhengying the master of supernatural films in Hong Kong.

"Maoshan Taoist priest? There is no such character here."

Lin Daoqiu never thought of adding Maoshan Taoist priests to "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", firstly because there were no Maoshan Taoist priests in the original version, and there were only Taoist priests pretending to be Taoist Banshan.

Furthermore, Lin Daoqiu followed the sect system in the previous "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", which includes the four major sects of "Faqiu", "Mojin", "Moshan" and "Xieling".

Now that we have these four major sects, there is no need to use any Maoshan Taoist priests.

Since this time we were filming a supernatural film, the opening ceremony was naturally a little different from ordinary movies, so Lin Daoqiu specially invited a master from the Po Lin Monastery in Hong Kong to chant sutras and perform rituals.

After adding incense and carving the roasted suckling pig, Lin Daoqiu lifted up the red cloth covering the camera.

I don't know if he learned the lesson from before, but Lin Daoqiu left the matter of giving out red envelopes to Lin Zhengying and others, while he himself was left empty-handed.

Although only Zhong Chuhong had a close relationship with him this time, Lin Daoqiu had already made up his mind not to give out red envelopes if he could, and let others do it for him.

"If I remember correctly, you are not only the boss and producer of this show, but how come the matter of giving out red envelopes is left to Uncle Jiu and the others?"

Zhong Chuhong stood beside Lin Daoqiu with her hands folded on her chest, looking at him and asking with a smile.

"It's simple, because I'm lazy."

Lin Daoqiu would not honestly admit that he was afraid of getting into trouble.

Seeing Lin Daoqiu's rogue expression, how could Zhong Chuhong not know what he was thinking.

Fortunately, there were no annoying people at the scene today, so Zhong Chuhong calmly did not pursue the matter any further.

And today is the opening ceremony of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" after all. If you get angry with Lin Daoqiu here, you are obviously not very sensible.

After giving out the red envelopes, everyone gathered and took a group photo, and the launch ceremony of "Ghost Blowing Out the Lantern" was officially announced to be successfully completed.

The shooting time of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" is expected to be released by Lin Daoqiu during Christmas next year or the Spring Festival of the year after.

In addition to "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", the annual blockbuster "1992" produced by Magic Studio will also be released at a similar time.

Speaking of the drama "1992", all the previous scenes in Neon have been filmed, and then they have been transferred to Magic Studio's Hollywood studio for filming and post-production work.

At that time, due to the need for additional budget for this drama, Toho's Isao Matsuoka finally chose to withdraw from the production of "1992" and took back the funds that Toho invested in it.

As time goes by, Lin Daoqiu has successfully won almost more than 80% of the market share in Hong Kong, and his Asian cinema chain strategy is also being steadily promoted.

Matsuoka Isao, who was originally worried that Lin Daoqiu would stumble in the drama "1992", changed his mood again due to the recent changes in the situation.

The person he knew and had the most contact with Lin Daoqiu in Neon was Tsuburaya Gao, who previously assisted Lin Daoqiu in the filming of "Godzilla".

Isao Matsuoka specially invited Tsuburaya Gao over and talked about "1992".

"Toho withdrew its investment in "1992"? Why?"

Dongbao has not announced this matter to the outside world. After all, it is not a glorious thing, so it has been kept secret.

So when Matsuoka Isao and Tsuburaya Gao said this, the other party immediately showed a shocked expression, as if they had heard something incredible.

"Lin Daoqiu wanted to increase the investment budget for "1992", but after careful calculation by Dongho, we felt that the investment risk of this drama was too great, so we chose to withdraw our investment in "1992"."

Matsuoka Isao did not deceive Tsuburaya Gao in this regard. Everything he said was true. However, in the matter of divestment, Matsuoka Isao's personal will also played a large role.

"That's such a pity. As far as I know, the special effects technology of "1992" is even better than that of "Godzilla". This time "1992" will definitely refresh the global success of "Godzilla".

Box office results.”

It can be said that Tsuburaya Gao admired Lin Daoqiu's abilities to the extreme, especially the special effects capabilities of Magic Studio.

Toho withdrew its investment in "1992" this time, and Tsuburaya Gao felt very regretful, because this was a business that only made a profit, but they gave up. This is really a pity.

"I think this is probably not accurate. Compared with "Godzilla", "1992" is just a simple disaster movie. Compared with the appeal of "Godzilla" in terms of subject matter, I think there is still a gap.

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Isao Matsuoka has his own pride. After all, he feels that the neon monster theme can be popular all over the world. Although it has something to do with Lin Daoqiu, it is more because "Godzilla" itself is good enough.

"President Matsuoka, I think it's just the opposite. You think this way based on the disaster movies shot by various countries before. But I think the biggest reason why "Godzilla" became popular all over the world is because of Mr. Lin..."

According to Tsuburaya Gao, if it were not for Lin Daoqiu, the movie "Godzilla" would never have sold so well around the world. This is undoubtedly a matter of fact.

If the subject matter of "Godzilla" was really that good, it wouldn't be necessary to wait for Lin Daoqiu to take action to become internationally famous.

"You are confused by the results of the previous "Godzilla". If you don't believe it, let's make a bet. I bet that the box office of "1992" will never be as good as "Godzilla"..."

"If I lose, I will give you a bottle of fine wine that I have treasured for many years. But if you lose, you have to treat me to a nice meal. What do you think?"

It seems that Isao Matsuoka is still very confident about his victory.

"In that case, I will accept your fine wine without any courtesy."

Tsuburaya Gao feels that there is no suspense in this bet at all. The box office of "1992" will definitely exceed that of "Godzilla". This is unquestionable.