Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

Because Lin Daoqiu told Barry Diller in advance that "1992" would be released on Christmas this year, "Fatal Attraction", which Paramount originally planned to release during the Christmas period, was urgently postponed.

The box office revenue in the first week reached 50 million U.S. dollars. It can be said that the momentum is pretty good. Barry Diller and others predict that "Fatal Attraction" will earn at least more than 100 million U.S. dollars at the box office after its release.

Disney's "Three Dads and a Baby" was also released in advance three weeks before Christmas. This drama was originally tailor-made by Disney for Christmas, but unfortunately they encountered the big problem of "1992"

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In fact, Michael Eisner's idea is a bit cautious, because "Three Dads and a Baby" and "1992" are not the same type of movies.

If this movie was released on Christmas Day, the box office revenue should not be too bad, but Michael Eisner didn't dare to gamble with Lin Daoqiu on this movie, so he chose to release it early to protect the box office.

After Universal, Fox, and Warner have all been pulled over by Lin Daoqiu, it can be said that Lin Daoqiu has no rivals in Hollywood's Christmas schedule this year.

Even those movies released on Christmas Day are not big productions, and those opponents who regard Lin Daoqiu as their enemies have temporarily stopped.

When faced with a super special effects blockbuster like "1992", no one would be so stubborn as to go head-to-head with it.

After all, the original "Godzilla" shocked them so much that they suffered heavy losses during the release of "Godzilla", and their attendance rate was cut in half.

So Barry Diller and others have strategically given up on Christmas this year. Although this is a very helpless choice, as a company leader, sometimes you have to make a choice.

After a round of extensive renovations, RT Cinemas, acquired by Lin Daoqiu, will be able to provide "1992" with a screen worth 2,500 yuan this year.

Including the theaters that MGM cooperates with and those three partners, the number of screens that "1992" can get will definitely exceed 10,000, and it is almost certain that the number of screens will surpass "Godzilla" again.

Refresh the record.

At the MGM headquarters, Richardson sent out invitations to all the media he could find to attend the "1992" press conference.

Although it is certain that "1992" will never have any competition during the Christmas season, Lin Daoqiu still hopes to make "1992" more popular.

This movie conference was broadcast live for the first time in history. It can be said that Hollywood has given "1992" full treatment.

"As a member of the Earth, when we first produced the movie "1992," MGM considered giving everyone a warning to start paying attention to environmental issues."

For a movie to have such a grand ceremony when it is released, only Lin Daoqiu's movie can do it.

Hundreds of media were present and the conference room was packed to capacity. It can be said that "1992" is the most watched movie in all major film markets around the world this year.

There was very little information about the movie "1992", so little that everyone thought it would take at least a year or two for the movie to be released.

However, MGM suddenly announced that "1992" would be scheduled for Christmas this year. This news immediately caused an uproar.

Lin Daoqiu and Langmeyer were sitting in the office above the press conference, watching the live broadcast on the TV.

While chatting with Lin Daoqiu, Longmeyer suddenly made a very extravagant suggestion.

"It would be a wonderful thing if MGM could release a special effects blockbuster every year."

Of course, Longmeyer didn't expect his extravagant wishes to come true, but MGM now has to maintain a special effects blockbuster for at least two years, otherwise such good momentum will be wasted.

"That is to say, if you dare to have such an idea, if it were another film company that could maintain a special effects blockbuster like "1992" for three years, it would be a great thing."

Although Lin Daoqiu said so, Langmeyer's proposal was not impossible for him to realize.

In the past, Lin Daoqiu was unable to do it because of the limited production capacity of Magic Studio, but now Magic Studio has studios in Hong Kong and Hollywood, and it is certain that Lin Daoqiu will increase the production capacity of special effects in the future.

What Lin Daoqiu is even considering is that in the future, in addition to the special effects blockbusters he produces independently, he also plans to cooperate with other film companies.

Otherwise, it would be too wasteful to increase the production capacity of Magic Studio and only be able to produce mid- to low-level special effects films.

"Don't tell me you don't have such thoughts, unless you are very satisfied with the status quo and are ready to keep it like this?"

Although Langmeyer didn't know Lin Daoqiu thoroughly, he still knew Lin Daoqiu quite well.

If the production capacity is sufficient, Lin Daoqiu will definitely be able to produce a special effects blockbuster a year for MGM, and there will be no problem in terms of funding or technology.

If it were Longmeyer who had done it himself, he would have put this matter on the agenda a long time ago.

"That's not true. It's just that the script is a big problem for me. Although the special effects blockbuster is amazing, if it doesn't have an eye-catching script to support it, it will definitely end up losing money."

Lin Daoqiu is very clear that in the near future, the gimmicks of special effects blockbusters will become weaker and weaker. Although they will still be more popular than ordinary movies, the probability of failure will also begin to increase.

If such a movie were to fail, the loss would be as high as hundreds of millions of dollars. For ordinary film companies, this level of loss is enough to severely damage their vitality and may even cause the company to go bankrupt.

Even though Lin Daoqiu's wallet is full now, he doesn't dare to make such a decision easily. After all, every good script will be missing one.

"So far, your record can be said to be victorious. To be honest, I have never seen anyone like you in this industry for so many years. Is it luck or strength? I really don't understand."

Langmeyer was really curious. Lin Daoqiu had never encountered failure since he started filming. He was really curious about where Lin Daoqiu's brains and luck came from.

"There are many unsolved mysteries in the world, and the reason why I am successful is that I know the tastes of movies and audiences better. That is the case so far, but I will not be sure in the future."

Lin Daoqiu does not think that he will maintain this victorious record in the future, so he must make adequate preparations before failure comes.