Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

"Lin Daoqiu is simply crazy if he wants us to use 100 million to make a science fiction movie."

Not long after Lin Daoqiu left, Zou Wenhuai was talking and shaking his head in the office.

In his opinion, this was a very crazy thing.

Because from the past to the present, there is no science fiction film in Hong Kong that is good.

Run Run Shaw wanted to make a breakthrough, but unfortunately his two attempts ended in failure.

The facts were before his eyes, and Zou Wenhuai didn't believe that Lin Daoqiu didn't know these things.

Since he knew and still dared to do this, it proved that he did not consider the issue of cost recovery at all. Maybe he just wanted to use Jiahe's money to practice his skills.

"After all, he is a young man. Once he makes some achievements, he will be arrogant and think that no matter what he does, there is no problem. I would like to see who will invest 100 million yuan in him."

He Guanchang believed that even if Lin Daoqiu went to find Run Run Shaw, the other party would not agree to invest in him.

Even if "Mission: Impossible" is a huge success in Hollywood, He Guanchang is very sure that Run Run Shaw will not invest the money.

After all, the two bloody lessons of the past few years have not passed for long. If Run Run Shaw was not crazy, he would definitely not make such a stupid attempt.

Moreover, the amount of investment this time is ten times that of the previous "Ape King", so I believe he will not make the same mistake again.

"You can talk to him in a few days and tell him that Jiahe has a lot of filmmaking plans now and currently doesn't have that much money to make his science fiction film."

Zou Wenhuai didn't even consider whether Lin Daoqiu's film would be successful.

In his opinion, if anyone makes a science fiction movie in Hong Kong now, they are simply seeking death.

At least Jiahe will not do such stupid things. If someone thinks they have too much money, let them do it.

And completely different from what Zou Wenhuai guessed, Lin Daoqiu did not find anyone to invest in his science fiction film.

Because there are only three companies in Xiangjiang that are willing to invest, and now that Jiahe has refused, only Run Run Shaw and Lei Juekun are left.

With Lei Juekun's financial resources, I believe that if he approached me and offered him 50 million each to make this science fiction movie, the other party would seriously consider it.

Needless to say, as for Run Run Shaw, after being hit by the previous two science fiction films, he probably won't be interested in making movies on this subject anymore.

Moreover, the investment this time was ten times higher than that of his last movie, which is probably one of the reasons why Run Run Shaw was deterred.

However, Lin Daoqiu did not give up. He must make science fiction movies, because this type of movie can not only build reputation but also bring him a lot of income.

And the most important thing is that special effects technology must be used when making science fiction films, and from now on, Lin Daoqiu must start to enter this field.

If you go slower, whatever you want to do will be restricted by others, so there is not much time left for Lin Daoqiu.

However, the available funds he currently has on hand are only over 4 million, so he can't think about science fiction movies for the time being.

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"Godfather, why are you here?"

Coming out of the airport, Jackie Chan looked very energetic.

The filming of "The Killer's Trench" was completed a month ago, and post-production has also been successfully completed.

Although Jackie Chan couldn't use his fists during the filming process, it almost took him a long time to finish the film.

But now for him, this uneasy journey is finally over, and he is now a big star who has made Hollywood movies.

"How could I not come? You have worked hard these past few months."

He Guanchang stepped forward and patted Jackie Chan on the shoulder to express his condolences.

"It's not hard, it's just boring. There are so many rules when filming there that I can't apply them at all."

Having said this, Jackie Chan was still a little unhappy, but after all, it was in Hollywood and not in Hong Kong, so he could only accommodate the other party instead of them accommodating himself.

"It was like this in the beginning. After you become famous in Hollywood, they will naturally listen to you. Now you are just a newcomer, so it is normal to encounter such a situation."

He Guanchang didn't know much about the specific situation, so he could only comfort Jackie Chan in this way.

Hearing what He Guanchang said, Jackie Chan also felt that it seemed right.

"By the way, I heard that Mr. Lin's "Mission: Impossible" was a box office hit?"

Jackie Chan learned the news from people in the family class.

But when Jackie Chan mentioned the name Mr. Lin, He Guanchang's face suddenly became not so pretty.

Since they refused to invest in Lin Daoqiu's science fiction movie, the two parties have basically stopped contacting each other.

It has been almost two weeks since Lin Daoqiu's "Mission: Impossible" was released, and the box office has already reached 15 million.

Jiahe didn't want the other party to be in the limelight like this, and Jackie Chan's return just at this time gave Jiahe hope to regain his face.

""The Killer's Trench" has been scheduled to be released in three days, and we will let them take a good look at it then. This drama invested by us at Jiahe will definitely not be inferior to Lin Daoqiu's one."

It seems that He Guanchang is very confident in "The Killer", although he has not seen the finished film yet.

Even Jackie Chan, who has seen the finished film, doesn't know whether it will be a hit or not, because it was shot entirely in the Hollywood style.

But now it's hard for him to say anything. After all, he is purely an actor in this drama, and the leading party has become those in Hollywood.

"Don't worry, godfather, I will definitely give you credit this time."

He Guanchang nodded repeatedly after hearing this, and his mood finally became better after being depressed for so many days.

Before Jackie Chan returned to Hong Kong, Golden Harvest had already started to promote Jackie Chan's "The Trench" in newspapers and TV a week before it was scheduled to be released.

Moreover, this time Zou Wenhuai did not hesitate to spend 500,000 yuan on publicity, and it seemed that he wanted to help "The Killer Trench" build this momentum.

After several days of overwhelming publicity, it seems that the discussion generated is not low.

Many people already know that Golden Harvest has a movie to be released in collaboration with Hollywood recently.

The day before it was released, Zou Wenhuai also imitated Lin Daoqiu and held a premiere.

He sent out invitations in large numbers and invited many people from the film industry. Even Lin Daoqiu received the invitation.

For someone who already knew the fate of "The Killer Trench" in advance, Lin Daoqiu naturally did not have any expectations for this drama.

The previous version of "The Killer" was released in September 1980, and it took in a box office of 5.8 million at the time, but at that time the ticket price of the movie had doubled from the previous year.

But this time "The Killer" was born a year in advance. Lin Daoqiu doubted whether the drama "The Killer" could still get a box office of five million this time.