Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 1344 The Sequel of 4000
When Jackie Chan and others were being interviewed on the red carpet, Lin Daoqiu's Rolls Royce had just left the hotel.

Lin Qingxia and Zhong Chuhong did not participate in the ceremony of walking the red carpet tonight, and both chose to enter directly.

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

Otherwise, no matter who you go with when the time comes, the other side will definitely not be happy.

Although the tense situation has not yet been staged in front of the public, judging from the current situation, the two sides seem to be in a position of incompatibility.

Before, Lin Daoqiu thought about bringing the two together to film a movie, so as to alleviate the resentment between the two of them a little.

However, judging from the current situation, this kind of thinking is almost impossible.

Not to mention getting together to film a movie, it might be very difficult for them to attend an event together.

If it weren't for the special situation of the movie "The Heroes", it is estimated that the two people would definitely not come to participate in this premiere.

Lin Daoqiu only hoped that the quarrel between them would not become a big issue. At worst, the two sides would stop communicating with each other from now on, and it would be better to make trouble in the media when the time came.

"Mr. Lin..."

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

This time, the person who accompanied Lin Daoqiu on the red carpet turned into a bald man. After all, he is the director of this show, and Lin Daoqiu is the producer, so it is no problem for them to walk together.

"Well... you say."

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

"I talked with Tsui Hark before, we both have plans to make "Best Partner 4"."

It is not surprising that Mai Jia wants to make the fourth part of "Best Partner".

After all, this movie can be regarded as making New Arts City famous, and it has been a few years since the last one.

Lin Daoqiu remembered that he had filmed several "Goodbye for Seven Days", and Leslie Cheung was cast in the last one.

But after filming that film, the series of "Best Partner" came to an end.

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 now. If you plan to shoot "Best Partner" now, it may not be released until the next year."

Although "Best Partner" is not the most profitable movie for New Oriental, this movie is a pure Hong Kong movie, and it was a movie that helped New Oriental become famous at that time.

Even if the movie does not sell well after its release, Lin Daoqiu still wants to release it on the best schedule.

"No problem, we plan to polish this film slowly, and there is no rush for it to be released, after all, slow work yields careful work."

As soon as Mai Jia heard Lin Daoqiu's tone, he knew that he was not against them making a sequel to "Best Partner", which made him very happy.

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

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

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

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

Excluding movies like "Godzilla", thanks to the integration of ticket prices and Xiangjiang theaters, the current box office limit of movies is about 6000 million.

However, judging from the previous performance of "Best Partner", Lin Daoqiu does not think that this drama can get a box office of 6000 million in Xiangjiang.

At most, it hovers between 4000 million and 5000 million, and that can only be achieved if it is placed in the Spring Festival file and there are no strong movies.

"This time, for the sequel of "Best Partner", our goal is not only to focus on Xiangjiang, but to expand to the whole of Asia, so this time we hope to invest 4000 million in production costs."

The production fee of 4000 million Hong Kong dollars is not a problem for Lin Daoqiu, even if it is converted into US dollars and then added a zero, Lin Daoqiu can afford it.

But the problem is that the performance of "Best Partner" in Asia was not impressive before. If 4000 million Hong Kong dollars is cast, the profit of this drama will depend on overseas markets.

"The overseas box office revenue of "Best Partner" I believe you are also very clear. If the 4000 million production fee is to be profitable, the local box office of Xiangjiang must be at least 4000 million, and the overseas revenue should be at least hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars."

Judging from the situation of the previous films of "Best Partner", in order to achieve this goal, there is great hope in Xiangjiang, but the hope overseas is not very good.

Regarding Lin Daoqiu's worries, Maijia seemed very optimistic.

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

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

But if you think about it, if it is really that simple, it would be a bit too much for granted.

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

Maijia originally thought that Lin Daoqiu would support her idea, but now she seems to have taken it for granted.

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

Lin Daoqiu hesitated for a while, and finally agreed to invest 4000 million for Maijia and the others to make the sequel of "Best Partner".

Even if the overseas box office is not good at that time, in the worst case, the film will not make money, or it will just lose a little money, which is actually not a big deal.

What Lin Daoqiu was worried about was that if such a big production of "Best Partner" failed this time, it might have a big blow to Mai Jia and others, which he didn't want to see.

Mai Jia didn't know what Lin Daoqiu was thinking, and he was secretly relieved when he heard that the other party finally agreed.

"Mr. Lin, don't worry, we will never disappoint your expectations. The sequel to "Best Partner" will definitely become the best-selling movie in Asia."

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

And at this moment, the car had already driven to the red carpet.

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

(End of this chapter)