Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 1864 Can't compare to "Godzilla"?
The folklore of Xiangjiang all originated from the mainland, especially the folktales of Guangdong and Guangxi are more prevalent here.

Lin Daoqiu's "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" this time chose the theme of Xiangxi. Before that, because the element of chasing corpses was added to the supernatural films of Xiangjiang movies, this genre is not completely unfamiliar to Xiangjiang audiences.

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

Although the folklore from Xiangxi's exorcising corpses to folklore can't stand scrutiny at all, most of them rely on references such as folktales and unofficial history, and then integrate them into the script.

But even so, most people still hold the idea that they would rather believe what they have 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 add the role of Taoist Maoshan in "Ghost Blowing the Lantern".

After all, before the supernatural films, especially the zombie films and ghost films of the Qing Dynasty, Maoshan Taoist priests seemed to be bound into the films of this theme.

If there are zombies, there will definitely be Maoshan Taoist priests. The two complement each other and have also achieved Lin Zhengying's status as a master of Hong Kong supernatural films.

"Maoshan Taoist? There is no such character in this."

Lin Daoqiu never thought of adding Maoshan Taoist priests to "Ghost Blowing the Lantern". One reason is that there are no Maoshan Taoist priests in the original version, and there are only Taoist priests pretended by the Taoist movers.

Another thing is that Lin Daoqiu followed the school system in the previous "Ghost Blowing the Lantern", which includes the four schools of Faqiu, Mojin, Qianshan, and Xiling.

Now that there are these four sects, there is no need to use Maoshan Taoist priests.

But this time it was a supernatural film, so the opening ceremony was naturally a bit different from ordinary movies, so Lin Daoqiu specially invited the masters from the Baolian Temple in Xiangjiang to recite scriptures.

After serving the incense and cutting the roast suckling pig, Lin Daoqiu lifted the red cloth covering the camera.

I don't know if he has learned the previous lesson, Lin Daoqiu handed over the distribution of red envelopes to Lin Zhengying and others, but he himself was empty-handed.

Although only Zhong Chuhong had a close relationship with him at the scene this time, Lin Daoqiu had already done it and would not 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 Uncle Jiu and the others are responsible for the distribution of red envelopes?"

Zhong Chuhong stood beside Lin Daoqiu with her arms folded, looked at him and asked with a smile.

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

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

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

But fortunately, there was no annoying person at the scene today, so Zhong Chuhong graciously did not pursue the matter further.

And today is the opening ceremony of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" after all, so it's obviously not sensible to have a temper with Lin Daoqiu here.

After distributing the red envelopes, everyone gathered to take a group photo, and the opening ceremony of "Ghost Blowing Lantern" was officially announced and successfully completed.

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

At that time, in addition to "Ghost Blowing the Lantern", the annual masterpiece "1992" produced by Magic Studio will also be released at about the same time.

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

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

With the passage of time, Lin Daoqiu has successfully won almost [-]% of the market share in Xiangjiang, and his Asian cinema strategy is also being steadily promoted.

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

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

Isao Matsuoka specially invited Gao Yuangu over and chatted about "1992".

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

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

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

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

Isao Matsuoka did not deceive Yuangu Gao on this point, all he said was the truth, but in the matter of divesting capital, Matsuoka Isao's personal will also accounted for a lot.

"That's really a pity. As far as I know, the special effects technology of "1992" is even higher than that of "Godzilla". box office results."

Yuan Gugao admired Lin Daoqiu's ability to the extreme, especially the magic studio's special effects ability, which made him greatly admired.

This time, Dongbao withdrew its investment in "1992", Yuan Gugao felt very regretful, because this was a deal that only made money but not lost, but they gave up, which is really a pity.

"I don't think this is accurate. Compared with "Godzilla", "1992" is just a pure disaster movie. Compared with the attractiveness of "Godzilla" in terms of subject matter, I think there is still a gap of."

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

"Chairman Matsuoka, I think it's the opposite. Your thinking is based on the disaster films made in various countries before, but "Godzilla" can be popular all over the world. I think the biggest reason is because of Mr. Lin..."

In Yuan Gugao's view, without Lin Daoqiu, the movie "Godzilla" would never have sold so well around the world. This is beyond doubt.

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

"You are confused by the previous results of "Godzilla". If you don't believe it, let's make a bet. I bet that the box office of "1992" will definitely not be as good as that of "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 good meal. What do you think?"

It seems that Isao Matsuoka is still very confident in his certainty of winning.

"In this case, I will accept your fine wine unceremoniously."

Yuan Gugao feels that there is no suspense in this gamble at all. The box office of "1992" will definitely surpass that of "Godzilla". This is beyond doubt.

(End of this chapter)