Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 2231 Popcorn Movie

Isabella Adjani expressed her concerns to Lin Daoqiu.

Even though Lin Daoqiu explained the meaning of the popcorn movie to her, she still didn't figure it out.

At least in her perception, how could a movie made with a lot of money be bad?
Even if it was "Cleopatra", which made Fox a mess that year, although its performance at the box office was a mess, it is still a very good movie as far as the movie itself is concerned.

""Cleopatra"? It was indeed a good movie, and the reason why it sold so poorly was largely due to things other than the movie, not because the quality of the movie was too poor."

At that time, Fox publicly announced that the remuneration for the heroine Elizabeth Taylor who played Cleopatra was as high as one million, which is equivalent to more than 2000 million US dollars now.

The film officially started shooting in 1960, and it took three years to complete. The final production cost was as high as 4400 million U.S. dollars, which is equivalent to the current 52 billion U.S. dollars. It can be said to be the most expensive movie in history.

The movie "Cleopatra" was released in North America on June 1963, 6. Although the investment was huge, it was far from the expected value after it was released.

Because of the fact that the female lead Elizabeth Taylor and the male lead Richard Burton did a fake show, they developed feelings.

One of them is a married woman, and the other is a married man, but their love is fierce, which leads to the breakdown of each other's family and arouses very bad public opinion.

At that time, a tabloid broke the news that the two of them traveled abroad together, which caused an uproar in China.

The Holy See of the Vatican even issued a statement specifically condemning the two for "adultery", and the two were banned from entering North America.

Affected by this incident, the audience was very disgusted with the film, which had a huge negative effect on the film box office.

After the film was released, the box office was only more than 2000 million US dollars, which was less than half of the investment.

For this reason, Fox Corporation almost went bankrupt. Later, it sold 263 acres of locations to survive the crisis, and shot a large number of low-cost popular movies to maintain operations.

"Superherd movies are like fast food, without much nutrition. Although they taste good, they are forgotten after eating, but they can be produced in large quantities."

"Mass-produced? Can an art like film be mass-produced?"

Isabella Adjani was surprised by Lin Daoqiu's statement, because in her perception, every film made is a work of art.

There are good and bad, but at least they all express something of the thoughts of the people who made this movie.

"Of course, it's just that the movies in the Super British series don't have any ideas or connotations. They're just for fun. If you really want to get to the bottom of it, it's for world peace."

Hearing Lin Daoqiu's words, Isabella Adjani was speechless.

If it is really as the other party said, then it is meaningless to make this kind of movie.

"If it were me, I wouldn't waste my time making movies like this."

Isabella Adjani shook her head. She had already developed a bad opinion of the superhero series movies described by Lin Daoqiu.

"You are wrong. Although superheroes themselves have no meaning, they can bring huge income to the company. Previously, commercial films still had some connotations, but after the release of the Superhero series, commercial films will become even more depraved..."

"You may think that this kind of movie should not be made, but you can think about it a little bit, even if I don't make it, someone will make it. The previous "Superman" series is an example, and there will be more in the future."

Even if Lin Daoqiu doesn't touch the Super British series, someone will adapt these comics and put them on the big screen.

"Maybe you're right, but I believe the Premier League series shouldn't get too bad in your hands."

For Isabella Adjani, as long as Lin Daoqiu does something, there must be his reason, and she will support him no matter what.

After all, for her, she is now in a period of passionate love with Lin Daoqiu, and all she thinks about is Lin Daoqiu, so no matter what the other party does, as long as it is not harmful, she will definitely support it.

"You don't have to worry too much about this, because the superhero series itself has no meaning. The biggest significance of this kind of film is that it can improve the technology of special effects."

Not only can reap a large amount of box office revenue, but also can improve the special effects technology of movies for Magic Studio. Is there anything more cost-effective than this?
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"After my investigation, it is basically certain that Lin Daoqiu has kicked Universal out of their league."

"Lin Daoqiu kicked Universal out of their league? Why?"

In Barry Diller's office, Jeffrey Katzenberg reported the investigation to the other party in detail.

"You may not believe it, because of Langmeyer's relationship. According to the information I found out, Panasonic is negotiating with MCA about the acquisition. Langmeyer was very dissatisfied after knowing this, so he launched a neon threat behind his back. Argument……"

"Universal asked Langmeyer to take a leave of absence after learning of this situation. As a result, Langmeyer directly chose to resign, and Lin Daoqiu directly chose to cancel the cooperation with Universal in order to support his friends."

After listening to Jeffrey Katzenberg's report, Barry Diller was stunned.

But he still couldn't understand, why did Lin Daoqiu do this?What good does it do him?
"He is different from us. He is not the kind of person who only works for profit, and as far as I know, people in Xiangjiang are very loyal, although it is difficult for us to understand."

Barry Diller didn't even know what to say, but one thing is for sure, Lin Daoqiu kicked Universal out of their league. This was his active choice, not passive.

"Oh, by the way, Sanchos once asked Alan Ryder Jr. and Ashley to help as lobbyists, but they failed to convince Lin Daoqiu, so he came to us."

Jeffrey Katzenberg's investigation made the whole thing very clear at once.

Barry Diller didn't know whether to be happy or sad about the news.

Because Universal suddenly switched to their side because they were kicked out by Lin Daoqiu, not because Universal took the initiative to do so.

"What do you think is the purpose of Lin Daoqiu's doing this? Doesn't he understand that kicking Universal out of their alliance will do them all harm but no benefit."

Barry Diller's words actually puzzled Jeffrey Katzenberg.

Because it stands to reason that as long as more film companies join their alliance, the situation for Paramount will be more difficult.

However, Lin Daoqiu kicked out the most powerful player in their league, Universal. This is really a puzzling behavior.

"Perhaps in your opinion, my idea is outrageous, but I think the reason why Lin Daoqiu kicked Universal out is very simple, that is, he felt that Universal's joining us would not increase the pressure on them. kind of help."

(End of this chapter)