Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Looking at Shigeru Okada's shocked expression, Lin Daoqiu knew that he must have never thought that he would advise him not to spend too much money on the movie "Kamen Rider". The theatrical version of "Knight" is not very profitable, and there is a very obvious gap compared with "Godzilla".

If "Kamen Rider" must be brought to the big screen, the investment amount must be limited to a very small amount, otherwise it will definitely lose money.

"Although "Kamen Rider" and "Godzilla" are both special effects dramas, the types of the two dramas are actually very different. "Godzilla" is more suitable for special effects movies. In fact, it can be classified as a sci-fi film, but "Kamen Rider" is different, otherwise I would have made "Ultraman" instead of "Godzilla."

Toho also has the same special feature drama "Ultraman" as Toei, but at the beginning Lin Daoqiu did not choose "Ultraman" but chose "Godzilla". It doesn't look good on the big screen.

Shigeru Okada, who originally planned to invest 100 billion yen in "Kamen Rider", felt his heart flutter after hearing Lin Daoqiu's words.

"I'm sorry President Okada, I'm just giving an answer based on my own experience, it doesn't matter if you don't like it, but I still say the same thing, I don't recommend spending too much on "Kamen Rider" Qian, even if Dongbao came to ask me to shoot "Ultraman", I would reply them with the same words."

Hearing this, Shigeru Okada smiled awkwardly. Originally, he thought that he could make a lot of money by relying on "Kamen Rider", but it is a pity that the treasure in his own eyes is a loser in Lin Daoqiu's eyes. , which made Shigeru Okada a little sad.

Seeing Shigeru Okada's appearance, Lin Daoqiu didn't know how to comfort him, but the facts are the facts. If you must shoot "Kamen Rider", you can't shoot a special drama, but like a North American superhero, you can use high-tech Show more.

It's just that Lin Daoqiu doesn't plan to spend too much time on special shooting dramas of neon. With this time, he would rather shoot North American superheroes, because those are the projects that can really make a lot of money, even "Kamen Rider" No matter how good the filming is, it can only make some money in Asia at most. As for foreigners, even if they can make money, they may not make much.

"Thank you Mr. Lin, I understand what you mean."

Shigeru Okada nodded, but it was clear from his expression that he hadn't recovered yet.

After all, for Toei, "Kamen Rider" is a special drama that is very meaningful to them.

The planning of "Kamen Rider" began in 1969. The daily broadcast in Osaka was suppressed by adult programs due to children's programs, resulting in poor ratings. Therefore, Toei Co., Ltd. was commissioned to produce a new hero work, and the time period was every Saturday night 07 :30 to eight o'clock.

Their request was to choose life-sized heroes instead of the huge heroes that were popular at the time. Firstly, it emphasized the sense of fear that happened around them. If it is damaged and reconstructed, there will be a huge financial burden.

Toei Co., Ltd.'s director of television Ryotoku Watanabe, producer Hirayama Toru, planner Kato Noboru, and original author Ishimori Shotaro participated in the planning at the beginning. During the planning, producer Hirayama Toru's subordinates called Ichikawa Moriichi and Uehara Shozo , Yi Shangsheng and other elite screenwriters, and conducted a seminar on new heroes.

In the end, everyone at the scene reached a consensus that the theme of "Masked Heroes" was the theme, and they all had a premonition that the so-called "Masked Works" craze would come again.The original author and designer Shotaro Ishimori also held the same opinion.In particular, Ichikawa Mori is very concerned about the "mask" that hides human makeup, and hopes to produce a tokusho TV series that has a certain level of storytelling even among sub-supplied works.At the same time, the daily broadcast also paid a lot of attention to this work that is very likely to be a big success, and called Hirose Takaichi, the director of the editorial department, Shono to the film director, and the director of the film department of Ukino Fangzhao to participate in the planning meeting. No effort was spared.

It can be said that the heroes created by Toei with great efforts are of little value in the eyes of Lin Daoqiu. Although Shigeru Okada can understand it, he still feels very disappointed.

When Shigeru Okada left, Lin Daoqiu could clearly feel that his footsteps were a little faltering, but if he was soft-hearted about such an impossible thing, he was the only one who was unlucky in the end, so Lin Daoqiu did not think about making "Kamen Rider". Even the director is unwilling.

It doesn’t matter if Shigeru Okada has to shoot at that time, but Lin Daoqiu will not intervene in the production of this film. He will ask Magic Studio to give "Kamen Rider" more help at that time, but as for what will be filmed in the future So that's not what Lin Daoqiu needs to care about.

Not long after Okada Mao left, Maekawa Kiyoshi also came over. I don’t know if he heard that Okada Mao came to find Lin Daoqiu and didn’t call him, so he rushed over in a hurry. After all, during this time, Maekawa Qing Ze and Lin Daoqiu met very rarely. It is inevitable that he and Okada Shigeru will have some sense of crisis, and this sense of crisis comes from their betrayal of Lin Daoqiu, or disagreement with Lin Daoqiu. sequelae.

"Why is it such a coincidence? President Okada just left and you came here. Could it be that you have discussed it?"

Looking at the respectful Maekawa Kiyoshi in front of him, although Lin Daoqiu didn't know why he came looking for him, he was sure that Maekawa Kiyoshi must have rushed over after knowing that Okada Shigeru came to visit him, otherwise he would It's a bit unreasonable to run over suddenly without contacting him.

"No, no, I just happened to pass by. Did President Okada come here just now? What did he talk to you about?"

Maekawa Kiyoshi does not dislike Okada Shigeru's behavior, but he is very worried that if Okada Mao steals some benefits from Lin Daoqiu without telling himself, then Maekawa Kiyoshi will be most helpless. accept things.

"It's nothing, just a casual chat, but President Okada just mentioned to me that Toei is going to invest a sum of money to shoot a blockbuster special effects movie."

"Toei wants to make a blockbuster with special effects? Is Shigeru Okada crazy? With Toei's strength, can they afford it?"

Maekawa Kiyoshi immediately opened his eyes wide after hearing Lin Daoqiu's words. Compared with Toei and Toho, one is in the sky and the other is on the ground. I thought his brain was flooded.