Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

"You have been staying in the study for the past few days writing a book. Something has spread outside."

"what's up?"

Tsui Hark looked at Shi Nansheng with a puzzled expression, but he did not stop eating.

It would be okay if he didn't think about it for a while, but as soon as he left the study and sat at the dining table, he felt hungry and started eating fiercely.

"In addition to your film "The Legend of Shushan", Mr. Lin has opened another play for Uncle Jiu, "Tomb Robbers Notes"."

""Tomb Raiders"? It's the novel that Mr. Lin wrote before, and he also took it out and filmed it this time?"

Tsui Hark seemed a little surprised. He actually liked the movie "Tomb Raiders". He originally planned to go to Lin Daoqiu to film "Tomb Raiders" after "The Legend of Shushan" became successful this time, but he didn't. Thinking that Lin Zhengying had taken the lead and took away "Tomb Raider Notes", Tsui Hark had to feel a little regretful.

"That's true to the outside world, but that's not true internally."

"What's the inside information? Tell me."

Tsui Hark is very curious about this. He knows that Shi Nansheng is not a person who likes to gossip, but since she said it, it means that this matter has more or less something to do with him. Otherwise, she would not be so concerned about it, and she would also specifically Bring this matter to the dinner table.

"It is said that the reason why Mr. Lin gave "Tomb Robbery Notes" to Uncle Jiu this time was because Wen Jun and Zheng Danrui came forward to ask for it, and the reason why they wanted to shoot "Tomb Robbery Notes" was to snipe your "Shushan Legend", I want to completely defeat you.”

"Haha, "Tomb Raiders" and "The Legend of Shushan" are basically two types of movies, and there is no competition at all. If they really think so, then I can only say that they will definitely be disappointed this time."

Tsui Hark laughed and shook his head. He really couldn't understand what Wen Jun and Zheng Danrui were thinking. In order to snipe him, he went to Lin Daoqiu and took "Tomb Raiders Notes" to film.

But what I have to say is that these two guys are really lucky. With Lin Daoqiu as a good brother, no one can ask for a script. As long as they go to Lin Daoqiu and talk to him, he will immediately agree to give it. When they filmed it, the treatment of this person and other people was indeed completely different.

"Although the two movies are different in type, you should not have forgotten that both movies are special effects movies, and Mr. Lin's budget for "Tomb Raiders" this time is also hundreds of millions. If you don't If you're in the ring, no matter who you say it to, I'm afraid no one will believe it."

Tsui Hark didn't take this seriously at first, but after hearing what Shi Nansheng said, he began to pay attention to it.

It's okay that Wen Jun and Cheng Danshui deliberately caused trouble for themselves. In terms of comparison of movies, except for Lin Daoqiu, Tsui Hark really didn't fear anyone in Hong Kong, let alone Wen Jun and Cheng Danshui.

But that's not what Tsui Hark was worried about. What he was worried about was why Lin Daoqiu agreed to hand over "Tomb Raiders Notes" to Wen Jun and Zheng Danrui to film, and also gave them hundreds of millions in production fees. This is really an embarrassing thing. What I'm curious about is, is it possible that Lin Daoqiu really wants to see him and Lin Zhengying fight?Will there be a winner in the end?But what benefit does this have to Lin Daoqiu?By then it is very likely that both parties will suffer losses.

"If this is the case, when "The Legend of Shushan" and "Tomb Raiders" are released together, our box office will not be better, and the box office of "Tomb Raiders" will not be much better."

Tsui Hark shook his head repeatedly. He felt that Lin Daoqiu's arrangement this time was a bit lacking. If it didn't work, he would have to go to Lin Daoqiu to talk about it. At least he couldn't let "Tomb Robbers" and "The Legend of Shushan" be released together, otherwise it would be A situation of cannibalism appears, which no one would want to see.

As for Tsui Hark's concerns, Shi Nansheng has a different view.

"I think you don't actually need to worry about the box office in Xiangjiang, because whether it is "The Legend of Shushan" or "Tomb Raiders", the box office of these two movies in Xiangjiang is unlikely to be able to make back its money."

"That's for sure. Unless it can get a box office of [-] million in Hong Kong, both "The Legend of Shushan" and "Tomb Raiders" will have to make money through port sales."

Shi Nansheng nodded.

"In this case, the box office results in Xiangjiang, regardless of whether they win or lose in the end, can only be used as a reference. The real decisive battle is actually in Southeast Asia and even Hollywood."

Can "The Legend of Shushan" be released in Hollywood?Tsui Hark was very confident about this at the beginning. He felt that as long as the special effects technology was good enough, even if those people couldn't understand the story, they would buy tickets and watch it just for the special effects.

But now Tsui Hark has begun to worry a little, because "The Legend of Shushan" and "Tomb Raiders" should be released at about the same time, and Lin Daoqiu will definitely arrange the release time of the two movies closer, but if the other party does this By then, the box office performance of "The Legend of Shushan" and "Tomb Raiders" in Southeast Asia will determine who has the opportunity to enter Hollywood.

I have to say that a movie like "Tomb Raiders" is obviously more suitable for being released in Hollywood than "The Legend of Shushan". If this matter had nothing to do with Tsui Hark, he would definitely choose "Tomb Raiders" instead of "Tomb Raiders" "Shu Mountain Biography".

"No matter where the decisive battle is, the premise of filming the scene well will not change. I don't care if Mr. Lin really wants me to compete with Wenjun and the others. What I have to do is actually very simple. That is to make "The Legend of Shushan" a success. If the movie is not made well, it will be useless no matter how much you say later, what do you think?"

"In my opinion, although "The Legend of Shushan" has many disadvantages, its advantages are also very obvious, that is, it is difficult to follow the trend. As long as you can make it well, the only person in Hong Kong who can make this type of film in the future is Mr. Lin. You know, this can be said to be a very big challenge for you.”

Tsui Hark nodded. Martial arts movies and TV series are often filmed, as are movies and TV series about gods and monsters.

But to make movies with themes like "The New Swordsman of Shushan" and "The Legend of Shushan" and make them with real taste is not a job that can be done by small studios and small directors.

Not to mention anything else, the special effects of those lightsabers and the magical moves and techniques are enough to scare those people away, let alone invest a large amount of money to make a movie with this theme, so Tsui Hark It can be said that he has the upper hand. Even if others want to follow his lead, they will not be able to keep up with him. At that time, they will only have to watch him eat meat. (End of chapter)