In mid-June, "Resident Evil" began to promote in Hong Kong, and it was very topical for a while.
Of course, this topic does not include the fact that Lin Zuhui played a zombie. This must not be used for publicity, or even made public immediately.
The real talking point is that the investment in this movie is as high as 16 million US dollars, which is the largest investment in Hong Kong's history.
However, although it is very topical, the industry is unanimously not optimistic that this movie can recover its costs.
First of all, this is a movie in which the actress will be the absolute protagonist;
Secondly, Liu Dehua does not have Cheng Long’s appeal;
Finally, the subject matter is actually a zombie science fiction film.
Of course, everyone is waiting to see the DreamWorks joke.
Lin Zuhui doesn't care much about box office matters, and he doesn't even pay attention to news in this area. He has decided to use 100 million private funds every year to join forces with ATV Group to shoot two to three "big-budget" movies a year.
He couldn't tell what the picture was about. Anyway, he just wanted to do something, and he felt that it was a bit of a waste to not use up the memory. That's right.
As for those Hollywood blockbuster investments that easily cost hundreds of millions of dollars, he would certainly not be stupid enough to invest in filming; if he had that idea, he might as well find a way to acquire a Hollywood studio!
Of course, he is not very interested in making movies. The reason why he asked DreamWorks to shoot some blockbusters was because he only needed to give simple instructions and it would not cost him any time and energy.
But if he buys a Hollywood studio, he will obviously have to spend time. Wouldn't it be a waste of energy? If he invests in a few technology companies casually, he will make who knows how many times the money.
DreamWorks.
Lin Zuhui came to Pan Cheng and said: "You are planning to make another action blockbuster. The content is that a male and female killer meet in Colombia, and then end up as a couple, but they do not know each other's identity. The two handsome men and beautiful women have been living a peaceful life.
.But life may be too peaceful. Both of them feel that marriage is almost like a tomb, so that even a marital psychologist cannot solve the gap between them... In short, it tells the story of two killers from meeting to becoming...
Falling in love, and then discovering that the target is the other person, a series of absurd and funny stories happened... The script is probably like this, it still stars Andy Lau and Yuan Liangliang, and invests about 15 million US dollars in a large production...
...It still imitates Hollywood filming, you can even go to Hollywood to find similar movies for reference."
He talked about it wherever he thought, without any structure. After all, he could only remember some general content and style, but the plot of a Hollywood blockbuster is simple.
Pan Cheng listened and wrote at the same time. After putting away his pen, he asked: "The funds invested?"
Lin Zuhui said with a smile: "I will let the ATV Group give it to you later. You can prepare first and strive to release it during the Spring Festival. Remember, I give you the opportunity to shoot a blockbuster because I hope your team will grow. Don't waste the opportunity."
He thought about it carefully and decided not to rush to pay for it himself. ATV Group didn't have any money, so why bother to pay for it himself?
What's more, Lin Zuhui plans to let ATV invest in some stocks later, so that he can easily earn back the investment in the movie.
After all, the long-term benefits of these movies will not make ATV lose money, so there is no need to pay for them themselves.
Pan Cheng nodded seriously and said: "Don't worry, boss, our team is studying the new shooting mode seriously and will soon be familiar with the Hollywood style."
"Well, do it as soon as possible and ignore the opinions of outsiders. DreamWorks must have a dream and be the Hollywood of Asia. The group has sufficient funds to build the golden brand of 'DreamWorks'."
Pan Cheng was shocked and immediately said: "I have learned a lesson, boss, I will definitely build a dream factory."
Of course, if you have money, you can do whatever you want, and the mainland has already allowed Hong Kong movies to be released. Cheng Long's "Drunken Master 2" will be released during the Spring Festival in the mainland this year. Lin Zuhui still remembers tens of millions in box office. As for overseas markets, South Korea, Japan
, Southeast Asia, Taiwan, etc., it can be released as long as you have a big cast.
Golden Harvest Movie.
Zou Wenhuai, He Guanchang, Cheng Long and others are also talking about DreamWorks' "Resident Evil".
In the past few years, DreamWorks owned Chow Sing-chi, Li Lien-jie, and Chow Yun-hua, and their annual box office profits accounted for half of Hong Kong's total, suffocating Jiahe. Especially Chow Sing-chi at DreamWorks, shooting four or five movies a year, four years
He made 18 movies and was a box-office machine. Li Lianjie signed a contract for three years and made nine kung fu movies, which also performed well. Several of Chow Yun-wa's series of movies were box office hits. For a time, Hong Kong movies were all
Went to see a DreamWorks show.
However, after the contract between Zhou Xingchi and Li Lianjie expired, they immediately established their own film company. There was no conflict with DreamWorks, and they broke up peacefully.
Unlike Cheng Long, these actors have great appeal overseas, so there is no need to become a satellite company of DreamWorks. DreamWorks generally distributes overseas in the form of buyouts, which is simple and hassle-free.
Zou Wenhuai said: "I thought DreamWorks was going to quit, but I didn't expect to come up with another big production. But of the 16 million principal, can they recover half of the cost?"
He frowned slightly, but did not look down upon it. He believed that DreamWorks dared to invest 16 million US dollars, but Pan Cheng did not have the right; even the president of ATV Group did not have the right. Therefore, it must have been approved by Lin Zuhui.
In this way, from Lin Zuhui's perspective, I am afraid he will not fail easily.
Cheng Long said: "I have seen DreamWorks' promotional video and I think it is very creative. Plus they invited the Hollywood team to participate in the filming. It must be very interesting. I have to go to the premiere to see it."
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Cheng Long and Lin Zuhui had already laughed off their past grievances, and naturally they would not say anything stingy.
Wrinkle Wenhuai continued: "There is nothing worthy of discussion about a movie, but Pan Cheng of DreamWorks has publicly said on some occasions recently that Hong Kong's movies have gone downhill and will die in the late 1990s. The reason is that
Faced with the impact of Hollywood and piracy, coupled with its own decline in quality, it seems that DreamWorks wants to copy Hollywood, no, it is a copycat of Hollywood!"
He Guanchang said with a smile: "What's the use of copycat Hollywood? Only by breaking into Hollywood can you earn US dollars. However, they don't have a star like Jack, so they are versatile."
Naturally, He Guanchang couldn't let go of what happened back then. Jack was his adopted son, and they almost had a grudge back then.
The group of people couldn't discuss the reason, but they all undoubtedly had the idea of going to see it as soon as possible. After all, DreamWorks was so powerful in the past few years. Is it a resurgence now or a final struggle?