Although the box office in the North American market did not start well, the release plan of "Monster City" in Hong Kong has not been affected.

Lin Youlun did not appear at the movie premiere, which made the Hong Kong reporters who were present unable to ask questions, and finally they could only pour all their firepower on director Xu Ke.

""Monster City" did not achieve very satisfactory box office results in the North American market, the reason why Mr. Lin has already explained when he held a press conference in the United States, simply put, the North American audience is a little unaccustomed to this kind of pure oriental type of film, and from another point of view, this film is only produced and filmed according to the taste of our Asian audiences, so I will not have any worries about the box office in Asia."

As soon as Xu Ke finished speaking, a reporter immediately stood up.

"Director Xu, how much do you think the Hong Kong box office of this movie can reach?"

Other reporters also set their sights on Xu Ke.

"When the movie is made, it is the director's question whether to use it or not, but whether it is good or not is not up to me, but to the audience...... Personally, of course, I hope that the box office of this film will be as high as possible, and if there is a specific number, I hope that the box office of the film can exceed 100 million Hong Kong dollars. ”

"Demon Beast City" is a large-scale special effects film, and the ticket price is twice that of ordinary movies, and before that, the Hong Kong box office of movies such as "Godzilla" and "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" has exceeded 100 million Hong Kong dollars, so the figure Xu Ke said is not an exaggeration.

"As far as I know, the production cost of "Demon Beast City" is more than 200 million Hong Kong dollars, not including the later publicity investment. Even though the film was a big hit in Asia. If it does not perform well in the North American market. At most, it is just for investors not to lose or make money. Mr. Lin previously announced plans for a new film with a budget of $80 million in the United States, does this mean that he will abandon the theme of "Monster City"? ”

In order to be able to ask such a question, the reporter had done a lot of homework before, but this did not stump Xu Ke.

"When I was still in the United States, Mr. Lin told me very clearly that "Monster City" would continue to shoot a sequel...... According to the plan revealed to me by Mr. Lin, he plans to create an oriental version of the 'Avengers' in the "Demon Beast City" series, and Liu Dehua and Liang Chaowei are only the first members to appear. There will be new members in the future. ”

Xu Ke's original intention in throwing out this topic was to shift reporters' attention to the new members who will appear in the sequel to "Monster City" and who will play these roles, but the reporters did not follow his train of thought, but asked Lin Youlun about the new film with an investment of more than $80 million announced in the United States.

"I'm sorry, you asked the wrong person this question!"

Xu Ke's unsparing answer not only disappointed the reporters in the audience, but Liang Jiahui couldn't help but sigh when he saw the news report about the premiere of "Monster City" on TV that night.

"Monster City" achieved a box office result of more than 6 million on the first day of its release in Hong Kong, and the strong star lineup and wonderful special effects scenes finally lived up to Xu Ke's expectations, according to such a box office trend, it is not difficult for "Monster City" to break 100 million at the box office in Hong Kong.

Then there was a very strange phenomenon in Hong Kong, on the one hand, the single-day box office of "Monster City" hit new highs. On the other hand, the hot topic in the Hong Kong media has nothing to do with "Monster City", and what everyone is most concerned about now is. Lin Youlun announced in the United States that he would invest 80 million to shoot the new film, who will he find to play the leading role.

There is a lot of speculation in the media, and many male actors are overwhelmed, because they will be constantly asked the same question by reporters on different occasions - is the actor of Mr. Lin's new film you?

The most asked is Zhou Yunfa, because he is now the most popular actor in Hong Kong, and he has a very close personal relationship with Lin Youlun, although Zhou Yunfa has clarified many times, there are still reporters who keep bothering him.

Once I went out to eat with friends, and when I came out, I was blocked by a reporter at the door of the restaurant, Zhou Yunfa really had no choice, so I had to joke with the reporter: "I don't even know about this matter, you have already prophetized it, since you are so sure of me, then I ask you to confirm with Mr. Lin again, if the news is true, don't forget to come back and tell me!" ”

Cheng Long also encountered the same experience as Zhou Yunfa during this time, every time a reporter asked about it, he flatly denied it, and at the same time led the topic to his new film.

"Originally, I didn't want to say it, but you keep asking me that, so I'll tell you about it in advance! You should also know that I have been filming in the desert on the mainland for more than half a year this year, and that film was also invested by Mr. Lin, and I am not convenient to tell you the specific investment amount, but I can tell you very responsibly that the investment in that film is not much less than the new film announced by Mr. Lin in the United States...... Do you think Mr. Lin will ask me to make other films before that movie is finished? ”

Zhou Yunfa and Cheng Long were successively excluded by the media, and there was only one Zhou Xingchi left in the "Double Monday Cheng", but in fact, he was the first to be excluded by the media. The reason is very simple, Zhou Xingchi has been acting in comedies since he became famous, and one thing that this kind of movie has in common is that the cost is not very high, even special effects comedies like "Shaolin Football" and "Monetization Monster" are only one or two times more than the average medium-made movies.

Not to mention in Hong Kong, even in Hollywood, I have never heard of a comedy that costs as much as $80 million to make!

The three most popular actors are not eligible, and the media then focused on the new generation of actors, Liu Dehua, Liang Chaowei, Liming, Zhang Xueyou and several others have become the focus of reporters, but no one has thought of Liang Jiahui for the time being.

To say that Liang Jiahui should be very showy this year, the low-cost nostalgic spoof comedy "92 Black Rose vs. Black Rose" won a small box office and attracted the attention of countless people, and then a French director invited him to be the leading actor. became a Hong Kong actor who has gone to the international film scene after Cheng Long.

On Liang Jiahui's terms. would have been sufficiently qualified to be included in the media's shortlist. But the problem lies in the movie "92 Black Rose to Black Rose".

First of all, "92 Black Rose vs. Black Rose" is a comedy, and after the success of the film, many people think that Liang Jiahui will change to the route of a comedian; Secondly, this movie is produced by Lin Jianyue's Media Asia Films, and everyone habitually thinks that Liang Jiahui ushered in the peak of his career because of this movie, and his body will naturally be branded with Media Asia, and Lin Youlun's new film should not be Liang Jiahui's turn to play anyway.

People in Hong Kong who know the inside story of this matter can be counted on one hand. Among them, Li Hanshen just guessed like this, and did not dare to say 100% sure, and Ajie, who had hinted at Liang Jiahui, only vaguely guessed some of the boss's thoughts because he was working beside Lin Youlun.

The Hong Kong media spread the news last day that Lin Youlun took a fancy to Liu Dehua, and the next day he changed his words to Liang Chaowei, although he knew that these news were unreliable, but Liang Jiahui still couldn't help but not worry, what if Lin Youlun didn't come to him after the most disappointment?

After the last scene of the reshoot of "Lover", French director Jacques walked up to Liang Jiahui.

"Beam. Do you have anything on your mind lately, I found out that you will make up these scenes later. The performance was noticeably not as perfect as it used to be. ”

Knowing the director's meaning from the translator, Liang Jiahui felt very guilty, because he had been restless recently, which did affect his performance in the movie, not to mention this director, he could feel it himself.

Liang Jiahui offered to reshoot, but Jacques waved his hand.

"No, I won't necessarily use all of these shots in the final editing, I will choose the ones you perform best and put them in, and then it won't have any impact on the overall effect of the film...... Of course, another important reason is that the budget for this film is limited, and my investors are not as generous as your Mr. Lam in Hong Kong. ”

After complaining about his investors, the Frenchman then talked to Liang Jiahui about another thing.

"Liang, I also want to tell you the good news, the film "Lover" signed up for this year's Cannes Film Festival, although it did not enter the main competition, but this is a good publicity opportunity, so I hope you can come to France at that time."

"To France?" Liang Jiahui was stunned, he remembered that there was only less than half a month before the opening of the Cannes Film Festival, if he went to Cannes during this time, in case Lin Youlun looked for him at that time, and the other person was not in Hong Kong, it was difficult to guarantee that nothing would happen.

Jacques saw Liang Jiahui's hesitation and asked, "Why, you weren't free during that time?" ”

"There is indeed something ...... something," Liang Jiahui turned his heart after a fierce ideological struggle, "but it doesn't matter, I have no reason to refuse the opportunity to participate in the Cannes Film Festival." ”

Jacques nodded in satisfaction and left, leaving Liang Jiahui standing in place.

pondered on the road for a long time, and when he got home, Liang Jiahui dialed Li Hanshen's phone.

"What, you're going to France?" Li Hanshen looked surprised on the other end of the phone, but his reaction seemed normal to Liang Jiahui.

Liang Jiahui felt that Li Hanhui would definitely persuade him to stay in Hong Kong and continue to wait for news from Lin Youlun, but this time Liang Jiahui was wrong.

Li Hanshen did not persuade Liang Jiahui to give up the opportunity to go to France, but was happy that he was able to participate in the Cannes Film Festival.

"The director told me that "Lover" was only qualified to participate in the Cannes Film Festival, and was not shortlisted for the main competition unit, so I just showed my face when I went there, and it was not as beautiful as you thought."

Liang Jiahui's explanation attracted a scolding from Li Hanshen: "Who said that I care about whether you can win an award at the Cannes Film Festival?" Although the Cannes Film Festival has a high degree of international recognition, what can you do if you win the award? The French are good at making literary films, and you let them make two blockbuster commercial films to watch? Back then, I also thought that literary films were more promising than commercial films, but now this is a joke, if there is no commercial film as a foundation, no matter how good a literary film is, it is useless! ”

Liang Jiahui was scolded and confused by Li Hanshen, since Li Hanshen can't look down on the Cannes Film Festival, why do you still say that it is a good thing for him to go to the Cannes Film Festival?

"I mean, the timing of your trip to Cannes this time is very good, Mr. Lin asked mainland actor Jiang Wen to shoot a movie called "This Killer is Not Too Cold" some time ago, and that film has been officially shortlisted for the main competition unit of this year's Cannes Film Festival, during the film festival, Mr. Lin will definitely go, won't you have the opportunity to meet him directly at that time?"

Regarding the fact that "This Killer is Not Too Cold" was shortlisted for the main competition unit of the Cannes Film Festival, few people in Hong Kong know about it, and Li Hanshen can know these things, also because Liu Xiaoqin invited him to the mainland to shoot a TV series invested and starred by herself some time ago, and then Liu Xiaoqin told him personally.

Liu Xiaoqing and Jiang Wen are in love, her words are extremely credible, and Li Hanshen believes that Liu Xiaoqin will not talk nonsense about this kind of thing.

Anyway, Li Hanshen's words did have the effect of clearing the clouds and seeing the sun, and after listening to it, Liang Jiahui's whole train of thought suddenly became clear, and he also understood what Li Hanshen said that the timing of his trip to France was just right.

Li Hanshen reminded at this time: "When you see Mr. Lin in France, you must remember that you must never inquire about any news about the new film, and pretend that you don't know anything." Anyway, you have a valid reason to go to Cannes, as long as you don't mess up yourself, Mr. Lin will definitely not suspect that you have an ulterior purpose. ”

"Then I can't do anything?" Liang Jiahui was confused again.

"You can't do anything, you just need to show up in front of Mr. Lin, and the matter is done!" Li Hanshen scolded Liang Jiahui on the phone, "If Mr. Lin's favorite candidate is really you, then he should take the initiative to talk to you about it; If Mr. Lin didn't say anything, then it means that you didn't get into his eyes at all, and it would be better to die first than to be bored later. ”

Liang Jiahui thought about it, things are really like Li Han's detailed words, he went to France by himself, as long as he could try Lin Youlun's true attitude, no matter whether he succeeded or failed, it was worth the trip.

"By the way, after meeting, you must remember to invite Mr. Lin to watch you play the "Lover", if Mr. Lin agrees to watch that movie, then the choice of the leading actor in his new film is yours nine times out of ten!" Li Hanshen reminded him again.

Liang Jiahui took everything Li Hanshen said to heart, and couldn't help but look forward to the upcoming trip to Cannes. (To be continued......)