Xu Ke sat with Mecca, Shi Tian, and Huang Baiming as old friends, looking at a shocking picture on the screen, and their hearts were also unsettled.

Previously, he still had a trace of luck in his heart, "Godzilla" just said it well, and it was not so exaggerated, but after really watching this movie, he already knew very well in his heart that when "Zhu Xian: Qingyun Tribulation" met such an opponent, the end of failure was doomed from this moment.

"Looks like I should really think about retiring." Mecca sighed softly, and he said this to Shi Tian, who was sitting next to him.

After leaving the New Art City, he formed his own "Shi Tian Creation Group", filmed a few films without a good box office performance, and quit the film industry in frustration, playing golf every day, but also happy to be at ease.

"Okay, come and play golf with me when you retire." Shi Tian's current mentality is that it doesn't matter, so he can see everything.

The words of the two fell on Huang Baiming's ears, and he just shook his head secretly and sighed.

Mecca and Shi Tian no longer have the sharpness they had when they broke into the film industry, of course, Huang Baiming is not much better, although he is still insisting on filming, he can only retreat to comedy, it is okay to make small-budget movies, if he wants to make a big production, even if someone is willing to invest, he is not too sure that he can do it.

But Xu Ke is the one who has the most hope to go the farthest among them!

Huang Baiming patted Xu Ke on the shoulder and comforted: "Don't be discouraged, your movie has done a good job." Encountering "Godzilla" can only be said to be bad luck. Not a crime of war! ”

Xu Ke nodded silently. Losing to an opponent like "Godzilla", even if you are unwilling, you have nothing to say.

"What's next?" Huang Baiming then asked.

Xu Ke shook his head, although he knew that the defeat of "Zhu Xian's Qingyun Tribulation" was decided, but after all, he had put too much effort into this movie, and it was not something that could be put down casually.

"Have you considered continuing to work with Mr. Lin?" The "Mr. Lin" in Huang Baiming's mouth of course refers to Lin Jianyue.

Huang Baiming was the first person to cooperate with Lin Jianyue, and Xu Ke didn't think it was strange when he said this. pouted and said, "It's not enough for you to cooperate with him, you have to drag me on your back?" ”

If it weren't for Lin Youlun's refusal to fund, Xu Ke would not have found Lin Jianyue, and the fate of this movie being sniped by "Godzilla" has been doomed, and the box office performance will definitely not have too satisfactory results, Xu Ke does not think that Lin Jianyue will continue to be willing to cooperate with him.

"What if Mr. Lin continues to be willing to cooperate with you?" Huang Baiming dared to say this, and he was naturally sure in his heart.

"Aren't you worried about getting too close to him, and Mr. Lin will have an opinion of you later?" The "Mr. Lin" in Xu Ke's mouth refers to Lin Youlun.

Huang Baiming laughed, "I'm worried, that's why I want to pull you over." Then the sky fell, and naturally there was a tall man like you in front of me. ”

"I know that you don't have a good heart!" Xu Ke pointed to Huang Baiming. Then he shook his head.

"Seriously, the fight between the two of them actually didn't affect us, didn't you see that Pan Disheng and Mr. Lin fought so fiercely at the beginning, and then Pan Disheng lost, and Zeng Zhiwei, who helped him the most, is still not living a very nourishing life?" Huang Baiming gave an example and continued: "We are just cooperating with Lin Jianyue, and we are not completely relying on him, everyone takes what they need, and if they can't do it, they will break up, and no one owes anyone." ”

Xu Ke didn't speak, as if he was moved by Huang Baiming's words.

Huang Baiming didn't rush to ask Xu Ke to express his position, it was himself, and he also needed to think carefully about this kind of thing.

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"Mr. Jiang, are you excited after watching this movie?" Mai Danxiong asked Jiang Zhiqiang, who was sitting on the side, with a smile.

"Heartbeat is heartbeat, but this movie definitely doesn't have anything to do with me." Jiang Zhiqiang shrugged, a film like "Godzilla", anyone can see its huge market potential, Lin Youlun can directly cooperate with American theater companies, why bother to ask him as a middleman to help operate.

Mai Danxiong joked: "Why don't Mr. Jiang be like me and take a job in the distribution company under Mr. Lin's name, so that you don't have to regret encountering such a movie in the future." ”

Jiang Zhiqiang shook his head, "I still prefer to do it myself, it's more free." ”

"I think Mr. Jiang's words are good, just like Mr. Mai, you are in Europe, but the production company under your name hasn't released new works for a long time, right?" Wu Siyuan interjected at this time.

Since becoming the distribution manager of Jiayi Cinema Line, Mak has spent most of the year in Europe, and his production company is now only a sign.

Mai Danxiong shrugged, "Because of the political changes in several countries in Eastern Europe, there will be chaos for a while, and I have nothing to do for the time being, so I have to come back and make new films." ”

"You see, we're all off topic...... Let's guess what the box office of this movie will be! Wu Siyuan pulled the topic back again.

"It depends on the situation in the U.S. market, I estimate that the global box office of this film should be between 100 million and 200 million US dollars." Mai Danxiong was the first to speak.

"Less." Jiang Zhiqiang shook his head after hearing this, "I think that the box office of this movie in the United States can at least exceed 100 million, and this is a very conservative estimate, the global box office should exceed 300 million US dollars, and maybe even higher!" ”

Mai Danxiong and Wu Siyuan looked at each other, it seems that there are few Hollywood movies that can exceed $300 million at the box office, and if "Godzilla" achieves such box office results, it does sound a bit exaggerated.

"What does Mr. Wu think?"

Mai Danxiong and Jiang Zhiqiang both expressed their opinions, and then Wu Siyuan was left.

"I only know that Mr. Lu Daolin will definitely not lose money when he makes this movie, as for how much he can earn, I have limited experience in film distribution, so I won't have an axe in front of the two of you."

Although Wu Siyuan said this, although he was a little flattering, he said a point of view that both Mai Danxiong and Jiang Zhiqiang agreed, don't look at Lin Youlun spent 300 million Hong Kong dollars on this film, but with the shocking quality shown in this movie, the possibility of losing money is very small, at most it is a question of earning more and earning less.

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Two days before the opening of the film festival, there was a long queue at the entrance of the cinema where the two films "Zhu Xian: Qingyun Tribulation" and "Godzilla" were screened.

Limited by the number of screenings and the scale, the gap between the two films is not so obvious, but in terms of film evaluation, it has been distinguished.

Everyone's evaluation of "Zhu Xian's Qingyun Tribulation" is just good, but "Godzilla" can only be described as shocking.

Anyone who has seen this movie is shocked by the almost real special effects in the film, so much so that when many people come out of the theater, they are very worried about whether there will really be mutated monsters like Godzilla in this world.

The TV station made a special program, inviting biology to explain whether there is a possibility of Godzilla being born in reality, although researchers in related fields have repeatedly emphasized that it is impossible for a giant mutant creature like Godzilla to appear in reality, but various theories have been circulated.

A crew member who returned from going to sea claimed in front of the media that he had seen a creature like Godzilla in the sea, which immediately attracted a lot of controversy, but according to his description, marine life researchers came to the conclusion that he encountered nothing more than a large whale.

has caused so much discussion before it has been officially released, and "Godzilla" can be regarded as setting a precedent.

The famous American director George Lucas, who was invited to participate in the Hong Kong International Film Festival, said bluntly that the appearance of this film will bring a new technological revolution to the global film industry, and its influence is no less than the appearance of "Star Wars" that year.

"In the United States, I have told other people many times that the development of Hong Kong's special effects technology has caught up with or even surpassed Hollywood, but they don't believe it, I use "Black Super SWAT Team", "Strange Heroes in Disguise", "Ghost Love" and other Hong Kong movies that are very popular in the United States and them as examples, they always tell me that this level of special effects, Hollywood can also do it, and now I have finally found a movie that can completely convince them, and I am looking forward to the day when "Godzilla" is released. All Americans will be taken aback by then. ”

George Lucas's remarks in an interview with the Hong Kong media were transmitted back to the United States, causing a lot of controversy in the American media, and at the same time alarming a friend of George Lucas.

Soon, the right person called George Lucas, who was in Hong Kong.

"Is that movie really as good as you say?" The other party asked as soon as he came up.

"Maybe you should drop what you're doing and fly to Hong Kong to see the movie, and then you'll feel the same way I do." George Lucas sincerely advises:

"More powerful than the 'mercury man' we work with?" The other party asked with some uncertainty.

"You might not be happy when I say that, but I think Godzilla does surpass the movie you're making in terms of special effects."

There was silence on the other end of the phone for a while, "Okay, I know, I'll watch this movie when it is released in the United States." ”

After speaking, the other party hung up the phone first.

George Lucas took the microphone and shrugged helplessly, James Cameron, this guy is still as arrogant as before! (To be continued......)