Lin Youlun came out of the bathroom, and on the way back, he happened to meet Chen Qige, who was about to come over for an appointment.

The two chatted briefly, and then walked over together.

Lucas and Spielberg saw Lin Youlun leading a strange man over, and they stopped talking together, looking at the visitor curiously.

"This is the famous director Chen Jige in Chinese mainland!"

While Lin Youlun asked Chen Qige to sit down, he did not forget to introduce Chen Qige's identity to Lucas and Spielberg.

Lucas and Spielberg both smiled and nodded at Chen, to be honest, they hadn't heard of Chen's before, and they didn't know what movies Chen had made, and they did so just out of politeness.

Chen Qige recognized the identities of Spielberg and Lucas at a glance, he went to the United States to study film for a period of time in 87, and knew a lot about the four major Hollywood directors in the 80s, and of course he had seen many of their films.

"Mr. Lucas, Mr. Spielberg, it's a pleasure to meet you in Hong Kong." Chen's English pronunciation is rather jerky, and it can be seen that he doesn't use this language very often, but it is enough to communicate with people.

"Mr. Chen knows us?"

Lucas glanced at Chen Qige in surprise, and then turned his gaze to Lin Youlun, trying to find the answer from him.

Lin Youlun shrugged his shoulders and said that he had not revealed the identities of the two to Chen Jige.

Spielberg was silent for a moment, then remembered something.

"There is a very eye-catching Chinese film at this year's Cannes Film Festival in France, and if I remember correctly, it is the work of director Chen, right?"

Chen Qige nodded. Spielberg's eyes lit up. looked at Chen Qige's eyes with more interest.

"I've seen that movie. Seriously, it's a shame that it didn't win the Palme d'Or this year. ”

The loss at the Cannes Film Festival has always been a pain in Chen Qige's heart, and ordinary people are undoubtedly revealing his scars when they say this, but when these words come out of Spielberg's mouth, Chen Qige feels a little relieved.

Chen Jige shrugged his shoulders and pretended to be calm: "Maybe I'm unlucky!" ”

"With Director Chen's talent, there will always be opportunities in the future."

Spielberg comforted Chen Qige with a few words, and then asked him with great interest about the development of the film industry in the mainland. Chen Jige answered them one by one, and during this period, Lucas and Lin Youlun were not idle, and the two chatted about the participation of "Jurassic Park" at the film festival.

"Lin, how much do you think this movie can win at the global box office?"

Lin Youlun took a sip of coffee, shook his head and said, "Come on, George, I'm not a prophet, and only God knows what happens in the future." ”

"As far as I know, you've accurately predicted the box office of a movie several times. Just a rough prediction, it shouldn't be that hard for you, right? Lucas encouraged.

"About $6 or $700 million."

Lucas almost squirted the coffee in his mouth. He wiped his mouth with a tissue and looked at Lin Youlun in disbelief: "You're not kidding, are you?" ”

"In fact, it's just a very conservative estimate." Lin Youlun pursed his lips, ignoring Lucas's surprised gaze, and continued: "In order to vigorously promote and market this movie, Universal Pictures has invested 65 million US dollars and signed agreements with 100 companies to manufacture and sell 1,000 products, including three Jurassic Park video games, a toy production line and a novel written for young readers. ”

In Lin Youlun's impression, the global box office of "Jurassic Park" exceeded 900 million US dollars, and he reduced this number a bit, just because he was afraid that Lucas would not accept it, but the effect was not obvious.

"I think they're crazy about money!" Lucas shook his head decisively, generally this kind of big-budget movie is considered a success as long as it can recover its cost from the box office, and if you want to exceed $600 million at the box office, this is simply a dream.

"What are you talking about?"

Spielberg and Chen Qige had already chatted about it at this time, and seeing that the expression on Lucas's face was a little wrong, Spielberg asked curiously.

Lucas spread his hands: "Lin told me that Jurassic Park could make at least $700 million at the global box office, and I thought he was joking with me, but he insisted that it was serious. ”

Spielberg looked at Lin Youlun in surprise, but he didn't open his mouth to question it, he always felt that Lin Youlun would not be untargeted, but the box office forecast of more than 700 million US dollars always gave him an unreal illusion.

Chen Qige listened to the conversation between Lucas and Spielberg in his ears, and secretly smacked his tongue in his heart, the current global box office record has not broken 600 million US dollars, and Lin Youlun's estimate of the box office of "Jurassic Park" sounds really exaggerated.

However, since Lin Youlun is so confident, there must be some basis, which makes Chen Qige's curiosity about the movie "Jurassic Park" a little more aggravated, 3 years ago, he and Zhang Jimou came to the Hong Kong International Film Festival for the first time, and they saw the production process of "Godzilla" with their own eyes.

The visual effects of that film left a deep impression on Chen Qige, but now listening to Lin Youlun's meaning, it seems that the visual techniques of "Jurassic Park" are even further advanced than "Godzilla", which is unimaginable.

Of course, "Jurassic Park" is about to officially meet the audience as the opening film of the Hong Kong Film Festival, and this mystery will soon be revealed.

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Ge You mingled with the audience queuing up to enter the arena, looking around.

"That's a lot of people!"

"It's not just a lot, if it's Director Chen's relationship, we may not even have the opportunity to watch this movie." Zhang Fengyi shrugged, "Jurassic Park" was only screened 6 times at the Hong Kong International Film Festival, and the movie tickets had been booked out long ago, and the tickets in their hands were specially given to Chen Qige by Lin Youlun, otherwise they would definitely have no chance with this movie.

"You think this movie can really be more realistic than "Godzilla"?" Ge You looked incredulous.

"Godzilla" was not released in the mainland for various reasons, but some pirated videotapes were still circulated, and Ge You also quietly watched the movie in private, but the feeling is that the movie can actually make such an effect, which is unimaginable.

But Chen Qige said that Lin Youlun's expectations for "Jurassic Park" are higher than those for "Godzilla", which makes Ge You particularly puzzled.

"This is a strong alliance between Hong Kong and Hollywood, and it should be possible to go to a higher level in terms of technology." Although Zhang Fengyi said so, he actually had some doubts in his heart, "Godzilla" has done so well, and it is not easy for "Jurassic Park" to surpass it.

Chen Qige, who had been listening to the two of them without saying a word, spoke at this time: "It's not just the special effects technique, I think the progress of this movie lies more in the director and the plot." ”

Ge You nodded, and said in a slightly funny tone: "I know this, Spielberg, a famous American director!" ”

Chen Qige further explained: "It's not enough to be a good director, the key is to encounter a good story, I heard that when the original novel of "Jurassic Park" was still being created, the copyright had been bought by Mr. Lin, Mr. Lin himself is one of the few talents in Hong Kong, and the work that he values so much must have its extraordinary. ”

Ge You was curious by Chen Qige, and he looked forward to the movie "Jurassic Park" more and more.

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As soon as the movie opened, the thrilling scene of dinosaurs eating people on the screen firmly attracted the audience's attention, although everyone did not see what the dinosaurs in the cage looked like from beginning to end, but this tense and exciting atmosphere has been successfully created.

"The director is too good at appetizing!" Ge You muttered in a low voice, Zhang Fengyi hurriedly made a boo gesture at him, and then turned his head to look at Chen Qige.

Chen Qige didn't hear Ge You's discussion, his eyes were staring at the big screen in front of him, with a thoughtful expression.

In the box of another theater, Lin Youlun and Zhao Yazhi sat side by side, next to Xiaoguang and Hongzai.

"Godfather, is that big iron cage a dinosaur?" Xiaoguang raised his head and asked curiously.

Lin Youlun touched the little guy's head and said with a smile: "This is a secret, you will know it when you look back." ”

Xiaoguang tugged Lin Youlun's arm and begged, "No, godfather, can you tell me first?" ”

"Xiaoguang, don't mess around!" Zhao Yazhi glared at his little son, and the little guy immediately became honest and no longer pestered Lin Youlun to ask questions.

Lin Youlun gently scratched the tip of Xiaoguang's nose, "Actually, it doesn't matter if you tell you, there is a dinosaur in the cage, but I can only tell you so much, otherwise there will be no surprises in the rest of the story!" ”

Zhao Yazhi glanced at Lin Youlun angrily, and the expression in his eyes was clearly complaining that he shouldn't "spoil" the two children so much.

Lin Youlun patted Zhao Yazhi's hand and signaled that it was okay, but Zhao Yazhi was so frightened that he quickly retracted his hand, for fear of being seen by the two children.

"Xiaoguang, Hongzai, you guys watch it yourself, I'll go out with your mother!" Lin Youlun stood up and winked at Zhao Yazhi without moving.

Zhao Yazhi's cheeks were hot for a while, but fortunately, the light in the box was dim, so he was not afraid of being seen.

"Won't the dinosaurs that will appear be scary?" Xiaoguang looked at Lin Youlun a little nervously, and seemed a little reluctant to let him leave.

"The dinosaurs were very friendly to humans at the beginning, and the man-eating dinosaurs will not appear until later!"

After Lin Youlun explained, Zhao Yazhi was still not at ease, and asked Hongzai not to patronize himself to watch movies, and to pay more attention to taking care of some younger brothers, so he got up and walked out of the box with Lin Youlun. (To be continued......)