"Yes, this movie is very popular right now." In an interview with reporters, the manager of a theater in Tokyo said: "According to me, many movie theaters are basically showing this movie now, and other film companies know that "Godzilla" will be released during this time, so many new films that are going to be released have been postponed. ”

"Is there a situation where people are queuing up to buy tickets?"

"There were two days in the first two days, but there are more movie theaters in Japan, and there are more audience choices, and it is rare to wait for a long time to buy tickets, but I do know that the attendance rate of each movie is very high, and other movie theaters should be in a similar situation to us."

"Do you think this film will break the highest box office record in Japan?"

"I'm not sure about this, but judging from the current situation, it is very likely, even if it does not break the box office record, there should be no problem for the box office to exceed the total investment of this film."

This concludes the interview on Japan, and then the scene moves on to the United States.

"It's been three days since "Godzilla" was released in the United States, and the data we got from United Arts Theaters is that the box office of the film on the first day is $23 million, and then the person in charge of the other party told us very definitely that the box office of this movie can definitely exceed $100 million, or even more."

The reporter was at the door of a movie theater in the United States, at this time a movie was just over, and the audience walked out of the theater one after another.

The reporter stopped a young couple. Ask them how they feel about the film.

"Even though the mutation of that big lizard isn't that scientific. But I still have to admit it. I was blown away by this movie. The brown-haired boy said as he put his arms around his girlfriend.

"It looks like it's real, I mean, the movie was really great!" The blonde girl added.

The reporter then stopped a middle-aged man with a long beard.

"Although Hong Kong has also made a lot of special effects movies, I have always thought that your kung fu movies are more interesting, but this movie has changed my perception, this is the best monster movie I have ever seen!"

At the back of the scene was a young man in a hat who waved his fist and shouted at the camera, "I love Godzilla." Humanity is sinful, and it is the real victim! ”

The picture returned to the live broadcast again, and the hostess said with emotion: "It can be seen that Japanese and American audiences have a good evaluation of this film, in fact, many Hong Kong media are predicting that "Godzilla" will not become the first blockbuster in Hong Kong with a box office of over 100 million. ”

"I think it's entirely possible." A film critic surnamed Liu, who appeared on TV as a special guest of the show, analyzed: "At present, Jiayi Cinema Line has announced the ticket price of "Godzilla", which is unsurprisingly the same as the previous blockbusters, which is twice as much as ordinary movies, and in 1984, the box office of movies such as "Baby Zhiduoxing" and "God of Gamblers" has exceeded 40 million, and then recently movies like "Da Lu Laughing at Immortals" can also earn 36 million box office. This shows that Hong Kong's moviegoers are growing, of course. Because of the total population, I think that 100 million box office is a hurdle for Hong Kong films, of course, the ticket price can rise later, and the standard of this hurdle will also be improved, but for now, 50 million for ordinary movies and 100 million for blockbusters should already be the limit of the Hong Kong film market, no matter how well the movie is made, there is not much room for further improvement. ”

"With a total investment of more than $300 million in the production of Godzilla, does Mr. Liu think this movie can make money?" The moderator then asked.

The film critic surnamed Liu gave a very positive answer: "It's a little difficult to recover the cost only in Asia, but if you count the overseas market, there will definitely be no problem, you also heard the box office data said by the American reporter just now, I think this movie is very easy to box office hundreds of millions in the United States, and the only thing that may be suspenseful is the question of 100 million." ”

"Does Mr. Liu think there will be a movie with a production cost that exceeds Godzilla in the future?"

"Now everyone seems to have walked into a misunderstanding, thinking that the investment of 300 million Hong Kong dollars is already a sky-high price, and it is difficult to be surpassed in a short period of time, but compared with Hollywood, everyone will find that in fact, the production cost of this film is not the highest, whether it is Hollywood or Hong Kong, there will definitely be higher investment films in the future, because Hong Kong films have always been working hard to develop with Hollywood as the goal."

"Is it possible for Hong Kong movies to surpass Hollywood?"

"The possibility is very low, but it doesn't mean that there is no hope at all, Hollywood occupies an absolute advantage in the market, but the scale growth of the Asian film market in the future is the most potential, not to mention anything else, you just need to look at how many people in the mainland are now to know the Tao, as long as one percent of the mainland can enter the cinema in the future, this is also a huge market, of course, the premise is that the mainland's economy must develop, and then Hong Kong films must be able to enter; Moreover, our accumulation of film special effects technology has also caught up with the pace of Hollywood, and then Asia's first-class level; We also have an advantage after the last, that is, no matter how high the star's salary is, it will not be so exaggerated in Hollywood, don't underestimate this, in fact, this can save a lot of money...... All in all, in the next ten years, it is impossible for Hong Kong films to surpass Hollywood as a whole, but I think it is very possible to surpass Hollywood productions in a certain film. ”

Xu Ke basically agrees with the point of view of this host surnamed Liu, there will definitely be blockbusters in Hong Kong that will surpass "Godzilla" in the future, but nine times out of ten it is from Lin Youlun, as for who will be the director of those blockbusters, Xu Ke thought of Wu Yusen and several other people in his heart, but not himself.

"It's all about "Godzilla", and "Zhuxian: Qingyun Tribulation" was also released during this time, why didn't you mention a word?" Teddy Robin was a little upset about Xu Keming.

Zeng Zhiwei and Huang Baiming didn't answer, isn't this clear? As mentioned in the program just now, all the movies in Taiwan and Japan during this time are making way for "Godzilla", and "Zhuxian: Qingyun Tribulation" will be released at this time, and there will definitely be no good results.

"In Taiwan and Japan, the release schedule of my movie has been postponed, and the United States has released it normally, and the box office is ......" Xu Ke said that it was a little difficult to talk about here, it is strange that the theme of "Zhu Xian: Qingyun Tribulation" will be popular in the United States, and the box office of the premiere has not even exceeded one million, not to mention compared with "Godzilla", even the previous "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" is also far from it.

This touched another painful matter in Xu Ke's heart, he and Hu Jinquan had a grudge because of the filming of "Smiling Proud Jianghu", at that time, most of the Hong Kong media stood on Hu Jinquan's side and criticized Xu Ke for not doing things authentically, and later Xu Ke filmed "The East is Undefeated" under pressure, and the film was a great success, and Xu Ke could be regarded as having found the scene again.

Unexpectedly, Hu Jinquan's "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon" failed in Cannes, France, and received a mediocre box office response in the Asian market, but it became a box office dark horse in the American and European markets, and was even shortlisted for the Hollywood Best Foreign Language Film Award.

The two movies were compared, and it seemed that Hu Jinquan had won in the end.

Xu Ke was naturally not convinced, filming "Zhu Xian: Qingyun Tribulation" had the intention of fighting Hu Jinquan again, but the movie he made ambitiously made was released in North America but this was the result, which was indeed a big blow to Xu Ke.

In addition to Xu Ke and the four people sitting in the private room, there were also Lin Baixin and Lin Jianyue, father and son, who were also watching this show at the same time.

Lin Baixin took his gaze back from the TV screen, looked at Lin Jianyue and asked, "How is it, do you have any ideas?" ”

"The filming of "Zhu Xian's Qingyun Tribulation" this time is a lesson, for now, Media Asia should not fight with Lin Youlun for this kind of big-budget movie." Lin Jianyue has become numb to all kinds of news about "Godzilla" in the past two days, and the facts are in front of him, so he can't help but admit it.

Lin Baixin nodded, with an approving expression in her eyes.

"If you realize this, I won't say anything, this time I will pay for a lesson."

Lin Jianyue heard that there was no reproach in his father's words, and hurriedly said: "I will be cautious about investing in the future, and I will not disappoint you again." ”

Lin Baixin didn't want to listen to these nonsense, so he directly asked Lin Jianyue what his plans were next.

"Huang Baiming and Gao Zhisen already have a few good comedy scripts in their hands, although Xu Ke failed to shoot this time, the word-of-mouth evaluation of this movie is still good, and he is also very thoughtful and capable, so I am ready to continue to cooperate with him like you said last time, Dad, of course, this investment will be controlled at a reasonable level."

"If you want to win over Xu Ke, now is the most appropriate time."

The reason why Lin Baixin reminded Lin Jianyue so much was because she was worried that her son would miss this good opportunity.

At this time, Xu Kezheng was frustrated, if Lin Jianyue didn't care about the failure of the previous film and continued to film with him, it would be easy to persuade Xu Ke to agree; But after a while, when Xu Ke adjusts his state by himself, and then recognizes the reality clearly, then Lin Jianyue may have to spend more effort if he wants to convince him.

Lin Jianyue picked up the eldest brother in front of Lin Baixin and dialed Xu Ke's house.

"Ms. Shi, is Director Xu here? Oh, I'm going to have dinner with a friend, and when he comes back, he'll give me a call...... No, I'll call him again then. (To be continued......)