A bolt of lightning lit up on the screen, instantly illuminating the entire screening room.

Zhou Xingchi, who was sitting in the time machine, was so shocked that he trembled all over, and his funny expression made everyone laugh, and then the picture turned, Zhou Xingchi opened his eyes suddenly, and found that he had returned to the present, and everything around him had undergone wonderful changes.

The only thing that hasn't changed is his girlfriend Xiaomin.

Just as Zhou Xingchi was holding his girlfriend's hand and wanted to tell her what a wonderful time and space journey he had just experienced, the doctor played by Xu Guanwen suddenly drove a time machine qì in front of the two.

Xu Guan told Zhou Xingchi that he and Xiao Min's child was in trouble in the future, and the two had to sit on the time machine with the doctor and fly into the future!

The picture on the screen was frozen, and the ceiling lights of the screening hall were on, but the audience sat still one by one, and the expressions on their faces were more of surprise and excitement than aftertaste.

Jonathan's eyes flashed with excitement, and he turned his head and danced there and said, "It's incredible! I swear it's definitely the funniest sci-fi I've ever seen! ”

The translator relayed Jonathan's words in time, and He Guanchang just smiled and nodded after listening.

Don't look at He Guanchang who looks calm on the surface, but in fact, his heart is already excited, and the quality of "Back to the Future" is much higher than he and Zou Wenhuai expected.

Even an American like Jonathan, who can't understand the dialogue of the lines, can be happy like this when he looks at the subtitles, and it is conceivable that ordinary American audiences should not react too badly if they see this movie.

Lin Xi and Xu Guanwen took a group of main creators to the stage to prepare for the curtain call, but the audience still recalled the easter eggs left at the end of the movie, and even forgot that they should applaud.

"The movie is over. But have you forgotten something? ”

Lin Xi picked up the microphone and reminded him like this.

Everyone in the audience woke up from a dream, and the applause swept through the entire screening hall like a tide.

Jonathan turned his head to the side and asked the translator in confusion: "What did he just say, why is everyone applauding so enthusiastically?" ”

The translator relayed Lin Xi's original words, and Jonathan couldn't help but laugh after hearing it.

"I didn't expect this Mr. Lin to be a person who understands a good sense of humor. It's no wonder that such a joyful movie can be made. ”

seems to be encouraged by the warm applause from the audience, and the main creators standing on the stage also applauded, among which Zhou Xingchi worked the hardest.

In the past two hours, the laughter in the screening room has not stopped, which actually proves the success of the film, but the silence in the audience at the last moment still makes everyone a little worried.

Especially Zhou Xingchi, acting in a movie for the first time. And he is playing against big stars like Xu Guanwen and Xu Guanjie, who have been famous for a long time, whether it is during the filming of this movie or when he has just watched the movie, he feels a lot of pressure.

The applause from the audience at this moment suddenly made the corners of his eyes moisten. This made him feel that it was worth it for so many days of hard work, and his first movie was really successful!

Xu Guanwen and Xu Guanjie brothers were not even in a calm mood at this moment, and while applauding, they all turned their eyes to Lin Xi who was standing in the middle.

Among the more than ten people on the stage, only Lin Xi had the most calm expression on his face at the moment, with a smile on the corner of his mouth, but his eyes were still so firm and confident.

This applause lasted for more than two minutes. This gradually stopped.

Lin Xi waited until the end until only a few people were still applauding, and then he pressed his hand and quieted the scene.

"The movie is over. From everyone's applause, I know that everyone is not disappointed, at this time I think more explanations are superfluous, here I have only one request! When you write today, try to save some face for Mr. Ni Yu, and don't laugh at him too hard! ”

Lin Xi finished speaking. The reporters at the scene couldn't help but laugh.

"Okay, is there anything else you'd like to ask?"

Lin Xigang raised his hand and made a gesture of please. Countless hands immediately rose in the audience.

"Mr. Lin, what is your box office estimate for this movie?"

The first reporter to be lit up looked a little familiar. After he reported to his home, Lin Xi suddenly realized that he was a reporter from the "Ming Pao" department.

"Of course, the more the merrier!"

The reporter was obviously not satisfied with Lin Xi's answer, and then asked Lin Xi if he had a specific number.

Lin Xichao glanced at Xu Guanwen, who was standing next to him, "As we all know, Mr. Xu Guanwen's works have been the holder of the highest box office record in Hong Kong in recent years, and I believe that this film should continue to consolidate this achievement." ”

Last year, Xu Guanwen's "Modern Bodyguard" set the highest box office record of 18 million in Hong Kong, and Lin Xi said this, which is equivalent to telling everyone present that the box office of "Back to the Future" will definitely not be lower than this number.

Immediately afterwards, Xu Guanwen also agreed with this statement.

"In my opinion, in fact, Mr. Lin's estimate is still a little conservative, because on the one hand, this movie certainly continues the style and level of my previous films, but on the other hand, because of Mr. Lin's addition, the whole movie is better than all my previous movies in terms of production level and plot construction, so I believe that this movie should be able to go further than "Modern Bodyguard".

As soon as Xu Guanwen's words came out, it immediately caused quite a stir in the audience.

is further than the box office of "Modern Bodyguard", wouldn't it be more than 20 million?

Most reporters feel a little unbelievable about this, because now the box office of a normal movie can reach seven or eight million, which is already very good, and the key is more than 10 million, even if it is a very blockbuster, and such a movie can't be released a few times a year.

Now Xu Guanwen directly set the box office target at 20 million, of course, many people will have doubts.

The scene really felt that Xu Guanwen's words were not exaggerated, and there were only a few people, among whom Lin Xi won an amazing box office of 28 million in the last breath because he knew that "Best Partner", which would soon be released in the Golden Princess Theater, and Xu Guanwen set the box office target of "Back to the Future" at 20 million, which actually underestimated the potential of the Hong Kong film market.

Another person who believes Xu Guanwen's words is He Guanchang. He knew that "Back to the Future" cost 20 million just to produce it, and if the Hong Kong box office can't even reach this figure, then the movie will definitely lose money.

"Director Xu, as a veteran of comedy movies, can you comment on Zhou Xingchi's appearance in this movie?"

The second reporter to be called up. Directly aimed the question at Zhou Xingchi.

Although he didn't ask himself, Zhou Xingchi still became nervous all of a sudden, and couldn't help but look at Xu Guanwen.

Xu Guanwen picked up the microphone and said without any hesitation: "I have been noticed by Xingzi since "The Peerless Twins", in that TV series, he has actually shown a very good comedy talent, and in the drama "Back to the Future". He further magnified this advantage, after all, movie roles have more room to play than TV dramas, of course, I don't mean that his limit is here, as long as he continues to adhere to the path of comedy performance in the future. It is possible to achieve or even surpass my current results in the future. ”

Xu Guanwen's words made Zhou Xingchi's face glow red, if he hadn't stood on the stage, he would probably have jumped up directly with joy.

"Does Mr. Lin think so too?" The reporter added.

"The words of praise have been said by Mr. Xu, and I have nothing to add, but I think Xingzi really wants to reach the height that Mr. Xu just said, and more efforts are needed in the future!" Lin Xi knew very well what kind of height Zhou Xingchi could reach in the future, so what he said was more targeted.

Although Zhou Xingchi was not as excited as he heard Xu Guanwen praise himself just now, he felt more down-to-earth after hearing this. After all, Lin Xi is the key person who really determines the ups and downs of his future star path, and his recognition of a certain Cheng Dù is more important than Xu Guanwen.

Next, a few reporters stood up and asked a few other questions, and the main creators on the stage answered them. Finally, under the reminder of the staff, the test film meeting officially ended.

When leaving, Lin Xi and Xu Guanwen were invited into a car alone, drove away from the theater one after the other with the car in which He Guanchang and Jonathan were sitting, and finally met at the door of a café.

As soon as he got out of the car, Jonathan, an American, came over enthusiastically to greet Lin Xi and Xu Guanwen.

When I found out that Lin Xi could actually communicate with herself in proficient English. Jonathan immediately couldn't help but exchange his views on the film "Back to the Future".

"To be honest, I really didn't expect such a surprising sci-fi film to be found in Hong Kong. I now have to agree with what Mr. Lin said before the test screening began, this is indeed the best time machine movie at the moment. It's just a shame ......"

"It's a pity that this movie wasn't made by Americans, and if that were the case, maybe it would have caused a huge sensation in Hollywood?" Lin Xi said the latter words for Jonathan.

Jonathan's eyes widened and he looked at Lin Xi with an expression of disbelief.

"Lin, do you know how to read minds? Why do you know I want to say this? ”

"Of course I don't know much about mind reading, but I know more about American cinema than anyone else, and although you pay lip service to openness and equality, in reality barriers and discrimination are everywhere."

Lin Xi's unkind answer made Jonathan a little embarrassed.

"Lin, I think you may have some misunderstandings about Hollywood, don't you think Bruce Lee is developing very well over there?"

"But except for Bruce Lee's movies, aren't all other Hong Kong movies rejected by you?" Lin Xi asked rhetorically.

Jonathan shook his head and corrected: "It's not that we refuse, it's that the market doesn't accept it!" ”

"So Mr. Jonathan still thinks that only if the main character is an American, then the film will be accepted by American audiences?" Lin Xi brought the topic back to the beginning.

Jonathan shrugged his shoulders very frankly, "I used to think so, including the fact that American audiences can recognize Bruce Lee, a big reason is also because he is an American, but now I have seen another possibility, that is, Mr. Lin, you created this "Back to the Future", although the starring role of this movie is not American, but its theme and content are liked by American audiences, so I believe this may be a turning point to change the embarrassing position of Hong Kong films in the American market." ”

"And Mr. Jonathan, what are you waiting for?"

"It's not that I'm hesitating, it's that someone is still hesitating." Jonathan squeezed his eyes at the side where He Guanchang was standing, but the meaning couldn't be clearer. He was invited by Golden Harvest, and the object of cooperation can only be Golden Harvest.

Just as he was talking about He Guanchang, He Guanchang walked over.

"You two don't want to talk about it all right at the door of the restaurant, do you?"

Lin Xi and Jonathan looked at each other and smiled, and then followed He Guanchang into the café together.

Everyone sat down in front of the reserved seats, and before the coffee was served, Lin Xi mentioned to He Guanchang the release of "Back to the Future" in the United States.

"I know that Golden Harvest's idea is to wait for the box office results in Hong Kong to come out before deciding whether the film will be taken to the United States to test the waters, but what I want to say is that this movie should actually be released in the United States first, and it doesn't really matter if it is later in Hong Kong."

"I don't understand what Mr. Lin said, why do you want the United States first and then Hong Kong?" He Guanchang asked curiously.

"Because relying on the Hong Kong market alone, it is basically impossible for this film to recover its costs, and if you want to make money, you can only achieve it through the American market, which is from our point of view; From Golden Harvest's point of view, I know that Mr. Zou and Mr. He have been committed to exploring the American market in recent years, but I think you are in the wrong direction, and "Back to the Future" is the best opportunity for you to understand what went wrong. ”

After He Guanchang heard Lin Xi's words, he couldn't help but look at him more.

"Mr. Lin is so confident that "Back to the Future" can succeed in the United States?"

"Actually, I'm not the only one who thinks so, Mr. Jonathan agrees with me."

After the interpreter on the side relayed Lin Xi's words to Jonathan, the Americans suddenly realized that Lin Xi, who was at the door just now, deliberately induced him to express his opinion, so that he could be used as a bargaining chip to persuade He Guanchang.

Before he had time to scold Lin Xi for being cunning, He Guanchang's gaze had already passed.

In desperation, Jonathan had no choice but to admit the incident.

He Guanchang hesitated for a moment, apparently convinced, but he only agreed to let "Back to the Future" be released simultaneously in the United States and Hong Kong, and in exchange, the film's distribution in Southeast Asia must be operated by Golden Harvest.

Xu Guanwen has always cooperated with Golden Harvest like this, and he has no objection to this.

Lin Xi weighed the benefits and disadvantages, and finally agreed to the conditions proposed by He Guanchang.

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