As a filmmaker, even though he now has the identity of a rich man and a businessman, Lin Xiaozhi has not thrown away his former love for movies. In the past few years since his rebirth, he has bought tickets to watch dozens of movies in theaters, and even more has bought videotapes to watch at his own home.

Perhaps most of these films are shoddy, and the production cost of the entire film may only be a few million Hong Kong dollars. But when it comes to creativity and imagination in movies, it will undoubtedly make many movies in the mainland that have invested tens of millions or even hundreds of millions of dollars blush in later generations.

This is the best era, and it is also one of the most glorious eras of Chinese films, Media Asia has now become a banner of Hong Kong films, which can be said to be a reborn who is prosperous and co-prosperous with it, reasonable and reasonable, and grasps the pulse of the times, and should do more for it to change the unbeautiful ending.

Therefore, attaching importance to screenwriting, cooperating with the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts to provide professional training for valued artists, and constantly exploring the mainland market to replace Hong Kong's own port, which is about to develop to the limit, etc., at the same time, Lin Xiaozhi has not forgotten the extremely important point, that is, to completely integrate special effects, an important part of the future that can easily change the fate of a movie, into the bones of Hong Kong films. Since the completion of "Resident Evil" in the second half of 1991, he has formulated a plan to try to transform three traditional Hong Kong films with special effects within a year.

Xu Ke's "Black Man" is the first, "Once Upon a Time 2" is the second, and this third part is Lin Zhengying's "Zombie Supreme".

Mainlanders born after 70 years, as long as they have watched the movie, how many of them don't know the ninth uncle Lin Zhengying?

His cold face and one-word eyebrows are his standard image, and subduing demons and catching ghosts, and driving corpses and zombies are his main occupations.

Do you remember that when I was a child, I admired the heroic and cool Uncle Jiu on the screen too much, and pointed to the mirror with a feather duster on the bed sheet and yelled: "Maoshan Taoist XXX is ...... here"

Lin Xiaozhi has also done such things, but he never feels ashamed. Because as long as you are a person who has experienced that era, who does not have a dream of a 'Maoshan Taoist' in their hearts. And the one who contributed to this dream was the well-known artist who created the popular curtain of Hong Kong zombie films - Lin Zhengying.

In fact, the zombie movie was not Lin Zhengying's debut, and there were several similar movies shot in Hong Kong in the sixties and seventies, but the box office has not been competitive, and a series of supernatural ghost films shot by the Hong Kong film overlord Shaw Brothers at that time focused on Nanyang head lowering and Southeast Asian curses and evil arts, the box office has not been high. And the Hong Kong zombie movies of that era were inevitably influenced by Japanese ghost movies and European and American vampire movies, and the zombies in the movie were not so much zombies as demons and monsters, and the classic "domestic zombie" image of the well-known Chinese wearing Qing Dynasty official robes and walking and jumping was created by "Mr. Zombie" starring Lin Zhengying.

From the "Mr. Zombie" trilogy, to the unfinished curtain call TV series filmed for ATV before his death. In his memory, Ninth Uncle Lin Zhengying's life was brilliant because of zombie movies, and zombie movies have also become a common memory of Chinese people around the world because of him, a theme destined to be immortal. Countless artists from Hong Kong, Taiwan and even mainland China have tried to find money in this popular and declining theme, and many people have indeed made a lot of money because of it, but unfortunately they have lost the taste of Uncle Jiu.

It is no exaggeration to say that in the minds of many people, the three words Lin Zhengying represent the zombie films that were once popular in Hong Kong movies.

The glory of zombie films flourished in 1985, reached its peak in '87 and then quickly declined. This is not surprising, because in fact, this theme is no longer popular, after all, it is only a niche theme, and the investment cost is much lower than the gunfight films that require the scene, so since 86, Hong Kong has set a record in just four years, a total of 87 film companies have shot more than 300 movies with the same theme. Unless a miracle happens, even if the movie invites Lin Zhengying to star, there is nothing to be done.

But Lin Zhengying and many screenwriters in Hong Kong have no way to change this status quo, but it doesn't mean that Lin Xiaozhi can't.

Ever since he poached the Hong family class and poached many pillars of the Hong family class, including Lin Zhengying, he has been thinking about changing this status quo. Although the zombie theme is a bit niche, European and American zombie films provide him with good reference materials.

Like what zombie films have experienced, European and American zombie movies have also been around for a long time, but the real popularity was "Night of the Living Dead", which was filmed in 68 but was forced to be drawn after a short release due to political issues, and was not allowed to be re-released until more than ten years later. This film, which cost only a hundred thousand dollars to shoot, has created more than $30 million at the world box office, which can be described as a fighter in a niche theme at the time. A few years later, with the "Return of the Living Dead" series, which is also low-cost but profitable and well-received, the violent journey of European and American zombie films officially began.

Compared with Hong Kong zombie films, European and American zombie-themed movies are more prevalent, on the one hand, relying on the strong digestion ability of the market, and on the other hand, it is also the restraint and limited involvement of mainstream film companies, so that there is no tragedy of directing Hong Kong zombie movies. Moreover, a large number of innovations in the script, the introduction of new elements and increased investment in special effects have also given birth to classics such as "Resident Evil" and "28 Days After the Shock".

So "Zombie Supreme" was born!

...... investment cost of "Zombie Supreme" is more than 37 million Hong Kong dollars, plus publicity, a total of more than 42 million. Among them, the investment in special effects alone has used up more than 15 million, and you can take a look later, although the special effects of the movie are not perfect, but the progress has been great, after all, this is just a combination of attempts! ”

Leaning back on the back of the chair in the theater, Lin Xiaozhi lowered his voice and chatted in a low voice with Zhou Huimin, who leaned his head on his shoulder. Although he had already seen it once in the company, he didn't mind accompanying his family to the theater a second time after he was generally satisfied with the movie, although it was a bit boring to choose a zombie movie over other more atmospheric movies.

Zhou Huimin's head arched on his cheeks, reached out and lightly nodded on his knee, and said angrily: "The occupational disease has been committed again, and it is rare to have time to accompany me out shopping, and I also chose a zombie ghost movie to watch a movie, which is not emotional!" ”

There is no lack of resentment in the words!

Lin Xiaozhi touched his nose and didn't speak, to say that before he married into the door, he didn't feel that his wife Li Jiaxin would be so strong. Although with the acquiescence of the Lin family, after marriage, she pinched her nose and recognized herself and brought Zhou Huimin back to live at home, but in the end, she felt that she was killed by Xiao San and came to the house to rob her husband, in short, it was clear in front of him that although the relationship between the two daughters seemed to be barely visible, everything behind her was fighting and always fighting, from the number of times he accompanied her at night, to the quantity and quality of the clothes and jewelry he sent, etc., Li Jiaxin had to compare with her.

It's really hard for him to meddle in this kind of thing, no matter what, it can only make another person feel more wronged, and the blessings of Qi people are not easy to enjoy, who blames him for the whole disaster, and he can't control his lower body.

Fortunately, the two women still cared about him after all, although there were some comparisons, they would not make trouble. After learning a few tricks from his own old man, he clearly gave one party more and compensated the other girl behind his back, except that there was really no way to compensate for such a thing as time, but he finally appeased the two women in his family. When I don't have a job, I take this every once in a while, accompany that one out for a walk, and occasionally the three of them are together, but I don't know how many people to envy.

Recently, as Li Jiaxin's belly is getting bigger and bigger, she has to carefully nurse and wait for childbirth at home. also set aside a lot of time for him to accompany Zhou Huimin, who he owed a lot of, and his life was not bad.

"Isn't it emotional?"

The corners of Lin Xiaozhi's mouth curved, stretched out his arm and hugged her into his arms, and his head leaned against her and whispered: "The movie is only an hour and a half, and there is still more time after watching it." If you want to be in a mood, go back later today, how about we go to the hotel later, I have already booked a room! ”

This was said so plainly that Rao was so quiet that there were not many spectators nearby, and the woman in his arms was so ashamed that he immediately fell silent, and after a while, he felt her head shake slightly, and let out a soft "um".