Chinese films have achieved great success in recent years and have won all the gold medals from the three major international film festivals.

Because of this, Chinese people no longer have the same kind of admiration and unattainability as they used to be for the three major European countries.

So in February just passed, when Xie Fei's "Birth Year" and Ang Lee's "Wedding Banquet" won the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival, the domestic media was in a calm state.

It’s not that everyone doesn’t care about the Golden Bear Awards, but Chinese movies have been so popular at the Berlin Film Festival in recent years.

Both the media and the public are somewhat numb, and this situation is similar to the scumbag who successfully guides the goddess.

It is an oversupply and weak demand!

But the Oscars are different, firstly because the United States has a unique influence in the world today, and secondly, Chinese films have returned from their feathers several times.

The sense of accomplishment and pride after the success of conquest is naturally incomparable. Chinese movies can completely support a few more rounds and fight until dawn.

The Palme d'Or at the Shana Film Festival, the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the American Film and Television Awards, and the Best Foreign Language Film at the American Academy Awards.—

"Farewell My Concubine" set an unprecedented new record for Chinese films, and the media also promoted the director of the film, Chen Kaige, to the altar.

In the first half of April, the media in the Chinese-speaking world were filled with praises to Chen Kaige. If Chen Kaige was at this time, he would definitely become a god.

Unfortunately, he is just in his forties and is still alive.

Tao Yushu returned to Xiangjiang from the United States in the second week after the Academy Awards ceremony.

"Are you exhausted?"

In a flash, the couple hadn't seen each other for almost two months. Seeing Tao Yushu's dusty face and tired face, Lin Chaoyang felt a little distressed.

"It's a bit tired, but it's worth it!"

Spiritual pleasure can overcome all physical fatigue, this is the talented skill of King Juan.

In the past two months, Lin's Pictures has been full of happy events.

First, Ang Lee and "Wedding Banquet" shine at the Berlin Film Festival, giving Lin's Film a full-time lottery in the spring;

Immediately afterwards, the low-cost horror film "Saw" directed by Lan Naicai was released quietly in the United States.

The film invested only US$300,000, and collected the label of "three-no products" such as "nameless directors and stars". However, when no one was optimistic about it, the box office exceeded 1,000 yuan on the first three days.

The second week of release, the film's reputation fermented, and it won $32.83 million. When it was released in mid-March, the box office was frozen at $75.9 million.

Created a rare 1:253 ultra-high ROI in Hollywood history.

Of course, whether it is the ultra-low production cost of US$300,000 or the ultra-high return on investment of 253 times, it is more of a kind of head.

The most important thing for "Saw" to achieve such amazing results is that in addition to the excellent creativity and quality of the film itself, Lin's Pictures invested $5 million in publicity expenses that were inconsistent with its production costs.

Otherwise, even if the quality of "Movie Shock" is outstanding, it would not have been possible to achieve a box office success of thousands of dollars in the first week without any popularity and publicity.

In addition to production and promotional costs, the box office of "Saw" alone brought nearly $30 million to the Lin family in the United States.

If the box office and subsequent copyright income of other countries are included, this number will probably have to be at least doubled.

The most important thing is that the mode of "Saw" is highly replicable.

Inspired by this movie, Lin's internal discussions on the production of the sequel to "Saw" and the in-depth exploration of similar films.

First, "Wedding Banquet" won the Berlin Golden Bear, then "Saw" made a big big shot and sold the box office, plus "Farewell My Concubine" Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film,

The three films are all blooming in Europe and the United States, and conservatively estimated that they will also bring US$120 million in profits to Lin's Pictures.

Lin's Pictures achieved a fantastic start at the beginning of 1993, and it was difficult for Tao Yushu to be in a bad mood.

However, under the prosperity, Tao Yushu also had some hidden worries in his heart.

During this time in the United States, Tao Yushu visited Industrial Light and Magic and saw some of the materials of "Jurassic Park" that Universal Pictures is producing through Michael Clayton.

Although she already knows Hollywood's computer special effects very well, she was still shocked after seeing the special effects materials of "Jurassic Park".

"Hollywood's current technical strength is too strong! Although it is difficult to call it a film art simply by relying on visual impact, this kind of film does have its own uniqueness, and its audience must be wider than ordinary commercial films.

The threshold for viewing is too low, and the visual experience you gain is amazing. If I were an audience, I would have chosen such a movie."

After struggling in the film industry for many years, although there is still some artistic feelings in my heart, Tao Yushu now regards movies as a business.

She rationally analyzed her experiences in Hollywood, and Tao Yumo, who was standing beside her, interrupted, "Do you know my foresight to acquire Pixar?"

"Stop bragging. The animation special effects are the same as film and television special effects? Pixar is ten miles apart from Industrial Light and Magic."

"No matter how bad it is, it is better than the new vision you invested in, and you can fool the audience in Hong Kong."

"Don't understand the principle of getting what you pay for? Do you know that New Vision earns HK$20 to 30 million a year?"

The two sisters said it for a while, and Lin Chaoyang said, "At this stage, computer special effects blockbusters can survive only based on the consumption power of the US market and have the possibility of radiating to other countries."

Tao Yushu nodded, "I also understand this principle. It is inevitable to increase support for the Lin family in the United States.

Perhaps the American Lin family should be split and listed separately at the appropriate time."

Good guy!

The wife's evolution speed far exceeded Lin Chaoyang's imagination. She had learned to learn from it and went to Amerika to make money.

"Sister, you have a good idea. I plan to get Pixar listed in the United States in a few years."

"You should think about how to turn Pixar into profit first!"

This wave of ridiculous skills was full, and Tao Yumo instantly became red and warm.

"Okay, OK, let's go to the bedroom to chat."

Lin Chaoyang pulled the two sisters apart. The couple hadn't met for two months, so he had more important things to communicate with Tao Yushu.

The next morning, Tao Yushu went to work in a refreshed mood, and Lin Chaoyang slept until ten o'clock before getting up.

After staying at home for a few days, Lin Chaoyang asked someone to contact some publishing houses from various places and countries. After writing the new book, the next thing was to publish.

If the specific details are concerned by his subordinates, he is only responsible for making decisions and is not busy.

That night, Tao Yushu returned home and said, "Thank you Jin to Xiangjiang the day after tomorrow. Are you going to treat a guest?"

"He is coming to Hong Kong?"

"The Battle of Red Cliffs has been released in Asian countries and regions. I asked him to come to Xiangjiang for exchange and study, and there is also dividends."

Lin Chaoyang nodded, "Then I'll ask Xiao Sun to book a place for me."

Lin Chaoyang and Xie Jin had a close relationship, so they naturally had to entertain him.

Two days later, Lin Chaoyang met Xie Jin at Yulang Building.

"The Battle of Red Cliff" has been released in various countries and regions in East Asia and Southeast Asia since the Lunar New Year.

All achieved remarkable results.

Among them, the box office in mainland China was 105 million yuan, the box office in Xiangjiang was 31.24 million Hong Kong dollars, the Bay Island area was 85.23 million Taiwan dollars, and the box office in Southeast Asian countries was nearly 60 million Hong Kong dollars.

Japan's box office is the most exaggerated. "The Battle of Red Cliff" was released in Japan for 45 days, mobilizing nearly 3.5 million viewers.

Nowadays, the ticket price of Japanese movies is 1,800 yen, which has also created a terrifying 63

100 million yen box office results.

The enthusiasm of "The Battle of Red Cliff" not only became a popular news in Japan in February, but also caused exclamations from major media after the box office results were sent back to Hong Kong.

Based on the current exchange rates between China and Japan, 6.3 billion yen is equivalent to nearly 700 million Hong Kong dollars, which is almost equivalent to the box office revenue of the Hong Kong film market for more than half a year.

Even if most of these will be divided by Japanese theaters and publishers, the profits left to Lin's Pictures are scary enough. You should know that this is only part of the overseas revenue of "The Battle of Red Cliff".

Among the reports of a number of media, Ming Pao Weekly is anxious about what readers are anxious about and what readers think, and lists the box office results of "The Battle of Red Cliff" released in overseas countries and regions in detail.

Finally, a total box office number was found: HK$1.14 billion. This figure not only broke the box office record of Xiangjiang movies, but also became a new box office benchmark in the film industry between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and the three regions.

The movie has been very popular at the box office, and the actors and directors benefit the most.

Tang Guoqiang, who plays Zhuge Liang, Lu Shuming, who plays Guan Yu, Andy Lau, who plays Zhao Yun, and He Qing, who plays Xiao Qiao... Many actors in the movie have received great attention from media from East Asian countries.

He Qing was even regarded as a "beauty once in two thousand years" by many Japanese media, so she received invitations from many film appointments from Hong Kong Film Company.

As for director Xie Jin, he also reached another peak in his directorial career with "The Battle of Red Cliff". The domestic media praised him during this period as much as Chen Kaige, who was praised on the altar.

However, the pride of career cannot cover up Xie Jin's fatigue. He is already in his seventies this year.

In the past two years, he has been exhausted in filming "The Battle of Red Cliff". For more than a month after the movie was released, he was either participating in events or going to events every day, and almost flew all over East and Southeast Asia.

In the more than a month, although I returned to Shanghai to rest, I still couldn't get rid of the fate of being driven to be put on the shelves and arranged activities.

After careful calculation, he only took a rest for more than a week after returning to Shanghai.

Xie Jin and Lin Chaoyang talked about their experiences over the past period of time, which was really annoying.

"Do you know how much Lao Li and the others envy you? They are seventy years old and can still 'I'm talking about teenagers'!" Lin Chaoyang said with a smile.

Listening to Lin Chaoyang's words, Xie Jin couldn't help but look a little proud.

He is the kind of director who truly loves movies and will die on the set even if he dies. It is no regret for him to have a work like "The Battle of Red Cliff" released before he is buried.

"I'll make an appointment with Lao Li and the others and I'll welcome you tonight." Lin Chaoyang said again.

"good."

As the two were talking, a voice suddenly came from beside them.
Chapter completed!