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Volume 1: A new song and a glass of wine Chapter 1063: The war between the left and right hands (Part 1)

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    Lucas shrugged, "It's not all because of those damn media. As soon as they heard that you released "The Thirteen Beauties" and "The Wheel" on the same schedule, they were as excited as if they were on drugs."

    Lin Youlun immediately corrected: "It is only released simultaneously in Asia. The release dates of the two films in North America are staggered."

    Lucas smiled helplessly, "I know, but they are still very excited!"

    Lin Youlun was speechless, thinking to himself that the "ignition point" of the American media was too low, and such a small thing could make them so excited.

    "No, no, I think you may have underestimated the impact of this matter." Lucas shook his head, then changed the topic: "What are your expectations for the box office of these two movies?"

    Lin Youlun said nothing.

    ¡°So you¡¯re not very optimistic about the box office of these two movies, are you?¡±

    Lucas had already expected Lin Youlun¡¯s reaction and sighed slightly in his heart.

    Although "Thirteen Hairpins" was directed by Spielberg, it did attract widespread attention from the international community during the filming period. However, due to the subject matter, it is difficult for this film to achieve the same success as "Schindler's List"  And in Asia, not all countries are interested in this movie. There is at least one country that Lucas believes they absolutely do not want to see this movie released, and that is Japan.

    Unlike Germany, Japan has no intention of repenting for the crimes it committed during World War II, and even tried its best to cover it up. Therefore, when "Schindler's List" was released in Germany, the Prime Minister was present in person, and it would definitely not be shown in the film.  Staged in Japan.  The film won't even be allowed to be released in Japan.

    Lucas doesn¡¯t care about Japan¡¯s attitude, but he knows Japan¡¯s position in the Asian film market.  In the international expansion of Hong Kong films, the Japanese film market has also played a very important role. In the past two years, it has even surpassed Taiwan and become the number one ticket warehouse for overseas distribution of Hong Kong films.

    After losing such an important market as Japan, how much box office "The Thirteen Hairpins" can win has become a very worrying issue.

    Lin Youlun glanced at Lucas in surprise.

    "Didn't Stephen tell you that mainland China has officially decided to introduce this movie?"

    "Really?" Lucas was stunned, and forced a smile on his face: "This is indeed good news, but I still stick to my original point of view. "The Thirteen Beauties" may not lose money, but it is very difficult.  Bringing you huge profits at the box office.¡±

    Lin Youlun did not have much reaction to this, "If it was to make money, I would not choose this type of movie at all."

    Lucas nodded. In fact, he knew from the beginning that Lin Youlun's purpose of investing in "The Thirteen Hairpins" was similar to Spielberg's filming of "Schindler's List". They were both driven by a certain plot in his heart.  .  Without too much consideration of interests.

    "What about "The Wheel"? I've seen the special effects of the shipwreck that Cameron was responsible for producing. The investment regardless of the cost is really shocking, but it is probably more difficult to recover the cost of this movie than "The Thirteen Beauties".  ? Western audiences may be interested in this type of disaster film, but only for the shocking special effects scenes in the film, and compared to the high production cost of this film. Even if all the actors in the film are replaced by big-name Hollywood stars  , there is a lot of pressure to recover the cost." Lucas glanced at Lin Youlun, who was silent, "This is exactly the problem, whether it is "The Thirteen Hairpins" or "The Wheel", these two movies  The main battlefield for box office can only be in Asia. So do you understand why the American media is so concerned about this matter?"

    "I still don't understand, since the success or failure of these two movies has nothing to do with Hollywood. Why do the American media come to join in the fun?" Lin Youlun crossed his hands, "Or when did I become so popular in Hollywood?"

    "You still don't understand what I mean." Lucas shrugged with regret. "The American media is not focusing on the two movies themselves, but the meaning behind them."

    "The meaning behind it?" Lin Youlun frowned.

    "Yes, "Thirteen Hairpins" represents Stephen, and "The Wheel" represents Cameron. Both of them are now the top directors in the United States, so this time it is not just a box office showdown between the two movies, but  At the same time, it is also a peak showdown between two top Hollywood directors. This kind of thing has never happened before, or in other words, everyone is very sensible to avoid such a possible head-on showdown."

    Lin Youlun had to correct Lucas's statement again.

    "The director of "The Wheel" is Wu Yusen, and Cameron is only responsible for the special effects production."

    ""The Thirteen Hairpins of Jinling"?It's not entirely Stephen's work. I mean that this movie was not his own idea and then shot. It was because of you that he made this movie. In other words, this movie  The movie is actually the product of your will, and Stephen is just the executor.  "Lucas explained patiently.

    "According to you, this will give the American media even less reason to regard the duel between the two movies as a duel between Stephen and Cameron?"

    "Things are not as simple as you think." Lucas shook his head, "Stephen has mentioned to me more than once that his biggest reward from filming "The Thirteen Beauties" was the war scene at the beginning of the film.  It will be a big help for the new movie he is about to shoot.¡±

    The new Spielberg film that Lucas mentioned is "Saving Private Ryan" which reflects the Normandy landings in World War II.

    "As for Cameron, you should know better than me. The reason why he agreed to be responsible for the special effects production of "The Wheel" is more to accumulate technology for the "Titanic" he is currently filming."

    Lin Youlun finally understood the whole story at this time, and his expression darkened.

    "So the American media regards the box office showdown between "The Golden Prince" and "Titanic" as a preview of the showdown between "Saving Private Ryan" and "Titanic"?"

    Lucas knew that Lin Youlun was dissatisfied with this, but there were some things he had to say.

    "In fact, it is impossible for "Saving Private Ryan" and "Titanic" to be released on the same schedule, so this is the only possible collision between Stephen and Cameron."

    Lin Youlun¡¯s eyes were gloomy and he didn¡¯t speak.

    "Of course, they have not forgotten you." Lucas said half-jokingly and half-seriously: "Because you invested in both movies, they called this showdown the 'War of the Left and Right Hands.'"

    Lin Youlun sneered, "So I should still feel honored?"

    "Why not?" Lucas smiled even more. "You are the only one in Hollywood who can use Stephen and Cameron as his right and left hands."

    Lin Youlun was unmoved, but swore bitterly: "I will definitely let them down!"

    Lucas suddenly beamed, "So you decided to stagger the schedules of the two movies?"

    Lin Youlun looked at Lucas with helplessness on his face.

    "It seems you haven't given up trying to convince me yet."

    Lucas smiled, acquiescing to Lin Youlun's statement.

    "It's easy to stagger the schedules of these two movies, but have you thought about the consequences of doing so?"

    Lin Youlun¡¯s words made Lucas¡¯ expression suddenly become serious. He really hadn¡¯t thought about this issue.

    "Since the media has determined that this is a distance showdown between Stephen and Cameron, no matter which movie is moved forward or backward, they will say that this is because Stephen is afraid of Cameron, or Cameron is afraid.  Stephen, instead of doing this, it¡¯s better to let them decide the winner.¡±

    Lin Youlun was still dissatisfied with the media's behavior before, but now he has changed his mind.

    "I understand!" Lucas gave Lin Youlun a meaningful look, "Actually, from the beginning, you wanted to see which of these two films was better. Am I right?"

    "Don't you want to?" Lin Youlun asked back.

    Lucas was stunned for a moment, then started laughing too.

    "When you say that, I'm really looking forward to this showdown."

    Lin Youlun and Lucas had a conversation and finally set the main tone of this duel.

    "The Thirteen Hairpins" and "Tai Ping Lun" are both confirmed to be released during the 1996 New Year period, and their world premieres will be held in Hong Kong.

    As soon as the news came out, the Hong Kong media was discussing the matter in newspapers for several days, and various comparative data about the two movies "The Thirteen Hairpins" and "The Golden Wheel" were also released.

    The total investment of "The Thirteen Hairpins" exceeds US$70 million, and the producer of "Tai Ping Lun" has not released relevant data, but some sources say that the total investment of this movie has exceeded US$150 million.  More than twice as much.

    From the investment amount alone, it seems that "Taiping Wheel" has the advantage, but this comparison is not objective.

    The price of a luxury watch is only equivalent to that of an ordinary car, but ordinary cars are owned by many people, while luxury watches are only enjoyed by a few people, so pure value comparison is meaningless.

    The war-themed film represented by "The Thirteen Hairpins" and the disaster-themed film represented by "The Peace Wheel" are not inherentlyIt's the same genre. For a war movie, an investment of US$70 million is already considered a top-notch production. In comparison, the investment of US$180 million for "The Wheel" as a disaster movie sounds exaggerated, but in fact  Investments in disaster movies are generally on the high side.

    By comparison, "Jinling Thirteen Hairpins" and "Tai Ping Wheel" can only be regarded as equally matched in terms of investment levels.

    Of course, the media refused to give up, and then started making articles about the main creative lineup of the two movies.
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