Traveling back to 1966, starting by living in a cowshed.

Chapter 227 Counterattacking Their Global Dominance 1

After seeing his family off, Lin Zhou didn't linger and turned back to his car.

The driver asked respectfully, "Boss, where are we going now?"

"Back to the headquarters building in Yuen Long Garden," Lin Zhou said calmly from the back seat.

"clear."

The car smoothly merged into the traffic and sped off towards Yuen Long.

The carriage was quiet.

Lin Zhou leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes to rest, but his mind was racing as he went through the next steps.

My family has safely traveled north and is being looked after in the mainland. There is absolutely no danger for them in the short term.

With his worries gone, he could finally unleash his full potential and confront all his opponents head-on.

The eight major Hollywood studios, local Hong Kong powers, and foreign conglomerates pulling the strings behind the scenes...

None of them will escape.

The car came to a smooth stop downstairs at the Zhonghua Building.

Lin Zhou got out of the car and walked straight into the lobby, heading directly to the private elevator on the top floor.

The receptionist and security guards bowed respectfully upon seeing him, greeting him as "President Lin."

Lin Zhou nodded slightly, keeping his eyes straight ahead, and walked straight into the top-floor office.

After entering the room, he closed the door behind him and locked it with a "click".

The entire office was instantly and completely isolated from the outside world.

He walked behind his desk, made sure no one was around, and with a thought, took out the high-performance computer from decades in the future from his personal storage space.

The jet-black body and the simple, smooth lines clearly demonstrate a level of craftsmanship far exceeding that of this era.

This is his biggest trump card, and a weapon powerful enough to overturn the entire world's film and television industry.

Lin Zhou plugged in the power cord, sat down in front of the monitor, and gently pressed the power button with his finger.

The screen lit up instantly, and a deep blue light filled the entire desktop.

The user interface is simple and efficient, and its computing speed is hundreds of times faster than that of supercomputers of this era.

Without the slightest hesitation, Lin Zhou directly imported all the original film sources of the seven movies that he had previously signed a contract with Zhonghua Film and Television for and that were in post-production into this future computer.

These films were originally completed, but were stuck on the post-production special effects.

Given the level of special effects in Hong Kong at that time, even with the best efforts, they could only produce barely passable effects. Let alone compete with Hollywood, they were only considered above average even in Asia.

But now, we have this computer from later generations.

Everything will be rewritten.

Lin Zhou placed his hands on the keyboard, his eyes focused, and his fingertips flew across the keys.

"Start the fully automatic special effects rendering engine."

"Match the visual style of the corresponding era."

"The action scenes have been enhanced, with explosions, car chases, and gunfights all upgraded to a visually high standard."

"Lighting, texture, and details are optimized frame by frame."

Once the command is given, the applications on the computer immediately start running at full speed.

On the screen, the originally unremarkable scene transformed at a speed visible to the naked eye.

An ordinary explosion transformed into a deafening shockwave that engulfed the entire street, with flames shooting into the sky, smoke billowing, and details so clear that every flying fragment of stone was clearly visible.

Ordinary car chases are transformed into extreme chases spanning several buildings, with the car drifting, rolling, and colliding, every movement is incredibly smooth.

What was originally a simple sci-fi scene instantly transformed into a futuristic city, alien landscape, and space warship, so realistic that it made people feel as if they were actually there.

One frame.

Another frame.

There was no lag or delay.

This machine from the future, with its technological prowess that surpasses the entire era, is frantically producing visually stunning images that are enough to shock the world.

Time passed little by little.

one day.

Two days.

Three days.

Lin Zhou hardly ever left his office. When he was hungry, he would eat some food stored in his personal space, and when he was sleepy, he would take a nap on his desk.

He wants to finish all seven films as quickly as possible.

You need to unleash your trump card before your opponent can react.

Late at night on the third day.

The progress bar for the last movie has reached 100%.

Lin Zhou pressed the save button and let out a long sigh of relief.

All seven films have been completed.

Each one is a top-tier special effects blockbuster far ahead of its time.

Not to mention Hollywood today, even 20 or 30 years from now, these special effects will still be top-notch, even comparable to The Matrix.

He stood up, stretched his stiff body, and picked up the internal phone.

"Have Producer Zhang, Director Wang, Producer Li, and all the heads of the distribution and theater departments gather in the internal screening room immediately. I'm going to start showing the film in ten minutes."

On the other end of the phone, the secretary paused for a moment, then quickly replied, "Yes, Mr. Lin, I'll inform them immediately!"

The news caused an uproar among the senior management of Zhonghua Film & Television.

"Mr. Lin is going to show films? Those seven films that are still in post-production?"

"Seriously? The special effects are still a long way off!"

"It's only been a few days, how could it possibly be finished?"

Everyone was completely bewildered, but dared not delay for a moment. They all put down their work and hurriedly rushed to the inner screening room.

A few minutes later, all the key personnel had arrived.

Producer Zhang was originally from RTV (Rediffusion Television). He has held a key position in the company since Lin Zhou separated the production department of the TV station and established Zhonghua Film & Television Company.

He looked puzzled. "Mr. Lin, why did you call us over so urgently? Is there any new progress on which of our collaborative films?"

Lin Zhou walked into the screening room, sat directly in the main seat, and nodded slightly:

"All seven films are now complete and will be shown all at once today. After you've watched them, we'll give you the release schedule."

The moment he finished speaking, the entire room fell silent.

Everyone was stunned.

"All done?" Producer Zhang almost jumped up.

"Mr. Lin, it's only been three days! Our film company's team takes half a month just for the rough cut of one film, and you've finished all seven in three days?"

"I handled the special effects myself." Lin Zhou didn't explain further. "Stop talking nonsense, turn off the lights, and start the movie."

"Yes, yes, yes!"

The staff dared not ask any more questions and immediately turned off the lights, plunging the entire screening room into darkness.

The large screen lights up.

The first movie opens with a spectacular dock explosion.

When the incredibly realistic fire, shockwaves, flying debris, and shattered buildings appeared on the big screen...

Everyone in the room gasped instantly.

"hiss--"

Producer Cheung suddenly sat up straight, his eyes wide open.

Director Wang, standing next to him, had his mouth agape so wide it could fit an egg.

The CEO in charge of distribution was completely unaware that the cigarette butt in his hand was burning his fingers.

The scene continues.

The police car chase, with scenes jumping from the streets to rooftops, from high-rises to cross-sea bridges, is smooth, stunning, and incredibly impactful.

The alien behemoths in science fiction movies have clearly defined skin textures, natural movements, and fierce eyes, as if they might jump out of the screen at any moment.

The floods, tsunamis, and earthquakes in disaster movies are magnificent, changing the color of the sky and earth, and creating an overwhelming sense of oppression.

There was not a single rough spot, not a single perfunctory effort.

If this hadn't been made by a special effects team instead of a modern app, it would have been amazing!

Every frame of this movie is incredibly expensive.

Moreover, every frame boasts top-tier quality for this era.

Every frame of it is utterly crushing all other films currently on the market.

The screening room was completely silent.

All that remained were the movie's sound effects and the heavy breathing of the crowd.

Everyone was stunned.

They know best what the original films were like.

But what's on the screen now are two completely different movies!

This special effects are so impressive that even the most prestigious Hollywood productions pale in comparison to Hong Kong films!

One movie finished airing.

The entire venue remained deathly silent.

No one spoke; everyone was still in shock and hadn't recovered.

Lin Zhou said calmly, "Continue, let's move on to the next one."

The staff, as if waking from a dream, quickly played the second part.

The special effects in the second installment are still amazing.

The third part is even more outrageous.

Part 4, Part 5...

Each one is more shocking and more exaggerated than the last.

When the seventh installment ended, the screen went black, and the lights came back on.

The entire screening room remained completely silent.

A full half minute passed.

Producer Zhang abruptly stood up, his voice trembling uncontrollably: "President Lin... this... this is really a movie with special effects that we produced?"

"Otherwise what?" Lin Zhou asked calmly.

"But these special effects..." Director Wang rushed forward, pointing at the screen, his hands trembling.

"This is ten times better than the best Hollywood movies! No, twenty times better! This is something we simply couldn't produce in our time!"

Producer Li, his face flushed with excitement, exclaimed, "President Lin, how did you do that? Our company's special effects studio simply can't produce this effect! This...this is simply a miracle!"

"You don't need to worry about the technical stuff," Lin Zhou said calmly.

"All you need to remember is that from today onwards, Zhonghua Films' special effects are number one in the world."

"Number one in the world..." the crowd murmured repeatedly, their hearts pounding.

They knew very well what those four words meant.

It means crushing, it means monopolizing, it means that the entire Asian and even the world's film market will be trampled underfoot by Zhonghua Films!

Old Chen from the distribution department was the first to calm down and quickly stepped forward: "President Lin, what about the release?"

"Arrange it immediately." Lin Zhou's tone left no room for argument. "Screen simultaneously throughout Hong Kong and Southeast Asia. One after another, without stopping, non-stop."

"That screening schedule..."

"We'll queue as many people as we can, from morning till night, every session is fully booked."

Lin Zhou paused, his eyes turning cold.

"Tell all cinemas that whoever gets the most screenings out of these seven films will be given priority for all future new films from Zhonghua Films."

"Anyone who dares to be perfunctory will never get our films again."

"Understood! I'll get right on it!" Old Chen from the distribution department didn't dare to delay for a moment and rushed out.

Producer Cheung excitedly added, "I'll immediately contact publicity teams. Newspapers, television, radio—they'll be everywhere! I want all of Hong Kong to know tomorrow morning that our Zhonghua Films has produced seven world-class blockbusters!"

"We don't need to push the publicity too hard." Lin Zhou waved his hand. "The quality of the film speaks for itself. After watching it, the audience will naturally help us spread the word. Word-of-mouth is more useful than any other product."

"Yes! Mr. Lin is right!"

Everyone was trembling with excitement, as if they had been injected with adrenaline.

The frustration of being suppressed by Hollywood and harassed by local forces in Hong Kong recently has vanished at this moment.

They seemed to already see that once these seven special effects blockbusters were released, the entire Hong Kong and the whole of Asia would go crazy!

The news, which originated from Zhonghua Film & Television, was immediately delivered to the owners of major cinema chains.

At first, some people didn't take it seriously.

They're just a few Hong Kong local films, what big of a stir can they cause?

But after they were invited to a temporary screening room and watched a clip from one of the films...

All the theater owners have gone crazy.

"Holy crap! These special effects!"

"Give us screenings! Give us screenings immediately! All prime time slots to Zhonghua!"

"Move all other films to the back! From morning till night, only Zhonghua's films will be shown!"

Overnight.

All cinemas in Hong Kong have drastically increased the screening rate of the seven major Chinese films.

Some cinemas even pulled all other films from their schedules and started showing Chinese movies 24 hours a day.

Early the next morning.

As soon as the cinema opened, a long queue formed at the entrance.

The audience initially went to the theater with a "let's give it a try" attitude.

But when they came out after watching it, everyone was so shocked that they were speechless.

"It's so beautiful! The special effects! I'm stunned!"

"Is this a Hong Kong movie? I thought it was made with alien technology!"

"Hurry and go see it! Tickets will be sold out if you're late! One isn't enough, I want to watch all seven!"

Word of mouth spread like wildfire throughout Hong Kong.

Newspaper front pages, television news, and radio programs.

All the media outlets reported on it like crazy.

"Zhonghua Film & Television's film special effects technology has emerged as a groundbreaking achievement, reaching god-like status in special effects!"

"A revolutionary development! For the first time, Hong Kong cinema has surpassed Hollywood!"

"Seven blockbuster films explode in succession, a miracle is born in Hong Kong film history!"

Box office figures are skyrocketing at an alarming rate.

Box office statistics for Southeast Asia:

The single-day box office broke Hong Kong records.

Three-day box office record broke Asian records.

Its box office in one week completely surpassed Hollywood's total box office revenue in Asia for the entire year.

The cinemas were packed to capacity, and tickets were extremely hard to come by.

Many viewers queue overnight to watch the movie, and some are even willing to pay several times the price for a ticket.

The entire Asian market was completely overwhelmed by the special effects craze of Zhonghua Films.

This was merely Lin Zhou's first step toward those Hollywood giants.

Lin Zhou sat in his office, listening to his subordinates continuously report box office data, without showing any surprise on his face.

He picked up his teacup and took a small sip.

Guys in Hollywood.

Don't you guys like to play?

This is just the first appetizer.

The real feast is yet to come.