Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 1366 The Great Director of the Future
"By the way, there won't be a leading actor in this movie, right?"

After Wang Jing and Chen Guo left, Zhong Chuhong, who had just returned from swimming, suddenly thought of this question.

Because until now, she didn't know who the leading actor in this play was, which was a bit unusual.

It is reasonable to say that before the filming of a movie, the male and female protagonists and the main supporting roles will be decided first, but in this film, apart from the heroine and a few supporting roles, the male protagonist does not even have a picture.

"How is it possible, he will probably arrive tomorrow."

Lin Daoqiu considered many candidates, and finally decided that Er Dongsheng was the male lead of the play.

Originally, no matter whether it is the cold version or the American version of "Untouchable Lovers", it started with the male protagonist living in a seaside cottage.

But Lin Daoqiu's "The Untouchable Lover" is changed, and Zhong Chuhong lives in the beach house first.

In terms of roles, Lin Daoqiu also reversed the roles between the hero and heroine in this play.

"Who the hell? So mysterious?"

It's no wonder that Zhong Chuhong feels strange, after all, this is not something that needs to be kept secret, after all, she is going to play against the other party.

"Er Dongsheng, I searched around and finally found that he seems to be the most suitable candidate."

After hearing that Er Dongsheng was the leading actor in this play, Zhong Chuhong nodded, but at this moment, a sense of regret welled up in her heart.

Although she knew it was impossible, Zhong Chuhong once thought that if Lin Daoqiu was the leading actor in this play, she would be very happy.

But Lin Daoqiu had never acted before, and Zhong Chuhong could tell that he had no interest in acting at all, so this could only be her fantasy.

"The protagonist of this movie is still you. Your rivalry will only appear at the end of the movie. During the period, most of the exchanges are by letters."

Lin Daoqiu didn't really want to copy the original plot, he wanted to shoot "The Untouchable Lover" in a different way.

Moreover, the ending chosen by Lin Daoqiu is also different from the original one.

Zhong Chuhong has never seen the original version, so all her impressions of this play come from Lin Daoqiu's script.

"I don't know what you think. Will anyone really like this kind of movie?"

Zhong Chuhong still has some doubts about this, after all, the script written by Lin Daoqiu is completely different from the love movies she has been exposed to before.

The two of them only communicated through letters, and almost never met each other. Most of the time, they could only rely on fantasies.

"It's an attempt, and if it fails, at least I tried, and I don't think the show will fail."

Lin Daoqiu looks very confident, after all, there has never been a love movie with this theme before.

Even if it doesn't reach the level of a popular movie, Lin Daoqiu believes that it will definitely set off a wave.

"Forget it, let's treat it as a vacation anyway. After all, this place is so beautiful. I really hope that I can come here for a while every year in the future."

The latter sentence seemed to be Zhong Chuhong talking to herself, but she actually said it deliberately in front of Lin Daoqiu.

It's just that Lin Daoqiu didn't seem to hear it. At this time, he was reading the script with his head down.

Seeing that Lin Daoqiu didn't respond to what she said, Zhong Chuhong was so angry that she snorted coldly, then turned around and stomped her feet and walked out.

"What's wrong? Did something happen?"

Lin Daoqiu pretended to look up blankly, but Zhong Chuhong had already walked away.

Looking at the back of the other party leaving, Lin Daoqiu smiled slightly, and then continued with the work in hand.

Er Dongsheng arrived one day late because he had to deal with some matters.

But fortunately, the preparations for the film have just begun, so it doesn't matter if he arrives a few days late.

"Mr. Lin, I'm sorry, my last play was a bit delayed, so I was delayed for a few days."

To be selected by Lin Daoqiu to play the leading role in "The Untouchable Lover", for any actor in Xiangjiang, it is something that can be met but not sought after.

Of course Er Dongsheng hopes to cherish this opportunity and take his acting career to a higher level.

"Don't worry, Little Treasure. The preparations for the film have just begun. You can treat it as a vacation these few days. Take a good look at the script. By the way, we can chat about the filming of this film."

Most people in later generations know Er Dongsheng from the movies he made, such as "The Story of Epilepsy", "Goodbye Wang Lao Wu", "New Love", "Disciple", "Unforgettable" "and many more.

But at this time, Er Dongsheng is more about his role as a movie actor to everyone.

The reason why Lin Daoqiu wanted to recruit Er Dongsheng this time was to train him to become a director.

If not, it is almost impossible for Lin Daoqiu to talk to the actors about filming.

Er Dongsheng is actually very interested in making movies, and he has been preparing for a movie all the time. Er Dongsheng is naturally very happy to learn how to make movies with Lin Daoqiu.

"Mr. Lin, to tell you the truth, I have always been interested in making movies, and I am preparing for a movie. I am really happy to have the opportunity to learn about film shooting from Mr. Lin. "

In fact, as early as 81, Er Dongsheng worked as a screenwriter and made a movie called "Owl".

His two elder brothers, Qin Pei and Jiang Dawei, also starred in this play, and even the director was Jiang Dawei.

It can be seen that they are very supportive of Er Dongsheng, not only as the director and leading role, but even the investment of this drama is from them.

But in the end, the movie "Owl" got a box office of 150 million, ranking 81nd in the annual box office of Xiangjiang Films in 52.

This result is definitely not good, but it is not too bad, it can only be said to be quite satisfactory.

"Actually, I think Xiaobao is very talented as a director. If you are willing to work hard to study, I believe that you will have a good chance of becoming a top director in Hong Kong in the future."

Er Dongsheng didn't know that Lin Daoqiu was a person who traveled through time, and he couldn't stop smiling when he got such an evaluation from the other party.

"Mr. Lin is too award-winning. I think I still have a lot to work on."

Er Dongsheng scratched his head, he seemed a little embarrassed to be praised by Lin Daoqiu like this.

"It's best if you think like this. There are a lot of things you can study in the film "Untouchable Lover". Take advantage of the time before filming to study the script carefully. This will definitely benefit your future director career."

After Lin Daoqiu finished speaking, Er Dongsheng nodded vigorously, and he couldn't wait to get into the filming of the movie.

(End of this chapter)