Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 160

Lin Daoqiu hired Xu Buhui and Hu Huizhong to play the heroine and heroine roles, which has already made Wu Chou unacceptable.

Unexpectedly, the other party actually told him now that the director also wanted to choose a newcomer.

"Who is this Zhu Yanping?"

After Wu Chou heard the name from Lin Daoqiu's mouth, he had a completely incomprehensible expression on his face.

Originally, at the beginning, Wu Chou thought that the first film of the film company should use a famous director, add a famous actor, and a famous screenwriter.

It turns out that things are going well now, except for Lin Daoqiu, the director and actors are all newcomers who are not well-known, which makes it hard for Wu Chou not to get angry.

"I have read "The First Wrong Step" written by him, and I think it is quite good, so I asked him to be the director."

In fact, Lin Daoqiu had never read Zhu Yanping's "The First Wrong Step". He just wanted to find that guy.

"Is he the director of "The First Wrong Step"?" Wu Chou asked.

Lin Daoqiu shook his head: "The director of that play is Cai Yangming, he is the screenwriter."

After listening to Lin Daoqiu's explanation, Wu Chou fell silent suddenly, because the decisions Lin Daoqiu made were so incredible.

"Mr. Lin, are you kidding me? Can this kind of show be a hit?"

Wu Chou even wondered if Lin Daoqiu was playing with her?Otherwise, why would you find these people to film?

"Mr. Wu, my "Lotus Contest" will be filmed in Baodao for almost half a year, and do you think I am a person who is bored and likes to waste my energy and time?"

"Of course not, but..."

Wu Chou shook her head. If Lin Daoqiu didn't say these things, he would still be a little suspicious.

But after listening to the other party's explanation, his doubts were completely dispelled.

Lin Daoqiu would never be willing to waste his time, using these people to practice, would he?And he didn't have to do it at all.

"Although the protagonist is a rookie, I didn't say that a rookie should be used as a supporting role."

Lin Daoqiu wasn't so arrogant yet, he wanted to win tens of millions of Taiwan dollars at the box office just because he couldn't and Hu Huizhong.

After all, what they are saying is that they are still newcomers, and Luye has to choose well, or else they will use something to attract the audience to watch the show at the beginning.

Wu Chou breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that, if a few big stars were chosen as the supporting roles, it would really help the box office a lot, and it wouldn't cost too much money.

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With uneasy feelings, Zhu Yanping was taken to Changhong Film Company.

Wu Chou rented a building in Beishi as the company's office, and it was here that Lin Daoqiu met Zhu Yanping for the first time.

Looking at Zhu Yanping standing in front of him, who is still very young at this time, I am afraid no one can imagine that in the coming days, many bad movies will be born from him, but there will also be many classics. movie of.

"This is Mr. Lin Daoqiu Lin, you should have heard of his name."

At first, when Zhu Yanping knew that Wu Chou was going to see him, he felt very uneasy. After all, he was just a little-known screenwriter.

But when he heard that the young man in front of him turned out to be the famous Lin Daoqiu, Zhu Yanping immediately raised his head in surprise.

"Hi, Mr. Lin, I'm Zhu Yanping, I've seen your filming of "Master Qian" and "Ip Man". They are really good."

When Zhu Yanping saw Lin Daoqiu, he looked very excited. He wanted to shake hands with Lin Daoqiu, but he just took a step and felt that he was not qualified.

"Okay, I'm off to work, let's talk."

Wu Chou is too lazy to stay here any longer, he has to take charge of hiring supporting roles.

After Wu Chou left the room, Lin Daoqiu pointed to the chair next to him.

"Come and sit down."

Compared with Wu Chou, Lin Daoqiu is obviously easier to get close to. At least compared to when he first entered the house, Zhu Yanping's tension has eased a lot.

After Zhu Yanping sat down, Lin Daoqiu explained to him why he was brought here.

"I'm going to make a comedy this time. I've read "The First Wrong First Step" written by you and I think it's very good, so I decided that you will be the director of this movie."

When Zhu Yanping heard what Lin Daoqiu said, he was stunned.

Originally, at the beginning, he thought that Lin Daoqiu brought him here because he probably wanted him to help participate in the writing of the script.

But he never expected that the other party would ask him to be the director as soon as he opened his mouth. This was a huge surprise for Zhu Yanping.

For a moment, he didn't know what to say, he could only stare blankly at Lin Daoqiu, unable to say a word for a long time.

"Mr. Lin wants me to be the director?"

Zhu Yanping was not sure if he had heard wrong just now, so he could only ask again cautiously.

Seeing Lin Daoqiu nodded, Zhu Yanping was so excited that he opened his mouth and didn't know what to say.

He has been very fond of movies since he was a child. He once made a documentary with his classmates when he was in college.

After graduating, he has also been an assistant director, but he has been unknown in the film industry.

Until he met director Cai Yangming. After the two chatted, Cai Yangming found that this young man had a good understanding of movies, so he encouraged him to write a script and try it out.

Encouraged, Zhu Yanping spent a month writing "The First Wrong Step".

Cai Yangming felt that the script written by Zhu Yanping was very good, so he took it for filming, but he did not expect to get a good response after it was released.

Later, Cai Yangming even planned to take this "First Wrong Step" to participate in the Asian Film Festival to try his luck.

"But I've never been a director before."

Zhu Yanping had already woken up from the excitement at the beginning, and he did not blindly agree to take over the director.

Although it is his dream to be a director, he has never directed a movie before, and Lin Daoqiu suddenly recruited him to take on the role of director. The pressure can be imagined.

Not to mention that this film is the pioneering work of Changhong Film Company. You must know that the owner of this film company is Wu Chou from Mulian.

If I failed to shoot this film, or didn't get a good box office, I am afraid that if I want to continue to work in the film industry in Baodao, it will only be delusional.

"It's okay, I'll find you an experienced assistant director to assist you, you just need to shoot what's on the script."

Lin Daoqiu knew that Zhu Yanping was inexperienced, so he had already made up his mind to find an experienced person for the other party to help him make this movie.

Moreover, the comedy Lin Daoqiu wants to make will not be too complicated, and there is no deep philosophy in it, or serious topics to be discussed with the world.

His idea is actually very simple. After everyone enters the theater and can laugh out loud after watching the movie, it means the movie has been a success.

(End of this chapter)