Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 1870 Finally Waiting for You
"Hi, I'm Eddie."

Eddie Murphy answered the call with a puzzled mood.

"Hi Eddie, I'm Lin Daoqiu, you probably haven't forgotten me."

Lin Daoqiu on the other end of the phone was sitting in his office at this moment.

The reason for making this overseas call was because he thought of Eddie Murphy.

Lin Daoqiu originally planned to make a comedy film for Eddie Murphy after filming "Rush Hour".

But he never thought that he would forget about this poor guy because of the too many things at hand.

If it weren't for Richardson calling him and reminding him of Eddie Murphy, I'm afraid the poor guy would have to wait for a while.

For Lin Daoqiu's voice, it can be said that Eddie Murphy has been deeply engraved in his mind.

When the other party spoke, Eddie Murphy immediately recognized the other party's identity.

"Lin... Hello, Mr. Lin, what can I do for you so late?"

At this time, it was almost twelve o'clock on Eddie Murphy's side, but it was only almost three o'clock in the afternoon on Lin Daoqiu's side.

"I'll be in LA in a while, let's make an appointment to meet up and talk about your new play."

Originally, Eddie Murphy had no hope for Lin Daoqiu's previous promise, but the other party suddenly called and made an appointment with him to talk about the new play with him.

It would be impossible to say that Eddie Murphy didn't have any fluctuations in his heart. After all, he had been waiting for this time for a year.

"Okay...Okay Mr. Lin, I can do it anytime, as long as it is your convenient time..."

"That's fine, just follow the time you said, see you then."

After saying goodbye to Lin Daoqiu respectfully, Eddie Murphy put down the phone.

The strange thing is that he has been sitting there motionless in one posture, and he doesn't know what he is thinking.

After a few minutes, Eddie Murphy's eyes suddenly shed tears, and then he began to cry.

The pain in his heart has been suppressed for a year, and at this time he wants to release the pressure and sadness he has accumulated during this period.

But for Eddie Murphy, the days of depression are over. He believes that he will soon become a famous star like Martin Lawrence.

After all, there is such a legend circulating in Hollywood that as long as you can act in Lin Daoqiu's movie and play the leading actor in it, then you will definitely soar into the sky.

That night, Eddie Murphy lay down with tears of joy.

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Two weeks later, Lin Daoqiu arrived in Hollywood, and Richardson personally took people to the airport to meet his boss.

""Rush Hour" is expected to be released in February next year, and "007" can be completed before Christmas."

In addition to these two plays, of course there is "1992", the most important film for MGM next year.

"The momentum of MGM's films this year is mediocre, and we must work harder."

Although Lin Daoqiu has already bought MGM, and filmed "007" and "Rush Hour", MGM has re-polished its signboard in Hollywood.

But from last year to this year, MGM hasn't released any movies that make people shine or have a good box office.

For this, Richardson can be said to be to blame.

After all, Lin Daoqiu usually doesn't care much about MGM's affairs. This year, he basically handed over MGM to Richardson to take care of it.

He didn't make any achievements, which made Lin Daoqiu not very satisfied.

However, Lin Daoqiu is not an unreasonable person. MGM has just returned to normal. It is really difficult for Richardson to hand in a qualified report card in just one year.

So he used the momentum and generally had to cheer up. It was a reminder to Richardson that if he didn't make some achievements, it would be a bit unreasonable.

"I'm sorry Mr. Lin, I really didn't do well this year, but I believe that MGM's momentum will be greatly improved next year."

Richardson does have the confidence to say this, but he does not rely on his own ability, but on the movies written by Lin Daoqiu.

From "007" to "Rush Hour" to "1992" plus the "Human Purge" and Eddie Murphy's new film that is already in preparation, Lin Daoqiu is responsible for almost five films alone.

Even if there is credit, it has nothing to do with Richardson.

"I think that in addition to commercial films, MGM must also expand into other types, such as literary films and genre films, especially those with niche themes."

"Is Mr. Lin talking about B-grade movies?"

Richardson is actually a bit resistant to the idea of ​​​​B grade movies.

Because compared with A-level movies, B-level movies are not comparable in any aspect, and it is difficult for this type of movie to attract a large number of audiences to buy tickets, so more than [-]% of them are made with small investment. Gambling income.

Under the circumstances of insufficient investment, the production of these B-level films is naturally impossible to be sophisticated, most of them are rough, and basically can only be digged deeply by relying on the types that A-level films do not shoot.

Bloody, violent, and some not to mention elements make up the overall structure of B-level movies.

"B-level movies actually still have a certain share in the North American market. Although this share is compared with traditional A-level movies or even big productions, the box office that can be obtained can be said to be incomparable at all..."

"However, in the disc market, sometimes the performance is not inferior to A-level movies."

What Lin Daoqiu said is real and happened, but there are not many such examples.

"Mr. Lin, I think MGM is still recovering. At this time, it should not make any B-level movies. It should make more A-level movies and big-budget movies, so as to establish a certain status in the hearts of the audience... "

"If we go to make B-level movies at this time, I'm afraid it will affect the thinking of those audiences who have supported us for a long time, and even if we can attract some audiences who like this type, I think the advantages outweigh the disadvantages."

Richardson's typical style of a big company simply doesn't look down on B-level movies, so he absolutely doesn't want to and will not make B-level movies.

"MGM needs to diversify. It can't just make popular movies, but I also know that you are not interested in B-level movies, so I plan to find someone who is interested to take charge of this type of movie."

Seeing that Lin Daoqiu insisted on making B-level movies, Richardson couldn't say anything. Since Lin Daoqiu didn't need him to be responsible, it was naturally the best for Richardson.

After all, Richardson didn't even want to watch those low-budget and weird movies, let alone let him take charge.

(End of this chapter)