Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 2238 A Little Weird

Lin Daoqiu didn't know that Tsui Hark and Shi Nansheng would quarrel with a proposal he had made on the spur of the moment.

But this is just Lin Daoqiu's kindness, he never thought that his kindness would have such an effect.

Two days later, Lin Daoqiu went to New Oriental's post-production company to check "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" which was being edited.

Tsui Hark and Huang Ying accompanied Lin Daoqiu to the small screening room of the post-production company to watch the rough cut version.

When "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" was playing, Lin Daoqiu kept silent, but quietly watched the version edited by Tsui Hark.

And Huang Ying and Tsui Hark didn't have much communication, they just chatted there.

Compared with Huang Ying, Tsui Hark obviously has a deeper understanding of this drama.

As the director and editor of this film, Tsui Hark is actually very concerned about Lin Daoqiu's opinion of his version of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern".

If he can get Lin Daoqiu's approval, it means that he will have more editing rights in his hands in the future.

After all, unlike those bosses who only invest money in making movies, Tsui Hark dared not tell Lin Daoqiu that he knew more about movies than the other party.

The total movie market has exceeded 170 minutes, reaching two hours and fifty minutes.

It is obviously impossible to get such a length to be released in theaters, and it must be shortened to less than 95 to [-] minutes.

This means that a full 10 minutes of the plot will be cut, or left for the next one.

"Too long."

Lin Daoqiu thought about it, and felt that Tsui Hark cut this version too long.

It's fine if it's made into a videotape, but it's not suitable at all if it's an official release.

It's not that Tsui Hark is unwilling to directly cut out the version he wants, but he also knows that before "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" is released, Lin Daoqiu will definitely check it before allowing it to be released.

Since this is the case, then what he has worked so hard to do may be thankless.

So Tsui Hark did not cut out the official version, but made a little refinement on the rough cut version, and then it became the current version.

"If you cut it according to this version, it will become a bit weird. The editing of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" still has to be done again."

Lin Daoqiu did not directly criticize this version of Tsui Hark's cut, but his words already represent that the previous rough cut was not up to standard at all.

Tsui Hark was deeply depressed when he heard this, but there was no expression of dissatisfaction on his face.

"Mr. Lin is right, I still have a lot of shortcomings in this area, especially in this new type of film, I still have a lot to learn."

Tsui Hark was also very clear that talking back at this time would definitely not bring any benefit, so he honestly admitted his mistake.

"Actually, you've done a good job. At least the shots are not too far from what I wanted. I believe you can still do a lot in the field of special effects movies."

Tsui Hark was temporarily entrusted by Lin Daoqiu with the important task of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern". Lin Daoqiu is actually very satisfied with being able to shoot this level of appearance.

But if it is calculated seriously, there is still no way to meet Lin Daoqiu's requirements.

It's just that Lin Daoqiu would not say such things, because it would obviously embarrass Tsui Hark a bit.

In order to finish editing "Ghost Blowing the Lantern", Lin Daoqiu went directly to the editing room and started fighting with several gold medal editors.

Because there is not much time before the release of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern", if he does not cut a satisfactory version as soon as possible, I am afraid that "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" will not be able to be released in the Spring Festival as scheduled.

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"Just received some bad news..."

Baodao, Li Zhengnan's office, Wang Daonan hurried in from outside.

Li Zhengnan, who was processing official documents, heard what the other party said, and immediately stopped what he was doing, and then looked up at Wang Daonan.

"According to the news from our people, Lin Daoqiu's new movie "007: M" has a big villain, who seems to be designed with you as the prototype."

"The big villain? Is the news accurate?"

Li Zhengnan frowned immediately when he heard this. He didn't expect Lin Daoqiu to be so bold and dare to make up his own mind.

Wang Daonan nodded, the news came from Xiangjiang, and the credibility is very high.

"It is said that Lin Daoqiu intends to release "007: M" around the Spring Festival. At that time, the film will be released in North America first, and then it will be released globally."

Li Zhengnan immediately became anxious when he heard it.

Now the international image is very precious to him.

As we all know, Lin Daoqiu's movies have a great influence all over the world. Once his image is ruined by him, it will be very troublesome for Li Zhengnan.

"Immediately find a way to prevent this movie from being released, and I must try my best to prevent him from touching me."

The only thing Li Zhengnan can think of now is to prevent the movie "007: M" from being released, so that he can survive this crisis.

But when Wang Daonan heard this, he immediately felt troubled, because this is simply impossible.

"Lin Daoqiu's allies in Hollywood are all big Hollywood film companies. They have much stronger voice in North America than us. If they want to prevent Lin Daoqiu's movie from being released, the price they pay may be very heavy..."

"And once Lin Daoqiu finds out, he will definitely exaggerate the threat theory in the media, saying that we are hindering freedom, and I am afraid that it will be even more troublesome."

What Wang Daonan is worried about is that with Lin Daoqiu's influence in Hollywood, he only needs to produce some evidence that Baodao prevents his movie from being released, and more people will pay attention to this movie.

This is equivalent to helping Lin Daoqiu to stir up the popularity of the movie "007: M".

Moreover, "007: M" is an English novel, and there are many audiences in Europe and the United States who have seen and heard this play.

It's hard to come up with a plausible excuse if they want to block the show.

Because Wang Daonan believed that Lin Daoqiu would not directly use Li Zhengnan's name to name the big villain, but would do it in an allusive way, which also made him difficult.

"If you say that, do you just let him let this movie be released, so that he can confuse me? Wouldn't my international reputation be ruined?"

Li Zhengnan had an angry look on his face, and the more he talked, the more angry he became.

"I think... the only way now is to talk to Lin Daoqiu, because this is the only way to solve this matter. After all, even if he can't be released this time, it is impossible for us to ban Lin Daoqiu's other Movie."

Li Zhengnan couldn't help but sighed when he heard that, he had actually started to regret why he had a falling out with Lin Daoqiu in the first place, and now he could only start to taste the bitter fruit for himself.

(End of this chapter)