Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 239 Lifting the Veil
Put the script of "Miss Modern" on the table, and pushed it in front of He Guanchang.

Lin Daoqiu didn't say anything, but his actions were clearly telling the other party that Brigitte Lin would not accept this script.

"Mr. Lin brought me here today, isn't it just to return the script to me?"

He Guanchang didn't think Lin Daoqiu would be so boring, so he made a special trip to ask him out just to pay back the script.

He can send someone to send the script to Jiahe, it doesn't need to be so troublesome.

But since he did this, it meant that he must have something to talk to himself.

"I want to know that Golden Harvest has spent so much trouble just to ask Qingxia to make a drama?"

Lin Daoqiu was asking questions knowingly.

It's just that what he wants to know is how far his guess is from the truth.

"Inviting Ms. Lin is naturally one of the reasons, but Mr. Zou feels that Golden Harvest and Mr. Lin are very happy to cooperate, and he hopes to continue to maintain this cooperative relationship."

Lin Daoqiu nodded while listening, this was not too different from what he guessed.

Because of the rise of Princess Jin, Jiahe's attitude gradually softened.

At least now Zou Wenhuai has realized that if Golden Harvest wants to continue to maintain its leading position in Hong Kong's film industry, it must find ways to attract more outstanding filmmakers to cooperate with them.

After all, Jiahe had tasted a lot of sweetness from him before, so Zou Wenhuai naturally didn't want to run to help Lei Juekun.

It's just that I really didn't expect to have any good scripts now, and I have been busy promoting "Mission Impossible" recently, so I don't have time to make any comedy films.

"Mr. He, it's not that I don't want to help, it's just that I really can't spare time recently. You know, my new play will be released soon, and I may not be in Xiangjiang for a while after that."

Lin Daoqiu looked at He Guanchang embarrassedly, but he did not lie.

But Lin Daoqiu didn't really have no choice, he could throw a script to Jiahe and let them shoot.

But the reason why he didn't do this was because he was worried that if he didn't supervise himself, he wouldn't know what a good movie would be made by them.

"Actually, besides Shaw Brothers in Xiangjiang, Mr. Lin can also consider cooperating with us in a big production. Golden Harvest will fully assist Mr. Lin in this regard."

He Guanchang thought that Lin Daoqiu hated making low-budget movies such as comedies, which was no longer of interest to him, so he said this.

But before coming here, Zou Wenhuai told him that if he cooperates with Lin Daoqiu, he must move closer to big productions.

Zou Wenhuai's appetite was no longer satisfied with those small-scale movies made before, and he also wanted to cooperate with Lin Daoqiu to make a big-budget movie like Shaw Brothers.

So He Guanchang simply put the topic closer to big productions. If you, Run Run Shaw, are willing to pay 2000 million, Golden Harvest can't afford it, even [-] million is fine.

After listening to He Guanchang's words, Lin Daoqiu seemed to start to think seriously. He sat there without saying a word, tapping the table with his fingers.

He Guanchang knew there was something going on when he saw Lin Daoqiu's appearance, and he also sat there quietly drinking tea.

If it is not limited by special effects, Lin Daoqiu has a lot of movies that he can shoot.

But now even if there is a good theme, it can't be played without the help of special effects.

After all, it is 1979, and it is basically impossible to pursue any good special effects.

Moreover, it will take at least several years of effort to make a special effects movie, not to mention the unimaginable amount of investment.

In 1983, Tsui Hark received Golden Harvest's investment and made a "New Shushan Swordsman".

However, due to the relationship between special effects and plot, this film caused Jiahe to lose a lot of money.

If you look at it from the current point of view, the special effects of this "New Shushan Swordsman" can be said to be very bad.

But in Xiangjiang at that time, it could already be called a special effects movie.

As a result, in 2001, Tsui Hark seemed to want to wash away the shame of "New Shushan Swordsman", and made another "Shushan Biography" of the same type.

The investment in this film was as high as 1 million yuan at that time, and the special effects of that film are considered very good even now, but it is a pity that the box office still hit the street in the end.

It can be seen that although special effects are very important, the plot is the real and most critical core.

After all, special effects are just an auxiliary means of the movie. If you take this as the core, it would be a bit of putting the cart before the horse.

"Sorry, I was just distracted."

Lin Daoqiu thought about it for more than ten minutes.

But He Guanchang smiled and shook his head to express that he didn't mind, the longer Lin Daoqiu thought about it, the better.

After all, if you want to make a big-budget movie, how can you think of it casually? It takes time.

"I don't know what Mr. Lin is thinking about?"

He Guanchang now just wants to know whether Lin Daoqiu is willing to cooperate with Jiahe.

"My first movie in Xiangjiang was to cooperate with Golden Harvest. Since everyone is so familiar, the cooperation matter is of course no problem, but I don't have a script in hand now."

He Guanchang frowned slightly after hearing Lin Daoqiu's answer, because the other party's words seemed to be perfunctory to himself.

Seeing He Guanchang's expression, Lin Daoqiu knew that he was thinking wrong.

"Mr. He doesn't need to worry too much. I'm really busy these days. When I finish my work, I'll settle down and think about what movie to make."

Even if Lin Daoqiu thinks of a big-budget movie now, he has no money and no way to cooperate with the other party.

If he couldn't come up with a script by himself and let the other party take the lead, wouldn't it be a big loss for him? Lin Daoqiu would no longer do such a thing.

As for He Guanchang, Lin Daoqiu's being able to say this is already pretty good, and he can't force the other party to talk about a movie today, right?

If you push him too hastily, maybe the other party will be angered, and then it will be transferred to Lei Juekun's side, which will not be worth the candle.

"In that case, then Jiahe will welcome Mr. Lin."

At least now it seems that Lin Daoqiu does not resist to cooperate with Golden Harvest, which is good news for He Guanchang.

...............

At the beginning of July, the topic caused by the posters outside the theater had been fermenting for a while, and Lin Daoqiu felt that it was time to unravel the truth.

He didn't intend to catch everyone's appetite for too long.

And that night, TVB suddenly broadcast a movie trailer, which immediately attracted the attention of many viewers.

Speeding cars, blasting, and all kinds of high-tech shots flashing by, it can be said that many people are stunned.

But because the time was too short, they only knew that the movie was called "Mission Impossible" and the starring role was Brigitte Lin, a popular actress in Taiwan.

Different from the simple and clear trailers of Shaw Brothers in the past, this trailer edited by Lin Daoqiu has a bit of a modern trailer style, which makes people feel unsatisfied.

(End of this chapter)