Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

After having lunch with Brigitte Lin, the two of them warmed up for a while, and then Lin Qingxia, who was satisfied, was willing to let Lin Daoqiu go out.

If you don't go to see Zhong Chuhong when you return to Xiangjiang, it will be okay if the other party doesn't find out. But if the other party finds out, it's not a joke for Zhong Chuhong to lose his temper.

So after Lin Daoqiu left Brigitte Lin's villa, he immediately went straight to Zhong Chuhong's residence.

However, after I got there, I found that my investment was a waste, because Zhong Chuhong was not at home at the time, but went out to film.

So Lin Daoqiu returned to New Oriental, planning to talk to Tsui Hark and others about the script of "The Swordsman".

At this time, Tsui Hark was filming. He took a half-day break yesterday to catch up on the script. He went to the crew in the afternoon to continue working. Originally, he planned to catch up on yesterday's progress today, but after receiving a call from Lin Daoqiu wanting to see him, Xu Hark Ke handed the scene over to the assistant director and Cheng Xiaodong, and he went directly to New Oriental to meet Lin Daoqiu.

In addition to calling Tsui Hark, Lin Daoqiu also called Liu Zhenwei and Wong Kar-wai.

When these two guys received a call from Lin Daoqiu wanting to see them, they immediately dropped everything they were doing and rushed to New Oriental. However, Fang Jinsheng did not tell them on the phone why Lin Daoqiu had summoned them this time. The two of them thought It has something to do with the drama "The Ghost Story".

When they arrived at New Oriental, they happened to meet Tsui Hark.

"Director Liu, Director Wang, are you also here to see Mr. Lin?"

"Hello Director Xu, since you arrived first, you can go in first. We can just wait outside."

At this time, Tsui Hark was in the limelight. Liu Zhenwei and Wong Kar-wai were far less famous and popular than Tsui Hark, so they naturally respected Tsui Hark very much.

Tsui Hark didn't think much and entered Lin Daoqiu's office after a few polite words.

"Mr. Lin, when did you come back?"

Tsui Hark didn't expect that Lin Daoqiu would return to Hong Kong directly from Neon because of "The Swordsman". This really surprised him, because even if the movie "The Swordsman" was a hit, it would only cost about 4000 to [-] million yuan. I'm afraid it will be difficult to get up.

It might have been normal ten years ago for a movie with a box office of 4000 to [-] million Hong Kong dollars to be led by Lin Daoqiu, but it is unusual now.

"I just returned from the flight this morning. The purpose of returning to Xiangjiang this time is very simple, just for the drama "The Swordsman"."

Tsui Hark nodded while listening. Anyway, he couldn't get the script, and even if he could get it, it would probably be difficult to meet Lin Daoqiu's requirements. In this case, he might as well just follow the script written by Lin Daoqiu. And Tsui Hark really didn't think much about the third part of "The Swordsman", otherwise he wouldn't have hired two screenwriters one night to write a subpar script to deal with Lin Daoqiu.

"I've read the script you wrote before, and I can only say...it's very average."

Lin Daoqiu didn't say it too harshly, but what he meant was already very clear to Tsui Hark. To describe it in general terms, it was Lin Daoqiu who gave Tsui Hark face. If Lin Daoqiu's true thoughts were followed, the script Tsui Hark handed in at that time was simply I'm trying to fool people, because the script Tsui Hark handed in was not very similar to the one he watched in his previous life, "The Invincibles", so Lin Daoqiu concluded that Tsui Hark must not be serious. Writing is just a matter of finding a random script to meet the deadline.

"I'm really sorry, Mr. Lin. In fact, I have been writing the script of "The Swordsman", but I have never been able to write something that satisfies me, so the third part of this drama has been postponed." Tsui Hark said Lin Daoqiu didn't believe the rhetoric at all, but even so, he pretended to agree and nodded.

"Are Liu Zhenwei and the others here?"

"It's already here."

"Let them in."

Tsui Hark didn't understand why Lin Daoqiu brought Liu Zhenwei and Wong Kar-wai when he was discussing "The Swordsman" with him. Could it be that Lin Daoqiu planned to let them join the filming of "The Swordsman"?

After Fang Jinsheng brought Liu Zhenwei and Wang Jiawei into Lin Daoqiu's office, the two people said hello to Lin Daoqiu honestly.

"Sit down, it's been a while since I finished filming "The Ghost Story" and it will be released soon. As far as I know, the reputation of "The Ghost Story" can only be said to be average. At the time, we were I made a bet, if this movie doesn’t reach a box office of 500 million, then you can go to Baodao to film.”

As soon as Liu Zhenwei and Wong Kar-wai came in and didn't even have time to sit down, they heard Lin Daoqiu mention their bet again, and the previous words were obviously not optimistic that "The Ghost Story" could eventually reach 500 million. At the box office, both of them had awkward expressions on their faces.

“Don’t worry, no matter what anyone says now, it’s just a prediction. Maybe when the film is released, it will be very popular and break everyone’s doubts, including me, so you can feel proud and proud. Fan, it also proves that your strength is not."

If someone else had said this, Liu Zhenwei and Wong Kar-wai might still think it made sense, but when these words came out of Lin Daoqiu's mouth, they were not happy at all.

Who is Lin Daoqiu? It is no exaggeration to say that at this time he is already the undisputed godfather of the Hong Kong film industry, surpassing the existence of Run Run Shaw and others. His achievements in film are beyond the reach of others.

He said that the reputation of "The Ghost Story" can only be said to be average, which means that Lin Daoqiu is not optimistic about the high box office of "The Ghost Story". Therefore, what Lin Daoqiu said later was seen by Liu Zhenwei and Wong Kar-wai. I was just teasing myself, just joking.

"Then let's borrow Mr. Lin's good advice."

Liu Zhenwei naturally did not dare to refute Lin Daoqiu, and he did not know what to refute. But what he and Wang Jiawei couldn't figure out was what was Lin Daoqiu's purpose of calling them here today?Is it just to tease them?But this is obviously impossible, because Lin Daoqiu is not the kind of boring person. Even if he wants to find someone to entertain himself, he can't find them two.

"It's like this. The purpose of looking for you today is very simple. I plan to shoot the sequel to "The Swordsman" and I plan to let you participate in the filming of this drama. Do you have anything to say?"

"what……"

After hearing what Lin Daoqiu said, Liu Zhenwei and Wong Kar-wai opened their eyes wide. Lin Daoqiu wanted to make a sequel to "The Swordsman" and even asked them to participate. What on earth is going on?

And not only Liu Zhenwei and Wong Kar-wai, but also Tsui Hark next to them had a surprised expression. (End of chapter)