Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Thinking that he had seen through He Guanchang's thoughts, Wen Juan immediately felt a lot more relaxed, because before that he had been guessing He Guanchang's purpose of inviting them to dinner. Now that he knew it, he had nothing to worry about. He and Zheng Danrui can have a good meal.

"Mr. He, although we can talk to Brother Qiu, you also know Brother Qiu's character. Unless it is something reasonable, in that case he can still listen to what we say, but if it is unreasonable If we talk about things, we are just asking for trouble."

He Guanchang knew as soon as he heard that Wen Jun had misunderstood what he meant, and he quickly shook his hand and said.

"Screenwriter Wen may have misunderstood me. What I mean is that Jet Li is a very good actor. Although he has some disputes with Jiahe now, his role as Linghu Chong has been recognized by many audiences, so this time he continues to play Linghu Chong. I support it.”

Wen Juan originally thought that he had guessed He Guanchang's intention, but when the other party said this, Wen Juan was dumbfounded. Even Zheng Danrui next to him had a surprised expression, because the He Guanchang they knew was not such a person. What happened to him?
"Then I don't know what Mr. He means?"

Zheng Danrui asked quickly.

"It's very simple. I hope Ajie can continue to play Linghu Chong, but the two of you may not know Cai Ziming. He is a gangster on the road and is very domineering. This time Ajie signed him as his agent and treated Ajie The future is definitely not a good one, so I would like to ask you two to do me a favor."

"I wonder how Mr. He wants us to help you?"

"It's very simple. I guess Cai Ziming will not let Jet Li play Linghu Chong. Even if Mr. Lin invites him, he will not agree. So I would like to ask you two to help explain Cai Ziming to Mr. Lin and tell Mr. Lin that he is interested in The harm to Hong Kong movies is that it would be best to drive him out of the Hong Kong film industry, which would be a good thing for everyone."

He Guanchang's meaning was very simple, he wanted Wen Juan and Zheng Danrui to speak ill of Cai Ziming in front of Lin Daoqiu.

But how could Wen Jun and Zheng Danrui do such a thing? After all, today is different from the past. If it were He Guanchang more than ten years ago, then they would definitely think carefully about the other party's request and then agree to him.

But now Wenjun obviously no longer takes He Guanchang seriously, and Wenjun will naturally not comply with his request. It can be said that Wenjun is not prepared to agree to He Guanchang's request this time, at least so far. of.

"If you two agree, Golden Harvest will be willing to invest in a movie, and the profit will be equally divided apart from the cost. What do you think?"

It is obviously impossible to get Wen Juan and Zheng Danrui to contribute. If they don't give some blood, not only will the other party not contribute, they will not even agree to it. This is something that He Guanchang already knew well before he came. So he had to put forward some conditions that would interest Wenjun and Zheng Danrui, especially Wenjun.

Although Wen Jun and Zheng Danrui are Lin Daoqiu's confidants, these two guys' filming skills are really not very good. If they want to make a big production, Lin Daoqiu will definitely not approve it, but he can give him this opportunity, of course. The premise is that the script must be approved. It is impossible for Wenjun and Zheng Danrui to just let Jiahe shoot whatever they write.

By then, even if the box office is unsatisfactory, you won't lose much, but if it makes money, it will be an unexpected surprise.

But for He Guanchang, the most important thing now is to get Jet Li back to Jiahe and then get rid of Cai Ziming, otherwise Jiahe may suffer heavy losses this time.

"I already understand what Mr. He means, but I can't say whether this matter can be done. We will try our best. Just go back and wait for news from us."

Wen Jun thought for a while, and then agreed that he was willing to help He Guanchang, but he did not say that it would definitely be done, and just gave a very smooth answer.

But after Wenjun finished speaking, He Guanchang seemed very happy. He quickly stood up and helped Wenjun and Zheng Danrui pour wine.

"Thank you very much, Screenwriter Wen and Screenwriter Zheng. I'd like to toast you two." What He Guanchang wanted has been achieved. He Guanchang knew very well whether Wen Jun and Zheng Danrui could influence Lin Daoqiu. Let them change Lin Daoqiu's mind. It's impossible, but if you let them add fuel to the fire, they should be able to do it.

Judging from He Guanchang's understanding of Cai Ziming, he will definitely reject Lin Daoqiu, so when the time comes, Wen Jun and Zheng Danrui will fan the flames and cause Lin Daoqiu to be dissatisfied with Cai Ziming. I believe Cai Ziming will enter the countdown in the Hong Kong film industry.

The next day, Wen Jun and Zheng Danrui came to New Oriental to find Lin Daoqiu to report what happened last night.

As soon as the two people entered the door, Lin Daoqiu just raised his head and glanced at them, then lowered his head and continued to process the documents on the table.

"How was the meal last night? Mr. He won't treat you badly, right?"

"What did Brother Qiu say? I just went to eat some seafood, it's no big deal."

Wen Jun smiled and then sat opposite Lin Daoqiu.

"Mr. He wouldn't have asked you to go out for dinner last night if he had nothing to do, right?"

Lin Daoqiu didn't believe that He Guanchang would be so bored as to ask Wenjun and Zheng Danrui out to have dinner with him. He must have done this for some purpose.

"Brother Qiu is really smart. He Guanchang came to us last night because he wanted me to help him deal with Cai Ziming."

"He Guanchang asked you to help him deal with Cai Ziming? You? To deal with Cai Ziming? Why?"

Lin Daoqiu was surprised when he heard what Wenjun said. He stopped writing and looked at Wenjun and Zheng Danrui.

"No, Brother Qiu, what Mr. He means is that we want us to say bad things about Cai Ziming in front of you. He knows that you are going to film the sequel to "The Swordsman", so he guesses that you will definitely find Jet Li to play the leading role. And Jet Li has signed Cai Ziming as his agent. Mr. He guessed that Cai Ziming would not agree to lend Jet Li to you to film "Swordsman", so he asked us to fan the flames and add insult to injury."

What Zheng Danrui said was much clearer than Wen Juan, and it was more reasonable. People would understand it immediately after hearing it.

"Oh, I didn't expect Mr. He to be so elegant. Do you think Mr. He guessed it right?"

Wen Jun and Zheng Danrui didn't know that Lin Daoqiu had asked Li Maowen to talk to Cai Ziming about borrowing Jet Li for filming, and they couldn't see any clues from Lin Daoqiu's expression, and Lin Daoqiu didn't give any hints. How could they guess it.

So Wen Juan smiled awkwardly.

"Brother Qiu, please stop beating around the bush. We can't guess. Just tell the truth." (End of Chapter)