Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 368 The Unknown Newcomer

Bao Shaogang didn't seem to be interested in investing in movies, and since he met Lin Daoqiu that day, there has been no news.

After all, [-] million US dollars is not a small amount, and who knows whether Lin Daoqiu will succeed or fail in four years.

For this kind of investment project with only half the success rate, Bao Shaogang is obviously more willing to invest the money in a safer place, and will not use it to take this risk for Lin Daoqiu.

And because of Bao Shaogang's relationship, the relationship between Lin Daoqiu and A Dong was completely broken.

But as the so-called Sangyu lost in the east and gained in the east, the 4000 million he got from A Dong can be regarded as greatly alleviating Lin Daoqiu's recent lack of money.

Now that he has money, he naturally wants to make movies, but Lin Daoqiu has to go to Hollywood first before going to Egypt.

He wanted to meet with Barry Diller, the boss of Paramount, to discuss "Home Alone" and find a leading actor for "The Mummy" along the way.

"Do you need me to recommend some actors for you?"

On the plane to Hollywood, Lin Daoqiu and Kars were sitting together. When the other party heard that Lin Daoqiu planned to find a leading actor for "The Mummy", he immediately became interested.

Moreover, Karls felt that Lin Daoqiu certainly didn't know as many actors as he did. After all, he grew up there and worked in Warner Bros., so he was naturally more familiar with Hollywood than Lin Daoqiu.

"Then tell me, anyway, I don't have a clue now."

Lin Daoqiu really couldn't think of any good candidates, so he didn't mind listening to Kars for any good suggestions.

"Have you seen the movie 'Mad Max'?"

It can be said that Lin Daoqiu seldom goes to the cinema to watch movies, let alone Hollywood movies, so he has not seen the movie Kars mentioned.

After seeing Lin Daoqiu shaking his head, Kars seemed to feel very sorry.

"Actually, this is an Australian movie with a small production cost, but the box office results are not bad, and I think the leading actor in it is really good, and it should meet your requirements."

Lin Daoqiu didn't understand why Kars praised this movie so much, but with Kars' professional knowledge, this movie must have its unique features.

"What's the name of the main character?"

"Mel Gibson."

When Kars finished saying the name, Lin Daoqiu suddenly turned his head to the other party.

"What did you say his name was?"

"Mel Gibson? What's the matter? Have you ever heard this man's name?"

How could Lin Daoqiu have never heard of Mel Gibson's name, and he even watched "Braveheart" directed by this guy.

But Lin Daoqiu would naturally not admit this, after all Mel Gibson is just a fledgling rookie now.

"I haven't heard of it. Is he a famous actor in Hollywood?"

Lin Daoqiu turned his head back, and then pretended to be nonchalant.

"That's not true. He's just a newcomer who has just acted in two films. He's still famous in Hollywood. It's just that his performance in it is very good. I think you can meet him."

Karls seemed to be eager to recommend Mel Gibson to Lin Daoqiu, because he really liked the actor.

Although Lin Daoqiu didn't have any expression on his face, he was already seriously considering whether to let Mel Gibson play the leading role in "The Mummy".

"Well, since you are so optimistic about him, please contact me and see when he has time to come and meet."

When Kars heard that Lin Daoqiu agreed, his face immediately showed a very happy look, and he nodded repeatedly.

"No problem, I will contact him for you after I get off the plane."

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Lin Daoqiu is not in a hurry to meet Mel Gibson. His top priority in Hollywood is to meet Barry Diller of Paramount.

The movie "Home Alone" is very important to Lin Daoqiu, because it determines the funding for next year's magic studio and subsequent production of other movies.

The production cycle of "Godzilla" will take at least two to three years, so not only can Lin Daoqiu not expect to make money from this movie, but he has to continue to burn money in it during the two or three years.

As for the movie "The Mummy", it's better. It didn't take long to finish filming this movie. In addition, the post-production should be between eight and ten months. If you calculate the time, it will be ready around July next year. release.

So now "Home Alone" has become Lin Daoqiu's only project that can make quick money, so he will naturally pay more attention to this movie.

The appointment time with Barry Diller was the morning of the third day Lin Daoqiu arrived in Hollywood. For this meeting, Barry Diller postponed a meeting for half an hour.

When Carls and Lin Daoqiu entered Barry Diller's office, Barry Diller, who had already got up to welcome Lin Daoqiu, was completely stunned for a few seconds after seeing Lin Daoqiu's face. .

Like everyone else, Barry Diller couldn't believe his eyes when he saw Lin Daoqiu.

He thought it was an incredible thing for him to parachute to Paramount at the age of 32, but compared with Lin Daoqiu in front of him, his glorious deeds were nothing at all.

Is this guy really only 20 years old?It looked like he was just a college student who was still studying.

Although Barry Diller seldom did such a thing as judging someone by their appearance, when he saw Lin Daoqiu today, Barry Diller couldn't help but put a question mark in his heart.

"Hi Mr. Lin, nice to meet you, I'm Barry Diller."

After he reacted, as the owner of this place, Barry Diller still smiled gracefully and stepped forward to Lin Daoqiu.

In fact, when Barry Diller was in a daze just now, Lin Daoqiu actually saw it, but he had already seen the strangeness, so now he doesn't feel anything.

"Hi Mr. Diller, nice to meet you too."

After the two parties finished their courtesies, Barry Diller invited Lin Daoqiu to sit on the sofa next to him.

"What would you like to drink? Tea or coffee? I have the most famous Bi..."

Barry Diller couldn't remember the name of the tea, but it was given to him by others, and it was said to be a very famous tea.

"Is it Biluochun?"

Seeing the other party's distressed look, Lin Daoqiu simply helped the other party fill in the name.

"That's right, it's called Biluochun, look at my memory, I always forget the name of this tea, it seems that I have to write a note on that tea, otherwise I won't be able to show it off in front of others next time. "

But as soon as Barry Diller finished speaking, Lin Daoqiu raised his hand to stop the other party from making tea.

"I won't drink tea today. If you don't mind, I'd like to try the coffee from Mr. Diller."

Barry Diller nodded repeatedly after listening, and then asked the secretary to make coffee for them.

"I have to say that Mr. Lin really knows the goods. Martha makes the best coffee I've ever had. If she leaves Paramount one day, I'm afraid I will resign with her."

When Barry Diller finished speaking, Kars couldn't help laughing, but Lin Daoqiu didn't respond at all.

Originally, Barry Diller wanted to use this method to test what kind of person Lin Daoqiu was, but now it seemed that he was a little different from what he thought. This young man seemed a little arrogant.

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