Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 903 Site Selection
"I'm afraid Lin Daoqiu will make a fool of himself this time."

It is rare to see Lin Daoqiu making an embarrassment, and Zou Wenhuai looks very happy.

When the primary selection for the Academy Awards began, Zou Wenhuai ordered that all cast members of Golden Harvest were not allowed to apply.

As for Di Bao, Pan Disheng's attitude was very ambiguous, and he didn't say whether to participate or not, but let those people decide for themselves.

But since the boss didn't say anything, how dare the people below rush to sign up.

"If the Golden Image Awards can be held, it will indeed be a great boost to the development of Xiangjiang Films, but if Lin Daoqiu can be held, it will be very detrimental to us."

He Guanchang is very clear that once the Golden Statue Awards are completed, the influence will radiate to the entire Southeast Asia.

But the problem now is that it is impossible for them to push Lin Daoqiu to the altar, and then go down the road by themselves.

"How's your talk with Pandey Sheng?"

Regarding the Golden Statue Awards, Zou Wenhuai is ready to watch the show this time.

What he is most concerned about now is the progress of the cooperation with Dibao.

"Pan Disheng's attitude is very strange, but according to my observation, he doesn't seem to want to cooperate with us."

As soon as He Guanchang finished speaking, Zou Wenhuai froze in place.

Di Bao didn't choose to join forces with Golden Harvest. Could it be that he planned to fight against New Oriental alone?What did Pan Disheng think of himself?

"Could it be that Pan Disheng plans to join forces with Lin Daoqiu?"

Thinking of this possibility, Zou Wenhuai's heart immediately rose to his throat.

If Pan Disheng and Lin Daoqiu join forces at that time, Xiangjiang Films will never have anything to do with Golden Harvest again.

"This is just my guess. Pan Disheng did not support the Academy Awards this time, which already represents his attitude towards Lin Daoqiu from the side."

If Pan Disheng really wanted to cooperate with Lin Daoqiu, he would stand up and express his support for the Hong Kong Film Awards.

Since he didn't do this, it means that Pan Disheng should still be in the wait-and-see stage.

I am afraid that he will not join forces with Golden Harvest until he realizes that there is no hope of cooperating with New Oriental.

"This guy looks young, but his methods are very sophisticated."

Zou Wenhuai was very angry when he said this, but what he had to admit now was that Golden Harvest was completely at the bottom and had no choice at all.

"I just heard a message from a friend. It is said that Lin Daoqiu is ready to apply to the Hong Kong government for a piece of land to build a studio."

This news is the last thing Zou Wenhuai wants to hear.

Once Lin Daoqiu's application is successful, the Fushandao studio will bear the brunt of it.

"Judging from Lin Daoqiu's current financial resources and reputation, the Hong Kong government is likely to approve his application."

He Guanchang's words were very weak, because they had already realized that this matter might be unstoppable.

Shaking his hand, Zou Wenhuai, who had just been happy for a while, now had a tired look on his face.

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"Mr. Lin, nice to meet you, my name is George Wharton, you can call me Wharton."

On this day, Lin Daoqiu brought Fang Jinsheng to the office of the Hong Kong government.

He had already applied to the Hong Kong government to set aside a piece of land for him to build a studio.

You must know that Lin Daoqiu is not only well-known in Hong Kong, but also in the world, especially in Hollywood.

Therefore, the Hong Kong government attached great importance to his application, and especially assigned George Wharton of the Construction and Construction Department to be in charge.

"Hi Mr. Wharton, nice to meet you."

Lin Daoqiu smiled and shook hands with each other, and then they sat down respectively.

"I have read the application submitted by Mr. Lin carefully. New Oriental Cinemas has made a lot of contributions to Xiangjiang Films, so it should have its own studio."

Before coming, the people above had already explained that they should try their best to meet Lin Daoqiu's request.

It is not a problem for the Hong Kong government to allocate a piece of land for him to build a studio.

"We have discussed in detail before and selected several lands for Mr. Lin to choose from."

Spreading out the map, George Wharton began to introduce to Lin Daoqiu the several candidates allocated to him by the Hong Kong government.

Xiangjiang is not a big place, and there are only so many places to choose from.

Fortunately, it is 1983, and there are still many places to choose from.

If it is changed to later generations, it can be said to be a very extravagant thing to build a movie studio in Xiangjiang.

After looking around, Lin Daoqiu was very interested in the location of one of the studios.

"I think the land in Tseung Kwan O is good, can I have a look?"

"Of course no problem, we can go there now if need be."

George Wharton nodded and agreed without thinking too much. It would be best if Lin Daoqiu could choose as soon as possible.

The Tseung Kwan O land that Lin Daoqiu chose was only about ten kilometers away from Golden Harvest's Fushan Road filming site, which can be considered very close.

And it's not too far from Shaw Brothers' Qingshuiwan studio, so it's a pretty good place.

Driving from the Hong Kong government office to the wasteland in Tseung Kwan O, Lin Daoqiu got out of the car and found that most of it was wasteland.

It's no wonder that the Hong Kong government will allow itself to build a studio here, probably because they want to use the New Oriental studio to develop this place.

"Mr. Lin, don't look at the desolation here, but it won't be long before it becomes very prosperous."

It is not without reason that George Wharton said this, because in 1983, the Development Department had decided to develop Tseung Kwan O as a new town.

This is also the seventh new town developed by Xiangjiang.

The plan to develop Tseung Kwan O is divided into three phases. The first phase is the development of Cui Lam and Po Lam, the second phase is the reclamation project of the bay and the development of the city center, and the third phase is the reclamation including the city center and the southern area of ​​the bay.

As long as the plan of the Hong Kong government is followed, Tseung Kwan O will become a prosperous place by then.

Lin Daoqiu didn't understand Xiangjiang's development at all, and he didn't have any impressions in his mind.

But what Lin Daoqiu needs now is a set, a place where he can film.

As for whether this place in Tseung Kwan O can develop into a bustling commercial district in the future, this is not something that Lin Daoqiu can control.

"Thank you, Mr. Wharton, I like this place very much, so I chose this place."

Lin Daoqiu just walked around here, and then directly chose the land of Tseung Kwan O to build New Oriental's studio.

"Mr. Lin's decision is very wise. If it were me, I would also choose the Tseung Kwan O land to build the studio."

George Wharton also seemed to agree with Lin Daoqiu's decision. After all, in his eyes, the land in Tseung Kwan O is definitely the best choice in terms of the convenience of transportation and future development prospects.

Lin Daoqiu chose to build a new studio here. This decision is indeed very good.

(End of this chapter)