Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

Lin Daoqiu would never believe that Cheng Xiaodong suddenly brought Cheng Gang to see him just to express his gratitude for taking care of Cheng Xiaodong all these years.

As for their purpose of coming, Lin Daoqiu couldn't guess for a while.

After some simple greetings, and after asking the two of them to sit down, Lin Daoqiu asked Fang Jinsheng to make tea for Cheng Gang and the others.

Cheng Xiaodong seemed a little nervous, obviously a far cry from his father Cheng Gang's calmness.

If it were Cheng Xiaodong who came to see Lin Daoqiu himself, he really wouldn't know how to speak like this.

"Is Ah Dong's work going well recently? Since the end of the Academy Awards, I went to Baodao to film, and I just came back recently."

Lin Daoqiu went to Baodao to film "Royal Senior Sister" before, but he actually didn't know much about Cheng Xiaodong's current situation.

When Cheng Xiaodong heard that Lin Daoqiu took the initiative to bring up this topic, he quickly answered.

"Work went very smoothly. There were so many big brothers here, so I almost didn't have to worry about anything when filming."

What Cheng Xiaodong said was very true, but as soon as he finished speaking, Cheng Gang glared at him.

He may not think there is anything wrong with this sentence, but as long as he chews it a little, he can tell that Cheng Xiaodong, the director, seems to have failed to play his role.

Although Cheng Xiaodong came to complain to Lin Daoqiu today, he did not say it in this way, which made him seem a bit useless.

Sure enough, after Cheng Xiaodong finished speaking, Lin Daoqiu had probably heard the meaning of Cheng Xiaodong's words.

It is really not an easy task for him to assist Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao, the three top martial arts superstars, in filming, but it is also a very simple job.

If the director and the director had no ideas, they could just follow Jackie Chan's instructions and it would be extremely easy.

When the time comes, their names will naturally appear on the movie subtitles. This will kill two birds with one stone and won't require too much effort. It's really a beautiful thing.

But for directors with ideas, working with Jackie Chan and others is definitely a painful thing. After all, they all have their own ideas and have outstanding abilities.

Especially in terms of martial arts and action design, there are very few people in Hong Kong who can compare with them.

Although Cheng Gang was very reluctant to let his son be looked down upon, the reality was what it was and he really couldn't change it.

"A Dong, if you really think so, it would be a bit inappropriate."

After thinking about it, Lin Daoqiu decided to reveal his true intention of letting Cheng Xiaodong join the directing team.

Cheng Gang had already guessed what Lin Daoqiu was going to say, but he still pretended to know nothing.

Cheng Xiaodong showed a shocked expression. He didn't understand what he had done wrong.

"The drama "The Club of Heroes" brings together almost all the celebrities who can be named in Hong Kong. There are countless martial arts stars in it. Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and Yuen Biao, the three top martial arts superstars in Hong Kong, are indeed very good, but...

…”

Lin Daoqiu paused, and then continued: "I asked you and Yuan Kui to be the directors of this drama. I hope that you can use your own advantages to assist Mai Jia in filming this drama, rather than let this drama

The play becomes a movie in their style.”

Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung both have their own styles. If Cheng Xiaodong lets them go, "The Club of Heroes" will probably become a Jackie Chan or Sammo Hung-style movie.

It's not that their style is not good, but that the movie "Meeting of Heroes" was not prepared for them? So Lin Daoqiu naturally doesn't want their own style to affect the entire movie.

Cheng Xiaodong lowered his head silently after what Lin Daoqiu said, looking like a primary school student who had done something wrong.

Next to him, Cheng Gang was also shaking his head repeatedly. It seemed that he felt helpless that Cheng Xiaodong's elm-headed head could not open up.

"Actually, it's my fault that I didn't make it clear to you at the beginning, but it's not too late now. The old building will take more than a week. As for the plot of Sammo Hung? You stop first and bring the footage to me.

I’ll talk about it later.”

It's not that Lin Daoqiu doesn't believe in Cheng Xiaodong's ability? But he had already started filming before he didn't understand what he meant.

Fortunately, the building for the main plot has not been completed yet. Otherwise, in two months, Maijia and the others might have already finished filming the film. If they have to reshoot by then, it will be another troublesome thing.

Now that Lin Daoqiu has spoken? Cheng Xiaodong naturally does not dare to say no.

Cheng Gang on the side saw that Cheng Xiaodong was almost beaten by Lin Daoqiu? Only then did he speak.

"Mr. Lin? In fact, Xiaodong is a kid who has his own ideas. But his personality is a bit soft. It's okay to be a martial arts instructor, but he needs some training to be a director."

It sounded like Cheng was explaining to Lin Daoqiu, but in fact he wanted to test it out to see if Lin Daoqiu had the idea of ​​​​cultivating Cheng Xiaodong.

"In fact, A Dong has always been a director that I am very optimistic about. I have been working with him since I was in Li. I believe that A Dong will make achievements sooner or later."

Cheng Xiaodong's most famous movie is "A Chinese Ghost Story" released in 1987.

Although Tsui Hark, who is the producer of this drama, is the soul of the whole drama, Cheng Xiaodong also has the title of director in it.

But now Cheng Xiaodong is just a relatively unknown director.

"Thank you for the compliment, Mr. Lin. Actually, I still have a lot to learn."

Cheng Xiaodong waved his hands repeatedly. Although Lin Daoqiu praised him, he could not accept the compliments with peace of mind.

"The "Meeting of Heroes" is a good opportunity to accumulate experience. It will definitely not be a bad thing for you to seize this opportunity."

This is what Lin Daoqiu said. If Cheng Xiaodong still can't understand, then it's hard for him to say anything.

Cheng Xiaodong thanked him repeatedly, but what Lin Daoqiu probably didn't expect was that the other party really didn't hear what he meant.

Fortunately, there was Cheng Gang next to him. Although Cheng Xiaodong didn't understand it, Cheng Gang heard it clearly.

Although he is probably there, if Cheng Xiaodong can satisfy Lin Daoqiu after the end of "Meeting of Heroes", then he will get some opportunities in the future.

He didn't expect that his stupid son would be able to get into Lin Daoqiu's eyes. Cheng Gang was worried that Lin Daoqiu didn't like Cheng Xiaodong before, but now his worries have disappeared with Lin Daoqiu's words just now.

Originally, Cheng Gang's harvest today was limited to this, but he didn't expect Lin Daoqiu to suddenly turn the topic to him.

"Director Cheng has been away from the Hong Kong film industry for so many years, has he ever thought about making a comeback?"

Originally, the conversation was all about Cheng Xiaodong, but unexpectedly Lin Daoqiu changed the topic and suddenly talked about himself, which made Cheng Gang and Cheng Xiaodong open their eyes almost at the same time.