Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

It is absolutely impossible to say that Cheng Gang does not want to film, but since the conflict with Deng Guangrong, Cheng Gang went to Baodao.

No one has approached Cheng Gang to film for so many years. Deng Guangrong is only a small part of the reason, but more importantly, the investors can't stand Cheng Gang's temper.

Overspending and delays are commonplace, and he is very stubborn and does not know how to adapt. In addition, Cheng Gang does not have very outstanding results, so it is like this.

After Lin Daoqiu finished asking this question, both Cheng Gang and Cheng Xiaodong were stunned at the same time.

"Mr. Lin, are you kidding? I have a stubborn temper. It is common for filming to be delayed and overrun. No one has asked me to film for so many years, which proves that I am not popular in the film industry."

Cheng Gang himself is also very open-minded. After all, he is a very talented screenwriter. Naturally, such a person will not be taken for granted.

"Speaking of Director Cheng, you may have heard of him. I am also a screenwriter, so I deeply agree with Director Cheng's persistence."

Lin Daoqiu is also a screenwriter. He almost doesn't like being a director. He still holds the title of screenwriter, and at most he is a producer.

Cheng Gang had heard a lot of rumors about Lin Daoqiu, and Cheng Xiaodong had been with Lin Daoqiu these years, so he knew more or less something about Lin Daoqiu.

At this time, Lin Daoqiu, the New Oriental Film Company in his hands, could be said to be arrogant in Hong Kong.

If it weren't for Shaw's relationship, I'm afraid Lin Daoqiu would have dominated the Hong Kong film industry by now.

Lin Daoqiu, who was able to achieve such an achievement, was only twenty-five years old at this time. It is simply unbelievable that this is a fact.

"I wonder if Director Cheng has noticed that this year, Hong Kong is rich in martial arts and comedy movies, but there are almost no horror movies."

As soon as Lin Daoqiu finished speaking, Cheng Gang nodded repeatedly.

In recent years, Xiangjiang Film has indeed become the most influential film market in Asia, but more than 99% of it is action and comedy films.

As for other types of movies, there is almost no foothold in Hong Kong, so naturally no one will invest in this type of movie.

Although Lin Zhengying's "Mr. Zombie" trilogy was very popular in the past few years, with a cumulative box office of over 100 million, in Cheng Gang's eyes, "Mr. Zombie" is not a horror movie at all, but just a kung fu comedy with a zombie theme.

"Mr. Lin is indeed right. In recent years, the most popular movies in Hong Kong are kung fu and comedy, and there are very few other types of movies."

Having said this, Cheng Gang was very sad, but this was a very normal thing.

Kung fu and comedy movies are popular among everyone. As long as these movies can still sell well, smart investors will naturally not set their sights on other movies.

Although a small number of independent filmmakers or companies are making other types of films every year, the profits are not large, which is why everyone is unwilling to spend too much energy and money in this area.

"The reason why I talked to Ah Seng about Director Cheng yesterday was because of McDonald's relationship. He was recently directing a movie called "Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldiers", and something happened."

Lin Daoqiu briefly told Cheng Gang what happened in "Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldiers". After hearing this, the expression on the other party's face looked very strange.

After pondering for a long time? Cheng just spoke slowly.

"Director Mai's efforts to pursue authenticity in the film are really admirable. But doing so is too dangerous for the actors and should not be done."

Even Cheng Gang felt it was inappropriate to act like McDonald's. But to a certain extent, he still agreed with McDonald's move.

"Since I am the president of the Performing Arts Association, I naturally hope that Hong Kong's movies can develop in a diversified way. If there are only comedies and action movies, it would be too thin."

If Lin Daoqiu wants to film a movie with Cheng Gang, it will definitely not be a comedy or action film. If that's the case, he can definitely find someone else to film it.

But since it is Cheng Gang who has been found, what type of movie does Lin Daoqiu want him to make? It is definitely not an ordinary type of movie.

"Having a responsible president like Mr. Lin is definitely a good thing for the cast and crew of Xiangjiang Film."

Lin Daoqiu didn't care at all how much Cheng Gang's words came from the bottom of his heart. What he wanted to know was whether Cheng Gang was willing to accept his invitation and come out again.

Regarding this topic, Cheng Gang did not immediately give a definite answer, although Lin Daoqiu extended an invitation to him, which made Cheng Gang feel very proud.

But once he accepted Lin Daoqiu's invitation, it was really not a good thing for Cheng Gang.

After leaving New Oriental Company, Cheng Xiaodong finally couldn't help but ask out his inner doubts.

"Dad, Mr. Lin invites you to come out. What a great opportunity this is. What are you still hesitating about?"

Cheng Xiaodong really couldn't understand what else he should consider for such a good opportunity. He should just nod and agree.

You must know that filming for Lin Daoqiu requires people, money, and money. As long as it is something you can imagine, Lin Daoqiu can satisfy you.

However, Cheng Gang seemed very calm. After all, he had not seen any big storms in so many years, even though Lin Daoqiu's invitation was indeed very attractive to him.

"Is it really a good thing that I accepted Mr. Lin's invitation to come back?"

I don’t know if Cheng Gang said this to himself or if he was asking Cheng Xiaodong.

"Of course it's a good thing. You've been in Baodao for so many years and no one has asked you to film. This time Mr. Lin has extended an olive branch to you. Don't you want to clear your name?"

Cheng Xiaodong was extremely anxious. He felt that with his father's ability and the help of Lin Daoqiu, he would definitely be able to make a film with outstanding results.

"Since you know that no one has asked me to film in these years, you should also know the reason. If I offend Mr. Lin by then, do you think you and I can still hang out in Hong Kong?"

Cheng Gang's question confused Cheng Xiaodong.

He had only thought about getting Cheng Gang to agree to Lin Daoqiu's request, but he had not carefully considered that if his father and Lin Daoqiu had a conflict, it would not be a joke.

Previously, they only offended one Deng Guangrong and made Cheng Gang retreat to Baodao. If it was Lin Daoqiu who was offended, then the father and son could bid farewell to the film industry as soon as possible and switch to other jobs.

"Okay, let me think about it carefully and stop asking questions. If you don't bother me, I still find it annoying."

After Cheng Gang said this, Cheng Xiaodong immediately shut his mouth.

Originally, he hoped that Cheng Gang would accept Lin Daoqiu's invitation and come out again, but now his thoughts have become contradictory.

On the one hand, he hopes that his father will come back, but on the other hand, he is worried about what Cheng just said.

Even after overthinking, he couldn't come up with a solution that had the best of both worlds. In the end, Cheng Xiaodong decided to give up and let Cheng Gang make his own decision.