Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

After shaking hands with Lin Daoqiu, Zhang Guoming quickly sat down.

"To be honest, director, I have actually seen the film "Interstellar" you filmed before."

When Lin Daoqiu mentioned the drama "Interstellar Blunt", Zhang Guoming's face slowly started to turn red.

He really wanted to make that movie well, and Shaw Brothers also gave him a lot of support. But unfortunately, the final effect failed to meet Zhang Guoming's expectations, and the box office was naturally a mess.

If it weren't for this, Zhang Guoming's path in the film industry wouldn't be so difficult.

"Except for some things in that drama, the science fiction elements in it were pretty good."

Zhang Guoming didn't dare to answer the question because he didn't think the movie "Interstellar Blunt" was well shot, but he didn't dare to refute what Lin Daoqiu said, so he could only keep nodding.

"Over the years, apart from the "Godzilla" I shot, Hong Kong really doesn't have a sci-fi movie that is truly its own. I want to cultivate talents in this area, and Director Zhang is one of my candidates.

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Lin Daoqiu didn't need to do anything like visiting the thatched cottage three times, or being moved by emotion and reasoning.

What attracted Lin Daoqiu to Zhang Guoming the most was that he was making a science fiction movie, but his abilities were not at the top level.

What Lin Daoqiu has to do is to train him to become the top science fiction film director in Hong Kong, and then slowly spread his business in Hong Kong.

"I'm very grateful to Mr. Lin for thinking so highly of me, but my previous results were not satisfactory. Aren't Mr. Lin afraid that I will ruin your movie?"

Although Zhang Guoming really wanted to get this opportunity, he was also worried that if he screwed up the opportunity given by Lin Daoqiu, there would probably be no such figure as him in the Hong Kong film industry in the future.

"I believe in Director Zhang's ability, and Wang Jing will be the screenwriter and producer of this drama. If you two work together, I believe we can learn from each other's strengths."

Zhang Guoming's worries are actually unnecessary. After all, Lin Daoqiu has no intention of leaving a large-scale production with tens of millions of investments directly to him alone.

Hearing what Lin Daoqiu said, Zhang Guoming felt a little more relaxed. If Lin Daoqiu really threw all this drama on his head, you can imagine how much pressure Zhang Guoming would feel.

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"The plot of this movie will be discussed and constructed by you and Wang Jing, but I hope that since it is a science fiction movie, enough science fiction elements will be added to the plot, and Magic Studio will provide you with help in terms of special effects."

The reputation of Magic Studio is not only very influential in Hong Kong, but also in major film markets in Asia and the world.

Being able to get the assistance of Magic Studio will have a decisive impact on whether this science fiction movie can be successfully made.

Lin Daoqiu did not stay long. He and Zhang Guoming left after a brief chat.

After Lin Daoqiu left, Zhang Guoming breathed a sigh of relief.

"Brother, don't be so nervous. Helping Mr. Lin film a movie is definitely a good job."

Wang Jing has been with Lin Daoqiu for so long, and he knows very well how generous Lin Daoqiu is in investing in movies.

"Ah Jing, you are not nervous. You are a celebrity around Mr. Lin. I am just a young director. You should have told me on the phone that you were going to meet Mr. Lin today."

Zhang Guoming was still blaming Wang Jing for not telling him in advance that the person who wanted to see him was Lin Daoqiu. If he had known that this was the case, he would have had to change into a suit.

"Mr. Lin is completely different from ordinary tycoons. You only need to think about how to make a good movie. As for things other than movies, Mr. Lin doesn't care."

Compared with Wang Jing, Zhang Guoming only knew about Lin Daoqiu from newspapers and magazines, or from chatting with colleagues in the industry.

A big shot like him would actually ask him to meet. At this time, Zhang Guoming couldn't believe it.

"Ah...I even forgot to ask Mr. Lin what the budget of this play is."

Zhang Guoming still doesn't know the budget of this drama. If he doesn't even know the budget, then he doesn't know what to do next.

Seeing Zhang Guoming's surprised look, Wang Jing found it funny.

"The male lead of this drama is Xu Guanjie, the female lead is Wang Zuxian, and Ti Lung. As for the budget of this drama..."

When Wang Jing said this, he stretched out two fingers towards Zhang Guoming.

When Zhang Guoming saw that the budget of this drama was as high as 20 million, his heart began to beat violently again.

Leaving aside the actors' remuneration, there is at least more than 10 million left to shoot this movie, but if the special effects cost too much, other aspects may have to be reduced by then.

When Zhang Guoming told Wang Jing his thoughts, the other party laughed out loud.

"The budget of this drama does not include the cost of special effects. Magic Studio will help us with the special effects part for free."

In fact, what Zhang Guoming didn't know was that Wang Jing had the same worries as him before.

However, Lin Daoqiu dispelled his worries with just one sentence.

According to Lin Daoqiu, if you wanted to make a good science fiction movie with 20 million Hong Kong dollars, it might have been possible five years ago, but it is absolutely impossible now.

"But don't be too happy too early. Mr. Lin is talking about on-site shooting. If the desert is real, the ancient tomb can be built on the set of Magic Studio."

It was impossible for Lin Daoqiu to let them actually dig an ancient tomb in the desert, but it was necessary to go to the scene for filming, and the cost in this regard was actually not much.

"If that's the case, it's absolutely fine. The remaining over 10 million will be used for filming. I have never made a movie with such abundant funds in my life."

Zhang Guoming's previous film "Interstellar" didn't cost much in film remuneration, but he spent a lot of money on special effects.

Moreover, the whole movie was shot in Hong Kong, so the cost was not much except for the special effects.

Since Lin Daoqiu saved so much budget for them this time, Zhang Guoming knew very well that Lin Daoqiu did not want them to save money for this movie, but wanted them to use the money they saved on the details of the movie.

"As for the script, I'm afraid the two of us have to discuss it carefully. The story is probably like this..."

Originally, Wang Jing planned to write the script by himself, but Zhang Guoming was also the director of the play after all, and Lin Daoqiu said that the two of them should learn from each other's strengths, so Wang Jing decided to write the script with Zhang Guoming.

Zhang Guoming listened very carefully, after all, this was an excellent opportunity for him.

As long as he seizes this opportunity, he will no longer be the unknown little director.