Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

"I don't have a fixed place yet. I have submitted manuscripts to many film companies during this period, but I haven't heard back."

Wong Kar-Wai had no choice but to tell Lin Daoqiu and made up a lie.

Even if the other party knew about it by then, he could still deduce that it was Di Bao who fell in love with his script later, so he cooperated with the other party.

Anyway, at this time, there is no way that Wong Kar-wai dares to say in front of Lin Daoqiu that he has been in contact with Di Bao and even wants to cooperate with them.

Just now, Wong Kar-wai didn't answer Lin Daoqiu's question immediately, and he was already feeling strange.

After hearing Wong Kar-wai's answer, Lin Daoqiu knew immediately that the other party must be lying in front of him.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have looked so embarrassed just now, racking his brains to think of how to answer.

But even so, Lin Daoqiu had no intention of exposing him, because Lin Daoqiu really didn't have much interest in Wong Kar-wai.

It's not that the movies this guy makes can't make money, so Lin Daoqiu doesn't like him.

It's because Wong Kar-wai's filming is not only wasteful, but also very time-consuming.

Even if there is a script written for him at the beginning, he can not use it at all during the filming, and then re-revise it to make the movie he wants.

Although the final effect is highly appreciated by professional filmmakers, not many people in the public can appreciate Wong Kar-wai's films. This can be seen from the box office revenue of his films.

If it's to win an award, filming with Wong Kar Wai is absolutely the right choice.

But if you want to get good box office, then compared with Wong Kar-Wai, Liu Zhenwei is obviously a better choice.

In Lin Daoqiu's view, Liu Zhenwei can be regarded as a food stall chef. He will cook whatever ingredients are available, and he will never fail to take pictures because the ingredients are not good enough.

In the previous life, Wong Kar-wai once cheated investors because of "Ashes of Time".

Later, it was Liu Zhenwei who stood up to support him, brought together the actors of "Ashes of Time", and in less than a month made a classic comedy called "East and West".

On the other hand, the performance of "Ashes of Time" produced by Wong Kar-Wai at the box office cannot be compared with "The Last Day".

"Screenwriter Wang is still very capable, but he hasn't found a good opportunity yet. I believe you will be able to shine in the future."

Lin Daoqiu has no intention of recruiting Wong Kar-wai, and he does not want him to join New Oriental again.

Since he couldn't stay in the first place, it was impossible for him to invite him back to New Oriental or New Art City.

However, Lin Daoqiu is quite interested in recruiting Liu Zhenwei next to Wong Kar-wai.

"I wonder where Mr. Liu is currently employed?"

Lin Daoqiu suddenly turned the topic to Liu Zhenwei.

Liu Zhenwei originally thought that a big shot like Lin Daoqiu would not pay attention to him, but he did not expect that the other party would take the initiative to talk to him.

"Mr. Lin, I've actually been looking for something to do, but many companies think I'm not very capable, so I haven't found a suitable job yet."

Liu Zhenwei wanted to find a job as a screenwriter, but he had looked for many companies, large and small, but none of them liked him.

"If that's the case, why not try it at East TV? The screenwriting department there is recruiting people. I believe that Mr. Liu's ability will definitely make him qualified for the job of TV screenwriter in the future, and he can then move to New Oriental to work."

Lin Daoqiu did not recruit Liu Zhenwei to New Oriental immediately, but asked him to stay at Dongshi for a while first.

Although Lin Daoqiu had no doubts about Liu Zhenwei's ability, it would be best to let it go for a while.

Liu Zhenwei originally thought that when Lin Daoqiu called them over today, the main topic would be Wong Kar-wai who was the focus, but he did not expect that the other party would suddenly extend an olive branch to him.

The stunned Liu Zhenwei looked at Lin Daoqiu, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

Wong Kar-wai next to him looked at Liu Zhenwei in surprise. He seemed shocked that Lin Daoqiu suddenly extended an olive branch to his good brother.

"What's wrong? Does Mr. Liu still have any concerns?"

Lin Daoqiu looked at Liu Zhenwei with confusion.

Hearing what the other party said, Liu Zhenwei quickly shook his head.

"No... it's nothing. Since Mr. Lin said this, then of course I would rather obey him respectfully. I can go to work at Dongshi tomorrow."

Being able to join Dongshi is definitely not a bad thing for Liu Zhenwei. After all, he has been looking for a job for a long time and no one is willing to hire him yet.

Apart from film and television related work, Liu Zhenwei does not have much interest in other jobs.

He will only consider changing careers unless he has no other choice. Otherwise, as long as he can engage in film and television-related industries, he will be happy to accept it.

"There's no need to be in such a hurry. At least you have to wait until the new year is over. I'll give you a phone call. Then you can go find him and report."

Lin Daoqiu wrote Wen Juan's phone number to Liu Zhenwei, who immediately took it respectfully and carefully put it into his jacket pocket.

Wong Kar-wai and Liu Zhenwei ate this meal very cautiously. After all, it was difficult for them to let go in front of Lin Daoqiu.

After finally finishing their meal, Wong Kar-wai and Liu Zhenwei said goodbye to Lin Daoqiu.

After walking out of the restaurant, Wong Kar-wai breathed a sigh of relief.

"If I had known earlier, I wouldn't have gone out today. I didn't expect to meet Mr. Lin here."

From Wong Kar-wai's point of view, meeting Lin Daoqiu here was a very bad thing. Fortunately, he had been smart enough not to tell the story about Di Bao, otherwise he might have been in trouble.

After Wong Kar-wai finished speaking, he suddenly felt strange because Liu Zhenwei next to him didn't say a word.

"What are you doing here?"

Wong Kar-Wai patted the opponent on the shoulder, which shocked Liu Zhenwei.

"Chixian, why are you slapping me so hard? Do you want to scare people to death?"

Liu Zhenwei glared at Wong Kar-wai.

"And I wasn't in a daze. In fact, I was thinking about when to call Wen Juan."

"Didn't Mr. Lin say that he would go to work after the Chinese New Year? Why are you in such a hurry?"

Wong Kar-wai couldn't understand why Liu Zhenwei was so anxious to go to work. Lin Daoqiu said that he was talking about it after the New Year.

"Mr. Lin's words are just polite words. If I really delay going to work until after the new year, people will definitely say that I have no brains. If I go early, won't it appear that I am proactive? Yep."

Wong Kar-Wai shook his head while listening. He really couldn't understand. He just got a screenwriter job for a TV station. Is Liu Zhenwei so happy?