Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

Although Martin Lawrence has improved rapidly, it does not mean that he has reached the level of a professional actor.

Many times Lin Daoqiu needed to teach him patiently, and this took a lot of time.

Fortunately, the drama "Rush Hour" doesn't require much attention to acting skills, and Martin Lawrence's role is not very complicated. In many cases, Lin Daoqiu even asked Martin Lawrence to act as usual.

If Martin Lawrence was the only protagonist in this drama, then Lin Daoqiu would probably extend the filming completion time a little longer.

But the good thing is that the real protagonist of this drama is Jackie Chan. Although Martin Lawrence is also one of the protagonists, his highlight in the drama is far less than Jackie Chan, so his performance will not affect this drama too much.

Even if Martin Lawrence's performance in "Rush Hour" is just average, Lin Daoqiu can still accept it.

After filming the scene at the pier, the next step was to film the scene with Jackie Chan and his family.

A few days ago, Lin Daoqiu had called Huang Baiming and asked Maggie Cheung to leave for the United States.

When Maggie Cheung arrived in the United States, she only rested for one night before being dragged to the set by Lin Daoqiu.

"You have to speak English throughout this play. It should be easy for you."

It was Maggie Cheung's first time to work with Lin Daoqiu. She looked dumb. Until now, she still can't believe that she could become Lin Daoqiu's actor and film with him.

"You have been married for several years, but Jackie Chan has been unable to stay with you and your children because of work. You have to express this when you perform."

Although Maggie Cheung's acting skills were not very good at this time, Lin Daoqiu spoke very carefully, and she listened very carefully.

After chatting with Maggie Cheung for a while, Jackie Chan and other staff were setting up the scene.

This scene is about the relationship between Jackie Chan and his family, and it also leads them to travel to the United States.

Martin Lawrence didn't have his part in the scene today, but he couldn't take any time off. He went to the scene and sat there, watching and studying.

For his first movie appearance, Martin Lawrence was very curious about everything, not to mention that it was his first time working with the team in Hong Kong.

At the end of the whole day, Martin Lawrence could sit still and didn't ask any questions. He really just watched from the sidelines.

He only occasionally runs to the side to exercise with the people in the family class, and then runs back to watch the filming. It can be said that he has never been idle.

"Mr. Lin, do you think it's possible for me to become an action star?"

Martin Lawrence, who was very interested in action scenes, approached Lin Daoqiu after the on-site shooting and looked at him expectantly.

If he can become an action star, he will become a respected star in Hollywood.

"This question should not be asked to me, but to yourself. If you want to become an action star, the most basic requirement is to practice the basic skills well, but this requires different efforts and persistence than ordinary people."

Lin Daoqiu doesn't have much idea about whether Martin Lawrence can become a kung fu star, because it doesn't have much to do with him.

In Lin Daoqiu's view, Martin Lawrence is a very good comedian, but if he is willing to spend more time on martial arts training, Lin Daoqiu is also very supportive, but he is afraid that he will not be able to persist.

Only those who have practiced martial arts know how hard it is to practice martial arts.

Although action stars may look glamorous, in order to maintain their figure, high-intensity exercise every day is commonplace for them.

After Martin Lawrence heard what Lin Daoqiu said, he nodded repeatedly, feeling that what the other party said was very reasonable.

"Thank you Mr. Lin, I know what I should do."

Martin Lawrence thanked Lin Daoqiu and then turned around and left. He didn't know what he planned.

The next day Lin Daoqiu came to the scene as usual. When he was about to enter the scene, he suddenly found that Martin Lawrence had already arrived and was practicing with the people in the family class.

Lin Daoqiu remembered that Martin Lawrence told him yesterday that he wanted to be an action star. It seemed that he was not just talking casually.

However, some people spend three days drying the net and two days fishing. Maybe they just have a temporary motivation. After a few days of practice, they really can't stand it anymore, and they give up the idea of ​​becoming an action star.

Although Lin Daoqiu hopes that Martin Lawrence can persevere, he will not give the other party any commitment or help, because these all depend on him.

The filming of "Rush Hour" went quite smoothly, largely due to the convenience provided by Longmeyer.

Without Longmeyer's help, Lin Daoqiu would have sent people to complete almost all the preparations for the shooting, which would take up to an unknown amount of time.

But with the help of Longmeyer, Lin Daoqiu only had to do the filming work well. All that was left was to tell the other party the scene he wanted in advance and let Longmeyer send someone to get it.

If it weren't for Longmeyer's strong support, "Rush Hour" would have taken at least eight months to complete according to the normal shooting schedule. If it were slower, it would take at least about a year.

If it weren't for the fact that Martin Lawrence's acting skills were still too raw, Lin Daoqiu was even sure that he would be able to finish filming the film in about two months and then enter post-production.

And while Lin Daoqiu was busy filming "Rush Hour", Kerkorian suddenly called him.

It had been a few months since they last talked on Neon.

Originally, Kerkorian thought that Lin Daoqiu did not contact him to lower the price, so he waited patiently after talking to Lin Daoqiu.

But for several months, Lin Daoqiu didn't even call him. Only then did Kerkorian realize that Lin Daoqiu was definitely not joking with him.

In the past, Kerkorian would not have even listened to the price of 800 million U.S. dollars, but now Lin Daoqiu's offer is already the best offer he has.

What's funny is that a few years ago, someone even offered one billion US dollars to buy MGM, but Kerkorian rejected it. At the time, he estimated MGM's value at 1.5 billion US dollars.

But now Kerkorian is almost at the end of his rope. If he cannot sell MGM and get cash as soon as possible, MGM may be forcibly closed down by then.

If it really comes to that point, judging from Kerkorian's age, his life will end in failure. That is because he will never allow himself to face such a situation.