Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

"Mr. Wu, what should we do now?"

Golden Harvest wants "Drunken Master" to compete with "Mr. Zan and Looking for Money", which is a huge blow to Jackie Chan.

Originally, "Snake" has already won a good box office. As long as it continues, Jackie Chan will be able to stabilize his status as a martial arts star.

But I didn't expect that Jiahe would pull out such a trick at this time. It was really abominable.

Wu Siyuan actually doesn't care whether Jackie Chan can become famous or not. What he is most worried about now is that the box office of "Drunken Master", which he invested in and filmed, will be greatly reduced.

"Aaron, I don't know what to do. That guy He Guanchang has already said it to death. It seems that they are determined to do it."

Wu Siyuan has figured out that the reason why He Guanchang did this was probably because he didn't want Jackie Chan to become famous and was worried that he would threaten Yuan Biao's status.

After all, Jackie Chan is Luo Wei's man and has nothing to do with Jiahe. If he defeats Yuan Biao, Jiahe will be disgraced.

Jackie Chan was so anxious that he started pacing around the room. He couldn't calm down and think of a solution.

But even if he calms down now, he probably won't be able to come up with any good ideas.

"How about... how about I go find Senior Brother and ask him to help change the schedule."

Jackie Chan feels that the only way now is to go to Sammo Hung for help and intercede, and maybe there will be a turn for the better.

But Wu Siyuan just shook his head with a wry smile.

"You'd better not go. I don't think Sammo Hung can convince Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang."

In fact, there is one thing that Wu Siyuan did not say, that is, Sammo Hung is probably on Yuan Biao's side, after all, he is also one of the protagonists of that drama.

Moreover, he and Yuen Biao are almost tied together now. Although it cannot be said that they both prosper and lose, but compared to Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung is probably more inclined to Yuen Biao.

"Then we just sit back and wait for death?"

Jackie Chan covered his head with his hands and looked very depressed.

"Aaron, there are many difficulties that need to be overcome in life. I'm afraid this is the difficulty you will encounter."

Wu Siyuan was tricked by He Guanchang, and he was already aggrieved. If "Drunken Master" did not do well at the box office this time, he would never let the other party have an easy time.

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"There is really something good to watch this time."

Lin Daoqiu did not expect that this rumor actually caused He Guanchang to arrange "Drunken Master" and "Mr. Zan and Looking for Money" into the same schedule.

"Does Brother Qiu think Jackie Chan can beat Yuan Biao?"

Although Wen Jun was very unhappy with Sammo Hung and the others, even he didn't think Jackie Chan could compare to Yuen Biao.

"I heard that these two dramas are both kung fu comedies, and the competition at this time is the fame of the leading actors.

Although Yuen Biao only took 5 million at the box office this time, his reputation is still there, and it is impossible for Jackie Chan to win over Yuan Biao."

Zheng Danrui on the side is not optimistic about what threat Jackie Chan can pose to Yuan Biao.

He even felt that if it were not arranged this way, the results of Jackie Chan's "Drunken Master" would definitely be better.

"By the way, I brought you here today because there is something I want you to do."

Lin Daoqiu didn't expect He Guanchang to be so cooperative. If so, he wanted to join in the fun.

However, because he still has a lot of things to do in Baodao, he simply has no time to spare, so this time he plans to let Zheng Danrui and Wen Jun return to Hong Kong to take charge of the drama.

"Brother Qiu, why are you so polite to us? If you have anything to say, just say it."

Lin Daoqiu smiled and nodded, then turned around and took a notebook and handed it to Wen Juan.

"I want you to go back to Xiangjiang now, take pictures of this book, and join in the fun together."

Wen Juan took a look at the notebook handed over by Lin Daoqiu. It seemed that it should be a script.

""Zai Wang Lao Wu"?"

Looking at the name, I think it's very ordinary, but the script coming out of Lin Daoqiu's hand is definitely extraordinary.

However, the two of them thought at the beginning that Lin Daoqiu was going to make a kung fu comedy.

"This is a low-cost urban romantic comedy. I plan to use Zhong Zhentao as the male lead. As for the female lead..."

This movie "The King Again" was released in 1989 and took in nearly 8 million at the box office.

Originally, the heroine of this drama was Maggie Cheung, but now that she is only 14 years old, it is impossible for her to act.

So Lin Daoqiu had to change a heroine, but he couldn't figure out which talent to use.

"Let Yu An'an play the role. As for the other choices, it's up to you."

Because he couldn't think of any good candidates at the moment, Lin Daoqiu simply gave the role to Yu An'an.

Zheng Danrui and Wen Juan did not expect that Lin Daoqiu would let them take the leading role this time, and their faces were so happy that they almost smiled.

"Don't be so happy yet. Don't look at this. This is a low-cost urban comedy, but it is not easy to shoot well. You have to put more effort into it."

Lin Daoqiu had no illusions that he could beat Yuen Biao and Jackie Chan with this drama. He just wanted to lower their box office.

But he would not say such things out loud. If they knew about it, it would probably greatly damage their confidence.

"Brother Qiu, don't worry, we will definitely try our best to make this drama a success."

Wen Juan and Zheng Danrui nodded vigorously.

"I'll give you 300,000 yuan for the budget of this drama. My requirements are not high, as long as we don't lose money."

Hearing what Lin Daoqiu said, Zheng Danrui and Wen Juan's faces suddenly lost their composure.

Lin Daoqiu had won tens of millions at the box office before. Now, as long as this drama does not lose money, wouldn't it mean that it will pass as long as it breaks one million?

If people knew that Lin Daoqiu's new drama only took one million at the box office, I'm afraid other people would laugh their big teeth off.

"Let me declare first that my name will not appear on the cast and crew list of this drama. Just like before, the screenwriter will use your two names."

The two of them seemed to be used to Lin Daoqiu's request, so they didn't have any objections.

"As for the director of this drama, you can ask Eric Tsang to be the director."

The two of them had worked with Eric Tsang before on "Master Qian", so they were no strangers to each other.

But even so, these two guys still lack confidence in themselves.

After all, they had only worked as screenwriters before and had never made a movie independently.

"You have been following me for a while, and this play is not very difficult. It is just right for you to practice, but you have to remember..."

Lin Daoqiu suddenly changed his serious tone and said: "The plot must be coherent. You can't just change it randomly just because you want to add jokes. That will only drive the audience away."

What he is most worried about is that Wen Jun and Zheng Danrui have changed the plot to make it nondescript in order to add jokes. This is also a bad habit of many directors and screenwriters in Hong Kong.

They blindly pursue the effect of martial arts or comedy, which leads to the plot being changed piecemeal during filming, which is very bad.

"Brother Qiu, don't worry, we won't make random changes."

When Wen Juan and Zheng Danrui saw that Lin Daoqiu suddenly became serious, they did not dare to neglect, and quickly nodded and agreed.