Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

The gentle laughter brings warmth to me

You inject me with strong electricity of joy...

This song "Love in the Past" is the theme song of "A Better Tomorrow".

It was composed by Huang Zhan and Gu Jiahui, the two "Hui Huang" saints, and performed by Leslie Cheung.

In order to come up with this song, Lin Daoqiu and Gu Jiahui have been working hard for a long time. During this period, they deliberately pretended to have sudden inspiration and squeezed each other out piece by piece.

It is precisely because of this that in just two weeks, the song "Love of the Past" was successfully born.

Leslie Cheung's singing skills are naturally impeccable, but Lin Daoqiu did not let him enter the studio to record this song immediately.

"After you finish filming "A Better Tomorrow," you'll be recording in the studio."

The day after the song "Love of the Past" was finished, Leslie Cheung got the lyrics and music and liked it very much after reading it, and wanted to go into the studio to record it immediately.

But Lin Daoqiu stopped him from doing this, and instead asked him to wait until he finished filming "A Better Tomorrow" before entering the studio for recording.

At first Leslie Cheung was a little confused as to why Lin Daoqiu did this, but after he finished filming "A Better Tomorrow", he understood why Lin Daoqiu had such a request.

Compared with the previous life, Lin Daoqiu's story of "A Better Tomorrow" has almost no major changes.

Song Zihao, played by Ti Lung, and Xiao Ma, played by Chow Yun-fat, are both important figures in the international counterfeit banknote syndicate.

When Song Zihao took his subordinate Tan Cheng to Baodao to trade counterfeit banknotes with the other party, Song Zihao was betrayed by Tan Cheng. After the shootout, Song Zihao was injured and was arrested by the police who arrived.

When Xiao Ma in Xiangjiang heard that Song Zihao was arrested, he went to Treasure Island alone, and then went to Fenglin Pavilion alone to kill the gang leader, but his leg was injured and became lame.

At this point in the story, most people think that Brother Ma should not be treated like this.

In particular, it is really unacceptable for such a charming character like Xiao Ma to become lame.

Even after Tsui Hark saw this, he wondered if he could make some slight modifications so that Ponyboy pretended to be lame and just had to wait patiently for revenge.

However, Lin Daoqiu rejected Tsui Hark's suggestion.

"Brother Ma is a tragic hero. His ending was destined to be like this from the beginning, so even if he is not lame, he cannot change his fate."

Tsui Hark still couldn't accept Lin Daoqiu's explanation, but since the other party was the boss and the screenwriter of the drama, he naturally had nothing to say.

Originally, Ponyboy's role in the previous life was not much, but Chow Yun-fat's wonderful performance made Tsui Hark and John Woo keep adding more roles for him, so Leslie Cheung's role was reduced a lot.

Later, in order to make up for Leslie Cheung, Tsui Hark went to him to film "A Chinese Ghost Story".

Judging from the script we have received so far, the role played by Chow Yun-fat is a relatively big highlight of this drama.

Tsui Hark doesn't know if there will be a second part of "A Better Tomorrow", but since the first part has failed, does it mean that there will be no role for him in the second part?

"Mr. Lin, I think the drama "A Better Tomorrow" has a lot going for it. If it performs well by then, it will definitely be a sequel. But isn't it a pity that the character of Brother Ma is no longer there?"

Regarding Tsui Hark's question, Lin Daoqiu just smiled slightly.

"Didn't you read carefully? Did it mention in the script that Brother Ma has a younger brother?"

Tsui Hark hadn't thought about it in this direction before, and Ma's younger brother didn't even appear in the play at all. He only heard Ma Ma mention this person.

In the end, he will leave Xiangjiang and go abroad to join his younger brother.

But now that Lin Daoqiu said this, Tsui Hark suddenly understood.

"Twins exist in this world. If a sequel is to be made, Chow Yun-fat will continue to play Pony Ma's younger brother."

The script for "A Better Tomorrow 2" has actually been written by Lin Daoqiu, but he doesn't plan to release it yet. Instead, he plans to wait until the release of "A Better Tomorrow" is over before announcing the start of filming the sequel.

"Afa, your role is very difficult to play. This time it will be a big challenge for you. I'm not kidding."

Sitting aside, Chow Yun-fat has been listening to Tsui Hark and Lin Daoqiu chatting about the plot of "A Better Tomorrow".

Especially when talking about the role of Ponyboy, Chow Yun-fat actually has almost the same ideas as Tsui Hark in many aspects.

But now I heard Lin Daoqiu say this, which made Chow Yun-fat even more happy, because he likes to play challenging roles the most, and the more difficult the role, the more exciting he is.

"Mr. Lin, please rest assured. From the conversation between you and Director Xu, I also discovered the importance of the role of Xiao Ma to "A Better Tomorrow", so I will definitely work hard to play this role well and will not let you down.

trust."

Chow Yun-fat himself has read the script of "A Better Tomorrow" many times, and he really likes the character of Xiao Ma, which is completely different from the characters he has played before.

If he can play this role well, Chow Yun-fat believes that this will be one of the most representative characters in his film career.

"Ah Fa, I believe you are absolutely capable of playing the role of Xiao Ma well, because in my opinion, your acting skills are definitely one of the best among the male stars in Hong Kong. This is not just a polite statement."

Lin Daoqiu actually admired Chow Yun-fat. If it weren't for those things, he would have taken Chow Yun-fat under his wing long ago.

But now, after experiencing those things, Chow Yun-fat is more mature than before, which is definitely a big help to his acting career.

"Mr. Lin praised me so much. I still have a lot to learn from you and Director Xu."

Chow Yun-fat didn't dare to accept Lin Daoqiu's praise as a matter of course, and at this time, he was not a red fairy, he could only be said to be a little famous.

Most of the filming of "A Better Tomorrow" took place in Hong Kong, with only a small part requiring to be shot in Treasure Island.

Originally, Lin Daoqiu had no intention of going to Treasure Island, but the scenes in "A Better Tomorrow" on Treasure Island were very important, especially the shootout at Maple Grove Pavilion, which is a classic among classics.

So even if Lin Daoqiu didn't want to go, he still had to take time to accompany the crew of "A Better Tomorrow" to the treasure island to film those exciting scenes.

However, before going to Treasure Island, "A Better Tomorrow" still has a lot of scenes to shoot in Hong Kong. Calculating the time, it will be about two months before I have time to go to Treasure Island.

Regarding this trip to the treasure island, Lin Daoqiu actually planned to go there just to film "A Better Tomorrow".

But since you are going to Treasure Island, you will definitely have to meet Li Zhengnan.

I remember that the last time I went to Baodao, the man in Baodao was still seriously ill, and it was difficult for Li Zhengnan to meet Lin Daoqiu at that time.

But it's different now. That person has left the public, and now Li Zhengnan's status in Baodao has also risen.

Lin Daoqiu went to see Li Zhengnan this time to ask him to fulfill his previous promise and give him the TV station license.

But Lin Daoqiu also knew very well that Li Zhengnan's current situation and status were completely different from those before, and it would be possible for him to turn his back on him and deny himself.