Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

"Is it so serious that we need to reshoot everything?"

When having dinner with Zhong Chuhong in the evening, it was inevitable that the topic of "Ghost Blowing Out the Lamp" would come up.

It was from Lin Daoqiu that she learned that "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" would be completely reshot.

"Well, after watching the samples, I felt that they were all unusable, so I had to reshoot them all."

Lin Daoqiu's initial plan was to take a look at the progress of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp". As long as there were no major problems, he would take Brigitte Lin overseas to shoot the sequel to "Tomb Raider".

Unexpectedly, after watching the sample film, I discovered that the film was not the same thing as what I wanted.

Rather than spending time changing things over and over again, which may not necessarily result in what you want, it would be faster to just tear everything down and start over.

Zhong Chuhong's scenes were all in the back, and there were only a few scenes in the front, so it didn't have much impact on her.

But to Lin Zhengying and others, Lin Daoqiu's move was tantamount to questioning or thinking that their abilities were insufficient.

Zhong Chuhong was worried that such words would affect the confidence of Lin Zhengying and others. After all, there were Sammo Hung, Yuan Biao and others here.

The scenes they had been filming for so many years were finally rejected by Lin Daoqiu. This is really a very hurtful thing for people's self-esteem.

"In the past, whether it was filming "Master Qian" or "Ip Man" and "Mr. Zombie", I was always directing and setting the tone. Maybe I didn't explain what I wanted clearly, but this time it must be changed.

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It wasn't that Lin Daoqiu doubted Lin Zhengying's ability, but this time they were left to control what they produced, which was far different from what he expected.

In the final analysis, it was because Lin Daoqiu himself did not think carefully enough. He felt that Lin Zhengying and others should know what they wanted, but it seemed that there was a big gap between his ideas and reality.

"Maybe you are right, but I think you should have a good communication with Uncle Jiu and the others, lest this matter affects their confidence."

Zhong Chuhong is not worried about money or not, because these are what Lin Daoqiu needs to worry about.

She was just afraid that Lin Daoqiu's decision this time would hurt the confidence of Uncle Jiu and the others. After all, those people had been in this industry for so long and were suddenly rejected by Lin Daoqiu. It would be difficult not to feel sad.

"I will have a good chat with them about this matter, but this incident also reminds me that the filming style here in Hong Kong must undergo some innovations."

Lin Daoqiu has basically not filmed a few movies in the past few years, and most of them have been left to them to film on their own.

In addition to providing scripts, Lin Daoqiu will rarely go to the set to direct. He will probably visit once or twice before disappearing, and then leave everything to the producer and director.

The advantage of this is that Lin Daoqiu can set aside a lot of personal time, but the disadvantage is that what they shoot may not be what Lin Daoqiu wants.

But the good thing is that there were no problems with the previous movies, or in other words, the movies they made were not much different from the movies Lin Daoqiu watched in his previous life, so Lin Daoqiu felt satisfied.

However, "Ghost Blowing the Lamp" is different from ordinary Xiangjiang movies. Lin Daoqiu has seen this adaptation of the novel in both movies and TV series.

Comparing it with the film and television dramas in my memory, it is obvious that what Lin Zhengying and the others produced is unlikely to meet Lin Daoqiu's requirements, so it is not surprising that he would be dissatisfied.

"But to be honest, you have been a little too lazy in the past few years. After you write the script, you just leave it to them to film. You basically don't go to the crew. I'm afraid you should change this attitude towards movies."

Others may not know much, but as Lin Daoqiu's confidante Zhong Chuhong knows much more than others.

She knew what Lin Daoqiu was doing with all the spare time, but she was just pretending to know nothing.

But now Lin Daoqiu's actions have affected the quality of those movies, which makes Zhong Chuhong have to speak.

"You are right. My previous ideas were indeed too simple. After writing the script and throwing it to them, I thought everything would be fine. But starting from "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", I have to devote more time to the production of the movie."

Lin Daoqiu didn't have any excuse. He felt that Zhong Chuhong was right. If he didn't pay attention to his main business, how could he expect others to do it well.

"What do you plan to do with the sequel to Tomb Raider? I heard that this movie is already in the planning stage."

What Zhong Chuhong cares about is not the movie "Tomb Raider", but some people in the movie.

Lin Daoqiu originally did not plan to chat with Zhong Chuhong about "Tomb Raider" during the meal. After all, the heroine of this movie is Brigitte Lin.

But now she suddenly asked Lin Daoqiu such a question and he couldn't avoid talking, so he could only bite the bullet and pretend to be very calm.

"Because of "Ghost Blowing the Lamp", the filming of this drama will have to be delayed for a while."

"The Chinese New Year is coming up in a few months. Are you planning to spend the Spring Festival abroad next year?"

What Zhong Chuhong is concerned about is not the progress of the movie "Tomb Raider", but whether Lin Daoqiu plans to spend the Spring Festival next year with Brigitte Lin abroad. If this is the case, she will definitely be very unhappy.

"Some of the scenes of "Tomb Raider" were shot abroad, but most of the scenes will be filmed at Magic Studio in Hong Kong, so the filming time abroad will not be too long."

Lin Daoqiu knew what Zhong Chuhong was worried about, so he thought of an answer that Zhong Chuhong could accept.

Sure enough, after Zhong Chuhong heard this answer, the slight unhappiness that had appeared on her face immediately disappeared without a trace.

"In that case, do you want to come to my house to pay New Year greetings during the Chinese New Year this year? My parents haven't seen you for a long time."

"That's for sure. I will definitely wash myself clean during the Chinese New Year this year, and then bring generous gifts to my uncle and aunt to pay New Year greetings. You can rest assured about this."

Lin Daoqiu could see that Zhong Chuhong seemed to be worried about something.

Perhaps because of the recent newspaper reports on Brigitte Lin, Zhong Chuhong began to worry about whether she was ready to marry Brigitte Lin.

"Speaking of it, the gossip news outside has really become more and more exaggerated recently. Things that clearly didn't happen are being written about. I think the news media in Xiangjiang should also be rectified."

"What are the gossips you are talking about?"

Zhong Chuhong looked at Lin Daoqiu and asked with a smile.

"Uh...just those nasty gossips."

Naturally, it was impossible for Lin Daoqiu to reveal gossip related to Brigitte Lin, but even so, Zhong Chuhong still understood the meaning of Lin Daoqiu's words, and then gave him a fierce look.