Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

"Are you planning to release "Swordsman" early?"

What Lin Daoqiu didn't expect was that Tsui Hark did not choose "A Chinese Ghost Story" to be released first, but planned to let the sequel of "The Swordsman" be released first.

In fact, Tsui Hark had no choice. Since he finished filming "The Swordsman", a large number of movies that followed the trend were immediately born.

They cannot follow the trend of special effects movies because the production cost of special effects is extremely expensive. Once a movie is shot, it may go bankrupt.

But following the trend of movies like "The Swordsman" is simply a piece of cake for them.

At this time, Xiangjiang was still at the beginning of martial arts movies, and there were a large number of outstanding staff.

Whether it's a movie or a TV series, you can find talents in this area as long as you are willing to spend money.

So it is not difficult for them to follow the trend of "Swordsman".

From last year to now alone, there have been as many as a dozen martial arts movies similar to "The Swordsman" in which women disguise themselves as men.

Tsui Hark is worried that if things continue like this, waiting until the summer release may affect the box office performance of "The Swordsman".

After all, if you watch too much of this genre, the audience may become bored, and the box office will naturally not be much better.

"Your worries are not unreasonable. Since you plan to do this, of course I support it. This time "The Swordsman" can premiere in Xiangjiang and Baodao together."

In the past, it was not possible to premiere in two places at the same time because of many factors that could not be reached.

But now New Oriental Cinema's business in Baodao is going very smoothly, and now it has the conditions for simultaneous releases.

Hearing what Lin Daoqiu said, Tsui Hark naturally showed a very happy smile on his face.

Once Lin Daoqiu's Asian theater strategy is successful, it will be able to be released simultaneously across Asia and the box office revenue will be known simultaneously. This is simply a dream for filmmakers like them.

Now this kind of thing that seemed to be a fantasy before has begun to gradually become a reality. How can this not make Tsui Hark excited?

"Over on Baodao, you have to go on a week-long trip to promote, and leave the rest to Qingxia, and then Benshi Xiangjiang will hold the premiere of "The Swordsman" here."

Tsui Hark had no objection to Lin Daoqiu's arrangement. It was very necessary to go to Baodao to promote the market, because Baodao market is still the largest ticket warehouse in the Chinese market besides Xiangjiang.

Moreover, the box office of the Baodao market cannot be underestimated in the future, so I must work hard, and the movies I make in the future may one day have a box office of over 100 million.

"Who did you find to sing the theme song of "The Swordsman" this time?"

Since the trip was going to Treasure Island, Lin Daoqiu thought that the theme songs of several dramas of "The Swordsman" were very popular, so he could play them on Treasure Island first.

"I have found a girl named Lu Shan to sing for the Cantonese version of "Just Remember to Laugh Now", but I haven't found anyone for the Mandarin version yet."

"The Mandarin version of "Just Remember to Laugh Now" is not..."

When Lin Daoqiu was about to say whether he asked Brigitte Lin to sing, he immediately realized something was wrong and shut his mouth.

"Mr. Lin?"

Tsui Hark didn't understand what Lin Daoqiu meant, and he looked at him with confusion.

"What I mean is that it's not easy to find someone to sing the Mandarin version. Just let Qingxia sing it."

Let Brigitte Lin sing the theme song of "Swordsman"? Of course Tsui Hark would be happy if possible, but he has never heard Brigitte Lin sing, and is she willing?

After telling Lin Daoqiu about his worries, the other party irresponsibly asked him to handle the matter by himself.

If he had to talk to Brigitte Lin, he would be the unlucky one, he is not that stupid.

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"What? You want me to sing the theme song of "Swordsman"?"

"It's the Mandarin version. I have hired Lu Shan to sing for the Cantonese version. In a few days we will go to Baodao to promote "Swordsman", but we haven't recorded the Mandarin version yet, so I want to ask for your help."

Tsui Hark followed Lin Daoqiu's words and took Shi Nansheng with him to find Brigitte Lin.

Lin Qingxia looked very embarrassed about this request made by Tsui Hark.

It would be fine to let her flip around and fly around on a steel wire, but if she was asked to sing her golden voice once, Brigitte Lin was still reluctant, because she did not think that her singing voice was good enough to make a fool of herself in front of the public.

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"Director Xu, I'm afraid I can't do this. My singing voice is not good at all, so you'd better find a professional singer to sing."

Brigitte Lin directly rejected Tsui Hark's request and asked her to sing without thinking. This was simply to embarrass her, and she even used it as the theme song of the movie.

Brigitte Lin naturally knows how popular "The Swordsman" is, and she guesses that after the movie is released, the box office results will be better than before, which means that more people will go to the theater to watch the movie.

If so many people heard her miserable singing voice, Brigitte Lin would probably be too ashamed to come out to meet people.

"Qingxia, I think that although the movie "Swordsman" will not be your only masterpiece in this life, I believe it will definitely become a very important movie to you, so the Mandarin version of this song

Who else would it be than you?"

After thinking about it, Brigitte Lin shook her head. She still couldn't get rid of that shame.

Although she is an actress, she only focuses on the study of acting. As for singing, she can only do it in private and has not reached the level of performing on stage.

"Why don't you think about it? After all, we are going to Baodao for promotion in a few days. It's a bit late. It would be a pity if we only show the Cantonese version and the audience on Baodao won't be able to understand it.

Already."

Shi Nansheng was also there to help persuade Brigitte Lin, but even though Tsui Hark and Shi Nansheng took turns bombarding her, Brigitte Lin still did not agree to them in the end.

At dinner, Lin Daoqiu came to pick Brigitte Lin to go to her favorite restaurant for dinner.

On the way to the restaurant, Brigitte Lin and Lin Daoqiu talked about this matter.

"Tsui Hark and Nansen suddenly came to me today and asked me to sing the theme song of "The Swordsman". This is really strange."

"Maybe they think you are suitable for this song."

Lin Daoqiu couldn't hold it back, but his smile was not particularly obvious.

But what Lin Daoqiu didn't expect was that the person next to him had been sleeping with him for so many years. Although he still couldn't communicate with each other, Brigitte Lin would immediately notice if he had any abnormal reactions.

"Don't tell me that it was you who ordered them to come to me to sing, right?"

Lin Qingxia looked at Lin Daoqiu fiercely, as if he was not careful, he might encounter the opponent's "venomous hand".