Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

"What UFO Radio presents to you next is the theme song "Only Remember to Laugh Today" from the movie "The Swordsman: The Undefeated" that will be released in two weeks...

"This time I would like to introduce to you that the singer of the Mandarin version of this theme song is our Brigitte Lin, Miss Lin."

Tsui Hark and Brigitte Lin went to the radio station to participate in the broadcast promotion.

They have made many announcements and schedules in the past few days, and the popularity of "Swordsman" has begun to spread up and down Baodao.

During the interview, Tsui Hark and Brigitte Lin talked about many topics about "The Swordsman".

There were constant calls from the audience, and the program that was originally expected to last an hour was extended by half an hour.

As soon as they walked out of the radio station after finishing the interview, just as Tsui Hark and Brigitte Lin were preparing to get in the car, she suddenly saw Fang Jinsheng getting out of a car next to them.

Since Fang Jinsheng is here, it means that Lin Daoqiu must also be in that car.

"Mr. Lin is waiting for you two."

I learned that Brigitte Lin was going to the radio station to record a program today and would not have any schedule after that, so Lin Daoqiu came over to pick her up.

"I thought you forgot about us."

After running for several days, Lin Daoqiu was nowhere to be seen, and Brigitte Lin didn't look very happy.

"I just arrived in Baodao yesterday. Leng Yuanliang was promoted to deputy general manager of China Film Group Corporation, so I held a banquet for him last night to congratulate him on his promotion. I came to see you as soon as I got up today."

Lin Daoqiu explained a little to Brigitte Lin.

After hearing what Lin Daoqiu said, Brigitte Lin felt a little relieved.

"The publicity effect of "The Swordsman" is very good. Thank you for your hard work during this period."

"Mr. Lin is too polite. Since I am the director of this drama, it is my job to promote this drama. It cannot be said to be hard work."

Tsui Hark shook his hand. This time he went to Baodao to promote, he was many times happier than before.

This time, it will be unprecedented for a movie to be released in Hong Kong and Baodao at the same time. It seems that I have taken a big advantage.

If the original box office estimate for "The Swordsman" was around 30 million, then if you add in the box office on Baodao, it might be able to exceed 50 million by then.

Compared with those special effects blockbusters, although martial arts shows no signs of decline, its box office performance has become increasingly unstable. It can even be said that pure martial arts movies are rarely successful.

Tsui Hark's "The Swordsman" is under the banner of new martial arts, hoping to get people to get rid of the old martial arts style and make more innovative martial arts movies.

Although Tsui Hark's idea is good, it is a pity that there are too many people who want to make quick money. So many people that after a blockbuster movie is released, as long as the technical content is not high, it will definitely be followed crazily.

If this were not the case, Tsui Hark would not have planned to film the sequel to "The Swordsman" so soon.

"This time "The Swordsman" will be released simultaneously in Hong Kong and Baodao. If the box office can exceed 50 million, I believe it will be a huge encouragement to Hong Kong movies."

Lin Daoqiu's prediction is similar to Tsui Hark's. After all, the audience for martial arts movies is not as large as before.

Moreover, the current release schedule of "The Swordsman" can only be regarded as a very average schedule, which is not as popular as the Spring Festival release or the summer release.

Like Xiang, the God of Gamblers, it is basically impossible to achieve a box office of over 60 million in Hong Kong alone.

Therefore, Lin Daoqiu's expectations for "The Swordsman" have not been raised. If the two parties combined can exceed 50 million, he will be very satisfied.

"Mr. Lin is right. Once New Oriental Cinemas can connect Xiangjiang and Baodao, I believe that a large number of excellent films will emerge in Xiangjiang Cinema."

Now that I am able to get this opportunity to be screened in two places at the same time, it was all arranged by Lin Daoqiu, so it is not something that anyone can get if they want to be screened in two places at the same time.

Although it seems that there is an invisible threshold blocking this, for Tsui Hark, the threshold set by Lin Daoqiu can be said to be very correct.

As long as those guys who make quick money are excluded, no matter how much they follow the trend, the box office revenue will not be too high.

After all, it is impossible for Lin Daoqiu to let those movies that follow the trend get the opportunity to be released in two places at the same time.

For movies with real potential or that are good, if they are released in both places at the same time, they will definitely get more box office. This is also a disguised form of encouraging everyone to create more excellent movies and make less follow-up themes.

"The simultaneous release in two places is just the beginning. Within five to ten years, I hope that in all Southeast Asia, New Oriental Cinemas will be able to release a movie in multiple places at the same time."

This is what Lin Daoqiu will work hard for next, and for Tsui Hark, just being able to be released in Hong Kong and Baodao at the same time already makes him extremely excited.

If Lin Daoqiu's grand strategy succeeds in the end, Tsui Hark doesn't even dare to think about how much money a hit movie will fetch in the future.

I spent a relaxing and warm afternoon with Brigitte Lin, no need to work, Brigitte Lin hung on each other's body like a koala.

The two of them were lying on the sofa like this, feeling very comfortable.

However, the beautiful time is always short-lived. At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and then Fang Jinsheng's voice came.

Since it was Fang Jinsheng who came to find him, it would definitely not be a small matter.

After opening the door, Fang Jinsheng directly told Lin Daoqiu that Wang Daonan was waiting for him there and said he wanted to talk to him about something.

"If nothing happens later, I'll come over and pick you up to have dinner."

After saying that, Lin Daoqiu took Fang Jinsheng and left the hotel.

When Lin Daoqiu returned to the Grand Hotel, in the VIP lounge, as soon as the waiter opened the door, Lin Daoqiu saw Wang Daonan, and sitting next to Wang Daonan was a person who made him uncomfortable.

"Mr. Lin, we haven't seen each other for a long time."

Because of the original incident, Song Yaolian was demoted three levels in a row and was demoted to idle duty.

It wasn't until Li Zhengnan took over the throne that Song Yaolian knew that his chance to make a comeback had finally come.

So he tried every means and finally regained Li Zhengnan's trust through unremitting efforts.

"Mr. Lin, I believe you are familiar with Secretary-General Song."

Wang Daonan knew everything about Lin Daoqiu and Song Yaolian, and he also knew that Lin Daoqiu would be very unhappy when he saw Song Yaolian.

However, it was Li Zhengnan's idea to use Song Yaolian to deal with Lin Daoqiu. He was only the person responsible for the execution, so he would not express any opinions on it.

"Secretary-General Song? We haven't seen each other for a long time. How are you lately? I haven't heard anything about you for a long time. I always wanted to find you but couldn't find the time."

Although he didn't know what Wang Daonan meant by bringing Song Yaolian, Lin Daoqiu had no choice but to play along with them.