Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

It is not surprising that TVB suffered a complete failure. The ratings of "Genghis Khan" began to gradually decline after it was broadcast, from 30 on the first day to only 20 on the fifth day.

After "Genghis Khan" was "Zombie" produced by Wang Tianlin. This film cast Zhang Siu-fai and Carina Lau to play the male and female protagonists.

In addition to the zombie TV series produced by Lin Zhengying in Xiangjiang, the previous ATV's "I Have a Date with a Zombie" is more famous.

Other zombie themes are nondescript, and the things they tell are obviously not popular with the audience.

Wang Tianlin is best at making martial arts TV series, but a theme like this that combines ancient costumes with Western vampires is simply nondescript.

But TVB can't think of any good themes at the moment, and since this drama was aired before "Zombie Taoist", I'm afraid it's just to grab the limelight.

When Lin Daoqiu heard that TVB was going to come up with a TV series with this theme next, he didn't even want to pay attention to it.

I believe that Eastern Television’s suppression of TVB will continue until "Hotel Storm" is finished.

If Uncle Liu doesn't come up with something new, Lin Daoqiu believes that Wireless will decline very quickly.

Leaving the TV station in charge of Yu Cheng and Zeng Lizhen, Lin Daoqiu is ready to calm down and write the script of "Red Cliff".

The budget for the filming of "Red Cliff" cannot be too high, because this drama is destined to only cause a sensation in Asia. Overseas, those people don't know how to appreciate it at all, and the box office will naturally not be high.

However, for Lin Daoqiu, film remuneration in the mainland was very low at this time, and could even be said to be ridiculously low.

Therefore, he will not spend too much on salary, and for the sake of box office, it is impossible for Lin Daoqiu to find mainland actors to play all the main roles.

After much thought, Lin Daoqiu decided to write the script first. As for the casting matter, I'm afraid he would have to personally come forward this time.

Maybe during this trip back to the mainland, I can also look for my birthplace.

Lin Daoqiu had already thought of the excuse, saying that he hit a big rock while swimming and accidentally lost his memory.

Lin Daoqiu remembered that in his previous life there was a rich man who relied on his accent to find his ancestral home. Although he didn't know whether what he found in the end was true, Lin Daoqiu had only this method at the moment.

I spent two weeks reading "Red Cliff" and then writing the script.

Because Lin Daoqiu had watched many Three Kingdoms TV series in his previous life, the plots in "Battle of Red Cliff" were basically the same. Except for some details, the overall direction was similar.

There will be a lot of water battles in "Red Cliff", so there will naturally be very grand docks on both sides.

After roughly writing the script, but it was only the first version, Lin Daoqiu planned to gather a group of screenwriters and let them be responsible for the revision of "Red Cliff".

Wen Jun, Zheng Danrui, Huang Baiming, and Huang Bingyao were all called to New Oriental.

Before this, they did not know that Lin Daoqiu had plans to film "Red Cliff". Everyone thought that Lin Daoqiu called them to the meeting because of the treatment issue of the Screenwriters Association.

They had just sat down when Lin Daoqiu expressed his idea of ​​filming "Red Cliff" in front of everyone.

"I believe you may have heard or seen "Genghis Khan" produced by Wireless TV recently. This time Uncle Six is ​​rarely willing to spend a lot of money, and he also sent people to the mainland for filming. I really admire him."

Everyone didn't expect Lin Daoqiu to suddenly talk about "Genghis Khan". After all, that drama is a TV series, and they usually make movies.

"After watching The Great Grassland, I plan to make a movie, and this time I plan to do something big and shoot a classic battle in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", the Battle of Red Cliff."

If Lin Daoqiu suddenly mentioned the TV series "Genghis Khan" just now, everyone was just a little surprised.

Now Lin Daoqiu suddenly told them that he was going to film "Red Cliff", and everyone present showed shocked expressions.

"This time I plan to invest 100 million to film this movie. Because this movie does not require special effects, most of the money will be invested in construction. I want to make a real Battle of Chibi."

Lin Daoqiu made a bold statement that he planned to make a real movie about the Battle of Red Cliff, which means that what those people made in the past were just kids playing house.

But what Lin Daoqiu said is really not wrong at all. Xiangjiang is such a small place, and the things that are photographed cannot be said to be majestic at all.

If "Red Cliff" were to be filmed in Hong Kong, it would obviously be very different from the mainland.

Just in terms of number of people and momentum, there is no way to compare, let alone the scenery in the mainland, no matter how hard it is, it is impossible to compare with Xiangjiang.

"This time I will be the chief director, and you will be in charge of the scriptwriting. Since "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is one of our country's four great masterpieces, we cannot shoot it randomly. We must be very rigorous in the creation of the script and not make me laugh."

In his previous life, Lin Daoqiu had seen some funny versions of the Battle of Red Cliff which made his head spin. Filming it like that would simply tarnish the four great classics, and the final box office results would naturally not be much better.

In addition to the screenwriters present at the scene, Lin Daoqiu also invited Li Hanxiang and Hu Jinquan to serve as consultants for "Red Cliff".

The two film masters' Chinese studies skills are of course nothing to say, and they are here just to find out and fill in the gaps.

"I also think it's time for Brother Qiu to make a real drama with a historical theme. After all, the adaptations of the four major classics on both sides of the Taiwan Strait and the three places have only been superficial, and almost no good works have been produced."

There are quite a few pictures of the Four Great Classics, but almost none of them can be called classics.

This time Lin Daoqiu was going to film "Red Cliff". From the initial shock, everyone looked eager to try it out.

It's rare to be able to participate in such a blockbuster, so everyone naturally came up with their own ideas.

Not long after, the news spread that Lin Daoqiu was going to film "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", and everyone in Hong Kong was very concerned about the news.

"Havoc in Heaven", which Lin Daoqiu spent a lot of money to shoot, was well received. The special effects technology in it was so hard to tell whether it was real or fake.

This time he was going to film "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and everyone was excited about the drama. In addition, the report specifically mentioned that Lin Daoqiu planned to go to the mainland to film the whole process in real locations.

If it's just other people going to the mainland to film, it's not a big deal, because many people have done this before.

But Lin Daoqiu's identity is a bit sensitive. He represents not only himself, but the entire Hong Kong film and television industry.

If he makes the trip this time, it will be a very significant thing.