Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

He put the script of "Miss Modern" on the table and pushed it in front of He Guanchang.

Lin Daoqiu didn't say anything, but his actions clearly told the other party that Brigitte Lin would not accept this script.

"Mr. Lin brought me here today just to return the script to me, right?"

He Guanchang didn't think Lin Daoqiu would be that boring, so he asked him out just to return the script.

He could have sent someone to deliver the script to Jiahe, and there would be no need to go to such trouble.

But since he did this, it meant that he definitely had something to talk to himself about.

"I want to know if Jiahe goes to such great lengths just to hire Qingxia to film a drama?"

Lin Daoqiu seemed to be asking questions knowingly.

But what he wanted to know was how far his guesses differed from the facts.

"Inviting Ms. Lin is naturally one of the reasons, but Mr. Zou feels that Jiahe and Mr. Lin are very happy to cooperate, and he hopes to continue this cooperative relationship."

Lin Daoqiu nodded while listening. This was not too different from what he had guessed.

Because of the rise of Princess Jin, Jiahe's attitude gradually softened.

At least now Zou Wenhuai has realized that if Golden Harvest wants to continue to be the leader in Hong Kong movies, it will have to find ways to attract more outstanding filmmakers to cooperate with them.

After all, Jiahe had tasted a lot of sweetness from him before, so Zou Wenhuai naturally didn't want him to run to help Lei Juekun.

It's just that I really haven't thought of any good scripts right now, and I'm also busy promoting "Mission: Impossible" recently, so I don't have time to make any comedy movies.

"Mr. He, it's not that I don't want to help, it's just that I really can't spare the time recently. As you know, my new play will be released soon, and I may not be in Xiangjiang for a while."

Lin Daoqiu looked at He Guanchang with a troubled expression, but he was not lying.

But Lin Daoqiu didn't really have nothing to do. He could have given Jiahe a script and asked them to film it.

But the reason he didn't do this was because he was worried that without his own supervision, they wouldn't know what a good movie would look like.

"Actually, in addition to Shaw Brothers in Hong Kong, Mr. Lin may also consider cooperating with us in a major production. Golden Harvest will fully assist Mr. Lin in this."

He Guanchang thought that Lin Daoqiu was dissatisfied with making low-budget movies like comedies, which had no interest in him anymore, so he said this.

But before he came, Zou Wenhuai told him that if he cooperated with Lin Daoqiu, he must move closer to large-scale productions.

The small-scale movies he made before could no longer satisfy Zou Wenhuai's appetite. He also wanted to make a big-budget movie with Lin Daoqiu like Shaw Brothers.

So He Guanchang simply moved the topic closer to large-scale productions. If Run Run Shaw is willing to pay 20 million, it's not impossible for Golden Harvest to pay, even 100 million is no problem.

After listening to He Guanchang's words, Lin Daoqiu seemed to start thinking seriously. He sat there without saying a word, tapping the table with his fingers.

He Guanchang knew something was going on as soon as he saw Lin Daoqiu's appearance, and he sat there quietly drinking tea.

If it were not limited by special effects, Lin Daoqiu would have made a lot of movies.

But now even if there is a good theme, it cannot be brought to full play without the help of special effects.

After all, this is 1979, and if you want to pursue any good special effects, it is basically impossible.

Moreover, it takes at least several years of effort to make a special effects movie, not to mention the amount of investment is unimaginable.

In 1983, Tsui Hark received investment from Golden Harvest and made a movie "The New Shushan Swordsman".

However, due to the limited special effects and plot, this film caused Golden Harvest to lose a lot of money.

If you look at it from today's perspective, the special effects of "New Shushan Swordsman" can be said to be very bad.

But in Hong Kong at that time, it could already be called a special effects movie.

As a result, in 2001, Tsui Hark seemed to want to wash away the shame of "The New Swordsman of Shushan" and made another movie of the same type, "The Legend of Shushan".

The investment in this movie at that time was as high as 100 million yuan, and the special effects of that movie are still considered very good even now, but it is a pity that the box office failed in the end.

It can be seen that although special effects are very important, the plot is the real and most critical core.

After all, special effects are just an auxiliary means for a movie. If it is regarded as the core, it would be putting the cart before the horse.

"Sorry, I just got distracted."

Lin Daoqiu thought about it for more than ten minutes.

But He Guanchang smiled and shook his head to express that he didn't mind. The longer Lin Daoqiu thought about it, the better.

After all, if you want to make a big-budget movie, how can you just think of it casually? It takes time.

"I wonder how Mr. Lin is thinking about it?"

He Guanchang just wants to know now whether Lin Daoqiu is willing to cooperate with Jiahe.

"My first film in Hong Kong was with Golden Harvest. Since we are all so familiar with each other, there is no problem with the cooperation, but I don't have a script in hand right now."

After He Guanchang heard Lin Daoqiu's answer, he frowned slightly, because the other person's words seemed to be perfunctory to him.

One look at He Guanchang's expression and Lin Daoqiu knew that he was thinking wrongly.

"Mr. He, don't worry too much. I'm really busy during this period. When I finish everything, I'll calm down and think about what movies to make."

Even if Lin Daoqiu wants to make a big-budget movie now, he has no money to cooperate with him.

You can't write a script yourself and let the other party take the majority. Then you will suffer a big loss. Lin Daoqiu will no longer do such a thing.

As for He Guanchang, Lin Daoqiu's ability to talk like this is already considered very good, so he can't force him to talk about a movie today.

If you push him too hastily, you might make him angry and turn to Lei Juekun's side, which would be a bit more costly than gain.

"In this case, Jiahe will be waiting for Mr. Lin's arrival."

At least now it seems that Lin Daoqiu is not resisting cooperation with Jiahe, which is good news for He Guanchang.

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In early July, the topic caused by the poster outside the theater had been fermenting for some time, and Lin Daoqiu felt that now was the time to reveal the true identity.

He didn't intend to keep everyone's appetite for too long.

And that night, TVB suddenly played a trailer for a movie, which immediately attracted the attention of many viewers.

Speeding cars, explosions, and various high-tech shots that flash by can be said to have left many people stunned.

But because the time was too short, they only knew that the movie was called "Mission Impossible" and that the starring role was Brigitte Lin, a popular female star in Taiwan.

Different from the simple and clear trailers of Shaw Brothers in the past, the trailer edited by Lin Daoqiu has become a bit more modern trailer style, which makes people feel more satisfied after watching it.