Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

Originally, Lin Daoqiu planned to hold a premiere and then let TVB be responsible for broadcasting it.

But because there are so few stars participating in this drama, there are only three people who can be named, Brigitte Lin, Guo Youhua and David Jiang.

So Lin Daoqiu had to put aside the idea of ​​holding a premiere for the time being, and wait until the next time he makes an all-star movie to hold it properly.

However, since it is a large-scale production with an investment of over 40 million, the premiere will naturally not be held at midnight.

This time Lin Daoqiu sent out invitations, inviting well-known stars in the Hong Kong film industry, media people, and reporters from various newspapers to come and watch the movie.

As for the venue for the premiere, Lin Daoqiu chose the Lee Theater in Causeway Bay.

The Lee Theater is owned by the Lee family, and the first Miss Hong Kong final was held at the Lee Stage.

Even the subsequent Miss Hong Kong finals are usually held here.

When it was first completed in 1925, one of the people who came to cut it was the first Chinese movie queen, Hu Die.

Lin Daoqiu played the premiere of the movie here because the place is big enough and famous enough.

Although there was no way to do any red carpet activities, there were quite a few filmmakers who came to watch the premiere today.

For example, many movie stars from Shaw Brothers came to support the show, including Ti Lung, Fu Sheng, Liu Jialiang, Chen Guantai and others.

Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and Lin Zhengying also received invitations from Lin Daoqiu.

After getting permission from He Guanchang, Sammo Hung and others dared to attend the premiere.

"Mr. Lin, congratulations."

Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao, Lin Zhengying and Zhong Fa walked over together.

"Everyone is too polite. Please forgive me for not greeting me well."

The last time I saw Sammo Hung was when he was filming "The Big Brother", and he looked no different from before.

However, Lin Daoqiu remembered that the box office performance of "Miscellaneous Boys" was not very satisfactory. I am afraid that the pressure on Yuan Biao recently will not be much less.

"Mr. Lin, when Uncle Six said that he would invest 40 million to film this movie, did he really spend that much money?"

Zhong Fa was very curious about this, and not only him, but Sammo Hung and others also wanted to know.

What kind of movie needs to cost 40 million to shoot? This is simply unimaginable nowadays.

"To be precise, this movie cost a total of 50 million, because it even went over budget in the end."

Hearing this, Sammo Hung and others opened their eyes unconsciously. They originally thought that 40 million was already scary, but they didn't expect that they ended up overspending by 10 million.

For them, making a movie with millions is an exaggeration, but they didn't expect Lin Daoqiu to add a zero at the end.

Yuan Biao and the others remembered that Lin Daoqiu only spent about 200,000 yuan on filming "Master Qian" last year, and it has only been a year now.

"There's no need to be so surprised. This movie is aimed at Hollywood, so it will definitely cost a lot of money."

Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao originally thought of trying to make such a big production, but when they thought about it, they couldn't afford it if it failed.

So they could only think about such a thing, and Lin Daoqiu really dared to do it.

When Sammo Hung and others were sent away, Yuan Biao suddenly looked back at Lin Daoqiu, as if he had something to say but didn't know how to say it.

"A Biao, wait a minute, I have something to tell you."

Lin Daoqiu thought for a while and decided to call Yuan Biao over.

Sammo Hung and others didn't know what Lin Daoqiu was going to say to Yuan Biao, so they had no choice but to enter first.

"Mr. Lin..."

Just as Lin Daoqiu guessed, Yuan Biao's several films in a row did not get any good box office results.

Jackie Chan has now become the leading actor of Jiahe entering Hollywood, so how could he not be anxious?

"Are you worried that Golden Harvest will give up on you because the box office is not very good after a few movies?"

In fact, it's not like giving up, but Jiahe will put most of its resources on Jackie Chan.

If Yuan Biao and others want to make any big production, I'm afraid they will have to find a way on their own.

Yuan Biao didn't expect Lin Daoqiu to guess what he was thinking right away. He lowered his head first, then nodded and admitted.

"Actually, you don't need to worry about this."

Lin Daoqiu's words made Yuan Biao raise his head immediately, but his eyes were full of doubts.

In fact, not only Yuen Biao, but also Sammo Hung was worried that if the movie he made was commercially successful, he would lose Golden Harvest's support.

Perhaps it is because they have lived through many years of hard times, and it can be said that they are all scared of poverty.

Moreover, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao are the kind of people who don't know how to negotiate the price, so they will get whatever they pay for the film.

Sometimes they are directors, actors and actresses, and they only get a share of the money. It can be said that they really suffer a huge loss.

"The film world in Hong Kong is so good now, do you know what is missing?"

Yuan Biao didn't know this, so he just shook his head.

"What is lacking are good scripts and good actors. Film producers from other places are now looking for people to make movies with money. You and Brother Hong are the top martial arts stars in Hong Kong. I can't think of anything for you to be nervous about."

Yuan Biao was absorbing what Lin Daoqiu said little by little. The more he listened, the more he felt that what Lin Daoqiu said made sense.

"You have to take the initiative into your own hands."

"Take the initiative in your own hands?"

Lin Daoqiu's words made Yuan Biao feel very confused. If he was asked to film or design difficult martial arts moves, this would not be a problem for him at all.

But if you let him think about these things, it can be said to be a bit embarrassing for him.

"Now there are three theater chains in Xiangjiang, and Lei Juekun is coming fiercely. What he lacks are good actors and good movies."

Hearing what Lin Daoqiu said, Yuan Biao immediately opened his eyes wide. He thought that the other party wanted him to switch to Princess Jin.

But Jiahe treated him very well, and Yuan Biao really never thought about transferring to Princess Jin.

Lin Daoqiu saw Yuan Biao's surprised expression and knew that he must have misunderstood what he said.

"I didn't let you transfer to Princess Jin. I just wanted you and Brother Hong to set up an independent production company."

It turned out that Lin Daoqiu did not let him switch to Princess Jin. Yuan Biao was relieved when he heard this.

In fact, Sammo Hung had told him before that he wanted to set up his own company, but after talking to Zou Wenhuai, the other party kept delaying.

"Elder brother once told Mr. Zou about this matter before, but nothing happened after that."

In fact, it wasn't that Sammo Hung didn't want to set up a film company, but because Chow Wenhuai didn't allow it, so the matter simply couldn't be done.

"It was before, and now is now. The situation is different, and the results will be different. Do you think I will lie to you?"

Lin Daoqiu deliberately kept a straight face, as if he was unhappy.

Yuan Biao quickly shook his head. After all, Lin Daoqiu was his great benefactor. Although they had misunderstandings before, they have now been resolved.

It can be said that Yuan Biao still attached great importance to what Lin Daoqiu said.