Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

As it approaches nine o'clock in the evening, most families are in front of the TV waiting for the broadcast of "Crocodile Tears" or "Happy Tonight".

And just fifteen seconds before "Crocodile Tears" was about to be played on Li's station, a movie advertisement suddenly appeared in front of everyone's eyes.

"Shaw Brothers actress joins the cast, the latest masterpiece of the Hong family, Shaw Brothers joins hands with Golden Harvest to double screen, "Master Qian" will be released on Saturday, May 13th." The last part is Yuen Biao's martial arts in the play.

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As soon as this fifteen-second movie advertisement was aired, it immediately caused quite a stir in Hong Kong and even became one of the hottest topics in the entertainment industry.

If the first two advertising slogans are not remarkable enough, the ten short words of Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest's dual-line joint screening are enough to cause a huge shock in the Hong Kong film industry.

Anyone who is familiar with the feud between Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest knows very well that these two families have always been fiercely fighting each other, with no sign of stopping before. It is really intriguing why they suddenly decided to double screen "Master Qian".

Early the next morning, many people gathered in Zou Wenhuai's office, and He Guanchang, Sammo Hung, Yuan Biao and others were called over.

"What the hell is going on with your "Master Qian"?" Zou Wenhuai looked at Sammo Hung's face full of doubts. Naturally, he was asking about the double-screening.

Sammo Hung actually didn't know the news until the morning, and he felt it was baffling. He even asked Yuan Biao and Lin Zhengying to ask about it, but Yuan Biao and the others didn't know what was going on.

"Before filming started, I heard something rumored by the crew." Yuan Biao suddenly remembered the rumors from the crew.

He Guanchang quickly asked: "What's the matter?"

"At that time, Wen Jun said that the heroine hired from Shaw Brothers did not cost a penny." This incident spread throughout the crew, but Yuan Biao and others felt that this was impossible.

Some people even joked that unless Lin Daoqiu was a relative of Fang Yihua or Liu Shu, how could Fang Yihua be stingy and let Lin Daoqiu take advantage of her in vain?

Yuan Biao didn't think much of it at the time, but when he saw the TV commercial and remembered the rumor, he suddenly felt that it might be true.

"Lin Daoqiu?" Zou Wenhuai had never heard of this name before. He looked at He Guanchang in confusion, as if he wanted the other party to explain who Lin Daoqiu was.

He Guanchang shook his head repeatedly and said: "Isn't it right? Isn't Lin Daoqiu a subordinate of Feilong? How can he be a relative of Uncle Liu or Miss Fang? This is impossible, and I have never heard of such a thing before?"

Everyone in the room was full of questions. They couldn't get much information from Sammo Hung and the others, so Zou Wenhuai asked them to go down first.

At this time, he and He Guanchang were the only two people left in the room. Zou Wenhuai was silent for a moment, and then said: "You can ask someone to check the situation of this drama, and who Lin Daoqiu is."

In fact, even if Zou Wenhuai didn't give orders, He Guanchang would still investigate. After all, such an incident could be said to have caught them off guard.

"How about delaying the release of "Master Qian"?" He Guanchang didn't want Feilong and Lin Daoqiu to steal the limelight.

But as soon as he finished speaking, Zou Wenhuai glared at him: "It's just a movie. Even Uncle Six doesn't care about it, but we become villains instead?"

"I didn't think enough about it. I'll make arrangements immediately." After being told by Zou Wenhuai, He Guanchang also felt that he had overreacted. What big deal could a drama have? It seemed that he had indeed overthought it.

As the instigator, Lin Daoqiu was lying on the sofa with his hands on the pillow and didn't know what he was thinking.

Wen Jun and Zheng Danrui have been busy with publicity these days. The two of them have visited almost all major newspapers and periodicals in Hong Kong. Although they are exhausted, they are still very happy.

"After the publicity in the past few days, many people have begun to discuss our drama. Everyone wants to see what is so great about this drama."

"Even the people at Li's TV station are gossiping about it all day long. Brother Qiu, it seems that our publicity strategy is very successful this time."

As the screenwriters of this drama, if it can have a bright box office by then, the two of them will transform into gold medal screenwriters that attract everyone's attention.

Lin Daoqiu's name was not included in the screenwriter's signature of this drama. Although Zheng Danrui and Wen Jun once proposed to fill in his name, Lin Daoqiu rejected it.

"It's enough if I'm the producer. There's no need to add another title to me." Lin Daoqiu wanted to give the credit to Zheng Danrui and Wen Jun, so the two of them could only accept Lin Daoqiu's kindness with a guilty conscience.

On the day of the release, Lin Daoqiu did not go with Feilong and the others, but called Zhang Zuming, and the two of them went to the theater to watch the premiere of the movie.

"Ah Qiu, what have you been busy with lately? I can't see your people all the time? Is the work on the set really that tiring?" Zhang Zuming still works in a tea restaurant, but he basically can't see Lin Daoqiu recently.

"I start working every morning and I can't go home until the evening. Fortunately, the filming of the scene has been completed, so I have been free recently." Lin Daoqiu explained with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Zhang Zuming felt that Lin Daoqiu must be working too hard. It was said that people who left early and came back late could not make much money. He even wanted to persuade Lin Daoqiu to simply change his job.

Regarding Zhang Zuming's kindness, Lin Daoqiu just found an excuse and got past it. He didn't plan to tell Zhang Zuming about his role as a producer yet.

He plans to ask Zhang Zuming to help on the set when filming his next movie, and then slowly train him to become his right-hand man.

When he arrived at the cinema, Lin Daoqiu found that the queue to buy tickets outside was already very long. Fortunately, he had already taken two tickets before, otherwise he would probably have to wait until the evening with the queue speed.

"I've heard many people talking about this drama in tea restaurants recently, but I didn't expect it to be so popular." Zhang Zuming looked at the long queue with a surprised expression on his face.

Lin Daoqiu looked very calm. He patted Zhang Zuming on the shoulder and said, "Let's go, let's start soon."

When Lin Daoqiu and Zhang Zuming entered the venue, they found that the place was already full. It seemed that everyone was very supportive of "Master Qian".

Because he had already tested the waters at the midnight show, Lin Daoqiu was not too worried about the quality. Even when the movie had started, he was still thinking about other things, but Zhang Zuming next to him was fully immersed in the movie.

Except for being awakened by the laughter of the audience from time to time, Lin Daoqiu was in a state of fugue for a long time. He was actually making plans for what would happen next.

Two million is Lin Daoqiu's estimate as the lowest box office. If "Master Qian" still fails to reach two million due to dual screenings and such strong publicity, then it can only be said that this drama is really terrible.

Feilong had promised Lin Daoqiu before that he would get 10% of the movie's profits. If calculated this way, Lin Daoqiu would get at least 100,000 yuan from the two million box office.

At this time, one can buy a house in the urban area with 100,000 yuan in Xiangjiang, and one can buy a 1,000 yuan luxury house in the mid-levels with 300,000 yuan, which is a full eight years' salary for ordinary people.

While Lin Daoqiu was still planning his future, thunderous applause suddenly erupted from the scene. It seemed that the drama had a good start.