Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

If it weren't for Lin Daoqiu's reminder this time, I'm afraid Wenjun and Zheng Danrui would have continued to fool around like this.

But in the final analysis, Lin Daoqiu was too impatient. He thought of them as the two people in later generations. This way of pushing back and encouraging others was actually very bad.

The experience accumulated by these two people in making movies is actually far from enough, and Lin Daoqiu himself is a cheater, so they can't compare.

Even though they participated in the production of several Lin Daoqiu film and television dramas, what these two people could learn was still very limited.

So when Lin Daoqiu figured it out, he decided to let them go to participate in the filming and production of the movie. They would not be able to escape for at least a few years.

As for Wang Jing and Lin Daoqiu, he is not too worried, because he is a genius in his own right, and he grew up on the set of Shaw Brothers. With many years of experience in script creation, he is actually considered a semi-professional.

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What Wong Jing lacks now is the opportunity to direct movies, and what Lin Daoqiu wants to provide him is to let Wong Jing be a director for once.

But before letting Wang Jing become the director, Lin Daoqiu had to change Wang Jing's thinking first.

The next day, Wang Jing was called to the office by Lin Daoqiu. The mood of Wang Jing and Lin Daoqiu's meeting this time was completely different from yesterday.

Yesterday, he came with Wen Jun. At that time, Wang Jing was thinking that the reason why the previous film "Thousand Kings Fight Thousand Tyrants" could not be filmed was because Shaw Brothers had issued a ban on New Oriental, so the actors he wanted to find could not be hired.

And he has already rewritten the script, and the actors he wants to hire are not from Shaw Brothers, so I believe there will be no problems.

But what I didn't expect was that Lin Daoqiu rejected his script directly, and the rejection was so straightforward that there was no room for change.

In addition, Lin Daoqiu sent Wenjun and Zheng Danrui to "Mr. Zombie" to help but did not mention himself. At that time, Wang Jing was worried that he would have nothing to do next.

Fortunately, Wang Jing breathed a sigh of relief when he heard from Wen Juan that Lin Daoqiu had another appointment for him.

Originally, he was ready to consider whether to quit Wenjun's studio. After all, it would not do him any good to waste time like this.

"Sit wherever you want, no need to be so nervous."

Wang Jing had a very formulaic smile on his face since he entered. If he said he wasn't nervous, he would be lying, because before, Wen Jun had always communicated with Lin Daoqiu, and he was there to make supplements.

Today, when he came to see Lin Daoqiu alone, it was inevitable that Wang Jing would feel a little stressed. After all, he was not the filmmaker of later generations who didn't take everything seriously.

"I wonder why Mr. Lin came to see me today?"

Wang Jing wanted to know how Lin Daoqiu planned to use him when he had another appointment? Did he want him to return to his old profession and continue writing scripts, or did he have other ideas, such as letting him be a director?

But no matter which method it is used, Wang Jing actually has no choice, because he can't do anything now if he doesn't help Lin Daoqiu.

After all, he has not made any achievements now. If he wants to return to Shaw Brothers, I am afraid that the next days will be very sad, so he can only bite the bullet and stay.

"Actually, I know Ah Jing is a very good screenwriter. Although you have never been a director, judging from the scripts you have written, as long as I give you a few opportunities, I believe you will become a very successful director."

Wong Jing can be said to be one of the most successful directors of commercial films in Hong Kong in the future.

And the reason why he was so successful was because he only considered one thing, and that was whether he could make money by making this movie.

As for other artistic things, they are not important to him at all.

Even the later film "The Legend of the Dragon Slayer: The Demon Cult Leader" was shot by Wang Jing in only seven days, which shows how efficient he was.

"Mr. Lin is too commendable. Compared with Mr. Lin, I am still far behind."

Wang Jing quickly shook his head. He was indeed far behind Lin Daoqiu. He had already bought a theater chain in just a year and a half after he swam to Hong Kong. He had written scripts for so many years and now he didn't even have a director.

I have been, how can this compare?

However, Lin Daoqiu didn't bring him here because he wanted to hear Wang Jing praise him, he just didn't want to bury Wang Jing's talent.

After all, as one of the important promoters of future nonsensical comedy films in Hong Kong, Wong Jing can be said to be one of the biggest contributors.

"Actually, I brought Ah Jing here today to talk to you about why you can't be a director."

Wang Jing originally thought that Lin Daoqiu called him today to arrange work for him, but he did not expect that the other party would actually want to talk about this matter.

Could it be that Lin Daoqiu does not intend to let himself be a director? Or does he think he is not talented enough?

"Actually, the reason is very simple. That is, the protagonists in the scripts you write are all based on Shaw Brothers actors, such as "Thousand Kings Fight Thousand Tyrants" or "The Demon Hunter". I can see Xie Xian in the plot.

Waiting for someone’s shadow.”

It’s not that Wong Jing is wrong in writing this. After staying in Shaw Brothers for so many years, he will definitely be influenced by it, and this influence will be reflected in the movie he wants to make.

Wang Jing hadn't thought about Lin Daoqiu's words carefully at first, but after the other party mentioned it, Wang Jing recalled that the scripts he wrote were indeed tailor-made for Shaw Brothers actors.

"Now that you have moved to New Oriental, you need to expand your thinking and not be limited to Shaw Brothers actors."

After Lin Daoqiu finished speaking, Wang Jing lowered his head and said nothing. It seemed that he was seriously thinking about what Lin Daoqiu said.

It's not that Lin Daoqiu has any prejudice against Shaw Brothers actors, but the problem now is that there are currently more than half of Shaw Brothers actors with character in Hong Kong. It will take a while to find actors who can match the temperament of Xie Xian and others.

Not coming out.

If someone else were to act, I'm afraid the effect would be greatly reduced, not to mention that Shaw Brothers has now issued a ban on New Oriental.

If Wang Jing keeps writing scripts based on this idea, then Lin Daoqiu and him will not be able to cooperate.

"In fact, the last thing you need to worry about is whether you can be a director. The only thing you have to solve now is to change the way you think before. Don't think about the script from the Shaw Brothers perspective, but think from a new perspective."

Before coming to see Lin Daoqiu, Wang Jing was still a little uneasy, but after having such a chat with the other party, Wang Jing's uneasy mood eased a little.

But this does not mean that he can breathe a sigh of relief, because what Lin Daoqiu wants him to change is his previous thinking and let him start thinking about the direction of writing scripts again, and this is not something that can be easily shaken off.

"Thank you, Mr. Lin, for your advice. I will think about it carefully when I go back."

Lin Daoqiu doesn't expect Wang Jing to change immediately, it will take some time, but fortunately Wang Jing doesn't seem to be very resistant to this, which is a good thing for Lin Daoqiu.

As long as Wang Jing can jump out of Shaw Brothers' thinking, I believe the scripts he writes will be more exciting than before.