Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

Although I know that Chen Baisheng is just scaring himself by saying this, the future of Xiangjiang Film is indeed worrying.

After experiencing a carnival, Xiangjiang Movies fell directly to the bottom. It can be said that it is impossible to die.

Perhaps Chen Baisheng said such words just to attract his own attention, but Lin Daoqiu is very clear that conservative local film thinking will eventually gradually lose the external market.

The future of Xiangjiang Film seems to be bright now, but only Lin Daoqiu knows what will happen in the future.

When Hollywood's special effects films swept the world's film market, Xiangjiang Films simply had no power to resist and gradually lost ground.

"Mr. Chen, are you kidding me? The world of movies is so bright now. It's nonsense to say it's over. You just want to scare me by saying these things. Do you think I will be scared by you?"

If it had been Zou Wenhuai or Run Run Shaw, I'm afraid Chen Baisheng's opening would just make the other party laugh.

Moreover, Chen Baisheng did not go to Zou Wenhuai or Run Run Shaw because he knew very well that no one would invest in such a seemingly money-losing business.

Maybe he came to him because he thought he was young and easy to fool, but it was a pity that Chen Baisheng picked the wrong person this time.

"Mr. Lin, don't get me wrong. I'm definitely not being alarmist. The market for Hong Kong movies is indeed very good now, but have you ever thought about the future?"

If it were another person, they would not consider these issues at all. More than 99% of the people present only consider immediate interests, and they will tell you about future matters.

"Then don't you know if Mr. Chen has any good solutions?"

Lin Daoqiu knew without thinking what Chen Baisheng wanted to do, but his goal was still too small and narrow.

"If we want Xiangjiang movies to be spread around the world, it's not enough to just rely on movies. I think we should tap more talents in Xiangjiang movies. For example, we can hold a film festival to expand the influence of Xiangjiang movies."

The film festival seemed to be just one of Chen Baisheng's ideas. He didn't focus on it because he didn't want Lin Daoqiu to see that he actually just wanted Lin Daoqiu to pay for the film festival.

Lin Daoqiu seemed to be deep in thought after listening to Chen Baisheng's words. It seemed that he was really moved by the other party.

But in fact, what Lin Daoqiu was thinking about at this time was where to arrange for Zhong Chuhong to live after the New Year. If it was too close to ATV, it would be easy to be discovered.

When Chen Baisheng saw Lin Daoqiu's thoughtful look, a glimmer of hope immediately ignited in his heart.

If Lin Daoqiu is willing to help, all problems will be solved and Hong Kong will soon have its own movie event.

"Mr. Chen, the method you just mentioned is very good, but it won't work if I only rely on me to organize a film festival now. This requires the cooperation of everyone, such as the two major companies, Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest."

Lin Daoqiu simply threw the problem back to Chen Baisheng. If Jiahe and Shaw Brothers were willing to handle it, Lin Daoqiu would certainly follow up, but the problem was that Chen Baisheng needed to communicate with them himself.

Chen Baisheng was full of confidence at first, but after Lin Daoqiu finished speaking, his face suddenly fell.

It is simply impossible for him to convince Golden Harvest to cooperate with Shaw Brothers to organize this film festival. The two companies have been feuding for so many years. Who is he in front of them? Will they listen to him?

The answer was obviously already known without asking, so Chen Baisheng knew as soon as he heard it that this was just Lin Daoqiu's excuse.

"Mr. Lin, actually holding a film festival will be of great help to Xiangjiang Film. If New Oriental is willing to take over the hosting rights, it will be of great help to build New Oriental's reputation."

Shu Qi next to him suddenly spoke, and he was considering the problem from Lin Daoqiu's perspective.

It is okay to hold this film festival, but what Lin Daoqiu can get is the most critical. What New Oriental urgently needs now is prestige. By holding a film festival, everyone can see the influence of New Oriental.

I have to say that compared to what Chen Baisheng said, Shu Qi's words made Lin Daoqiu feel much more comfortable. In fact, everyone can tell the truth, but profit is what businessmen care about most.

If we regard Lin Daoqiu as a great philanthropist, we can say that Chen Baisheng was wrong from the beginning.

For Lin Daoqiu, the Academy Awards must be held, but he was not sure whether it should be done now.

If Lin Daoqiu really makes up his mind to do it, it is not impossible. Money is not a problem for him at all. As for the broadcasting rights, it will be fine if he gives it to ATV, but what will he get?

"I will consider this issue seriously and will give you an answer in a few days."

Lin Daoqiu wants to go back and think carefully about whether to hold the Hong Kong Film Awards so soon. After all, this annual event reflects the rise and fall of Hong Kong movies to a certain extent.

Chen Baisheng originally wanted to continue to persuade, but Shu Qi shook her head at him and told him not to continue.

Since Lin Daoqiu has already made a move, let him go back and think about it carefully. It won't be too late to talk about it later, but if he forces the other party too much now, it may be counterproductive.

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"Why did you stop me just now? Lin Daoqiu has already been persuaded by us. As long as he works harder, maybe he will agree."

Returning to his seat, Chen Baisheng seemed to disagree with what Shu Qi had just done.

Seeing that Lin Daoqiu was about to nod, Shu Qi shook his head so that he couldn't continue.

"Do you think Lin Daoqiu will agree after this? And to be honest, I don't think it is the right choice for Lin Daoqiu to host this film festival."

Shu Qi was much calmer than Chen Baisheng, but his words made Chen Baisheng look like a question mark.

"Do you think we still have a choice now? And I don't think there is anything inappropriate about Lin Daoqiu."

Chen Baisheng felt that what Shu Qi said was a bit unbelievable. Now instead of everyone rushing to do it, they were begging their grandparents to find someone to do it.

"Lin Daoqiu is indeed very suitable, but have you considered the grievances between him and Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers? What if at the award ceremony, Chow Wen-huai and Run Run Shaw order their actors not to participate?"

If Shu Qi hadn't said it, Chen Baisheng wouldn't have thought about this. He just wanted to start the film festival as soon as possible, and other things were forgotten by him.

But when Shu Qi said this, Chen Baisheng also realized that Lin Daoqiu seemed not suitable to host this film festival. After all, the grievances between the three major theater chains were too complicated.

Regardless of whether one of them will host the film festival, the other two will most likely not participate.

If this is the case, then this film festival will become unworthy of its name. If that is the case, it is better not to hold it, so as not to be laughed at later.