Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

"Mr. Lin from New Oriental, Director Xu should have heard of his name before."

This question about Teddy Robin is obviously a bit redundant. Anyone who is somewhat famous in the Hong Kong film industry would probably not know the name Lin Daoqiu.

The reason why Xu Anhua didn't go to Lin Daoqiu with this script was because she didn't know him at all, and there was no one to introduce him to her.

So naturally Xu Anhua would not have the idea of ​​​​looking for Lin Daoqiu.

"But I don't know Mr. Lin..."

Xu Anhua replied helplessly.

If she had known Lin Daoqiu, she wouldn't have been unable to find anyone to invest in this movie.

"Well, I'll take you to see Mr. Lin tomorrow to see if he is interested in this script."

Teddy Robin thinks that "The Story of Hu Yue" is really well written, and it would be a pity if it couldn't be filmed.

If someone could help introduce Lin Daoqiu to her, Xu Anhua had no reason to refuse, so she agreed immediately without much thought.

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The next day, Teddy Robin took Xu Anhua to New Oriental to find Lin Daoqiu.

"Mr. Lin, this is Director Xu Anhua."

Teddy Robin thought that Lin Daoqiu didn't know Xu Anhua, so he specially introduced him to him at the beginning.

But Lin Daoqiu actually recognized Xu Anhua when he saw each other, but the two of them had never met before.

"It turns out to be Director Xu. I have admired your name for a long time."

Lin Daoqiu enthusiastically stepped forward and shook hands with Xu Anhua.

At first, when Xu Anhua met Lin Daoqiu, like everyone else who saw him for the first time, he felt shocked.

The young man in front of him had a faint smile on his face. He didn't look very old. If someone didn't know his name, they would definitely think that he was a college student.

But such a young man turned out to be the boss of three major theater chains in Hong Kong, and he was also the best screenwriter in the Chinese world today.

Xu Anhua seemed a little nervous when he met Lin Daoqiu. After all, the other party was famous and this was their first meeting.

"Mr. Lin is too polite. I don't have a great reputation. My movies are not worth mentioning in front of you."

Xu Anhua quickly shook her hand. She didn't think her movie could be compared with Lin Daoqiu, but Lin Daoqiu didn't see it that way.

"Director Xu is too polite. I'm not as powerful as you say. Please sit down, please."

After the two parties sat down, Xu Anhua glanced at Teddy Robin beside him.

She is not a person who is good at words, so she had already agreed before coming here today that Teddy Robin would help communicate with Lin Daoqiu, and she would just make supplements on the side.

"Mr. Lin, the truth is, Director Xu has a script that I think is very good, but she has never been able to find anyone to invest in it, so I brought her to see you. I hope you can give me some advice."

Although Teddy Robin spoke very implicitly, Lin Daoqiu had already heard what he meant.

Most of Ann Hui's films are literary and artistic films. Not to mention today's era, even in future generations it will be difficult to find anyone willing to invest in her films.

So this is also the reason why most actors receive very low pay when they appear in literary films.

However, Xu Anhua is considered one of the best directors in Hong Kong movies. Her works are handled more delicately, she has extremely high requirements for scripts, and she also has a good grasp of the emotions expressed in the movie.

In Xu Anhua's movies, you can see her obsession with history, her care and compassion for wandering in the world, and her emphasis on personal and urban changes, which are like drizzle in indifference, slowly seeping into your heart.

heart.

And because she is a female, she usually considers issues from a more detailed perspective than male directors. She is even more comfortable with emotional scenes and speaks meaningfully.

Through her works, people can not only feel the sensibility of the movie, but also experience the changes of Xiangjiang people in various eras. And her works, like her people, are neutral and low-key, without that kind of ego or publicity.

and deliberately pretentious tenderness.

Through the language in Xu Anhua's films, we can feel the remoteness in the ordinary, and the profound meaning in the silence.

When Lin Daoqiu took the script handed over by Xu Anhua, he first glanced at the name on the cover of the script.

Exactly as he had guessed before, "The Story of Hu Yue" is considered Xu Anhua's most representative film, but he didn't expect to see it here.

While Lin Daoqiu was reading the script, Xu Anhua seemed a little uneasy. She kept rubbing her hands. She seemed to be a person who is easily nervous.

Lin Daoqiu remembered that the box office of this drama was good, but he could not remember the specific number.

Ten minutes later, when Lin Daoqiu closed the script, Xu Anhua's heart suddenly rose to her throat. For her, it was now time to judge her fate.

"This drama looks very good, I'm very interested in it."

Lin Daoqiu put the script on the table and said simply.

Xu Anhua, whose mouth was slightly open, had originally prepared a lot of words to persuade Lin Daoqiu, but she didn't expect that she didn't need to say anything at all, and the other party agreed to invest. This was the first time she had encountered such a thing.

"I just said that Mr. Lin will definitely like it after seeing it. You see what I said, right?"

Teddy Robin was actually not very confident before he came here. After all, this movie is not a popular subject in the current movie market where comedy and action are the mainstream.

But the good thing is that he believes that with Lin Daoqiu's eyes, he can definitely see the brilliance of this drama, and more importantly, it does not cost too much money to film this drama.

“I don’t know how much budget Director Xu wants for this play.”

Lin Daoqiu's words are always very direct. He doesn't beat around the bush, and he doesn't like to mingle.

However, this is a big problem for Xu Anhua, because she is worried that if she asks for too much budget, Lin Daoqiu will be unhappy and may even reconsider.

But Teddy Robin next to him didn't have so many worries, because he knew that since Lin Daoqiu was optimistic about this drama, he would probably agree to it as long as the budget was not too exaggerated.

"Mr. Lin, I think 800,000 yuan can be enough to film this movie."

When Teddy Robin finished speaking, Xu Anhua suddenly turned his head and looked at him,

Xu Anhua originally thought that the film could be shot with a budget of 500,000 yuan, but unexpectedly Teddy Robin asked her for an extra 300,000 yuan.

Don't underestimate the three hundred thousand. The extra money can allow Xu Anhua to do a lot of things.

When she was filming before, she always adhered to the idea of ​​​​saving money when she could, but this time she seemed to be able to film "The Story of Hu Yue" without worrying about funds.

But Xu Anhua felt that she couldn't be happy too early. She still had to see Lin Daoqiu's reaction. If the other party showed hesitation, the budget might have to go down.

But what Xu Anhua didn't expect was that she originally thought that 800,000 was enough, but Lin Daoqiu gave her an even bigger surprise.

"Well, let's round up the whole number. I'll give you a budget of one million, and you can shoot with snacks when the time comes. There's no need to rush to catch up. After all, good shows are made by hard work."

Hearing what Lin Daoqiu said, Xu Anhua was so happy that she almost cried, because this was the first time she had met such a generous investor.