Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

In late April, the press conference for "Police Story" was held at the Ax Hill Road Studio.

The three protagonists Jackie Chan, Michelle, and Sylvia Chang, as well as director Yuan Heping and some of the supporting actors of the film, were all standing on the stage for everyone to take photos.

For this drama, the focus of everyone's attention is naturally on the producer and screenwriter Lin Daoqiu.

But just like before, Lin Daoqiu still didn't show up today, so everyone could only put the question on Jackie Chan. After all, he is the most famous among them.

However, the reporter's questions were very sharp from the beginning, and Jackie Chan's good mood disappeared without a trace.

"Brother Long, why did Mr. Lin choose you from Jiahe as the protagonist in this drama instead of his own Brother Hong and Yuan Biao?"

This is obviously a trap set by reporters for Jackie Chan. If he doesn't answer well, he will easily offend others.

If it were anyone else, Jackie Chan might not think so much.

However, Sammo Hung and A Biao's relationship with him is a bit complicated, so when faced with such questions, he did not dare to answer them casually.

"It was Mr. Lin's decision to ask me to be the protagonist. Maybe he thought I was suitable for this role, but I haven't asked him the specific reasons. If I have the opportunity in the future, I will ask you."

Jackie Chan's answer is quite satisfactory, neither outstanding nor bad.

However, the reporters did not intend to let him go like this. After all, Lin Daoqiu did not show up today, and they did not get any big news.

Although everyone gets a red envelope when entering the venue, if you can write a wonderful piece of news, it is not much better than a red envelope of several hundred yuan.

"Mr. Lin is the producer and screenwriter of this film, but Brother Long has the final say in his previous films. If you encounter a dispute this time when you work together, who should you listen to?"

Yuan Heping could not help but roll his eyes inwardly. The reporter was really stupid to ask such a question.

Jackie Chan is just a kung fu star who has made a few blockbuster movies. How can he compare with Lin Daoqiu?

Yuan Heping is very sure that if he encounters a situation like what the reporter said, Jackie Chan will definitely listen to Lin Daoqiu 100%.

But what Yuan Heping didn't expect was that Jackie Chan's answer was far beyond his expectation.

"Well...if we encounter such a situation, I will discuss it with Mr. Lin. Although Mr. Lin is very good at writing scripts, I am better at shooting action scenes."

Jackie Chan's words shocked Yuan Heping and he immediately turned to look at him. He never expected that Jackie Chan could say such words in public.

Compared to Yuan Heping's shock, Jackie Chan's answer suddenly made the reporters at the scene excited.

"Brother Long, you mean that Mr. Lin is not as good as you in action scenes?"

"'Mission: Impossible' had previously grossed over 100 million U.S. dollars at the box office. Isn't Brother Long a bit too arrogant to say this?"

Jackie Chan didn't expect that his casual words would trigger such a violent reaction from the reporters at the scene.

"Everyone has misunderstood. Brother Long didn't mean that. He meant that he is more experienced in designing the sections and routines of the actions."

Yuan Heping hurriedly came out to smooth things over, otherwise if this word spread, I don't know what Lin Daoqiu would think of him.

Jackie Chan also realized that he seemed to have said the wrong thing. He quickly shut up and just nodded and said yes.

Not far away, Lin Daoqiu and He Guanchang were standing together. They both heard clearly what Jackie Chan just said with the microphone.

Lin Daoqiu kept a smile on his face, but He Guanchang next to him became nervous after hearing Wan Long's words.

From time to time, he glanced at the expression on Lin Daoqiu's face, hoping that he would never take Jackie Chan's words seriously.

"Aaron was just joking. Mr. Lin, please don't take it seriously."

He Guanchang has already thought about it. After the press conference is over, he will immediately find Jackie Chan to apologize to Lin Daoqiu.

But what He Guanchang didn't expect was that Lin Daoqiu really didn't mind this at all. After all, there were many classic lines from Brother Long in later generations. In comparison, what he just said was nothing at all.

"Mr. He, don't be nervous, I'm not that stingy."

Lin Daoqiu smiled and waved his hand.

When He Guanchang saw that Lin Daoqiu didn't look like he was lying, his nervousness was relieved.

Today He Guanchang made a special trip to see Lin Daoqiu. Naturally, he did not come to accompany him to this press conference. He actually came here to ask for something.

"Mr. Lin, do you think it is possible for Aaron to develop in Hollywood?"

Although the momentum of Xiangjiang movies has been rising in the past two years, and the box office has repeatedly hit new highs, Golden Harvest's ambition is not just to achieve good results in Xiangjiang.

Ever since Bruce Lee, Zou Wenhuai has always had the dream of entering Hollywood and promoting Golden Harvest's movies to the world.

But after Bruce Lee left, Jiahe's dream died.

Although they later discovered Jackie Chan, his performance in Hollywood was not very good.

Last year, Golden Harvest invested a huge amount of money to shoot a movie called "Cannonball Race", but the protagonist in it was not Jackie Chan, but Bill Reynolds.

Even if this movie does achieve good box office results by then, the help to Jackie Chan can be said to be very limited.

So now the only person who can help Jiahe and Jackie Chan is Lin Daoqiu.

If he is willing to produce a few scripts to make Jackie Chan famous in Hollywood, then Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang's dream of entering Hollywood may come true.

"Of course, Aaron has great potential. If there are a few good scripts that allow him to gain a foothold in Hollywood, then he might be able to make a name for himself there."

Of course Lin Daoqiu knew why He Guanchang suddenly asked himself this question. I'm afraid they wanted to get a few scripts from him.

But the problem now is that his script is not cheap at all, and why should he help Jiahe become famous? This does him no good at all.

"Mr. Lin, if Golden Harvest is willing to cooperate with you for 10 million U.S. dollars and half of the movie's profits, I don't know if Mr. Lin is interested. Of course, all the investment in this movie will be made by Golden Harvest."

Lin Daoqiu did not expect that Jiahe would be willing to spend such a huge amount of money for Jackie Chan.

All I need to do is produce a script, and Jiahe will do all the rest. In this way, I can get half of the proceeds from the play. It can be said that there is no more favorable condition than this.

However, Jiahe is not a fool. They provided Lin Daoqiu with such generous conditions this time. At first glance, it seemed that they had suffered a big loss.

But their purpose is not to make money, but to make Jackie Chan famous in Hollywood.

Once Jackie Chan becomes famous in Hollywood, they will receive U.S. dollars instead of Hong Kong dollars.