Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

I have to say that money is really a good thing, at least for Lin Daoqiu.

A small villa and helping her pay off her debts. Together, these two things easily conquered Guan Zhilin, and Lin Daoqiu spent less than one million in total.

If it weren't for the fact that he was going to attend the wedding banquet later and was worried that Zhong Chuhong and others would find out something, I'm afraid something might have happened between him and Rosamund Kwan.

But even so, Lin Daoqiu had already taken enough advantage, which made Guan Zhilin almost not let him go.

After returning to his home and taking a shower, Lin Daoqiu changed his clothes and planned to attend the celebration banquet of "The Bad Luck Gambler".

But when Lin Daoqiu was about to go out, he suddenly received a call from a person named Chen Jiasheng.

Chen Jiasheng is a middle-aged man that most people in Xiangjiang don't know much about, but in Lin Daoqiu's ears, his name has long been like thunder.

"Mr. Lin, if you have time, I would like to treat you to afternoon tea tomorrow. I wonder if you have time?"

Chen Jiasheng said nothing more on the phone. He only said that he would like to invite Lin Daoqiu to have tea tomorrow.

Because he was going to attend the wedding banquet, Lin Daoqiu didn't ask any questions on the phone, and then directly agreed to the other party's invitation.

In the previous life, Chen Jiasheng was mentioned many times almost every day. Even Lin Daoqiu himself had thought about it, hoping that one day he could be as rich as Chen Jiasheng.

Unexpectedly, the other party would take the initiative to find him, which made Lin Daoqiu a little curious about what this super rich man saw in him.

Lin Daoqiu thought about it carefully, and in his impression, Chen Jiasheng had never invested in the film industry.

Moreover, even though the film market was booming at the time, I had never heard of him being involved.

After all, the money he makes from making movies is so little that even if he opens a theater chain, it won't be as fast as selling off-the-plan properties.

Lin Daoqiu, who really couldn't think of it, simply didn't think about it any further. Anyway, he would know it when we meet tomorrow.

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At the closing banquet in the evening, Lin Daoqiu invited no one except the crew.

He didn't want to make it too grand, after all, Lin Daoqiu was really not sure about this drama.

If it doesn't sell well, if it's too grand now, people will laugh at it later, so it's better to keep it low-key.

However, Wang Jing failed to understand Lin Daoqiu's thoughts. His idea was very simple, which was to make this celebration banquet lively.

For this reason, he specially invited all the stars who came from Shaw Brothers, except for Guo Yuhua.

After all, Wang Jing could more or less guess the relationship between Guo Youhua and Lin Daoqiu.

The heroine tonight is Zhong Chuhong. If he invites Guo Youhua at this time, Wang Jing believes that Lin Daoqiu will probably kill him on the spot.

As soon as Lin Daoqiu and Zhong Chuhong arrived at the scene, he found that the scene was a little more lively than he expected.

Ti Lung, David Chiang, and other Shaw Brothers stars sat at several tables.

As soon as Lin Daoqiu saw them, a surprised expression appeared on his face.

But he didn't know that these people were invited by Wang Jing, and he thought they came to congratulate Wang Jing on his own initiative.

"Mr. Lin..."

As soon as Ti Long and David Jiang saw Lin Daoqiu, they immediately walked over to say hello to him.

"You two, come and sit together."

Lin Daoqiu greeted them with a smile, then took them to the main seat and sat down.

In addition to Ti Lung and David Chiang, there is also Fu Sheng, the male protagonist of "The Bad Luck Gambler".

As soon as I see the three of them, I can't help but be reminded of the glorious era of Shaw Brothers.

You must know that the three of them can be said to be the most popular stars of Shaw Brothers at the time. If Uncle Six had not ended his business on the Shaw Brothers studio so quickly, I believe they would still be filming for Shaw Brothers now.

But in addition to these actors, Wang Jing also invited someone over tonight, and that person was Chu Yuan.

"Master, Mr. Lin is actually very easy to talk to. Don't worry."

In Wang Jing's opinion, Chu Yuan is actually a very powerful director, but Lin Daoqiu may have misunderstood him.

I feel that Chu Yuan will only make those Shaw Brothers style movies and will not make anything else at all.

But Wang Jing actually knew very well that if Chu Yuan hadn't been filming for Shaw Brothers, he could have jumped out and made movies for other companies.

And with Chu Yuan's ability, he can definitely make a movie that is both popular and blockbuster.

But unfortunately, because he was appreciated by his sixth uncle, Chu Yuan would rather give up those opportunities and just be a filming machine for Shaw Brothers.

But it's good now. Shaw Brothers has been disbanded. Chu Yuan no longer has any constraints. He can show off his talents after leaving Shaw Brothers. Now there is only one chance left.

When he saw Chu Yuan, Lin Daoqiu looked obviously surprised.

Because he had never put this face on the director before.

He has always regarded this person as an actor, because in the previous life of "Police Story", the villain was played by Chu Yuan.

"Mr. Lin, this is Director Chu Yuanchu."

Wang Jing brought Chu Yuan to Lin Daoqiu, and then introduced Chu Yuan to him.

"Director Chu, I've heard of your name a long time ago. I'm glad to meet you. My name is Lin Daoqiu."

Lin Daoqiu quickly reached out his hand and shook Chu Yuan's hand.

"Mr. Lin is too polite. I don't have a big name. I'm just making a living."

Chu Yuan smiled and shook his head. He felt that compared with Lin Daoqiu, the movies he had made before were simply insignificant.

Lin Daoqiu's "Master Qian" sold a box office of 10.8 million, which is several times more than his previous films.

Not to mention that all the movies he shot later were sold to Hollywood. Chu Yuan had no other thoughts besides being amazed.

"Director Chu, please take a seat."

He invited Chu Yuan to sit next to him, because he was the oldest and had the highest seniority at the scene.

Wang Jing himself didn't mind, and the others naturally wouldn't say anything. After all, most of the people at this table were actors from Shaw Brothers.

They have all acted in many movies directed by Chu Yuan before, so everyone has special respect for him.

"Come on, I wish "The King of Luck" can get a good box office, let's all have a drink."

Lin Daoqiu stood up and raised his cup.

Seeing this, others stood up one after another.

After drinking the glass of wine, everyone sat down one after another.

But at this moment, someone suddenly asked Wang Jing a question that made him a little embarrassed.

"Director Wang, how much box office do you think this play can win by then?"

When someone asked this question, the expression on Wang Jing's face suddenly froze.