Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

"Did you really show the script to Miss Lin?"

When he heard that Mai Jia sent the script of "I Love Tuberose" to Brigitte Lin, Huang Baiming's face was full of surprise.

This comedy film is written by Huang Baiming and can be regarded as the sequel to "The Stars". The protagonists are Lin Zixiang and Teddy Robin.

"Yes, I think the role of Tian Zi No. 1 is very suitable for Miss Lin. Moreover, she has not taken any new roles recently, so I sent the script."

In fact, Mai Jia just gave it a try. After all, Brigitte Lin is now a Hollywood star. It seems unrealistic for her to star in such a low-budget comedy movie.

Huang Baiming shook his head after hearing this. Not to mention Brigitte Lin's refusal, even if she agreed, she might not be able to pass Lin Daoqiu's test.

They spent a lot of money on this drama, and the production cost was only two million.

Brigitte Lin's salary alone was enough to make the entire movie overrun.

"Don't worry so much. It's been several days and Miss Lin hasn't given a reply. She probably declined."

When Huang Baiming heard this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

If Brigitte Lin is really invited to film a movie, he will definitely not use the script "I Love Tuberose" but replace it with something else.

Even asking her to play a role in the sequel to "The Best of Us" would be better than starring in "I Love Tuberose".

But just when Mai Jia and Huang Baiming thought this matter would go away like this, they suddenly received a call from Lin Daoqiu.

Lin Daoqiu didn't say anything on the phone, he just invited them over for afternoon tea.

"Why do you think Mr. Lin suddenly invited us to drink tea?"

Mai Jia put down the phone and looked at Huang Baiming with confusion.

Huang Baiming also couldn't understand why Lin Daoqiu suddenly invited them to afternoon tea.

"Do you think Miss Lin is too embarrassed to refuse us, so we just let Mr. Lin do the talking?"

Shaking his head, Mai Jia didn't know if Huang Baiming's guess was correct, but he still stood up and patted the other party's shoulder.

"Let's go, Mr. Lin is already waiting for us."

Not daring to keep Lin Daoqiu waiting too long, Mai Jia and Huang Baiming immediately left for the appointment.

When they arrived, they found that in addition to Lin Daoqiu, Brigitte Lin was present at the scene.

"Sit down and order whatever you want to eat."

Lin Daoqiu asked Mai Jia and Huang Baiming to sit down, and then asked someone to bring menus to them.

While lowering their heads to order, Mai Jia and Huang Baiming quietly began to communicate with their eyes.

After ordering a few snacks and putting down the menu, Huang Baiming motioned to Mai Jia to mention that matter.

"Did you send a script to Qingxia before?"

Before Mai Jia could speak, Lin Daoqiu mentioned this matter first.

As soon as Lin Daoqiu finished speaking, Mai Jia and Huang Baiming nodded repeatedly.

"I heard that Ms. Lin hasn't taken any roles recently, so I want to ask her to play a role."

Mai Jia was also anxious, worried that Lin Daoqiu would be unhappy because of this move of hers.

Although the relationship between them has not been made public, Maijia knows very well that the relationship between these two people is definitely unusual.

"How did you come up with the idea of ​​inviting Qingxia to act in this play?"

Lin Daoqiu wanted to find out first what they were thinking.

In fact, before coming, Brigitte Lin briefly chatted with Lin Daoqiu about the film "I Love Tuberose".

She had never acted in comedy movies before, but after reading the script, she thought it was quite interesting, so she decided to take it up.

However, "I Love Tuberose" is a low- to medium-cost comedy film. If she continues, the production cost of this film will definitely exceed the budget greatly.

Lin Qingxia, who was hesitant, simply mentioned this matter to Lin Daoqiu and see what he said.

That's why Lin Daoqiu called Mai Jia and Huang Baiming over.

"I think Miss Lin is very suitable for this top-notch role. When I wrote the script, the first thing that came to my mind was that I could invite Miss Lin to star in this drama."

As the screenwriter of this drama, Huang Baiming is naturally the one with the most say, but it is intriguing to see how much of his words are true.

"Actually, I also think this drama is very interesting."

Lin Qingxia was very happy to hear this, and she immediately turned her head to look at Lin Daoqiu.

Huang Baiming knew as soon as he saw Brigitte Lin that she was interested in participating in the show, but he didn't expect that she was not interested. It can be said that it was a mistake.

But while they were happy, they also had some regrets. It would have been nice if they had shown Brigitte Lin the sequel to "The Best Partner".

"How much do you plan to charge for the production of this drama?"

Lin Daoqiu did not rush to agree, but first asked how much production fee they wanted.

Originally, before Brigitte Lin agreed, Mai Jia and Huang Baiming had already decided that two million would be enough to film the film.

But now that Brigitte Lin has joined, their rhythm has been disrupted.

If we still maintain the previous idea of ​​two million, the budget will definitely be far from enough.

But the two of them had no idea how much box office this drama would get.

Although the addition of Brigitte Lin can effectively increase the box office of "I Love Tuberose", no one can say how much it will increase.

"Mr. Lin, how much do you think we should charge for the production of this play?"

Mai Jia and Huang Baiming had no choice but to leave this problem to Lin Daoqiu.

"I haven't even read the script of this play. If you ask me, I can't tell you."

Lin Daoqiu shrugged, he had just heard about this from Brigitte Lin.

And he remembered that in the drama "I Love Tuberose", Brigitte Lin should have been the female lead in her previous life.

However, the box office performance of "I Love Tuberose" at that time was probably not very good, but Lin Daoqiu couldn't remember how much it was.

In fact, for Lin Daoqiu, it doesn't matter as long as the drama does not lose money, or even suffers a small loss.

As long as Brigitte Lin is satisfied, even if he doesn't make money, it's not a big deal to him.

"If Miss Lin's salary is deducted, the production fee of two million will definitely be enough."

Huang Baiming didn't dare to show off in front of Lin Daoqiu, so he simply told the truth.

"Is the production fee two million?"

Lin Daoqiu thought for a while, Brigitte Lin's current salary is calculated in US dollars, which is at least five million in Hong Kong dollars.

But no one in Xiangjiang can afford this price, so the only one who can hire her to act is himself.

It’s no wonder that during this time, when Brigitte Lin was free, no one dared to send her scripts, because her worth was so high.

Mai Jia originally wanted to use Lin Qingxia to star in Lin Daoqiu to increase the production cost of this drama.

But after thinking about it carefully, he felt that "I Love Tuberose" didn't have that much potential.

If they add too much, they won't be able to make money if the box office can't catch up.

"According to what you said, the production fee is two million. As for Qingxia, she doesn't want to be paid for this film."

As soon as Lin Daoqiu finished speaking, Mai Jia and Huang Baiming opened their eyes wide.