Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

This time Tsui Hark's premonition came true.

After the box office results came out the next day, "New Shushan Swordsman" had a box office of 2.7 million, while "Legend of Sword and Fairy" had a box office of 2.5 million.

The accumulated box office of the two dramas, "New Shushan Swordsman" has already surpassed "Legend of Sword and Fairy" by one million.

But everyone in Jiahe was not happy because of the good news. Instead, they all showed worried expressions.

In just one day, "New Shushan Swordsman" dropped 800,000 at the box office.

No matter how you look at it, this is definitely not a good sign.

"It won't collapse all the way like "Teppanyaki" some time ago."

Such sounds have begun to appear inside Jiahe.

Even Zou Wenhuai is worried that "New Shushan Swordsman" will make the same mistake as "Teppanyaki".

"How about we increase our publicity efforts?"

At this time, He Guanchang could not think of any better way besides doing this.

If nothing is done now, I'm afraid the box office of "New Shushan Swordsman" will continue to fall like this.

"No, just keep looking at it as it is now."

Zou Wenhuai shook his head and rejected He Guanchang's idea of ​​increasing publicity.

At least now it seems that the ceiling for this drama is at least 30 million.

As long as it can get a box office of 30 million, it can be sold at a good price when it is sold in the port.

But it is a pity that the box office momentum of "New Shushan Swordsman" has not stopped falling.

2.2 million, 2 million, 1.8 million, it can be said that "New Shushan Swordsman" is showing a downward trend every day.

By the end of the first week, "New Shushan Swordsman" had grossed a total of 16 million at the box office.

On the other hand, the box office of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" has exceeded 20 million, reaching 22 million.

Of these two dramas, everyone obviously prefers "Legend of Sword and Fairy".

After all, in terms of special effects, plot, and scenery, "Legend of Sword and Fairy" can be said to be a complete victory over "New Shushan Swordsman".

The popularity of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" directly boosted the sales of the novel.

Publishers from all over the world flocked to the novel and fought tooth and nail to get the publishing rights for the novel.

Lin Daoqiu has handed over this matter to Ma Shaoqiang of "Oriental Daily".

The novel alone has brought Lin Daoqiu an income of more than 10 million Hong Kong dollars.

And as the serialization of "Legend of Sword and Fairy" becomes longer and longer, Lin Daoqiu will make more money.

But these were just small amounts of money to him, and Lin Daoqiu didn't particularly care.

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"How about it? Have you thought about any movies to make this year to compete with Mai Jia?"

Lin Daoqiu called Sammo Hung and Yuan Biao to his office.

Last year, these two guys went to Hollywood to develop their careers and left things in Xiangjiang behind.

Although he filmed a movie called "Lucky Star" at the beginning of the year, it was not enough for Sammo Hung.

"Mr. Lin, do you have any good suggestions?"

Sammo Hung already had a screenwriter in hand, but he hoped that Lin Daoqiu could help him come up with ideas.

"I heard that Aaron's film in Hollywood will be finished soon. Are you interested in cooperating with him in a movie?"

As soon as Lin Daoqiu finished speaking, Sammo Hung and Yuan Biao were frightened by his words.

"Mr. Lin, are you kidding me? Are we cooperating with Aaron?"

Sammo Hung couldn't believe that Lin Daoqiu wanted them to cooperate with Jackie Chan.

Knowing that the other party is Jiahe's ace star, can Zou Wenhuai agree to lend Jackie Chan to them? Thinking about it, you know this is impossible.

Not to mention that the relationship between Jiahe and New Oriental has become tense.

Zou Wenhuai would never agree to let Jackie Chan film with them.

"I'm just asking casually. If you are interested, it would be best. I will try my best to match you."

Lin Daoqiu's smile looked a bit hard to tell whether he was telling the truth or joking.

However, Yuan Biao next to him was very interested in what Lin Daoqiu said.

"If Aaron can cooperate with us, of course I would be happy to see it happen."

A lot of things happened between the three brothers before, but times have long since changed.

Moreover, after trying their luck in Hollywood, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao felt that this place was not suitable for them.

A large part of the reason why their brothers didn't get along before was because Jiahe favored Jackie Chan, but now this problem no longer exists.

"Sanmao, what do you think?"

Yuen Biao expressed his support, now it depends on what Sammo Hung has to say.

Sammo Hung felt that Lin Daoqiu was hiding something from him. The more he thought about it, the more he felt something was wrong.

"If Aaron has no problem, of course I will be happy to see it happen."

The three brothers haven't seen each other for a long time, let alone filming together.

If possible, Sammo Hung naturally hopes that the two brothers can work together, but it is difficult for Jiahe to agree.

"If this is the case, then I will go and help you talk about it, but the possibility of success is low, so you must be prepared."

Lin Daoqiu did not pat his chest and guarantee that this matter would definitely come true.

But the more he behaved like this, the more Sammo Hung felt that this matter was really a bit strange.

After leaving Lin Daoqiu's office, Sammo Hung couldn't figure it out.

Yuan Biao, who was standing next to him, saw Sammo Hung's doubts.

"Senior Brother, do you think Mr. Lin is making fun of us by saying these things today?"

When Sammo Hung heard this, he quickly shook his head. He didn't think Lin Daoqiu would be boring enough to make fun of them.

"Mr. Lin is not that boring. I guess he suddenly made this suggestion today and it was not just a casual talk."

The more I thought about it, the more I felt that Lin Daoqiu must have a profound meaning in what he said, but as for what the other party was thinking, Sammo Hung couldn't guess for a while.

"Elder brother, what do you think Jiahe would think if Mr. Lin hired Aaron to come to New Oriental?"

At this time Yuan Biao suddenly threw out a possibility that shocked Sammo Hung.

If Lin Daoqiu lures Aaron to New Oriental, it will undoubtedly be a major blow to Jiahe.

"Why do you have such an idea? Mr. Zou will never let Aaron transfer to New Oriental, no matter how much money is spent."

Sammo Hung shook his head vigorously. He had never even thought about this possibility.

"Senior Brother, I heard someone say some time ago that Mr. Lin intends to poach Aaron here to deal with Jiahe."

Yuan Biao is not the kind of person who likes gossip, but when he heard this gossip, he couldn't help but get interested.

Because it is said that the person who broke the news was a close associate working around Lin Daoqiu.

Anyone who is familiar with Lin Daoqiu knows that there are only a few close confidants around him.