Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

"Do you think A Biao will tell Sammo Hung what he heard?"

After Sammo Hung and Yuan Biao left Lin Daoqiu's office, Lin Daoqiu called Fang Jinsheng in.

Apart from Lin Daoqiu, only Fang Jinsheng knew about digging up Jackie Chan.

Lin Daoqiu would naturally not be so bored and run out to tell others that he wanted to poach Jackie Chan.

Therefore, the only person who spread the word about this matter was Fang Jinsheng, and the reason why he dared to do so was because of Lin Daoqiu's instruction.

Otherwise, even if Fang Jinsheng was given ten courages, he would not dare to spread this kind of thing to the outside world.

"Probably so. Although A Biao is not a person who likes to gossip, he probably wouldn't hide such breaking news from Sammo Hung."

Lin Daoqiu naturally hoped that Yuan Biao would spread the word about this matter as soon as possible. The wider the spread, the better.

Then everyone will know that New Oriental wants to poach Jackie Chan, which will undoubtedly bring huge pressure to Jiahe.

Lin Daoqiu didn't necessarily have to take action. As long as he continued to put pressure on Jiahe, the other party would naturally be in a hurry and make stupid moves.

Although Lin Daoqiu had mentioned to He Guanchang before that he had the advantage of age.

But if Lin Daoqiu really has to wait a few years before unifying the theater chains in Xiangjiang, this is definitely not something Lin Daoqiu would like to see.

Therefore, he had to speed up the pace, coordinate the integration, and force Jiahe to give up the theater chain.

Not long after, the news that Lin Daoqiu wanted to poach Jackie Chan had spread throughout the Hong Kong film and television industry.

Although many people think that this is simply a rumor, some of them think that it should be true.

"When will Aaron come back?"

The news that Lin Daoqiu wanted to poach Jackie Chan has spread for several days, and Zou Wenhuai has been uneasy these days.

Jackie Chan has been filming "Red Zone" in Hollywood for a while, and that movie is almost finished.

This time for editing work, Zou Wenhuai did not stay in Hollywood, but took it back to Hong Kong to do the editing.

Because he didn't want to repeat the mistakes of the last "The Killer's Trench", Zou Wenhuai could only rest assured if he took the film back and edited it himself.

However, after Jackie Chan came back, Zou Wenhuai had to face another dilemma, that is, he had to prevent Lin Daoqiu from coming into contact with Jackie Chan.

"He happened to be on the phone, and Aaron said it would be sorted out in another week."

"A week..."

Zou Wenhuai began to mutter to himself quietly.

"Mr. Zou, I don't think Lin Daoqiu really wants to poach Aaron."

As soon as He Guanchang said this, Zou Wenhuai immediately turned his head to him, with a puzzled expression in his eyes.

Lin Daoqiu doesn't want to poach Jackie Chan? Is this possible?

In Zou Wenhuai's view, as long as Lin Daoqiu poaches Jackie Chan away, Jiahe's vitality will be severely damaged.

Using this to attack Jiahe can also enhance New Oriental's strength. Why wouldn't Lin Daoqiu do it?

"Is there any better way to attack us than poaching Aaron?"

Zou Wenhuai looked at He Guanchang with a puzzled expression.

"Mr. Zou, if Lin Daoqiu forces him to poach Aaron, we will not agree to it under any circumstances, so at first glance, it seems that the difficulty for him to succeed is very low."

If it is true what He Guanchang said and Lin Daoqiu really went to poach Jackie Chan, Zou Wenhuai will definitely do his best to prevent it. It seems that Lin Daoqiu's chance of success is not high.

But Zou Wenhuai forgot one thing, that is, compared with Jiahe, Lin Daoqiu had a huge advantage.

"Lin Daoqiu can make Aaron a big star in Hollywood, but we can't."

This time, the script for "Red Zone" was written by Lin Daoqiu for Jackie Chan.

But it is simply impossible for Jackie Chan to gain a foothold in Hollywood with just one movie.

"What is certain is that Lin Daoqiu will no longer be able to write another script for Aaron. If we are unable to let Aaron gain a foothold in Hollywood in the future, what choice does Mr. Zou think Aaron will make?"

He Guanchang's hypothesis made Zou Wenhuai frown more and more as he listened.

But this is the fact. No matter how unwilling Zou Wenhuai is to accept it, he can't change the fact before him.

"It seems that Lin Daoqiu has eaten us to death. At first, we thought we were taking advantage of him, but we didn't expect that it was a trap dug for us."

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"New Shushan Swordsman" and "Legend of Sword and Fairy" were successfully launched a week later.

In the end, "New Shushan Swordsman" almost broke through the box office of 20 million, while "Legend of Sword and Fairy" achieved good results of 33 million.

Comparing the two, Tsui Hark can be said to have failed miserably this time.

Not only did he cost Bao Shaogang more than 40 million, he almost lost Tsui Hark's own future.

"Old Xu, why don't we go to Hollywood? I'm afraid there is no place for us in Xiangjiang."

After Tsui Hark finished painting "The New Shushan Swordsman", he locked himself in the house and refused to go out.

As for subsequent negotiations with Jiahe, he has no interest at all.

Because judging from the final box office of "New Shushan Swordsman", Zou Wenhuai may have been completely disappointed with himself.

Even if Jiahe throws an olive branch to him, I'm afraid he won't get any good treatment.

Maybe by then, he will only be able to make some low-cost comedies in Golden Harvest. This is definitely not the life Tsui Hark wants to live.

"Let me think about it."

After returning from abroad, Tsui Hark has been staying in Hong Kong. From being a humble soldier to directing a blockbuster film worth RMB 50 million, it can be said that Tsui Hark has gained a lot in Hong Kong.

If he were asked to leave everything behind now and meet again abroad, it would obviously be unrealistic for Tsui Hark to make this decision right away.

"If you want to stay in Xiangjiang, I think you should go find Mr. Zou now."

Shi Nansheng could see that Tsui Hark was still very nostalgic for Xiangjiang.

If this is the case, then she will naturally not force Tsui Hark to leave Hong Kong.

"Now I'm going to find Jiahe. The better one will probably let me shoot a small-cost comedy. If it's worse, I'm afraid I'll be asked to work as an assistant for someone else."

When Tsui Hark thought of this, he couldn't help but shook his head with a wry smile.

Whether it's making a low-budget comedy movie or working as an assistant for others, this is not the life Tsui Hark wants.

"Old Xu, actually I don't think you need to be so pessimistic. Jiahe's situation is not much better than ours."

Tsui Hark didn't understand what Shi Nansheng meant. He raised his head and looked at him with confusion.

"You haven't been out during this period. It has been spread outside that Mr. Lin wants to poach Aaron. Jiahe is now facing a powerful enemy."

It is not difficult to understand what Shi Nansheng said. Now that Jiahe is in need of help, it will definitely not be a good thing for them if Tsui Hark is driven away or left idle.