Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

"Why do you two have time to see me today?"

Chu Yuan and Wang Jing came to Lin Daoqiu's office together.

The two people had strange smiles on their faces from the moment they entered the door, making Lin Daoqiu confused.

"Mr. Lin, actually...actually today..."

Wang Jing hesitated when he spoke and couldn't even finish his words.

When Lin Daoqiu saw Wang Jing's appearance, he thought he wanted to make a blockbuster movie, so he came to him for investment.

If he just wants to make an ordinary movie, Wang Jing doesn't need to come to him at all, he can just go to Li Wenmao to solve the problem.

"You don't want to make a special effects movie too, do you?"

Lin Daoqiu asked with a smile.

Nowadays, for a movie in Hong Kong, as long as special effects are added, the production cost starts at least 20 million.

If there is no script that satisfies Lin Daoqiu, no matter who comes to him, Lin Daoqiu will not agree to invest money.

"No, no, Mr. Lin misunderstood. I have no idea of ​​making a special effects movie yet."

Wang Jing shook his head like a drum. He still knew how much he weighed.

Wang Jing couldn't even think about asking Lin Daoqiu to invest tens of millions in him to make a special effects movie.

Since he was not here to invest, Lin Daoqiu was curious as to why Wang Jing and Chu Yuan were looking for him.

"Mr. Lin, the truth is, don't you want to remake "The Passionate Swordsman"? I would like to recommend a leading actor to you."

When Wang Jing finished speaking, Lin Daoqiu looked at him with a strange expression.

Wang Jing himself was present when he made the agreement with Xie Xian. Did he forget about this?

"Mr. Lin, in 1977, I directed the first film version of "The Passionate Swordsman" in Hong Kong."

Lin Daoqiu had heard of what Chu Yuan was talking about.

Before filming "The Passionate Swordsman", he briefly collected information and found out that Shaw Brothers had remade a movie before, and that the director was none other than Chu Yuan.

"The protagonist of that play was Ti Lung. Based on the feedback we received when it was released later, everyone thought that Li Xunhuan played by Ti Lung was very good. Even Gu Long himself thought so."

After listening to Chu Yuan's words, Lin Daoqiu immediately realized why Wang Jing and Chu Yuan came to see him today.

"What Director Chu means is that he wants Ti Long to replace Xie Xian and play the role of Li Xun Huan?"

Chu Yuan and Wang Jing nodded almost at the same time.

Letting Ti Lung play Li Xunhuan was something Lin Daoqiu had never thought about before.

Because his thoughts are almost the same as Wang Jing’s thoughts before.

If people who are used to acting in movies are suddenly asked to act in a TV series, they may not be able to adjust their mentality for a while.

"Mr. Lin, in terms of skill, temperament, and appearance, Ti Lung is indeed more suitable than Xie Xian. And do you think Xie Xian can persist in the fighting scenes of this drama?"

If Lin Daoqiu was directly asked to replace him, the other party would definitely not agree, so Chu Yuan could only convince Lin Daoqiu from another aspect, such as action scenes.

Xie Xian is obviously not as good as Ti Lung in action scenes, and because he is almost 47 years old, it is probably unrealistic to ask him to undergo high-intensity training. After all, Xie Xian is not famous for fighting scenes.

"But I had already made an agreement with the fourth brother before, and now I suddenly told him to replace him. This is a bit unreasonable."

When Lin Daoqiu approached Xie Xian before, he only looked at looks and temperament and forgot about action scenes.

If Chu Yuan had not come to find him, when the time came to design the actions, I am afraid that Li Xunhuan's action scenes would have become less numerous and the difficulty would not have been very high.

"Mr. Lin, don't worry. Ah Jing has a movie planned for Xie Xian to film. You can tell him your concerns. I believe Xie Xian is definitely a reasonable person."

The action scenes in ancient martial arts movies and the action scenes in modern action movies are completely different things.

What's more, in the TV series produced by Lin Daoqiu, martial arts action is the top priority, so if Xie Xian really wants to act, he must be prepared to endure hardships.

On the other side, Xie Xian was also troubled by this matter.

Initially, when he agreed to play the role of Li Xunhuan, Xie Xian was very happy.

When he went home and told his wife Deborah about the incident, Deborah suddenly poured cold water on him.

"Being the leading actor in Mr. Lin's TV series is indeed a good opportunity for you, but you may have forgotten that this is a period martial arts drama. You must know that Mr. Lin has very high requirements for martial arts."

Xie Xian had been so happy to visit before that he really forgot about this. When Deborah said this, he suddenly remembered it.

"I heard that Mr. Lin will let the main actors go to training for one to two months before starting filming. Do you think your body can handle it?"

Deborah is completely on Xie Xian's side and considers him. After all, Xie Xian is almost 47 this year.

If you go through such high-intensity training, God knows what will happen.

"Then what do you think I should do?"

Xie Xian is also worried that he will not be able to hold on. If he develops problems with his body while practicing, he will be in trouble.

"It's very simple, ask Mr. Lin to lower your action scenes, or quit acting."

"You want me to resign?"

Xie Xian did not expect that Deborah would ask him to resign from "The Passionate Swordsman".

It was such a good opportunity, and no one knew how many actors in Hong Kong were eyeing it, but Deborah actually let herself give up.

"I'm doing it for your own good. You don't want to spend a few years recuperating after playing "The Passionate Swordsman"."

Although "The Passionate Swordsman" was indeed a good opportunity, considering Xie Xian's acting career and his health, Deborah still felt that it would be better to resign from this drama.

"Let me think about it."

Xie Xian knew that Deborah said this for his own good, but he was still unwilling to give up this good opportunity.

That night, Xie Xian suddenly received a call from Chu Yuan and Wang Jing asking him to have dinner.

Everyone was an old acquaintance, so Xie Xian went to the appointment happily without much thought.

During the dinner, everyone seemed to be having a great time chatting about past events.

At this moment, Wang Jing suddenly mentioned something to Xie Xian.

"Originally, there was a drama that I planned to cast in my fourth brother, but you have already accepted Mr. Lin's TV series. It's such a pity."

Xie Xian had never heard Wang Jing mention this matter before, so he looked very curious about it.

"Director Wang, tell me what kind of movie it is. Although I have accepted Mr. Lin's TV series, the schedule is still available. If it is suitable, I can also accept your movie."

As soon as Wang Jing heard this, he started talking to Xie Xian about his movie.

It’s no different from Wang Jing’s previous movies, this is also a gambling movie.

The only difference is that Wang Jing took part of the plot overseas to film.

For Xie Xian, this movie was indeed more suitable for him, but Wang Jing's words suddenly made him fall into deep thought.

"Mr. Lin's "The Passionate Swordsman" will definitely not be filmed in Hong Kong, so I say it is a pity."