Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

"I'm afraid Lin Daoqiu is going to make a big fool of himself this time."

It's rare to see Lin Daoqiu in trouble, and Zou Wenhuai looks very happy.

When the Academy Awards primaries began, Zou Wenhuai ordered that all the cast and crew of Golden Harvest were not allowed to apply.

As for Dibao, Pan Disheng's attitude was very ambiguous. He did not say whether to participate or not, but let those people decide for themselves.

But since the boss didn't say anything, how could the people below dare to rush to sign up?

"If the Academy Awards can be held, it will indeed be a great help to the development of Hong Kong films, but if Lin Daoqiu is allowed to hold it, it will be a great disadvantage to us."

He Guanchang knew very well that if the Academy Awards were successful, their influence would radiate throughout Southeast Asia.

But the problem now is that they can't push Lin Daoqiu to the altar and then go down the road of despair.

"How was your conversation with Pan Disheng?"

As for the Academy Awards, Zou Wenhuai is already ready to watch the show this time.

What he is most concerned about now is the progress of cooperation with Dibao.

"Pan Disheng's attitude is very strange, but based on my observation, he doesn't seem to want to cooperate with us."

As soon as He Guanchang finished speaking, Zou Wenhuai was stunned on the spot.

Dibao didn't choose to join forces with Jiahe. Did he plan to fight against New Oriental alone? What did Pan Disheng think of himself?

"Is it possible that Pan Disheng plans to join forces with Lin Daoqiu?"

When he thought of this possibility, Zou Wenhuai's heart immediately rose to his throat.

If Pan Disheng and Lin Daoqiu once join forces, there will be no more problems with Golden Harvest in Hong Kong Film.

"This is just my guess. Pan Disheng did not support the Academy Awards this time, which already represents his attitude towards Lin Daoqiu from the side."

If Pan Disheng really wanted to cooperate with Lin Daoqiu, he would not have stood up and expressed his support for the Academy Awards.

Since he did not do this, it means that Pan Disheng should still be in the wait-and-see stage.

I am afraid that he will not join forces with Jiahe until he realizes that cooperation with New Oriental is hopeless.

"This guy looks young, but his methods are very sophisticated."

Zou Wenhuai was very angry when he said this, but now he had to admit that Jiahe was completely at the bottom and had no choice at all.

"I just heard the news from a friend. It is said that Lin Daoqiu is preparing to apply to the Hong Kong government for a piece of land to build a film studio."

This news is the last thing Zou Wenhuai wants to hear now.

Once Lin Daoqiu's application is successful, Ax Mountain Road Studio will be the first to bear the brunt.

"Judging from Lin Daoqiu's current financial resources and reputation, the Hong Kong government is very likely to approve his application."

He Guanchang's words were very weak, because they had already realized that this matter might be unstoppable.

Zou Wenhuai shook his hand. Zou Wenhuai, who had just been happy for a short while, now had a tired look on his face.

………

"Mr. Lin, nice to meet you. My name is George Wharton. You can call me Wharton."

On this day, Lin Daoqiu brought Fang Jinsheng to the Hong Kong government's office.

He has previously applied to the Hong Kong government to set aside a piece of land for him to build a studio.

You must know that Lin Daoqiu is not only famous in Hong Kong, but also famous in the world, especially in Hollywood.

Therefore, the Hong Kong government attached great importance to his application and specially assigned George Wharton of the Building and Construction Department to be in charge.

"Hello Mr. Wharton, nice to meet you."

Lin Daoqiu smiled and shook hands with the other party, and then they sat down respectively.

"I have carefully read the application submitted by Mr. Lin. New Oriental Cinemas has made a lot of contributions to Hong Kong movies and should have a studio of its own."

Before coming, the people above had already told me that they would try their best to meet Lin Daoqiu's request.

Allocating a piece of land to build a studio for him is not a problem at all for the Hong Kong government.

"We have had detailed discussions before and selected several plots of land for Mr. Lin to choose from."

Spreading out the map, George Wharton began to introduce to Lin Daoqiu several alternative lands allocated to him by the Hong Kong government.

Xiangjiang is not a big place to begin with, and there are only so many places to choose from.

Fortunately, it's 1983 and there are still many places to choose from.

In future generations, building a movie studio in Hong Kong would be a very luxurious thing.

After looking around, Lin Daoqiu was very interested in the location of one of the studios.

"I think this land in Tseung Kwan O is good. Can I go and have a look?"

"Of course it's no problem. We can go there now if necessary."

George Wharton nodded and agreed without much thought. If Lin Daoqiu could choose as soon as possible, that would of course be best.

The land in Tseung Kwan O chosen by Lin Daoqiu is only about ten kilometers away from the Ax Shan Road studio in Jiahe, which can be said to be very close.

It's not too far from Shaw Brothers' Clear Water Bay studio, so it's a pretty good place.

Driving from the Hong Kong Government Office to the wasteland in Tseung Kwan O, Lin Daoqiu got out of the car and found that most of the place was wasteland.

It’s no wonder that the Hong Kong government allowed itself to build a studio here. I’m afraid it wants to use the New Oriental Studio to develop this place.

"Mr. Lin, although this area is desolate now, it will become very prosperous in a short time."

George Wharton said this for no reason, because in 1983 the Development Department had decided to develop Tseung Kwan O into a new town.

This is also the seventh new town developed in Xiangjiang.

The plan to develop Tseung Kwan O is divided into three phases. The first phase is the development of Tsui Lam and Po Lam, the second phase is the reclamation project of the bay and the development of the city center, and the third phase is the reclamation including the city center and the southern part of the bay.

As long as the Hong Kong government's plan continues, Tseung Kwan O will become a prosperous place in time.

Lin Daoqiu didn't understand the development of Xiangjiang at all, and he had no impression of it in his mind.

But what Lin Daoqiu needs now is a studio, a place where he can film.

As for whether Tseung Kwan O can be developed into a prosperous commercial district in the future, this is not something Lin Daoqiu can control.

"Thank you Mr. Wharton. I like this place very much, so I chose this place."

Lin Daoqiu just walked around here, and then directly chose the land in Tseung Kwan O to build the New Oriental studio.

"Mr. Lin's decision is very wise. If it were me, I would choose the Tseung Kwan O land to build a studio."

George Wharton seemed to agree with Lin Daoqiu's decision. After all, in his eyes, the land in Tseung Kwan O was definitely the best choice in terms of transportation convenience and future development prospects.

Lin Daoqiu chose to build a new studio here. This is indeed a good decision.