Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 1261 Comeback?

It is absolutely impossible to say that Cheng Gang does not want to film, but since he had a conflict with Deng Guangrong, Cheng Gang has gone to Baodao since then.

Deng Guangrong is only a small part of the reason why no one has approached Cheng Gang for filming for so many years, and more because those investors can't stand Cheng Gang's temper.

Overspending and delays are commonplace, and he is very stubborn and does not know how to adapt. In addition, Cheng Gang did not have very impressive results, so it has become like this.

After Lin Daoqiu finished asking this question, both Cheng Gang and Cheng Xiaodong were stunned at the same time.

"Mr. Lin is joking. I have a stubborn temper. It is common for filming to be delayed and overspend. After so many years, no one has asked me to film, which proves that I am not popular in the film industry."

Cheng Gang himself also took it very seriously. After all, he is a very talented screenwriter, and such a person is naturally not someone who is waiting for you.

"Speaking of Director Cheng, I may have heard of it. I am also a screenwriter, so I have the same feeling for Director Cheng's persistence."

Lin Daoqiu is also a screenwriter, he hardly likes being a director, more often he still has the title of screenwriter, at most he is a producer.

Cheng Gang had heard a lot of rumors about Lin Daoqiu, and Cheng Xiaodong had been by Lin Daoqiu's side these years, so he knew something about Lin Daoqiu more or less.

At this time, Lin Daoqiu, the New Oriental Film Company in his hand can be said to be proud of the existence of Xiangjiang.

If it wasn't for Run Run Shaw's relationship, I'm afraid Lin Daoqiu would have already dominated Xiangjiang's movie circle by now.

Lin Daoqiu, who was able to achieve such an achievement, was only 25 years old at this time, and it was simply unbelievable that this was true.

"I don't know if Director Cheng has noticed that Xiangjiang has produced martial arts and comedy movies this year, but there are almost no horror movies."

As soon as Lin Daoqiu finished speaking, Cheng Gang nodded repeatedly.

In recent years, Xiangjiang Films has indeed become the most influential film market in Asia, but more than [-]% of them are mainly action and comedy films.

As for other types of movies, there is almost no place in Xiangjiang, so naturally no one will invest in this type of movie.

Although Lin Zhengying's "Mr. Zombie" trilogy was very popular in the past few years, with a cumulative box office of over [-] million, in Cheng Gang's eyes, "Mr. Zombie" is not a horror film at all, but a kung fu comedy with zombie themes.

"Mr. Lin is indeed right. In recent years, Kung Fu and comedy are the most popular movies in Xiangjiang, and there are very few other types of movies."

Speaking of this, Cheng Gang couldn't help but sigh, but this is a very normal thing.

Kung Fu and comedy movies are popular with everyone, and as long as these movies can sell well, smart investors will naturally not set their sights on other movies.

Although a small number of independent filmmakers or companies are making other types of films every year, the income is not large, which makes people unwilling to spend too much energy and money in this area.

"Yesterday, the reason why I talked with Ah Sheng about Qicheng's director was because of McDonald's relationship. He was recently directing a movie called "Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldiers", and then something happened."

Lin Daoqiu briefly told Cheng Gang what happened in "Provincial and Hong Kong Flag Soldiers". After the other party listened, the expression on his face looked very strange.

After pondering for a long time, Cheng Gang spoke slowly.

"It's really admirable that Director Mai's efforts to pursue truth in the film, but doing so is too dangerous for the actors and should not be done."

Even Cheng Gang felt a little inappropriate for Mai Dangxiong to do this, but to a certain extent, he still agreed with this move of Mai Dangxiong.

"Since I am the president of the Performing Arts Association, I naturally hope that Xiangjiang's films can develop in a diversified way. If there are only comedies and action films, it would be too thin."

Since Lin Daoqiu wanted to find Cheng Gang to make a movie, it would definitely not be a comedy or an action movie. If that was the case, he could definitely find someone else to make a movie.

But since it was Cheng Gang who found it, the type of movie Lin Daoqiu wanted him to make must not be an ordinary type of movie.

"Having a responsible chairman like Mr. Lin is definitely a good thing for the cast and crew of Xiangjiang Films."

Lin Daoqiu didn't care how much Cheng Gang's words came from his heart. What he wanted to know was whether Cheng Gang would accept his invitation to come out again.

Regarding this topic, Cheng Gang did not immediately give a definite answer, although Lin Daoqiu sent him an invitation, which made Cheng Gang very proud.

But once he accepted Lin Daoqiu's invitation, it would really not be a good thing for Cheng Gang.

After leaving New Oriental, Cheng Xiaodong finally couldn't help asking out his inner doubts.

"Dad, Mr. Lin invited you out of the mountain. What a great opportunity this is. Why are you still hesitating?"

Cheng Xiaodong really couldn't understand, for such a good opportunity, what else should he consider, he should just nod and agree.

You must know that filming for Lin Daoqiu requires people and people who want money and money, as long as it is something you can think of, Lin Daoqiu can satisfy you.

However, the process just seemed very calm, after all, he hadn't seen any big storms in so many years, even though Lin Daoqiu's invitation was indeed very attractive to him.

"I accept Mr. Lin's invitation to come back, is it really a good thing?"

I don't know if Cheng Gang said this to himself, or if he was asking Cheng Xiaodong.

"Of course it's a good thing. You have been in Baodao for so many years and no one has invited you to film. This time, Mr. Lin has offered you an olive branch. Don't you want to justify your name?"

Cheng Xiaodong was in a hurry. He felt that with his father's ability and with the help of Lin Daoqiu, he would definitely be able to make a successful film.

"Since you know that no one has invited me to film these years, you should be very clear about the reason. If I offend Mr. Lin, do you think you and I will still hang out in Xiangjiang?"

Cheng Gang's question stunned Cheng Xiaodong.

He only wanted Cheng Gang to agree to Lin Daoqiu's request before, but he didn't think carefully that if his father and Lin Daoqiu had a conflict at that time, it would not be a joke.

Before, they only offended Deng Guangrong, so Cheng Gang retired to Baodao. If Lin Daoqiu was offended, then the father and son could bid farewell to the film industry as soon as possible and switch to other jobs.

"Okay, let me think about it carefully, don't ask questions, if you don't bother me, I will."

After being told by Cheng Gang, Cheng Xiaodong immediately shut his mouth.

Originally, he still hoped that Cheng Gang would accept Lin Daoqiu's invitation to come out again, but now his thoughts have become contradictory.

On the one hand, he hopes that his father will come back, but on the other hand, he is worried about what Cheng just said.

After thinking too much, he couldn't come up with a solution that got the best of both worlds. In the end, Cheng Xiaodong decided to give up and let Cheng Gang decide for himself.

(End of this chapter)