Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 1273 Cautious Attitude
The reason why Lin Daoqiu chose directors like Cheng Gang to shoot "An Embroidered Shoe" was because he didn't want the film to receive too much attention because of his relationship.

He has already decided that his name will not appear in the cast and crew list, and he will not even serve as a producer.

What Lin Daoqiu hopes is that if the quality of the work itself can become popular, it will be of great help to the horror and supernatural movies he releases later.

After all, it is impossible for Lin Daoqiu to keep writing like this, and it is already very good to finish "An Embroidered Shoe".

What he hopes is to rely on the popularity brought about by "Night Talks about the Ancients" to help other niche-themed movies accumulate more audiences.

"Night Talks about the Ancients" can only be said to be a beginning. Whether the film can attract the audience after the film is completed is the most important thing.

"According to Director Cheng, it seems that he is very sure about the remake of this movie?"

It seemed that Lin Daoqiu was just asking casually.

As for Cheng Gang who was asked by Lin Daoqiu, he didn't give an answer right away.

Although it seemed that they were just chatting casually, Cheng Gang would not say that kind of big talk easily.

After all, he only started listening to the story of "An Embroidered Shoe" halfway through, and he didn't even know what the previous plot was like.

Moreover, this novel does not know what stage it has been serialized, and rashly boasted in front of Lin Daoqiu, saying that he is absolutely fine, Cheng Gang really can't do such a thing.

"It takes a lot of effort to remake a movie of this type. In addition to thoroughly understanding the novel, the script must also be written properly, otherwise it will turn out to be completely different and you will be scolded miserably."

"To tell you the truth, Mr. Lin, I only started listening to "An Embroidered Shoe" halfway through. I don't know what the previous plot is. If I can read the whole novel in its entirety, then I might be more confident."

Lin Daoqiu appreciates Cheng Gang's caution, after all, Lin Daoqiu has not revealed that he is the author of "An Embroidered Shoes".

So Lin Daoqiu's question may be just a casual chat, there is no need to take it too seriously.

But even so, Cheng Gang still showed the rigorous attitude necessary for an excellent filmmaker, which made Lin Daoqiu feel better and better about him.

"If I say that I want to ask Director Cheng to be the director of "An Embroidered Shoe", I wonder if Director Cheng is interested?"

Cheng Gang, who was cooking meat, hadn't realized what Lin Daoqiu said at first, while Cheng Xiaodong next to him was completely stunned.

After a few seconds, Cheng Gang suddenly raised his head and looked at Lin Daoqiu in surprise.

"Could it be possible that Mr. Lin knew the author of "An Embroidered Shoe"?"

In Cheng Gang's view, since Lin Daoqiu said this, it means that he must know the author of "An Embroidered Shoe", and he may have obtained the copyright of the film adaptation.

But thinking about it carefully, this shouldn't be too difficult for Lin Daoqiu.

Even if Yu Teng doesn't give face to others, I believe she shouldn't dare not give Lin Daoqiu face. After all, Lin Daoqiu can be regarded as half of her boss.

"Well, I've known him for many years."

Lin Daoqiu smiled slightly, but he did not reveal that he was the author of "An Embroidered Shoe".

When Zhong Chuhong beside her heard what Lin Daoqiu said, she almost laughed out loud.

But what she didn't expect was that she would get a big surprise next.

Originally, the news he got from Cheng Xiaodong made Cheng Gang think that it would take a long time before he could see the full version of "An Embroidered Shoe".

But when Lin Daoqiu said this, the glutton in his heart was hooked out at once.

As long as he agrees to Lin Daoqiu, not only will he be able to read the whole story, but he will also become the director of "An Embroidered Shoe".

Moreover, Cheng Gang also learned a lot about Lin Daoqiu from Cheng Xiaodong.

As long as it is a movie he invested in, there is absolutely no need to worry about the production cost, which makes Cheng Gang not have to worry about overspending on filming.

But the most worrying thing about the process is the dominance of the movie.

When he was at Shaw Brothers before, the movies he made were at his discretion. Uncle Six and Ms. Fang would not interfere with him in this regard, at most they only cared about the production cost.

That's why Cheng Gang was able to make those excellent movies when he was not restrained.

If Uncle Six had come out to interfere with him at that time, then Cheng Gang might have become timid when making a movie.

At this time, Lin Daoqiu's status in the Xiangjiang film circle can almost be said to be no less than that of the sixth uncle back then.

If there is a dispute with the other party at that time, Cheng Gang is worried that he will not be able to control it for a while, it will not only be his bad luck, but Cheng Xiaodong may even be implicated.

"If Director Cheng has any concerns, everyone may wish to have an open and honest discussion. I am a person who can discuss everything, as long as it is for the good of the movie."

Now that Lin Daoqiu has said so, Cheng Gang no longer hides it.

"Mr. Lin should also be very clear about the matter between me and Deng Guangrong. When I was making a movie, sometimes I would become estranged, so I was worried that I would bump into Mr. Lin."

Cheng Gang's worries were not unreasonable. In Xiangjiang, except for the sixth uncle, no one dared to ask him to make a movie.

Don't look at Lin Daoqiu's kindness now, Cheng Gang couldn't help but recall the scene when Deng Guangrong was looking for him.

"It turns out that Director Cheng is worried about this, so I can understand it."

Lin Daoqiu smiled slightly, it seemed that Cheng Gang also knew what was wrong with him.

"Mr. Lin, in fact, my father is very particular about making movies. From the script to the shooting of the movie, and even in the handling of details, my father can be said to be more conscientious than many directors."

Cheng Xiaodong was not flattering his father, everything he said was the truth.

Unfortunately, Cheng Gang was not very satisfied with what Cheng Xiaodong said in front of others, so he turned his head and gave Cheng Xiaodong a hard look, motioning him to shut up.

"Of course I know all of this. If the director is worried about what he just said, then I can say that your worries are completely unnecessary."

Lin Daoqiu's words made Cheng Gang very puzzled. How could it be said that it was unnecessary?
"When I asked Director Hu Jinquan to shoot "Legend of Sword and Fairy", I hadn't appeared in the crew much, so even if Director Cheng wanted to conflict with me, I'm afraid it would be very difficult. If Director Cheng doesn't believe it, you can ask them. "

It sounded like Lin Daoqiu was telling a joke, but if that was the case, then Cheng Gang wished that Lin Daoqiu would not appear in the crew all the time.

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