Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 1286 He plays Linghu Chong?
Looking at this script carefully, compared with the first "Swordsman" directed by Tsui Hark and others in the previous life, it can't be said that it is better or worse.

But Lin Daoqiu remembered that Xu Guanjie was invited to play Linghu Chong in Tsui Hark's first edition of "Swordsman".

It was already 90 years when the first edition was released, and Xu Guanjie was already 42 years old at that time.

From the appearance point of view, the Linghu Chong played by him is definitely not suitable, but Xu Guanjie still interprets Linghu Chong's chic and unrestrained nature.

In the second part, Linghu Chong, played by Jet Li, can only be said to be quite satisfactory, and does not show too many characteristics of Linghu Chong in the original work.

In Lin Daoqiu's view, except for Linghu Chong played by the later Lu Songxian, he is the closest.

Most of the actors who play Linghu Chong in other film and television dramas cannot be said to be qualified.

"I can't say whether this script is good or not. I can only say that you guys are too courageous. Fortunately, I am not the producer of this drama, so even if I get scolded, it has nothing to do with me."

Lin Daoqiu spread his hands, he didn't want to be infamous because of this matter.

After all, he is not the screenwriter of this drama. Although Tsui Hark referred to the plot of "Swordsman" written by him before, in the final analysis, most of the plots in it were created by Tsui Hark and Hu Jinquan.

If the fans of "Swordsman" want to find trouble at that time, Lin Daoqiu certainly hopes that they will go to Tsui Hark and Hu Jinquan instead of looking for himself.

But what Lin Daoqiu said already means that he has already approved this drama.

"Thank you, Mr. Lin. If they want to scold at that time, let them come to me and Director Hu. Mr. Lin will definitely not be implicated."

Tsui Hark doesn't care about these things, he just wants to shoot "Swordsman" as soon as possible, as for other things, let's talk about it later.

After talking about the script of "Swordsman", the next thing to talk about is naturally the casting of this drama.

For this film, Tsui Hark, as the producer, can be said to have considered all the details, not to mention the casting.

And Dongfang Bubai had already decided on Lin Qingxia early on, so there is nothing to say about this.

But what Lin Daoqiu didn't expect was that Tsui Hark was not looking for Xu Guanjie for the male lead.

"Linghu Chong, I plan to ask Rong Shao to play, and Ye Lingshan, I want to find Ye Tong."

"Young Master Rong?"

Lin Daoqiu originally thought that Tsui Hark would find Xu Guanjie to play Linghu Chong in this life, but he did not expect that he would find Leslie Cheung.

In fact, the reason why Tsui Hark has such a change is entirely because of Lin Daoqiu's relationship.

Before Leslie Cheung made a film "Legend of Sword and Fairy", in that film, he played Li Xiaoyao wonderfully.

And because of "Legend of Sword and Fairy", Leslie Cheung also practiced martial arts at ordinary times. Although he was not as good as those top martial arts stars, it was definitely enough for martial arts scenes.

"Young Master Rong is not suitable, is it?"

As soon as Tsui Hark finished speaking, Lin Daoqiu directly rejected his opinion.

Leslie Cheung is really suitable for acting in martial arts movies, after all he is so handsome, it is hard not to let women fall in love with him.

But it is precisely because Leslie Cheung is so handsome that it seems inappropriate to let him play Linghu Chong. After all, Leslie Cheung's temperament is not at all like Linghu Chong.

"Why does Mr. Lin think that Young Master Rong is not suitable? I think it's okay. He's so handsome, he's skilled, and he has experience in filming costume dramas. It's definitely okay for him to play Linghu Chong."

Tsui Hark really couldn't understand why Lin Daoqiu didn't like Leslie Cheung to play Linghu Chong.

Based on Lin Daoqiu's understanding of Leslie Cheung, he doesn't like to play those repeated roles, after all, he has played Li Xiaoyao before.

"How about this, you guys talk to Rong Shao, if he agrees, let him play Linghu Chong, but don't mention me."

If he is asked to play Linghu Chong at this time, Leslie Cheung may not agree.

But if he came forward by himself, Leslie Cheung would agree even if he didn't like it.

"No problem, I believe Young Master Rong will definitely like the role of Linghu Chong."

Tsui Hark looks very confident, after all "Swordsman" is one of the most widely spread novels in the Chinese world.

And the protagonist Linghu Chong in it is a role that countless people yearn for. Tsui Hark feels that there will be absolutely no problem in convincing Leslie Cheung to play Linghu Chong.

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"You want me to play Linghu Chong?"

Leslie Cheung was invited out for tea by Tsui Hark and Shi Nansheng, but unexpectedly they wanted him to play Linghu Chong.

It seemed that Leslie Cheung seemed a little surprised, but he never thought that someone would ask him to play Linghu Chong.

"That's right, Young Master Rong. I think this role is very suitable for you. This movie is co-produced by director Hu Jinquan and I. The script has already been written. Brigitte Lin is the heroine."

Originally Leslie Cheung was reluctant to agree when he first heard that he was being asked to play Linghu Chong.

But Leslie Cheung was shocked when he heard that the heroine was Brigitte Lin.

You must know that in the past few years, the movies played by Lin Qingxia are all Hollywood blockbusters produced by Lin Daoqiu.

I didn't expect Tsui Hark to find the other party to play the heroine, which is really surprising.

"Young Master Rong, the role of Linghu Chong is really suitable for you, and I guarantee that this movie is completely different from traditional martial arts movies, you don't need to worry at all."

Tsui Hark very much hopes to cooperate with Leslie Cheung, because he admires Leslie Cheung very much.

Leslie Cheung looked at the coffee cup in front of him and didn't speak, it seemed that he was a little conflicted.

The reason why he struggled was because the role of Linghu Chong was a bit similar to the Li Xiaoyao he played before, and he didn't like movies with similar roles.

But the heroine of this film is Brigitte Lin, and Leslie Cheung has not worked with her before, which is what attracts him very much.

"Can I read the script first?"

Leslie Cheung hesitated, he planned to make a decision after reading the script first.

Tsui Hark just brought the script over. After Leslie Cheung finished speaking, he immediately handed over the script to the other party.

Leslie Cheung, who took over the script, looked down slowly.

But as time passed, Leslie Cheung not only frowned, but also frowned deeper and deeper.

At the beginning, Leslie Cheung thought Brigitte Lin was playing Ren Yingying, but in the script, there was no such role as Ren Yingying at all.

And what shocked him the most was that Brigitte Lin was going to play Dongfang Bubai, and Linghu Chong actually had feelings for Dongfang Bubai, which is too nonsense.

Leslie Cheung really can't imagine what the two directors, Tsui Hark and Hu Jinquan, dared to change "Swordsman" like this. Aren't they afraid that Mr. Jin Yong will settle accounts with them?
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