Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 1433 Set off a wave of literary films?
""The Untouchable Lover"? Is this a literary film?"

The outer wall of the Xintiandi theater was suddenly replaced with a new movie poster.

People passing by didn't pay much attention at first, but when some people noticed that the director and screenwriter of this movie was Lin Daoqiu, everyone's attention was immediately attracted.

The films that Lin Daoqiu has made in Hong Kong over the years have always been action-comedy, and the special effects films that have emerged this year have always been the best at the box office.

Under his influence, Xiangjiang has gradually changed from the original kung fu comedy plus traditional martial arts movies to the current comedy plus action.

It can be said that Lin Daoqiu is the most critical figure leading the trend of Xiangjiang film genre.

But what everyone didn't expect is that now Lin Daoqiu has actually made a literary and romantic movie, which is really confusing.

"Lin Daoqiu actually made a literary film, and he was also a screenwriter and director. This is really the first time, or is it just a person with the same name and surname?"

There were quite a few people standing around the outer wall of the theater, and some couldn't help asking such questions.

After all, they had never seen any literary films that Lin Daoqiu had filmed in Xiangjiang.

And because the confidentiality measures of "Untouchable Lover" were done very well before, no news about this aspect was revealed at all.

"Actually, Mr. Lin has also made literary films before, but not in Xiangjiang, but in Baodao."

Those who know Lin Daoqiu well know that it is not that Lin Daoqiu has never made literary films.

When he was in Baodao, he once made a movie called "Wine Dried If Selling Nothing", and it sold very well in Baodao.

"I remember that movie became the box office champion of Taiwan's movies back then. It can only be said that Mr. Lin's talent in movies is really impressive."

The people next to him also nodded after listening.

However, after seeing the comedies, action and special effects films that Lin Daoqiu made before, it is still open to debate whether he will succeed in making literary films.

Not long after the poster of "The Untouchable Lover" was pasted on the outer wall of the theater, the promotion of this movie began in full swing.

Lin Daoqiu's play just started to spark a discussion in Xiangjiang.

And Dibao and Jiahe, who were opponents, also looked astonished after hearing the news.

They only learned from newspapers and magazines that last year Lin Daoqiu secretly took the crew to Bali to film "The Untouchable Lover". It was only at that time that Lin Daoqiu blocked the news and did not let the outside world know.

"Why did Mr. Lin switch to making literary films? Does he think comedy and action are outdated?"

Yuen Biao was very puzzled by this, because Lin Daoqiu has always been the wind vane of Xiangjiang movies, and whatever he shoots represents the subject matter that is most likely to become popular.

But now Lin Daoqiu suddenly went to shoot a literary film, which can be said to be incomprehensible.

"If you eat too much of the same dish, you have to change the taste. Comedy plus action is absolutely impossible to become outdated. Mr. Lin's literary film should be just to adjust his appetite."

Sammo Hung didn't think too much about this, and he didn't think that Lin Daoqiu suddenly made literary films because comedy and action films were about to become obsolete.

Yuen Biao was a little worried at first, after all, their seniors are best at kung fu and action movies.

If this type of movie is eliminated, it may be difficult for them to survive in the entertainment industry.

On the other hand, Golden Harvest's attitude towards this matter is no different from that of Sammo Hung. They also think that Lin Daoqiu's sudden filming of a literary film is just an individual case, and it does not mean that comedy and action are outdated.

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"You Know About Entertainment", which aired on the weekend, has been previewed a week in advance. Lin Daoqiu will bring "The Untouchable Lover" and the heroine of this drama, Zhong Chuhong, to participate in the recording of the program and accept interviews.

Normally, Lin Daoqiu would not show his face in front of the camera. Most of his news appeared in newspapers and magazines, and most of them were gossip news.

But this time Lin Daoqiu shot a literary film uncharacteristically. This topic has been burning in Xiangjiang for a week. Everyone really wants to know what Lin Daoqiu thinks.

Is it because he feels that comedy and action are about to become obsolete, or does he have other ideas.

Many people in the Hong Kong film industry who don't usually watch TV are watching in front of the TV on time before the broadcast of "You Know About Entertainment".

After all, it is an indisputable fact that Lin Daoqiu's words and deeds will largely affect the direction of Xiangjiang movies.

When the show time came, the camera cut to Lin Jianming.

"Thank you for watching "You Know About Entertainment" on time. I am the host of the program, Lin Jianming. I believe viewers who have watched the preview know that the guests invited for today's special program are Mr. Lin Daoqiulin and Ms. Zhong Chuhong."

"Mr. Lin has a special status. He is the boss of New Oriental and East TV, and he is also my boss. It can be said that interviewing him is very stressful, but for the sake of the audience, I will still do my best today."

When Lin Jianming read the names of Lin Daoqiu and Zhong Chuhong, the camera immediately turned to them.

"Good evening, everyone. I'm Lin Daoqiu. It's a great pleasure to meet all the audience and friends on the show "You Know About Entertainment."

"Good evening, audience, I'm Zhong Chuhong."

After the two greeted the audience briefly, Lin Jianming officially started the interview.

"Boss, if I'm not mistaken, the "Untouchable Lover" you made this time is a literary film?"

Lin Daoqiu nodded.

After seeing Lin Daoqiu nodding, Lin Jianming immediately showed a confused expression on his face.

"Everyone knows that you have always made comedies and action movies, as well as the most representative special effects movies. How can you suddenly think of making literary movies? This makes many people feel very confused."

This is not only the question of Lin Jianming alone, but also the question of many viewers who are watching "You Know About Entertainment" in front of the TV.

Lin Daoqiu suddenly gave up his strengths and went to make films with niche themes such as literary films, which is really confusing.

"As for Asha's question, I believe that many viewers and friends, including those in the industry, find it very strange. I even heard rumors that Lin Daoqiu doesn't make comedies and action movies because these two types of movies are about to become obsolete."

Lin Dao shook his head with a smile, and then he continued: "Actually, this matter is not that complicated. A film market needs different themes to support it. If the themes are highly concentrated, it will definitely not be a good thing for this film market."

Lin Jianming nodded while listening.

"Although the investment in a literary film is not large, the performance in terms of performance is also very average. As long as it can exceed 4000 million, it will be a big hit. However, Mr. Lin's film is said to have cost more than [-] million Hong Kong dollars. Do you think it will pay off? "

Only Lin Daoqiu and a few people knew how much "The Untouchable Lover" cost to shoot.

Lin Jianming suddenly broke out on the show that this literary film cost 4000 million Hong Kong dollars to shoot, which really scared many people in front of the TV.

Even Zhong Chuhong, the heroine of the play, had a dumbfounded expression after learning the news.

After all, 4000 million yuan was cast for a literary film, which makes it impossible to imagine where the money was spent.

(End of this chapter)