Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 155 Making Requests

As the chief protector of Mulian, Wu Chou's status in Mulian is only inferior to those few people.

Lin Daoqiu wanted to meet that Mr. Chen, but it was obviously impossible. After all, the other party is not something you can meet whenever you want, so he went to Wu Chou.

Compared to other people in Mulian, Lin Daoqiu knew that Wu Chou was very interested in movies. Although he later made a lot of bad movies, he still produced a few good ones.

At this time, Wu Chou was far less fat than in later generations. He was not yet 30 years old, and he was young, energetic and aggressive.
Just by looking at this person's appearance, one can tell that this guy is definitely not a kind person.

But I'm afraid no one can imagine that a ruthless person like Wu Chou will devote himself to the film industry in the future, which is very surprising.

"To make a long story short, I came to Mr. Wu today to ask you for a favor."

Wu Chou originally thought that Lin Daoqiu would be polite first, but she didn't expect that the other party would cut straight to the point, which was quite right for him.

"Mr. Lin wants me to help you solve Sanjiang's troubles?"

Wu Chou knew Lin Daoqiu's reason for coming without guessing.

In Baodao, apart from Mulian, no one else could do anything about Sanjiang.

"Since Mr. Wu already knows about it, I have nothing to hide. My intention for coming is indeed so."

Lin Daoqiu nodded. This matter has been spread now, there is no need to cover it up, it is better to spread it out.

Wu Chou smiled. He held his long chin with his hands, and seemed to be thinking about what benefits he should ask Lin Daoqiu.

"Mr. Lin's "Young Master Qian" has helped our Mulian earn a lot of money. I really want to help with this."

It is not an easy task to make Lin Daoqiu owe them a favor, but if the asking price is too harsh, it may force Lin Daoqiu to compromise with Sanjiang.

Speaking of which, it's not that the other party has no way out. He can take the crew away and go to other countries to shoot, or even go back to Xiangjiang.

Therefore, this measure must be well grasped, not only to earn enough profits for Mulian, but also not to make Lin Daoqiu feel that being slaughtered is too serious.

Moreover, Lin Daoqiu is helping Li to make a TV series this time, and if he asks for money, the most he can do is around 100 million Taiwan dollars. He can't follow Sanjiang's example, and ask for 500 million Taiwan dollars.

If he really dared to say this, maybe Lin Daoqiu would leave Treasure Island with the crew tomorrow, so this money is absolutely not acceptable.

Since you can't ask for money directly, there is only one thing you can get from Lin Daoqiu, but will he be willing?
"Mr. Lin can rest assured that I will send someone to solve the Sanjiang matter, and I can guarantee that from now on, when you are filming in Treasure Island, you will never be harassed by anyone on the road."

Lin Daoqiu believes that Wu Chou definitely has the strength to do it. After all, Mulian is now the strongest force in Baodao, and even Sanjiang can't compete with it.

But Lin Daoqiu didn't think that his face was so great that he could make Wu Chou unconditional, so he was willing to help him for nothing.

"Thank you, Mr. Wu, but I don't really like to owe favors to others. You can ask Mr. Wu for anything, as long as I can do it."

What Wu Chou likes the most is a straightforward person like Lin Daoqiu. He personally poured a glass of wine for Lin Daoqiu, and then had a drink with the other party.

"Mr. Lin doesn't like to owe favors to others, and I don't like to give favors to others for nothing."

After putting down the wine glass, Wu Chou smiled and said, "I've always wanted to start a film company, but I haven't been able to find a good script. If Mr. Lin can help me with this little favor, then I will be very grateful."

Right now, the best thing that can be obtained from Lin Daoqiu is a movie. As long as he is willing to nod to help, the profit will be very considerable.

Using a movie script in exchange for not being harassed in Treasure Island, Lin Daoqiu is definitely losing money.

In fact, Wu Chou also knew that this request of hers was a bit too much. After all, Lin Daoqiu's "Master Qian" had already won over [-] million box office in Taiwan.

But he still wants to give it a try. If the other party really agrees, then he will at least earn tens of millions of Taiwan dollars at once. Isn't this better than taking the money directly from him?

But Wu Chou probably never expected that Lin Daoqiu had already guessed that the other party would offer such a condition before he came.

If it was Lin Daoqiu himself, I'm afraid he would not let go of such a good opportunity, after all, in their eyes, he is already a machine full of money.

If Lin Daoqiu doesn't want to be blackmailed by Wu Chou, he can take the crew away and go back to Xiangjiang, or he can find any Southeast Asian country to continue filming.

But other places do not have such antique buildings as the China Film Cultural City.

Not to mention that I have spent so much time and set up a lot of scenes in the cultural city, if I give up, everything will have to start all over again.

"I can promise to make a movie for you, but you have to promise me a few conditions."

Lin Daoqiu didn't want to help Wu Chou for nothing, even if the other party was from Mulian.

"Please tell me, Mr. Lin."

Wu Chou nodded, he really wanted to hear what Lin Daoqiu wanted.

"It's up to me how the movie is made, and no one is allowed to interfere."

Wu Chou didn't think much about this at all, and just nodded in agreement.

Although he likes movies, he has no experience in making movies, and meddling indiscriminately will only mess things up.

"The profits of the movie are divided in half."

Just as Lin Daoqiu finished his condition, the temperature in the room seemed to drop suddenly.

Even Sang Biao who was beside Lin Daoqiu felt that his request might anger Wu Chou.

"Do you know who you're talking to right now?"

"Boss, I think this kid is crazy, dare to ask us, let me teach him a lesson, so that he can understand what this place is."

Wu Chou's men were very angry at Lin Daoqiu's proposal of half-and-half profits. In their view, Lin Daoqiu should not even ask for a penny.

"Why are you bastards arguing over there? Did I speak? Shut up all the fuck."

Don't look at Wu Chou who keeps smiling, but it's really scary when he gets angry.

He just slapped the table and stared, and the group of subordinates immediately lowered their heads and quietly retreated to the side.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Lin, these guys have never been big or small, so they didn't scare you just now."

"Mr. Wu, my request is actually not too much. You can think about it carefully. After all, I don't live in Baodao."

If Lin Daoqiu was the director or screenwriter of Baodao, he would not be qualified to negotiate terms with Wu Chou at all.

He had to do what the other party said, otherwise his life would be in danger at any time.

After a moment of silence, Wu Chou raised his head again, and the smile returned to his face again.

Perhaps because of Lin Daoqiu's last words, Wu Chou realized that it would be absolutely impossible to take advantage of him for nothing.

"No problem. It's my honor to invite Mr. Lin to help film the drama. Just as you said, the income will be split in half."

(End of this chapter)