Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 1569 Don't Shoot

"Brother Qiu, the theme of "Journey to the West: Havoc in Heaven" is indeed very good, but it is not suitable to spend [-] million US dollars to shoot it."

Wen Jun was the first to stand up and persuade Lin Daoqiu not to spend so much money to shoot "Journey to the West: Havoc in Heaven".

After all, even if this movie is made, there is a very high possibility that it will definitely lose money.

Although Lin Daoqiu is not short of money now, it doesn't matter to him even if he loses all the [-] million US dollars.

But Wen Jun didn't hope that Lin Daoqiu's undefeated record would come so soon, and this was still a movie that was going to be used as the opening of the New Oriental studio.

You must know that when you choose to shoot this kind of big movie, generally speaking, the movies you make are all for a good omen.

When "Journey to the West: Havoc in Heaven" hits the box office, there will definitely be a lot of gossip outside.

Although it is harmless to New Oriental even if the auction fails, if it can be avoided, we should try our best to avoid such a thing. This is one of the reasons why Wen Jun strongly opposes it.

"Brother Qiu, I think what Brother Jun said is right. If "Journey to the West: Havoc in Heaven" is going to be filmed, it's best to control it at three to 5000 million Hong Kong dollars. In this way, even if you don't earn much by then, it will definitely No money will be lost."

Zheng Danrui looked at Lin Daoqiu anxiously. He and Wen Jun had the same idea. They didn't want this drama to affect New Oriental's reputation.

After Wen Jun and Zheng Danrui finished speaking, Lin Daoqiu did not respond to them, but turned to look at the seven people in New Art City.

"Do you think so too?"

Regarding Lin Daoqiu's question, Mai Jia, Zeng Zhiwei, Teddy Robin, and Huang Baiming nodded repeatedly.

As for Shi Nansheng, he followed Tsui Hark's opinion, and Zhang Aijia remained neutral.

"Old Xu, what's your opinion?"

Lin Daoqiu looked at Tsui Hark and asked with a smile. It seemed that he didn't have any dissatisfaction because of everyone's opposition. At least from the fact that he could still laugh, Lin Daoqiu was in a good mood.

When Xu Hark was asked by Lin Daoqiu, he hesitated for a while before raising his head and answering.

"Since Mr. Lin has decided to make "Journey to the West: Havoc in Heaven" and plans to invest a huge amount of money, I think you should be sure that you can get back the money, at least you won't lose money."

Tsui Hark's view is very simple. He believes that with Lin Daoqiu's ability and his undefeated record so far, maybe this traditional Chinese movie about gods and monsters can be made with a different flavor.

"How can you sing against us? If something goes wrong then, can you take the responsibility?"

Wen Jun was very dissatisfied that Tsui Hark did not stand on their side.

Tsui Hark just shrugged Wen Jun's question.

"I only made such a decision based on my understanding of Mr. Lin. If you think I made a mistake, then I have nothing to say."

Tsui Hark's words were so beautiful that Wen Jun didn't know what to say for a while.

If he continued to refute, wouldn't this be questioning Lin Daoqiu's ability? You must know that there are so many people at the scene, so what he did was tantamount to embarrassing Lin Daoqiu in public.

"Brother Qiu, I never doubt your ability, I'm just worried..."

Wen Jun felt that he had a thousand mouths and couldn't explain it. He really thought of Lin Daoqiu wholeheartedly, but he didn't know how to express it.

"Okay, what's there to argue about? It's just a movie. If you succeed, you can make more money. If you fail, you can find the reason for your failure to improve yourself. I'm done. You don't need to persuade me anymore."

Lin Daoqiu acted arbitrarily, and settled the matter with one sentence. If Wen Jun dared to continue yelling, then Lin Daoqiu would not let him off easily.

Hearing what Lin Daoqiu said, those who originally wanted to persuade Lin Daoqiu to reconsider could only give up the idea of ​​continuing to persuade.

After everyone left, Lin Daoqiu only let Tsui Hark, Lin Zhengying and Zhong Fa stay.

When going out, Wen Jun and Zheng Danrui looked at Lin Daoqiu with resentment on their faces. They also wanted to stay because they knew that Lin Daoqiu must be talking to Tsui Hark and the others about "Journey to the West: Havoc in Heaven".

But regardless of how resentful Wen Jun's eyes were, Lin Daoqiu drove them away with just one word.

"I plan to shoot this "Journey to the West: Havoc in Heaven" throughout the whole process."

This movie, which cost about [-] million U.S. dollars, needs to be filmed on location. This is something that goes without saying, but Lin Daoqiu still said it. So what does this mean?
At this moment, Lin Daoqiu suddenly turned his head and said to Lin Zhengying.

"I plan to let Yuan Hua play the role of Monkey King."

"Mr. Lin is looking for Yuan Hua to play Monkey King?"

Yuan Hua ranked third among the Seven Little Fortunes, and he has always been playing tricks. When he was young, he used to be Bruce Lee's stand-in, which shows that he is very skilled.

For Lin Daoqiu to choose Yuanhua to play the protagonist Sun Wukong in "Journey to the West: Havoc in Heaven", this is really something that he can't understand.

It stands to reason that Lin Daoqiu should find a well-known star to play the protagonist of this play. How could he think of casting Yuan Hua?

You must know that Yuan Hua was not famous at all at this time, and had been playing various supporting roles. Lin Zhengying was surprised that Lin Daoqiu could say his name.

"Yuanhua is known as the king of somersaults, which proves that his skills are flexible enough, and his body is weak, which is very suitable for playing Monkey King. As for the issue of fame, there is no need to worry about it. To play Monkey King requires makeup, so there is no problem at all."

Lin Daoqiu had already thought of everything, and the reason for finding Yuan Hua to play Monkey King was indeed based on his skills.

But if it is really possible, he really wants to find Yuen Biao to act, but it is a pity that Hong Jinbao and Yuen Biao Lin Daoqiu will not find them to cooperate in this film.

"Mr. Lin is indeed right. Yuanhua claims that the king of somersaults is very good at somersaults, and he also served as a stand-in for Bruce Lee before. It was because Bruce Lee was not beautiful enough to do somersaults, so he was hired."

Lin Zhengying was surprised by Lin Daoqiu's choice at first, but after thinking about it, he gradually accepted it.

"Yuan Hua asks you to contact him for help. As long as he is willing to act, then the leading role can be decided."

"Mr. Lin, don't worry, Yuanhua will definitely not refuse this opportunity. Although he usually plays for Brother Hong and the others, he also plays supporting roles in other movies, so there is no problem."

Unless Sammo Hung prevented Yuan Hua from participating in the performance of "Journey to the West: Havoc in Heaven" this time, Lin Zhengying could not think of any reason for Yuan Hua to refuse this great opportunity.

You must know that this is a movie with an investment of over [-] million US dollars. If he refuses such a good opportunity, then he is really crazy.

(End of this chapter)