Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 1596 Stepping into the Abyss
Although Martin Lawrence has made rapid progress, it does not mean that he has the level of a professional actor.

Many times Lin Daoqiu needed to teach him patiently, and this took a lot of time.

Fortunately, "Rush Hour" doesn't need to pay much attention to acting skills, and Martin Lawrence's role is not very complicated. Many times Lin Daoqiu even let Martin Lawrence act as usual.

If Martin Lawrence is the only protagonist in this movie, then Lin Daoqiu will probably extend the shooting time a little later.

But the good thing is that the real protagonist of this drama is Jackie Chan. Although Martin Lawrence is also one of the protagonists, his highlight in the drama is far less than that of Jackie Chan, so his performance will not affect the drama too much.

Even if Martin Lawrence's performance in "Rush Hour" is only satisfactory, this can also be accepted by Lin Daoqiu.

After filming the pier scene, the next step is to film the scenes of Jackie Chan and his family.

As early as a few days ago, Lin Daoqiu had called Huang Baiming and told Maggie Cheung to leave for the United States.

When Maggie Cheung arrived in the United States, she only rested for one night before being dragged to the set by Lin Daoqiu.

"You're going to be in English throughout this show, and that should be easy for you."

It was Maggie Cheung's first time working with Lin Daoqiu, she looked dumbfounded, until now she couldn't believe that she could become Lin Daoqiu's actor and film with him.

"You have been married for several years, but Jackie Chan has been unable to accompany you and your children because of work. You have to express your thoughts in this regard when you perform."

Although Maggie Cheung's acting skills were not very good at this time, Lin Daoqiu spoke very carefully, and she listened carefully.

After chatting with Maggie Cheung for a while, Jackie Chan and other staff are setting up the scene.

This scene is about the relationship between Jackie Chan and his family, and it will also lead them to travel to the United States.

Martin Lawrence didn't have his role today, but he couldn't take it easy, so he made a special trip to sit on the set, watching and learning from the side.

For the first time to participate in a movie, Martin Lawrence can be said to be curious about everything, not to mention that his first filming was to cooperate with Xiangjiang's team.

After a whole day, Martin Lawrence could sit still and didn't ask any questions, but really just watched from the sidelines.

Only occasionally, he would go to the side to exercise with the family members, and then run back to watch the live shooting. It can be said that he has never been idle.

"Mr. Lin, do you think it's possible for me to become an action star?"

Martin Lawrence, who was very interested in action scenes, approached Lin Daoqiu after the on-site shooting, and looked at him expectantly.

If he can become an action star, then he will become a respected star in Hollywood.

"This question should not be asked to me, but to yourself. If you want to become an action star, the most basic requirement is to practice the basic skills well, but this requires hard work and persistence different from ordinary people."

Lin Daoqiu didn't have much thought about whether Martin Lawrence could become a Kung Fu star, because it didn't have much to do with him.

In Lin Daoqiu's view, Martin Lawrence is a very good comedian, but if he is willing to spend more time in martial arts training, Lin Daoqiu is also very supportive, but he is afraid that he will not be able to persist.

Only those who have practiced know how hard it is to practice martial arts.

Don't look at the glamorous appearance of action stars, but in order to maintain their figure every day, high-intensity exercise every day is already commonplace for them.

After listening to what Lin Daoqiu said, Martin Lawrence nodded again and again, feeling that what the other party said was very reasonable.

"Thank you, Mr. Lin, I know what I should do."

After thanking Lin Daoqiu, Martin Lawrence turned and left, not knowing what he planned.

The next day Lin Daoqiu came to the scene as usual. When he was about to enter the scene, he suddenly found that Martin Lawrence had already arrived and was practicing with the family members.

Lin Daoqiu remembered that Martin Lawrence told himself yesterday that he wanted to be an action star, and it seemed that he was not just talking casually.

However, some people just spend three days fishing with nets and two days fishing. Maybe it’s just a temporary idea. After a few days of practice, they can’t bear it anymore, and the idea of ​​becoming an action star has been given up because of this.

Although Lin Daoqiu hopes that Martin Lawrence can persevere, he will not give the other party any promises or assistance, because these all depend on himself.

The filming of "Rush Hour" went smoothly, largely thanks to the convenience provided by Langmeyer.

Without Langmeyer's help, Lin Daoqiu would have to send someone to complete almost all the preparatory work for the filming, and I don't know how much time it would take.

But with the help of Langmeyer, Lin Daoqiu only needs to finish the filming work, and the rest is to tell the other party the scene he wants in advance, and let Langmeyer send someone to get it.

If it weren't for Langmeyer's strong support, "Rush Hour" would take eight months at the fastest to finish shooting according to the normal shooting schedule, or at least a year if it was slower.

If it weren't for the fact that Martin Lawrence's acting skills were still too unfamiliar, Lin Daoqiu was even confident that he would be able to finish filming the film in about two months, and then enter post-production.

And when Lin Daoqiu was busy filming "Rush Hour", Kerkorian suddenly called him.

It had been months since they last spoke at Neon.

Originally, Ke Kelian thought that Lin Daoqiu must not contact him to lower the price, so he waited patiently after talking with Lin Daoqiu.

But for several months, Lin Daoqiu didn't even call him. Only then did Kerkorian realize that Lin Daoqiu was definitely not joking with himself.

Kerkorian wouldn't even listen to the price of [-] million US dollars in the past, but now Lin Daoqiu's asking price is already the best offer in his hand.

The ridiculous thing is that a few years ago, someone even offered a billion dollars to buy MGM but was rejected by Kerkorian. At the beginning, he estimated the value of MGM to 15 billion dollars.

But now Kerkorian is almost at the end of his rope. If MGM cannot be sold as soon as possible to get cash, MGM may be forcibly seized by then.

If he really got to that point, at Kerkorian's age, his life would end in failure, and he would never allow himself to face such a situation.

(End of this chapter)