Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 1661 Boasting
At the New Oriental studio, although the Spring Festival is approaching, the filming here is still going on in full swing.

Although the complete installation and commissioning of equipment, as well as the construction of some new studios, will take at least one to two years to complete.

However, the New Oriental studio can still be used for shooting at this time, after all, most of the street scenes here have already been built.

Lin Daoqiu prepared his own film to shoot on the New Oriental studio.

But as for what kind of kung fu theme to shoot, Lin Daoqiu has not really decided yet.

You must know that it is already five o'clock in the afternoon. Lin Daoqiu promised Chen Xunqi and the others that he would hand over the script to them tomorrow, but until now he has not found inspiration.

It's not that Lin Daoqiu can't write a script, but he can't think of a suitable script, and he still needs some time.

"Mr. Lin..."

Just as Lin Daoqiu was standing thinking about what movie he should make, Wang Jing suddenly appeared from the side.

Lin Daoqiu turned his head and saw that it was Wang Jing. He just nodded, but didn't say anything.

Wang Jing happened to come to the New Oriental studio today to help others as an airplane boy. After finishing the work, he saw Lin Daoqiu from a distance from the set, so he hurried forward to say hello to him.

Finding that Lin Daoqiu didn't speak, and the expression on his face seemed a bit serious, Wang Jing guessed that Lin Daoqiu was probably thinking about something.

That being the case, he didn't dare to disturb Lin Daoqiu, and was about to leave.

But at this moment, Lin Daoqiu suddenly stopped him.

"I'm planning to make a movie, which will be released during the Spring Festival. Do you have any good recommendations, um, kung fu movies."

Wang Jing, who was about to run away, heard Lin Daoqiu's words, and his feet immediately did not move as if they were nailed to the ground.

At this time, there are only fourteen days left before the Spring Festival, and Lin Daoqiu actually wants to start a Kung Fu movie at this time, and it is too late to calculate the time carefully.

"Mr. Lin, there are still fourteen days until the Spring Festival. Isn't this time a bit too rushed?"

Although Wang Jing dared to shoot his chest and said that he only needs seven days to make a movie, but being able to make it does not mean that the quality of the movie will be much better.

It would be fine if it was his own movie. Now it is a movie that Lin Daoqiu asked to make, so naturally he can't use his own standard to look at it.

"Are you in a hurry? I heard that you once boasted that you can make a movie in seven days. Now there are seven more days. Could it be that you can't make it?"

Lin Daoqiu smiled slightly.

Wang Jing dared to pretend in front of others, but he didn't dare in front of Lin Daoqiu.

So Wang Jing hurriedly explained to Lin Daoqiu.

"Mr. Lin, according to my standard, it is no problem to make a movie in seven days, but if it is according to your standard, I may not be able to make it in seventy days."

Wang Jing has known Lin Daoqiu for so many years, of course he knows how high Lin Daoqiu's standards are for movies.

Fortunately, now New Oriental's movies with less than 1000 million yuan only need to hand in the outline and script, and it is almost done.

But if Lin Daoqiu came to review the script, then Wang Jing estimated that he might not be able to make a movie in a year.

"Big movies have the standards of big movies, and small productions have the standards of small productions, but no matter what, a good script is one of the prerequisites."

What Wang Jing is most afraid of is talking about the script with Lin Daoqiu. From the beginning to now, Lin Daoqiu's obsession with the script is the most demanding one among all the people Wang Jing has ever met.

But because of this, Lin Daoqiu can now become a world-renowned movie tycoon, and it is no wonder that he will succeed for no reason.

Naturally, Wang Jing would not have any objections to this, but in his opinion, Lin Daoqiu had extremely high requirements for the script, and that was because he was not short of money at all.

But for the vast majority of people, the script is not the first premise. The premise is that you need money, and you can make a movie if you have money. If you don’t have money, no matter how good the script is, it’s useless.

It's just that he would never dare to say it in front of Lin Daoqiu. After all, their identities are fundamentally different, so they have different considerations.

If Wang Jing was allowed to consider the issue from Lin Daoqiu's standpoint, he would probably die of poverty.

"Mr. Lin, if it's a kung fu comedy, two weeks should be fine."

Wang Jing quickly changed the topic to the genre of the movie.

If it’s a kung fu comedy, Fu Huadao has all these available, and no special preparation is required, so it can save a lot of time.

Moreover, Kung Fu comedies are generally from the late Qing Dynasty to the early Republic of China, and they can be filmed on New Oriental studios throughout the entire process, which can also save a lot of time.

Lin Daoqiu's first film "Master Qian" was a kung fu comedy in the late Qing Dynasty and early Republic of China. If Lin Daoqiu was interested, he could make a sequel to "Master Qian".

However, Yuen Biao and Sammo Hung, the leading actors of this film, are now Di Bao's people, so it is obviously impossible for Lin Daoqiu to invite them to film.

"Forget about kung fu comedy, I'm not interested."

Lin Daoqiu directly rejected Wang Jing's proposal without even thinking about it. Kung Fu comedy is already outdated, even Jackie Chan, Hong Jinbao and the others don't make it.

Only those small and medium-sized film companies are still shooting, and the box office is hovering between 200 and [-] million.

Since it is already something that is about to disappear, it should disappear from the Xiangjiang film world as soon as possible.

While Lin Daoqiu and Wang Jing were chatting, Lin Daoqiu suddenly noticed a familiar figure walking towards him.

"Mr. Lin, Director Wang, why are you here?"

Li Saifeng came to the New Oriental studio today to make a guest appearance in a play. She did not expect to meet Lin Daoqiu and Wang Jing here.

Speaking of which, she hasn't seen Lin Daoqiu for a long time.

Originally, Lin Daoqiu didn't know what movie to make, but after seeing Li Saifeng, a bold idea popped up in his mind.

"Is Aman busy recently?"

Li Saifeng walked in front of Lin Daoqiu, and when she heard the other party's question, she smiled and shook her head.

"I have already finished the work at hand. Today I am here to play a cameo role. I will not work until the end of the Spring Festival."

Li Saifeng planned to spend this Spring Festival with her family, so New Oriental did not arrange any work for her.

Only in the Spring Festival Gala of Oriental TV, Li Saifeng will go up to sing a song as a guest.

"In this case, help me make a movie."

Li Saifeng didn't understand what was going on, but she subconsciously nodded and agreed.

"The shooting time of this drama will not be too long, and it can end before the Chinese New Year, so you don't have to worry."

Hearing what Lin Daoqiu said, Li Saifeng thought that Lin Daoqiu just asked her to play a small role in the new film, so she didn't think much about it.

After letting Li Saifeng go back to rest first, Lin Daoqiu put his arm on Wang Jing's shoulder and smiled.

"Please rush to work overnight tonight, I just had an idea."

"Boss, you really take care of me."

Wang Jing could only look at Lin Daoqiu dumbfounded.

(End of this chapter)