Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 167
"Mr. Wu, what should we do now?"

Golden Harvest wants "Drunken Master" to fight "Mr. Zan and Changqianhua", which is a huge blow to Jackie Chan.

Originally, "Snake-shaped Diao Hand" has already won a good box office, as long as it continues, Jackie Chan will be able to stabilize his status as a martial arts star.

But I didn't expect Jiahe to come up with such a trick at this time, it's really disgusting.

Wu Siyuan actually doesn't care whether Jackie Chan will be popular or not. What he is most worried about now is that the box office of "Drunken Master", which he invested in, will be greatly reduced.

"Aaron, I don't know what to do. That fellow He Guanchang has already spoken to death. It seems that they are determined to do it."

Wu Siyuan had already figured it out. The reason why He Guanchang did this was probably because he didn't want Jackie Chan to become popular, and he was worried that he would threaten Yuen Biao's status.

After all, Jackie Chan belongs to Luo Wei and has nothing to do with Golden Harvest. If he defeats Yuen Biao, then Golden Harvest will lose face.

Jackie Chan was so anxious that he started walking up and down the room, he couldn't calm down and think of a solution.

But even if he calmed down now, he might not be able to come up with any good ideas.

"How about...how about I go to the senior brother and ask him to help change the schedule."

Jackie Chan felt that the only way now was to go to Sammo Hung to intercede for help, maybe there would be a turning point.

But Wu Siyuan just shook his head with a wry smile.

"You'd better not go, I don't think Sammo Hung can convince Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang."

In fact, Wu Siyuan did not say a word, that is, Sammo Hung was probably on Yuen Biao's side, after all, he was also one of the protagonists in that play.

Moreover, he and Yuen Biao are almost tied together now. Although it cannot be said that both are prosperous and all are harmed, compared to Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung may be more inclined to Yuen Biao.

"Then we just sit and wait?"

Jackie Chan covered his head with his hands, looking very depressed.

"Aaron, there are many difficulties in life that need to be overcome. I'm afraid this time is the one you encountered."

Wu Siyuan was slapped on by He Guanchang, and he was already resentful in his heart. If the box office of "Drunken Master" is not good this time, then he will definitely not make it easier for him.

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"It's really a good show this time."

Lin Daoqiu did not expect that this rumor actually made He Guanchang arrange "Drunken Master" and "Mr. Zan and Changqianhua" on the same schedule.

"Does Brother Qiu think that Jackie Chan can beat Yuen Biao?"

Although Wen Jun was very upset with Sammo Hung and the others, even he didn't think that Jackie Chan could beat Yuen Biao.

"I heard that these two dramas are both Kung Fu comedies, and the comparison at this time is the fame of the leading actors.

Although Yuen Biao only took 500 million at the box office this time, his reputation is still there. It is impossible for Jackie Chan to win Yuen Biao. "

Zheng Danrui on the side is also not optimistic about Jackie Chan's threat to Yuen Biao.

He even felt that Jackie Chan's performance in "Drunken Master" would have been better if it hadn't been arranged in this way.

"By the way, I brought you here today because there is something I want you to do."

Lin Daoqiu didn't expect He Guanchang to cooperate so much. If so, he also wanted to join in the fun.

However, because he still has a lot of things to do in Baodao, he has no skills at all, so this time he plans to let Zheng Danrui and Wen Jun return to Xiangjiang to take charge of this drama.

"Brother Qiu, why should you be so polite to us? Just speak up if you have anything to say."

Lin Daoqiu nodded with a smile, then turned around and took a notebook, and handed it to Wen Jun.

"I want you to go back to Xiangjiang now, take a picture of this book, and join in the fun together."

Wen Jun took a look at the notebook handed over by Lin Daoqiu, and it seemed that it should be a script.

""Goodbye Wang Laowu"?"

Judging from the name, I think it is very ordinary, but the script that can flow from Lin Daoqiu's hand is definitely not ordinary.

But at the beginning, the two thought that what Lin Daoqiu was going to film would be a kung fu comedy.

"This is a low-cost urban romantic comedy. I plan to use Zhong Zhentao as the male lead. As for the female lead..."

This "Goodbye Wang Laowu" was released in 1989, and it took nearly 800 million at the box office.

Originally the heroine of this play was Maggie Cheung, but now she is only 14 years old, so it is impossible to act.

So Lin Daoqiu had to change to a heroine, but he couldn't think of who to use for a while.

"Let Yu An'an act, as for the others, you can decide for yourself."

Because he couldn't think of any good candidates for a while, Lin Daoqiu simply gave the role to Yu An'an.

Zheng Danrui and Wen Jun didn't expect that Lin Daoqiu would let them take the lead this time, their happy faces almost crooked.

"Don't be so happy, don't look at this as a low-budget urban comedy, but it's not easy to shoot well, you need to put more thought into it."

Lin Daoqiu never imagined that he could beat Yuen Biao and Jackie Chan with this drama, he just wanted to lower the box office of each other.

But he wouldn't say such a thing, if the two of them knew about it, it would greatly damage their confidence.

"Brother Qiu, don't worry, we will definitely do our best to make this show a good one."

Wen Jun and Zheng Danrui nodded vigorously.

"I'll give you 30 yuan as the budget for this movie. My requirements are not high, as long as I don't lose money."

Hearing Lin Daoqiu's words, Zheng Danrui and Wen Jun couldn't hold back immediately.

Lin Daoqiu had won tens of millions of box office before, and now as long as the show doesn't lose money, wouldn't it be considered a pass as long as it breaks one million?

If it is known that Lin Daoqiu's new drama has only earned a million at the box office, I'm afraid everyone else will laugh out loud.

"Let me declare first that my name will not appear on the cast and crew of this drama. Just like before, the screenwriter will name both of you."

The two of them seemed to be used to Lin Daoqiu's request, so they didn't have any objections.

"As for the director of this film, you can ask Zeng Zhiwei to be the director."

The two of them had worked with Zeng Zhiwei before in "Master Qian", so they are no strangers to each other.

But even so, these two guys still have a little less confidence in themselves.

After all, they had only worked as screenwriters before, and hadn't filmed a movie independently.

"You have been with me for a while, and the difficulty of this play is not too great, it is suitable for you to practice, but you have to remember..."

Lin Daoqiu suddenly changed a serious tone and said: "The plot must be coherent, and you can't just change it just because you want to add jokes. If you do that, you will only drive away the audience."

What he is most worried about is that Wen Jun and Zheng Danrui have changed the plot to be nondescript in order to add jokes. This is also a bad habit of many directors and screenwriters in Xiangjiang.

They blindly pursue the effect of martial arts or comedy, which leads to the change of the plot during filming, which is very bad.

"Brother Qiu, don't worry, we will definitely not change things randomly."

Wen Jun and Zheng Danrui saw that Lin Daoqiu suddenly became serious, and they didn't dare to neglect, so they nodded and agreed.

(End of this chapter)