Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 1804 It's still a mess

"Nonsense, it's just nonsense, this...how can this be done."

Looking at the script sent by Tsui Hark, Hu Jinquan frowned so much that he almost killed mosquitoes.

In the sequel "Swordsman: The Undefeated East", Lin Qingxia's Dongfang Invincible became a woman because of practicing the Sunflower Book.

For Hu Jinquan, this is not a problem. After all, it is written like this in the original book, and he can still bear it.

But what he couldn't stand the most was that Dongfang Bubai and Linghu Chong, who had become women, actually developed a relationship in the play, which made Hu Jinquan who is familiar with "Swordsman" really unacceptable.

In addition, when filming "Swordsman", Hu Jinquan and Tsui Hark actually had many disputes in the film, but it was only because of Lin Daoqiu's relationship that they did not completely turn their faces.

But this time Tsui Hark changed "Swordsman" to this, which immediately made King Hu explode.

So Hu Jinquan picked up the landline and called Tsui Hark directly.

"Director Xu? I'm Hu Jinquan. I have received the script of "Swordsman" and have read it carefully."

Tsui Hark on the other end of the phone is considering whether Jet Li should replace Xu Guanjie in the role of Linghu Chong.

He received a call from Hu Jinquan at this time, and from the tone of the other party's speech, he could more or less feel that Hu Jinquan was not very happy.

"I think this script is very bad. If it is written like this, neither the book fans nor Mr. Jin Yong will be happy."

Regarding Hu Jinquan's dissatisfaction, Tsui Hark had long thought of an excuse.

He smiled and explained to Hu Jinquan on the phone.

"Director Hu, since we asked Ms. Lin to play Dongfang Bubai at the beginning, of course we want her to appear as a daughter in the sequel. Is it possible that Dongfang Bubai is still a man after practicing the Sunflower Book?"

"I'm not against this. What I'm against is that Director Xu added the emotional scene between Dongfang Bubai and Linghu Chong without authorization. This... isn't this nonsense?"

Hu Jinquan was really upset. He felt that Tsui Hark's change would not only offend fans of "Swordsman", but Jin Yong would probably not allow him to make such a film.

"Director Hu, "Swordsman" is positioned as a commercial film. It would be too boring if it was made according to the original work. I don't think it's a big problem to make some adaptations from the original work."

Tsui Hark's explanation was totally unacceptable to Hu Jinquan. He did not object to the adaptation, but Tsui Hark's modification was too messy.

Hu Jinquan is worried that if he shoots like this, it will definitely cause a lot of opposition, so he will definitely not let Tsui Hark do this, unless he does not participate in the filming of "Swordsman: The Undefeated in the East".

"Director Xu, what I mean is very clear. I firmly oppose such a change. If Director Xu insists, I'm afraid I won't be able to participate in the production of this drama."

Hu Jinquan directly expressed his attitude, if Tsui Hark really wanted to do this, then he had no choice but to leave.

Tsui Hark was not too surprised by Hu Jinquan's fierce reaction. After all, the fuse had already been laid when they collaborated on the first film, and now it just exploded.

"Director Hu, don't get angry, I think we can discuss this matter in the long run."

Although Tsui Hark did not say it clearly, if Hu Jinquan really insisted on leaving, then he would not force him to stay.

After all, the first film he filmed was really tied, and the two of them seemed to have no way to cooperate at all. If the second film continued to cooperate, Tsui Hark worried that this film might not be able to be filmed at all.

Hu Jinquan's reaction to the issue of Dongfang Invincible alone has cast a shadow over the possibility of the two continuing to cooperate.

What Hu Jinquan didn't know was that Lin Daoqiu actually talked with Tsui Hark when he was in Baodao, and asked him to shoot the sequel of "Swordsman".

The reason why Tsui Hark wanted to give the script of the sequel to Jinquan Hu for review this time was also to hope that the other party could give some advice on this drama. After all, the other party has a very profound knowledge of Chinese culture, and if he is willing to help, he will definitely benefit a lot.

It's just that Tsui Hark has not told Hu Jinquan that Lin Daoqiu has let himself be solely responsible for the sequel of "Swordsman".

"If Director Xu is willing to change what I said, I think we can still sit down and have a good talk."

In fact, Hu Jinquan still likes the movie "Swordsman", not only the box office revenue is good, but also the audience's feedback is also very good, if it continues to be filmed, it will be very good.

But if Tsui Hark continues to insist on filming according to the script he wrote, then Hu Jinquan will not be able to accept it anyway.

"I think otherwise, if Director Xu really doesn't want to make a film, can he serve as a consultant for this film and be responsible for other aspects of work?"

Tsui Hark still respects Hu Jinquan very much. If the two of them can sit down and have a good talk, there may be a chance for relaxation.

But it is a pity that now that Hu Jinquan is angry, Tsui Hark actually put on a condescending attitude, which makes Hu Jinquan feel very dissatisfied.

"No need. Since Director Xu has his own ideas, I wish you a bright future. As for the position of consultant, you should find someone else."

After Hu Jinquan finished speaking, he hung up the phone. He had already made up his mind that he would never cooperate with Tsui Hark again. After all, the two people's ideas were so different that there was no possibility of continuing to cooperate.

Hearing the beeping sound from the other end of the phone, Tsui Hark could only sigh helplessly. After all, it was a pity for him to lose King Hu's assistance.

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"Jet Li to play Linghu Chong? What do you think?"

Lin Daoqiu did not expect that Tsui Hark would replace Xu Guanjie and let Jet Li be the leading actor in "Swordsman: Undefeated in the East". This is almost the same trajectory as the previous life.

"Ah Sam took over Golden Harvest's new film, so he was unable to do doubles. Mr. He recommended Jet Li to play Linghu Chong after knowing this situation."

Tsui Hark did not tell the truth to Lin Daoqiu, after all he still wanted to save some face for He Guanchang.

But with Lin Daoqiu's ingenuity, after hearing Tsui Hark's words, he knew that it must be He Guanchang who wanted Jet Li to play Linghu Chong, so he tried to get Xu Guanjie away.

"What's the name of Jiahe's new play?"

Lin Daoqiu turned to look at Fang Jinsheng and asked.

Fang Jinsheng quickly shook his head, because Jiahe hadn't announced it yet, so he didn't know about it.

"As far as I know, what they are going to film is Ni Kuang's "Legend of Wesley."

Tsui Hark knew the inside story.

"The Legend of Wesley? Golden Harvest is really a big deal..."

Hearing that Golden Harvest was going to shoot "Legend of Wesley", Lin Daoqiu's words actually had a pun in it, which shows how much Golden Harvest worked hard to push Jet Li to the top.

(End of this chapter)