Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 190 I'm talking about dollars
When it comes to representatives of Xiangjiang women's films, we have to mention the films of the Royal Senior Sister and Overlord Flower series.

From 1986 to 1991, there were as many as seven films in the Royal Sisters series, almost one film per year.

Since 1988, Overlord Flower has filmed 8 films including rumors.

It stands to reason that it should be a matter of course for Brigitte Lin to star in the Royal Senior Sister series.

But now it is 1978, and the Xiangjiang police force has not yet gained everyone's trust in the eyes of the public.

Lu Dingtang also noticed this problem, so in December, he set up an independent department called "Complaints Committee on ICAC Matters".

The purpose of setting up this department is to accept complaints from the public about the ICAC's administrative aspects and to supervise the ICAC.

At this time, Lin Daoqiu's filming of the Royal Policewoman series is not convincing at all, and the audience has no way to accept it, so Lin Daoqiu does not plan to film the Royal Policewoman.

And even if Lin Qingxia has been practicing for a few months, compared with Michelle Yeoh's skills, there may still be a big gap.

After all, Michelle Yeoh was known as the number one martial arts actress in Xiangjiang back then, and her salary was also the highest among all actresses.

In 92, Michelle Yeoh's salary was 250 million, and in 93 it had risen to 400 million.

Brigitte Lin's quotation in 92 was between 100 million and 120 million.

Because of the relationship between Xiaoao Jianghu, it only soared to 93 million in 350.

As for the other female stars, none of them is more than 200 million.

Lin Daoqiu did not expect that Brigitte Lin, who had only practiced for two months, would be able to catch up with Michelle Yeoh in the Royal Senior Sister period.

So what he wants to shoot is another type of action movie, in addition to martial arts, it has to be matched with other highlights.

And it has to be able to film several series, otherwise Brigitte Lin's crimes would not be in vain.

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In Xiangjiang Peninsula Hotel, Lin Daoqiu sat alone on a chair, wondering what he was counting with his fingers.

"One hundred...two hundred..."

Lin Daoqiu muttered a few words in a low voice, and then couldn't help shaking his head.

In fact, he is counting how much money he has in his hand.

But after all the calculations, the cash in his hand is only more than 200 million Hong Kong dollars.

This is still in the case of getting the local box office share of "Goodbye Wang Lao Wu".

In fact, if you save a province and shoot an action movie in Xiangjiang, 200 million is definitely enough.

After all, it is 1978, and prices and salaries are not as high as in later generations.

And besides Hong Kong, you can also make a fortune in Southeast Asia. After all, there are basically no films featuring women.

However, Lin Daoqiu is no longer satisfied with playing in Southeast Asia. What he wants is to use this film to pry into the Hollywood market.

Even if you can't make a huge profit at the beginning, you must first touch the opponent's way.

"Mr. Lin is quite free."

Lin Daoqiu, who was thinking about something, suddenly heard Fang Yihua's voice.

"I'm sorry, Miss Fang, I was thinking about something just now, and I didn't notice that you had arrived."

Fang Yihua didn't care about these things, she just smiled and sat opposite Lin Daoqiu.

Lin Daoqiu asked Fang Yihua out today because he actually wanted to talk to her about the new play.

"Making Mr. Lin think so focused, I'm afraid it should be a very tricky thing."

Fang Yihua knew that Lin Daoqiu made a special trip to find her today, and he definitely did not just want to have afternoon tea with her.

"It's really a little troublesome. In fact, I invited Miss Fang out today because I want to discuss with you about the new play."

"It's rare that Mr. Lin can still remember our previous agreement. I'm really flattered."

Fang Yihua slightly mocked Lin Daoqiu.

But Lin Daoqiu's face was thick enough, he just smiled and didn't take it seriously.

Fang Yihua didn't expect her own words to overwhelm Lin Daoqiu until she couldn't lift her head, so she didn't continue to rant.

"I wonder what kind of movie Mr. Lin plans to make this time?"

Fang Yihua is most concerned about what kind of movie Lin Daoqiu will write for Shaw Brothers.

After all, Fang Yihua traded Liu Songren for this movie back then, so he must not let the other party do things hastily.

"I'm going to make an action movie with a female lead."

As soon as Lin Daoqiu said this, Fang Yihua was in a daze.

She never expected that Lin Daoqiu would make a kung fu movie featuring women.

"Does such a movie have a script?"

Fang Yat-hua's worry is not unreasonable, because now Xiangjiang's movies are mainly male-themed.

Women mostly act as vases in movies. Even Zhao Yazhi, who is so popular in Xiangjiang, can only be a vase in Xu Brothers movies.

Lin Daoqiu suddenly wanted to make a Kung Fu movie with a female protagonist at this time, Fang Yathua felt very weird no matter how he thought about it.

"I estimate the budget of this movie to be between 800 million and [-] million."

As soon as Lin Daoqiu said this, Fang Yihua, who was still thinking about whether female subjects were suitable, was brought back to reality.

Her eyes widened directly, and she looked at Lin Daoqiu with an unbelievable expression, as if wondering if this guy was crazy.

But what Fang Yihua never expected was that the unit of the money mentioned by Lin Daoqiu was not Hong Kong dollars, but US dollars.

"Oh, by the way, I just said dollars."

After Lin Daoqiu finished speaking, he smiled at Fang Yihua.

After Lin Daoqiu finished speaking, the expression on Fang Yihua's face was completely frozen.

Now Xiangjiang makes movies, the average price is around 20, and the expensive ones do not exceed one million.

Lin Daoqiu actually wanted a budget of 3000-4000 million Hong Kong dollars to make a movie as soon as he opened his mouth.

It is not an exaggeration to say that this money is enough for the Shaw Brothers studio to shoot for a year, and there is still a lot left.

"Miss Fang, what's the matter with you?"

After realizing that he had finished speaking, Fang Yihua froze and did not speak, and Lin Daoqiu stretched out his hand and shook it in front of her.

"Mr. Lin, are you kidding me? Take tens of millions to make a movie? Have you ever considered getting back the money?"

Fang Yihua didn't know what to say, she felt her mind was in a mess.

"I'm sorry Miss Fang, I never consider the issue of capital preservation when making movies, because I only think about how much money I can make."

Lin Daoqiu's self-confidence made Fang Yihua speechless, after all, the opponent had never missed a shot.

But if she wants to nod and agree to give Lin Daoqiu tens of millions to make a movie right now, she really can't say such a thing.

"I can't decide this matter, I have to ask Uncle Liu what he means."

If it's a movie worth several million, Fang Yihua can agree without thinking too much.

But after adding a zero, this is not something she can decide.

"At that time, please tell Ms. Fang and Uncle Six that I plan to use this movie to test the waters of Hollywood."

Fang Yihua who was about to leave, after hearing Lin Daoqiu's words, her previously resisted thoughts suddenly changed slightly.

　Thanks, or Guoda Dada's monthly pass!mwah! ╰(*°▽°*)╯

　　
　
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