Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 220 Lin Daoqiu's Advertising Value

The conditions offered by Lei Juekun can be said to be very generous. If it had been a year ago, Lin Daoqiu would have agreed without even thinking about it.

But it's a pity that it's not the same now, so Lei Juekun's conditions are not attractive at all in Lin Daoqiu's eyes.

Once Lei Juekun is chosen, it is tantamount to going to war with Jiahe and Shaw Brothers.

Lin Daoqiu is not that stupid, he has no interest in setting up two such powerful opponents for himself for no reason.

"I have today's results. Mr. Zou and Uncle Six have helped me a lot. It is really impossible for me to fight with them. I can only thank Boss Lei for his kindness."

Lei Juekun was not surprised that the other party would reject him. After all, the new theater chain still had a road with no future in sight.

Moreover, Lin Daoqiu is cooperating with Shaw Brothers on a major production, so it is basically impossible for him to switch over at this time.

"Mr. Lin doesn't need to refuse so early. I know you have a lot of concerns. In order to show my sincerity, the conditions I offered are valid for one year."

Lei Juekun was unwilling to give up on Lin Daoqiu just like this, he planned to use a year to prove to the other party that the new theater chain had a future.

As for Lei Juekun's statement, Lin Daoqiu just smiled, he neither refused nor agreed, it seemed that he had a chance.

Originally, this matter should have drawn a full stop here.

But what Lin Daoqiu didn't expect was that when he and Lei Juekun left the teahouse together, the reporter of "Sing Tao Daily" who had been ambushing across the street for a long time immediately pressed the shutter button.

"Mr. Lin, I hope we can have the opportunity to cooperate in the future."

Lei Juekun stood at the door of the teahouse and extended his hand to Lin Daoqiu.

Lin Daoqiu didn't think too much, just shook hands with the other party very politely, and then left.

"Boss, do you think this person is Lin Daoqiu?"

The reporter in the car suddenly received a mysterious call today.

The person on the phone revealed that Lei Juekun from Kowloon Bus will meet with Lin Daoqiu today to discuss important matters.

Not only that, but the other party even made it clear where and when they met.

How could they miss such explosive news, so the reporter immediately took his men and rushed to ambush outside the teahouse.

"It should be true. I have met both Lei Juekun and Chen Rongmei. Since the person who broke the news said so, there should be nothing wrong."

"Lei Juekun is currently forming a new theater chain. If he can pull Lin Daoqiu over, maybe he will really make a difference."

Both reporters were excited to get the scoop, and once the news got out, they would get a lot of money.

And on the second day, "Sing Tao Daily" exclusively disclosed an event that shocked the Xiangjiang entertainment circle.

They put the headline on the front page "Lei Lin's Secret Meeting Xiangjiang Rises".

Originally, many people in the movie circle were looking down on Lei Juekun's new theater line, thinking that he would probably fail under the cooperation of Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers.

But I didn't expect that Lin Daoqiu and Lei Juekun would come together. This wind vane immediately caused a huge echo in the circle.

Run Run Shaw immediately invited Lin Daoqiu to have afternoon tea at the Peninsula Hotel, and he wanted to ask what Lin Daoqiu was thinking.

If he really wanted to switch to Lei Juekun, Run Run Shaw would definitely not continue to cooperate with Lin Daoqiu in "Mission Impossible".

"Boss Lei did invite me to meet yesterday and invited me to join the new theater chain, but I had already flatly declined at that time. I can be today thanks to Uncle Six and Ms. Fang. It is impossible for me to do such a ungrateful thing."

When Run Run Shaw heard this, his serious expression changed into a smile.

"Lei Juekun thought that buying a few theaters would create a storm in Xiangjiang. Unfortunately, he doesn't know much about movies, so it's hard to do anything big."

Hearing Lin Daoqiu's straightforward answer, Run Run Shaw naturally believed him, after all, no matter how he looked at it, the new theater chain was a dead end.

Putting the morning "Sing Tao Daily" aside, Run Run Shaw's previous worries disappeared without a trace.

But at this time, Lin Daoqiu suddenly took the newspaper over, because he hadn't read the news seriously until now.

After a brief glance, Lin Daoqiu suddenly frowned slightly, as if he had thought of something.

"Mr. Lin seems to have discovered something." Run Run Shaw looked at Lin Daoqiu and asked with a smile.

"Boss Lei seems to be using me as bait."

When the news broke out, Lin Daoqiu was definitely not the biggest beneficiary.

And I have never been on the news page once, I believe that those reporters must not know me, let alone take this photo by chance.

So the only answer is that someone broke the news to the reporter, and that person is Lei Juekun, because he will be the biggest beneficiary.

"Lei Juekun likes to do it like this, let him do it, anyway, I want to see, who dares to jump over to help him at this time."

After Run Run Shaw calmed down, he immediately guessed what Lei Juekun was doing.

He just wanted to take advantage of the opportunity to fish in troubled waters and release this news so that those hesitant filmmakers could put aside their concerns and switch to new theaters.

"It seems that this time I became an advertising star."

Lin Daoqiu couldn't help laughing at himself.

"That's also because Mr. Lin has advertising value, haha..."

Run Run Shaw rarely laughed in front of Lin Daoqiu.

It didn't take long for the news of Lin Daoqiu's meeting with Run Run Shaw to reach Zou Wenhuai's ears.

"It is said that they had a very happy conversation at that time."

Zou Wenhuai nodded repeatedly after hearing the news He Guanchang had inquired about.

In fact, like Run Run Shaw, he was worried that Lin Daoqiu would really switch to Lei Juekun.

If this is the case, then Jiahe may face a lot of shocks, but fortunately Lin Daoqiu did not do this.

"Lei Juekun is quite shrewd. He knows how to use Lin Daoqiu's fame to bluff."

Zou Wenhuai also has a copy of "Sing Tao Daily" here.

"It's fine with him, anyway, we just need to prepare a few strong films to suppress his aura."

At this time, Golden Harvest is the most powerful film in Hong Kong. The Hui Brothers, Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and Yuen Biao, the four trump cards, even Shaw Brothers can't resist.

Zou Wenhuai naturally wouldn't let Lei Juekun get off to a good start, he wanted to beat him to pieces, and let him know that his decision to enter the film industry was wrong.

"I just don't know if Lei Juekun will have a backup."

For some reason, He Guanchang was still a little worried. If Lei Juekun wanted to fight them based on these alone, it could be said that he had already lost.

"It doesn't matter what he has behind him, anyway, I will beat his new theater chain until it goes out of business within two years."

(End of this chapter)