Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

"I heard that Mr. Lin has recently had a hard time thinking about the heroine of "General Affairs Second Division". I wonder if there is such a thing?"

Okada Shigeru has rarely seen Lin Daoqiu recently, and when he came to chat with him today, he suddenly talked about this matter.

Lin Daoqiu didn't expect Shigeru Okada to be interested in this kind of thing, but the recent "General Affairs Second Division" matter can be said to be very popular in neon newspapers and magazines. It's no wonder that as long as you pay attention to it, you will notice these news Shigeru Okada would take the initiative to ask about it.

"It's okay, it's just that something went wrong in the middle, but it won't affect too much."

Lin Daoqiu really has a headache about this matter now. It would be great if he could find a candidate for the heroine as soon as possible, but unfortunately Lin Daoqiu searched around but couldn't find a suitable one. Her agent's leak led to her being kicked out of the crew, which has to be said to be a tragedy.

"If necessary, I can recommend several excellent actresses for Mr. Lin to select."

Okada Shigeru offered to help, of course it was not just out of the idea of ​​helping, the actor he recommended must be someone from Toei, if Lin Daoqiu was adopted, Okada Mao would be very happy, after all, he could be the actress of Lin Daoqiu's film and television drama The protagonist is not an easy task. As far as Shigeru Okada knows, many people have approached Lin Daoqiu to recommend candidates, but it is a pity that Lin Daoqiu did not accept it. The previously selected Asano Atsuko was also found by Lin Daoqiu himself.

"Thank you, President Okada, for your kindness. I will let you know if necessary."

I don't know if Lin Daoqiu's reply was perfunctory, but from what he said, it can be heard that Lin Daoqiu has no plans to ask Shigeru Okada for help.

Shigeru Okada sighed secretly when he heard it, but there was no expression of dissatisfaction on his face. After all, it would be best if there was such a thing, but it doesn’t matter if there is no such thing. Compared with TV dramas, movies bring more benefits. Much higher.

From the income of "Onmyoji" alone, Toei has already made a lot of money this year. After the global release of "Onmyoji", Toei will definitely get a share of the box office and video tapes. The most money I've ever made this year.

Thinking of this, Shigeru Okada secretly complained to himself that he shouldn't have gone with Maekawa Kiyosori to hide Lin Daoqiu's secrets, and even wanted to prevent Lin Daoqiu from promoting the reform of actors' rest time, but now it turned out to be good, he could obviously feel that Lin Daoqiu was right. His attitude was not as enthusiastic as before, which immediately made Shigeru Okada feel a sense of crisis.

Once Toei loses its cooperation with Lin Daoqiu, I don't know how to face the shareholders' censure, even if Toei doesn't say anything internally, but without such a large amount of income, I'm afraid I will have to live again in the future. Those kind of hard-pressed days are definitely not what Shigeru Okada wants to see.

"Mr. Lin, "Onmyoji" has been released for a while, what are your plans for the future?"

What Shigeru Okada wants to know is whether Lin Daoqiu has any new films to be filmed in Neon. If so, Toei must get involved, after all, they are now partners.

"Not yet, I will have time to think about those after I finish my work on the Second General Affairs Division."

Lin Daoqiu is not that kind of hardworking person, especially in the past few years. He is now thinking more about how to manage his career well. As for filming, he can basically follow his fate, unless there is a subject he really wants to shoot. Otherwise, Lin Daoqiu would probably only release a movie in about two years.

And Shigeru Okada was obviously very disappointed with Lin Daoqiu's answer. He felt that his requirements were not high. It would be nice if one or two movies like "Onmyoji" came out a year, so that Toei would not have to make movies in the future. worry about funds.

But Shigeru Okada also knows that this kind of thing can only be his own fantasy. It can be said that there are almost no movies like "Onmyoji" that exploded in neon lights. He is still thinking about releasing one a year. It's a bit wishful thinking.

And Shigeru Okada is very envious of a super production like Toho. Toho doesn’t know how many billions of yen he earned from just one "Godzilla". Although Toei also made a lot of money this time. A sum of money, but he felt that there was a huge difference compared with Dongbao's previous income from cooperation with Lin Daoqiu.

It would be great if he could cooperate with Lin Daoqiu alone without sharing with Shochiku, Shigeru Okada thought to himself.

"By the way, Mr. Lin, I have something I want to discuss with you."

At this time Okada Shigeru suddenly struggled for a while, then he raised his head, looked at Lin Daoqiu and said with a serious face.

Lin Daoqiu didn't know what Shigeru Okada was going to say to him, but he still nodded.

"Toei has decided to invest in a big-budget special effects film. I would like to ask you to guide me. What do you think?"

"A big-budget special effects movie? Toei? Is President Okada serious?"

Lin Daoqiu did not expect that Dongying, which has never been very rich, suddenly wanted to spend a lot of money to make a big-budget special effects movie. I am afraid that no one would believe it before telling it, but Okada Shigeru nodded in front of him, with a serious look on his face. serious.

"You... what subject do you plan to shoot?"

Lin Daoqiu didn't say yes or no, what he wanted to know was what kind of big production Okada Shigeru planned to make.

"As you may know, Toei has a special feature drama called "Kamen Rider". I want to present "Kamen Rider" in the form of special effects."

"Kamen Rider" is a special-shot TV series produced by Toei Co., Ltd., and it is also the pioneering work of the Kamen Rider series. The original work is Shotaro Ishimori, directed by Hiroichi Takemoto, written by Masaru Igami, Hiroshi Fujioka, Takeshi Sasaki, Shoji Kobayashi, Starring Chiba Jiro.

这部戏于1971年4月3日-1973年2月10日在霓虹NET电视台放送，全集一共98集。

Shigeru Okada saw that "Godzilla" can earn so much, and "Kamen Rider" should not be much worse. Of course, the big production he mentioned must be very different from the "Godzilla" invested by Lin Daoqiu. There is a big gap, so the purpose of what he said to Lin Daoqiu is very simple, that is, he hopes that Lin Daoqiu can intervene in the production of this "Kamen Rider", and then he can make as much money as Dongbao.

"Eh..."Kamen Rider"? If President Okada has this idea, then I advise you to give up, because in my opinion, "Kamen Rider" is not suitable for large-scale investment and made into a movie. Of course it’s fine, but it’s definitely not worth spending too much money.”

"why?"

Shigeru Okada asked with a look of surprise, he didn't understand what Lin Daoqiu meant.