Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 29
Near nine o'clock in the evening, most families are waiting in front of the TV for the broadcast of "Crocodile Tears" or "Happy Tonight".

And just 15 seconds before the broadcast of "Crocodile Tears" on Li's Channel, a movie advertisement suddenly appeared in front of everyone.

"The actresses of the Shaw Brothers join in with love, the latest masterpiece of the Hong family, the Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest double-screening, and "Master Qian" will be released on Saturday, May [-]th." The last part is a martial arts performance by Yuen Biao in the play close up.

As soon as this 15-second movie advertisement was broadcast, it immediately caused a lot of waves in Xiangjiang, and even became one of the hottest topics in the entertainment industry.

If the previous two advertisements are nothing special, the short ten words of Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest double-screening are enough to cause a huge shock in Xiangjiang's film circle.

Those who are familiar with the grievances between Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest know very well that the two have always been fighting fiercely, and there was no sign of stopping before. It is really intriguing why there is a sudden dual screening of "Master Qian".

Early the next morning, a lot of people gathered in Zou Wenhuai's office. He Guanchang, Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao were all called over.

"What's going on with your "Master Qian"?" Zou Wenhuai looked at Sammo Hung with doubts on his face, and what he asked was naturally about the dual screening.

In fact, Sammo Hung only found out about the news in the morning, and he also felt baffled, so he asked Yuen Biao and Lin Zhengying to ask about it, but Yuen Biao and the others didn't know what was going on.

"Before the filming started, I heard that there was something rumored in the crew." Yuen Biao suddenly remembered the previous rumors from the crew.

He Guanchang hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?"

"At that time, Wen Jun said that the heroine hired from Shaw Brothers did not cost a penny." This incident spread throughout the crew, but Yuen Biao and the others thought it was impossible.

Some people even joked that unless Lin Daoqiu was a relative of Fang Yathua or Sixth Uncle, otherwise Fang Yihua was so stingy, how could she let Lin Daoqiu take such a big advantage for nothing.

At that time, Yuen Biao didn't think much of it, but when he saw the TV commercial and thought of the rumor, he suddenly felt that it might be true.

"Lin Daoqiu?" Zou Wenhuai had never heard of this name before. He looked at He Guanchang in confusion, as if he wanted the other party to explain who this Lin Daoqiu was.

He Guanchang shook his head repeatedly and said: "No, isn't Lin Daoqiu one of Feilong's subordinates? How could he be a relative of Uncle Six or Miss Fang? It's impossible, and I haven't heard of such a thing before?"

The people in the room were full of question marks, and they couldn't get much information from Sammo Hung and the others, so Zou Wenhuai let them go down first.

At this moment, only he and He Guanchang were left in the room. Zou Wenhuai was silent for a moment, and then said: "You can ask someone to check the situation of this drama, and what is the background of that Lin Daoqiu."

In fact, even if Zou Wenhuai didn't order, He Guanchang would still investigate. After all, it can be said that they were caught off guard when such a thing happened.

"How about delaying the release of "Young Master Qian"?" He Guanchang didn't want Feilong and Lin Daoqiu to show off.

But as soon as he finished speaking, Zou Wenhuai glared at him: "It's just a movie, and even Uncle Six doesn't care about it, so we've become villains instead?"

"It's my lack of consideration. I'll make arrangements right now." He Guanchang also felt that he had overreacted after being told by Zou Wenhuai. What a big deal a play could be. It seemed that he was really thinking too much.

Lin Daoqiu, who was the instigator, was lying on the sofa with his hands on the pillow, not knowing what he was thinking.
In the past few days, Wen Jun and Zheng Danrui have been busy with publicity. The two of them almost ran all over the major newspapers in Xiangjiang. Although they were exhausted, they were still very happy.

"After the publicity for the past few days, many people have already started discussing our drama. Everyone wants to see what is so great about this drama."

"Even the people from Li's TV station are gossiping about it all day, Brother Qiu, it seems that our publicity strategy is very successful this time."

As the screenwriters of this drama, if they can have a bright box office by then, then the two of them will be transformed into gold medal screenwriters that attract everyone's attention.

And Lin Daoqiu was not in the screenwriter's signature of this play. Although Zheng Danrui and Wen Jun once mentioned to add his name, Lin Daoqiu refused.

"It's fine for me to be the producer, there is no need to add another title to me." Lin Daoqiu wanted to give the credit to Zheng Danrui and Wen Jun, so they could only accept Lin Daoqiu's kindness with a guilty conscience.

On the day of the release, Lin Daoqiu did not go with Feilong and the others, but called Zhang Zuming, and the two went to the theater to watch the film's premiere together.

"Aqiu, what have you been up to lately? You can't see your people all the time? Is the work on the set really that tiring?" Zhang Zuming still works in a tea restaurant, but he hardly sees Lin Daoqiu recently.

"I start working every morning, and I can't go home until evening. Fortunately, the filming of the scene has been finished, so I have been free recently." Lin Daoqiu explained with a smile.

Zhang Zuming felt that Lin Daoqiu was working too hard. It is said that he would not make much money if he left early and returned late. He even wanted to persuade Lin Daoqiu to change his job altogether.

For Zhang Zuming's kindness, Lin Daoqiu just found an excuse and got away with it. He didn't plan to tell Zhang Zuming about being the producer yet.

When he was going to make the next film, he asked Zhang Zuming to help out on the set, and then slowly trained him to be his right-hand man.

When he arrived at the movie theater, Lin Daoqiu found that the line for buying tickets outside was already very long. Fortunately, he had already taken two tickets before, otherwise he might have to wait until the evening at such a speed of queuing.

"Recently, I heard a lot of people talking about this drama in the tea restaurant, but I didn't expect it to be so popular." Zhang Zuming looked at the long queue with a surprised expression on his face.

Lin Daoqiu looked very calm. He patted Zhang Zuming on the shoulder and said, "Let's go, it's about to start."

When Lin Daoqiu and Zhang Zuming entered the arena, they found that the seats were already full. It seemed that everyone was still very appreciative of this "Master Qian".

Because he had already tested the water in the midnight show, Lin Daoqiu was not too worried about quality issues. Even the movie had already started and he was still thinking about other things, but Zhang Zuming next to him watched it wholeheartedly.

Apart from being awakened by the audience's laughter from time to time, Lin Daoqiu was in a state of mind wandering for a long time, and he was actually planning for the future.

200 million is the lowest box office estimated by Lin Daoqiu. If "Master Qian" can't reach 200 million under the double screening and such strong publicity, then it can only be said that this movie is really bad.

Before Feilong had promised Lin Daoqiu that he would get 200% of the film's profits. If calculated in this way, Lin Daoqiu would get at least 10 yuan for the [-] million box office.

At this time, in Xiangjiang, 10 yuan can buy a house in the urban area, and 30 yuan can buy a [-]-square-foot mansion in the mid-levels, which is eight years' salary for ordinary people.

Just as Lin Daoqiu was still planning his future, there was a sudden thunderous applause at the scene. It seemed that this drama had already had a good start.

(End of this chapter)