Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 306

Shaw's sudden ban on New Oriental made Lin Daoqiu unable to understand why the sixth uncle suddenly came to such a move at this time.

Can this do me any real harm?Or is Uncle Liu intending to use this method to show that Shaw Brothers and New Oriental are irreconcilable?
Could it be that Uncle Six thought that after he issued this ban, he would run to him and beg for mercy?is it possible?

It can be said that Uncle Liu's move this time will not bring any trouble to Lin Daoqiu.

Perhaps his purpose of doing this is just to let everyone know that if he chooses New Oriental, it is tantamount to insulating himself from Shaw Brothers.

Although such an approach will not cause any harm to Lin Daoqiu, it can deter those half-hearted guys, such as people like Wang Jing.

However, this approach is only temporary. After all, apart from New Oriental, Shaw Brothers' opponent also has Jiahe who is watching covetously.

"It seems that Uncle Six has completely turned against Lin Daoqiu this time."

It can be said that Jiahe was the happiest when Run Run Shaw did this. They hoped that the more serious trouble between Run Run Shaw and Lin Daoqiu, the better.

As long as there is no help from Lin Daoqiu, Shaw Brothers will definitely be dominated by Golden Harvest this year.

"Sometimes I really can't figure out what Mr. Shao is thinking. Although this approach can deter some young people, it also minimizes the possibility of cooperating with Lin Daoqiu."

If it was Zou Wenhuai, he would never do such a stupid thing.

After all, Lin Daoqiu is a genius in filming, and he is also a cash cow. It is definitely more cost-effective to befriend him than to be hostile to him.

"Mr. Shao may have also realized that it is impossible to cooperate with Lin Daoqiu, so he simply smashed the can, making it impossible for Lin Daoqiu's influence to penetrate into Shao."

Most of the actors in Shaw Brothers get a monthly salary, and if they take on an outside movie, they get a salary.

Even if part of it is taken away by Shaw Brothers, it will be many times higher than their monthly salary in their hands.

If they are used to cooperating with Lin Daoqiu, how can these people have the intention to help Shaw Brothers film, so Run Run Shaw must prevent this from happening.

"It's a pity, now is our good opportunity. If we can establish a joint theater chain with New Oriental, I believe Shaw Brothers may not be able to support it for a few years."

Zou Wenhuai couldn't help but shook his head, obviously it was a great opportunity now, but because of their disagreement with Lin Daoqiu on who should take the lead, they couldn't cooperate.

"Actually, the current situation is not bad. Although we failed to cooperate with Lin Daoqiu, if Shaw continues to operate under the current situation, it will be eliminated by the market in a few years."

After all, the large studio system established by Run Run Shaw at the beginning created the early glory of the Shaw Brothers, but now the times have changed, and the martial arts movies and kung fu movies that the Shaw Brothers rely on for their livelihood have gradually declined.

Even Golden Harvest is now planning to gradually abandon the old kung fu comedies and switch to modern action movies.

They were also affected by "Mission Impossible". After all, the money Lin Daoqiu made this time was fully equal to their ten-year income, so changes were necessary.

Not to mention that there are three martial arts stars under Golden Harvest, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and Jackie Chan, plus the Xu brothers who are the most powerful in comedy films. It can be said that they are the most powerful.

"I heard that San Mao plans to make a zombie movie recently?"

This "Ghost Fighting Ghost" is an action comedy film co-written by Sammo Hung and Huang Ying and directed by Sammo Hung.

When mentioning zombie films, Zou Wenhuai immediately thought of a zombie film "Seven Golden Corpses" filmed by Shaw Brothers in 1974.

Back then, Run Run Shaw came up with the idea of ​​combining British vampires and Xiangxi corpses to make a movie, and spent a lot of money to invite a British team to cooperate.

As a result, the box office of that drama was only 60 yuan, which can be said to be a mess.

At that time, the box office champion was "Ghost Horse Double Star". This film was the first film made by Xu Guanwen, who was rejected by Run Run Shaw and chose to leave Shaw Brothers, with the support of Golden Harvest. It won 620 million box office at that time.

From then on, Run Run Shaw never dared to set foot in this kind of supernatural movies. He didn't expect Sammo Hung to come to this muddy water now.

"He said that this type of supernatural kung fu movie has not been made before, so he plans to give it a try, but in the final analysis, this movie is still a kung fu comedy movie."

He Guanchang knew more than Zou Wenhuai, because when Sammo Hung came to talk to him, he had already told him all his ideas.

Zou Wenhuai doesn't mind that Sammo Hung discovers more new types of movies, and kung fu comedy is also his specialty. As long as he doesn't mess around, the box office should not be too low.

Unless Sammo Hung has a sudden whim and plans to form a combination that is neither Chinese nor Western like Shaw Brothers, if that is the case, Zou Wenhuai will definitely stop him.

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"Is Mr. Lin looking for us?"

On this day, Lin Zhengying and Zhong Fa were suddenly invited to his office by Lin Daoqiu.

Both of them were surprised because they didn't know what Lin Daoqiu wanted from them.

"Why are you so out of touch? Can't I come to you if I have nothing to do?"

As soon as Lin Daoqiu finished speaking, Lin Zhengying and Zhong Fa quickly shook their heads.

"Mr. Lin misunderstood, we didn't mean that."

Worried that Lin Daoqiu would misunderstand what he meant, Lin Zhengying and Zhong Fa were thinking about how to explain it.

But Lin Daoqiu actually didn't take it to heart at all, because these two guys really weren't eloquent people.

"Actually, I invited you here today because I want you to help me open a play."

Hearing Lin Daoqiu's words, Lin Zhengying and Zhong Fa didn't even think about it, they immediately nodded and agreed, and they didn't ask what movie they were filming or how much they paid for it.

"As long as Mr. Lin says a word, we will be fine."

Naturally, Zhong Fa would not refuse Lin Daoqiu's invitation, let alone Lin Zhengying. Most of his fame now is due to Lin Daoqiu's help.

Lin Daoqiu also knew that these two people would not reject him, and this movie was originally tailor-made for Lin Zhengying.

Although the box office will not be very exaggerated, it can be said that this is Lin Zhengying's masterpiece. It can be said that because of this type of movie, more people know and like Uncle Ying.

"I heard that Sanmao is making a supernatural film recently?"

Lin Daoqiu seemed to be just asking casually.

"Brother Hong's new play is called "Ghosts Fighting Ghosts". He said he hoped to discover more new genres, so he and Huang Ying wrote a script together."

In fact, there is nothing to hide about this matter, as long as you inquire a little bit, you will know.

"This is really a coincidence, because what I want you to make this time is also a supernatural film called "Mr. Zombie."

(End of this chapter)