Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 3200: Gambling your career?
After not sleeping well all night, Liu Zhenwei got up in the morning, freshened up briefly, and then went out and went straight to Xiangjiang Cinema. He did not call Lin Daoqiu directly because he did not have the guts to go to Lin Daoqiu to talk about this. He only dared to go first. Find Li Maowen and ask him to convey it to Lin Daoqiu for him, so at least he doesn't have to face the pressure from Lin Daoqiu.

However, Li Maowen had not yet gone to work when Liu Zhenwei came, so he could only sit outside and wait. It was not until nine o'clock in the morning that Li Maowen showed up on time.

"Manager Li..."

As soon as he saw Li Maowen appearing, Liu Zhenwei quickly stepped forward.

Li Maowen felt strange to see Liu Zhenwei coming here so early in the morning to wait for him, but he still greeted him warmly.

"Why did Director Liu come here so early? Is it for the promotion of "The Ghost Story"? Don't worry, the 50 yuan promotion fee will not be less than a penny. Let's go in and talk."

Thinking that Liu Zhenwei came to talk to him about the promotion of "The Ghost Story", Li Maowen directly invited him into his office without much thought.

As soon as they entered the office, Liu Zhenwei got straight to the point as soon as they sat down.

"Manager Li is actually like this. I came to you today to ask for something, and I hope you can help me."

"Don't worry, Director Liu, I will do my best wherever I can help."

Li Maowen didn't think much about it. When he was the general manager of Xiangjiang Cinemas, people would come to him for help almost every day, and his job was to help others solve their problems, so it was not surprising that he found Liu Zhenwei's request very sparse and ordinary.

So after Li Maowen said this, Liu Zhenwei's uneasiness was slightly relieved, so he had the courage to say to Li Maowen.

"That's it, Manager Li, I...I want to remake "The Gambler"."

"You want to remake "The Gambler"?"

Upon hearing Liu Zhenwei's request, Li Maowen's reaction was stunned, and it took him several seconds to react.

The play "The Gambler" was originally written by Lin Daoqiu and then handed over to Liu Zhenwei for filming. Before this, any film or television drama produced by Lin Daoqiu's script would definitely be a hit. The only difference was the amount of money earned.

But when Liu Zhenwei finished filming "The Gambler", Lin Daoqiu hid the film immediately after watching it. This means that the film Liu Zhenwei filmed did not meet Lin Daoqiu's requirements at all, otherwise he would not continue to film it. The editor didn't even give Liu Zhenwei a chance to make changes, and just threw the movie into the warehouse. This shows how poorly Liu Zhenwei shot this movie.

It was precisely because of the movie "The Gambler" that Liu Zhenwei couldn't hold his head up, and Lin Daoqiu asked Wong Kar-wai to film "The Ghost Story" with him, and had previously requested that if "The Ghost Story" was completed by then, If the box office is less than 500 million, they will be driven out of Hong Kong to Baodao to film.After following Lin Daoqiu for so many years, Li Maowen knew Lin Daoqiu somewhat. Lin Daoqiu would not kill him if he just ruined a movie. The reason why he made such a request to them this time was It's just to encourage Liu Zhenwei and Wong Kar-wai to make a good movie. In the end, even if the box office of the movie is less than 500 million, Lin Daoqiu will not send them to the treasure island.

But now Liu Zhenwei has actually proposed to remake "The Gambler". If "The Ghost Man" had already achieved good box office results, it would be understandable for him to make such a request, but now "The Ghost Man" has not even been released. It has not been released, and after watching the finished film, Li Maowen did not think that "The Ghost Story" was a good film. There is a high chance that it will not reach a box office of 500 million, so Liu Zhenwei's request made him a little embarrassed.

"I can't make the decision on this matter. I have to seek Mr. Lin's opinion. It has nothing to do with the budget. After all, this play is written by Mr. Lin. If he doesn't nod, it will be useless even if I agree. I hope you can understand."

If it is an ordinary movie with a budget of no more than 1000 million, Li Maowen can make the decision and there is no need to report to Lin Daoqiu. But "The Gambler" was written by Lin Daoqiu, and Li Maowen would not dare to put it aside no matter how bold he is. Lin Daoqiu directly promised Liu Zhenwei to let him reshoot.

When Li Maowen said this, Liu Zhenwei did not find anything surprising. He had expected that Li Maowen would ask Lin Daoqiu for instructions. If Li Maowen agreed directly, it would be a surprise to Liu Zhenwei. Unexpected.

"Manager Li, you also know what Mr. Lin's attitude is towards me now. If I go to him and tell him this now, I'm afraid I will be severely punished by him. So I can only ask you for help and mention it to Mr. Lin first. Mention, let’s see what he means. If there is hope, I will go and talk to Mr. Lin myself, what do you think?”

Liu Zhenwei is very smart. He knows that if he goes to Lin Daoqiu to mention this matter, he will definitely be rejected by the other party, but if it is Li Maowen who goes to mention it, there may be a glimmer of hope.

Looking at Liu Zhenwei in front of him, Li Maowen didn't know what to say about this guy. He thought that after he mentioned it to Lin Daoqiu, Lin Daoqiu would feel sympathy and agree to let him remake "The Gambler". is it possible?

Others don't know Lin Daoqiu, but Li Maowen knows him very well. Apart from Lin Daoqiu's intention in this matter, Liu Zhenwei is left to go to Lin Daoqiu to request him. Apart from these two possibilities, there is one last possibility. , that is, go to the women around Lin Daoqiu to help intercede. As long as they are willing to help, Lin Daoqiu will most likely agree. After all, this is not a big deal.

"Manager Li, I really didn't have much experience in filming "The Gambler" last time, so I messed up the script given by Mr. Lin, but I promise I won't miss it this time. If "The Gambler" is not filmed this time, If I can get Mr. Lin's approval, I will pack my bags and leave immediately, go to Treasure Island and never come back to Hong Kong to film."

It seems that Liu Zhenwei plans to gamble his career in order to wash away the shame of the last time.

"Director Liu, you have known me for such a long time and you know who I am. I will help you if I can. There is no need to be so absolute. My suggestion is to wait until the results of "The Ghost Story" are released. Talking about other things, you have helped Mr. Lin make so many movies, and you have worked hard without any credit. I will also say something nice to you when the time comes, so there is no need to worry."

Li Maowen naturally does not want Liu Zhenwei to gamble his career. This is obviously a very stupid decision, and he will naturally not support it.

Hearing what Li Maowen said, Liu Zhenwei could only nodded silently.

(End of this chapter)