Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

When Tsui Hark and Shi Nansheng first came to find Lin Daoqiu, he never thought that he would get an opportunity to shoot a special effects film alone from Lin Daoqiu.

But after Shi Nansheng finished speaking, Lin Daoqiu asked him, could it be that Lin Daoqiu really wanted to give himself this opportunity?If this were the case, Tsui Hark felt that he would wake up laughing even in his dreams at night.

But when Lin Daoqiu suddenly asked him, Tsui Hark didn't know how to answer for a while. He had many special effects movies he wanted to make, but for Tsui Hark, he was asked to name one that he could decide on immediately. It's a very difficult thing.

Seeing Tsui Hark who was hesitating and unable to say a word for a long time, Shi Nansheng began to worry about him.

This time, it was finally possible to get Lin Daoqiu to give him a chance to realize his dream of a special effects blockbuster. But he didn't expect that this guy couldn't even speak when the situation came to an end. This made Shi Nansheng anxious and angry. She couldn't wait to help him. Tsui Hark spoke, but she didn't know what kind of movie Tsui Hark wanted to make. If she said the wrong thing then, she would be in trouble.

"Mr. Lin, you asked me all of a sudden, and I don't know how to answer you. I have many movies that I want to make. Now if you ask me which one I want to make the most, I really can't answer you all at once. You agree, do you think this is possible, let me go back and think about it for one night, and I will give you an answer tomorrow?"

Tsui Hark seemed to want to think about it again and tell Lin Daoqiu after he thought it through.

But Lin Daoqiu didn't give him this chance at all, he said to Tsui Hark.

"Since you don't know how to choose, then I will help you choose. Now you do as I say, do you understand?"

Tsui Hark had no choice but to nod his head upon hearing this, although he didn't know what Lin Daoqiu wanted to do.

"Now make a list in your mind of the special effects blockbusters you want to make. How many are there?"

After Lin Daoqiu finished speaking, Tsui Hark closed his eyes and began to calculate seriously.

Under this situation, Tsui Hark couldn't think calmly at all. After thinking about it, he picked out eight movies.

"Mr. Lin, I have picked out eight of them."

"Okay, if that's the case, let's choose four from these eight."

"what……"

Hearing what Lin Daoqiu said, Tsui Hark was stunned on the spot. It was too difficult for him to eliminate four movies at once, because no matter which one of these eight movies was for Tsui Hark, He really wanted to make them. Even if he couldn't get very good results, he still wanted to put these movies on the big screen.

"You have three minutes and four movies left."

"Now that I know Mr. Lin, I will choose right away."

Tsui Hark quickly closed his eyes and started choosing again.

In 3 minutes, Lin Daoqiu called Tsui Hark, and he recovered from his fantasy.

"Mr. Lin, I've made my choice." "In this case, let's save the last two from these four movies."

Knowing what Lin Daoqiu would say, Tsui Hark did not refute this time, but honestly followed Lin Daoqiu's request.

When there were only two movies left, Tsui Hark opened his eyes and told Lin Daoqiu the names of the two movies.

"I want to make "The Legend of Shushan" and a movie with mythological themes."

""The Legend of Shushan"? I've never heard of you having any plans in this area before. How could you think of this?"

"Mr. Lin, it's like this. I made a movie "New Shushan Swordsman" before, but the box office results at that time were very average. I think this subject matter is actually very promising, but the special effects technology at the time could not keep up, so I didn't Bring out the brilliance that the script should have.”

Tsui Hark looked at Lin Daoqiu and explained to him.

"Nowadays, special effects technology is advancing with each passing day and has developed to a jaw-dropping level. I feel that if "The Legend of Shushan" is filmed at this time, the effect will be very good. This also makes sense that I did not shoot "The New Swordsman of Shushan" in the first place. It’s a pity that the film was made so well, it’s all just my opinion.”

After Tsui Hark finished speaking, Lin Daoqiu didn't say whether it was okay or not. He just nodded.

Shi Nansheng next to him felt at first glance that Lin Daoqiu would not agree to Tsui Hark to film "The Legend of Shushan". After all, the previous "New Shushan Swordsman" was a flop, and no one with any brains would let Tsui Hark do it. How is it possible to open another trap like this, something that the audience won't accept, and let Lin Daoqiu throw money into it in vain?

Moreover, current special effects movies often require an investment of more than HK$7000 million, which is not a small amount of money. If it falls into Tsui Hark's hands, even if the current rumors are clarified, he may not be able to turn around for many years to come.

Didn't I see that back then, because "The New Shushan Swordsman" was a flop, Tsui Hark could only make some low-cost movies to help Jiahe make money and pay off debts, so Shi Nansheng was firmly opposed to Tsui Hark taking such a risk again by filming "The Legend of Shushan". It is not worthy and should not be done at this time.

"Mr. Lin, Lao Xu is very confused right now. If you ask him to give the answer all at once, even if he does give it, it may not be his true thoughts. Since you plan to give him a chance, I think it is better to let him give it. When he goes back and thinks about it carefully and thinks about what he should and shouldn’t take pictures of, this is really helping him.”

"You mean, I'm hurting him by asking him this now?"

Lin Daoqiu looked at Shi Nansheng and asked with a smile.

"Of course not. I just hope that Mr. Lin can seize the opportunity given by Mr. Lin. I have absolutely no other ideas. I hope Mr. Lin will not misunderstand me."

Shi Nansheng was already a little worried, because she could feel that when she spoke for Xu Hark just now, Lin Daoqiu's reply was somewhat dissatisfied, but even if she knew that the other party would be unhappy, Shi Nansheng would still say this. After all, it was about Xu Hark. She must not let her guard down when it comes to Ke's future.

"In that case, you should go back first and give me an answer after careful consideration. I am not in a hurry. After all, the investment this time is at least hundreds of millions, but the premise is that you can earn back the money. I won't do anything sexy, and as for helping you realize your dream, don't be careful about hitting me, I hope you can understand."

"Of course, of course, Mr. Lin, please rest assured. If there is no way to make money, I won't do it even if you force me to do it with a gun. This is not a joke, I understand."

Tsui Hark quickly nodded and agreed. After all, this kind of thing is no joke. Even though he knew it was a great opportunity, Tsui Hark still acted very cautiously. He didn't want to only shoot like this once in his life. special effects blockbusters, he wanted to make all the special effects blockbusters in his heart. (End of chapter)