Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 48
"Sorry, I was just busy with something so I came late."

Lin Daoqiu knew that Huang Xizhao had been waiting for a long time, so he explained to him as soon as he saw him.

In fact, Huang Xizhao didn't mind Lin Daoqiu being late, after all, it would be better if he came.

"Mr. Lin, you're welcome. As long as you arrive, the rest is not important." Huang Xizhao waved his hand, not seeming to care about it.

Although Huang Xizhao didn't say anything, Lin Daoqiu still wanted to speak out, lest the other party misunderstand that he is a person who likes to show off.

"The thing I was busy with just now is related to the new play, and the leading actor has already been found."

Huang Xizhao did not expect that Lin Daoqiu's efficiency was so high, he even found the leading actor, and it seemed that the other party had already decided what scene to film.

"I wonder what Mr. Lin's first TV series is going to be?"

Huang Xizhao was very curious about this, after all he spent so much effort to invite Lin Daoqiu, he just wanted to rely on Lin Daoqiu to overwhelm TVB in ratings.

As long as the first film can be shot well, then the next two films will definitely be able to take advantage of the victory, so Huang Xizhao attaches great importance to this film.

"I just took the male lead to find Master Ye Zhun, where he will learn Wing Chun for a month."

Because "Crocodile Tears" will be aired until the end of July, Lin Daoqiu still has two months to go. He expects "Ip Man" to film [-] episodes. Even if it is too late, he can broadcast while filming.

Huang Xizhao knew that Ye Zhun was Ip Man's son, but he knew that Ye Man was all because of Bruce Lee.

Hearing what Lin Daoqiu said, could it be that his play has something to do with Bruce Lee?

"Mr. Lin plans to make a TV series related to Bruce Lee?" Huang Xizhao asked with a puzzled expression.

Lin Daoqiu shook his head: "I'm not going to shoot Bruce Lee, but his master Ip Man."

Hearing what Lin Daoqiu said, Huang Xizhao immediately felt very curious. He didn't know anything about Ip Man. He only knew that the other party was the master of Wing Chun and Bruce Lee's master.

Unexpectedly, Lin Daoqiu wanted to make a TV series about Ip Man, which made Huang Xizhao feel very novel, because he had never heard of anyone putting Ip Man on the screen before.

He couldn't say whether it was good or bad, but relying on his trust in Lin Daoqiu, Huang Xizhao decided to support him with all his strength, and even specially asked Mai Dangxiong to be his deputy.

Called to the office by Huang Xizhao, Mai Dangxiong already knew what he was going to do today, so as soon as he entered the door, he said directly: "Mr. Lin, please help me. If the audience rating does not reach 70.00%, I will have to clean the toilet. gone."

Although it sounded like he was joking, Mai Dangxiong didn't think that Huang Xizhao would let him go if he didn't complete the task. He would definitely let him clean the toilet for a month, which was [-]% certain.

Lin Daoqiu didn't know how to answer Mai Dangxiong's words. Although he has confidence in this drama, the ratings of 70.00% cannot be achieved casually.

"Okay, stop talking nonsense, take Mr. Lin around the company and let him get acquainted with the working environment." Huang Xizhao waved his hand and asked Mai Dangxiong to take Lin Daoqiu out for a walk.

"Mr. Lin, please." Mai Dangxiong turned around and made a gesture of invitation very gracefully.

Although there is nothing to do with McDangxiong, I have to say that the other party is still a very capable producer. With his help, this movie will definitely be better.

After the two left Huang Xizhao's office together, Mai Dangxiong planned to take Lin Daoqiu around.

"I don't know what Mr. Lin's first TV series is going to be? Do you have any idea?" During the walk, Mai Dangxiong inevitably asked about the TV series.

It would be great if Lin Daoqiu's new film can be released after "Crocodile Tears" is over, but Mai Dangxiong is worried that Lin Daoqiu will have to prepare for a period of time, and his new film may not be broadcast until next year.

"Actually, I have already written the outline of the script, and just now I have found the leading actor, but he needs to learn Wing Chun for a month at Master Ye Zhun's martial arts gym."

"Master Ye Zhun? You want to shoot Bruce Lee?" What Mak Dang-hsiung knew was almost the same as what Huang Xizhao knew.

As soon as they heard Ye Zhun's name, they thought Lin Daoqiu was going to shoot Bruce Lee.

But Lin Daoqiu shook his head, and he said to Mai Dangxiong what he had just explained to Huang Xizhao: "I want to shoot Ip Man."

"Ip Man..." Mai Dangxiong's expression seemed indescribable. He couldn't say whether it was good or bad for Lin Daoqiu to choose to shoot Ye Wen, because no one had tried it before.

If Lin Daoqiu made a TV series about Bruce Lee instead of Ip Man, then Mak Dang-hsiung thinks that the ratings might be better.

After all, there are very few people who know about Ip Man's deeds. If the story of such a master of martial arts is brought to the screen, I don't know if the audience will buy it. This is what Mai Dangxiong is worried about.

"Mr. Mai doesn't seem to be very optimistic about this subject." Lin Daoqiu knew from Mai Dangxiong's astonished expression that the other party was not too optimistic about this subject.

Mai Dangxiong didn't hide it from Lin Daoqiu, he nodded directly and said: "Yes, the subject matter of this kind of biography is not easy to shoot, if the audience accepts it, of course it's no problem, but I'm afraid that people don't know who he is, and they won't be able to arouse their imagination." Interested in watching."

It can be said that McDonald's worries are not unreasonable. Even when Ip Man 1 was released in later generations, the total box office was only [-] million, and it was only [-] million in the third part.

This is still under the fermentation of the first two word-of-mouth, it was not until the third part that the previous accumulated energy exploded all at once.

Naturally, Lide would not let Lin Daoqiu make three Ip Man films, and Lin Daoqiu did not plan to stick to the subject of Ip Man, he would only make one, which would either become a classic or be lost to everyone.

"Mr. Mai's worries are not unreasonable, but I am confident that I can shoot well." Lin Daoqiu looked at Mai Dangxiong and smiled.

If it was someone else, I am afraid that McDonald has already taught the other party a lesson, and even talked to the other party about the advantages and disadvantages of whether to shoot Ip Man or Bruce Lee.

But in front of Lin Daoqiu, Mai Dangxiong is not very confident. Although the two are both producers, the other's movie has broken the box office of tens of millions. It seems that Lin Daoqiu has more vision and ability.

Whether it is now or in later generations, it is in the era of box office and ratings. No matter how good your filming is, how many people praise it, if you can't get a good box office (ratings), you can only go to the street.

"If that's the case, then I'll wait and see."

Before Mai Dangxiong read the script, he couldn't make a conclusion. The order he got was to do his best to assist Lin Daoqiu, and all Li's staff gave the green light.

"I heard from Mr. Lin that the male lead has already been invited, but who is it?" Mai Dangxiong was sure, since Lin Daoqiu had already selected the male lead before coming to Li's, it must not be Li's artist.

There are still quite a few people who are suitable to play Ip Man, but most of them are in TVB, but I don't know what kind of Ip Man Lin Daoqiu wants to present to everyone.

"Lin Zhengying, a member of Hong's class, was the director of "Master Qian" before." Lin Daoqiu said it directly without hiding it from Mai Dangxiong.

When Mai Dangxiong heard that Lin Daoqiu was looking for Lin Zhengying to be the leading actor, his eyes widened immediately, and then his face was full of shock.

"Mr. Lin is not joking, is he? As far as I know, Lin Zhengying has never been a leading actor before, so you just invited him to play the leading role? Isn't this a bit of a joke?"

If the people in front of him were Wen Jun and Zheng Danrui, they would be worried for a few seconds at most, and then they would praise Lin Daoqiu, saying that he would definitely have no problem choosing this way.

But McDangxiong is not those two sycophants, he is a person who says what he has. Although he is not familiar with Lin Zhengying, his first reaction is that the other party is not suitable for the role of Ip Man.

(End of this chapter)