Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 57: Invitation from Luo Wei (Part [-])

The speaker was unintentional, but Yuen Biao and others beside him were very sensitive to Luo Wei's words.

Naturally, when Luo Wei approached Lin Daoqiu, he didn't want to chat with him. I'm afraid what they want to talk about should be about movies.

And Luo Wei's subordinates are only Jackie Chan. If it is combined, it becomes that Luo Wei wants Lin Daoqiu to help Jackie Chan film.

Yuen Biao, who was full of confidence in himself, suddenly felt very uneasy when he heard that Luo Wei took the initiative to invite Lin Daoqiu.

Originally, Yuen Biao didn't pay attention to other opponents. If he really wanted to be called an opponent, he felt that they were the Xu brothers who had won several annual box office champions before.

Apart from them, there was really no one in Xiangjiang who could match him.

But now if Lin Daoqiu turns to support Jackie Chan, who knows if he will make a movie as popular as "Master Qian".

"Without big brother and our help, I don't think he can make any waves."

The person next to Yuen Biao muttered in a low voice, he felt that without the help of Sammo Hung and Hong Jiaban, it would be impossible for Lin Daoqiu to make a blockbuster movie.

Lin Zhengying turned her head and gave the other party a hard look: "Drink your wine, don't talk too much."

The other party was reprimanded by Lin Zhengying, and then he stopped talking, but judging from his appearance, he didn't seem to think that what he said was wrong.

Watching Lin Daoqiu and Luo Wei leave together, Yuen Biao squinted his eyes and didn't know what he was thinking.
"Come on, everyone, pick up the cups and have a toast." Jackie Chan did not follow along, but chose to stay and drink with Yuen Biao and the others.

He also heard the muttering, but he didn't say anything, he simply pretended that nothing happened, and continued to drink happily with Yuen Biao and the others.

After leaving the hall, Luo Wei found a place where no one was around, took out a cigarette and handed it to Lin Daoqiu, and then offered to help him light it.

"In the past few years, the structure of Xiangjiang Films has stabilized. Only Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest are left to compete for hegemony, and everyone else has been reduced to small fish and small shrimps. It is really sad and lamentable."

If someone else said such a thing, I'm afraid it would make people feel a little exaggerated, but Luo Wei is different, he still has some confidence in saying this.

At that time, he was the director of "Brother Tangshan" and "Fist of Fury". Although he had a bad fight with Bruce Lee, he was even drawn to each other by Bruce Lee, which led to the incident of "Rowe calling the police".

But I have to say that his qualifications and achievements in the film industry are still much stronger than ordinary people.

It was Bruce Lee first, and then Jackie Chan. It is very lucky for ordinary people to meet one, but Luo Wei's luck is obviously even better. The most famous Ssangyong in Xiangjiang is related to him.

"Mr. Luo asked me for something?" Lin Daoqiu was obviously not interested in listening to Luo Wei's storytelling. He couldn't leave the scene for too long at today's celebration banquet.

Luo Wei originally wanted to go around with Lin Daoqiu for a few laps, and then slowly find his weakness, but he didn't expect Lin Daoqiu to be so impatient, and let himself go straight to the point at the beginning.

Although he felt a little unhappy, Luo Wei still had to endure it. After all, the other party was a character that even Jiahe and Shaw Brothers could not invite. If he wanted him to act for Jackie Chan, he had to show great sincerity.

"When I first met Aaron, I thought he was a good player, agile and good at playing. At that time, I thought he was the best candidate to succeed Bruce Lee."

Luo Wei shook his head while talking: "But I don't know what's going on, Aaron seems to be unpopular with the audience, even if I tried my best to create a few movies tailored for him, they couldn't sell well."

For Jackie Chan, Luo Wei can be said to have tried his best. He even brought Jackie Chan to Gu Long for help, hoping that the other party would write a script for Jackie Chan.

In the end, he was humiliated by Gu Long and ridiculed by the other party for being ugly, causing Jackie Chan to vomit and cry in the toilet, but he still had to go back and drink with Gu Long.

Although he was humiliated, Gu Long still agreed to give Jackie Chan the filming of "Sword, Flower, Misty Rain and Jiangnan", and he himself became the screenwriter, with Luo Wei as the director.

However, the final box office only took 29 yuan, which can be said to be a mess. From this drama, it can be seen that Jackie Chan is really not suitable for those roles in ancient costumes.

"Later, I was discouraged and thought it might be Aaron's fate, but Wu Siyuan suddenly came to me and borrowed Aaron from me to make two plays. I didn't expect that "Serpentine Hands" would be a big hit at the box office when it was released. I just realized it was a problem with the script."

Originally, Luo Wei thought that Jackie Chan had never been able to become famous, probably because of his appearance, so Wu Siyuan signed him at a price of 5 yuan for a play.

At first, Luo Wei thought that he had made a profit. After all, Jackie Chan's previous films were losing money in almost every film, but "Serpentine Hands" immediately made Luo Wei change his mind.

But he didn't think it was because his filming was bad, but he felt that Jackie Chan couldn't be popular because he didn't have a good script before, so this time he approached Lin Daoqiu, just to let the other party tailor a film for Jackie Chan.

"I asked someone to get the script of Yuen Biao's new play that is currently filming. This script was written by the two screenwriters before "Master Qian."

Lin Daoqiu was taken aback by Luo Wei's words, he didn't expect the other party to have such ability to get the script of Yuen Biao's new play.

"After I read it, I found that the script was very mediocre, and it was hard to sell well. Even with the full support of Sammo Hung and the Hong family, at most it could only surpass "Serpentine Hands" but definitely not "Money." The side of Young Master."

"So Mr. Luo wants me to help Jackie Chan film a movie?" Lin Daoqiu watched the other party say so much, so he directly helped Luo Wei tell his reason for coming.

Luo Wei smiled and nodded. He said so much because he wanted Lin Daoqiu to film for Jackie Chan, otherwise he would not have brought Jackie Chan here to participate in this celebration banquet that had nothing to do with them.

But unfortunately, Lin Daoqiu shook his head and refused without even thinking about it.

"Mr. Luo, I'm sorry. I'm helping Li's TV series right now, and I don't have the extra energy to shoot other movies. I can only appreciate your kindness."

Luo Wei was full of confidence at first, and he even planned to give Lin Daoqiu [-]% of the box office revenue as a reward, but he was rejected by the other party before he even had time to say this.

For a moment, Luo Wei stood there and stared blankly at Lin Daoqiu, as if he couldn't believe that the other party refused so simply.

But Lin Daoqiu had his own ideas. After all, there was no benefit in cooperating with Luo Wei. He was too stingy. At this time, Jackie Chan was also getting a monthly salary of 3000 yuan a month. No wonder he would jump to Golden Harvest later.

Although this is only one of the reasons, the combination of Luo Wei and Jackie Chan was doomed from the very beginning. If Wu Siyuan hadn't come to borrow Jackie Chan, I'm afraid he would really go abroad to be a chef in a few years.

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