Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 727 Casting Rights

Lin Daoqiu found that Hu Jinquan was very cautious.

At the beginning, he thought that Hu Jinquan was because of Wu Chou.

But if you think about it carefully, Wu Chou and Hu Jinquan should have no intersection at ordinary times, there is no need to be so afraid of each other.

If it's not that he's afraid of Wu Chou, it's probably because he has something on his mind.

"Mr. Lin, I don't know what you want to do with me today?"

Hu Jinquan couldn't hold back, and just blurted out what was in his heart.

Lin Daoqiu did not expect that Hu Jinquan was so anxious.

Originally, he planned to toast the other party a few glasses first, but it seemed that he didn't need it.

"Actually, I made a special trip to Baodao today and invited Director Hu over because I have a play I want you to direct."

Lin Daoqiu did not hide the truth from Hu Jinquan, but directly stated his intention of coming.

"Mr. Lin wants to ask me to make a movie?"

The whole afternoon, including just before entering the box, Hu Jinquan was actually thinking about why Lin Daoqiu invited him to a banquet.

It wasn't until after hearing the answer from Lin Daoqiu that Hu Jinquan's mood fluctuated, and he suddenly relaxed a lot.

"I don't know what kind of movie Mr. Lin wants me to make."

Hearing that Lin Daoqiu asked him to make a movie, Hu Jinquan couldn't help feeling a little proud.

Lin Daoqiu is a world-renowned movie tycoon. He can condescend to come to Baodao to invite himself to film, which can be said to have given himself a lot of face.

Even if he is a senior in the film industry, in front of Lin Daoqiu, Hu Jinquan really doesn't dare to put on airs in front of him.

And taking a step back, even if Lin Daoqiu just made a phone call and invited himself to Xiangjiang, it was feasible.

But he didn't do that, instead he made a trip in person, which made Hu Jinquan have a lot of affection for this young movie tycoon.

"The novel "Legend of Sword and Fairy", I wonder if Director Hu has heard of it?"

"Legend of Sword and Fairy" has not yet been published, and the only channel now is the serialization in "Oriental Daily".

So it is normal that Hu Jinquan has never heard of this novel.

"Of course I have. This is Mr. Lin's first novel, and it's also a martial arts novel. I plan to..."

As Hu Jinquan was talking, he suddenly stopped.

At this time, he had already realized that the movie that Lin Daoqiu asked him to make should probably have something to do with this "Legend of Sword and Fairy".

"Director Hu's guess is correct. What I want you to film is "Legend of Sword and Fairy". But I want to correct you, this movie is not a martial arts movie, but a fairy tale movie."

Hu Jinquan had only heard about the novel "Legend of Sword and Fairy" before, but he had never read it.

Judging from the name, Hu Jinquan thought at first that Lin Daoqiu was writing a martial arts novel, but he didn't expect it to be quite different from what he thought.

"Actually, the reason why I came to Baodao to find you this time is because Director Wang Jing recommended you to me."

Hu Jinquan did not expect that Wang Jing would recommend him.

If we talk about making martial arts movies, based on Wang Jing’s background growing up in Shaw Brothers, he should recommend Zhang Cheh. How could he make a big detour and come here to recommend himself.

Although he thought so in his heart, Hu Jinquan did not express his doubts. After all, this was an excellent opportunity for him.

Even though Hu Jinquan had never cooperated with Lin Daoqiu before, he had heard many rumors.

Lin Daoqiu's films focus on quality and weight, and never consider the production cost. For a film creator, this is simply an excellent boss.

Hu Jinquan has made many acclaimed and well-received movies, but even he often has the dilemma of not being able to find investors.

"I didn't expect Director Wang Jing to recommend me. Regardless of whether this matter is successful or not, it seems that I have to treat him to dinner."

Hu Jinquan joked with a smile.

"Director Hu has a profound knowledge of Chinese culture, and is a leader in the film industry with his knowledge of traditional culture. If "Legend of Sword and Fairy" can be directed by you, it will definitely complement each other."

What Lin Daoqiu hopes is that Hu Jinquan can make "Legend of Sword and Fairy" into a classic.

"Mr. Lin is too polite, I dare not take it."

Hu Jinquan shook his hand with a smile. It seemed that Lin Daoqiu's compliment was very useful to him.

"I heard that Director Hu is preparing to shoot "The Great Reincarnation" recently?"

At this time, Wu Chou suddenly interjected, which made Hu Jinquan stunned for a moment.

The movie "The Great Reincarnation", with a total budget of 4000 million Taiwan dollars, is adapted from the novel "Reincarnation" by writer Zhong Ling.

Although this drama is still in the preparation stage, with Wu Chou's energy in Treasure Island, if he wants to know, it is still easy to find out.

"Mr. Wu is right, I am indeed preparing to shoot "The Great Reincarnation" recently."

Hu Jinquan didn't know what Wu Chou's question meant.

""Legend of Sword and Fairy" has entered the stage of filming. If possible, I hope Director Hu can take over immediately."

The implication of Lin Daoqiu's words is to let Hu Jinquan give up directing "The Great Samsara".

In fact, Hu Jinquan is not the chief director of "The Great Reincarnation".

There are three reincarnations in this movie. Hu Jinquan is in charge of filming the first life, and the second and third lives will be directed by Li Xing and Bai Jingrui respectively.

"Is this drama really so urgent?"

In fact, Hu Jinquan can be said to be very interested in "Legend of Sword and Fairy".

If he were to give up "The Great Reincarnation" in exchange for the director of "Legend of Sword and Fairy", he would definitely make a lot of money from this deal.

"All the preparatory work has come to an end, and the actors have already started intensive training, waiting for you to take over."

Although Lin Daoqiu has already found all the actors, there are still many details in this play, so the director himself has to figure it out.

After all, Lin Daoqiu was not Hu Jinquan himself, and Hu Jinquan had to decide what the other party wanted to shoot and arrange.

Originally, Hu Jinquan thought that Lin Daoqiu was just planning to make this movie on purpose, but what he didn't expect was that he even found a leading actor.

This was his own right before, and it was taken away all of a sudden, which made Hu Jinquan somewhat unhappy.

"I don't know who the leading actors in this play are?"

Hu Jinquan now just wants to know who Lin Daoqiu chose to play the leading role in "Legend of Sword and Fairy".

""Legend of Sword and Fairy" has a total of three leading actors, and they will be played by Leslie Cheung, Chen Yulian, and Li Saifeng."

It can be said that Hu Jinquan has basically never heard of the names of these three people.

Originally, he planned to use Lin Daoqiu's fame to find more famous actors to act, such as Brigitte Lin, but hearing that Lin Daoqiu had already assigned the person, Hu Jinquan suddenly felt very feeling of regret.

(End of this chapter)