Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 879
"Why are you two free to visit me today?"

Chu Yuan and Wang Jing came to Lin Daoqiu's office together.

The two of them had strange smiles on their faces from the moment they entered the door, and they looked at Lin Daoqiu at a loss.

"Mr. Lin, actually...actually today..."

When Wang Jing spoke, he faltered, and couldn't even complete the sentence.

When Lin Daoqiu saw Wang Jing's appearance, he thought he wanted to make a big movie, so he came to him for investment.

If you just want to make a normal movie, Wang Jing doesn't need to come to him at all, just go to Li Wenmao to solve the problem.

"You don't want to make special effects movies, do you?"

Lin Daoqiu asked with a smile.

Now Xiangjiang's movies, as long as special effects are added, the production cost starts at least 2000 million.

If there is no script that satisfies Lin Daoqiu, no matter who comes to him, Lin Daoqiu will not agree to invest money.

"No, Mr. Lin misunderstood, I have no idea of ​​making a special effects movie yet."

Wang Jing shook her head like a drum, she knew exactly how much he weighed.

Asking Lin Daoqiu to invest tens of millions in making a special effects movie, Wang Jing didn't even dare to think about it.

Since they didn't come to invest, Lin Daoqiu was very curious about what Wang Jing and Chu Yuan came to find him.

"Mr. Lin, it's actually like this. Aren't you going to remake "Sentimental Swordsman Ruthless Sword"? I want to recommend a male lead for you."

After Wang Jing finished speaking, Lin Daoqiu immediately looked at him with a strange expression.

Wang Jing himself was present when we agreed with Xie Xian, did he forget about it?
"Mr. Lin, in 1977, I directed the film version of Xiangjiang's first "Sentimental Swordsman Ruthless Sword"."

Lin Daoqiu had heard of what Chu Yuan said.

Before filming "Sentimental Swordsman Ruthless Sword", he also simply collected information, and knew that Shaw Brothers had remade a movie before, and the director was Chu Yuan in front of him.

"The protagonist of that film was Ti Lung. According to the feedback received when it was released, everyone thought Ti Lung played Li Xunhuan very well, even Gu Long himself thought so."

After listening to Chu Yuan's words, Lin Daoqiu immediately realized why Wang Jing and Chu Yuan came to him today.

"Director Chu means that he wants Tillon to replace Xie Xian and play the role of Li Xunhuan?"

Chu Yuan and Wang Jing nodded almost at the same time.

Lin Daoqiu had never thought about letting Ti Lung play Li Xunhuan.

Because his idea is almost the same as Wang Jing's before.

People who are used to acting in movies are suddenly asked to act in TV dramas. I'm afraid they won't be able to adjust their mentality for a while.

"Mr. Lin, Tillon is indeed more suitable than Xie Xian in terms of skill, temperament, and appearance. And do you think Xie Xian can persevere in this drama?"

If Lin Daoqiu were to be replaced directly, the other party would definitely not agree, so Chu Yuan could only persuade Lin Daoqiu from another aspect, such as action scenes.

Xie Xian is obviously not as good as Di Lon in terms of action scenes, and because he is almost 47 years old, it may not be realistic for him to undergo high-intensity training, after all, Xie Xian is not famous for acting.

"But I have already made an agreement with the fourth brother before, and now I suddenly tell him to change people, which is a bit unreasonable."

When Lin Daoqiu looked for Xie Xian before, he only looked at his appearance and temperament, and forgot about the action scene.

If Chu Yuan hadn't come looking for him, Li Xunhuan's action scenes would not be too many and difficult when designing the actions.

"Mr. Lin, don't worry, Ah Jing plans to ask Xie Xian to shoot a movie. You can tell him your concerns. I believe Xie Xian is a reasonable person."

The action scenes of ancient costume martial arts movies are completely different from those of modern action movies.

What's more, in the TV series produced by Lin Daoqiu, martial arts action is the most important thing, so if Xie Xian really wants to act, he must be prepared to suffer a lot.

On the other side, Xie Xian was also troubled by this matter.

At the beginning, when he agreed to play Li Xunhuan, Xie Xian was very happy.

When he went home and told his wife Deborah about it, Deborah suddenly poured cold water on him.

"Being able to play the leading role in Mr. Lin's TV series is indeed a good opportunity for you, but you may have forgotten that this is an ancient costume martial arts drama. You must know that Mr. Lin has very high requirements for martial arts."

Xie Xian was happy to patronize before, but he really forgot about it. He suddenly remembered it when he heard what Deborah said.

"I heard that Mr. Lin will let the main actors go to a training camp for one to two months before the filming starts. Do you think your body can handle it?"

Deborah is completely on Xie Xian's side for his consideration. After all, Xie Xian is almost 47 this year.

God knows what will happen if you go through such a high-intensity training.

"Then what do you think I should do?"

Xie Xian was also worried that he would not be able to support himself. If he practiced and practiced at that time, his body would go wrong, it would be troublesome.

"It's very simple, ask Mr. Lin to lower your action scenes, or resign."

"You asked me to resign?"

Xie Xian didn't expect that Deborah would ask her to resign from "Sentimental Swordsman Ruthless Sword".

For such a good opportunity, Xiangjiang didn't know how many actors were staring at it, but Deborah let herself give it up.

"I'm doing it for your own good. You don't want to spend a few years recuperating from your wounds after you finish playing "Sentimental Swordsman Ruthless Sword"."

Although "Sentimental Swordsman Ruthless Sword" is indeed a good opportunity, considering Xie Xian's acting career and his body, Deborah still feels that it is better to resign from this drama.

"Let me think about it."

Xie Xian knew that Deborah said this for his own benefit, but he was still unwilling to give up this good opportunity.

That night, Xie Xian suddenly received a call from Chu Yuan and Wang Jing asking him to have dinner.

Everyone is old acquaintances, so Xie Xian went to the appointment without thinking too much.

During the dinner, everyone chatted about the past and seemed to have a good time.

At this moment, Wang Jing suddenly mentioned something to Xie Xian.

"Originally, there was a play that I planned to ask the fourth brother to act in, but you have already taken over Mr. Lin's TV series. It's really a pity."

Xie Xian had never heard Wang Jing mention this matter before, so he seemed very curious about it.

"Director Wang, tell me what kind of movie it is. Although I have accepted Mr. Lin's TV series, there is still a schedule. If it is suitable, I can also accept your movie."

As soon as Wang Jing heard it, she started talking about her movie with Xie Xian.

It is no different from Wang Jing's previous films, this is also a gambling film.

The difference is that Wang Jing took part of the plot abroad to shoot.

For Xie Xian, this movie is indeed more suitable for him, but Wang Jing's words made him fall into deep thought.

"Mr. Lin's "Sentimental Swordsman Ruthless Sword" will definitely not be filmed in Xiangjiang, so I say it's a pity."

(End of this chapter)