Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

"That's right. When dealing with people, one should put trust first. Mr. Lin did the right thing."

Run Run Shao nodded, with no other expression on his face other than a smile.

I don't know if he is being sarcastic. After all, he is helping Li, who is Wireless's mortal enemy.

"Let's not talk about the TV station. In fact, I invited Mr. Lin here today because I have an idea that I want to discuss with you."

"Uncle Six, please tell me."

Run Run Shaw is obviously more concerned about movies than television.

After all, TVB has money and people at this time, a lot of resources at hand, and it has the backing of inertial ratings.

Even if Li's climbs up in a short while, Wireless is absolutely sure that it can be beaten down.

But it's different when it comes to movies. Golden Harvest has begun to stabilize Shaw Brothers in recent years, which makes Shaw very unhappy.

Moreover, starting from 1974, for four consecutive years, the box office championship of local movies has been taken by Golden Harvest.

If you don't count Lin Daoqiu's "Master Qian" this year, it means that Golden Harvest has won the box office championship for five consecutive years. This will make Shaw's face change.

But compared to Hong Kong's local box office champion, Run Run Shaw probably wants more than just this.

"As far as I know, Mr. Lin's "Master Qian" sold very well at the box office in Baodao and Southeast Asia. Have you ever considered taking it a step further?"

Lin Daoqiu pretended to be confused, and then looked at Run Run Shao with a puzzled face, as if he didn't understand what the other person's words meant.

Run Run Shaw pointed his hand to the west.

"Hollywood, the dream factory of world movies, is Mr. Lin interested?"

Compared to Golden Harvest, Shaw Brothers obviously has more resources in Hollywood.

In 1973, he won "The Best Punch in the World" in Hollywood, which was achieved with the help of Warner Brothers.

Run Run Shaw felt that if Lin Daoqiu was an ambitious person, he would not ignore this path.

After all, opportunities to collaborate with Hollywood are not easy to come by.

What Shao Yifu never expected was that Lin Daoqiu shook his head without even thinking about it.

"Thank you Uncle Six for your kindness, but I don't think I have the capital to establish myself in Hollywood."

Run Run Shaw obviously didn't expect Lin Daoqiu to refuse so simply, and he was stunned for a moment on the spot.

"Mr. Lin, why should you belittle yourself? Since "Master Qian" can get good box office in Southeast Asia, you can definitely try it in Hollywood. After all, foreigners are still very interested in kung fu movies."

Fang Yihua had this idea entirely because he was influenced by "The Best Fist in the World" and "Enter the Dragon".

But Lin Daoqiu doesn't see it this way, because in the eyes of foreigners, kung fu movies are just a novel genre for them.

If you really think that Kung Fu movies can become popular in Hollywood, you are totally wrong.

And it won't be long before the current comedy kung fu movies will be gradually eliminated from the market and replaced by movies with a more contemporary feel.

If this were not the case, Jackie Chan would not have switched to filming "Plan A".

"In my opinion, these kung fu comedies can't be made for a few more years. After all, this type of movie has been going on for many years, and the audience is tired of it."

Lin Daoqiu, who had just won 18 million at the box office with "Master Qian", could actually say such a thing.

No one knew whether Lin Daoqiu was telling the truth or just deceiving himself.

"So this time Mr. Lin did not make a kung fu comedy, but an urban love comedy?"

"That's not the case, it's just because I couldn't find a suitable candidate at the moment, so I just randomly chose a genre to shoot."

After listening to Lin Daoqiu's words, Fang Yihua didn't know what kind of expression he should show on his face. Isn't this guy really kidding himself?

However, compared to Fang Yihua, Run Run Shaw quite agrees with what Lin Daoqiu said.

"I'm afraid not only kung fu comedies, but also the costumed martial arts movies currently produced by Shaw Brothers will gradually be eliminated, right?"

Lin Daoqiu didn't say anything, but the look on his face was almost like acquiescing to what Run Run Shaw said.

In fact, Run Run Shaw himself is not aware of the current situation, but firstly, it is because he is old, and secondly, because the system of Shaw Brothers' studio is like this.

Stars and directors can only earn dead wages no matter how popular they are, and there are simply no outstanding new blood willing to join Shaw Brothers.

After all, how could they be willing to be like Chang Che Chu Yuan and others, willing to be filmmaking machines for Shaw Brothers?

Originally, Run Run Shaw was thinking of recruiting Lin Daoqiu to Shaw Brothers Film Company, but now it seems that even if he made the offer, the other party would not agree.

When he thought of Shaw Brothers' predicament, Run Run Shaw seemed a little uninterested.

Fang Yihua next to him knew as soon as he saw Run Run Shaw's expression that he had given up the idea of ​​recruiting Lin Daoqiu.

Although the meeting did not end on bad terms, in the end Lin Daoqiu and Run Run Shaw did not reach anything.

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"Why don't you agree to Uncle Six? Even if you don't make kung fu comedies, you can still make other types of movies. After all, you are so good?"

Zhao Yazhi, who was giving Lin Daoqiu a head massage, really couldn't understand why Lin Daoqiu refused such a good opportunity.

"How do you know I'm very powerful if you haven't tried it before?" Lin Daoqiu couldn't help but asked with a smile.

Slapping Lin Daoqiu on the forehead, Zhao Yazhi pretended to be angry.

"What nonsense are you talking about? I'm talking to you about business."

"I'm also talking to you about business."

Pinching Lin Daoqiu's ears with her hands, Zhao Yazhi said threateningly: "You are continuing to act nonsense."

Lin Daoqiu quickly raised his hands in a gesture of surrender as his ears were grabbed by the opponent.

"The heroine will be merciful, I won't mess around... I won't mess around anymore."

Seeing that Lin Daoqiu had surrendered, Zhao Yazhi removed her hands from his ears and continued to massage him.

"The difference between Uncle Six and I is not about the kind of movies we make, but about the system of Shaw Brothers Studios."

If Run Run Shaw had been willing to learn from Golden Harvest, accept independent producers, or let its stars set up film companies, we wouldn't be in this situation today.

"Is there no solution?"

Although Zhao Yazhi asked this question, she actually already had the answer in her heart. TVB copied the Shaw Brothers film system.

Currently, there is no TV station in Hong Kong that can threaten TVB. Otherwise, I believe TVB will follow the same path as Shaw Brothers.

"In fact, Uncle Six has known the solution for a long time, but he is unwilling to do it. So what can I do?"

That is to say, Xiangjiang movies are so popular at this time, that's why Shaw Brothers can keep hanging on like this tepidly, otherwise, I'm afraid it will stop production soon.

When Zhao Yazhi heard what Lin Daoqiu said, she didn't feel comfortable asking any more. After all, it was a problem that neither her sixth uncle nor Lin Daoqiu could solve, and no matter what she thought, it would only add to her worries.