Brigitte Lin is expected to make her 101st film, escorted by Wong Kar Wai and Bai Xianyong

　　Lin Qingxia, who has been out of the movie for nearly 15 years, is finally expected to make a comeback under the escort of the famous director Wang Jiawei? Yesterday, it was reported that Lin Qingxia will star in the movie "Eternal Yin Xueyan" adapted from the works of the famous writer Bai Xianyong, which will be directed by Wang Jiawei.

　　However, Hong Kong Zedong Company told this reporter yesterday that there is no news of the filming plan of "Eternal Yin Xueyan", and "The Grandmaster" is confirmed to be expected to lead. As for whether Lin Qingxia will star in the film, Zedong only said that "the two sides have contact", but the exact list of actors "will be announced in about June".

　　Discuss a comeback with friends for dinner

　　About 14 years ago, Lin Qingxia announced her retirement after starring in Wong Kar-wai’s film "Eastern Heretic Western Poison", which happened to be her 100th film work. After Lin Qingxia retired from the film, people have been speculating about when she will return, but the signs are becoming more and more obvious.

　　A few days ago, Lin Qingxia, dressed in green clothes, was found in Hong Kong eating hot pot with Wong Kar-wai, Leung Chaowei, Lau Ka-ling and friends such as Zhang Shuping, Dillon, Tao Minming, etc. Many media speculated that this was Lin Qingxia’s warm-up for her comeback film. The film is based on Bai Xianyong’s famous film of the same name "Eternal Yin Xueyan". It is understood that Wang Kar-wai had tentatively asked Leung if he would like to star not long ago, and Leung Chaowei replied very bluntly: "You shoot and I will act."

　　It is also reported that Lin Qingxia’s friends also confirmed: "Bai Xianyong’s works are mostly written about the upper class of Taipei in the 1950s and 1960s, and the characters are mostly generals, official wives, and famous ladies. It just so happens that she is familiar with it, and it is also the era when Wang Jiawei is good at filming. Therefore, she decided to have the director go to Taipei to ask the meaning of the great writer."

　　The comeback conditions have been basically achieved

　　Of course, to invite Lin Qingxia back, the conditions are not low. It is reported that when Lin Qingxia attended the film festival in New York last year, she expressed her intention to return to the film industry, but for her to return to film for the 101st film, she must have representative and challenging works, including people she trusts such as art director Zhang Shuping, and friends such as Tao Minming, Wang Jiawei, and Bai Xianyong as consultants to choose suitable scripts.

　　Therefore, among the many directors who hope to invite Lin Qingxia out of the mountain, Wang Jiawei has the best chance of winning. In fact, at the end of last year, Wang Jiawei and Tony Leung were found to be eating with Lin Qingxia. And on the 5th of this month, Zhang Shuping and Tao Minming also appeared in the dinner of this group, which is in line with Lin Qingxia’s previous request.

　　Adding to the credibility of the news, Mr. Wong was photographed in Taipei last month having dinner with Mr. Bai for the first time. As he left, Mr. Wong praised himself for having grown up reading Mr. Bai’s books. "His works are an important memory of our generation," so he was accused of discussing a comeback.

　　"The Grandmaster" is expected to take the lead

　　However, in addition to "Eternal Yin Xueyan", it is also reported that Wong Kar-wai is also interested in inviting Lin Qingxia to play the heroine in the upcoming film "The Grandmaster". This was admitted by Wong Kar-wai at the end of last year. Since then, it has been reported that Wong Kar-wai has dispatched the "golden combination". In addition to Leung Chaowei playing Bruce Lee’s master Ip Man, he is more interested in asking Jay Chou to play Bruce Lee, in order to convince Qingxia to take over the first heroine.

　　In this regard, the reporter contacted the Hong Kong Zedong Company yesterday, and the person in charge responded to the news of Lin Qingxia’s appearance in "Eternal Yin Xueyan": "If there is any, the company will notify me, but I have not heard of this news." As for whether Lin Qingxia will be cast in "The Grandmaster", the person in charge said: "All the actors will not be confirmed until the start of filming, and the full list will be announced in June." However, the person in charge also admitted that Wong Kar-wai and Lin Qingxia did have contact for this.

　　Reporters have learned that "Eternal Yin Xueyan" is expected to be filmed in 2010. It is reported that Lin Qingxia will go to Taiwan early next month to deal with personal affairs, and it cannot be ruled out that she will meet Bai Xianyong.

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　　"Eternal Yin Xueyan" is a short story in Bai Xianyong’s famous novel "Taipei People". The story tells the story of Yin Xueyan, a dancer who was once popular in Shanghai Paramount, who moved to Taiwan with her husband after getting married. Unexpectedly, after her husband arrived in Taiwan, his business failed miserably, Yin Xueyan divorced him and resumed her old business, and the Yin Mansion where she was located soon became a paradise and nostalgic place for the upper class in Taiwan to meet new friends, thus exposing the decadent life of the upper class in Taiwan at that time. New Paper Reporter | Mao Zhongyuan | Text

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