Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 23
For He Guanchang, Zuo Zuo is just a movie, and Fei Long is still a person on the road, he feels that he doesn't need to care about these things, let alone the other party hired a young man in his 20s to be the producer, he is just playing the piano randomly .

The combination of these factors made him feel disgusted with the movie "Master Qian". He didn't want to listen to it anymore, so He Guanchang shook his head and led people away.

At this time, the film market in Taiwan is a battleground for Hong Kong filmmakers. Every year, the films of Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers can get a good share of the box office in Taiwan.

Generally, for movies that sell well in Hong Kong, there will be Taiwanese businessmen queuing up to buy the movie, and the movie must be dubbed in Mandarin before it is released in Taiwan, otherwise the audience there will not understand what they are talking about in the movie. .

When He Guanchang came to the studio, Sammo Hung and others had been waiting here for a long time.

"Mr. He..." When Sammo Hung saw He Guanchang enter the room, he immediately stood up and greeted him with a smile.

"Why did Sanmao come so early today?" After He Guanchang entered the room, he sat next to Sammo Hung.

"I went to guest star in Ah Biao's movie yesterday, I had nothing to do at night so I went to bed early." Sammo Hung explained.

He Guanchang nodded at first when he heard it, but then he said to Sammo Hung: "Of course it doesn't matter if you have a movie of your own, but if someone else comes to ask you to play a guest role in the future, you'd better push it as soon as you can, after all, it won't do you any good .”

If it wasn't for Sammo Hung's good, He Guanchang would not have said these things to him. Since last year's "Monk of Three Virtues and Chongmi Liu" won a box office of 220 million Hong Kong dollars, Sammo Hung's worth began to skyrocket. Only then did everyone realize that It turns out that he can not only fight and guide, but also become a popular martial arts star.

"Mr. Ho, don't worry, I know it well." Although Sammo Hung answered like this, his character is not the kind of person who cares about every detail, otherwise he would not have the title of "Big Brother" in the Hong Kong film industry.

As soon as He Guanchang heard Sammo Hung's answer, he knew that he definitely didn't take what he said to heart, but he didn't continue to persuade him. After all, the other party was only a young man, and if he said too much, it might backfire.

"Actually, your junior brother's aptitude is very good. I originally planned to wait two years before starting a play for him, but I didn't expect someone to find him so soon." He Guanchang suddenly changed the topic to Yuen Biao.

"Thank you, Mr. He. Actually, I don't know how the producer came to me. This time I became the protagonist in a daze." Yuen Biao replied modestly.

Yuen Biao is not only good in martial arts, but also very young. He Guanchang originally planned to train him for two years to give him the chance to be the leading role, but he didn't expect to be preempted by others.

This made him very curious, who would think of asking Yuen Biao to be the protagonist.

"I still don't know what type of film you're filming?"

"It's a martial arts movie called "Master Qian""

As soon as Yuen Biao finished speaking, the smile on He Guanchang's face froze immediately. He never expected that the scene where Yuen Biao was cast as the leading role turned out to be the "Master Qian" filmed by Feilong.

Sammo Hung noticed that He Guanchang's face froze suddenly, he immediately realized something was wrong, and quickly asked, "Is there something wrong?"

He Guanchang put away his smile and said, "Why did you take over this drama?"

Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao were at a loss when they heard it. Is there something wrong with this movie?They looked at each other with question marks written all over their faces.

"Don't you all know that this movie was shot by Feilong Investment of Zhongzitang?" He Guanchang saw the appearance of Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao, and guessed that they might not know the inside story.

When Sammo Hung heard what He Guanchang said, he directly shook his head and said, "Is there such a thing? I really don't know about it."

Seeing He Guanchang's serious expression, Yuen Biao began to get nervous. Could it be that he was the protagonist wrongly?
"Oh... don't be nervous, this movie will be released as scheduled, but the box office probably won't do well. Remember in the future, don't accept those movies with unknown origins."

He Guanchang deliberately made his words serious, just to let Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao honestly film for Golden Harvest, lest they go outside to accept the movie, which is of no benefit to Golden Harvest.

"Don't worry, Mr. He, I will definitely remember your teaching." The younger Yuen Biao was startled by He Guanchang's few words.

And when Yuen Biao heard He Guanchang say that the box office of "Master Qian" should not be better, his heart sank to the bottom of the valley.

Who is He Guanchang? He is a big shot in the film industry. He has produced countless films. How could he be wrong?

But Sammo Hung is not as nervous as Yuen Biao. He has never been to any school since he was a child. He has been working on the set since he came out of Yuan's class. He has never seen a person of all kinds. This little thing can't scare him at all. .

In fact, He Guanchang didn't expect to scare Hong Jinbao, just because he heard that many people wanted to sign Hong Jinbao to film with money recently, which made He Guanchang have to guard against.

"Mr. He, actually there is something I want to discuss with you today." Sammo Hung came here so early today to wait for He Guanchang, not just for the dubbing of the movie, but another matter that is very important to him.

"If you have anything to say, it's fine, you and I are polite." He Guanchang pretended to be dissatisfied.

"It's actually like this... The world of movies is pretty good recently, and I plan to start a company."

Sammo Hung is definitely not a person who is willing to be inferior to others. Now that the movie world is so good, a lot of people are setting up companies outside to make movies to make money. Sammo Hung will inevitably feel itchy, after all, who doesn’t want to make more money.

When he heard Sammo Hung's request to start his own company, He Guanchang didn't react at all, but he couldn't be happier. Sammo Hung only made a profitable movie last year. He is too arrogant to want to start his own company so soon. .

"Well, it's a good thing for young people to be enterprising. I will find time to discuss this matter with Mr. Zou, but if you want to start a company, you should make a few more good films, so that others will not say that the company favors one over another."

He Guanchang did not refuse Sammo Hung's request to start a company, but he did not agree immediately, but just drew a cake for the other party. If Sammo Hung can make a few more blockbuster movies in the future, it is not impossible to let him start a company.

But if the scenes he shoots later are not as expected, I believe he himself is too embarrassed to mention the matter of starting the company, otherwise, wouldn't he be looking for a dead end?
"Thank you Mr. He, I will definitely work hard." Sammo Hung was worried that He Guanchang would not agree, but now it seems that starting his own company is a certainty.

I don't know if it was affected by Sammo Hung's desire to start a company, but He Guanchang left the studio after a short stay.

After sending He Guanchang away, Yuen Biao behind Sammo Hung had a worried expression on his face.

"Silly boy, what are you thinking about?" Sammo Hung knew what he was worried about when he saw Yuen Biao's appearance.

"Brother, Mr. He said that my movie won't do well at the box office, do you think I can't be sad?" Yuen Biao said with a downcast face.

Sammo Hung has never seen the sample, and he doesn't know how the box office of "Master Qian" will be. But from He Guanchang's point of view, he said so, then "Master Qian" is probably going to be a hit.

"Don't be sad, this time is considered to be the accumulation of experience, next time I will personally write the script to help you start the play." He stepped forward and patted Yuen Biao on the shoulder and said.

Hearing what Sammo Hung said, Yuen Biao felt a little relieved.

But Sammo Hung suddenly changed the subject: "Remember to stay away from that man named Lin Daoqiu in the future. Since he is a member of Feilong, don't get too close to them, so as not to cause a fire at the city gate and hurt the fish in the pond."

Sammo Hung said this sentence not only to Yuen Biao, but also Lin Zhengying and Zhong Fa beside him.

Now that Sammo Hung had already spoken, the few of them would naturally have no objections, and they immediately nodded in agreement.

(End of this chapter)