The king of ghost horse comedy

Chapter 13 Seven Little Fortunes

"We're shooting comedies, not kung fu movies. What's the use of him as a martial arts instructor?" Xu Guanwen asked in surprise.

"Brother, if our company wants to develop, we must naturally recruit talents. Could it be that we can only rely on the four of us? What's more, brother, your works are rigorous, and you can only shoot one movie a year. Could it be that our company can only make one movie a year?" It is imperative to introduce new talents to develop new films. This Hong Jingbao is a prodigy in shooting Kung Fu films. I am very optimistic about his potential, and he has so many brothers. Once he joins our company, we will His senior brothers came here together. This way our company also has its own team of martial artists, and we will no longer need to borrow martial arts from outside for filming in the future." Xu Guanwu persuaded.

"This...you let me think about it again." Xu Guanwen hesitated for a moment.

After signing Hong Jingbao, it is a good thing to be able to shoot kung fu movies and earn a lot of money for the company, but it is also a big expense in terms of salary.

In particular, the profession of martial arts is very dangerous, and various injuries and accidents often occur, and the annual medical expenses and insurance premiums are also high.The company had just opened, and Xu Guanwen was not willing to pay the money for a while.

"Brother, it's the off-season of kung fu movies, so it's easy to recruit people. Once kung fu movies become popular again, I'm afraid we will have to pay ten times more labor than now." Seeing Xu Guanwen's hesitation, Xu Guanwu had no choice but to say bitterly again.

My big brother is good at everything, but he can't let go of money.It is estimated that I was afraid of poverty when I was a child, so I always thought about saving a little bit.

No wonder in the previous life, in the 70s, the Xu Brothers Company was the box office champion every year, with an astonishing momentum, but it was a pity that it never developed.It is far worse than New Art City or even Baohe.

"Trust me, brother, that's right." Xu Guanwu persuaded.

"Okay, after the filming is over, let's talk with Ah SAM." Xu Guanwen finally let go.

……

This fight scene is very simple, and it took less than two hours before and after, and it was all filmed.

Before Xu Guanjie could change out of his soaked clothes, he was dragged aside by his elder brother and second brother.

"What? Sign Hong Jingbao?" Xu Guanjie was taken aback when he heard this proposal, and then pondered the pros and cons, "It's fine to sign him, anyway, the investment in kung fu movies is small, so even if we pay, it won't be a big loss. If we are lucky If we find someone like Bruce Lee, our company will become the next Golden Harvest." He laughed.

"Since you agree, SAM, let's do it this way." Seeing that the two brothers supported him, Xu Guanwen finally made up his mind.

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"Mr. Hong, please stay!" General Xu Guan and Hong Jingbao who were about to leave stopped.

"Mr. Xu, is there anything else?" Hong Jingbao asked suspiciously.

"That's right, my elder brother has something to talk to Mr. Hong about." Xu Guanwu warmly invited.

"Okay then. A Biao, you wait here for me to play first." Hong Jingbao said and came to Xu Guanwen with Xu Guanwu, "Mr. Xu, are you looking for me?"

"Yuanlong, are you interested in joining our Xu Brothers company?" Xu Guanwen asked directly without going around in circles.

"Ah, this..." Hong Jingbao was stunned for a moment, he didn't expect Xu Guanwen to ask this question.

Although kung fu movies have declined suddenly because of Bruce Lee's death, Hong Jingbao still gets a lot of work in many independent film companies with the contacts accumulated over the years, so he is not worried about making money, and he is not willing to be tied to a film company. in the company.

"To tell the truth from Mr. Xu, there are many film companies who want to sign me, but I, Sanmao, am used to freedom, and I don't like to be restrained." Hong Jingbao said as tactfully as possible, "However, if Mr. Xu wants to sign me As for the martial artist, I have a few senior brothers who have been idle recently, how about I bring them here?"

"That's it..." Seeing that Hong Jingbao didn't intend to sign the contract, Xu Guanwen couldn't help but feel a little discouraged, "I signed you because you have appeared in a few movies and you can barely be regarded as a Kung Fu star. I have nothing to sign with your masters." What do brothers do, they have no reputation and no acting skills."

Seeing Xu Guanwen's pensive look, Hong Jingbao knew that he was not willing to sign his senior brother, so he couldn't help but sighed in his heart.

Before, he brought his senior brothers to hang out with Bruce Lee, and played martial arts masters, extras, and supporting roles in movies, and he could barely make a living.But now after Bruce Lee's sudden death, his brothers and sisters lost their jobs all of a sudden. They must be living a very tight life these days.

Hong Jingbao originally thought that he could bring one or two out, but seeing Xu Guanwen's embarrassment, he also knew that this way out would not work, so he had no choice but to turn around and leave.

"Wait a minute, Mr. Hong, who are your brothers and sisters? Can you name them?" Xu Guanwu suddenly called out.

"Oh?! There are Yuan Hua, Yuan Qiu, Yuan Lou, Yuan Biao, Yuan Kui, Yuan Bin...Mr. Xu, they are all good martial artists. They have also been martial arts instructors before, and they are very experienced." Hong Jingbao Seeing that Xu Guanwu was interested, he hurriedly said.

"Okay, very good, you bring them all tomorrow, I want all six of them. And do you know someone named Lin Zhengying?" Xu Guanwu asked with a smile.

"I know, I know, he is also my friend, what did Mr. Xu ask him for?" Hong Jingbao couldn't help being very excited when he heard that Xu Guanwu had accepted all his juniors.

"If he is willing, please come with him tomorrow." Xu Guanwu smiled.

"Okay, okay." Hong Jingbao nodded repeatedly, "Thank you, Mr. Xu, for your care."

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"Second brother, why did you sign so many martial artists at once? Our company is not in a hurry to make kung fu movies now? Isn't it a waste of money to raise a group of martial artists?" Xu Guanwen couldn't help complaining, and agreed to Xu Guanwu without discussing with himself. I was a little dissatisfied with signing these martial artists.

"Brother, our movie is about to wrap up, so you don't want to just be idle." Xu Guanwu said with a smile, "We can follow up with the Kung Fu movie, so that all the people in the company will be busy, and we won't have to worry about it." It would be a waste of resources."

"I'm afraid that those people are not very good at it. If they are not good enough, wouldn't it be a waste of money." Xu Guanwen sighed.

"How come, brother? Don't worry, these people must be very good. You forgot, they used to eat with Bruce Lee. If they don't have any skills, how could Bruce Lee support them?" Xu Guanwu laughed.

"However, it has been almost half a year since Bruce Lee passed away, and kung fu movies have been declining all the time. How do we know if it will rise again?" Xu Guanjie asked with a frown.

Since the stock market crash broke out and Bruce Lee passed away, the most popular films in the Hong Kong film industry are no longer kung fu films about grievances and fights, but comedies that reflect the life and society of the market.

For example, the box office of the great director Chu Yuan's "72 Tenants" surpassed Bruce Lee's "Enter the Dragon", reaching a staggering more than 500 million Hong Kong dollars, breaking Bruce Lee's box office record.Bruce Lee's works are difficult to work, and the box office of other kung fu movies can be imagined.

"Don't worry, although due to various reasons, kung fu movies have declined to a certain extent, but it does not mean that there is no market for them. On the contrary, in Southeast Asia, kung fu movies are still very popular. Moreover, the investment of kung fu movies is small and the returns are big. , if our company wants to develop, Kung Fu movies must not be thrown away." Xu Guanwu said confidently.

He knew that although the Xu Brothers' ghost comedy was unmatched in Hong Kong, the box office repeatedly broke new highs.But in Southeast Asia, Kung Fu movies are still more popular.After all, the Hui Brothers' ghostly horse comedy reflects the daily life and society in Hong Kong, which makes it difficult for audiences in Southeast Asia to find resonance.

(End of this chapter)