The king of ghost horse comedy

Chapter 49

"I'm going to read the script now, do you have time to wait?" Xu Guanwu asked.

"That's natural." Stallone replied without the slightest hesitation.It was much better to get an answer on the spot than to have him go back to the motel and suffer for a few more days.

Xu Guanwu looked at it immediately, "By the way, there is hot coffee over there, you can pour it yourself."

Stallone nodded, stood up, walked over to the coffee machine, and poured himself a cup of coffee.

Then he held the coffee in both hands, and looked around curiously while warming his cold palms.

It turns out that this film company only has two offices, and even during office hours, there is only one staff member.

Moreover, the staff member is of yellow race and does not speak English fluently.What surprised Stallone even more was that the staff member had to use a dictionary to read the script.

Stallone faintly felt that it was a mistake for him to choose to join this film company.

"They don't have the money to invest in their own movie, and do Asians know how to make movies?" The more Stallone observed, the more uncertain he became. He wanted to grab the script from Xu Guanwu's hand, and then strode out. look back.

But I thought that I had visited hundreds of film companies in Hollywood twice in a row, and none of them would let me play the leading role; The wind was howling and it was likely to rain again.

"Stay here for a while, drink two more cups of coffee, and you can save that meal at night." Stallone thought for a while, and finally decided to stay here for a while.

With the help of an English-Chinese dictionary, Xu Guanwu finally finished reading the script brought by Stallone.

The script brought by Stallone is only a part of the complete script. Many dialogues and storylines have been deleted, leaving only a dry skeleton.

But Xu Guanwu still enriched the whole storyline through brain supplementation, and it turned out to be the dark horse "Rocky" at the box office.

"Mr. Stallone, this script is well written. I agree to invest in principle." Xu Guanwu thought for a while.

He didn't dare to say anything to death, after all, this company is not his monopoly, and he often has to refer to the opinions of Zhou Zhengyang and Cui Yuye.

Of course, if both of them refused, Xu Guanwu would immediately take over and invest by himself.

"Thank you." Stallone was not particularly surprised to hear Xu Guanwu's words.

Because many film companies decided to buy his script before, but they all rejected his request to play the leading role.This is why Stallone has been slow to find investors.

"Mr. Stallone doesn't seem very happy. Are there other conditions?" Xu Guanwu asked pretending not to know.

"Yes, sir! I have a condition that I must agree to, otherwise I will not sell this script." Stallone said firmly.

"There are conditions, okay. Tell me about it." Xu Guanwu smiled.

"I want to play the leading actor in this movie, this is my only condition." Stallone said firmly.

"This..." Xu Guanwu pretended to hesitate for a while, "Okay, I agree in principle."

Only then did Stallone show a joyful expression, "Thank you sir."

"Then you leave your contact information, and we will notify you immediately after we make the final decision." Xu Guanwu said.

……

In the evening, Zhou Zhengyang and Cui Yuye, who had gone out to contact the business, rushed back. Judging from their frustrated expressions, they knew that things were not going well.

"I talked about a project today. I think it's very good. Come and take a look." Xu Guanwu said and handed over the script of "Rocky".

Surprised, Cui Yuye and Zhou Zhengyang turned over the script, but they didn't show much interest.

"Mr. Xu, this is just a very ordinary script. The words and sentences are very rough. In my opinion, it should not be the work of a professional screenwriter." Cui Yuye threw "Rocky" on the table and said disdainfully.

"It's not impossible to shoot this movie, but if we want to sell well at the box office, we have to choose well-known actors." Zhou Zhengyang said from his own point of view.

"This... the author of this script insisted that he play the leading role himself." Xu Guanwu said.

"Then what did he do before, is he famous?" Zhou Zhengyang asked curiously.

Xu Guanwu shook his head, "He may have played tricks before, but he is not famous at all."

"That won't work. Without celebrity appeal, the box office will definitely not be high." Zhou Zhengyang shook his head and said.

"Let's not rush to make a decision, let's take a look at that actor first, shall we? I think he is really suitable for the leading role." Seeing that Cui Yuye and Zhou Zhengyang disagreed, Xu Guanwu couldn't help but feel a little dark.

"You two guys have no eyes, and I don't listen to my advice. When I finish filming this movie and it sells well at the box office, don't blame me for not taking care of you."

When Zhou Zhengyang and Cui Yuye heard what Xu Guanwu said, they thought that he was always carrying the title of manager, and it was not good to embarrass him too much, so they nodded as if in compromise.

Xu Guanwu immediately called and asked Stallone to come over.

……

When Zhou Zhengyang and Cui Yuye saw Stallone, both of them were frightened, and then they shook their heads like a wave drum, "Mr. Xu, what are you kidding? Can this kind of person also be an actor? He is not qualified to be an outsider. what."

"His face is so dull, he can't even make an expression, how could he become an actor. No, this is absolutely impossible." Zhou Zhengyang and Cui Yuye strongly objected.

"I still think this person is quite suitable for this movie." Xu Guanwu insisted.

"If you insist, manager, then I will consider reporting to the headquarters." Zhou Zhengyang said with his final trump card.

"I also believe that Boss Zou will believe my vision." Xu Guanwu didn't stop him, but smiled confidently.

Although Stallone couldn't understand the Cantonese spoken by the three of them, but seeing the obvious disdainful eyes of the other two, he naturally understood that things might not be going so smoothly.

"Sir, have you reached a conclusion after the discussion?" He couldn't help asking, but he felt a little regretful in his heart. If he knew it, he wouldn't have rushed here overnight, and he spent the few dollars he had left.

Both Zhou Zhengyang and Cui Yuye ignored him lazily, and they discussed calling back to Hong Kong immediately.

Xu Guanwu walked in front of Stallone, "I'm sorry to make you travel all the way again. But you can see that we have a little dispute now, but I promise you that I will make this film."

Stallone didn't feel relieved because of Xu Guanwu's promise, he didn't believe what came out of his mouth, he only believed in the contract made in black and white.

"Sir, if you're not sincere, you'd better tell me earlier. Because the last dollar left in my pocket was spent on the car just now." Stallone said a little angrily.

"In this case, you will stay at my house tonight. Before the filming starts, I will take care of your meals." Xu Guanwu thought for a while.

He did this not only to tie down the talent of Stallone, but also to cultivate a relationship so that this kid would not change jobs after becoming popular.

For Xu Guanwu's invitation, Stallone naturally had no reason to refuse, "Then thank you sir."

Xu Guanwu was very happy to successfully tie down Stallone, the moving giant.

At this time, Cui Yuye strode over, "Manager, Mr. Zou wants to talk to you."

(End of this chapter)