new kung fu king

Chapter 223 Using Basketball as a Weapon
After being scolded by Run Run Shaw with a smile, Wang Xiaohu didn't refute. Anyway, he was already established in Run Run Shaw's impression. Even if he explained it himself, it would be futile, so he said with a smile: "Uncle Liu, you must have a branch in Taiwan." Bar?"

"What are you doing?" Run Run Shaw immediately lost his tiredness when he heard about the Taiwan branch, and thought to himself, does this kid have any new plans?
"Hey, I don't do anything, I just want to ask the people from Uncle Six to do me a favor."

"You don't want to go to Taiwan to develop, do you?" Run Run Shaw asked in a doubtful tone: "Although you are developing very fast, Uncle Six still wants to remind you that the market in Taiwan is very complicated. Yes, don't try it rashly, or you will be miserable!"

What Shao Runfu said is indeed the truth. Didn’t Li Hanxiang, who was so bullish at Shaw Brothers, go to Taiwan for a few years, and finally ran back to Shaw Brothers to return to his old business to shoot romantic films. It can be seen that the water in Taiwan is very deep .

Hearing the concern in his words, Wang Xiaohu hummed hurriedly, and then he said: "I'm not so arrogant. Before I have a full understanding of the Taiwan market, I will not step into it to develop. This time I just want to bother the people at Sixth Uncle's side to find someone for me."

"Looking for someone?" Run Run Shaw didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "Just to find someone? You wake me up in the middle of the night? It's past one o'clock in the morning. Don't you know that the old man needs to rest more?"

"Uh, Uncle Six, you see that I don't have any acquaintances in the industry. After much deliberation, you are the only one who can help me." Wang Xiaohu pretended to be very pitiful: "Just find someone~"

"Hey, I'm afraid of you boy! I'll give you the phone number of Manager Ma in Taiwan, just call him, and don't ask me for such trivial matters in the future!" After giving out the number, Run Run Shaw changed the subject and said: "Xiao Hu , Benacchi suddenly told me today that it was not the Guangdong Ministry of Culture that watched the film, but BJ’s side. Now that the two films have been sent to BJ by courier, I feel that something is wrong. prepare."

"Alright, Uncle Six, don't worry, if the mainland wants to criticize the film, your boss can put all the responsibility on me." Wang Xiaohu felt funny after hearing this, and said to himself that even a big man like Run Run Shaw would Continental's relationship at this time is still very worrying. How did he know that these two films are only broadcast in a small area, and there will be no criticism at all.The copies sent to the mainland are all 30mm film format, and according to my own memory, the movies broadcast in the countryside are all 15mm format. It is not difficult to convert the format with the current domestic film development, but if you want to release it in China and criticize it, it is not difficult. General big, is very big!
Wang Xiaohu remembers that the movies he watched in the countryside when he was a child were all revolutionary and patriotic films such as "Tunnel Warfare", "Mine Warfare", and "*****". Play, the big environment is there.

Run Run Shaw immediately laughed when he heard the words, and said on the phone: "It's enough to have your words."

After hanging up the phone, Wang Xiaohu really wanted to call Manager Ma at Shaw Brothers Taiwan immediately, but felt that it was too late so he gave up, so he had to crawl on the bed to rest.

In the next few days, Wang Xiaohu spent most of his time squatting at the base to train Zhou Billy. Six hours of the eight hours a day were used to rehearse martial arts moves, and the remaining two hours were spent practicing actual combat with Zhou Billy.The two fought back and forth in the ring, and they had a great time fighting. As the two fought more and more times, Zhou Billy's concept of free fighting became more and more clear, and he no longer stuck to his so-called boxing. The fixed style of play with elbows is combined with Wang Xiaohu's defensive techniques and some styles of Jeet Kune Do.

In fact, while Wang Xiaohu was training Billy Zhou, he was also improving himself. In the past few days, he systematically integrated martial arts such as Wing Chun, Jeet Kune Do, Gracie Jiu-Jitsu and Capola, and learned some European styles from Billy Zhou. Muay Thai moves, it can be regarded as a lot of gains.

On August 8th, Bruce Lee led the "Warrior" crew back from South Korea. When Bruce Lee saw Wang and Zhou who were fighting fiercely in the ring, he greatly appreciated it.

"Hey, Xiaohu, it seems that you are very comfortable when I go out for the past few days. You didn't notify me of such a good event!" Bruce Lee stood under the ring with his arms folded, looking at Wang Xiaohu through his sunglasses.

"Aren't I training Muay Thai opponents for you?" Wang Xiaohu leaned on the railing of the ring and said, "Brother Xiaolong, this is the actor who plays the second-tier Muay Thai champion. Well, his name is Billy Zhou. He just won a few matches abroad. Come back, how do you see?"

"Oh?" Bruce Lee became interested, got on the ring, took off his sunglasses, looked at Billy Zhou and said, "He's tall, but fighting is not just because you're tall, but you need brains!"

Zhou Billy was a little cautious in front of his idol, he grinned silly and said, "Hello, Brother Xiaolong."

"Hello, big man. As far as I know, most Muay Thai fighters are relatively short in stature. I hope your experience in the competition can make you qualified for this role." Bruce Lee said with a smile and patted Zhou Billy's arm.

"Brother Xiaolong, don't worry, I have trained Billy according to the martial arts design, and now we can start shooting." Wang Xiaohu spread his arms and said with a smile: "If you don't feel very tired."

"Oh, no, it's a nightmare to shoot without you by my side. This trip to South Korea has already made me suffer." Bruce Lee sighed and said, "I need to rest for two days, and the NBA regular season is now in full swing. Sent a telegram to Abdul-Jabbar and I'm sure he'll be here in a few days."

Bruce Lee said to Billy Zhou with a smile after finishing speaking: "Big man, in two days you will see a big man who is taller than you, oh, I didn't expect that there would be two big men in "Warrior", I feel very stressed Big!"

Another fashionable sentence learned from Wang Xiaohu, coupled with Bruce Lee's spoofed expression, immediately everyone present burst into laughter.

Tian Jun and Chen Jieyuan came up to say hello to Wang Xiaohu. They knew that if Wang Xiaohu hadn't strongly recommended them, they would never have played a role in this film, for which they were especially grateful.

Wang Xiaohu just smiled and nodded. For "Warrior", in addition to modifying the combat design and a few key areas, he at least tried to maintain the original appearance of "Game of Death", such as the relationship between the three people who are enemies and friends. Tian Jun and Chen Jieyuan are the characters that were not replaced in the original version.

This arrangement is unique in the film, and it is also an interpretation of the characteristics of Bruce Lee's era. Although Bruce Lee was Chinese, he was rejected by the traditional martial arts circle because of his straightforward style and Americanized fighting style. Bruce Lee had to deal with the United States The "bright spears" of masters in China, Southeast Asia, Japan, South Korea, etc., as well as the "secret arrows" of various tricks in the traditional martial arts circle.

When Wang Xiaohu finished writing the script and showed it to Bruce Lee, he was overwhelmed by the arrangement of the plot: the special "cooperative" relationship of the three masters relying on each other, calculating each other and not being convinced by each other, just reflected the martial arts at that time. Fame and conspiracy to undermine each other.

"Kungfu is used to unite and fight against other places. There is only one end to intrigue: that is self-destruction!" Wang Xiaohu answered Bruce Lee in this way, and Bruce Lee sighed and fell into deep thought.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's two-meter-tall man rushed to Hong Kong and immediately caused a sensation. Many people followed in Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's footsteps to find Bruce Lee. Bruce Lee said with a smile: "This is just for the new movie. Please wait for the good news. The filming will be finished, and there will be a very big surprise for everyone!"

Then let the company's security take the reporters out friendly, and there were only Longhu and Jabbar left in the office.

"Hey, Kareem, I know you're short on time, so in order not to delay your NBA game, you have to get into shooting as soon as possible, how do you feel?"

The two-meter-tall Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is as tall as Bruce Lee standing even if he is sitting on the sofa, which makes Wang Xiaohu feel very interesting.

Abdul-Jabbar shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "Teacher, feel free to make any demands. If I raise any objections, you don't have to admit that I am your student."

Sometimes the passion and devotion of Americans will make you admire. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who had been on a plane for six or seven hours, only rested for half a day before he began to devote himself to the rehearsal of "Warrior".

During the rehearsal, Wang Xiaohu raised his head and said to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: "Brother, your height advantage determines that your action style looks a little uncoordinated. For this reason, I added a prop according to your characteristics!"

Under Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's surprised eyes, Wang Xiaohu held up a basketball and said: "It's this kind of little thing, I think you are too familiar with it, but what I want to tell you is that this thing is no longer your favorite thing to play in the NBA." A gadget, but a weapon, do you understand a weapon?"

This time not only Kareem, but even Bruce Lee felt confused. "Xiao Hu, what are you talking about, basketball will become a weapon? Are you kidding me!"

Wang Xiaohu knew that they would ask this question a long time ago, who made the design of this fight not within the scope of the original script? He threw the basketball on the ground, and when the basketball bounced, he slammed it down hard. Bounces high.Then Wang Xiaohu didn't stop, he quickly grabbed the basketball and threw it against the wall. With a bang, the basketball bounced back. Wang Xiaohu reached out to catch it and said, "Do you understand? This thing has a strong rebound force. My request is to let Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Use this method to use the rebounding power of basketball to kill people!"

Bruce Lee and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar looked at each other, and Bruce Lee shouted excitedly: "Hey, tell me how to use this thing!"

(End of this chapter)