new kung fu king

Chapter 276 Preparing for the release of "Rocky"

"Old Wen, are you sure?" Wang Xiaohu felt that Winterdur was joking with himself, yes, at least he thinks so now!Originally, it had been agreed with Winterdur that "Rocky" would be handed over to Warner Bros. after it was perfected in the later stage and released according to the previous box office sharing contract, but now Warner Bros. has rejected itself!
Winterdur turned his head to avoid Wang Xiaohu's staring gaze, and said in a very helpless tone: "Yes, Tiger, I didn't believe it when I heard it at the beginning, I thought it was Ted Eisley who started talking to me. It's a joke, but in fact it's true, they refused to cooperate with us again!"

"Damn it! Just because Bruce is no longer alive, do these guys think that we have no value for cooperation?" Wang Xiaohu slammed his fist on the table and made a loud noise, scaring the old Winterdur. Jump, he said in a panic: "Tiger, you have to watch it, it's not a big deal, since Warner doesn't release our film, we can try other film and television companies, I believe that with the relationship between you and Bruce Lee , plus the popularity of your kung fu movies accumulated in the United States, they will be happy to cooperate with you."

"I hope so." Wang Xiaohu shrugged. He knew why Warner rejected him. Although Winterdur didn't say it clearly, he knew that Warner valued Bruce Lee. Now that Bruce Lee has passed away, the other party thinks that Concorde is a burden , They will not consider cooperation projects until the next Bruce Lee appears! "Wait, old man, did you just talk about us?"

Winterdur nodded with a smile and said: "Yes, I'm glad you finally found this out. I have resigned now. Just now, I had a big fight with my boss Ted Eisley. I now It’s a free agent, I feel that your Concord company needs an experienced producer or distribution manager, and I don’t know if I am qualified.”

"Oh, old man, you really touched me!" Wang Xiaohu happily stood up and held Winterdur's hand and said, "Yes, I need you very much. You are welcome to become a regular employee of Xiehe Company. I don't know What kind of salary price will you propose, if it is too high, I may not be able to afford it!"

"You don't have to worry about this. In fact, my salary at Warner is not very high. We all get 1% of the box office." Winterdur took a sip of coffee with a smile, and looked at him with his old eyes. Wang Xiaohu smiled and said, "How about it, isn't the request very high?"

"Uh, how should I put it, now Xiehe Company is in the low point of its career, I can't promise you such a high condition!" Wang Xiaohu said with some embarrassment, but he scolded the old guy Winterdur in his heart. 1% of the box office commission is required. If the box office results hit the street, it’s fine, but a movie like "Rocky" that earns hundreds of millions a year, 1% of the commission is still a lot of money, old guy His eyes are not dizzy, so get a commission?Go dreaming!
"Oh no, Tiger, are you being too insincere?" Winterdur said with a little disappointment: "Well, maybe I'm a little too strong, but I really hope to cooperate with you, God, look at the deceased For the sake of Bruce, you agree."

If you have nothing to do, you are either rape or steal!Wang Xiaohu slowly stirred the coffee in his cup with a small spoon. After a while, he raised his head and said, "0.5%, it can't be higher, otherwise "Rocky" will become my last work in Hollywood."

"Oh my God, I'm the most sought-after producer in Hollywood." Winterdur looked heartbroken upon hearing this.

"I am also the most famous young director in Hong Kong, and I have also received an invitation letter from your directors' union with tens of millions of box office in Hollywood." Wang Xiaohu stopped his hands, looked at Winterdur and said, "And what I need now is to release , not a producer!"

"Don't you think about it anymore, 0.8% is fine!" Winterdur didn't want to lose the opportunity to cooperate with Wang Xiaohu. In fact, he thought that Warner Bros. made a very wrong decision this time, and Winterdur understood very well After Wang Xiaohu joined several Bruce Lee movies, their box office results were even better, and the actions they filmed attracted the audience even more. To put it bluntly, Wang Xiaohu is a cash cow, not only able to direct, edit, and even act!From a long-term perspective, he has more cooperation potential than Bruce Lee.

Wang Xiaohu also precisely understood Winterdur's psychological activities at this time, stood firm and sat on the ground to bargain, but the young master just didn't let go, what can you do?At worst, I will go to 20th Century Fox to distribute it as an agent. That is the place where Brother Xiaolong once fought. He really does not believe that the eight major Hollywood companies do not represent his own films!This confidence comes from the amazing box office performance of "Rocky" in his previous life, so he is determined not to let Winterdur get 1% of the box office commission.

"Okay, 0.5% is 0.5%." Winterdur curled his lips, and said like an angry child: "The other group of boys who worked with you have also resigned, and they are waiting for your adoption. What if If you don't mind"

Without waiting for him to finish speaking, Wang Xiaohu scolded with a smile: "Do you regard my place as a shelter?" In fact, he was very happy in his heart, because the twelve young people performed very well, they were completely a mature team, completely You can directly edit and shoot new films.

After drinking two cups of coffee with Winterdur, the two parties agreed that Winterdur would come forward to find other distribution companies. The old guy applied for 2 yuan of activity funds with Wang Xiaohu, and then drank another cup of coffee before going to public relations contentedly.Wang Xiaohu, on the other hand, was sitting in the coffee shop and rolled his eyes depressedly: The real Hollywood, the xenophobic Hollywood, the Hollywood of crossing rivers and demolishing bridges, no wonder Brother Xiaolong was so unhappy back then!

When Winterdur was busy, Wang Xiaohu and Zhao Yazhi left for Philadelphia. They found Stallone training at a local boxing club in Philadelphia. "Hey boss, I heard about Bruce on TV. I won't comfort others. I hope you won't be immersed in grief and cheer up like Rocky."

"Of course, why did you fall in love with boxing?" Wang Xiaohu patted Stallone on the shoulder and said with a smile.

Stallone tilted his neck, then shrugged and said: "When the shooting of "Rocky" was finished, I wrote the script of "Rocky 2" out of boredom, so I wanted to continue to keep training, and I wanted to shoot the sequel after you passed the script. .”

"Ha, good idea, keep your current mentality, I believe your idea will become stronger after "Rocky" is released!" Wang Xiaohu encouraged.

"Rocky" is divided into six parts, the first of which is a classic. Later "Rocky 2" was directed and filmed by Stallone himself, but the box office performance was not good. In 1982, Stallone was the director again to shoot "Rocky 3". There is Muhammad Ali's bodyguard in the film, the film has a new breakthrough, and the plot is very exciting. The filming background of "Rocky 1985" in 4 was under the upsurge of American nationalism.After "Rocky 1" created a box office miracle, the box office of the second episode in 1979 dropped slightly, with a North American income of 2 million.However, the next 8518 or 3 episodes were surprisingly profitable. The box office of "Rocky 4" reached 3 million, and the box office of "Rocky 1.25" in North America was 4 million US dollars, and the overseas mark was 1.28 million.It was not until "Rocky 1.73" in 1990 that it failed at the box office for the first time, with only US$5 million in North America, but the overseas box office was 4095 million, and the global box office was still US$7900 million. "Rocky 1" is the clarion call for the comeback of Stallone, who swears that he is still young. Although the box office results are decent, it can no longer reproduce the glory of the year.

It's perfectly normal for Stallone to have such thoughts. Wang Xiaohu didn't mean to stop him, and even encouraged him. Anyway, his main purpose in Hollywood is to make money.

Returning to the familiar youth hostel again, Wang Xiaohu sat by the bed and said to Zhao Yazhi: "Azhi, do we want to buy a house in Philadelphia? Or it's very uncomfortable to live in a hotel every time I come here."

"The company's cash flow is tight now, so you should save it." Zhao Yazhi shook her head and said, "If you want to buy it, you have to wait until later. We can buy a house in major cities around the world, and set aside a period of time every year to do it." Wouldn’t it be more romantic to stay in each home for a few days while traveling and vacationing?”

"Uh, this idea is very good and powerful, but how much capital do you need there?" Wang Xiaohu was overwhelmed by Zhao Yazhi's idea. She was right. Now the company does have a cash flow problem. The filming of "Warrior", "Enter the Dragon" and "Rocky" was completed. Among them, "Enter the Dragon" won a total box office of 700 million after it was closed in Hong Kong, far less than the dazzling 1000 million box office of "Ip Man". I have less than 200 million in my hand, and although the English version of "Enter the Dragon" has reached a box office of 2500 million US dollars in North America, the damn Warner has not allocated the due share to Concorde's account, let alone in The part that was just released in Italy, France and other countries was divided into shares.

Therefore, Wang Xiaohu is currently struggling, and urgently needs to use high-grossing films like "Rocky" to enrich his pockets.Before going to bed, he called Winterdur. Old Wen said that he had already made preliminary contact with MGM and 20th Century Fox, and the other party was willing to offer a few theaters to test the box office. Tomorrow he would We will continue to contact other cinema companies and strive to arrange the release of "Rocky" within a week.

"Calling, it's the show on the dog day!" Wang Xiaohu sat there depressed after listening to the phone call, but there was no way, who told him that he was not very familiar with Hollywood.
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