new kung fu king

Chapter 278 Fox Searchlight
Unlike other action heroes of the same period, Jean-Claude Van Damme showed a gentler temperament.He's not as indomitable as Schwarzenegger, nor as gruff as Stallone.His memorable moves (he's shown off splits and 360 kicks in nearly every film) also set him apart from the rest of the stars.

He is not as mainstream as other stars, and only a limited number of fans support Jean-Claude Van Damme's films as always, and his most profitable film is not particularly a sensation in the United States. Dayton is unmatched.

If Wang Xiaohu were to make a comprehensive evaluation of Jean-Claude Van Damme, he would say this: "Jean-Claude Van Damme is one of the few tough guys in Hollywood who rely on real kung fu instead of flamboyant fists to conquer the world."

Yes, Jean-Claude Van Damme once crazily admired the Chinese Kung Fu superstar Bruce Lee. Since he was a child, he dreamed that one day he could master the stunts like "Li Sanjiao" and become a Kung Fu superstar like him.Then he put it into practice and realized this dream in his own way. His experience was also filmed as a pseudo-documentary autobiography, known as "Western Bruce Lee".

"Tiger Wang, can you accept me as an apprentice?" Shang Ge Yun Dun looked at Wang Xiaohu with joy, but he didn't know that the latter was in a fugue.

"Eh? Is that so? You want to worship me as a teacher?" Wang Xiaohu touched his nose in surprise. In fact, Jean-Claude Van Damme had already proposed three times as a teacher, but he didn't care.

A look of excitement appeared on Jean-Claude Van Damme's face, he held Wang Xiaohu's arm tightly and said, "Yes, I want to learn Wing Chun and Jeet Kune Do."

"Of course." Wang Xiaohu's hobby has always been cultivating future world boxing champions. Although this hobby is a bit unprofessional, he nodded and said, "But I'm afraid it's not a good time now. You should go back to Belgium to learn karate first. When you have some foundation It's not too late to find me."

"So you agreed?" Jean-Claude Van Damme jumped happily: "That's really great. This is my address. I will find you when I have basic skills. Will you always be in Hollywood?"

Wang Xiaohu thought for a while and said, "Actually, I'm just a passer-by in Hollywood. Hehe, I mainly develop in Hong Kong." He would not tell Xiaoshang that he was only in Hollywood to make money. This kind of thinking can only be said in his heart. Don't talk about it on the stage. "But I do walk around Hollywood a few times a year."

"I will stay in Los Angeles for a week, I wonder if you will take the time to teach me two tricks?"

"OK, but I really don't have time these days, can we contact you anytime, this is my temporary hotel in Los Angeles."

After getting the address of Wang Xiaohu's hotel in Los Angeles, Jean-Claude Van Damme left happily. Wang Xiaohu chatted with a few American fans before leaving Danmei, and went to find the next distribution agent according to the contact information left by Winterdur. company.

For a whole afternoon, Wang Xiaohu visited two distribution agencies.

MGM said: "Sorry, the schedules of our theaters are all slow, and we can't show your company's films. Let's cooperate next time."

It was not easy to meet a medium-sized distribution agency company willing to watch the sample, but the other party's conditions could not be accepted by Wang Xiaohu: "Director Dongfang, you must know that Hollywood is interested in Bruce Lee now. If we represent this film, we will have to worry about it." It's a big risk, we have to consider the reputation of our company, so the share must be doubled, otherwise we won't talk about it!"

"Flip your sister!" Wang Xiaohu left angrily, feeling a little lost. To be precise, this was the first time he encountered such a heavy blow after entering the film industry after his rebirth!

I don't have a vast network of contacts in Hollywood like Brother Xiaolong, and I still ignore the influence that Brother Xiaolong has brought to my life.Just like now, when others see me, they will be surprised at first, and then when they see that the film they handed over is an American film instead of a Chinese Kung Fu film, or a Bruce Lee film, they will scoff and reject themselves with various reasons.

"If you have a movie about Bruce Lee, please contact me first." The MGM theater manager handed Wang Xiaohu a business card before leaving.

The more they are like this, the more Wang Xiaohu refuses to admit defeat, Brother Xiaolong's movie, we still have a set of "Warrior" that has not yet been released, but we must not let you release it! ""Warrior" is the true posthumous work of Brother Xiaolong. I will release it independently with my own theater chain after I gain a firm foothold in Hollywood!"

Danmei Films, CBS, and Warner Bros., which had given priority to releasing "Rocky" in my memory, all rejected it. Wang Xiaohu looked at the only remaining 20th Century Fox company in his hands, and finally gritted his teeth to try his luck.

Different from the attitudes of several other major companies, George Wilson (fabricated), the manager of Searchlight Distribution Agency under 20th Century Fox, received Wang Xiaohu very warmly.

"Young man, please don't doubt our sincerity. Although we also hope that you can provide Chinese kung fu movies, I firmly believe that there is only one Bruce Lee in the world, and no one can replace his low position." George Wilson rationally He analyzed: "Of course, the premise is that I have to watch the film you made first. If it is really as bad as the rumors from the outside world, I will not hesitate to ask you to go home!"

"If Mr. Wilson can insist on watching the whole process and think that this film is rubbish, I have nothing to say." Wang Xiaohu still has enough confidence in "Rocky", after all, he has integrated into this film. A lot of hard work is his first work to hit the Hollywood market.

In the small projection hall with searchlights, George Wilson was sitting upright watching "Rocky". After the film played for nearly 40 minutes, he had already started yawning, so he said to Wang Xiaohu, "Isn't it a little too boring?"

Wang Xiaohu shrugged and said, "Mr. Wilson, please wait a little longer." George Wilson could only nod helplessly. If the following plot was so dull, he would definitely turn his head and leave.

When the jazzy trumpet sound of "gonna-fly-now" sounded, George Wilson, who was almost drowsy, his eyes lit up, and he left his seat involuntarily, watching Rocky running on the screen intently. The plot of the.

Wang Xiaohu looked at George Wilson's expression, with a faint smile on the corner of his mouth, he knew that success was not far away.Only after watching Rocky run and cheer up, will everyone feel the excitement and inspiration, and understand the value of this film throughout the film.

At two minutes and 32 seconds, Wang Xiaohu grasped the time very accurately. He saw George Wilson clenched his fists tightly for two minutes, three and 20 seconds, and his eyes were wide open. On the steps, George Wilson trembled in the face of the shouts from the dawn!

It wasn't until the end of the film that George Wilson came back to his senses. His first reaction was to jump up and say to Wang Xiaohu: "Tiger, this is not fair! It is clear that Rocky won, why did the referee judge Apollo to win? ?”

Wang Xiaohu laughed. All the audience who watched "Rocky 1" would ask such questions. They blamed the director and screenwriter one after another. Why can't the ending of the film be more perfect?
"Mr. Wilson, do you really think winning or losing is very important?" Wang Xiaohu raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Don't you think that a small person who is underappreciated and has a hard life has a chance to defeat the world-famous boxing champion and become famous in one fight? Is the process of getting rid of poverty, achieving ideals, and winning wealth and respect with one's own hands more interesting than the so-called victory or defeat?"

George Wilson lowered his head and savored the whole film. After Wang Xiaohu said these words, he finally understood the theme of the whole film. "Rocky's mental journey of struggle and growth, is it right for me to express this, Tiger."

Wang Xiaohu said, "Yes, that's right!"

"Oh God! I'm very glad I insisted on watching it, otherwise I would miss a classic movie!" George Wilson has not yet come out of the shock brought by "Rocky". After a long time, Then he calmly held Wang Xiaohu's hand and said, "Tiger, you gave me a surprise this time. Yes, I think I was moved by this movie. I will convince the senior management of our company to let them fight for the love in the lover's house." Arrange for release before the festival schedule."

"Thank you, Mr. Wilson." Wang Xiaohu felt a little complicated after hearing this answer, was he happy?Not to mention it at all, he even has a desire to cry now, he finally realized the feeling that Brother Xiaolong was bumping into walls everywhere in Hollywood, and at the same time, he was determined to acquire his own independent theater chain in Hollywood as soon as possible.

The only way to control the initiative is in his own hands. In this materialistic and realistic developed country, he already understands that what he needs is to cheer up. Just like Rocky, he must use his own efforts to get out of Bruce Lee's invisible Aura bestowed, what he needs is self help, and God commands to help those who help themselves!

George Wilson didn't keep Wang Xiaohu waiting. He invited Wang Xiaohu to discuss the contract the next day. According to the thinking of 20th Century Fox executives, it would be best to buy the rights to broadcast "Rocky" at once, but Wang Xiaohu insisted on refusing. You must know that the value of "Rocky" is definitely not something that can be bought for several million dollars. After several discussions, the two parties finally reached an agreement to share according to the box office performance, that is, to continue the contract with Warner Corporation. Five-to-five splits, but the disadvantage in exchange for this is: Searchlight Distribution Company will reduce the number of theaters by half, and only provide 50 theaters to show "Rocky". issued.

Wang Xiaohu has no objection to this, as long as "Rocky" can be released, he believes that everything will be fine.
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Thinking about Bruce Lee's influence in the world, his death will definitely have a great impact on Xiaohu's career. If Xiaohu hadn't been working hard before, maybe the current Concorde has collapsed, and the same is true for breaking into Hollywood. If Xiaomi directly wrote about Xiaohu It's a smooth development, isn't it unrealistic?We must always consider the overall situation. As for some people in the book review area who said that we should completely fill in the pits, I would say that is a branch line. Our main line is to make movies. Since the pen force Xiaomi failed to grasp the plot of Brother Xiaolong’s curtain call, I sincerely apologize for that.

(End of this chapter)