new kung fu king

Chapter 282 Becoming the Founder of Industrial Light & Magic
Special effects and special effects did not receive much attention in Hollywood in the early 70s. In order to save costs, many film production companies closed their special effects departments one after another. However, it took several years for "Industrial Light and Magic" to be recognized by Hollywood.

Wang Xiaohu is well aware of the importance of "Industrial Light and Magic" in the future, and he also knows that a vague concept has sprouted in Lucas' mind, so when he proposed this set of unconstrained ideas, Lucas was quite interested.

"Tiger, you said just now that you want to set up a company specializing in special effects and special effects for movies, am I right?" Lucas pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose and asked Wang Xiaohu carefully.

"That's right, stunts are not popular in Hollywood at the moment." Wang Xiaohu made a crisp sound as he tapped his wine glass, then he raised his head and said to Lucas: "George, I wonder if you have watched "IP" starring me? -MAN "?"

"Of course I've seen it!" Before Lucas could reply, Spielberg beside him said first, "George and I watched it no less than twice. At that time, my thought was, is Chinese Kung Fu really so magical?"

Wang Xiaohu smiled slightly and said: "In fact, most of the kung fu movies you see are exaggerated or mythical. As far as I am concerned, when I kick with all my strength, it is impossible to completely send me flying for several meters. It's time for the stunt."

"But it's very realistic!" Lucas asked hurriedly, "Give me the feeling that most orientals are as strong as Bruce Lee! How did you do it?"

"If you want to express a sense of power, you will use Power powder, which has a very visual effect. Of course, Hollywood does not favor Via at the moment. In fact, Via can also be used to express the miraculous skills of going high and high. "

Wang Xiaohu seems to have returned to the situation when he was giving lessons to Qi Xiaofu and others, but in front of him are no longer Jackie Chan and Sammo Hung, but two top Hollywood directors in the future, and what he said completely attracted Lucas and others. Spielberg.

An hour later, Wang Xiaohu said dry mouth, took a sip of beer and concluded: "If you want to shoot a moving robot, let him walk, talk, or even shoot a spaceship that came to the earth from outer space or... "

Lucas listened intently, and after a long time he loosened his brows and said: "Tiger, I feel that you are an expert in this area! What you said is unheard of to me, but I feel a little There's an inexplicable sense of familiarity. God, why can't I remember it for a while."

It’s strange if you’re not familiar with it. Some of the things I just said were taken from “Star Wars”, but what I said was just a few words.Wang Xiaohu was secretly happy in his heart, but he didn't point out Lucas. This is what he wanted, first to arouse his interest, and the rest would be relatively easy.

Time passed by, and Lucas tried his best to remember where this familiarity came from. He could only shake his head in distress: "Sorry, maybe I can go back and check my diary to find it."

"George, don't worry about it. I just have a general idea. I want to set up a company in Hollywood to provide special effects services for major film and television companies." Wang Xiaohu comforted Lucas with a smile and said, "But I At present, we need a few like-minded partners, I wonder if the two of you are interested?"

Lucas and Spielberg didn't even think about it, and said anxiously in unison: "Yes! Why not!"

"It's just that I think it's kind of a thankless thing to start a company like this," Wilson, who had been in the audience, interjected. "Guys, this will require a considerable investment of capital, and I'm afraid no one will hire us by then."

When it comes to funds, both Lucas and Spielberg frowned. Yes, this is their weakness. Although this plan is very attractive, they still don't have much money to invest in this kind of money-burning project. intend.When they were frowning, Wang Xiaohu knocked on the table and said, "I can take out 500 million as the start-up capital now, but you need to consider the personnel and company address."

"Tiger, is what you said true?" Lucas' eyes lit up, he stood up excitedly and wanted to hug Wang Xiaohu, but was stopped by Wang Xiaohu: "George, calm down, what I said is true Indeed, if you want to express your excitement in the future, it's best to use this method." Then he held Lucas's hand tightly.

Lucas shrugged innocently. Obviously he was very puzzled by Wang Xiaohu's reaction. George Wilson explained with a wry smile: "This guy thinks that same-sex hugging will be called homosexuality. This is the first time I've heard of it. to such remarks."

"Me too."

"Me too."

Lucas and Spielberg said at the same time, and then everyone laughed, and Wang Xiaohu rolled his eyes helplessly. Since then, this joke has spread throughout Hollywood. They all wore masks when they went out the next day, because their noses were all red and swollen from Wang Xiaohu's punch, except for those female stars, of course.

After George Lucas returned home, he immediately dug out his diary, and he finally found that strong sense of familiarity in a small yellowed book. At that time, he jumped up excitedly, excitedly Crying, "God, that's it, that's it."

Early the next morning, Wang Xiaohu was going to report to the directors' union. As soon as he walked out of the hotel, he saw a tired George Lucas standing there. "Hey George, are you waiting for someone?"

"Oh, yes, I'm waiting for someone, no, in fact I'm waiting for you!" Although George Lucas showed a tired expression, the moment he saw Wang Xiaohu, he suddenly regained his energy and walked a few steps away. Wang Xiaohu said beside him: "Tiger, hurry up, let's register the company, I can't wait."

Wang Xiaohu looked at him dumbfounded, "But I'm going to report to the director's union today."

"Okay, let's go to the directors' union first, and then go to register the company." George Lucas stopped a taxi, dragged Wang Xiaohu into it.

"Man, go to the directors' union, hurry up, we have something urgent to do." Lucas told the driver the destination, then took out his small notebook, and said quickly: "Tiger, I finally found That thing, unexpectedly you are also a fan of "Flash Gordon."

""Flash Gordon"?" Wang Xiaohu frowned, the name was very strange.

"Yes, "Gordon the Flash"" Lucas nodded vigorously and said, "This is an American TV series, which once achieved good ratings. I have always wanted to use his plot to make a movie. But it’s not the point, I only realized it after you mentioned it last night.”

"." Wang Xiaohu blinked his eyes. He was clearly talking about a small part of "Star Wars - A New Hope", but how did it become a copy of "Flash Gordon" in Lucas' mouth?Could it be that Lucas was inspired by "Flash Gordon" to create "Star Wars - A New Hope"?

"Tiger, did you hear me?"

"Of course!" Wang Xiaohu immediately said in a daze, "Yes, I'm listening."

"Oh God, I can tell from your expression that you're not listening." Lucas scratched his hair and said in a frenzy, "I just asked where you got the inspiration from?"

Wang Xiaohu rubbed his nose in embarrassment, pondered for a while and said: "George, actually, I have an immature script in my mind, um, it's like this, a very huge idea, but in reality there is no condition for me to do it." Film it."

"Can you talk about it?" Lucas turned sideways and said anxiously: "I want to see if the ideas between the two of us are the same."

"Well, the evil Galactic Empire controls the entire galaxy, and the inhabitants of the various galaxies of the Galactic Empire suffer from tyranny, and the rebel army is still relentlessly fighting against it. Princess Leia has obtained the secret weapon of the empire stolen by the intelligence personnel - the Death Star Central structure information. Princess Leia, who obtained the Death Star blueprint, was captured by the black warrior Darth Vader, but she has entered the data into the computer of the robot R2-D2, and the robot R2-D2 and C-3PO Fleeing to a distant planet Tatooine."

Wang Xiaohu roughly talked about the plot of "Star Wars-A New Hope" released in 1977 according to his memory. At the same time, he observed Lucas's reaction and found that he kept silent when he told it, but every time he said a When he clicked on it, he would clenched his fists tightly, and the expression on his face flushed with excitement.

When Wang Xiaohu finally finished speaking, Lucas suddenly screamed, raised his hand and patted Wang Xiaohu's shoulder and said, "God, I can't imagine that some of your thoughts coincide with mine, no , No, your overall idea is more perfect than mine! When do you plan to shoot it, I want to see it now!"

"Hehe, George, can you not be too anxious?" Wang Xiaohu shook his head with a wry smile and said, "I said before that the current conditions are not yet mature, and we must perfect the special effects before shooting, otherwise such a perfect script will be lost because of It will be stranded due to the imperfection of special effects and photography equipment, and it will be laughed at by colleagues."

"But, but" George Lucas was already a little incoherent at this time. He said no less than five buts, but he didn't say anything about the buts.

Wang Xiaohu could understand his mood, patted him on the shoulder and comforted him: "George, calm down, please, give me a little time, I will hand you the outline of the script before leaving Los Angeles, let you form an outline in your mind first. Rough concept."

"Really?"

"Of course, there is a saying in China that you can't eat hot tofu in a hurry. We can only shoot the dream in our hearts after we have prepared all the conditions."

The car stopped at this moment, and the driver turned his head and said, "Gentlemen, it's time to arrive!"

Lucas paid the fare first, and pulled Wang Xiaohu out of the car, "Maybe you are right, I was too excited just now."

After seeing them leave, the driver picked his ears a little depressed, "Are these two crazy people, why are they talking nonsense all the way!"

With the enthusiastic help of George Lucas, Wang Xiaohu easily completed the registration with the Directors Union. He received a bunch of materials, including the contact information of major Hollywood production companies, the list of the main members of the Directors Union, and the names of members of the Directors Union. Duties and obligations, and even a silver flying eagle medal representing the union.

"Tiger, I'm jealous of the silver medal in your hand." Lucas said without hiding the jealousy in his eyes.

"What's there to be jealous about?" Wang Xiaohu played with the Flying Eagle Medal in his palm and said, "If you like it, take it."

Lucas shook his head and said, "No, I can't ask for it, because that thing represents status, and you can only get it after your film has won unanimous word-of-mouth and shocking box office, and can only be obtained after being selected by high-level labor unions. As far as I know, You are the first person to receive the Order of the Silver Flying Eagle this year, and also the first person from the East to receive such an honor."

Wang Xiaohu didn't expect such a small medal to have such a way, so he asked curiously: "What color is your medal?"

"Bronze." Lucas said with some embarrassment: "This medal symbolizes your directorship. Ordinary members only have medals. If the film earns millions of dollars at the box office, you will get a bronze medal. If it is thousands, you will get a bronze medal." Only a director with hundreds of millions of box office like you can get the Silver Medal. If you make an obvious contribution to the union or promote the development of the entire film industry, you will get the highest award of the union, which is the Golden Flying Eagle Medal. , but currently no more than ten people have obtained it.”

"This level is really strict." Wang Xiaohu said with emotion, unexpectedly, he won a silver flying eagle medal all at once, this luck is really not ordinary. "George, believe me, as long as you don't give up your dream and stick to your style, you will definitely win the Golden Flying Eagle Medal."

"Thank you for your encouragement." Lucas said with a smile, "I will follow your example."

The two of them got into a taxi again with a smile, and rushed to the registered company without stopping to eat lunch. When they passed by the bank, Wang Xiaohu exchanged a check for 500 million U.S. dollars, handed it to Lucas and said, "This is Our registered capital."

"Tiger, you are really generous. I only prepared less than 80 yuan. In fact, it is all my belongings." Lucas sighed and said, "According to the amount of funds invested, if you are the major shareholder, I will Be the second shareholder."

"I think so too." Wang Xiaohu raised his mouth, looked at Lucas and said, "However, after the establishment of the company, you may be required to take full responsibility. You know that I have to take care of the business in Hong Kong."

"No problem at all." Lukas patted his chest and said, "If there is a chance, I really want to visit Hong Kong and experience the artistic atmosphere of movies there. I can't imagine that you came out of there, because in my In my impression, the movies there have always been rough and can't stand the slightest scrutiny."

"It was influenced by the cultural differences between China and the West." Wang Xiaohu said: "In fact, Hong Kong movies also have their inevitable value, and Bruce Lee was the first to be recognized by Hollywood. He let the world know about Chinese Kung Fu."

"It's a pity that he left too early." Lucas said sadly: "I'm sorry, it seems that this mentioned your sadness."

Wang Xiaohu shook his head, he has been numb from the injury, no one in this world understands the importance of Bruce Lee better than him, but he passed away before he could break into Hollywood with himself, leaving too many regrets, too many regrets.

In the registered company, Lucas showed the relevant formalities and certificates. These things are common for him. (He now has several properties.) When filling in the company name column, he asked Wang Xiaohu: "Tiger, give Let's give our company a big name."

"Industrial Light and Magic." Wang Xiaohu said without hesitation: "The full name is iIndustrial-light-and-magic."

"Industrial Light and Magic, hey, it's called Industrial Light and Magic!" Lucas chanted a few words and carefully wrote his name on it, and then negotiated the property rights of the shares under the notarization of a lawyer. According to the initial investment amount, Wang Xiaohu occupied Industrial Light and Magic. Magic owns 83% of the shares, and George Lucas owns 17% of the shares. After the two parties signed, Wang Xiaohu looked at the share distribution certificate and laughed silly. Know why he laughs so silly.

After all, history has undergone great changes. Wang Xiaohu became the largest shareholder of "Industrial Light and Magic" in early March 1973. Stallone also became a new generation of powerful stars with "Rocky". Chuck Wipner, a boxing rookie of the boxing champion "Apollo", has now become a well-known figure in the boxing club, and has been attracted by several clubs to be the spokesperson. According to him, the idea of ​​making money came from "Rocky" of.

"Sylvester." Wang Xiaohu called Stallone after reading the report: "Listen, you tell Chuck that bastard, if he still wants to play the role of boxing champion in the "Rocky" series, Immediately put Lao Tzu into boxing training."

Stallone didn't know why the boss got angry at all, and asked a little puzzled: "Boss, why is this, is there anything wrong with it?"

"Nonsense! If he doesn't train, he will definitely perform poorly when filming the boxing champion!" Wang Xiaohu didn't express his real intention. In fact, he had his reasons for doing so, because Chuck. Wipner will have a very different contest with boxing champion Ali. If Chuck now ignores boxing in order to make money, this "world war" will not be staged, no matter whether Chuck can last 15 rounds, he Also counting on using this game to promote "Rocky 2" or "Rocky 3" for free.

After a burst of anger on the phone, Wang Xiaohu finally calmed down and started writing the script of "Star Wars - A New Hope". To be honest, this was a bit of a test of his nervous system. After all, he only had in-depth knowledge of kung fu movies and action movies in his previous life. Research, although he has watched this kind of sci-fi blockbuster several times, he does not have the deep memory of a professional researcher after all, but it does not prevent him from smoothing out the story.

It has been a week since Wang Xiaohu sorted out the most profound scenes in his memory. During this period, Zhao Yazhi temporarily acted as a translator and typist. After all, her English writing is much more proficient than Wang Xiaohu. Wang Xiaohu made a Chinese version of the script, and Zhao Yazhi translated it Translated into English, when the tens of pages of the script was sent to George Lucas, Wang Xiaohu had already left Los Angeles with Zhao Yazhi.

"God, the script is so detailed!" Lucas was shocked for a long time after reading the script, and he finally realized the biggest difference between Hong Kong scripts and Hollywood scripts: Hollywood screenwriters often come up with an outline of commercial value, Then, around this outline, modifications and additions are made based on the actual situation. Most of the scripts are only a few pages long.But Hong Kong people's scripts are indeed detailed in every aspect, including scene scripts, props, dialogues, costumes, and scenes. Everything is recorded in great detail.

Wang Xiaohu also wrote at the end of the script: "George, I feel that this script is not perfect enough. Some specific settings will be improved by you in the later stage. Remember to send it to Hong Kong for me to review as soon as it is done."

"God, it's so detailed that it's still not perfect. How do you ask me to perfect it?" George Lucas said distressedly, taking off his glasses and pinching his eyebrows.But when he read it for the tenth time, he was surprised to find that this script called "Star Wars - A New Hope" was just the smallest, simplest, and easiest part of the entire huge framework. After the point, what he admired for Wang Xiaohu was his five-body cast!Most of them are surprisingly similar to the things I have organized before, and are even more perfect than the ones I have structured. (At this time in history, Lucas had already started to construct the script of Star Wars in January 73, so don't study it carefully.)
George Lucas felt that he was full of strength. Yes, he already had a very good script in hand, but the current conditions were not enough for him to shoot.

So George Lucas immediately followed the plan agreed with Wang Xiaohu. He rented a large factory building under the scenic Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco with 580 million US dollars, and then recruited some people who seemed to have nothing to do with the movie. relationship people.

These people can be called "three teachings and nine streams", some are engaged in architecture, some are modelers, some are in advertising, and some are in mechanical design.Almost none of them have worked in film.But there's an upside: this vibrant group is full of hippie spirit, completely out of institutional constraints.In the large warehouse of the early industrial light and magic office, Lucas and his team embarked on a dream journey to change the world.

　Dragon Boat Festival, I didn’t eat a single zongzi, congratulations to everyone for a happy Dragon Boat Festival.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)