new kung fu king

Chapter 286 What happened to Concord?
It was still the New Century Cinema, as the leading cinema of the Xiehe Company, there was already a huge crowd of people outside the gate, and they all came to watch "The Snake-Shaped Hand".

Wang Xiaohu did not make much publicity work, but Hong Kong citizens still have great confidence in the films of Xiehe Company and the scripts written by Wang Xiaohu, because there is a legend in Hong Kong that all scripts written by Wang Xiaohu will guarantee the box office.This seems to have become an iron law. Both his "Yi Xia" and "Ip Man" are quite exciting. Although he has no director this time, he only has the name of a producer, and the citizens are still willing to come to support him. of.

At around 10 o'clock in the evening, the doors of the New Century Cinema opened, and the audience entered the theater one after another. At 10:30, the film was officially broadcast. Wang Xiaohu, Zhao Yazhi, Yuan Heping, Jackie Chan, Yuan Xiaotian and others sat in the front row. This has become their habit. In the entire Hong Kong film circle, only the crew of Xiehe Company dare to sit in the front row, because their films have never been scolded.

With blue sky, white clouds, high mountains and green trees, the film begins with a fight between two descendants of Eagle Claw and Snake Fist who have not seen each other for decades. Just such an opening, there was an uproar in the theater.

"What's going on? Is this a script written by Wang Xiaohu?"

"It's too old-fashioned! This opening seems to be a common trick used by other companies!"

"Yes, you can see that their martial arts moves are also a bit old-fashioned, hey, I'm disappointed!"

Disappointed noises spread to the front row, Wang Xiaohu's ears twitched, and his brows furrowed.Fortunately, this situation has changed. The film showed Yuan Xiaotian sleeping on a rope and catching mosquitoes, which again aroused the surprise of the audience.

"Look, isn't that the stunt of the little dragon girl in Jin Yong's novel "The Legend of Condor Heroes"?"

"That's right, Xiao Longnu seems to like sleeping on the rope too!"

"I seem to remember the old urchin too"

In short, there is a lot of chaos in the theater now. Jackie Chan and Yuan Heping felt a little unnatural in their ears. They turned sideways to look at the young couple Wang Xiaohu and found that they were watching the big screen, so they continued to wait and see patiently. Throat eyes.

When the film enters a witty and funny plot, the audience will burst into laughter. After all, in reality, everyone’s life rhythm is tense and the competition for earning a living is fierce. People are like a tight string when they go to work, and they naturally seek opportunities to relax after get off work.Entertainment and culture have become people's leisure activities, and it will naturally cater to the psychological needs of ordinary people seeking relaxation and happiness.

Whether it was Yuan Xiaotian's performance, or the funny fights between Shi Tian and Jackie Chan, everyone laughed heartily. Generally speaking, it was not bad, but after the movie was played, everyone didn't stand up and applaud, but continued to applaud one after another. leave.

"Ahu, what's going on here?" Yuan Heping asked anxiously: "It's strange, if it's bad, they can scold them a few words, and if it's good, they can at least clap their hands and praise them, what's the matter?"

"This feeling is really uncomfortable." Jackie Chan said with an aggrieved face. He felt that he had suffered a lot for making this film. In the end, the audience didn't react at all, and they didn't even know whether it was good or bad. The taste can be imagined.

There were only a dozen or so crew members left in the theater, and they all looked at Wang Xiaohu eagerly, hoping to get an explanation from Wang Xiaohu, while Wang Xiaohu frowned and thought about it for a long time, then immediately showed an expression of enlightenment, shrugged and said indifferently. Said in a tone: "Well, everyone, go back to rest early tonight."

"Uh, Ah Hu, we won't be able to sleep tonight!" Yuan Heping said with a bitter face.

Wang Xiaohu pouted and said, "Then count the sheep together until you fall asleep."

"." Everyone looked at Wang Xiaohu and Zhao Yazhi who were leaving, looked at each other and shook their heads in bewilderment, because they didn't understand what Wang Xiaohu meant, and they always felt that Wang Xiaohu was acting too calmly and calmly now, as if such a result was not enough. There was no accident, and it didn't make him anxious!
Everyone spent the night in anxiety. The next morning, the first thing they did when they woke up was to go out to buy newspapers. Since they didn’t get any comments about the movie from the audience last night, they had to find the answer from the newspapers. "Tricky Hand" is a mule or a horse, there must be an influence, doesn't it?

"Wang Xiaohu's screenwriter has failed. The essence of "Serpentine Hands" is acrobatics!"

"After the death of the Raptor, Concord was reduced to a worm crawling on the ground-Concord was no longer brilliant."

"The juxtaposition and poor script created a farce for the whole film, and most of the audience reacted with great disappointment."

This was the headline on the front page of most Hong Kong newspapers that day. In these reports, the major media almost uniformly expressed their disappointment with "The Serpentine Hand". I know but I feel like I’ve been fooled. After Bruce Lee was gone, the first work of Xiehe Company under the leadership of Wang Xiaohu encountered Waterloo. Not only did it not stick to the "real kung fu" route formed over the past year, it even embarked on a crooked path.

Most people don't understand, most people don't understand, why the Xiehe Company, which has a good reputation, has fallen to this point!
Amid the sighs of disappointment, Ming Pao published an article written by Jin Yong himself a few days later: "In the post-Bruce Lee era, Hong Kong films need to seek a new development path. I am very pleased that Wang Xiaohu is doing this. Perhaps his film The work is an attempt, I hope everyone can encourage him and support him!"

Jin Daxia's article did not get many people's support. On the contrary, it made Hong Kong citizens feel like Wang Xiaohu was exhausted.When he learned that his support had had the opposite effect, Jin Yong called Wang Xiaohu a little uneasy: "Ah Hu, I'm really sorry, I wanted to help you but I didn't expect it to be counterproductive."

Wang Xiaohu smiled on the phone and said, "It's okay, maybe Mr. Cha is the only one in Hong Kong who understands what I'm doing. I think "The Serpentine Hand" was shot very well, and there is no quality problem."

"It's good that you can still maintain this confidence!" Jin Yong nodded and smiled, and said a few words of comfort on the phone before closing the line.

Wang Xiaohu shook his sore neck, put down the phone, looked at Yuan Heping and Jackie Chan, who were facing the frowning faces, and said with a smile, "Why are you so virtuous?"

Yuan Heping raised his head listlessly and said, "Now there is a lot of criticism outside, and my directorial debut is called rubbish."

"Hey, they say I'm like a clown in a circus, and they don't like my martial arts style." Jackie Chan sighed, resting his cheeks in his hands and said aggrievedly.

Wang Xiaohu chuckled and said, "Then what do you guys think of "The Serpentine Hand"?"

"." Both raised their heads and looked at him in confusion, not knowing how to answer.

Wang Xiaohu knocked on the table and said to Yuan Heping: "Brother Ping, what do you think of your directing quality in this film?"

"I feel that I am conscientious. I have discussed with Jackie Chan for a long time in every fight. I design movements based on the character's character, eagle claws, and snake fist. I also combine Jackie Chan's flexible skills with juggling in the troupe. I feel this It’s no different from filming with you before.” Yuan Heping replied calmly.

"Then Aaron, what do you think you have gained?" Wang Xiaohu asked Jackie Chan again.

"I had a great time acting, those actions seemed tailor-made for me, and the filming went very smoothly." Jackie Chan said with a bitter face: "But they still don't recognize me, some of my friends said that I acted very stupid .”

"Hehe, Jian Fu has always been a fool. Foolish people have foolishness. At least you have performed in your true colors!" Wang Xiaohu walked up to the two of them, then sat down between them, patted their respective shoulders and said : "Listen to me, you have done your duty, in my eyes this is enough, don't care what others think, stick to your own style!"

"Brother Xiaolong left a little earlier. It will take a while for everyone to adapt to your style, so I hope you don't get discouraged." Wang Xiaohu was very calm and calm at this time, and his smile made Yuan Heping and Jackie Chan feel very calm. Feeling warm in my heart, I heard him continue to say: "Although everyone has everything to say, but have you checked it out? Most of the audience watched it with a smile. That is to say, our goal has been achieved. Besides, the box office revenue of 3 days is 150 million, which is not bad.”

150 million Hong Kong dollars, this is probably the least film since the founding of Xiehe, but it turned out to be good in Wang Xiaohu's mouth.Such an answer made Yuan Heping feel as if he had caught something, but he couldn't find the key point at once.

"Don't think too much, go back and get some rest early. After you've recharged your mind, come see me tomorrow, and I'll guide you in preparing for the next script." Wang Xiaohu walked out of the office after finishing speaking.

"Aaron, did you hear correctly just now, Ahu wants us to participate in the script creation?" Yuan Heping's big eyes flashed in disbelief.

Jackie Chan was also a little confused: "He seems to mean that we still have a new movie to shoot."

In an unremarkable tea house, Wang Xiaohu picked up the teapot and poured tea for Deng Sheng who was opposite him: "Uncle Deng, did you find anything? Is there any movement from Jiahe?"

"Well, there is some news. Zou Wenhuai went to Los Angeles a while ago. It seems that the surface is calm these few days. In fact, Golden Harvest has done a lot of things behind the scenes. For example, most of the bad comments about you from the outside world this time were caused by Du Huidong. The guy did it himself." Deng Sheng said while drinking tea.

"Hehe, these are trivial matters, let them go to their troubles." Wang Xiaohu has long noticed that there is a shadow of Jiahe in the media, otherwise the attack on Xiehe this time would not be so violent and serious. "I'm asking about other things. For example, have they revealed some next-step shooting plans?"

"Maybe not."

"Oh, then we have to wait!" Wang Xiaohu said to himself after taking a sip of tea.

Jiahe seemed to be exhausted like Wang Xiaohu. Various articles were passed on quickly. There were regular media newspapers and some gossip tabloids. Sarcasm, sarcasm.

Du Huidong, the chief publicity manager of Golden Harvest, said in an interview with reporters: "Concord completely lost its direction after Bruce Lee's death. They thought that the previous box office results were their own, but it was not like that. It all depended on Bruce Lee's popularity. Obtained! And how did Bruce Lee become famous? That’s why Mr. Zou Wenhuai, the boss of Golden Harvest, made him popular. Without Zou Wenhuai’s insight, Bruce Lee’s glory today, how could there be a big fart like Wang Xiaohu? What are the real talents and learning, now that Bruce Lee is gone, everything has been revealed, right?"

"Then Mr. Du thinks which direction should Hong Kong films develop is correct?" the reporter asked cooperatively.

"Let me tell you, this movie has to continue to follow the line of Bruce Lee's real kung fu. Jackie Chan's set is purely acrobatics. You don't know their origins. They are just a bunch of actors. Without Bruce Lee, they are completely at a loss. , Now that I have even tried my housekeeping skills, it's not that the box office is dismal!" Du Huidong said eloquently, his eyes flashing with strange excitement: "In this regard, we Golden Harvest will take new actions recently to save A Hong Kong movie that is about to go downhill."

"What action will your company take?"

"This is a commercial secret, and you will see it in a few days!"

There was a lot of noise outside, and the Xiehe company was in a panic. Everyone didn't know what would happen tomorrow. Only Wang Xiaohu remained calm. He went to and from get off work on time every day, and would give advice to Mai Jia, Shi Tian, ​​and Huang Baiming on script creation when he found time. Occasionally, he would go to the editing room to talk about editing skills with Sammo Hung and Yuen Biao, as if all the unfavorable comments from the outside world had nothing to do with him.

This seemingly strange peace in the eyes of outsiders was finally broken until May, and no one knew who released the news, because the news was too shocking.

"Concord is about to collapse!"

"Xiehe can't hold on anymore!"

"Wang Xiaohu is exhausted, and Run Run Shaw will support him!"

Anyway, all kinds of gossip is flying all over the sky, it seems to be true,
Shaw Brothers Film Company Run Run Shaw suddenly went to Xiehe Company to negotiate with Wang Xiaohu. According to people familiar with the matter, Run Run Shaw planned to acquire Xiehe Company this time, so the reporters rushed to Xiehe Company after hearing the news, and saw Run Run Shaw's extended Lincoln car. Stopped at the entrance of Xiehe Company, so they were more sure about this information. The reporters gathered around the entrance of the company to wait for Run Run Shaw to appear, trying to get first-hand interview materials.

Time passed by, and when everyone was about to lose their patience, the door of Xiehe Company suddenly opened, and Run Run Shaw walked out with a smile on his face.
(End of this chapter)