new kung fu king

Chapter 309 "General's Order" is not as good as "Drunken Master"

Wang Xiaohu still has plans for Shaw Brothers, otherwise he would not be a partner with Run Run Shaw, and soon Shaw Brothers will be the backbone of a large number of Hong Kong movies. Those stars and directors are all envied by Wang Xiaohu. One of them is John Woo.

It's not that Wang Xiaohu can't direct "The True Colors of Heroes", nor does it mean that he has no research on gunfights and the era of "hero movies", but that in his previous life he concentrated all his energy in the field of "Kung Fu movies", focusing on research on Bruce Lee, Jackie Chan, Jet Li, Donnie Yen With the action styles of the four, he was able to shoot "The True Colors of a Hero", but he couldn't shoot Wu Yusen's artistic conception. This may be the limitation of personal style and talent.

Wang Xiaohu believes that some classics must be created by the original creators in order to show the taste of classics and become classics. "The True Colors of Heroes" is one of them!
So for Woo Yusen, he is determined to win!It's just that he didn't dare to say these words in front of Run Run Shaw, otherwise Sixth Uncle would definitely kick him a few times, and then point to his nose and jump and curse: "You brat, you've always been thinking about people from the Shaw Brothers, sooner or later you'll be there." One day, my Shaw Brothers will be hollowed out by you!

During the filming of "Fist of Fury", Wang Xiaohu took the time to write out the general script concept of "Shen Da", and then threw it to Li Shaonan and other four apprentices to complete it. The screenwriting circle in Hong Kong has always been dominated by Ni Kuang, Gu Long, Chu Yuan and others , some even have the director personally go into battle to revise the script. It is really rare to see a team like Wang Xiaohu who can work on the script in a one-stop manner. It turns out that these four precious apprentices are all excellent "quick shooters", working hard behind the scenes under the name of the master. Although the perfect script still needs to be reviewed and revised by Wang Xiaohu again, its efficiency and quality are among the best in the screenwriting industry.

It was already the third day when the script of "God Strikes" was handed over to Run Run Shaw. After a quick glance, Run Run Shaw nodded with a smile and said, "The speed of your script is indeed top-notch in Hong Kong. Even Ni Kuang You can only write a big frame of the script in three days, but you have perfected the story as a whole, and finished the script for the scenes. If this continues, Ni Kuang will find you hard sooner or later!"

"That's something you worry about, Uncle Six. Who told Ni Kuang to be your Shaw Brothers' queen screenwriter!" Wang Xiaohu shrugged and said, "I've already given you the script. When will you send back the person I want?"

"Uh, it will take some time!" Run Run Shaw didn't expect Wang Xiaohu's script to be delivered so quickly, and he hadn't communicated with Zhang Che about many things, so facing Wang Xiaohu's question was inevitably a little embarrassing.

"Hey, "Fist of Fury" is full of disasters!" Wang Xiaohu sighed and said: "Since there are not enough staff, why not stop temporarily!"

"Stop, if you spread the word, what face will I have on Sixth Uncle!" Run Run Shaw strongly disagreed with this suggestion.

Wang Xiaohu smiled and said, "Ha, that's the same sentence again, this is your concern, Uncle Six."

"What are you doing? You are the director and lead actor of this show!"

"Me?" Wang Xiaohu pointed at himself and said, "Of course I am preparing for the release of the new film. You also know that "Drunken Master" is almost perfect, so I have to arrange the release."

"Hey, brat, sometimes I really envy you. Your Concorde is small, and you only have three directors in total, but the annual output is more than twice that of Shaw Brothers!" Every time Run Run Shaw thinks about this, he always thinks about it. I feel a little frustrated, the same company and the same director, why can Xiehe produce three films in half a year, and each one is more popular than the other!
"Sixth Uncle, don't bring such a comparison!" Wang Xiaohu was a little embarrassed when he heard this. After all, we are also born again. We have spent a lot of time in the development and research of Hong Kong movies, especially Kung Fu movies. From the perspective of foresight , if we don't make more films to make money, how can we get a share of the Shaw Empire like you!
Run Run Shaw said disapprovingly: "Why can't it be compared like this? You see, I have a lot of actors and directors under my command, and the combined films I made are not as profitable as these three films of yours. Talking about box office or something in front of you It puts me under a lot of pressure! Boy, tell Uncle Six the truth today, how did you lead Xiehe to create such a high profit?"

"I don't know what you think, Uncle Six." Wang Xiaohu said with a wry smile, "There is no comparison at all. The reason why I succeed is that I grasp the psychology of the audience and write scripts that make them feel good and resonate. Come, and then focus all your energy on the shoot, and never get stuck in terms of staffing and props."

"On the other hand, Uncle Six, your family has a big business, straddling the two major industries of film and television. It is inevitable that you will feel powerless in terms of personnel deployment. The root cause is that you, Uncle Six, don't know how to delegate power!"

Run Run Shaw's face turned red immediately, his brows were slightly frowned, and he said with some displeasure: "You said that I won't delegate power, which led to the current embarrassing situation?"

The decline of the Shaw Brothers film dynasty has a lot to do with Run Run Shaw’s non-delegation and dictatorship. This is the conclusion drawn by many industry insiders in previous lives. Wang Xiaohu just recounted the original words and compared them with his own examples. Knowing that Run Run Shaw must be unhappy when he heard this, but since the relationship between the two has developed to this point, he doesn't want Shaw to go down the road of decline again, so he nodded boldly and said: "Yes. It's like filming "Fist of Fury". ", you were worried about the martial arts moves I designed, and you arranged for two martial arts instructors, as well as costumes and props, etc. You arranged for your own people to supervise me, and you had to go to the set every three days Inspection, although there is nothing wrong with doing this, but don't you feel too tired, Uncle Six?"

"But you are also doing it yourself!" Run Run Shaw said in dissatisfaction: "We are both the bosses of the company, so we are supposed to be on an equal footing now, but you are still working hard on the set. Speaking of which, you are more tired than me!"

"Hehe, it's different!" Wang Xiaohu laughed: "After I arrange things, I never ask again, because I know they can definitely do well, and I trust them. In fact, whether it is Yuan Heping or Hong Jinbao, what they are doing now All very good."

Wang Xiaohu leaned forward and said seriously to Run Run Shaw: "So, I hope that Uncle Six will try to delegate authority in the film "God Strikes" this time, and leave it to Liu Jialiang to operate alone."

Run Run Shaw frowned and fell into deep thought. Now he dare not agree to such a suggestion rashly. In the final analysis, he has been using his decades of experience in managing the Shaw Group. At first he heard Wang Xiaohu's ruthless analysis In conclusion, he couldn't accept it, and after a long time he shook his head in embarrassment and said, "Xiaohu, I understand what you said, but this kind of management concept is deeply rooted in Shaw, if you modify it rashly, it may cause criticism, wait for you When the Xiehe is as large-scale as Shaw Brothers, you can understand the difficulty of the sixth uncle."

It is undeniable that Run Run Shaw's words are very reasonable. The current scale of Xiehe Company is indeed a bit small, but Run Run Shaw does not know that Wang Xiaohu is a reborn person. He has many successful cases and experiences of future companies in his mind. Wang Xiaohu will definitely have problems in the company. Solve it before, and don't wait foolishly for the arrival of disintegration.

"Fist of Fury" was shut down again, which made Wang Xiaohu feel very helpless. Although he couldn't wait to show this classic action drama on TV, but Shao Brothers' non-cooperation made him temporarily withdraw his thoughts on "Drunken Master". Screening work.At the same time, he feels the difficulty of co-productions. After all, it is not as direct and efficient as the ones produced by his own company. However, if he enters the mainland in the future, he will definitely be able to co-produce films with mainland film and television companies, so he is now accumulating relevant information. experience.

In the past few days, Wang Xiaohu stayed in the company's small screening room and watched the fine-cut film of "Drunken Master" repeatedly. After watching it over and over again, he always felt that something was wrong. Jackie Chan plays a partner role.Yuan Heping and Jackie Chan have the foundation of the previous film, and this time they cooperate even more tacitly.Wang Xiaohu completely let go of his hands and feet, only designing the brilliant moves at the end, and leaving the rest to Yuan Heping and Jackie Chan.

Jackie Chan did not disappoint Wang Xiaohu either. On the basis of the movements designed by Yuan Heping, he gave full play to his strong sense of rhythm and showed his solid "children's skills" when he was learning Peking Opera. The original version that King Xiaohu had seen was even more exciting, but something was wrong with it. When he saw it for the fifth time, he finally realized what the problem was, and asked Yuan Heping, "Who will make the soundtrack for the film?"

"Chen Xunqi, you said last time that he is very talented in music. I chatted with him privately for a long time, and found that he is indeed the material for the soundtrack, so I asked him to do it this time to save costs." Yuan Heping blinked. Big eyes said.

"Let me just say it!" Wang Xiaohu slapped his thigh and said, "The overall style needs to be changed, but the part of Aaron's drunken fist must be replaced again. Let me think about what style to use. Oh, it stands to reason to use "" "General's Order" is the best, but "General's Order" is not as direct as "Drunken Master"!"

The soundtrack of the original version of "Drunken Master" is from the ancient music "General Order", which sounds exciting and inspiring to the crowd. Later, Huang Zhan wrote the lyrics for "General Order", and Jackie Chan/Lin Zixiang sang "A Man Should Be Self-improving", which was suddenly popular People sang it as a classic, but Wang Xiaohu felt that Jackie Chan's "Drunken Master" was more in line with the theme of the film, so he kept time with his hands and hummed softly in his mouth: "I am upside down and upside down, like waves, with thousands of grievances." , I laughed it off. I lowered it and raised it, wobbling and refusing to pour it, I know the universe best in the wine."

(End of this chapter)