new kung fu king

Chapter 315 Changes in the Shaw Group

""Drunken Master" is like a jar of old wine, which quickly became popular in less than a week. Men, women and children are talking about "Drunken Master". Walking in the streets and alleys of Xiangjiang, you seem to be able to smell the strong The aroma of wine, the root of this aroma comes from "Drunken Master", from Jackie Chan, and from the film company called Xiehe." - "Hong Kong Women's Daily" Zhang Meijuan.

"Compared to "The Snake" a few months ago, this film is obviously more mature, and it has brought out the characteristics and appeal of this genre to the fullest, and further confirmed Jackie Chan's new hero image on the screen - an indomitable hero. , A small character who succeeded in fighting to death. This new hero is completely different from the undead heroes or tragic heroes portrayed by Bruce Lee. First of all, this hero is a crooked cultural conservative with lingering The spirit of chivalry is maintained by the little people with their fists, and they use their conscience and force to maintain social justice." -- "Express".

"The future route of Hong Kong movies is determined, and Wang Xiaohu is willing to be a pathfinder to make Jackie Chan popular."

"Ming Pao Evening News" commented: "Jackie Chan began to show his body myth in these films. Many stunt scenes were performed by him himself, fighting with his life. He took this as a selling point and also regarded it as his own in the film industry. If "The Serpentine Hand" is just Wang Xiaohu's questioning stone, then the success of "Drunken Master" undoubtedly allowed Jackie Chan to find his own kung fu path that is completely different from Bruce Lee. In the movie, Jackie Chan no longer Showing people with a serious face, on the contrary turning into a commoner, makes people feel kind and mischievous, and his kung fu line is closer to the commoner, often just extracting materials, everything can be used to kill the enemy and win, it looks easy However, there are constant thrills, and the audience can smile knowingly even when they are nervous. It can be said that the success of "Drunken Master" opened Jackie Chan's road to an action superstar in the Hong Kong film industry."

"I really like this movie, it is very enjoyable, and there are some principles of life in it, and many places have deep educational significance. It allows us to see a completely different image of Huang Feihong, Jackie Chan's version of Huang Feihong It makes us feel more intimate and real, like the naughty big boy next door, I really love Jackie Chan to death!" This is a heartfelt statement from a female movie fan.

It is true that after "Drunken Master" became popular, Jackie Chan also became popular, and the popularity turned purple. The character of Jackie Chan's version of Huang Feihong has become the favorite object of many girls.On the third day of the release of "Drunken Master", the mailbox of Xiehe Company was filled with a large number of letters from fans to Jackie Chan, and there were many bold female fans who openly expressed their love in their hearts.Whenever at this time, Jackie Chan would proudly visit various departments of the company with a letter, and would read aloud to everyone what was in his heart. Only Jackie Chan was the happiest and most active in the entire Concorde, making everyone helpless, but also helpless. No congratulations.

The media reporters poured out a lot of good words, and they had the intention of flattering Xiehe Company and cooperating with Xiehe Company to create an idol superstar in the new era.In an interview with a reporter, when asked by the media why "Drunken Master" can stand out among many movies and create a generational trend, Wang Xiaohu just answered three words very calmly, "The script is good."

The phrase "the script is good" just shows the important influence of literary opera on martial arts, and also shows the absolute lethality of martial arts singing on the box office.It reminded all the reporters of last year's "The Righteous Hero", "Ip Man" and "Fist of Fury", three well-known low-budget films directly slaughtered the box office in Southeast Asia, bringing Hong Kong films to a new starting point in one fell swoop.It was only then that everyone suddenly realized that Wang Xiaohu's superstar nirvana had something to do with the script.

Think about it, "The Righteous Hero" was released, Wang Xiaohu made Zhao Yazhi and Yuen Biao popular, and "Ip Man" made Chow Yun-fat popular again, "The Prodigal Boy" made Yuen Biao's popularity soar again, "Serpentine Hand" and "Drunken Master" once again praised Jackie Chan as an idol in the minds of young people.

It's almost a script that makes a newcomer popular, and this is not counting Stallone's rise in Hollywood with "Rocky"!
The "brilliant deeds" of Wang Xiaohu's lucrative gold and silver in Hollywood have been spread in Hong Kong intentionally or unintentionally by Run Run Shaw. Although Wang Xiaohu is very speechless about this, it seems that nothing that makes him unhappy has happened, and everything is in a peaceful transition , the transition to the present, even Jiahe has been quiet recently.

"What film will Director Wang shoot next?"

Wang Xiaohu shrugged and said: "You shouldn't ask me these questions, you should ask Sammo Hung and Yuan Heping, they are my right-hand men now, if they submit a good script, I will not hesitate to invest in the filming. As for me now What are you going to do? You guys should go buy a TV, and then squat in front of the TV in a month and watch my Fist of Fury."

"However, Hong Kong citizens are already tired of movies imitating the Bruce Lee series or spoofing "Fist of Fury". Do you think there is anything about TV dramas that can attract people?" Ming Pao reporter Yi Xiujia asked.

Wang Xiaohu smiled and said: "The reason why they failed to imitate is that they didn't grasp the key to the spirit of Jing Wu. You might as well wait for a while. If my "Jing Wu Men" is not exciting, you can go to the TVB Building to find Uncle Shao Liu. Or come to me directly in Xiehe and ask me to give you spiritual compensation, and I will give you a TV as a prize unceremoniously!"

"Wow! Director Wang, you are really generous. It seems that you are very confident this time." Yi Xiujia exclaimed with her mouth wide open.

"Of course, don't forget that the script of "Jing Fu Men" was created by me, and the TV series version of "Jing Fu Men" will have better tension in plot, characters, and martial arts actions, and will take you to enjoy the wonderful Martial arts action, ups and downs of the storyline and touching love."

A week after "Drunken Master" was released in Hong Kong, theaters in Southeast Asia such as Taiwan, Macau, Singapore, and the Philippines also began to release "Drunken Master". As of the end of August, "Drunken Master" had a box office of 8 million in Hong Kong. There are still 790 days before Luohua, plus the 8 million in Southeast Asia, Concord's net income has exceeded the 480 million mark, which shocked the whole of Hong Kong again. This is the first movie with a net income of over 1000 million after Bruce Lee's death. , Wang Xiaohu once again established his identity as the savior of Hong Kong movies with 1000 million data, and at the same time made other filmmakers feel unprecedented pressure.

For example, Run Run Shaw was very envious. He laughed and scolded at the "Drunken Master" celebration banquet: "Boy, I heard that [-]th Century Fox transferred the later box office dividends of "Rocky"?"

"Uncle Six, where did you get the news!" Wang Xiaohu asked depressedly. George Wilson had just credited the final payment to the account two days ago, and Run Run Shaw immediately got the news. He was surprised Oh, who is so talkative!

"You don't care where I get the news from!" Run Run Shaw handed over a glass of red wine, replaced the watermelon juice in Wang Xiaohu's hand, and said, "Your worth is 3000 million dollars more now, your taste should be improved Point, don’t drink watermelon juice or orange juice every time you attend a banquet, you lose your value, understand?”

Seeing Run Run Shaw seldom talking about these things with a straight face, Wang Xiaohu felt dumbfounded. He took a sip of red wine, always feeling that the taste was obedient, so he curled his lips and said: "This taste is really not as good as watermelon juice. In addition I have to explain that the account I received was only more than 2300 million, and I was deducted more than 700 million in taxes by the damn Yankee, grandma, the US government is too good at stealing money!"

"If you make a lot of money, you will pay more taxes. In this regard, Hong Kong is much better than the United States. Hey, every time I see you pocketing tens of millions of dollars, I can't sleep well because of jealousy." Run Run Shaw finished speaking. Roll your eyes to show that your eyeballs are bloodshot. "Stinky boy, you are now worth hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars. Why did I just take a taxi to attend the celebration banquet when I saw you just now? Can't you buy a Mercedes-Benz sports car with taste?"

Wang Xiaohu shrugged indifferently and said, "I don't have any special pursuit of these things now, besides, driving is very unsafe and accidents are easy."

"You have to buy a few cars with good safety performance for appearance, right?" Run Run Shaw immediately rolled his eyes and said, "Status cannot be ignored, otherwise how will you enter the upper class in the future."

"What you said seems to make sense." Wang Xiaohu took another sip while playing with the red wine in his hand, "However, a bumpkin like me has never thought of going into the upper-class circles. I feel too hypocritical and too tired!"

"Hehe, you, everything is fine, but you are too straightforward." Run Run Shaw pointed to his nose and said, "Boy, there is something wrong with Uncle Six. Zhang Che wants to leave Shaw Brothers."

Wang Xiaohu frowned, and suddenly thought of an important question: "What about Liu Jialiang and Wu Yusen?"

In history, when Zhang Che left Shaw Brothers to go to Taiwan to set up Longbow Film Company, Wang Xiaohu didn’t know, he only knew that when Zhang Che left Shaw Brothers, he took his lover David Jiang, Ti Lung, and Liu Jialiang with him!Two years later, Liu Jialiang and Zhang Che had a quarrel, and then returned to Hong Kong to establish the Liu Jiaban. Hong Kong Kung Fu movies were thus divided into two factions: Liu Jiaban VS Hong Jiaban.

Liu Jialiang's orthodox Southern Kung Fu and Sammo Hung's Kung Fu comedy were the soul figures who played the leading role in the late 70s and early 80s.Now that Zhang Che was going to retreat south to Taiwan, Wang Xiaohu had to take the opportunity to pull Liu Jialiang and Wu Yusen over.

Liu Jialiang will leave it to Run Run Shaw as the finale, as for Wu Yusen, it is best to win him over, let him adapt to Hollywood as soon as possible, and lay a solid foundation for his future career in Hollywood!

(End of this chapter)