new kung fu king

Chapter 329 Four Major Events in 1973
"The Warrior's Journey" can be said to have a bright future in Hollywood, but in Hong Kong it is a different situation: no grains!

Why is this so?
Things have to go back and say that Golden Harvest released "Game of Death" early because of a guilty conscience, and spared no expense to withdraw from the promotional activity of buying movie tickets and raking in TV sets, sweeping 100 million Hong Kong dollars in revenue within three days. Among them, since Golden Harvest Company is so forthright, it should look better than "Game of Death"!

But when the entire Southeast Asian region was released simultaneously, the audience found that they had been fooled. Like the citizens of Los Angeles, they immediately demanded a refund after watching the film.

The producers who caused the film in the six Southeast Asian countries also shouted that they were fooled, and scolded Golden Harvest for causing harm, because they spent 150 million Hong Kong dollars to purchase the overseas broadcasting rights of the film, and at the same time cooperated with Golden Harvest to hold promotional activities, investing in it with profits At least 200 million, but not only did they not make any money back, they were even strongly demanded by the audience to refund their tickets.

This kind of thing is unique in the eyes of the filmmakers. Even when imitating Bruce Lee went crazy a few months ago, the bad movies they imported were still able to take back the contractors, but a film co-produced by Hong Kong and Hollywood made them lose money !This made the film makers unacceptable, so they rushed to Golden Harvest Reviews and asked for a refund!
The chain reaction caused by this is that movie fans in Southeast Asia no longer believe that anyone owns Bruce Lee's legacy, even Concorde, because they are really disappointed in Hong Kong movies this time!
Wang Xiaohu exchanged sales promotions for Hong Kong movies, and the good momentum of recovery lasted for less than a month. Golden Harvest also used the same method to push this good momentum into a trough. It was a complete trough. Almost all Hong Kong citizens were interested in local movies. Lost the slightest confidence!

After Sammo Hung discovered such an emergency, he immediately held a meeting overnight with Qi Xiaofu, the Yuan family, and his son, thinking that the consequences of this incident would be extremely serious. Now the release of "Warrior" has become an imminent event, but no one is willing to enter the theater Watch, how can this be good?After the negotiation, Sammo Hung called Wang Xiaohu for help.

At this time, the box office of "Warrior" in North America has risen steadily. After thinking for half an hour, Wang Xiaohu directly threw out a sentence that not only shocked Sammo Hung and others, but also surprised everyone in the Hong Kong film circle: Free screening!
One stone stirred up waves, and Run Run Shaw, Wang Xiaohu's ally, immediately called after hearing the news: "Stinky boy, what kind of stunt are you doing!"

"It's nothing, someone has to bear the consequences of Jiahe!" Wang Xiaohu said lightly.

"Even if you have money and have no place to spend it, you can't waste it like this. Besides, Zou Wenhuai should pay for Jiahe's evil consequences. What kind of onion are you pretending to be?"

"Uncle Six, just pretend I'm hotheaded and pretend to be the big one!" Wang Xiaohu said in a calm tone, "If no one pays the bill, the newly built confidence in Hong Kong films will be destroyed, and the development of Hong Kong films will be severely damaged. The far-reaching impact is immeasurable, and more importantly, this is Brother Xiaolong's posthumous work, I don't want his fans to think that this is a bad movie, absolutely not allowed!"

Wang Xiaohu's tone was unquestionable. Run Run Shaw felt admiration and sighed when he heard it. With Wang Xiaohu's respect for Bruce Lee, he admired Wang Xiaohu's daring to use a world-class film as a bargaining chip to save Hong Kong movies!The sigh is that if this matter is calm and the release of "Warrior" is arranged, it will definitely drive another Bruce Lee craze.This stinky boy always does things that others can't predict.

Uncle Liu dialed the number of his theaters with emotion: "All "Warriors" are released for free! The release time is synchronized with Xiehe. As for the loss, we will talk about it later!"

Although Uncle Six thought it was silly to do so, he was moved by Wang Xiaohu's boldness on the phone. This brat is a man who does great things. If he wants to go crazy, I will go crazy with him too!
Xiehe is crazy, and Shaw Brothers is also crazy!

After hearing the news, the bosses of small and medium-sized theater chains were dumbfounded!

What kind of "crazy" is this?Until many years later, many Hong Kong citizens will still talk about this matter after dinner.

In 1973, there were four major events: one was Bruce Lee’s untimely death, the other was the Hong Kong stock market disaster, the third was buying movie tickets and winning a lottery on the TV, and the fourth was Concorde and Shaw’s free release of "The Warrior’s Journey".

Except for the stock market crash, the other three incidents were all directly related to Wang Xiaohu. Later they learned that not only in Hong Kong, but also in Hollywood on the other side of the ocean, every time Wang Xiaohu appeared would spark heated discussions in the local news media.Looking at Wang Xiaohu's life, he is a legend in himself, a man of constant talk among the public.

Hong Kong movies collapsed quickly and recovered quickly.

It is precisely because of Wang Xiaohu's astonishing move that the Hong Kong film that was on the verge of collapse was finally rescued. When Concorde and Shaw Brothers' 70 theaters simultaneously released "Warrior" for free, the six Southeast Asian regions were also carrying out such crazy behavior. , the difference is that Wang Xiaohu and Run Run Shaw not only give free copies of the film, but also bear the losses caused by the free release.

But this situation did not last long. When "Warrior" went upstream and showed its broad mind to the audience in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia for free, the audience was shocked, because this is not a bad movie, it is not a bad movie. It is not the work of the dog-tailed sable, this is a real posthumous work of Bruce Lee. To put it bluntly, in terms of martial arts design, this "Warrior" surpassed Bruce Lee's previous four works. The audience enjoyed watching it, and the filmmaker Our hanging hearts finally returned to their hearts, because they knew that if the film was charged, the box office record would definitely exceed a new high.

The studios were embarrassed, they finally saw Wang Xiaohu's sincerity, initiated by Wang Jiaxing, and after the unanimous approval of the other five studios, they decided not to accept the compensation proposed by Xiehe and Shaw Brothers.All this stems from their admiration for Wang Xiaohu and the unremitting efforts made by this young man to maintain the image of Bruce Lee and Hong Kong movies.

If you want to make money, you must have a market. If the market collapses, who will provide you with money?This is a relationship of interests where all glory is all glory, and every loss is loss. Wang Xiaohu can be so bold, these film dealers are so moved by him that they feel ashamed, and if they don't take some practical actions, how can they go to Xiehe to buy films in the future!
In a very secret villa in Los Angeles, Abdul-Jabbar was talking to a doctor: "Doctor Langford, can I go in now?"

Langford nodded and said with a smile: "His operation was successful, thanks to his cooperation. I believe he will be able to act like a normal person in less than a month."

"Then can he still practice?" Kareem Abdul-Jabbar asked with some concern.

"He's had a similar experience, and I think he'll do it again," said Dr. Longford. "You can go in and talk to him now, but not too long, because he's still very weak. "

"Thank you." After Jabbar finished speaking, he walked into the ward with a heavy heart and looked at the once strong man on the bed. "He's gone?" he asked.

Abdul-Jabbar squeezed out a smile: "He left, taking Brandon with him."

"That's good. In fact, I still want to give it to him secretly, just because I'm afraid that it's unacceptable for him to recognize me." The person on the hospital bed pointed to the mask on the bedside table not far away. It was a very delicate mask. The thin, thin mask that looks like a real face is an ordinary white mask.

"The box office of "Warrior" exceeded 7000 million in North America. Warner also compensated the arrears of "Enter the Dragon". Tiger has done a good job. You don't have to worry about it anymore. You should take good care of your body."

The person on the hospital bed chuckled and said, "Xiaohu has sacrificed too much for me, now is the time for me to do something for him, give me three years, and I will get back what I lost." After a pause, he continued: "Jabbar, don't worry, I won't repeat the previous route. In fact, Xiaohu told me a lot, and I'm waiting to realize it."

"I hope so." Abdul-Jabbar turned his head and sighed, his eyes felt wet. After a long time, he said: "Your "Warrior" is released for free in Hong Kong and other places. decision."

"It's our "Warrior". Xiaohu's decision is also my decision. In fact, he has already made a lot of money in Hollywood. The box office in Hong Kong is no longer in his eyes. Hey, if it wasn't for his illness, he couldn't delay it." If so, I really hope to continue laughing with him in the film industry."

When Wang Xiaohu, Zhao Yazhi, Li Guohao, and Wu Yusen arrived in Hong Kong, they caused a huge commotion. All the Hong Kong media reporters were dispatched to stand guard at Kai Tak Airport. As soon as they saw the four people coming out of the pick-up gate, they immediately swarmed up, leaving the airport security guards behind. The seven little blessing brothers who escorted him were a little bit overwhelmed.

"Mr. Wang Xiaohu, may I ask what is your ultimate purpose of playing "Warrior" for free this time?"

"Mr. Wang Xiaohu, how do you feel about Golden Harvest plagiarizing your company's film this time?"

"I heard that "Game of Death", co-produced by Golden Harvest and Warner, suffered Waterloo in Hollywood, and you yourself were besieged by black people in Los Angeles. What is the truth of the matter?"

"Will you appeal to Golden Harvest?"

"Excuse me."

Constant questions came into his ears, and Wang Xiaohu's progress was stopped immediately. He looked at the eagerly awaited reporters, and they were eyes eager to gossip and break the news.
　There are only two updates tonight. Hey, this is the first time my old man has talked with me since writing the book. After the talk, I feel bad.
　　
　
(End of this chapter)