new kung fu king

Chapter 344 Arranging for the release of "Ghost Horse Twin Stars"

The development of Hong Kong movies is inseparable from the Seven Little Fortunes. It is thanks to the decades-long unremitting efforts of Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan, Yuen Wah, Yuen Biao, Yuan Bin and others that the changes that Chinese action directors have brought to the world of Western action movies Look glamorous.

Whether it is from a commercial or an artistic point of view, action directors, as a cultural "double-edged sword", will surely narrow the distance between Eastern and Western action film cultures at a deeper level.Wang Xiaohu will not be so arrogant that he will bring Hong Kong movies to the glorious 80s and 90s by himself. His role in this transition is to guide the way, and the Seven Little Fortunes around him are the best candidates.

How about you Jackie Chan, a pretentious person who goes to the heights?Will Xiehe collapse after you leave, and will Xiehe lose its core?Obviously this is impossible!
When Bruce Lee was alive, others said that Wang Xiaohu followed Bruce Lee's aura. After Bruce Lee passed away, Wang Xiaohu not only did not slump, but took the opportunity to reverse the wind vane of the entire Hong Kong movie, using the shortest time to make it transition to kung fu comedy. On the route, Kung Fu movies did not fall into the embarrassing situation of no one to support the girder.

After a Jackie Chan, I can still let Yuen Biao go further, I can still win Sammo Hung, and even others.This is what Wang Xiaohu thinks, he has this kind of self-confidence, because although the current Jackie Chan is infinitely beautiful, he can't be compared with the passing Xiaolong after all, and Jackie Chan still needs many years of experience before he can become a real big hit. It is not without benefits to be frustrated here, if he can take this opportunity to find a development route that suits him, if he can't find an innovative route, well, you have to run back in despair.

It’s not like Jackie Chan has never done such a thing before, to be exact, there were two times in total, the first time was when he was appreciated by Brother Xiaolong, he moved into the shabby house shared by himself and Yuen Biao with shamelessness, the second time he was Seeing the box office success of "The Righteous Hero", Qi Xiaofu made her mark in the circle and came back in despair.It's just that this kind of thing happens again and again, if Jackie Chan wants to come back, I'm afraid it won't be so smooth.

So Wang Xiaohu didn't act anxious at all, and even proposed the idea of ​​making Hong Jinbao and others independent on this occasion.

There was dead silence in the office, Sammo Hung, Yuen Biao and the others looked at Wang Xiaohu in surprise, wondering if Ah Hu had gone mad all of a sudden and said such surprising words.

Yuen Biao hurriedly said, "Ah Hu, don't be like this, we are all willing to sign this contract with you!"

"That's right! Ahu, you can just sign. You are the one who helps the brothers to have today. Not only do we have food and housing, but our family also has things to do now. Ahu, you just follow us with Fazi. , Shi Tian, ​​and Mai Jia can treat them the same!" Yuan Bin anxiously took out a contract from behind and said.

Within the entire Xiehe company, only Chow Yun-fat, Shi Tian, ​​Mai Jia, Huang Baiming, and Stallone were the only people who really enjoyed the benefits of selling their lives.These are all things that Qi Xiaofu knew, so after learning that Jackie Chan had quit, Sammo Hung and others discussed overnight, and finally asked Li Shaonan to print out such a contract, and then staged the scene just now.

"Hehe, everyone will be wrong!" Wang Xiaohu said with a smile: "I can understand everyone's feelings, and I understand everyone's love for me, Ahu. I am not afraid of your jokes when I say it, and now I regret letting them sign the contract , I will find an opportunity to terminate the contract with them later.”

Sammo Hung asked puzzled: "Why? With that contract, if they change jobs in the future, we can sue them! At least we can get a lot of compensation."

"I used to do this because Xiehe Company is still in its infancy, and those people are talented in acting. I'm afraid they will be poached by other companies." Wang Xiaohu rubbed his nose in embarrassment when he said this: "And Although our Xiehe company is still not comparable to Shaw Brothers in terms of scale, our company has always followed the high-quality line. Have you ever seen that one of our films is a bad film? Have you seen any of the people I want to promote are not popular? ?”

Everyone shook their heads. If it wasn't for Wang Xiaohu's reminder, they really wouldn't have considered this issue, so they shook their heads in unison, and then asked neatly: "Yes, why?"

"Why?" Wang Xiaohu laughed loudly: "Because Zhou Gong entrusted me with a dream, he would tell me who will be popular, and what films will be popular at the box office."

"Cut! You're fooling us again!" Everyone looked at Wang Xiaohu with contempt.

"Believe it or not, it's up to you." Wang Xiaohu shrugged indifferently: "Sometimes it's not good after you tie someone up with a contract. Even if you can get a lot of compensation after he quits, the relationship between the two parties There will also be rifts, and, in fact, Hong Kong is really small, there are no real enemies, only friends in interests. Therefore, in the long run, I do not advocate that companies learn from the Shaw Brothers model."

"How can we do without a contract!" Sammo Hung was still a little worried, for fear that Wang Xiaohu would suffer a disadvantage in this respect.

"There is a contract after all, but it's not a dead contract, but a short-term contract that pursues the company's maximum profit." Wang Xiaohu said: "The kind within three to five years, and I will not restrict the artists under my company to go to other companies." After all, some actors are versatile."

After working in Hollywood for a year, coupled with Wang Xiaohu's vision for the future of Hong Kong movies, he is more open to artists looking for job-hopping, especially when Zhang Cheh went to the crew of "Ghost Horse Twin Stars" to find him and entrusted himself to take care of Wu Yusen. , Wang Xiaohu was deeply inspired, so he made such a decision.

"Okay, okay. You don't have to worry about anything, hurry up and go about your own affairs." Wang Xiaohu smiled and urged them to leave, leaving Yuan Biao alone.

"A Biao, did Jackie Chan say anything when he left?" Wang Xiaohu frowned and said, "For example, in terms of salary and dividends, I always feel that there is something wrong with him talking about going to Golden Harvest as a big director and shareholder."

After scratching his head and thinking for a long time, Yuen Biao said with some uncertainty: "It seems, it seems that he asked me how much my dividend was last time, but you also know that I won't tell him about this kind of thing. He didn't look very happy at that time. After that, I didn’t talk to me much after that.”

Wang Xiaohu nodded: "I see."

Wang Xiaohu knew it, because no one knew the amount of dividends better than him. Among the Seven Little Fu brothers, Yuen Biao received 150 million dividends, followed by Jackie Chan with 100 million, and Sammo Hung with 80.It is said that these numbers definitely exceeded the rules for box office dividends, but Wang Xiaohu had his reasons for doing so.

Wang Xiaohu and Yuen Biao are life and death brothers. If Yuen Biao hadn't been by his side and taken care of him on the ship for more than 40 days when he was reborn, it would be impossible for him to recover in the shortest time. I was deeply moved by the kind of friendship that was shown not as a brother but as a real brother. In addition to the subsequent films such as "The Righteous Man" and "Ip Man", Yuen Biao's performance was remarkable, both in public and in private. He doesn't feel anything wrong with 150 million.

"Jackie Chan, just get confused!" Wang Xiaohu shook his head with a wry smile.

During the three months since I left, the post-production of "Miscellaneous Boy" and "Ghost Horse Twin Stars" has been basically completed. Since Wang Xiaohu re-examined the high-quality line, everyone was very careful when shooting, and the shooting progress naturally slowed down a lot. , In this regard, Wang Xiaohu has never rigidly stipulated that it must be completed within a few days. Now the main thing is to train troops, and the training must naturally have a corresponding effect.

After a short break, Wang Xiaohu found Xu Guanwen and Wu Yusen to check the samples of "Ghost Horse Twin Stars". It was after watching the samples that Wang Xiaohu knew what role Ding Pei played in the film. To be more vulgar, she is a high-end prostitute who acts as Xu Guanwen's concubine in the film, and the two often work together to swindle money.

"Ah Sam's singing is not bad!" Wang Xiaohu praised the theme song and interlude. Ah Sam refers to Xu Guanjie, the youngest of the four Xu brothers. Not to mention his starring role in the film, he also sang two songs Very nice Cantonese songs, the theme song is called "Ghost Horse Twin Stars", and the interlude is called "Double Star Love Song", which fits the theme of the film very well.

Xu Guanjie grinned and said: "Boss, don't laugh at me like that. Who doesn't know that you write songs and compose songs. I am a little shrimp in front of you."

"Hehe, you're still too modest, Sam. After all, I'm just for fun, so I'm not as professional as you." Wang Xiaohu said with a smile, "The animation at the beginning is not bad, it's like Disney."

"I asked Zhang Yaozong to fix this animation." Xu Guanwen didn't lie, and gave the answer directly.

"Well, when did Zhang Yaozong help you with something?"

"Ah Hu, have you forgotten that Golden Harvest was bankrupted by you last year, and many people came out in panic to find work. My company here was just established, so I took the opportunity to arrest him." Xu Guanwen said with a smile.

"Damn it! Zhang Yaozong is the chief editor of Golden Harvest, and he was recruited by you. Brother Wen, you have a lot of ambition." Wang Xiaohu scolded with a smile.

For Zhang Yaozong, he has something to do with Wang Xiaohu to some extent. He is not only half of Wang Xiaohu's teacher in editing, but also helped Jackie Chan to complete the editing of many works in the future, such as "Who Am I", "Serious Crime Squad", etc., and even "Rouge Button", "Overlord Flower", and "New Shushan Swordsman" all have his editing presence. It can be said that he had a little reputation from the 70s to the end of the 80s.

"Ah Hu, the film is finished, when will I be scheduled to release it?" Xu Guanwen asked.

"Well, I'll fix it for you as soon as possible. I'll delay the release of "The Miscellaneous Boy" by a month." Wang Xiaohu thought for a while and said, he didn't want the two films to be released at the same time, because that would only cause him to beat himself up
(End of this chapter)