new kung fu king

Chapter 345
Jackie Chan's job-hopping phenomenon has triggered a thing that all filmmakers and film and television companies are most reluctant to see, and that is the issue of artists' remuneration.

Before that, all actors were contract workers, which means that after you signed a contract with the company, your salary would be determined according to your position.

In this circle, the salary of Shaw Brothers is the least. The average monthly salary of actors is only more than 2000 Hong Kong dollars, and the first-line actors can get more than 3000-4000 Hong Kong dollars. Remuneration is used as a measure, and the remuneration they offered to Bruce Lee for each film was not a lot.In the end, Jiahe picked up a big bargain.

Golden Harvest’s salary is better than that of Shaw Brothers. The first-line actors have a salary of more than 4000, of which Bruce Lee’s two films reached [-] US dollars. For Bruce Lee, this salary is simply too low, so Zou Wenhuai took out dividends in time to keep it. Bruce Lee, but this phenomenon did not last for half a year. Wang Xiaohu directly led Bruce Lee to become independent, so Xiehe Company became the highest in the entire industry in terms of remuneration and dividends for actors.

Golden Harvest used 1000 million Hong Kong dollars to poach Jackie Chan away this time, directly creating a record for the highest film salary in the history of Hong Kong movies. This kind of unfair competition caused the bosses of major film and television companies to train and scold: Damn, are you rich? There is no place to spend it, you can dig Jackie Chan for 1000 million and keep a low profile. You must make a fuss and the city knows it. Now it’s all right. Our artists have started to raise their salaries. If they don’t raise their salaries, they will quit. Don't take a good lead!
1000 million Hong Kong dollars, even if the first-line actors don’t drink, they have to fight for 300 years. Can a person live to be a hundred years old? Obviously not. The “Jackie Chan Effect” soon triggered a large-scale strike by some artists. They held banners and shouted slogans Strongly demand that the owners of film and television companies increase their salaries, but this phenomenon did not happen in Xiehe and Shaw Brothers.

All the artists in Xiehe Company add up to less than a dozen people, and Wang Xiaohu has treated them very well from salary to family since he took over the family. More importantly, the current artists in Xiehe are all core members, except for Jackie Chan who feels that the dividends are uneven. Golden Harvest's 1000 million check attracted the past, and the company is now more united and cohesive.

Regardless of the lack of demonstrations and protests at Shaw Brothers, it was Run Run Shaw's long-term contracts that were restricting the artists. For this reason, Run Run Shaw also came to Wang Xiaohu to pour out his bitterness: "Xiao Hu, this incident of Golden Harvest made me feel unprecedented. Pressure, you have to help me think of a good way."

Wang Xiaohu shrugged and said helplessly, "Sixth Uncle, I can't help it, okay, I have to admit that I am unlucky when I encounter this kind of thing."

"Jiahe is demonstrating to you! Don't you want to fight back?" Run Run Shaw looked at Wang Xiaohu in surprise. In the two years he had been dealing with Wang Xiaohu, this kid had never been dumb, it was a bit oppressive and direct. The master who fought back with all his strength, how did he change his sex today?

Wang Xiaohu smiled, shook his head and said: "Don't take the problem too seriously, it's just an illusion created by Golden Harvest Company to the outside world, if outsiders know that Jackie Chan got the 1000 million, he must shoot more than 50 movies for Golden Harvest Company If not, his single film salary is only [-]."

"50 is already high enough, don't you want to spend less?" Run Run Shaw pouted and said, "50 is definitely enough to invest in two blockbuster films!"

"That was before!" Wang Xiaohu said with a smile: "Uncle Liu, it's been 74 years now, and Hong Kong movies have developed very rapidly in the past three years. It will also rise accordingly, because this is already the age of stars, and those who increase the box office data are also stars, if a film is full of newcomers, unless the film is shot against the sky, no one will watch it."

In Wang Xiaohu's memory, film pay is a major obstacle restricting the development of Hong Kong films. Hong Kong is small, and there are only dozens of stars bouncing on the screen, so if investors want to earn more To make a profit, you must find a star to participate in the filming. The salary is like a sea. I want 500 million. If you don’t give it, it’s good. Someone will give me 600 million tomorrow. Over time, the star’s salary will skyrocket. , The budget investment of each film has also risen, making filmmakers miserable.

Run Run Shaw frowned, savored Wang Xiaohu's words for a while, and finally sighed with a helpless expression on his face, "Maybe, you are right, what should we do to avoid this phenomenon from happening?"

Wang Xiaohu looked at Run Run Shaw, smiled and said, "Uncle Six, you are really a fan of the authorities, aren't you doing this right now?"

"I'm doing it?" Run Run Shaw obviously couldn't understand, he frowned and asked what did I do?

Wang Xiaohu shook his head and sighed: "TVB Wireless Artist Training Class! Sixth Uncle, you have held it for four times, and there are a lot of artists who have graduated from it. They can be trained to become screen stars. The number of actors is like this. If there are too many celebrities, the market's salary will drop, so you don't need to worry about this now."

"Oh! You're so right. It's all because of the 1000 million that made me dizzy, but I forgot about it." Run Run Shaw patted his forehead suddenly and said, "Then how can we get through it now?"

"You don't need to boil it, just grab a dozen or so trainees and directly muddy the water in the market!" Wang Xiaohu said with a chuckle, "You Shaw Brothers are Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. Many actors actually have great potential. Uncle Six, you can definitely use them." The combination of old and new makes them popular, such as Lau Ka Leung's younger brother Lau Ka Fai."

I have to say here that during Wang Xiaohu's time in the United States, Liu Jialiang was reused by Run Run Shaw because of the box office score of "Shen Da" breaking through 600 million. Liu Jialiang has now become the successor of Kung Fu movies after Zhang Che left at Shaw Brothers. This time, Run Run Shaw admired Wang Xiaohu's skill in matching people. When he heard Liu Jiahui mentioned, he immediately frowned and searched for relevant information in his mind.

"Boy, I don't have much impression of Liu Jiahui, what aspect of him do you like, tell me quickly." Run Run Shaw asked impatiently.

"Liu Jialiang's style of directing kung fu movies is approaching the embryonic form, but according to my observation and understanding of him, he is suitable for following the southern style of kung fu. If he is allowed to shoot southern Shaolin movies, there should be a great breakthrough!" Wang Xiaohu cautiously He said that he was cautious because he had not met Lau Ka Fai so far, but when he thought of Lau Ka Fai in his mind, the first thing that popped up was the bald head. Yes, Lau Ka Fai is the only actor in the history of Hong Kong movies who became popular with the bald monk.

When it comes to Shaolin monks, most people think of Jet Li first. A "Shaolin Temple" is popular all over the country. Who knows that in monk films, Liu Jiahui is more popular than Jet Li in Hong Kong, "Shaolin 36 Room", "Shaolin Shed Master" The three kung fu films reflecting Southern Shaolin, "Wu Lang Ba Gua Stick" made Liu Jiahui popular all the way in Hong Kong. Later, in dozens of films made by Shaw Brothers, almost all of them played monks.In Japan, he has been selected as the most popular foreign film male star for many years in a row.

"Shaolin Room 36" starring Liu Jiahui created a legend and pushed Shaolin Temple kung fu movies to the peak. At that time, the twin partners of Liu Jiahui and Wang Yu supported most of the Liu family class, and they seemed to be the two most dazzling stars of Shaw Brothers. After Shaw Brothers ceased production in 1985, Lau Ka Fai's development was not smooth, his fame and status were not as good as before, and gradually he could only play supporting roles or villains in movies.

"You are the best at flattering people. If you have any good books, just show them, and I will give you the highest price in the market!"

Wang Xiaohu chuckled, picked up his teacup and said, "Sixth Uncle, you don't have to see me anymore. I'm a major shareholder of TVB now. Talking about scripts hurts my feelings. I'll borrow some actors from you when I'm filming." , just don't embarrass me!"

"That's natural, that's natural." Run Run Shaw said with a smile, and a moment later he said: "Xiaohu, have you heard that Jiahe is contacting Gu Long, and seems to be tailoring a few scripts for Jackie Chan."

"Pfft!" Wang Xiaohu almost spit out the tea that he had drunk into his mouth, he swallowed the tea with his mouth closed and suppressed a smile, and then burst out laughing. "Hahaha~ I laughed to death."

"Hey, what are you laughing at?" Run Run Shaw asked puzzled, "Gu Long used to write scripts for Fu Sheng, but now he's robbing me of business, you can still laugh!"

Wang Xiaohu waved his hand and said, "Sixth Uncle, if you want to see a joke, you should keep thinking about asking Fu Sheng to reason with Gu Long."

"why?"

"Because Gu Long's novels or scripts are not suitable for Jackie Chan, if Jiahe thinks that he chooses Gu Long to create a costume film, he will only lose money." Wang Xiaohu said confidently. "Double Meteor" and "Sword Flower Misty Rain Jiangnan" are not to say that Gu Long's novels are not good, but that Jackie Chan is really not suitable for acting.

Wang Xiaohu tapped his teacup and said, "It seems that Jiahe is suffering from a disorder. It's very good, very good!" If Jiahe is smarter, he can continue the kung fu comedy model formed by Jackie Chan and shoot a few films with a similar style. I can also fight against myself, but I don't know what Jiahe Zou Wenhuai and the behind-the-scenes boss Long Tiantian think, and they even ask Gu Long for help. Isn't this uncomfortable?
In fact, Wang Xiaohu didn't know that the reason why Golden Harvest invited Gu Long to write scripts was out of helplessness, because the most famous person in Hong Kong's martial arts kung fu movie scripts was Wang Xiaohu, and Golden Harvest had just poached Jackie Chan, so it was impossible to buy a good script from Wang Xiaohu. , under Wang Xiaohu, only Gu Long can be popular in kung fu movie scripts, and Jiahe can only find Gu Long
(End of this chapter)