new kung fu king

Chapter 445 Where is the red bean

Run Run Shaw was very happy now. He bought all Concorde's theaters in Taiwan at a price [-]% lower than the market, and then changed their name to Shaw Brothers to fully support Zhang Che's self-organized Longbow Film Company.

Back then when Wang Xiaohu expanded his territory in Taiwan to acquire cinema chains, Run Run Shaw followed suit. Just when Zhang Che’s contract expired, others were at odds with each other. Unexpectedly, Run Run Shaw would secretly subsidize Zhang Che’s establishment of Longbow Films in Taiwan. The company began to harvest the Taiwan market.

The business of Longbow Films in Taiwan is not very prosperous. This is mainly because Concorde’s kung fu films radiate too much to the entire Southeast Asian region. Everyone is used to Concorde’s style and gradually loses interest in the films of the older generation of great director Chang Cheh. .

Anyone who writes novels knows that if you change your style rashly, you will lose your fixed readership. The same goes for directors. Zhang Cheh’s kung fu films are masculine and violent, cherishing heroes and emphasizing the relationship between brothers. camaraderie.

And Wang Xiaohu's style is awe-inspiring yet entertaining. In every film he starred in, the female lead is definitely not a vase, and even plays the role of finishing touch, adding a lot of color to the film. It is beyond reach, so this also declares the irreproducibility of Wang Xiaohu's movies, because you never know what style his next movie will be.

In the past two years in Taiwan, Zhang Cheh has been "reckless and brave". All five of his apprentices have been packed into the cinema to watch the movies starring Wang Xiaohu, from "The Righteous Man" to "Ip Man" to "A Hu". "Wumen", "The Warrior's Journey", Zhang Jiaban watched the five films dozens of times, and gradually found some characteristics in martial arts design.

So Wang Xiaohu was very surprised when he saw this "Five Ancestors of Shaolin" in the cinema!

"Not bad! There is a big breakthrough in action design, this movie is different from the usual style of great director Zhang Che!" Even Wang Xiaohu, who is so picky, admired Zhang Che at this time.

The art effect of this film is very ordinary, the color and brightness are very prominent, and the bright and dazzling golden light is different from Chang Cheh's other works.And Zhang Che has racked his brains in terms of action design. Hu Dedi, Cai Dezhong, Ma Chaoxing, Li Shikai, and Fang Dahong have their own characteristics in kung fu. They deduce several kung fu coefficients that have been spread in Southern Shaolin, and the plot of upgrading their skills. Very interesting.

Zhang Che's five proud disciples Jiang Dawei, Ti Lung, Fu Sheng, Qi Guanjun and Meng Fei played the roles of the five patriarchs.The main highlight of this movie is Fu Sheng, followed by Qi Guanjun. However, from the perspective of the film itself, the roles of the five protagonists are fairly average. Ting's story.

"How is it? I said it was good!"

To be appreciated by such a picky person as Wang Xiaohu, Run Run Shaw felt that his face was full of face, and he could not close his mouth and said: "According to your estimation, how much box office will "The Five Patriarchs of Shaolin" get?"

"Our two companies have a total of 173 movie theaters in Hong Kong. According to the statistics of "Movie Biweekly", the early publicity effect is not bad. Before the release, 137 million movie tickets were sold. If we maintain this momentum If so, Chang Cheh's second spring will be bright soon, including the box office results in Southeast Asia, it is still very possible to break through 300 million."

After thinking about it for a while, Wang Xiaohu said that his data is very reliable. You must know that although Zhang Cheh has not released a new work for two years, his reputation in the industry is still there, and with the box office appeal of David Jiang and Di Lung in Southeast Asia, There is also the finale of Fu Sheng, who became popular with "Shen Da", 300 million is considered a small number.

"Hey! After all, I'm still not as perverted as you!" Run Run Shaw sighed after hearing the statistics. After Wang Xiaohu's "Ip Man" hit the highest box office, no one could surpass it for several years!The sum of this data is only 200 million more than the box office data of "Ip Man" in Hong Kong.

As expected, there is no comparison between people, Run Run Shaw shook his head depressedly, he was hit!

He didn't go deep into the association at all. The release of "Ip Man" back then was not only because of the excellent quality of the film, but also many other superimposed factors, such as the endorsement of a generation of master Ip Man, such as the success of Bruce Lee, such as the establishment of the Dragon and Tiger Martial Arts Union. Various charity performances during the June [-] rain disaster, such as Wang Xiaohu’s good impression on the audience, etc., these preludes are the result of Wang Xiaohu’s careful arrangements, so it is no wonder that the box office results are not popular.

Run Run Shaw didn't understand these principles back then, and he doesn't bother to understand them now.

If it were not for Bruce Lee's sudden death, Wang Xiaohu's main movie would have set a new record for Hong Kong movies.Through all aspects, you can draw a conclusion: the era of real kung fu has indeed been affected to varying degrees because of Bruce Lee's departure, and the box office is the best evidence.

This has something to do with Wang Xiaohu's busy development of new ideas for Hong Kong Kung Fu movies, and his full support of Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and Yuen Biao. Of course, the more important thing is that Wang Xiaohu is deliberately controlling this line. If he wants to It is extremely easy to break the record, but if it is too against the sky, it will cause a terrible fault in the development of Hong Kong movies.

"Sixth Uncle, don't sigh when you are old. Two years ago, the Governor of Hong Kong, Sir MacLehose, personally presided over the award of the CBE award from the Queen of England!"

Wang Xiaohu said enviously that he didn't understand the meaning of this so-called CBE medal. In short, since then, Run Run Shaw has taken a wider step in the upper class of Hong Kong.

"What are you envious of!" Run Run Shaw said with a bitter face, "You boy will soon be too!"

"Oh?" Wang Xiaohu was taken aback for a moment, would this thing have anything to do with him? "Improbable?"

"How is it impossible? It is said that when you won the Oscar for Best Director, you should have received this medal. After all, you are the only Hong Kong person who won the highest honor at the Oscar, but some of the remarks you made at that time made a British government Some people didn't like it very much, so this medal was not issued to you."

Run Run Shaw said with a chuckle, "Otherwise, the two of us should have been awarded honors at the same time. These words were told to me secretly by MacLehose."

"Hehe, since they don't like it, why do you still say that I'm about to be awarded an honor?" Wang Xiaohu asked puzzled.

"Do you really think that the mainland will completely bury your role in the Tangshan earthquake?" Run Run Shaw frowned and said, "The mainland will treat you so badly, but the British government will not! There is no impenetrable wall in this world. Are all the British embassies on the mainland blind?"

"Uh, so I also have a share!" Wang Xiaohu was stunned.

"Well, if I'm not wrong, the medal you want to accept should not be as simple as the Commander's Medal. According to your contribution, it's not too much to give you a knight." Run Run Shaw said with a smile.

"I don't understand this set of honors." Wang Xiaohu curled his lips and said, "Will you give it to me, anyway, this thing can't be eaten!"

Run Run Shaw raised his eyebrows when he heard the words, and scolded with a smile: "You boy who doesn't make progress!"

While the two were chatting, the screening of "Five Ancestors of Shaolin" had ended. Wang Xiaohu bid farewell to Run Run Shaw and returned home. While playing with his son in his arms, he was wet all over. He changed his son's diaper clumsily, but was criticized by Zhao Yazhi for not wanting to A few words, the reason is that our classmate Xiaohu changed the diapers very irregularly, so he hurriedly made a few faces at his son and fled back to the study. Serving his son is really not something that a gentleman like him can do. Let's write obediently. Script it!
In "Official Hong Xi", Wang Xiaohu is about to play the "cold-blooded and ruthless" official Hong Xi. He has consulted relevant historical materials and knows that official Hong Xi is a Shaolin disciple and the founder of Hong Quan. , Fang Meiyu and Liang Yasong and others worshiped Cai Jiuyi as their teacher to learn Shaolin Kungfu, and they were later called "Shaolin Ten Tigers".

In the movie, the official Hong Xi who took his son Hong Wending to avoid the government's pursuit is obviously different from the historical records, but it is still entertainment after all. The requirements of the movie are not very strict, so Wang Xiaohu didn't spend much time on this aspect. , but directly proceed to the creation of the script.

It's been a long time since I wrote a script about martial arts and kung fu movies, so Wang Xiaohu was really at a loss when he came up, because while he was writing the script, he was also thinking about the selection of actors in his mind.

As mentioned earlier, the candidates for Hong Xiguan, Hong Wending, the Fifth Patriarch of Shaolin, and Ma Dashan have been finalized, and now the problem to be solved is the candidate for the villain Ma Ninger in the film. According to Wang Xiaohu's memory, Ma Ninger was played by Ji Chunhua in the original version Yes, this guy is born to be a villain. Because of an injury, he lost his head and hair. In addition, he is very skilled. He once played the role of "Vulture" in "Shaolin Temple", which left a deep impression on people. .

After Wang Xiaohu thought about it, he decided that Billy Zhou was the best candidate in the circle in Hong Kong. For nothing else, Billy Zhou and Ji Chunhua were similar in some respects. Both of them have "fierce" looks, which makes people know that they are not good people at a glance. What's more, both of them have very good martial arts attainments.

"It's him!" Wang Xiaohu added a bracket after Ma Ning'er's name - Billy Zhou, and continued to create, but this time he got stuck very quickly. The reason is very simple, who will play the role of Hongdou's mother and daughter?
The original Hong Dou was played by Qiu Shuzhen. This heroine left Wang Xiaohu with two impressions: treacherous, charming, and treacherous. The portrayal of the female swindler is three-pointed.

　I was very busy at work today. I broke my leg while running on the construction site. After returning home, I was as tired as a dead dog. For the first time, I had the idea of ​​not wanting to code. Hey, I gritted my teeth and knocked hard on a chapter. To be honest, the pressure was very high Great, I really put my heart into writing it, but because of the pressure of not being recognized for work and plot arrangements, I really feel so tired!What the hell, I really want to not write for full attendance, I really want to go back to the passion of the original code words, brothers and sisters, give me some encouragement and stimulation!
　　
　
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