new kung fu king

Chapter 583 Even Taiwan Sells Crazy

In 1981, the box office record in Hong Kong was occupied by "Modern Bodyguard" produced by Xu's company. Successfully replaced the overlord position.

With the concerted efforts of the four Xu brothers, even "Heart of the Dragon" written, directed and acted by Jackie Chan can only reach 1300 million Hong Kong dollars and cannot go any further.

In this regard, Jackie Chan also made a phone call with Wang Xiaohu, who is busy in the Mainland, to inquire about the next step of development, because after "Police Story", although the few films he shot after his independence performed well at the box office, the audience's expectations for him were not as good as Ever high, Jackie felt a little lost.

"Hehe, look for San Mao and A Biao!" Wang Xiaohu said with a smile on the phone, "If it doesn't work, I will shoot the sequel of "Police Story"."

Jackie Chan shook his head like a rattle and said, "I can't make a sequel myself, if you write the script for me, I'm still a little bit sure!"

"Haha, it's better to ask for others than yourself, Aaron, you should have a little confidence in yourself. "Police Story" has provided a good development idea, and the rest of the work is for you to fully tap your potential, or that In other words, one hero has three gangs."

Since "Police Story" set the general direction for Jackie Chan and let his family-making class take shape, Wang Xiaohu's help to Jackie Chan was temporarily interrupted, that is, Jackie Chan was allowed to toss. If Jackie Chan really can't climb the mountain of "Police Story", then He is no longer Jackie Chan.

In fact, Wang Xiaohu did not remind Jackie Chan that Sammo Hung, Jackie Chan, and Yuen Biao were a very good combination in the early 80s, just like himself and Bruce Lee back then, they were absolutely powerful weapons that swept the box office.

"Project A", "Fast Food Truck", and "Fuxing" series shot by the trio are all well-known and well-known masterpieces. Wang Xiaohu's arrangement is also to tell Jackie Chan that when you become famous, don't forget to support your brothers. Everyone has Fantong Eat and earn money.

The day after the phone call with Jackie Chan, "Shaolin Temple" was also screened in Hong Kong, Macau, Thailand, the Philippines and other regions.

All films starring and directed by Wang Xiaohu have a high influence in Hong Kong and Southeast Asia.

Therefore, the current issue of "Movie Biweekly" directly used Jet Li as the cover character, and conducted a summary through box office, plot, martial arts design, acting skills and other aspects.

Yu Yongjian's comprehensive review article was listed as a model for future Hong Kong film selections.

"The box office is the best standard to measure the commercial value of a film. "Shaolin Temple" directed by Wang Xiaohu achieved a box office of 400 million in two weeks after its release. Although it seems that Wang Xiaohu has fallen back as a commercial director, "Shaolin Temple" is still in Hong Kong's annual box office. It is within the top 50. It is expected that the film will reach more than 1000 million before the movie falls, scoring 4 points."

"For the plot, I give "Shaolin Temple" a score of 3.5. It is nothing more than repeating the old-fashioned Hong Kong martial arts movie model, but it is adapted based on the folklore of the thirteen stick monks in mainland China who rescued the Tang king. The adaptation is also reasonable."

"Martial arts design, no doubt 5 points, Wang Xiaohu, who started as a martial arts instructor, always presents you with a new visual appreciation in every movie. Except for the use of a trampoline at the end of the filming of "Shaolin Temple", other It is performed by mainland martial arts athletes with real swords and guns, coupled with the wonderful direction of Wang Xiaohu and Yuan De, let Hong Kong citizens feel the unprecedented northern style. This is another bold attempt by Wang Xiaohu after "Hong Xiguan", so I give him full marks!"

"Acting skills: 3 points. According to my understanding, the whole film except Jet Li is a martial arts athlete from mainland China. They are basically newcomers in acting skills, but they all perform very hard. This is what I have done for decades. This is the first time I saw a mainland actor's performance."

The full score for each item is 5 points, and the average score of "Shaolin Temple" is 3.875 points. It is not difficult to see that Yu Yongjian's scoring is quite strict, and this has become one of the judging criteria for the Hong Kong Film Awards.

Since this is the first time the scoring system has been adopted, everyone has no idea, and it has not been greatly affected. The box office of "Shaolin Temple" is still growing steadily.

Speaking of this, we cannot fail to mention Taiwan.

After Shen Zhong took a free copy from Wang Xiaohu, he immediately made 10 copies in his own name, and sold each copy to ten large and small film dealers in Taiwan at a price of 100 million Hong Kong dollars.

At first, Taiwanese filmmakers thought that Shen Zhongshi opened his mouth, but Mr. Shen didn’t say anything. It’s too expensive, so let’s take it back.A few days later, the Zhulian gang took away the first copy at a price of 100 million Hong Kong dollars and began to release it in Taiwan. After the screening, it was out of control, and other 9 film companies came to find it. Mr. Shen made them wait for three days. God, finally raised the price to 150 million Hong Kong dollars, and several filmmakers did not hesitate to take the copy directly with cash.

Ever since, Shen Zhong made a profit of 1450 million by changing hands, which is faster than Wang Xiaohu.Wang Hongxing asked puzzledly: "Uncle Zhong, didn't you sell 900 million yuan for "Mythology" last time, why did you only sell 100 million yuan this time? It's a loss!"

Shen Zhong sneered and said: "What do you know, we were the ones who took advantage of the fire to rob. Now that we have opened up this relationship with the Bamboo Union Gang, it will naturally be a little lower than the original market price. If it is raised, it will force them to find Thailand. What about the gang buying?"

"Small profits but quick turnover, and steady flow! Uncle Zhong, I understand!"

Shen Zhong lit the dry pipe and smoked a few puffs, thinking what do you know, if you knew, you wouldn't ask such a stupid question.

Last year "Mythology" was sold in Taiwan in this way, which once again confirmed the charm of Concorde's production. Although the Taiwan government tried its best to avoid such a thing from happening, but the Bamboo Union Gang was well-informed and well-informed. Taiwan's theaters have found a glimmer of life.

Therefore, after "Shaolin Temple" was released in Hong Kong, it wasn't just the Zhulian gang who secretly bought a copy from Shen Zhong this time. Distribution channels, these are not everyone can understand.

Compared with Wang Xiaohu in "Mythology", this time "Shaolin Temple" is full of unfamiliar faces, so after the Taiwanese filmmakers got the copy, they directly erased the opening and ending subtitles. The video I saw started from the Yellow River.

It seems a bit strange that such a well-known and unknown movie is shown in Taiwan movie theaters majestically, and the reputation of the movie is particularly good after it is played.

Some newspapers even reported relevant commentary articles, saying that "Shaolin Temple" has a rich plot, novel martial arts moves, and the reproduction of traditional Chinese Shaolin Kungfu. It can be called an international blockbuster and a major breakthrough for Chinese movies. warm.

Due to the widespread public opinion in newspapers and magazines, word-of-mouth, and the various public relations work of the Zhulian Gang, it is rare for the Taiwan government to make any response. The martial arts masterpiece! (Taiwanese think it was filmed with investment from the mainland, and the beginning and end of the film have been cut out. After that, they will know that it was filmed by Xiehe investment.)
Wang Xiaohu, who was far away in BJ, didn't know that "Shaolin Temple" was sold like crazy in Taiwan. He was talking with Shi Yongqian, the temporary abbot of Shaolin Temple, in the reception room of BJ Hotel. .

At this time, Shi Yongxin was still a young monk, and his figure was much slimmer than what Wang Xiaohu had seen on the Internet in his previous life.

"Thanks to the benefactor for making so many contributions to Shaolin Temple, the merit is infinite, Amitabha."

Abbot Shaolin was old after all, and his speech was a bit wordy, for example, he had repeated the sentence just now no less than eight times since he entered the door, and Wang Xiaohu was embarrassed to say anything, so he kept nodding and smiling.

"Abbot, may I borrow the warrior monk from your monastery?" Wang Xiaohu said suddenly.

The abbot frowned and said, "May I ask what the benefactor wants?"

"Actually, it's nothing. I just want to prove to my Japanese friends that China not only has Shaolin Temple, but also authentic Shaolin Boxing."

The old abbot naturally didn't know the whole story of Jet Li's injury. In fact, the truth of this incident was only kept among a few people.

Wang Xiaohu frowned when he heard this!

"Abbot, since ancient times, there has been a good reputation of martial arts in the world coming out of Shaolin. Nowadays, there are very few great monks practicing martial arts on Shaoshi Mountain. Although Shaolin emphasizes the integration of Zen and martial arts, and pays more attention to the cultivation of Buddhism, if you only practice Buddhism, you don't teach martial arts. I am afraid that it will not be conducive to the future development of Shaolin."

Wang Xiaohu put his palms together in front of his chest, "The abbot must have known about my plan to invest in Shaolin, and he should know that I will mainly invest in martial arts. I want to borrow the reputation of Shaolin Kung Fu from the few monks in Shaolin. re-established in the world."

"This." The abbot was in a dilemma for a while.

Shi Yanhe next to him and Wang Xiaohu who Shi Yongxin heard were inexplicably excited. After all, they were still young. After watching the filming of "Shaolin Temple" in the Great Hall of the People, the blood in their hearts was surging.

Shi Yongxin entered the temple late, and wanted to say a few words for Wang Xiaohu but had no right to do so, so he could only secretly poke Shi Yanhe with his hands. After thinking about it, Shi Yanhe said in a low voice: "Abbot, I think what the benefactor Wang said It’s not unreasonable, today’s society is no longer in turmoil, not to mention Wang benefactor spends huge sums of money to revive Shaolin, how can a Buddhist disciple ignore it?”

(End of this chapter)