new kung fu king

Chapter 587 Wang Xiaohu and Huang Yulang

Seeing that Wang Xiaohu suddenly asked about Huang Yulang, Jin Yong felt a little puzzled, frowned and asked, "Xiaohu, don't you want to investigate Huang Yulang's infringement?"

"Infringement?" Wang Xiaohu was even more puzzled than Jin Yong. He said to himself that I just knew that Huang Yulang had created a comic called "Dragon and Tiger Gate", in which the positioning of the Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms was very accurate, and the offensive and defensive principles of the eighteen moves were almost included. The explanation has a nose and an eye. If Yuan Heping can't design an action for a while, he can definitely learn from "Dragon and Tiger Gate".

"Does the cartoon created by Huang Yulang constitute an infringement on Concord?" Wang Xiaohu asked.

Jin Yong laughed wryly, and pulled Wang Xiaohu up to the second floor.

"What exactly is the infringement you mentioned?" Seeing Jin Yong being so cautious, Wang Xiaohu couldn't help asking again out of curiosity.

Jin Yong sat down and said: "Maybe you have only paid attention to movies these years, and you don't know much about the development of the novel world and the comic world."

Wang Xiaohu nodded undeniably. As Jin Yong said, after the death of Brother Xiaolong, he devoted all his energy to promoting the development of Hong Kong movies. Later, he was busy gaining a foothold in Hollywood, and now he is working on cooperating with mainland China. To be honest, the two industries of film and television are already enough for him to be busy. How can he have time to pay attention to the development of comics.

"When you were not famous, Huang Yulang created a comic called "Little Rascal", which sold well, and the three main characters in it were Wang Xiaohu, Wang Xiaolong, and Shi Heilong. Their martial arts were also very complicated, but "Jin Yong smiled bitterly when he said this.

"Uh, why is it "Little Rascal", isn't it "Dragon Tiger Gate"?"

Wang Xiaohu only knew that the cartoon involving these three main characters was called "Dragon and Tiger Gate", and that later Donnie Yen also made a movie of the same name.

"That's the name you changed after you became famous and established the Dragon and Tiger Martial Arts Association." Jin Yong sighed and said, "After the hit of "Jing Fu Men", Huang Yulang added nunchaku kung fu to "Little Hooligans" Shi Heilong, one of the Dragon and Tiger Three Emperors, received a great response. In the 73th to [-]rd issues, your photo was used as the cover, and the sales of those issues of "Little Rascal" reached the [-] mark. Subsequent price increases did not hurt sales. The movements of the nunchaku are basically copied from your movements, so in a sense, your fame has further stimulated the sales of "Little Hooligans."

"Is it because I have the same name as the characters in the comics and the two elements of nunchakus?" Wang Xiaohu laughed when he heard this, he didn't expect such a fun thing in the world.

"Hehe, who says it's not. But this is just one of them, and there is another thing." Jin Yong said cautiously: "After Jackie Chan's "Drunken Master" became popular, Huang Yulang followed suit and created a comic of the same name. , and Li's TV station has already purchased the copyright of the comic, and plans to adapt it into two TV series."

"This matter doesn't have much influence on me, but TVB may feel a little pressure." Wang Xiaohu shrugged after hearing this, thinking how big a deal it is, if Jin Yong hadn't said it today, he really wouldn't know Huang Yulang has so many ingenious connections with himself, it seems that it should not be a problem to discuss cooperation in the future.

In a sense, adapting comics into movies is the easiest way. According to Wang Xiaohu’s statistics, there are not a few works adapted from comics into movies. "Hero" is the most successful of the three works. Of course, this kind of success can only be tasted. They all use computer special effects to attract the audience's attention, and the plot is very thin.

I heard Jin Yong continue to say: "Huang Yulang is a genius in the publishing industry in Hong Kong. He is committed to making major reforms in comic production. He has established printing, color separation, lettering, and binding departments necessary for the publishing industry, and purchased new types of printing. machine and color separation machine, greatly improved the printing quality of comic books, and made a great contribution to the maturity of Hong Kong comics, so when you mentioned him, I was worried that you would sue him for copyright infringement."

Wang Xiaohu shook his head with a smile and said, "How is that possible? You just said that he has made so many contributions to Hong Kong comics. I won't do such a boring thing."

Jin Yong breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words, and said with a smile, "Then why are you looking for Huang Yulang?"

"Actually, there is nothing to do. It is just another way to find inspiration for Dayan. It would be best if Dayan can complete the martial arts action design of "Shooting the Condors" independently. If not, I can help do it for you, but I still I hope he can complete it independently." Wang Xiaohu said: "I still quite agree with the interpretation of the Eighteen Palms of Subduing the Dragon in "Dragon and Tiger Gate."

"Your words are a bit contradictory!" Jin Yong pointed at Wang Xiaohu with his right index finger, and said with a smile, "You said you didn't pay attention to the comics industry before, so how did you know that Huang Yulang's "Dragon and Tiger Gate" has Eighteen Dragon Subduing Palms?"

"Xingzi and the others, I heard them mention it occasionally. They should have bought this comic in the first place." Wang Xiaohu lied, "Speaking of copyright infringement, you didn't even sue Huang Yulang for infringing on your Jianglongshi" Bazhang, if I do this, won't I be taught a lesson by you?"

"Haha." Wang Xiaohu saw through Jin Yong's thoughts, and laughed unnaturally.

Wang Xiaohu didn't get entangled in this topic, but put forward a good suggestion to Jin Yong: "Has Lao Dou tried to cooperate with Huang Yulang?"

"Are you referring to joint publishing?" Jin Yong asked.

Wang Xiaohu shook his hands and said: "This seems too superficial. Expand the scope of novel adaptation, not just limited to movies and TV dramas. For example, you can sell the copyright to Huang Yulang and let him adapt "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", "The Condor Heroes" and "The Condor Heroes". "Heroes", "Dragon Babu"."

"Oh, good attention! Why didn't I think of it!"

Before Wang Xiaohu could finish speaking, Jin Yong patted his thigh and said, "Xiaohu, you have found me another good suggestion to expand my business. This idea is great, and it can definitely drive a trend of adapting martial arts novels in the Hong Kong comics industry."

"Hehehe, that's what I meant!"

Wang Xiaohu smiled happily, what he could do for Jin Yong could be regarded as making up for his nine years of hard waiting.

As of June 6th, only Japan in Asia has not arranged for the release of "Shaolin Temple". For this reason, Zong Yougui called Wang Xiaohu many times to inquire about the release.

Wang Xiaohu said on the phone in a calm manner: "Soon, soon, I will bring a copy of the Japanese version to Japan in the near future."

"Really? That's really great! I'll gather fans from all over Japan to wait for you!" Zong Yougui was overjoyed on the other end of the phone, making Zhao Yazhi, who was helping to translate, feel a little helpless.

"It seems that your box office appeal in Japan is still the same as before." After hanging up the phone, Zhao Yazhi said with a light smile.

Wang Xiaohu shook his fist and said, "This time I will make the whole of Tokyo go crazy again!"

"What are you going to worry about?"

Wang Xiaohu chuckled and said, "It's nothing. Go to Japan to collect the bills. Officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Culture of the mainland will pass by. There will be no big trouble. At least my safety is absolutely fine."

Zhao Yazhi breathed a sigh of relief when she heard the words. She was one of the witnesses of the Tokyo riots back then, and she even knew that her husband cheated $600 million from the Yamaguchi-gumi, so that the development of Xiehe Company would not be constrained by funds. If she goes to Japan, she has to stop whatever she says. Now that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Culture are accompanying her, subjectively speaking, it is not a matter of personal grievances, but involves the diplomatic aspects of the two countries.

At the end of June, Wang Xiaohu took the crew of "Huo Yuanjia" to the mainland. At the same time, brothers Liu Jialiang and Liu Jiahui also went there. They mainly decided the scope of shooting for "North and South Shaolin" and submitted the written script to the The Ministry of Culture will conduct an audit. After all, these are the necessary procedures that Xiehe Company and the two mainland films have adopted. Liu Jialiang does not want to cause Wang Xiaohu's displeasure by breaking the rules.

Sitting in the green leather train of the Beijing-Kowloon Railway, Wang Xiaohu asked Liu Jialiang: "Before I came, did Uncle Liu mention the disadvantages of co-productions to you?"

Liu Jialiang hummed, and said, "I've said it before. Boss Shao said that if it is blocked, the film can be sent to Taiwan for release through other locations. He also said that you are deeply silent about this. Let me learn more from you."

"Ugh!" Wang Xiaohu rolled his eyes in anger. Run Run Shaw was the first to know the news when Shen Zhong sent "Mythology" to Taiwan through the Bamboo Union Gang. His assurance to Liu Jialiang was, in a sense, a hint.

It implies that if Liu Jialiang wants to take the road of co-production, he must follow Wang Xiaohu's example, and indirectly gives Wang Xiaohu the right to control Liu Jialiang.

Liu Jialiang took out the script, handed it to Wang Xiaohu and said, "Ah Hu, how about reading the script for me?"

Wang Xiaohu nodded with a smile, opened the script and casually glanced at it. To be honest, this script is really ordinary. The story of Lord Hesso who came to assassinate before his birthday to avenge his father.

If Liu Jialiang no longer plays new tricks in terms of action, such a plot alone will not be able to support the box office. This also reflects the lack of rigor in the script of Hong Kong film workers. My lord, please, at least there must be a historical clue or folklore like "Shaolin Temple", otherwise the mainland audience will have no sense of pride.

However, if he used "Shaolin Temple" to make some money, the movie should be fine, so Wang Xiaohu nodded and said, "The script is okay."
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