new kung fu king

Chapter 608

After "Shaolin Temple" hit the world, Hong Kong was the first to react in the film industry. Liu Jialiang borrowed the good relationship between Shaw Brothers and Wang Xiaohu to snatch Jet Li to film "North and South Shaolin" for him. "Shaolin Temple" director Zhang Xinyan.

Director Zhang Xinyan saw that there was a wave of martial arts craze in mainland China, and felt that the theme of Shaolin Temple had more potential, so he asked the company's screenwriters to rush out a script and quietly sent it to the Ministry of Culture of the mainland for review.

This script was later known as "Shaolin Kid".

It's just that when Zhang Xinyan proposed to use the original cast of "Shaolin Temple", the Ministry of Culture said very sorry that the original cast of "Shaolin Temple" had been booked in advance by another Hong Kong film company, and it was still related to Wang Xiaohu.

When he returned to Hong Kong to inquire carefully, he found out that it was Liu Jialiang who robbed his business. This made Director Zhang very depressed. in Japan.

Wang Xiaohu returned to Hong Kong with great difficulty. Just as he went out to visit Jet Li, Zhang Xinyan and President Liang immediately came to visit after hearing the news.

Sitting on the sofa drinking the tea brought by Zhao Yazhi, Zhang Xinyan and President Liang were embarrassed. They thought that Wang Xiaohu would be able to go home after going out for a while, but they had to wait for two hours, and the tea was changed twice. Seeing this, Zhang Xinyan had no choice but to get up and leave.

Just as their buttocks left the sofa, a bodyguard's voice came from the door: "Brother Hu, you're back."

Zhang Xinyan was so excited when he heard that, here he is, the busy man finally came home, and the two hours of waiting were not in vain.

Zhao Yazhi went up with a smile and hung the coat that Wang Xiaohu took off on the hanger, complaining slightly: "You didn't check the time when you went out, Director Zhang and President Liang have been waiting for two hours."

When Wang Xiaohu heard his wife say this, he couldn't help frowning, but he quickly put on a smiling face and greeted him.

After exchanging polite greetings for a while, Zhang Xinyan explained his intentions, while Wang Xiaohu held his chin and muttered.

"Ah Hu, we know that Liu Jialiang is preparing to shoot "North and South Shaolin". In fact, we have no other purpose in coming today. We just want you to help communicate with Liu Jialiang and see if the two films can be shared together. Actors and filming were completed at the same time.”

Zhang Xinyan's words made Wang Xiaohu dumbfounded, he shook his head, and said very cautiously: "Director Zhang, we are old acquaintances, and you became a director earlier than me, I believe you should also know that there are many problems in doing so, right?"

"Then what do you think we should do?" Zhang Xinyan was anxious in his heart.

"How about this, Liu Jialiang will shoot "North and South Shaolin" first, and let the actors take a rest and adjust before filming "Dragon and Phoenix Village" after the filming is finished." Wang Xiaohu thought for a while and said: "After all, a group of actors has two scenes, and the actors We are under too much pressure, and it has greatly affected the progress of the filming, if we force it, the quality of the two films will not be good."

"I ruined the script, I can't make any money, and the more important thing is that Jiezi has just recovered!"

What Wang Xiaohu said is quite satisfactory. After all, during the glory days of Hong Kong films, some actors set a record of rushing to 9 scenes in one day. The end result of this is that the actors are under too much pressure and cannot fully devote themselves to the shooting of each scene, and it is also very harmful to the health of the actors.

Wang Xiaohu didn't want Jet Li to engage in such intensive filming right after his recovery. How can you say that Jiezi is also Wang Xiaohu's trump card, and he is also an excellent potential stock. Besides, Jiezi's family is not short of money, even if it is really short of money. Wang Xiaohu will not sit idly by.

Wang Xiaohu tactfully rejected Zhang Xinyan's very paranoid request from several aspects. Jet Li is now his man. As Jiezi's boss, it is reasonable for him to make such a request.

When Zhang Xinyan heard this, he immediately became embarrassed. He raised his eyes and frowned and said, "Ahu, is there no other way?"

"Yes, why not?" Wang Xiaohu pondered for a while, and immediately said, "Let me recommend some actors for you, such as Xiong Xinxin, Yu Rongguang, Zhao Changjun and others."

"Xiong Xinxin, I do know, who are Yu Rongguang and Zhao Changjun?" Zhang Xinyan asked puzzledly, but soon he shook his head and said, "Now the audience recognizes the original cast of "Shaolin Temple". what people do."

"Humph!" Wang Xiaohu snorted coldly, with a displeased expression on his face, "If you think I'm biased, I don't need to say anything more. Everything should be first come first served. Liu Jialiang proposed cooperation three months ago. , I also asked him to wait for Jiezi to recover before turning it on, Jiezi is mine, he is an artist, not a money-making machine!"

Zhang Xinyan's heart skipped a beat, only then did he realize that his tone of voice was wrong and offended the ancestor, so he waved his hand and said, "Ah Hu, I, I didn't mean that!"

"Okay, either you wait for Liu Jialiang to finish filming, or follow my second suggestion to go to mainland China to choose athletes yourself. Let me remind you that if you shoot together with any subject, there is only one end, just like Like the Bruce Lee IIs a few years ago."

After Wang Xiaohu said this, he went upstairs blankly. To be honest, he really didn't expect to encounter such a thing today. It is said that Zhang Xinyan was his guide. Such a good cooperative relationship, but he really doesn't like the other party's model of the actor's health for money.

Is it only you, director Zhang Da, who knows that whoever grabs the original crew of "Shaolin Temple" first will win the box office initiative?You are not a fool, and Liu Jialiang is not stupid, so tell me how you want me to talk to Liu Jialiang!
In fairness, the script of "Dragon and Phoenix Village" (that is, "Shaolin Boy") is much better than that of "North and South Shaolin", and now is the busiest time for Shaolin Kung Fu movies. Whoever shoots first and who releases later will get a lot of money at the box office. It was an expensive report, but Zhang Xinyan's attitude made Wang Xiaohu very unhappy.

Moreover, in Wang Xiaohu's original intention, after Jet Li finished filming "North and South Shaolin", he could not use the theme of Bang Shaolin. After all, filming again is a phenomenon of living on his laurels, which is very detrimental to the growth of an actor, and it is easy for the audience to experience aesthetic fatigue. If this continues, Jet Li's box office appeal and popularity will plummet.

In my memory, Jet Li went away to the United States after losing the Shaolin theme. It was not until the early 90s that he returned to the audience's sight with "Once Upon a Time". As an actor, the posture of spreading his hands before starting a fight has been imitated by countless people, and it has become an important posture in Chinese Kung Fu.

Wang Xiaohu will never allow Jet Li to waste his youth on the image of a bald monk, so he intends to turn things around and stop Jet Li from becoming a box office poison.

Moreover, "Kung Fu Emperor Fang Shiyu" can continue Jet Li's innocent and naughty kung fu boy image in "Shaolin Temple". Shooting a feature film and several sequels in this way is enough to keep Jet Li's popularity on an upward trend and give full play to his youth. The key is to cultivate Jet Li's self-confidence.

It's a pity, it's a pity that people nowadays can't see so long.Not long after Wang Xiaohu returned to the study, Zhao Yazhi opened the door and came in, handed him a bowl of red bean soup and said, "Drink it while it's hot. As soon as you came up, Director Zhang regretted it to death, and explained to me several times that he was not the one." I mean, please don't get me wrong."

Wang Xiaohu drank the red bean soup, wiped his mouth and said, "I know he didn't mean that, but if three films of the same type are made, the actor's image in the audience will be stereotyped, which is not good for the box office or for the actor."

Zhao Yazhi nodded. When her husband is no longer in charge of the company in Hong Kong, she will often go to the company to help, so as not to make any mistakes in Yuen Biao's rush. In terms of company management, Zhao Yazhi has far more experience than Yuen Biao, so she naturally I also understand.

But she didn't want her husband to offend others because of this, so she said, "How do you think about this matter? You can't let Director Zhang and the others work for nothing, can you? Besides, everyone is in the circle, and people who bow their heads and don't see them when they look up, just offend like this It's not good."

Wang Xiaohu sighed, and said with a wry smile: "So I recommend newcomers to him, but he still thinks I'm hurting him, what can I do, anyway, I won't allow Jiezi to make a third-step Shaolin movie. "

Zhao Yazhi heard the words with deep emotion, shook her head and said: "You, sometimes you have a stubborn temper, once you admit to death, even eight cows will not be able to pull you back!"

The couple sighed for a long time, and Zhao Yazhi suddenly said: "The film on Qingxia's side has finished. I've been idle at home for the past half month, and today I'm still asking when I'm going to shoot "Mulan"."

Wang Xiaohu patted his forehead and said, "Well, actually, I really didn't expect Tsui Hark's "New Shushan" to finish so soon. I originally planned to give them more time to rest, but I didn't expect that she couldn't wait."

Zhao Yazhi laughed and said, "I don't know what's wrong with her recently, she's very restless, always clamoring for filming."

"You didn't ask her what happened?"

Zhao Yazhi pouted and said, "I have asked, but they didn't tell me. I asked Gillian about it. She has been busy filming "Hitch the Wrong Car", and she and Aaron are like glue all day long. How can she have time to care about her girlfriends. "

Wang Xiaohu touched his nose, frowned and thought for a long time, then blinked and said: "Azhi, do you think Qingxia is the one here, so..."

"Pfft~" Zhao Yazhi didn't wait for her husband to finish speaking, and immediately picked up her pink fist and punched her, "You, you are not serious, I think Qingxia should not have a physical problem."

"Oh, if it wasn't the one who came, it should be a relationship problem."

(End of this chapter)