new kung fu king

Chapter 63 Jackie Chan's "Avenue of Stars"

When Wang Xiaohu came to the site of "Bruce Lee Restaurant" in Kowloon Garden District, the place was under intense renovation. The 14-year-old Yuen Biao, with his hands behind his back, pointed at the workers who painted the walls from time to time, looking like a small supervisor. .

Wang Xiaohu walked into the store and patted Yuen Biao on the shoulder and said cordially, "How is the construction progress of A Biao?"

Yuan Biao raised his head and said, "With me here watching, these guys dare not be lazy. I discussed with their foreman just now, and all the renovations should be completed by the end of this month."

"Hehe, that's great. It's the twelfth lunar month at the end of the month. It's just during the Spring Festival to release the harmful gas in the room. After the Spring Festival, we will open." Wang Xiaohu looked around the room. The current decoration of the store is basically in accordance with Complete with your own design drawings.

The theme of "Bruce Lee Restaurant" is to use Bruce Lee's fame to open a restaurant. Naturally, the store mainly promotes Bruce Lee. When you walk into the store, you will see a shadow wall. His brilliant achievements.

The storefront on the first floor is mainly the lobby. The white walls and the bright black dado represent the black and white structures of Jeet Kune Do. And the Tai Chi logo will be sprayed on the wall.Wang Xiaohu intends to put some imitated things from Bruce Lee's home here, and basically follow the decoration plan of Bruce Lee's home, giving people a feeling that "this is Bruce Lee's home", and you can come to Bruce Lee's home as a guest at any time.

The second floor is divided into six single rooms, one of which is named after Bruce Lee's early famous work "The Lonely Man". "Brother Tangshan", "Fist of Fury", "Dragon Crossing the River", "Game of Death", "Enter the Dragon", you can see what kind of small calculation Wang Xiaohu is playing from the names, that is, according to the characteristics of each film The plot and style are decorated separately, and the inside will be constructed according to some classic bridges and scenes in the film. If it is not because the camera is too expensive, he really wants to buy a camera for the restaurant, so that every guest comes to the restaurant You can wear the costumes in the play and put on a few POSS to record it when you eat.

The camera can't be bought, and the film can't be wasted, but Wang Xiaohu still bought a camera. If the documentary can't be produced, then take a few groups of photos. The price of the photos is also deducted from the meal fee.This idea was called "insidious" by Yuen Biao, and he laughed and called him a "ghost".

Wang Xiaohu left "Bruce Lee's Restaurant" after giving Yuen Biao a few words. The next stop was to go to a sports goods processing workshop in Kowloon. He signed a contract with this processing workshop during the filming of "Fist of Fury". They are required to provide [-] wooden and [-] rubber nunchakus after the release of "Jing Fu Men".

He had expected that when "Fist of Fury" became popular in Hong Kong, the nunchaku, a humble weapon, would be very popular among Hong Kong citizens, especially the young people. Playing around with Bruce Lee a few times, the facts were just as he expected. In "Fist of Fury", Chen Zhen used nunchakus twice, one in the angry rush to the Hongkou Dojo and the final battle with Fujita Takeshi. Many young people were dazzled by watching it. Many young people said: just watching Bruce Lee's nunchuck show is enough for the ticket price, which shows how popular this gadget is.

The body of the golden wooden nunchaku is engraved with two soaring dragons, one with the words "Fist of Fury" and the other with the words "for Bruce Lee". The nunchakus are not very heavy. It was nothing in Wang Xiaohu's hands, but it was enough for those young people to play with it a few times.As for the black rubber nunchaku, it is printed with a golden flying dragon. It is solid and heavy. Don’t underestimate this black thing. If you are hit hard by it, you may have no problem at the time, but after a few days One day you will feel congestion, swelling and pain in the wound. This thing is definitely a weapon for fighting. It is specially used for internal injuries. It is because of this that Wang Xiaohu ordered [-] sticks.

Wang Xiaohu was warmly welcomed by the owner of the processing workshop. You must know that Wang Xiaohu is now their major customer, and their company has not received such a large number of orders for two years.

Seeing the beautifully packaged and neatly placed nunchakus in front of him, Wang Xiaohu nodded with a smile and said, "That's right, Boss Zhang really respects his reputation and processed these nunchakus in such a short period of time."

"Where is it? Thanks to Mr. Wang for taking care of us, otherwise we would not be able to pay workers wages during the New Year." Boss Zhang said with a smile on his face like a blooming chrysanthemum.

Wang Xiaohu chuckled, it seems that Boss Zhang is about to ask for money, "Well, the quality of these nunchakus is good, I am very satisfied, I will bring the rest of the funds tomorrow, I hope we have more cooperation Chance."

"Oh, thank you very much, Mr. Wang." The smile on Boss Zhang's face is self-evident. You must know that the two thousand and five hundred nunchakus are close to fifteen thousand Hong Kong dollars, which can be used to pay wages to workers. After the Chinese New Year, there may be a lot of profits.

He didn't know that Wang Xiaohu's 30 Hong Kong dollars would be exchanged for more value. With Bruce Lee's personal endorsement and a textbook called "Nunchaku Techniques" signed by Bruce Lee himself, these three items were bundled together. It will be sold for more than 50-[-] Hong Kong dollars, which is definitely three to four times the cost price. The key is that after this promotional model opens up the market, as Bruce Lee's reputation increases, the sales of nunchakus will have more room for improvement. .

In fact, what Wang Xiaohu wants to process most is the stainless steel nunchaku from his previous life. The material is light, it dances with silver light, and it has a ringing bell. It is absolutely cool. Unfortunately, there is no argon arc welding process in Hong Kong. Still can't process it.

When Wang Xiaohu returned to the rented house, it was already dark, and there were three single beds in the still dark and damp room, which were the beds of himself, Yuen Biao, and Jackie Chan.

Jackie Chan was sitting on the bed frowning and thinking about something, he didn't even know that Wang Xiaohu came near him.

"What is Aaron thinking?" Wang Xiaohu called softly while sitting beside Jackie Chan.

Jackie Chan seemed to be taken aback, and after saying "ah", he was relieved to find that it was Wang Xiaohu. He stretched his waist and put his hands on his head, laying on the bedding like that, and said, "It's nothing, it's just that I'm not sure about a problem." , I am worried."

Wang Xiaohu rubbed his nose and said, "If it's difficult for you to decide, you might as well speak up and listen, maybe I can give you advice."

Hearing this, Jackie Chan immediately regained his energy. He stood up and said happily: "Ah Hu, I actually wanted to discuss it with you a long time ago, but now you are a screenwriter with a box office of 500 million, and you are also a big favor for other film and television companies and filmmakers. People, I can't see your figure all day long, so I can only worry about myself."

"." Wang Xiaohu couldn't help feeling embarrassed when he heard Jackie Chan say these complaining words.

Jackie Chan is right, although "Fist of Fury" has already been screened, and the box office is good, and the Spring Festival is approaching, everyone has some free time, but he is still busy, and naturally distanced himself from Jackie Chan and the others relationship.

Wang Xiaohu grinned and said, "Hehe, I'm really busy recently. I'm sorry, Aaron, why don't you tell me what's going on."

Seeing that his tone was sincere and meant to apologize, Jackie bit his lips and said, "Ah Hu, a film and television company came to sign me for a contract these days and asked me to go to their company to do it. Actor, you know I have been a dragon and tiger martial artist for two years, and I have never had the opportunity to be a leading actor, but I am reluctant to leave everyone, so I am very embarrassed."

It turned out that after the popular release of "Fist of Fury", it quickly caused a kung fu craze in Hong Kong. Most film and television companies were very optimistic about the prospects of kung fu movies, so they naturally followed suit. After they failed to poach Bruce Lee and Wang Xiaohu, they quickly adjusted their plans. We began to dig out the dragon and tiger martial artists who participated in the filming of "Fist of Fury", and the members of "Seven Little Fortunes" who received the most invitations.

Because they received intensive training from Wang Xiaohu for one and a half months, plus some enrichment of theoretical knowledge, their current understanding of kung fu movies has transitioned perfectly from the drama stage to the era of kung fu movies. Among the Seven Little Fortunes, Sammo Hung signed a three-year contract With a long-term contract, he will definitely not break the contract and go to another company. Yuen Biao is still young and refuses to leave Wang Xiaohu's side.

Since he graduated at the age of 16, Jackie Chan has been playing the role in the film. He has an active personality and likes this noisy and lively industry. In "Jing Wu Men", he played the RB ronin of Hongkou Dojo, who wanted to kick with 360-degree kicks Bruce Lee, however, was intercepted by Bruce Lee and flew out of the camera. It was this difficult action that attracted many people's attention to Jackie Chan, so Zhu Mu, the boss of Dadi Company, came to talk to Jackie Chan for a long time, and promised that as long as Jackie Chan joined Dadi Company , he will definitely make them popular and make them leading actors.

This was definitely a great surprise for Jackie Chan, who has always been eager to play the leading role. He tossed and turned in bed with excitement that night and could not fall asleep. But these two guys are too busy to see anyone these days, now Jackie Chan is suffocated to death, he can't make up his mind at home alone, he's worried like that.

Wang Xiaohu touched his nose after listening and did not speak. He is not very familiar with Jackie Chan's early experience. If he has an impression, it should be the "New Fist of Fury". Wang Xiaohu remembers that it was written by Luo Wei after Bruce Lee's death. For guidance, the original cast of "Fist of Fury" was used, and the protagonist also changed from Chen Zhen, the fifth junior brother of Fist of Fury, to Jackie Chan, a gangster.

As for the general plot of this film, Wang Xiaohu doesn't remember very clearly, but the box office is still so-so, and Jackie Chan once made a film with Bruce Lee, and also showed a few nunchakus in "New Fist of Fury", which is a gimmick anyway. It is still very attractive, but this film did not make Jackie Chan popular, and then Luo Wei kept trying new scripts, and once went to Gu Long to write a tailor-made script for Jackie Chan, who knew that he was so proud of his name Gu Long once said to Jackie Chan in person: "My novel is for Ti Lung and David Jiang, not for you."

Even as a master writer of martial arts novels, it is too much and disrespectful to speak like this, but Gu Long's words also have his vision and reason.Jackie Chan's tough and rugged appearance is not suitable for costume dramas.It is really difficult to find yourself when you follow others.The Ti Lung and David Jiang mentioned by Gu Long are both the leading martial arts stars of the "Shaw Brothers".David Jiang is not tall, he is known as the "Shrinking Actor", and has a brave and rebellious temperament.Dillon is handsome, stable and has the demeanor of a general.Both have been popular in the film industry for many years and are very popular with audiences.

Jackie Chan's failure to become popular gradually became Luo Wei's heart disease. In the end, he made dozens of films, but they did not become popular.This is Wang Xiaohu's only memory of Jackie Chan's early entry into the film and television industry. In fact, it cannot be said that Jackie Chan is not good. He has good skills and loves the film industry. If he really wants to say something wrong, he can only blame the audience at that time. The taste was raised by Bruce Lee very much. They have been used to the style of Bruce Lee. In the 70s, no one could surpass Bruce Lee, even Jackie Chan.

"Ah Hu, don't be dazed. What should I do now? Sign a contract or not? I'm almost dying of anxiety!" Jackie Chan beat the bed board anxiously.

Wang Xiaohu took a breath, sorted out his thoughts and said: "Aaron, what I want to say is that if you choose to sign with Dadi Company, you can get the chance to play the leading role, but at present, Bruce Lee's family is the big one, and the others There is no chance of getting ahead, you understand?"

"I know, but I have been a dragon and tiger martial artist for so long, isn't it just to become a leading actor like Bruce Lee?" Jackie Chan said excitedly: "This is an opportunity, maybe I will regret it for the rest of my life if I miss this opportunity, maybe I It might fail, but I want to try."

"Haha, you've already made up your mind, what else do you need me to help you with?" Wang Xiaohu stood up with a smile and said, "Aaron, it's not a bad thing to go outside, I support you, remember, when you meet Come back to us when your career is at a low point, we are still good brothers."

"Well, thank you, Ah Hu!" After finishing speaking, Jackie Chan couldn't wait to jump up from the bed, put on his clothes and was about to go out.

"Hey, Aaron, what are you doing?" Wang Xiaohu asked puzzled.

"I'm going to buy some food and wine, and then we'll get drunk." Jackie Chan's voice came from outside the door.

Wang Xiaohu looked at Jackie Chan going away and shook his head wryly. It wasn't that he didn't want to help Jackie Chan shoot comedy kung fu movies, but that now was not the time. Under Bruce Lee's aura, everyone had to avoid him, and he just wanted to make that aura more dazzling. Dazzling pusher.

"Maybe this is a good thing for him, just like the song he sang in his previous life: how can you see a rainbow without going through wind and rain."

(End of this chapter)