Xu Wangqiu didn't know that Run Run Shaw had strengthened his determination to quit the film industry because of his words, and even if he knew, it would not be surprising that it would be a matter of time before Run Run Shaw quit the film industry. For Yindu and the export company, Shaw Brothers' withdrawal from the film industry is actually a good thing.

In recent years, the number of moviegoers in the mainland market has been declining at a rate of one billion per year, especially in large and medium-sized cities, where more and more households have televisions. The box office revenue of domestic films mainly comes from cities, and screening in rural areas is not counted as a box office. In order to stop or slow down the impact of television, it is necessary to shoot more and better commercial films, and what the mainland lacks most now is directors who can make excellent commercial films.

The Shaw Brothers have a group of veteran directors like Zhang Che and Liu Jialiang, who were born in the mainland and are good at making costume films and kung fu films. This kind of film does not have much market in Xiangjiang and cannot be sold at all, but it will still be very popular in the mainland in the next ten years. After Shaw Brothers withdrew from the film industry, the export company and Yindu could provide funds to allow these directors to make films in China, thereby mitigating the impact of television.

However, just like Xu Wangqiu said to Run Run Shaw, Shaw Brothers movies are too outdated in terms of subject matter and shooting techniques, and they are not the best solution in the hearts of export companies, but Golden Harvest is. After all, Golden Harvest has Cheng Long, Sammo Hung and others in their hands, and their film production standards are very high, and they also have overseas markets. Cooperating with them will not only enrich the mainland market and improve the production standards of mainland commercial films, but also earn foreign exchange for the country.

I just don't know what's going on, and until the beginning of June, there was still no movement on Golden Harvest's side, as if they were not interested in the mainland market. However, Xu Wangqiu does not believe that Golden Harvest is not interested in the mainland market, and everyone in the Xiangjiang film circle knows that "Shaolin Temple" allowed Yindu to get tens of millions of shares in the mainland. The income of a movie is higher than the income of many companies in a year, or even a few years, and it is impossible for Zou Wenhuai not to be moved.

However, Zou Wenhuai is not in a hurry, and Xu Wangqiu is not in a hurry, he believes that Zou Wenhuai will come to him sooner or later.

It was also at this time that Zhang Huaxun came to Xiangjiang with the crew of "Wulin Zhi" to promote the release of the film in Xiangjiang. The actors who came were all mainland actors, and Schwarzenegger, as the villain, did not come.

"Wulin Zhi" is one of the key films released by Yindu this year, and it has naturally put a lot of effort into publicity, and the publicity methods have been used, and the focus of publicity is "Chinese Kung Fu vs. Hollywood Superstars".

Now Schwarzenegger is far from being a superstar, but he is a real Hollywood star, starring in many movies that have been released in Xiangjiang, "Barbarian Conan" achieved a box office of more than 2 million after its release in Xiangjiang last year. Many Xiangjiang viewers know Schwarzenegger and know this muscular strong man.

After hearing that Schwarzenegger played the villain in "Wulin Zhi" and fought with Chinese kung fu, the whole Xiangjiang was shocked. In the eyes of many Xiangjiang people, mainlanders are soil buns, and they don't know how high the sky is and how wide the land is. But now this group of dirt buns has actually extended their tentacles to Hollywood, and even invited Schwarzenegger, the Hollywood star who starred in "Conan the Barbarian", to match. What Xiangjiang movies didn't do, the mainland's local buns actually did.

This makes countless Xiangjiang people, especially Xiangjiang filmmakers, seem incredible, and feel like they are dreaming. They really can't understand how the mainland's local buns thought of going to Hollywood to invite celebrities to come to the movie, and how Schwarzenegger could agree to star in a mainland movie.

Whether they understand it or not, Schwarzenegger is the villain in "Wulin Zhi". This is undoubtedly the best publicity stunt that has aroused the interest of countless Xiangjiang audiences in this movie. After the official release of the movie, countless Xiangjiang audiences walked into the movie for the first time to watch Chinese kung fu vs. Hollywood stars.

When these audiences walked into the cinema, they were not disappointed. "Wulin Zhi" is well-made, and the action designed by Yuan Heping is very good, coupled with the theme of the movie is their favorite Chinese kung fu to beat foreigners, so the audience in Hong Kong is full of praise for "Wulin Zhi", which can be said to be rave reviews.

In later generations, there were many spiritual Britons in Xiangjiang, who missed the British colonial rule, claimed to be British, and longed to change into a white skin. In this era, because the people of Xiangjiang are in a position of being discriminated against and bullied, many people are very dissatisfied with the British and foreigners.

Cheng Long once said: "I grew up in the French consulate, and that area was full of foreigners. I'm always going to take the back stairs, the back elevator. I was walking with my dad when a foreigner came, and we had to give way. I have been bullied by foreigners since I was a child, and if I am bullied, I have to admit it. Anyway, in Xiangjiang, when you see foreigners, you are afraid, and all Xiangjiang people are like this. ”

The psychology of being bullied and suppressed by Xiangjiang people is reflected in the movie, which forms a particularly important theme of Xiangjiang movies, that is, "beating foreigners". Since Bruce Lee kicked and smashed the "Sick Man of East Asia" signboard in the 70s, many villains in Xiangjiang kung fu movies are foreigners, and they all have the plot of "beating foreigners".

Whether it is Bruce Lee, Cheng Long, Li Lianjie, or Donnie Yen, they have all beaten foreigners in the movie. Zhen Zidan has been acting in kung fu movies since the 80s, but she has never been able to become popular, and even once reduced to playing a supporting role. It wasn't until he first beat the Orientals and then the Westerners in the "Ip Man" series that he finally became a superstar.

The theme of "Wulin Zhi" is "beating foreigners", the Russian Hercules played by Schwarzenegger is arrogant, beating many Chinese boxers to serious injuries, and even beating the male number two to death, and finally the male protagonist stood up and defeated Schwarzenegger with Chinese kung fu, and he was ashamed. For the people of Xiangjiang, who are often bullied by foreigners, the scene of Chinese kung fu beating foreigners makes their blood boil, as if they have a bad breath, and they only feel refreshed and their eyes are shining, so batch after batch of audiences walked into the cinema......

Strong publicity, excellent production, and good reputation made "Wulin Zhi" successfully detonate the Xiangjiang market, and achieved a box office of 6.54 million in the first week of release.

In terms of the performance of the first week of "Wulin Zhi", there is no doubt that the final box office exceeded 15 million.

This year, "Shaolin Kid" and "Dangkou Zhi", both released and screened by Yindu, have a box office of more than 15 million, ranking among the top two in the box office list of Xiangjiang. Next, Yindu will also release films such as "The Burning of the Old Summer Palace", "Listening to Politics with a Curtain" and "Heroes from Ancient Times". The films distributed and screened by Yindu are not a big problem in occupying five of the top ten Chinese-language films.

After the box office of "Wulin Zhi" was released, Yindu published a full-page advertisement in "Ming Pao" in the name of Xu Wangqiu. The content of the advertisement is very simple, just one sentence: "Qingxia, Xianglin, are you ready to join the South China Film Workers Federation?"

Two years ago, when Xu Wangqiu announced the export company policy, he announced his gambling contract with Lin Qingxia and Qin Xianglin, which caused heated discussions at that time. Many people think that Xu Wangqiu's brain is abnormal, and they feel that Xu Wangqiu is lost. But only halfway through this year, Yindu's movies occupy the top two on the box office list, and "Wulin Zhi" will definitely be able to finish in the top five, and it is entirely possible that five movies will eventually reach the top ten. Only then did many people realize that Xu Wangqiu really had the possibility of winning the bet.

After the advertisement of Yindu was released, reporters who were afraid that the world would not be chaotic ran to interview Lin Qingxia and Qin Xianglin. Lin Qingxia kept silent about this and did not respond to reporters' questions at all. Qin Xianglin was short-tempered, and when he heard a reporter ask him how to respond to this, he said unceremoniously: "Now they only have two movies in the top ten, and even if they add "Wulin Zhi", there are only three, which is still early from five." Xu Wangqiu jumped out now, but he just used it as a gimmick to hype. ”

The reporter immediately said: "Yindu will have Li Hanxiang's movies next, as well as Xia Meng's films, and Yuan Heping's movies with them, these movies may be released this year." It is entirely possible that they will reach five films this year. If you do lose in the end, will you really join the South China Film Workers Federation?"

Qin Xianglin said categorically: "It is impossible for us to lose. ”

The reporter insisted: "But what if you lose?"

Qian Xianglin said with a dark face: "No case, we will definitely not lose." ”

It was at this time that Xu Wangqiu received a call from Zou Wenhuai. Zou Wenhuai is a native of Xiangjiang, but he spoke Mandarin when he spoke to Xu Wangqiu, and he spoke it very well. He said with a smile on the other end of the phone: "I have admired Mr. Xu Wang's name for a long time, and I have always wanted to meet Mr. Xu, but unfortunately I didn't find a suitable opportunity." I want Xu Wangqiu to have tea, I don't know if I'm free?"

Xu Wangqiu chuckled: "I've been a little busy lately, if someone else asks me for tea, I may not be available, but Mr. Zou invites, even if I am not free, I will squeeze out the space." ”

Zou Wenhuai laughed when he heard this: "I like to make friends, and I have made a friend of Mr. Xu." Tomorrow at 3 p.m., I will invite Mr. Xu to tea at Mong Kok's One-Eyed Lao Tea House. ”

At three o'clock in the afternoon of the next day, Xu Wangqiu came to the Mong Kok One-Eyed Lao Tea House on time. This is a typical Hong Kong-style teahouse, the tea house is spacious, with exquisite wood carvings, furnishings rich in local characteristics, unique layout forms, and a combination of ancient and modern design techniques, creating a relaxed and warm dining environment.

Xiangjiang people have the habit of drinking afternoon tea, and it is the time to drink afternoon tea, and dozens of people sit in the teahouse. Xu Wangqiu didn't know where Zou Wenhuai was, so he found the waiter and told him that he had made an appointment with Zou Wenhuai. After verifying Xu Wangqiu's identity, the waiter took him to a table and politely said to the people at the table: "Mr. Zou, the guest you have asked has arrived." ”

Zou Wenhuai saw Xu Wangqiu smiled and stretched out his hand and said, "I have admired Mr. Xu's name for a long time, and it is really extraordinary when I see it today." ”

Xu Wangqiu saw Zou Wenhuai's eyes suddenly brighten, and a sentence came out in his heart, it was really nowhere to find the iron shoes, and it took no effort to get it. In the past month, Xia Meng and Fu Qi have found almost all the actors they can find in order to find Huang Shilang's actors, but Xu Wangqiu has never been satisfied, and Huang Shilang's actors can't be settled.

Zou Wenhuai in front of him has a super high hairline, a dazzling brain door, and wears black/1-framed glasses, which is quite similar to Li Cucumber, and more importantly, as the boss of Golden Harvest, as the new leader of the film industry, he has a strong aura. There is no need to act at all, he just needs to sit on a stool, and everyone else knows that he is a big boss.

This is simply the actor of his dreams, and there is no more suitable actor to play Huang Shilang than Zou Wenhuai!

Xu Wangqiu doesn't know if Zou Wenhuai has acted in movies or made cameos, but he believes that Zou Wenhuai, as the boss of the film company, should not be too reluctant to play a role in the movie. Even if Zou Wenhuai refuses, he will try his best to convince that there is no more suitable actor than Zou Wenhuai.

Xu Wangqiu shook hands with Zou Wenhuai and grinned: "Mr. Zou is polite, I have admired Mr. Zou for a long time." I have watched a lot of Golden Harvest movies, and it is no exaggeration to say that I am a fan of Golden Harvest. I always wanted to meet Mr. Zou, but I never had the right opportunity. To be able to meet Mr. Zou today is a wish to understand me. ”