"Mom, what's wrong?" Xiao Sui asked affectionately into the microphone.

As soon as she returned to her apartment in Xiangjiang after following her husband to take care of the affairs of the Special Administrative Region, she received a call from her mother Su Ping from the unit.

Su Ping first asked for a while and cared about it, and then hurriedly cut to the topic and save some international long-distance fees:

"That Xiao Li, who plays 'Ding Li', is he with you? There is a leader of Zhongyuan Studio, who is preparing a co-production called "Shaolin Temple", and the Hong Kong partner is Great Wall Pictures. He watched Xiao Li's martial arts performance in "Hujiang Beach", thought it was good, and wanted to ask him to play the leading role. ”

"Wait, you let me take care of it, I'll discuss it with Xiao Gu. Xiao Sui didn't get a sense of this roundabout relationship all of a sudden.

How can a co-production film between the two places allow the mainland to cast the film? Isn't the cooperation model of "Shanghai River Beach" all cast by the Hong Kong side and given to the mainland for secondary roles that the Hong Kong side does not look down on?

However, she relayed it to Gu Sui a little, and Gu Ao understood it, better than Xiao Sui.

He smiled and cleared his illiteracy: "Great Wall Pictures is different from Shaw Brothers, the Great Wall is a cultural bridgehead controlled by mainland capital, which is normal - Suizi, you still don't know enough about the industry." ”

Gu Biao was also a half-baked martial arts fan in his previous life, and he still has some points in his heart about the general development history of kung fu films. vaguely remembers that in the original history, Li Lianjie's official debut was achieved by "Shaolin Temple".

Now, it is obviously because "Hujiang Beach" was broadcast in the mainland in advance, and Li Lianjie's amazing strength has been noticed more than half a year in advance.

The producer, "Great Wall Film Company", is located in Xiangjiang, but is basically controlled by the mainland, which can be regarded as a window for external propaganda (it was reorganized in 1950, and it is the "undercover" left by the mainland in Xiangjiang).

In addition to Li Lianjie, Yu Chenghui, Yu Hai, and Ji Chunhua are also martial arts athletes of the national team.

The work of employing people, filming and reception was all subcontracted to Zhongyuan Studios and the local tourism department of the Dutch Province.

Hong Kong only contributed money to invest, appointed directors, and held copyrights.

In general, it is the product of a special cooperation model in such a special era.

……

After smoothing out the relationship, Gu Biao did not want to get too involved in this kind of project deeply led by the relevant departments in the mainland. directly called Li Lianjie and told him the good news.

For Gu Biao, he is also happy to see Li Lianjie have the opportunity to grow rapidly, so as not to delay his great career of "Terminator".

Li Lianjie had only filmed one TV series before, and he was only the second male lead, and his experience was limited after all. He doesn't understand the difference between the requirements of TV and movies, and he has never played the male lead, all of which he urgently needs.

"Applejack, that's the case, congratulations on winning your chance, you don't need me to introduce you. Gu Biao roughly finished the situation.

Li Lianjie was surprised and delighted, but he didn't forget his roots: "Brother Gu, what do you say, in front of you, I will always be a martial arts athlete who retired due to injury, if it weren't for "Hujiangtan" to make me known, how could the leaders of mainland studios hear about me." ”

"This opportunity is a good experience for you. It just so happened that the funds for my "Terminator" could not be in place within two months, and I promised Mr. Cameron that he could suspend the project and let him take on other private work to practice.

So I only have two requirements for you: first, I will make it clear to the people of Great Wall Pictures that you will arrange your scenes in a centralized manner, and you must vacate the schedule within three months, and it is best to close it in more than two months.

Second, I will pay out of my own pocket, and I don't want to occupy the proportion of copyright, go to Golden Harvest to ask Yuan Baye to be a martial arts instructor, you can learn the film expression techniques of action scenes from him for two months, and the effect in "Terminator" is what I really pursue. ”

"Understood, Brother Gu, I will definitely cherish the opportunity. Li Lianjie patted his chest and promised.

Although "Shaolin Temple" is claimed to have more than 100 million people paid for tickets to watch it in the first year in history, and the cumulative ticket sales for many years have reached four or five billion, Gu Biao in his previous life has also seen it and feels that this film is really not too good.

It was entirely because of "early", it was the first martial arts film to enter the field of vision of mainlanders, and the people had no other entertainment to choose from at that time. Even if you rely on two cents a movie ticket and the cumulative box office of tens of millions of yuan in the end, it is only a fraction of the time of "Terminator".

In terms of absolute monetary profits, it is impossible to take advantage of films with the intervention of mainland government departments.

Therefore, the greatest value of this film for him is to let his horse boys show their faces to promote these intangible assets. After all, fame does not need to calculate the exchange rate, and it will increase in value with the growth of audience income, which is much more valuable than the absolute box office.

In addition to Li Lianjie, Gu Biao really wanted to stuff all his other little brothers and sisters into it, but unfortunately he didn't have enough horses now.

……

Gu Biao has a temper of doing what he says, and after discussing it with Li Lianjie, he immediately drove the Mercedes in person, and according to the contact address that had been investigated in advance, he came to the door and asked Yuan Baye to be the action guide.

"Who are you looking for?"

When Gu Biao pressed the electric bell, it was a sturdy young man who came to open the garden gate. Yuan Jiaban lives in a big villa, but the location is not too expensive, because the family has a large number of brothers, so it is arranged in this way.

"Gu Biao, I called a few days ago. ”

"Oh, that Gu Biao who followed Sir Shao, we have always followed Boss Jiahe Zou, you are sincere. The other party said so, but he didn't stop it, and took Gu Biao to see the eldest brother.

In Hong Kong in the 1980s, Shaw Brothers was known for being mean and unkind because of its high pressure on actors and creative staff. In contrast, Boss Zou's Jiahe model has been touted by many people.

"I'm from the mainland, and I've worked with Sir Shao, not with Sir Shao. Gu Biao was neither humble nor arrogant, and he didn't explain much.

Soon, Gu Biao met the main man, a middle-aged man in his forties, with a thin appearance, sunken cheeks, and bulging cheekbones.

Gu Biao directly explained the intention.

Yuan Baye didn't be hypocritical with him, and made it straightforward: "Gu Shao, I know you can toss, but I'm already a director now, Wu Eryou is the director, you should know my identity." ”

His words are not boasting, because more than two years ago, when Cheng Long just switched to the Golden Harvest Department, the first two kung fu comedies "Serpentine Trickster" and "Drunken Fist" were the products of Yuan Baye's both director and martial arts.

The value of a "well-known director" is much more expensive than that of a "martial arts instructor".

The "martial arts and excellent director" in martial arts films is a bit like the "special effects excellent director" in the field of science fiction films - isn't Cameron so transformed.

"Eight masters, make a price. ”

"A million, Hong Kong dollars. ”

"Yes, if I'm going to hire you two in a row. ”

"No discounts. ”

"The second part is Hollywood, and when you get there, you know that you're going to work with people who are very good at kung fu, rather than trying to teach laypeople, and you're going to love the job. "Gu Biao is not impatient or impatient, and he is kind and persuasive.

People in the film industry have a large range of asking price fluctuations. Sometimes I don't like the movie, and the partner doesn't like it either, so I deliberately quote a high price, trying to make the other party retreat.

For example, many big names in later generations heard that a certain film had J sweet, that is, the mysterious big boss wanted the famous actor to step on the top of the small fresh meat and small flowers that he wanted to hold, and the big names reported tens of millions of dollars. If the mysterious big boss has to be the boss of the wrong, and he admits the price, then shoot it.

But if you see a good script, actors and directors who are willing to cooperate, it is normal to give a friendship price.

The asking price of martial arts instruction also has a lot to do with the foundation of the partner. If you want to pick up a little fresh meat without any effort, the difficulty of martial arts will skyrocket, and the asking price will naturally be high.

Therefore, after listening to Gu Biao's description of the conditions, the other party was also suspicious.

He looked Li Lianjie up and down: "Is this kid you want to instruct?" I have also watched the martial arts drama in "Hujiang Beach", but I don't have any expressiveness, and I don't know how the real kung fu is.

Moreover, one is a mainland film, and the other is a Hollywood science fiction film immediately, which is too jumpy, why do I believe that you can really set up a Hollywood blockbuster. ”

"Then in the first part, I will recognize you 1 million first, and in the second part, you will look at the performance, and then decide whether to intervene. I don't tell a lie. Gu Biao was very frank, "Ajie, call it again and show it to the eighth master." ”

"Yes. Li Lianjie bowed respectfully, and then began the routine.

Yuan Baye only took a few seconds, and his eyes condensed like an eagle falcon.

Sure enough, a period drama during the Republic of China can't see real kung fu.

"I took the job. If he progresses fast enough, and the investment and potential of the second part are big enough, I can buy one get one free for you. ”

Yuan Ba's calculations are not stupid, he knows that Cheng Long's "Killer Trench" has hit the streets, and it is far away for Xiangjiang martial artists to show their reputation in Hollywood for the time being. If Gu Biao can really make a name for himself in Hollywood, as long as their Yuan Jiaban shows their faces in the producer's subtitles, it will also be a big improvement in their status.

……

After everything was done, Gu Biao bought air tickets for Li Lianjie and Yuan Ba, so that they could prepare to go to the Netherlands to film. On the other hand, he also informed the mainland side of the news that all the preparations had been completed.

Gu Biao and Xiao Sui took a flight back to Qiantang, preparing to go home for a few days, and then send Xiao Sui back to school and Gu Biao to return to Beijing to resume his life.

Centaline Studios and Great Wall Pictures were shocked when they heard that a Hong Kong businessman had sponsored a martial arts instructor on his own initiative.

Because the entire production budget of "Shaolin Temple" is only more than 2 million Hong Kong dollars, how will the copyright be divided when it costs so much more money at once?

Fortunately, when I heard that this was a "donation" from a Hong Kong businessman, as long as a few people were added and the film copyright was not wanted, the mainland side breathed a sigh of relief.

However, as the filming of the movie began, a lot of bad things happened.

The filming team of Xiangjiang went to Songshan Mountain in the Netherlands and found that the so-called Shaolin Temple was almost ruined, all the clay statues and Bodhisattvas had collapsed, and the barren grass in the temple was one person high.

During the indescribable period of ten years, the place has long been dilapidated. If it weren't for the movie "Shaolin Temple" that stimulated the development of tourism, the rebuilt temple that later generations of tourists saw would not have existed at all.

In the end, I could only urgently let the actors who rushed to the Netherlands in advance temporarily change from Shaomu Mountain to Taimur Mountain next door, and go to Zhongyue Temple to take a few shots - to say an aside, although Zhongyue Temple has a temple word, it is a Taoist temple, and there is no way to take the interior of the temple building.

This place was changed from the sacrificial place of the ancient emperor to seal the Songshan Mountain, so strictly speaking, it was the "Shaolin faction" that occupied the territory of the "Songshan faction" for filming.

Director Zhang, who is from Mingzhou, was so anxious that he couldn't help it, and he didn't know where else there were intact ancient temples in the country that could be filmed, so he had to go back to his hometown to coordinate.

The reason why these temples are well preserved is because Zhou Shou asked President Nixon to pass by many years ago, so no one dared to destroy them.

(Note: This is a historical fact and has nothing to do with the protagonist.) When "Shaolin Temple" was filmed, the real Shaolin Temple was completely unusable, and it was filmed in two places: Zhongyue Temple and Huagang Guanyu. ）

Director Zhang had been dealing with the relevant departments of Zhongyuan Studios and the province of Holland, but suddenly filmed across provinces, and a Xiangjiang man was completely blind and didn't know what yamen to look for.

When he was ill, he went to the doctor and found that one of the Hong Kong businessmen who donated money could speak, so he hurriedly came to ask Gu Biao:

"Gu Shao, I know this matter is none of your business, but please raise your hand and help us say hello to the relevant foreign affairs department and tourism department. We all know your energy in "Hujiang Beach", and we will thank you afterwards. ”

"Thank you, you don't have to, you can arrange Applejack's role for me, and let him leave the group early when the time comes. "Gu Biao doesn't take it seriously.

Director Zhang hurriedly agreed.

Gu Biao made a few phone calls, and then he got the relevant departments very quickly.

After all, it's just framing, and it's not a politically risky thing. The reason why Director Xiangjiang is blind is that he doesn't know which pier to worship.

The Gu family has a county-level cadre in the local area, and Gu Biao himself is so familiar with the cultural and creative department, it is not surprising that a few phone calls can be completed.

Even after hearing that their counterparts in the Holland province had already made the idea of "inviting Hong Kong businessmen to shoot "Shaolin Temple" and learn from "Lushan Love" and "Hujiang Beach" to stimulate local tourism, the leaders of the local tourism bureau came to the door one after another.

Please ask Gu Biao to help contact Hong Kong businessmen to see if they can also attract investment to shoot some local traditional cultural tourism promotional videos.

How could Gu Biao have this space, of course, he politely refused all of them.

"Comrade Xiao Gu, you have even helped the people of Hujiang, you can't watch the depression of the tourism industry in your hometown and stand by!"

"Director Jiang, you are serious, I only know some Hong Kong businessmen, and I can't decide anything. I'm really not free now, so I'll have a chance to talk about it later, and I'll take my leave. ”

Gu Biao worked hard to refuse the leaders of the tourism bureau to go out, and then Ma Yuer went back to Beijing to report that he didn't dare to stay in his hometown for a day.

Dad just got the small villa outside Qingbo Gate in the second half of the year, and Gu Biao bought it for 30,000 yuan, but he didn't live for three days and had enough fun, so he was forced to have a home and couldn't go back.