Chapter 49: The Conflict of Filming Postponement
Since the establishment of Golden Harvest Company three years ago, founded by Zou Wenhuai, Ho Guanchang and Liang Feng, and the purchase of the old site of Cathay Pacific Studio as the site of the studio, renamed Golden Harvest Studio, it will become an indispensable glorious scene in the Hong Kong film industry.
At this moment, in an office of Golden Harvest Studios, there was a violent quarrel, so that a group of actors who heard the sound nearby couldn't help but have the idea of going there to peep, but after all, they knew that it was not an existence that they could enter, so they retreated.
Syllable!
Walter, who had angry eyes, slapped the table angrily and shouted at Zou Wenhuai in front of him: "Why should the shooting date be postponed? I said that it would start in three days, but now it's been five days, and it won't be turned on yet, Raymond, what does Golden Harvest want?"
"Walter, don't worry, don't worry, the days are unlucky, even if I want those people to get to work, they won't start work. Zou Wenhuai comforted Walter with a smile on his face, and he was also bitter in his heart, in fact, even he himself was played to death by his gang, and he had already agreed on the filming date of the film with Walter, and he was ready to start the film the day before yesterday.
"They don't start work?" Walter frowned and continued to ask: "Why don't you start work? If you don't start work, you will change people, the film production cycle is already urgent, can you ensure the filming if it drags on?"
"Don't worry! Don't worry!" Zou Wenhuai continued to play haha, and said comfortingly: "Walter, you don't know the rules of Hong Kong people, how the filming day is not an auspicious day of the zodiac, it will be a bad sign, such as casualties, bad box office, etc., so when this period is better, they will come back." ”
"How can this be? Mr. Zou, I ask you to put those actors on duty as soon as possible, otherwise I won't rule out transferring production crews from the United States to take over the shift. Walter understood in his heart what Zou Wenhuai meant, that is, in the previous life, the mainland also had a tradition of learning from Hong Kong and Taiwan, and worshipping God when movies and TV series were launched, but this thing was useless to him, and he really wanted to count on God to help them increase the box office, so it was better to spend more money on publicity gimmicks? After all, movies are a commodity, and they don't increase exposure to sell films, but rely on superstition, which is really a bit foolish, so Walter continues to put pressure on Zou Wenhuai, after all, his own time is also very precious, and it is impossible to stay in Hong Kong for too long.
However, before Zou Wenhuai could reply, Bruce Lee, who was sitting on the other side of the office, opened his mouth and said: "My film doesn't need many Americans to mix, they don't understand what 'Chinese kung fu' is, and I will stop acting when they come." After speaking, Bruce Lee pointed to Walter and said: "Here, respect the traditions of Hong Kong people, postpone the filming if the filming day is bad, don't ask, I am the director, listen to me here, I can assure you that the movie will definitely be completed as scheduled." ”
Mmp!
Who invested in this movie? Do you really think that Hong Kong values directors, and they come from the United States and love directors?
Walter's face was not good, he was scolded by Bruce Lee so face-to-face, and cursed in his heart, after all, Hollywood is still a producer-centric system, that is, Bruce Lee has become a world-famous director and actor, and if you want to completely break into Hollywood, you have to give the producer face, how can there be such a thing.
No wonder he can't get along in Hollywood, in addition to being unpopular because of racial discrimination, this arrogant character with low emotional intelligence, before he shows his movie box office strength, who will have the heart to give you a chance and praise you for the top?
It's just that since Bruce Lee spoke, Walter didn't want to force it, but he was very sure that Bruce Lee would really disagree and boycott the show. After all, now he is begging him to act, once he offends him, it is a big deal to break the agreement to find Warner Bros., Walter believes that Warner Bros. will be very willing to pay the liquidated damages for Bruce Lee, according to some of his own sources, the current Warner Bros. Warner Bros. Vice President of Creation Fred Winterdur, but he has always been close to his old friend Bruce Lee, he is so enthusiastic, it can be seen that his heart is not small.
When it's time to back down, Walter knew where he was, so he left a sentence: "You guys can do it, right? I only have one request, I don't want the film to be shot better than originally planned." ”
After saying that, Walter turned around and left the office, since Bruce Lee promised himself, he didn't need to dwell on this matter. Originally, his intention was because although there are not many locations for Fight the Dragon, there are still many fighting scenes in it, with Bruce Lee as the director's attitude towards excellence in kung fu, Walter was afraid that he would delay the filming time, but suddenly had an accident, resulting in the direct death of "Enter the Dragon", which is a big loss.
A few days after coming to Hong Kong, Walter also reminded him to take care of his body and always pay attention to what he eats and drinks and strengthens his body equipment and medicines.
It's just obvious that Bruce Lee just laughed and didn't pay much attention to Walter's reminder, and Walter saw that there was nothing wrong with him, so he put the matter down, what if Bruce Lee died or lived, he was just a producer and a businessman, as long as his "Enter the Dragon" could create better profits in his own hands, what if he was worried about Bruce Lee's life and death? After all, some people die or live, and the historical positioning is two aspects, and the value created will be different, so that the death of the other party will be more advantageous than living.
In the office, Bruce Lee and Zou Wenhuai were left in an instant, and Zou Wenhuai was Bruce Lee's Bole, even if Bruce Lee no longer respected him and was more dissatisfied, he would still give advice to young people, after all, this was his cash cow.
"Bruce, you need to calm down, although Walter doesn't care about you, but your attitude towards the producer like this will definitely be affected if you work together again in the future. ”
"It's okay, the other party is just a rookie producer, it wasn't him who begged me at the beginning, I think he is also a Chinese, so he agreed, otherwise where would he have this opportunity? I was angry when I saw him using American production staff today, even if he was an American actor last time, he even had to change the production team this time, this is a long time since he violated the contract, right? Who does he think he is?" Bruce Lee kept complaining angrily, as if he was holding back too much sulking and wanted to vomit.
"It makes sense for people to change the production team, after all, we postponed it first, Xiaolong, you have to change your temper, otherwise even if you become famous in Hollywood in the future, it will still be difficult to mix. Zou Wenhuai suggested that Bruce Lee said with concern, and even directly called his Chinese name as a warning.
However, Bruce Lee obviously didn't pay attention to it at all, and got up and left directly, without even saying hello to Zou Wenhuai.
Looking at the back of Bruce Lee's departure, Zou Wenhuai shook his head, and said secretly in his heart, you think that he is just a rich second-generation producer, but he doesn't know that there is such a big background behind him, sure enough, young people are so impulsive and brainless,
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