Chapter 112: Please become the number one in Asia first
"I know that Mr. Zou is ambitious," Li Xu no longer goes around in circles, "If you want to say who has made a big contribution to the Hong Kong film industry, Mr. Zou is definitely the first." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biqugeγ infoβ
"I'm ashamed," Zou Wenhuai waved his hand, "If you want to say that you have made a big contribution, it's still Uncle Shao's Shaw Brothers, without them laying the foundation, Hong Kong movies don't know what will become."
Hearing this, Hong Jinbao, Cheng Long, and the senior executives of Jiahe who sat with them twitched, the corners of their mouths twitched, as soon as the two of you meet, it will already be counted if you don't strangle each other, and you will become modest at this time.
Only He Guanchang looked as usual,
"Just with Bruce, Li and Aaron, Mr. Zou's vision is much higher than that of others," Li Xu smiled, with a little disdain in his tone, Sir Shao is old and has lost his previous courage, and Shaw Brothers is completely supported by another Mr. Shao, and so far has not shown any intention of reform; Boss Lei only thinks about making money, as long as he can make money, he doesn't care about anything else; only Mr. Zou has always wanted to sell Hong Kong films and artists, especially the European and American markets, whether it is successful or not, this spirit alone is commendable. β
"We are Chinese, and we have a lot of good things that are worth promoting. The pool in Hong Kong is still too shallow, what's the point of always internal friction? It should be pinched into a fist and beaten out!" Zou Wenhuai no longer concealed it, and said proudly, with a smile between his eyebrows.
That's true, but with the current situation of the world, how can we make a fist? Even if we can squeeze it, who will be the main one?
Of course, Li Xu will not splash these cold waters, not to mention the latter question, for Zou Tycoon, the answer is leveraged.
"Then, Mr. Li, ...... look" Zou Wenhuai looked at him again, faintly excited.
"Let's put it this way, Mr. Zou, Ah Long has potential, but it's not suitable yet. Li Xu shook his head.
"What do you mean by that?" Zou Wenhuai paused.
"Bruce Lee grew up in the United States, and he knows a lot about American habits and knows what they want to watch, which is one thing; the times are developing, and American audiences in the early 70s would like Bruce Lee's movies, but the audience in the 80s didn't, the pace of life is accelerating, and the pace of movies is also accelerating, and this is the second thing. Li Xu said.
"Aaron has actually established his own acting style, but it still needs to be perfected, and I say that he is influential in Asia because he used to do research on the Japanese film market, and the Japanese audience is very impressed with him. After all, Hong Kong films and Japanese films have exchanged more frequently, and Japanese sword and halberd films and Hong Kong kung fu films have always borrowed from each other. He continued.
But that alone wasn't enough to get him a foothold in Hollywood. When Li Xu said this, he turned his head to look at Cheng Long, who was a little fascinated by what he heard, "Ah Long, are you willing to fight hard to break into Hollywood and become the pride of the Chinese like Bruce Lee?"
When Cheng Long heard this, he immediately puffed up his chest: "Of course!"
"Very good," Li Xu nodded, "Then, please become Asia's No. 1 kung fu superstar first." β
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Mr. Li took Miss Lin to say goodbye and left, and the room was still staring at each other.
After a while, Cheng Long asked inexplicably: "That...... What did he say...... What does it mean to be Asia's No. 1 kung fu superstar?"
"That is, if you're going to Hollywood, he can help, but you have to do it first, and there's no one in Asia who can do kung fu movies. Hong Jinbao said angrily.
"It's too hard. Cheng Long touched his nose, a little embarrassed, "With Brother Sanmao here, I can't take my turn." β
"Ah Long, Mr. Li said that your kung fu comedy style is very much in line with the audience's appetite, but your style has not been completely determined, and he means that you will make more blockbuster movies. He Guanchang said beside him.
"Qi Ye, whether the movie sells well or not, that's not something I can manage. Cheng Long immediately said, and peeked at Hong Jinbao, "If you want me to say, that kid is just perfunctory, he really appreciates me and Sanmao, how can he say this...... This kind of confusing words!"
never forgot to pull Hong Jinbao and himself together, and he was very clever at this time.
"What kid, that kid, you can be presumptuous when people leave?" He Guanchang glared at him, "Don't look at people's youth, he is not only a distant relative of the Japanese emperor, but also has a relationship with the British royal family, and he is also very capable." You think that if he spends money casually, he will be the same as those losers. β
"It won't be that exaggerated, will you?" Cheng Long grinned.
"You!" He Guanchang glanced at him hatefully, and then called out to the old man: "Old Zou, old Zou!"
"How...... What?" Zou Wenhuai came back to his senses.
"What do you think of his promise?" He Guanchang asked, asking Li Xu's advice before going out.
"I know that Mr. Zou wants to invest in Hollywood films, and I don't mind providing convenience, but what you can learn is up to you. That's what he said.
"It's hard to say, it seems that he is really optimistic about Aaron and does appreciate Golden Harvest, but ...... It's always a little weird. Zou Wenhuai said.
He just wanted to make a good relationship with Li Xu first, and then promote Cheng Long to Hollywood, and by the way, strive to invest in a few American movies that can make money, which is his greatest wish.
But I didn't expect that after the other party came, after Balabala said a lot, it seemed that he had agreed to invest in movies, and if Cheng Long entered Hollywood, he wanted him to become Asia's No. 1 kung fu superstar first?
What does this mean?
"Tell me about you. Zou Wenhuai asked a few executives who sat on the side and didn't speak much from beginning to end.
"I think...... He said so much...... In fact, nothing was promised. β
"But he does like Aaron. β
"Optimistic is optimistic, it doesn't mean that he is willing to take Aaron to Hollywood. β
"That's right, he has the best relationship with Shaw Brothers at the moment. β
Several people talked nonsense, and then Cheng Long and Hong Jinbao couldn't help but add it, which made Zou Wenhuai's head big for a while.
"Okay, okay," the old man He Guanchang knew his thoughts, and immediately knocked on the table, "Lao Zou is asking you if there is anything strange about him." β
After a pause, he looked at Zou Wenhuai: "I also feel that something is wrong, but I can't tell what is wrong." β
"Mr. He," after a moment of silence, one of Golden Harvest's producers opened his mouth cautiously, "Mr. Li...... It's supposed to be American, right?"
This sentence was like a bright light in a dark room, which made Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang wake up all of a sudden, and then slapped their thighs in unison.
"Good guy, I still don't believe it when I hear what others say, but after talking about it, I realized that what I said is true. Zou Wenhuai laughed, but with a wry smile.
"Yes," He Guanchang shook his head again and again, "I really didn't expect it." β
"How...... What's going on?" Cheng Long looked confused.
"It's very simple," Hong Jinbao sighed, "where is that Mr. Li from?"
"Americans. Cheng Long replied immediately.
"Do Americans speak Cantonese so fluently, and all kinds of allusions come out of their mouths, and they still know so much about Chinese culture?" Hong Jinbao continued.
"Then ......" Cheng Long was even more confused, "Is that a Chinese American?"
With a snap, Hong Jinbao slapped himself on the forehead, and said weakly: "Ah Long, didn't you hear what Mr. He said just now?"
Cheng Long thought for a while: "I don't understand!"
"So how can a Chinese person be a distant relative of the Japanese emperor and have a relationship with the British royal family?" asked Hong Jinbao immediately clenched his fists.
"Perhaps...... His grandfather married a daughter from outside England, and his father married the daughter of the Japanese emperor?" Cheng Long thought for a long time and then held back such a sentence.
Hong Jinbao was immediately furious, grabbed Cheng Long's neck and shook it desperately, seeing that the posture had to strangle him to death, Cheng Long also rolled his eyes and stuck out his tongue, and made a clicking sound in his mouth, as if he would lose his breath at any time.
However, Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang next to him didn't pay attention to the "cannibalism" of the two senior brothers at all, and the former sighed lightly: "This Mr. Li is really powerful, and after talking for a long time, even if he knows in his head that he is an American, he will not ...... Connect with foreigners. β
"Yes," He Guanchang also echoed, "This is still a face-to-face interview, if it is through the curtain, I won't think about the foreigner at all." β
"It seems that our temptation was a bit presumptuous. Zou Wenhuai sighed again.
"There's no hurry, we haven't actually communicated much, he didn't say he had an idea to give to Aaron, let's see when the time comes. He Guanchang said comfortingly.
However, by the time I got the idea, it was already ten days later, and it was still sent from the United States.
"Qi Ye, Mr. Zou, is there something wrong?" asked Cheng Long, who was called to the office, after saluting respectfully.
The two bigwigs in the room, who were originally depressed, wanted but didn't dare to ask for it, invariably smiled bitterly after hearing his question, which startled him.
"It's okay," He Guanchang beckoned and called Cheng Long over, "There's a script here, let's take a look at it first." β
"Howler. Cheng Long didn't think much about it, took the script, sat on the sofa and began to open it.
At first, he was a little careless, but the more he got to the back, the brighter his eyes became, and at the end his face was full of smiles.
"This book...... Not bad," he exclaimed with some surprise, and then turned to the cover: "Plan A? Qi Ye, this book is good, it is completely tailor-made for me and Sanmao." β
"Don't worry," He Guanchang still looked wry, "There are still some things here, let's talk about them after reading them." β
"And?" Cheng Long was a little puzzled, but after a few pieces of paper, he just glanced at them, and he couldn't take his eyes off.
This is a few pages of framed comics, although the lines are simple, but you can tell who the hero is from that iconic nose, although the grids are also a little messy, a funny fight in an alley is still vividly displayed.
Especially when the actor knocked on the door, the owner opened half the door and knocked over the enemy chasing behind, Cheng Long laughed out loud and didn't say anything, and danced with his hands, as if he was making up the scene in his head.
"It's also interesting, yes...... Was it based on a script?" he asked again.
He Guanchang sighed and handed a few more pages to him: "Look at this again." β
"And this is the third time......" Cheng Long muttered and took it, and after seeing the title, his brows furrowed, "Ten martial arts philosophies of Cheng-style action comedy?"