Thinking about his previous life, although he was an emerging idol star, when he met a predecessor like Cheng Long, it was only a sycophant. And now Cheng Long has become a little brother in front of him, and this change of identity and position makes Wang Zijun enjoy it a lot.

"Sit." Wang Zijun knocked on the table and said.

"Yes, boss." Cheng Long suddenly realized that he was too excited, and hurriedly sat down and calmed down.

Wang Zijun asked: "You used to be a dragon and tiger martial artist in Hong Kong, you must have heard of the conflict between the Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest, do they often make trouble with each other?" ”

Cheng Long said: "The contradiction between Shao Tycoon and Zou Wenhuai is known to everyone in the film industry. ”

"Have you ever sent people to each other's theaters to make trouble?" Wang Zijun asked.

Cheng Long replied: "Yes, generally the dragon and tiger martial artists under the two companies do these things, and sometimes they will invite idle people, old boys and even people on the road in the society to do it. In the second year of Golden Harvest's establishment, the two companies had the most fierce quarrel, and I heard that it was Hutchison and 14K people who came forward to mediate before they stopped. ”

Wang Zijun asked, "Who made the first move?" ”

Cheng Long said: "Shao Tycoon will do it first." When Boss Zou had just set up a film company, Shao Daheng was just waiting to see the jokes. As a result, Jiahe developed rapidly, and Shao Tycoon couldn't hold it down, so he invited people on the road to make trouble, but I don't know how Boss Zou solved the trouble. ”

"Two bastards" Wang Zijun cursed in his heart, he hated this kind of guy who didn't abide by the rules of the game and solved the problem with the help of black hands. Especially Run Run Shaw, the Tianyi Film Company established by the Shaw brothers was strangled by disgraceful means, and finally was driven out of China to develop in Nanyang before relieving himself. Run Run Shaw, the old boy, healed his scars and forgot the pain, and when he was developed, he actually used this method himself.

Wang Zijun pushed the telephone on the table over and said: "Gangsheng (Cheng Long's original name is Chen Gangsheng, I made a mistake by calling him Yuanlou in front.) Since Sammo Hung's debut, Cheng Long has inherited the title of Yuanlong, and his stage name at this time should be Chen Yuanlong) Ah, my movie was smashed by Golden Harvest when it was released, you call and ask your friends in Hong Kong to see what is going on. ”

"Okay, boss." Cheng Long was broadcasting the phone on the phone, of course he had to seize the opportunity to perform this kind of performance.

After making a few phone calls, Cheng Long hung up the phone and said, "Boss, it's like this." It seems that this time it was Shao Daheng who made the first move, and seven or eight of the largest movie theaters in Golden Harvest were driven away from the audience, and then Boss Zou summoned all his dragon and tiger martial artists to go out to retaliate. I heard them say that all dragon and tiger martial artists who participate in the action will directly record a day's work, and they will receive bonuses for doing well. ”

"Huh." Wang Zijun laughed angrily, these two bastards, you can play, what are you doing pulling Lao Tzu in?

That Run Run Shaw is the most cunning and hateful, that is, he cheated Zou Wenhuai, and he also made himself resentful of Zou Wenhuai, and he Run Run Shaw only lost that little box office share. Zou Wenhuai is not a good bird, knowing that his movie will be released in the theater of Shaw Brothers, and he still smashes it, obviously wanting to take this opportunity to disgust himself. As for the reason, most of it is because "If the Wine Tank Sells Nothing" overwhelmed the limelight of "Enter the Dragon" in Hong Kong.

It seems that you have to have your own theater in the future, otherwise this kind of pond fish disaster will happen a few times, and there is nowhere to say if it is smashed by someone.

Now, through normal acquisitions and clever grabbing, Wang's company has 11 movie theaters, including eight in Taipei, two in Taichung, and one in Tainan. This movie theater is really rare for a large film company.

"Alright, you can go back to class." Wang Zijun pointed to the script and said to Cheng Long, "Don't tell others about the movie first, take a good look at the script when you have time, it is estimated that filming will start in October." ”…,

"Then I'll go out first, boss." Cheng Long picked up the script and hit it in his pocket, and cautiously exited the office.

Wang Zijun beckoned and asked Wen Qin to take the box office form.

Now "If the Wine Sells Nothing" has been released in Taiwan for a whole month, and the box office income is NT$23 million, according to the feedback, it is estimated that it can continue to last for more than half a month, and the final box office can reach at least 28 million, and it is not impossible to exceed 30 million.

And Hong Kong has only been in theaters for two weeks, due to the coldness of the previous few days, the box office income was only 1.17 million Hong Kong dollars, seeing that the situation is improving, the box office has been red, but Zou Wenhuai has made a mess and ruined a good thing.

Filmmakers in Southeast Asia are now recording their local dubbing, which will be fully released in Southeast Asia in about a week, while the Japanese side is much faster, and the Japanese dubbing is now recorded and is arranging and adjusting theatrical releases.

"Let Cheng Xiaodong and Ke Shouliang come over." Wang Zijun said to Wen Qin.

He is not ready to do it himself* in this "Drunken Fist", anyway, the storyboard script has been written, and it will not be out of shape if he throws it to anyone.

With Cheng Xiaodong and Ke Shouliang, plus a few brothers and sisters in the Yuan family class, these people discuss martial arts actions together, and they have their own carefully designed and optimized scripts, which can be filmed well by a fool.

If Wang Zijun came to shoot any movie in person, it wouldn't tire him to death.

……

With the popularity of "If the Wine Sells Nothing", Wang Zijun can be said to be in the ascendant in Taiwan, although he is not as good as Li Xing and other directors in terms of qualifications, but his fame has steadily overwhelmed him. Especially in the eyes of young people, it is an absolute idol.

Taiwan's underground forces are no weaker than Hong Kong's, and if someone else had been so showy, it is estimated that they would have been hung up long ago. It's a pity that Wang Zijun himself is from the underworld, and he is covered by the authorities, even if other film companies want to do the mafia, they have to weigh whether they can bear the consequences.

And the leading actors of this film, Sun Yue, Lin Qingxia and others, have also risen, Sun Yue has been directly upgraded from a big villain supporting role, and his salary has been directly upgraded to the ranks of first-line movie stars. Lin Qingxia has become a new generation of national beauty in Taiwan after Lin Fengjiao. Because the two are in the same company and both have the surname Lin, they are called "Wang's Shuanglin" by the media.

It's a pity that Sun Yue is a contracted actor of Taiwan TV, and Wang Zijun is purely helping others cultivate stars this time.

In Hong Kong, after the investigation and analysis of various filmmakers, the secret of the success of "If the Wine Is Sold Dry" has also been discovered. Contacting Yishu's prophetic film review half a month ago, people were surprised to find that Yishu's words were actually accurate.

For a while, various film companies took off the kung fu films they had originally prepared and began to plan to shoot market films, with the aim of making the more miserable and sad the filming, the better.

After Wang Zijun learned the news, he couldn't help but sigh that these Hong Kong filmmakers are all goblins, and they actually see the direction of the wind so accurately.

If I remember correctly, next month's "Seventy-Two Tenants" is also a market film, and it is also an unprecedented re-use of Cantonese dubbing. The addition of market life and dialects has undoubtedly created a big killer, making this film with rough footage and serious traces of stage performance the biggest dark horse in Hong Kong films in 1973. With a box office that far surpassed the second place, it became this year's box office champion.

In other words, kung fu movies that were popular last year are no longer popular this year, and you don't even see Bruce Lee pounced.

Due to some troublemakers, it wasn't until four or five days later that the box office of "If the Wine Sells Nothing" returned to normal.

For the indifference to his movies, Bruce Lee, who has always been strong, disappeared from the public eye, and even reporters couldn't find anyone who wanted to interview.

"Are you really going to leave Golden Harvest?" Zou Wenhuai looked at Bruce Lee quietly.

Bruce Lee said: "My health is a little bad, and I want to go to Hawaii to recuperate for half a year." ”…,

Zou Wenhuai also knew a little about Bruce Lee's condition, and persuaded: "Then you don't have to leave the company." You can rest assured that Golden Harvest will welcome you back. In addition, your illness is tired when you are filming for the company, and the expenses during the recuperation period are all covered by Golden Harvest. ”

In order to keep Bruce Lee, Zou Wenhuai used all means. It's a set of friendships, and it's selling benefits.

Bruce Lee shook his head and said: "I have already decided, in addition, my contract with Golden Harvest has not expired for a while, and I will pay the specific liquidated damages." ”

"Don't think about it anymore?" Zou Wenhuai asked.

"I thought it through." Bruce Lee said.

"Okay then." Zou Wenhuai asked, "I take the liberty of asking, after your body is raised, are you ready to go to Hollywood for development?" ”。

Bruce Lee said: "I haven't thought about it yet. ”

Zou Wenhuai has long been prepared for Bruce Lee's departure, and at the beginning of last year, Bruce Lee had a falling out with Luo Wei, and he had already shown signs of leaving. But Bruce Lee is really leaving now, and Zou Wenhuai is still stunned.

If it weren't for Bruce Lee's support, he Zou Wenhuai wouldn't have been able to withstand Run Run Shaw's suppression at all. Although Bruce Lee did not participate in the operation and management, he was actually a first-class hero of Golden Harvest.

Although Zou Wenhuai is cunning, he does one thing better than Run Run Shaw, that is, he is generous, at least on the surface. With a wave of his hand, he let Bruce Lee go, and he didn't even collect liquidated damages.

On the day Bruce Lee took his wife and children to the beach in Hawaii, the box office feedback of "Enter the Dragon" in the United States came back, and Zou Wenhuai almost fainted after listening to it.

$3 million on the first day

One day, just one day's box office, is more than the total box office of Hong Kong's box office champions so far this year.

Zou Wenhuai felt that his thinking was a little confused, money, Bruce Lee has now changed from a cash cow to a gold mountain in his eyes, why did I let him go so easily?

Zou Wen is remorseful

Three million dollars on the first day, what will be the final box office? 100 million? Two hundred million?

When the news was heard back to Hong Kong, public opinion was in an uproar, and exclamations could be heard everywhere.

Not only Hong Kong, but even the film festivals in the United States were shaken upside down.

The $800,000 investment in "Enter the Dragon" can only be regarded as a C-rated film in Hollywood at this time, but as soon as the box office came out on the first day, it compared most of the *-rated films.

Those Americans whose fighting thinking is still stuck in the stage of you punch me one punch, one by one in the movie theater stupidly watched Bruce Lee's endless martial arts moves, and exclaimed one after another: "Oh, kung fu, Chinese kung fu"

For a long time afterward, street thugs in the United States replaced baseball bats with nunchucks, and each fight would be preceded by a few lame .......