April 5th, for many people, this day is an ordinary day, but for Xi Chongyi, it is of great significance, on this day, she entered TVB work, which is her first step in the future to take charge of TVB.

Xi Chongyi just joined TVB and has no specific job, and his position is assistant to the general manager.

Within a few days, Li Hualong learned a great news from Xi Chongyi's mouth.

"Ah Long, I saw a kung fu master on TV today, his image is very good, and he will definitely be able to make him popular with a few movies tailored for him."

Li Hualong asked curiously: "TVB's contracted actors?" ”

"No, it's not." Xi Chongyi shook his head with a smile.

Li Hualong was slightly stunned, suddenly thought of Li Hualong, and asked, "What's his name?" ”

"His name is Bruce Lee." Xi Chongyi replied with a smile, "Not only is his name a bit similar to you, but he also has a bit of fate with you, he starred in Huayi Brothers movies when he was a child." ”

"And there's something else going on." Li Hualong smiled slightly, he really didn't know that Bruce Lee starred in a movie invested and filmed by Huayi Brothers when he was a child.

"It's true. Back then, I also acted in a "City Dream" with him, and he took the initiative to mention it, I thought about it and was still a little impressed. More than ten years ago, Bruce Lee went to study in the United States, and later made several movies and TV series in the United States, this time, he returned to Hong Kong with his son, and today accepted the interview of the "Happy Tonight" festival, he expressed his intention to make movies in Hong Kong. ”

A trace of excitement flashed on Li Hualong's face, more than ten or twenty years ago, he still wanted to sign a contract with Bruce Lee and train this person to become an international superstar.

Hearing the news about Bruce Lee, Li Hualong was very happy, but he didn't show joy on his face.

Li Hualong asked: "Is he willing to sign a contract with Huayi Brothers Film Group?" ”

"Yes." Xi Chongyi nodded. "However, the conditions he put forward are quite high, and he asks for the same high salary as Song Songhai."

"How dare he say it." Li Hualong smiled faintly.

At that time, Li Hualong had a discerning eye, and he discovered the kung fu boy Song Songhai, and built this person into a world-famous kung fu star, with a high popularity in Hong Kong and Southeast Asian countries.

Soon after Song Songhai signed a contract with Huayi Brothers Pictures, he became the most expensive movie star in Asia, and many film companies threw out various preferential signing conditions. hoped that Song Songhai would be able to change jobs, but Song Songhai missed Li Hualong's kindness to him, and he never changed jobs, and renewed his contract with Huayi Brothers many times.

Today, Song Songhai is in his forties, but he is well maintained, and he usually pays attention to exercise, and there are still many female fans who fanatically like him. Most of the movies he starred in have done well at the box office in Japan and Southeast Asia.

There are two main reasons why Song Songhai's films have been able to frequently achieve good box office in overseas markets. One is that he is very popular, and the other is that he will not take on bad movies indiscriminately in order to make more money, not only he himself has such a request. Huayi Brothers also hopes to build him into an evergreen.

In recent years, Song Songhai has deliberately controlled the number of films, making up to three films a year. When he was young, he made one movie a year, and now he is paid 80,000 Hong Kong dollars for making a movie, and there is also a box office profit share ranging from 5% to 10%.

Song Songhai is now a big star, and his salary income is far less than his business endorsement, as well as the income from attending commercial events, in the past five years, in addition to investment income, he can earn at least 500,000 Hong Kong dollars a year, and other movie stars in Hong Kong have worked hard for a year, and there are only a handful of people who earn more than 100,000 Hong Kong dollars, and the big-name movie stars in Hollywood, Song Songhai's work income is really low.

For Song Songhai's sincerity over the years, Li Hualong has seen it in his eyes and remembered it in his heart, and when there are benefits, he will also think of Song Songhai.

At the end of 1967, under the construction of Li Hualong, Song Songhai took out a mortgage from the bank with the property under his name and bought more properties.

For Bruce Lee, Xi Chongyi is still very optimistic, and said with a smile: "I think I can sign a contract with him, but I have to sign some subsidiary treaties, if the movie he starred in can't make the company make money, he can't get such a high salary." ”

"You said that he was so capable that I became interested in him as a person. You make an appointment with him, I meet him, and I treat him to a meal. If he really has potential, then sign a contract with him, and it doesn't hurt to give Song Songhai the same signing conditions, and there is no need to sign the ancillary conditions, but the artist agency contract is a little longer...... It cannot be less than six years. ”

Xi Chongyi smiled: "I hope you have dug a gold mine!" ”

Li Hualong smiled and said, "I believe in your vision. ”

Xi Chongyi glanced at Li Hualong carefully, and asked with a smile: "A few years ago, you built a house with a debt and Song Songhai, and his net worth rose several times, right?" ”

"A while ago, I had dinner with Xi Chongyi and Wang Tianlin, and I heard Song Songhai say a word, it seems that he is now worth more than 10 million!"

"Ten million ......" Xi Chongyi sighed, "For Song Songhai, ten million is a huge amount of money!" ”

"You can't always think that we have a kindness to others." Li Hualong said lightly, "With Song Songhai's influence and ability, he can find a few people to partner in setting up a film company, and if he is lucky, he can earn 10 million in three or four movies." ”

"Investing is risky, that's what you often say. In Hong Kong, apart from Huayi Brothers, which film company dares to guarantee that it can earn 10 million Hong Kong dollars by investing in three or four films? Xi Chongyi smiled, "When I say this, I don't mean that you have a lot of kindness to Song Songhai, no matter what, you didn't treat him badly, it's a fact." ”

"I'm not an easily contented person, but I'm willing to deal with an easily contented person." Li Hualong smiled.

"You, it's just that the desire to control zhì is too strong." Xi Chongyi quipped.

On the evening of two days, Li Hualong and Xi Chongyi met Bruce Lee together in the box of the Mandarin Oriental Hotel.

"Hello, Mr. Li." Bruce Lee greeted respectfully, "You are my idol." ”

"Thank you!" Li Hualong smiled and stretched out his hand to invite, "Xiaolong, let's sit down and talk." You wouldn't mind if I called you that, would you? ”

"No, it won't. No, that's what my family calls me. Bruce Lee smiled.

Li Hualong suddenly thought that he would see Bruce Lee's milk name "Xifeng" on the Internet in later generations, and found a topic and asked: "Xiaolong, your milk name is Xiaolong?" ”

"No, my baby's name is Xifeng."

"Xifeng?" Xi Chongyi smiled slightly, "How can you choose a girl's name?" ”

"I might explain why." Li Hualong smiled.

"Mr. Li, please tell me." Bruce Lee smiled, with some curiosity on his face.

"Some people think that the survival rate of boys is lower than that of girls, and there is a saying among the people that when Lord Yama eats boys and girls. He likes to eat boys and doesn't like to eat girls. Some people are superstitious that there are many boys who don't grow up because they were taken away by Lord Yama. It is good to say that it is better to believe that it is there than not to believe it, and there is no mistake in guarding against it. I estimate that when Xiaolong's elders gave Xiaolong a milk name, they deliberately chose a girl's name, so that Lord Yama could create an illusion that he saw that the child's name was Xifeng. He's not a boy, so I won't take him away. ”

After Li Hualong said a long sentence, he took a sip of tea and looked at Bruce Lee with a smile. Asked, "Xiaolong, did I guess right?" ”

"Mr. Li, I really made you right, my milk name was given by my grandmother. When I was growing up, I asked her why she gave me such a name, and her explanation was almost exactly the same as you said! Bruce Lee said with a smile.

"Is this a kind of expression of your knowledge?" Xi Chongyi said with a smile.

Li Hualong smiled noncommittally. continued to say to Bruce Lee: "Xiaolong, listen to my lover, your skills are very good, you have won the karate championship many times, Song Songhai is definitely not your opponent, but do you know that making kung fu movies and competing in the ring are not the same nature? ”

"I know." Bruce Lee nodded with a smile, "I have watched most of the movies made by Mr. Song Songhai, I admire him and respect him very much, but I believe that I will definitely become a better actor than him in the future." A few days ago, Miss Xi and I talked about the signing conditions, and I said the same signing conditions as Mr. Song Songhai, which was a little unreasonable, and I retracted these words, but I hope to be able to get the signing conditions that match my strength. ”

"What kind of conditions match your strength?" Li Hualong asked with a smile.

"The remuneration for each film is 60,000 Hong Kong dollars. For the first movie, I don't want a box office share, if the first movie makes your company money, the second movie, I also want to take a box office share. ”

Li Hualong was silent for a moment, and said with a smile: "Tomorrow, you go to the headquarters of Huayi Brothers Media Group to find Zou Wenhuai, the general manager of the company...... Do you know where the headquarters of Huayi Brothers Media Group is? ”

"I know." Bruce Lee nodded, "What time am I going tomorrow?" ”

"About half past nine in the morning." Li Hualong smiled and said, "If Manager Zou and the director of the company think that you are very suitable for making kung fu movies, it doesn't hurt to give you the same signing conditions as Song Songhai...... By the way, do you know Song Songhai's signing conditions? ”

"I don't know." Bruce Lee smiled, "I just know that he is the highest-paid actor in Hong Kong." ”

He signed a six-year contract with Huayi Brothers, during which he could choose to take over films invested and shot by other film companies, but the agency had to take a 30% commission, and he took over Huayi Brothers' films, and the agency did not mention the commission. Also, how many films will be made for the company during the contract period, which will also be written in the contract conditions, which needs to be discussed in detail. ”

"What if Song Songhai doesn't like the script provided by the company?"

"First of all, the company will respect the ideas of each signed actor, and if you really don't like it, you can not act. Huayi Brothers spends a lot of money to invest in shooting a movie, this is not a trick, only by making a good movie, can you make money, the interests of the company and the actors are the same, there are not so many problems. You can inquire about the unanimous cooperation between Huayi Brothers and the contracted actors......"

After going back that night, Li Hualong made a phone call to Zou Wenhuai, told the other party the conditions for signing Bruce Lee, and asked the other party to keep Bruce Lee.

After talking on the phone, Zou Wenhuai fell into deep thought, he had never seen his boss attach so much importance to any actor, even Song Songhai and Li Hualong had never paid so much attention.

Zou Wenhuai thought for a while, and said to himself: "I hope the boss's vision is not wrong, and this Bruce Lee can become a big star!" (To be continued......) R1292