Most of Luo Wei's works follow the trend, and his film talent may be limited, but his vision is indeed first-class.

Although Cheng Long was not popularized in Luo Wei's hands, it was Luo Wei who discovered him first. It's a pity that Luo Weikong has a discerning eye and doesn't know how to carve, after Wu Siyuan and Yuan Heping became popular with Cheng Long, Luo Wei didn't know how to appease, and only gave Cheng Long tens of thousands of yuan a day for each play, and in the long run, Cheng Long's gratitude to him turned into a dissatisfied grievance, and finally switched to Golden Harvest.

Cheng Long became an Asian kung fu superstar with the support of Golden Harvest, and after the kung fu comedy gradually lost its market, it successfully transformed with "Police Story", and the successive launches of "Red Fan Zone" became famous in North America.

It was at this time that Li Lianjie entered Luo Wei's sight.

As early as the early 80s, Li Lianjie had already become popular all over China with a "Shaolin Temple", but his subsequent film road was not smooth, and the subsequent films were unsuccessful, and he also had a very unpleasant quarrel with the Hong Kong producer. In the mid-80s, the image of the Shaolin kid was no longer popular on the screen, and Li Lianjie's film career fell into a trough, and he had to go to the United States to teach boxing for a living.

But Bi Jing is the shadow of the famous tree, Luo Wei decided that Li Lianjie could be a long time ago, so he personally went to the United States and sincerely invited Li Lianjie to go to the mountain.

Luo Wei Bijing is a great director who has been popular with Bruce Lee and discovered the dragon in the process, so he put down his body and invited Li Lianjie, which moved Li Lianjie greatly. After several discussions, Luo Wei came up with a script for a fashion action movie called "Dragon in the Dead End", this film is basically an imitation of the routine of "Red Fan District", and Li Lianjie finally agreed to start a play for Luo Wei.

Xu Ke almost went to Li Lianjie with Luo Wei, but the theme of "Huang Feihong" belongs to the bold and innovative type, and it is a declining costume martial arts.

It's a pity that this "Dragon in the Dead End" is not much different from the Hong Kong-made fashion action movies at that time, Luo Wei's shooting techniques and story structure are still at the level of the 70s, and the audience naturally doesn't buy it, the Hong Kong box office is only more than 3 million, and Jiayi Cinema was withdrawn in less than half a month after its release, and in the North American market where Luo Wei has high hopes, no film distributor is interested in this film at all.

Li Lianjie's film career has not improved because of this film, and his ability to be qualified for modern action movies has been widely questioned.

10 years ago, I didn't know how to carve Cheng Long, and 10 years later, in the face of Li Lianjie, Luo Weiyi couldn't do anything for 1 day. Originally, he planned to finish filming "The Dragon in the Beginning", and he would continue to shoot "The Dragon in the Afterlife", but the dismal box office of "The Dragon in the Beginning" directly shattered Luo Wei's confidence, and he no longer had any hope for Li Lianjie.

The relationship between Luo Wei and Li Lianjie turned cold, but on the other hand, the relationship between Luo Wei's son Luo Dawei and Li Lianjie quickly warmed up. Luo Dawei and Li Lianjie met on the set, Luo Dawei believed that Li Lianjie's future was limitless, and he was bent on befriending Li Lianjie. Li Lianjie was frustrated because of "The Dragon is in the Dead End", Luo Dawei not only did not leave him, but actively encouraged him to cheer up.

At this time, "Once Upon a Time", which almost made Li Lianjie the leading role, was released in Hong Kong, which was a box office hit and caused huge social repercussions. The film was seen by many as a sign of the revival of martial arts films, and Hong Kong immediately set off a trend of rushing to shoot kung fu films in clear costumes.

To make this type of movie, the most important thing is the actor, but this kind of kung fu actor who is suitable for filming ancient costumes is not easy to find.

Zhao Wenzhuo, who became famous in one fell swoop for playing the new version of "Huang Feihong", suddenly soared in value, and the key is that it is difficult to invite him to film even if he is rich.

Zhao Wenzhuo has now become the signature of Yuan Jiaban, and signed three "Huang Feihong" film contracts with Xu Ke's film studio in advance, and was recently borrowed by a new film produced by Lin Youlun, and the film will go to the mainland for filming.

Other film companies can't invite Zhao Wenzhuo, so they can only turn their attention to actors who can replace Zhao Wenzhuo, and many people think of Li Lianjie at once. Especially after the grapevine came out, after the first selection of "Huang Feihong" in Xu Ke's heart was Li Lianjie, he became more and more interested in Li Lianjie.

The boom in kung fu films is back on the rise, how can Luo Wei, as a master of following the trend, fall behind? He immediately went to Li Lianjie to discuss filming a kung fu film in clear costumes, but it almost made him vomit blood.

's son Luo Dawei became Li Lianjie's agent, and Li Lianjie immediately started filming a new film, and the investor was actually the old rival Golden Harvest Company.

It turned out that Golden Harvest watched such a market for costume kung fu films, and wanted to join them to get a piece of the pie, Zhao Wenzhuo was there because of Lin Youlun's relationship, Golden Harvest was not good at prying the wall, so he naturally hit Li Lianjie with the idea.

Luo Dawei's mother Liu Lianghua is a high-level Jiahe executive, and also serves as the confidant of Jiahe boss Zou Wenhuai, she found her son Luo Dawei, and the mother and son cooperated to dig up Luo Wei's corner.

Liu Lianghua and Luo Dawei's mother and son took turns to persuade Li Lianjie, one "moved to benefit", and the other "knew with affection", and Li Lianjie couldn't wipe his face after the most, and was moved by the conditions offered by Golden Harvest, and signed a ten-year brokerage contract with Luo Dawei, who he called a brother and brother, and also signed a contract with Golden Harvest to shoot four films in two years.

Luo Wei once again became the wronged leader, and made a wedding dress for him in vain. This farce of father and son against each other has just ended, everyone thinks that the matter is over, and immediately after thinking about it, Luo Dawei and Li Lianjie, two good brothers, suddenly turned against each other, making things turbulent again.

Li Lianjie only learned when he arrived in Hong Kong that the salary offered to him by Golden Harvest was not generous at all, and the salary he was now making a movie was less than one-fifth of Zhao Wenzhuo's, and he suddenly felt that he had been deceived.

Golden Harvest doesn't think so, although Zhao Wenzhuo became famous later than Li Lianjie, but the current gas is not comparable to Li Lianjie, an "outdated" star, and it is very reasonable to give such a salary, no matter how high it is, there is no need to talk about it.

The contract has been signed, and Golden Harvest thinks that it is easy to sit back and relax, and there are many "thorns" encountered by Golden Harvest over the years, and no one can turn it over after the worst.

Jiahe has no fear, but Li Lianjie can't bear it, how to say that he has also seen the world, he was received by then-President Nixon at the White House in the United States, and received a reply from Grandpa Deng in the mainland.

Li Lianjie was dissatisfied with Jiahe's oppression of himself, and a conflict of interest broke out between the two sides, Li Lianjie originally expected Luo Dawei to mediate and reconcile, but he didn't expect Luo Dawei, who had always called him a brother and brother, but this time he suddenly changed his face and didn't admit the money. The company and the broker who should have been on his side joined forces to put pressure on Li Lianjie, Li Lianjie was helpless when he first arrived in Hong Kong, and he didn't even have a person to help talk, and several friends in the circle persuaded him after learning about his situation: You better bear with it.

Li Lianjie sat sullenly in the private room of the nightclub, neither drinking, nor looking for a dance lady to accompany him, even if he stayed in the United States for a few years, he was conservative in his bones, and he had an instinctive resistance to the drunken gold fans in Hong Kong entertainment venues. The other party made an appointment to meet in this kind of place, and Li Lianjie had no choice but to bite the bullet.

When the appointed time was approaching, the door of the private room was slammed open, and a man wearing sunglasses walked in.

The light in the aisle is bright, but the light in the private room is very dim, in the case of backlighting, Li Lianjie can only barely see the silhouette of the other party, and when the door of the private room is closed again, the other party takes off his sunglasses, Li Lianjie can see the appearance of this entry clearly.

The eyebrows, chin, and entire face are well-defined and hard. The eyes were dark and shining, and the sharp gaze seemed to pierce something, and the beard and Adam's apple protruded like a small fist.

Just looking at the face, he gave a feeling of arrogance and arrogance, Li Lianjie's eyelids jumped, and he suddenly thought that the other party might be from the black. Objects on the road.

Hong Kong black. It's no secret that Dao is involved in the film industry, but Li Lianjie doesn't want to have too much to do with such a career, but he has already come today, so he has to deal with the current situation first.

"Despise Cai Zhiming, this is my business card!"

Li Lianjie took the business card and glanced at it through the faint light, and the big words "Fuyi Film Company" came into view.

Li Lianjie raised his eyebrows, but he didn't expect that the competition in front of him was the boss of a film company. Thinking of the other party's special background, Li Lianjie estimated that the energy of this entry should not be small.

Li Lianjie put away his business card and stretched out his hand, "It turned out to be Mr. Cai, I am fortunate to meet you!" ”

When shaking hands, Li Lianjie found that the first knuckle of the other party's index finger was a little large, which was very similar to a military friend Li Lianjie knew before who often used a gun. This discovery made Li Lianjie a little frightened, and he was now a little unsure whether it was really a wise choice for him to come today.

Cai Zhiming opened his mouth and went straight to the point: "I heard that Mr. Li has been in some trouble recently? ”

Li Lianjie smiled bitterly, "Mr. Cai came to me, presumably you already know my situation." ”

"So Mr. Li is going to do that?" Cai Zhiming squinted his eyes and said in a deep voice: "If that's the case, I really don't feel worth it for Mr. Li!" ”

"What if not? The other party is so powerful that I can't resist as a small actor! Li Lianjie sighed.

Cai Zhiming's eyes were like a steel cone, and the cold light pierced his heart and spleen, "If I say that I can help Mr. Li solve this matter, is Mr. Li willing to believe me?" ”

Li Lianjie hesitated for a while, then raised his head suddenly, his eyes shining, "Are you sure Mr. Cai can help me?" ”

The corners of Cai Zhiming's mouth lifted up a smug smile, and he said word by word: "It's true!" ”

(To be continued)