Wang Xiaohu stayed in Yanjing for a few more days, Yuan Heping, Sammo Hung and Li Hanwei were sent by him to Henan Shaolin Temple to film, these have already greeted the Ministry of Culture, Zhao Gang asked Zhang Rui to take the approval of the Ministry of Culture, and drove a military vehicle to escort the whole journey to Shaolin Temple. [No pop-up novel network]

And Wang Xiaohu is also rare to be idle, walking alone in Yanjing City, the Great Wall, the Forbidden City, the Temple of Heaven, the Old Summer Palace and other places of interest have left his footprints, and he even went to the place where he fought in his previous life - Yanjing Film Studio stopped for more than ten minutes.

At that time, he was still a Beipiaoer, and the first time he entered the film industry was in front of Yanjing Film Studio, at that time he was still an extras who didn't know anything, and he squatted in front of the door with a group of people with the same identity every day to wait for work, and it took him two years to get mixed up as a stuntman.

Thinking about the hard years at that time, Wang Xiaohu only shook his head with a wry smile, in comparison, being an extras in Yanjing is far less good than being a dragon and tiger martial artist in Hong Kong, at least the big martial arts will not exploit you like a group leader, you can get 30 Hong Kong dollars for the same work in Hong Kong, and sometimes you can get 70 Hong Kong dollars, and in front of Beiying Gate, your original remuneration of 100 yuan has been exploited layer by layer, and it is good to have 30 yuan in your hand, Wang Xiaohu has taken 5 yuan.

If it weren't for the free time in the past few days, Wang Xiaohu really wouldn't have had a chance to come here to have a look, but the current Beiying Gate is not as bullish as in the memory of his previous life, so spacious, shabby walls, rusty iron gates, the domestic film industry is still in the pioneering stage, and the development of mainland films is far more difficult than Hong Kong.

On June 10, Yuan Heping, Sammo Hung, and Li Hanwei returned to Yanjing, and Yuan Hong and the two of them sighed with emotion as soon as they saw Wang Xiaohu, because they saw the real monks practicing in the Shaolin Temple, which was too shocking for them who grew up in Hong Kong and were accustomed to the martial arts of the Southern Shaolin and Southern schools.

"This time it was a real eye-opener!" Yuan Heping said: "When I used to watch Liu Jialiang and their authentic Hong boxing, I felt that they were fighting for 10 minutes, and I thought it was powerful enough, but I didn't think that the monks of Shaolin Temple had only a few minutes, and they were moving around, high and high, very beautiful, and it looked very practical." ”

Sammo Hung also added on the side: "Yes, yes, I thought I was agile enough, but a monk who was fatter than me was even more agile than me, and I didn't even notice how he got behind me, and before I could react, I had been pushed by him." ”

Wang Xiaohu smiled and nodded, it seems that these two guys have really opened their eyes this time, and the knowledge base of martial arts action design has expanded in the future.

When "Shaolin Temple" did not blow the whirlwind of "Chinese martial arts" in Hong Kong, Hong Kong people were still quite unfamiliar with the martial arts world in the mainland, and the movies about Shaolin Temple that Hong Kong audiences saw were also generally reactions to the southern martial arts, Sammo Hung, Yuan Heping, Cheng Xiaodong, Xu Xiaoming and others wanted to surpass Liu Jialiang, who attracted the box office with "Southern authenticity", and they were bound to enrich their knowledge base by learning other kinds of martial arts. For example, Sammo Hung , Jackie Chan , Yuan Biao and others have learned taekwondo, aikido, karate, etc.

In fact, you can see from this that Hong Kong's excellent martial arts instructors and action directors are usually desperately learning the martial arts and routines of other schools, and then show these martial arts and routines in the movie by absorbing their own style, which is also the reason why there will be several film companies filming the same theme movie, on the one hand, because of the flood of follow-up, on the other hand, it is "each teacher has its own method, each horse has its own way, one master, different ways to play", although the title is similar, But there is an essential difference in the martial arts movements inside.

Wang Xiaohu listened to Yuan Hong's experience, and asked Li Hanwei about the location of this recording, because the film has not yet been developed, Wang Xiaohu does not know how to shoot, but it can be seen from Li Hanwei's report that it will basically be filmed according to Wang Xiaohu's requirements.

"Alright. Tonight you have a good rest, spend a few days in Yanjing, and then we can go back to Hong Kong. Wang Xiaohu sent them some exchanged renminbi in turn, patted the three of them on the shoulder, and did not forget to advise: "Remember to buy more Yanjing specialties and souvenirs to go back." ”

On June 15th, Wang Xiaohu four people with large bags of specialties, souvenirs on the train to Guangzhou, the passage of people and Xi'an Qin Shi Huang Terracotta Warriors and Horses of two archaeological experts, this is Wang Xiaohu specially hired from the Ministry of Culture, after all, the post-production of "Myth" requires a large number of terracotta models, crossbow organs, etc., no one is more professional and proficient than these experts in charge of terracotta archaeology, with their help, the props team will not be in a hurry.

After entering the separate carriage, Wang Xiaohu found three large cardboard boxes on the floor, and when he frowned and wondered why these three cardboard boxes were placed here, Zhang Rui walked in with a smile.

"Mr. Wang, this is a gift from our head Zhao, he said you must like it."

Zhao Gang has other things to deal with in Yanjing, so it is Zhang Rui who is in charge of escorting this time, after all, the domestic environment has stabilized now, and it is not as chaotic and dangerous as it was two years ago.

Wang Xiaohu walked over in wonder, opened the box and saw the smell of wine, and when he looked at it, there were more than a dozen bottles of two pot heads listed in the box, and he couldn't help crying and laughing: "Lao Zhao really sent me three boxes of two pot heads!" ”

"Hehe, our head Zhao originally planned to give you a car, but the brothers haven't paid their salaries yet, and they can only buy three boxes if they scrape together the money." Zhang Rui said with a smile: "Our head Zhao also said that when you come next time, you will definitely send a car." ”

"This old Zhao really thinks of me as an alcoholic." Wang Xiaohu smiled bitterly and shook his head, and unexpectedly found that Sammo Hung behind him was staring at the three boxes with small eyes, licking his tongue from time to time.

"Sanmao, do you like Erguotou?"

Sammo Hung scratched his head and said embarrassedly: "I, I can't drink enough, Master likes this." ”

"Oh?" Wang Xiaohu was stunned, he really hadn't seen Yu Zhanyuan drink wine, and said immediately: "Okay, when you get to Hong Kong, send all this wine to Master, but don't pretend to be a public servant." ”

Sammo Hung was overjoyed when he heard this, rubbed his hands and took out a bottle from the box, and said with a shy face: "Ah Hu, how about drinking a bottle tonight?" ”

Hong Kong, the Seven Little Blessing brothers were present to greet them, Zhao Yazhi also stood in front of the team with her son in her arms, Wang Xiaohu immediately ran over to hug after seeing his wife and children, Xu hadn't seen his father for half a month, Wang Jiaen's children looked a little angry, it was a cat in Zhao Yazhi's arms and did not look up, let Wang Xiaohu coax how to make a grimace is just ignore it, causing everyone to laugh.

Zhao Yazhi rolled her eyes when she saw this and said, "See, it's only been half a month, and your son has begun to be strange to you, and I don't know what will happen after "Myth" is turned on." ”

"No, the three of us will go to the mainland to shoot." Wang Xiaohu said helplessly.

Wang Xiaohu arranged the two terracotta warriors and horses experts properly, and then returned home with peace of mind. After entering the house, Wang Xiaohu found that just like two years ago, Yu Zhanyuan, Jin Yong, Run Run Shaw, and Shen Zhong were sitting on the sofa in the living room waiting for him to come back.

This made Wang Xiaohu's heart feel warm, and he was busy greeting the four elders.

"How? Everything went well to the mainland this time, right? ”

The first to speak was still the anxious Run Run Shaw, although the two returned their respective shares during the Chinese New Year, but the relationship between the two remained as harmonious as before.

Wang Xiaohu sat down and nodded, and said: "Generally speaking, this trip to the mainland is much smoother than two years ago, the official is very supportive of the film shooting, and the relevant tasks have been dispatched, it is estimated that in terms of the work level and efficiency of the mainland, the preparation will take about three or five months." Then he reported the matter of this trip.

"I didn't expect them to be very happy this time, it seems that the money you threw two years ago has worked! Ay! Run Run Shaw sighed when he said this: "That's more than 200 million Hong Kong dollars, if you put it in the bank or invest in the stock market, you can exchange it for more money!" ”

As soon as Wang Xiaohu mentioned that Wang Xiaohu burned a lot of money, Run Run Shaw felt distressed, and sighed for a long time before he said: "The equipment on the mainland is too backward, and it takes half a day to get some costumes and props, and I can't afford to change it." ”

Yu Zhanyuan said with a smile: "Don't forget that we all came from the mainland back then, but the political environment there does not allow them to develop rapidly, otherwise they are more advanced than Hong Kong now." ”

Yu Zhanyuan's remarks are not unfounded, and most of the older generation of filmmakers in Hong Kong, such as Yu Zhanyuan, Fan Juhua, Cheng Gang, Tang Di, Han Yingjie, etc., came to Hong Kong to escape the war. (Filmmakers, directly or indirectly.) Jin Yong knows more about "Mythology" than the other three, and he interjected: "If the general small investment cost, you can get the costumes and props in a few weeks, but the epic blockbuster that Xiaohu wants to shoot, as far as I know, there are thousands of extras alone, and the military system of the Qin Dynasty is relatively strict, and there are many types of costumes and weapons, even if we Hong Kong people come to produce it, it is a huge workload, and we are not as professional as them, and it is still more reliable in half a year." ”

Wang Xiaohu said with a smile: "Lao Dou's analysis is very correct. ”

"Then aren't you going to wait in vain for half a year?" Shen Zhong finally spoke, the old man has just set foot in the film industry, and he is still relatively sensitive to investment costs, so it is strange that he is not in a hurry when he hears that he will have to wait for half a year.

"Actually, it's not in vain." Wang Xiaohu said: "When they were preparing, I took the crew to prepare for the special effects shooting of "Myth", in comparison, the special effects part is more onerous than the workload in the mainland, and I estimate that it will not take half a year to finish the shooting. ”

"Ahh Shen Zhong opened his mouth wide in surprise one day, and only after a long time did he take a breath of cold air and said: "Compared with you, my investment cost of more than 500,000 yuan is distressed, it is a small fight, hey, people really have to die compared to people." ”

"Lao Shen, don't worry, you've just started investing in movies, it's not wrong to be cautious." Run Run Shaw comforted him and said: "Just like me, after tossing for decades, it is not as good as this kid squandering a movie, he is a loser, a madman, and a psychopath, don't compare with him." ”

"Hey, I've seen such a blow, but I've never seen such a blow." Shen Zhong said depressedly.

Wang Xiaohu's big investment this time is really shocking, and a large number of reporters will rush to Hong Kong the day after he returns to Hong Kong, after all, he has not hidden the matter of his visit to the mainland, and many people in the industry know about it.

"May I ask Mr. Wang Xiaohu, some people say that you have not learned the painful lesson of two years ago, and still take the cooperation with the mainland to make movies, what do you think about this?"

Two years ago, Wang Xiaohu went to the mainland to shoot "Earth-shattering", but was forced to terminate the filming plan due to the Tangshan earthquake, and at the same time he invested hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars in this movie, so many media were very interested in Wang Xiaohu's repeated teachings this time, and he solved Wang Xiaohu's scars as soon as he came up.

Wang Xiaohu smiled disapprethoughtly and said: "I can't talk about the lesson, it's just that I unfortunately encountered a lot of accidents, but I didn't give up cooperation with the mainland because of this, I believe that this time it should be rewarded." ”

The reporters immediately wrote down Wang Xiaohu's remarks on the interview paper, and then a female reporter wearing glasses asked: "Aren't you worried that the Taiwan authorities' blockade of you will be delayed indefinitely?" ”

"Hehe, if they want to block it, they can ban it." Wang Xiaohu laughed out loud as if he had heard a big joke: "I'm just making movies, if some people or organizations put the so-called hat on me, I can't help it, didn't Brother Xiaolong's "Jingwumen" also be very popular in Yueben, I want to tell these people or organizations that art has no borders, and the national is the world." ”

"Mr. Wang, it is reported that your movie is still a big investment, can you reveal the cast?"

"It's generally arranged like this, we have a group of actors from Hong Kong and a group of actors from the mainland, since it is a co-production, we must always consider the average matching of actors, and the specific list of actors has not yet been determined, and I have nothing to reveal."

"Will Miss Lin Qingxia from Taiwan participate in the performance?"

Wang Xiaohu was slightly stunned, and immediately smiled: "There is no comment on this question." ”

"Can you tell us about the plot of the film?"

"No comment."

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At the beginning, the questions raised by these reporters were very reliable, but the more you got to the back, the questions began to change the taste, and some reporters even asked you if you secretly joined the Chinese GCD, otherwise why did you work so hard, so actively went to the mainland to shoot movies, and even lost so much money in the mainland two years ago without complaining.

In short, all kinds of tricky questions were asked, and in the end, Wang Xiaohu simply said "no comment".

(To be continued)