January 26, 1977, the eighth day of the lunar month. 【Reading.com】

George. Lucas and his wife Mary arrived at Hong Kong's Kai Tak Airport on this day, and Wang Xiaohu and Zhao Yazhi personally greeted them at the airport, which touched Lucas and his wife.

"Hey, poor George, I can't believe you've been so emaciated in just one year." Wang Xiaohu patted Lucas on the shoulder and said.

Lucas yawned and said, "I'm sorry boss, I messed up the mission and now Star Wars is in a mess." ”

Wang Xiaohu smiled and took the suitcase from Lucas's hand, and said as he walked: "It's your vacation time, your task is to have a good time in Hong Kong, as for work, let them go to hell!" ”

Lucas also thought that he would be reprimanded by the boss as soon as he met, but he knew that the boss really invited him to come on vacation, and he was relieved at the moment.

Zhao Yazhi smiled and communicated with Mary, she has paid great attention to the study of English in the past four years of marriage, she knows that with the expansion of her husband's career, there will be many receptions like today in the future, in politeness and etiquette, she requires herself to keep up with her husband's pace, at least in terms of language communication, she can not hold her husband back.

After getting into the car, Wang Xiaohu drove the car away from the airport smoothly, "George, do you feel the changes in Hong Kong?" ”

"Huh? Oh yes, of course, it was still hot here last year, and it's much cooler now. Lucas laughed.

"Hehe, I'm not referring to the weather, but to Hong Kong's economy, culture, etc." Wang Xiaohu couldn't cry or laugh.

"Uh, sorry, I don't feel it at the moment." Lucas said embarrassedly: "If this is one of the objectives of the mission you gave me, I will feel the changes in Hong Kong." ”

Seeing that Lucas's mind was full of tasks and seriousness in work, Wang Xiaohu sighed: "George, I know you have many ambitions and ideals now, but Rome was not built in a day, we need the process, do you understand the process?" Besides, I'm not the harsh kind of guy, I don't have a leather whip behind me to beat your back, you can completely maintain a relaxed and happy mind to enjoy the creative process. ”

"Tiger, I think so too, but no matter how much I try to persuade George, he always won't listen." Mary in the back seat complained.

"Mary, shut your mouth!" When Lucas heard his wife's words, his face immediately showed anger.

Wang Xiaohu frowned, and there was also a problem in the relationship between the two couples, yes, in the final analysis, they were all worried about work, and it seemed that it was right to let Lucas come on vacation this time.

When the car arrived at Cameron Road, Wang Xiaohu's servants stood guard in front of the door early and brought all the salutes closer to the villa.

"Ah Hu, Mary and I are going to see our little prince." Zhao Yazhi knew that her husband and Lucas had a lot to talk about, so she took Mary to the bedroom to accompany her son very interestingly.

"Okay." Wang Xiaohu nodded, beckoned Lucas to sit down, and said, "What do you want to drink?" ”

"Whatever." Lucas said, pinching his forehead.

"George, do you remember what happened the day after we met?"

After making a cup of tea for Lucas, Wang Xiaohu sat opposite Lucas and hugged his shoulders and said.

"Of course!" Lucas spread his hands, and the scene at that time came to mind, and said: "Although it has been almost 5 years, I swear, the scene at that time will still be vivid in my mind, I remember that I was excited all night and did not sleep well, and the next day I ran to you to register Industrial Light and Magic, damn it, your words are like the temptation of the devil, I can't stop!" ”

"Huh." Wang Xiaohu took a sip of tea and said, "Looking back now, do you still maintain the excitement and passion at that time?" Is it your dream come true? ”

"My dream?" Lucas muttered to himself, then quickly shook his head and said, "No, my dream has not yet come true, in fact it is now so scorching to me that I am going to throw it to God, it torments me!" ”

"George, I can tell you now that it has become a burden to you, in your words, it is your cross, which used to be made of wood, but now it has become heavier than the mountain, and you should rest." Wang Xiaohu tried to persuade.

"No, I can't rest!" Luska suddenly hugged his head and said in pain: "I have to carry it on my back and keep going, I'm afraid that once I stop, I'll collapse, it's like a dream, I'm afraid that when I wake up, it's empty, yes, empty, that's it." ”

"Now, you have to stop, George, listen to me!" Wang Xiaohu knocked on the coffee table and said: "If you continue, you will be even more broken, your passion has been consumed by the negative influence of the outside world, you have to sit down and think about it seriously, where did your dream go, just because a few friends in the circle said that "Star Wars" is shit, do you have to give up?" ”

"No, I didn't give up!" Lucas shook his head and said loudly.

"But now my eyes tell me that you have been beaten to the point of collapse by your so-called friends, that once radiant George is no more, George, your dream is lost, you must get it back!"

"How?" Lucas raised his blank blue eyes.

"Think back to what we started ILM for, and then think back to how you felt when you saw the Star Wars script, how ecstatic you were to complete your first stunt shot, and the six months we spent in Thailand."

Wang Xiaohu counted the bits and pieces one by one, once a big director like Lucas got into the tip of the horns, he couldn't pull it out, sometimes such stubborn guys are naturally cute, but if they are paranoid, they will die, and even collapse, which is not what he wants to happen.

But since the incident happened, Wang Xiaohu did not have to consider the solution to the matter, instead of blindly avoiding it (except emotionally).

As time passed, the head gradually fell down the mountain, and the place where the two talked was also transferred from the living room on the first floor to the balcony on the second floor, standing on the balcony to see the Hong Kong lights shining in the night, at this time Lucas was no longer as irritable as he was when he first came, and was looking at the night scene in a daze, Wang Xiaohu sighed heavily, he had said all the things that should be said, and the rest depended on whether Lucas could get out of this quagmire.

When he first got off the plane, Wang Xiaohu said that he didn't talk about work, in fact, he has been talking about dreams, but sometimes it is inevitable that it will involve work, which is no longer important.

"Ah Hu, come down and drink Laba porridge." Zhao Yazhi's sweet voice came from downstairs.

"Okay." Wang Xiaohu replied, and then he patted Lucas on the shoulder and said, "Man, it's time to eat, today is our traditional Chinese Laba Festival, you can enjoy delicious Laba porridge." ”

"Laba porridge? Is it tastier than pumpkin porridge? Lucas asked. Wang Xiaohu smiled and said, "I can guarantee that after you have eaten Laba porridge, you will feel that pumpkin porridge is a piece of shit!" ”

Lucas shrugged.

The box office war competition for the Spring Festival stalls is in full swing, "Genius and Idiot" is far ahead of other movies, with a box office record of 5.48 million in two weeks, overwhelmingly standing in the first place of the year, followed by "Jumping Ashes", this movie shows super vitality, at this time there is already a box office income of 3.21 million, and the third place is "Official! I want to.

For several days in a row, Wang Xiaohu and Zhao Yazhi accompanied Lucas and his wife to play around Hong Kong and feel the atmosphere of the Chinese New Year.

Lucas and Mary also changed into red and festive Tang costumes, walked the streets of Hong Kong with great taste, and also bought a lot of handicrafts at various scenic spots.

"The festive atmosphere in Hong Kong is very strong and charming!" Lucas held a pair of Spring Festival couplets and said: "The customs here are different, unlike in Los Angeles or New York, where everyone lives at a fast pace every day, and there is no time to enjoy the atmosphere." ”

"George, you're wrong!" Wang Xiaohu said: "This phenomenon only appears during the Spring Festival, and after the Spring Festival is over, everyone will start to work hard for life or their dreams, and the pace of life here is not much worse than that of the United States." ”

"Thank you for staying with me for so long, my mood is much better." Lucas smiled and promised, "At least I won't lose my temper." ”

"Hehe, every director is a time bomb, no one knows when this bomb will explode, so it is very necessary to adjust the mood properly, I have to say, Steven does a better job than you in this regard, he will at least be busy and sneak away on the beach vacation."

"Are you on vacation right now?"

"You can say the same thing." Wang Xiaohu sighed and said, "In two days, we will carry out centralized publicity. ”

"I am honored to be part of the premiere of the film starring you. I guess I'm the first American to see your movie in a Hong Kong theater, right? Lucas asked.

Wang Xiaohu shook his head and said, "No, the first one should be Winterdur." ”

"Oh hell, that old guy actually took that honor." Lucas smiled wryly.

"However, you are the first American to see my costume martial arts film in the theater." Wang Xiaohu said with a smile.

"Costume martial arts films?"

"Yes! Different from the type of kung fu movies that Bruce Lee brought you, it is the precipitation and accumulation of traditional Chinese martial arts culture, and it is also the former carrier of kung fu films. Wang Xiaohu explained: "This is the first time I have tried to shoot this kind of subject. ”

Wang Xiaohu's first attempt to direct and star in a costume martial arts film is an important label in publicity, and it also represents Wang Xiaohu's high respect for Hong Kong films.

(To be continued)