As Run Run Shaw said, whether it is Li Ka-shing or Pao Yugang and other Hong Kong tycoons, in October 73, when the stock market crash was serious, no one was willing to come up with funds to invest in the film industry, and Zou Wenhuai's not very glorious means in the competition made Li Ka-shing and others frown. They politely rejected Zou Wenhuai for various reasons and encouraged him to persevere.

"Insist, insist, if you don't have the funds to invest, I'll hold on to a fart!" After coming out of Bao Yugang's villa, Zou Wenhuai punched his car angrily, which made He Guanchang, who came out later, frown again: "Wenhuai, don't be discouraged, we are looking for Zhao's shipbuilding to try." ”

"God wants to cut off my Jiahe back road!" Zou Wenhuai let out a wail, angry and angry, things have to be done, there are still two days before the trial, he must hurry up and continue to ask for investment.

The son of the Zhao family of the four ship kings received Zou Wenhuai, and when he heard that he was here to invest, Zhao Gongzi smiled and said: "Boss Zou, movie profiteering is indeed very tempting, but if our Zhao family wants to invest, it will definitely not be your Golden Harvest Company, I am personally optimistic about Wang Xiaohu's concord, because after Bruce Lee, he became popular with Jackie Chan and Yuan Biao, and since you are here to attract investment, you have to give me a script that you can handle, or provide a star with box office appeal like Jackie Chan, right?" I don't want to lose all the money I put in! ”

It's better not to say this, which directly made Zou Wen roll his eyes angrily, and almost fainted, He Guanchang saw this and hurriedly pulled him to leave. In the office of the president of Golden Harvest, Zou Wenhuai closed his eyes tightly, He Guanchang frowned, and today's successive encounters made them finally know how stinking Golden Harvest's reputation is.

In fact, although Zhao Gongzi's words are a little ugly, they are reasonable, with the current appearance of Golden Harvest, there is indeed no slightest competitiveness in the industry, there is no excellent screenwriter to create a good script, there is no finale director, and there is no popular star in charge, Golden Harvest, what do you take to let others invest, right?

"Damn, Wang Xiaohu, Jackie Chan, Yuan Biao!" Zou Wenhuai gritted his teeth and said: "When Lao Tzu is rich, the first thing he will do is to dig up Jackie Chan and let Wang Xiaohu taste betrayal!" ”

"Wen Huai, don't think about it, now we should think about how to get the money, otherwise we won't be able to pass this level, and those will be in vain." He Guanchang thought that Zou Wen was talking nonsense angrily, and said with some worry at the moment.

"Guanchang, if this doesn't make me think, I'm really worried that I won't be able to stand it and jump off the building!"

"Hey!" He Guanchang sighed, and said in his heart that Zou Wenhuai had already had the idea of jumping off the building, so it was better not to stimulate him, if he jumped off the building, this mess of Jiahe would definitely find his head, and the second one who jumped off the building might be himself. Anyway, as long as he doesn't jump off the building, whatever he wants, go as wildly as he wants.

The two bigwigs of Jiahe were worrying in the office, and Du Huidong, who was a temporary guest secretary, knocked on the door and came in: "Mr. Zou, Mr. He, there is a Mr. Long who said he wanted to visit." ”

Zou Wenhuai didn't want to wave his hand directly and refused: "No, no, if you come to ask for money, you will say that I am not there!" ”

Du Huidong nodded, and was just about to retreat, when he heard He Guanchang shouting: "Wait, Adu, you just said that it was Mr. Long?" ”

"Yes, a handsome young man."

"Wen Huai, I feel that you should meet this Mr. Long." He Guanchang said with a smile on his face.

"A nameless boy, what do I see him doing?" Zou Wenhuai's tone was full of impatience.

He Guanchang ignored it and said directly to Du Huidong: "Invite Mr. Long to the reception room, wait carefully, and I will go over immediately." ”

After Du Huidong went out, Zou Wenhuai looked at him unhappily, and before he could speak, He Guanchang had already smiled and said: "Didn't you say that you want to find someone to invest, this Mr. Long was sent to the door, hurry up and change your expression to go with me to meet guests." ”

"Mr. Long? Which Mr. Dragon? Let you all be so solemn. ”

"What other Long family is there in Hong Kong!"

"Ah, you mean"

He Guanchang nodded and said, "Yes." So don't talk nonsense later, I'll talk about everything. ”

"Okay, okay." The gloom in Zou Wenhuai's heart was swept away, and he immediately changed into a spirited style,

After Wang Xiaohu determined the shooting plan, he immediately asked Xu Guanwen, who had been hidden in the snow for half a year, out for tea, Xu Guanwen now has a deep grudge against Wang Xiaohu, and the first thing he said after meeting was: "Ah Hu, I still forgot about me when you did, I got a salary of 5,000 Hong Kong dollars a month from Xiehe, but I didn't do anything, I always felt a little uneasy, if you don't see me again, the four of us brothers will have to start anew." ”

Wang Xiaohu said with a smile: "A while ago, the Hong Kong film market was a mess of porridge, I believe you have also seen it, it is really not a good time to shoot "Ghost Horse Double Star", now that the market is a little stable, I don't come to you non-stop." How about it, have you discussed the plan I proposed last time? ”

Wang Xiaohu's plan was for the four Xu brothers to set up a separate film production company, but like the early Concord Company, it was under the overall management of the Concord Company, which was responsible for part of the investment, arranged theatrical distribution, and the box office was divided according to the amount of invested funds.

"I've thought about it a long time ago, and all four of us brothers agree with this plan." Xu Guanwen said with a smile on his face and without the slightest concern: "Now in the whole circle, it is the largest in Concord and Shaw Brothers, and Shaw Brothers are not allowed to cooperate in filming, Golden Harvest has fallen again, and we only want to find you to cooperate." ”

"Well, that's fine." Wang Xiaohu nodded, the films of the Xu Brothers Company are worth investing in and shooting, Xu's humorous style determines that the box office market is very considerable, after the darkest half a year of Hong Kong films, if Wang Xiaohu does not start this plan, won't he give away the fat to the mouth?

"Ah Hu, you also know that this is my first time directing a film, and I don't have enough experience, so you have to shoot an assistant director to come and help me." Xu Guanwen is self-aware, he has rich experience in hosting and acting, and this director is really a big girl on a sedan chair - the first time, before filming, the four brothers studied the script every day, and they liked the script created by Wang Xiaohu so much that they couldn't afford to invest in filming immediately, but when they were really going to shoot, they were a little lacking in confidence.

Wang Xiaohu smiled and said: "This matter is very simple, I let Ah John be the assistant director, you have all worked together in Shaw Brothers before, you should know very well what Ah John's level is." ”

"Ha, that's great!" Xu Guanwen said happily: "I have long heard that John is the beloved apprentice of director Zhang Che, and with his help, I should be much easier." You also know that there are a few scenes that are very large and require thousands of gamblers to participate, and if you shoot at Lisboa, I am afraid that I will not have enough experience on the scene to shoot the idea you want to express in the script. ”

"Don't worry, Ahn is good enough to handle this. He has a knack for controlling the scene. Wang Xiaohu is full of praise for John Woo, this is not a casual bragging, but John Woo does have such a level, he has followed Zhang Che to shoot three Water Margin dramas over the years, which film is not a scene of hundreds of people?

After sending off the happy Xu Guanwen, Wang Xiaohu took the Seven Xiaofu brothers to Bruce Lee's restaurant, and the restaurant was still open in an orderly manner, but for most of the past six months, Wang Xiaohu has never entered every time he passes by here, because every time he comes, he will think of Brother Xiaolong, and the five private rooms on the second floor that have been talked about by dragon fans can evoke Wang Xiaohu's memories.

"I called everyone here today because we haven't been together for more than half a year." After sitting down, Wang Xiaohu raised a glass of wine and said, "Thank you for taking care of me all these years, I will do this cup first." ”

"Ah Hu, don't drink too much, otherwise Ah Zhi will be unhappy when he smells wine when he goes home." Yuan Biao kindly reminded on the side, which immediately attracted everyone's laughter.

Wang Xiaohu shook his head with a smile and said, "It's okay, anyway, Ah Zhi knows my temper, and he will definitely sleep when he drinks too much, so that he won't go out and fool around like you." ”

Everyone laughed again, everyone has been very nervous in the past six months, and it is also very depressed, and now the old rival Jiahe has collapsed, and the company's performance is booming, and the brothers are naturally happy.

"Ah Hu, when will I be scheduled to make a new film?" Jackie Chan came up with a wine glass to toast and asked with a smile.

"Aaron, you sit down first." Wang Xiaohu patted Jackie Chan on the shoulder with a smile and said: "I plan it like this, I want to arrange for you to go to Hollywood in the near future, go there to learn some experience, and lay a good foundation for Hollywood in the future, I don't know how you feel?" ”

"To Hollywood?" Jackie Chan frowned when he heard this, he looked a little unhappy at the moment, he pouted and said: "Ah Hu, I can't speak English well like me, I'm afraid I won't be able to develop over there, you might as well write a few better scripts, let me continue to mix in Hong Kong." ”

"Hey! But people should always take a long-term view! Wang Xiaohu knows very well that the reason why Jackie Chan said this is because he is now mixed in Hong Kong, not only has a villa, but also bought a bright sports car a few days ago, just the famous watch on his wrist, Wang Xiaohu has seen no less than five pieces, that is to say, Jackie Chan changes a watch a day, and he can't help but show off when talking to people and eating.

This kind of Jackie Chan is far from the Jackie Chan in Wang Xiaohu's mind, the more high-profile he is, the more it shows that his star fan has begun to disperse, which is not a good phenomenon, Wang Xiaohu frowned and said: "If you want to continue to develop in Hong Kong, it is not impossible, but you must learn how to keep a low profile." ”

(To be continued)