333 Preparations before the Great War
"What is the secret behind Bruce Lee's abandonment and death? If you want to know, then don't miss the upcoming "Game of Death" in the United States in two days, which is Bruce Lee's last work before his death, which can be called the pinnacle of international kung fu films, in which you will once again appreciate Bruce Lee's heroic spirit, and you can also find the reason for Bruce Lee's death! ”
This is the headline news report on the front page of the "Los Angeles Newspaper", when Wang Xiaohu saw this newspaper, it was the second morning after he came to Los Angeles, after spending a decent night at home in a foreign country, he is now full of energy, watching various reports about "Game of Death", in fact, he now admires Zou Wenhuai's mind. 【】
Being able to link "Game of Death" with the cause of Bruce Lee's death is definitely a very good gimmick, if it weren't for Wang Xiaohu knowing that this was a ghost trick made by Golden Harvest and Warner, he would have the idea of going to the cinema for a sneak peek.
"I'm a human being in two lives, and Bruce Lee's brothers still don't know how he died, so it's strange if you know!" Wang Xiaohu threw the newspaper on the table with disdain, stretched and stood in front of the balcony doing the physical training that had not been interrupted for two years.
Xu is after Bruce Lee's death, the psychological pressure caused to him disappeared, he no longer has to worry about how to save Brother Xiaolong, he is now playing Wing Chun is extraordinarily smooth, slowly experiencing the comfort brought by small thoughts, the mood is different, the understanding of boxing is also different, he is now more and more able to appreciate the powerful effect of small thoughts, seven or eight minutes to finish a trip to small thoughts, the sweat pores on his body are exuding comfort.
Today's work is not very busy, Wang Xiaohu and Zhao Yazhi went to the branch for a walk, and by the way, they read the script of "Rocky 2" that Stallone has revised and perfected many times in the past six months, it can be said that "Rocky" is written by Stallone itself, this guy has more latest research and development of the Rocky spirit after filming "Rocky", and the script of this "Rocky 2" is to continue the style of "Rocky" and carry forward the inspirational spirit.
In the first part, Rocky was bent on proving himself, so he trained hard and finally broke through in the boxing match and gained everyone's respect. In "Rocky 2", due to the eye injury caused by the last boxing match, Rocky gave up boxing, although the prize money from the boxing match made his life rich for a while, but because he squandered the house, car, watch, etc., Rocky soon fell into a difficult life. Although Rocky was content to be bland, because he could do nothing but boxing, he could only do primitive manual labor, and to add insult to injury, the economy was sluggish, and he soon lost his job.
Rocky was eventually forced back into boxing and decided to renew his fight with Apollo, but was distracted by his wife's objections. Eventually, his wife fell into a coma due to blood loss from premature birth, and Rocky stayed with her until she woke up. Rocky finally got back on track, and after some hard training, Rocky finally defeated Apollo in the boxing ring and became the boxing champion.
"Not bad." Wang Xiaohu put down the script and said to Stallone: "The script you wrote is very good, I can't find any problems." If you're prepared, I'll invest in filming in the middle of this month. ”
"Boss, I" Stallone spread out his hands and raised them in front of his chest and said, "I want to be the director and shoot myself, I don't know if it's okay?" ”
Wang Xiaohu glanced at Stallone approvingly, nodded and said, "Of course, after all, I don't have much time to shoot now, in fact, you should also exercise." ”
"Boss, are you sure?" Stallone asked with a look of surprise on his face.
"Hehe, of course it's decided." Wang Xiaohu said with a smile: "This time you not only have to be a screenwriter and star, but also a director, so in order to ensure that you can shoot smoothly, you must submit a detailed shooting plan before I leave Los Angeles. ”
"Thank you, boss!" Stallone stood up happily and said, "Boss, I will do it with my heart!" ”
"Looking forward to your good results!" Wang Xiaohu sent off Stallone with a smile, and then asked Winterdur to book two plane tickets to Seattle tomorrow. He was going to Seattle to see Linda's family, and by the way, he took Li Guohao to his side, and he also had to go to the place where Bruce Lee was buried.
"Young boss, are you really sure to let Sylvester direct alone? I have a feeling that he doesn't seem to have the slightest experience in this area! Winterdur, who had booked the plane ticket, found Wang Xiaohu and said straight to the point: "Hey, boss, making movies is not a child's trick, you can't ruin the reputation we have built so hard, I don't think you should take any risks." ”
Lao Wen is a competent producer, Wang Xiaohu had long expected him to propose to himself like this, he laughed and said: "Lao Wen, do you remember when we first met, you also summarized me as an Oriental kid who can only write scripts, you and Gao Luos have both questioned my directing level, but in fact, didn't I prove it to you with my own actions?" ”
"That's different! You already have a deep understanding of the work of a director before, and you have already accumulated experience in controlling large-scale shooting classics. Winterdur said very seriously: "Boss, this is a very important matter, I hope you will think about it carefully." ”
Seeing Winterdur's anxious look, Wang Xiaohu smiled slightly, and did not answer, he was the same as Spiegel in his heart, the box office of "Rocky 2" in North America was far inferior to "Rocky 1", mainly because the script of "Rocky 2" was not as exciting as "Rocky 1", but there was also an income of nearly 80 million US dollars, Wang Xiaohu did not expect Stallone to master much directing experience with this film, at least 80 million US dollars, which is enough!
Think about his purpose in breaking into Hollywood in the first place: he came to make money, and to invest the money earned in Hollywood in Hong Kong, so as to enhance his own strength and improve the overall environment of Hong Kong films. So as long as there are movies that can make money, he doesn't mind making a few more. What's more, he can also hone Stallone and make him realize that success is not casual, and it can be achieved with one stone!
"Oh God! Boss, are you really not thinking about it anymore? Seeing that Wang Xiaohu was indifferent, Winterdur grabbed his hair a little anxiously and said.
Wang Xiaohu couldn't help sighing and said: "Lao Wen, I can understand your feelings, you seem to be in a strange circle at the moment, no one will have good luck to break the records they have created one after another, and I can't guarantee this." So, let's sit down and face the reality calmly, think about the American spirit expressed in "Rocky", the United States is a country full of opportunities, as long as you are willing to work hard, you will achieve ultimate success, Sylvester has a lot of innate conditions at the moment, I don't think he has a reason to fail. ”
"Of course, it depends on what the criteria for failure are, and if he wants to break the box office record I set, he may have zero surname!" Wang Xiaohu looked like a mischievous child, and he said, "Give him a chance to grow!" ”
"Okay!" Winterdur thought about it for a while, and finally lowered his posture and acquiesced to the matter: "You are the boss, I respect your decision, I hope that guy will not mess up." ”
Wang Xiaohu shook his finger and said, "No, you are wrong again!" It doesn't matter if he messes up or not, what matters is whether he can recognize himself from the filming of this film. ”
"Boss, if I continue to communicate with you, I will go crazy, I feel that you are now as sane as a saint!" Winterdur shook his head in annoyance and said, "In front of you, I am like a bad guy who speaks ill of others, and you make me feel ashamed!" ”
"Haha!" Wang Xiaohu smiled happily, and couldn't find any other words to comfort this stubborn and cute old Wen
In order to improve the publicity of "Game of Death" in the United States, Warner and Golden Harvest set up a huge stage in the Los Angeles Cultural Square, which is called "zero contact with Bruce Lee", which attracted quite a lot of Bruce Lee fans, including a large number of overseas Chinese, who came to cheer for Bruce Lee, although they all knew that Bruce Lee had passed away, but in their minds, Bruce Lee was forever alive.
This open-air party was held very successfully, it can be called the largest party of the year, the largest number of participants, the most influential party, according to incomplete statistics, as many as 10,000 Bruce Lee fans came that night, from this data you can see how much appeal and influence Bruce Lee has in the United States, many fans even rushed to the scene from New York, Seattle, New Jersey, Florida and other places.
The party program is also very exciting, four oriental actors who look similar to Bruce Lee wear yellow one-piece sweatshirts, and perform the actions of Bruce Lee's movies on the stage, sometimes kicking three times in a row, sometimes screaming, sometimes nunchucks flying up and down, which really opened the eyes of these Americans, they shouted the name "Bruce-Lee" under the stage, and their expressions were crazy!
Zou Wenhuai and Ted Easley also came to the scene in person, and said a lot of sensational words, such as Zou Wenhuai recalling the bits and pieces with Bruce Lee as a friend, talking about how he trusted Bruce Lee, how he appreciated Bruce Lee, how he helped him establish Concord Company, etc.
Speaking of Bruce Lee's death, Zou Wenhuai even burst into tears: "This "Game of Death" was filmed together a year ago when Bruce had not left Golden Harvest, but unfortunately when the filming was about to end, he suddenly announced that he was leaving Golden Harvest, causing this film to run aground, as his friend, I have the obligation to complete the reshooting of his last posthumous work and make it public!" ”
Zou Wenhuai's seemingly sincere expression really showed that the more than 10,000 dragon fans present were not light, and they expressed their respect to Zou Wenhuai on the stage with warm applause.
Not far from the stage, a tall man pushed a wheelchair, the person in the wheelchair wore a cowboy hat and a pair of sunglasses to cover his face, and after a long time he sighed and said, "Hypocrisy! ”
(To be continued)