247 I'll fire you as an investor!
"Winterdur, do you hear me, this Oriental kid is going to replace me, haha, who does he think he is?" Gao Luos's self-esteem swelled suddenly at that moment, and after he laughed, he said to Wang Xiaohu with sympathetic eyes: "Dongfang boy, you made a big joke just now, although your script is well written, but you are just a screenwriter, you don't have any right to change the director!" ”
Gao Luos shrugged his shoulders as if he were waiting for Wang Xiaohu's crazy counterattack like a victorious king, but he didn't think that this young man could organize a decent counterattack, which would only make him more embarrassed at best. [Full text reading]
Wang Xiaohu squinted his eyes, his eyes were extremely bright, he didn't pay attention to Gao Luos's cynicism, but asked Bruce Lee with a smile: "Brother Xiaolong, what kind of identity do I need if I want to change him?" ”
Although Bruce Lee was a little incomprehensible about his sudden proposal to replace Gao Luos, he was also very annoyed by what Gao Luo said just now, so he smiled and said: "Warner's senior leaders or major investors." ”
“ok!” Wang Xiaohu snapped his fingers, met Gao Luos's smug gaze, and said coldly: "Mr. Gao Luos, I now officially ask you to withdraw from the crew as an investor in "Enter the Dragon". "Grandson, don't you want rights, ok, the master meets your requirements, and now the master will use the identity of the investor to slap you in the face! Hum.
"Oriental boy, I admit that if you want to scare me, your goal has been achieved, but your behavior makes me feel even more ridiculous, hahaha, investor, is this the United States, any young man is rich!" Gao Luos still maintained a smile on his face, and did not take Wang Xiaohu's words to heart.
As he said, this is Hong Kong, in his eyes Hong Kong is still relatively backward like Chinese mainland, how about writing scripts, talents like you are everywhere in Hollywood, and investors, I bah!
Gradually, however, Gross noticed that Winterdur and Paul Shearer were not smiling, and that they were looking at him with worried expressions on their faces.
Seeing this, Gao Luos chuckled in his heart, and his laughter stopped abruptly, saying in his heart, Could this Oriental boy really be an investor? "Oh God, that's not true, you must be kidding me, right?" Fine sweat began to break out on Golos's forehead, and he prayed in his heart.
"Monsieur Winterdur" Gao Luos's voice trembled a little, he just called Winterdur's name, and got the answer from the other man's eyes, the last thing he wanted.
Winterdur sighed and closed his eyes, and Paul Shearer turned his head away, not sure if he was admiring the posters on the wall or thinking something.
Wang Xiaohu was still holding his arms and looking at Gao Luos with a smile, while Bruce Lee was frowning and thinking about things.
Quiet, the office was quiet, and I don't know how long it took, Gao Luos finally couldn't bear this suffocating atmosphere, he screamed, grabbed his hair like crazy, looked at Wang Xiaohu like seeing a monster, and the anger, unwillingness, and humiliation in his eyes slipped in an instant. "No, no, you don't have the right, you don't have the right!"
"Shut up!" Winterdur was also fed up and said to Paul Shearer: "Gaulos needs a rest. Paul Shearer nodded, and forced Goros, who was still trying to defend himself, out of the office.
Winterdur raised his hands to his chest and sighed and said, "Bruce, I'm very sorry, we don't want to be like this" He wanted to say something about this matter, but in the end he still found that everything was very weak, yes, Gao Luos's performance just now made him feel very passive, if because of Gao Luos, Bruce Lee and the two lost interest in Warner, then he himself could not go back. "Two, let's talk about this in another place, I'm in a bad mood right now."
It's not just bad, it's terrible! Winterdall is now full of anger, because the plan to cooperate with Bruce Lee was promoted by him, and his original suggestion was to let Warner send the best director, but the company felt that Bruce Lee's fame was only in Southeast Asia and Asia, and the situation in Hollywood remained to be further observed, so it sent Gao Luos, an outdated director, to direct, which to some extent has explained the attitude of Warner's top management.
Since Winterdur was ghostwritten by Warners to negotiate, he must have known that Wang Xiaohu was the one who proposed the investment proposal, but these are still secrets between Warner's top management, and even Gao Los does not know about this. Now that Gao Los has made such a fuss at the beginning, it makes him feel very passive!
Winterdur expressed considerable sympathy for Gallos, this poor guy originally wanted to use his fame in Hollywood to intimidate Bruce Lee or the Orientals, but he did not know that he had planted a big heel, and I believe that Warner executives will not consider using him in the next few years.
"Mr. Winterdur, your request is very reasonable, and I also feel that this is not a place to talk about things, how about we go to the Han Palace Tea House and taste authentic Chinese tea." Wang Xiaohu raised his eyebrows, not showing any smug expression, on the contrary, he showed enthusiasm for Winterdur.
Because Wang Xiaohu knows that this guy is much better than Gao Luos, at least when he was filming "Enter the Dragon" in his previous life, he helped Bruce Lee in many ways, and Bruce Lee's entry into Hollywood was also fully contributed to by him, to be honest, he is very grateful to this cute little old man.
"Xiaohu, why don't you treat Gao Ross like this?" On the way to the Han Palace Teahouse, Bruce Lee asked in a whisper.
Wang Xiaohu shrugged and said: "There is no reason, I just don't like that guy's arrogant and domineering appearance, this film is your first work in Hollywood, I don't want a mediocre talent to reduce the quality of the film." And I also believe that as the screenwriter of this film, the director of several films you have worked with will be fully qualified for this position, right? ”
"Yes, you're the best person to direct." Bruce Lee was grateful when he heard this, but then said in a worried tone: "I'm afraid that Warner's side won't agree, and I don't want to embarrass Winterdur, you know that my personal relationship with him has passed." ”
"Well, no matter what kind of director Warner recommends, as long as they come to Hong Kong to shoot, I have a way to make the Yankees shoot the way we do!" Wang Xiaohu's words were full of confidence, and even Bruce Lee was surprised by the source of his confidence.
Wang Xiaohu just curled the corners of his mouth mysteriously, he would not tell Bruce Lee the truth about his past life, he clearly remembered that during the filming of "Enter the Dragon", the director of Gao Luo existed in name only, and he was like a puppet led by Bruce Lee and other Hong Kong actors. At that time, Bruce Lee was very temperamental, he said that how to shoot must be filmed, he said that if it is stopped, it will be stopped, in short, it was planned to be completed in four weeks, but it was delayed until eight weeks, which made people angry. Bruce Lee is the king, the soul of the entire crew, if Warner does not cooperate a little, he will pick his son and leave-anyway, Hollywood is not just Warner!
This is Bruce Lee's self-confidence and confidence, and now it has completely become Wang Xiaohu's confidence and confidence! The experience of his previous life told him that as long as Warner's personnel entered Hong Kong to shoot films, they were in a completely passive situation as a whole.
Maybe it was a change of scenery, maybe it was the absence of that annoying guy from Gauros, but when Winterdur drank a cup of tea, the whole person began to relax. "Bruce, Tiger, I want to say that we at Warner cherish this opportunity, because this is also a rare and prosperous time in the world film industry. Through our cooperation, the exchanges between Hollywood and Hong Kong film industry will be more frequent and extensive in the future. ”
"You're right. So we also cherish this opportunity. Bruce Lee took a sip of tea and said with a signature smile on his face: "But I don't want what happened just now to happen again in future cooperation." ”
"I promise!" Winterdur said with a smile. In fact, he now wants to fly back to the United States and wants Warner Bros. to say: "We were wrong, we thought it would be OK to put Bruce Lee on the table, but he now has a Tiger by his side. The king is also not easy to deal with! ”
Winterdur allowed himself to keep a smile on his face, and tried his best to show a careful listening demeanor and said to Wang Xiaohu: "I don't know if Tiger has any other opinions to add?" ”
"As long as you can agree to the five requests we made on behalf of Warners." Wang Xiaohu said: "I don't think I will have any more opinions. ”
"Oh, Tiger, I have to tell you that the fifth request for a change of director is very serious, and I have to report back to the company to give you an answer. Can you give me some time? ”
Wang Xiaohu laughed and said, "Of course, I have to think about it for you." ”
"Thank you." Winterdur nodded and said: "Okay, gentlemen, in fact, the main purpose of my visit this time is not only to negotiate, but my more important task is to comprehensively inspect the comprehensive level of the Concord Company, you must know that there is a joint investment in the four requirements you have put forward, and we at Warner think that we must be cautious." ”
As soon as he entered the field that Winterdur was good at, the little old man behaved very calmly, he leaned back in his chair with his crossed hands and said: "At present, it seems that the corporate framework of Concord Company is not as perfect as that of Golden Harvest or Shaw Brothers, but there is no problem with Bruce's box office appeal. ”
"So we think it's a bit unfair to split the accounts."
"Isn't it fair?" Wang Xiaohu smiled, he picked up the teacup and said: "Hehe, maybe Mr. Winterdur must first watch the three films produced by our Concord Company before making a decision, of course, we have to propose to your company the films to be released in Europe and the United States." ”
(To be continued)