At the beginning of September, the two of them set off for the United States, although Wang Xiaohu was still a little afraid of taking a plane, but in order to hurry up, he had to make another choice, after all, his airsickness and seasickness could not be changed for a while, so he could only take a few sleeping pills before taking a few sleeping pills all the way to Los Angeles, but also avoided the pain of the bumps. 【Reading.com】

The plane docked steadily at the Los Angeles airport, Wang Xiaohu followed Bruce Lee with sleepy eyes, and only then did he realize that the sky was already bright when he got out of the plane, and then he remembered the time difference between the United States and Hong Kong, so he raised his hand and patted his head a little confused and said, "This is it?" It seems that I have found a good way to fly in the future. ”

Bruce Lee couldn't help but laugh when he heard this: "This is not the way after all, if you encounter an emergency such as hijacking on the plane and you fall asleep soundly, don't you even know how to die?" ”

"Ugh." Wang Xiaohu immediately shut up, and said in his heart, Brother Xiaolong, your mouth is really enough damage. He has no impression of this hijacking or something, after all, he had never been on a plane in his previous life, and the most sensational thing in his memory was the "911" incident, but now there are still decades before 911, not to mention that such a good thing is not his turn.

Warner's side was responsible for picking up Winterdur and Paul Sele, both of whom were old friends, and they were very familiar with each other, and after a few simple polite words, they came to the hotel where they stayed.

"Hey, how does it feel like Bruce to be back in Los Angeles again?" Paul Zele sat down with a smile and said.

"Not bad, right?" Bruce Lee shrugged: "You know I'm no stranger to here, I've only been away for less than a year, it's just that Tiger is new to here, and he must be more interested here, you have to be a good host." ”

"Of course!" Paul Shearer patted Wang Xiaohu's shoulder with a warm smile and said, "Tiger, if you need anything, just give me orders." ”

"Thank you." Wang Xiaohu doesn't have much interest in Los Angeles, he just wants to finish the selection of actors as soon as possible, and then transfer to New York to tell Master Yu Zhanyuan about his marriage, although he also mentioned this to Zhanyuan on the phone, but I feel that it is always more appropriate to go in person, after all, if it wasn't for Yu Zhanyuan who adopted Yuan Hu, I'm afraid that the starting point of his rebirth would not be so superior. From the bottom of his bones, he regards Yu Zhanyuan as his father more than his master, and he can be regarded as the closest elder in the world.

"Uh-huh, Paul, I've heard Bruce talk about you, you used to be a lecturer and stage artist at New York University's film school, right?" Wang Xiaohu said: "Well, this is the interior and exterior drawings of "Enter the Dragon" and the actors' costume design plans, and I still have to ask you for advice in this regard." ”

In fact, Wang Xiaohu has arranged everything properly, and these interior and exterior scenes and costumes are all copied according to the pattern in his memory, but he wants to learn from experts like Paul Shearer to increase his knowledge in this area.

"Ok, I'm here to help." Paul Shearer, as the main producer of "Enter the Dragon", was very active in making the first kung fu film in Hollywood, and put forward his opinions without any secrets, which Wang Xiaohu gladly accepted and recorded at the same time.

"Today's task is to have a good rest, tomorrow we will start the casting work, good guys, many stars are very excited after learning the news of Bruce's return to Hollywood, they are looking forward to performing with you, tomorrow we will have a lot of work!" The later period of Winterdour is somewhat exaggerated.

Wang Xiaohu smiled at this, in fact, there are very few foreigners in "Enter the Dragon", black Jay Kelly, John. Saxon, and a Hollywood actress named Anna Ji Bailey, these three people are the main actors, and the actor who plays Ogada is an old partner: Rob Beck. In Warner's view, the huge workload is a trivial matter in Wang Xiaohu's eyes.

Hollywood's selection of actors is more formal, first notify the Actors Guild, put forward the basic requirements of the film, the Actors Guild will send a batch of lists to the film company for review according to the requirements, because Bruce Lee's face has been familiar to American audiences through TV series such as "The Green Hornet", and they all know Bruce Lee's impressive achievements in Asia, so many actors also hope to take this opportunity to touch his light, in addition to the list provided by the Actors Guild, there are a large number of famous or unknown Hollywood stars willing to star, Even if it's a trick.

Originally, Warner kept Bruce Lee and his entourage highly confidential, but there were still many media reporters who found out that Bruce Lee had arrived in Los Angeles through the airport watching, so the phone in their room rang non-stop the next night.

The next day, when he came to Warner's Los Angeles branch and the actor audition, Bruce Lee said to reporters: "Ah, it's amazing! Seventy or eighty calls come to me every day, hoping I can get an errand for them! ”

"Bruce, I heard that Warner Company paid a lot of money to keep you this time, is it true?"

"Oh no, in fact, "Enter the Dragon" was co-financed and filmed by our Concord and Warners, and we provided the script and shooting scenes, if we say that we have paid for it!" Bruce Lee shook his head and smiled.

"Can you tell us what kind of film this is?" A black reporter asked.

"Of course it's a Chinese kung fu movie!" Bruce Lee bit the word "China" very hard, which shows the excitement and pride in his heart, yes, he is now proud of being a Chinese.

"Bruce took the liberty of asking, since it is a Chinese kung fu movie, have you considered that it will be accepted by us Americans?"

This question is easy to answer! I was worried about this problem when the script was not written at first, but when I saw the script I was relieved, thanks to the help of my brother, hey, this is the writer and assistant director of this film, and also my brother - Tiger. King. Bruce Lee said this, patted Wang Xiaohu very happily and said.

In an instant, the eyes of all Los Angeles reporters were focused on Wang Xiaohu, just like when Hong Kong reporters first learned that Wang Xiaohu was the screenwriter and assistant director of "Jingwumen", their eyes were full of surprise and suspicion. However, their quality has improved somewhat compared with that of Hong Kong reporters, and they did not say anything unpleasant, but simply asked a few questions.

"Tiger, how did you come up with this story?"

"You may not believe it, but I had a dream, and then I had an inspiration." Wang Xiaohu pointed to his head and said with a smile: "Thank you very much Warner Bros. for giving me this opportunity, what I want to tell you is that in "Enter the Dragon" you will feel the style of American Westerns, as well as the mysterious Chinese kung fu, to put it bluntly, this will be a blockbuster in Hollywood this year." ”

"Have you ever considered winning an Oscar for Enter the Dragon and competing with The Godfather?" A tall white reporter stood up and asked.

"The Godfather"? Damn, I even forgot that 72 years was the world of "The Godfather", even though "Enter the Dragon" swept 90 million at the box office worldwide, it has never been able to compare with "The Godfather" in a low position, which Wang Xiaohu is very self-aware. "This friend, you are really joking, I have seen the film "The Godfather", which is of epoch-making significance and can be called a classic production, but our "Enter the Dragon" is not inferior, everyone will wait and see!"

"Ladies and gentlemen, due to time constraints, this is the end of our interview, and the following project for the actor audition will be held, if you are interested, you can watch it from the sidelines." Winterdur stood up at the right time to announce the topic, and he did not want these media reporters to divert the topic, which would have a very negative impact on the company's publicity.

The audition officially began, Bruce Lee and Winter Doll and other Warner staff stared at the actors who were queuing up for interviews with wide eyes, and Wang Xiaohu was holding the list and selecting it at a glance, and he quickly found John from the list. The names of Saxon, Anna, and Jacquery, they were number 27, number 120 and number 198, took a pen and sat down on the names of these three people, and then he began to continue to look down, and the list of several pages made him frown greatly, so he turned directly to the last name on the last page of the list, and when he saw that name, he was stunned.

sylvester-gardenzio-stallone。 The name is very long, but Wang Xiaohu feels a little familiar, "stalloallone" He frowned and read the name several times, the more he pronounced the familiarity, the stronger the sense of familiarity, and a tough guy suddenly appeared in his mind.

"It's not going to be Stallone, is it?" Wang Xiaohu slapped his thigh and called out in Chinese, which made everyone present look at him and wondered what was wrong with this guy.

"Xiaohu, who are you talking about Stallone, do you know him?" Bruce Lee asked softly as he turned his head sideways.

"I know, why don't I know!" Wang Xiaohu excitedly took the list and said, "Hey Brother Xiaolong, tell Lao Wen to let this Stallone come over for an interview first." ”

"It doesn't seem to be in order, you know, I'll talk to Winter." Bruce Lee saw Wang Xiaohu's serious eyes and immediately consulted with Winterdur.

Who knows that Winterdur immediately shouted when he heard it: "Damn, who wrote the name of this guy who made the ** movie on it!" ”

"What? You said that Stallone made a ** movie? Wang Xiaohu's face was embarrassed.

"Tiger, you may not know, he is the male protagonist of "Italian Stallion", oh God, this guy with a wooden expression actually wants to star in Warner's film, to hell with him!" Winterdur's face was furious, and he picked up the pen and was about to cross out Stallone's name.

"No, wait a minute, I want to see him!" Wang Xiaohu stood up and stopped Winterdur and said.

(To be continued)