246 The fifth requirement that shocked Warner
Xu Long is a nail, a nail that was planted in the remnants of the 14k withdrawal from Hong Kong, Xu Long still remembers that when Shen Zhong arranged it like this, he felt very aggrieved, because he was only fifteen years old at that time, and he really wanted to continue to work hard for Shen Zhong for 14k, and now twenty-seven years have passed, and he has changed from a young man to a forty-two-year-old middle-aged man, and his life value has finally played a role today. γReading.comγ
"Brother Hao." Although Xu Long is older than Shen Guohao, he still calls him Brother Hao very politely. "Do you want me to meet Uncle Zhong, I have a lot of things I want to say to him."
Shen Guohao nodded: "I'll arrange it as soon as possible, you don't know the old man's temper, hey, he has been losing his temper in the past few days, he has nothing to do at home to practice Xingyi Boxing, what do you have to fight with Wang Xiaohu, hey, I have old arms and legs, I am worried to death." β
When Xu Long heard this, he smiled and shook his head: "I really envy Uncle Zhong's quiet life, I want to retire after this time." β
"Well, I'll go back and talk to the old man." Shen Guohao sighed: "But you still have to pay attention to safety, otherwise the old man will feel very guilty, he has been in debt for twenty-seven years, and he doesn't want you to have problems in the end." β
"Don't worry, I'll let you know as soon as there's progress on the Yamaguchi-gumi side." After Xu Long finished speaking, he put on his sunglasses, left through the back door of the hall, and continued to live as his nail.
Shen Guohao sat on the chair and looked at the ceiling, in the past few months, he has been thinking about how to expand the scope of 14k in the Kowloon area, after all, Tongzidui is now the largest group in the gang, and the other people can still respect themselves in front of their old man, but he knows that there are a lot of ambitions hidden under this respect, so he must speed up the pace and make Tongzidui the strongest and most powerful leader.
Originally, he wanted to use Wang Xiaohu's relationship to engage in film development, and by the way, launder the funds in the gang, but Bai Yunsheng's guy made things self-defeating. "Damn, the guy who has more than enough success and more than failure, Wang Hongxing, where the hell are you dying, hurry up and give Lao Tzu out!"
Wang Hongxing came upside down, his fat body trembling: "Brother Hao, what do you have to order?" β
"Have you done anything about the small film and television companies you threatened?"
"It's done, it's done, those bosses have already signed the contract." Wang Hongxing squinted at the mung bean and said with a smile: "Brother Hao, I've already figured it out, we can't shoot kung fu films, if we want to win by surprise, we have to shoot Fengyue films, and the scale has to be bigger." β
On August 25, 1972, the Hollywood Warner Bros. negotiating team finally arrived in Hong Kong, and Bruce Lee personally went to the airport to greet him, and the group soon came to the office building of Concord Pictures. As soon as he walked into Concorde's office building, producer Winterdur was drawn to the company's cultural background.
"Bruce, I swear this is the most charming Oriental Film and Television Company I have ever seen, and I am very touched by the cultural atmosphere within your company." Winterdur stood in the billboards on both sides of the corridor and praised the promotional photos: "Bruce, how did you develop into the most influential company in the East in just half a year?" β
Warner has been collecting and sorting out all kinds of information about Hong Kong movies and Bruce Lee recently, after all, they first have to understand the strength background of Concord, which was originally just a subsidiary of Golden Harvest in their eyes, if it weren't for Bruce Lee, this kind of shell company would not have attracted Warner's attention at all.
However, the results of the study surprised Warner's top management, and in just over half a year, Concord produced three films that performed well at the box office, and I heard that Concord had recently produced and distributed films separately, and formed a strategic partnership with a large company like Shaw Brothers, which was a hidden sign that the Southeast Asian film market would be divided into three parts of the world. So during the trip to Hong Kong, Warner's top brass arranged for Winterdall to pay attention to these aspects of information, which will be the yardstick by which they will finalize the requirements of Article IV.
"Wow, that's a long story. You know I'm a more focused person, and I rarely interfere in the development of the company, it's all my brother who does it. Bruce Lee smiled and led everyone into the office building, pulled out Wang Xiaohu, who was still busy in the editing room, and said: "It's him, my brother Wang Xiaohu, you can call him Tiger. King. β
"Little Tiger, this is my old friend Winterdur, a producer at Warner, and Paul Shearer." Bruce Lee enthusiastically introduced: "This is the great director of our film, Rob. Gao Luos, a famous Hollywood director, was nominated for two Academy Awards in his early years, and his film "Kadleck" was an extraordinary and nominated for the Academy Award for Best Short Film. β
Wang Xiaohu shook hands with Winterdur and Paul Shearer successively, and when he arrived at Gaolos, he frowned slightly, because this somewhat semi-bald director was not very attractive in Wang Xiaohu's impression. Yes, although Bruce Lee introduced his name to the Times, Wang Xiaohu knew that Gao Los was only a second-rate director in Hollywood, and if he wasn't famous for directing "Enter the Dragon", he would probably still be shooting second-rate movies and would never be able to step into the field of Hollywood first-line directors.
This reminds Wang Xiaohu of Luo Wei, how similar the experiences of these two "big" directors are, they both became famous by virtue of Bruce Lee, but Gao Luos's Taoism is obviously much higher than Luo Wei, at least after Bruce Lee's death, he also directed the ridiculous farce of "Game of Death".
"Hello, Director Gauros." Perhaps out of resentment that Gao Luo once ruined "Game of Death", Wang Xiaohu showed no saltiness to Gao Luos, just said hello, and then stood aside and stopped talking.
This made Gao Luos's face a little embarrassed, and he couldn't help but look at the yellow-skinned boy in front of him a few more times, and whispered to Paul Shearer beside him: "Who is this guy?" β
"Didn't you listen to Bruce, he is a partner of Bruce, and the entire Concord company was founded and developed by him." Paul Shearer said in an incredulous tone: "It is astonishing that the Orientals are so bold at such a young age. I heard that he has written a lot of scripts, including this one that we are going to invest in filming. β
"I don't think so, maybe it's Bruce. Lee is bragging about it. Gowlos shrugged his shoulders and said, "Paul, I bet his script must be a mess because he doesn't understand Hollywood's standards and requirements at all." Are the top management of the company crazy, why do they use scripts written by Orientals! β
Paul Shearer only smiled at Gaulos's complaints: "Gaulos, although I think what you said is not unreasonable, but the person in charge of this negotiation is Winterdur. Then he followed Bruce Lee to the office, leaving Gao Los there to roll his eyes.
"Hi dear Winterdur, this is the script that Tiger has finished, and I would say it's pretty good!" Bruce Lee smiled and handed over the script and said, "I'm sure you'll like it too, it's going to be a kung fu film that is well worth investing in." β
"yes, then we'll see!" Winterdur smiled and flipped through the script, and before he could read a few lines, he heard Gallos mutter, "Isn't it unsightly, oh, I said long ago that their script must be terrible, and we should ask a screenwriter like Alan or Stephen to write it." β
"Gauros, shut up!" Winterdur suddenly raised his head and said sternly: "If you think such a wonderful script is unsightly, then please come up with a better script for me to see!" β
Winterdur almost smashed the script in the face of Gauros, and then he said to Bruce Lee and Wang Xiaohu: "I'm very sorry, Gorlos may be a little uncomfortable with the air in Hong Kong, his emotions are a little out of control, I hope you can understand." β
Seeing this, Bruce Lee immediately patted Wang Xiaohu's shoulder, revealing an expression of forbearance.
Wang Xiaohu hugged his arms and shrugged indifferently, he had already heard Gao Luos muttering just now, and he directly ignored Winterdur's lame explanation, and at the same time felt in his heart that the fifth requirement was to be added.
"God, what do I see?" Gallos wanted to make a sarcasm about the script and let them know what Hollywood standards are, but he couldn't close his mouth in surprise after reading the script of "Enter the Dragon". He has long heard that Hong Kong movies do not have formal scripts, they are all filmed and created as they go, and some of them don't even have scripts, they all follow the director's feelings, but now the scripts he sees are not only complete, but also the storyboard scripts are perfect to the extreme!
"Director Gauros, do you have any comments on the script?" Wang Xiaohu looked at him with a smile and said.
"No, I don't have any opinions!" Gauros shook his head and said that in fact he had no idea what to do.
"Good!" Wang Xiaohu nodded and said to Winterdur: "Dear Warner Bros. producer, now that I have no opinion on the script, can I put forward my own suggestions?" β
"Of course, you are a very talented and capable young man, and I am looking forward to our future cooperation, and we will take your suggestions on board," said Winterdur. β
"My advice is simple." Wang Xiaohu stretched out his hand and pointed at Gao Luos: "In order to maximize the benefits of "Enter the Dragon", I suggest changing the director of this film, that is, Mr. Gao Luos. β
As soon as the words fell, the atmosphere in the office instantly froze, and the three people who came from Warner Company and Bruce Lee all looked at Wang Xiaohu with wide eyes.
Bruce Lee hurriedly asked in a panic: "Hey, brother, what are you talking about, you are going to replace Gao Luos, oh no, are you having a fever, why do you make such a suggestion!" β
(To be continued)