The release of "Jumping Ashes" represents a double signal. 【Reading.com】

First, if Wang Xiaohu is not mistaken, "Jumping Ashes" co-directed by Liang Puzhi and Xiao Fangfang and "Curry Coffee" directed by Yan Hao next year are known as the overture to the '79 New Wave'. Then "New Wave" directors such as Tsui Hark, Hui Anhua, and Zhang Guoming took turns to appear and write their own lives on the big stage of Hong Kong films.

Of course, this is nothing to Wang Xiaohu, what surprised him was the second signal: the underworld began to get involved in the entertainment industry!

Long before Shen Guohao died, he had asked Wang Xiaohu to discuss cooperation, at that time Wang Xiaohu did not want to have the slightest relationship with the underworld, but at his engagement banquet, when he blocked the fatal knife for himself, he was destined to have an inexplicable relationship with the underworld and 14k.

Shen Guohao was on his deathbed and asked his son Shen Moyan to recognize Wang Xiaohu as an old bean, first, Shen Moyan himself likes movies and is eager to be a star, and second, Shen Guohao knew that Wang Xiaohu was like Zhongtian at that time, and if he was backed by, his son would not suffer in the future, and Shen Guohao did not want his son to repeat his dark old path.

Of course, this is just that Wang Xiaohu is in a relationship of responsibility and 14k has a relationship, and then the relationship with Shen Zhong is closer to a master and apprentice, because in the development of martial arts attainments, Wang Xiaohu in the process of following Shen Zhong to learn Xingyi Boxing, the relationship between each other is deeper, and it is impossible to explain clearly.

Shen Zhong is also an old fritter, and he clearly knows what he needs to do to maintain a good relationship with Wang Xiaohu, so he has never mentioned anything about any club to Wang Xiaohu in the past few days, just to avoid suspicion.

Yes, avoid suspicion!

At present, the activities of the Independent Commission Against Corruption (ICAC) are in full swing in Hong Kong, and while carrying out internal rectification, various kinds of tests are being carried out against the associations, and the major associations are also keeping to themselves, and the society is much more stable and harmonious than it was a few years ago.

"You didn't expect that, did you?" Shen Zhong sat down with a smile, "Use your professional vision to analyze how much box office this pioneering work of Binbin Pictures can earn." ”

"It's hard to say." Wang Xiaohu's face was solemn, he sat beside Shen Zhong, then raised his eyes to look at Chen Huimin and Wang Hongxing and said, "You two can also sit casually." ”

"Hey." The two of them responded respectfully but didn't dare to sit down, in front of Shen Zhong and Wang Xiaohu, the two were not qualified to sit down, and they still maintained the same appearance when they first came.

Wang Xiaohu and Shen Zhong went up to the study on the second floor, and after closing the door, he sighed and said, "Old Dou, to be honest, I admire you very much!" ”

"Oh?" Shen Zhong became interested, and asked with a smile, "What do you say about what you admire." ”

"14K started as a white powder, and you actually revealed yourself to shoot this kind of anti-drug movie, this kind of courage to expose shortcomings is not something that others can have." Wang Xiaohu said without hiding the admiration in his heart.

"Hahaha! I think you have to admire my investment vision! Shen Zhong laughed and said, "But if I hadn't come to the door automatically, I'm afraid you wouldn't have admired it, right?" ”

"That's right!" Wang Xiaohu said honestly: "I know Liang Puzhi, who once studied at the London Film School, and also worked at BBC TV in the UK, nine years ago as a director at TVB, a very capable person, and his collaboration with Xiao Fangfang this time "Jumping Ashes" is indeed very different from other movies, and it can be regarded as the vanguard of the new wave!" ”

"New Wave? I think I heard this word a few years ago, so I think the media and newspapers should comment on you like this, right? Shen Zhong said with a frown.

"yes, but they haven't called me that since!" Wang Xiaohu said with a smile.

The term New Wave has multiple meanings, mainly imitating the words borrowed from the French New Wave, and in the Hong Kong film circle, it is called the title of New Wave director, which means that the director's shooting style and film spirit are different, and even some unearthly meanings.

At the beginning of 72, "Jingwumen" was released to refresh the box office record since the opening of Hong Kong, and then set off a Bruce Lee boom in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan, Southeast Asia and even the whole of Asia.

After that, this "honor" never came to Wang Xiaohu again.

Why? Because Wang Xiaohu's subsequent films were all in pursuit of commercial profits, he made great breakthroughs in shooting techniques, scripts, and styles, but he could not win the recognition of the media, and the aura of the New Wave director also faded.

"You haven't answered me yet, the box office trend of this movie." Compared with these false ingredients, Shen Zhong is more concerned about actual profits.

"If you don't make a secret work from Lao Dou, it is conservatively estimated that you can get more than 4 million box office in Hong Kong." Wang Xiaohu cautiously gave an answer.

Shen Zhong's face suddenly bloomed with joy after hearing this, "Four million is a lot!" Aside from the share and cost, 14k can still get more than two million, a lot, really a lot! ”

"Huh." Wang Xiaohu was also happy for Shen Zhong, but soon he said with a straight face: "Lao Dou, I don't object to you bleaching the 14k industry by making movies, but even if you are developing in this circle, there are some things I have to say." ”

"You speak." Shen Zhong said.

"Hmm!" Wang Xiaohu nodded and said: "First of all, the current entertainment industry is still relatively clean, and there is no dirty food chain between people in the circle. You must know that you should be kind to the people in this world who can bring you profits. ”

"I can understand your concerns, as long as Lao Dou is in one day, 14k will not do those things that are inferior to beasts." Shen Zhong patted his chest and said: "You can confirm this to Liang Puzhi and Xiao Fangfang and all the artists who participated in the performance, we 14K still do things according to the rules, and cash in the salary directly after the filming is completed." ”

"That's good!" Wang Xiaohu breathed a sigh of relief, he was really afraid that Old Man Shen would leak his anger, and threaten Xiao Fangfang and others with a knife or pistol to film, because the two brothers Xiang Huaqiang and Xiang Huasheng had done this in their previous lives. "Also, don't take dishonorable means to engage in evil surname competition."

"Xiaohu, you and I have been friends for three years, do you think I look like that kind of person?" After Shen Zhong was silent for a long time, he was slightly angry: "Although I, Shen Zhong, don't know a few big characters, I have always respected cultured people, and besides, dealing with you cultured people is far more difficult than dealing with people on the road, if the other party is not a lion who opens his mouth or deceives people too much, I will not use the rules of the road to serve them." ”

"Lao Dou is serious, this is just my hope, after all, the cake of Hong Kong movies can only give you huge profits if it is maintained and operated by insiders." Wang Xiaohu smiled bitterly and said, "I know you very well, Lao Dou, but what about the gang of people under you?" I'm not afraid to tell Lao Dou that the community organizations in the future will be suppressed and divided sooner or later, since Lao Dou has the intention to bleach 14k, it is better to adapt the mentality of money laundering and play tickets now, and take the movie seriously as a 14k formal industry. ”

"What you say is not unreasonable, but you also know that we are all big bosses, and this time thanks to the help of a few students who came out of you, otherwise this film would be very difficult to shoot!" Shen Zhong said with emotion.

It turned out that the filming of "Jumping Ashes" was not as simple as Wang Xiaohu imagined, Shen Zhong obviously understood that his group of people was not the material for making movies, and he knew that the background of the club would make those directors afraid, so he directly set up a shell company, and then hired professionals to look for potential stocks in the circle, and finally determined that Xiao Fangfang's self-organized Binbin Film Company was the goal, and after one million Hong Kong dollars were smashed, the "producer" and supporting actor Chen Huimin was responsible for supervising the filming process, and at the same time hired students who graduated from the Dragon and Tiger Martial Arts Union to be martial arts instructors. Not to mention, although there are few action scenes in the film, they are also decent.

Wang Xiaohu scratched his head and said: "No wonder I always feel that this film has a familiar feeling, it turns out that it is not because of the new wave, but because of the action." ”

"You didn't expect that, did you?" Shen Zhong smiled and said, "Xiaohu, since we have a showdown with each other, I should tell you some things too." ”

Shen Zhong coughed lightly twice, and said very seriously: "Actually, in the past few years, I have sent members to study in your Dragon and Tiger Martial Arts Union, and I also know that the people of Xin Yi'an and Hutchison are more or less involved in it, and they have the same thoughts as me, and they all want to bleach their gang's industry by making movies." ”

"I've known that for a long time." Wang Xiaohu sighed, "After all, the profits of movies are too tempting, if they don't infiltrate in, it won't be them." ”

"They don't have a 14k advantage, otherwise I wouldn't have preempted them into this circle!" Shen Zhong laughed and said, "Xiaohu, if you want to become the maintainer of order in this circle, there is no other channel except for the upper position!" ”

"Old Bean, you have bad intentions, I won't fall for you!"

Wang Xiaohu is not a fool, the meaning of Shen Zhong's words is almost naked, in fact, if you don't want the gang to pollute the entire entertainment industry, in addition to becoming the king of the circle, you have to kill both black and white, otherwise it is difficult to convince other gangs, and the leaders of Hutchison and New Ngee An may not have such a good heart as Shen Zhong.

"Hmph, that's too early!" No one knows the energy of Hong Kong's underground organization better than Shen Zhong, and now the reason why Xin Ngee An and Hutchison dare not touch Wang Xiaohu is because Wang Xiaohu's situation is very ingenious, on the one hand, he maintains a good relationship with Run Run Shaw, and on the other hand, he grows big with the Dragon and Tiger Martial Arts Union. If one side of this balance goes wrong, the wolf-minded guys will probably pounce.

"Xiaohu, remember that no matter what happens, I, Shen Zhong and 14k, will always stand behind you!" Shen Zhong sighed and said.

(To be continued)