"Old Wen, are you sure?" Wang Xiaohu felt like Winterdur was joking with himself, yes, at least that's what he thinks now! It had been agreed with Winterdür, and "Rocky" was immediately handed over to Warner Bros. for release under the previous box office share contract after it was perfected, but now Warner Bros. has rejected himself!

Winterdur turned his head to dodge Wang Xiaohu's gaze, and said in a very helpless tone: "Yes, Tiger, I didn't believe it when I first heard it, I thought it was a joke made by Ted Eisley with me, but in fact it was true, they refused our cooperation again!" ”

"Hell! Is it because Bruce is no longer alive that these guys don't think we have the value of working together? Wang Xiaohu's angry fist slammed on the table and made a loud noise, startling the elderly Winterdur, he said in a panic: "Tiger, you have to look at it, it's not a big deal, since Warner doesn't release our films, we can try other film and television companies, I believe that with your relationship with Bruce Lee, plus the popularity of your several kung fu movies in the United States, they will be happy to cooperate with you." [Full text reading]"

"I hope so." Wang Xiaohu shrugged his shoulders, he knew very well why Warner rejected him, although Winterdur did not say it explicitly, but he knew that Warner valued Bruce Lee, and now that Bruce Lee has passed away, the other party thinks that Concord is a burden, and they will not consider cooperation projects again until the next Bruce Lee appears! "Wait, old man, you just said us?"

Winterdur nodded and smiled and said: "Yes, I'm glad you finally found out about this, I have resigned now, just now, I had a big fight with my boss Ted Eisley, I am now a free agent, I feel that your Concord company needs an experienced producer or distribution manager, I don't know if I am competent." ”

"Oh, old man, you've touched me so much!" Wang Xiaohu happily stood up and shook Winterdur's hand and said: "Yes, I need you very much, welcome you to become a regular employee of Concord Company, I don't know what kind of salary price you will propose, if it is too high, I may not be able to afford it!" ”

"You don't have to worry about this, in fact, my salary between Warners and Warners is not very high, and we all get a 1% commission from the box office." Winterdur smiled and took a sip of coffee, raised his old eyes and smiled at Wang Xiaohu and said, "How is it, isn't the requirement very high?" ”

"Well, how can I say it, now that Concord is at a low point in its career, I can't promise you such high conditions!" Wang Xiaohu said with some embarrassment, but in his heart he scolded the old guy Winterdur, who even asked for a 1% box office commission, and if the box office results hit the street, it would be counted, but a movie like "Rocky" that earns hundreds of millions a year, and a 1% commission is also a lot of money, but the old guy's eyes are not dizzy, take the commission? Dream on!

"Oh no, Tiger, are you acting too insincerely." Winterdur was a little disappointed, "Okay, maybe I'm a little strong, but I really want to work with you, God, for the sake of the late Bruce, you can say yes." ”

Nothing to do, be courteous, or steal! Wang Xiaohu took a small spoon and slowly stirred the coffee in the cup, and after a long time, he raised his head and said: "0.5%, it can't be higher, otherwise "Rocky" will be my last work in Hollywood." ”

"Oh my God, I'm the most sought-after producer in Hollywood." Winterdur looked heartbroken when he heard this.

"I am also the most famous emerging director in Hong Kong, and I have also received an invitation from your Hollywood Ten Million Box Office Directors Guild." Wang Xiaohu stopped what he was doing, looked at Winterdur and said, "And what I need now is distribution, not production!" ”

"Don't you think about it anymore, 0.8% is fine!" Winterdur doesn't want to lose the opportunity to cooperate with Wang Xiaohu, in fact, he thinks Warner Bros. made a very wrong decision this time, Winter Dörth understands very well that several of Bruce Lee's movies are more gratifying at the box office because Wang Xiaohu joined, and the actions filmed are more attractive to the audience, unceremoniously speaking, Wang Xiaohu is a cash cow, not only can direct, edit, and even act! In the long run, he has more potential for cooperation than Bruce Lee.

Wang Xiaohu also happened to be right in Winterdur's psychological activities at this time, standing firm and sitting on the ground to bargain, the master just won't let go, what can you do? It's a big deal that Lao Tzu went to 20th Century Fox to act as an agent for distribution, that's where Brother Xiaolong once fought, and he really didn't believe that the eight major Hollywood companies didn't represent their own films! This self-confidence comes from the amazing box office performance of "Rocky" in his previous life, so he is determined not to let Winterdur get a 1% box office commission.

"Well, 0.5% is 0.5%," Winterdur pouted, like angry children, "and the other boys you worked with have also resigned, and they are waiting for your adoption, if you don't mind."

Wang Xiaohu didn't wait for him to finish speaking and scolded with a smile: "Do you use me here as a shelter?" In fact, he was very happy in his heart, because the twelve young people performed very well, and they were completely a mature team, and they could directly adopt and shoot new films.

After drinking two cups of coffee with Winterdur, the two parties agreed that Winterdur would come forward to find other distribution companies, and the old guy applied for 20,000 yuan of activity funds with Wang Xiaohu, and then poured another cup of coffee to go to public relations satisfied. And Wang Xiaohu was sitting in the café and rolling his eyes depressedly: the real Hollywood, the xenophobic Hollywood, the Hollywood that crossed the river and demolished the bridge, no wonder Brother Xiaolong was so unhappy back then!

While Winterdur was busy, Wang Xiaohu and Zhao Yazhi left for Philadelphia, where they found Stallone training at a local boxing club in Philadelphia. "Hi boss, I heard about Bruce on TV, I won't comfort people much, I hope you don't get too deep in grief and cheer up like Rocky."

"Of course, how did you like boxing?" Wang Xiaohu smiled and patted Stallone on the shoulder and said.

Stallone tilted his neck, then shrugged his shoulders and said: "When the filming of "Rocky" was completed, I was bored to write the script of "Rocky 2", so I wanted to continue to train and shoot a sequel after you passed the script. ”

"Ha, good idea, keep your current spirit, I believe that after the release of "Rocky", your idea will be even stronger!" Wang Xiaohu encouraged.

"Rocky" is divided into six parts, the first of which is a classic, and then "Rocky 2" was directed and filmed by Stallone himself, but the box office performance was not good, in 1982 Stallone was re-directed to shoot "Rocky 3", among the actors are the bodyguards of the boxing champion Ali, the film has a new breakthrough, and the plot is very exciting. 1985's "Rocky 4" was filmed in the midst of an American nationalist boom, and Rocky's training process and the hot boxing match in the finale are the most attractive parts of the film. After "Rocky 1" created a box office miracle, the box office of the second episode in 1979 fell slightly, and the North American income was 85.18 million. However, the next 3 and 4 episodes made amazing profits, "Rocky 3" grossed 125 million, "Rocky 4" grossed $128 million in North America, and the overseas mark was 1.73. Until 1990's "Rocky 5", there was a box office failure for the first time, with only $40.95 million in North America, but 79 million at the overseas box office and $100 million worldwide. "Rocky 6" is the clarion call for the comeback of Stallone, who swears that he is still young, and although the box office results are passable, he can no longer reproduce the glory of the year.

It's normal for Stallone to have such thoughts, Wang Xiaohu has no intention of stopping him, and even encourages him, anyway, his main purpose in Hollywood is to make money.

Returning to the familiar youth hostel again, Wang Xiaohu sat on the edge of the bed and said to Zhao Yazhi: "Azhi, are we going to buy a house in Philadelphia?" Or it's very uncomfortable to stay in a hotel every time you come here. ”

"The company's capital turnover is tight now, so you should save it." Zhao Yazhi shook her head and said: "If you want to buy it, you have to buy it later, we can buy a house in major cities all over the world, take a period of time every year to do a tourist vacation, and live in each home for a few days, wouldn't it be more romantic?" ”

"Well, it's a great and powerful idea, but how much money does it take there?" Wang Xiaohu was made a big deal by Zhao Yazhi's idea, she was right, now the company does have a problem with capital turnover, and has completed the filming of "Warrior", "Enter the Dragon" and "Rocky" in the past few months, of which "Enter the Dragon" won a total box office score of 7 million after the painting was completed in Hong Kong, far less than the 10 million box office dazzle of "Ip Man", and less than 2 million fell into his hands after the account, while the English version of "Enter the Dragon" reached 25 million US dollars at the box office in North America. But the damned Warners has not yet allocated its fair share to Concorde's accounts, let alone the part that has just been released in Italy, France and other countries.

Therefore, Wang Xiaohu is now stretched thin, and he urgently needs to fill his pockets with high-grossing films like "Rocky". Before going to bed, he called Winterdur, and Wen said that he had made preliminary contact with MGM and 20th Century Fox, and that they were willing to take out a few theaters to test the box office, and that he would continue to contact other theater companies tomorrow to arrange the release of "Rocky" within a week.

"Screening, dog's screening!" Wang Xiaohu sat there depressed after listening to the phone, but there was no way, who made him not very familiar with Hollywood

(To be continued)