Two years ago, Jackie Chan was still a small martial arts company, with a salary of five Hong Kong dollars a day, working major studios, due to the high risk of the Dragon and Tiger martial arts profession, Jackie Chan lived a life with today and no tomorrow like other martial arts, and the salary he earned every day was to play Pai Gow in addition to eating and drinking. 【】

Although that kind of life seems chic and casual, it can't guarantee that there will be a set of martial arts for you every day, that is to say, Jackie Chan is like most of the dragon and tiger martial artists before, hungry and full, but most of the people around him are living like this, he asks for a surname to follow the crowd, in addition to Sammo Hung, Yuan Hua, Yuan Biao and other members of the Seven Little Blessings, Jackie Chan also has his own small circle.

In the eyes of Wang Xiaohu and others, this small circle belongs to the surname of the community, and this community is not as big as Xinyi'an, 14k, and Shenghe, but is at the bottom of the community, to put it bluntly, they are a group of gangsters at the very edge. In this circle, Jackie Chan enjoyed unprecedented fun.

For example, follow the so-called "boss" to a certain field to help, and then be able to get more salary than being a martial artist, such as helping a few people who sell "flour" to accompany the goods, 3,000 yuan of goods to help hide for two weeks, the price directly climbed to 30,000, he can get a lot of commissions from it, and then he used the money to gamble with the martial artists on the set, in Jackie Chan's later words: This is the darkest and most dangerous time in my life, and it is also the most ignorant period, and my situation in those years made my parents in Australia very worried, My father came to Hong Kong from Australia to see me for this reason.

Jackie Chan's dark time did not change greatly until two years ago, that is, after Wang Xiaohu's rebirth. Wang Xiaohu shortened the distance with Bruce Lee with a script, and since then, the Seven Little Blessing brothers have been around Wang Xiaohu, blessed and shared hardships, the salary has increased, and the status in the Dragon and Tiger Martial Arts has also jumped directly from small martial arts to big martial arts and martial arts instructors.

But Jackie Chan has a strong sense of self-esteem, especially when "Righteous Hero" was filmed, Wang Xiaohu positioned Yuan Biao as the main supporting role, which made Jackie Chan unacceptable, he thought that he performed very well and worked hard in "Jingwumen", and the role of "Abang" should be played by him, but Wang Xiaohu let Yuan Biao take the role, and from that moment on, Jackie Chan chose to leave.

Jackie Chan went to Dadi Company to shoot films for more than a year under the introduction of his friend Xiao Erlang, and met Qin Xianglin, a popular student in Taiwan, during the filming of "Policewoman", although that time was not bad for Jackie Chan, but he did not feel comfortable with Wang Xiaohu before, so after the hit of "Righteous Heroes", Jackie Chan returned to the Seven Little Blessings, at this time, whether it was Wang Xiaohu or Bruce Lee, the film directed and starred in was the most glorious period of Hong Kong kung fu films, Jackie Chan got a lot of exercise opportunities in this short year, he was very content!

After Bruce Lee's death, Wang Xiaohu made Jackie Chan's starring dream come true for many years, and made him famous overnight with "Serpentine Trickster" and "Drunken Fist" and became a new generation of screen heroes.

The dividends of the two films allowed him to get close to one million Hong Kong dollars, from the previous poor boy directly became a nouveau riche, Jackie Chan was happy, Jackie Chan was fluttering, he now enjoys unprecedented attention, going out with at least 20 people (the initial family class), buying a sports car, and inviting former friends to dinner, in order to show his wealth, he bought seven famous watches, and every day he will change one and hang it on his wrist

These things directly or indirectly reached Wang Xiaohu's ears, at the beginning, Wang Xiaohu just shook his head and smiled bitterly, after all, any normal person who suddenly became a millionaire would do some "cute" things, but the problem is that Jackie Chan is too high-profile, high-profile enough to immerse him in it, which is a bit abnormal.

After thinking about it, Wang Xiaohu feels that Jackie Chan should go to Hollywood at this time, after all, Jackie Chan in history also broke that narrow vision after the failed journey of Hollywood, and brought kung fu comedies into the ranks of adventure action movies.

But from what Jackie Chan just said, Wang Xiaohu found that Jackie Chan didn't seem to be satisfied with the arrangement he gave him, and he still wanted to develop in Hong Kong, and he hadn't enjoyed enough of the kind of majestic scene of dozens of people going out. So Wang Xiaohu reminded: "If you want to develop in Hong Kong, you can do it, but you should be more restrained, learn from Yuan Biao and Sammo Hung, and be low-key!" ”

The tone was full of sincere consolation and a faint warning, Jackie Chan was stunned on the spot, and then nodded with a smile and said, "Okay, I'll be more restrained." But I thought disapplausively: Yuan Biao and Sanmao don't get as much dividends as me, otherwise they will definitely be more arrogant than me.

Wang Xiaohu didn't have the skills of his heart, so he naturally didn't understand what Jackie Chan was thinking at this time, and continued: "Ah Long, you shouldn't be satisfied with the current situation, you should know that my original intention is to make you like Brother Xiaolong, who has high popularity and box office appeal in Hong Kong and Hollywood, so sometimes although what I say is a little ugly, I think about you everywhere." ”

Jackie Chan snorted, and then asked Yuan Biao and others to fight for wine.

Xu is brothers have been suffocated for more than half a year, Xu is everyone really hasn't had the opportunity to drink like this for a long time, in short, except for Wang Xiaohu, everyone else is drunk and messy, and finally Wang Xiaohu sent someone to send this group of drunkards home.

Jackie Chan and Yuan Biao's villa is next door, after getting off the car, Jackie Chan helped Yuan Biao, who was drunk to the point of being unconscious, upstairs, after a toss, he also fell asleep on Yuan Biao's sofa tiredly, I don't know how long it took, Jackie Chan was woken up by urine, swayed into the toilet, did not expect the wine to roll, painted on the mirror of the toilet, when cleaning the mirror, found that the mirror and the wall contact revealed a corner of the envelope, the color of the envelope made Jackie Chan feel very familiar, so he stretched out his hand to pull out the envelope, When he saw what was inside, his face turned pale

Early the next morning, Concord and Shaw Brothers jointly sued Golden Harvest Company for infringement and theft, and reporters were crowded in front of the Kowloon High Court in Hong Kong.

This will be a tug-of-war, Wang Xiaohu's original intention is to suppress Golden Harvest's capital to a reasonable price through a lawsuit, and then take the opportunity to buy it with Run Run Shaw.

Taking advantage of this boring time, Wang Xiaohu presided over the opening ceremony of "Ghost Horse Double Star", as the screenwriter, producer, and producer of the film, Wang Xiaohu has no reason to be absent, the opening ceremony is unusually low-key, except for the presence of friends in the circle such as Run Run Shaw, other media reporters are concerned about the "infringement case" lawsuit, which also saves Wang Xiaohu a lot of trouble, after all, it is very troublesome to deal with reporters, you and I toss down one sentence at a time, and the time is wasted in the morning, he is now hundreds of thousands of big people up and down every minute, How can these journalists occupy their precious time?

"Brother Wen, I'll hand over John to you, I hope you have a happy cooperation." Wang Xiaohu said with a smile.

Xu Guanwen warmly shook Wu Yusen's hand and said: "Ah Hu, don't worry, I have been friends with John for many years, and I won't treat him badly in terms of salary!" ”

Although he jumped from Shaw Brothers to Concord or worked as an assistant director, John Woo clearly knew that this was only his first step in Concord.

It can be seen from Wang Xiaohu taking himself to Hollywood to play soy sauce that Wang Xiaohu attaches great importance to himself, and he has seen many big directors in Hollywood, and knows that Wang Xiaohu is also a well-known figure in Hollywood.

"Brother Tiger, I have read the script of "Ghost Horse Double Star" these days, and I have communicated with Brother Wen for a long time, and I learned from him how to make comedy. Brother Wen said that the second your script is written, you can make the audience laugh at which paragraph, and they will laugh. I will do it seriously and not let you down. Although John Woo's words are not much, they can express his thoughts very directly.

Wang Xiaohu saw that the two got along well, so he nodded and left to talk to Run Run Shaw. Among the people present, only Run Run Shaw seemed a little depressed, why? Because whether it is Xu Guanwen or Wu Yusen, they are all talents who flowed out of his Shaw Brothers, although these two people are very different from their own concepts in some aspects, they cannot deny the achievements they have made in their respective fields, and now, these people have flowed into the hands of Wang Xiaohu, how can you make Uncle Six happy.

Therefore, Wang Xiaohu picked up a plate of barbecue meat from the table of worship and came to Run Run Shaw with courtesy. "Sixth uncle, come and try this plate of barbecue, tsk, Uncle Qin just sent it, it's hot."

"No appetite." Run Run Shaw said, rolling his eyes.

Seeing this, Wang Xiaohu smiled bitterly and said: "Sixth uncle, don't be so stingy, although they have all come to Xiehe, with the relationship between the two of us, who is with whom, if you have a good script, I can lend them to you to film." ”

"Is that true?" Shaw's face was overjoyed when he heard this, who is Wang Xiaohu, in the Hong Kong film industry, he is a character who turns stones into gold, newcomers can play a dazzling light in his hands, and actors who are tepid in other people's companies can shine with a stunning side to him, aren't Yuan's father and son a stark example?

"It's more real than real gold!" Wang Xiaohu smiled and said, "Eat it, it tastes good." ”

The two were talking, when they heard a commotion outside the set, Wang Xiaohu frowned and said in his heart, wouldn't it be another club that doesn't have a long eye to collect protection money?

After he saw the person clearly, he realized how funny his idea was just now, the person who came was not a club, nor did he come to collect protection money, but a well-known director - Zhang Che!

In the 60s and 70s of the last century, Zhang Che was one of the most influential figures in the Hong Kong film industry. Hong Kong people call him "the hero of Hong Kong film". His contribution to Hong Kong films may not even be matched by today's Wang Xiaohu. In the golden age of Hong Kong cinema, Zhang Che's name was like thunder, and the films he directed were a guarantee of the box office, and he deservedly became the number one signature director of the Shaw Brothers Company.

The previous noise was caused by Zhang Che, as a great director of the Shaw Brothers, he will cause a sensation wherever he goes, this sensation is different from those stars, Zhang Che's sensation is based on his important contributions to Hong Kong films, from the seventy-year-old man to the teenage children all know who Zhang Che is, and they all look at him with respect. Some of the crew on the set of "Ghost Horse Double Star" also came from Shaw Brothers, so they naturally knew Zhang Che, so when they saw Zhang Che coming to the set, they were all surprised, and said one by one, "Hello Mr. Zhang." ”

This is the first time Wang Xiaohu has seen Zhang Che, Zhang Che is not dressed like an old man of his age, Zhang Che is very flamboyant in dress, wearing a red and white floral shirt, wearing sunglasses, his hair is combed very exquisitely, and he is holding a cigar in his hand.

Seeing this, Run Run Shaw gloated and said, "Boy, Mr. Zhang is here to collect debts." ”

"Debt collection? What debt to collect? Wang Xiaohu was stunned and said, "I don't owe him any money." ”

Shaw shook his head and said, "Who says you have to owe money to be a debt?" With that, he said that Nunu mouthed in the direction of Wu Yusen.

Wang Xiaohu immediately came to his senses, feeling that after he secretly abducted other people's beloved disciples, they didn't know about it, what kind of debt collection is this, it is obvious that he came to Xingshi to ask for guilt! Wang Xiaohu's face was hot, and he touched his nose with some embarrassment and said, "Sixth uncle, you have to help me cover later, I heard that Zhang Che has a big temper." ”

Run Run Shaw pretended not to hear, and directly twisted his head elsewhere, the angry Wang Xiaohu was only depressed, and when he saw Zhang Che coming closer, he hurriedly changed his face to greet him: "Oh, isn't this Mr. Zhang, why are you always free?" ”

"I'm here to see Ajohn." Zhang Che said very calmly, and there was no storm in his tone that Wang Xiaohu expected, at this time, Wu Yusen saw the master coming over, and also greeted Wang Xiaohu behind him: "Mr. Zhang, you are here." ”

Zhang Che nodded, then looked at Wang Xiaohu and said: "Young man, you have been amazing lately, I appreciate your style and film very much, Ah John is my most proud apprentice, he almost got my true biography, so, I hope he can be more beautiful with you in the future than when he was with me." ”

This is Zhang Che's solemn entrustment, asking Wang Xiaohu to take good care of Wu Yusen, Wang Xiaohu nodded and said: "Mr. Zhang, please rest assured, although the younger generation does not have much seniority in the circle, he still has unique views and concepts on movies and filmmakers, and he is not afraid that Mr. Zhang will be angry, John will definitely become a famous director in Hong Kong and even Hollywood within three years!" ”

Wang Xiaohu definitely has this kind of self-confidence! In fact, he really wants to say that not only John Woo, but also this group of people under his command if they seriously implement their own plans, within three or five years, they will definitely change greatly, Wu Yusen has a good foundation, Wang Xiaohu naturally wants to hold Wu Yusen up now, let him be in line with international standards, before that, he will definitely let him shoot his famous works, on the one hand, in order to win the box office, bring up the "hero film" boom, on the other hand, let him complete the momentum of Hong Kong to accumulate enough confidence to impact Hollywood.

Zhang Che stared at Wang Xiaohu's eyes, and after a long time, he said boldly: "Okay!" It is really rare for young people to have this kind of self-confidence, if someone else says such a thing, I Zhang Che will definitely laugh at him for not being able to do it, but I believe in your words, because the talent and courage you have shown in the past two years is enough to show that you have such strength! ”

Wang Xiaohu said with a smile on his face: "Thank you Mr. Zhang for your trust." ”

"Mr. Zhang, with me staring at this kid, Ah John will not suffer." Run Run Shaw said a few words to Wang Xiaohu in a timely manner, which made Zhang Che more at ease, for Run Run Shaw, Zhang Che always had a guilty mentality, Shaw Brothers gave him a broad enough platform, but now he is going to Taiwan to study, in this case, his mood is particularly complicated.

"Ah John, learn more from Mr. Wang, he is a rare Bole in the film industry." Zhang Che said earnestly to Wu Yusen. Wu Yusen was moved to tears, and nodded vigorously in agreement.

A joyful start-up ceremony finally evolved into a scene of farewell to the master and apprentice, which made many people present full of emotion.

Wang Xiaohu looked at the two masters who were talking, sighed emotionally and walked aside, people, always have to go to a high place, when the environment is not enough to meet your **, you will think of looking for the next suitable platform. This is understandable, Wang Xiaohu learned that kind of open-minded mentality from Zhang Che, this kind of open-mindedness is admirable, respectful, and inexplicable.

Run Run Shaw's secretary hurried to the set, and after whispering a few words in his ear, he walked up to Wang Xiaohu with a solemn face and said: "Boy, things have changed dramatically, Golden Harvest doesn't seem to have the intention of delaying this time, but directly admitted the infringement and theft, and promised to compensate for all the losses directly according to our requirements!" ”

"What? Could it be that Zou Wenhuai really wants to break the jar and mortgage his studio and office building in exchange for 10 million? Wang Xiaohu asked in surprise.

10 million is the comprehensive compensation for the two films "One-armed Knife" and "Warrior", of which "Warrior" accounts for most of it, according to the information provided by Run Run Shaw, Zou Wenhuai currently has little activity funds to repay all this, unless he sells all his family property, that will not be what Wang Xiaohu wants to see.

Run Run Shaw shook his head: "No, he didn't sell Jiahe's things, but someone injected a lot of money into Jiahe and brought Jiahe back to life, otherwise with my understanding of Zou Wenhuai, he wouldn't have agreed to compensation so happily!" ”

"I rub, the top ten richest people in Hong Kong don't agree to invest in Golden Harvest, who would invest in Golden Harvest at such a time, which has been ruined!" Wang Xiaohu was stunned, is there really such a fool in this world?

"Li Ka-shing They don't agree, it doesn't necessarily mean that others don't agree."

Today, Xiao Xiaomi's milk powder suddenly vomited and diarrhea, from 7 o'clock in the evening to 9 o'clock in the evening before it stopped, hey, I'm worried to death, there is only one change tonight, a chapter of 5,000 words, I want to say, the foreshadowing in the early stage has begun to work, Hong Kong movies can't do without the existence of Golden Harvest! (Little Millet is fine for now.) ）

(To be continued)