527 Help Jackie Chan take off
After entering November, the weather in Hong Kong has gradually cooled, but the public's enthusiasm for "Police Story" has not cooled down because of the weather. [Full text reading]
Jackie Chan also returned to the field of vision of fans with the positive image of a super cop after being silent for many years, "Drunken Fist" has accumulated good fans for him, and "Police Story" has made his popularity climb day by day.
When interviewed by reporters about how he felt now, Jackie Chan first smiled, and then bit his lip and said: "I'm very happy, although I'm not a real policeman, but I was called Chen sir by everyone when I walked on the street, and I feel a sense of accomplishment when I think about it." ”
"Is there anything you'd like to say to the fans who support you?" The reporter asked.
Jackie Chan said without thinking: "Thank you for your support for me, and please support the Hong Kong police as much as Chen Jiaju." ”
The reporter quipped: "Our ears are calloused when we listen to this sentence, let's change it to something fresh." ”
Jackie Chan grinned in embarrassment, yes, in the past 50 days, he has filmed no less than five advertising notices for the Hong Kong police community, and the most common thing is this sentence, which is strange if everyone is not tired of hearing it.
"I really don't know what to say." Jackie Chan shrugged and said.
"At present, "Police Story" has been painted, and the local box office of this film in Hong Kong has reached an unprecedented 16.3 million Hong Kong dollars, it is said that your salary in this film is not very high, can you reveal the specific amount?"
"Haha, the number doesn't need to be said, after all, it's all a trade secret, in fact, the film can achieve such good results, it has a lot to do with the script written by Ah Hu, even if I don't act, if any person plays Sir Chen, he will be better than me."
Jackie Chan is no longer the hairy boy who forgot his righteousness back then, he learned more from Ah Hu, Sanmao, Yuan Biao and others, so in the face of reporters asking such questions, he answered very modestly and skillfully.
"But they may not be as desperate as you, such as jumping from a building more than ten meters high." The reporter still did not give up asking Jackie Chan.
"They are all acting schools, my acting skills are not good, and my image is not good, so I have to work hard." Jackie Chan said with a smile, and then he seemed to be a little excited: "Actually, the person I want to thank the most is Ah Hu, who has been busy with Hong Kong police propaganda recently, and has never had the opportunity to say thank you to Ah Hu, if Ah Hu doesn't prepare such a good script for me, if Ah Hu doesn't give me the opportunity to appear on camera this time, maybe my mind is still at the level of a few years ago, thank you Ah Hu for helping me find a new purpose in life." ”
"A new purpose in life?"
Jackie Chan nodded and said: "Yes, I used to make films to make money, but after I had more money, some messy ideas came out, and the spiritual world was empty." But this time is different, during the filming, Ah Hu told me many times that being a public artist should have a sense of social responsibility, just like now after filming "Police Story", I see that many police officers on the streets and alleys have a much better attitude towards everyone, this may be the influence Ah Hu said, I think this is my sense of responsibility"
Jackie Chan's ideas have been around for a long time, as he told reporters, the filming of "Police Story" has taught him a lot of knowledge, especially in terms of the truth of life, he has not been successful, nor has he not been confused, so he cherishes this opportunity very much, the reason why he worked so hard during the filming process, and the reason why he gritted his teeth and persevered every time he was injured was because Wang Xiaohu communicated with him a lot before and during the shooting, which benefited him a lot.
"Police Story" broke through the 15 million mark and directly broke the box office record since the opening of Hong Kong, which may seem envious and jealous to outsiders, but Jackie Chan knows that Wang Xiaohu just smiled slightly after hearing the news, what does this mean, it shows that this is expected by Ah Hu, and he thinks it is nothing.
Wang Xiaohu's super psychological quality makes Jackie Chan admire him very much, which has imperceptibly affected his growth, becoming a filmmaker like Wang Xiaohu has also become Jackie Chan's new life goal, but is it easy?
Jackie Chan didn't know, he only knew that Ah Hu had worked hard for six years, and his current achievements were just the beginning.
"Come on! Be desperate! Jackie Chan cheered himself up in his heart, encouraged himself to move forward, thinking that his brothers had now started their own businesses, Jackie Chan was very much looking forward to it, so he decided to talk to Ah Hu.
Concorde was a busy scene, but the fifth floor was exceptionally quiet, as it was mainly home to the top executives of Concord and its four major satellite companies.
When Jackie Chan knocked on Wang Xiaohu's office, he happened to see Wang Xiaohu hugging his son and frolicking.
"Aaron is here?" Wang Xiaohu put his son on his lap, pointed at Jackie Chan and said, "Call Uncle Along." ”
"Aaron Fufu" Wang Jiaen shouted obediently, the happy Jackie Chan smiled, picked him up from Wang Xiaohu's arms and coaxed him a few words, and then said to Wang Xiaohu: "Why did you bring up the child today?" What about Azhi? ”
"Hey, don't mention it!" Wang Xiaohu patted his forehead and smiled bitterly: "She is even busier than me now, either accompanying Qingxia and Gillian to go shopping, or talking to Li Bihua about acquiring copyrights." ”
"Huh." Jackie Chan also smiled bitterly, hugged Wang Jiaen and sat down on the sofa, thinking about how to speak.
Fortunately, at this time, Wang Xiaohu said: "Why do you have time to come over today, the advertisements at the police station have been filmed?" ”
"Well, it's all over." Jackie Chan nodded and said, "Ah Hu, I came to you today for other things." ”
"You say." Wang Xiaohu hugged his shoulders and looked at Jackie Chan with a smile. Jackie Chan couldn't muster up the courage to speak at this time, and he hesitated for a long time, and finally Wang Xiaohu said with a smile: "Do you want me to be a witness?" ”
Jackie Chan's face turned red, and he hurriedly shook his head and said, "No, no, Gillian and I haven't reached the point of talking about marriage." ”
"What's that for?" Wang Xiaohu laughed again.
It's really interesting to say, even if Wang Xiaohu reminded Jackie Chan not to try to chase Lin Qingxia, but this kid is a thief, and he secretly asked Lin Qingxia to come out to eat, Lin Qingxia didn't think much about it at the time, and Lin Fengjiao went with her, but this meal lasted for more than an hour, and Jackie Chan didn't have a chance to confess, and later when he was filming with Lin Qingxia, he once knocked on the side and inquired, and it was really like what Wang Xiaohu said, Qingxia's sister has no heart to fall in love at all now, One mind is filming, filming!
After Jackie Chan touched the soft nail, he immediately changed his target, and he had a hot fight with Lin Fengjiao recently, and when he heard Wang Xiaohu say that he was a witness, he was naturally embarrassed.
"I, I thought of a script recently, and I want you to help me with my staff officer." Jackie Chan finally said this passage, and found that when he was alone with Wang Xiaohu, he still couldn't deal with it calmly.
"Oh?" Wang Xiaohu suddenly became interested, "Take out the script and let me see it." ”
"The script hasn't been written yet, but I have a general idea." Jackie Chan sorted out his thoughts and said his script intermittently.
Wang Xiaohu was joking with Cheng Chan at first, but when he heard it, he suddenly blossomed in his heart, what are you talking about Jackie Chan now, it is "Senior Brother Out" that he wrote, directed and acted in his previous life.
"Senior Brother Out of the Horse" is about Chen Kun, the senior brother of the Red Martial Arts Gym who has won the championship year after year, said that he was sick and could not compete this year, and his junior brother Jackie Chan participated for him, although Jackie Chan tried his best, he still lost to the Blue Martial Arts Gym, and it turned out that Chen Kun was bribed by the other party to defeat the same junior brother. Jackie Chan knew that there must be a conspiracy in his brother's rebellion, so he secretly investigated and exposed the secret of the collusion between the government and the gang leader.
In Wang Xiaohu's memory, this movie is a kung fu comedy of the same style as Sammo Hung's currently starting filming "Sande Monk and Chung Mi Liu". After Jackie Chan finished speaking, Wang Xiaohu frowned and said: "Ah Long, have you thought about it, if you shoot it now, the box office may not be very ideal." ”
"Why?" Jackie Chan asked puzzled.
"It's very simple, your police image has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, but your new film is back to the style of the early Republic of China, and the audience may not buy your account." Wang Xiaohu said after careful consideration.
After hearing this, Jackie Chan's heart suddenly cooled, it turned out that the script he had conceived for a long time had no commercial value, so what else to shoot, his face showed a disappointed look at the moment. "Ah Hu, you're right, it seems that I still haven't thought it through, so don't shoot this script."
Nazhi Wang Xiaohu shook his head and said, "Shoot, why don't you shoot." ”
"What does it mean to shoot without a box office?" Jackie Chan said aggrievedly.
Wang Xiaohu stood in front of Jackie Chan from the chair, picked up his son from Jackie Chan's arms, and then said with a smile: "Sometimes you can shoot without a box office, it depends on what kind of mentality you maintain." If you want to make a lot of money at the box office, this movie can't beat "Police Story". If you want to hone your directing skills, it's okay to take a shot. ”
"Ah Hu, you mean let me direct?"
"yes, aren't you here to tell me about it today?" Wang Xiaohu laughed, and Wang Jiaen in his arms didn't know what his father was laughing at, so he also grinned.
"Moreover, I will not only let you direct, but also let you set up a separate company like Sanmao and Big Eyes."
Jackie Chan stood up from the sofa all of a sudden, looked at Wang Xiaohu with his eyes open, his eyes flashed with excitement, obviously, he was moved! On the way here, he has been thinking about what to tell Ah Hu, although he has the same idea as Sanmao and Big Eyes, but the reality is that he does not have the ability to manage the company alone, and the safest way is to win the opportunity to be a director first, and then say something to Ah Hu after accumulating a certain amount of experience.
Unexpectedly, Ah Hu not only agreed to let him be a director, but also proposed to let him set up a company, how can you let Jackie Chan calm down!
Jackie Chan pinched his face vigorously, until he gritted his teeth in pain, and he believed that all this was true. Wang Jiaen pouted and asked, "Aaron Fufu, do you have the same toothache as Jiaen?" ”
"Hehe, little prince, Fufu I don't have a toothache, I'm happy!" Jackie Chan said with a fluttering eyebrow.
"Grit your teeth when you're happy? Fufu is so strange. Wang Jiaen frowned puzzled, and then gritted his teeth like Jackie Chan, but after all, he couldn't understand why he was happy.
"Ah Hu, thank you, thank you." Jackie Chan was grateful at this time, but he only had such a simple sentence to say.
Wang Xiaohu sighed and said: "How can you be so polite between brothers, Ah Long correct your mentality, everything is difficult at the beginning, you must consider everything comprehensively as a director for the first time, and don't care about the so-called box office gains and losses." ”
Jackie Chan's eyes were hot, and he nodded vigorously and said, "Well, I remember." ”
"If you want to set up a company without employees, you can go back and submit a recruitment list to Azhi, and she will help you select suitable talents in the company." Wang Xiaohu added: "Also, you can move over the people of "Police Story" and be your own team." ”
"Well, Ah Hu, I'll listen to your arrangement." Jackie Chan has been crying silently, thinking that when Sammo Hung, Yuan Heping, Mai Jia and others founded the company alone, Wang Xiaohu never cared about them as much as he does today, Jackie Chan can clearly feel Ah Hu's support for him, that kind of support is not only in terms of personnel and funds, but also from Ah Hu's heart.
"Aaron Fufu, why are you crying?" Wang Jiaen tilted his head and blinked his big bright eyes and asked.
"Fufu is happy, what the little prince wants to eat, Fufu will take you to buy it now." Jackie Chan wiped his tears and said.
"I want to eat" Wang Jiaen hurriedly looked at Wang Xiaohu halfway through the words, and saw that Wang Xiaohu didn't speak, so he boldly said to Jackie Chan: "I want to go to Zichen's mother to eat dessert, but my father refuses to take me." ”
"Okay, Fufu will drive you to the Victoria Peak Restaurant now, let's go for dessert, eat a lot of desserts, okay?"
"Yes, yes!" Wang Jiaen clapped his little hands and applauded, and the almost two-year-old child was very happy when he heard that he was eating dessert. (Uh, isn't the little prince sensible too early?) Well, I really have to wait until Xiaomi's son is almost two years old to know. Don't blame it, don't blame it. Jackie Chan happily went to the Taiping Peak Restaurant to eat dessert with his son, and Wang Xiaohu sat in the office with a lot of emotion.
The last of the Seven Little Blessing brothers is finally going to read, before the curtain of the golden age of Hong Kong films is opened, everything is developing in the direction of memory, although there is a slight deviation in the process, but the general direction has not changed.
Since Jackie Chan wants to fly, Wang Xiaohusuo surnamed Wang helps him fly higher, not only laying a good foundation for him in the company, but also letting him choose his own "family class" in the Dragon and Tiger Martial Arts Union.
(To be continued)