224 Access to the mainland market
Wang Xiaohu also has one more in the cooperation project with Run Run Shaw, that is, to rent the film and television shooting base of Shaw Brothers Clear Water Bay, which is the "dream factory" of Oriental Hollywood. [No pop-up novel network]
After Wang Xiaohu thinks that after the company becomes formal, it will also follow suit to build such a shooting base, which is another cost investment, after all, after jumping from Golden Harvest, the filming progress of "Warrior" has also been delayed a lot, and it takes a lot of time to re-set up the set in the tower.
After the interior shooting of "Warrior" came to a standstill, Bruce Lee seemed a little impatient, he couldn't wait for the filming of this film to be completed, and he asked Wang Xiaohu several times to discuss the script, Wang Xiaohu actually had no choice, after all, the company's current difficulties were in front of him, but in order to comfort Bruce Lee, he still proposed that the crew go to South Korea to take the exterior scenes, so that after the exterior filming is completed, the personnel and interior layout here are basically done, and the rest of the scenes are filmed when they come back from South Korea.
After thinking about it carefully, Bruce Lee reluctantly accepted this fact, and took Yuan Heping, Sammo Hung, Lin Zhengying, Chen Huiyi and others to South Korea, while Wang Xiaohu stayed in Hong Kong to improve the company's various institutions, and even supervised the recruitment of personnel.
The news of looking for Billy Zhou has been published in the newspaper for two consecutive days, and there are a lot of Billy Zhou who rushed to hear the news, but unfortunately it is not the Billy Zhou that Wang Xiaohu knows, which makes Wang Xiaohu very annoyed, and he thinks that there are no less than 20 Billy Zhou with the same name and surname in this small place in Hong Kong, it is really strange!
After a nameless fire, the door of the office was pushed open, but Chow Yun-fat was standing at the door with some trepidation, waiting for Wang Xiaohu to agree to enter, "Fa Tsai, you are here, come in and sit." ”
Chow Yun-fat walked over with a smile, today's hair boy can be described as high-spirited, the character of "Li Zhao" makes him thoroughly enjoy the taste of being a star, but he still maintains a cautious appearance in front of Wang Xiaohu, and even sits on the sofa with only half a buttocks. "Boss, I heard that you have something to tell me."
"Hmm." Wang Xiaohu nodded, took out a letter of intent for training that had been signed with Run Run Shaw from the drawer and said: "The company plans to send you to the TVB wireless artist training class for a few months, and I hope you can study seriously and hone your acting skills during the training period." ”
"Ahh Chow Yun-fat felt stunned by great joy, his face was full of irrepressible joy, and he stammered slightly: "Boss is not like this, right?" ”
Wang Xiaohu was stunned: "What, don't you like the company's arrangement?" ”
"No, no, no." Chow Yun-fat hurriedly gestured with his hand: "It's not that I don't like it, it's that I like it very much, it's just that I'm not a regular employee of the company yet, and if I send it to participate in the training, other brothers will have some complaints." ”
"Hah!" Wang Xiaohu was happy, "It's good that you have this awareness, I can call the shots about the company's affairs, no one will have an opinion on you, your task is to honestly go to me to participate in training, and I hope your acting skills will improve when you come back." ”
"Hmm!" Chow Yun-fat nodded heavily.
"Also, you are a member of the third phase of training, maybe there are Ren Dahua and Wu Mengda in this issue, have a good relationship with these two, they are the talents I value, if possible, take the opportunity to hook them up with me." Wang Xiaohu smiled evilly and instigated Chow Yun-fat: "Remember, these jobs are done in secret, don't do it too obviously!" (Well, according to the plot, some things must be advanced, for example, the third phase of wireless training should be 73 years, let's mention that August 72 came, no wonder, no wonder, just think this is a cooperation between Xiaohu and Shao Tycoon.) "Boss, I know. Chow Yun-fat smiled and agreed, he could sense the sinister taste from the smile of the young boss, it seems that he still has to work part-time in some disgraceful underground work this training, but these are nothing, if it is not for the boss who is willing to take the risk of praising himself, I am afraid that he will not have the current brilliance.
After seeing off the excited Chow Yun-fat, Wang Xiaohu received an emergency call from Run Run Shaw.
"Xiaohu, the teahouse last time, there is something important to talk about, come quickly!" Run Run Shaw's phone was simple and clear, and after he finished speaking, he hung up the phone, leaving Wang Xiaohu stunned and confused.
Which play is Run Run Shaw playing? Is it to overturn the previous relationship, no, both parties signed a valid contract in the presence of lawyers, and Shaw is not the kind of capricious person. Wang Xiaohu was a little puzzled and took a taxi to the teahouse.
The same teahouse, the same private room, the same cheongsam beautiful waitress, but this time it is no longer the kind of exquisite kung fu tea, but the big bowl of tea in Guangdong, that is, the big teapot is used to boil the tea leaves and pour them directly into the tea bowl, and the big bowl of tea in Yanjing is still slightly similar, which makes Wang Xiaohu feel more cordial, after sitting down, he saw that although Run Run Shaw was holding a teacup, he did not have the slightest intention of drinking tea, and his brows were furrowed and he didn't know what to worry about.
Wang Xiaohu sat down for a long time, and saw that he hadn't reacted yet, so he asked, "Sixth uncle." ”
"Huh? Xiaohu, you're here. Run Run Shaw was startled, his frowning brows immediately loosened, and he put the tea bowl on the table and said, "Oh, I've been waiting for you for a long time, you're finally here, tell me what to do about this matter!" ”
The cheongsam beauty left very interestingly at this time, leaving space for the two to talk, and sometimes Wang Xiaohu suspected that the cheongsam beauty was Shao Daheng's little secretary, or she would have come to serve twice. But he didn't dare to say such thoughts, and it was no fun to anger Run Run Shaw. "Sixth uncle, what is it that makes you anxious like this, let's listen to it, if Xiaohu can stretch out his hand, he will naturally not shirk it."
"That's what I'm waiting for, you're a kid!" Shaw clapped his hands with excitement and said, "I think that you are the best person to make this happen." ”
Wang Xiaohu was stupid, thinking that there are still things in Hong Kong that you Shao Tycoon can't do? He shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Sixth Uncle, are you making fun of me, what are you doing mysteriously when you fall to the ground?" ”
Run Run Shaw leaned over slightly, covered his lips with his hand, and whispered cautiously: "Listen to me, there are people over there who want to watch your Concord film." ”
"Over there?" Wang Xiaohu's brows gradually furrowed: "Sixth uncle, we are also strategic partners now, can you say some things clearly." ”
"Oh, that's over there!" Run Run Shaw anxiously pointed to the north and said, "Over there, over there, over there!" ”
"Ugh!" Wang Xiaohu's suspicion was even stronger: "The mainland wants to watch Concord's film?" ”
"Yes." Run Run Shaw nodded, and said with a serious expression: "I want to watch "Jingwumen" and "Ip Man" by name. ”
"What the hell is going on? Is the mainland going to introduce these two films for broadcasting? Wang Xiaohu was completely dumbfounded, the mainland is currently in the era of the Great Revolution, and the relationship with Hong Kong has not reached the same harmony as in memory, who would rashly introduce the mainland to broadcast at this time.
Run Run Shaw shook his head and said, "It's not that I want to take the film to play it, but I want to take a copy over there, I heard that someone in Guangdong wants to watch it." ”
Wang Xiaohu suddenly fell into memories after hearing this, some memories seemed to pour into his brain in a hazy way, but he couldn't grasp the slightest point, and his mind kept thinking about "mainland", "Guangdong", "Jingwumen" and "Ip Man", when he thought that his head was about to explode, he suddenly remembered a rumor, and immediately understood the key to it, is it really like that, if it is like that, it is really good! It's just that why is it two years earlier? He remembered that this rumor really happened 74 years ago, that is, 1 year after Bruce Lee's death.
"Whatever, two years in advance, it's not a bad thing anyway!" Wang Xiaohu pondered in his heart, and the expression on his face also changed from confusion to relaxation to ecstasy, and three expressions appeared in succession in just one minute, which made Shaw puzzled.
Wang Xiaohu was happy here, but Run Run Shaw was in a hurry, "Xiaohu, you have something to say, do you agree or not agree to this matter?" ”
"Promise, why not!" Wang Xiaohu patted his thigh and said loudly: "This is a great thing, I have no reason to refuse!" ”
"Or is it a good thing?" Now it was Shaw's turn to be surprised, "Aren't you afraid that the mainland will criticize you?" ”
"Hehe, it's okay, isn't it just to watch two films, it's not so outrageous." Wang Xiaohu did not have the slightest worry after figuring out this kind of key, on the contrary, he thought that if the rumor was true, it would be a good opportunity, an opportunity to enter the mainland market. After all, the market in Hong Kong will be limited by geography and population, and the mainland is still a blank market, which means that there are more profit margins to squeeze.
"Sixth uncle, I'm a little curious, who found you there." Wang Xiaohu immediately asked.
Run Run Shaw sighed and said, "A lawyer friend of mine, he was entrusted by the Hong Kong branch of Xinhua News Agency to come to me, but you know that my relationship with Wen Huai is not very harmonious, and he is urging him to copy it, so I have to look for you after thinking about it." ”
Wang Xiaohu nodded after hearing this, and said in his heart that since there is a Xinhua News Agency, this line should be right! "Sixth Uncle rest assured, I will handle this matter as soon as possible."
"That "Jingwumen" seems to be the copyright of Golden Harvest, right? Aren't you afraid that Wen Huai will sue you? ”
"Haha, lawsuit?" Wang Xiaohu laughed and said: "It doesn't matter if Jiahe wants to fight a lawsuit, don't you have a lawyer friend, Uncle Six, I will spend money to ask him to help me fight, and it will drag on for three years and five years, see who can drag it out."
(To be continued)