After the Spring Festival, there are many things to deal with in front of Concordia, and the first thing is the launch of "The True Color of Heroes". [Full text reading]

As the boss of Concordia, Wang Xiaohu witnessed the whole process of "The True Color of Heroes" from scratch, some of which he deliberately did.

It's not that Wang Xiaohu is ruthless, but that some movies are inevitable products of a special environment, and "The True Color of Heroes" is definitely the special of the special.

If either John Woo or Chow Yun-fat is not in the "unwilling" mentality at this time, then the same script, the same director, because of the different mentality, the film shot is definitely a different taste.

The changed flavor of "The True Color of Heroes" may still be a classic, but it is not a classic in Wang Xiaohu's memory.

When John Woo brought Chow Yun-fat, Dillon, Leslie Cheung, Li Zixiong and others to the set to prepare for the opening ceremony, only a few media reporters cheered on the stage.

Seeing this scene, John Woo and Chow Yun-fat glanced at each other, and both let out a helpless wry smile.

Dillon, Leslie Cheung and others were also in a depressed mood and looked depressed.

"Hey, no media is willing to support me, this is the most devastated time since I ever came to film." Chow Yun-fat sighed and said.

John Woo patted him on the shoulder, and he may be the only one in the entire crew who can understand Chow Yun-fat's mood.

"It's okay, the more this is the case, the more we should work hard, don't disappoint the boss's hopes, make a boy, cheer up."

Chow Yun-fat nodded, and stood behind John Woo with a strong fighting spirit to incense.

Suddenly, there was a commotion at the door of the set, followed by someone shouting.

"Hey, I said that a few of you are too boring, I, as a producer and producer, are not present, you have to start the film!"

"Hey, it's Brother Tiger!" Chow Yun-fat immediately turned around when he heard the sound.

Then he shouted in surprise: "Director, it's the boss, wow, Sister Zhi and Qingxia are here, as well as Uncle Zhan and Uncle Hui, how can there be a bunch of reporters!" ”

Not only was Chow Yun-fat stunned, but even John Woo was surprised when he saw the scale of the people who came and the movements that were being made.

Isn't it, I saw Wang Xiaohu, Zhao Yazhi, and Lin Qingxia taking the lead, followed by the two veterans of the Hong Kong music scene: Huang Zhan and Gu Jiahui.

Wang Xiaohu walked briskly, and blamed him dissatisfiedly: "Hey, look at the lifeless virtues of a few of you, the start-up ceremony is so simple, people who don't know still think that I deliberately deducted your funds and didn't give you investment!" ”

"Uh, boss, we, we didn't think anyone was paying attention, so we didn't even invite the lion dance team." John Woo scratched his head and explained.

"That's right, it's going to affect the reputation of our Concord International." Zhao Yazhi came over and complained: "Fortunately, we have prepared it a long time ago." ”

With the finger of Zhao Yazhi's hand, there was a deafening sound of gongs and drums behind the crowd, and more than a dozen majestic lions appeared in various manners, and at the same time, the sound of firecrackers exploded.

The originally lifeless set suddenly became a sea of joy, and John Woo, Chow Yun-fat and others suddenly showed excited smiles on their faces.

"Boss, thank you for coming!" John Woo heartfelt.

"Do you and I still need to be so polite?" Wang Xiaohu drove Wu Yusen with a smile and said: "Okay, Uncle Zhan and Uncle Hui were captured by me to score the movie, and the theme song was given to Shizai to sing to give full play to his appeal in the singing world. ”

"No, I, I'm not good at dealing with journalists." Wu Yusen had a bitter face, and he was also very upset when he was interviewed by reporters.

"What are you afraid of?" Seeing this, Wang Xiaohu encouraged: "You have to know one thing, media reporters are all for the entertainment industry, whether it is positive or negative reports, it will arouse the public's attention to the film, as long as you can make good use of it, it can be regarded as a means of publicity, and you don't need to spend money, you learn more in this regard, by the way, Fa Tsai and others will help Ah John deal with the next scene." ”

"Brother Tiger, I will." Chow Yun-fat responded happily.

"Okay, it's done, I have other things to do, I'll leave it to you here." Wang Xiaohu clapped his hands, and before leaving, he didn't forget to tell the stunned Leslie Cheung: "Shizai, what are you still doing in a daze, hurry up and say hello to Uncle Hui and Uncle Zhan, the theme song!" ”

"Oh, oh."

By the time the reporters came to their senses, Wang Xiaohu had already slipped away. Fortunately, Zhao Yazhi did not leave, she not only participated in the start-up ceremony as a producer, but also arranged for Phoenix TV to do the work of recording tidbits.

She also knows that the crew of "The True Color of Heroes" is not favored by the outside world, so she can't fall behind in the publicity work, so she came up with a small plan, that is, she will shoot the crew every week and broadcast it through the TV station to improve the exposure of the film in front of the public.

The next day, major news newspapers commented one after another, and just as Wang Xiaohu expected, the mainstream media was not optimistic about "The True Colors of Heroes".

"Two out-of-fashion actors, a comedian facing retirement, will they stage "The True Color of Heroes" or Chengren's farce?"

There is a newspaper whose views are very sharp, to the core, and have won the praise of the public.

After leaving Shaw Brothers, John Woo first joined Hui's Pictures, filmed a few comedies and then "disappeared", in the past two years, he did not see any action in the circle, let an almost retired comedy director remake the classic movie directed by Long Gang, it is difficult to figure out what Wang Xiaohu means, is he not afraid of smashing the golden sign of Concorde International?

Let's talk about the starring Chow Yun-fat, a "Mulan" at the Cannes Film Festival can be described as infinitely beautiful, not only let Lin Qingxia be crowned, Wang Xiaohu also won the Palme d'Or, but the film's male lead Chow Yun-fat performed mediocre in the film, and even the supporting role Stephen Chow's acting skills are better than him, just like his performance in the film industry in the past two years, the box office appeal is also very loose, let him be the starring role, it is better to let Stephen Chow play!

As for Leslie Cheung, I only know that he is a singer who has just won the top position of Lisheng Records, according to the in-depth investigation of this newspaper, Leslie Cheung only participated in TVB's artist training last year, and after graduation, he did not have the slightest acting skills, and he did not even run the trick and Dillon"

Similar opinions abound, in short, Hong Kong media said that they would maintain a wait-and-see attitude towards the prospect of Wang Xiaohu's investment in the filming of "The True Color of Heroes".

After all, in the past ten years, Concord International, whether it is a pure Hong Kong film or a few films cooperated with the mainland, more than 90% of the works produced and produced are high-quality, and Sammo Hung , Jackie Chan , Yuan Heping and other main cadres have all delivered satisfactory volumes in more than ten years.

In comparison, the combination of "True Colors of Heroes" makes people extremely suspicious.

In the face of a bunch of doubts, Wang Xiaohu calmly dealt with it, and at the same time did not forget to encourage John Woo and Chow Yun-fat, and even strengthened the security force of the crew of "The True Color of Heroes" to ensure that the film was not disturbed by other media during the filming, but left Phoenix TV for an exclusive interview.

Concord International was not in a hurry, but Taiwan's Zhang Che was not in a hurry, and Director Zhang Da heard that the disciples were embattled, and he couldn't stay stunned all of a sudden, so he actually ran to Hong Kong to help the disciples.

After Wang Xiaohu heard the news, he hurried to the set to greet him.

No matter what, Zhang Che's contribution to Hong Kong films, especially in kung fu and martial arts genre films, is obvious to all, it can be said that before Bruce Lee, Zhang Che was mentioned, which is almost a representative of martial arts films, and the first "One-armed Knife" in Hong Kong to break the box office of one million is in an extraordinary position on the rivers and lakes.

"Mr. Zhang, I didn't expect to alarm you, it's really Xiaohu who didn't think about it, didn't think it through." Wang Xiaohu held Zhang Che's hand and kept apologizing.

I thought that when I "tricked" John Wu out of Shaw Brothers, I patted my chest and promised to take my beloved disciples well.

Now that the master can't stand it, it's a bit of a hint of asking the teacher for sin.

"Whatever Mr. Wang said, John told me everything."

Zhang Che still maintained the habit of wearing sunglasses back then, and after sitting down, he said with a smile: "I was worried at first, but I just read the script, as well as the relevant configuration of the crew, and then asked John about some shooting steps, and now I am completely relieved." ”

The first director in Hong Kong to break one million box office, his ability is by no means blown, Zhang Che has been in the crew for less than half a day, and he has already learned all aspects of "The True Color of Heroes".

In the eyes of outsiders, John Woo has not had any works in the past two years, but in fact, John Woo not only participated in the filming of the Hollywood blockbuster "First Blood" as an action director, gun director, and assistant director, but also participated in the filming of "Terminator" last year.

So what, one might say? After all, it's an American film, and we Hong Kong people can't see it.

But the great director Zhang Che is thinking about another layer of deep meaning, Wang Xiaohu's move is definitely to cultivate John Woo, who has the ability to mix Hollywood movies these years? Except for Wang Xiaohu, you can't find a second choice in Hong Kong and Asia.

In addition, after Zhang Che read the script, he was more sure of the potential value of this movie, and to put it bluntly, it will create a trend.

John Woo's development in the world film industry has begun to steadily converge, but he is now unclear about Wang Xiaohu's next plan.

"It's hard for you to come to Hong Kong once, why don't you stay for a few more days, and by the way, help Ah John take charge of the camera." Wang Xiaohu said with a smile.

Zhang Che hurriedly waved his hand and said: "With your international director as the producer, I still don't want to be ugly with these two brushes." ”

Zhang Che smiled heartily after speaking: "Haha, Mr. Wang, I believe that with the ability of Concord International, this film will definitely be a great success, but I don't know how you will deal with the follow-up after that?" ”

Wang Xiaohu was stunned for a moment and said: "Mr. Zhang really has a problem with me, following the trend has always been a hidden danger of Hong Kong films, after a film is successful, everyone else is swarming to share the remaining box office value, and I have no cure for this, but I think as long as you open up a few more genre films and have more choices, everyone will not be like this." ”

"Hmm." Zhang Che nodded when he heard this: "It seems that you already have a plan." ”

"It's not a plan, it's just a preliminary idea." Wang Xiaohu said.

(To be continued)