Unlike other action heroes of the period, Shange Winton displayed a more gentle temperament. He's not as hard to conquer as Schwarzenegger, and not as brutal as Stallone. His memorable skills (he showed off a horse and a 360-degree slalom kick in almost every film) also set him apart from other stars.

He is not as mainstream as other stars, only a limited number of fans continue to support Shange Winton's films, and his most profitable films are not particularly sensational in the United States, on the other hand, Shange Winton's influence in the world is unmatched.

If Wang Xiaohu were asked to make a comprehensive evaluation of Shange Yunton, he would say this: "Shangge Yunton is one of the few tough guys in Hollywood who rely on real kung fu instead of fighting the world with fists and legs." ”

Yes, Shange Winton once worshipped Chinese kung fu superstar Bruce Lee, and since he was a child, he dreamed of one day mastering a stunt like "Li Sanjiao" and becoming a kung fu superstar like him. Then he put it into action and realized this dream in his own way, and his experience was also filmed as a pseudo-documentary autobiography, known as the "Western Bruce Lee".

"Tiger. King, wilt thou take me as a disciple? Shang Ge Yunton looked at Wang Xiaohu with a look of disdain, but he didn't know that the latter was in a fugue.

"Huh? Is it? Do you want to worship me as a teacher? Wang Xiaohu touched his nose with some surprise, in fact, Shange Yunton had already proposed to apprentice three times, but he didn't care.

Shang Ge Yunton's little face showed an excited look, and he grabbed Wang Xiaohu's arm tightly and said, "Yes, I want to learn Wing Chun and Jeet Kune Do." ”

"Of course." Cultivating future world fighting champions has always been Wang Xiaohu's hobby, although this hobby is a bit unprofessional, he nodded and said: "But I'm afraid it's not a good time now, you better go back to Belgium to learn karate first, and it's not too late to look for me when you have some foundation." ”

"So you agreed?" Shang Ge Yunton jumped happily: "That's great, this is my address, I'll look for you when I have basic skills, will you always be in Hollywood?" ”

Wang Xiaohu thought for a while and said: "In fact, I'm just a passer-by in Hollywood, hehe, I mainly develop in Hong Kong." "He won't tell Xiao Shang that he is only making money in Hollywood, this kind of idea can only be said in his heart, and he can't be moved to the stage." But I walk around Hollywood a few times a year. ”

"I'm going to be in Los Angeles for a week, I wonder if you'll take the time to teach me two tricks?"

"Okay, but I really don't have time these days, let's contact at any time, this is my temporary hotel in Los Angeles."

After getting Wang Xiaohu's address at the Los Angeles hotel, Shange Winton left happily, and Wang Xiaohu chatted with a few American fans before leaving[***], and went to find the next distribution agency according to the contact information left by Winterdur.

For a whole afternoon, Wang Xiaohu ran to two distribution agencies.

MGM said: "I'm sorry, our theater schedules are slow, and we can't release your company's films, so let's cooperate next time." ”

finally met a medium-sized distribution agency willing to see the sample film, but the other party's conditions could not be accepted by Wang Xiaohu: "Oriental director, you must know that now Hollywood is interested in Bruce. Li is interested, if we represent this film, we will take a lot of risks, we have to think about the reputation of our company, so the share must be doubled, otherwise there is no need to talk about it! ”

"Turn over your sister!" Wang Xiaohu left angrily, feeling a little lost, to be precise, this is the first time he has encountered such a heavy blow in the film industry after his rebirth!

He is not like Brother Xiaolong, who has accumulated a wide network in Hollywood, and he still ignores the impact of Brother Xiaolong on his life. Just like now, when others see themselves, they will be surprised first, and then when they see that the film they handed over is an American film instead of a Chinese kung fu movie, not a Bruce Lee movie, they will scoff at it and reject themselves for various reasons.

"If you have a lot of information on hand about Bruce. Lee's film is a priority for contacting me. MGM's cinema manager handed Wang Xiaohu a business card before leaving.

The more they are like this, the more Wang Xiaohu refuses to admit defeat, Brother Xiaolong's movie, we still have a set of "Warriors" in our hands that has not yet been released, but it must not be handed over to you for distribution! ""Warrior" is Brother Xiaolong's real posthumous work, I will wait for myself to gain a foothold in Hollywood, and then use my own theater to read and release it!"

The [***] film company, CBS, and Warner Bros. that gave priority to the release of "Rocky" in memory all refused, and Wang Xiaohu looked at the only remaining 20th Century Fox company in his hand, and finally gritted his teeth to try his luck.

Unlike the attitude of several other major companies, George Brown, the manager of the searchlight distribution agency of 20th Century Fox, is the manager of the company. Wilson (apocryphal) received Wang Xiaohu very warmly.

"Young man, please don't doubt our sincerity, although we also want you to provide Chinese kung fu movies, but I firmly believe that there is only one blues in the world. Lee, no one can replace his low position. "George. Wilson analyzed rationally: "Of course, the premise is that I want to see your film first, if it is really as unbearable as the outside world rumores, I will unceremoniously invite you home!" ”

"If Mr. Wilson can stick to the whole thing and think the film is garbage, I have nothing to say." Wang Xiaohu still has enough confidence in "Rocky", after all, he has put a lot of effort into this film, and it is his first work to hit the Hollywood market.

Inside the small screening room of the searchlight, George . Wilson was sitting precariously watching "Rocky", and after nearly 40 minutes of the film, he had begun to yawn, so he said to Wang Xiaohu: "Isn't it a little too dull?" ”

Wang Xiaohu shrugged his shoulders and said, "Mr. Wilson, please wait a little longer." "George. Wilson had to nod helplessly, if the next plot was so dull, he would definitely turn around and leave.

When the jazzy trumpet sound of "Gonna-Fly-Now" sounded, a drowsy George . Wilson's eyes lit up, and his back involuntarily left his seat, watching intently the plot of Rocky's running on the screen.

Wang Xiaohu looked at George. Wilson's expression and a faint smile on the corner of his mouth filled with a faint smile, he knew that success was not far away. Only after watching Rocky run and cheer up, will everyone experience the excitement and inspiration, and will understand the preciousness of this film throughout the film.

Two minutes and thirty-two seconds, Wang Xiaohu grasped this time very accurately, he saw George. Wilson clenched his fists and his eyes wide for two minutes and thirty seconds. Wilson's whole body trembled!

Until the end of the film, George. Wilson came back to his senses, and his first reaction was to jump up and say to Wang Xiaohu: "Tiger, this is not fair!" It was clearly Rocky who won, so why did the referee award Apollo win? ”

Wang Xiaohu laughed, and all the viewers who watched "Rocky 1" will ask such questions, and they have accused the director and screenwriter, why can't the ending of the film be more perfect?

"Mr. Wilson, do you really think victory or defeat matters?" Wang Xiaohu raised his eyebrows and said with a smile: "Don't you think that a little person who has never met a talent and has a difficult life has the opportunity to defeat the world-famous boxing champion and become famous in a fight, and rely on his own hands to shake himself out of poverty, realize his ideals, and win wealth and respect The process is more interesting than the so-called victory or defeat?" ”

George. Wilson lowered his head and reminisced about the whole film, and after Wang Xiaohu said this, he finally understood the theme of the whole film. "Rocky's journey of struggle and growth, am I right, Tiger?"

Wang Xiaohu said: "Yes, that's right! ”

"Oh God! I'm glad I kept watching, otherwise I would have missed out on a classic movie! "George. Wilson has not yet come out of the shock brought by "Rocky", and after a long time, he calmly held Wang Xiaohu's hand and said: "Tiger, you gave me a surprise this time, yes, I think I was moved by this film, I will persuade our company's senior management to let them fight to arrange the release before the Valentine's Day schedule." ”

"Thank you, Mr. Wilson." Wang Xiaohu was a little complicated after hearing this reply, was he happy? Not at all, he even has a feeling of wanting to cry now, he finally realized the feeling that Brother Xiaolong had hit a wall everywhere when he worked hard in Hollywood, and at the same time, he also determined the idea of acquiring his Reading Cinema Line in Hollywood as soon as possible.

The initiative is only in his own hands is king, in this materialistic and extremely realistic developed country, he has understood that what he needs is to cheer up, just like Rocky, he must work hard to get out of the aura that Bruce Lee has invisibly given, what he needs is self-help, God directs to help those who help themselves!

George. Wilson did not let Wang Xiaohu wait, and the next day he invited Wang Xiaohu to talk about the contract, according to the idea of the 20th Century Fox executives, it is best to buy the broadcast rights of "Rocky" at one time, but Wang Xiaohu insisted on refusing, you must know that the value of "Rocky" is definitely not a few million dollars to buy, after several discussions, the two sides finally reached an agreement to share according to the box office results, that is, to continue the contract with Warner, the two sides split the account, However, the downside of this is that Searchlight Distribution will cut "Rocky" in half to 50 theaters, and if the box office performance is good, they will continue to increase the number of theaters, and even co-distribute with other companies.

Wang Xiaohu has no opinion on this, as long as "Rocky" can be released, he believes that everything will be fine-

Think about Bruce Lee's influence in the world, his death will definitely have a great impact on Xiaohu's career, if it weren't for Xiaohu's previous efforts, maybe the current Concord has collapsed, and it's the same for Hollywood, if Xiaomi directly writes about Xiaohu's smooth development, is it unrealistic? Always think about the overall situation.,As for the book review area, some people say that they want to fill the hole thoroughly.,I want to say it's a branch line.,Our main line is to make a movie.,In view of the fact that the pen power Xiaomi failed to grasp the plot of Brother Xiaolong's curtain call,I apologize for this。

(To be continued)