On November 20, 1977, on the sixth day of Wang Xiaohu's arrival in Los Angeles, Stallone had read the novel "First Blood" twice like crazy, and then he admired Wang Xiaohu even more. 【Reading.com】

Because it took him several days to read the novel, he found that his understanding of the novel was far inferior to Wang Xiaohu's thin three-page script outline. At that time, he was puzzled and asked why it was so fast. Wang Xiaohu smiled and said that he had read this novel a few years ago, and it was natural to adapt the script quickly.

Stallone did not doubt him, and directly took the outline of the script and began to refine the storyboards, while designing the action with the help of Jackie Chan. It can be said that this is the first collaboration between Ssangyong and the only one in the history of Hollywood films.

Through this collaboration, Stallone has become more confident in the action scenes of "First Blood", and he has also specially visited the theater to watch "Police Story" several times, strengthening his concept of action through his understanding of the movie.

Jackie Chan also gained a lot during this time, he learned from Stallone about the expectations and habits of American audiences for action, and laid a pretty good foundation for rushing into the Hollywood market in the future.

So what is Wang Xiaohu doing? He was caught in the theater by Spielberg for the premiere of Contact of the Third Kind.

"Contact of the Third Kind" cost Wang Xiaohu $19.4 million before and after, of which $3.3 million was spent on special effects shots in the film, far more expensive than "Jaws", which was one of the few major productions in Hollywood at the time.

And this is such a money-burning movie that is only invested by Wang Xiaohu, the Oriental they hate, Hollywood predators feel incredible, not only is it inconceivable, but they are looking forward to the dismal box office of the film, so that this unruly Oriental will suffer a big loss, so as not to be more unpopular in the future.

The film did not suffer as much as those who hated Wang Xiaohu prayed for, and caused a very big sensation in the United States after its release, unlike the real horror brought to them by "Jaws", this time Spielberg filmed very delicately, and comprehensively shot an almost religious fanatical atmosphere, and the sci-fi scenes were amazingly imposing, especially the scene of the flying saucer landing was the most outstanding.

"Contact of the Third Kind" won 9 million box office in the first week of release, and the box office suddenly climbed to 35 million in the second week, and the theaters released expanded from the initial 500 to 800.

"For the unknown world, for the unknown life, we always have awe and respect. It is shameful for human beings not to live in illusion, to die of exhaustion in the entertainment of their own making, and to live in sorrow in the lies they have fabricated. Type 3 contact is, in a sense, a kind of washing. ”

Famous film critic Bill. Valen gave "Contact of the Third Kind" a 10, claiming that the film was a film with both characters and special effects.

Of course, there are also people who go to Wang Xiaohu and start to make critical remarks.

"What is this? None of us knew what shit Steven was trying to express, he made me so depressed that I watched this movie almost in a drowsy state! ”

"This is not a lesson for Concord, it turns out that the Oriental people do not understand our American culture, they invest their money in a new director, and the new director makes such a rough movie, it can only be said that they are all doomed!"

Hearing these opposing voices, Spielberg was very shocked, but Wang Xiaohu didn't think so, and comforted: "Dude, don't care about those opposing voices, even if they have a good reputation in Hollywood, but their tastes don't represent the audience, don't you see that our box office is soaring, this is their jealousy vent, forgive them." ”

"Thank you." Spielberg shrugged his shoulders and said indifferently: "Boss, you're right, they are jealous of me, they can't understand what I shoot at all, fortunately as my investor, you are not affected, but I am affected, which is simply too ironic." ”

"Put away your words of thanks and go shoot "ET"! Know that you're going to be more stressed next year! ”

Spielberg said, "yes, that George guy's Star Wars is going to collide with me, I don't know who is going to beat whom?" ”

In Wang Xiaohu's memory, "Star Wars" was released first, which led to a great impact on the box office of "Type 3 Contact" released at the end of the year, but now it is different, without the big killer weapon of "Star Wars", the box office profit of "No. 3" can get more room for development.

In fact, it also proved Wang Xiaohu's expectations, when he and Jackie Chan returned to Hong Kong, it was already Christmas, and "Contact of the Third Kind" earned 65 million US dollars in a month, directly becoming the box office champion at the end of the year in North America, once again confirming the myth of Wang Xiaohu.

So Hollywood defined December 28 as "Tiger Said", which means that every year around Christmas, the Oriental is like a tiger to seize their box office, snatch their audience, dominate the box office top, and become a nightmare that they can never wield!

"The tiger is coming!" It has also become the longest-mentioned mantra in the Hollywood industry in 1977, as soon as the Oriental arrives in Hollywood, they know that nothing good is happening, either to create a box office myth, or to pick up the statuette, or to shoot a new film

After Wang Xiaohu returned to Hong Kong, the first thing he handled was to arrange for John Woo and his wife to go to Los Angeles.

Speaking of John Woo, this guy has been out of control since he was borrowed by Xu Guanwen, and has helped Xu Guanwen shoot a lot of popular comedies in the past few years, and he just directed "Money Cold" at the end of 77.

And John Woo also finished his life events at the end of last month, and Xiao Yuzi lived a very nourishing life, but John Woo himself was not very happy, because at first he wanted to learn things from Wang Xiaohu, but Wang Xiaohu "assigned" him to Xu Guanwen to shoot comedy movies that he is not very good at.

So after receiving the news of Wang Xiaohu's summons, Wu Yusen started a jail as soon as he entered the door: "Ah Hu, when will I go back to Xiehe, I don't want to shoot comedies anymore!" I'm going to make kung fu movies or cop movies like Police Story, and I have a lot of ideas about the latter, but I actually feel like the shootout part could be more exciting."

"Don't worry!" Wang Xiaohu smiled and said, "I knew you would be unable to hold your breath, and I called you here this time to arrange a good errand for you." I went to the United States this time and fell in love with a novel, you don't care what type of novel it is, in short, there are a lot of things in it that interest you, and I want to send you over as an assistant director to help Stallone. ”

"Stallone? That Rocky? Wu Yusen asked suspiciously.

"Well, he's right, but he's not Rocky now, he's a fat pig!" Wang Xiaohu said angrily: "Of course, you don't have to manage too many things in the past this time, mainly to practice your ideas in gunfight action design." ”

Wu Yusen was immediately happy when he heard it, he originally wanted to find a reason to cooperate with Jackie Chan to practice his ideas, but he didn't expect Wang Xiaohu to directly let him go to a broader stage like Hollywood.

A few years ago, when he was in Hollywood, he was already very shocked, knowing that Wang Xiaohu's market there was far larger than that of Hong Kong, and the film investment there was often tens of millions of dollars, so it was a rare opportunity to be trained in such a mature environment.

"Ah Hu, when will you let me pass?" Wu Yusen asked anxiously.

"Let's go back after the New Year." Wang Xiaohu said: "Stallone still needs to lose weight, leave him some time, by the way, you don't seem to have a new house after getting married, right?" ”

Wu Yusen nodded a little embarrassed when he heard this: "Yes, Guanwen's salary is not very timely, and I haven't saved enough money to buy a house." ”

In fact, among the four major satellite companies, only Xu Guanwen's company team is the strongest, it is precisely because the strength is too strong, Xu Guanwen has accumulated considerable wealth over the years, but his wealth has slipped into his own pocket except for a part of the concord company, how to say it, this person is sometimes too stingy, except for his brother, outsiders never take the initiative to raise their salaries, and the bonus is even less pitiful, so this is one of the reasons why Wu Yusen has always wanted to find Wang Xiaohu.

"Come to the company tomorrow to find Azhi to get the key to the new house, if you can't get married and can't live in the new house, Miss Niu will definitely feel uncomfortable!" Wang Xiaohu said.

"Hu, you"

Wang Xiaohu interrupted him and said: "Don't disagree, I happened to be in the United States when you got married, and I was very unhappy not to attend your wedding, and now I want you to go to the United States, how can you do without a decent home, if you refuse, I will be angry." ”

Wu Yusen was moved, nodded vigorously and said, "Chunlong and I thank you." ”

"What's polite, the company will rely on you in the future, come on, John." Wang Xiaohu said with a smile.

Wang Xiaohu arranged for John Witch to help Sylvester Stallone shoot "First Blood", in fact, there is another purpose, after all, "First Blood" is a movie invested and filmed by himself, and many scenes of firearms fighting in the film are very visually effective, and Wu Yusen will be a master in this area in the future, and the stunts and special effects he designed are impossible to imitate in the whole of Hollywood, Wang Xiaohu plans to let him go there to practice his hands, and when his mind matures, he will immediately arrange for him to shoot the hero series.

The hero film series is what John Woo should shoot the most, "Bloody Street", "The True Colors of Heroes", "Across the Seas", "Spicy Detective", tsk, thinking of these classic films, Wang Xiaohu feels burning all over.

Little Pony, come out quickly!

(To be continued)