In the office, Lin Xiaozhi is entertaining guests.

Sitting on the sofa next to him, holding a draft script and looking down again, a man with fluffy medium and long hair and a big nose like a lump of flesh is the only one in Hong Kong, and it is Jackie Chan, one of Hong Kong's best action stars.

“…… Brother Long, the script that we are going to shoot is actually very much in line with your film style, and the investment is preliminarily determined to be 80 million Hong Kong dollars, of course, we can also accept an additional budget of no more than 20 million. In terms of directing, we will also invite the best action film directors in Hong Kong to direct, how about it? Interested in starring in the male lead? ”

When he came up, he went straight to the point, and he didn't drag his feet in the slightest.

In recent years, although Jackie Chan has always wanted to cooperate with the gaining momentum of Lin Xiaozhi and his Media Asia, he can become the highest local star in Hong Kong with his humble background, not just by daring to fight, but also by hiding a cautious heart behind the heroism on the surface. Flipping through the script quickly in his hand, he quickly browsed the ten lines at a glance, and he wanted to read the script first before answering Lin Xiaozhi.

In Hong Kong, Jackie Chan is known to be a pillar superstar of Golden Harvest. But except for a few people, most people in and out of the circle don't know that before and after the sequel to "Plan A" was finalized, Jackie Chan was no longer a signed artist of Golden Harvest, and even Chen Ziqiang, his agent who had been with him for many years, terminated the contract and chose to sign a contract with Weihe Pictures, which he invested in.

So from 87 years onwards, although he still maintained close cooperation with Golden Harvest, and even Weihe Pictures had Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang's shares, but making money for others and making money for himself are two different concepts, and since then he has gradually put more energy into his own company.

Since then, Jackie Chan and Golden Harvest have basically maintained the number of two films in three years, and almost every film company of his own has to participate in the investment, but it is far less frequent than the filming frequency in the early years at Golden Harvest.

Throughout the past few years, Jackie Chan has invested in and filmed movies, except for the police story series, which is still good, the rest are difficult to say high-quality.

will cause this situation, although it is also related to Jackie Chan's frequent intervention in director filming in recent years, but the root cause is that it is actually a good script.

Lin Xiaozhi knows this, and knows that Jackie Chan has not been successful in recent years because of his cooperation with Golden Harvest, and at the same time has repeatedly hoped that his movies can be imagined in Europe and the United States and take the opportunity to enter Hollywood.

Otherwise, this nominal superstar of Golden Harvest would not have gone to the banquet after he contacted him in a private capacity, and he did not reveal the tone of inviting him to join a new movie at Media Asia.

The script for Jackie Chan to read now is not the new movie he prepared for himself, but the book "Hurricane Rescue" created by Chen Bo, a screenwriter signed by Media Asia, which was revised by him personally.

is like this kind of movie that takes the route of the protagonist and has strong personal heroism, in fact, there are not many suitable actors in Hong Kong, and the most suitable candidate is Jackie Chan. When he saw Chen Bo writing the original script in the company, he actually had an idea and was ready to ask himself to work with him before, but he had always admired Jackie Chan to make this movie in the past, and he also made a decision early on the selection of the director, that is, to let the hero film director - John Woo, whose career has also encountered a low ebb in the past two years, take the helm.

Xu was because of his urging, Jackie Chan obviously accelerated his reading speed, and after a few minutes, he finally read the script hastily, he put the book on the coffee table next to him, and his face was full of smiles: "Great script, this is the work that just won the runner-up in the first script competition not long ago!" ”

Not long ago, the first script competition hosted by the Hong Kong Film Society has come to a successful conclusion, and the final champion was won by the powerful screenwriter Gu Dezhao's "Tang Bohu Dots Autumn Fragrance", and the second and third were given to "Hurricane Rescue" and "New Drunken Fist" respectively. The Hong Kong Screenplay Competition, which will be held every year after Lin Hsiaozhi's proposal, was undoubtedly a success, and all the works that broke into the top 16 were bought out and signed by major film companies in Hong Kong, of which Media Asia alone signed three works.

Lin Xiaozhi smiled and nodded, "Hurricane Rescue", which was created by Chen Bo and modified by himself and the media Asia screenwriting team, is not inferior to "Tang Bohu Dots Autumn Fragrance" if it is wonderful, but because "Tang Bohu Dots Autumn Fragrance" is more in line with the aesthetics of Hong Kong people, the judges voted one more vote than him when they competed for the championship.

It's just that Jackie Chan hasn't immediately said that he will accept it after reading the script, and this attitude makes him a little uncertain. But after thinking about it carefully, he quickly understood that Golden Harvest must have contacted Jackie Chan about the filming of "Drunken Fist 2" before.

"Drunken Fist" was once the famous work that made Jackie Chan succeed Bruce Lee and become a new generation of action superstars in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Southeast Asia as soon as it appeared on the screen.

However, Lin Xiaozhi thinks that he obviously has concerns, and the sequel curse of the series is a level that is difficult to overcome easily when looking at the world. Even in Hong Kong, the two most successful series of films "Once Upon a Time" (old version) and "Best Partner" are often repeated at the box office, and no one can guarantee that the next film will be better than the last, otherwise he should have readily agreed when Golden Harvest asked him to shoot "Drunken Fist 2", instead of appearing in Media Asia now, in Lin Xiaozhi's office.

As soon as he thought of this, he suddenly knew what to expect, and said directly: "Brother Long, are you still going to think about it for a few more days?" In terms of salary and treatment, Media Asia will definitely give you the best, the strength of the crew and special effects, I think we are also first-class in the whole of Hong Kong. As for the director, I have chosen the best director for this film, and I can also guarantee that this film will be released in European and American theaters, which will be very helpful for your acting career to improve! ”

As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately felt that Jackie Chan's heart was moved. People's expressions may be hidden, but their eyes don't lie, Jackie Chan is like this now, but he seems to be a little hesitant, just as Lin Xiaozhi was about to urge again, he didn't expect him to say it himself.

"Lin Sheng, the script is really in line with my usual style, and I myself am happy to star in this movie. It's just that not long ago, I have agreed in principle to participate in the new drama "Drunken Fist 2" that Golden Harvest is preparing to film, although the movie will not start until the end of the year, but it may not be easy to finish this movie in such a short time. And ......"

He seemed to hesitate, but quickly continued, "If I can, my Weihe also wants to participate in the investment of this movie!" ”

Lin Xiaozhi's face was stunned, he didn't expect Jackie Chan to make this request. Because since his debut, it is well known that the films shot by his company never accept investment from others, even if it is with Li Xiuxian, Liu Zhenwei, Tsui Hark, John Woo and others, he and Media Asia Investment have participated in their film production, and he has always been strong.

This is also the reason why there is capital in Taiwan that has long been dissatisfied with him, and finally caused the provincial authorities to attack him. You must know that since the Bruce Lee era in the 70s, Taiwanese capital has been deeply involved in the filming of most films in Hong Kong, even Golden Harvest and New Arts City, in the past, in order to share risks, they would more or less accept some investment from Taiwanese capital. But Lin Xiaozhi has never done such a thing, but Fan Media Asia has determined the movies he wants to invest in shooting, even if it is the "Huang Feihong" series that Tsui Hark is interested in, the investment initiative for filming is now in the hands of Media Asia.

Although this kind of overbearing style of feeding a family has made many capitals in Hong Kong and Taiwan dissatisfied, it has also brought rich dividends to Media Asia. In a short period of time, Lin Xiaozhi did not consider changing his consistent style, because as long as he was there, Media Asia would take advantage of the time and place, and he would not worry about not being able to make good movies for a long time in the future, so he would naturally be able to continuously get more box office dividends from overseas to strengthen himself.

However, there are always surprises!

Now that Hong Kong Governor Chris Patten intends to take a knife against Hong Kong, it will inevitably affect the development of Hong Kong films, and in the face of the American blockbusters that may be coming, he can unite a little more strength to resist the cold winter and give up part of the profits. Especially artists like Jackie Chan, whose acting skills and strength are good, and who also have great influence in the circle.

He pretended to think for a moment before looking at Jackie Chan and said, "Brother Long, you should know that the films produced by our Media Asia never accept investment from other parties, even if there are cooperation with other film companies, but the methods are very different. So this time, even if I open a special case for you, I will accept an investment of 10 million from Weihe at most! ”

Jackie Chan's face turned red, he naturally knew that Media Asia has strong financial resources, and it also has a wide range of overseas channels, if the movie is released overseas after it is made, even if the film shooting cost is hundreds of millions, as long as the box office overseas especially in Europe and the United States gets more than two or three million US dollars, the cost can be recovered, and the rest is rich returns.

Obviously, people can eat alone, but he wants to eat it with a piece of meat, which is already very unauthentic. So after seeing Lin Xiaozhi nodding his head and agreeing, he didn't mention any of the excuses he had said before, and he happily agreed to take over the filming of this movie. But he made up his mind in his heart, if his first cooperation with Media Asia was successful, he would naturally continue to cooperate with this giant that can now be called a global strength in the future.

In terms of salary, Jackie Chan took the initiative to give Media Asia a discount and quoted a price of 6 million, with his current worth less than 10 million, others will not be able to move at all, in fact, the latest police story series film he co-produced with Golden Harvest also received a salary of 9 million. Lin Xiaozhi naturally understands that this is his overture, but compared to the future income of "Hurricane Rescue", which will be screened in Europe and the United States, although he receives some less salary, he can get more profits.

When the two finished talking, they began to chat. Not long after chatting, the reception below reminded Lin Xiaozhi that the other two guests he invited today had also arrived, and asked people to invite Chow Yun-fat and John Woo to his office, and after seeing the two of them come in, Lin Xiaozhi smiled and invited the two of them to sit down: "Brother Fa, Brother J, it can be regarded as waiting for the two of you." Brother Long has only just arrived, since everyone is here, don't be restrained and sit down and rest first, let's talk while chatting! ”