Chapter 46: The Genius and the Idiot
In order to avoid Zhao Yazhi from being forced to ask again, Xu Guanwu simply closed his eyes and pretended to be asleep, but he really fell asleep like this.
By the time he woke up, it was already early the next morning.
"Damn!" Thinking that he had wasted another night, Xu Guanwu was depressed and just wanted to bang his head against the wall.
"So you're really not as good as a beast." After Zhao Yazhi woke him up, she couldn't help but laugh.
"If you want me to be a beast, there's still time." How could Xu Guanwu be willing to be molested by a beautiful woman, and hurriedly pointed to the yurt road erected below.
"Phew!" Zhao Yazhi took a sip, turned around and left.
Xu Guanwu grabbed her and dragged her hard, and dragged her down on the bed, followed by "The Eiffel Tower flips and flips again!" ”
Her cheeks were flushed, her breath was short, and she couldn't even breathe.
A kiss was emotional, Xu Guanwu saw Zhao Yazhi's face with spring, and he couldn't help but touch it.
"Don't!" Zhao Yazhi tried her best to grab his big hand that was evil, and she didn't let it into the forbidden area even if she died, "I'll talk about it later, I don't want to do it here." ”
Xu Guanwu saw that Zhao Yazhi insisted, so he had no choice but to give up, but he still kissed him for a while before letting go.
"You know how to bully me, get dressed and go downstairs to eat." Zhao Yazhi struggled to stand up and flattened her wrinkled clothes.
Although he was not able to take the opportunity to cook raw rice and cooked rice, Xu Guanwu still made a breakthrough and successfully broke through from second base to third base.
Therefore, in the morning, Xu Guanwu was like a fox who stole a chicken, laughing non-stop, and making the white lady laugh flustered.
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"Big brother, I handed over the distribution rights of the next two movies in Taiwan to Zhang Anle and Wu Dun of the Bamboo Union Gang." At the dinner table, Xu Guanwu told Xu Guanwen the news.
"Ahem!" Xu Guanjie was drinking milk, but when he heard it, he was immediately choked.
"What? They're the underworld! Xu Guanwen was also taken aback, "Second brother, we are doing legitimate business when we make movies, and we can't have anything to do with the underworld." ”
"Now Taiwan's film and television companies, in addition to those state-owned companies, are there any companies that have not been touched by **? In Hong Kong, New Ngee An has recently opened a company. The money from making movies is quick and easy to launder money, and those people will not let go of this piece of fat. So it's useless to just run away from this problem. Xu Guanwu explained.
"I cooperated with the Bamboo Union Gang this time, and I just wanted to use their ability to protect our market in Taipei. In this way, we are not afraid that Golden Harvest will cause trouble for us. Xu Guanwu said, "And after all, we are separated from them by a sea, even if something happens, we can't be implicated, so what are we afraid of." ”
"It's better to be careful." Xu Guanwen thought about it, but there was no more way, so he had to nod and say.
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After two days in Taiwan, Xu Guanwu flew back to Hong Kong again.
In the following days, he first gave Xu Guanwen the outline of the movie "Genius and Idiot".
Although the opening work "Ghost Horse Double Star" was an instant hit, Xu Guanwen did not have the slightest pride.
After completing the publicity task in Taipei, he immediately put down all entertainment and dive into preparing for the next movie.
Xu Guanwu knew that Xu Guanwen's requirements for movies were quite high, and if there was no high-quality script, he would rather not start the film.
A person as strict as him is relatively rare in the Hong Kong film industry.
Once most Hong Kong movie stars become famous, most of them will take the opportunity to take on a few more. It doesn't matter if the script is complete, whether the role is suitable, and whether there will be a breakthrough in his acting skills. All in all, as long as the salary is high.
But Xu Guanwen is not like this, even in his most popular seventies and eighties, he also maintained a rate of one a year. Therefore, the quality of Hui's films was ensured, and he became the veritable king of ghost horse comedy in the seventies and eighties.
Seeing that Xu Guanwen was busy collecting materials everywhere, and even dressed up to go to the slums to collect style, Xu Guanwu hurriedly took out "Genius and Idiot" locked in the bank vault.
"Genius and Idiot" is a story about two mental hospital workers who daydream of getting rich and use all means to get the whereabouts of treasure from the mouths of patients. But being clever was mistaken by being smart, and fell into the trap set by the scammer before.
Xu Guanwen was very surprised when he saw this story outline, "Ah Wu, how did you come up with this story?" Borrowing a psychiatric hospital to map the whole society, the doctor and the handyman think they are smart, but they are tricked by a psychopath. Who is a genius and who is an idiot? It's a very good idea. ”
"I had read some news reports before, so I had this idea." Xu Guanwu said with a smile.
"It's very good, I'll find Wei Xiong and Tianci to adapt it, and it can become a good script." Xu Guanwen said happily.
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While Xu Guanwen was busy adapting the script, Xu Guanjie was brought to the United States by film director Luo Wei to shoot "Little Heroes Havoc in Chinatown".
This film is a sequel to last year's "Little Hero on the Road", and the box office of the last film reached 1.56 million Hong Kong dollars, ranking eighth in the annual film box office list.
Luo Wei tasted the sweetness, and after seeing Xu Guanzhuo acting in "Ghost Horse Double Star", his popularity soared. immediately organized people to shoot "Little Heroes Havoc in Chinatown".
This time, director Luo Wei moved the stage from the slums of Hong Kong to Chinatown in the United States, which can be described as a huge investment.
Xu Guanjie's salary also jumped from the previous 50,000 Hong Kong dollars to 200,000 Hong Kong dollars, achieving a triple jump.
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Ah Sam went to the United States, Xu Guanwen was busy changing the script, Xu Guanying and Zhao Yazhi were busy filming "Fa Qian Han", and Xu Guanwu was left alone to be bored.
"Sanmao, which group did "Snake Trickster" shoot? It's been a long time since I've come to see it. Xu Guanwu came to the wilderness, the filming site of "Serpentine Trickster", and asked Hong Jingbao with a smile.
"To be honest, no director wants to see the producer walking around the crew every day." Hong Jingbao said with a smile, "Mr. Xu, I heard that "Ghost Horse Double Star" is a big hit in Taiwan, I really want to congratulate you." ”
"No matter how big it is, it's just that copyright fee." Xu Guanwu waved his hand and said, he actually prefers box office sharing.
However, other film companies would rather choose to buy and sell with a hammer, because the box office is divided into different parts of the time for a long time, and many companies are anxious for the return of funds, so they would rather choose a faster payment method.
Another major reason is that I don't know if the film can be a big hit. Some films sell well in Hong Kong, but they are not popular in other cities; Some films are bad, but they are very popular in foreign countries.
Therefore, if you choose to share the box office, it is like betting on the size of the same filmmaker, and everyone is happy if you win. If you lose, you are likely to lose all your money.
"That amount of money is enough for us to work hard for more than ten years." Hong Jingbao said with a smile.
"Sanmao, do a good job! If this movie is a box office hit, I promise you a bonus. "Xu Guanwudao.
"Really?! Thank you, Mr. Xu. Hong Jingbao's eyes lit up, thanked each other, and then shouted to the others, "Big guy, do a good job, Mr. Xu promised to give us a bonus at the box office." ”
Hong Jingbao's words made everyone cheer.
In the Hong Kong film industry at that time, because of the example set by the giant Shaw Brothers, actors had no other benefits except for a small salary. Taiwan's film industry is even more ruthless, and actors even have to bring their own costumes for the performance.
Therefore, Xu Guanwu agreed to share the bonus, which can be said to be the first to open the atmosphere of the Hong Kong film industry, and immediately made the big guy excited.
Xu Guanwu's move was not a whim, but he knew that after the release of "Serpentine Trickster", these actors and dragon and tiger martial artists would be in demand.
If you don't build a good relationship now, as long as Jiahe ascends to the top in the future, these people will leave nine times out of ten.