Chapter 59 Five Million Investment

Just when Xu Guanwu was busy filming "Rocky", Golden Harvest America finally had a new move.

He announced an exclusive investment of five million dollars to invite the famous Hollywood director Robert Brown. Directed by Goros, the same director who filmed "Enter the Dragon" and "Game of Death", the title of the film is "Bloody in Dutch" also known as "Killing in Amsterdam".

In terms of starring, popular Hollywood movie stars Robert Mizhan and Leslie were invited. Nelson, filmed in Hong Kong, the United States and the Netherlands.

Xu Guanwu couldn't help but sneer when he heard the news, he knew that although Golden Harvest had repeatedly tried to enter the North American market, except for the two movies "Cannonball Speed" and "Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles", the other movies were not blockbusters.

Therefore, this $5 million investment is likely to make Golden Harvest lose a lot of money.

It's a pity that not everyone has the ability to predict, Zou Wenhuai invested five million dollars with a stroke of the pen, and suddenly there was a wave of admiration in Hong Kong.

US$5 million is equivalent to HK$25 million, and the highest-grossing film in Hong Kong at the time was only the Hui brothers' "Ghost Horse and Two Stars", but it was only HK$6 million.

With HK$25 million invested in a film, Golden Harvest has set a record in Hong Kong's history.

While everyone is amazed by Zou Wenhuai's generosity, they are also looking forward to this "Hejing Blood" being able to set an amazing box office record again like Bruce Lee's "Enter the Dragon".

Golden Harvest was expected by everyone for a while, and the limelight obviously overshadowed Shaw Brothers.

And the previous news about the discord between Golden Harvest and the Xu brothers also evaporated in an instant. While the newspapers and media praised Golden Harvest, they incidentally predicted what an astonishing box office record this most expensive film in Hong Kong's history would achieve.

At this time, the Xu Brothers company also invested in Hollywood films, and I don't know which one of the immoral ghosts broke out, which instantly attracted the idea of newspapers and media.

This year, several Hong Kong film companies have made big moves to the outside world:

Shaw Brothers teamed up with the British salthorse company to shoot the thriller masterpiece "Seven Golden Corpses", which integrates the essence of Chinese and Western horror culture, and strives to create the most thrilling movie;

Golden Harvest independently invested 5 million US dollars to shoot the Hollywood blockbuster "Hejing Blood", striving to create the most original Western film;

Hui's Brothers invested millions of dollars to produce the film independently, all in accordance with the Hollywood model.

Luo Wei Film Company also spent a lot of money and flew to San Francisco in the United States to shoot ......

For a while, it seemed that all Hong Kong film companies were entering foreign countries with great fanfare, giving people a sense of prosperity and prosperity.

Hong Kong people are proud, and newspapers and media are also advocating "Oriental Hollywood", as if Hong Kong movies are already comparable to American Hollywood.

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Xu Guanwu couldn't help but smile and shake his head when he learned that Hong Kong was in a state of excitement.

How difficult it is for Hong Kong films to enter the mainstream market in the United States, even if Brother Cheng Long finally became a mainstream Hollywood movie star after many hardships, the blockbuster market for the films starring him is basically in Asia.

The development of Chinese movie stars in the United States is very limited, because first of all, they are not as eye-catching as Western actors, and they can make Western audiences feel a sense of substitution.

Secondly, there is no haode script, because the screenwriter will not tailor the work to suit you. Therefore, only when Chinese characters appear in the script, will companies hire them, and such opportunities are very rare.

In contrast, language barriers and differences in customs are almost negligible.

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"Stanley, someone is looking for you." A staff member in the crew smirked and smiled, "It's an oriental beauty." ”

Xu Guanwu was slightly stunned, who will come to Hollywood to find me?

He hurriedly trotted over, and saw a graceful figure standing there outside the studio.

"Azhi!" Xu Guanwu's heart seemed to have been hit, his nose was sore, and tears almost flowed down.

He ran over with a cheer and hugged Zhao Yazhi in his arms, "Why did you come here?" How could it be so sudden? weishenme don't call beforehand? Are you here alone? ”

In front of the public, being hugged tightly by Xu Guanwu, Zhao Yazhi couldn't help blushing, and seeing him so happy, she chattered incoherently, and couldn't help but be angry and funny, "You ask so many questions in one breath, which one should I answer first?" ”

Xu Guanwu let go of Zhao Yazhi and smiled awkwardly, "Why did you come?" ”

"After the movie was made, I happened to be idle in Hong Kong, so I came to the United States to hang out and see if you were fooling around." Zhao Yazhi said with a smile.

Xu Guanwu smiled, "I said why didn't you call in advance and arrange for me to pick up the airport, it turned out that it was for this purpose." But it's destined to disappoint you, I've been busy in the United States these days. Not to mention pickling girls, I haven't even been to a bar. ”

"It's strange to believe you!" Zhao Yazhi glanced at Xu Guanwu and said with a slight smile.

"If you don't believe me, you can ask the crew. Let's see if I've ever gone out and fooled around. Xu Guanwu smiled and led Zhao Yazhi into the studio.

"By the way, now all the major newspapers in Hong Kong have reported on your filming in Hollywood, and they have compared you to Golden Harvest. Saying that someone invests 5 million is a big deal, and your investment of 1 million is purely a child's play. Zhao Yazhi said as she walked.

"Humph! No one knew about the news that I was filming in the United States, and it must have been Golden Harvest who secretly let out the wind. Xu Guanwu snorted coldly and said, "As for what the newspaper says about their freedom, it doesn't matter if they compare it with Jiahe." Movies are not the ones who can make money if they invest big, and these newspapers always invest in big novels, which is quite unprofessional at first glance. ”

"Ah Wu, are you really sure to make money from this movie? Before I came, Brother Xu Guanwen, they missed you very much. Zhao Yazhi asked worriedly.

"Don't worry, not only can you make money, but you can also wake up with a smile in your dreams." Xu Guanwu said with a smile.

"I hope so," Zhao Yazhi nodded, "Actually, it doesn't matter how much money you make, it's good that people can be safe." Actually, big brother, they really miss you. ”

"Are they just worried about me? What about you? Xu Guanwu turned to look at Zhao Yazhi and smiled.

"I ......" Zhao Yazhi blushed for a while, and was speechless shyly.

Xu Guanwu smiled proudly, "Ah Zhi, my film is about to be completed, and you will know how lucky I am when the time comes." ”

"So fast? I think it's been less than a month since I filmed. Zhao Yazhi asked in surprise.

She couldn't imagine that Hollywood would make movies so quickly, so what haode films could be made?

You must know that the Cantonese movies in Hong Kong in the fifties and sixties were criticized because of the short shooting time and shoddy production, so that no one watched them.

If a film can be shot for seven days, it is already a rare big production.

After learning from the pain, the filming time in Hong Kong is now about two months.

And this Hollywood movie is less than a month old, and the quality of this has to be worrying.