Chapter Forty-Eight: Going to America?!
As soon as Xu Guanwu returned home, he received a call from Mr. He Guanchang of Golden Harvest, inviting him to the Peninsula Cafe to discuss something.
actually received a call from Mr. He Guanchang, which made Xu Guanwu puzzled and couldn't understand what he and Mr. He had to talk about.
"Are you planning to spend a lot of money to poach me to change jobs? That would be ridiculous. Xu Guanwu couldn't help but laugh when he thought of this.
When I came to the Peninsula Cafe, I saw that Mr. He Guanchang was already waiting there.
"Hello, Mr. He." Xu Guanwu greeted without humility or arrogance.
"Mr. Xu, I haven't seen you for a long time, I heard that your "Ghost Horse Double Star" is very good at the box office in Taiwan, it is really worth congratulating." He Guanchang said with a greeting.
"Thank you, thank you." Xu Guanwu saw that he was talking in circles, and never said the real reason for inviting him to come, so he had no choice but to follow him.
The two of them refilled two cups of coffee, and their mouths were a little dry when they chatted, and He Guanchang saw that Xu Guanwu never asked the reason, so he had to get straight to the point: "Mr. Zou wants to open a branch of Golden Harvest in North America, which is specially used to invest in North American films." He and I would love you to be the branch manager. Mr. Xu, what do you think? ”
"Ahem!" Xu Guanwu choked on a sip of coffee, his cheeks flushed from coughing, "Mr. He is not joking, right?" How can I be qualified for the position of branch manager? ”
"Mr. Xu doesn't have to be too modest, in fact, from the establishment of the Xu Brothers Company, to the midnight release of "Ghost Horse Double Stars", and the crazy album that sold, this has proved your foresight." He Guanchang said with a smile.
Xu Guanwu was taken aback, he pioneered the midnight field system, and writing songs for Ah SAM These two things are not secret, He Guanchang just knew. How could he even know that the establishment of the Xu Brothers Company was a relationship promoted by himself behind the scenes, and how did he know such a secret news?
"Mr. He, you really won the award, I am indeed not as talented as you say." Xu Guanwu was stunned, but Zuihou still waved his hand and said, "Besides, I am very happy in the Xu Brothers Company, there is no need to jump ship to Jiahe." ”
"Mr. Xu, people go to high places, water flows to low places, and good birds choose trees to perch. Compared with Golden Harvest, Xu's is just a sesame seed. He Guanchang said with a smile, "Besides, the Xu brothers company can't give full play to your talent, Mr. Xu Guanwen is a writer and director, Mr. Xu Guanjie can sing and act, even Mr. Xu Guanying is an excellent clown." They all enjoyed the cheers and applause in front of people, and only you were hidden behind the scenes. ”
"It's better to come to our Golden Harvest development, and the throne of the North American branch will be left to you." He Guanchang was quite inflammatory.
Hearing him say this, Xu Guanwu also felt a little reasonable.
In the Xu Brothers Company, apart from providing the outline of the script and the score, he really has nothing to do.
As an actor, he has no acting skills and is afraid of hardship, and he doesn't have that qualification as a director, so he can only hide behind the scenes and watch the other three brothers become famous one after another.
"Mr. Xu, what else are you considering? Watermelon on one side and sesame seeds on the other. You don't want to pick up the sesame seeds and lose the watermelon. He Guanchang saw Xu Guanwu groaning for a moment, and knew that he must be tempted, so he hurriedly increased his horsepower and preached.
"Mr. He, this matter is not trivial, I have to go back and think about it, and I will give you an answer in a few days, okay?" Xu Guanwu thought about it again and again, but he still couldn't make up his mind.
"Haode, Mr. Xu, please rest assured, our door to Golden Harvest will always be open for you." He Guanchang smiled very generously.
Xu Guanwu nodded and drank all the coffee in the cup.
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After returning home, Xu Guanwu found Xu Guanwen as soon as possible.
"Golden Harvest wants to send you to the United States as the manager of the branch?" Xu Guanwen was also a little surprised when he heard the news.
Xu Guanwu nodded, "Big brother, do you think it's better for me to go, or not to go?" ”
"This ......" Xu Guanwen was difficult to answer for a while.
The Xu Brothers Company can't compare to Golden Harvest in any case, and for the sake of his younger brother's career, it is indeed a better choice to go to Golden Harvest.
But Xu Guanwen was reluctant to let go, because although the second brother was silent, he had already helped him a lot.
The three movies "Serpentine Trickster", "Fa Qian Han", and "Genius and Idiot" are all planned by him and provided a story outline; Hong Jingbao, Yuan Lou, Yuan Biao and other martial artists were also recruited by him......
It can be said that Xu Guanwu almost led the development of the entire company, and if he went to the American branch of Golden Harvest, then the Xu Brothers company really didn't know how to develop next.
"Second brother, it is very dangerous for you to go to the United States alone, and you are not familiar with the place. And it's just recently opened, and there's a lot of people and a lot of manpower, so after you go, you're a cow in the wasteland. If you do well, you will only earn that salary, and if you don't do well, you will be scolded, so it is better to stay in Hong Kong and enjoy it. Xu Guanwen thought for a while.
Xu Guanwu nodded, neither promised not to go, nor said that he wanted to go, he also wanted to ask other people's opinions again.
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Huada studio, the crew of "Fat Money Cold".
Xu Guanwu found Zhao Yazhi, who was watching and studying.
"Ah Wu, why do you have time to come?" Zhao Yazhi was a little surprised when she saw Xu Guanwu.
Since the relationship between the two was established, when Zhao Yazhi was filming, Xu Guanwu rarely came over.
Zhao Yazhi knew that Xu Guanwu didn't want to see her and other male actors filming emotional scenes, and she also insisted on never filming intimate scenes, so as not to make Xu Guanwu misunderstand due to unpleasant scandals.
"Ah Zhi, come here, I have something I want to tell you." Xu Guanwu stood at the door and waved, but did not enter the studio.
Zhao Yazhi saw that Xu Guanwu's expression was different from before, and couldn't help but have some doubts in her heart, "Ah Wu, what's wrong with you?" It looks like there's something on your mind. ”
Xu Guanwu told Zhao Yazhi about Jiahe's invitation to go to the United States, "Azhi, do you think it's better for me to go or not to go?" ”
Zhao Yazhi was also a little hesitant for a while.
For Xu Guanwu, it is naturally more appropriate to go to Golden Harvest American Branch to take charge of himself than to stay in Xu's Brothers; But for her, Xu Guanwu is going to the United States, and she doesn't know how long she will stay. The lights over there are bright and green, and the beauties are like clouds, in case one of them can't control it, something happens......
"Ah Wu, do you want to go yourself or don't you want to go?" Although Zhao Yazhi didn't want Xu Guanwu to go, she still held back in her heart and didn't say it directly.
"I ...... I don't know. Xu Guanwu just wanted to say that he was going to the United States, but he quickly changed his words.
When he just crossed over, he originally planned to stay in Hong Kong, whether it was writing scripts or songs, he had to live a relaxed life anyway; But it was really boring to see that the three brothers were all busy, leaving them alone with nothing to do.
And he knows very well that Hong Kong films will only improve rapidly in the late 70s, and only then will there be a lot of money.
He won't have much room to develop in the years before that.
Therefore, Xu Guanwu himself really wanted to go to the United States to see it.