But what Hong Jinbao didn't know was that Xuluo was a little embarrassed at this time.

Why?

Previously, Jiahe and Yongsheng had consulted Xuluo before signing the contract with Yongzidan.

After all, Xuluo asked Yongsheng to sign Zhou Xingchi, and Jiahe to sign Li Lianjie, which made them eat fat.

As a result, now Xuluo is optimistic about Retort Dan and makes them feel at ease and boldly sign a contract, so he goes directly to the street.

Although it is not necessarily that he has been on the street all the time, these two fiascos are also an extremely uncomfortable failure for Yongzidan.

Because the foundation he laid from "Slaying the Wolf" has come to naught.

According to the phone call made by Aunt Thirteen, Yong Zidan was very tough when he was interviewed, firmly believing that he had only encountered temporary difficulties, and he had already started to make a kung fu movie again, hoping to make everyone excited and happy.

Well, this movie is still invested by Yongsheng, but it is said that some routines have been changed.

After all, it's a five-film contract, and I have to shoot it with tears in my eyes, I hope this time I don't hit the street.

Xuluo thought so in his heart.

Obviously, after so many years, Yong Zidan can still fight against an elder like Hong Jinbao as the male number one, which is obviously a symbol of his status and status, and he is not a person who fights the streets.

Why didn't he stop after I gave him "Slaying the Wolf" in advance?

Could it be that in history, Retort Dan is now a street boy, and then after a series of tribulations, he gradually succeeded?

In other words, like Zhou Yanfa, he stayed at the bottom for seven or eight years before he finally succeeded and took back his own glory?

If that's the case, I'll make Yongsheng and Jiahe miserable!

But why didn't Golden Harvest and Yongsheng find fault?

It's simple.

Xuluo first helped Cheng Long make a sensational "Red Fan District" in Haolaiwu, and then there were blockbusters like "Playing with Destiny Express" to cooperate with Golden Harvest, unless "Playing with Destiny Express" was also messed up, otherwise Golden Harvest would definitely continue to support Xuluo.

Yongsheng's Xuluo has helped them launch Hong Kong's No. 1 popular fried chicken - Zhou Xingchi, as long as Zhou Xingchi does not fall, Xuluo's reputation in their hearts will not fall.

Then Xuluo also cooperated with Yongsheng in Hollywood "New York Catastrophe", before "New York Catastrophe" came out, Yongsheng would not easily draw conclusions.

The teenager is definitely not worried about "Death Express" and "New York Catastrophe" hitting the streets.

If these two films can be so deeply expressed in their own memory, they must be good films.

A good film will never be buried.

Moreover, "Death Express" and "New York Robbery" are both blockbusters aimed at the world, and as long as such films are not too bad, they will definitely win huge fame and box office in Asia.

Because Hong Kong movies also represent Asian films, Zhou Yunfa and Cheng Long are both familiar and favorite stars.

Their success, in part, is the success of culturally and intellectually disadvantaged Asians, and for this reason, Asian fans will actively support both films.

Don't underestimate Asian fans, but Japanese and Korean fans combined, they can be worth a third of the North American box office, and even a little higher is possible.

But if Yong Zidan continues to fight the street like this, it is not a way.

He is about the same age as Li Lianjie, he is in the year of fighting, and his kung fu is very solid, if such a talent is wasted, it will be very detrimental to the concept of the big world of Xuluo kung fu movies!

You have to think of an idea to make the retort dan "live" again!

Wait.

If Retort Pill's next movie hits the streets, Xuluo will have to meet with Dang Zidan to see if there is any way to restart a movie on him and help him get back on the right track.

……

Speaking of Retort Dan, it's just Hong Jinbao chatting.

He is more concerned about his future.

Of course, before that, he had to deal with the matter entrusted by Xuluo first.

"Ah Luo, I also introduced you at the wine table just now." Hong Jinbao said, "Zhong Fa and Huang Xia went to the crew of "The Legend of the Shooting Heroes", and Yuan Wu and Curry went to the crew of "Bao Qingtian". Don't dare to say anything else, the four of them are all old people in my Hong family class for more than ten years, and there will definitely be no problem in terms of business level, and you can rest assured in terms of attitude, they can carry it clearly and will not cause trouble for you. ”

His name for Xuluo has changed from "Luo Shao" to "Ah Luo".

It's not because of the success of "Veteran" that Hung Jinbao is arrogant.

It's that Xuluo has always told him that he doesn't need to be called himself, just call him "Arlo" and be affectionate.

Before, Hong Jinbao felt that the relationship between the two was not in place, and it was better to respect a little better.

Now Xuluo took the initiative to ask him for help, asking the martial artists of his Hongjia class to come to the mainland to direct martial arts scenes, Hong Jinbao felt very faced, and also felt that his friendship with Xuluo had been greatly improved, so he changed it to "Ah Luo".

"Hmm."

Xuluo nodded, "I've seen all of their movies." Although they are all supporting roles, they are also impressive! ”

"yes, the old days were really good." Hung Jinbao also recalled back then, "Don't worry about anything, just work hard to make movies!" But now the competition is fierce, there are hundreds of film companies in Hong Kong alone, and Hollywood's blockbusters are coming one after another, and many people are shouting that they can't hold on. ”

Xu Luo said with a smile: "Actually, if you want to be good, it's simple, that is, to speed up the pace of survival of the fittest and drive out those speculators, in fact, it is completely enough to leave only three or five film companies in Hong Kong." It's easy to concentrate resources to do great things! ”

"How is this possible?" Hung Jinbao shook his head, "Hong Kong people rush wherever they have money, the film industry has a small investment and quick results, who doesn't want to rush in and get a piece of the pie!" ”

"Actually, it's not difficult."

"If they don't change themselves, the audience will use their wallets to educate them and help them complete this set...... Brother Sanmao, didn't you find out? Now not only are foreign cities paying more and more attention to the quality of movies, but even Hong Kong is also local, and it is not as soon as there is a star who will watch it...... Otherwise, how did Retort Dan hit the street? How did Cheng Long's "Flying Eagle Project" fail? ”

Needless to say, Cheng Long's "Flying Eagle Project" cost a total of more than 140 million Hong Kong dollars, but the total box office recovery was less than 200 million, and the total box office in Hong Kong was only 33 million, and the loss almost exceeded 50 million Hong Kong dollars, so much so that Boss Zou couldn't sleep for many nights.

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Hong Jinbao was a little silent, but the next moment he was happy again: "Fortunately, I'm different from them, I don't make bad movies, and everyone still buys me!" Even if the Hong Kong movie falls, I will come to Allo you, in Asia, in Hollywood, you can also have a place. ”

Xu Luo smiled unconsciously when he heard this.

It is said that fat people have a wide heart, don't you think Hong Jinbao is like this?

But Hung Jinbao is also right about one thing, that is, he, like Cheng Long, has made movies for so many years, but basically has never had a bad movie.

You can say that "Flying Eagle Project" is not good at the box office and is not popular, but as long as you watch "Flying Eagle Project", you can see how much effort Cheng Long has put in.

Hung Jinbao is the same, every time he personally fights on the horse, and the plot can also get by, which causes Hung Jinbao to have no Cheng Long scenery in recent years, but in Hong Kong and all of Asia, he is still relatively popular - the key is that he is also very recognizable, when it comes to the fat man who knows kung fu, everyone will think of Hung Jinbao's face.

"It's because movies are not easy to make now, so when I wanted to shoot "Veteran 2", I had the cheekiness to ask Arlo about you." Hung Jinbao took the opportunity to talk about the main purpose of his visit to the mainland this time.

He was genuinely a little worried.

What is the box office of "Once Upon a Time: Top Gun"? Popular, right? directly put Li Lianjie on the altar.

But the second part of "Huang Feihong's Boy Should Be Self-Improvement" is not satisfactory, even if he joins a popular superstar like Retort Zidan, it does not break through the height of the first episode.

Therefore, many people are saying that the biggest difference between the two movies is in the script of Xuluo.

Originally, Hong Jinbao didn't believe much, because he felt that actors and directors were the most important.

But seeing the retort Dan hitting the street one after another, he was a little vigilant in his heart.

In addition, the results of "Veteran" are really good, breaking a new high in the movie starring Hong Jinbao - the previous "Slaying the Wolf" is the decent protagonist of Retort Dan, so Hong Jinbao himself is embarrassed to take the credit.

Similarly, "Slaying the Wolf" Retort Dan did not dare to take credit alone, because it was Hong Jinbao who played with him.

That's why Yongzidan wants to prove himself again with another movie.

Hong Jinbao is similar to him, but the difference is that Hong Jinbao succeeded.

"Veteran" has a box office of 49 million in Hong Kong and a box office of 140 million in other cities, which is enough to make him one of the top three Hong Kong actors, second only to the most popular Cheng Long and Li Lianjie.

Zhou Xingchi can't compare to him.

Because Chow Xingchi's films are not so popular in Japan, South Korea and Southeast Asia, but they are the absolute first in the huge market in Taiwan, which gives him a lot of support.

Come back to the present.

Xu Luo had heard Hong Jinbao talk about it before, so now that Hong Jinbao talks about it, it is not abrupt.

But Xuluo would not take a position easily, but asked: "Brother Sanmao, tell me what you are going to do, right?" After all, making movies in the future will be more on your own, and I can't participate in all movies, so I can only make some additions to you. ”

In fact, this is what Hung Jinbao wants.

As a superstar, he doesn't want to be controlled all the time, and he doesn't want to do whatever he says, which is a bit insulting to his dignity.

What he likes the most is that Xuluo gives him guidance, and he controls the overall situation himself.

Before coming, Hong Jinbao had already pondered, so he groaned: "I took a look, in addition to the box office in Hong Kong, the box office in South Korea is almost 60 million Hong Kong dollars, more than 10 million more than Hong Kong."

Many of my Korean friends say that this kind of plot is similar to a lot of things that happen in Korea, so they have a special sense of identity. I wondered, should I invite a few Korean stars to play the second episode? ”

Xuluo thought to himself, the original work of this movie is Korean.

It's just that Hong Kong doesn't have a top boss now, so it happens to be the money master, which is similar to South Korea, so it is not abrupt at all in this context, and Koreans will also see it.

But what Hong Jinbao said about finding a few Korean actors is still not profound enough.

The boy muttered and pointed at him, "I think you have to do it more thoroughly...... Why don't you go to South Korea for the second episode? ”

"Going to South Korea to shoot?"

Hong Jinbao was stunned for a moment, and then his eyes slowly lit up: "Go to South Korea to shoot...... Go to South Korea to shoot ......"

Xuluo nodded, "A good policeman can go to all parts of the world to do justice!" Didn't Cheng Long go to the United States to catch the bad guys? Originally, "Veteran" has this kind of foundation, if you go to South Korea to shoot, you can better integrate into the environment, and there will be exotic atmosphere.

After winning the Korean box office, it has already won the victory, and then South Korea and Japan will be connected, and naturally the Japanese box office will be good! In the whole of Asia, you have done South Korea and Japan, and you are still worried that the box office is not good enough, and the impact is not big enough? ”

"Yes, yes, yes!"

Hong Jinbao was like an initiation, and clapped his hands with joy: "That's right! How did I not think of that? So what's it called...... This is called listening to your words, better than reading a book for ten years! ”

Compared with using Korean actors, this kind of movie shot directly in Korea has a more exotic feeling.

Foreigners look strange, Koreans look kind.

In this way, as long as the plot doesn't pull the crotch, everyone will like it very much.

Xu Luo said again: "Is Zhao Gongzi's reputation very bad? A lot of talking? ”

Zhao Gongzi is the super villain, that is, the one played by Zou Zhaohao.

Hong Jinbao nodded and said, "Yes, now the whole of Hong Kong treats him as a bad person...... Once, when he was walking on the road, he met several female high school students, and they were so frightened that they were about to cry, and ran directly towards the police...... It's in the news. ”

Xu Luo also smiled when he heard this.

Being able to do this proves that Zou Zhaohao's villain image is completely deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, just like Chang Wei of "Jiupin Sesame Official".

Zou Zhaohao didn't come to the mainland today, he was still in Hong Kong to help filming, but he entrusted Hong Jinbao to say sorry to Xuluo - this person is very polite, after the release of "Veteran" achieved good results, he himself called over and thanked Xuluo for choosing him to play this role.

In addition, Zou Zhaohao actually helped Xuluo restart "The Matrix", so Xuluo certainly had the intention to promote him.

"Although Zhao Gongzi has been sentenced, they are a consortium, how can the consortium not have a few relatives who marry in the consortium?" Xuluo said: "Let him go on the second episode and play the son of a super consortium." Because the mother of this consortium son is Zhao Gongzi's aunt, it is understandable that the two look similar.

But the character of the second son-in-law needs to be well designed. or more gentle on the surface and more brutal on the inside; Or directly a crazy madman, who wants to torture this policeman who brought his cousin to justice, anyway, no matter how bad it is, he must surpass the first Zhao Gongzi. ”

Hung Jinbao's jaw can't stop it.

They actually have a lot of discussions about the plot, if the concept of Xuluo is implemented and added to "Veteran 2", the identity of this villain will be more interesting, and the battle will be more revengeful.

Hong Kong's martial arts films can be very cruel and cruel. Violent.

The excitement brought to the audience in this way can be imagined.

As for scale, then don't worry.

As long as the bloodiest scenes are covered up a little, they can pass the trial in any country.

The key is that the badness of this Zhao Gongzi has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and anyone who sees him hates him.

If the villain of the second episode with the same face is made a little worse and twice as bad, then the scolding and discussion caused by it will not directly make the box office explode again?

Xuluo is worthy of being a genius!

Such two simple suggestions laid the foundation for the success of "Veteran 2" at once!

But Hung also has some questions.

"Arlo, if it's still a duel between the two of us, what will we write this time? It can't be the same as last time, right? Hong Jinbao said: "We originally expected a criminal conflict, but we still have some disagreements about what kind of crime!" According to what you say, if the son of this super consortium continues to do those evil things, there is nothing to dig into. ”

"Then write about human body equipment x sell." Xuluo remembered "Kill the Wolf 2", and said: "Because the son of this club is too ambitious, and he ignores the law, he feels that any law is useless to him, so he started to sell human body equipment x." The service objects have been expanded to the rich people in the Middle East, Europe and the United States.

When you went to South Korea for an exchange, you accidentally encountered this incident...... The police in South Korea told you not to care, don't meddle, but you couldn't help but investigate, and you found out such a criminal production line! ”

"That's good!" Hong Jinbao pondered, "But doesn't this scandalize the South Korean police?" Will Koreans be happy? ”

"South Koreans don't like the police in their country in the first place, and if you do this, they will only look happier and more relieved." Xuluo said bluntly.

Because of the relationship between "Old Hand" and "Lao Qian", Xuluo went to check some information in South Korea and found that it was really chaotic.

Except for the chaebol, which is very powerful in the world, the rest are all very feudal, very closed and backward countries.

In such a country, the people are very depressed, and it is no wonder that the audience doesn't like this kind of action movie that beats up the sons of the consortium and despises the police in South Korea.

As for overseas audiences, it's even simpler.

Watching a drama and watching the excitement is something that everyone likes, and seeing such a miserable thing happen in South Korea, they will only watch it with relish and discuss it hotly.

Hong Jinbao thought about the South Korea mentioned by his wife, and found that he really felt a little like this.

"I see."

Hong Jinbao nodded slowly.

He probably remembered the plot clearly by this time, and all that was left was to go back and let them revise it.

With such a check as Xuluo, the "Veteran 2" made is really completely stable!