The call came from Wang Jing, and his tone was a little weak: "Ah Jun, someone forced me to write a script, the same is Liu Dehua as the starring role, do you know that they want the script to be called "Gambler"? ”

Huo Dongjun was stunned, it is not uncommon for someone to follow the wind of "God of Gamblers", the movie is a blockbuster, and the trend will naturally pop up, "Police Story" is a big hit, there are "Police Heroes", "Iron Police" and other follow-up movies, "The True Color of Heroes" is a blockbuster, and it has given birth to a large number of gangster shootout films, and even "A Chinese Ghost Story", which only collects more than 10 million box office in Hong Kong, because the Taiwan and Japanese markets are hot, even Golden Harvest and good friends, Baohe and other companies have followed suit, Golden Harvest let Wang Guxian play "Fairy in the Painting", Zeng Zhiwei let Zhong Chuhong play " Golden Swallow" and so on.

A movie with a box office of 40 million, no one follows the trend, Huo Dongjun was stunned because of the meaning expressed in Wang Jing's words, Dongyi is asking him to prepare for "The Gambler", and after the release of "The Saint of Gambling", the filming will start immediately if the response is good, Liu Dehua, Zhou Xingchi, Zhang Le, Qiu Shuzhen, Wu Mengda's schedules have been arranged, and now someone is forcing him to open "Gambler", which means that Wang Jing can't focus on opening a play.

It is common for Hong Kong directors and actors to be involved in multiple plays, and Wang Jing has no need to call himself.

Even if someone asks him to play, he will be paid, and he should be happy.

"You called to congratulate you, and Zhong made me jealous of you?" Huo Dongjun couldn't figure out Wang Jing's thoughts when he called, and asked out loud.

Wang Jing said to Huo Dongjun: "Big guy, you forced me to direct the tube, let me do the whole film in a month, you say I hope you congratulate me Zhong is jealous of me? ”

He is now a hot director of Hong Kong films, although you don't have to think about the best director at the Academy Awards, but you can make money for the film company, compared to Xu Anhua, Tan Jiaming, Fang Yuping and a series of new wave directors are more favored by many independent film companies, after all, many small film companies make movies just to make money, and now Wang Jing has a movie box office record, of course, he has to start work.

During this time, Wang Jing can be regarded as a sweep of decline, and the shadow of the box office failure of "Magic Jade" is gone, if he nods, he can be invited to direct more than a dozen dramas immediately, which is comparable to Cheng Long, Zhou Runfa and other first-line red stars.

"Then push it away, if you can't push it off, you can push off the director and write a script for them. Huo Dongjun said to Wang Jing.

Wang Jing did not join Dongyi, but signed the head contract of the director department with Dongyi, and settled once when he filmed a film, I heard that Jiahe and Xinyicheng are interested in inviting Wang Jing to join, Cheng Long's Weihe, Hong Tibao's Baohe also said these topics to Wang Jing, but Wang Jing always smiled and didn't nod, clearly wanting to wait for the opportunity to set up his own door.

Wang Jing's voice was very frustrated: "Push it away?" I heard that Yinghua Film Company didn't rob me of the script of "The Gambler", and if I don't nod, they are ready to expose the script or shoot it themselves, and now you know that I will call you?"

Yinghua Film Company? Is that not the film company opened by his second senior brother Luo Zhiming? Huo Dongjun paused, the script of "The Gambler" has been taken away more than once, it doesn't matter if it is taken away, but it will be very troublesome if it is exposed, in case someone rushes to shoot a small-budget garbage film, Dongyi's "The Gambler" will be very troublesome if it comes out again.

The second senior brother ran to threaten Wang Jing? Huo Dongjun groaned a few times: "I have heard, Zeng Zhiwei has a connection with Yinghua Film Company, you call him, see if you can get the script back first, ensure that the other party will not explode, and discuss other conditions slowly." ”

"I just wanted to say, you don't blame me, I was really scared to pee, and I was almost beaten into a pig's head. Wang Jing said apologetically on the phone.

Huo Dongjun said in a calm tone: "It doesn't matter, you call Zeng Zhiwei and ask him to help contact him, see how to solve it, and make it clear that the script of "The Gambler" is not your Wang Jing's, but Dongyi's." ”

After comforting Wang Jing a few words, Huo Dongjun hung up the phone and dialed Luo Zhiming's number: "Hey, second senior brother?"

Luo Zhiming on the other side of the phone didn't seem to have woken up yet: "So early, Ah Jun, what's wrong?"

"It's ten o'clock in the morning, and I have something to ask. Huo Dongjun held the phone and said: "Yinghua Film Company made a gambling film, went to Wang Jing to be a screenwriter and director, and robbed him of the script of a play in his hand, do you know about this matter?"

Luo Zhiming said over there: "No, during this time, I am negotiating with Shark Wei, playing mahjong with a group of old ghosts in the gang all day long, how can I be in the mood to make movies, not to mention that Yinghua Film is from the United British Society, I have returned it to Shark Wei, a newly registered company, which has not yet started, is called Shunwei Film." ”

"Yinghua Film Company is the main business?" Huo Dongjun was silent for more than ten seconds before he asked, Luo Zhiming had never told him about the return of the film company to the United British News Agency, and the way he wanted to hand it over was not very beautiful.

"Ao Zai, that rushed to the street and went to follow Shark Wei, when he was with me, he understood some things about the film company, and now Shark Wei has won Yinghua, of course, he will take care of it. Luo Zhiming, who was on the other side of the phone, heard that Suosuo's voice came, and he should be getting dressed: "What's the matter?"

"The script that Yinghua Film got is mine, and Wang Jing, who is embarrassed, is also going to film for Dongyi. Huo Dongjun said.

Luo Zhiming's free and easy voice came: "Then don't talk about it, I'll help you figure it out." ”

"Why don't I call the police. Huo Dongjun said.

"Call the police, pick, don't be stupid, you call the police and let the poor guy arrest and intimidate Wang Jing's younger brother, someone will arrange for them to run away immediately, the bad guy can't catch anyone and there is evidence, how can you seal the whole company?" Luo Zhiming said over there: "I'm going to do it, it's already unhappy anyway, not to mention that you pay to support me, of course I'll help you deal with this kind of thing, it's just a trivial matter of a phone call, even if Ao Zai is miscellaneous, this bit of face will always be given to me, just like that, I'll go to wash up, and after I get it, I'll contact that Wang Jing directly, it's OK, Lest people say that I have a relationship with you and that it is not good for you, I will deal with it through Zeng Zhiwei's relationship. ”

After speaking, Luo Zhiming hung up the phone crisply, Huo Dongjun leaned on the back of the chair, and tapped the desktop rhythmically with his fingers.

Since the second senior brother Luo Zhiming wants to deal with this matter, and he is not ready to keep in touch with himself on the surface, the meaning in the phone just now is very clear, he will get on the line with Wang Jing through Zeng Zhiwei's relationship, it is likely that Zeng Zhiwei will open his mouth to ask him about the situation, and then Luo Zhiming will come forward to deal with it, it seems that Zeng Zhiwei's feelings will dilute his relationship with him.

Now that Luo Zhiming has solved it, Huo Dongjun continues to think about how much of the 300 million Hong Kong dollars to test the waters and which kind of film is the best.

"Ah Sheng, is I, busy with ghosts?" Huo Dongjun couldn't figure out what he was thinking, so he called Chen Musheng.

Chen Musheng is currently helping his senior brother Du Qifeng to start work in the new art city, "Eight Star Annunciation", the highlight of the Spring Festival in the new art city, Du Qifeng is the director, and Chen Musheng is the assistant director, but he is still in Dongyi has a basic appointment, Dongyi needs him to start work, he has to give priority to the work of Dongyi, and after receiving a call from Huo Dongjun, Chen Musheng said:

"Reading the script, I'm about to see the vomit, Jun rarely has something to do with me?"

Huo Dongjun said to Chen Musheng: "I have time to come to Dongyi, no, come to Dongtian to invest in my office, you have always paid attention to Hollywood's movies and television, and I want to ask you about some things." ”

If you ask which one in the Hong Kong film circle knows the most about Hollywood movies or American TV dramas, Chen Musheng must be the first.

It's not that other people in the Hong Kong film industry don't pay attention to Hollywood movies, but those people have a direction and a purpose to pay attention to, such as Oscar-winning movies, or some movies with a high box office and unique style, Hong Kong directors or producers will buy videos and take them home for study, but they will not be the same as Chen Musheng, Chen Musheng is a paranoid type, as long as this guy can buy a Western film, he will buy it home, no matter whether it is good or bad, even if he is watched, suing him that this is a bad movie, he will buy it back and watch it again, in his words, Whether it is a blockbuster or not, the audience has to decide for themselves, I am the audience, and I have to define this film by myself.

Moreover, this guy entrusted his friends in the United States to help him order a lot of television, movies, and magazines in the United States, and even video tapes that could not be bought in Hong Kong, and the basic salary of 5,000 yuan given to him by Dongyi every month was basically used by him to buy video tapes and magazines, and every month transatlantic packages were sent from the United States.

"I'll go over right away, it's much more interesting to talk about Hollywood movies than to read boring scripts, by the way, Jun Shao, are you going to have a guest for lunch?" Chen Musheng asked for the address of Dongtian Investment, and hung up the phone with a smile.

In more than an hour, Chen Musheng appeared in front of Huo Dongjun, holding several of the latest movie magazines in his hands, and wearing a peaked cap on his head.

"The latest movie magazines are here. Chen Musheng put the magazine on Huo Dongjun's desk and said, "Is Jun Shao ready to learn from Yongsheng and make a ghost to shoot the sequel to "God of Gamblers"?"

Chen Musheng thought that Huo Dongjun was looking for actors for the sequel to the blockbuster movie "God of Gamblers", and like Yongsheng, he used Sean Connery to star in "Zhongnanhai Bodyguard 2" to enter the domestic market in the United States.

"Think about it again, I want to ask for advice, the taste of the audience in the United States recently, whether it is a TV series or a movie, feel free to chat, I have a lot of money recently, I want to learn from Wu Siyuan and Zou Wenhuai, and go to Hollywood to see it. Huo Dongjun flipped through the magazines brought by Chen Musheng twice, and said with a smile: "My English is very poor, some common words are okay, and professional vocabulary has to be checked in the dictionary." ”

"Science fiction films, action movies are the most in line with the taste of the Yankees, "Terminator" has not seen the movies made in 84, last year 87 the sales of video tapes in the United States ranked twelfth, better than many of the video tapes of the year, "Alien 2" is also good, I have to say, Hollywood Yankees really make science fiction films, science fiction is James Cameron (James Cameron), action movies are Steven Spielberg Stephen Pearsberg's "Raiders of the Lost Ark 2", Zhong is some American police films, " Beverly Detective", "Booming Cannon" and so on, the sales of videotapes are among the highest. ”