The news that Du Yongxiao was about to go to the United States for further study spread far and wide, causing a huge sensation for the Hong Kong police circles.

Those ghost high-level officials applauded, and the evil god was finally gone.

The existence of Du Yongxiao can be regarded as completely trampling on their self-esteem, so that those who usually act in Hong Kong understand what "humiliation" is, and have to bow down in the face of a Chinese.

Du Yongxiao's departure made those Chinese policemen sigh, they didn't know the inside story, they didn't know that Du Yongxiao was going to be directly appointed as the police commissioner after returning from the United States for further study, and they thought that Du Yongxiao was assigned to the frontier by the Hong Kong Governor's Office for this training.

In short, the Hong Kong police force is two-fold, for the majority of Hong Kong citizens, they don't care about this, what they care about now is the movie war between Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest.

Shaw Brothers is going to grandly launch the luxury production "Ma Yongzhen" today, directed by Zhang Che, the director of the million-dollar box office "One-armed Knife", starring Chen Guantai, Jiang David, and the heroine is Jing Li.

Golden Harvest is the kung fu film "Tangshan Brother" starring newcomer actor Bruce Lee who came back from Hollywood.

The director of this drama is Luo Wei, and the filming location is filmed in a small village in Thailand, the set is extremely simple, and the plot is relatively simple.

For the audience, the first thing they identified was Shaw Brothers' "Ma Yongzhen", both the production and the actors are all big names, and as for Golden Harvest's new plays, almost no one cares.

At the moment within the Shaw Brothers.

Shao Daheng bit his cigar, looked at the newspaper in his hand, and smiled from ear to ear.

Standing in front of him are Fang Yihua, who is in charge of Shaw Brothers' finances, and Zhou Yongchang, a Shaw Brothers filmmaker.

"Not bad! You guys are doing a great job with marketing! Shao Tycoon bit his cigar and picked up the newspaper to play, "Shaw Brothers' annual production, "Ma Yongzhen" is unbeatable! Big production, big team, bring a surprise experience! ”

As he spoke, Shao Daheng picked up another newspaper: "Golden Harvest's "Tangshan Big Brother" was defeated before it was screened! Low-budget producers are outraged! Hahaha! Well said! I want to give this author a few movie tickets, invite him to watch our movies for free, and let him compare himself with Golden Harvest! ”

Fang Yihua and Zhou Yongchang glanced at each other.

Fang Yihua said: "Judging from the current situation, our drama has a great chance of winning!" ”

"Yes, Uncle Six!" Zhou Yongchang said, "Golden Harvest New Drama is not our opponent at all, whether it is in publicity or marketing, it is all dead!" ”

Shao Daheng nodded, put down the newspaper and got up and said, "But Jiahe has Du Yongxiao's support behind him!" As you know, Du Yongxiao claims to never fight a battle that he is not sure of! In the police circle, the Hong Kong government and the judicial boss were defeated by him, and now he wants to fight with me in the movie, which should not be underestimated! ”

Fang Yihua looked serious: "That's right!" Du Yongxiao is not to be underestimated. ”

Zhou Yongchang pouted: "I admit that he is very good at being a policeman, but he makes movies...... It's still about talent! ”

"Don't forget!" Shao Daheng slowly exhaled a puff of smoke, and said with a cigar in his mouth: "In addition to being a policeman, he also founded Hehengchuang Real Estate with his own hands!" and the McDonald's restaurant chain! For that alone, he is a successful and qualified businessman! ”

"Ahem, I know, Uncle Six!" Zhou Yongchang hurriedly bowed his head in agreement.

"Of course, we can't grow other people's ambitions and destroy our own prestige - this time it's almost a famous brand, he Du Yongxiao has to win over that arrogant Bruce Lee, this time I will teach him a lesson, what is a fiasco!" After Shao Daheng finished speaking, he raised his head proudly and stared at him.

Suddenly—

"Who's out there? In! ”

"Uncle, it's me!"

A crisp female voice came from outside, and then the door creaked open, and Shao Anqi, the beauty of the Shao family, walked in with a smile from outside.

"Who did I think it was, it turned out to be you little spy!" Shao Tycoon loves this little niece very much, jokingly.

"Sixth uncle, you have something to do, let's go out first!" Fang Yihua said with a smile.

"Hmm!" Shao Daheng nodded.

Fang Yihua and Zhou Yongchang left.

Only Shao Daheng and Shao Anqi were left in the room.

"This girl, she won't be here to find out the news, right? When you wanted to invest in the establishment of Golden Harvest with Du Yongxiao, I reminded you that doing business and doing business are two different things, especially if you are a girl's family, you should not wade into this troubled water! ”

In Shao Daheng's view, Shao Anqi was deceived by Du Yongxiao to invest in Golden Harvest, and also helped Du Yongxiao poach many Golden Harvest people, which is logically "eating inside and out".

However, as a super tycoon in the Hong Kong film industry and a leader in the film industry, Shao Tycoon did not take the betrayal of his little niece seriously at all. Even in his opinion, Shao Anqi's "betrayal" is still very exciting, at least it proves that there are still some people in the Shao family who are hot-blooded, are not satisfied with the status quo, and want to rebel against their hegemony.

Shao Anqi pursed her lips, snatched the cigar that Shao Tycoon was biting and said, "I said I wouldn't let you smoke a cigarette a long time ago, but you just won't listen!" Last time you weren't feeling well, what did Dr. Luo Pa say? ”

Shao Tycoon smiled and shaved off Shao Anqi's little nose: "Na, you are communiquing a personal vendetta!" ”

"Who said that?" Shao Anqi grabbed Shao Tycoon's arm: "Do you think Du Yongxiao will lose this time?" ”

"Hehe, what do you think?" Shao Tycoon said with a smile, "Don't think that you guys can deal with me if you set up a Golden Harvest, when Dianmao was in the past, even that generation of Tianjiao Lu Yuntao didn't dare to say that a single Bruce Lee could defeat me!" Shao Tycoon looked proud.

Shao Anqi used to extinguish the cigar, and then turned around and said: "Don't talk too early, Ah Xiao said, he has opened the drama "Tangshan Big Brother" very well, and it will be a big hit in the future!" ”

Shao Daheng was slightly stunned when he heard this, and then laughed out loud, laughing so hard that he coughed directly.

Shao Anqi had to step forward to help him beat his back.

"What are you laughing at, it's so funny?" Shao Anqi pouted.

"Ahem! No, it's me, ahem! Shao Daheng finally stopped laughing, "I don't know what kind of ecstasy soup you were poured by the surname Du, but you actually believed what he said!" ”

After a pause, he said: "Now everyone is almost a clear card, his play will be released tonight, and everything will be clear by then!" ”

Looking at Shao Tycoon's domineering appearance, Shao Anqi had to pout, and sighed in her heart, in her opinion, this time Du Yongxiao wanted to win his uncle, it was a dream!

……

"I can bet three thousand dollars! This time, if the Jiahe represented by Du Yongxiao can win the Shaw Brothers, you will take away the food and rice for the three thousand! ”

Hong Kong's "Ming Pao" newspaper, president Jin Yong, editor-in-chief Shen Baowen, and the great writer Ni Kuang ate barbecued pork rice together and talked about it.

Jin Yong smiled: "We are literati, not gamblers, I don't bet!" ”

"A small bet, three thousand yuan, not much!" Shen Baowen smiled and looked at Ni Kuang: "You are so optimistic about Du Yongxiao? Why do I always feel like you're not on the right path with him? ”

"I am a literati and am not afraid of power!" Ni Kuang put down his chopsticks, righteous and awe-inspiring, "I have confronted him several times, and I can be regarded as a man who is a man and a hero!" ”

"Are you complimenting him?"

"No, I'm hurting him!" Ni Kuang made no secret of it, "Do you know why I fled from the Inner Mongolia ranch to Hong Kong? The goal is to pursue freedom, to pursue democracy! ”

"We know this, you even use the bridge over there as firewood to keep warm! It's like that's the only bridge over there...... Later, the local herdsmen who guarded the bridge were punished by their superiors......"

"Ahem, it's okay to destroy a bridge in the pursuit of freedom - let's get back to business!" Ni Kuang coughed and said: "Du Yongxiao is insidious and cunning, cruel and tyrannical!" The last time I led people to hunt hundreds of wild boars, you can see it! Other than that, he kills like hemp, these are all facts! What era is it now, what society? It seems to me that he is the poisonous insect of the civilized world! Bloody hands! Of course, that's not the point, it's his hypocrisy—"

"Why did he start a film company? To put it bluntly, it is to control public opinion and clear oneself! You say he's a cop, but he's a businessman! What a hypocrite! Ni Kuang scolded happily, "It's a pity, he's arrogant, this time he wants to wrestle with Shaw Brothers, I think he's dead!" ”

Jin Yong and Shen Baowen glanced at each other, although they didn't agree with some of Ni Kuang's views, Du Yongxiao wanted to rely on movies to fight Shao Daheng in the ring.

They don't know anything else, but they know the strength of the Shaw Brothers as a literati.

Especially Jin Yong and Ni Kuang.

Both of their works were bought out by Shaw Brothers and made movies.

Ni Kuang himself is the queen screenwriter of the Shaw Brothers, often helping the Shaw Brothers write movie scripts, and also makes a lot of money.

"So you see, this time Du Yongxiao made a miscalculation, before he left Hong Kong, he had to make a mistake! Hahaha! Ni Kuang laughed, looking very happy.

Jin Yong doesn't speak, he writes well, but he is not good at talking.

Shen Baowen said: "This is not necessarily. Haven't you noticed—"

"Found what?"

"Every time I go against Du Yongxiao, I think I will win and win at the beginning, but in the end? All lost! ”

"Quack, that's their bad luck! I'm different-——" Ni Kuang reached out and pinched a barbecued pork and took a bite, "I will win this time!" ”

Shen Baowen smiled, "So what if you lose?" ”

"Three thousand Hong Kong dollars, lose to you!"

"I don't want money."

"And what do you want?"

"Those three bottles of Royal Whiskey you have in your house!"

"Huh? Hello greedy! ”

"How, bet or not? I lost three thousand to you, and if you lose, give me those three bottles of whiskey! ”

Ni Kuang hesitated, gritted his teeth and said, "Bet!" Gaga, this time Du Yongxiao can't reverse it even if he has great ability! Relying on a Hollywood starlet who wants to beat Shaw Brothers? Dream! ”

……

At the same time—

Golden Harvest Film Company.

After filming and filming, "Tangshan Big Brother", which is ready to be released tonight, has not yet determined whether the box office can recover its costs, but the "Jingwumen" that is being filmed has already been seriously overrun.

The budget for this drama was 500,000 Hong Kong dollars at the beginning, and Bruce Lee not only controlled the director's power during the filming, but also included shooting and editing, venue selection, etc., which made the drama begin to seriously overrun, and the cost soared to 1 million, and the company originally judged that the film would sell at most 800,000, that is to say, the film is expected to lose 200,000 due to serious overruns, and 200,000 Hong Kong dollars in 1972 is equivalent to 15 million now.

He Guanchang, the owner of the producer Jiahe Film, was very annoyed by this, so he called Luo Wei, the producer of the play, to the office.

Luo Wei used to work in Shaw Brothers and had a good relationship with He Guanchang, but was later dug by He Guanchang to Golden Harvest and became the leading leader among Golden Harvest directors, and his status far surpassed Chu Yuan and others.

"Big Brother Tangshan", which he filmed with Bruce Lee as a director, is about to be released tonight, and there are rumors that it is very bad outside, saying that his drama is going to hit the street.

Even many Hong Kong viewers said that they would rather watch Shaw Brothers' "Ma Yongzhen" ten times than watch Golden Harvest's "Tangshan Big Brother".

This put director Luo Wei under great pressure and felt more frustrated than ever. He knew that the film's failure could mean the end of his directorial career.

In Golden Harvest Film's office, the atmosphere was tense. The boss He Guanchang's face was gloomy, he looked at the budget report in front of him, and calculated in his heart that the loss might reach 200,000 Hong Kong dollars. He said to Rowe: "It's your responsibility, do you know what that means?" ”

Luo Wei lowered his head, his voice was full of helplessness: "I know, Boss He, but ......"

At this time, Bruce Lee walked in. As a newly signed actor of Golden Harvest and a friend of director Luo Wei, Bruce Lee knew that He Guanchang was going to be mad at Luo Wei, and immediately said: "This matter is not his fault, I made the decision to overspend." ”

"The decision you made? Do you know how much we can lose? He Guanchang's tone was not good, "Don't think that with Mr. Du supporting you, you can do whatever you want." ”

"Mr. Du did support me, he believed that my drama would be popular, so what if the next drama was overrun? It's a big deal that I don't get out of the overrun and use it as a private investment! ”

"Private investment?" He Guanchang got up from his seat and walked in front of Bruce Lee, his eyes looking at Bruce Lee: "Do you know what you're talking about?" ”

"Of course I do."

"Know?" He Guanchang laughed angrily, "What do you know, everyone outside is singing about your "Tangshan Brother" now, and others would rather watch "Ma Yongzhen" ten times than watch our play once!" If this drama hits the street tonight, then no matter how much you invest in the next play, you will have to lose it, understand? ”

Bruce Lee was just about to speak, he is a person who learns martial arts, and he is also a person who stresses righteousness, seeing He Guanchang embarrassed Luo Wei, he wanted to take the matter into account, and after thinking about it carefully, maybe he did something wrong, after all, this drama really hit the street, then the next drama will lose even worse, and when the time comes, not only will the company lose money, but he will also lose so much that he is only left with bottoms.

He and his wife Linda came to Hong Kong from the United States to develop, and they didn't have much savings, so if they lost them all, what would happen to their wives and children?

Just when Bruce Lee was facing the dilemma of family and righteousness, a clear voice said: "He Sheng, don't be so angry-before the big war starts, we can't mess around first!" ”

As he spoke, a man in white burst in.

"Mr. Du, why are you here?" When He Guanchang saw Du Yongxiao coming in, he didn't dare to hold it up, so he hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.

Bruce Lee and Luo Wei also hurriedly stepped forward to say hello: "Mr. Du! ”

Du Yongxiao smiled, took out the movie ticket and said: "Ah Long gave me two movie tickets, I think it's best to ask He Sheng to watch it with you!" ”

"And me?" He Guanchang was stunned.

Bruce Lee was also stunned, he gave Du Yongxiao a movie ticket because he wanted him to take his girlfriend to see it, but now-

Du Yongxiao handed the movie ticket to He Guanchang and looked at him with burning eyes: "I hope that before leaving, I can witness the miracle of Hong Kong film history with He Sheng!" ”

He Guanchang rolled his eyes directly, he really couldn't think of where Du Yongxiao's confidence came from? Doesn't he read the newspaper? Can't hear outside comments?

After Du Yongxiao said this, he turned his head to look at Bruce Lee, and said softly: "Don't worry, Ah Long, I believe in you." ”

Bruce Lee nodded with an "um", he is a tough guy and must not show his weak side.

Du Yongxiao looked at director Luo Wei again, "And Director Luo, come on, I'm optimistic about you!" ”

Luo Wei raised his head, tears of gratitude flashed in his eyes: "Mr. Du, I ......"

Du Yongxiao interrupted him: "There's nothing to say, you and Ah Long are brothers." I trust you, even if this "Tangshan Big Brother" really fails, I will invest another million to fund you to make other movies, even if you lose all your money, I will not let a few of you bear it. ”

Du Yongxiao's words moved Bruce Lee and Luo Wei, but He Guanchang next to him shook his head, and said in his heart, making movies is not about people in the rivers and lakes, it's not like this! Du Sheng, you are a good person, yes, but -——

You don't understand movies!

At this moment, even He Guanchang thinks that Golden Harvest has no chance of winning this time, and "Tangshan Big Brother" will lose against "Ma Yongzhen" in a mess.

……

That night—

"Big Brother Tangshan" was officially released under the pressure of Shaw Brothers' "Ma Yongzhen".

This is also the last domestic movie that Du Yongxiao watched before leaving Hong Kong.

Accompanying him to watch the movie were Golden Harvest boss He Guanchang, kung fu star Bruce Lee, and director Luo Wei and others.

Zou Wenhuai, another big man of Golden Harvest, did not show up because he went to Nanyang to promote Golden Harvest movies.

Compared with the overcrowding of the Shaw Brothers Cinema Line, which is crowded with people scrambling to buy tickets to watch "Ma Yongzhen", Golden Harvest is very deserted.

Nathan Road's "Lisheng Cinema", which can accommodate 300 people, has only about 100 people in the entire hall.

These people sat sparsely on their seats, and some whispered, saying that they had no choice but to come here to watch the play because they couldn't buy tickets for the movie "Ma Yongzhen".

Another person said that he bought a ticket for the movie "Ma Yongzhen", but his girlfriend didn't want to run so far, so he chose this movie theater nearby.

If these people's words can still be heard, then some of the other people's words are a little harsh.

"I'm here to witness how Golden Harvest's drama hits the streets!"

"Haha, so do I! I heard that the one called Bruce Lee is very proud, from Hollywood, and he can't drag it! I'm going to see how he loses this time! ”

Listening to these words, Bruce Lee's face was red.

Du Yongxiao smiled and said: "You study philosophy in the United States, and occasionally you have to read traditional Chinese books, such as that sentence - not being jealous is a mediocre talent!" ”

Bruce Lee knew that Du Yongxiao was comforting himself, and said with a wry smile: "Received!" Hope I'm not that mediocre person! ”

"If you're mediocre, what about me? I'm blind! Du Yongxiao shrugged his shoulders and looked at the screen in front of him: "The play is about to start, watch the play first!" ”

(End of chapter)