Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 450
In the 1970s, among the most popular male singers in Xiangjiang, Xu Guanjie was definitely the No.1 well-deserved one. It was because of his appearance that Cantonese songs became popular.

Before Xu Guanjie, the most popular songs in the mainstream music scene in Hong Kong were foreign language songs, and then Mandarin.And Cantonese songs can only be regarded as third-rate.

Because the previous Cantonese songs have a strong opera flavor and are close to Cantonese opera minors, the audience is generally middle-aged and elderly people, so young people are not interested in Cantonese songs.

It was Xu Guanjie who separated Cantonese pop songs from dramas and created a modern style of Cantonese songs, which became very popular as soon as they were released.

In addition to their achievements in singing, the Xu brothers are well known in the film industry.

From "Ghost and Horse" in 1974 to "Modern Bodyguard" in 1981, the Xu Brothers' films can be the annual box office champions as soon as they are released.

Without Lin Daoqiu, the Xu brothers would definitely be Xiangjiang's well-deserved box office guarantee at this time, and no one can match it.

On this day, Huang Baiming and Tsui Hark invited Xu Guanjie out for tea, intending to talk to him about "Best Partner".

Before coming, those people in New Art City had already discussed how much money they would spend to invite Xu Guanjie.

After discussing, they all agreed that the salary of 50 yuan should be a very reasonable price.

Although the box office of "Modern Bodyguard" hit a new high, most of the credit for it still has to be attributed to Xu Guanwen. It stands to reason that Xu Guanjie's price should not be too outrageous.

Moreover, the price of 50 was considered a very high salary for Xiangjiang at this time. It stands to reason that Xu Guanjie should be able to persuade Xu Guanjie to take their movie.

When Xu Guanjie appeared at the door of the coffee shop, Huang Baiming and Tsui Hark stood up quickly.

"Mr. Xu, hello, I have admired your name for a long time."

At this time, Huang Baiming and Tsui Hark's achievements in the film industry are still very average. Compared with big stars like Xu Guanjie, their attitudes are still very low.

"You two are welcome, please sit down."

Xu Guanjie doesn't have the airs of a big star. He has a very sunny and cheerful personality, and he always keeps a smile on his face.

Unless it is related to music, Xu Guanjie is generally very good at speaking.

"Congratulations to Mr. Xu for the box office success of "Modern Bodyguard."

Before talking about things, Huang Baiming and Tsui Hark still had to find good things to say, as long as Xu Guanjie was happy, the following things would be easier.

"You two are being polite. I wonder if you have anything to do with me today?"

Xu Guanjie had heard these compliments countless times recently, so he didn't have much reaction to them.

And Xu Guanjie didn't seem to want to waste time on politeness, he cut straight to the point with his first sentence.

Huang Baiming and Tsui Hark looked at each other, and finally they decided that Huang Baiming would talk to Xu Guanjie.

"Actually, it's like this. We have a movie in New Art City that is about to start shooting recently, and we want to invite Mr. Xu to play the leading role in this movie."

Xu Guanjie didn't expect that Huang Baiming and Tsui Hark came to him because they wanted to make a movie, which was a bit beyond his expectation.

But Xu Guanjie was not in a hurry to refuse, he took out a bottle of cube sugar and put it on the table, then took one out of it, threw it into his mouth and began to chew.

"Movie? I don't know what kind of movie it is, can you tell me about it?"

Xu Guanjie didn't rush to agree or refuse, but wanted to hear what kind of movie Huang Baiming and the others asked him to make.

Hearing what Xu Guanjie said, Huang Baiming began to talk about the script of "Best Partner" in front of him.

While Xu Guanjie was listening to the story, he kept chewing sugar cubes.

It is not clear from the expression whether he likes the story of "Best Partner" or not.

After Huang Baiming finished telling the story, Xu Guanjie was still chewing the sugar cubes, it seemed that he liked chewing things very much.

"This story sounds good. Dongfang's 007, of course I'd be happy to participate in such an interesting event. That's good. Just give me 300 million as the film salary, and I don't want any of your dividends."

Huang Baiming and Tsui Hark were delighted to hear the first half sentence, but it was not easy to invite Xu Guanjie to be the leading actor.

However, there is only less than a second between heaven and hell. Xu Guanjie's sentence of 300 million immediately confused Huang Baiming and Tsui Hark. Astronomical figures.

If it were someone else, Huang Baiming and Tsui Hark would tell the other party not to think so much. You must know that it is 300 million instead of 30, and it is only 1981, and the price level is not so outrageous.

But in front of Xu Guanjie, the two of them didn't have the confidence to say these things to him.

In addition, these two guys didn't seem to be very good at bargaining. No matter what Xu Guanjie said, they felt that they had to accept each other before they agreed.

"Mr. Xu, this matter is serious. Can we go back and discuss it, and we will reply to you later."

Naturally, Huang Baiming and Tsui Hark had no right to decide on such a big matter, after all, such a big sum was beyond their control.

Xu Guanjie also seemed to guess that Huang Baiming and the others would say this, so he nodded with a smile.

"Okay, if that's the case, then go back and discuss it. Remember to give me a letter of approval, but remember to be quick, because I have to do a concert tour in Southeast Asia, and my time is very tight."

Huang Baiming and Tsui Hark had no choice but to quickly agree, but to be honest, to spend 300 million to hire Xu Guanjie, they all thought it was too risky to do so.

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"300 million? Did you hear me wrong?"

In the struggle room, Huang Baiming and Tsui Hark told everything about their meeting with Xu Guanjie.

When everyone heard Xu Guanjie wanted them to pay 300 million yuan, everyone's eyes widened almost at the same time.

Although they have a budget of 1000 million for this film, if 300 million of the money is allocated to Xu Guanjie, it is unknown whether the remaining money will be enough to finish filming "Best Partner".

"Could it be that we were looking for someone else, 300 million is too much. If the show hits the street by then, I'm worried that Mr. Lin will kick us out."

Even Mai Jia, who has experienced many battles, still has a very serious expression on his face when encountering such a thing.

After all, this is a film with tens of millions of productions. Compared with the small productions they made before, the pressure is many times greater than before.

If this movie hits the street at that time, they will be laughed to death, and it is unknown whether there will be a movie for them in the future.

The struggling room, which was usually very lively, seemed to be dumb at this moment. No one spoke, and the atmosphere was very dignified.

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(End of this chapter)