Full-time actor

Chapter 479 [44] This time, it’s going to happen for real!
Tsui Wah Restaurant.

An old restaurant full of Hong Kong style, this is where Zou Wenhuai invited Chen Yu to dinner.

Chen Yu and Li Xiangning got out of the car and saw an old man wearing glasses, leaning on a cane, wearing a round-neck hat, a windbreaker and a scarf, standing at the door of the restaurant, waiting there for the two of them. people.

This made Li Xiangning a little flattered.

She and Zou Wenhuai were actually very close in private.

After the death of his brother Li Guohao, Hollywood did not give up the opportunity to make money, but prepared to promote her as an action actress, striving to completely squeeze out Bruce Lee's wool.

So Li Xiangning, who also studied martial arts since childhood, began to enter the entertainment industry.

Her identity destined her to bear a certain amount of pressure as soon as she was born, so she majored in acting when she was in college in the United States, and practiced martial arts hard with the help of her father's best friend during his lifetime.

After she filmed her first "The Legend of Bruce Lee", she may have felt that Hollywood was not suitable for her. Coupled with Chow Wenhuai's invitation, Li Xiangning chose to follow her father and brother and return to Hong Kong to film the action blockbuster "Full of Guts" invested by Golden Harvest. 》.

After watching the premiere of this film, countless people praised Li Xiangning for having Bruce Lee's sharp eyes. The moment she stared at her opponent, it was as if Bruce Lee had reappeared.

His skills are even more impressive.

It was also at that time that she developed a relationship with Zou Wenhuai.

Perhaps because of Bruce Lee, Zou Wenhuai took great care of her; and now, the two of them still keep in touch from time to time.

In fact, she had to quit the acting circle because of image and body problems.

Body control is far from ideal.

Therefore, Zou Wenhuai would not actually wait for her like this, because the two of them did not need to be so polite; but it was obviously because of the person beside her that Zou Wenhuai could pose like this.

Chen Yu!

Zou Wenhuai actually waited for him at the door.

Although Li Xiangning grew up in the United States, she is still very understanding of Chinese people and sophistication.

And Chen Yu also knew Zou Wenhuai quite well.

In addition to his acclaimed status as the godfather of Hong Kong movies, including Bruce Lee, Cheng Long, Jet Li, Hung Jing-bao and other Hong Kong's top celebrities, in fact, he is one of the few Hong Kong people who grew up in mainland China.

Even in some aspects, he is not from Xiangjiang at all.

It's just that he has worked in Xiangjiang for most of his life.

So from a heart point of view, he is still different from the native Xiangjiang people; this is why he finally sold Jiahe to the mainland.

Because, he always thought that he was a mainlander.

"Zou Sheng!"

Chen Yu got out of the car and greeted Zou Wenhuai in Cantonese.

Zou Wenhuai, who was wrinkled but energetic, smiled a little and held Chen Yu's hand tightly.

"Hello, Yuzai!"

"I've long wanted to meet you and have a nice chat..."

Zou Wenhuai laughed and felt the strength of Chen Yu's hand: "Well, he is indeed a martial arts practitioner. This tiger's mouth is just different from ordinary people!"

Most people's tiger's mouth is soft, but if they practice martial arts for a long time, it will become tight.

"Zou Sheng, it's cold outside, let's go inside!"

Chen Yu was talking there, and Li Xiangning next to him also smiled and shouted.

She really didn't expect that Zou Wenhuai would think so highly of Chen Yu that he would be waiting outside in the winter when he was nearly 80 years old.

Who in the whole of Xiangjiang is treated like this?

I'm afraid it was her father, Bruce Lee, who had it back then, right?
Cheng Long had never let Zou Wenhuai treat him like this.

……

A group of people walked into the box. Along the way, Chen Yu saw countless people casting admiring glances at Zou Wenhuai. Li Xiangning had told him on the way here that this restaurant was Jiahe's property.

So Zou Wenhuai is the boss here.

"sit down!"

"There is no one else. My daughter said she wanted to come and see Yuzi, but I refused!"

Zou Wenhuai slowly took off his windbreaker. Chen Yu said with some shame, "Zou Sheng, you can actually wait inside. It's too cold outside..."

"It's okay, just one minute!"

Zou Wenhuai smiled, raised his glasses, and signaled to the waiter that the food could be served.

With such a energetic look, it doesn't look like he is 78 years old at all. No wonder he lived to be 91.

"Are you used to eating Xiangjiang cuisine?"

Zou Wenhuai suddenly said a sentence in the Wu dialect of the Magic City, which made Chen Yu stunned for a moment. After reacting, he smiled and said: "You're used to eating, you're used to eating!"

"Ha ha!"

"It's been a long time since I spoke to the Magic City. I heard that you are from Sioux City. I've been there, right next to the Magic City. Fast forward... I haven't been there for more than 50 years!"

He still spoke in the Modu dialect.

It can be seen that the old man is a very nostalgic person.

The dialects of Modu and Sucheng are similar, and they are both Wu dialects. Of course Chen Yu can understand them.

Zou Wenhuai was deliberately trying to get closer to him, but Chen Yu still felt the charm of his personality.

There is no airs, in fact, he is taking the initiative to talk to you.

You know, this was once a powerful figure in Hong Kong. Even the richest man in Asia, Li Huanggua, and the top leader in Hong Kong, he had actually met them all and had dinner with them. He was the first batch of meritorious people to receive the Golden Bauhinia Star after the return of Hong Kong. The only recipient in the film industry.

But facing Chen Yu, he did not act like a superior at all.

"When I went to Sioux City, it and the Magic City both belonged to Jiangnan Province!"

"Now, it's completely different with each passing day!"

"The development of the motherland is obvious to all..."

"..."

Zou Wenhuai seemed to have opened a chat box and talked endlessly; in his words, there was a longing for the mainland.

Exquisite dishes were also presented one after another.

"Zou Sheng, have you never been to the mainland since you graduated from St. John's University?"

Chen Yu couldn't help but ask.

Zou Wenhuai sighed, shook his head, and said with some bitterness: "I've definitely been there, but the hometown I went back to was mainly Meizhou, which I often go back to. I've never had time to go to Jiangnan, and I haven't been back to the Magic City for many years!"

"Then if you have time... you can go and take a look!"

Chen Yu smiled, and Zou Wenhuai just thought it was a joke and nodded: "Well, if I can live for a few more years, then I will definitely go and see it!"

"There is definitely a chance that you will live a long life!"

If nothing went wrong in this life, the old man would still have more than 10 years to run, and he would die later than his old rivals; but Shao Yifu lived to be 107 years old, and was more awesome than him.

Besides, if the three-party investment really comes true, how can he not go to the mainland for fun?

How about being 80 years old? Age is not a problem when looking for roots and ancestors.

"Haha, that's all thanks to you!"

Zou Wenhuai smiled humorously. At this time, the dishes were all served. He hurriedly greeted the two of them: "Xiang Ning, Yu Zai, let's chat while we eat!"

"Okay, Jazz!"

Li Xiangning was holding vegetables there. "It's been a long time since I've seen such a fierce Kung Fu boy!"

"Ajie wasn't such a handsome guy back then!"

Zou Wenhuai did not hesitate to praise Chen Yu. The Ajie he was talking about was of course Jet Li.

After "Shaolin Temple" and "Shaolin Boys" successively broke the box office record of kung fu movies in Hong Kong, Jet Li was targeted by Shaw Brothers. However, Jet Li's development in Shaw Brothers was average, and finally he went to Golden Harvest and ushered in Wong Fei Hung. Second spring.

"Zou Sheng, you are so ridiculous. Brother Jie is much more powerful than I was back then!"

Chen Yu smiled slightly, and Zou Wenhuai shook his head: "No, I am always a good judge of people!"

"Ajie is a very powerful star player. He is just lucky and his achievements are not as good as Yuan Long. You have an advantage over the two of them. You have strong acting ability and beautiful skills, and -"

Zou Wenhuai chuckled: "You are younger!"

"When I say young, I don't mean you are now, but you are younger than when they were famous!"

Zou Wenhuai took a sip of tea, squinted his eyes, and looked at Chen Yu with satisfaction.

Chen Yu admitted this. Yuanlong was the stage name of Cheng Long's senior brother Hong Jingbao, but he originally changed his name to Chen Yuanlong. Before he joined Jiahe, he was preparing to go to Australia to become a chef. He was Jiahe's first general, Luo Wei, who made Bruce Lee famous. I helped him change his stage name to Cheng Long.

After three consecutive films, "Snake" and "Drunken Master" became huge successes!

"I won't hide it from you. I asked you to come here just to make a movie together!"

Zou Wenhuai spoke directly there, wiped his mouth, looked at Chen Yu and said: "What's going on with Jiahe now, let alone you, any media reporter will probably know better than me, hahaha!"

The old man was laughing at himself, and Chen Yu felt a little sad.

It's a bit like being able to pick it up and put it down.

"Let's make a few movies together. I'm going to retire when I'm 80. How much Jiahe is worth by then, I'll transfer it all to you!"

"I think this company should still be worth some money, right?"

Zou Wenhuai looked at Chen Yu, who didn't quite understand: "Zou Sheng, I... I don't dare to answer it!"

Of course Chen Yu is interested in Jiahe.

Just kidding, the copyrights for so many movies make you crazy, okay?

Otherwise, when Zou Wenhuai is liquidated in two years, so many people will be robbing him? !

The future online copyrights of Bruce Lee, Cheng Long, and Jet Li alone are worth at least 1 million; not to mention the countless theaters and distribution channels in Southeast Asia.

A dead skinny camel is bigger than a horse.

Golden Harvest's influence in Asia is no weaker than Jiang Zhiqiang's Anle Pictures; except for Hong Kong, Anle is better than it, because Golden Harvest has sold everything it can. Now it only has 5 theaters, and its share is not even 10%. arrive.

But in Baodao, Singapore and Malaysia, they are the number one and number two theater operators in their respective regions.

Throughout Asia, Golden Harvest has 33 cinemas with a total of 260 cinemas, including 5 in mainland China.

Whether a movie makes money or not, although the quality of the movie itself plays a big factor, distribution is the top priority; if you don't look at the country, bad movies can make you billions, and theaters will arrange it for you during prime time. Do you want to watch these movies or not?

To be honest, Chen Yu was very excited, but he still pretended to be at a loss on the surface.

Zou Wenhuai smiled faintly: "What is there to be afraid of?"

"I also know your information. Others think it's a bit surprising that you won the Hollywood surprise, but I don't think so at all!"

"You also have a good eye for investing in movies. Have you made money from several of Yu Xin's masterpieces?"

"..."

When he said this, Chen Yu felt a little embarrassed.

There are some things that really cannot be hidden from anyone, especially the person in front of you.

“Before I retire, it’s worth it for me to watch Jiahe shine again!”

Zou Wenhuai was talking there. Seeing the way Chen Yu was only eating vegetables, he knew that the young man in front of him was not so easy to fool: "I will write the relevant agreement on the transfer into the cooperation. Everyone who knows me, Zou Wenhuai, knows that when I retire, I Just retreat cleanly!”

"I don't want my children to have to do the hard work of making movies again!"

"Haha, Zou Sheng is so enlightened!"

I really have never forgiven my old rival in my life. He was talking about Shao Yifu inside and outside. It seems that the mainland has donated hundreds of buildings, but in fact it does not use the land and only pays for the construction. This is a very clever way. marketing techniques.

The whole of Hong Kong is scolding him. Competing with Li Jiacheng, he is an extremely stingy Grandet; TVB has not raised wages for ten thousand years, and he is the only one who makes employees grateful.

On the contrary, it is Zou Wenhuai who has made real and outstanding contributions to Hong Kong movies.

Shaw Brothers achieved success because of him. Once he left, it continued to decline year by year.

And as Zou Wenhuai said, his children did not get involved in the film industry. They worked in movies all their lives and were eventually liquidated for 2 million. On the other hand, Shaw Brothers, the tens of billions of trust family assets left to themselves, are indeed No matter how much you spend, you can’t spend it all.

In such a comparison, Zou Wenhuai, a capitalist, can be regarded as kind-hearted.

There was a saying that many of the decisions made by Shaw Brothers, the only film and television company in Hong Kong at that time, actually came from Zou Wenhuai.

However, it was only issued to various departments through Shao Yifu's instructions.

As the brains behind Shaw Brothers, the rise of Shaw Brothers is actually related to Zou Wenhuai.

He has two important contributions to Shaw Brothers: one is martial arts, and the other is talent.

In the 1950s and 1960s when romance movies were the dominant genre, Zou Wenhuaihui recognized heroes with her eyes and set her sights on martial arts as a geomantic treasure early on.

He proposed to Shao Yifu that he should focus on making martial arts films and make them realistic with punches to the flesh.

During his thirteen years in Shaw Brothers, Chou Wenhuai brought hundreds of millions in box office to Shaw Brothers.

Behind the classic "Shaw Brothers Martial Arts" era, there is a hand of Zou Brothers that is adding fuel to the flames.

Everyone knows that Shaw Brothers created the history of Hong Kong movies, but looking at the thirteen years from its inception to its peak, without Shaw Brothers, how can we talk about Shaw Brothers?

It's a pity that Shao Yifu failed to retain Zou Wenhuai after all. He was famous for being exploitative and harsh on his employees. Although he donated countless primary schools and buildings in the mainland, the decline of TVB and Xiangjiang Movies actually had a lot to do with Shaw Brothers. relation.

"It's definitely no problem to collaborate on a movie, but what to make? A biography of Bruce Lee?"

Chen Yu felt a little cold and hurriedly asked.

Zou Wenhuai looked at him but didn't say a word.

This time, his feeling was even stronger, as if he was standing in front of him as a young Bruce Lee, who was as confident and confident, and with his handsome silhouette, he also exuded a tough aura belonging to a young man from the inside out.

In terms of temperament, the two people are really similar.

This is also the reason why Li Xiangning contacted Zou Wenhuai immediately after she wanted to make a biography of Bruce Lee.

"Xiang Ning and I really think so. Let's make a film first to test the waters. Do you have any different opinions?"

"It's okay, we are just talking about this together, and I also want to hear your ideas!"

Zou Wenhuai looked at Chen Yu, and Chen Yu nodded: "Actually, to be honest with you two, before this, I also wanted to make a Bruce Lee movie, and I had already found a director, but in the end I didn't make it, and the reason was not because of authorization. , but the director!”

"It's hard to find a director. Hollywood directors don't quite understand our Chinese kung fu culture; this must be shot by a Chinese!"

Chen Yu looked at Li Xiangning. Li Xiangning had no objection and nodded as if in agreement.

Because Bruce Lee had made a biography in Hollywood before, but the reputation and box office were too bad. It was not as good as the one directed by Golden Harvest Wu Siyuan, which was also proposed by Zou Wenhuai; this movie was released in 1976 and ranked among the annual box office in Hong Kong.

Zou Wenhuai on the side frowned: "Is there no suitable director in Xiangjiang?"

"No, at least what I think is suitable, Wang Jiawei of Xiangjiang may not be able to do it. There may be one in Baodao!"

In fact, there is no "The Grandmaster", and Chen Yu feels that the King of Sunglasses is not good because he is only good at photographing women. The Grandmaster can be made into a second story, let alone other genres.

"Who?"

Zou Wenhuai actually guessed: "Li Yu?"

He will be the director of the future biography of "Bruce Lee"; however, his son was chosen as the starring role, which is a bit deliberately to gain popularity.

(End of this chapter)