new kung fu king

Chapter 665 The Arrival of the Zombie Movie

At the beginning of October 1982, "Mulan" had completed its first round of world premiere tasks, and it took three months from its release to its release.

This time it can be said that the reputation of Concorde International has been fully developed around the world. Hollywood, Hong Kong, and mainland China, as the main film markets, have contributed a total of 2.03 million US dollars to Concorde International's box office.

Among them, the North American market won 1.78 million, leading the box office in North America for ten weeks and then being overtaken by the latecomers of "Star Wars 2".

Hong Kong, Taiwan, Macau, Southeast Asia and other regions have accumulated a box office of 4200 million Hong Kong dollars, which is equivalent to 700 million US dollars. Although the data is very weak compared with North America, it has already set a box office myth for Chinese films in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Southeast Asia.

The box office data provided by the mainland is always full of water. It was only 1800 million yuan in three months. Wang Xiaohu felt that the data was too weird. It is determined that only by getting the film's terminal weapon, the theater chain, can it ensure that its profits will not be taken away by the mainland.

But there is nothing to do at the moment, Wang Xiaohu can still bear it.

Other countries such as the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Italy and other countries did not contribute much to the box office due to the downturn in the film market.

Colleagues in Hollywood are now letting go of their prejudices against people of the yellow race, and humbly learning from the successful experience of Xiehe International. After all, the box office data is there. Who can make 2 million in just three months?

If the 2 million contributed by "Star Wars 2.05" is included, Concorde International has attracted 4 million US dollars in less than half a year. No company would be shocked to see this figure. This is faster than robbing a Swiss bank!

After the first round of screenings, Concord International had a lot more on hand, and basically made up for the shortfall brought about by the acquisition of United Artists.

Finally, Wang Xiaohu heaved a sigh of relief and let Winterdur continue to squeeze the residual value of United Artists, such as Chaplin's "Gold Rush", "Modern Times", "The Great Dictator", "Stage Career", DW Griffith's classic old films such as "The Destroyed Flower", "Towards the East", "Scarface", "Peach Apartment", "West Side Story", etc., have been restored and processed through the digital technology that is now basically formed. On the one hand, it can be re-screened in its theaters, and on the other hand, it can also be made into high-definition video tapes (compared to high-definition at the time) for sale.

At present, Wang Xiaohu just merged United Artists into Concorde International, and has not seriously considered how to use the brand of United Artists to launch a few new movies. However, according to the development history of United Artists, we can get a glimpse of it. Back then, Chaplin and other masters were shooting comparisons. A special movie, that is, a movie that can cause great influence and artistic achievements after its release.

Wang Xiaohu does not intend to destroy this golden signboard, but what is certain is that Spielberg is preparing "Schindler's List" and will definitely be released and released by Concorde International-United Artists to maintain its special influence .

That is to say, from this time on, Wang Xiaohu carried out a clear division of labor for several companies under Concorde International Corporation.

For example, the head office mainly shoots Chinese-language commercial movies with box office appeal, and occasionally tries to cooperate with the mainland to shoot some movie themes that promote Chinese culture.

The U.S. branch of Concorde International is responsible for making money, such as "Raiders of the Lost Ark 2", "Rocky 3", and "Terminator", which have entered the final preparation stage. Their common feature is to use world-leading visual effects to increase the box office. , to make money for Wang Xiaohu to make up for the losses caused by injecting industrial light and magic, various domestic investment and other money-burning departments.

The computer studio of Xiehe International is a department newly invested and established by Wang Xiaohu. It is currently working with Hasbro to create the "Transformers" brand. At the same time, it is starting to prepare for the animation series. The film will also have influence in countries such as Europe and the United States. By then, the Hollywood animation field will not only be the king of Disney.

As for satellite companies such as New Art City, Debao, New Century, Xu's, etc., Wang Xiaohu did not assign too many tasks other than helping them prosper the Hong Kong film market, as long as they can exert their energy on their respective historical tracks Will suffice.

Ever since he and his son Wang Jiaen broke the original small gap, the father and son practice together and have breakfast together almost every morning. As long as the company is not busy, Wang Xiaohu will spend most of his time with his son.

The joyful father-son relationship not only made Wang Xiaohu feel better, but even Wang Jiaen, who was often mischievous, seemed to restrain himself a lot.

This afternoon, Wang Xiaohu received a call from gambling king Kerkorian. The other party said that the current situation inside the mafia seems to be calm. He is not worried about changing three residences every night. He does not need to be surrounded by a large number of bodyguards to feel safe. You can enjoy life as happily as before.

Wang Xiaohu laughed loudly, and said: "Old Ke, you'd better do less bad things, otherwise another assassin may pop up one day, and maybe he will mainly assassinate you. Who told you that your hands are not clean?" .”

Kerkorian agreed very much, saying that he would go to church to confess every weekend in the future, and would try to attend various charity activities by the way, and he was very determined to change his mind.

Wang Xiaohu didn't expose his superficial behavior. After hanging up the phone, he was checking the brush calligraphy his son copied when the bodyguard walked in and said, "Brother Hu, Sanmao and Brother Ying are here to visit."

"Which Brother Ying?" Wang Xiaohu was taken aback, and asked his son to copy obediently in the study, followed A Bao downstairs, and he didn't realize who was Brother Ying until he entered the living room.

Who is not Lin Zhengying sitting with Sammo Hung?
After patting himself on the forehead, Wang Xiaohu was somewhat embarrassed. Speaking of which, when Bruce Lee was still alive, Lin Zhengying and Chen Huiyi were his right-hand men. Since his death, Lin Zhengying and Chen Huiyi were almost forgotten by Wang Xiaohu.

When "The Prodigal Boy" was released back then, he thought about when he would praise Lin Zhengying, but he didn't expect that the next few years would be very busy, so he gradually downplayed this matter.

"Ahu." Seeing Wang Xiaohu coming in, Lin Zhengying hurriedly stood up to say hello.

"Brother Ying, sit down and talk." Wang Xiaohu smiled and asked Aunt Xiang to serve tea, and then asked, "What has Brother Ying been up to lately?"

"As a martial arts instructor for Sanmao or Aaron, and occasionally as an assistant director." Lin Zhengying said with a wry smile.

"Oh, that's fine, but you've been doing it for so many years, it's time for a change."

Sammo Hung slapped his thigh and said, "I came to you today just for this matter, do you have a good book for Ah Ying?"

Wang Xiaohu chuckled and said, "There is no script, only a general idea."

"It's okay to have an idea. You can write a general direction, and I'll give it to Li Shaonan and the others to improve." After being the boss of the company for a few years, Sammo Hung started to run things in a much more organized way than before.

"The idea is very clear. Continuing the "Ghosts Scary Ghosts" and "People Scary" series that you collaborated with before, you will combine comedy, kung fu movies, and ghost movies together. To be more specific, it will be a movie dedicated to zombie kung fu movies."

While recalling the material of Hong Kong zombie movies in his mind, Wang Xiaohu told Lin Zhengying about the commercial elements of these movies. Although he was not very keen on zombie movies in his previous life, it did not affect him to watch them occasionally.

There should be many classics such as "Mr. Zombie", "The Taoist with One Eyebrow", and "The Taoist Master Zombie", and Lin Zhengying became famous because of the "Nine Uncles" in "Mr. Zombie", which set off a competition for filming In the craze of zombie films, more than 10 follow-up films were released in one year.In the film, the design of people holding their breath to avoid zombies is impressive, and it is still imitated by many similar films.

Hong Kong filming has always respected ghosts and gods. When starting the film, they have to cut roasted pigs and pay respect to the gods and Buddhas of heaven, earth, and gods. During filming, it is forbidden to talk about ghosts and gods, so as not to cause trouble to the upper body.It can be said that there is a box office market.

What is commendable is that Lin Zhengying has been doing martial arts guidance work silently over the years, and with the two works "Scary People" and "Ghosts Scary Ghosts" as the basis, I believe that filming should be easy.

"Brother Ying, you will be in charge of making this type of movie in the future, but there are some things to say first. When making a movie, you must choose a good script and establish your own golden signboard. Don't close your eyes just for money, otherwise you will Not only will you be stereotyped by the audience, but you will even ruin your own reputation."

Wang Xiaohu vaccinated Lin Zhengying in advance to prevent him from being overwhelmed when he sees others follow suit. If he, a genuine zombie Taoist priest, also messes up, he will definitely not be able to make a zombie kung fu movie, and he might be shot to death right away.

As soon as Lin Zhengying heard that Wang Xiaohu agreed to come down, she quickly said gratefully: "Ah Hu, I am very surprised that you gave me the opportunity. I will ask you to check in advance before making any movies in the future. As long as you do not allow things, I will definitely not do it." Do."

"I will help Brother Ying, don't worry." Sammo Hung also assured him.

"I hope so." Wang Xiaohu smiled wryly.

At the same time, I also feel sad for myself in my heart, Nima, I made a classic kung fu movie like "Ip Man" back then, and now it is even more difficult to surpass the previous one. If it is done well, it may become a continuation of the classic, and if it is not done, it will be ruined. with their own signature.

When Wang Xiaohu reminded Lin Zhengying, he was awakening himself. Some things must be done carefully and carefully. Do it carefully with your eyes closed.

If you are reborn, you must live carefully, otherwise you will be sorry for God.

(End of this chapter)