Chapter 445 You said you don’t know martial arts
Not long after, Wang Zhonglei came to his eldest brother's office with a magazine.

"The future movie emperor..." The king glanced at the cover and then smiled softly.

"He's still a long way from that."

Wang Zhongjun put his feet on the table.

"Whether or not you win the Best Actor award is not determined solely by your acting skills."

"There have to be good works for you to perform."

“It also has to do with the organizing committee.”

"Your work must be entered into the selection."

"Every step here can kill countless people."

What the king said is both right and wrong.

In fact, it mainly depends on the award. Some awards do depend on connections, but some national professional awards cannot be manipulated by individuals.

However, the Wang brothers have always been rather arrogant. In their opinion, skills are more important than abilities.

"That's right. Don't underestimate this kid, but if something really happens, he will disappear in minutes." Xiao Wang also nodded in response.

"But his trip to Cannes was like another layer of gilding."

“Although he didn’t win an award, the movie he starred in did, which took him to another level.”

The king also agreed with what my brother said.

"What is the current situation of the company's management?" Xiao Wang asked again.

"It's probably stable... this woman Wang Jinhua!" the king said angrily.

"What about the artists in the company? Have you talked to them all?"

"We've talked about it all." Xiao Wang replied.

The two brothers deal with internal affairs while the other deals with external affairs, but of course the elder brother has the final say.

“It’s generally stable.”

"But you also know that these people are all fence-sitters."

"We still need to promise some works, performance opportunities, and business opportunities to really stabilize it."

"Hmm." The king took off his glasses and rubbed his brows: "Then the problem now is to boost the investment market's confidence in Huayi."

"So that's it." Wang Zhonglei pointed at the magazine he brought with him.

"If at this time, there is a famous artist willing to join Huayi with great fanfare."

"That would change public opinion and appease investors and other artists in the company."

We are okay!

Even he is willing to come to Huayi at this time, which shows that our company is still very strong!
This is the effect that the big and small kings want.

"I understand what you mean, but you are only half right." The king sat up straight.

“It’s not just about people, it’s also about works.”

"With both famous people and famous works, we can successfully get through this crisis."

"Xiaogang's new film has been finalized and the script will be submitted for review soon."

"Oh!" The king perked up after hearing this.

Feng Xiaogang is the pillar of Huayi. If he has a new film to release, then the work will be secure.

"And I specifically discussed with Xiaogang that we can no longer make long sketch-style movies like "Big Shot" and "Never Ending."

“We have to make a big one!”

"You are right!" The king agreed with his brother's point of view.

"The movie The Promise directed by Cheng Kaige is a blockbuster movie with big scenes and big stars."

"The market has changed since Zhang Yimou finished filming Hero."

"We have to keep up too!"

"Yes." Seeing that his elder brother recognized him, Xiao Wang continued, "Cheng Kaige made a big splash this time."

"He obviously wants to surpass Lao Mouzi, the younger brother who used to carry the machine for him."

“So the investment amount for The Promise is even higher than the box office of Hero.”

"Cheng Kaige's goal should be to break the Chinese film box office record."

Zhang Yimou was the cinematographer on Yellow Earth, which was poet Chen's debut and his masterpiece.

During the filming process, Zhang Yimou gave Director Chen a lot of suggestions, especially in terms of image visuals.

Director Chen’s reply was: “If you have the ability, go make one yourself.”

He didn't even pay any attention to Lao Mouzi.

Then... he discovered that the brother who carried the camera for him had become a top director.

Then, when Zhang Yimou was filming Red Sorghum, the leading actor Jiang Wen kept talking to him about this and that every day, with all kinds of ideas flying around, which annoyed Zhang Yimou.

So, Lao Mouzi said to Jiang Wen: "Since you have such an idea, why don't you go and make one yourself."

Then a few years later, Zhang Yimou discovered that the loud-voiced leading actor had become the country's leading "weird" director.

Anyway, they just linked together and stimulated several big directors to emerge.

"Okay, Xiaogang also wanted to make a transformation, and it just so happens that we also need a blockbuster movie to boost morale." The king has been pushed into a corner recently and has a bad temper.

"What's the name of the new film and how much investment is required?"

"It's called The Banquet, and it's based on Hamlet and The Thunderstorm. It's a famous work, so it's safer to adapt."

"As for the cost, it will be 20 million..."

"So little?" the king asked in confusion.

"US dollars." Wang Zhonglei said slowly.

After listening to this, Wang Zhongjun was silent for a long time.

"If the company takes out that much money, the risk is too high. Besides, there are too many places where money needs to be spent recently, which will affect other investments and winning people's hearts and minds."

"Yes, so I plan to find a company to cooperate with." Xiao Wang replied.

Then he laughed again.

"Just now I thought that this was actually a coincidence."

"What a coincidence?" The king looked at him puzzled.

"Now that we have the work, we still need a heavyweight to join us."

"Middle-aged famous actors either already have a company or are with Sister Hua."

“Among the younger generation, only a few are about to expire or have no company.”

"Nie Yuan was originally a good person, but he signed the Ciwen."

"Huang Xiaoming is not bad, but to be honest, he is far behind Zhang Yuan."

"The Return of the Condor Heroes hasn't aired yet. If it were, it would boost his popularity."

"So after all the calculations, from the perspective of popularity, strength, and subsequent potential, he is the most suitable."

Wang Zhongjun nodded, that was right.

"And what he wanted to sign with us was not an agency contract, but a bet contract."

"If it was a brokerage contract, we would have to promise a lot of benefits and deliver some of them right away, which would cost a lot of resources."

"But we are short of money now, and we also need to invest in The Banquet."

"But the bet agreement is different. We hardly need to pay out resources, right?"

Wang Zhongjun reacted and realized that this is what he meant.

From this perspective, it's really a coincidence.

Just when I was short of money, here came a solution that didn't require me to spend much money.

"By the way, how is the research on the gambling contract going?"

"We need to increase the revenue quota and add a lot of terms." The king replied: "But it is not impossible."

"And according to my friend's estimate, if we can go public in three to four years, Huayi's market value should be more than 40 billion!"

When Xiao Wang heard his brother's words, his eyes lit up.

By then, I will be a billionaire myself!

"The question is, how much of our shares are we willing to put up for this bet?"

"Secondly, let's put the contract aside."

"The crux of the matter is that if Zhang Yuan is just a co-operator, he is not our artist."

"So how do we control him?"

"I don't like artists who are out of control." Wang Zhongjun leaned back in his boss chair: "He must be tied with a rope!"

"Even if he is not one of ours, he can still be controlled by us."

The two kings were thinking and calculating...

While they were discussing, Zhang Yuan had already landed at Pudong Airport in Shanghai.

This airport was put into use in 99 and its second runway was officially opened two months ago, but now the flights are still full and crowded.

The busy aviation industry is also a testament to the rise of China Brokerage.

As soon as he got off the plane, he took a car from the easternmost part of Shanghai to the westernmost part of Songjiang Shengqiang Film and Television Base.

It took him nearly two hours to drive outside the film and television city.

At this time in the film and television city, the Tianjin scenes in the movie "Huo Yuanjia" have been completed.

There is everything from restaurants, theaters, martial arts arenas to the Huo family's old house, all of which are built to a one-to-one scale and don't look fake at all.

Walking on the set is like traveling through time, as if going back a hundred years.

Just after arriving on the set, he received a call.

"Zhang Yuan, the song has been written!"

Jay Chou left Miss Hou aside for the past two days and focused on his work, completing the recording of the song at an amazing speed.

Fang Wenshan was urged to come, so he sneaked into his house in the middle of the night with the music, and almost scared Fang away.

"So fast, are you sure?" "Of course, it's a rare opportunity to write a song for Li Lianjie...well." As he spoke, he suddenly hesitated.

"Speak directly if you have anything to say."

"Can I sing for Li Lianjie in person so he can hear it?"

In fact, celebrities are also human beings. They also have idols and they also chase stars.

For example, Jay Chou now.

How could Zhang Yuan not understand what he meant? He asked him to wait for a moment and go find the location of the film crew first.

We have to ask Li Lianjie about this matter first. We can't bring people to him rashly.

After wandering around, I came to an old house set.

Seeing that the filming was in progress, Zhang Yuan walked over quietly, not daring to disturb them.

Look inside through the carvings on the window.

A thin middle-aged man was standing in front of two stone pillars.

A two-finger-thick bluestone slab was placed on the stone pier, and a folded yellow linen was spread on the slab.

Zhang Yuan squinted his eyes and immediately recognized the middle-aged man.

This is Zou Zhaolong, who played Li Lianjie’s father Huo Endi in "Huo Yuanjia".

At this moment, a loud bang was heard.

Zou Zhaolong, who was standing in front of the bluestone slab, suddenly made a move and slapped the slab hard.

Then there was a clicking sound!

The stone slab suddenly broke into two pieces.

"Chang Wei, you said you don't know martial arts!" Zhang Yuan said secretly.

After he finished taking the picture of the stone slab, a little boy ran from the door to the camera and looked at the broken stone slab with surprise.

This little boy should be the actor who played the young Huo Yuanjia.

"Card!"

Yuan Hepin, who was in charge of the fighting scenes, called for a stop.

Only then did Zhang Yuan step forward.

"Oh, you're here!" When Mr. Ba saw him, a smile appeared on his wrinkled old face.

"Where's Brother Jie?"

"We are filming a drama on another set." Mr. Ba patted his shoulder and said, "Are you looking for him?"

"Correct."

At this moment, Zou Zhaolong also came in front of the camera, wanting to see his performance just now.

When Zhang Yuan saw this old man, he hurriedly greeted him, after all, he was his senior.

"Hello, Brother Long."

"Hello……"

Unexpectedly, this person greeted him with a smile on his face and very politely.

Zhang Yuan was really afraid that he would kick him far away, after all, he was born with supernatural powers.

"My master mentioned you. Nice to meet you." Zou Zhaolong even hugged him. Zhang Yuan was afraid that he would choke him.

Master?

You'll find out after you ask.

Zou Zhaolong’s master is Sammo Hung!

He started his career as a martial artist at the age of 12 and has been working as a stunt double ever since.

But this job is not only tiring, but the money earned is actually not that much compared to the injuries suffered.

Especially when you see those actors who are their own stand-ins, they have an easy job, make money, and become famous, how can you not be envious?
Just keep doing this, with no end in sight.

Until one day, he met Sammo Hung while filming.

The big brother still has the style of a boss.

Accept him as an apprentice, provide him with food and shelter, and introduce him to a job.

The role of Song Qingshu in Li Lianjie's "The Demon Cult Master" was introduced to him by Sammo Hung.

If it weren't for Sammo Hung, he would not have been appreciated by Mr. Baye and would not have gone to Hollywood to film "The Matrix" together.

Speaking of this play, the Wachowski brothers, or rather, they should be called sisters later, after all, they both underwent gender reassignment surgery.

The two brothers first looked for Li Lianjie, the protagonist of "Huo Yuanjia".

But the filming takes three months, and people have to go to America to work for six months.

Because there were only three months left, the Wachowski brothers asked Lao Li to cooperate with the use of motion capture technology to record all his fighting moves into the computer, and the copyright would belong to the US side.

When Lao Li heard this, he was shocked and thought, you recorded all my kung fu skills into the computer?
Your special effects technology is already advanced. After I record it for you, the copyright will belong to you. If you use special effects in the future, how can I still make a living?
He therefore rejected the other party's invitation.

In fact, Hollywood's action movies used to be very poor and looked silly and stupid.

The time when the substantial improvement was achieved was after a group of Hong Kong martial arts directors led by Yuan Hepin entered Hollywood and made the Americans aware of it.

Oh, so this is how fight scenes are shot!

During the Chinese New Year last year, Sammo Hung invited all his friends to have dinner together, and of course one of them was Zou Zhaolong.

At the dinner table, he talked about a younger generation in the mainland who was good at fighting and sensible.

Therefore, Chang Wei...Mr. Zou recognized Zhang Yuan.

"Would you like some coffee? I'll make you a cup."

Not only is he polite, he even has a bit of a family man vibe, which is in stark contrast to his screen image.

"No, no, I just came to say hello so as not to interrupt your filming."

Zhang Yuan wanted to leave after he finished speaking, but then turned back.

"Master Ba, I think the scene just now was too straightforward."

"Hmm?" Yuan Hepin looked at him: "What do you mean?"

"After Mr. Zou finished slab-making, the children came running to see it. It seemed peaceful."

"If it was changed to Teacher Zou turning around and leaving after the fight, the stone slab would not move at all."

"But when the child ran over to check it out, it suddenly broke. Doesn't this further reflect the character's profound skills?"

"Hiss..." Yuan Hepin lowered his head and thought.

"I just said it casually, don't take it seriously." After that, he left to find Li Lianjie.

"What he said seems to make some sense." Mr. Ba thought for a long time and rehearsed it in his mind.

"Zhaolong, how about we do it again?"

The camera opens again.

This time, Zou Zhaolong slapped the stone slab with his palm, then turned and left.

The young actor quietly ran to the stone slab and squatted down to check. At this moment, there was a loud bang, and the stone slab cracked and collapsed to the ground!

"Card!"

Yuan Hepin watched it several times and then clapped his hands.

"it is good!"

“It’s clearly better than the previous version.”

"It not only shows that Horndi has a deeper skill, but also highlights his character of leaving room for maneuver in both life and boxing."

[Received thanks from Yuan Hepin, martial arts instructor +1! ]

After watching the replay, Zou Zhaolong looked up in the direction where Zhang Yuan had left.

"No wonder Master always says he's amazing."

"It seems that what he is talking about is not his kung fu, but his brain."

"You can make comments after just a quick look, and it will be even better after the changes."

……

On the other side, Zhang Yuan came to another window and looked inside through the window grilles.

This glance made him dazed.

"Zou Zhaolong can teleport."

I squinted and looked carefully, and then I found that it was a black and white picture of Zou Zhaolong...

"father."

"Your punches weren't fast enough back then."

"Not even cruel enough!"

Li Lianjie had a fierce look on his face as he spoke his lines loudly in front of a pile of tablets.

His current image is completely different from the timid, gloomy and troubled look he had when he was filming in the terraced fields.

A look of pride and satisfaction.

This version of Huo Yuanjia was known as the first person to "scold his father in front of his spirit."

Now, this scene is being filmed.

After the filming was over, Zhang Yuan came forward and said hello.

"Hey, Zhang Yuan is here." Li Lianjie came towards him with a smile: "My shoulders are a little sore."

Zhang Yuan: …

I said he asked me to come to Shanghai to film in order to take advantage of my massage skills.

Zhang Yuan didn't refuse and started pressing it for him.

Because he also has his own purpose for coming here.

After all, Lao Li encountered many difficulties during the filming of "Huo Yuanjia".

And I am here to help him deal with the disaster!
(End of this chapter)