At 7 o'clock in the evening, when the lights are on, Shinjuku's Musashinokan is a landmark cinema in Tokyo. It is small in size, but very stylish. It seems to be called avant-garde art.
At this moment, there are two huge posters hanging at the entrance of the cinema, one on the left and one on the right. The pictures show a middle-aged white man wearing a hat and a mask and an Asian young man wearing an eyepatch.
The poster is labeled in both English and Japanese, Hollywood's latest action blockbuster The Green Hornet.
This "Green Hornet" is Bruce Lee's first film with pure Hollywood blood in the true sense. In the film, he plays the second male lead and Green Hornet's assistant, Japanese Kato.
This movie was also the beginning of Bruce Lee becoming an international superstar. This movie was a hit on the street, but Bruce Lee's dashing skills are remembered by many fans.
After that, he lay dormant for a few years, and then he soared into the sky with "Tangshan Brother".
The movie "The Green Hornet" has been released in the United States, and the response has been average, with little acclaim, but Bruce Lee as a supporting actor is very outstanding.
Because Bruce Lee plays a Japanese kung fu master in the movie, the film company specially arranged for him to come to Tokyo to promote it.
Two days ago, when Du Weiguo and Momoyo went out to purchase supplies, they accidentally saw a promotional poster for the movie.
The wealthy Du Weiguo lost his temper when he saw Brother Xiao Long. He spent a lot of money and directly entrusted the manager of Musashinokan Cinema to book special shows for 13 nearby cinemas for two weeks.
13 cinemas, a total of 34 screens, 6 shows a day, played on a loop, a total of 2856 shows, one person contributed more than 6 million yen, about 50,000 US dollars in box office.
The arrogant Du Daguan spends real money and has only one requirement: no less than 70% of the audience must be attracted to each game.
Damn, it’s a free movie ticket, and it’s a Hollywood blockbuster, so there’s no reason why no one will come to see it.
So the premiere held by Brother Xiaolong in Tokyo today directly turned into a meeting between him and the sponsor's father.
Du Weiguo also came up with a very interesting idea, "Brother Tangshan", which made Brother Xiao Long famous in one battle, but it took 4 years to successfully shoot.
Now that he is a big-time moth, we can start shooting directly next year or even this year.
Du Weiguo really has no shortage of money now. Yesterday morning, Tsukamoto Chihu came to his door and brought him a financial statement of the flour business prepared by the Yamaguchi-gumi actuary.
The income from the Yamaguchi-gumi flour business is estimated to be approximately US$80 million in the first year, with Du Weiguo accounting for 30%, approximately US$24 million.
This is only the first year, and will increase year by year. It is expected to reach the first peak in three years, when the profit is expected to be no less than 200 million US dollars.
You have to understand, this is 1966, this money is really worth a fortune.
How much was the box office of Bruce Lee's famous work "Brother Tangshan" in 1971? 3.19 million Hong Kong dollars, just over 400,000 US dollars. With this little money, Du Weiguo didn't care at all.
The key is that he can make Brother Xiao Long become an international superstar at least 4 years in advance, and at the same time, he can also find a job for Zhao Yingnan.
Film company, filming, this is a very good choice. In Hong Kong Island, with the evil god covering the film company, who the hell dares to touch it?
Du Weiguo also dressed very showily today, wearing a custom-made navy blue double-breasted suit and a straight lapel vest of the same color.
Inside was a snow-white shirt, no tie, shiny leather boots, and a Vacheron Constantin mechanical men's watch on his wrist.
His nobility is overwhelming, coupled with Du Weiguo's appearance, he is much more dazzling than a male movie star.
Du Weiguo's female companion today was naturally Momoyo Sakurai, who was carefully dressed and dressed up for the occasion. She specially wore a black one-piece dress today.
She also styled her hair to look a little more mature, and paired it with a pair of high heels to instantly enhance her temperament, making her look bright and beautiful.
Du Weiguo's bodyguard is Du Nan, who is tall and has a stern face, wearing a black suit and a pair of sunglasses.
Before leaving, Du Weiguo's request to him was not to say a word during the entire journey. His main role today was a humanoid transporter.
The black leather travel bag in his hand contained the increasingly plump fox.
As soon as we walked to the door of the movie theater, the manager of the Musashino Hall already greeted him at the door, his attitude was respectful to the point of flattery.
A wealthy man like Du Weiguo spent 50,000 US dollars just to watch a movie. Who dares to look down on such a father, the God of Wealth? The manager didn’t kneel down to greet him, so he didn’t have the guts to do so.
"Mr. Wesley, you are here. We have discussed with Mr. Bruce Lee that the theater will only accept you and your companions for today's movie. The public premiere will be held tomorrow!"
Upon hearing this, Du Weiguo raised his eyebrows: "Uh, has Mr. Bruce Lee arrived already?"
To be honest, Du Weiguo was actually a bit scratching his head about meeting Bruce Lee alone. How should I put it, he was a bit like Mr. Ye.
Besides, Bruce Lee was just a movie actor after all. He had even seen the old man walking like a dragon and a tiger in person, and he was on a different level.
The theater manager replied very respectfully:
"Yes, sir, he has arrived and is waiting for you in the theater with Mr. Cote, the producer of Warner Company."
Du Weiguo sighed secretly, his tone somewhat impatient:
"Okay, Manager Fujishima, go and get rid of that producer named Kurt. I want to have a private chat with Mr. Bruce Lee."
"Uh, okay, sir, as you wish."
Manager Fujishima hesitated for a moment, and then made a decision immediately. He was just a lower-level producer at Warner Company, and he was nothing like bullshit in front of the real sponsor!
Within 10 minutes, in the empty movie theater, Du Weiguo saw Bruce Lee, who was as strong as steel.
"Hello, Brother Long, my name is Wesley, and I like your movies very much."
Du Weiguo strode towards him, took the initiative to reach out his hand, and spoke a bit jerky Cantonese.
Bruce Lee's face was a bit cold at first, but Du Weiguo deliberately pushed Kurt away, which inevitably reminded him of some very dirty rules in the circle.
However, when he saw Du Weiguo with his female companion and bodyguard, he immediately felt relieved, especially after hearing the familiar local accent, his eyebrows immediately relaxed.
A smile appeared on Bruce Lee's face, and he stretched out his hand and shook Du Weiguo's hand tightly. Just when he was about to say a scene, he raised his brows slightly and snorted unconsciously:
"Um?"
The moment they shook hands, he felt that Du Weiguo's hand seemed to contain endless surging power. Although it did not exert any force, it was already moving people's hearts.
Bruce Lee was a martial arts fanatic, and when he saw Hunter, he almost twisted his waist and swung his hips without thinking, and immediately increased the strength of his hands.
Bruce Lee was born in Wing Chun, which emphasized that power starts from the ground, originates from the heels, is transmitted to the legs, dominates the waist, and travels through the fingers.
Even though he later created Jeet Kune Do, he still respected the principle of exerting force from the whole body. With a slight swing of his waist, the veins on his palms suddenly popped up, and a huge force was immediately transferred to Du Weiguo's hands.
Hehe, Brother Xiaolong wants to practice with me? Du Weiguo smiled inwardly. His current strength attribute is indeed the most slimming among the attributes, only three times that of ordinary people.
However, the strength attribute has never been a single attribute, and it must be combined with Du Weiguo's super strong physique, and Zhuo Yuan's reaction ability and force-generating skills.
Within the scope of normal people, he can definitely be called invincible!
Brother Xiao Long was indeed a top martial arts master, but he was just an ordinary human being. He wanted to break through the limits, so he suddenly died suddenly at the age of 33.
The human threshold is not so easy to break through.
Brother Xiao Long's big hand instantly became as if made of steel, like a vise, biting Du Weiguo's hand fiercely.
However, Du Weiguo's expression was calm and indifferent, and his hand didn't really exert any force, he just pushed it out slightly.
Bruce Lee felt that the big hand he was holding was like a rock. No matter how hard he tried, it would not move.
Although Bruce Lee was a martial artist, he was not a fool, and he also knew the principle of stopping at the point. He quickly stopped his strength, let go of his hand, and his tone became more enthusiastic:
"Mr. Wesley, I didn't expect that you are still a martial artist. What kind of kung fu do you practice? Eagle Claw Kung Fu? Or Iron Palm?"
Du Weiguo spread out his palms. His fingers were long and white. Although they were strong and powerful, there was no trace of practicing external skills.
Du Weiguo's tone was very gentle:
"It makes Brother Long laugh. I'm not a good martial artist. I'm just naturally thick-skinned and have only practiced country moves for two days."
Bruce Lee smiled happily:
"Hahaha! Mr. Wesley, you are too humble. If you do this in a country way, then I will become a clown!"
Du Weiguo spoke calmly:
"Brother Long, let's sit down and watch a movie first, and chat while watching. I can't wait to appreciate your masterpiece."
"Okay, by the way, Mr. Wesley, thank you for your strong support, otherwise the box office results of my trip to Japan will definitely be ugly."
Brother Xiao Long's tone was a little lonely. At present, Westerners' impression of Chinese people still remains in the Manchu style with sallow complexion, thin skin, dull eyes, and pig tails on the back of their heads.
He performed exceptionally well in this movie, even outperforming the protagonist, but in the white supremacist Hollywood, no one cares about him.
Even in Japan, which is also of Asian descent, the Japanese audience was conflicted and had no interest at all when they heard that the lead actor Kato was a Chinese.
China has been weak for hundreds of years, and it is indeed not something that can be done overnight if it wants to change its inherent impression.
Du Weiguo patted Brother Xiaolong on the shoulder, his tone full of pride:
"Brother Xiaolong, there is an old saying in China that says don't bully a young man into poverty. Thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi. I can guarantee that in less than three years, you will become the most famous action star in the world!"
"Oh? Are you so confident in me?" Bruce Lee raised his eyebrows and sounded a little confused. Du Weiguo smiled and nodded, with a firm tone:
"That's right, Brother Long, I have 100% confidence in you. Not only am I confident, I'm also planning to tailor-make an action movie for you this year with a Chinese as the leading protagonist!"
"Really? You didn't lie to me?"
Upon hearing this, Bruce Lee stood up and spoke with an inexplicable surprise. His biggest dream has always been not to make money and become famous, but to change the weak image of the Chinese people.
Du Weiguo nodded calmly and said in a calm tone:
"It's absolutely true, Brother Long, isn't my sincerity enough?"
At this time, the movie just started to show. Du Weiguo moved toward the screen and gently pursed his lips. Bruce Lee slowly sat down, his eyes full of surprises.
Yes, if you don't really appreciate him, who would spend 50,000 US dollars to support a movie in which he stars as a supporting actor? This sincerity is absolutely perfect!
"Okay, I believe you."
Brother Xiao Long's tone was solemn, and the corners of Du Weiguo's mouth raised. He did not continue speaking, but turned his attention to the big screen.
To be honest, the movie "The Green Hornet" is really average. The plot and lines are very vulgar, and the moralizing is also very rubbish. The only bright spot is Xiao Long's action scenes.
However, Du Weiguo traveled back in time for more than two years, and this was the first time he watched a Hollywood action movie of color. Although it was crudely made, he still watched it with gusto.
Momoyo was leaning against Du Weiguo lovingly, watching a movie attentively. Suddenly, a strange dark red light flashed in her eyes, and she was possessed by the big fox.
This movie has an English original sound and Japanese subtitles, but Miss Hu didn’t understand either language, so she was extremely depressed while watching it.
Du Weiguo felt Momoyo's arm shake slightly, glanced at her without any trace, and curled the corner of his mouth slightly.
At this moment, Momoyo's brilliant dark red pupils were staring at the screen without blinking, without any distractions.
This is a color movie, and the characters are extremely restored and lifelike. The big fox has lived for more than 200 years. I have never seen this peep show before. It is very fresh.
After watching the movie, Du Weiguo chatted with Brother Xiaolong for a while before saying goodbye. On the way back, Momoyo pouted, his face full of dissatisfaction and resentment.
She had only watched this movie for less than a minute. She had just entered the main movie when she was completely possessed by her "immortal master" and had no idea what would happen next.
When she regained consciousness again, the subtitles were already on. Du Weiguo, who was driving, glanced at Momoyo, who had a sad face, and joked with a smile:
"What's wrong? Momoyo, don't you understand? Why don't you let Xiaolan accompany you alone to see it again tomorrow?"
"I'm not that stupid, I, I~"
Momodai hesitated to speak, her eyes were red with anger, Du Weiguo said in a teasing tone:
"Momoyo, isn't it your mission and honor to serve your deity?"
Before Momoyo could speak, the big fox said in a faint tone:
"Du Da, you are so weird and arrogant. Momoyo, I will go to Xiaolan's half-hole tomorrow and accompany you to see her again."
Du Weiguo raised his eyebrows and teased in a teasing tone:
"Hu Da, you are so loud. You must understand clearly that Xiaolan is my apostle, not your horse brother."
"Du Da, you, you are being respectful in front of you and arrogant in the back. You look forward when you use it, and when you don't, you look behind you. You are despicable! Shameless!"
The big fox has recently been particularly willing to quarrel with Du Weiguo, fighting repeatedly and enjoying it. Du Weiguo stopped the car when he happened to encounter a traffic light.
I rolled down the window and lit a cigarette, looking at the bustling road, my tone suddenly became serious:
"Hu Da, it's time. It's almost time for us to leave Japan."