1016 [Seven Little Fortunes! Get beaten, we are professional! 】
"Is this Bruce Lee crazy? Does he want to fight ten of them?"
As expected, as soon as Shi Zhijian's advertisement was published, the whole of Hong Kong went crazy!
When they learned that Bruce Lee, the star of "Brother Tangshan", was going to fight ten at the premiere tomorrow, those viewers who had not bought tickets, and those who were reluctant to spend a lot of money to buy tickets, almost went crazy.
The previous 2,000 limited edition movie tickets were wildly speculated by scalpers, and finally they increased from 30 yuan to 100 yuan each! From 100 yuan to 150 yuan, 200 yuan, 300 yuan! Finally A movie ticket is worth ten times!
Those rich people discovered that instead of losing money on the movie tickets they bought, they actually made a fortune!
How did this happen?
We want to support Congressman Shi, but in turn make money? How embarrassing!
The poor people were also dumbfounded. They thought that thirty yuan a ticket was too expensive and they were reluctant to buy it, but now they couldn't afford it at three hundred yuan a ticket!
Seeing that the premiere tomorrow night is highly anticipated, Shi Zhijian is carefully selecting ten martial arts figures who were "madly beaten" by Bruce Lee.
As Bruce Lee said, if this kind of thing is not done well, it will hurt people. The so-called "point to point" does not exist at all. So how can we achieve "everyone is happy" while ensuring the safety of personnel?
The audience not only enjoyed an unparalleled martial arts competition, which was worth the price of admission, but Bruce Lee was able to "stand out" with this competition and truly established his reputation as the "Kung Fu Emperor".
Of course, the most important thing is that the follow-up box office of "Tangshan Brother" will explode and become a huge success?
In the end, Shi Zhijian thought of a group of people, first the "Seven Little Fortunes" headed by "Hong Jinbao" and "Cheng Long", seven people, then Dong Wei, Lin Zhengying, and Wu Ma, just enough for ten people!
Dong Wei, Lin Zhengying and Wu Ma are easy to deal with, because these three people are now working as substitutes in Xinyi City. As for the Seven Little Fortunes——
Shi Zhijian remembered that he had talked with Lin Zhengying when he visited the class before, and asked him to help introduce the Seven Little Fortunes to New Art City. Lin Zhengying was very grateful to Shi Zhijian for this.
Shi Zhijian immediately called Lin Zhengying and asked Lin Zhengying for Hong Jinbao's phone number.
Hong Jinbao has been acting in Shaw Brothers since his debut, and he has been doing well by relying on interpersonal relationships. He has a few roles in the movies, but he is not very famous.
The most outstanding thing is that he helped King Hu design the martial arts action in "The Drunken Man".
Unfortunately, he has been unlucky recently and offended Shaw Brothers' producer Zhou Duwen.
This is because when Zhou Duwen celebrated his birthday, celebrities big and small all gave gifts to congratulate him, but Hong Jinbao didn't accept this trick and didn't even send a fart.
Afterwards, Zhou Duwen started to put on his shoes. First, he changed his position as a martial arts instructor and asked him to be the stand-in for the protagonist.
Hong Jinbao doesn't care. It's not like he has never been a stand-in before. However, he was still young at that time. Now he has grown up and gained weight. There are many male pig feet like him. How can he be a substitute?
Shaw Brothers' remuneration is based on quantity. If you don't have work to do, you won't make any money! As a result, Hong Jinbao has lost weight due to hunger in the past two or three months!
In the last time and space, Hong Jinbao finally broke with Shaw Brothers and left Shaw Brothers with anger to join Jiahe. He was reused in Jiahe, first as a martial arts instructor, and then in 1972, he collaborated with Bruce Lee in the famous "Fist of Fury" ,
In the same year, he filmed the movie "Haikido", which was Hong Jinbao's first leading role in the film, in which he played the second male lead.
From then on, Hong Jinbao and Bruce Lee became the best friends, including Yuan Hua, Lin Zhengying and others, who were all Bruce Lee's best friends!
It wasn't until after Bruce Lee's death that Hung Chin-bao and others started cheating mode, running through the Hong Kong film industry and each becoming a big boss!
Of course, at this time, Hong Jinbao, who was refrigerated by Shaw Brothers and had no scenes to film, was so hungry that his stomach was growling and he couldn't even eat instant noodles! He could only rely on a group of brothers and friends to support him, but brothers like Cheng Long because of his
The reason was also indirectly banned by Zhou Duwen. Their brothers had no work to do, and everyone was starving!
In short, including Hong Jinbao, the Seven Little Fortunes and others have reached a low point in their lives at this time!
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"What? New Arts City wants to invite me to film?" Hong Jinbao, who looked disheveled, answered the phone weakly, "And the salary is three times that of Shaw Brothers? If I perform well, they can sign a long-term contract with me and let me do it.
Male pig’s feet?”
Cheng Long, who came by to deliver egg tarts to Hong Jinbao, immediately pricked up his ears for fear of missing a word.
After half a day, Hong Jinbao hung up the phone in a daze. Cheng Long immediately stepped forward and said, "What's going on? How did Xinyi City find you? What did they ask you to do? Give you three times the salary? And they asked you to be a male pig's trotters."
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Hong Jinbao blinked and said, "Yes, it was Xinyi City who called me! But why do I feel like I'm dreaming? Aaron, pinch my face!"
Cheng Long hurriedly stepped forward and pinched Hong Jinbao's face hard.
"Ouch! Be gentle! It turns out it's not a dream!" Hong Jinbao confirmed.
"Brother Sanmao, you are so prosperous!" Cheng Long said with envy on his face, "I heard that Xinyi City was founded by Mr. Shi Zhijian! He is not only a businessman, but also a member of the Legislative Council. He is very powerful! When the time comes, you will be there
If you show your face in front of him, you might become famous!"
Hong Jinbao was also full of excitement and geared up: "You are right! I heard someone say this! Mr. Shi's appearance is not easy to meet! I must seize the opportunity! Is Aaron there?
Money? Lend me some money first, I want to buy an outfit! No matter how you go to Xinyi City, we can’t embarrass our Seven Little Fortunes!"
"receive!"
In the end, Cheng Long called Yuan Hua, Yuan Biao and others over, and everyone rummaged through their pockets for a long time before collecting the five hundred yuan, and gave it all to Hong Jinbao.
Action actors like them, who rely on their blood and sweat to make a living, or to be precise, minor actors, usually spend their salary very quickly after being paid, and it is difficult to save money. Now that Hong Jinbao has been banned, they are also in trouble. Many people are unemployed, and
Where is the money?
Hong Jinbao held the five million that his brothers had collected in his hand, and solemnly said to Cheng Long and others: "Good brothers, for life! I will pay you back the money soon!"
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At three o'clock that afternoon, Hong Jinbao bought a suit with 500 yuan. Although the suit was a bit small, it looked decent on him, and then he called a rickshaw and rushed to the New Art City Film Company.
Originally, Hong Jinbao wanted to take a taxi, but found that the fare was too expensive, so it was more cost-effective to take a rickshaw!
The rickshaw driver found that it was a hell of a job to take over Hong Jinbao's job. The man was too heavy, so he had to pull him to carry two of them!
But adhering to the principle that the customer is God, the rickshaw driver still took Hong Jinbao to Xinyi City very responsibly. When he arrived at the destination, he had already collapsed to the ground, as tired as a dog!
When Hong Jinbao entered the New Art City, Shi Zhijian was discussing the premiere with Bruce Lee and others, so he asked Chen Huimin to go out and inform Hong Jinbao to wait outside.
Hong Jinbao could only stand there in a small suit, his buttocks stretched uncomfortably, and he would pick at it with his hands from time to time.
Grain brine
Chen Huimin was also a rough man and did not know how to entertain guests, and he did not let Hong Jinbao find a place to sit down.
Hong Jinbao thought too much, thinking that this was a "test" given to him by Shi Zhijian. He had to hold on! Not only did he have to stand firm, but he also had to stand accurately! But little did he know that Shi Zhijian was really too busy and had forgotten about him.
When Shi Zhijian remembered it, more than two hours had passed, and then he turned back and asked Chen Huimin: "Is Hong Jinbao still outside?"
Chen Huimin said: "I've been waiting outside."
"Let him in quickly!"
Outside, Hong Jinbao got the news that Shi Zhijian was going to meet him in person. He was so excited inside. When he moved his legs, he found that he had been standing too straight and his legs were a little numb. He had no choice but to pull his thighs with a wrench and limped in.
"Hello, Mr. Shi!" Hong Jinbao saw Shi Zhijian's face full of excitement, and his lips trembled.
"Hey, are you injured?" Shi Zhijian saw him limping.
"Oh, no!" Hong Jinbao hurriedly stretched his legs and feet, "I just stood outside for too long, so -"
"I'm sorry, I'm rude! I was so busy that I forgot you were still outside! Huimin really doesn't know how to treat guests!"
"It's okay!" Hong Jinbao waved his hands, "We martial arts practitioners are used to this kind of thing!"
Shi Zhijian nodded, arranged for Hong Jinbao to sit down, and asked someone to make tea.
Hong Jinbao half-pushed his buttocks on the sofa. He didn't dare to be presumptuous in front of a big man like Shi Zhijian. He thought about it for a long time, then thought about his current situation, and finally couldn't help but asked shamelessly: "Mr. Shi, you guys call
You told me that there is a movie that I can film, is that true? Also, you guys said that the salary is three times what I paid at Shaw Brothers, and they also want to make me a male pig's trotters. Is this true?"
When Shi Zhijian saw that Hong Jinbao asked so cautiously, he couldn't help but feel funny, "So, how much is your salary at Shaw Brothers?"
"Ahem, it's not too much. One play can cost almost 3,000 yuan!"
"Really?" Shi Zhijian said, throwing out a wad of money and throwing it on the coffee table in front of Hong Jinbao, "Here is thirty thousand yuan!"
"Uh, this?" Hong Jinbao didn't expect Shi Zhijian to be so generous.
"Is this the salary for ten plays?"
"Wrong! A drama!"
"Well?"
"To be exact, it's what you and your brothers paid to film a movie for me!"
"You mean me and Cheng Long?"
"That's right!" Shi Zhijian nodded, "I need your help from the Seven Little Fortunes to act in a play on the day of the premiere!"
Hong Jinbao's eyes rolled around as he suddenly thought of something, "You mean - Bruce Lee's one against ten?"
"Smart! No wonder you can become a big shot in the film industry in the future!"
"Uh, what?" Hong Jinbao was stunned and suspected that he heard wrongly.
Shi Zhijian did not explain, and pointed at the money: "If you are willing to do it, take the money! I know that you Qi Xiaofu are best at performing kung fu live, especially the fighting scenes are very exciting, so let me see how good you are tomorrow night
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Hong Jinbao didn't expect to be so highly regarded by Shi Zhijian. He was extremely excited and his blood was boiling. He quickly grabbed the money and stuffed it into his arms: "Mr. Shi, don't worry! Our Seven Little Fortunes can't do anything else. If we get beaten, it's definitely professional!"
Shi Zhijian laughed, "You don't just need to be beaten, you have to fight back when it's time to fight back! Only when there is back and forth will the audience be happy!"
"Understood!" Hong Jinbao stood up immediately, then bowed deeply to Shi Zhijian, "I, Hong Jinbao, represent the Seven Little Blessings, and I will let you, Mr. Shi, see our true strength tomorrow night!"
When Hong Jinbao left Shi Zhijian's office with 30,000 Hong Kong dollars in his pocket, Bruce Lee, who came after hearing the news, entered Shi Zhijian's office and said bluntly: "You want me to be a fake person?"
Shi Zhijian drank tea with his legs crossed and glanced sideways at Bruce Lee: "Of course you're cheating! Do you still want to beat people to death?"
"That's not what I meant...I meant that I am a warrior, and warriors should do things openly and aboveboard!"
"Above and above board? Do you really want to fight ten of them? You also said that your fists and feet have no eyes, what if you hurt someone? Also, Hong Jinbao and the others are very professional and know how to minimize the damage when being beaten!
You can also go to them and try to trick them at this time, instead of talking to me about the moral standards of warriors here!"
Bruce Lee was speechless.
Shi Zhijian put down his tea cup and tapped his fingers on the table: "Remember, since I, Shi Zhijian, praise you as the Kung Fu Emperor, you have to do it even if you don't want to do it, and do it well! Do you know why? Because you represent the Chinese! I want those foreigners to know
, what’s the name of ‘Chine colored pants ngFu!’”
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Tomorrow is the premiere of "Brother Tangshan". Before that, "Ma Yongzhen" filmed by Shaw Brothers will be released first.
On the day of the preview, the box office of one cinema reached an astonishing 14,000!
Although the number 14,000 was not very auspicious, it made Shao Daheng ecstatic.
Based on the Hong Kong premiere box office, the film will be released in Japan, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and South Korea, and the box office will further expand.
In fact, in this era, Hong Kong movies had four major overseas movie theaters, namely Japan, Taiwan, Thailand and Malay, and South Korea.
In particular, South Korea and Shaw Brothers have a close relationship. Many Shaw Brothers movies like to be shot in South Korea, such as "The Rain in the Sky", which will have a great impact in the future, and "The Golden Vase" and so on.
Korean movies were not that great in the 1970s, and there was no such thing as the Chungmuro Troika. Some of them were just dominated by Hong Kong movies and existed as a dumping ground for Hong Kong movies!
In the opinion of Shaw Brothers, if "Ma Wing Ching" produced by Shaw Brothers can achieve such a proud achievement in Hong Kong, the next step is to dominate overseas, especially Japan and South Korea!
Therefore, after the premiere, Shao Daheng began non-stop to ask his actors Chen Guangtai, Jiang David and others to go to Japan and South Korea for commercial performances, cheering for "Ma Yongzhen" and cheering for the box office!
At the same time, the long-awaited "Tangshan Brother" also had its premiere on the same day.
As of the day of the premiere, in order to build publicity for this film, Shi Zhijian spent as much as 100,000 on publicity and distribution alone! This is already higher than the total box office of some blockbuster movies!
