Chapter 377 No One Convinced
He is indeed a flexible fat man. Although he is fat and his flesh is trembling, his movements are real.
He jumped down from the pillar of the palace, splashing dust, gnashing his teeth, brushing off the dust on his body, tugging the red scarf on his head, and baring his teeth at Qin Pei and David Jiang.
They are all young guys and no one is afraid of anyone.
The costumes that Qin Pei and Jiang Dawei wore were very simple, and they were probably dressed like soldiers or escorts. They had thick belts tied around their waists, and they tightened their belts, stamped their feet, and nodded to the cameraman and director standing behind the camera.
Director Jiang Nan held a loud speaker in his hand and shouted, "Open the mic."
The two men began to fight each other, first with weapons, then with fists and feet, bumping into the screen, and finally both of them suddenly jumped onto a long table, at least 1 meter above the ground, and pinched each other's necks, and exerted force together, and with a "bang", they fell to the ground cleanly.
"Crack!"
The two brothers stood up with grins on their faces, brushed the dust off each other, and winked at the fat man.
Their mother Hongwei was heartbroken when she saw this. Zhang Shouchun, who was holding her arm, clearly felt that Hongwei's arm was tense, and her fingernails almost dug into her palm.
Zhang Shouchun was now a mother of three children. In 65, she finally gave birth to a daughter, named Mingchun, and announced that she would never have another child. In 66, Jin Yuqing gave birth to a son, Mingxia; in 67, Qin Huairu gave birth to a daughter, Mingqiu.
So I especially understood her and asked softly, "Sister Hongwei, if you think Qin Pei and David are too tired to make a movie, let them work behind the scenes."
Hongwei relaxed her tense mood and sighed, "Madam Shouchun, the two brothers already have very good conditions in the film industry. With Erguang and I, and the company's reputation, they didn't even have to be special guests, but directly played supporting roles, and the salary is not low. It's much better than many people who don't have the opportunity but want to be stars in our industry."
"Since they want to be stars, how can they not endure any hardship?"
"Only if you have a lot of experience and are not afraid of hardship or fatigue, you will have the opportunity to become a good actor in the future. This is also their own choice."
Zhang Shouchun patted Hongwei's hand in understanding.
There were two crews, one filming inside the palace and the other filming on the steps and pillars outside the palace. One crew was from Shaw Brothers and the director was Lo Wei; the other crew was from Spring and Autumn Films and the director was Jiang Nan.
The two groups actually know each other, Hong Kong is so small.
But somehow they started to compete with each other. Luo Wei called the nimble fat man over, and they exchanged something while punching and kicking, and looked into the palace from time to time; the people in the palace were not to be outdone, and they stared with their eyes wide open and gestured with weapons.
"Pa pa!" Wang Deming led a group of people past the crowd, clapping as they walked. Bruce Lee behind him was rubbing his hands, eager to give it a try.
His crisp applause immediately attracted the attention of both crews.
"Mr. Wang."
"Director Li."
The crew inside the palace hurried out to greet them; the crew outside the palace did not know Wang Deming, but they knew Li Hanxiang and Hu Jinquan.
Li Hanxiang showed his big brother's aura, walked up to Luo Wei, patted his shoulder, and said with a smile: "Luo Wei, what's the matter, now that you've become a big director, you're going to compete with me, Brother Jiang, now?"
King Hu next to him also walked up to the agile fat man, looked him up and down, then looked at his fellow apprentices behind him and asked with a sneer, "Sammo Hung, have you guys made it? Did they take up your filming location or your special actors?"
"Who is this directed at?"
"No, no!" "That's impossible!"
Be it Lo Wei or Sammo Hung, they both quickly admitted their mistakes.
There is no other reason. Lo Wei and Li Hanxiang knew each other when they were in Yonghua. After Li Hanxiang became a director, he often tried to persuade Lo Wei to play the leading role. And it was King Hu who recommended Sammo Hung to be a martial arts instructor for the first time.
To use feudal terms, Li Hanxiang and Hu Jinquan were both sponsors of the two.
The feudal tradition in Hong Kong in the 6s and 70s was still very strong. After all, people could still marry four wives.
If the news got out today, Lo Wei and Sammo Hung would be sorry to the sponsors, and their reputations would be ruined. Moreover, Li Hanxiang and King Hu were both popular directors in the film industry, and they were backed by the Spring and Autumn Film Company, so the films they made all had big casts.
He goes abroad to attend film festivals every year and has frequently won awards at Asian Film Festivals and praise at European Film Festivals.
To put it bluntly, they both have a bad reputation. It's not that they can't work in the film industry, but it will be difficult for them to make a lot of money if they develop further.
Not to mention, whether it was Li Hanxiang or Hu Jinquan, they were all surrounding the man and woman in the middle, and it was obvious that this man and woman had a higher status.
Luo Wei could guess that the lady who looked like a fairy should be the elusive general manager of Chunqiu Productions. This was scary enough, not to mention the chief hissing beside her, who was definitely a deep-water crocodile.
"Oh, Third Brother Hanxiang, this is all a misunderstanding." The heroine on Luo Wei's side, Letty, dressed like a female warrior, with narrow sleeves and a tight green dress, and a square scarf on her head, hurried over to persuade, "I'm watching from the side, and Sister Hongwei came over just now."
"It's just that the weather is hot, and the guys on both sides are trying to earn some face."
"Really?"
"Why would I lie to you? Why don't you transfer me from Shaw Brothers?" Lydia Lo said, glancing secretly at Wang Deming and Zhang Shouchun.
Li Hanxiang shrugged and said, "You have to find Mr. Shao for this."
"My last contract with Shaw Brothers has expired, and you guys refused to sign me." Lotte rolled her beautiful big eyes and pouted. Even though she was in her 30s, this cute and innocent look actually made Bruce Lee's eyes light up.
This guy suddenly felt like a hero who wanted to stand up for the weak and turned to ask Wang Deming: "Mr. Wang, is Chunqiu Films afraid of Shaw Brothers?"
"Last year, Shaw Brothers thought I was too demanding."
"Xiaolong!" Lin Yanni called him quickly, and then apologized to Wang Deming: "Mr. Wang, Xiaolong has lived in the United States for many years and doesn't know how to speak very well."
"That's fine." Wang Deming smiled. "I'm not afraid of high demands, I just want to live up to the reputation."
"Okay then!" Bruce Lee rolled his eyes, rubbed his hands, shook his neck, made a "crackling" sound, and jumped twice, "How about I fight them?"
Qin Pei and David Chiang and others had been standing at the palace gate. Seeing that Bruce Lee was not tall, very thin, and not dressed particularly solemnly, and spoke rudely to Mr. Wang, they immediately stood up and said seriously: "This Mr. Xiaolong, although Mr. Wang is low-key and easy-going."
"But you should have at least some respect!"
Bruce Lee tilted his head, glanced at Qin Pei and Jiang David, and brushed his thumb across their noses, "How about you two go first?"
(End of this chapter)