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Volume One Chapter 597 Cooperation

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    In the office, Lin Xiaozhi is entertaining guests.  Sitting on the sofa next to him, he was holding a draft of a script and looking down at it. He was a man with a head of fluffy medium-long hair. His big nose was like a pimple and was the only one in Hong Kong. He was the best in Hong Kong.  Jackie Chan, one of the action superstars.  "Brother Long, the script we are planning to shoot at Media Asia is actually very consistent with your film style. The investment is initially determined to be HK$80 million. Of course, we can also accept an additional budget of no more than 20 million. As for the director,  We will also invite the best action film director in Hong Kong to direct it. How about it? Are you interested in playing the male lead? " He went straight to the topic without any hesitation.  In recent years, although Jackie Chan has always wanted to cooperate with the surging Lam Hsiao-chi and his Media Asia, his ability to become the Hong Kong star with the highest net worth from a humble background is not just due to his courage to fight and his superficial heroism.  There is a cautious heart hidden behind it.  He flipped through the script quickly in his hand and skimmed through the lines at a glance. He wanted to finish reading the script before answering Lin Xiaozhi.  In Hong Kong, it is well known that Jackie Chan is the pillar star that Golden Harvest strongly supports.  But except for a few people, most people inside and outside the industry did not know that Jackie Chan was no longer a contract artist with Golden Harvest around the time the sequel to "Plan A" was finalized. Even his manager Chen Ziqiang, who had been with him for many years, terminated the contract and chose  He signed a contract with Weihe Films, which he invested in and founded.  So since 1987, although he still maintained close cooperation with Golden Harvest, and even Weihe Pictures had Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang as shareholders, making money for others and making money for yourself are two different concepts. From then on, he gradually  Put more energy into your own company.  Since then, the number of Jackie Chan and Golden Harvest films has basically been maintained at two every three years, and his own film company has participated in investment in almost every film, but the frequency of filming is far less than when he was in Golden Harvest in the early years.  Throughout the past few years, apart from the Police Story series, which Jackie Chan has invested in and shot, the other films can hardly be said to be excellent.  This situation is caused by the fact that Jackie Chan has often intervened in directing filming in recent years, but the root cause is actually the lack of a good script.  Lin Xiaozhi knew this, and he also knew that Jackie Chan had failed in recent years due to the unsuccessful cooperation with Golden Harvest. At the same time, he had repeatedly hoped that his movie could be imagined in Europe and the United States and take the opportunity to enter Hollywood. In addition, during the same period, Hong Kong had another film that was famous worldwide.  Media Asia and him, who are both starting to be in trouble, Jackie Chan no longer puts most of his expectations on Jiahe. ??????????? Otherwise, this nominally popular superstar from Golden Harvest would not have gone to the banquet without saying anything about inviting him to join a new Media Asia movie after contacting him in a personal capacity.  The script that Jackie Chan is now reading is not the new movie he has prepared for himself, but the script "Taken" written by Media Asia's contracted screenwriter - Chen Bo, which he personally revised.  ¡°For a movie like this, where the protagonist is powerful and has strong personal heroism, there are not many suitable male protagonists in Hong Kong. The most suitable candidate is Jackie Chan.  When he saw Chen Bo writing the original draft of the script in the company, he actually already had the idea to ask Jackie Chan, whom he had never collaborated with before, but he had always admired in the past, to make this movie, and the choice of director  He also made the decision early on, that is, to let the great director of hero films - John Woo, who has also encountered a low point in his career in the past two years, to take charge of the film.  Perhaps because of his urging, Jackie Chan obviously speeded up his reading. After a few minutes, he finally finished reading the script. He put the notebook on the coffee table next to him with a smile on his face: "Great script, this is what I wrote before."  The work that just won the runner-up in the first script competition not long ago!¡± Not long ago, the first script competition sponsored by the Hong Kong Film Association ended successfully, and the final champion was taken away by "Tang Bohu Spots Qiuxiang" written by the powerful screenwriter Gu Dezhao.  The second and third ones were given to "Hurricane" and "New Drunken Master" respectively.  The Hong Kong Script Competition proposed by Lin Xiaozhi and will be held every year in the future is undoubtedly a success. The works that made it to the top 16 have all been bought out and signed by major film companies in Hong Kong. Among them, Media Asia alone has signed three works.  .  Lin Xiaozhi smiled and nodded. "Hurricane Rescue", which was created by Chen Bo and revised by himself and the Media Asia writing team, is actually not inferior to "Tang Bohu Spots Autumn Fragrance" in terms of excitement, but because "Tang Bohu Spots Autumn Fragrance" is more suitable.  Hong Kong people¡¯s aesthetics, so in the final competition for the championship, the judges¡¯ votes were just one more than theirs.  It¡¯s just that after Jackie Chan read the script, he didn¡¯t immediately express his opinion whether to accept it or not. This attitude made him somewhat uncertain.  But after thinking about it carefully, he quickly understood that Jiahe must have contacted Jackie Chan before about starting the filming of "Drunken Master 2".  "Drunken Master" once made Jackie Chan succeed Bruce Lee and become a new star in Hong Kong.The action star's famous film became a hit in Hong Kong, Macao, Taiwan and Southeast Asia as soon as it appeared on the screen. I believe that being able to continue filming sequels is a temptation that he cannot refuse.  However, Lin Xiaozhi believes that he obviously also has concerns. The curse of the sequel of the series of movies is a hurdle that is difficult to easily overcome around the world.  In Hong Kong, even the two most successful film series "Once Upon a Time" (old version) and "The Best of Us" often have box office failures. No one can guarantee that the next film will be more brilliant than the last one. Otherwise, in Golden Harvest  He should have readily agreed when he was asked to film "Drunken Master 2" instead of showing up now in Media Asia, in Lin Xiaozhi's office.  As soon as he thought about this, he suddenly knew what was going on, and said directly: "Brother Long, are you ready to think about it for a few more days? Media Asia will definitely give you the best in terms of salary and treatment. With the strength of the crew and special effects, I want to look at the entire Hong Kong  We at Media Asia are also top-notch. As for the director, I have chosen the best director for this movie, and I can also guarantee that this movie will be released in European and American theaters, which will improve your acting career.  It will be very helpful!" As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately felt Jackie Chan's heartbeat.  A person's expression may be concealed, but his eyes can't lie. That's how Jackie Chan is now, but he seems to be hesitant. Just when Lin Xiaozhi was about to urge him, he didn't expect that he had already said it himself.  "Lin Sheng, the script is indeed in line with my usual style, and I am very happy to star in this movie. It's just that not long ago, I agreed in principle to participate in the new drama "Drunken Master 2" that Golden Harvest is preparing to produce, although that movie requires  It won¡¯t start filming until next year, but it¡¯s probably not easy to finish the movie in such a short period of time. And¡± He seemed a little hesitant, but quickly continued, ¡°If I can, I will.  Weihe also wants to participate in the investment of this movie!" Lin Xiaozhi was stunned. He didn't expect Jackie Chan to make this request.  Because since his debut, it is well known that the films produced by his company never accept investment from other people. Even if he cooperates with Lee Xiuxian, Liu Zhenwei, Tsui Hark, John Woo and others, he and Media Asia invest in their films.  The production is always strong.  This is also the reason why some capital in Taiwan has long been dissatisfied with him, which eventually led to the provincial authorities taking action against him.  You must know that since the Bruce Lee era in the 1970s, Taiwanese capital has been deeply involved in the filming of most movies in Hong Kong. Even Golden Harvest and New Arts City have in the past more or less accepted some investment from Taiwanese capital in order to share risks.  .  However, Lin Xiaozhi has never done such a thing. However, Media Asia has determined the movies that it wants to invest in. Even if it is the "Once Upon a Time" series that Tsui Hark is interested in, Media Asia now has the initiative to invest in the filming.  .  Although this overbearing style of feeding one family has made many capitals in Hong Kong and Taiwan dissatisfied, it has also brought huge dividends to Media Asia.  In a short period of time, Lin Xiaozhi has not considered changing his usual style, because as long as he is here, Media Asia has the right time and place, and will not worry about making good movies for a long time in the future, and will naturally be able to continue to make movies.  Get more box office dividends from overseas to strengthen yourself.  However, there are always surprises!  Now Hong Kong Governor Patten intends to take action on Hong Kong, which will inevitably affect the development of Hong Kong films. Facing the American blockbusters that may be about to hit, he can unite a little more to resist the cold winter, and he can accept part of the profits.  This is especially true for artists like Jackie Chan who have excellent acting skills and abilities and have huge influence in the industry.  He pretended to think for a moment before looking at Jackie Chan and said: "Brother Long, you should know that the movies we produce at Media Asia never accept investment from other parties. Even if we do cooperate with other film companies, the methods are different. So this  Even if I make a special case for you, I can only accept an investment of 10 million from Weihe at most!" Jackie Chan blushed. He naturally knew that Media Asia had strong financial resources and extensive overseas channels. If the movie is completed,  When it is released overseas, even if the film costs hundreds of millions to shoot, as long as the overseas box office, especially in the European and American markets, exceeds 20 to 30 million US dollars, the cost can be recovered, and the rest will be generous returns. ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? out of the way, but he wants to eat the meat in pieces, which is very unethical.  So when Lin Xiaozhi nodded and agreed, he didn't mention any of the excuses he had mentioned before, and he readily agreed to take on the movie.  He has made up his mind in his heart. If his first cooperation with Media Asia is successful, he will naturally continue to cooperate with this giant that is now considered globally powerful in the future.  In terms of salary, Jackie Chan took the initiative to give Media Asia a discount and quoted a price of 6 million. With his current net worth less than 10 million, no one else would be able to hire him. In fact, he previously co-produced the latest Police Story with Golden Harvest.  The movie series also received a salary of 9 million.  Lin Xiaozhi naturally understood that this was a sign of goodwill from him.??However, compared with the future income of "Taken", which will be screened in Europe and the United States, although he received less salary, he will make more profits.  The two of them settled down and started chatting.  Not long after chatting, the receptionist reminded Lin Xiaozhi that the other two guests he invited today were also here, and asked Chow Yun-fat and John Woo to be invited to his office. After seeing them come in, Lin Xiaozhi smiled and invited them  Sit down: "Brother Fa, Brother J, I've been waiting for you two. Brother Long has just arrived. Since everyone is here, don't be restrained and sit down to rest. Let's chat and talk about things!"  "
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