Superstars start as villains

Chapter 140 Standing at the top of the food chain.

[Fearless]'s good performance at the box office not only benefited the investors a lot, Yu Rentai also made a name for himself in the Chinese film circle. It is said that many film companies want to sign him.

Sun Li also rose to popularity with her role as a blind girl. At the same time, she starred in the TV series "Happiness is Like a Flower", which was aired on Dragon TV during prime time. With these two works, Sun Li also began to have Gained the capital to become a first-line star.

Of course, it is Zhou Xing who has benefited the most. The high box office of [Fearless Fearless] not only makes him a favorite in the eyes of the film company, but more importantly, this is the first time for him to be a kung fu star. The image appeared on the big screen and was recognized by the vast majority of Kung Fu fans.

You know, Wu Jing, Zhen Zibao, and Zhao Wenzhuo have been in the film and television industry for so many years, but they are still so short of breath.

From the debut of [Seven Swords] to [Huo Yuanjia]'s one punch, Zhou Xing only took two years.

Wherever Zhou went at this time, his name could be marked with the prefix: Kung Fu Superstar, four big characters, and the others were always a little guilty because they didn't have a masterpiece that was enough to prove their worth.

[Dragon and Tiger Gate] On the shooting site, Zhen Bullet had just finished demonstrating the moves for Nicholas Tingfeng, but he saw two martial arts underlings who were not sure what they were talking about.

"Hey, the work has not been dismissed yet. Please, can you study the Ma Jing so that no one can see it?" Zhen Bullet said angrily. This is martial arts. If he was an ordinary worker, he would not be so polite.

"Boss, we didn't read the Ma Jing."

"Cut, it's not the Ma Jing, you will be so fascinated by it? When did you love studying so much? Want to go to Xiangjiang University?" Zhen Zibao naturally didn't believe it.

"Stop talking nonsense, take a look, sneaky, do you read pornographic magazines in broad daylight?"

Zhen Bullet snatched the newspaper in their hands, his face gradually became extremely angry, the two martial artists were terrified, and hurriedly said: "Boss, don't listen to those tabloid nonsense, what kind of kung fu superstar, what is that kid? You are far behind."

"roll!"

"Get lost!" Zhen Bullet frantically punched a wooden table, causing the simple wooden table to fall apart.

"I just said that this newspaper should not be shown to him."

"C'mon, look at how he is. He used to be inferior to other people, but now he is even worse. He keeps a straight face all day long, as if someone owes him 500 million. I heard that Zhou Xing treats people very kindly." .”

The two martial artists slipped away unhappily.

This is a Xiangjiang newspaper, the circulation is not too large, the headline of the entertainment section is the article about [Huo Yuanjia] booking the 2006 Xiangjiang box office champion, and at the same time, it also published [Huo Yuanjia] in Southeast Asia, North America, Europe and other places box office data.

And the title is "The Kung Fu Superstar I've been looking forward to for ten years", and this person is naturally Zhou Xing.

In fact, it is no wonder that this newspaper is so touting. It is really that the people of Xiangjiang have a deep love for kung fu stars. Bruce Lee opened the door of Xiangjiang movies to the world with three and a half movies. After that, Chenglong and Li Lianjie also With the status of a Kung Fu star, he gained a firm foothold in Hollywood.

In recent years, Xiangjiang movies have gradually declined, and at the same time, no Kung Fu superstar with sufficient influence was born.

This time [Huo Yuanjia] is not only popular in the Xiangjiang market, but also awakens the long-sleeping overseas Kung Fu film market, which makes many Xiangjiang people see the hope of the revival of Kung Fu movies.

In fact, not only ordinary people, the martial artists in Xiangjiang also have good intentions for Zhou Xing's fame, because they know very well how much benefit a kung fu superstar will bring to the entire industry. The bigger the better.

"Just wait and see, this year's Xiangjiang box office champion must be [Dragon and Tiger Gate], don't dream!" Zhen Bullet gritted his teeth and stared at the photos in the newspaper last week.

[Huo Yuanjia] As a Kung Fu movie, it has achieved such a success. Naturally, Xiong Xinxin, as a martial arts instructor, contributed a lot, which also made him famous.

After Xiong Xinxin returned to Xiangjiang, he chatted alone with Liu Jialiang for a long time, and then news spread that Liu Jialiang let Xiong Xinxin set up his own family and let him take away a dozen martial artists from the Liu family class.

This time Zhou Xing became famous, Liu Jialiang was still very happy, and even specially called him to congratulate him.

However, Zhou Xing was a little embarrassed, because after Xiong Xinxin returned to the mainland, he actually expressed that he wanted to live with him.

"Pfft, senior brother Xiong, you can't take this joke." Zhou Xing almost choked his nostrils with a sip of wine.

Xiong Xinxin's face was serious: "Junior brother, do you think I'm a joker?"

"No, brother, the point is, I don't have resources in my hands, [Huo Yuanjia] I just happened to help introduce it." Zhou Xing smiled wryly.

Xiong Xinxin smiled: "You, you are really a fan of the authorities. Do you know how valuable this signboard is on you now?"

"I bet, next, if you ask you to act in kung fu movies, you will be able to line up from your door to the Forbidden City. This is because they are begging you to make a movie. When the time comes, you can help introduce it. I charge no more than others. The producer Can you still not agree?"

Zhou Xing was stunned for a moment, he didn't see that his senior brother was rough but subtle.

"Senior brother, there is no need for the relationship between us to be like this. Don't worry, if there is a suitable crew in the future, I will definitely recommend it for you."

Xiong Xinxin waved his hands repeatedly when he heard the words: "Ah Xing, you still don't understand, let's put it this way, in our line of work, we can't be separated from each other. We don't have a trustworthy team. Do you dare to do some moves?"

It was only then that Zhou Xing suddenly realized, just like Zhou Xing is popular now, as long as he makes a kung fu movie, the audience will definitely buy it, and who doesn't want to do a business that is sure to make money?But there is only one person, and if you take over the owner, you can't take over the west family. How can the west family be happy?
Back then, Li Lianjie's manager was shot dead on the street, wasn't that how it happened?
Although no one in the mainland dared to be so blatant, it was hard to guarantee that someone would make trouble secretly. Zhou Xing had encountered it once before. You must know that his total time in martial arts was less than a year, which shows how chaotic this circle is.

Come to think of it, before Xiong Xinxin came to find him, he had already analyzed it. Cooperation between them was indeed a choice that was beneficial to both parties.

"Since senior brother doesn't dislike it, my temple is small, so we will share blessings in the future." Zhou Xing didn't have any affection either.

"It's difficult to be the same!" Xiong Xinxin glared at Zhou Xing, and said the rest of the sentence.

After sending Xiong Xinxin away, Zhou Xing hurriedly called Anli over. This matter was no small matter, and it meant that the planning of the entire studio would change.

"Actually, I wanted to mention it to you last year. Now that the mainland film market is getting hotter and hotter, can we also invest some money to test the water?" Anli didn't have the objection or embarrassment that Zhou Xing imagined.

Zhou Xingwen frowned: "But, in our hands, we have neither distribution channels, nor crew and production experience."

"In the early stage, we can only do simple investment first, and don't need to participate in the production. It is good to accumulate experience first. If this road works, we might as well invest more, whether it is production or publicity. It's not a difficult task, and I've figured it out in the past few years." Anli was much calmer than Zhou Xing.

Zhou Xing was dumbfounded. According to Anli's plan, wouldn't his small studio become a film and television company?And it's still the kind of company that produces and publicizes?
"Okay, then let's test the water with 1000 million yuan first, but we don't have any channels, will someone come to attract investment?" Zhou Xing expressed doubts.

Anli smiled and said: "You, the directors you have worked with over the years are all famous. You haven't seen those directors who are not famous. They almost didn't kowtow to be their sons in order to attract investment. Don't worry, as long as we let the wind out Go, believe it or not, someone will block you with a script tomorrow, Hua Tsai created a new Asian star director project last year, and your reputation is not lower than him now, I am afraid that our 1000 million initial investment is not enough .”

"If it's not enough, we can add more." Zhou Xing naturally knew what a director meant to a film and television company. If Huayi hadn't had a small steel gun as a base, Wang Jinghua's departure probably wouldn't have survived.

The reason why Zhang Weiping in the new picture is so arrogant is because he holds the banner of Lao Mouzi in his hand.

In the film and television industry, directors are always at the top of the food chain.

"That's fine, this matter is settled like this." Zhou Xing admitted that he was moved.

Anli was about to leave, but she seemed to remember something, and sat down again: "By the way, Brother Feng wants to make a movie, and I plan to ask you to play the leading role."

"It's a good thing, what's your expression?" Zhou Xing was taken aback.

Anli rolled his eyes: "Please, with your current worth, how can Brother Feng afford it?"

Zhou Xing thought it was true. After [Huo Yuanjia] got the painting, his worth directly rose to 500 million, and there is a high probability that Brother Feng’s movie will not be released in the mainland. The current investors are all monkeys. Without the mainland market, there is no way to attract large investment.

"Let's take it. In Xiangjiang, thanks to Brother Feng's care, when I returned to the mainland, the contract hadn't expired, and Brother Feng didn't say anything, so let's pay him back."

Anli: "The salary?"

"Just take 500 million, and the rest will be the same as last time. Let's convert it into an investment." There is no market for gangster movies with a strong Hong Kong flavor like Brother Feng overseas. The final result of the converted investment will definitely be a loss. It's clear that it's paying back Brother Feng's favor.

Brother Feng has indeed had a rough time recently. The few films he made were all well-received or not well-received, making investors want to jump off the building.

This time, it was hard to get 3500 million investment from Media Asia. Naturally, Brother Feng wanted to do a big job and prove himself.

So Zhou Xing came to mind. Speaking of which, the only two films that Brother Feng made money in recent years, Zhou Xing was the number one male.

A few days later, Zhou Xing received the script of Brother Feng's new film, and the character he played was called Ah Huo.

And the name of this new film is called "Exile".

(End of this chapter)