Chapter 17801782【Our sincerity】
??Luo Wei dragged Jackie Chan, who had just become famous, into the water again with a bad movie "The Ghost Horse and the Heavenly Master Recruits Ghosts".
?That movie did really poorly at the box office. The production cost was HK$650,000, and the box office was less than HK$300,000. Such poor results directly caused Luo Wei to lose his money.
?His financial situation was not good to begin with, and now it is even more difficult due to the leakage of the house and the continuous rain. Therefore, when Xiang Nan proposed to borrow Jackie Chan again, he did not refuse and directly agreed.
Jackie Chan was very grateful to Xiang Nan. "The Ghost Horse and the Heavenly Master Recruiting Ghosts" was so bad at the box office that it failed him as soon as he became popular, which made him very depressed.
In fact, when he was making this movie, he already thought it was bad.
??Because this movie is similar to the Hollywood hit movie "The Exorcist", but Lowe was reluctant to spend a lot of money on special effects, and he didn''t pay much attention to creating a suspenseful and terrifying atmosphere. Instead, he added a lot of vulgar and funny scenes. Not only is it not funny, it''s actually disgusting.
Jackie Chan put forward suggestions because of this, hoping that Luo Wei could make changes, but he always insisted on his own way and insisted on himself. As a result, the film was neither foreign nor scary, neither scary nor funny, nor exciting nor good-looking.
After it was released, it received a lot of bad reviews. Not only did it fail to get high box office, but it also dragged Jackie Chan into trouble, which naturally made him extremely depressed.
It can be said that if the next movie does not improve again, the hat of "box office poison" will be worn on him again. Jackie Chan is naturally worried.
Now that Xiang Nan has invited him to film, he has undoubtedly been rescued from the fire.
“Mr. Ning, thank you so much.” He said sincerely.
"Don''t say that, I will use you only if you are good enough." Xiang Nan smiled and said, "Work hard and don''t betray my trust."
“Definitely.” Jackie Chan nodded.
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The production of "The Tiger Who Swallowed His Teeth" was then scheduled to begin, and Xiang Nan also asked Jackie Chan to serve as both director and stage director, giving him as much room as possible to express his potential.
In fact, Jackie Chan is a very talented person. Although he didn''t go to school much, he was sent to drama school before he even finished elementary school. But he himself is very smart and good at thinking. Many action shooting techniques were figured out by him. This is introduced in detail in the documentary "Jackie Chan''s Stunts".
Moreover, he wrote, directed and acted in many of his movies, such as "The Strange Move of Laughing Fist", "The Young Master", "Plan A", "Police Story", "Who Am I", and "Eagle Plan" Wait, he even took over the martial arts direction of all movies.
?Therefore, unlike pure action actors such as Jet Li, Michelle Yeoh, and Michelle Yeoh, Jackie Chan is actually a versatile and comprehensive film talent. The more space you give him, the more surprises he can bring.
Jackie Chan was very moved when he saw that Xiang Nan had given all the power to him and trusted him so much.
??When he was filming at Luo Wei Pictures, Luo Wei did not respect his opinions and was stubborn and self-righteous, which made him feel constrained and uncomfortable.
At Zhen Kung Fu Pictures, he can use all his talents and shoot whatever he wants, which is really enjoyable. This also solidified his idea of ??leaving Luowei Films.
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At the same time, after He Guanchang returned to Jiahe, he also told Zou Wenhuai what Xiang Nan meant.
"If we can''t show enough sincerity, I think Ning Wei will definitely leave." He said worriedly.
"Can he leave? Can we file a lawsuit with him?" Cai Yongchang frowned.
"There is no problem for him to leave. He is also the major shareholder of Real Kung Fu Pictures and enjoys the same rights as us." Zou Wenhuai waved his hand, "I think he should have been prepared before, so he deliberately did not sign a contract with us. "
? Xiang Nan only signed a contract with Zhen Kung Fu Pictures, and he is also the major shareholder of Zhen Kung Fu, holding 50% of the shares, and has a high degree of autonomy. Golden Harvest doesn''t stop him from working with other companies.
"He is determined to leave, who can stop him? Don''t forget, he is so skilled. If you push him hard, he will jump over the wall." He Guanchang also reminded. Zou Wenhuai has suffered great losses. If Xiang Nan had given him a knife instead of a slap that night, Zou Wenhuai''s death would have been in vain, and the police would not be able to find the murderer.
“Since hard work is not enough, then we will use soft methods.” Cai Yongchang pondered, “What other benefits can we provide him? Higher pay, higher box office share, or more autonomy?”
"These are not enough. Lei Juekun can also give us what we can give." Zou Wenhuai waved his hand and said, "Now that he plans to enter the film industry, he will definitely be willing to give up a lot of money."
??Lei Juekkun is the top rich man in Hong Kong. He owns Kowloon Bus, Kowloon Real Estate, and a Golden Princess Cinema Line. His strength is only stronger than Jiahe.
So these three conditions set by Jiahe can also be met by Lei Juekun, and even higher conditions can be met.
After all, burning money to grab the market is what every new company will do. Golden Harvest was able to invite Wang Jie, Bruce Lee, and Xu Guanwen back then because it was more willing to spend money than Shaw Brothers.
"Then what advantage do we have?" Cai Yongchang said depressedly, "We can give to others as well. Besides, we have had conflicts with Ning Wei, and our relationship is not as close as others, so even if we try to play the favor card, it won''t work."
“We have one more thing that Lei Juekun can’t give us.” He Guanchang suddenly said.
“What?!” Cai Yongchang and Zou Wenhuai looked at him together.
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The Peninsula Hotel.
Xiang Nan was discussing the lawsuit with a lawyer in the United States over the phone.
He wants to sue Warner Pictures for infringement of his script copyright and demand compensation for damages.
“I don’t consider out-of-court settlement or selling the script, so just file a lawsuit for me. I can afford it.” Xiang Nan told the lawyer.
??Warner used to be indifferent to him, but now he makes Warner unable to reach him.
?Hence the lawyer''s letter he sent, the "Longwei Boy" project is now in chaos.
The project has now stalled because the script does not have copyright. I continued to shoot, but it was no longer possible. It won''t be released even after it''s filmed, so it''s a waste of money.
But it’s not a problem to stop there. After all, the director, actors, and staff are all in place, and if we don’t start work, we will lose money. If we were in the Hong Kong film industry and this movie couldn''t be made, we could make another one with the original cast.
But not in Hollywood. If the contract is for this movie, then it will be this movie, and no changes are allowed.
??If Warner unilaterally breaches the contract, the liquidated damages alone will be a large amount of money. Therefore, Warner wants to resolve the matter through out-of-court settlement or directly buying Xiang Nan''s script.
?However, Xiang Nan did not lack tens of thousands of dollars from selling the script, nor did he lack hundreds of thousands of dollars from out-of-court settlements. He never agreed and always asked the lawyer to fight to the end.
"Who told you to despise me in the first place?" Xiang Nan snorted coldly. He is such a character who must retaliate against others.
“Okay.” The lawyer nodded.
He is charged for doing things. Since Xiang Nan wants him to fight to the end, he will fight to the end.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door.
(End of this chapter)