Hong Kong: Rise of the Kings

Stallone was shocked.

"What, I'm admitted?"

The people around him were also shocked, looking at Du Yongxiao inexplicably.

A stained artist like Stallone will never be able to turn around in his lifetime. How dare Du Yongxiao hire him?

"Du, you have to think carefully!" Ryder couldn't help but said, "I know you are hungry for talents, but -"

Du Yongxiao interrupted Ryder: "I know what you want to say. In fact, I only have one sentence, gold will always shine. No matter what he has done before, he has a progressive heart."

Du Yongxiao would not tell Ryder that Stallone would become a big star in the future and dominate Hollywood with "Rocky" and "First Blood".

Of course, even if he said this, Ryder wouldn't believe him, and would instead regard him as a magician.

Ryder had nothing to say about Du Yongxiao's "noble" words. Who knew that today he was accompanying Du Yongxiao to interview actors. The decision-making power rested with Du Yongxiao. Even if Du Yongxiao chose a pig as the male lead, he could not say anything.

"Okay, God, this was your idea! I respect your opinion." Ryder shrugged. Anyway, the 100 million US dollars invested in filming was not his own, so he felt really bad.

Only then did Stallone know that everything was real and not a dream.

He was so excited.

"God, thank you sir!" Stallone impulsively stepped forward and held Du Yongxiao's hand tightly.

The security guards behind Du Yongxiao came forward to push him away, but Du Yongxiao stood up to stop them, smiled and said to Stallone: ​​"Then welcome, my friend, and welcome you to officially join our Fox Film Company."

"Thank you! Thank you for giving me the chance!"

"No, you have to fight for the opportunity! Besides -" Du Yongxiao suddenly took out his wallet from his arms, handed out a business card and said: "This is the business card."

"Huh?" Stallone took the business card, a little suspicious.

"It's not for you, but for your small movie boss. Tell him that I want to buy the rights to your movie. Yes, let him set a price."

Stallone understood immediately and cried with joy: "Sir, you——"

Du Yongxiao stroked Stallone's hair: "You want to be famous and a big star in the future. How can you be in the hands of someone like that?"

When Stallone heard this, he was so excited that he didn't know what to say.

Ryder rolled his eyes and didn't understand why Du Yongxiao was so kind to Stallone and even wanted to buy the small movies he made before.

People around him were talking a lot.

"So kind and righteous!"

"Yes, this Stallone has met his great savior."

People pointed fingers at Du Yongxiao and praised the Chinese boss for his benevolence and righteousness.

Du Yongxiao smiled lightly at this. When it comes to winning people's hearts, he is the ancestor of these ghost guys.

"Okay, Stallone, next you have to think about what movies you can help Fox shoot. Only good movies can repay me, right?" Du Yongxiao looked at Stallone who was extremely excited and reminded him.

"Yes, sir! In fact, I have a lot of scripts. If you need them, I will show them all to you!" Stallone couldn't wait to express himself.

Du Yongxiao made an insinuation: "Hey, I have a lot of scripts here, but I'm very interested in boxing recently. Do you have any?"

"Boxing type?" Stallone was stunned.

Recently, Stallone was bored and occasionally looked at the video of the match between Chuck Vipone and Muhammad Ali for the heavyweight title, but it was just for a look.

But after being reminded by Du Yongxiao, he seemed to suddenly have a feeling.

"Sir, you're saying there's a future for boxing movies?"

"It's not promising, but it's very gimmicky! Yes, apart from our Chinese kung fu movies, American boxing movies are the most popular. How about it? Do you have any good ideas?"

Since Du Yongxiao invested in Stallone, he hopes that the other party can quickly become a high-quality stock, and it is best to film "Rocky".

In his last life, Stallone wrote the script for "Rocky" in just three days: An amateur player named Rocky became famous due to an accidental opportunity and a fight with the world boxing champion.

After its release, the film earned US$225 million at the box office and took away the Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director. Stallone was also nominated for Best Actor and Best Screenplay.

Facing Du Yongxiao's encouraging look, Stallone didn't even have a hair in his heart, but he said resolutely: "Don't worry, sir! I will work hard to write a boxing script according to your ideas. Yes, for you, I will go to pieces!"

"Wai Rui, Goode!" Du Yongxiao patted Stallone on the shoulder, "I'm waiting for your good news, come on!"

…

Stallone left the interview in high spirits.

The other people waiting in line for the interview all looked at him with envy.

"Wow, this kid is so lucky."

"Yes, you can be selected even if you are so short!"

"I heard that he had made a small movie, but the boss still chose him."

People sighed.

Some even began to doubt life, feeling that Stallone was simply too lucky and wondered what would happen when it was their turn.

Schwarzenegger stood at the back of the queue and glanced at Stallone, who was half a head shorter than him. There was a trace of disdain on the corner of his mouth: "People like him can be selected, let alone an outstanding talent like me."

The team continued to move forward.

Schwarzenegger patiently waited.

I don’t know how long it took.

"Schwarzenegger."

While he was distracted, dreaming about opening a gym and recruiting students to achieve great things, Schwarzenegger was woken up.

"I'm here!" He raised his hands quickly.

"Dude, it's your turn!"

"Why don't you get out quickly!"

The person next to me reminded.

Schwarzenegger finally came to his senses and hurriedly stepped forward and stood in front of Du Yongxiao and Ryder.

People around started talking again.

"Wow, this guy looks great!"

"Yes, it looks great!"

"It would be a miracle if he failed!"

Everyone is very optimistic about Schwarzenegger.

In their opinion, Schwarzenegger's appearance was born for acting.

When Schwarzenegger heard this, he felt even more proud in his heart, and something called arrogance could not help but be written on his face.

Ryder took a look at the information, then looked at Schwarzenegger, looked him up and down, nodded, and seemed very satisfied with his appearance.

"You starred in Hercules in New York?"

"Yes."

"You haven't acted in many movies since then, right?"

"Yes."

"Why?"

"Because those directors look down on me and think I have no acting skills." Schwarzenegger looked arrogant.

"So what do you think, do you have acting skills?"

Schwarzenegger raised his chest and raised his head: "I think I'm pretty good! It's just that they have no vision."

Ryder smiled and handed the information to Du Yongxiao, "You do it!"

Du Yongxiao smiled as he took the information and looked at Schwarzenegger: "You said you have acting skills, so what do you think is joy, anger, sorrow and joy?"

"Well, this -" Schwarzenegger thought for a moment, "Happiness is happiness, anger is anger, sadness is sadness, and joy is happiness."

Du Yongxiao nodded: "Then what is the difference between happiness and joy?"

Schwarzenegger was speechless and said for a long time: "Absolutely."

Du Yongxiao smiled, threw the information on the table, clasped his hands, his expression gradually became serious, looked at Schwarzenegger and said: "Yes, your appearance is very good, among so many audition actors, your appearance is the best One! But as an actor, in addition to appearance, you also need to have rich emotions and the connotation required to play the role. You are lacking in both of these two points! So I'm sorry, Mr. Schwarzenegger, you are not accepted Admit!"

"Huh?" Schwarzenegger suspected that he heard wrongly.

People around me also suspected that they heard it wrong. Such an outstanding person actually failed to win the election?

Ryder couldn't help but touch Du Yongxiao. The meaning was very obvious. This was a treasure. He had also been a starring role and filmed blockbusters. He was much better than those half-baked ones.

Du Yongxiao was indifferent and looked at Schwarzenegger with a calm expression: "You lost the election, Mr. Schwarzenegger."

"I don't understand...Yes, why did I lose the election?" Schwarzenegger hesitated and stared at Du Yongxiao.

"Do you need a reason?" Du Yongxiao said, "Then I'll give you a reason - you don't respect acting. To be precise, you don't know anything about acting. You only know that you are excellent, but I don’t know that as an actor, you don’t have the final say whether you are good or not, but the audience has the final say. If the audience can only remember your big appearance on the big screen, then you will always be Schwarzenegger, unless one day, You can play a role so well that everyone will forget about you and only remember your character’s name..."

When Schwarzenegger heard this, he seemed to understand.

"Okay, you can leave now." Du Yongxiao issued the eviction order.

Schwarzenegger became angry and said, "Damn it! If you don't choose me, it's your loss! Yes, God, I can go to many big movie companies!"

Schwarzenegger cursed and left.

The people around couldn't help but laugh out loud: "I thought he was a king, but he turns out to be a lecher!"

"What's the use of being big? I don't know how to act!"

"Hahaha!"

Schwarzenegger was even more angry when he heard this.

The stark contrast between being praised before and being ridiculed now filled him with resentment.

Just as Schwarzenegger was about to leave, Du Yongxiao suddenly stopped him from behind: "Wait a minute!"

Schwarzenegger turned around and glared at Du Yongxiao: "What else are you going to do? Isn't it enough to humiliate me?"

Du Yongxiao tapped his fingers on the table and looked at Schwarzenegger with a half-smile: "Give you a chance - if we have a movie here, it doesn't require any acting skills from you, just your outstanding appearance, and the salary is also very impressive. Are you willing to participate?"

"Uh, this-"

Schwarzenegger was stunned.

If he agrees to Du Yongxiao, it will be equivalent to admitting that he really has no acting skills, only appearance.

But if he didn't agree to Du Yongxiao's request, his interview would be in vain, and most importantly, he would be laughed at.

He can accept all kinds of honors, but is unwilling to endure any ridicule.

Schwarzenegger took a deep breath. In the end, face was the most important issue. "Excuse me, what is the name of this movie?"

Du Yongxiao accepted him and shrugged: "'Sword of Kings'! Of course, you only need to be responsible for playing handsome in it, and the salary is three thousand US dollars. How about it? Do you accept it? Of course, after filming, you can choose to join Fox, or You can choose to leave.”

Du Yongxiao had already pinned Schwarzenegger to death and left? dream!

Little did Schwarzenegger know that Du Yongxiao had set him up early. He glanced at the eyes of everyone around him and nodded arrogantly: "Okay, for the sake of the salary, I accept it."

"Okay then, congratulations!" Du Yongxiao stretched out his hand towards Schwarzenegger.

Schwarzenegger held it and said, "I'll leave after filming this movie."

"Of course, it's optional!" Du Yongxiao said with a smile on his face, "What the hell!"

…

Recruitment ends——

Stallone took out his engagement ring, mortgaged it to a roadside pawn shop, and then used the money to excitedly buy a cake on the roadside.

Today is a special day. My wife likes cakes the most, especially chocolate ones. Stallone is going to give her a surprise.

In the neighborhood, some neighbors were clearing the snow from the street. When they saw Stallone carrying a cake, some neighbors shouted: "Why, you are rich, are you eating cake today?"

"Yes, honey, I'm lucky!"

An old woman saw Stallone, a strong young man, and shouted: "Aaron, come on, help me shovel the snow, and I'll give you money!"

In the past, helping neighbors shovel snow, walk dogs, and weed weeds were Stallone's favorite things to do so that he could earn some change.

But now-——

"I'm sorry, Mrs. Yabo, I have to go home quickly. I have important things to do."

Every time he helped Mrs. Yabo shovel snow, Mrs. Yabo would take advantage of him and touch his arms and butt.

Stallone didn't care about this. Mrs. Yabo gave her too much change, but now that Stallone has a goal and direction in life, of course he won't do that kind of thing again.

Humming the song, Stallone returned home, put down the cake, took off his coat, washed the cutlery and dishes in the kitchen, and then turned on the video recorder, preparing to find inspiration from the boxing match.

He was so focused that he almost lost track of time.

Slowly he fell asleep, turned on the video recorder, and fell asleep on the sofa.

Until the door lock rang and his wife Sarah came back from outside looking exhausted.

Sarah glanced at the video recorder that was on, and then at Stallone who was sleeping on the sofa.

She put down the bag in her hand, and even though she was very tired, she went to get a blanket and cover Stallone.

Turning her head, Sarah saw the unopened cake on the table.

Sarah was slightly stunned.

She knew that Stallone had no money, and she often gave him pocket money.

She currently works three jobs by herself, as a night school tutor, a librarian, and a supermarket salesperson.

Stallone had lofty ideals, but every job he held didn't last long. After the two got married, Sarah was almost alone in raising the family.

Sarah is tired.

But she didn't say.

But now, seeing Stallone spending money randomly, she couldn't stand it.

She knew that this kind of cake cost at least five dollars, but now they still owed one hundred dollars for utility bills, how could they pay it back?

Thinking of this, Sarah could no longer hold back her anger and directly took off the utility bill IOU taped to the refrigerator, woke up Stallone and said, "Look clearly, what is this?"

"IOU!" Stallone said sleepily, not quite understanding what was wrong with his wife.

"Since you knew this was an IOU, why did you buy such an expensive cake?" Sarah asked, pointing to the cake.

"Because you love to eat!" Stallone didn't know what he did wrong.

Sarah was stunned when she heard this, and suddenly cried.

Only then did Stallone understand. He hugged his wife and kissed her forehead and cheek: "I know! I know everything, my dear! Yes, I know! You have paid a lot for this family!"

Stallone hugged his wife tightly and said in her ear: "I have found a job now! Yes, I joined Fox, and now I have become one of them. I will make a lot of money in the future and buy you a lot of cakes. These are all your favorites!"

Finally, Stallone bit his wife's ear and called affectionately: "Sarah, I love you!"

At this moment, a story suddenly emerged in Stallone's mind. The name of this story is - "Rocky"!

…

The recruitment drive at Fox Film Company, which Du Yongxiao personally led, lasted for a full week.

During Du Yongxiao's personal interview, four future big names were selected: Harrison Ford, Morgan Freeman, Stallone and Schwarzenegger.

In addition, this time Fox also included George Clooney and Bruce Willis.

Du Yongxiao personally planned the future development plan for the six people, and this plan was also called the "Fox Six Dragons" plan.

If you say that Du Yongxiao is just doing this for show, then you would be misunderstanding Du Yongxiao.

Du Yongxiao is definitely a man of action.

When Stallone was a little worried and took the "Rocky" script to the Fox company and found Du Yongxiao, Du Yongxiao read the script and not only discussed the plot development and character creation with Stallone in detail, but also gave many sincere opinions. .

This made Stallone admire him and he once again looked at Du Yongxiao with admiration.

Who said that this Chinese boss is a half-hearted person who doesn't understand movies at all? He is a genius.

Of course, what makes Stallone even more reassured is Du Yongxiao's approval of his script this time.

But Stallone is still not sure whether filming can start.

At this time——

"Very good, Aaron. Your script suits my taste very well. We can start filming!"

Du Yongxiao made the final decision.

Stallone looked surprised. Before he could speak, Du Yongxiao added: "But you also know that you are a new actor, and this script is also fresh. From the company's standpoint, in order to control costs, we will not give you too much investment. You have no objection." Bar?"

When Stallone heard this, his heart immediately froze.

"Boss, what do you mean -" Stallone stuttered and asked, "How much money can the company support to film this movie?"

Du Yongxiao simply stretched out three fingers.

"Ah, what, thirty thousand dollars?" Stallone was dumbfounded.

If the total investment is US$30,000, how much should his salary be?

Of course, this drama was originally written by him. In fact, it can be completed with thirty thousand US dollars, but in terms of quality...

Stallone couldn't imagine it.

For Stallone, who has made small movies before, thirty thousand US dollars is already considered a "big investment". A small movie only costs three thousand US dollars.

But--

"Wrong, I meant - three hundred thousand!"

"Ahem, what?" Stallone's eyes widened and he was almost surprised to death.

"Don't be surprised. I read your script and there are some big scenes in it that must be filmed well. For example, at the boxing match scene, the extras must be in place! Also, I plan to invite real boxing champions to participate in the show, so that I can add more The story is watchable and authentic. The budget of 300,000 yuan, to be honest, is a little less!"

Hearing what Du Yongxiao said, Stallone almost fainted.

As a screenwriter, it's not like he hasn't thought about it this way, but he doesn't dare to think about how much it would cost to invite a real boxing champion to star in it?

In the last life, Stallone was stuck here and finally chose an unknown boxer to play the role of the boxing champion. Later in the interview, he regretfully said that he was planning to invite the real boxing champion Ali, but unfortunately, the price offered by Ali was too high. High, he and the film company simply can't afford it.

In other words, if Muhammad Ali had been chosen to play the second male lead, "Rocky" would have become a classic among classics, and the box office would have doubled.

Du Yongxiao is someone who has been through this, and of course he knows about this interview in his previous life. Since he wants to get money, of course he has to get a bigger deal.

Spending more money to invite Muhammad Ali to play the second male lead in "Rocky" will not only attract popularity and earn gimmicks for the show, but also increase the inspirational "authenticity" of the show.

For the box office, Du Yongxiao has set a target of "300 million" instead of the "200 million" of the previous life.

In short, Stallone is very grateful to Du Yongxiao in front of him. He not only treats Du Yongxiao as his boss, but also treats him as a confidant and benefactor.

For others at Fox, Do Yongxiao's investment in the "Rocky" drama was surprising.

Three hundred thousand is not a small amount.

Investing in a script written by an unknown person?

Incredible!

Ryder and others personally approached Du Yongxiao for this reason, hoping that he could reduce investment for the sake of the company's interests.

Du Yongxiao simply threw the script to them.

After Ryder and others finished reading the script, they left Du Yongxiao's office silently without saying anything.

Then Du Yongxiao called the production department, "Find a director and start filming "Rocky" immediately! Yes, immediately! The actors have been selected, Stallone is the first male lead, and the second male lead is Muhammad Ali! Yes, that's right, He is the real boxing champion! He will be satisfied with whatever salary he wants, as long as it does not exceed the investment amount! This time, I want to win for sure!"

…

In this era, sports festivals and the entertainment industry are interconnected.

Many sports stars like to perform in movies, which not only increases their popularity but also makes extra money.

So when the all-powerful "Boxing Champion" Ali received the "Rocky" script from Fox, hoping that he could play the second male lead in the film, he "hesitated" for a while.

The hesitation was because "Stallone" who played opposite Ali was too unknown and a complete unknown.

In comparison, who is Ali? American boxing champion, world boxing champion! The legendary "butterfly step" is even more popular.

"God, isn't it a huge insult to me to play opposite this guy named Stallone?" Ali was wearing a large silk nightgown, leaning on the sofa, taking a puff of his cigar, and throwing the script aside with dissatisfaction.

The agent hurriedly picked up the script and handed it to Ali: "But the salary they offered is very attractive."

"How much?" Ali asked curiously, biting his cigar.

"Thirty thousand US dollars!" the agent said, "This is a good amount. You know, the budget of many movies nowadays is only a few hundred thousand dollars."

Ali curled his lips: "Thirty thousand? Is that a lot? So, you tell them, I won't star if it doesn't have 60,000!"

"Ah, 60,000?" The agent was stunned for a moment.

Ali nodded arrogantly, "Yes, I think I am worth the price - I heard that the boss of Fox is a Chinese, his name is Du Yongxiao. If he is a real tycoon and wants to change Fox, I think it would be worth thirty thousand more for him." Won’t refuse!”

"Okay, I'll give it a try." The agent suspected that Fox would definitely refuse.

What a bullshit hero.

Thirty thousand US dollars, that's not a small sum.

But--

When the agent called, the answer was: "OK!"

"OK?"

This time not only the manager was surprised, but also boxing champion Ali.

Ali chewed a cigar and wore a nightgown. He stood up from the sofa and walked to the window. He let the strong wind blow through the window and blew the crotch of his underwear. He looked at the bright moonlight outside: "I have a premonition - this Du Yongxiao is not an ordinary person!"

The agent also walked up to him, first glanced at Ali's empty lower body, wondering if he was not cold, then raised his head, also looking at the bright moonlight, "I also have a hunch - this drama will be a hit. !”

…

If you have money, be willful.

Du Yongxiao directly spent 100 million to support Fox to dominate Hollywood, which surprised other surrounding film companies.

Especially Paramount boss Carlos, when he learned that Fox was recruiting troops to expand its territory, he immediately realized something was wrong.

Carlos called other Hollywood bosses, hoping that for the sake of being white, they could jointly defend against foreign enemies and deal with Du Yongxiao, a Chinaman.

But those big guys are just scumbags. In their view, Du Yongxiao is seeking his own death by playing such a big game.

"He invested in so many movies at once, and no one has ever dared to do this! Yes, God, we will watch him finish with our own eyes!"

"There is a cycle of filming and release of a film. As long as one of the films loses money, he will have spent so many days in vain! He will die in an ugly way!"

"When an amateur comes to Hollywood and goes on a rampage, don't think that if his movie becomes a hit, he will make a lot of money in the future! It's just a chance to step on shit! Look how he dies in the end!"

When Carlos called these big guys and told everyone to be wary of Du Yongxiao, the big guys gave their opinions one after another.

Obviously, they looked down upon Du Yongxiao and considered him an amateur.

If you spend money this time, it will be wasted, and you will die ugly in the end.

What kind of big recruitment is going on?

What the hell are they recruiting?

The "Six Dragons Plan" seems to be a "life-threatening plan"!

When Carlos heard this, he also felt that he was too jealous?

Yes, then Du Yongxiao plans so many movies in one go. Isn’t this a death-defying rhythm?

Who can guarantee that all his movies will be hits?

In particular, most of the guys he recruited were low-level guys, like Harrison Ford who was a carpenter, Morgan Freeman, a black actor who made a children's show, Stallone who shot small movies, and Schwarzenegger who was a bodybuilder. grid---

The only people he's slightly afraid of are George Clooney and Bruce Willis.

Maybe, I'm thinking too much!

Yes, what ability can an outsider and a Chinese have to dominate Hollywood?

at this time--

Du Yongxiao invested in Stallone's "Rocky", the filming is completed and is ready to be released!