Siheyuan: Struggle Begins in the 1950s

It was only after working with Li Xiaolong that I realized that he had his own unique qualities that made him an international superstar.

Li Xiaolong is indeed a man of great demands for perfection in his films.

Especially the martial arts part is even more strict.

After discussion, the two decided to shoot "Fist of Fury" as their first film.

For this purpose, Li Xiaolong even auditioned a group of martial artists.

He even has strict requirements on the selection of props.

No wonder Run Run Shaw ended up parting ways with him on bad terms.

The money was already flowing out before the film even started shooting.

In other words, Wang Jianjun had no shortage of money, and he also wanted to make his first film better.

So the budget soared directly from 60 to one million.

Although Li Xiaolong didn't say it, he was grateful for Wang Jianjun's generosity in his heart.

Shen Chuxia is not very interested in martial arts movies.

So this time the director of The Big Boss was replaced by another one.

It is worth mentioning that Tsui Hark finally chose to stay and join Star Pictures.

When he saw Li Xiaolong in the theater, he was so surprised that his mouth almost dropped.

He remembered what Wang Jianjun had told him about the Hollywood stars.

I didn’t expect it would be Li Xiaolong.

Tsui Hark's arrival also gave Li Xiaolong a big surprise.

This young man, who was not even a director, actually gave him some of his own ideas.

Those ideas are immature though.

But Li Xiaolong also felt that he had gained a lot.

The children known as the Seven Little Fortunes also caught Li Xiaolong's attention.

These people look talented.

If you train well, you can become a movie star in the future.

The filming of The Big Boss went relatively smoothly.

Wang Jianjun's money paved the way.

This movie was completed in just one month.

In the original movie, the whole film can be said to be shoddy.

If it weren't for Li Xiaolong, this movie would have definitely flopped.

Even before and after Li Xiaolong's appearance, the filming style of this movie was completely different.

This movie is completely different.

Thanks to Tsui Hark's joining.

This future genius director really has a talent.

Just boldly instruct the director to film.

If it weren't for the fact that Tsui Hark was specially invited by Wang Jianjun, the director would probably have slapped him in the face.

But in the end, the director probably wanted to slap himself.

The idea proposed by a nineteen-year-old boy was actually better than his own.

Even Li Xiaolong accepted some of Tsui Hark's suggestions.

After the final editing of the movie was released, everyone's faces flushed with excitement after watching it.

It would be a shame if this movie doesn't become a hit.

All those Shaw Brothers martial arts movies on the market are just a bunch of crap compared to this one.

Li Xiaolong excitedly grabbed Tsui Hark's shoulders and invited him to participate in the filming of the next Fist of Fury movie.

But the hand he was holding made Xu Hark grimace in pain.

Only Wang Jianjun felt that the movie was still not good enough when watching it.

After all, the limitations of the times are there.

Although the martial arts moves are concise and powerful, the action design is still not as good as that of later martial arts films.

Wang Jianjun immediately thought of the martial arts instructor Yuan Heping in later generations.

It seems that we have to find a way to cultivate and tap this talent.

After the new film "Fist of Fury" was completed, Wang Jianjun began to invest money in promoting and screening the film in major theaters.

The promotional poster was made by Wang Jianjun.

He used his spatial abilities and designed several photos in conjunction with later movie posters.

This avant-garde style is even more advanced than the simple posters of this era.

Coincidentally, during the release of The Big Boss, Shaw Brothers also released a movie called The New Brokeback.

Just by listening to the name, you can tell that this movie is just a rehash of an old story.

After Shaw Brothers' One-Armed Swordsman became popular, various versions of the film appeared.

Even Golden Harvest followed suit and filmed a movie.

Shaw Brothers understands movies.

He estimated that the box office of this movie would be around 20, so they strictly controlled the film to .

A purely commercial film.

In order to make more money, the filming process is inevitably shoddy.

In fact, after knowing that Wang Jianjun's movie was going to be released, Run Run Shaw deliberately kept his movie in reserve and waited for this day to be released.

Just to embarrass Li Xiaolong.

In his opinion, Wang Jianjun's movies definitely cannot compare with his own.

"Notify them that our movie will be shown at the same time as Star Pictures' movie, and have Ti Lung put on his costume and show up at the cinema."

Run Run Shaw is a talented person.

Know how to use fan meetings to boost box office sales.

Just a few days later, Run Run Shaw's eyes widened when he saw the box office summary from the cinema downstairs.

"Less than 10,000 yuan? What the hell is going on here?"

The secretary below said with sweat on his forehead:

"Boss... Well, most people who come to watch movies choose to watch The Big Boss. We don't have any movies with The Big Boss in our yard, so no customers come."

"what?!"

Upon hearing this, Run Run Shaw was so angry that he stood up.

He didn't believe it and went to the Xingchen Cinema to take a look.

Then he saw Wang Jianjun’s super poster.

This poster is completely different from his 50-cent special effects poster.

There was already a long queue at the entrance of the cinema.

There were even queues at the ticket hall.

Is this movie really that good?

Run Run Shaw couldn't believe what he saw.

So he disguised himself, waited in line, bought a ticket and went in to watch.

But after the movie, Run Run Shaw fell silent.

It is indeed difficult to admit that others are better than you.

But at this moment Run Run Shaw had to admit it.

Compared with Li Xiaolong's The Big Boss, his new Broken Arm Sword is not even worthy of carrying shoes.

In the end, Run Run Shaw had no choice but to run away in shame.

He was afraid that if he stayed any longer he would be recognized.

The popularity of Tangshan Big Brother was both within Wang Jianjun's expectations and beyond his expectations.

One week after the movie was released, the box office reached over one million.

Following this trend, the movie may eventually gross over five million.

This kind of box office is already a record-breaking achievement in this era.

Everyone at Star Pictures cheered when they heard the news.

Li Xiaolong was the excited one.

He now wished he could run directly to Run Run Shaw's office to see his furious face.

Tsui Hark and Lam Ching-ying, who participated in the filming of this movie, were also very excited.

Tsui Hark never expected that this movie, which was destined to go down in history, would include himself in the production list, and he was an assistant director.

You know, he just went to the set for a visit and internship.

However, this also made some of the ideas in his mind clearer and clearer, as if this was how movies should be shot.

As for Lin Zhengying, he was both surprised and happy.

Although he was only a supporting role in the movie "Fist of Fury".

But Wang Jianjun also gave him some roles.

Only by appearing on the big screen can you have more opportunities in the future.

After filming The Big Boss, Wang Jianjun approached him to be the lead actor in a movie.