Chapter 39: Li Xiaolong Has Returned

  When Wang Wei said the three words "Bruce Lee", Zou Wenhuai's eyebrows jumped slightly, although Zou Wenhuai covered it up well, but Wang Wei was indeed prepared and spoke with his eyes fixed on Zou Wenhuai's expression.

  Seeing Zou Wenhuai's subtle movement, Wang Wei's mouth corners slightly curled up, and he confirmed in his heart that Zou Wenhuai had already been in contact with Li Xiaolong.

  Zou Wen's eyebrows furrowed slightly before she smiled and said, "Ah Wei, you're just teasing me, right? Bruce Lee is now a big shot in Hollywood, how would he come back to Hong Kong to film?"

  Wang Wei listened to Zou Wenhuai's words and knew that Zou Wenhuai still didn't believe him, so he coldly smiled and said: "Bruce Lee had a lot of movies to shoot in Hollywood, but it's not necessarily true that he was very popular."

  Zou Wenhuai didn't know where Wang Wei learned about Bruce Lee's situation in Hollywood, because even when he was working at Shaw Brothers, it wasn't until Shaw Brothers invited Bruce Lee to return to China to make a film through his friend Little Unicorn that they found out Bruce Lee wasn't doing well in Hollywood.

  Although Zou Wenhuai didn't know how Wang Wei knew about Bruce Lee's news in Hollywood, since Wang Wei already knew, Zou Wenhuai also didn't want to entangle herself too much in this aspect.

  Zou Wen sighed and said, "But Ah Wei, although Bruce Lee didn't do well in Hollywood, he's still a big star there. You know that Shaw Brothers invited him to return to China to film last year, but it wasn't successful. What about Jiahe, which was just established?"

  When Zou Wenhuai said this, Wang Wei's eyebrows furrowed slightly, and he said to Zou Wenhuai: "Brother Zou, I came to you with sincerity to cooperate, but you found all sorts of reasons to shirk responsibility. You're not being honest as a person. As for the matter of Bruce Lee and Shaw Brothers' cooperation falling through, it's probably not that Bruce Lee's wrist was too big, but rather Shaw Brothers couldn't meet some of Bruce Lee's requirements. These inside stories are probably clearer to Brother Zou than me. Alright, since Brother Zou is being evasive with me, I'll take back my script." He then reached out to retrieve his script from the table.

  Zou Wenhuai quickly reached out to stop Wang Wei as soon as he saw him wanting to take the script, and said with an apologetic face: "Ah Wei, don't be angry, I have my reasons for doing this, listen to me explain first." Wang Wei had no intention of taking back the script anyway, so he stood far away and listened to Zou Wenhuai's explanation.

  "Ah Wei, actually this matter I also had no choice but to do it under pressure. The company's current situation is very pessimistic, and Shaw Brothers has been constantly putting on the squeeze. So before the new year, I and Runme Shaw decided to take a gamble and go to Hollywood to invite Bruce Lee. We wanted to use martial arts films to make a splash in the market. This matter was only known by us few high-level executives, the rest of the company's employees have not been notified yet."

  "So, I didn't intentionally deceive Ah Wei. After all, this matter is related to the life and death of the company, and we still haven't received a response from Li Xiaolong yet."

  Seeing Zou Wenhuai's sincerity, Wang Wei knew that this time Zou Wenhuai was not hiding himself. What Wang Wei did not expect was that Li Xiaolong had not yet reached a final cooperation with Jiahe.

  However, Wang Wei knew that Zou Wen's gamble would definitely win the jackpot, because it wouldn't take long for Bruce Lee to agree to cooperate with Cathay. And this cooperation not only brought Bruce Lee to the peak of his career but also made Cathay thoroughly famous in the film industry.

  Wang Wei smiled lightly and said confidently to Zou Wenhuai: "Brother Zou, I believe Li Xiaolong will definitely agree."

  It was either fate or coincidence that just as Wang Wei finished speaking, a middle-aged man wearing a white jacket walked in from outside with a joyful expression.

  "Ah Wen, I have something to tell you." The middle-aged man in a jacket rushed towards Zou Wenhuai as soon as he entered the door. Just as the middle-aged man was about to speak, he suddenly found that there was another person in the room. As a result, what had already reached his lips came to an abrupt halt.

  The middle-aged man wearing a jacket nodded slightly to Wang Wei on one side, then turned his head and smiled at Zou Wenhuai who was talking to Wang Wei: "I didn't know there was someone in your room, so I came in. Otherwise, you two can talk first, and I'll come find you later."

  On the other side, Wang Wei recognized the middle-aged man's identity as soon as he entered the house. The man was none other than He Guanchang, one of the founders of Not嘉和. At this time, He Guanchang, like Zou Wenhuai, was already over 40 years old, and his appearance had not changed much from the photos seen in later entertainment news. If anything, he looked younger than in later years, with black hair.

  So as soon as He Guanchang entered the door, Wang Wei recognized him. At this time, seeing He Guanchang wanting to speak but stopping, Wang Wei had already roughly guessed why He Guanchang was so happy.

  Wang Wei smiled and said to He Guanchang, "I guess this gentleman should be Mr. He Guanchang?" He Guanchang nodded and replied, "I am He Guanchang, but who are you?"

  Wang Wei did not answer He Guanchang's question, but smiled and said: "I guess Mr. He was so excited just now because Li Xiaolong agreed to cooperate with Jiahe, right?"

  Wang Wei's words had just finished, when he saw He Guanchang's face change and say: "How did you know?" As soon as He Guanchang spoke, he felt that something was wrong, because this news currently only he knew. The young man in front of him was obviously deceiving himself. However, Li Xiaolong had already agreed to cooperate with Jiahe, so even if he knew, it didn't matter.

  He Guanchang thought of this and turned his head to Zou Wenhuai, who didn't say a word, but only smiled bitterly and handed the script on the table to He Guanchang.

  He Guangchang didn't know what Zhōu Wénhuái was doing with the script when he asked Wang Wei about his background. However, he still accepted the script handed over by Zhōu Wénhuái and flipped through it casually.

  Like Zou Wenhuai, He Guanchang initially just wanted to take a casual look, but as he read on, he discovered the brilliance of the script, especially the fight scenes, which were written with great precision. Moreover, the inclusion of comics made the scenes in the script even more vivid and lifelike. Unlike Zou Wenhuai, He Guanchang associated the protagonist Zheng Chaoan's boldness with Bruce Lee through the script.

  After seeing He Guanchang finish reading the script, Zou Wenhuai finally spoke up and introduced: "Achang, this is Wang Wei. The author of Tangshan Big Brother."

  "A Wei, this is one of the founders of Jiahe, my good brother He Guanchang."

  "Hello, Mr. He (Wang)." After shaking hands and getting acquainted.

  Wang Wei smiled and said to He Guanchang, "If Mr. He doesn't mind, you can call me Ah Wei." He Guanchang, like Zou Wenhuai, didn't hesitate at all, and laughed, saying: "Then Ah Wei shouldn't call me Mr. He either. If you don't think I'm being too pretentious, just call me Big Brother."

  "What, Big Brother He? I don't know if I guessed correctly just now." Wang Wei asked with a smile. Zou Wenhuai, who was beside him, also looked at He Guanchang with a tense expression, because from earlier until now, He Guanchang had not personally confirmed anything, and everything was just Wang Wei's guess.

  He Guanchang looked at the script again, and was certain that Wang Wei had already learned from somewhere that Jiahe had invited Bruce Lee. So when Wang Wei asked, He Guanchang nodded and admitted: "Yes, I just received a call from Bruce Lee, he has agreed to cooperate with Jiahe, and will return to Hong Kong the day after tomorrow."

  Zou Wenhuai, on the other side, had already beamed with joy after hearing He Guanchang's words and said to Wang Wei with a delighted face: "Ah Wei, you are indeed Jiahua's lucky star! The script was just sent over, and Li Xiaolong agreed right away."

  After listening to Zou Wenhuai's words, He Guanchang on the side also spoke up and said: "Yes, I believe that with Li Xiaolong joining, this play of Tangshan Big Brother will definitely be a big hit."

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