My teacher is Bruce Lee, who dominated Hollywood.

Chapter 43 Revisiting the Black Tower

"Well, it seems that what happens next has nothing to do with Warner."

Fred Weintraub, carrying the completed filming plan for "Enter the Dragon," bid farewell to everyone and left the villa with light steps.

This is the advantage of the agent system: although now, Hans is going to be the one to benefit the films signed by Universal, as long as everyone can make money, who cares who the bride is?

After watching the luxury car drive away, Qin Han and Andrew immediately made an overseas call from Hong Kong.

After a burst of static, that familiar voice came from across the ocean.

"Mr. Zou." Andrew quickly reported the news of the establishment of Hans Film Company and the filming plan that had just been discussed.

Raymond Chow listened very carefully on the other end of the phone. This film industry mogul keenly realized that a company rooted in Hollywood but also connected to Golden Harvest could save him a lot of trouble with multinational operations.

Moreover, once the model proposed by Qin Han is scaled up, it can provide extremely strong support to Jiahe.

"This is a great idea. Golden Harvest will fully support Han's Film Company's operations. We will always be one family."

Qin Han nodded to Andrew and took the microphone: "Mr. Zou, since we're all family, I won't stand on ceremony."

"Master Shao and Warner Bros. have really invested heavily in 'The World's Number One Fist.' How's the progress on Golden Harvest's end?"

Placing GG on their channel during prime time demonstrates Warner Bros.' high regard for this film.

Raymond Chow said seriously, "Run Run Shaw reacted very quickly this time. The editing of GG was completely tailored to Hollywood tastes."

"I have arranged for the printing plant to work day and night. All the promotional materials for 'The Big Boss' have just been packaged and will be shipped tomorrow."

"As for the film prints..." His voice sounded somewhat pained, "Considering the scale of Universal Pictures' theaters, I had a full 100 prints prepared."

"100?" Qin Han quickly went through the question in his mind.

In this era, 100 copies of a foreign film entering the United States was indeed a huge number.

However, based on the box office data from the previous life, if the scale of the screening could be further expanded, the results would definitely be even stronger!

"Mr. Zou, that's too conservative. I suggest increasing the number of copies to 150."

A gasp came from the other end of the phone: "Ah Han, adding 50 more copies will increase the cost by at least another 30,000 to 40,000 US dollars! I've already cut back on a budget of 100,000 US dollars for this proposal!"

"Even with the phenomenal success of 'Enter the Dragon' in Hong Kong, only 20 copies were made. Even if the US productions were extravagant, they wouldn't need 150, would they?"

Qin Han calmly analyzed, "Mr. Zou, since Warner Bros. is going to hold a nationwide release on Valentine's Day, they will definitely use all their media resources to bombard the audience."

"In other words, they will help us educate the market about 'what kung fu movies are'."

He glanced at his master beside him and continued, "If at this moment, we were to raise a slogan: 'A kung fu movie without Bruce isn't a real kung fu movie!'"

"What do you think will happen?"

Raymond Chow held the microphone, his mind in turmoil:

Qin Han's analysis sounds so enticing; if 150 copies were actually released across the board, the box office figures would be incredible...

Adding to the fact that I had just rejected his application to purchase the copyright for 30 yuan not long ago, I felt a little guilty.

If you reject even the request to make a few more copies, you'll seem petty.

"As you wish! 150 copies! I'm going all in, I'll go all out with Run Run Shaw! Everything will be shipped out in a week at most!"

At this point, Raymond Chow suddenly burst out laughing and joked:

"But Ah Han, you really are a gambling god! The cumulative box office for 'Enter the Dragon' has already surpassed HK$530 million!"

"Based on the current trend, reaching 550 million before the painting closes is almost a certainty!"

After hanging up the phone, Qin Han turned around, met Bruce Lee's probing gaze, and gave him an "OK" sign.

"Master, Boss Zou has agreed to increase the number of copies to 150. Get ready for Jeet Kune Do to sweep across America!"

Upon hearing this, Bruce Lee clenched his fist and exclaimed, "I knew it! Haha, what about Universal...?"

"I'm just getting ready to make arrangements." Qin Han grabbed the phone without stopping and dialed Luo Na's number again.

"Big producer, what happened?"

"Lorna, get $40 in cash ready," Qin Han said with a smile. "Make an appointment with Mr. Sidney Sinberg for me; it's time to win the bet!"

……

Night falls.

The Black Tower at Universal Studios is still brightly lit, with countless film crews working through the night.

In his top-floor office, Sidney Sinberg waited quietly.

He rarely received visitors at this time, but he accepted Lorna's invitation without hesitation.

After all, the commotion that young man had been making recently had to be taken seriously.

The door opened, and Qin Han and Luo Na walked in.

"Mr. Sinberg, I won." Qin Han got straight to the point, smiling as he placed the box office figures for "Enter the Dragon" and the $40 on his desk.

"Impressive." Sidney picked up the fax, glanced at it, and tossed it aside. "Looks like I shouldn't have doubted Bruce Lee's influence."

"But you came all this way so late, there must be something more important besides showing off your achievements, right?"

Qin Han nodded, took out a brand-new business card, and handed it to Sidney:

"Han's Film Industry".

"A few days ago, Bruce and I established an independent agency. From now on, all matters concerning his films will be handled entirely by this agency."

As a top Hollywood mogul, Sidney instantly understood what this meant.

"A smart move." He lit a cigar, his tone becoming more serious.

"Qin, I must say, you have a very keen sense of smell. Recently, quite a few agents have started walking a tightrope between the seven major film studios, which requires extremely high balancing skills."

Qin Han ignored the pleasantries and went straight to the point:

"As a leader in the television industry, Mr. Sinberg must already know that Warner's offensive this time is quite aggressive."

"Yes, so what do you plan to do? Avoid their sharp edge?" Sidney exhaled a puff of smoke and stared at Qin Han as he asked.

"No, I want hand-to-hand combat." At this moment, Qin Han's expression resembled that of a ferocious beast about to devour its prey.

"Golden Harvest's promotional materials are already on their way, and 150 copies will arrive in a week."

"I need the cooperation of Universal's distribution department to release 'The Big Boss' immediately, one week after the release of 'The World's Greatest Punch'."

"A week?" Sidney was somewhat surprised; no wonder he described it as a close-quarters battle.

"Audiences may experience aesthetic fatigue after watching a kung fu movie."

"Quite the opposite!" Qin Han pulled Luo Na over to sit beside him.

"Warner Bros. spent countless efforts to tell Americans that 'kung fu is cool,' but Shaw Brothers' film couldn't live up to that expectation."

"And Ms. Lorna is about to begin an exclusive interview, and she has promised to give us a free 'GG' at the end of the interview."

Sidney stared at Qin Han, then glanced at Rona, a look of considerable interest on his face.

"Oh? What kind of interview? And what guy is he?"