Winter in Beijing.
There is less snow this year, the climate is still cold, Beihai and Shichahai have already frozen over, and young people in Sijiu City now have a good place to go skating.
A car from the Ministry of Culture drove out from inside the red wall. The two leaders sat in the car without saying a word. Minister Wu of Radio and Television wrote that reorganizing an industry into a system was a major matter and the central government would not make decisions easily, so he came to them to find out more.
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After driving for a while, Ding Qiao finally said: "I don't understand. Why is Old Wu doing such a thing when he is almost using up his spare energy at this age?
"Just because he wants to use his remaining energy, he has to write this report so that his successors can understand the long-term goal of the radio and television system, which is the integration of film and television. When he retires, the people behind him will take over."
"What do you think of the attitude above?"
"I don't know what your attitude is, but I know that the ministry has too much power and must be reformed."
The scope of responsibilities of the Ministry of Culture includes: culture and art, film, publishing, etc., which is far from comparable to that of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism in later generations. This is considered a historical issue, which caused some units to have excessive power, which was gradually refined in the 1980s.
Ding Qiao fell silent.
He was a bit subtle. If the superiors agreed to assign the film to Radio and Television, what would he do as the person in charge of films? He would not be able to stay in the Ministry of Culture. He would even be transferred to Radio and Television and continue to be in charge of films.
If you show your loyalty in a hurry now, it may be embarrassing later.
So in this matter, he just needs to obey the organization's arrangements. Then the question arises: What should Chen Qi do?
The film system has great influence, but it is also a heavy burden. The Ministry of Culture is very tired to carry it. When you calm down and think carefully, you may not be willing to throw it away, but Chen Qi definitely cannot give it!
And radio and television definitely want it!
Ding Qiao and Zhu Muzhi had differences in stance. No matter which side Ding Qiao was on, he wanted Chen Qi to be in the same system as him. Zhu Muzhi only wanted Chen Qi to stay in the Ministry of Culture.
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The two had cooperated happily before, and now they have their own thoughts and are very clear about each other's positions. Now that it is the New Year, this matter will of course need to go through many rounds of research before the central government finally makes a decision, and it may be resolved next year.
Silent for a moment, the car drove through the winter streets of Beijing and returned to the compound of the Ministry of Culture.
Ding Qiao entered the office and immediately wrote a handwritten letter and asked his secretary to send it to Xiao Chen.
Chen Qihe Dongfang Company is an experimental field with a vague positioning. His repeated achievements have given him a certain right to make independent choices, so his own attitude is crucial.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
"Wow, what a dolphin! Is it the one in Ocean Park?"
"Wazai is so handsome!"
"Ah Hong is so beautiful! Will she really come today?"
In the Nanhua Theater, "Fifty First Dates" is showing.
This film was released in early December, just when the leftists were attacked and public opinion in Hong Kong condemned it. Chen Qi himself pretended to be sick in the hospital and let Zhong Chuhong stay in the hospital for several days.
Thug! What happened to the girl who was frightened and hospitalized?
Naturally, "Fifty First Dates" did not have a premiere road show, but under someone's remote control command, a series of ward promotions were born:
For example, Zhong Chuhong was lying haggardly and resolutely on the hospital bed to comfort movie fans, such as a handwritten letter full of warmth and love, such as taking a photo with Andy Lau in the hospital——
All this has made the film's popularity spread throughout Hong Kong, attracting more attention than any other film before.
The box office has been breaking records since its premiere. It is now late December and has already reached 29 million, heading straight towards the milestone of the first 30 million box office hit in Hong Kong - historically, this honor should have been given to next year's "Lucky Star".
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Chen Qi chose "Fifty First Dates" because it was particularly easy to localize.
Andy Lau plays a dolphin trainer at Hong Kong's Ocean Park. It was filmed in real-life situations. He actually went into the water to practice how to interact with dolphins. There were also real dolphin performances in the film. This alone cost a lot of money.
He is a playboy who often changes girlfriends while working, and then he sets his sights on Zhong Chuhong.
The two had a good chat, but when they met again the next day, Zhong Chuhong seemed to not recognize him. It turned out that she had a strange disease: she would forget everything about the previous day.
Liu Dehua fell in love, and with the help of his friend Liang Jiahui, the woman's father Zheng Zeshi, brother Wu Zhenyu, and sister Qiu Shuzhen, he began to pursue Zhong Chuhong crazily - one by one, when the sun rose and every new day came, let her fall in love again
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This kind of routine is used to kill people all over the world, especially in the 1980s.
At this time, in the lounge of the theater, a group of creatives were waiting to go on stage, but unexpectedly, an unexpected guy came.
This is a chubby little fat guy, short in stature, with a silly and cunning smile. He introduces himself: "My younger brother Wang Jing, the director of Shaw Brothers, I came here to pay a visit today!"
Everyone was stunned, but responded politely.
Wang Jing didn't stay too long. He just handed out business cards and said, "I hope we have the opportunity to cooperate. I won't bother you. Thank you very much!"
He went out again.
Several people were baffled and a little happy because this was the first external director to take the initiative to communicate, which showed that the trend was really changing.
"Whoa whoa whoa!"
"Whoa whoa whoa!"
When the lights came on, the audience burst into applause, and the main creators came on stage for a belated road show meeting. The audience knew what happened to the leftists, and seeing that they had a kind of "strong and unyielding life after the disaster" idea, I was very moved.
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"Wazai! Wazai!"
"Ahhh! Ah Hong!"
Director Xi Qiran spoke first, and then spoke one by one. When Zhong Chuhong spoke up, the noise reached its highest point. She is also very good at,
Smiling and waving high, his eyebrows firm and warm, he looked like he was running for the leadership of the United States.
"Peep, puff, puff! As expected, there is no one more popular than Zhong Chuhong!"
Wang Jing did not leave, but kept waiting in the venue. When he saw this, he sighed repeatedly: "The resources of the left are open, and I can finally take pictures of beauties!"
In the 1980s, there were few influential female stars in Hong Kong. It was not as good as the 100 flowers blooming in the 1990s. After the freedom will always go away, there is now a remaining question: What should we do with Taiwanese stars represented by Lin Qingxia and Sylvia Chang?
The Taiwanese market is closed, who will invite them to film? And they don't dare to film, for fear that Chen Qi will play Infernal Affairs again.
Wang Jing was very smart and directly targeted Zhong Chuhong, the number one female star in Hong Kong. There was no political risk yet, so why not? Fang Yihua also supported it.
Wong Jing came here specifically to say hello today, and went directly to the Clear Water Bay studio the next day.
As the first external director to come, Shi Nansheng received him personally and chatted about the play called "The Flying Man" and that the male lead was Zhong Zhentao. Shi Nansheng laughed and said, "You actually brought a complete script to talk about the play. I'm here
It’s been very rare in Hong Kong for so many years.”
"Everyone knows that Mr. Chen values ​​the script, and I just want to show my sincerity."
"Well, I will transfer the script to Ah Hong. Here is what I want to discuss with you. There are two conditions. First, our actresses never make vases. If you want to film ugly, salty, and funny routines
,please don't come to us.'
"No, no, no, absolutely none of those things!"
"Second, Ah Hong's salary is 500,000 yuan. Don't push it. If it works, it will work. If it doesn't work, forget it."
"500,000?"
Wang Jing was shocked. The salary of Hong Kong female stars is generally lower than that of male stars, and they don't even get 500,000 yuan.
In the late 1980s, Anita Mui had the highest price of 1 million, but this was the high price paid by Golden Harvest to sign her. Chung Chu Hong was second with 700,000, Maggie Cheung was 650,000, and Lin Qingxia was around 600,000. Lin Qingxia's net worth only increased after she played the role of The Invincible.
"I need to ask Manager Fang for instructions!"
Wong Jing came out and ran back to the Shaw Brothers studio next door. Fang Yihua was also shocked and said: "She alone takes up one-sixth of the budget, how can we film this movie?"
"I can take pictures, it depends on what you think.
"Can you guarantee that the box office will be recovered?"
"It should be possible. Zhong Chuhong has box office appeal, and Ah B is also good. It's a comedy and romance film, and it has a fixed audience."
Chapter completed!