"Since I saw you by the Xiangsi River, it's like the spring breeze blowing into my heart..."
A young man bought the album and happily left the Xinhua Bookstore humming "Acacia Riverside" - this is a Taiwanese song, Zhang Qiang also sang it, and it should be well known to later generations of audiences from Li Dazui in "Wulin Gaiden".
Mo Sang lined up quietly in the queue, turned to look at the young man, and agreed: he also liked "Acacia Riverside".
After a few more people passed, it was his turn.
He took out the money: "Hello, comrade, I want two boxes!"
"Look here!"
Yu Xiuli knocked on the blackboard, and there were huge words on the blackboard: Each person can purchase only one box!
"..."
He muttered silently, paid, took a box of tapes and put it in his pocket, got out of the queue, and looked at other books in the store.
Most of the people who had finished shopping didn't leave, and were lingering outside, waiting for Zhang Qiang to come over.
He is currently a student in the Literature Department of the People's Liberation Army Art Academy, a junior college student. He was admitted in 1984 and graduated in 1986. He has already published "Transparent Carrot" and has become famous in the literary world.
And he is Zhang Qiang’s fan!
Hey, the world is so wonderful.
He also visited Zhang Qiang's house several times that year and wrote a script. There was a role for her to play as a military wife, but she failed. Zhang Qiang was quite impressed by him. A few years later, he saw a writer win the Nobel Prize.
I found out that I was the same fan from the beginning.
After a while, I suddenly heard screams outside.
"Coming, coming!"
Yu Xiuli immediately ran out and worked with the police comrades to maintain order. She continued to shout with a loudspeaker: "Don't crowd, line up! Otherwise I will let her go back!"
"No, no, let's line up!"
"Quiet! Everyone, be quiet!"
Fans began to spontaneously defend her. They saw Zhang Qiang wearing her iconic afro, wearing colorful clothes, smiling with a big mouth and small eyes... which perfectly matched their imagined appearance.
She came here to promote today and waved her hands happily:
"Hello everyone!"
"ah--"
Screams kept coming and going. Who said there are no fans in this era? Fans in this era are great!
"This is my third album. I am very touched to see you are still so enthusiastic. Thank you all for supporting me!"
Zhang Qiang memorized the speech and sang a few lines on the spot. The whole process only took about ten minutes. Of course, she did not forget to enter the store to meet the Empress Dowager.
"Okay, okay, go back quickly and pay attention to safety!"
Yu Xiuli touched her afro, but she still didn't like it: "You said you are a good little girl, why do you have to make it into popcorn?"
"Everyone will like it this way! I'm leaving, Auntie!"
Zhang Qiang got into the car and walked out of the way while the fans were reluctant to leave. Every singer in Oriental Company has to do this when releasing an album, and he is familiar with it.
Mo Sang was not as excited as the other fans. He only stood on the outside and watched, but he was also very happy. Seeing that she was gone, he rode a bicycle back to the school. The dormitory was for four people to a room, so it was quite noisy.
He is used to going to the classroom to write.
I am currently composing a new work, telling the story of my grandfather and my grandmother joining forces in the sorghum fields and then fighting against the Japanese.
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"Hahaha! Look how much they like me!"
She couldn't help laughing while sitting in the car, dancing around like ADHD, and asked: "Hey, am I more popular than Li Lingyu now?"
"Don't ask me, I don't know anything!" The driver didn't interfere.
"Of course I'm more popular than her. I'm the most popular in the company now! I heard that Mr. Chen promised that if the album sells 2 million copies, he will be assigned a separate suite. Then can I be divided into three suites?"
"Ha! I don't know how much the bonus will be for me. My mother only earns more than 60 yuan a month!"
She didn't have any precautions, so she kept talking out loud. The driver often picked her up and dropped her off, and he was not surprised.
The two went to another Xinhua Bookstore, visiting five in one day, and returned to the Beijing Film Studio in the evening. Liang Xiaosheng had been waiting for her for a long time, so he called her into the office and said, "The promotional activities are temporarily suspended. There is no need to go there tomorrow."
"Ah? Why?"
"Teacher Chen wrote a special letter to warn us that we are a bit too big to attract trouble."
Liang Xiaosheng said again: "Li Lingyu and Fei Xiang are going to the Spring Festival Gala. I have to explain to you. It's not that your strength and performance are not enough, but that your style is not suitable for the Spring Festival Gala stage."
"It doesn't matter, I'm the most popular anyway!" Zhang Qiang shrugged.
"Yes, you are the most popular!"
Liang Xiaosheng knew that she had a bit of a weird personality, so he usually brushed it off and said, "Your achievements this year are particularly outstanding, so the company will naturally reward you, but I am not qualified to make the decision. Teacher Chen will come back soon, and it will be up to him."
"Are you going to give me three apartments?"
"Three sets? Well, you'll know when he comes back. You go home first."
Liang Xiaosheng sent Zhang Qiang away and wiped his sweat. She alone had sold more sales than Fei Xiang + Li Lingyu, so he didn't dare to promise casually.
The company's income mainly includes: selling tapes and magazines in the mainland, movie box office in Hong Kong, and overseas exports, earning RMB, Hong Kong dollars, and US dollars respectively.
And he flipped through the accounts so far, stared at the numbers and sighed:
"I feel panicked when I have no money, and I panic when I have more money. A new leader should be transferred soon. With this money... I hope the Ministry of Truth can give Teacher Chen the trust, otherwise it will be another mess."
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Chen Qi travels between the two places frequently this year, and there are too many things that need to be coordinated.
The two places have already agreed that he will play this role, and no one is convinced by anyone else. There are also profit factors, such as the entry of Hong Kong films into Guangdong. He promised that Oriental Company will not participate in the profit sharing of established projects, including box office sharing, theater,
Film and Television City.
But he can do future projects, such as building a hotel in the film and television city...
During his return to Hong Kong, he had been running around with various parties to make final communication and coordination to ensure that there were no differences. In the blink of an eye, in early December, Chen Qi accompanied the Hong Kong delegation to Beijing again.
Still in the conference room of the Ministry of Culture, with the same people.
It's just that Director Ling Mei, as the general manager of "Nanguo Film and Television Culture Development Co., Ltd.", officially appeared in front of everyone.
The negotiation went very smoothly this time. It didn’t take seven days, and the progress was very fast. Finally, representatives from both sides formally signed the agreement, and the external meeting released a document called: "Opinions on Strengthening Film and Television Cultural Cooperation between Guangdong and Hong Kong"!
It will be officially implemented on January 1 next year!
The moment it was finalized, the Hong Kong delegation breathed a sigh of relief, secretly admitting that it was not easy. It took almost a year to do this.
Mainly on four items:
1. There are 20 quotas for Hong Kong films every year. Oriental Company is responsible for selecting films, China Film is responsible for introducing them, and Guangdong Film Company is responsible for promoting and screening. Hong Kong films are given a 35% share, and the Ministry of Culture and Radio and Television jointly supervise box office statistics.
2. The Hong Kong parties jointly established a company to build a five-star theater in the form of a joint venture.
3. Shaw Brothers and Nanguo Film and Television jointly invested in the construction of a film and television city, including a Shaw Brothers Museum.
4. Guangdong Province provides Hong Kong with certain preferential policies and settlement in Hong Kong dollars, but Hong Kong must ensure that there are enough crews to start work in the film and television city every year.
Details are attached.
Chapter completed!