1979 Golden Age

On January 1 this year, the new Marriage Law was implemented, and the legal age for marriage for men shall not be earlier than 22 years old, and for women shall not be earlier than 20 years old.

The last regulation was in the 1950s, when men were 20 years old and women were 18 years old.

The law is the law, but the actual operation is different. There are many people in rural areas who get married in their teens, and they don’t get a marriage certificate, and they have children as usual. This phenomenon still exists decades later.

There was no Internet in those days, and identity information could not be queried online. Many people who made a little money married a wife in this city and another in that city, and even brought several wives back to the village openly. It was not uncommon.

There were gossips in the village, but more of them were envy, proving that they were capable...

But this also depends on the place. For example, in the best place in Beijing, if you are a public figure, the operation is more troublesome.

This year is also a special year.

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The China Film Association was smashed, and resumed work in 1978, renting the fourth floor of the main building of the News and Documentary Film Studio as an office space.

The editorial offices of "Popular Cinema" and "World Cinema" were also here, so there was a saying at the time: "Whether it is good politically, it should be sent to the Film Bureau, and whether it is good artistically, it should be sent to the fourth floor."

Just after the New Year, early in the morning of this day.

81-year-old Xia Yan came to the fourth floor in person. He is the chairman of the Film Association.

The big names in the domestic literary and art circles are ranked. Lu Xun, Guo Moruo, Mao Dun, Ba Jin, Lao She, and Cao Yu are the most recognized top six. Xia Yan is not in the top six, but he can still be in the top ten.

Lu Xun, Guo Moruo, and Lao She are all dead. If the scope is limited to living people, his status is even higher.

Xia Yan is now very thin, wearing reading glasses, leaning on a cane, sitting silently waiting for people. People came in one after another, and they were all surprised when they entered the door, and they kept praising: "Why did you come in person?"

"I didn't expect you to come!"

"I'll ask the secretary to go!"

He sat here, and the level of the meeting was instantly raised. The main leaders of the Film Association were all present. Xia Yan looked around and said slowly: "Everyone is here, let me talk!"

"Last year, 500,000 people voted for the Hundred Flowers Awards, and the enthusiasm of the people was very high. But some people also reported that some awards were not evaluated that accurately, such as the best photography, fine arts, music, and screenwriting. It is inappropriate to put these in the Hundred Flowers Awards.

Last year, the Film Association held a meeting in Xishan and proposed to add a professional award to complement the Hundred Flowers Awards. I agree with this point. Move all the professional awards here, make some adjustments to the Hundred Flowers Awards, and only keep the best feature film and actor awards. , this is better. "

"..."

When the old man spoke, no one interrupted, everyone listened honestly, and he continued: "I have discussed with several comrades over the past few days, and I think this professional award should not be delayed any longer, and it should be held this year.

I have also thought of a preliminary name, you can use it as a reference.

This year is the Year of the Rooster in the lunar calendar, which means the crowing of the golden rooster at dawn, and also means to encourage film practitioners to rise to the occasion, so the three words "Golden Rooster Award" are taken. "

"Great!"

"This name is great! The crowing of the golden rooster at dawn is also a hundred schools of thought!"

"This encourages us to forge ahead and fight for the prosperity of the socialist film industry for a lifetime!"

As soon as the Golden Rooster Award came out, everyone praised it. No one, including Xia Yan, would have thought that this award would be scolded in the future.

Even when the Golden Image Award was declining and the Golden Horse Award was banned, the Golden Rooster Award was very proud not to seize the opportunity to rise up in anger, and it actually rotted together, which is also amazing!

"Which month do you think is suitable?" someone asked.

"..."

Xia Yan was silent for a moment, then sighed: "On May 23, 1942, Chairman Mao delivered the "Speech at the Yan'an Forum on Literature and Art", proposing that literature and art should serve the masses. After nearly 40 years, I feel ashamed to see the achievements of contemporary literature and art.

Let's present the awards on May 23, and hold the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Awards together, so that it will be more grand."

"The time is very tight, and we don't have the rules for the awards yet!"

"That's why I came here to tell you that you must hurry up and complete the task. Okay, I won't delay your work, and take action immediately!"

Xia Yan left after giving the instructions.

The people in the Film Association started to get busy, and immediately set up a group to be responsible for this matter, formulating the award rules, designing the trophy, selecting the venue, selecting the film, selecting the judges, etc. The time was indeed very tight.

The Hundred Flowers Awards had rich experience, so it was easy.

"Popular Movies" would print the ballot in the magazine, and the audience would fill in the information, cut out the ballot, and mail it to the magazine. This was called a valid ballot.

In the early days, the number of votes was real, and it was really voted by the audience. This is why the Hundred Flowers Awards were so awesome in the 1980s. Later, it became a lie. No one knows the real number of votes.

These domestic film awards are just like football, they are so magical.

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Near Beixinqiao San Tiao in Dongcheng, the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, and the China News Service are all located here.

Fu Qi came to Beijing again, accompanied by Wang Yang in person. They braved the cold wind and snow in the sky and went to the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office compound together. After waiting in the office for a while, an old man came in. He had a plump face, small eyes, and a humorous smile.

"Mr. Liao!"

Wang Yang did not dare to call himself an old revolutionary, and greeted him politely. This person was Mr. Liao (Chengzhi), the son of Liao Zhongkai and He Xiangning.

"Huh? Xiao Wang is here too, a rare guest!"

"Hurry up and sit down, or you will think I am not treating you well enough."

Mr. Liao invited the two to sit down and said with a smile: "Usually, Xiao Fu comes to discuss with me about making movies in Hong Kong. Today, you two come together, I can't guess, Beijing Film Studio is not under my control."

"Don't joke, we are here today to invite you to watch a movie, and the tapes are ready."

"Is it the martial arts movie you mentioned?"

"Yes, yes!"

"I happen to be free today, let's go and take a look!"

Of course, this kind of thing was reported in advance. He deliberately made fun of it. The three of them went out immediately. The compound has its own small screening room. After entering, Fu Qi handed the copy to the projectionist. There were no outsiders, and the biggest leader was Mr. Liao.

This version is the final 108-minute "Tai Chi", which is longer than the common 90-minute movies on the market, mainly in the final tower crossing.

"..."

The lights dimmed, the screen lit up, and the light and shadow danced on the faces of the three people. Fu Qi was the youngest at 51 years old.

Mr. Liao once said that there are two types of Chinese martial arts: Shaolin and Tai Chi. The leftists made Shaolin Temple, but he died in 1983 before Tai Chi was made.

Now, by chance, this regret has been made up.

These are all people of temperament. During the film, they followed the development of the plot, sometimes clapping their hands in joy, sometimes uttering sweet words, and they couldn't help but stand up when they saw the exciting fighting. Only at the end did they breathe a sigh of relief with reluctance.

Turning to look at Wang Yang and Fu Qi, he praised with surprise and said, "How did you make this movie? This is not your style?!"