1979 Golden Age

Courtyard.

In the office, Fu Qi waited for more than ten minutes. Mr. Liao opened the door and walked in with a prosperous face. This unit was at the ministerial level, but he had another position, which was a little higher.

"Xiao Fu, we have a good understanding. I was just about to ask you to come to the capital."

Like an old child, Mr. Liao sat down with a smile and said, "You must have a lot of stories when you go out. Can you tell me?"

"To tell you the truth, I came here specifically to announce the good news!"

"Oh? Where does joy come from?"

"This is my first surprise. "Tai Chi" has been released in Hong Kong for more than 20 days. As of yesterday, the total box office has reached 17 million Hong Kong dollars! Not only is it our best result, it is also the first in the film history since the opening of Hong Kong!"

"real?"

Duke Liao trembled and said hurriedly: "This is a big deal, don't lie!"

"How dare I lie to you?"

Fu Qi handed over a carefully crafted picture album with text, and said with a smile: "I have summarized the various activities of "Tai Chi" during its stay in Hong Kong and the news reports from the media. You see..."

Mr. Liao took a look, and the first one was the headline of the Hong Kong media: ""Tai Chi" dominates Hong Kong, 17 million to knock out Cheng Longtou!"

Although the title is unreliable, the content is real. The original news: "Last year, Cheng Long's "Junior Brother" grossed 11 million at the box office. Unexpectedly, after a few months, the mainland film "Tai Chi" exceeded 6 million and is still Slow growth.

It seems that mainland movies are not as backward as imagined, and they have taught Xiangjiang filmmakers a good lesson..."

"Okay! Okay!"

Just when Mr. Liao was about to take a photo to express his appreciation, Fu Qi turned over and said: "This is a photo taken by the crew of "Tai Chi" during their promotion. They visited sixteen theaters in three days to meet the audience. You can see how enthusiastic the audience's response was..."

That was exactly the photo that Chen Qi asked to take at that time. The audience was shouting and applauding like a rainstorm. Li Lianlian hugged a little boy affectionately. The little boy was so excited that he cried. Some audience members even chased him out of the theater and almost chased him. Got in the car...

Later, there were extensive media reports, which were not stingy with words of praise.

Various interviews, magazine covers, etc. all demonstrate the popularity of "Tai Chi" in Hong Kong.

"oops……"

Mr. Liao was grinning, his body was light and he didn't know what to say for a moment.

Mainland China, including senior officials, recognizes that Hong Kong is a developed society and is prosperous in all aspects. They often watch specially produced Hong Kong movies, know about Bruce Lee and Cheng Long, and know that they are market-oriented and pursue box office.

but!

I never expected that it could be reversed, and a movie produced in mainland China would set a box office record in Hong Kong!

Taking the "elite" route, I'm used to being tolerant there, but I'm not used to it all of a sudden.

"Xiao Fu, why did you come to report such a good thing?"

Mr. Liao beamed with joy and nodded frequently: "Okay, you guys and Beijing Film Studio have made great contributions. This kind of propaganda is stronger than anything else. It seems that the people of Hong Kong still love the motherland."

"To say it's a great achievement, I'm still happy!"

Like Doraemon, Fu Qi took out another picture album and said with a smile: "Later, when everyone went to Berlin, I also went to participate in the exhibition. I saw with my own eyes how much those foreigners loved "Tai Chi"."

The album contains news related to the Berlin Film Festival, English manuscripts and translations, and a large number of photos.

When Mr. Liao was young, he had been engaged in revolutionary work overseas for a long time and knew many foreign languages. He quickly took it for a look and showed surprise again: "Foreigners like "Tai Chi" so much?"

"To be precise, I like Chinese Kung Fu, and "Tai Chi" should be the highest level of Kung Fu movies today!"

"Mainland China has sent two films this time, "Return of the Swallow" to participate in the competition, and "Tai Chi" to participate in the exhibition. I am not making a small report. I will report it to you truthfully."

Fu Qi paused and began: "China Film sent a representative to follow. They only focused on "The Return of the Swallows" and did not care about "Tai Chi" at all. There were no activities. Except for Xiao Chen who can speak some English, the other three know nothing about it. I think But I went over and borrowed a translator for them. Later, when "Tai Chi" was screened, no one expected it to cause such a big sensation. The newspapers at the film festival also praised it, and it became popular all of a sudden. Film producers from all over the world came to look for it.

Let me review with you first, because overseas film festivals all use U.S. dollars to negotiate business. We think this is a good opportunity to earn foreign exchange, so we had to talk to them because the generals were not allowed to do so due to military orders abroad.

Fortunately, it went very smoothly, and in the end we sold all of them..."

Fu Qi reported a number.

"How many?!"

Mr. Liao stood up abruptly, even more unbelievable than when he was talking about Hong Kong before. He rushed towards the other party and said sternly: "Xiao Fu, this is a serious matter. Please don't talk nonsense and play tricks on me!

Do you know what this money means?

Guangxi’s total foreign trade value last year was US$6.002 million, and Shandong’s was US$3.29 million! One of your films is worth a whole province! ! !

Be responsible for what you say! ! ! "

(I'm not talking nonsense, there are pictures)

"It is precisely because this matter is so serious that I came here to report to you..."

Fu Qi handed over another piece of information and explained: "We sold the copyrights in dozens of countries. The 20th Century Fox family in the United States paid 3 million US dollars..."

He observed the other party's expression and continued: "I saw it with my own eyes during the screening. The foreigners applauded nine times, and some even stood up and clapped. Almost every exciting fighting scene ended with a round of applause. Like the tide.

They liked our kung fu so much that two young guys ran out like crazy and shouted to passers-by that this movie was so good!

You don’t know how I felt at that time, hey, I was both proud and sad..."

"..."

Mr. Liao looked at the information silently, trying to confirm its authenticity. He raised his head after a while and asked, "How much does "Tai Chi" cost?"

"It's 1.08 million yuan, and it took several months to shoot. Of course, there are still some expenses for publicity."

"How much did you contribute?"

"I think in terms of logistics, in terms of creativity and production, Xiao Chen is the number one contributor. However, after they came back, they were made things difficult for China Film Group in various ways. They were also taken away for questioning, saying that he had a stance issue. This was too aggrieved. We were together all the way in Berlin, and I still don’t know what he is like?”

"..."

Mr. Liao didn't say anything more, chatted for a few words casually, and let Fu Qi go.

He walked around the room a few times and suddenly called his confidant secretary and said: "Tomorrow is Sunday. You take the tape to Haizili and say that I got a good movie and invite everyone to watch the movie tomorrow!"

…………

"Eating wontons!"

"Come and eat wontons!"

After a long absence, Huang Zhanying started his day's work diligently at the front door, full of energy and shouting hard early in the morning. The cooperative's products are becoming more and more abundant, but unfortunately there are still no stores. They just upgraded the original shed.

"Director Huang! Director Huang!"

"Something big happened!"

"Why are you making all the fuss about taking back Taiwan?"

"Oh, look!"

A newly joined girl held a copy of the China Youth Daily and said like a treasure: "This is the legendary Teacher Chen. Oh my god, he is so awesome!"

Huang Zhanying grabbed it and took a look. He suddenly raised his thick eyebrows and stared, like Zhang Fei or Li Kui.

"Hey, that grandson is in the limelight again!"