1979 Golden Age

The spring rain is like oil.

The cool rain dispelled the traces of the sandstorm a few days ago. The trees in the factory area became more lush, and the weeds downstairs sprouted tender tips. Chen Qi held an umbrella and a brown paper bag in his arms, and staggered to the tube building.

The door of Gong Xue's dormitory was half open, and there were several women talking and laughing.

He knocked three times and pushed the door open. Li Jianqun and Gong Ying were both there. They smiled and said, "Why aren't you filming?"

"There's no filming today, what are you doing here?" Gong Ying asked.

"I'm here to talk about some serious business. I'm not like you who are idle and have no sense. When you see me coming, you don't even pour me a glass of water."

"Tsk! Do you really think you are a guest?"

Gong Ying was not afraid of him. Li Jianqun was not familiar with him yet. He just smiled and didn't speak, a little restrained. Gong Xue saw that he was holding a brown paper bag and really had something serious to do, so she said, "You two go back first and come back to play in the evening."

The two left.

Gong Xue poured him a glass of water, took out a drawing book, and said with a smile: "That Li Jianqun is really amazing, much better than me. This is her sketchbook. She is indeed a professional."

Chen Qi flipped through it casually, threw it aside, and said: "The script of "Tai Chi 2" has been written. You should read it first. It will start in the second half of the year. Your role is less than the first one. It's all for the plot. Don't mind."

"It doesn't matter. I like Tai Chi very much. It's also good to make a sequel."

Gong Xue happily picked up the script and flipped through it. Chen Qi asked again: "By the way, you have been in Beijing Film Studio for a while. Has no director contacted you?"

"Yes, when I first came in last year, someone contacted me, such as "Undercover" directed by Wang Haowei, "Sorrow" directed by Shui Hua, and "Friends" directed by Xie Tieli, asking me to play Xiao Fengxian!"

"Then why didn't you play it?"

"What do you think!"

Gong Xue rolled her eyes at him.

"Oh, why are you so stupid? You should do it whenever you have a chance! Don't wait for me all the time. I have uncertain plans."

"What do you mean stupid? That's for men, not women."

"What do women call it?"

"I won't tell you!"

She snorted, paused, and said sincerely: "I'm not praising you deliberately. It's just that after playing your role, I am a little bit, a little bit, like others... you know?"

"Don't like it?"

"I didn't say that!"

"You put a lot of pressure on me. I'd feel sorry if I don't make a good play for you..."

"Hey!"

Gong Xue suddenly stretched out her little hand, covered his mouth, and said softly: "First, I really think your play is good, and other people's scripts are always a little worse. Second, I can be with you when I play your play, and I don't want to be apart from you for too long.

Don't feel burdened, otherwise I will feel sorry for you."

"..."

Chen Qi didn't know what to say for a while, just hugged her and chatted for a while. He stood up to leave, took two steps and then stopped.

"What's wrong, silly?" Gong Xue smiled with blinking eyes.

"Don't call me silly!"

"Okay, silly!"

"You are getting naughty now... I want to say that Tai Chi 2 will start shooting in the second half of the year. If you are not afraid of being tired, I will see if I can write another script. How about shooting two dramas this year?"

"Sure, when have you ever seen me complain about hardship and tiredness?"

"Okay, I'll think about it."

Chen Qi saw that she didn't understand, so he didn't say it out loud, and smiled and left.

Gong Xue thought that she would play an ordinary heroine like in Tai Chi, but Chen Qi meant to tailor a drama for her.

So, his workload increased again. He had to write for the Yuan brothers, write for Gong Xue, think about submitting to the United States, and consider special films for North America... Fortunately, he was young and energetic, otherwise he would have drunk tiger whip wine early.

And just as he was working hard, Tai Chi was finally going to meet domestic audiences.

…………

The printing of copies of Tai Chi is being carried out overtime. In the past, they would release them in batches, but now they want to release them one by one.

Representatives from various provinces are squatting in the printing factory, and whoever gets it first will get it.

Two places got it first, one is the Beijing Film Company, which is close to the water and has connections; the other is the Henan Film Company. The representative of Henan is desperate, and whoever competes with him will die together.

So Tai Chi was also released in these two places first.

In fact, if they waited for the summer vacation, the effect would be better, but they can't wait any longer. It's the same if they release it now and keep it in the summer vacation.

Zhengzhou.

Today is a day off. Liu Xiaowen, who is in junior high school, is very happy. He got up early, ate, got dressed, took his younger brother and followed his parents to go to the movies.

Tai Chi has been promoted eight hundred times in newspapers and "Popular Movies". He may not understand what a milestone is, but he knows that it is a martial arts film!

Oh my God!

There are martial arts films in China!

Not to mention him, even his father and brother were excited. The only one who didn't care was his mother.

"So many people?"

"Wow, can we still buy tickets?"

"Hurry up and grab them!"

When the four of them arrived at the cinema, they were frightened by the crazy crowd. The father was decisive and rolled up his sleeves and rushed in. He rolled out in a mess after a long time: "Half of my life is gone, but fortunately I bought tickets!"

"What are you doing? Is it worth watching a movie full of fighting and killing?" Mom didn't understand.

"Didn't you do the same thing when you watched "Lush Mountain Love" last year?"

Before the mother was about to lose her temper, the father hurriedly pulled his two sons into the theater. The theater with more than a thousand people was packed. People were so curious about what the movie that conquered the big-nosed foreigners would be like.

After a while, the movie started.

As expected, they were not disappointed.

The three men of the Liu family stared at the bombs that transcended their time. Even their breathing fluctuated rapidly with the ups and downs of the plot, and quickly became one. More than a thousand people shouted "ah" and "oh" in unison. The movie, a dream-making machine, achieved the highest glory at this moment.

"Good fight! Kill this bastard!"

"Beat him, beat him!"

"Oh my god, it's great!"

When Yang Yugan finally killed Prince Duan and turned away gracefully, the whole audience cheered and applauded in unison. Liu Xiaowen's palms were red from clapping, and his face was flushed with excitement. This was the best movie he had seen in his short life of more than ten years.

After the screening, everyone was still discussing it happily.

Liu Xiaowen and his brother were also talking non-stop, but unfortunately his brother was only a primary school student and communication was not smooth. He couldn't wait to go back to find his friends and share with them.

…

"Ah!"

"Don't run! I must beat you to death today!"

In the evening, the yard became lively.

Liu Xiaowen was chased by his mother and crawled all over the ground. His mother held a shoe sole, and she was vicious and distressed at the same time, and scolded: "You little bunny grandson! Don't you know that there is only a water tank at home? What are you mixing? Not only mixing, but also knocking against the wall. Do you know how much it costs to buy a tank!"

"I'm practicing martial arts, you don't know anything!"

"Still talking back, come here and I'll beat you to death!"

Liu Xiaowen ran away, and another child came over, who was his friend in the same yard. He was very spineless and cried while running: "Mom! Mom! I don't dare, I don't dare! I won't play with the ball anymore!"

There was also a woman chasing behind him.

When the two met, they ran forward together, with their two mothers chasing them from behind, and the neighbors came out with their bowls to watch the fun.

"What are you doing?"

"They got into trouble. One broke a water tank, and the other broke a window. They were all because of watching a movie!"

"What kind of movie is made like this?"

"It's a martial arts movie, very fierce!"