1979 Golden Age

Gong Xue seemed to be quite frightened, and Chen Qi coaxed her for a long time.

This time he was away for a short time, leaving in May and returning in June, not as long as before, and the two of them were a little used to it, not so tired.

Gong Xue helped him pack up, picked out a few clothes to soak first, and then washed them, and asked: "Are you going to the Ministry of Culture tomorrow?"

"Well, we will go to Shanghai immediately after the report is completed. "Life is Beautiful" must start shooting in July, otherwise it will be too late. The entry application of American actors has been approved, and there are two weeks, and then go to Hong Kong.

Some shots of "Tai Chi 3" were shot at the Beijing Film Studio. You have to run back and forth between the two places, and then go to Hong Kong.

In general, we will be in Hong Kong from August to September."

Chen Qi's words were a bit confusing, but Gong Xue understood them. She was mainly happy to understand that they were going to Hong Kong together. Because she had no idea what he was busy with there, she always wanted to go and see.

"It's good to start shooting. I've been dizzy from learning English recently, and I'll be relieved after the shooting." She smiled.

"Hey, then you can say something for me?"

"Go ahead!"

Gong Xue is a character who knows English and has good relations with foreigners in "Life is Beautiful". She said openly: "Power is when we have every justification to kill, and we don't!"

The general meaning is: Power is when we have every justification to kill, but we don't kill.

Chen Qi was surprised: "Not bad, the pronunciation is very good!"

"I learn from the teacher of dubbing every day. I don't know any grammar. I memorize and imitate her accent. I learn it when I take the train to Xi'an. They all laugh at me..."

"Yeah, great, great!"

Chen Qi knew that she was begging for praise, so he comforted her a few times and said: "By the way, where is your Hundred Flowers Award?"

He took the trophy and looked at it, and smiled: "I heard from Li Lianjie that you were very impressive in Xi'an. You scolded Xiao Ji and others and made them behave themselves. Is that true?"

"I am, I am ..."

Gong Xue didn't have the momentum she had in Xi'an, and said, "I think you're not here, so we can't let them cause you trouble. Others can't do anything about it, so I can only do something about it. Am I doing the right thing?"

"Of course!

When you're out, dignity is the most important thing. You've maintained everyone's dignity, and I have to thank you. I'm just a little surprised. When I first met you, you were so shy that you didn't dare to look at anyone, but now you dare to teach Ji Chunhua a lesson."

"Look at what you said!"

Gong Xue took the trophy and held it in her arms: "Did I get it for nothing?"

"Ha!"

Chen Qi smiled and thought she was so cute.

Gong Xue said more excitedly: "I have seen so much of the world. Now people are looking for me to perform commercially, and I get 80 yuan per show!"

"What? What 80 yuan?"

"There is a theater in Handan. Come to see me in the morning..."

She told the story again, and Chen Qi was a little interested. He said: "The manager is called Wang Bingsen? He is a talented person. He dares to do side jobs in this era. If he comes to you again, give me your contact information, maybe it will be useful."

"Oh, you always ask me to leave your contact information, but you don't go yourself."

"You are a hundred times more famous than me now. How can I have those opportunities? I only have a little reputation in Haizi."

After chatting for a while, Gong Xue finished washing the clothes and hung them in the yard.

The two sat on the steps at the door of the main house. The eaves cast a shade and the sun shone all over the ground. She leaned on his shoulder and looked at the flowers and trees in the yard. A bird landed on them and chirped.

Chen Qi held her little hand, and all the swordplay in Hong Kong disappeared.

…………

"Why are you here again?"

"I said I won't go!"

The next day, Gong Xue was inexplicably called to the gate of Beijing Film Studio again, and it was Wang Bingsen again.

"Don't be angry, I'm not pestering you, we are really sincere. We discussed it all night and decided to increase your performance fee to 150 yuan per show. After 4 days, you can earn 3,000 yuan. If the response is good, we can add a few more shows!"

"150 yuan?"

Gong Xue was really surprised at this time, but still shook her head: "I'm really sorry, I'm going to Shanghai to film in July, I don't have time."

"Then you can postpone it and come for a few days!"

"How can you postpone the film?"

She was a little moved, but now she was gone, saying: "But you can leave your contact information, and I can visit you when I have the chance to go to Handan."

"Oh, okay!"

Wang Bingsen just thought she was being polite, left her contact information, and watched the goddess leave eagerly.

"Manager, what should we do now? We have singers, crosstalk performers, acrobats and male movie stars, but we are missing a female movie star."

"What else can we do? Let's find Liu Xiaoqing!"

…………

"The first part of Tai Chi has laid a foundation, and the second part is not difficult. It is natural that the price is a little higher."

"The situation of Orphan is more complicated. I have been in Hong Kong for a long time and read a lot of news about the United States. Japanese industrial products are invading on a large scale. The anti-Japanese sentiment in the United States is high, and there are demonstrations every day. So I came up with the inspiration to create Orphan..."

"It is precisely because of this political element that it was finally sold at a high price of 7 million US dollars!"

Ministry of Culture, large conference room, all major leaders are present, and those at the department level and above must attend, listening to Chen Qi's report alone.

They don’t understand it better than Hong Kong people, even if it’s explained, because they lack awareness and don’t understand what movie marketing is. Chen Qi said something, and it sounded very powerful anyway.

No one jumped at the chance this time, $12 million was politically correct.

"Young people are still smart. What do you call this? Oh...it touches on the pain points of American society. Look at how neat this word is!"

"Xiao Chen is a good comrade!"

"The establishment of Dongfang Company is correct!"

The applause was overwhelming and the praise was endless.

Ding Qiao also praised a few words himself and said with a smile: "Xiao Chen, you are going to film "Life is Beautiful" this time, right?"

"right!"

"If you have any difficulties, feel free to mention them. As for your applications, we have already studied them and will talk to you privately afterwards... Is there anything else you would like to add?"

"There is something I don't know whether to talk about or not."

"Go ahead!"

"Hong Kong media reported that Japan tampered with textbooks..."

Chen Qi's face straightened and he said seriously: "I saw these news in Hong Kong. I wonder if it has reached the capital?"

"..."

Ding Qiao hesitated for a moment and nodded at him.

Ding Qiao was of high enough rank to know, but some small cadres had not yet notified him, so they started talking about it. The more they talked, the more detailed they became, and the more detailed they became, the more excited they became. Suddenly, someone started to curse: "You stupid little devil!"

"You still want to be a monster, do you want to fight?"

"In 1935, I was in Chahar! What the hell is going in and out of North China? That's called invasion! Invasion!"

Those in the Ministry of Culture who are engaged in the literary and artistic front are also old revolutionaries.

Thirty-five years ago was not that far ago. Many people caught up just in time, and many of them had fought in the Shanxi-Chahar-Hebei border area.

"Quiet, quiet! There will be reports in the country, don't get excited now..."

Ding Qiao pressed his hands and asked, "Xiao Chen, why are you bringing this up?"

"The exposure of Japan's ugly acts in Hong Kong has stirred up public sentiment. I am familiar with some people in the entertainment industry. They all have a patriotic heart and wrote a joint letter..."

Chen Qi took out a letter.

The content was written by myself and the signature was signed by them.

"They want to do something and want to come to the mainland to see the motherland with their own eyes. They are making a patriotic song and want to sing it to their compatriots in the mainland to express their wishes!"

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