1979 Golden Age

Chen Qi had to be careful in the mainland, but he felt like he was back home in Hong Kong.

After a brief settlement, he went downstairs to find Fu Qi.

The family of three was there, and Fu Qi and Shi Hui were happy from the bottom of their hearts. This dormitory had been deserted for too long.

"Xiao Chen, did you go back smoothly this time?"

"It was smooth, even beyond my imagination. The leader asked me to go back to make a report and study the issue of profit distribution. Guess what? I have been approved to operate freely in Hong Kong. As long as I don't violate the principles, I can do anything."

"Really?"

Fu Qi was overjoyed and said, "Then we will have no more constraints in the future, and we can do a big job."

"Yes! We can enter the next stage..."

Chen Qi explained the details and smiled, "Uncle and aunt, I am sitting in front of you now, and I am doing business impartially. To be honest, I don't care how much the share of "Tai Chi 1" is, and that money is not given to me, but I have to care about "Tai Chi 2"."

"Are you going to talk business with us?"

Fu Qi and Shi Hui smiled at each other and said, "Each theater has different profit sharing standards. Generally speaking, , Hong Kong films must first pay 17.5% entertainment tax, and the rest will be split in half with the cinemas. At this time, you still have 41.25%. After deducting the publicity and promotion costs, you can usually get about 30%.

There is also a step-by-step method, with 46 points in the first week, 4 points for you and 6 points for the cinemas. The second week is 37 points, and the longer the release time, the more points you get.

But we are different. We are not productive enough, and the cinemas can only find films to release on their own, and the money earned will be used to subsidize production. Everyone is one and the same.

You want to join in, without those burdens!

After paying the 17.5% tax, we will share the publicity and promotion costs, and we will also share the remaining profits. ”

“No, no, no, this is too much of a bargain for you, I will take care of the publicity and promotion myself!”

“Don’t be long-winded, you are in need of money, it’s not too late to adjust when you develop!” Fu Qi said.

“Well, okay... Thank you uncle!”

Chen Qi scratched his head. If his parents agreed, he would like to recognize a godparent.

At this time, Fu Mingxian, who had been listening, said, "Dad, brother, have you guys finished talking?"

"Yes!"

"Oh, I thought you were going to fight. I've been wondering who to help." Fu Mingxian breathed a sigh of relief.

Fu Qi was unhappy and scolded, "You're so young, but you're so stubborn. You've taught your daughter well!"

"What does it have to do with me? You're more doting than I am!"

Shi Hui ignored him and only asked, "Xiao Chen, isn't Gong Xue the lead actress in "Life is Beautiful"? Why is Yan Shunkai here?"

"She has a play in Beijing and will come in a few days."

"It's good that she's here. Shanghai women can play mahjong. Nansheng, Ahong and I can't even get together to play mahjong. We're just in need of a mahjong player."

"Uh... she doesn't seem to know how to play cards."

Chen Qi grinned. What kind of scene would that be?

…………

“Ding!”

A shabby pickup truck stopped at the entrance of the Qingshui Bay Studio. Zhang Mingmin stuck his head out and said, “Sir, I’m here to talk about something!”

“Do you have an appointment?”

“Mr. Chen has one!”

The guard let him in, and he drove the car in, parked it, got out of the car to look around, and walked up to the main building.

In fact, he was very curious, why did they ask him to come?

Zhang Mingmin was born in Hong Kong. His father was a Filipino Chinese, and his mother was an Indonesian Chinese. His family ran a small business and had 6 children.

He used to be a worker. Because he liked singing, he participated in many singing competitions and won the championship, which made him sign a contract with a record company.

Zhang Mingmin’s Mandarin is very good, so the company asked him to cover Taiwanese folk songs such as "Country Road". He has released three albums and his performance is pretty good. Although the Hong Kong music scene is dominated by English and Cantonese songs, the older generation of immigrants who speak Mandarin are still alive...

At this stage, he opened an electronic watch factory with his sister and brother-in-law. It is small in scale and the boss has to work personally. It is considered a wealthy class.

"Dongdongdong!"

"Come in!"

Chen Qi looked up and saw a thin, bespectacled, and gentle young man who looked like a college student came in. He stood up and deliberately spoke Mandarin: "Mr. Zhang!"

"Hello, Mr. Chen Qi!"

Zhang Mingmin naturally took over and shook hands.

Chen Qi smiled and said, "I've heard your folk song album. There aren't many people singing Mandarin songs in Hong Kong now. I just happen to have a Mandarin song, so I took the liberty to invite you to come and talk about it."

"You're welcome. What type of song is it?"

"Here are the lyrics!"

Zhang Mingmin took it. The name was "My Chinese Heart". After looking at the content, he nodded and said, "Do you mean for me to record this song?"

"It's not a solo, but a duet. If you're interested, I'll take you to the recording studio. They're recording over there."

"Okay, thank you for your help!"

Zhang Mingmin was very polite and his voice was not loud. He showed that he was a very polite young man.

It's said that Chen Qi copied a lot of things when he came here, and he pretended a lot in front of people, but he knew in his heart that this was not his original work, at most it was a second creation.

Some of them were copied, and for some, he would try his best to find the original owner and let the original owner do it. For some, he really didn't want to get the opportunity for free, and he wanted to compensate, and that was Zhang Mingmin.

He came to mainland China to sing "My Chinese Heart" and was banned by TV station when he returned.

Of course, life was not bad, because it was a business, and the most amazing thing was that Beijing hosted the Asian Games in 1990. The country was short of money and publicly raised funds, and people in the entertainment industry took action.

Zhang Mingmin bought equipment from Hong Kong at his own expense, held 154 concerts in the mainland, and donated all the 600,000 yuan he earned. He was also very active in social activities, and held many positions in the mainland and Hong Kong to promote exchanges between the two places.

So Chen Qi didn't want to get this song for free, and he also had to maintain a good relationship, which might be of great use in the future.

The two went to the recording studio and gently pushed the door in. Liu Dehua was singing in the studio.

Chen Qi took the headphones and listened for a while, so it was okay.

Among the four kings, Jacky Cheung is the god of singing, Leon Lai sings out of tune, Aaron Kwok sings and dances vigorously, and Liu Dehua's singing skills are a matter of opinion, but his voice is very distinctive, and you can tell his songs at a glance.

What "Forget Love Water", "Ice Rain", "Practice", "It's Not a Sin for Men to Cry"... Chen Qi also bought tapes.

Liu Dehua was a little nervous when he saw him come in. Chen Qi made a gesture, indicating that he should just keep singing, and then handed the headphones to Zhang Mingmin. Zhang Mingmin put them on, and heard a broken voice from inside:

"Although I'm wearing Western clothes, my heart is still Chinese. My ancestors have already branded everything about me with Chinese marks..."

"..."

He was inexplicably moved, and listened in silence for a long time before taking off the headphones.

"How do you feel?"

"My mother is an Indonesian Chinese. She suffered a lot there when she was young. The first song I could sing was the Mandarin song she taught me. I think she would definitely support my decision. Thank you for your invitation."

Chen Qi smiled and stretched out his hand: "Happy cooperation!"

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