1979 Golden Age

"Zhuang Lie, what's going on with today's entertainment news?"

"You mean?"

"Is it true or false? It makes me confused."

"Uh, it's fake!"

Li Zhuanglie on the other end of the phone was a little embarrassed and explained: "Mr. Qiu, I originally wanted to wait until the program was broadcast and report to you a good outcome. A few days ago, Mr. Chen from Mainland China came to see me..."

After he finished speaking, Qiu Degen asked, "Are you ready for the show?"

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"The equipment is being customized and we are currently selecting a venue."

"What other venue should I choose? Let's put it in Songcheng. Songcheng has water and space, and it can also attract tourists. I'll let you use it for free, killing three birds with one stone."

"Okay, thank you Mr. Qiu!"

"The other party really said that they want to cooperate with us more?"

"yes!"

"Then don't be anxious. Let's see the results of the show before we talk."

After hanging up the phone, Qiu Degen was amused again: "Fake news, it turned out to be fake news, interesting!"

He was amused by the promotional idea of ​​"Tai Chi 2". It was completely unexpected and very curious. This trick was actually thought up by a compatriot from mainland China. It looked nothing like it!

But he didn't have a bad impression of Chen Qi because of this. No matter where he was, this big businessman's moral sense was very flexible.

What's the point of concocting news?

Qiu Degen was very interested in the water sports show and expected Li Zhuanglie to complete it soon. As for Songcheng, it was an antique tourist attraction he developed himself, showing part of the scenery of "Along the River During the Qingming Festival".

However, land in Hong Kong is precious, so this kind of antique amusement park cannot be too big. Songcheng covers an area of ​​about 6,000 square meters, which is one-fifth thousandth the size of Hengdian Film and Television City.

…………

"Thatcher is going to the capital. I wonder if we can talk about it?"

"What does it have to do with us? Whether it's the British or the mainland, the most important thing is that we have food to eat and a house to live in."

"But if the mainland takes back Hong Kong, will we all become poor again? Your mother and I fled to Hong Kong because our hometown was too poor!"

In an ordinary house, a family of four was eating dinner and watching the news.

The couple are both in their 50s, and the eldest of the two children is in his early 20s and the younger is in his teens. The younger asked: "Dad, don't we still have a few relatives in our hometown? You haven't thought of going back to see them?"

"It is illegal for us to come to Hong Kong. Who knows if we will be liquidated when we go back? I send back 100 Hong Kong dollars every month, which is worthy of them..."

The man sighed and seemed to have lost his appetite. He just lit a cigarette and smoked silently.

In the history of the two places, there have been four large-scale waves of people fleeing Hong Kong. They were in 1957, 1962, 1972 and 1979. Officially recorded more than 500,000 people fled Hong Kong. In fact, the number was more than double.

In this era, Hong Kong actually had some industrial foundation, mainly exporting clothing, electronics, toys, hardware, etc.

How many people are there locally?

These Hong Kong escapees have acted as cheap labor and promoted Hong Kong's economic take-off, which is similar to that in the United States.

The couple had worked in Hong Kong for more than 20 years and had saved some money. They were eating when they suddenly heard the news: "A fierce fight started during the summer vacation... The premiere of Tai Chi 2... Foreign audiences... Li Lianjie..."

Then I saw Marino’s big face, and he was extremely embarrassed:

"The eternal god of Chinese Kung Fu!"

"Brothers in distress, refund the tickets!"

"Hahaha!"

The man was amused and said: "The foreign devils have some discernment and know that Chinese Kung Fu is good. I remember that I also practiced a few moves in the village. The old man who taught me said that he had served as a guard for a prince of the Qing Dynasty, so he has real skills."

"This foreign devil is very interesting. Why does he praise us so much?" My wife also laughed.

"Of course! Who have we Chinese been afraid of?"

"Dad, can I go see a movie?" The child took the opportunity to ask.

"Go! We have a day off tomorrow, so the whole family can go!"

…………

Other countries don't know. China, including Hong Kong and Taiwan, has been hoping to be recognized by the Western world for a long time.

For example, in Hong Kong movies, various heroes often beat up foreign devils, but lines like this often appear:

"Foreigners just don't know enough!"

"Let them see the things of their ancestors!"

It is a very contradictory psychology to despise foreigners and at the same time long for recognition from foreigners.

And this mentality has continued 40 years later. For example, in the Internet era, foreigners speak dialects, eat Chinese food, travel in China...all kinds of videos of people yelling and marveling, all have good traffic.

After "News Tonight" aired, the effect was immediate.

Many viewers called the TV station, and other print media also reprinted it. This is called news dissemination news, and there were also film critic columns that seriously discussed the proposition of local film culture.

And part of the audience has been converted into movie tickets.

Chen Qi has 30 foreigners!

One Marino was used up, leaving 29 people left. Ed and Amy maintained their identities and were unwilling to participate, so there were still 27 people left! They are just supporting actors and don't care about these things at all.

"$5 per person! $5 per person!"

"You don't have to do anything, just go to the theater entrance and queue up to buy tickets. If a reporter asks you, just say that the movie is great and that Chinese kung fu is amazing!"

"Go in batches!"

"Three will go today, two will go tomorrow, staggered like this, it won't be too deserted, nor will it be too lively..."

On the set of Clear Water Bay, Chen Qi was abducting people like a gangster in Hengdian.

The extras who performed the task today queued up to receive money. Each person had a US dollar bill. He slapped it directly into everyone's hands. The people who received it were very happy and said one after another: "Boss, can we do more extra work like this?" ?”

"Boss, can you take down my information and come to me if you have a role in the future? I'd love to work for you!"

"Yes, yes, please save our information!"

“I like Hong Kong very much!”

Chen Qi thought the same thing and said: "When "Life is Beautiful" is finished, I will archive your information and we will cooperate more in the future!"

"..."

Shi Nansheng looked on and marveled: "Hey, aren't you a bit exaggerated?"

"I invite everyone to watch a movie, what's the exaggeration? Can't I invite everyone to watch a movie? Look at how happy they are!"

"Yeah, our news ratings have gone up!"

Li's TV reporter nodded in agreement, led everyone into the van, and stuck his head out and shouted: "Mr. Chen, please remember to come to me if you have such activities in the future. I am also very willing!"

…

Ever since!

The eight major leftist theaters in the city suddenly had more foreign audiences.

It is said to be a lot, and each family is given one point, which is only 3-4 people, but he is a genuine foreigner, and the praise is true. The interaction with Li Lianlian and Zhen Zidan is also lively, and it is in the news every day.

The communication power of television media is much stronger than that of print media.

"The summer season ended early, and the average daily box office of "Tai Chi 2" exceeded 1.5 million!"

"Yindu revealed that according to preliminary statistics, the average daily box office and number of moviegoers have increased by approximately 40%-50% compared to the first film!"

"One week after the release of "Brothers in Trouble", the attendance dropped sharply!"

"A summary of the popular week of "Tai Chi 2", the box office has exceeded 10 million!"

When the first week results came out, both Chen Qi and Shi Nansheng breathed a sigh of relief.

If it exceeds 10 million in the first week, it will definitely drop in the next week, but the total score of 20 million is not reached, it depends on how much it can reach in the end.

"Tai Chi 1" had an extended screening last year, and the box office only exceeded 20 million, which was a bit reluctant after all. If "Tai Chi 2" can openly break 20 million, it will be enough confidence.

The next "Orphan's Revenge" is not suitable for the Hong Kong market. Even if Japan tampered with textbooks, Chen Qi does not have high hopes. If it were a simple and crude Japanese-beating movie, it might be okay.

But the anti-Japanese theme of "Orphan" is based on Western thinking, and the leading actors are all foreigners...

He estimated that it would be good if the score could be above 7 million.

"Mom Love Me Again" is produced by Beijing Film Studio and introduced by Silver Capital, so the box office has nothing to do with him.

Then, there is "The Love Between Ghosts" at the end of the year. This drama needs to be marketed well. After three movies and one point at the box office, Chen Qi will be rich. This is the most important thing.