1979 Golden Age

It is a cold winter in Beijing.

There is little snow this year, and the climate is still cold. Beihai and Shichahai have frozen over early, and young people in Beijing have a good place to skate again.

The car of the Ministry of Culture drove out from the red wall, and the two leaders sat in the car without saying a word. Minister Wu of Radio and Television wrote a letter, saying that it is a big deal to re-system an industry, and the central government will not make a decision easily, so they asked them to come to understand the situation.

After driving for a while, Ding Qiao finally spoke: "I don't understand, Old Wu is old and will soon play his remaining heat, why is he doing this kind of thing?

"It is because he wants to play his remaining heat that he wants to write this report, so that his successor can understand the long-term goal of the radio and television system, which is the integration of film and television. When he retires, the next person will continue to do it. "

"What do you think the attitude of the higher-ups is?"

"I don't know what the attitude is, but I know that the power of the ministry is too large, and it must be reformed. ”

The Ministry of Culture’s responsibilities include: culture and art, film, publishing, etc., which are far from comparable to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism in later generations. This is a historical legacy, which has caused some units to have too much power, and it has gradually been refined in the 1980s.

Ding Qiao was silent.

He was a little bit subtle. If the higher-ups agreed to assign the film industry to the Radio and Television Bureau, what should he do as the person in charge of the film industry? He couldn’t stay in the Ministry of Culture, and he might even be transferred to the Radio and Television Bureau to continue to manage the film industry.

It might be embarrassing to show loyalty now,

so he just obeyed the organization’s arrangements in this matter. Okay, then the question is: what should we do with Chen Qi?

The film system has a great influence, but it is also a heavy burden, and the Ministry of Culture is very tired. When they calm down and think carefully, they are not unwilling to get rid of it, but Chen Qi is definitely not given!

And the Radio and Television Bureau must have it!

Ding Qiao and Zhu Muzhi have different positions. No matter which side Ding Qiao is on, he hopes that Chen Qi will be in the same system as him. Zhu Muzhi only hopes that Chen Qi will stay in the Ministry of Culture.

......"

The two had cooperated happily before, and now they have their own thoughts and are very clear about each other's positions. As the New Year is coming, this matter will of course go through multiple rounds of research before the central government makes a final decision, and it may be resolved next year.

For a while, there was no speech again. The car drove through the winter streets of Beijing and returned to the Ministry of Culture.

Ding Qiao entered the office and immediately wrote a letter by hand, asking the secretary to send it to Xiao Chen.

Chen Qi and Dongfang Company are experimental fields with vague positioning. His repeated achievements have given him a certain degree of autonomy, so his attitude is crucial.

"Hahaha!"

"Wow, a real dolphin! Is it the one from Ocean Park?"

"Andy is so handsome!"

"Ah Hong is so pretty! Will she really come today?"

"50 First Dates" is showing at the Nanhua Cinema.

This film was released in early December, just when the left was attacked and condemned by the whole of Hong Kong. Chen Qi pretended to be sick in the hospital and made Chung Chuhong stay in the hospital for several days.

Thugs! What's wrong with a girl being frightened and hospitalized?

"50 First Dates" naturally did not have a premiere roadshow, but under someone's remote control, a series of ward publicity was born:

For example, Chung Chuhong lying on the hospital bed haggard and resolute to comfort fans, such as a handwritten letter full of warmth and love, such as a photo with Liu Dehua in the hospital---

All of this made the film's popularity cover the whole of Hong Kong, and it attracted more attention than any previous film.

The box office has broken records since its premiere. Now it is late December and has reached 29 million, heading for the milestone of the first Hong Kong movie to have a box office of 30 million. In history, this honor should have been given to next year's "Lucky Stars".

Chen Qi chose "50 First Dates" because it is particularly easy to localize.

Liu Dehua plays a dolphin trainer in Hong Kong Ocean Park. It was shot on location. He really went into the water to practice how to interact with dolphins. There were also real dolphin performances in the film. The cost alone was not small.

He is a playboy who often changes girlfriends under the convenience of work, and then he set his eyes on Chung Chuhong.

The two chatted well, but they met again the next day. Chung Chuhong seemed to not recognize him. It turned out that she had a strange disease: she would forget everything that happened the day before.

Liu Dehua fell in love, and with the help of his good friend Liang Jiahui, the girl's father Zheng Zeshi, his younger brother Wu Zhenyu, and his younger sister Qiu Shuzhen, he began to pursue Chung Chuhong crazily. When the sun rose and every new day came, he made her fall in love with him again.

This routine is popular all over the world, especially in the 1980s.

At this time, in the lounge of the theater, the main creators were waiting to go on stage, but unexpectedly, an unexpected guy came.

This is a white and fat little fat man, not tall, with a silly and cunning smile, and introduced himself: "My younger brother Wang Jing, the director of Shaw Brothers, I came to visit today!"

Everyone was stunned, but they also responded politely.

Wang Jing did not stay for too long, just handed out a circle of business cards, and said: "I hope there will be a chance to cooperate. I won't bother you anymore. Thank you very much!"

He went out again.

A few people were puzzled, but also a little happy, because this was the first external director who took the initiative to socialize, indicating that the wind direction was really changing.

"Wow!"

"Wow!"

When the lights came on, the whole audience applauded, and the main creators went on stage for a belated road show meeting. The audience knew what happened to the leftists, and they had a kind of "surviving the disaster and being strong and unyielding" brain supplement, and they were very moved.

"Hua Zai! Hua Zai!"

"Ahhhhh! Ah Hong!"

Director Xi Qiran spoke first, and then everyone spoke one by one. When Chung Chu-hung spoke, the noise from the audience reached its highest point. She is also very good at it.

She smiled and waved her hands high, with a firm and warm look, as if she was running for the president of the United States.

"Bang, bang, bang! It turns out that no one is more popular than Chung Chu-hung!"

Wong Jing did not leave, but waited in the venue. Seeing this, he sighed repeatedly: "The left-wing resources are open, and I can finally shoot a beauty!"

There were few influential female stars in Hong Kong in the 1980s, not as many as in the 1990s when a hundred flowers bloomed. After the freedom will always go away, there is now a legacy problem: what about Taiwanese stars represented by Lin Qingxia and Zhang Aijia?

The Taiwanese market is closed, who will invite them to film? And they dare not film, for fear that Chen Qi will play another Infernal Affairs.

Wong Jing is very smart and directly targeted Chung Chu-hung, the number one female star in Hong Kong, without political risks, so why not? Fang Yihua also supports it.

Wang Jing came to say hello today, and ran directly to the Clearwater Bay Studios the next day.

As the first external director to come, Shi Nansheng personally received him and talked about the play called "Flying Ghosts", and the male lead was decided to be Zhong Zhentao. Shi Nansheng laughed and said, "You actually brought a complete script to discuss the play. I have rarely seen it in all my years in Hong Kong."

"Everyone knows that Mr. Chen values ​​the script, and I am also showing my sincerity."

"Well, I will pass the script to Ah Hong. Here is what I want to discuss with you. There are two conditions. First, our actresses never act as vases. If you want to shoot ugly, dirty, weird routines, please don't come to us.'

"No, no, absolutely not!"

"Second, Ah Hong's salary is 500,000. Don't pull it, it's okay if it's okay, and forget it if it's not. "

"500,000? "

Wong Jing was shocked. The pay of Hong Kong female stars is generally lower than that of male stars. There are no female stars who get 500,000.

In the late 1980s, Anita Mui got the highest pay of 1 million, but this was the high price that Golden Harvest gave her to sign her. Cherie Chung was second with 700,000, Maggie Cheung with 650,000, and Ching-Hsia Lam with about 600,000. Ching-Hsia Lam's value only increased after she played the role of Dongfang Bubai.

"I need to ask Manager Fang!"

Wong Jing ran back to the Shaw Studio next door. Mona Fong was also shocked and said, "She alone took up one-sixth of the budget. How can we shoot this movie?"

"I can shoot it. It depends on your idea."

"Can you guarantee that the box office can be recovered?"

"It should be possible. Cherie Chung has box office appeal, and Ah B is not bad either. It is a comedy romance with a fixed audience."

Mona Fong is frugal, but she also knows that the money should be spent. This is not only to invite Cherie Chung, but also to actively show goodwill to the left. She gritted her teeth and said, "0K! 500,000 is 500,000."