1979 Golden Age

After Shuangnan Cinema Line opened this year, it really brought a fresh breath of life to the Hong Kong market, which is dominated by shit, petty people, and action movies.

For example, Hayao Miyazaki's "Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind" took in more than 10 million yuan at the box office, allowing everyone to see the potential of animated films for the first time. Then there's "Rambo 2", which grossed more than 20 million yuan. These movies will be reduced in size at the end of their release period, and will usually settle in one of the halls of the Oriental Cinema until the next release. .

Sha Tin, New Town Plaza.

Since its opening, this multiplex theater has quickly become one of the most visited theaters in Hong Kong. Although transportation is still somewhat inconvenient and the population in Sha Tin has not yet increased, many movie enthusiasts come here for certain literary films, foreign language films, and cartoons.

At this moment, "A Better Tomorrow" is being screened in a small hall that can accommodate 80 people. This movie has been released for a month, and now this is the only theater that still has some movies scheduled.

Director Chen took Gu Weili, Jiang Zhiqiang, Wei Jiahui, Chen Wenqiang and others to watch a movie.

Apart from them, there was only a pair of yellow-haired young lovers in the last row. Their minds were not on the movie. They were groping around in the dark, sometimes forming a big character, sometimes forming a human character.

This version of "A Better Tomorrow" is directed by Huang Tailai and stars Ti Lung, Wan Ziliang, Leslie Cheung and Xia Wenxi.

The lineup is different, the storyline and details are also different, there are more literary dramas, and the explosions and gun battles are less exciting.

John Woo should say it or not, but he does have a knack for making gunfight movies. His problem is that he only knows these three things.

This three-axe was amazing in the 1980s and 1990s, but if it is still the same a few decades later, it can only be said that his skills are at the end of his rope.

Chen Qi watched the entire film carefully and felt that the quality was not bad, but overall it was not as good as the original version. "A Better Tomorrow" has a box office of 34 million in history, ranking first in the year. This version only had 20 million, making it an above-average film.

And John Woo was signed by Tsui Hark Studio. Tsui Hark was loyal and invested in making movies for his good brother. However, Da Dao Wu was deprived of his luck and lacked inspiration, so he made a street-level movie with a box office of less than 10 million.

This stunt is relative to the cost, so it can be regarded as no loss or profit, but it is already Wu Yusen's best result in the past few years.

"What is Leslie Cheung doing now?"

"Make a love movie with Bai Anni!" Gu Weili said.

"Where's Wan Ziliang?"

""A Better Tomorrow" has a good reputation at the box office. We are organizing a creative team to make another similar movie about friendship between rivers and lakes, with Wan Ziliang playing the eldest brother."

"Oh, sure, you can take care of it yourself."

Chen Qi nodded, delegating more and more power in this area, and simply said: "When Tsui Hark finishes filming "The Black Man," we will make a classic monster movie, with Leslie Cheung as the leading actor. Please remind me when the time comes."

"OK!"

Gu Weili set a new record.

As he spoke, the lights came on and "A Better Tomorrow" ended.

Chen Qi patted his butt and stood up without looking at the screen again. There was no pretentiousness or regret. If "A Better Tomorrow" is ruined, it will be ruined. With his participation, Hong Kong films have long been different.

There are more and more merchants and customers settling in New City Plaza, but the area is really too big and it still looks a bit empty.

Next to the Oriental Theater, a shop has been specially opened for renting and selling video tapes, selling celebrity peripherals, organizing fan activities, etc. He went in and looked around, and asked casually: "Who has the most members now?"

"Hello, Mr. Chen! The ones with the most members must be Ah Hong and Hua Zai."

"How's the video business?"

"There are less customers on weekdays, but it's great on holidays, and there's often a queue. The English movies we introduce are all very popular."

There is also a piece of paper taped to the wall with the top 10 popular songs of the week written on them.

"Beverly Hills Cop", "Ghostbusters", "Police Academy", etc. are all Hollywood masterpieces. There is a gene for watching foreign language films in Hong Kong, but due to various factors, it did not explode until the 1990s.

About 11 o'clock.

The group left the New City Plaza and rushed to the Peninsula Hotel.

There were many people sitting in a banquet hall. Wen Juan was busy walking around. When he saw him, he hurried forward:

Mr. Chen! You are finally here! "

"You're not late, are you?'

"No, just right!"

Everyone said hello, and Chen Qi was led to a seat by Wen Juan and introduced the guests at the table: "This is Mr. Xiao Ruoyuan!"

"Mr. Huang Bingyao!"

"Mr. Qiu Gangjian!"

"Mr. Huang Baiming!"

"Mr. Wang Jing!"

Wang Jing shook hands tightly and spoke in Mandarin: "Mr. Chen, I have admired you for a long time. Please take good care of me in the future!"

Chen Qi was delighted, oh, this little fat guy is so young! Wang Jing is only 30 years old this year, and she is still working in Shaw Brothers. She is less than 170cm tall and wears black-rimmed glasses like a QQ.

As for the other people, they are naturally the big names in the screenwriting world.

Needless to say, Huang Baiming was the creative core of Xinyi City back then, and it remains the same when he jumped to Jiahe. Every year, he produces 2-3 million-dollar films, and his apprentice Gao Zhisen makes them impressive.

Xiao Ruoyuan graduated from the History Department of the University of Hong Kong. This academic qualification is first-class in the entertainment industry. He first worked on Li TV, where he wrote dramas such as "The Transformation of the Silkworm" and "The Love of the Earth". He had a very good relationship with McDonald's and collaborated on "The Lame Man".

Wong Bing-yao graduated from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and worked as a teacher before entering the industry. After joining Golden Harvest, he became Sammo Hung's royal screenwriter. He is an ace writer and has countless classics. Later, Chow Sing-chi filmed "Fighting Back to School". He was not only the screenwriter, but also the screenwriter.

He also made a cameo appearance as a "deadly scissor kick", which those familiar with Hong Kong films must know.

Huang Bingyao died in 1992 at the age of 46. In order to commemorate him, this triggered the establishment of the Hong Kong Screenwriters Association.

Qiu Gangjian is an old screenwriter of Shaw Brothers. He debuted in 1970. His works include "To the Wrath of the Sea", "Rouge Button", "Ruan Lingyu", etc. Later, he was also the screenwriter of Feng Xiaogang's "Night Banquet".

These people can be said to be a gathering of heroes. The best screenwriters in Hong Kong are here.

Everyone was also in high spirits, waiting for the banquet to start. Seeing Chen Qi stand up, they thought he was going to speak, but he pointed at Xiao Ruoyuan and said, "You, get out!"

The atmosphere suddenly dropped.

Everyone was confused, Wen Jun hurriedly said: "Mr. Xiao is a respected senior, is there any misunderstanding?"

"He is your respected senior, not mine - you have a bad position and bad character, don't think about getting a job here, get out!"

Chen Qi said it for the second time, Xiao Ruoyuan stood up, his face red and white, and said: "I don't understand how I have offended Mr. Chen, people should not be insulted, so I don't want to stay here!"

He lost face and left.

Chen Qi did not explain, saying: "Let's start!"

Xiao Ruoyuan is the same as Anthony Wong. In the future, he made a living by selling out the country and Hong Kong, supporting Hong Kong independence, and fled to Taiwan. After the promulgation of the Hong Kong National Security Law, he did not dare to come back.

He was also beaten by the Taiwan Triads because of debts and was forced to eat dog shit.

The most interesting thing is that he and Wang Jing often quarreled online. Wang Jing's position was very smooth, and he was a red heart in the future.

Chen Qi did not explain, and in the eyes of some people, he was moody, and all the thunder and rain were grace from the emperor.

In the eyes of other people, they thought that the leftists had set up a dragnet to monitor everyone and collect intelligence, and they might have known something.

In addition to attacking the rightists in Hong Kong, Chen Qi also took measures to purge the atmosphere, such as Anthony Wong, who is now just a small actor in ATV and has not yet become famous. It would take only a few minutes for him to be crushed to death.