Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

After Yu took over the position of vice chairman, Lin Daoqiu simply left all matters of the preparatory committee to him.

Fortunately, Lin Daoqiu found some people from New Oriental to serve as Yu's assistants, otherwise this strong woman might have given up on him on her first day in office.

After settling the matter of the preparatory committee, the next thing Lin Daoqiu has to do is related to the selection of the Academy Awards.

Originally, this matter should not be difficult for Lin Daoqiu. After all, with his reputation and status, there would definitely be no problem in finding someone to be the judge.

But the problem is that there is not even a film association or organization in Hong Kong now, and the earliest film-related organization in Hong Kong was the Hong Kong Film Directors founded in 1988 by Wu Yusen, David Jiang, Shum Jianxun, Chen Guanzhong, and Teddy Robin.

association.

Now Lin Daoqiu simply cannot find a film-related organization to help with the selection work.

Although the previous Academy Awards were held under such circumstances, it stands to reason that as long as Lin Daoqiu follows the instructions, it will be fine.

But he didn't want the Academy Awards in the next few years to be held so casually, so Lin Daoqiu decided that after the first Academy Awards, the preparations for those associations must also be put on the agenda.

As for the selection of the Academy Awards, Lin Daoqiu decided to invite professionals in the industry, directors, actors, and screenwriters to do the job, and let them vote anonymously on the shortlisted films.

When selecting shortlisted films, it can be said that the selection of candidates is very important, but if you really want to talk about it, it is really not easy to find such people in Hong Kong.

Because before this, most people worked under Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers. If they said they would not favor their own company's movies, others would not believe them.

Therefore, when Lin Daoqiu selected the judges, he still found a group of professional film critics and some highly respected seniors to serve as selection committee members.

As for the chairman of the first Academy Awards, of course it must be Lin Daoqiu, but later he can consider becoming an honorary chairman, and then let other people take turns to serve as the chairman of the Academy Awards.

This method was not pioneered by Lin Daoqiu, because this is how the Academy Awards were done in later generations, so Lin Daoqiu was just copying the same method.

Not long after, the names of the Academy Awards jury were announced in major newspapers, including many well-known directors, writers, film critics, screenwriters and actors.

As for the chairman of the first Academy Awards jury, Lin Daoqiu originally wanted King Hu, but unfortunately the Golden Horse Awards had already invited him first. After hearing the news, Lin Daoqiu had no choice but to give up.

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The Spring Festival is coming soon. This is Lin Daoqiu’s first real Spring Festival schedule, and it is also the first and most important schedule for Xiangjiang Cinemas.

This Spring Festival period is very important for Xiangjiang Cinemas, so New Oriental has sent two movies: "Thousand Kings Fighting Thousand Tyrants" and "Ghost Horses and Wisdom Stars 2".

Golden Harvest is focusing on Xu Guanwen's new film "Modern Bodyguard", which is another comedy film released by Xu Guanwen after two years of absence.

When Lin Daoqiu heard the news, he immediately realized that the champion of this Spring Festival stall must be none other than Xu Guanwen.

Because neither "Thousands of Kings Fighting Thousands of Tyrants" nor "Ghost Horses and Stars 2" have the possibility of defeating "Modern Bodyguard".

As for the work presented by Shaw Brothers, it is the movie "The Love of the Magic Sword" directed by Chu Yuan and starring Ti Lung, Er Dongsheng and Fu Sheng.

Although martial arts movies have begun to decline, this film, which combines the sincerity of Shaw Brothers' stars, can still earn a lot of box office during the Spring Festival. In the previous life, "The Legend of the Demon Sword" earned more than 400 yuan during the Spring Festival period.

million box office results.

However, this sincere film from Shaw Brothers, Lin Daoqiu feels that it may be at the bottom of the box office performance by then. After all, the opponent it has to face is too strong.

Regarding the Spring Festival film schedule, this is the first problem that Li Maowen encountered after taking office as the general manager of Xiangjiang Cinemas. If he does not handle this matter well, I am afraid that he will be besieged by Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers.

So after arranging the films, Li Maowen sent the films he had prepared to Lin Daoqiu's desk.

After this period of adjustment, during the Spring Festival period in 1981, a total of 56 theaters under the Xiangjiang Cinema Line were available for screening. It can be said that as long as the sales during the Spring Festival period are good, the box office will exceed 30 to 40 million.

Impossible things.

When Lin Daoqiu took a look at Li Maowen's film schedule, he found that Li Maowen had given "Modern Bodyguard" the most shows and theaters.

As for Li Maowen's arrangement, Lin Daoqiu believes that Shaw Brothers will not say anything. After all, Xu Guanwen's strength and appeal are here, and there is nothing for others to be dissatisfied with.

As for Wang Jing's "Thousands of Kings Fighting Thousands of Tyrants" and Mai Jia's "The Legend of Ghosts", the number of films scheduled and the number of screenings are basically the same as those of Chu Yuan's "The Legend of the Demon Sword".

This is the first time that Li Maowen is responsible for the New Year schedule of Xiangjiang Cinemas, so he is still very uneasy. If he does not do well this time, he may face many difficulties from Golden Harvest and Shaw Brothers.

"I know you must be very nervous recently, but these things are difficult to say and simple to say. As long as you go through the New Year period smoothly this time, your work will be easy in the future."

Signing his name on the new film schedule means that Lin Daoqiu also recognized Li Maowen's film schedule for this new year.

When he saw Lin Daoqiu's signature, Li Maowen was somewhat relieved in his heart. He had been preparing for this film arrangement plan for a long time, and it was a great encouragement for him to pass it smoothly in the first time.

"Since Mr. Lin trusts me so much to be the general manager of Xiangjiang Cinemas, I naturally have to be more careful, otherwise it will be bad if I embarrass you."

After Li Maowen took the document handed back to him by Lin Daoqiu with both hands, he said respectfully.

"I still say the same thing, no matter whose movie it is, the number of screenings or production must be adjusted based on box office and attendance. If someone wants to cause trouble, you can ask him to come to me."

Lin Daoqiu knew that such a thing would happen sooner or later. If Li Maowen couldn't solve it by then, he would have to step forward in the end.

Although Li Maowen nodded, he did not intend to come to Lin Daoqiu immediately when encountering such a thing. If this was the case, then what use would he have as a general manager?

Therefore, unless it is absolutely necessary, Li Maowen does not intend to alarm Lin Daoqiu first.

After Li Maowen left, Lin Daoqiu stood up, stretched his body, and looked at the scenery outside the window. Because the Spring Festival was approaching, Lin Daoqiu had to lament that this year had gone by really fast.