Chapter 399 Wu Baige
Tong Yuejuan didn't care and smiled, "Little brother, you are entrusted with an important task at such a young age. You must be full of talent and have a bright future. Are you preparing for your business?"
"I haven't decided what to shoot yet. I'm so worried now."
"We all went through this stage. If you have any difficulties, just come to me. Your company must also be registered with the headquarters."
"I will visit you in a few days!"
After chatting with Zhuang Cheng, Tong Yuejuan turned to Chen Xunqi and complained, "Xunqi, you are a famous all-rounder in Hong Kong. Now If you start your own company, you should do something big. You are only one letter away from the name of the mainland communist bandit, don't lose to him! "
"Yes, yes!"
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"I am very optimistic about you, come up with a good film soon!"
"I will do it as soon as possible!"
"Hey, look at how charming your mustache is, but it's a pity that I'm getting old..."
Chen Xunqi shuddered and suddenly remembered the flower language of steel wool - wealth and forbearance!
But fortunately, Tong Yuejuan knew not to go too far, so she teased him and went to the next table. Zhuang Cheng came over and whispered, "Brother, do you still want to sleep with me?"
"Don't talk nonsense. I don't know about others, but I definitely don't!"
Chen Xunqi didn't want to talk about this topic, and said, "Little brother, since you have entered the industry and are a princess of the Golden Princess, please keep in touch in the future. This is my business card!"
"This is mine!"
The two sides exchanged business cards, and Zhuang Cheng responded with a hum and a ha, and lamented in his heart: Then you will be miserable!
The cocktail party lasted until very late.
The bosses of small and medium-sized companies came in person. Shaw and Golden Harvest sent representatives, and Xinyicheng did not participate as usual.
And no matter how these bosses cursed in private, they were respectful to Tong Yuejuan. Li Lianying cried when he saw her, and An Dehai kowtowed when he saw her...Tong Yuejuan enjoyed the pleasure of being the center of attention. This was a kind of pleasure that was beyond vulgarity and far exceeded physical pleasure.
Zhuang Cheng was greatly enlightened and saw scenes that he had never seen in the past 20 years.
It also shattered his long-cherished dream of becoming a big shot in the film industry. It turned out that the so-called big shots in the film industry were at most good dogs in front of political forces!
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"Hahaha, loan!"
The next day, Zhuang Cheng called Chen Qi. Chen Qi laughed so hard on the phone and said, "We must take out a loan... No, no, we have sufficient funds and we also need a loan. Don't you understand? This money is not just for you!"
"Don't rush to shoot a movie. You should first build the company framework and get to know the bosses of those companies."
"You can develop projects by yourself, sign newcomers and directors. You are the boss, so don't always ask me. I will tell you when I have a movie to shoot."
"Okay, that's it!"
After hanging up the phone, Chen Qi still wanted to laugh.
Oh, loan!
This policy is great!
The first work of Legendary Pictures must be released at Golden Princess and also distributed in Taiwan.
But Taiwan's censorship is very strict!
From 1949 to 1987, Taiwan implemented martial law for 38 years, including but not limited to: curfews in some cities, strict control of news and publications, and various literary works.
Jin Yong's "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", the Condor Heroes will be associated with "Qinyuan Chunxue", and it was renamed "The Legend of the Desert Heroes".
Writer Chen Yingzhen was found to have a set of Mark Twain's complete works. The judge said: "Mark Twain and Marx both have the surname Ma, and there is obviously evidence of collusion with bandits." He was sentenced to twelve years.
There is a No. 8 bus on the streets of Taipei. When waiting for the bus, everyone would shout "The Eighth Route Army is coming, the Eighth Route Army is coming!" Then it was cancelled.
There is a folk song "Catching Loaches". The original lyrics were "Xiao Mao's brother, take him to catch loaches", Xiao Mao would think of the teacher, and it was forcibly changed to "Little Maverick".
Especially songs, the official has to review songs once a week. From 1979 to 1987, a total of more than 930 songs were banned.
Why can Taiwan have a large number of folk songs?
Because other songs are not allowed, I can only sing "Country Road" and so on.
The same is true for movies. In the past few years, the common elements of Hong Kong movies, such as pornography, gambling, demons and ghosts, were all banned in Taiwan. If you want to distribute them, you have to cut them out - but now it is getting more and more relaxed. If Taiwan wants to give preferential treatment to Hong Kong movies, it just needs to have a good relationship with the General Association and the News Bureau.
Chen Qi wants to make a movie that can sell well in both Hong Kong and Taiwan, but he still writes the article first.
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“Hearing that Director John Woo has left Golden Harvest and joined Cinema City, I can’t help but feel more stressed.
He is a very, very good director. I have watched his comedies “Money Fever” and “Money Tricks” more than a hundred times. He has a unique talent and understanding in comedy and is definitely a master.
Although Director Woo’s works in recent years have not been good, I think it is because Golden Harvest did not give him enough space to show his strength in comedy. I have always wanted to invite him to join Silver Metro, but he was preempted. It was a mistake!
Cinema City has Director Woo joining, which can be said to be a great help. It is just around the corner to regroup…”
In the office, Mai Jia’s facial features were twisted into a ball. He read the article over and over again and said to himself: “Is he real? He thinks so highly of John Woo, and he is a master?”
Mai Jia poached people here, but he didn’t think John Woo was a master!
He instinctively thought there was something fishy, but he agreed with one thing: John Woo should make comedies, and he should make comedies when he comes to Xinyi City!
New Arts City started out as a comedy company. Mai Jia anchored this track and basically did not make other types of films. Tsui Hark left because of this.
"Dong dong dong!"
"Please come in!"
Someone pushed the door open and came in. It was John Woo who still had hair and was only 36 years old.
"Just in time! I was just going to find you..."
Mai Jia enthusiastically put him in his seat and asked, "How's it going? Do you have any ideas for the film?"
"Well……"
John Woo had a complicated expression and said, "Can we stop making comedies? I want to try other content."
"What are you going to do if you don't make comedies? You are great at making comedies. Now you just made a mistake. The next one will definitely regain your prestige."
"But I..."
"That's it, let's do comedy!"
"All right!"
John Woo was helpless.
He was a director, and he made two comedies in his early years that were very successful, so he was recognized as a comedy director. As a result, he became more and more popular. He jumped to New Art City hoping to change the environment, but unexpectedly he was asked to make a comedy.
Historically, he would keep fighting and fighting. At the worst time, he would be trained by others and asked to learn how to film from the newcomers.
It wasn't until Tsui Hark reached out to lend a helping hand and produced "A Better Tomorrow" for him that he turned around.
He was in movies 30 years ago, and he is still in movies 30 years later. He has been unable to come up with anything new for a long time. Moreover, what this person is like is well known, so I won’t go into details.
He and Director Chen from Mainland China are a pair of peerless prides...
Naturally, John Woo also saw Chen Qi's article, and he was also puzzled, why did that mainland guy praise himself so much? Do you really like making comedies yourself?