Chapter 433 Final Sprint

Chen Qi sometimes accompanied them, and sometimes let them play on their own.

Many scenic spots in Beijing have not yet been developed, such as the Temple of Heaven, the Great Wall, the Summer Palace, and Prince Gong's Mansion. We climbed a section of the Great Wall and then came down. It was cold and tiring. We mainly took photos and videos, and there was a cameraman following us throughout the whole process.

They were most interested in two places. One was the Hutong group, which you can't see in Hong Kong, and the other was the ice skating in Shichahai.

They had a lot of fun skating. A group of people wore military coats and didn't look like Hong Kong people. They only heard poor Mandarin and a few Cantonese sentences from time to time, which surprised the local young and old men.

But the most surprising thing was Chen Qi's house.

There were two courtyards in front and back, and a space of 800 square meters. If it were a Hong Kong unit, it would be close to a 10,000-foot mansion. Many so-called rich villas are not even 10,000 feet! Of course, they don't need to empty the urinal...

Then he visited the Beijing Film Studio, met with the city leaders, met with higher-level leaders, and arranged interviews, so that people all over the country knew that a Hong Kong delegation came to Beijing. After all, this was the largest cultural exchange between the two places since the reform and opening up.

Only Chen Qi didn't take these people seriously. Other departments and leaders were simply envious and jealous. The Ministry of Culture was very happy this time.

Zhu Muzhi and Ding Qiao were happy all day long, and it seemed that characters flew out of their heads, reputation +1, +1, +1...

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As New Year's Eve approached, Chen Qi became busier and busier. He was not only busy with the Spring Festival Gala, but also had to take care of many things.

That day, he took time out to visit the Ministry of Culture and found Ding Qiao.

"Xiao Chen, if you are not going to make the final sprint, why are you running back?"

"I have something to tell you!"

Chen Qi said: "Who owns the copyright of the Spring Festival Gala?"

"Copyright?"

"We are the organizer, right? The copyright should belong to us. CCTV has no right to broadcast it without our permission."

"..."

Ding Qiao twitched his lips and advised: "Xiao Chen, be merciful when you can, don't kill them all. If you want to get even this, let alone CCTV, the radio and television will have to fight with us. They have worked hard and provided a platform. There is no reason not to let them broadcast it!"

"Well, even if we don't want the copyright to broadcast on TV, we must have the copyright of the videotape! I also want to make the Spring Festival Gala into a videotape and take it back to Hong Kong to give to those united front targets, or sell it overseas.

And music!

You have also heard the songs in it. How many songs can be popularized by a gala? If we release the tape, we will definitely make a lot of money. We can't let others make this money, right?"

As he said, Chen Qi took out the tape directly.

Ding Qiao took a look and was surprised to see that there was even a cover with Liu Dehua and Zhang Mingmin printed on it, with the words "My Chinese Heart" and "Spring Festival Gala Golden Song (I)" written on it!

"The evening party hasn't started yet, but you've prepared your tapes?"

"What can I say about you? You're just thinking about..."

Ding Qiao suddenly stopped talking, thought for a moment, and cursed: "Boy, you're here tearing down the wall and opening the window, and you're farting three times. What on earth do you want to do?"

"Hehe, I can't hide it from you."

Chen Qi said: "I've set up a music department in Hong Kong. I want to release an album in Hong Kong and also in the mainland, but we don't have the qualifications to release it in the mainland. I want you to help me introduce it to me."

"Who are you looking for?"

"Xinhua Bookstore Headquarters!"

"Huh? I remember your parents are from Xinhua Bookstore?"

"Oh, they are grassroots employees and can't contact the top leaders. Besides, don't I have to report to you? I can't be sneaky, that would be over the line."

The current system is: audio-visual companies are under the jurisdiction of the Radio, Film and Television Bureau, and publishing houses are under the jurisdiction of the Publishing Bureau of the Ministry of Culture. It was not until 1987 that the Press and Publication Administration directly under the State Council was established.

Xinhua Bookstore is under the jurisdiction of the Publishing Bureau of the Ministry of Culture. It does not have the qualifications to produce audio-visual products, but it can release audio-visual products.

Why do people say that the Ministry of Culture is in a high position now? They really have power! They manage movies, publishing and distribution, and almost the entire ideological industry, unlike in later generations, when they were merged with the Tourism Bureau.

Ding Qiao understood what Chen Qi meant: Dongchang produced tapes in Hong Kong, let Xinhua Bookstore import them, and distribute them. After all, they are subordinate units of the Ministry of Culture, and the meat is rotten in the pot.

"I'll think about it and talk about it after the New Year!"

"Okay, tomorrow is the last general rehearsal of the Spring Festival Gala. Please come to the scene with Minister Zhu to give your opinions."

Chen Qi left, and Ding Qiao shook his head: "This little Chen, sometimes he is responsible for morality, and sometimes he is like a money-grubber, but it's true, he needs funds for development... Speaking of which, he is not young anymore, and he goes abroad every day..."

Ding Qiao remembered the incident of Gong Xue being reported some time ago, and the well-known relationship between the two, and decided to find an opportunity to talk.

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The next day, CCTV.

Wu Lengxi, Wang Feng, Zhu Muzhi, and Ding Qiao watched the entire rehearsal, which lasted more than two hours and 30 programs, and then went to the conference room to summarize.

"Will Li Lianjie and the Hong Kong actress be in danger when they fly out?"

"The bell ringing at midnight was well done, but it's a pity that there are no Taiwanese compatriots and overseas Chinese. If the actors from both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong and the Chinese people overseas ring the bell together, I will die without regrets."

"I like the plan of the female volleyball players very much, not bad!"

For more than two hours, the leaders fluctuated with the ups and downs of the program. They laughed at the skits and were terrified when watching the wirework. They discussed very actively and asked at the end: "Xiao Chen, according to your statement, the remaining time is left for the audience to request. What if there are not so many people requesting?"

"Normally, this situation will not occur."

Chen Qi said: "Everyone will definitely call actively. If there is a one in ten million chance that not so many people will call, we will also arrange some agents to pretend to be viewers and call."

"Isn't that deceiving the masses?"

"Yes, it would be terrible if the masses knew that we were faking it."

"I think so. Everything depends on the starting point. If the starting point is good, it is okay to use some means. For example, lip syncing. We don't have enough technical conditions, and we have to lip sync to ensure the effect. Can you say that we are intentionally deceiving the audience?

This is like the agents in magic shows, all for better results."

By the way: Throughout the 1980s, there was no real singing in the Spring Festival Gala. It was not until 1994 that Lang Kun took over and proposed real singing. Not only real singing, but also music was accompanied by a live band.

The selection of singers is quite strict. Faye Wong was one of the ones who was screened out. At that time, she was already famous in Hong Kong.

It was precisely because the real singing effect of the 1994 Spring Festival Gala was not good, and then it became lip syncing, and then it was sometimes real and sometimes fake. Anyway, it sounded very bad, and it must be real singing.

Chen Qi answered some questions. Even if there were objections, it was too late to change them at this point. The early Spring Festival Gala was very explicit. Ma Ji smoked, Chen Peisi was shirtless, Siqin Gaowa swore when she played Hu Niu, and you could see everything...

Finally, Zhu Muzhi encouraged: "To be honest, this gala has alarmed many people, and everyone is waiting for it!

Although it has not been broadcast yet, we are very confident. On behalf of the cadres present, I would like to thank everyone for their hard work. There is only one step left in the Long March. After New Year's Eve, we will drink a celebratory wine together!"

"Oh, by the way, Xiao Chen, you have to leave on the first day of the New Year, right?"

"Yes, to Berlin!"

"Then wait for you to come back. I hope we will have double happiness and you will get greater honors!"

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