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Volume 3 Chapter 12 Visiting Group

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    Shen rushed to the Great Wall Film Company and parked the car. He had just walked two steps when a car drove over. He looked at the license plate and recognized that it was Xia Meng's car, so he stopped and stood on the roadside waiting.  In the entertainment industry, there are many handsome men and beautiful women. Actors who only have good looks but no temperament will never become a star no matter how much money they spend to support them. Just like a vase made by a machine, even if it is covered with gold and jade, it will not become a work of art.  With good looks and temperament, you can become a big star, but if you want to go one step further and become a superstar who can turn all living beings upside down, in addition to temperament, you must also have aura.  "Aura may sound mysterious, but it's actually very simple - a man can make people around him feel ashamed, and a woman can make people around her feel ashamed.  The man is like Bruce Lee, whose kung fu puts everyone to shame. As for the woman, Shen Chong has only seen one so far, and that is Xia Meng.  Based on his experience of watching movies in his previous life, Brigitte Lin is one of the most aura actresses in the Chinese film industry. As long as she exists, whether it is a movie or a party, most actresses will be eclipsed.  However, at the last celebration banquet in Taipei, there were too many people to socialize with, and Brigitte Lin was at the lowest point in her life. She was hiding in the corner, the light was dim, and Shen Chong saw her in a hurry, but didn't feel much.  Although Xia Meng is middle-aged, her quiet and elegant aura is both internal and external. Her words and deeds make people feel like a spring breeze. After contacting her several times, Shen Chong felt that it was a pity that she really couldn't live with her.  At the right time, the best time of his acting career happened to be the most chaotic era in China. If he had been born later, he would have become a world-class movie star.  And if he had traveled twenty years earlier, he would have become a love rival with Jin Yong Xia Meng walked over with a beige women's bag on her arm, interrupting Shen Chong's thoughts: "Hello, Mr. Shen.  "Good morning, Sister Xia Meng." Shen Chong came to his senses and walked side by side towards Fu Qi's office, chatting as they walked: "Has filming started on Fang Yuping's movie?" "It started filming last week," Xia Meng said with a smile.  Yi Yi said: "Speaking of which, I really need to thank Mr. Shen for his help. Otherwise, I would still be worrying about how to set up a company." "No, Sister Xia Meng is so polite." Shen Chong smiled and said: "I also have a share in Jade Bird Company, myself.  Just helping myself." Xia Meng's Jade Bird Film Company has a not simple background.  In the 1950s and 1960s, the remuneration of Hong Kong movie stars was still very high compared to ordinary people. For example, Feng Baobao's remuneration for a movie was as high as RU0 Hong Kong dollars, but the Great Wall Film Company was state-owned. In other words, they were all eating from the big pot.  Although Xia Meng is well-known in Southeast Asia, he can only get the salary of an actor rather than a star, and his income is not much. Moreover, it is said that in the 1960s, the Great Wall Company was affected by the mainland and fell into trouble, so it lent Xia Meng to other companies for filming.  , and then take her salary and pay the employees.  In 2019, Xia Meng and other employees of left-wing film companies were recalled to the mainland to undergo ideological education and transformation. In Guangzhou, she met the famous Cantonese opera star Red Line Girl who was criticized. She was deeply touched. After returning to Hong Kong, she shot the last movie  Before it was released, I moved to Canada and escaped the disaster.  In January 1979, after Liao Chengzhi hosted a banquet, Xia Meng was determined to return to the film industry, but lacked funds, so the film company never opened. After Shen Chong met Xia Meng, he has been thinking about how to invest money without leaving any trace.  He gave her a stake in Jade Bird Film Company, but before he could think of a project, Xia Meng found the starting capital.  During the National Day in October, Huo Yingdong went to Beijing to attend the founding ceremony of CITIC Corporation. On the grounds of developing cultural undertakings, he donated a sum of money to Xinhua News Agency. Xinhua News Agency was a government agency and could not accept donations, so he transferred the money to attend the Cultural Congress.  summer dream.  In 1979, the mainland was hungry for any funds. This piece of fat that everyone wanted to eat was finally given to Xia Meng from Hong Kong to make a movie. This shows her popularity and connections in the mainland.  A Xia Meng is worth investing in. Now it is related to Huo Yingdong and Xinhua News Agency. How can we let it go  She had funds but no manpower. After the Literary Congress ended and returned to Hong Kong, Shen Chong immediately provided help in times of need. Not only did she recruit more than a dozen people from Oriental Charm to help, but she also gave Fang Yuping the film that she had almost prepared as a start-up project.  " It's hard to refuse such hospitality. When Shen Chong was staying at the Beijing Hotel, he met Fok Yingdong a few times. After a lot of troubles, Shen Chong finally became a shareholder of Jade Bird Film Company, but his shareholding was not much, only 30%.  Firstly, although Huo Yingdong's money was donated, Xia Meng insisted on reserving shares for him and planned to repay the money in the future; secondly, Shen Chong was interested in Xia Meng and the interpersonal resources behind her. As for Jade Bird Film Company, it was just a  It's just a bond, there's no need to take the lion's share of it.  Chatting and laughing with Xia Meng, they quickly walked to Fu Qi's office, but unexpectedly missed it. The clerk who stayed behind in the office said that Fu Qi took the tour group to the studio early in the morning to observe the later stages of "The Legend of the White-Haired Witch"  Make.  In July, Deng Gong and the crew members were inAfter the photos of the group photo together were exclusively published in "Movie Times", "The Legend of the White-Haired Witch" became the focus of attention at home and abroad. It is reasonable for mainland tour groups to want to see it.  As soon as he walked into the studio gate, Shen Chong saw more than 20 people, divided into several piles, standing or squatting, some around the equipment, some around the equipment, pointing and commenting.  "Mr. Shen?" There happened to be a middle-aged man walking out from inside. When he saw Shen Chong, he stepped forward to shake hands and said, "Hello, Mr. Shen, we meet again." "Yeah, it's Section Chief Zhou. Hello, hello.  "After Shen Chong saw his face clearly, he was stunned for a moment, shook hands with him quickly, and then introduced: "Chief Zhou, let me introduce to you, this is Xia Meng, sister Xia Meng, this is from CCTV.  Technical expert, Zhou Chunrong, Section Chief Zhou ¡°Hello, Section Chief Zhou.  "Hello, Miss Xia Meng, I am your fan" Zhou Chunrong was over forty years old and had a calm demeanor. Shen Chong stood aside and saw from the side that his face was a little red. He couldn't help but sigh for Xia Meng secretly.  He glanced at the studio and saw that no one had noticed him yet. Shen Chong asked with a smile: "Chief Zhou, have you changed your career to making movies?"  Which movie studio did you go to?  "    "no.  Zhou Chunrong touched his hair and temples, and said with a smile: "Director Wang and I came to Hong Kong to purchase a batch of equipment, and we happened to be traveling with comrades from the Film Bureau, so we came together."  " Shen Chong was surprised when he heard this. CCTV was restructured from Beijing Television in 1978. Until now, it has no formal director, only five deputy directors. Director Wang, as Zhou Chunrong said, is in charge of business construction and administrative management.  I have had several dealings with Wang Feng and Shen Chong, the deputy director of technical work, in Beijing, and the memorandum for donating recording and broadcasting equipment was signed with him. ¡°You, Director Wang, are here too?  Shen Chong scanned the set again and asked, "Why didn't you see him?"  " Zhou Chunrong glanced at Xia Meng and said: "Director Wang has something to do and went to the Hong Kong branch of Xinhua News Agency." Shen Chong said, "Chief Zhou, you are so uninteresting that you came to Hong Kong.  Why don't you look down on me if you don't notify me in advance? " "Where, where?" Zhou Chunrong rubbed his hands and explained quickly: "We are here for business. Mr. Shen is busy with many things, so it's not easy to disturb him. " "Ask Sister Xia Meng,  Do you want me to be idle all day with nothing to do?  Shen Chong smiled and said enthusiastically: "Well, when you finish your business, call me and I will pick you up and go out for a walk. Although Hong Kong is not as majestic as Beijing, the sea view is still worth seeing."  "  Thanks to his friendship, he has plenty to eat.  " "Well, well" Under Xia Meng's aura, Zhou Chunrong was at a loss and a little incoherent. Fortunately, at this time, other people on the set noticed the arrival of Shen Chong and Xia Meng, and came over to say hello.  This relieved his embarrassment. Shen Chong was traveling around in Beijing, making friends everywhere, and became familiar with many mainland filmmakers. He knew at least half of the members of the visiting group, and he shook hands instantly.  My hand was numb This tour group was actually made up of two teams. One part was staff from various departments of the Film Bureau. They came to Hong Kong really for inspection. The other part was from Beijing Film Studio and  For Bayi Film Studio, inspection is a side job, and receiving the photographic equipment donated by Shen Chong is the main purpose. What Shen Chong donated this time was pauavI's camera. The pauavI company's business strategy is to only rent.  Selling, so it is said to be a donation, actually only requires providing guarantee and rent. Especially after Deng Deng¡¯s visit to the United States, especially after the counterattack against Vietnam, the relationship between the two countries heated up rapidly. Major American companies are eyeing the mainland market, and pauavI is no exception.  As soon as Shen Chong contacted them, pauavI immediately provided six cameras at an extremely favorable rental price for ten years. These six machines, if replaced with products of the same grade from Alai, would be worth more than 5 million US dollars, and the rental price would be more than 5 million US dollars.  In other words, the total rent for ten years is only more than 1 million US dollars. Shen Chong's current family is not rich enough. It is a bit painful to get 5 million US dollars at once, but if he pays more than 1 million US dollars in ten years, it will be drizzle The visiting group  The director is a deputy director of the Film Bureau. Although his rank is high, Shen Chong doesn't care much about it. The Film Bureau is directly managed by the Ministry of Culture. The deputy director is basically soy sauce and has little say. What he values ??most is Beijing Film Production.  Wang Yang, the director of the studio, has been the director for many years. He has built the Beijing Film Studio from scratch and grown it into the largest studio in the mainland. It is highly respected and has many celebrities all over the world. It has a high position in the mainland film industry.  No less than Chen Bo, the director of the Film Bureau. In early 1979, he wrote to the Secretariat of the Central Committee, openly questioning the film policy of monopolizing purchase and marketing, which caused a huge response, so Shen Chong regarded him as a natural ally in Beijing.  ofAt that time, I came to his door many times to discuss film policy issues with him. By the time the literary congress ended, the two had become friends forever.  This is also the reason why Wang Yang came to receive the photography equipment in person - he was beguiled by Shen Chong and wanted to come to Hong Kong to investigate the film market and the accounting system. Otherwise, with his position and status, there would be no need to bear a head of white hair and travel thousands of miles.  When you come to Hong Kong, you must know that even a young man like Shen Chong cannot stand the green train in 1979.  Note: Zhang Xinyan said in an interview that the funds for Xia Mengkai Film Company came from donations from Huo Yingdong, and she returned the money to Huo before closing the film company.
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