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Volume 3 Chapter 21 Bagua Continued

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    "You're not going back to work?" "Both Xiaoyu and Vivian know that I'm here. If anything happens, she will come to me." Shen Chong lazily leaned on the chair and said, "Let me rest for a while."  The sound of chickens is heard in Maodian and the moon is shining brightly in Banqiao.  Although in 19RU, the convenience of transportation and the comfort of accommodation conditions were far superior to those in ancient times, the changes in environment and time and space always made people feel lonely and tired. Shen Chong rushed to the company after getting off the plane, originally wanting to deal with  I was off on official business, but as soon as I sat down in Zhang Aijia¡¯s office, I didn¡¯t want to move.  "Then you can sleep here for a while." "I'm not sleepy, I just don't want to work." Shen Chong looked out the window aimlessly, chatting with Zhang Aijia, and asked: "Who are the people who invite you to dinner?"  "You say you don't want to work, and you ask these questions again. You really can't stop." Zhang Aijia threw over a beautiful little notebook and said, "I have written down all the names. You can read it yourself." "You are quite thoughtful.  " Shen Chong picked it up, flipped it over, and put it down. People with real background would go to Wei Jingmeng and would not come to Hong Kong to harass Zhang Aijia. He asked again: "What do you tell them? " "Me?  I have nothing to do with the boss's affairs." Zhang Aijia looked down at the copy he wrote and said, "I'm really curious. Is your mind different from others? I've been thinking about bad sentences for a long time.  You can figure it out at a glance. "Don't forget, I wrote the script." Shen Chong said without shame. He returned to the previous topic and said, "Don't you look very embarrassed when you say that?"  It¡¯s not like they¡¯re just treating me for my sake.¡± Zhang Aijia didn¡¯t care and said, ¡°I won¡¯t make a billion dollars in my life, so I don¡¯t dare to talk nonsense. If I say the wrong thing and make you lose money, I might be sold out one day.  "I can't bear it. You are much more valuable than 1 billion US dollars." Zhang Aijia raised her head and smiled and said, "When will your investment be settled?" "What's wrong?"  " "There are always people coming to harass me.  Zhang Aijia was troubled and said: "I have been hiding in Tibet recently. I dare not stay in the same hotel for two nights, otherwise I will be blocked at the door the next morning."  " "Then where do you live?  " "I made do with it in 11u a few days ago. Qingxia and I have lived together for the past two days. She bought a house in Hong Kong before, and she can live in it after cleaning it up.  " "She has come to Hong Kong?  "    "Um.  Your last conversation in Los Angeles convinced her that she was ready to come to Hong Kong for development.  "    "a wise decision.  "Shen Chong picked up the pencil again, slowly drew pictures on Zhang Aijia's small notebook, and said: "You help me make an appointment, and I will sign a few movie contracts with her first.  " "Looking at you like that, you are sure that she will sign a contract with you?  Now many film companies are vying for her.  " "You dare to fight with me even if you are a small fish or a shrimp?"  Shen Chong smiled and said: "She is the most valuable female star in Hong Kong and Taiwan. Small companies can't afford it, and even if they can't afford it, they can't make good movies. Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest are both star-making worlds. She  If you don¡¯t sign a contract with me, who will you sign with?  " "That's the old almanac.  Zhang Aijia was proud and said: "Now I am the most valuable female star in Hong Kong and Taiwan. A few days ago, General Manager Ming of China Film Group called me and offered me a salary of NT$4 million, asking me to make a movie."  " Shen Chong silently calculated the exchange rate in his mind and said: "4 million NT dollars is less than 500,000 Hong Kong dollars, so it's not too much.  " "Of course it's not much for you. You can earn it in a day or two. It's a lot for a young actor like me. Zheng Shaoqiu is so famous, but it only costs UU 10,000 Hong Kong dollars.  " "How much was Brigitte Lin's previous salary?  " "It depends on the relationship. If you know her, it's more than NT$00,000, and if you don't know her, it's NT$3 million. But so many things happened to her last year and she didn't do much filming. Now Lin Fengjiao's salary is probably hundreds of thousands more than her.  "Zhang Aijia sat behind her desk, chatting with him while writing her own things, and said: "Don't compare the prices in Hong Kong with those in Taiwan. You can buy a big shop on Zhongxiao East Road with NT$00,000.  " Shen Chong hummed absentmindedly. He was not a person who liked to get involved in other people's feelings. He did not inquire about the relationship gossip between Brigitte Lin and Qin Han, but asked: "What movie does Ming Ji invite you to act in?  Isn't it another Anti-Japanese War movie?  " "No, it's a Huangmei-melody song and dance film called "Golden Branches and Jade Leaves."  Zhang Aijia raised her head and glanced at him, and said: "Ling Bo and I acted opposite each other, telling the story of Guo Ziyi in the Tang Dynasty. It was adapted from "Drunk against the Golden Bough". Do you know this play?  Many local operas in China have this repertoire. Manager Ming asked me to play the role of Guo Ziyi's daughter-in-law, Princess Shengping, and Ling Bo to play Guo Ziyi's son, Guo Ai.  " "How come China Film Group suddenly decided to make dramas and musicals?  Shen Chong was surprised and said, "How can anyone go to see this kind of movie now?"  " "Why not? "Jiupinzhi"Didn¡¯t "Ma Guan" have a box office of more than 1 million in Hong Kong?  " "That was brought about by the Academy Awards. If there were no Academy Awards, a box office of 100,000 would be good.  Shen Chong analyzed while scribbling: "Most of the viewers of "The Nine-Level Sesame Official" are middle-aged and elderly people who lived in Hong Kong during the civil war. What they watch is not the movie, but the taste of their hometown. Young people go to watch it.  It's just a fresh picture, Huangmei Tune is different. Shaw Brothers has already made a bad film of it. It has neither the taste of hometown nor the freshness, so it is difficult to have a good box office.  " "You mean to tell me not to take this role?  "That's not true. If you are interested, you can give it a try. Traditional Chinese opera is in great decline, and opera musicals are an endangered film type. I am afraid that in a few years, they will disappear without a trace.  If you don¡¯t act now, you won¡¯t have the chance to act in the future.  " "I think so too, and I really want to act with Ling Bo. You know, when I was young, she was very popular in Taiwan.  " "Well, in Madman City, 100,000 people lined the streets to welcome us.  Shen Chong didn't even raise his head and asked, "Who will be the director of this movie?"  " "Jin Han, do you know?  " Shen Chong thought for a moment, shook his head and said, "I have no impression.  " "You don't even know that, but you still want to be the king of movies." Zhang Aijia laughed at him, and then introduced: "Jin Han is Ling Bo's husband. He used to be an actor in Shaw Brothers. After his contract expired, he went to Taiwan.  A few years ago, he set up a film company, with himself as director and Ling Bo as the starring role. He also invited Li Lihua back from the United States to play Jia Mu, and made a film "A Dream of Red Mansions", which was also the same as "A Dream of Red Mansions" starring Qingxia and I.  "To compete in the arena, he wanted to make another film this year, but he didn't know how. China Film took a fancy to their "Golden Branches and Jade Leaves" and wanted to invest in a co-production.  " Hearing this, Shen Chong raised his head and asked with interest: "So he is the director of "The New Dream of Red Mansions". Speaking of which, who won the Battle of Red Mansions in the end?  ¡± In 1977, Shaw Brothers re-released the Shaoxing opera film "A Dream of the Louvre" which was filmed in 19 years ago. Unexpectedly, it was very popular and became a hit at the box office. In addition, both TVH and Jiayi TV were filming the TV series of "A Dream of the Louvre" at the time, which triggered a stir.  Many film companies in Hong Kong and Taiwan competed to produce "Red Mansions". From the end of 1977 to the beginning of 1978, in just a few months, a total of five "Red Mansions" movies were released, including Leslie Cheung's erotic film "Spring in the House".  "Spring" Among the swarm of "Red Mansions" movies, "A Dream of Red Mansions" starring Brigitte Lin and Zhang Sijia and "A Dream of Red Mansions" starring Ling Bo and Li Jing are of the highest quality and are also the most famous. The director of "A Dream of Red Mansions" is Li Hanxiang.  , the soundtrack is by Wang Fuling, Baochai is Michelle, Zicuckoo is Deborah, Wang Xifeng is Hu Jin, Jia Mu is Wang Lai, Jia Zheng is Yue Hua, it can be said that it is an all-star lineup, and "New Dream of Red Mansions" is also not weak, the screenwriter is Cheng  Die Yi, the soundtrack is by Wu Dajiang, Jia Mu is by Li Lihua, and Jia Zheng is by Zhao Lei - only the director Jin Han is the least famous, so Shen Chong can't remember that most of the staff of these two crews are Shaw Brothers or have been.  They were from Shaw Brothers, so the competition between the two sides was very fierce. Before the filming started, they started to yell at each other in the newspapers, and the fight was endless. It was a famous vicious competition in the history of Hong Kong film. "We won in Hong Kong.  , "A Dream of Red Mansions" has a box office of more than RMB 00,000, and "A Dream of Red Mansions" only has a box office of over RMB 00,000.  Zhang Aijia was deeply impressed by that dispute and said: "In Taiwan, "New Dream of Red Mansions" won because Jin Han complained to the Information Bureau that the film we shot violated regulations, and then it was banned and could not be released. However, it was later released in the Golden Horse Film Festival.  I won an art design award at the award.  " Shen Chong was waiting to ask more questions. At this time, there was a knock on the door. Gu Liwei walked in and said, "Sister Zhang, excuse me.  Mr. Shen, I have your phone number. It¡¯s Manager Zhang from China Resources.  " "Oh, I know.  "Shen Chong stood up. Before going out, he spread out his notebook, handed it to Zhang Aijia, and said, "What do you think of these two posters I drew?  " Zhang Aijia took it over and took a look. On the page on the left, there were two car windows drawn, with a man and a woman sitting back to back. On the page on the right, a railroad track was drawn. At both ends of the railroad track, there were two back figures of a man and a woman.  Each is facing in a different direction. The quality of the paintings is very poor, the railway tracks are skewed, and the portraits are like children's graffiti, but the meaning is very clear. One is the beginning of the encounter, and the other is the end of the separation. It is very abstract, but it is very abstract.  It has a unique sense of beauty. Zhang Aijia raised her head and said, "I like it very much."  " "Then you ask an artist to draw it and take a look.  " In later generations, the cost of poster design for a Hollywood blockbuster may exceed 100,000 US dollars, because posters can give the audience the most intuitive impression and are the lowest-cost and most effective means of film promotion. There is a saying in the industry that "a good poster is equal to  UU 10,000 box office", so Shen Chong has always attached great importance to the design of posters. He personally reviewed both "Heist" and "Die Hard". But in 19RU, there were no large-screen color monitors or high-performance graphics cards.  Without image processing software, poster design is very limited. You have to use stills to piece together, or use watercolor painting, although it is very classic.But Shen Chong didn't like it because this kind of poster couldn't express the beauty and artistic conception of the movie, so he wanted to simplify the complexity and use the most concise lines to express the beauty and romance of the movie. This would make it more popular.  People remember.  There are only advantages and no disadvantages to making more posters.
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