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    Oriental Charm Building Zhuo Botang stood at the door of the building, looking at the six gilt characters with flying phoenixes, and couldn't help but touch them with his hands.  Lin Niantong saw this and asked with a smile: "What, you want to come back to work?" "Of course, you are doing it in full swing in Hong Kong, but I can only be a sideline in Taiwan." Zhuo Botang shook his head, somewhat  He said with emotion: "I didn't expect so many changes to have taken place in just over a year." "Yes, there have been so many changes in just one year. It's incredible to think about it." Lin Niantong also sighed with emotion.  , and then tentatively said: "Since you want to come back, why not find an opportunity to apply to Mr. Shen?"  An Yi, the salary is as high as yours. Logically speaking, there is nothing to be dissatisfied with. It¡¯s just that Taiwan¡¯s film industry is a stagnant place. It¡¯s boring to stay there, and it feels like you¡¯re wasting your time.¡± ¡°There¡¯s nothing you can do about it, Taiwan.  We are still under martial law and the political pressure is high." "I don't know when it will end. After the Academy Awards, many people thought that there would be big changes in the Taiwanese film industry. It is almost September, and we haven't even seen a splash.  Everything remains the same, continue to make movies about romance, love, love, and beautiful women. I think Taiwan may not receive anything from the Academy Awards next year. " "That's not the case, director Li Xing's "Original."  "Hometown" is good. I went to see it last week. It was very exciting. It should win some awards at the Academy Awards. There is also "The Source" at the beginning of the year. It is also a movie with great depth and breadth. Xu Feng's performance is excellent.  , I am very optimistic about her winning the award. "How big a stir can one or two movies make?" Zhuo Botang sighed and said, ""The Source" was originally a 30-minute movie, but it was shortened to 10 minutes to cater to the market.  Minutes, the editing is messy, and many details are unclear, which seriously affects its quality. Although "Hometown" is good, the character prototype of this movie is not famous enough, and it will suffer a lot at the Academy Awards. Do you think,  Except for the five Taiwanese judges, how many of the others know who Zhong Lihe is? Oh, by the way, has the list of next year's Academy Awards jury been decided? "Not yet, Chen Baisheng has made a list of 50 people?"  Mr. Shen is still considering the list. "Zhuo Botang said oh, he stood in front of the elevator, looked at the empty and quiet hall, and asked: "The Hong Kong Film Cultural Center has moved?" "Shaw Brothers moved to Clear Water Bay.  It¡¯s a movie theater. It has a large venue and a large number of crews, so it can be used for on-the-spot teaching.¡± Lin Niantong pointed to the corridor on the left and said, ¡°The vacant space is now being lent to several newly established associations for office use.¡±  "What associations are there?" "Hong Kong Performing Artists Association, Hong Kong International Film Critics Association, Hong Kong Film Directors Association, Hong Kong Professional Photographers Association, Hong Kong Screenwriters Association, Hong Kong Film Action and Stunt Directors Association" Zhuo Botang seemed to say a series of words.  I was amused when I signed up for cross talk, and said with a smile: "It's really amazing. Hong Kong has been making films for sixty or seventy years, and there has never been any association. Now there are so many." "Hong Kong films used to be fragmented, with companies trying to undermine each other, and artists  They were jealous and couldn't organize it at all. Mr. Shen took advantage of the Academy Awards to stand up and invite everyone to talk. He took the lead, so it started. Next year's Academy Awards, these associations will select some majors.  prize.  " ""The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" said that a snake cannot survive without a head, and a soldier without a head will fall into chaos. Mr. Shen is generous in his work, has a high vision, and is willing to be the leader. This is a blessing for Hong Kong movies.  Before Zhuo Botang entered the elevator, he pointed to the right again and asked, "Where's that?"  " "Over there is the 'Meiyou, Club, Friends of Oriental Charm, or Meiyou for short. It is a place where fans of the Oriental Charm Film Company gather and hold activities. It was just established a while ago. In less than a month, there are tens of thousands of people.  Being a member will greatly help the company's image and movie promotion.  " "This is a very interesting idea.  "The two chatted up to the third floor and entered the editorial office of "First Film Review". Zhuo Botang glanced at it, and then said with a smile: "It's so free.  ¡± It is indeed free Some tables are horizontal and some are upright, some chairs are large and some are small, some people are in suits and leather shoes, some are in T-shirts and shorts, some are immersed in writing hard, some are pacing and mumbling, and there is a relaxed and casual atmosphere everywhere.  , which is very different from the traditional rigid and serious office "Mr. Shen said that as long as the manuscript can be delivered on time, he can do whatever he wants, so I don't bother to care about them.  Lin Niantong opened the door to the editor-in-chief's office, invited Zhuo Botang in, and asked, "Sit down wherever you want, have tea or coffee?"  " "The coffee is ready.  Zhuo Botang did not sit down, but stood in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the messy editorial office, and said: "Some people in Taiwan say that Mr. Shen is a dictator. They should really be allowed to come and take a look."  " "Because of Mr. Shen's speech in Singapore?  " "Yes, it is that elite authoritarianism.  Zhuo Botang smiled and said: "??It was said that President Chiang of Taiwan admired that speech very much and asked the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to obtain the live recording from the National University of Singapore, so those democracy fighters said that Mr. Shen was an authoritarian.  " "I've read the report about that speech. It's nothing. Mr. Shen just said something. Many people don't know what they need or what they want, so they use topics such as elite management companies. Everyone  Companies are all like this. Only by meritocracy can development be achieved Come on, coffee.  " "Brother Nian Tong, you are first-class in writing film reviews, but your political sense is not good.  Zhuo Botang took the coffee cup, sat down on the sofa, and said: "You are not in Taiwan, so you don't know many things. Mr. Shen is talking about business management openly, but secretly he is talking about the government appointing elites and using authority rather than power."  Democracy is used to maintain social stability and guide economic development Forget it, you are not interested in these, I just heard it from hearsay, so I won't talk about it.  " "I'm really not interested in Mr. Shen's speech in Singapore, but I have a manuscript here that should be of interest to you.  Lin Niantong picked up a bound manuscript on his desk and said, "You know, at the beginning of last year, Mr. Shen proposed the concept of the new wave of Hong Kong films, which later had a great impact. Over the past year or so,  , Hong Kong movies have undergone a lot of changes, with new talents emerging in large numbers and good films continuing, so after the Academy Awards, we are going to publish a summary special issue. This is "The New Wave of Hong Kong Movies and the Evolution of Genre Movies" written by Mr. Shen. Take a look.  Zhuo Botang put down his coffee cup, took the manuscript, and asked, "Mr. Shen wrote it himself?"  " "Yes, I gave it to me as soon as I returned to Hong Kong the day before yesterday.  Lin Niantong sat down next to him and said: "The writing is very good, with a high intention. It not only summarizes the past, but also looks forward to the future. It is very instructive for Hong Kong movies and even Chinese-language movies as a whole. I am going to use it as a guide."  The finale of the special issue.  " Zhuo Botang opened the manuscript and read it carefully. " This manuscript is very long. The first half is a summary of various phenomena of the new wave of Hong Kong films since 1979, and the second half is a discussion of the issues of film typing. "Industrialization, urbanization  The process of modernization has caused Hong Kong to rapidly transform from a traditional society to a mass society. The expansion of personal freedom and the isolation and alienation between people in modern society further require the relaxation of personality and the satisfaction of desires. Because of this, the audience is eager to  Extremely flamboyant entertainment, personal, authentic, enlightening, critical, artistic and other characteristics of traditional movies have been replaced by the following characteristics of mass culture - repetition, standardization and entertainment.  , commercialization, secularization" (Note) "How can you get the audience to go to the theater to watch your movie?  If there are no big stars, then the only thing you can rely on is genre-standardized production of things that have been tried and successful" (Note: "Romance movies can be subdivided into many types, such as pure love movies for teenagers.  , romantic love movies for youth, life love movies for adults Action movies can be subdivided into many types, such as Cold War spy films represented by UU7, urban police and gangster films represented by "Die Hard", and  Folk kung fu films represented by "The Thirty-Six Chambers of Shaolin" Horror films can be subdivided into psychological horror films and sensory horror films" "Movie typing is an inevitable result of commercial society. In the new wave, when all new ideas  After all have been tried, Hong Kong film workers will face the following difficulties: they must follow the rules but also be different from others, they must create intimacy while introducing new things Various stereotypes and types are not only helpful.  The framework for filmmakers' creation is also an opportunity to show off their personal skills - if you can't break the rules, it's better to play tricks." (Note: Zhuo Botang watched it for more than 20 minutes, waiting for the coffee to cool down.  After turning the last page, he closed the manuscript and said, "After reading this article, I feel like I can make a movie right away, and it's guaranteed to be a hit." "I felt the same way when I was watching it." Lin Niantong said.  He took out a cigarette, divided one, and said: "Mr. Shen explained the key points and creative techniques of shooting genre films. He clearly explained how to target the audience, how to set up character relationships, how to deal with conflicts, etc.  "This script is like a standard movie shooting manual. If you follow it, you will definitely not lose money if you follow it." "This kind of business experience is a company's secret."  Botang put the manuscript away and asked: "Why did Mr. Shen write them all out and make them public?" "I asked the same thing. Mr. Shen said that film typing is an inevitable trend in the future. These things,  Even if you don't talk about it, others will be able to figure it out in a few years, so Yu Jian just released it." Lin Niantong puffed out the smoke and said, "Mr. Shen also said that movies are actually no different from cans in terms of genre.  It¡¯s just a glass bottle. Whether it tastes good or not depends on the taste of the food. ¡°Having said that, once this article is published, it will definitely create a lot of competitors for Oriental Charm.¡± Zhuo Botang was still a little confused and said: ¡°  Hong Kong people are the bestThey have always followed the trend. In the past, they just watched the excitement and didn't know how to follow. Now with theoretical guidance, they will immediately follow whatever Mr. Shen shoots. This will take away a lot of box office.  " "Mr. Shen's attitude is that the more competitors there are, the happier he will be. Natural selection, survival of the fittest, elites are all created by competition, not nurture. "Really heroic" Notes based on "Fleeting Time: Hong Kong"  Adapted from the text in the movie "79 New Wave".  Note: Adapted from Wong Kar-wai¡¯s remarks.  Note: Adapted from the text in "The Secret of Hong Kong Movies".
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