1979 Golden Age

Ed Harris and his two brothers ended their two-month trip in Hong Kong and returned to the United States.

Hong Kong left a deep impression on them, and they also praised "The Orphan" quite a bit, but in the end, whether it is a mule or a horse, one has to rely on performance, and emotion alone is useless.

Competition in the entertainment industry is cruel, and no one will remember a chef who has been eliminated unless he cooks nine-turn large intestine.

The crew held a wrap-up banquet in the canteen of the Clear Water Bay set to save money wherever possible. But the next day, Chen Qi entertained Tsui Hark and Shi Nansheng alone.

Shi Nansheng has neat short hair and her own style of dressing. She is from Shanghai. She later moved to Hong Kong and studied abroad. When she came back, she first worked in a TV station and then joined New Art City with Tsui Hark.

None of Mai Jia, Shi Tian, ​​and Huang Baiming are good at management. Shi Nansheng is the big housekeeper, who keeps the company in order and is a rare administrative talent.

The two entered a restaurant and arrived at the private room. Chen Qi was already sitting inside, while Xiao Mo stood leaning against the door.

"Miss Shi, I have admired you for a long time!"

"It's the first time we met, how come we've known each other for so long?"

"There are countless people in Hong Kong who know how to film, but only a few who know how to manage. Without you in Xinyi City, they can't even file their taxes."

"Hahaha, Mr. Chen is really good at talking!"

Shi Nansheng laughed heartily. She often heard Tsui Hark mention Chen Qi, and there was a sense of sympathy between them.

The three of them sat down and ordered their dishes. Chen Qi poured the wine and raised his glass: "First glass, thank you to Director Xu for your help. "Orphan's Revenge" was successfully completed!"

"Second cup, I will return to the mainland soon, please pay more attention to the post-production... Third cup, I belong to a different company, but you and I are friends, we are about to part ways, it's time to have a drink!"

I didn't eat a bite of the food, but drank three glasses of wine.

Tsui Hark's face was already a little red. He likes drinking, and he also likes this kind of tune. He has a knight-errant romance in his heart. The drunken version of "Swordsman" sung by Huang Zhan and Luo Dayou was a joyful and full of pride. .

The three of them ate, drank, and chatted. Chen Qi said, "Director Xu, I'm almost leaving now, so I'll ask you again. Are you really not considering coming to the left?"

"Why are you bringing this up again? We agreed not to mention it!"

Tsui Hark scratched his head, quite troubled.

Shi Nansheng smiled and said: "Mr. Chen, please understand us. Making movies requires funds. If the box office is not good, no one will invest. We also need to make movies at the box office. Now everyone in Hong Kong is rushing to the Taiwan market. Who wants to close the mainland? Woolen cloth?"

"I admit that the mainland is closed, but I told Director Xu that with 20 million people in Taiwan, no matter how big the market can be, how big can it be? I have been here for several months, and the biggest feeling is that local colleagues have no enterprising spirit and only Stare at this three-acre piece of land.

Let's go overseas, let's go to the United States, that's what we call a huge market. With your abilities, you two can only operate in Hong Kong. What a pity!

If you don't want to join the left directly, you can do it. We will provide capital and shareholding and help you set up a company. You can be your own boss. It's better than being a high-end wage earner in Xinyi City, right? "

"this……"

The two of them felt moved, and had to say that this condition was indeed good.

Chen Qi did not wait for their response and continued: "Hong Kong always says that the mainland wants to carry out revolution and destroy the rich. In fact, it is all to confuse people. If I really want to argue, it is very simple. These two are also considered successful people in Hong Kong. What do you think? What group do you belong to?

Are you propertyless or assets?

Not to mention you two, even big bosses like Zou Wenhuai and Run Run Shaw can be called capitalists? Do they control the means of production? Land, food, industry, energy, real estate, finance... Oh, at most there are some real estates that can be connected to capital, but other than that, what are they like? What about you?

You think you are on the same side with them, but in fact we are on the same side.

Director Xu, you are a proletarian! "

puff!

Tsui Hark squirted all at once, and Shi Nansheng also twitched the corner of his mouth and said: "Mr. Chen, you, this..."

"I'm just talking casually, don't pay attention to it, but what I said before is sincere. Come on, drink!"

After he said that, he left it alone, making the couple restless.

…

Late at night.

After finally finishing the meal, the two returned home.

Tsui Hark took a bath and sat in the living room smoking a cigarette, looking very worried. Shi Nansheng came out wiping his hair and asked: "Are you still thinking about what happened just now? His words were too exaggerated. Don't worry about it. The only real condition is to open a company for us."

"No, I'm not thinking about it."

Tsui Hark put out his cigarette butt and asked: "Have the results for "The Stars" been out?"

"With a box office of 7.47 million, the performance is great. It is currently ranked sixth."

"What did Mai Jia and the others say?"

Um?

Shi Nansheng was stunned and looked at this man who never cared about worldly affairs in surprise, and said: "You know the company's practice. As a director, you will be given a director's fee, plus at most tens of thousands of yuan in red envelopes. There is no box office." Your share.

At the end of the year, the three bosses are the ones who need to pay dividends. They are shareholders. "

"So Chen Qi is right, we are just high-level wage earners!"

Shi Nansheng came over, sat opposite him, and asked seriously: "Are you tempted?"

"I'm hesitating!"

"In my opinion, we can really open a company. You will create, I will manage, and if you recruit more people, we can completely support a small company. Investing in right and left is nothing more than looking at the market. There are only 8 theaters in the left. , and we cannot sell it to Taiwan. This is something we need to be careful about.

He said he wanted to go to America, but it's not that easy to go to America?

Why don't we see the performance of "Orphan" and then we can talk about it? "

Shi Nansheng is undoubtedly a good wife, she analyzes things clearly and logically, it doesn't matter whether to vote right or left, she will go wherever the market is bigger. Tsui Hark thought for a while, nodded, and said: "Okay, that's good, we'll wait. ”

…………

The school system in Hong Kong is: 3 years of junior high school, 2 years of high school, 2 years of preparatory course, and 3 years of university.

The qualification after high school is called Form 5. Many Hong Kong stars have Form 5 education, or even less than Form 5. It is rare to see serious college students like Xu Guanwen and Wang Jing.

In front of a middle school.

Qiu Shuzhen took a two-month leave for filming, and now she is back to school. Her mind is no longer on studying. It was time to go home. She waited for a while with her schoolbag on her back. When she saw a Gundam flying over from a distance, she waved.

She got into the car familiarly and said with a smile: "Master, why are you here to pick me up today?"

"Take you to eat!"

"What to eat?"

"How about steak rice?"

"Yeah! I want to eat steak rice the most! ”

We soon arrived at the store. As expected, it was a popular store, and almost all the seats were occupied. Qiu Shuzhen came here for the first time, and she finally found a seat by grabbing Chen Qi's clothes.

Many foods in Hong Kong are a combination of Chinese and Western cuisines. For example, the steak in this store is fried on an iron plate, with soy sauce, pepper, and garlic. It can be eaten with rice, buns, and borscht.

Qiu Shuzhen ordered a rice set meal, but she stretched out her spoon to drink Chen Qi's borscht from time to time, and she seemed very happy. Chen Qi watched her eat and smiled, "Ah Zhen, I'm going back in a few days."

She paused with her spoon and asked, "Back to the mainland?"

"Yes!"

"..."

She lowered her head, and when she raised it again, her eyes were already filled with tears: "Master, can you not leave?"