Era: Beginning from the Modu Translation Studio

Chapter 425: New Generation Directors in Popular Films
The next day, the sky was clear and cloudless.

Early in the morning, Ren Dahui, who couldn't sit still, bought breakfast for everyone.

After they had eaten and drunk their fill, the van that came to pick them up honked its horn outside the gate at the right time.

Watching the big guys get into the carriage one by one.

Huang Yongyu, who had been clamoring to stay in the house to paint, also got into the car at the last minute.

All the way to the flight destination, no matter whether we were preparing to board the plane or staying on the ground, we were all imagining what the helicopter we were about to see would look like.

Wang Fulin, who had four experiences in aerial photography, was even more impatient after studying Jiangshan’s camera last night.

When it comes to aerial photography, Jiangshan has done it a few times.

It was because of one of his adventures on a civilian helicopter that he developed a fear of heights.

As a result, after arriving at the destination and seeing the truth,

"Look," Jiang Shan was the first to rush out: "Who is this?"

"Such a big helicopter," said Chen Peisi, who was following closely behind, with eyes full of surprise: "It's so cool!"

"That's good now," Wang Fulin said with a smile, "Anyone who wants to go up can go up."

Looking at the big guy in front of him, Jiangshan's every pore was exploding. He never expected that Li's unit would arrange a Super Hornet for them.

……

In 1955, my country's first seaplane unit was established in Qingdao.

In January 1980, with the first successful landing of a naval carrier-based helicopter, the first carrier-based helicopter unit was born in Qingdao.

In 1973, my country spent a huge amount of money to buy 14 "Super Hornets" from France, which naturally became the absolute main force of the ship-borne helicopter force.

This time, all the members were there, and none of them were left out and got into the "Super Hornet".

The "Super Hornet" with its super stable body and 4-hour battery life gave Jiangshan, who was sitting in the middle mechanic position, a different sense of security.

The most gratifying thing is that the pilots and mechanics who carried out the mission today were all very articulate.

You are interested in their work, and they are even more interested in yours.

"The trestle is right in front of us, do you want to take some photos?"

"shoot!"

"Everyone, pay attention, Mount Laoshan is right in front of us..."

"You're tired and go down a little bit,"

Jiang Shan felt that the more he talked, the less panicked he felt: "The trouble will hang over Erlongshan for a while."

Wang Fulin, who was operating the machine, wore light-colored clothes out of his experience today in order to avoid glare.

When he and Jiangshan moved to the middle and opened the hatch to take pictures, the mechanic installed half of the baffle in time.

In short, everything went better than Jiangshan had imagined.

Until the shooting is completed and you return to the original location.

The excited group of people gathered in front of the "Super Hornet" and happily took a work photo.

……

Qingdao is particularly lively today.

At this moment, the police had already used hemp rope to mark the area near the seaside pier, saying "No entry for pedestrians."

The filming crew of the movie "Flying Symphony" is shooting a set of shots of the male and female protagonists walking on the beach.

This film, which is known as the Chinese version of "Top Gun", was released five years earlier than the real "Top Gun".

At this moment, Zhu Shimao, who played the male lead, was walking and talking and laughing with the female lead Ma Yaoyao.

"I really didn't expect it," Zhu Shimao looked at Ma Yaoyao and smiled, "Your father is actually..."

Suddenly, Zhu Shimao looked up inadvertently and was stunned by what he saw.

Among the crowd watching the excitement not far away, two young men standing in the front row were grinning at him!
As soon as they saw that the other party had also seen them, the two guys quickly raised their hands and waved.

"Stop, stop, stop,"

When the director saw this, he quickly called a halt:

"Zhu Shimao, what's wrong with you? Don't look at the crowd, and don't be influenced by the crowd."

"I'm sorry, Director," Zhu Shimao quickly retracted his gaze, "I'll be more careful next time."

"Come on, everyone, pay attention, let's do this part again..."

……

About 20 minutes later, Zhu Shimao, wearing a white shirt, trotted towards the crowd with a smile on his face.

"Did you finish filming?"

"Filming is finished,"

Zhu Shimao looked at Jiang Shan and Chen Peisi in surprise: "You two really came to Qingdao?"

"Why," Chen Peisi said, "You still don't believe it even though the person is standing in front of you."

Zhu Shimao always thought that they were just joking with him:

"To be honest, when you called me yesterday, I didn't take it seriously at all."

The three grown men walked along the beach, and passers-by would come up to greet Chen Peisi from time to time.

Compared to the currently unknown Zhu Shimao, Chen Peisi, who just won the Hundred Flowers Award, became famous first.

"Why don't we just go back?"

Jiang Shan looked at them and said, "I'm afraid if we walk any longer, we'll attract a crowd of onlookers."

"Blame me," Chen Peisi touched her big nose, "Why did I suddenly become so famous?"

Jiang Shan and Zhu Shimao: "Virtue!"

"Do you have any shows tonight, Lao Mao?" Chen Peisi: "How about going back with us?"

"Okay," Zhu Shimao said, "The scenes in Qingdao have all ended, and our crew will move to another location tomorrow."

"That's great," Chen Peisi said, "We three can take this opportunity to have a good chat tonight."

"Comrade Zhu Shimao,"

On the way back, Jiang Shan decided to get rid of the burden first: "Happy wedding!"

"Oh, how can this be done?"

Looking at the glass tea set handed over by Jiang Shan, Zhu Shimao was immediately moved:

"So you came all the way to Qingdao just to give me a gift."

"What are you thinking about? Jiangshan and I just took a military plane to take a lot of photos this morning."

Chen Peisi stuffed a Double Happiness porcelain plate wrapped in newspaper over to him:

"Here, this is the handicraft I carefully selected for you."

"What?" Zhu Shimao: "Are you two also here in Qingdao to film?"

On the way back, both sides kept bragging to each other about how powerful the military aircraft they were riding were.

It wasn't until I heard that the Qingdao aircraft formation performed a flight show specifically for the crew of "Flying Symphony".

Jiang Shan and Chen Peisi finally kept silent.

……

After dinner, everyone in Huashilou was busy with their own affairs.

Recently, Huang Yongyu, whose popularity has skyrocketed, has been commissioned to write for many newspapers and magazines.

At this moment, the 56-year-old man is writing a prose poem "If I Live to Be Years Old" in his house.

In the next room, Wang Shixiang, who had already reached an agreement with a publishing house to publish "Explanation of the Lacquer Record", was taking pictures of the Ming Dynasty furniture in the room.

Preparing for his next masterpiece, "Research on Ming-style Furniture".

In a small living room on the third floor, Zhu Shimao was still envious:

"If you ask me, your leader is awesome. He actually assigned this building to you."

At this moment, as long as everyone doesn't speak, they can hear the sound of the waves outside the window.

Jiang Shan and Chen Peisi were sitting on the sofa, each holding a copy of that month's "Popular Movies".

While watching, they would occasionally gather together and have fun. "What are you two watching?" Zhu Shimao asked curiously.

"Lao Mao, come here quickly,"

Chen Peisi waved her hand quickly and said, "Look, the movie Jiangshan and I shot is on Popular Movies."

"Yeah,"

Zhu Shimao quickly sat down on the armrest of Chen Peisi's sofa: "Hey, it's true."

The entire magazine was split in the middle, with an article titled "Jiang Shan, a new generation director who is both a screenwriter and choreographer."

The two entire walls were covered with stills from "Tribute: The Eternal Wave".

From dance to short films, almost every small unit story was published.

"Jiangshan," Zhu Shimao held the magazine in his hand and said with a smile, "Now you're going to be famous."

Before Jiang Shan could even open his mouth,
“He’s already famous.”

Chen Peisi pointed to the photo of herself sending a message on the stage and said: "Unfortunately, this photo of me is too far away, and I can't even see my face clearly."

"It's just right that I can't see clearly,"

Zhu Shimao felt: "Otherwise, the audience will hardly be able to tell who is their own."

"What did I say?"

Jiang Shan looked at Chen Peisi and smiled: "You are not happy if I don't allow you to act, now someone finally stands on my side!"

"You two, stop coming here,"

Chen Peisi changed the subject in time: "If you ask me, this month's cover of Popular Movies is much better than the previous months."

The cover of "Popular Movies" in the early 80s has always been the most concerned topic among the people.

Not only the general public, but also actors and stars want to be on the cover and back cover of "Popular Movies".

Who was on the cover in the last few months?
Tang Guoqiang, Chen Chong, Liu Xiaoqing.

Let’s take a look at this month’s, Jiang Lili.

Zhu Shimao: "Aren't you afraid that Liu Xiaoqing will hear you saying this?"

Chen Pei said nonchalantly: "I would dare to say it even in front of her."

"I don't usually see how beautiful this sister is."

The three men looked at Jiang Lili on the cover together. Jiang Shan murmured, "I think the one with Zhang Yu in May is better."

"You don't judge people by their looks," Chen Peisi pointed out in one second: "If she wasn't wearing your clothes, you would be attracted to her."

After all this time, all the costumes in "Lush Mountain Love" became Jiangshan's.

Not only the audience, but also the crew of "Lush Mountain Love" thought so.

The reason why many lesbians make a fuss about the costumes in their own movies is simply because they wear the same clothes as the "celebrity costume performance team" who got there first.

"By the way, which of you has last June's issue of Popular Movies?" Zhu Shimao asked.

Jiang Shan raised his hand: "I have it."

Chen Peisi pointed at Jiang Shan and said, "He's in every issue."

"I heard that the issue of Popular Movies published an article in which a reader criticized them," Zhu Shimao said, "Jiangshan, did you see it?"

"Yes, yes," Chen Peisi also remembered:
"I've heard about this, too. It's said that this reader threatened Popular Cinema in the letter. Is that true?"

In 1979, Popular Movies resumed publication, but it was hesitant at first and did not dare to distribute it widely.

Many ordinary people want to buy it but can’t.

It was not until March this year that the magazine took advantage of the launch of the "Hundred Flowers Awards Ballot" and distributed more than 200 million copies of "Popular Movies".

After that, "Popular Movies" was completely on the rise.

At its peak, it had a sales record of over 900 million copies.

"It is true,"

Jiang Shan remembered it clearly: "Remember the kissing photo on the back cover of Popular Movies last May?"

In the fifth issue after its resumption, Popular Cinema made a big splash.

A photo of a passionate kiss from the British film "The Crystal Slipper and the Rose" was placed on the back cover.

The level of this photo is much better than the sip of drink in "Lush Mountain Love".

The uproar came one after another.

From top to bottom, many people have criticized "Popular Movies" by name.

One of the readers was so angry that he cursed the editor of Popular Movies thoroughly.

[You have actually fallen to this level... Is our socialist love just about hugging and kissing? ]

Magazines receive quite a few letters like this one.

The key is that this guy also wrote one more sentence in the letter:
[If you have the courage, please publish my letter as it is, so that the people of the whole country can judge it. Otherwise, you will be guilty of a crime.]

So, Popular Movies immediately published the letter intact the next month.

And five months later, a reader survey was published.

The accompanying text reads "The cold wave cannot stop the footsteps of spring - a summary of readers' letters."

"What does it say?" Zhu Shimao asked.

"It is said that only 3% of readers support that guy's point of view." Jiang Shan said.

"That is to say..." Zhu Shimao did not continue with any good intentions.

"That is to say," Jiang Shan said with a smile, "you will see more brutal pictures in the future."

……

Jiang Shan was right. Popular Cinema, a magazine published by the China Film Association, has achieved a circulation of 1980 million copies since 900.

Then it began to decline.

Because after that, film and television magazines sprang up all over the country.

Afterwards, Popular Movies, which was forced into a corner, began to use its big moves.

First, in the mid-80s, a cover photo of Queen Zhu Lin wearing a tube top and showing her shoulders was released.

Then, Chen Chong's vacuum suit, Gong Li's swimsuit... lined up one by one.

The situation continued until July 1992, when young actress Xin Ying fought back and completely raised the cover standard of Popular Cinema.

The next year, actress Ma Ling wore a dress that was not covered in front or back and had a slit all the way to the stomach.

Coupled with the editor-in-chief's words: "We want to be provocative and strive for circulation."

The Federation of Literary and Art Circles and the Propaganda Department quickly held a closed-door meeting and decided to suspend the sales of "Popular Movies".

But, it's too late.

The next issue of "Popular Movies" has been released before the conference.

As a result, everyone ran over to take a look and saw that the actress Shi Lan on the cover had such perfect curves that even Ye Yuqing on the back cover looked inferior to her.

The marketing strategy of selling out within seconds of release made Popular Movies make a lot of money.

But since then, Popular Cinema has never been happy again.

Sometimes Jiangshan also thinks about it.

If Popular Movies had been allowed to grow at that time, it would probably have become the magazine with the largest circulation in the world.

You should know that during that period, Han Sanye also relied on making small films to reverse the losses of Emei Film Studio.

It was for this reason that he was recruited by the Beijing Film Studio to become its director.

……

At this moment, Jiangshan was thinking about his future in the film studio, which would be quite easy.

Hong Kong's Asia Television and TVB both sent two teams, carrying video cameras and staying in two hotels in Guangzhou.

When the CCTV channel on TV popped up the picture of "National Day Tribute Film".

The two TV stations immediately pressed the record button.

On the other hand, the photos of the "McDonald's Avenue" in Hong Kong City were also sent to the "Panasonic" delegation that was about to leave for China...

(End of this chapter)