Golden Age 1990

Chapter 130 Save "Farewell My Concubine"!Sister Liu uses the bathroom?My family? (5000 words)
"Farewell My Concubine held a grand premiere in Hong Kong!"

"The box office is not good! It hasn't broken [-] million yet!"

"The box office is a hit! Ten million Hong Kong dollars is just around the corner!"

"A literary film that grosses over [-] million in box office is definitely a big success!"

"How can you call it a success when you only get tens of millions at the box office?"

In March, "Farewell My Concubine" was released.

There is nothing wrong with the first release being in Hong Kong.

After all, from an investment perspective, Xu Feng is the largest investor. Although she is a Taiwanese woman, Tang Corporation is indeed a Hong Kong company.

This... Well, Tang's is actually a bit strange. They were originally a company in Hong Kong, and the brothers of the Tang family are also Hong Kong people, but they made their fortune in Taiwan.

Otherwise, Xu Feng wouldn't know her husband.

But after making a fortune in Taiwan, he returned to Hong Kong to do business.

Later, everyone knew that they came to the mainland to do business. Basically, the family's most profitable business was real estate, and the land they obtained was really, really accurate.

It sounds like this family member has a very keen eye and can always catch business opportunities.

However, if you are someone who truly understands business logic, you will see it differently.

It seems that there are many businessmen of this type in our mainland. Their vision seems to be very, very vicious, and they can always find some business opportunities that others cannot, especially real estate.

For example, a person who is still running a vegetable market does not know how to do it. Later, his vegetable market was planned, and the land that was originally used for commercial use was later turned into residential land.

Later, he was very accurate.

Until one day, he boldly launched a brutal acquisition of Vanke, the largest real estate company in China at that time.

And later... Anyway, the acquisition failed, and he owed a lot of money, and he would never pay it back in a few lifetimes.

In fact, this debt is not owed that time. Those who are really knowledgeable will know that he owed it when the vegetable market was converted into a residence.

Back to the present, the Tang family is still quite prosperous, and the premiere of "Farewell My Concubine" was really well done and the standards were very high.

All the famous people in Hong Kong can come, and there are many well-known big stars and big directors.

As a result, after a period of ups and downs, the box office exceeded 1000 million.

To be honest, as far as Hong Kong is concerned, it can be said that a literary film can achieve such a box office success.

Hong Kong itself does not have the soil for literary and artistic films. In the past, all movies were made to make money, and since literary and artistic films advertise literature and art, the purpose of such films cannot be said to be to make money.

So, it's a contradiction.

And the first literary film in Hong Kong was really "Eight Two Gold" starring the big brother.

Later, there was that "Days of Being Wild".

In fact, King Sunglasses has never made a literary film before, just like his famous work "Carmen in Mong Kok", which is obviously a police film.

But his camerawork and storytelling techniques give people a strong literary style.

For example, fighting scenes, especially the fighting scenes at food stalls built in plastic sheds.

If it is the big brother Long Pai, it must be using various kitchen utensils, and then the details of the movements are unique, beautiful and uncontrollable.

But the sunglasses king used slow motion with a very shaky lens, or even a freeze-frame or something like that.

All in all it was very well done.

Therefore, he had the opportunity to shoot "Days of Being Wild" later.

And the investor of this movie is Deng Guangrong.

This is a real boss, with such a high status in the Jianghu, someone like Long Wu is at best considered an idiot.

However, this film invested 4000 million yuan, and the final box office was only more than 900 million yuan.

The boss almost vomited blood.

Fortunately, the Academy Awards went crazy, and this "Days of Being Wild" won the award and got soft hands.

Oh, by the way, there is another little episode, that is, Sister Jia Ling originally thought that she was a certainty to win the Best Actress Award at the Academy Awards, and she had already won the Best Actress Award with this film at a certain film festival before.

But she never expected that this Academy Award would not give her the Best Actress.

Everyone got the prize, but she didn't. It was so embarrassing. Anyway, her face was deformed with anger.

However, the boss Deng Guangrong was quite satisfied, and he was very high-spirited when he took the stage to receive the award and gave a speech.

However, starting from this movie, the subsequent literary and artistic films have improved somewhat.

However, commercial films are still the dominant genre in Hong Kong.

Now the movie "Farewell My Concubine" is almost defined as a purely literary film in Hong Kong.

After all, Li Bihua's novel was also recognized by the industry as literary and artistic.

If the box office exceeds [-] million, it can be regarded as a success.

But it can also be said to be unsuccessful.

Considered a success: it is higher than the box office of "Days of Being Wild".

As for its failure: the investment in "Farewell My Concubine" reached over 3000 million, and the current box office is only 1000 million. It is hard to say that it is a success.

Of course, if you compare it with "Days of Being Wild", this "Farewell My Concubine" only invested more than 3000 million, which is considered a success.

However, at the moment, it is really amazing to invest more than 3000 million in a literary film.

During the previous 'controversy' event, a reporter went to interview Lu Wei, one of the screenwriters.

He is a well-known screenwriter and has followed the play almost all the time.

He once asked Director Chen: How did you spend the 3000 million yuan investment?

Obviously, screenwriter Lu Wei still doesn't know Director Chen's spending ability.

But it can also be seen that this investment is very large.

The key point is that the more than 3000 million yuan was invested in our mainland. This money is too expensive to spend in our mainland.

Interestingly, when a reporter dug out the amount of the investment, the 100 million marketing fee that Bai Feng took changed unexpectedly.

Everyone thinks it's quite reasonable.

Unexpectedly, the heat of 'controversy' has dropped.

But regardless of these, in short, the movie has now been released, and the box office has exceeded [-] million.

Comments on this movie?

This is how the interesting side of the Hong Kong media is revealed.

Some media said that this movie has exceeded [-] million box office, which is considered a success.

Because it is a literary film.

But some media said that it only broke [-] million, which is definitely a failure.

With so many stars and so many celebrities helping out on the platform, this is the result. Isn't it a failure?
It should be said that what they said can also be self-consistent.

In fact, this is considered a good thing, but some media are unreasonable.

Specialized in reporting some false gossip.

What about Zhang Guorong and Gong Li?

And Anita Mui is jealous and so on.

You can't watch that.

But for some people, the focus is different.

Wang Laoer came over early in the morning, and he was staring at the newsstands in Hong Kong almost every day, just to see if there were any comments he hoped to appear.

And this comment…

You must understand one thing, as long as you have been to Hong Kong, you have paid attention to the views of Hong Kong media or books and newspapers on our mainland.

That would really feel very subversive.

It's really weird to look at things from this angle.

Although it is true that many Hong Kong people are also patriotic and have a heart for the mainland, this is true.

But some remarks, that are really...

In short, Wang Laoer quickly found what he was looking for.

When this guy saw those things, he felt like he had found a treasure.

……

Bai Feng did not go to Hong Kong, that is, he did not attend "Farewell My Concubine".

Jiang Wen was most curious about this matter.

"I said Fengzi, why didn't you go to Hong Kong?"

"Ah? Why didn't you go?"

"It's nothing, it just feels weird."

"What's so strange about that?"

"Because you seem to like going to Hong Kong very much."

"Do I like it?"

"You have been there many times."

"That's because Hong Kong can make money."

"Haha... I just like your willingness to tell the truth."

"Then are you satisfied with my answer?"

"Not so far."

"Well, then... Actually, I didn't go to Hong Kong because of our "Sunny Day", how?"

"Satisfied! Very satisfied!"

Jiang Wen is really very satisfied, who is not happy after hearing such words?

This guy laughed out loud, hooking shoulders with Bai Feng.

Of course, many details still have to be talked about.

"That 100 million... we don't have."

Yes, Jiang Wen also mentioned the controversy over the 100 million marketing fee.

Bai Feng also laughed, "Who said it, yes."

"Who?" Jiang Wen was very confused.

"Miss Qing."

Bai Feng's stuff is a little too much, it's like asking for money directly.

When Jiang Wen heard it, he was a little dumbfounded.

It's like.

Bai Feng felt something, "Well, otherwise we won't talk about this."

"Don't! Say it, why don't you say it." That's what Jiang Wen is like.

Especially stubborn.

Soon, he mentioned it himself.

The filming of "Sunny Day" is finished, and the post-production is also completed, but the relationship between Jiang Wen and Sister Qing seems to be coming to an end.

Bai Feng would naturally not ask how many things were going on here, and Jiang Wen would not be able to tell.

Jiang Wen said that that was probably the case with Sister Qing.

Well, it’s actually pretty good to be able to say that.

Ordinary people probably have to hide it.

Of course, many reporters will definitely pursue this matter in the future.

But it's okay for now, after all, everyone is still cooperating in business, that is, this movie.

Bai Feng couldn't say anything. If he had known earlier that Jiang Wen and Sister Qing were over, he wouldn't have carried 100 million.

This is a joke.

In the current movie, Bai Feng invested more.

His 500 million is really not a joke, this is real money.

Although, it is true that we are not as good as the 3000 million in "Farewell My Concubine", but in the current mainland China, investing in a movie with 500 million is definitely a big investment.

And these, in fact, that's all. What Jiang Wen wants to know more is about that aspect.

"Fengzi, I have to say that your 100 million marketing is really powerful."

Jiang Wen is a smart man, and he was the first to see clearly Bai Feng's marketing tactics.

But Bai Feng smiled, he said something in his heart, that is, this move is relatively new at the moment.That's right, from a marketing point of view, Bai Feng's method is really nothing in the future.

But now it's 1993, and it's definitely refreshing to have such marketing methods in this year.

Even, it will be difficult for many people to see that this is marketing and advertising.

Everyone is still very simple.

So... Bai Feng is also very clear about what Jiang Wen's words mean.

"Brother Wen, don't worry, I have a relatively new marketing strategy this time."

"A relatively new one? Why is it new?"

"This one……"

"What's wrong with you?"

"Anyway..."

"Say it!"

Jiang Wen is in a hurry, now that the film is ready to be released at any time, he just plans to take a different approach, and of course he also wants to succeed.

But Bai Feng's marketing is definitely a key to the success of this movie.

Previously, they did give you Bai Feng 100 million for "Farewell My Concubine", but now our "Sunshine" is your own movie.

You won't do the same thing and give yourself money, right?

Forget about Sister Qing.

Jiang Wen really wanted to know Bai Feng's plan.

And what about Bai Feng?

"Probably let's make the trailer first."

trailer?
Jiang Wen is now directly the expression of an old man on the subway looking at his mobile phone... Well, there are still more than 20 years before this meme comes out, and Jiang Wen absolutely does not know what his expression really looks like at this time.

Bai Feng just wanted to laugh when he saw it, but there were some things that were really difficult to talk about.

"What? You think it's not enough?"

Jiang Wen seemed to be unable to bear it anymore and said, "Are you still looking for Zhang Guoli?"

Bai Feng nodded, "He took pretty good shots."

Jiang Wen's anger was about to explode, "Then can this work? You have to come up with a trick!"

Indeed, this is what Jiang Wen can't bear the most.

You are Bai Feng, you are the king of ideas, you have to come up with a new trick!

Of course Bai Feng knew what Jiang Wen was thinking, but if he said everything directly, that wouldn't work.

After all, his perspective has a part of the future, which is different from ordinary people.

But right now, it's better to reveal something, otherwise, Bai Feng might push this brother Wen into a hurry.

"Didn't your old classmates come over before?"

"Ah? Yingda?"

"Yes, it is him, have you forgotten?"

"No, but, what kind of marketing method is this?"

"Haha...you will know when the time comes."

"This... isn't it that we go to their play?"

"Yeah, but that's kind of marketing, too."

"what?"

Jiang Wen really couldn't turn this corner for a while, and Bai Feng also understood why he was like this.

It is certain that Jiang Wen should be able to see that our "Sunshine" crew showing their faces in "I Love My Home" is also a marketing act.

However, he must feel that this marketing is not very effective.

It's very simple, because Jiang Wen certainly doesn't know how popular the drama "I Love My Family" is now.

Bai Feng knew it.

Teacher Liang Zuo has been preparing for this time for a long time. If everything goes well, then the broadcast will probably start in summer. By then, it will be time for Bai Feng to exert his strength.

Naturally, there was no way to tell Jiang Wen all of this.

Bai Feng was also feeling very uncomfortable.

But they didn't expect that the change would come quickly.

Sister Hong called Jiang Wen.

……

"Wenzi, Fengzi, I feel like I've never been so vulnerable."

This was the first sentence that Sister Hong said after seeing Jiang Wen and Bai Feng.

It was clear that this eldest sister was on the verge of collapse.

Jiang Wen is even a numb claw, but fortunately, there is Bai Feng.

"Elder Sister, don't worry, tell me about the situation first, and then we'll figure out a solution slowly."

Bai Feng's words were quite good. Sister Hong really calmed down a lot as she said them.

What happened?

It's very simple, that is, "Farewell My Concubine" is not allowed to be released!

Definitely the decision above.

This decision was made because someone provided some comments from Hong Kong, which were comments about this movie.

Or to put it more directly, it is a comment on the scenes of that era in this movie.

Bai Feng didn't need to listen to Sister Hong's story at all, he could completely imagine what the Hong Kong media would say.

That's the urine on their side.

In essence, many people in Hong Kong have been brainwashed by the so-called universal values ​​of the West for many years. In fact, they are really different from us mainlanders.

The performance of these people at the moment is that they are afraid of that day.

The simple expression is that there is also a wave of immigrants in Hong Kong now, but most of them go to the United Kingdom or Canada.

As far as later is concerned, there are also many people who regretted running back.

But in the future, many people will run out and regret it later.

In short, this is the situation over there.

Bai Feng was very clear about how they sprayed, and he had a plan to deal with it early in the morning.

At that moment, after Sister Hong finished speaking, Bai Feng asked directly:
"Sister, are you really planning to leave?"

This sentence is very powerful.

Sister Hong actually said this before, and she did not bring up the matter of divorce. However, in the previous discussion, divorce was already discussed.

So, even if you don't mention it, you still mean it.

When Bai Feng said that, it was like uncovering a scar.

Sister Hong even trembled a little. After thinking for a while, she replied:
"Which woman wants to divorce if she has nothing to do?"

What she said was too true, even if she had many problems with Director Chen, she might just live with it.

But Bai Feng asked this question, which is actually very important.

Many of his plans must be based on this foundation, otherwise, he would not even be able to continue telling Sister Hong anything.

"Since we don't want divorce, let's find a way to avoid divorce."

As soon as Bai Feng said these words, Sister Hong seemed like a drowning person who saw the lifebuoy.

"Fengzi, do you have any idea?"

"Have."

"what is that?"

"As far as I know, Farewell My Concubine is going to Cannes."

"This……"

Sister Hong is very strange, and Jiang Wen is also enlightened.

How much does it have to do with whether the movie goes to Cannes or not, or with Sister Hong's marriage?

Bai Feng gave his own theory.

“What the leaders see now is just the Hong Kong side’s evaluation of the film, which, to put it bluntly, is one-sided.

But what if the film wins at an international A-list festival like Cannes?
Isn't this just another evaluation?

Is international evaluation more important, or Hong Kong's evaluation?

Of course I have no results now, but I believe that the leader will consider it. "

Bai Feng didn't say this clearly, he left a lot of things behind.

But who is Sister Hong?
"Fengzi! I understand!"

Sister Hong is very smart and understood immediately.

As long as the international evaluation is more positive, it means that the artistic value of this film has been recognized.

Then, it would be hard for us to ban this film in our country.

On the other hand, it won such a big award internationally, but we didn’t allow it to be released in China. Isn’t it good to watch?

Therefore, Bai Feng's statement is really very reasonable!

Sister Hong even knew what she should do.

I go to Cannes!

Yes, Sister Hong can go, she understands foreign languages, and her husband is attending a film festival, so she has enough standing to go.

Moreover, she went there to collect reviews.

Sister Hong did this not only to save the movie, but also to save her marriage!
Jiang Wen didn't understand it at first, but seeing Sister Hong like this, he finally understood.

So happy.

However, there are also unpleasant places.

……

When they came out from Sister Hong, Jiang Wen asked Bai Feng.

"What about us?"

That's right, that's still the problem.

What can we do with "Sunny Days"?

Bai Feng just smiled, and he asked Jiang Wen a question.

"You said our movie, will it be like this?"

Good guy!
These words were really powerful, Jiang Wen was so scared that he broke into a cold sweat, and at the same time asked Bai Feng to pee pee pee quickly.

Yes, don't say such unfavorable words.

Bai Feng smiled without saying a word.

He knew it.

……

This day was really busy, Bai Feng dragged his tired body back to his small courtyard.

Just opened the door, but heard a sound of water.

"Who?"

"it's me."

"what?"

"Ah Feng, I'm really sorry, there's something wrong with my water heater, so I'll use your bathroom, this..."

"Ah, it's nothing, sister, you can use it."

Sister Liu is taking a bath at my house?

　There have been a lot of big news in the past two days, and the island country really doesn't care about personnel.

　　Gentlemen, wait for Godzilla.

　　They must be lifting a rock to shoot themselves in the foot!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)