During the conversation with Zeng Zhiwei, Feng Yifeng realized why Lei Juekun refused to spend more money to support the filming. The struggling company with Huang Baiming, Shi Tian and Mai Jia as the core filmed many humorous films in the early Republic of China.
Kung Fu movies. Due to the fierce competition, they knew that if they did not strengthen themselves, they would be eliminated by the rapidly developing society. They found Lei Juekkun, the general manager of the Kowloon Bus Company, who was interested in developing in the film industry, and received an injection of capital to turn Endeavor Company into
It was reorganized into New Art City Film Company and cooperated with Golden Princess Cinema. Lei Juekun also promised to inject more than 100 million Hong Kong dollars into the company in the first three years.
With sufficient capital injection, New Art City began to get rid of the predicament of the old company, and could spend more money on filming, and the films produced were successfully released in the Golden Princess Cinema. Their first film,
It was "Funny Times" directed by John Woo, whose name was changed to Wu Shangfei, and even the bosses of New Art City, Shi Tian, Mai Jia, and Huang Baiming, were on camera. However, they still did not leave the shadow of their days in Struggle Company, and they were still the people.
For the first time in comedy films, I also learned about Chaplin's character creation and artistic style.
I don’t know that Hong Kong people at that time did not accept this style very much. Although the box office was very good among similar movies, it did not meet the expected requirements. This made Lei Juekun once question their creative concept and was unwilling to invest in similar movies.
(Here I would like to say a few words about my previous thoughts on Hong Kong films. This film was released in Hong Kong during the Christmas period of 1980. I saw this film in Jiangmen, where I live, during the summer vacation of 1981.
The film felt very good, and my friend and I laughed hard. The screening places at that time were very simple, and there were no Hong Kong films to watch in the cinemas. There was a new industry in our country - video recording.
A 16-inch or sometimes 18-inch color TV set, plus a video recorder, were all the reflecting equipment. At that time, it cost 0.15-0.2 yuan to watch a movie in the cinema, but what I saw in the video hall
They are all Hong Kong films. It costs one yuan to watch a movie. There are three screenings every night, from 7:00 to 9:30 to 12:00.
My favorite Hong Kong films such as "Ghost Horse Double Star" and so on were also the most popular films at that time. Every night I would go to the blackboard at the entrance of the video hall to see what new films were released, and I saw myself in three of them.
If you like watching, you can watch it from 7pm until it ends at 1:30pm before leaving. At that time, the enthusiasm of the crowd to watch Hong Kong films is undeniable. Some people would have to queue up to buy tickets with their jobs in order to watch the first show. Otherwise,
If it was too late, no tickets would be sold. The video hall could accommodate a maximum of about a hundred people. There were only one or two video halls in the nearby streets. In addition, the people at that time were very interested in Hong Kong things and there was not much entertainment.
It’s impossible to watch an event without many people watching it. It may seem unbelievable to those born in the 80s and 90s now, but this is the feeling of our generation towards Hong Kong films, regardless of genre or actor, as long as it is a Hong Kong film
It’s a must-see. I’ve talked a bit too much here, I hope you don’t mind, I just want to remember the happy times at that time. For the reason of writing a book, [Funny Times] has been released in advance.)
In order to prove his ability, Huang Baiming spent all his efforts to write the script of "The Best Partner". After approval from Mai Jia and Shi Tian, he was stuck again at Lei Juekun. The reason was that the investment was too large and he could not develop according to the script.
Even a few scenes have to be shot abroad, so the cost is much higher. This time, the superstar Xu Guanjie will be cast as the lead, and his salary is enough to make two low-budget movies. Without the support of Lei Juekun,
It's not that New Art City can't spend millions to film movies, but the next few movies may have to be postponed due to financial problems. This is undoubtedly fatal for the newly established film company if there are no movies released.
Therefore, on many occasions, both Huang Baiming and Mai Jia said that if someone was willing to invest and share risks, Lei Juekun would definitely not stop it.
After knowing the reason, Feng Yifeng realized that this was simply a pie falling from the sky. He was not interested in the income brought by [Best Partner], he was interested in being able to establish a relationship with Xinyi City. In the future,
The cooperation will be much smoother. The myth of New Art City has lasted for ten years. If a new company can form a three-legged stance with the established Shaw Brothers Films and the sharp-edged Golden Harvest, we know its future future.
Zeng Zhiwei had no reservations about Feng Yifeng, his good friend, and talked about some of the interpersonal relationships in New Art City and the abilities of each person. Huang Baiming is not only good at screenwriting, but he is also good at directing and acting. Others include Xu
Ke, Mai Jia and Shi Tian, and of course Zeng Zhiwei, are all versatile and can do anything.
Feng Yifeng and Eric Tsang were chatting happily, and from time to time they talked about some interesting things from their childhood. They did not notice Amin walking towards them at all.
"Xiao Feng, are you free now?" Although I didn't know who Zeng Zhiwei was, seeing that he and Feng Yifeng were talking so enthusiastically, I was afraid that they were talking about something important.
"Is something wrong? It's nothing important, just a casual chat."
"During the rehearsal just now, a pianist from the orchestra did not come, and I have contacted him a lot now. I heard from Lijun that you can play the piano, so I wanted to ask for your help and rehearse with Lijun. She tonight
There is a song that is to be performed with a piano solo, but there is no pianist now. If we just rely on recording, I'm afraid the result will not be very good. We can't find anyone who can play the piano for a while, so it's like, please
Already."
Feng Yifeng didn't say anything, but Zeng Zhiwei asked curiously: "When did you learn to play the piano? Why have I never heard you talk about it?"
"Tch, I know a lot of things. Do I have to report everything to you? Who am I?"
"Tell me, even if you know how to play the piano, you are still at the apprenticeship level. I'm afraid you can't even read music. I'm not telling you, I'm afraid you're learning the piano just to be elegant and use it to chase beautiful girls!"
"If you don't know, just stay away and don't slander my noble sentiments and talent for learning. Although I have only learned a few lessons and can't be called a master, with my genius' intelligence, I can get applause for just a few plays."
." The two of them felt like they were young again, unwilling to let each other be beautiful at all, and only happy to belittle each other.
"What noble sentiments do you have, why have I never noticed it? And your so-called learning talents, I think except for your talent in chasing beautiful girls, I don't see how you are better than me in any aspect. As for you
What will get me is nothing but rotten eggs and boos, and most likely an angry fist.”
"No one else is better than you? I'm not shorter than you, not fatter than you, and everything else is much better than you. It's hard to find an outstanding young man like me now." He started to brag.
"Hey! We said before that we can't tell the story based on body shape, but why are you here again? Aren't your eyes the same as your eyes and your nose your nose? In terms of ability, you are so much better than me? Do you want me to tell you all those scandals about you in the past?
Tell Teresa Teng to let her know your true face and then kick you back to the United States." Every time someone mentioned his figure, Eric Tsang became a little bit uneasy.
"I'm just telling the truth. Often the truth is the hardest to accept. I think it's better for you to face the facts. I won't look down on you. You're pretty flat anyway."
Amin looked helplessly at the two guys bickering, and gradually began to glare at her, completely treating her as transparent. He rolled his eyes and wiped the cold sweat from his head. Although Amin was not familiar with some scandals about Feng Yifeng's childhood.
They were very interested, but now is not the time to explore these things. In order to stop them from continuing to reveal secrets to each other, they had to shout loudly: "I said you are not done yet."
"Uh!" He was talking so much that he really forgot about Amin's existence. "I'm sorry! Haha, we used to bicker like this. Please don't mind. I haven't felt this way for a long time." He smiled similar to Eric Tsang,
We have known each other for many years, and we know each other's personality very well, and we will not really fall out because of a few noisy words. "It's okay to play the piano, but I haven't played for a while, so you have to let me get used to it."
Teresa Teng was resting with the dancers on the stage. A piano had been placed on the stage, but there was no pianist sitting on the seat.
Smile and Teresa Teng nodded. This was the first time that Feng Yifeng showed off his piano skills in front of her. Those backup dancers who knew about his relationship with Teresa Teng were also curious to see what was wrong with this man who was the boyfriend of a superstar.
.
"Ding, ding, ding, ding, ding, ding." After getting familiar with the feel of the piano keys, a song "For Alice" sounded leisurely, and the brisk rhythm brought out a sweet and comfortable tune. It was still a bit unfamiliar from the first paragraph.
, and then I gradually became familiar with the weight of the keys, and soon I was able to perfectly play this piece that all beginner piano players must play.
When the last note was finished, Teresa Teng took the lead in applauding, and the girls who accompanied the dancers also generously applauded. This was the first time that Feng Yifeng played the piano in front of so many people, and he also received applause for the first time. As for the lack of it, it was for
Teresa Teng's face was something he didn't know. But he was very happy now. It was rare for someone to appreciate his performance. Looking at Eric Tsang in the audience, he raised his head and curled his lips, as if he was good at it, which made the audience
Zeng Zhiwei was so angry that his teeth itched with hatred.
In order to make him look embarrassed in front of beautiful women, Eric Tsang spared no effort. Seeing his arrogant demeanor, he decided to make him look good. "Tsk, I said you can't do it. Although I can't play the piano, I also know that this song is for beginners.
You can play it all. I've heard it hundreds of times. If you have the ability to play another piece that I haven't heard before, then I say you can. I'll treat you to the dinner tonight. You can go wherever you want.
I don’t have any objections to going there.”
Being coaxed by Eric Tsang, everyone on the stage, including Teresa Teng and Amin, couldn't help but focus on Feng Yifeng. Of course Teresa Teng hoped that he could perform and prove how capable her boyfriend was, but she was afraid that he wouldn't be able to
Other songs make a fool of yourself.
"Damn you, short fat man, can't you stop being such a bad mouth? You want me to make a fool of myself. Next time you let me seize the opportunity, I will make you look good." I cursed Eric Tsang countless times in my heart, but with so many pairs of eyes
Look, how can he refuse so easily? Where does this put his face? Teresa Teng's face has also been lost. But he is not familiar with many songs. When he was in the United States, he only played famous popular songs from later generations.
To trick Wenxiu into playing those world-famous songs, all I can do is say sorry, but he really can't.
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