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472 【Communication】(1/2)

For some old artists in the conference room, "The Dao Ma Dan" seems vulgar and impetuous in content, and is not a movie that truly expresses and praises the feelings of **.

However, today was not really a meeting, but the Film Bureau received a central task, asking them to get closer to Kang Jianfei, so they found such an inappropriate exchange meeting.

So even if they think something is bad, these old men will "take care of the overall situation" and will not spoil Kang Jianfei for bad shooting.

In addition to some filmmakers with old ideas, new generation directors like Chen Kaige admire Kang Jianfei's narrative method very much. Moreover, the popular appreciation of "The Legend of Dao Ma Dan" made Chen Kaige suddenly realize that he suddenly realized: it turned out that movies with ** theme can be filmed like this - the Film Bureau defined "The Legend of Dao Ma Dan" as ** film.

"I think the character of "The Dao Ma Dan" directed by Kang Jianfei is very vivid. The male and female protagonists have their own characteristics, and they are not heroic images. They have shortcomings such as greed for money, cowardice, impulsivity, etc., but this cannot conceal their patriotism, but instead makes the audience feel closer and more intimate, because they are all ordinary people with flesh and blood..." The first to comment was Chen Huaikai, who was the father of Chen Kai, and is also a well-known director of Beijing Film Studio.

Chen Huaikai was also a person who had been in Hong Kong before. He worked in Yonghua Film at Li Yongzu and Zhang Shankun. He returned to the mainland on the eve of the founding of the People's Republic of China to support the G Communist Party. In 1949, he was promoted to deputy director of the Central Film Bureau (the deputy director is both a job and a professional title).

This kind of qualification is so deep that it cannot be more profound. Even Wang Yang, the director of Beijing Film Studio, can only be commensurate with Chen Huaikai's friend and cannot force him to do anything.

"Director Chen is very incisive," said another professor of Peking Opera He Xinhuai. "The leader said that reform and opening up is not only about developing the economy. After ten years of stagnation and development, our Chinese films also need reform and opening up. For example, Director Zhang's "Shaolin Temple" is a model of film cooperation between mainland China and Hong Kong. In the film cooperation and exchanges, our film staff also learned a lot of Hong Kong film techniques. "Dao Madan" is a very excellent film, which inspired me a lot. After this movie is released in the mainland, I will definitely recommend my students to study and watch it carefully."

Deputy Director Zhao of the Film Bureau nodded and said, "Professor He's speech is broad-minded. Our Chinese films do need reform and opening up. The people no longer like to watch the model dramas in the past, so we must learn from others' good things. Mr. Kang Jianfei is not only the leading director in Hong Kong, but also a famous international director. He once directed and filmed an American film called "Home Imperial", with a global box office of nearly 200 million US dollars. Such a great director with advanced experience, who can attend the exchange meeting of the Film Bureau today, will definitely benefit everyone here."

"A movie sells for $200 million, how much foreign exchange will it cost?"

"It's fake, how can a movie sell hundreds of millions?"

"It's not impossible. "Shaolin Temple" sold for more than 100 million."

"This director Kang seems to be a big capitalist."

“…”

Deputy Director Zhao's words obviously shocked these people. No matter how loudly they praised, they were not as direct as more than 100 million US dollars. There were actually noisy buzzing discussions in the conference room.

"Where is it, Director Zhao has won the award," Kang Jianfei said quickly. The people in front of him praised him to the sky, which was giving him face. People in the flower sedan chair lifted people. Kang Jianfei naturally also wanted to send back a few nice words. "In fact, there are many fine films in mainland China. Take "Loess Land" directed by Chen Kaige for example. I personally admire and admire the heavy feeling of the nation. The sense of nationality cannot be produced by a commercial director like me. And I also heard that in order to give the soundtrack of "Loess Land", Director Chen Kaige went to the northwest with Zhang Yimou and Mr. Zhao Jiping to collect folk songs with farmers in the cave, and played family matters. He slept naked in the local medicine at night for more than a month. This spirit of hard work and perseverance makes me admire it very much, and it is also something that our Hong Kong filmmakers need to learn."

The previous blind praise of Kang Jianfei has already made some people feel uncomfortable. Now Kang Jianfei praises him and immediately achieved good results. Although he only praised Chen Kaige and "Yellow Earth", others were honored and immediately had a better impression of Kang Jianfei.

"Director Kang praised it. It is a lucky thing to win awards abroad in "Loess Land". I still have many shortcomings and need to communicate and learn from my colleagues in Hong Kong." Chen Kaige and Liu Xiaoqing are the youngest in the conference room. They are basically here to make soy sauce. Now that they are praised by Kang Jianfei's movies, they suddenly feel very proud.

Deputy Director Zhao was also very happy and said with a smile: "Indeed, as Mr. Kang said, our filmmakers have a precious tradition. This serious and responsible spirit of hard work can never be lost..."

The great director Xie Jin said: "The backwardness of films in mainland China is reflected in two aspects, one is ideological and the other is technical. It is much more difficult to solve the problem of technology. I think "Daoma Dan" gives a good idea, which is to restore the hero to humans..."

Dear old gentlemen, I speak with you and I speak, Kang Jianfei basically just shut up and listen.

We communicated until 11:30, and we temporarily ended the meeting and went to the cafeteria to have a meal. We had to continue watching "Loess Land" in the afternoon. After watching it, we continued to "communicate".

The reason why Kang Jianfei has so much leisure time to talk nonsense with them is mainly because of his proposal to build a theater with the mainland. Now there is still controversy within the Ministry of Culture. Some believe that movies belong to the field of ideological and cultural, and cinemas cannot be invested by private people, while others think that it is necessary to let go of their hands and feet. Since private people can open a company, why can't private people build a theater?

Before the Ministry of Culture makes a decision, the Film Bureau naturally has to arrange for Kang Jianfei to participate in the event. This movie exchange meeting is for him to spend time.

Not only that, a singing and dancing performance was arranged in the evening, and the Oriental Song and Dance Troupe was specially invited to perform.

As for the review of DreamWorks movies, the Film Bureau has also arranged a special team to do it. First, we must select the kind of movies with serious ideological problems, and directly shoot them, and then select which ones can be released directly, and which ones need to be deleted and modified.

It is easier to arrange the schedule, because there is no May Day or National Day holiday at this time, and no company's movies and DreamWorks compete for the box office. After an administrative order, the films were sorted out across the country.

Of course, it is inevitable that local cinemas will conceal the box office. Kang Jianfei’s biggest expectation is not to have too many pirated copies. Although there are state-owned cinemas everywhere, China is too big. There are too many copies needed after the national filming. Local cinemas can’t be prohibited from secretly recording copies of local cinemas.

The biggest enemy of the cultural and creative industry in the Celestial Dynasty was piracy. This problem could not be solved thirty years later. At this time, state-owned units took the lead in piracy. For example, Chinese record companies purchased copyrights of famous songs from countries around the world, which made them feel conscientious. In the 1990s, the great writer Marquez visited Beijing/Beijing and found rows of pirated copies of "Hundred Years of Solitude" in Xinhua Bookstore, which made the Nobel Prize winner vowed to never sell copyright to China.

...

The lunch in the movie bureau canteen was very "simple". In addition to Deputy Director Zhao, Xie Jin, Chen Huaikai, Chen Kaige and others, there were also several old men in their sixties and seventies.

Since Liu Xiaoqing was nominated for the Hong Kong Film Awards and also met Kang Jianfei in Hong Kong, she was specially arranged to sit next to Kang Jianfei.

Although Liu Xiaoqing is a nationally renowned star, she doesn’t have the same amount of time in the morning. Now she is at the dinner table.

"Mr. Kang, we are meeting again. You are so forgot about it. I wonder if you still have any reflection on me?" Liu Xiaoqing shook hands with Kang Jianfei with a smile, and scratched Kang Jianfei's palm as if nothing had happened.

Kang Jianfei was in a lie to Liu Xiaoqing's hookup and pretended to be fake, and took his hand back and smiled: "Ms. Liu is charming in temperament and elegant in conversation. I left a deep impression on the day of the Academy Awards. How could I not remember it?"

Liu Xiaoqing opened a bottle of Maotai, poured a circle of wine, raised his glass generously and said, "Welcome to Beijing for inspection and exchange, I respect Mr. Kang for a glass!"

When the Chinese people arrive at the wine table, serious gentlemen will become unreasonable. Chen Huaikai started to cheer and said, "Today there is only a lesbian here, Xiao Qingjing's wine. Mr. Kang, you can't stop drinking it."

"Everyone is my senior, just call me Xiaokang. Mr. Kang's sounds awkward," Kang Jianfei stood up with a cup and said, "Since it is the wine that Miss Liu has toasted, I will just dry it!"

Seeing Kang Jianfei lowering his figure so much, the old men were very helpful and shouted after he toasted: "Xiaokang has a good drink, have another drink!"

The result of the lunch was that the guests and guests had fun was that the afternoon exchange meeting could not be held. Kang Jianfei drank a table of people and left the nickname "Dixin God" in the domestic film circle.

"Director, can the afternoon exchange meeting be held?" Director Zhao's secretary came and asked.

Deputy Director Zhao was already drunk at this time and walked with his eyes as he held the table and said, "What are you still... and what are you still... I... I'll go to sleep first, and wake me up before the singing and dancing show at night!"

Reform and opening up have made China's development very fast and brought about many unhealthy trends. It was impossible for such public funds to eat and drink ten years ago.

At the entrance of the canteen, Liu Xiaoqing, who was drinking red, took the initiative to support Kang Jianfei and said, "Mr. Kang, I'll take you back."

Kang Jianfei was only half drunk. In fact, he was much more sober than Liu Xiaoqing and knew what this woman was thinking.

Originally, Zeng Bolin and Liu Fei were about to help Kang Jianfei get into the car, but now that Liu Xiaoqing, a beauty, suddenly joined, Zeng Bolin made his position tactfully.

When he returned to the hotel room, Liu Xiaoqing took care of him like a virtuous wife. After helping him take off his shoes, socks and coat, he also specially fed hot water to wash Kang Jianfei's face.

Liu Xiaoqing leaned over to wash Kang Jianfei's face. His plump breasts were really amazing. They moved back and forth with the movement of wiping their faces, pressing against Kang Jianfei's chest and rubbing back and forth.

Kang Jianfei had no resistance to beautiful women. Before he knew it, his hand had moved to Liu Xiaoqing's buttocks. The latter suddenly cried out, and was turned over by Kang Jianfei and pressed under him.

...

More than an hour later, Liu Xiaoqing finally understood what it means to play with fire and self-harm. Kang Jianfei's excessive request made her weak all over her body, and now she is lying on the bed and can't get up at all.

"You must have been a cow in your previous life, and you can't even use your strength!" Liu Xiaoqing said half-complainted and half-pleasantly, his charming look as if he was indescribably seductive.

Kang Jianfei jokingly sighed: "There are no broken fields, only exhausted cows, and it is also hard to be a man."

"What kind of bad farming fields are you so bad!" Liu Xiaoqing said coquettishly, punched Kang Jianfei a few times before saying, "I heard from Jiahui that he has entered your company now?"

"Yes." Kang Jianfei narrowed his eyes and smiled. He already knew about this woman's shrewdness. Liang Jiahui only joined DreamWorks last week. Judging from the speed of information dissemination at this time, it must be Liu Xiaoqing who called Liang Jiahui.

Liu Xiaoqing then began to complain: "It's better to be an actor in Hong Kong. In the mainland, the most famous actor like me can only earn a few hundred yuan in salary when filming a movie."

Kang Jianfei stroked her smooth waist and deliberately pretended to be stupid: "China will develop sooner or later, and then the treatment of mainland actors is better than that of Hong Kong."

"Then you have to wait until the year of the Monkey," Liu Xiaoqing saw that Kang Jianfei ignored her meaning, so he simply explained, "Jianfei, how about you tell me I'm going to film in Hong Kong?"

Kang Jianfei shook his head and said, "Hong Kong is very xenophobic. If you want to develop in Hong Kong, you must at least learn to speak Cantonese."

Liu Xiaoqing asked with a hint of desire on his face, "If I learn Cantonese, can I join DreamWorks as an actor?"

"But yes, but I'm afraid Director Wang will blame me for poaching his proud disciple." Kang Jianfei laughed. Although he didn't care about women's greed for money, Liu Xiaoqing was too direct. Could it be that he could go to Hong Kong and be promoted by DreamWorks because he got into bed once?

Some women can just play for a few times, and it is really unnecessary to maintain a relationship for a long time. Of course, if Liu Xiaoqing is a virgin, it would be a different matter. Although Kang Jianfei has lost his moral integrity, he still has a little sense of responsibility.

Liu Xiaoqing finally heard the perfunctory in Kang Jianfei's tone. Her smile was a little reluctant and said, "Director Wang still always pays attention to the actor's own choice."

Kang Jianfei said: "It's up to you, but the competition in Hong Kong is very fierce, and I don't guarantee that you can become famous."

Liu Xiaoqing finally smiled happily, and she said, "I am satisfied if I can go to Hong Kong, and I dare not expect to be a big star."

Kang Jianfei could only sigh at Liu Xiaoqing's choice. He insisted on going to Hong Kong to be a young actor if he didn't do it. This may be difficult to understand twenty years later, but now it is normal. Liu Xiaoqing, a big star, made at most two movies a year. With salary plus subsidies, his annual income is only more than 1,000, which is not as good as the monthly income of ordinary Hong Kong workers.

In order to get a Beijing household registration, Liu Xiaoqing chose to marry someone she didn't like. Now, in order to go to Hong Kong, she is also working hard to please Kang Jianfei.

The two of them played around for an afternoon. Although Kang Jianfei "despised" Liu Xiaoqing's character, he was still quite satisfied with her body.

In the evening, Liu Xiaoqing had no energy to get up and had dinner, and said to Kang Jianfei: "Jianfei, tell me about Director Wang on my behalf, and I said I was feeling unwell and would not watch the singing and dancing performance."

"You can have a good rest." Kang Jianfei raised his pants and smiled.

After eating at the restaurant, Kang Jianfei took a bus to the film bureau to watch the performance of the Oriental Song and Dance Troupe.

When I visited Beijing with Shao Yifu last time, the Hong Kong and Macau Office also arranged a performance by the Oriental Song and Dance Troupe, but that performance was bigger and more formal. Tonight's show was an internal performance of the Film Bureau, and the performance was in the auditorium of the Film Bureau, and the performers were all young literary and artistic workers with little fame.

Less than half of the old gentlemen who had dinner with them came to watch the performance. After all, they were old and had no extra energy after getting drunk.

The auditorium in the small auditorium was almost full, mostly with internal employees of the Film Bureau, and some other units came to join in the fun after hearing the news.

Kang Jianfei sat next to Deputy Director Zhao and started chatting with him while the performance was not started, and finally talked about the topic of joint venture construction of a cinema.

"To be honest, some comrades are still unable to let go of their minds and think that the cultural undertakings of cinemas cannot be handed over to private individuals," Deputy Director Zhao sighed, "I am very supportive of Mr. Kang's idea. If you pay for money, we will pay for the land, this is a good thing for everyone."

The construction of the cinema is under the jurisdiction of the Film Bureau. During the discussion between the Ministry of Culture on whether Kang Jianfei is allowed to invest in the cinema, several bigwigs from the Film Bureau participated.

In fact, the so-called discussion is secondary. In the end, it depends on the decision made by the leader above. As long as the leader says it is OK, the lower one can only be implemented if it objects.

Kang Jianfei asked: "How is the film market in the mainland now?"

Deputy Director Zhao smiled cunningly: "There is great potential."

"I know this too, so I want to invest in a cinema in mainland China." Kang Jianfei said.

The singing and dancing performance began soon, and Kang Jianfei was not interested in singing and dancing on the stage, but was just chatting with Deputy Director Zhao.

After more than ten minutes of chatting, the chat started. Kang Jianfei also promised to donate several office computers to the Film Bureau and a set of advanced film shooting equipment to the Beijing Film Studio.

Deputy Director Zhao no longer keeps secrets so much, and has reserved to tell Kang Jianfei about some of the current situation of the mainland film market.

"The domestic movies are no longer in the future. It is true that "Yellow Earth" won the international award, but the box office is only a fraction of "Shaolin Boy"," Deputy Director Zhao said with emotion. "The masses prefer to watch movies that are relaxed and entertaining, and domestic movies cannot attract the general public except for a few such as "Lushan Love". The best-selling films in the mainland market are still the films of Yindu institutions every year. If you enter the mainland market, your biggest competitor is Yindu."

If it is a strong competition, Kang Jianfei will naturally not be afraid, but the major film companies under Yindu Organization are left-wing film companies for decades, and some things Kang Jianfei really can't compete with them.

For example, the best box office sales periods such as the Spring Festival and summer vacation are basically local movies from mainland China and left-wing movies from Yindu institutions. Dreamworks films can only pick up the rest of others.

“Sunrise in Songshan Mountain
To be continued...
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