At the Capital Hotel, Li Hanxiang carefully wiped a pen holder and said, "Mr. Kang, thank you very much this time, otherwise I wouldn't know where to find investment."
"It's just a little effort." Kang Jianfei said with a smile, feeling somewhat emotional in his heart.
This Li Hanxiang was a general under Shao Yifu. He betrayed Shaw Brothers and ran to Taiwan. With the support of Cathay and Federal Cinemas, he established his own League of Nations film kingdom in Taiwan. The Taiwanese film industry in the 1960s could
It was said that the world was dominated by Guolian Pictures. At that time, most of the Taiwanese movie stars were cultivated by Li Hanxiang.
Unfortunately, Guolian Pictures was not managed well and had to declare bankruptcy. In the end, its studios and distribution channels in Taiwan were all inherited by the newly emerged Golden Harvest, providing important resources for Golden Harvest's growth.
The former Taiwanese film hegemon could only return to Hong Kong in despair and make a living by making pornographic films for Shaw Brothers. In order to make a living by making films, he had to go north to cooperate with the mainland, but was blocked by the Taiwan authorities.
After making two films, the Vice Chairman of the National People's Congress and the King of Macau, Ho-Hsien, who had urged Li Hanxiang to go north to film, died of illness. Li Hanxiang also had conflicts with mainland film studios, resulting in no films to be made and even announced that he would "stop directing" from now on.
Li Hanxiang, a famous director and film tycoon, is now in such a sad state. In order to attract investment for his new film "Fire Dragon", he had to look down his face and ask for money from a junior named Kang Jianfei. He went there 5 times a while ago and still didn't see him.
Kang Jianfei himself finally asked Lin Qingxia for help.
The antique furniture that Li Hanxiang bought has now been moved to a warehouse outside Beizhimen, and is planned to be used as props after filming and then shipped back to Hong Kong. The small objects that are being handled now are all Kang Jianfei's share of the stolen goods. Li Hanxiang helped appraise them at the same time
, it was like getting closer and chatting with Kang Jianfei.
"Hey," Li Hanxiang suddenly stared at the wooden pen holder in his hand. After a moment, he rubbed his eyes and said with a bitter smile. "Mr. Kang, you have found a really good product."
Kang Jianfei asked: "Is this tube more valuable than those porcelain cups and bowls?"
"Antiques cannot be measured by money," Li Hanxiang said speechlessly. "The chicken heart bowl from the Ming Xuande official kiln you are holding is a treasure, but its existence is not small. This pen holder is different, it is unique in the world.
"
Kang Jianfei smiled and said: "It's so awesome. Can it be sold for tens of millions of dollars?"
"Well, no one is willing to buy it for hundreds of thousands of dollars," Li Hanxiang said.
"Then you said it's unique in the world." Kang Jianfei didn't understand the market at all, and he didn't know that the price of Chinese antiques at this time was much lower than that of later generations. After all, the prices had not yet been raised by mainland players and international auction houses.
Li Hanxiang sighed: "I didn't pay attention before, but now that I've wiped off the dirt on the barrel, I discovered that this pen barrel was used by Qin Shaoyou."
"Who is Qin Shaoyou? This name sounds familiar." Kang Jianfei asked humbly.
Li Hanxiang resisted the urge to roll his eyes: "If our love lasts for a long time, how can we stay together day and night?"
Only then did you react to Kang Jianfei and said with a smile, "Just say Qin Guan."
"This pen holder should have been given to Qin Shaoyou by a woman." Li Hanxiang said and threw the pen holder to Kang Jianfei.
Kang Jianfei took it and took a look, and saw the words "Magpie Bridge Immortal" engraved on it. Before the signature, there were also words such as "Gift to you for your young travels" and other words. The cylinder was also engraved with the mythical story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl. Unfortunately, this cylinder has been used as a gift all year round.
The mouth of the grain cup, used to scoop grains, has been worn out of shape.
Li Hanxiang saw Kang Jianfei looking at the mouth of the barrel depressedly. He smiled and comforted: "Don't feel bad, it may not be Qin Shaoyou himself. The owner of the pen barrel may just have the same name or the same name as Qin Guan. After all, "Magpie Bridge Fairy" can be used for it.
A love poem between a man and a woman."
"I don't care, I'm not very interested in this kind of thing anyway," Kang Jianfei changed the subject and asked, "Does Director Li have any plans after filming "Fire Dragon"?"
Li Hanxiang shook his head and said: "I haven't thought about it yet."
Kang Jianfei asked: "Have you ever thought about finishing filming "The Legend of Cixi"?"
Li Hanxiang was shocked and said: "Yes, of course I do. Mr. Kang is interested in investing?"
"Investment is okay, but I have a request." Kang Jianfei said.
"The Legend of Cixi" is divided into five parts: "The Burning of the Old Summer Palace", "Listening Behind the Curtain", "Tongzhi ZTE", "Reform" and "Eight-Power Allied Forces". Now Li Hanxiang only filmed the first two parts and was stranded due to lack of funds. He
Naturally, I want to finish filming the whole movie.
"Whatever your request is, Mr. Kang, just ask." Li Hanxiang said eagerly.
Kang Jianfei said: "I want to buy New Kunlun."
Li Hanxiang asked dumbly: "New Kunlun is just a small company. Can it fall under Mr. Kang's eyes?"
Kang Jianfei said bluntly: "I just want the copyright of "The Burning of the Old Summer Palace" and "The Government Behind the Curtain". Whether I can sell them or not depends on Director Li's wishes."
New Kunlun owned nothing except the copyrights of a few movies, and no one wanted to sell it before. But he really wanted Li Hanxiang to sell it. He was a little reluctant to part with it, after all, this was the company he founded a few years ago to make a comeback.
Li Hanxiang shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Since you like Mr. Kang, then if I have anything else to say, just sell it."
"Then it's settled. When Director Li returns to Hong Kong, someone will talk to you about the specific price." Kang Jianfei said as he packed up the jars and jars he had picked up.
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Beijing Airport.
Gong Li asked reluctantly: "When will you come back?"
"Don't worry, you won't have to wait long," Kang Jianfei patted the back of Gong Li's hand, "I contacted Principal Li from the Chinese Theater Company, and he said that your performance test score is second, as long as the college entrance examination cultural class is not too far behind.
, I will definitely be admitted, and I will go to the China National Theater to find you when the time comes."
"Well, thank you." Gong Li said gratefully. She had no confidence in her cultural exam.
As Gong Li waved goodbye, Kang Jianfei boarded the plane back to Hong Kong. At this time, "Metamorphosis" aroused heated discussions in both the mainland and Hong Kong.
It can be said that "Metamorphosis" is an unprecedented TV program from the perspective of investment and content.
Since the conclusion of Sino-British negotiations and the imminent handover of Hong Kong in 1997, Hong Kong people have been curious and fearful of the mainland. Although Phoenix TV has programs introducing the mainland from time to time, they are all from a broad perspective and there is no very detailed one.
Narrow down to specific families.
"Metamorphosis" provides such a platform, allowing Hong Kong audiences to have a close understanding of the situation of ordinary people in the mainland.
After the first episode of "Metamorphosis" was aired, the program immediately aroused heated discussion, and even the talk shows of wireless stations used it as a topic.
There are several views on this in Hong Kong. One is to ridicule the poverty of the mainland and believe that after Hong Kong's return, the wealth of Hong Kong people will be dragged down by the poor mainland; the second is to think that mainlanders also have good things. In the film
The mainlanders are very simple and kind, unlike in the movies, they are all provincial and Hong Kong flag soldiers; they also praise the hard work of the mainlanders, or ridicule the mainlanders for their lack of knowledge, etc.
This is the Hong Kong audience’s view of mainlanders. Some media also focused on the bewitched Hong Kong teenagers in the film, believing that young people in Hong Kong are uneducated and only know how to eat, drink and have fun all day long. The educational situation of young people is very worrying.
Anyway, "Metamorphosis" was a hit. On the third day after Kang Jianfei returned to Hong Kong, the second episode of "Metamorphosis" was broadcast, and the ratings reached a terrifying 57% - a full 28 percentage points increase from the first episode.
After the second episode was broadcast, "Metamorphosis" seems to have become a social topic. Generally speaking, Hong Kong people's opinions on this are divided into four categories: praise, criticism, neutrality and soy sauce.
The leftist newspaper "Wen Wei Po" commented on the program: ""Metamorphosis" has strengthened the people-to-people ties between mainland China and Hong Kong and enhanced mutual understanding between the people of the two places. It can be seen from the film that although the mainland is economically backward, it is not a reactionary media propaganda
It is a hell on earth like that, and no one will die from class struggle at any time. People create wealth through labor,
Hard-working, simple and full of hope... In the program, the delinquent teenagers in Hong Kong gradually became sensible little by little under the influence of the working people in the Mainland. The poor teenagers in the Mainland also opened their eyes in Hong Kong and learned many new things.
Knowledge...Mainland people and Hong Kong people are both Chinese compatriots, and brothers should help each other instead of being suspicious of each other..."
The evaluation of the right-wing newspaper was completely opposite: "Phoenix TV produced the program "Metamorphosis" with sinister intentions. The selection of the two teenagers in the film revealed its purpose. It is obvious that the planners of the program chose an outstanding rural boy.
, using things such as diligence and simplicity to cover up the poverty, ignorance, selfishness, and greed of the mainland people, and using a young and Dangerous boy to represent the new generation of Hong Kong, wantonly smearing the image of Hong Kong people... The transformation of young and Dangerous teenagers in the Mainland,
In fact, it is a metaphor that although Hong Kong is rich, there are problems with morality and quality, which need to be corrected by the mainland. To put it more bluntly, gcd wants to take back Hong Kong and carry out a major transformation in Hong Kong, just like the original wg movement...
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As for neutral newspapers such as "Ming Pao", they completely put aside ideology and evaluated "The Metamorphosis" from the perspective of human nature and the growth of young people.
By the time the third episode of "Metamorphosis" was aired, which was the finale of the first story, the ratings had risen to 65%, which was comparable to the ratings of a beauty pageant.
Fulinmen Restaurant.
Xu Jiasheng, director of the Hong Kong branch of Xinhua News Agency, held a wine glass and said: "Mr. Kang, the program "Metamorphosis" is so good that the central leaders have praised it!"
Kang Jianfei laughed and said: "It's just a show, and there are a lot of people scolding it."
Hui Jiasheng shook his head and sighed: "Most of Hong Kong people's fear of the mainland comes from unfamiliarity and lack of understanding. "Metamorphosis" just provides this opportunity. But..."
"But what?" Kang Jianfei asked with a frown.
Xu Jiasheng said: "The leader said that we should not target the poorest places in the mainland when making programs. We can choose families in the city as exchanges."
Well, I accidentally made the leader unhappy, and Kang Jianfei was completely speechless. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian () to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.
