Zhou Hexuan walked out of the screening room wearing a hat, with the brim of the hat held low, so that he didn't have to worry about being recognized. After all, his photos often appeared in newspapers and magazines.
This kind of attire is not unusual. Nearly 30% of the men who came to watch the movie wore hats.
Wearing hats seems to be the trend of this era. Whether in Europe, America or Asia, men and women like to wear hats when going out. The "Uniform Regulations" promulgated by the Nanjing National Government a few years ago even have special regulations on wearing hats, such as students and civil servants on formal occasions.
Hats must be worn, white hats in summer and black hats in winter. The wrong color will be laughed at.
What Zhou Hexuan is wearing now is a men's top hat, which is round and similar to the shape of a flying saucer, with a ribbon tied above the brim. This kind of hat is very common in film and television dramas of the Republic of China, such as the underground party joints of spy war dramas. The protagonists often
He was wearing a long gown and a top hat. When he took off his hat, he took out a note from the hat and passed it quietly.
Zhou Hexuan followed the crowd and went out. The audience members who watched "Red Dust" were excited, but they were reluctant to mention the content of the movie. Those who watched "The Goddess" were filled with indignation, and many people discussed the plot while walking.
"That gangster is so hateful, he is simply a scumbag!"
"Isn't that right? If you ask me, you should have called the police and arrested him earlier."
"Calling the police is useless. He will be locked up for a few days at most, and the heroine will be even worse when she is released."
"Ruan Lingyu acted so well. When I saw her being bullied in the movie, I couldn't help but want to cry."
"The story compiled by Mr. Zhou is better."
"Have you read the original novel of "The Goddess"?"
"I didn't understand much. It's a completely different story from the movie."
"This plot also exists in the original novel, but the writing is more obscure and messy, and the heroine in the original novel is even more miserable than in the movie."
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Judging from the reactions of these audiences, the movie version of "The Goddess" is undoubtedly a success and has greatly aroused the emotions of many viewers. Of course, the American blockbuster "Red Dust" is also very successful. Everyone's face is glowing after watching it, just like people in the 1980s.
It's as exciting as watching a short movie in the video room.
Just when Zhou Hexuan took Vivien Leigh north to Tianjin, the reputation of the two movies had fermented, but one was in the sky and the other was underground.
Many moralists came out to criticize "The Red Dust", believing that the film promoted anti-Japanese ideology, and called on the government to ban the screening of such vulgar films. The authorities said it was very difficult, hampered by the pressure of public opinion and the American film industry.
Due to the pressure from business operators, in the end we had to choose a compromise: "Red Dust" can only be screened in specific large theaters.
"The Goddess" has been unanimously recognized by people, especially the social issues reflected in it, which has caused widespread social discussion. Do the sons of prostitutes have the right to education? If the parents' occupation is illegal, the children will definitely be bad people when they grow up.
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The official publication of the League of Leftists characterized "The Goddess" as an anti-feudal and progressive film. Tian Han even wrote a review of the film himself, saying: "Films, like books and newspapers, are also powerful weapons for spreading ideas and a good tool for transforming society. Movies
It should not just be about love and love, but it should also reflect the lives of the people at the bottom and acute social problems. "The Goddess" provides an excellent reference for our film workers."
Chinese filmmakers at this time were represented by Zhang Shichuan and Zheng Zhengqiu. Although the two co-founded Mingxing Film Company, their film concepts were different.
Zhang Shichuan took a commercial route and advocated that movies should be "interested and fashionable". The audience is accustomed to filming whatever they see. His masterpiece is "The Burning of the Red Lotus Temple". Zheng Zhengqiu, however, believes that movies should improve society and educate the people.
His representative works include "Labor's Love".
But no matter what, the two still focus on commercial films. After all, film companies need to survive, and realistic literary and artistic films are far less popular than commercial films.
Historically, it was not until the success of "The Goddess", which was both educational and profitable, that the trend of filming social issue films finally started. Among them, the Left Federation was also promoting it, and left-wing writers created wonderful scripts. Lianhua Pictures
The company is responsible for the specific shooting and distribution.
Now Zhou Hexuan has released "The Goddess" two years ahead of schedule, and it has also been recognized by countless audiences. It immediately gave Luo Mingyou great confidence, and he took the initiative to go to Tian Han and others to buy the script of the social issue film.
The only thing that prevents "The Goddess" from making a lot of money is the screening problem.
The Capital Grand Theater, a super awesome place, has installed the most advanced sound film projection equipment, so people can watch "The Goddess" and "Red Dust" ("Red Dust" is also a talkie). But other theaters are a bit worse.
, only some theaters owned by Luo Mingyou and a small number of theaters owned by Mingxing Company can make movies sound.
The shows of "The Goddess" in talkie theaters were packed with seats, and even sometimes the morning screenings were full, but the owners of silent theaters could only worry. In the end, they had to resort to remedial measures, remaking silent film copies and adding dialogue subtitles at key plot points.
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Zhou Hexuan could only smile bitterly at this. He finally invested in a sound film, which used the most advanced sound film technology. However, when most theaters screened it, the audience still couldn't hear the sound, just like a 3D film in later generations.
Blockbusters, but I searched all over the country and couldn't find a few 3D screening rooms.
After the hit release of "The Goddess", Ruan Lingyu became extremely popular, surpassing Hu Die in one fell swoop and becoming the number one actress in the film industry, becoming the absolute pillar of Lianhua Pictures.
Unlike ordinary audiences who pursue celebrities, industry insiders pay more attention to the filming technology of "The Goddess". Because this film uses top-notch sound technology, the sound quality is shockingly good, unlike previous domestic sound films with all kinds of noise, sound and pictures.
Out of sync.
Zhang Shichuan and Zheng Zhengqiu quickly inquired about the situation, but when they learned about the price of sound film, they shook their heads. The cost was too high and they couldn't afford it.
It's a bit strange to say that the Shaw Brothers, who have always been stingy, were actually very interested in talkies, and even sent Run Run Shaw to the United States to buy talkie equipment. However, the Shaw Brothers' "Tianyi Company" no longer develops in the mainland, because
Due to the turmoil caused by the Battle of Songhu, the Shaw Brothers decided to move their business to Hong Kong and target Southeast Asia.
In fact, the Shaw Brothers are really powerful. Only three years after they founded "Tianyi Company" in Shanghai, they quickly occupied the southern China film market. They forced six companies including Minxin, Mingxing, Greater China, Youlian, Shanghai, and Hua Drama.
They joined forces to form the "Liuhe Industrial Company" and jointly dealt with Shaw's "Tianyi Company", which was known in history as the "Liuhe Encirclement and Suppression".
How could the Shaw Brothers survive? They could only go to Hong Kong to develop in despair. They could not even sell movies to the mainland. In desperation, they carefully managed the Southeast Asian market and established more than 100 theaters in Southeast Asia in ten years.
As a result, everyone knows that what was lost was gained in the east, and Shaw Brothers later made Hong Kong cinema's glory by a strange combination of circumstances.
On the contrary, the film companies that forced Shaw Brothers away disappeared one by one in the long river of history.