At seven o'clock in the evening, the huge screening hall of the Broadway Cinema of Xiangjiang Anle Cinema was full of seats and people were looking forward to it.
Lin Xiaoguang sat in the middle seat, with Anyang on his left, Zeng Yang on his right, and Zeng Yuan next to Anyang. The four of them occupied a relatively good position in the middle row.
As the cinema went dark, the screen lit up, and the logo of Chinhua Pictures appeared.
Different from the current Shaw Brothers style, and also different from Wanda Pictures in later generations, Chinhuai Pictures' logo is very similar to Sony Pictures, but Sony has four letters, and Qinhuai has seven. The seven letters are displayed in front of the audience, with the background
It was a dark screen, with only the H letter in the middle reflecting a little light.
Compared with the logos of most current film companies, they are not flashy. Qinhuai is as simple as possible and even has a Silicon Valley style, minimalism.
Seeing this logo, many people in the industry knew that it represented Qinhuai Pictures.
But some of them are not clear. For example, Zeng Yang, who looked confused: "Brother-in-law, this is not a local company in Xiangjiang, right? It looks more like the one in the United States?"
"This is Qinhuai." Lin Xiaoguang smiled and then explained: "The main reason for doing this is to internationalize Qinhuai Pictures."
"I thought it was from the United States." Zeng Yang nodded slowly.
After Qinhuai Pictures' logo, the next one is that of Phoenix. Compared with the previous one, it has been revised, but the change is not big. It can be seen at a glance that it belongs to Phoenix. Everyone didn't think much, except that it turned out that Phoenix was also involved in this film.
After the logos of the two companies appeared, the main creators and the movie were not introduced, and the movie started directly.
The first scene is in a bank, or to be precise, a bank teller. A person comes to handle business and takes out one million Hong Kong dollars. The teller girl bundles the stacks of Hong Kong dollars and counts them on the money counter.
The 10,000 Hong Kong dollar bills were placed neatly, then put into the suitcase by the customer and taken away immediately.
This is a lot of Hong Kong dollars. In an era when the average monthly salary is more than 1,000 Hong Kong dollars, if you want to earn one million Hong Kong dollars, well, you have to work hard for 83 years without eating or drinking.
As we all know, this is a huge amount of money.
Therefore, it attracts the audience's attention immediately.
The scene was quick, not more than 5 seconds. As the customer walked out of the bank, the camera then gave a panoramic shot, including him, and also captured the bank's sign, which read Chang'an Bank.
Yes, this is a soft advertisement.
Next, the second shot is of a TV show studio, a dark environment mixed with a little light, surrounded by competitors with solemn expressions and cold attitudes. It doesn’t look like a TV show studio, but more like a TV show studio.
It's a prison or a shipping container, giving it the feel of a crime movie.
As the host's explanation came, the environment gradually transitioned from darkness to light, but it still remained half black and half white, and the light and shadow effect was very strong.
At this time, the host asked the male protagonist Chen Jiaju: "What is your name?"
Chen Jiaju was about to answer when suddenly something changed in front of the audience. They heard a crisp sound and a snap. The male protagonist received a heavy slap in the face. The audience was immediately startled.
Fortunately, Anyang knew about this scene and performed well, but Zeng Yuan was much worse and screamed out loud.
This is a public place. If at any time, there would probably be many dissatisfied looks from the audience, but there is no such thing right now, because the vast majority of the audience were shocked and thought they had also been slapped.
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"Brother-in-law, the style of this movie is so weird. In the past, I only liked watching the climax when watching movies. This movie is different. You are guaranteed to be shocked at any point and make you nervous."
Zeng Yuan couldn't help but said: "I have never been so focused."
"Really?" Lin Xiaoguang smiled, stared at the screen, and asked casually: "So, what do you think of the beginning of this movie? Is it amazing or mediocre? Do you want to continue watching it?"
"It's okay. I can't tell if it's good or not, but it's more interesting than most movies nowadays." Zeng Yuan tilted her head and considered her words.
Lin Xiaoguang smiled, grabbed An Yang's hand, and whispered: "An An, I have a hunch that the audience may not be comfortable with the movie Estate Millionaire at first sight, but film critics and intellectuals will definitely like it."
"Really?" Anyang stared at the screen.
As the movie continued, there was a fierce-looking tattooed man who asked viciously: "Tell me, what's your name?"
The male protagonist seemed to be in a bad state of mind and was slapped in the face.
The tattooed man continued to ask: "Tell me, what's your name?"
"Chen, Chen Jia, Chen Jiaju."
"Where do you live?"
Chen Jiaju didn't react in time and slapped him again, and the next moment, the camera switched to the TV show studio.
"Definitely." Lin Xiaoguang said with a smile: "The audio-visual language of Millionaire is more than a step above current movies. I even think that this film will win international awards, including Oscars." Speaking of this, , he felt a little regretful and sighed: "Oh, such a good film, I should have kept it in my own hands and given it to Phoenix. It's such a loss."
It is indeed a loss. The film Millionaire won seven Academy Awards in 2009 including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Cinematography, as well as two nominations for Best Score and Best Sound Editing. .
In addition, there are four American Golden Globe awards, all of which are major awards such as Best Director and Best Screenplay.
In 1979, the Hong Kong film industry magazine "Film Biweekly" was born, engaged in the creation of film industry reports and reviews. In March this year, the Hong Kong Film Awards were born. The first Hong Kong Film Awards were held on March 9. The awards ceremony was held at the Shouson Theater of the Xiangjiang Arts Center, with Ng Chia-lian and Zhan Xiaoping as hosts.
The best film is "Father and Son", the best director is Fang Yuping of "Father and Son", the best screenwriter is Zhang Jianting of "The Story of Hu Yue", the best actor is Xu Guanwen of "Modern Bodyguard", and the best actress is "The Elders" Hui Yinghong.
After that, there are still ten Chinese-language films, which were won by ten films including "Father and Son Love", "Ghost Horses and Stars" and "Dance Hall".
As well as the top ten foreign language films, it was won by ten films including "Raging Bull" from the United States, "Old Capital" from Japan, "The Postman Always Rings Twice" from West Germany, and ten other films.
This year's Academy Awards have passed, and there is no hope for millionaires, but next year's one can give it a try.
Which film will appear more in the Academy Awards next year? He thought about it, probably "The Wrath of the Sea", "The Best Partner" and "The Nightmare", they are not simple.
However, he is very confident that as long as the local filmmakers in Hong Kong don't go too far, the millionaire can at least win a major award.
Hearing this, Anyang snickered: "I don't think it's a loss."
"Without this film, I wouldn't have known that in addition to writing novels, you can also write scripts. In the future, you will have to write more books, otherwise this talent will be wasted."
"Oh my God? Is it a mistake to be gifted and talented?" He pretended to be helpless and sighed.
Anyang was immediately amused: "I'm already a father, and yet I'm still so immoral."
"Sister, brother-in-law, even if you want to show off your affection, why not change the place, there are so many people watching here!" Zeng Yuan saw them being so affectionate, and she was envious and felt a little sad in her heart.
"It's all your fault. Stop talking and watch the movie carefully." An Yang rolled his eyes at him and pulled his hand back.