1978: Female educated youth, don’t want an illiterate husband

"This... our school leaders are all stubborn. Comrade Xiao Cheng and Director Huang, please bear with me!"

as predicted!

After Cheng Xuemin and his friends met with the leaders of the sports school, when they heard that they were trying to borrow his national championship to make some nonsense movie, they refused on the spot!

They shouted at Cheng Xuemin and the others that every one of their champions was an elite who visited the United States and Japan and went out to win glory for the country. How could they not be doing their job and go make a movie?
Is making movies also a way to bring glory to the country?
What the hell are you talking about!

No matter how Cheng Xuemin and Huang Jianzhong reasoned and presented facts, they just wouldn't give a damn. Even with Wu Bin, their sports school's top coach, there to speak up for them, it still didn't work.

After coming out in disgrace, Coach Wu Bin said apologetically that they had finally distinguished the big and small kings.

It turns out that in the crew of this martial arts film, it was not Director Huang who was in charge, but the incredibly young Comrade Xiao Cheng.

Therefore, whether he can get the role of Li Lianjie's master, the second male lead in this movie, all depends on Comrade Xiao Cheng.

Of course, now that the school leaders are so determined, perhaps neither the coach nor the team members will be able to get a role and join the crew of other people’s martial arts films.

They might just go straight to the Shandong Wushu Team!
"I understand, I understand. Coach Wu, let's make it a deal. You should be ready to join the crew at any time!"

"As for the ideological work of your school leaders, I will find a way to get someone to do it!"

After being turned down, Cheng Xuemin was not too discouraged. After all, he was not a big shot. The Shichahai Sports School was a national institution. As people said, it had won more national championships than his age. Why would they care about a young boy like him?
So, we can only change to plan B!
If Cheng Xuemin could handle it himself, he would definitely not alert the higher-ups, right?
If we can’t handle it now, we can only ask Mr. Wu to help!

Anyway, when Cheng Xuemin signed the military order, Mr. Wu made a very arrogant statement that any comrade from any unit across the country would be poached as long as Cheng Xuemin took a fancy to him!

If Cheng Xuemin cannot be poached by himself, then let Yan Film Studio step in. If Yan Film Studio also fails, then Mr. Wu himself, an old man, will step in personally.

But his old bones are not very useful either. There is Liao Gong above him, and Haizili behind Liao Gong.

Anyway, one sentence!

In order to achieve the great cause of earning foreign exchange through cultural outlets, we must devote all resources and provide full support and cooperation.

If you want people, give them to you. If you want money, give them money!
Ah!
The one million project funds have all been transferred to Yanying Studio.

Everything is ready, except for the personnel deployment on Cheng Xuemin's side!
Now that Cheng Xuemin and Huang Jianzhong have both been defeated, it means that they can only alert Mr. Wu behind the scenes and ask them to negotiate with the State Sports Commission, and then the State Sports Commission will directly issue instructions to the leaders of the sports school.

They just need to go back and wait for news!
"Comrade Xiao Cheng, this... do we still have a chance?" Wu Bin's eyes lit up when he heard Cheng Xuemin's words that he was ready to join the crew at any time, and he asked quietly.

"Coach Wu, wait for the news!"

"Okay, then I'll wait for good news from you, Xuemin, in Shanghai and come over to give you guidance on your work at any time!" Xie Jin was also reluctant to leave and said goodbye to Cheng Xuemin at the Yanjing Railway Station.

"Okay, since you are so kind to invite me, I will definitely go when I have time!"

Cheng Xuemin also nodded. After Xie Jin returned, he would immediately start the full-scale filming of "Lush Mountain Love". He would definitely have to invite the screenwriter Cheng Xuemin to join the crew for guidance and observation.

Cheng Xuemin also thought about it and decided that once the crew of "Tai Chi" was officially formed and the filming started in full swing, he would definitely have some free time to visit Shanghai!
Moreover, in Cheng Xuemin's script, in addition to the filming of the Tai Chi plot in Chenjiagou and Yanjing, there is also a very important Wuhan University plot that is to be completed in Hong Kong.

After all, the most indispensable thing in martial arts films is Yawei's flying and hiding.

But domestic film studios certainly don't have that kind of large equipment, and it's not easy to import it from Hong Kong. It's a bit too late in terms of time, and there's simply not enough extra funds.

It's impossible for Cheng Xuemin to go to Hong Kong to import a device worth hundreds of thousands of dollars just for his martial arts film, right?

Therefore, it is better to wait until domestic martial arts films become popular and then allocate additional funds from above to import this kind of equipment!
In order to save money now, it would be better to take a group of crew members and fly directly to Hong Kong to complete the subsequent production work.

So since he is going to Hong Kong, he will definitely pass through Shanghai, and Cheng Xuemin will have the opportunity to visit Xie Jin's crew!

"It's settled then. I'll wait for you in Shanghai!"

Xie Jin left very satisfied, and Cheng Xuemin also drove back to Yanying Studio.

In Hong Kong, in a newly established company called Peace Pictures!

Almost all members of the Yuan family are present!

The Yuan brothers were all talking at once: "Haha, I never thought that our Yuan Clan could start a company just like Sammo Hung's Hong Clan, Cheng Meng's Long Clan, and Liu Jialiang's Liu Clan!"

"Yes! Among the four major martial arts troupes in Hong Kong, only our Yuan Clan has not established its own satellite company! Now it's good, we can also open a company and make a fortune!"

"Don't be too happy, you have to start a company to make movies! We are just starting out, and if we don't take the first step well, we will have to close down!"

"Go away, go away! You haven't even opened yet, and you're already saying something so unlucky! If you open a company, of course you're going to make a lot of money!"

"Indeed, if we don't make a lot of money from running a company, why would we start it?"

"By the way, Boss, now that the company has opened, have you thought of a film for the opening?"

"Yes! The opening film must be chosen carefully, it must be a hit that becomes an instant hit!"

The boss of Heping Film Company is Yuan Heping, the leader of the Yuan Clan. At this moment, he was listening to his brothers' excited discussion. In fact, he was also extremely excited, but more of it was nervousness and excitement!
He from the Yuan family also started a satellite company and started his own business as a boss!
Which man is not excited, nervous and looking forward to starting a business?
But they are just a satellite company, and they are backed by a big boss, the Shaw Brothers Group, because that's the situation in the Hong Kong film and television industry now.

Resources are basically concentrated in the four old film and television groups. Other film and television companies such as the Cheng family, the Liu family, and the Hong family are all subsidiaries established under the four major film and television groups, that is, satellite companies.

The same goes for Peace Pictures, which was founded by the Yuan family. Shaw Brothers had just given some leeway to allow the Yuan family brothers to raise funds themselves.

As a satellite subsidiary, they must hand over 30 percent of their profits to the head office every year, and at the same time obtain the right to lease all cinemas under Shaw Brothers Films.

If they don’t have the rental rights, even if they make a new movie, they will have no place to show it. Without a place to show it, they won’t make any box office money, which means losing all their money.

Of course, in addition to renting and screening by yourself, you can also sell the film copyright to the four major film and television groups at a one-time price.

But the price you set will often be lowered, and you won’t make much money! So since you have opened a satellite company, you must have the ambition to make a lot of money. No one wants to work cheaply for others.

Although running a satellite company means working for a big boss, at least when you look at it from outside, you are still a small boss!
The big bosses at the top eat the meat, and they can also get a little bit of meat when they start their own companies, unlike before when they could only drink the leftover soup.

However, now that the company is up and running, we do have to consider the choice of the opening film!
The hope for the opening film is that it will be an instant hit, or even better, a blockbuster, so one has to be extremely cautious.

In fact, Yuan Heping, the boss and the leader, has no idea about the opening film so far.

"Boss, there's a call from the Great Wall!"

Just as everyone was celebrating the opening of the new company and Yuan Heping was deep in thought, Lin Zhengying, who was next to the phone, answered a call and shouted to Yuan Heping in a daze!
"The Great Wall? What do they want?"

After Lin Zhengying shouted like this, the office, which was full of discussions just now, suddenly became quiet. Everyone looked at Yuan Heping, and then at the phone in Lin Zhengying's hand!
"Great Wall Pictures? Why are they looking for us?"

Yuan Heping was also stunned. Great Wall was a hard-line leftist in Hong Kong. Shaw Brothers usually kept a distance from them and had little interaction with them.

Not to mention these not-so-famous martial arts directors!

But how could it be such a coincidence? Their Yuan family’s own company was just established today. Not to mention the congratulatory calls from other relatives and friends, even the Shaw Brothers didn’t have a single call. They are all waiting!
What the Yuan family didn’t expect was that the first call they received was from Great Wall Pictures!

Yuan Heping thought about it and realized that he didn’t seem to have much contact with that side recently. How did they think of calling in? They were really rare guests!
But I dare not neglect it!

Although the old leftists in Hong Kong are weak now and getting worse every year, they still have the north behind them. People in Hong Kong can't afford to provoke them, but they can avoid them as much as possible.

However, since the other party called on their own initiative, and it was the first call since their company was founded, Yuan Heping had to treat it with caution.

"I didn't say anything on the phone. I just told you I want to talk to you over the phone!" Lin Zhengying shrugged, weighed the receiver in his hand, and said.

"Give me the phone!" Yuan Heping walked over, nodded and said.

"Boss, they are old leftists... and we have just founded the company..." Yuan Heping's younger brother Yuan Changren reminded anxiously.

That's Lao Zuo. Hong Kong people generally try to avoid it if they can, and push it away if they can't. The Yuan family has just founded the company, so they have to remind the boss Yuan Heping to be cautious when answering the call.

"Yeah!" Yuan Heping nodded and let go of the receiver. Then he answered the phone and said, "Hello, who is this? I'm Yuan Heping!"

"Master Yuan... No, I should call you Boss Yuan now. I just heard that your Yuan family has established a satellite company. Congratulations. I wish Boss Yuan a prosperous business and hope that his first film will be an instant hit and become a best-seller in Hong Kong!!" The congratulatory voice of Great Wall Fu Qi came from the other side!
"Huh?! It's Boss Fu! Thank you, thank you! Thank you very much for your good words!" Yuan Heping recognized that it was Fu Qi, the current head of Great Wall Pictures. His face changed and he thanked him repeatedly.

His heart was beating fast. A small satellite company from the Yuan family had actually alarmed the old boss Zuo of Great Wall. What was going on?
Could it be that the Yuan family has been targeted by them?

Don’t!

They are just a small satellite company that wants to make a living with their brothers, but they really don't want to be involved in their factional struggles!
So, what does it mean when the person in charge of Great Wall calls me personally?
"It should be!"

"We are all in the same business of making movies. When Boss Yuan's start-up film is ready, you can just send it to Great Wall. I can't guarantee anything else, but the 18 cinemas under Great Wall will definitely screen it for you at a discounted price!"

"Okay, okay. Thank you, thank you, Mr. Fu!" Yuan Heping didn't dare to respond to the other party. What kind of entrepreneurial film would be sent to their Great Wall Cinema after it was shot?
Send him to die?
Everyone knows that the Great Wall Cinema only has one small piece of land of their own, and the current situation is a bit difficult to defend. How can they have more people?
Without people, how can we guarantee box office success?

Moreover, once a new movie is sent to their cinemas and the people in the Film Bureau find out, it will be banned immediately!
So now those old leftists like Changcheng are basically entertaining themselves in their own little corner. They can’t go out, and other new films can’t be sent to their cinemas.

Moreover, the big boss of Heping Film and Television is Shaw Brothers, which has so many cinemas for its satellite subsidiaries to schedule films with. Why would they go far away to find Lao Zuo and make him uncomfortable?

If we are discovered by the people in the Film Bureau, we will be banned immediately. Who the hell dares to provoke us?

Like now, Yuan Heping was very cautious when answering this call. He shook his head and declined the invitation, saying, "But Boss Fu, we are a small company, and we have no plans to shoot a startup film yet..."

Ok!

Before Yuan Heping could finish his excuse, the other end of the phone said, "Really? You don't have any plans to make a startup film, right?"

"That's perfect!"

"Boss Yuan, it's like this! I took the liberty of calling you this time because I was asked by Yanjing to invite you!"

"Ah?! From Yanjing?" Yuan Heping was stunned when he heard what Fu Qi said on the phone!

What the hell?

From Yanjing?

When they heard the boss exclaim about Yanjing, Lin Zhengying and Yuan Changren were all equally confused. They didn't react why he suddenly mentioned that place.
They even try to avoid the old leftists in Hong Kong, let alone face Yanjing directly!
"It's like this! Yanjing Film Studio is planning to make a martial arts film and hopes to invite Boss Yuan to bring your martial arts team to the north to provide them with martial arts guidance!"

"Don't worry about the price, Boss Yuan. They also said that you can name the price yourself!"

"It just so happens that your new company has just opened, and you don't have any plans to start a new film at the moment. So you just happen to have some time to go north and make some quick money, right?"

What the hell!

It turned out to be the Yan Film Studio in the north that invited them, the Yuan Family Class, to provide martial arts instruction?

Damn, what’s going on?
When did the North become so open? They even started making martial arts movies?

And even went all the way to Hong Kong to hire a martial arts instructor?
It can be seen that this crew is knowledgeable and not really complacent as rumored.

But the terrible thing is!
There are so many martial arts teams in Hong Kong, why did Yanjing choose the Yuan Family?

Isn’t this fatal!

...(End of chapter)