Chapter 703 Film Labor (fourth update today) On Damuqiao Road in Shanghai, there is a Shanghai Film Village. As the name suggests, it is a residential area built by the Shanghai Film Studio, with more than 400 households and a standard two-bedroom apartment of 50 square meters. This project is much more generous than that of the Beijing Film Studio. Historically, after Gong Xue won the Golden Rooster and Hundred Flowers Double Shadow, she was assigned a house with a flush toilet here. Nowadays, she is doing well in the capital, and except for the film "Romance on Lushan Mountain", she has not caused any butterfly effect on Shanghai Film Studio. Zhang Yu is still the number one favorite of Shanghai Film Studio. She is married and her husband is Zhang Jianya. The two had just finished arguing in their new house. Because Zhang Yu wanted to imitate Chen Chong in studying abroad and working in Hollywood, her husband certainly disagreed. "Don't worry about whether I can leave the country or not..." "How could I ignore it!" "Why don't we talk about this for today? Don't interrupt. Let me ask you, the factory is cooperating with Oriental Company to make five American films. Will you go or not?" Zhang Yu asked.
"I'm not going!" "I have recommended you to the leader, you must come to me!" "Who told you to make your own decisions? You didn't even look at what kind of trashy movies those were? Demons, monsters, **** violence, no style, everyone in the factory avoids them, and you still let me go?" "What do you know? You have a daily subsidy of 15 Hong Kong dollars, including food and accommodation. You can also work in Hong Kong and make American films. What a great opportunity this is!" "Then why don't you act?" "I want to break into Hollywood. I won't act in those films that will be released directly on video tapes!" In the 1980s, there was a craze for going abroad, and the literary and art circles were the main force. Zhang Yu is no longer in "Romance in Lushan", but she is still a well-known actress and wants to go out. After going abroad, like most people, she quickly divorced her husband and worked as a nanny and tutor. After working for more than ten years, she returned to China to develop. In this family, the women are strong and the men are weak. Zhang Jianya couldn't resist her, so she had to agree to take a look. The couple went out, made love again in front of their colleagues and neighbors, and rode their bicycles to the Shanghai Film Studio on Caoxi North Road. Zhang Yu took him to meet the leader to finalize the matter. Zhang Jianya looked depressed. He was originally an actor at the Shanghai Film Studio. He was admitted to Nortel in 1978. He was classmates with Zhang Yimou and Chen Kaige. After graduation, he returned to the Shanghai Film Studio as a director's assistant. Later, there were some achievements, including the representative works "San Mao Joins the Army" and "Love Call Transfer". Shanghai Film Studio has more than a dozen film quotas every year. But there are only sixty or seventy people who can be directors, which is not enough. Zhang Jianya is only in his 30s. It would be good to be able to direct independently at the age of 40. He was particularly envious of his classmates Chen Kaige who made "Yellow Earth" and Zhang Yimou and his brothers who followed Dongchang, making one film after another. "Xiao Zhang?" "Hey, Lao Liu!" A photographer in his 40s came over, handed a cigarette, and asked in a low voice: "You agreed?" "Huh? Oh, I agreed!" Zhang Jianya was stunned for a moment before he realized what he was asking. Old Liu was overjoyed when he heard this and said: "Okay, come to the small conference room in the afternoon, I will take you to meet everyone, and you will be one of my own from now on." "Why don't you just go to Hong Kong to film? Why do you still act like a small group?"
"What's this? We all go to work in Hong Kong together. We are not familiar with the place. It's good to be familiar with each other so we can take care of each other." "Oh, that's true." "If you understand, just come on time at two o'clock in the afternoon!" Lao Liu dodged. Zhang Jianya scratched his head, not wanting to go, but after thinking about it, he decided to go and take a look. … In the blink of an eye it's two o'clock in the afternoon. Zhang Jianya arrived at the small conference room and was shocked to see dozens of people inside. Lao Liu enthusiastically introduced them. At a glance, he found that they were all employees in their 30s and 40s. There are people who do art, recording, editing, lighting... No matter what the position, they are assistants or deputies. In other words, those who can film seriously in the factory don’t want to go to Hong Kong. "Xiao Zhang! Come on, I'll give you the outline of the story. It's more detailed than the previous editions." Lao Liu gave him a few pages of paper, which he copied by hand. This whole thing is quite mysterious. I only know that there will be five films to be filmed. I have not read the complete script yet. It is said that the scale is too large and I am afraid that it will be circulated as a "spiritual pollution article". "I heard a news that Comrade Chen Qi will come to Shanghai Film Studio in a few days. It is estimated that our departure to Hong Kong will be soon. People look down on these five dramas, and we are the only ones willing to do them, but we can’t think that way. We are here to earn foreign exchange, earning Hong Kong dollars, which is also called bringing glory to the factory..." Old Liu is obviously the initiator, the PUA master of Balabala. Zhang Jianya listened and read the outline of the story. It was indeed a little more detailed than what he knew before. It was simply shocking. For example, "Sweetheart" contains descriptions of seducing adults. Hiss! Zhang Jianya quickly closed it, feeling that he would be arrested and paraded through the streets in the next second. But he knew that "Sweetheart" was about a little girl who avenged her sisters, set up traps in a house, used herself as bait, and killed all the old perverts. The subject matter is quite justice, but the scale of justice is a bit too big. "Xiao Zhang!" "Why!" Lao Liu suddenly called his name and said: "You are from a major, you might have the opportunity to direct a few scenes! We had no work to do in the factory, so Dongfang Company promised to let us use pseudonyms and go out to work for a month and come back. You can exercise and make money, so why not?” These words reached everyone's heart, and they expressed their opinions one after another. Zhang Jianya followed and shouted a few times, but he was not so resistant anymore. 6◇9◇Book◇Bar … The more than 2,000 employees of Shanghai Film Studio are under greater pressure and are also taking out loans.
In the late 1980s, Beijing Film Studio could not even afford the heating bill of 10,000 yuan a month, and Shanghai Film Studio was not much better off. But it’s impossible for the two studios in Beijing and Shanghai to collapse. The state won’t allow it. Compared with the merger of Beijing Film Studio and China Film Studio, the fate of Shanghai Film Studio was relatively good. Later it became Shanghai Film Group and is still a big player. The new factory director is Wu Yigong. When he took over, it was a mess, he wanted money everywhere, and he was dizzy. The only good news is that Oriental Company transferred 300,000 Hong Kong dollars from Hong Kong a few days ago. This is the agreed "secondment fee". Wu Yigong had a good impression of Chen Qi. The factory owner was benevolent and gave him the money before he even finished the work. At this moment, he had been waiting in the office, and finally someone reported: "The person is here!" "Director Wu!" "Comrade Chen Qi! Please take a seat, please take a seat!" Chen Qi showed up. He had no friendship with Wu Yigong. He shook hands and exchanged a few pleasantries before saying, "How are you preparing for the secondment?" "There are exactly 50 people who are the backbone of the factory's business." "How are your age and health? We work very hard and our poor health can't bear it." "They are all young and strong! This is the list." Chen Qi glanced at him and found that 99% of them didn't recognize him. Only one named Zhang Jianya had some impression, and said: "We will go to Hong Kong in two batches. We will start work in April and come back in May. I will give you some compensation if the construction period is exceeded. I don't have any requirements for everyone, just talk. Just be strict, don’t let the world know about your tricks.” "Don't worry, if you don't abide by the rules, you can kick them back and I'll handle it." "That's good!" Chen Qi paused and asked: "Director Wu, what do you think about this matter? You're welcome, I want to know more." "Well…" Wu Yigong looked slightly embarrassed and said tactfully: "Some comrades think this is unnecessary, and some think the film is not high-quality, but some comrades support it. There are too many people in the factory, and the annual quota is limited. They want to take this opportunity to exercise." " "Oh, it's good to have someone to support me, otherwise I'll be in trouble." "No, no, we also want to cooperate for a long time." The old factory director Xu Sangchu pulled Chen Qi over, and Wu Yigong continued to be friends. He actually didn't understand why the other party did this, but he was very curious about what this kind of "movie OEM" would develop into. … Chen Qi came from the capital and specifically stayed in Shanghai for a day to see Gong Xue's parents and to visit Meiying. A game of chess across the country. The problems faced by each factory are similar, and they are all in the throes of reform. From the factory leaders to the employees, they are all worried about art and business, the old system and the new situation. There are too many details about his strategy, so I won’t go into details. I just want these five films to start shooting as soon as possible. Because he got Bob Shea a great little girl. (Three chapters to go…) (End of chapter)