1979 Golden Age

The last thing Chen Qi did before leaving was to meet Tong Gang from China Film.

Tong Gang is now the director of the distribution department. He was the deputy director of Xiying Film Studio from 1993 to 1995. "Westward Journey" was co-produced during that period. Later, China Film Group was established, and he became the general manager, and then the director of the Film Bureau.

Overall, he is a very capable person.

Chen Qi came here too early. He has seen many characters in the history books, and Tong Gang is already considered a minor. When he faced Chen Qi, he kept his posture very low, because Chen Qi had no intention of asking for China Film and Television, but the other way around.

The two talked.

Finally, an agreement was reached and the first option was adopted: one copy would cost 10,000 yuan, and China Film would pay Dongchang as much as the buyout fee. Not only this year, but also all the films produced by Dongchang will be done this way until there is a new cooperation model.

China Film Group gave up some of its interests.

Tong Gang said: "The China Film Festival fully supports the studio's reform and is responsible for its own profits and losses, no longer relying on financial allocations."

Chen Qi said: "It is impossible to have no funding at all. The studio needs working capital. Cut off most of the funding, and the Ministry of Culture will provide some subsidies every year. If it reaches this level, it will be considered a success."

For example, Beijing Film Studio has a quota of 12 films per year.

Beijing Film Studio submits its filming plans on a quarterly basis, and the Ministry of Culture allocates funds according to the budget. It also has to allocate funds for daily operations. For a unit with a thousand people, this is a lot of money.

What Chen Qi means is that from now on, the Ministry of Culture will provide some working capital and ignore the rest. In short, both parties have the same goal for the time being, which is to first dismantle the studio system.

After Tong Gang finished talking, he felt like his head was sweating. This guy was cruel and mature at the same time. The point he made was very in line with the actual situation. If he is dealing with the studio now, he may use more vicious methods to deal with China Film in the future!

He went back to report to Sun Jianmin.

Sun Jianmin also knew that this was a helpless move, but fortunately the agreement was reached. He took the time to hold a movie viewing party to promote "Life is Beautiful", "Tai Chi 3" and "Orphan's Revenge".

"Orphan" needs to delete some large-scale scenes, which will inevitably affect the look and feel of the entire film, but there is nothing we can do now. It will be fine in two years. In the next two years, the trend will be greatly liberalized, and there will be all kinds of novelties on the screen.

It’s the end of June in the blink of an eye.

The delegation of more than 20 people finally set off, first from Beijing to Shanghai, and then from Shanghai to San Francisco. There was plenty of time to transfer. Chen Qi accompanied Gong Xue back home. It was considered a newlywed return home.

Continue waiting in the waiting room and listen to Liu Zhigu's lecture.

"During this trip, I emphasize three points: discipline! Discipline! Discipline!"

"There are 25 people in total. One of them will leave and the other will come back. When you get to the place, you must obey orders and act in a group. It is strictly forbidden to go out privately and have private contact with foreigners. If anyone is a target, don't blame me for being rude!"

Many of these 25 people were unknown to Chen Qi, and he speculated that they might be security and supervisory personnel. The visiting delegation went out in great force. If a few of them really sneaked away, it would be useless.

Last year's Hu Na incident was very disastrous, and there was an even more exaggerated incident later. In 1988, the crew of "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom" from the Shanghai Peking Opera Troupe went to the United States to perform, and about 30 people stayed together.

Liu Zhigu looked fierce. He was not of a high level, but as the team leader, he should have obtained the Shang Fang Sword, so he must guard against it. Chen Qi tilted his head and whispered: "Sister, we can always share a room when we go out this time, right?"

"You want to do bad things when we live together."

"It really can't be done. Who knows if the Americans will install bugs on us? Wouldn't it mean that they can listen to the windows?"

"ah???"

Gong Xue opened her eyes wide and said, "Are you deceiving me or are you serious?" "Really, you can't overestimate their bottom line!"

"Then don't live with me. Why are you living here if you can't do anything? So as not to leak state secrets." Gong Xue covered her mouth and smiled. "Hey, you are no longer shy, you have become shy."

Chen Qi sighed. After getting married, Gong Xue's yin and yang were harmonious, her body and mind were happy, and her energy and energy reached a peak state. She looked younger than before, but became more delicate and charming. He can't, he thinks he will have to drink tiger penis wine soon.

At this moment, Liu Zhigu and several other leaders suddenly stood up and stepped forward to greet them. However, another group of people arrived, including seven or eight people.

The leader was not short, in his 50s, wearing a suit and tie, with meticulous hair. He smiled very kindly when he saw the visiting group, walked over quickly, and made a loud and powerful noise:

"Comrades from the visiting delegation, hello, hello!" "Hello, hello, have you just arrived in Shanghai?"

"I arrived early. I was delayed for a while because of something, but luckily I made it in time."

Liu Zhigu knew the itinerary and would set off with the inspection team from the Ministry of Electronics Industry. The two departments had never interacted, but this did not prevent them from being warm and polite. After the leader exchanged greetings with Liu Zhigu, he asked: "Who is Comrade Chen Qi?"

"Xiao Chen!"

Chen Qi took a few steps forward, his face calm, and shook hands with the other party.

The leader looked at it for a few times and let out a chuckle: "You are a talented person, young and promising. I heard that you and Comrade Gong Xue are getting married, so I would like to congratulate you late!" "You are too polite, I forgot to bring it with you!" Happy candy."

The leader laughed even more when he heard this and said, "I have watched every one of your movies. They are all good. What are your recent plans?" "When I come back from the United States, I have to go work in Hong Kong. There are several new movies this year."

"Oh? Li Lianlian is also filming "Tai Chi"?"

"The market is a little tired of costume kung fu movies. I want him to transition into making modern action movies." "Okay, I'm looking forward to your new work!"

After chatting for a few words, the delegation went to sit on the other side.

Gong Xue pulled him and whispered, "Are you all going together?"

"Yes, they are also going to San Francisco, and they have to attend the consulate dinner together." "That leader looks very easy-going."

"I also think that many old comrades are more serious, but he is very friendly."...

After waiting for a while, they started boarding.

These days, there are not many people taking flights in China, let alone going abroad. This flight is not available every day. Some leaders are also going abroad for the first time, and most of them are nervous and expectant.

No words along the way.

After a long flight, we finally arrived in San Francisco, USA. San Francisco is the Chinese name, San Francisco in Cantonese, and its original name is San Francisco.

When it was about to land, everyone rushed to look out of the window. This is one of the most developed cities on the West Coast. Whether it is the city streets or high-rise buildings, or the Golden Gate Bridge, the cars running on the road, they all made everyone exclaim in amazement.

There is no comparison between Chinese and American cities in the 1980s. For 99% of Chinese people, it felt like they had suddenly stepped into the "lighthouse of humanity."

Seeing Gong Xue's excitement, Chen Qi couldn't help but say, "I know you like bourgeois life. When you arrive in the United States, you must stand firm and don't waver. You are the most popular star in China. What if someone comes to win you over?"

"You will just make fun of me! I will just follow you." Gong Xue snorted.

"What if I waver?" "I don't care, I'm blind!"

Chen Qi smiled and pinched her little face.

Everyone got off the plane and finally got out after a long wait.

The consulate staff came to pick them up and arranged vehicles. The visiting group and the inspection group went their separate ways.

Chen Qi got in the car, opened the window, and breathed a sweet air: "Ah! 18-year-old Brooke Shields, 13-year-old Jennifer Connelly, 12-year-old Winona Ryder...

"Are all the girls in America too?"