1979 Golden Age

"The heavy rain falls on the colorful raincoat, two dots look like chrysanthemum beans, ten wet monkeys wearing colorful raincoats...

In the Yindu dormitory, Chen Qi was taking a shower while singing happily. He forgot the name of the song, but only remembered a few choruses. After taking a shower, he came out wrapped in a big bath towel, took out a bottle of Coke from the refrigerator, and drank it happily.

Every time he returned to Hong Kong after a long absence, he would sigh: "The corrupt life of the bourgeoisie is good!" "Dongdongdong!"

"Come in!"

Xiao Mo pushed the door and entered the room, holding a box in his hand, and asked: "Brother Qi, is this the thing?" "Let me see!"

Chen Qi took a look and saw the words "VTech CreatiVision" printed on the box. When he opened it, there was an electronic game console that seemed very old to him, but very advanced at the time, and two game tapes.

"Yes, it's this. Take some time to go there again and send it to the leader of the Ministry of Electronics Industry. "When did you get in touch with the Ministry of Electronics Industry?"

"This is called cross-border, don't you understand? Go ahead, don't bother me if you have nothing to do. I have endless energy when I return to Hong Kong."

This game console was launched by VTech, a local Hong Kong company, last year. It is connected to the TV and its hardware specifications are very close to the mainstream machines in the European and American markets. It has good quality and sells well in Europe and Australia.

In fact, in July, Nintendo's first generation of classic red and white games were launched, but Hong Kong has not yet had them. If there are any, Chen Qi will send another one.

He wants to maintain a "gentleman's friendship is as light as water" state with the elders, and interact with them frequently, but not too much, and everything is said without saying.

He drank Coke, watched TV for a while, and did two radio gymnastics in the house like crazy. He felt that his muscles and bones were transparent, and he sorted out his recent work information in a very good state.

Chen Qi did not lie , he was really energetic in Hong Kong.

In the mainland, the constraints in all aspects and the oppression within the system made him always tense, so he could relax when he was with Gong Xue.

"Tai Chi 1" took 20 million at the box office, and the second part took 25 million. "Tai Chi 3" clearly reflected the market's boredom. Relying on the foundation of the first two parts, it barely took another 20 million, which saved Tsui Hark's face.

So far, "Tai Chi" has also become the most successful series in Hong Kong.

"Kapok Robe" has also been taken off the shelves, earning 14 million at the box office, which is slightly lower than the original time and space. It can be seen that in the short term, Hong Kong can forget about making costume kung fu movies.

Oriental Company closed its accounts for half a year, and "Beautiful Life had a box office of 17 million, and it was able to recover 6 million. Tai Chi 3 had a box office of 20 million, and it was able to recover 7 million, mainly after deducting the bonuses given to Tsui Hark and others.

Adding the previous funds, it was a total of 26 million Hong Kong dollars. The US dollars will be calculated at the end of the year.

In terms of expenditure, the budget of "Happy Ghost 2" was 2 million, "The Frog Prince" was 3.5 million, and "The Express" was 6.5 million Hong Kong dollars. There was also an unscheduled "Mr. Vampire", in which Zhuang Cheng paid 2 million himself and Chen Qi supported 2 million.

Let's talk about "Mr. Vampire" briefly.

When this film was shot, Golden Harvest had a budget of 4.5 million. The director was too demanding, constantly revised and reshot, resulting in serious overspending, and finally finished 85 0. Now Chen Qi has a ready-made storyboard in his mind, so he doesn't need so much money, but the film has not yet started, and Zhuang Cheng is still busy with "One House, Two Wives".

And after such a rough calculation, he actually has a surplus of 12 million, which made him very happy. Because there are no additional plans this year, if nothing unexpected happens, this year's financial statements will look very good.

"Kapok Robe" is produced by Yindu, and it has nothing to do with him.

Director Xu Xiaoming always troubles him when he goes to the mainland to film. He refuses to write a letter of repentance, so he naturally joins Yindu and adds another general.

"Sure enough, wealth is accumulated year by year. From being penniless in 1981 to having a surplus of tens of millions in half a year now, I have worked hard to get it!"

Chen Qi threw away the information, lay down on the sofa, looked at the ceiling, and suddenly sat up again: "It doesn't seem right for me to always live in the Yindu dormitory. The Hong Kong property market is about to hit the bottom, and I have to buy some property by then. ”

Before the results of the Sino-British negotiations in 1984 came out, the Hong Kong property market plummeted all the way, which was a great opportunity to buy at the bottom.

In 1981, the price per square foot was 1,067 Hong Kong dollars, and in 1982, it fell to 664 Hong Kong dollars. At the worst time, a pretty good house only cost more than 200,000, yes, only. The East Factory must have its own dormitory and cadre housing in Hong Kong!

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When Chen Qi went to work at the Clearwater Bay Studios, before he even sat down, Shi Nansheng rushed in and slammed a bunch of information on the table: "ATV is going crazy preparing for your program, but you are not here at this time, contact them quickly!"

"Also, you'd better find an assistant. If they can't find you, come to me. I'm not working for you!" "If you become my assistant, the logic will be closed. "

"What a crazy line! "

Shi Nansheng waved his fist at him and then left in a hurry.

As soon as she left, Xian Qiran came in: "Brother Qi, I've given you the information on "The Frog Prince". It will start filming next month!" "Okay!"

As soon as Xi Qiran left, Ringo Lam came in again: "Brother Qi, the script for "The Express" is finished. Do you want to see it?" "Give it to me! How is your brother?"

"He signed a contract and is learning to be a screenwriter from his teacher. He is very hardworking."

Ringdong Lam sat down and said, "The actors for "Happy Ghost 2" have been found!" "Yes!"

Chen Qi looked through the information. The male lead is still Liang Jiahui. There are four little girls this time, namely Yuan Jieying, Bai Anni, Michele, and Chen Jialing. "How did you get Michele? She said she didn't want to make movies and wanted to be a flight attendant."

"Her family is very poor. I went directly to her house and gave her 20,000 yuan." "What about this Chen Jialing? Where did you find her?"

"Her sister is an actress of ATV and took the initiative to recommend her to me."

Chen Jialing is pretty, but she has no special features. She has made many movies. She was in the original "Happy Ghost 2". In addition, there is another representative work "Liao Zhai Yan Tan Wutong Shen". She is a mediocre member who is submerged in the golden age of Hong Kong female stars. There are many similar ones.

"Okay, if there is really no suitable one, we will start filming with this crew!" "OK!"

Lin Lingdong left, and Chen Qi looked at the cast list again. His obsessive-compulsive disorder came over him: Fennie Yuen, Ann Pak, Michele, and Chan Ka Ling. These four names together don't make sense.

I always feel that the last one should be replaced.

Then, he began to look through the plan of "The Voice of Asia".

The program team followed his words and went to various schools to find amateurs with good singing. Otherwise, why is it said that Hong Kong is a small place, it is difficult to find them. He looked at a few familiar names and nodded.

That's right, this is the kind of talent we want! "Huh?"

He flipped through it again and saw a line of words:

Chow Wai Man, 16 years old, St. Stephen's Church Secondary School, has mediocre singing skills, but outstanding appearance, will attract audiences. Due to family reasons, the chance of participating in the program is not high, and efforts are being made to communicate...

(I caught a cold and felt very uncomfortable today. Got it!

I owe five chapters. Don't worry, I will definitely pay it back.)