1979 Golden Age

Fei Xiang's life in the capital was very regular.

On weekdays, he commutes between hotels, CCTV and his grandma's house. When he has nothing to do, he rides his bicycle around the streets. Since his image is too prominent, Chen Qi ordered him to wear a hat and scarf. It is winter anyway, so he can keep warm.

Fei Xiang was very interested in the ancient capital, taking pictures with his camera. He was also quite curious about the alleys and courtyards where his grandma lived. He felt that it was very warm to have many people living together, but life was really inconvenient.

He even tried a public toilet in an alley and vomited all his breakfast.

He also discussed this topic with Chen Qi seriously, whether he could buy a better house for his grandma. Chen Qi explained the relevant policies to him and said: "Your grandma may not be willing to move out. People of her age. The issue of life is no longer important.”

Sure enough, Grandma Fei Xiang said: "I don't need a house. If you have the ability, why not give me a cemetery."

Fei Xiang's way of thinking is more Westernized, but he is not a 100% banana person. He has a high emotional intelligence and gets along very well with the people in Chen Qi's team, and even went to Lechunfang for a few meals.

He would have settled in the mainland, with a free status and no obstacles to coming and going. He would have moved his career here, and his mother Bi Lina would also want to go back. Later, Bi Lina settled in Shanghai and died in 2024.

Today, CCTV.

The Spring Festival Gala preparation office changed its owner, Chen Qi moved here, and Huang Yihe continued to work hard. Whether it was necessary to say anything or not, the two of them cooperated tacitly, and everything went smoothly.

Chen Qi did not fully use CCTV staff and asked Zhang Yimou, Li Jianqun and others to help. At this moment, he was arranging a new job, saying: "After the Spring Festival Gala, we will release the new albums of Fei Xiang, Zhang Mingmin, and Li Lingyu, and also I need to shoot three MVs!”

"Emwe?" Everyone didn't understand.

"Fei Xiang, you know, right?"

"Like Michael Jackson?" Fei Xiang asked.

"That's right, to put it bluntly, it's a music video that uses images to express the content and artistic conception of the song."

"A short film paired with a song? Then I understand." Zhang Yimou understood.

""Clouds in Hometown", "A Cut of Plum Blossoms" and "Liu Liu She", you, Zhang Junzhao, and He Ping, just have one tape each. I will give you some foreign tapes. You can study them and use this time to think about how to shoot. Spring Festival Work will start later and will be broadcast on CCTV!”

"Can they release it for us?"

"As long as CCTV is not stupid, it will let it go. We will give it away for free."

The first MV in the Mainland was probably Cheng Lin's "Little Snail Horn" in 1985, but except for the waves that appeared in the first few seconds, which echoed the image of the song, the rest were all scenes of Cheng Lin and the band singing in one shot. It's said to be a MV, but it's actually more like a party video.

The more formal MV had to wait until the 1990s. Zhang Guoli helped Tu Honggang shoot it, and then he helped La Ying shoot it. I don’t know what he thought. In "Smoke in the Sky", La Ying catches thunder with both hands, like Pikachu.

After saying this, everyone went about their business.

Chen Qi writes and draws in his notebook. Not only does he want to shoot MVs for his singers, he also wants to gain greater popularity.

There are two big things happening this year: the Olympics! Sino-British negotiations are over!

China's first gold medal in the Olympics was recorded in history. He didn't know if it had spread to Hong Kong and overseas, but now that he was here, he had to spread it.

The sense of national honor brought by competitive sports can be felt by all Chinese people.

The most popular way of communication is naturally to shoot a few MVs for the Olympic Games!

"I still have to write songs. After entering the music scene, my inspiration for writing (copying) (copying) is increasing day by day, which is different from movies..."

Chen Qi was sitting in the office of CCTV doing some private work for himself. The heater was on well, wearing a sweater and drinking tea. Gong Xue came over from time to time to chat with her, and there were snacks brought from home... Oh, it made him feel comfortable. Recalling the days when I lived in the guest house of Beijing Film Studio.

"Xiao Chen?"

"Um?"

While he was making plans, there were a few knocks outside, and a man pushed the door open and came in, smiling: "You're here!"

"Hey, Director Wang! Long time no see!"

The visitor was none other than Wang Fulin, who came in and said, "I'm not disturbing you, am I?"

"No, no, why are you on the treadmill today?"

"I'll take some procedures to the leader for approval. Why didn't you go to the studio?"

"I will sit in command and Huang Yihe will take command. What have you been busy with recently?"

We met once at the wedding last year, but haven't seen each other since. Wang Fulin held a briefcase and sighed: "I'm busy working on "Dream of Red Mansions". I studied at home for a year and prepared for a year last year. Finally, I finished the rough script. We chose We have recruited some actors and organized a training class in the spring for unified learning.”

"Where to do it?"

"There is a shabby guest house over there in the Old Summer Palace."

"Have you found Bao Daichai?"

"No, I have to study and audition, and finally we will decide on the candidate. But I have an impression of a little girl from Anshan. She made a special trip to see me last year. She is delicate and soft, and has a bookish air. She may be a good prospect."

ah! younger sister!

Chen Qi naturally knew who he was talking about, and couldn't help but feel confused, and then sighed: It's a pity that I already have a sister!

"Director Wang, how about I recommend someone to you?"

"Recommendations are fine. I'll be the first to say something ugly. If it's not suitable, we won't use it."

"Oh, it's not a back door. You don't have to be a starring role. You can just be given any role. You know He Qing from the Zhejiang Kun Opera Troupe, the double-faced Bodhisattva in "Tai Chi 2"!"

Wang Fulin thought about it, and a face appeared in his mind. He said, "She is indeed very cute. Does she really not need to be the lead actress?"

"No, no!"

"Okay, then ask her to report."

Wang Fulin sat for a while and left.

"..."

Chen Qi also stopped his previous work and walked around the room, thinking about something important.

He recommended He Qing because of his bad taste. In history, she played Lianlian in "Journey to the West", Xiaoqiao in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Li Shishi in "Water Margin", and Qin Keqing in the movie version of "Dream of Red Mansions". She is known as the woman who played all the four famous classics.

But the first three are TV series, and the latter is a movie version. It is very uncomfortable for people with obsessive-compulsive disorder to watch it. Now, I just want her to achieve the achievement of the TV series version of the four famous classics.

And this movie version of "Dream of Red Mansions" was shot by Beijing Film Studio.

Preparations began in 1984, and filming began in 1986. A total of six parts were filmed. The first and sixth parts are still upper and lower parts, a total of eight episodes.

Tao Huimin plays Lin Daiyu, Fu Yiwei plays Xue Baochai, an actress Xia Jing plays Jia Baoyu in a cross-dressing role, Liu Xiaoqing plays Wang Xifeng, Zhao Lirong plays Liu Laolao, He Saifei plays Miaoyu... In terms of appearance alone, they are actually better than the TV version.

Objectively speaking, this version of "Dream of Red Mansions" has many merits, but because the TV version is too popular, the evaluation and popularity of the movie version have not been high.

The filming process was also full of twists and turns. Due to the long period, many actors withdrew halfway and had to be replaced, which caused some characters to have inconsistent faces. In the end, Chen Hong was asked to play Zijuan in one episode.

That's the great beauty Chen Hong.

She played Zijuan, and Dai and Chai looked ordinary.

"I have occupied the land of Rongning Mansion now, but the "Dream of Red Mansions" of Beijing Film Studio still has to be filmed!"

Chen Qi muttered to himself, fearing that his butterfly would be gone, and thought of adding fuel to the fire, and he must let the Beijing Film Studio film "Dream of Red Mansions".

Because this play cost 12 million!

Due to the policy reform, the government stopped allocating funds. Where did the money come from? Of course, it was a loan.

If the Beijing Film Studio did not shoot, how could it be in debt? How could it further occupy the magpie's nest? !

(And...)