Chapter Fifty-Nine: How Many Dollars Is The Waifu Box Office?
"Oriental Daily" lived up to Xu Ziming's hopes and made a special interview for Miao Qianren.
Miao Qianren admitted in the column: I have never had a relationship with Mr. Xu, and even if we did, it was a mistake without a beginning or a tail. I hope that some reporters at Ming Pao will not insinuate and do everything in pursuit of sales. I never thought of marrying into a wealthy family, and Mr. Xu and I have always been good friends...... , in addition to Miao Qianren's one-person statement, what is even more powerful is Xu Ziming's testimony.
With the sale of the first edition of the newspaper, the news came to light in time. Many of Miao Qianren's friends, such as Zhong Chuhong, Zhou Yanfa, Chen Yulian and some other wireless artists only learned about Miao Qianren's breakup with Xu Ziming after the "Oriental Daily" was a big hit.
Some readers who bought newspapers, after reading this interview, also complained: "Ming Pao said that Miao Qianren was going to marry into a wealthy family, which was completely nonsense. ”
"Not necessarily, I have seen Xu Ziming and Miao Qianren go shopping like a couple, if it weren't for what Xu Ziming's second uncle said was so ugly, maybe Miao Qianren would really marry into a wealthy family. ”
So far, only Zhu Linlin has successfully married into a wealthy family, and other female stars can't get in even if they break their heads. ”
was discussed by several men in front of her, and a girl retorted: "What you see in your eyes is all women chasing men, but I think Miss Miao should not be interested in the wealthy, she and Mr. Xu are good friends, and now the media likes to build momentum and blur our cognition." This woman in a white dress is Liu Lanxi, who came to Hong Kong from Taiwan not long ago.
In 1980, Liu Lanxi played the second female lead in the two TV series "Moonlight on the River" and "Spring Dream Without a Trace" on China Television. "Moonlight on the River" is an adaptation of a novel by a female writer, which aired in prime time and attracted a lot of attention. In the play, the girl Zhou Xiaofei played by Liu Lanxi, like Zhong Kehui she later played in Qiong Yao's movie "Gathering and Dispersing", is not a likable role.
This time to come to Hong Kong for development, it was also strongly suggested by Qiong Yao, and she was also very clear about the recent news that was very popular, and she couldn't help but interject a few times when she saw others commenting.
"What this young lady said is also very reasonable, and I now wonder how the content of the Ming Pao report has decreased compared to the original. One of the men in the hat agreed.
Just when these people were saying a word and I was talking, in the editorial room of "Ming Pao", Jin Yong angrily threw the latest issues of "Ming Pao" newspapers and periodicals on the table, "The content is untrue, who wrote this entertainment version of the report." ”
He was naturally very pleased that the sales of "Ming Pao" had increased recently, but there were constant complaints from readers of the newspaper, saying that the content was untrue, and the reputation of "Ming Pao" had also been affected recently.
Jin Yong only now knows the seriousness of the matter, and he still clearly remembers that Huang Zhan specially called him a few days ago and asked him to stop "Ming Pao" to stop reporting on Xu Ziming and Miao Qianren, but Jin Yong didn't care, thinking that Huang Zhan did this in order to curry favor with Xu Ziming.
But in a blink of an eye, this fact is not the truth, the interview with Miao Qianren published by the "Oriental Daily" explained very clearly, "Ming Pao" insinuated and used everything, this kind of report has completely transcended Jin Yong's concept of running a newspaper.
"What's going on. Ni Kuang came to deliver the manuscript today, and as soon as he entered the door, he saw that the basic newspapers and periodicals in the editing room were scattered and discarded on the ground, and asked strangely.
Jin Yong did not respond to Ni Kuang, but pointed to the editor-in-chief on the side and asked: "Who wrote the report about Miss Miao's affairs, let him receive this month's salary, and resigned from him." ”
As if he had received a gift, the editor-in-chief hurriedly nodded and said, "Okay, Mr. Cha." ”
After the editor-in-chief left, Jin Yong turned around and greeted Ni Kuang, who had just arrived, pulled out a chair and said, "Sit down, how many manuscripts do you have to submit today." ”
Ni Kuang took out a stack of manuscripts in his right hand and said with a smile: "So much is enough for this week's publication." My Ni Kuang's writing speed is still very fast. After sitting down on the stool, he asked again, "Why did you lose your temper so much just now?"
Jin Yong smiled bitterly: "You think I want to lose my temper so much, the concept of running a newspaper in my "Ming Pao" is to be pragmatic, but I was ruined by some opportunistic members. ”
Ni Kuang got up and picked up the version of "Ming Pao" that was thrown on the ground, and then sat down again, "This matter has been written a little too much, Miao Qianren is also a star artist, slandering others like this is not the style of "Ming Pao". ”
Jin Yong spread his hands with a helpless expression, and Ni Kuang comforted: "In the future, you need to verify the content of the "Ming Pao" report, otherwise if there is such a problem, the impact will only be big." ”
Jin Yong was also very much in favor, and after talking to Ni Kuang, he set out to ask people to quickly withdraw the report about Miao Qianren, and replace the original page with the latest news about the Hong Kong movie box office.
Xu Ziming learned about the movements of "Ming Pao" from Ma Chengkun and was satisfied that "Ming Pao" was able to correct its mistakes in a timely manner, but in his heart he had great resistance to the Hong Kong media, because Hong Kong newspapers and periodicals are of all kinds, and compared with "Ming Pao" and many other well-known newspapers and periodicals, it is difficult to guarantee that they will make any unfavorable remarks about themselves in the future.
"Best Partner" is already being filmed, Xu Ziming and Huang Ming are both screenwriters of this movie, and they have read the script, which is almost exactly the same as the original plot, and there is no deviation.
When Xu Ziming arrived on the set, the crew was filming the plot of the bald detective who was robbed by a "white glove" and was mistaken for a robber by the female superintendent "man's wife" played by Zhang Aijia and brought him back to the police station.
Huang Baiming patted Xu Ziming's shoulder, pointed at the bald guy Mecca and said with a smile: "Mr. Xu, the detective played by Mr. Mai is very interesting, he can still be calm and calm in the face of bandits, but he is helpless in the face of "man's wife". ”
Xu Ziming has been very relaxed since he dealt with Miao Qianren's affairs, and he can talk to Huang Baiming, and immediately boasted: "This part of the plot is still changed by Mr. Huang, my original script doesn't seem to involve these, and my ability to sub-shoot is not particularly profound." Mr. Huang's screenwriting skills make me feel ashamed. ”
Huang Baiming glanced at Xu Ziming and said: "Hey, Mr. Xu, don't say that, a good writer needs to write for a long time to improve his writing, I heard that Mr. Xu also studied film in his early years, and later was forced to major in business management at the request of his family." Mr. Xu can write such a good script under such circumstances, which shows that his talent is not ordinary. ”
Xu Ziming laughed at himself: "Mr. Huang is joking, in terms of screenwriting, I still need to learn more from Mr. Huang." ”
Huang Baiming couldn't hide the joy in his heart in the face of Xu Ziming's praise, and when he turned around, he saw a handsome man with short hair waving to him, looking very quiet.
Xu Ziming didn't wear glasses at this time, so he naturally couldn't see the people who were far away from him, and when he took out his glasses from the belt and put them on, he recognized who greeted Huang Baiming, it turned out to be Xu Guanjie, who not only has a good appearance and good singing, but also is very quiet.
Talking about Xu Guanjie, it can't help but remind people of the glorious Xu's Film Company in the seventies and eighties, "Modern Bodyguard" is the masterpiece of Xu's Film Company, in the original air, it is the box office champion of eighty-one years.
Since the 1970s, he has written many movements with popular Cantonese lyrics, creating a trend of Cantopop music in Hong Kong, and is known as the "God of Song", "Hong Kong Music Superstar", "Ancestor of Hong Kong Pop Music" and "Originator of Cantonese Song" in the Hong Kong music scene. Together with his brothers Xu Guanwen, Xu Guanwu and Xu Guanying, he is known as the Four Masters of the Xu Family.
He rose to fame in 1967 with a song he wrote, "Just A Little". Since then, he has created the pinnacle of music step by step. It was not until 1992 that the "41 Mockery Farewell Music Concert" was held at the Red Pavilion, setting a record for the highest number of concerts held by Hong Kong singers in the Red Pavilion and officially bidding farewell to the music scene.
Xu Ziming asked Huang Baiming: "Mr. Huang, Xu's Film Company and Golden Harvest have always been in a cooperative relationship, and Xu Guan's outstanding role as the male protagonist of "Best Partner" will cause some conflicts within their Xu's Film Company. ”
Huang Baiming shook his hand and said: "These are not what we should worry about, the box office share of Golden Harvest is notoriously stingy, and it may even make false accounts, the Xu brothers' "Modern Bodyguard" not long ago can get the box office of Hong Kong movies at most, and the box office in Waifu, like Southeast Asia, may be a few dollars." ”
Xu Ziming was taken aback, the box office of "Modern Bodyguard" in Hong Kong Benfu was as high as 17 million, counting Waifu, not to mention tens of millions, but he didn't expect Golden Harvest to be stingy beyond his imagination, he didn't know much about these things in the Hong Kong film industry in the 80s.
With such an understanding, Xu Ziming is not curious about why Xu Guanjie chose to star in "Best Partner" in Xinyicheng, in fact, what makes Xu Ziming even more unbelievable is that the distribution company of "Best Partner" in the original time and space is actually Golden Harvest Pictures, what is going on with this downturn.
Xu Ziming hurriedly threw away these thoughts, Huang Baiming is an excellent screenwriter, as long as he is willing to ask, he will naturally give generous advice.
After the crew finished filming this plot, Xu Ziming and Huang Baiming could leave the scene and go back, Xu Ziming just got in the car under the escort of Pan Weiguo and Li Guozhong, Huang Baiming also got in the car, his car was next to Xu Ziming, I saw him waving to Xu Ziming: "If Mr. Xu wants to improve his choreography and directing ability, I just have a book in the car, Mr. Xu can take it and take a look." ”
Pan Weiguo walked to Huang Baiming's window, a pair of strong muscles, which made Huang Baiming a little surprised, after taking this book presented by Huang Baiming, Xu Ziming nodded and smiled: "Thank you Mr. Huang for your kindness, I will not disappoint Mr. Huang's expectations." ”
Huang Baiming was startled for a moment by the powerful Pan Weiguo who came over before, and it took a long time to come back to his senses and respond: "Mr. Xu, I want to leave if it's okay." ”
But he said that it was okay, but in his heart he was frightened by Xu Ziming's two strange bodyguards, he had never seen the two of them, but it was just a few short glances, he felt that those two people were definitely not simple.