Xiangjiang, Seven Star Genting Hotel.

This ultra-luxury hotel in the heart of Central was completed ten years ago, and is still one of the landmark buildings of Hong Kong, it is the property of Hong Kong Wanhong Group, and the chairman of Wanhong Group, Li Rongcheng, has been sitting in the position of the richest man in Hong Kong for more than 20 years, and is the real top boss on Hong Kong Island.

Therefore, the rich and famous people in Xiangjiang hold cocktail receptions or other gatherings, and the Seven Star Genting Hotel is the first choice for them, and the grade drops by one level in other places.

The opening ceremony of "Across the Seas" was held in the conference hall on the 29th floor of the Seven Star Genting Hotel.

Luo Kai, Mo Lan, Li Mengru, Duan Jianming and other important members of the crew were all present, Wu Hao, chairman of Garbo Pictures, personally accompanied, and dozens of Xiangjiang media reporters.

Originally, according to the plan, the opening ceremony of "Across the Seas" was held at the Beijing Film and Television Base, but because of Wu Hao's warm invitation, the plan was temporarily changed and placed on the side of Xiangjiang.

On the stage background wall of the conference hall, the eight big characters of "Launching Ceremony of the Four Seas" in yellow on a red background are extraordinary, and the sacrificial table covered with red cloth is full of various offerings, and the golden roast suckling pig in the middle is eye-catching, which looks quite festive.

Two digital cameras are set up in front of the table, the black body is covered with a red silk cloth, and two hydrangeas are formed on the left and right, and bunches of beautifully wrapped barley ears are placed underneath.

This is the meaning of wishing the movie a "big hit".

Of course, the ears of barley are not genuine, they are artefacts, they are all congratulatory gifts from others, and there are flower baskets or something outside, mainly because of Wu Hao's connections.

In the frequent flashes of light, the crew of "Across the Seas", under the leadership of Luo Kai, went to worship God and worshiped Guan Erye.

This is very particular, different types of movies have different gods, such as business war films and comedies, usually worship the God of Wealth, and action movies, police and gangster movies worship Guan Erye.

Turning on the camera and burning incense to worship God belongs to the special culture of Chinese films, the rules from the old opera garden, before the performance, burn incense and kowtow to the grandfather backstage, ask the grandfather to appreciate the food, the attitude should be pious, and burning incense is also to seek peace of mind.

Such customs are best preserved in Hong Kong and Taiwan, from the opera garden to the film factory, and slowly followed, especially Xiangjiang people to watch feng shui and worship gods is common, and the entertainment industry is of course no exception.

Interestingly, in the late 90s, many Xiangjiang filmmakers went north to seek development, and also brought such customs to the mainland, and as a result, film and television dramas are often made in the mainland in the same way.

After worshipping Guan Erye, all the crew stood in front of the sacrificial table, and two ceremonial ladies wearing cheongsams stepped forward with silver plates and presented golden scissors.

"Brother Hao, please!"

Luo Kai smiled and motioned for Wu Hao to come first, Wu Hao laughed and said, "Come together!"

The two of them each picked up a pair of golden scissors, cut the red ribbon amid warm applause, and lifted the red hijab covering the camera, and the crackling firecrackers suddenly rang out, making the entire conference hall extremely noisy.

Of course, no real firecrackers can be set off here, but it's just an acoustic effect, and the main creators of the crew worked together to cut the roast suckling pig on the sacrificial table with knives in their hands, announcing the complete success of this start-up ceremony!

The hotel staff quickly removed the offerings from the table, and the next step was the media interview.

During the heyday of Xiangjiang films, new films were launched every day, and the ritual of worshipping God was necessary, but there were big ways to do it and small ways to do it.

Today's opening ceremony of "Across the Seas" is extremely grand, because few films are held at the Seven Star Genting Hotel for the opening ceremony, and so many reporters are invited.

In fact, some media reporters took the initiative to ask Garbo Pictures for an invitation letter after getting the news, not because they coveted the transportation fee, but because there were hot spots for interviews.

Many reporters have been gearing up for a long time, just waiting for this moment to come.

The emcee invited by Wu Hao is experienced, and as soon as he saw the posture of those reporters in the audience, he knew their intentions, and immediately said with a smile: "It's rare to have so many media come to cheer today, on behalf of the crew of "Across the Seas" and Garbo Pictures, I would like to express my gratitude to everyone, you have worked hard. ”

After a pause, she continued: "Since Wu Dong, Mr. Luo Kai and Miss Mo Lan still have to attend the charity dinner, the time is very limited, and they can't answer too many questions, so please forgive me." ”

She turned her head to look at Wu Hao, and when she saw the latter nodding, she said, "Then let's start now." ”

Swish!

As soon as the emcee's words fell, the reporters in the audience raised their hands in unison, as if they were forests.

The master of ceremonies swept his eyes, and then smiled and stretched out his hand to signal: "This please." ”

The reporter who was ordered immediately stood up, looked at Luo Kai and said: "I am a reporter from the "Hong Kong Island Morning Post", may I ask Mr. Luo Kai, do you want to enter the Xiangjiang Film Market by going to Xiangjiang to shoot "Across the Seas" this time?"

There was a hint of aggressiveness in his tone.

For this question, Luo Kai was prepared, he said without thinking: ""Across the Seas" is my director's first work, some of the shots will be filmed in Xiangjiang, and it will be released simultaneously in Xiangjiang in the future, as for entering the Xiangjiang Film Market..."

He smiled and said: "Dream Media and I have no such plans for the time being, and we are only cooperating with Garbo Pictures at present, if "Across the Seas" is successful, there will be more in-depth cooperation in the future." ”

Luo Kai knows very well that the film circle, music circle and the entire entertainment industry in Xiangjiang are quite closed and exclusive.

On the one hand, Hong Kong's musicians and filmmakers want to make money on the mainland, but on the other hand, they stubbornly refuse to allow mainland media and film companies to enter the Hong Kong Island market.

The "Wolf" article in "Hong Kong Island Entertainment Weekly" is the best portrayal of this mentality.

Luo Kai was speechless about this, but he had no intention of changing this situation at all, to put it mildly, only when Xiangjiang's movies and music completely declined, could there be hope for Nirvana rebirth.

He can't die now, so why bother to do thankless things?

Luo Kai came to Xiangjiang to film, his horse's hooves clattered, not a returner but a passerby.

The reporter of "Hong Kong Island Morning Post" was obviously not very satisfied with Luo Kai's answer, and asked: "Then what do you think of Hong Kong movies? Do you think that the current Hong Kong movies have declined?"

Luo Kai grinned: "I grew up watching Xiangjiang movies, I think Xiangjiang movies will be revived brilliantly, and I am very much looking forward to that day!"

It would be strange if he was caught in such a simple and crude verbal trap!

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