Chapter 112: Promoters
"This set, before the Anti-Japanese War, was called 'Four Lights', one, two, three, four. β
Yang Qiu took Wu Wenfang all the way slowly, walking among the temples of King Hou, which was always so lively. And Wu Wenfang next to him was also fully armed, carrying a Leica camera, and from time to time bent down to take two photos around.
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Looking at the somewhat dilapidated door of the studio in front of him, Wu Wenfang pressed the shutter twice and said suspiciously: "Then why is it called 'Shiguang' now?"
"Speaking of which, it's also an anecdote. β
Yang Qiu smiled, pointed to the door of the set and continued: "After the Anti-Japanese War began, the neon people came over, Xiangjiang fell, and the movie was centrally controlled, so all the equipment of the 'Four Lights' was also dismantled by the neon people. β
"So what's going on here, huh...... Rebuilt?" Wu Wenfang asked, holding the camera.
"Later, we won the Neon Man, and the set was also retaken by the original boss surnamed Liang, so with this empty shell, Boss Liang bought the equipment again and built the studio again, but ah......"
"But what?"
Yang Qiu put his hands behind his back and said as he walked forward: "But the name of this field, Boss Liang feels that it is taboo. Do you think, the slogan of the neon people was 'three lights' when they were cleaned, but the name of this scene was 'four lights'. β
"So how can this name work, but 'Siguang' is an old set for nearly 20 years, and its reputation is not so easy to change, so Boss Liang wants to break his head and break his heart for this matter. β
"Later, I heard that there were still masters who mentioned that they changed the 'four' to 'world' by taking the near phonetic character, which means that the world is bright, so the matter was completely settled. β
Wu Wenfang listened to it interestingly, and took two more pictures on the set of Shiguang, and muttered: "Interesting and interesting, these are all living history." β
"History?" Yang Qiu smiled, waved his hand and said, "It's all street anecdotes and gossip, how can it be considered history." β
"Who said that I recorded these and put them together with the photos, maybe people in a hundred years will see them and take them as history. Wu Wenfang shook his head and said with a smug face: "This is called truth and falsehood when the fake is true, there is no place for inaction, and history is not true and false." β
"You ......"
Yang Qiu couldn't laugh or cry because of what this historical inventor said, so he had to stretch out his hand and point to the front, and said: "Okay, Shiguang has fallen now, let's not look at it, there is Youqiao in front, let's go there......"
"Wait......" Wu Wenfang suddenly raised his hand to interrupt Yang Qiu's words, pointed to a set in the wooden house area a little farther away and asked, "What kind of set is there?"
Yang Qiu glanced up and introduced: "Over there is the South China studio, which was newly built after the war, and the host is Mr. Hong Zhonghao, the second of the three Hong brothers. β
"Mr. Hong Zhonghao?" Wu Wenfang thought for a while, and suddenly his eyes lit up and asked, "Is it the husband of Qian Yiying, the 'first woman in China'?"
Yang Qiu hesitated for a moment, nodded and said, "Well, yes." β
"Then can we go over and see, I've been a fan of money since I was a child. β
ββ¦β¦ , no problem, go this way. β
Since the guests wanted to see the idol, Yang Qiu, the half of the landlord, naturally wanted to take the lead, so the two turned around and walked in the opposite direction to Youqiao.
Along the way, many people from the film industry kept greeting Yang Qiu, full of enthusiasm.
Although Yang Qiu didn't say anything about the incident in Guangyizhuang yesterday, the Xiangjiang film circle is only so big, how can it hide it from the eyes and ears of the people around him.
One night passed, and the news that "Funny Times" earned 500,000 yuan for Yang Qiu in Xingma flew all over the sky.
This dazzling data simply stunned a circle of filmmakers.
Yes, half a million, you read that right!
Even Yang Qiu was vomiting blood in his heart when he heard the news, and he didn't know which bastard had added more than 100,000 to him without authorization when he spread the rumor.
Well, now the eyes of envy, jealousy and hatred are all focused on him.
Then the evil Cantonese fragment directors acted quickly, and today Yang Qiu's Hou Wangmiao and his party saw no less than two crews with people dressed as Chaplin.
provoked Yang Qiu to complain, Xiangjiang Movie's follow-up behavior is simply traditional.
It's just that Yang Qiu and Wu Wenfang on this side, before they could take a few steps, they were stopped by a thin young man with eyes.
Yang ...... Boss Yang, hello, you. β
The young man held a script in his hand, but he didn't dare to raise his head, blocked in front of Yang Qiu and lowered his head, and greeted intermittently.
It could be seen that the young man was even more nervous after speaking.
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Yang Qiu was a little inexplicable, he and Wu Wenfang glanced at each other, then looked down at the young man and said, "This gentleman, may I ask you what's the matter?"
"I, I...... , Boss Yang, I'll ......" The young man's hand suddenly stretched forward, handed the script to Yang Qiu and said: "Boss Yang, I have a script here, I want you to read and take a look." β
"This ......"
What scripts do you read on the street?
Yang Qiu was a little entangled, isn't it now that he was virtuous and virtuous in ancient times, and he was still interested in casting a name. Even Wu Wenfang, who was next to him, looked at the scene in front of him as if he was looking strange.
"Sir, if your script is intended to vote for me. Yang Qiu also encountered this kind of thing for the first time, and hesitated and said: "I'll give you an address, you can go there to find me tomorrow morning, let's talk about it in detail, and now I have to ......."
The young man's cheeks flushed, interrupting Yang Qiu's words and saying, "Boss Yang, my script is not long, I read it very quickly, really." β
"But ......"
"Boss Yang, I believe you will like this script, just give me ten minutes. The young man clenched the script in his hand tightly and pleaded.
"Brother Yang, I'm not in a hurry. Wu Wenfang raised his eyebrows, and said beside him: "Otherwise, you can take a look first." β
ββ¦β¦ All right. β
The young man was overjoyed and said happily: "Thank you, Boss Yang." β
Yang Qiu took the script from the young man's hand, took the two of them to a Cantonese restaurant next to him, and sat down after finding a vacant seat at random.
Then under the expectant gaze of the young man, Yang Qiu looked at the script in his hand.
"The Age of Absurdity"
In the name of this play, Yang Qiu raised his eyebrows, with a strong sense of following the trend. But it's also possible that he thinks too much, and maybe the content is not bad.
Thinking of this, Yang Qiu opened the script.
Well......
The writing was a little sloppy, Yang Qiu frowned, and he even found that there were several temporary alterations, which made the script look a little messy.
Then, the protagonist is indeed a Chaplin-like figure again.
It is estimated that Yang Qiu's face is not very good, and the young man said with some apprehension: "Yang, Boss Yang, although this word is not well written, please, please rest assured, I am definitely writing this script seriously." β
"Oh. Yang Qiu was noncommittal, and asked while watching, "Is this the first time you have written a script?"
The young man's cheeks flushed, and he shook his head and said seriously, "No, it's not. β
"Have you written it before?have you made a movie?" Yang Qiu said curiously.
"I have written a lot, but the only ones that have been made into movies are "Dream Broken Night" and "Flowers Fall into Red Mansions". β
"Huh?!"
Yang Qiu's fingers holding the pages of the script paused slightly, he didn't know "Dream Broken Night", but "Flowers Fall into the Red Mansion" ......
When his "Funny Times" was released in Jinguo Cinema, it was "Flowers Falling into Red Mansions" that had just been released, how could Yang Qiu not know about this film.
It's just that......
Yang Qiu looked at the script in his hand and asked with some doubts: "That, "Flowers Fall into the Red Mansion", I remember...... Remember that the screenwriter of this film is not directed by Qin Jianqin?"
"It's not him! How could the screenwriter be him!"
As soon as Yang Qiu's question came out, it was like stabbing a powder keg, the young man yelled, stood up and pointed at Tianhong's neck and shouted: "That guy is a liar from beginning to end! Liar! Dead liar!"
Yang Qiu and Wu Wenfang were taken aback, he hurriedly put down the script, stretched out his hand and greeted: "Sir, calm and calm, there is something to say, there is something to say." β
"That guy is a liar!"
The young man obviously felt that he was a little out of shape, and sat down, but he still cursed non-stop. Perhaps feeling that his emotions were wrong, the young man hurriedly said: "Boss Yang, "Flowers Fall in the Red Mansion" was really written by me, you don't know that Qin Jian deceived ......."
"Ahemβ"
Yang Qiu interrupted him with a fake cough, and when he saw that the young man stopped a little lonely, he pushed the script over and said slowly: "This gentleman, I'm sorry, your script is okay, but some of it doesn't meet the requirements of our company, so you should go to another company to try." β
"What!" the young man was stunned, his hands squeezing nervously.
Yang Qiu glanced at the young man cautiously, and explained: "This film of yours does not meet our requirements, so ......"
"How is it possible, how is it possible, I wrote it very well!" the young man was a little incredulous.
"Ahemββ, your script, the theme is a bit out of step with our company. β
"Theme idea?"
The young man's eyes widened, and he looked at Yang Qiu vigorously, just when Yang Qiu was looking at him uneasy, he saw the corner of the young man's mouth twitch, and suddenly looked at him and said with a smile: "Heh, I thought that Boss Yang was also a good person, but I didn't expect it to be the same as Qin Jian." β
"What?!" this time it was Yang Qiu's turn to be stunned.
"We can't afford to climb like you, and you don't deserve to shoot my script. The young man grabbed the script, stood up and said condescendingly: "Hmph, two, farewell! β
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Seeing the young man leave with a proud face, Yang Qiu sat in place with a helpless face.
What the hell is going on!