"Mr. Wang, please come here!" The staff of China Television led Wang Zijun out of the special dressing room and came to the guest seat in the party hall.

"Hello Mr. Wang!"

"Zijun is here!"

"Happy New Year!"

"Xiao Wang, come on!" “

……”

Everywhere they passed, those celebrities or officials greeted each other with a smile, and even those who were jealous had to force a smile to save face.

Seeing Wang Zijun appear, a burst of shouts and screams erupted in the audience behind him.

The hall of this party is not large, and the audience invited is only two or three hundred, and the guest seats in front are more than ten round tables with various dried fruit snacks and drinks on the table.

Last year, China Television arranged for Wang Zijun to be a star, but this year, the leaders of the Ministry of Culture and the CEOs of state-owned film companies such as China Film and Taiwan Manufacturing Factory sat at the same table.

"Xiao Wang, come and sit!" Minister Jiang of the Ministry of Education waved at Wang Zijun from afar.

"Happy New Year, sir!" Wang Zijun said hello with a smile and found a vacant seat to sit down, on the left was Mei Changling, the boss of China Film, and on the right was Qian Fu, the director of the Information Bureau.

Qian Fu and Wang Zijun had never met a few times, and this time they also said with a smile: "Our Wang Dacai, this time can show the face of us Chinese in the world." ”

Mei Changling also smiled: "I heard that the global box office of "Ghost Love" is almost 300 million US dollars, which is tens of billions of Taiwan dollars. I think Zijun will simply stay in the United States to make a few more films and come back to make more money as a foreigner. "Although all the officials here are officials in the management of culture, there are few who really know the film industry, and they are not clear about the box office of "Ghost Love". Hearing Mei Changling say this, he was suddenly taken aback, and his eyes were different when he saw Wang Zijun.

Big donor!

Suddenly, everyone spoke eagerly.

Wang Zijun smiled bitterly: "Mr. Mei, you don't know that there is only a little bit of money that can go into my pocket." ”

"Seeing how pitiful you say, I won't leak your money." Mei Changling said, "The day after tomorrow, the China Film Cultural City will open, Zijun, you have to come to participate in the show." ”

"Definitely, definitely." Wang Zijun said with a smile.

China Film Cultural City is similar to Wang Zijun's Wang's Cinema, and it was an important filming base for Hong Kong and Taiwan films in the following years.

The gala has begun, and this time the hosts have changed from two last year to four.

Not only has the host changed, but the content has also been much richer, such as inviting Huang Junxiong to perform a thunderbolt puppet show on the stage. The most tangled thing is that this product has been in Taiwanese, and most of its content Wang Zijun can't understand.

"Let's invite our super singers Wang Menglin and Qi Yu!" The host *** said.

"Oh!" The audience cheered.

Wang Menglin and Qi Yunai are the first places in the men's and women's groups of this year's Super Singing Contest, although neither of them has released a few songs, but their popularity is bursting.

"Don't ask me where I'm from,

My hometown is far away,

Why wandering,

Wandering far away, wandering ......"

The song "Olive Tree" sung by the two won a full house. After that, Luo Dayou, Liu Wenzheng, and Gao Lingfeng took the stage respectively and sang "Shining Days", "Light Rain in March", and "The Desert of Love", all of which performed extraordinary.

These singers are all Haishan Records, and in the past year, Haishan has been in the limelight, completely suppressing other record companies, including Gelin.

Just as these singers were singing, Zheng Zhenkun, who was sitting at the adjacent table, made a victory gesture to Wang Zijun, and Wang Zijun also smiled back at him. The small movements between the two were seen by the record company boss who was at the same table as Zheng Zhenkun, and they were in mixed moods.

Who would have thought that the young boy who stood on the stage and sang back then would be able to get to this point in a few years, and even surpass them, and sit directly with Qian Fu and Mei Changling.

Wang Zijun has a lot of money with Qian Fu and Mei Changling around him from time to time, and Qian Fu naturally wants to have a good relationship, because he is in charge of the review, publication, and distribution of film and television, music, literature, news, etc. Wang Zijun didn't know that Qian Fu was about to be transferred, and he was working hard in vain. As for Mei Changling, China Film's film and television resources are too rich, and if you establish a good cooperative relationship with him, it will be much easier for Wang to film in the future.

Before the end of a party, Wang Zijun chatted with Qian Fu and Mei Changling about Chinese classical literature and Western literature, and the conversation gradually entered the alley. Later, when he mentioned the current situation of Taiwanese films, Qian Fu didn't say anything, but Mei Changling shook his head again and again. ,

"Zijun, I also read that interview of yours." Mei Changling sighed, "Today's Taiwanese films seem to be prosperous, and in terms of box office market and influence, it is not an exaggeration to say that they are even the first in Asia. Pity...... I have detailed statistics in the past few years, the market share of Taiwanese films in Southeast Asia has been gradually shrinking in the past two years, while Hong Kong films are increasing little by little. ”

"Has Mei always thought about imitating Hollywood's model and establishing and improving Taiwan's film industry system?" Wang Zijun asked.

"Why haven't you thought about it?" Mei Changling said with a smile, "Otherwise, why would the Golden Horse Awards fully introduce the Oscar model in recent years, but it has to be done step by step." Relying only on the China Film family, it really has little effect. I've also read your article about film censorship, and I can only say that the idea is very good, but it is not operational at this stage. ”

Wang Zijun said: "I talked to Mr. Huang of First Pictures about it, if you want to change the status quo of Taiwanese films, you must have a strong restraint organization to restrain everyone from following the rules, avoid vicious competition, avoid blindly following the trend, and so on. In the past, the Taiwan Producers Association was a plate of loose sand. ”

Mei Changling asked, "What do you mean?" ”

Wang Zijun said: "You, me, Mr. Huang, the three of us will join forces, and then find a few film companies or studios that are relatively strong or relatively famous, and we will re-establish a Taiwan Film Workers Association." The purpose of this association is to let Taiwan's films develop and grow healthily, and we must formulate rules to work together to suppress those who are short-sighted, disrupt the film market, and tarnish the reputation of Taiwan's films. Of course, the power structure of this film union must be negotiated, and it will not become a profit-seeking organization in the end. Even, we can support the directors' union and actors' union step by step, so that directors and actors can gain some right to speak. You know, a lot of movies are made by laymen who don't understand cinema at all, and it's really scary, and I think the relationship between directors and producers is very important......," Wang Zijun said very quietly, and only Qian Fu and Mei Changling, who were sitting on either side of him, could hear it. Although Qian Fu was very interested, he would be transferred to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs soon, and this matter had nothing to do with him. Mei Changling nodded while listening, some of what Wang Zijun said coincided with him, and some of them were longer than he thought. But at the end of the day, it's hard to actually implement it.

Mei Changling said: "I can call the shots of several party-run film companies. ”

Wang Zijun said with a smile: "That's good, I can persuade him on Mr. Huang's side, in fact, we have already talked about this content last time, and I can also bring in Qiong Yao's superstar company." Most importantly, we need to have an advocacy agency, and I think Impact magazine is a great fit to work with them to make it the quasi-journal of our union. In addition, Mei can always get in touch with the jury of the Golden Horse Awards, which must be in hand. ”

Wang Zijun didn't know if "Impact" magazine would agree to cooperate, he had already made up his mind that if "Impact" didn't know each other, he would forcibly buy it.

Mei Changling nodded while listening, and said: "This plan is feasible, but don't be too impatient, otherwise it will make Taiwan's film industry a miasma." We can form a loose coalition first, then promote our ideas, and when the time comes, we can form this film union. "Yes, too." Wang Zijun sighed secretly, Mei Changling was still too indecisive and had too many concerns. As long as they cooperate, not to mention anything else, only Wang's Cinema and the soon-to-be-opened China Film Cultural City can kill many uncooperative producers. Not to mention that there are also First Pictures' Ximen Cinema Line, Wang Zijun's Wang Cinema Line and China Film's cinema line cooperating with each other, who dares to disobey and directly half of Taiwan's theaters will not show him a release.

Although Mei Changling did not agree to Wang Zijun to immediately establish a film union, he said that China Film could cooperate closely with Wang's, and Wang's Cinema and the soon-to-be-opened China Film Cultural City have also formed sister cinemas to communicate with each other.

When the party was about to end, Wang Zijun went on stage to sing a finale song.

By the time the festival was finished, it was already around eight o'clock in the evening, and China Television arranged a New Year's dinner for the guests.

Wang Zijun was a little unaccustomed to the lifelessness of the officials at the original table, and this time he slipped directly to the table with Teresa Teng, and after not seeing him for a few months, Teresa Teng's dress was much more fashionable.

"Why did you come to us to beg for food?" Teresa Teng joked.

"Isn't this seeing Lijun here? It's been a long time, and I miss it. Wang Zijun said. Teresa Teng asked: "Qingxia didn't come today?" ”,

"She's in a hurry, and the drama in her hand must be filmed before the Spring Festival." Wang Zijun explained.

"Hey, I'm tired of doing everything, and I can't rest during the New Year." Teresa Teng complained softly.

"By the way," Wang Zijun asked, "how are you doing in ***?" ”

Teresa Teng said: "Thanks to the song you gave, I won the Singing Award and the Best Album Award at this record award." ”

"I have my share in the best album, but the singing award is yours, I don't dare to fight for it." Wang Zijun said.

Teresa Teng is obviously very happy, she said: "My record this time is selling very well in Asia, and the company has helped me to repackage and promote it, ready to enter the American market." ”

"Congratulations then." Wang Zijun said, "On the American side, if I need help, I can think of a way." ”

Teresa Teng said: "I almost forgot that Zijun's songs are in the top 10 on the American Weekly Singles Chart." Seriously, your musical talent is amazing, but it's a pity that you always write songs and always fish for three days and dry your nets for two days. ”

Wang Zijun said with a smile: "It's not a creative machine, where can I write every day." ”

The two chatted excitedly, and suddenly a girl came over, stopped beside Wang Zijun, took out this issue of "Impact" magazine with Wang Zijun's photo on the cover and said: "Hello Mr. Wang, can you help me sign it?" ”

"Absolutely." Wang Zijun looked back and suddenly lost his mind - the woman who asked him for an autograph was actually Hu Yinmeng. Who is Hu Yinmeng? Aside from the professions of actor, writer, and host, she is one of the four beauties in Taiwan who are as famous as Lin Qinglu.

Looking at this beauty in her early twenties in front of her, Wang Zijun sighed in her heart, a few years later, this flower will be inserted in cow dung, and she will marry Li Ao, who is eighteen years older than her.

Regarding Li Ao, Wang Zijun is very disdainful, and even a little disgusted.

The media said that Li Ao was imprisoned several times for pursuing the self-indulgence of the people and offending those in power, and Li Ao himself also called himself a big prisoner to brag about himself. But when you look into it, it's a fart.

Li Ao was imprisoned three times in his life.

The first time was that in the year of convalescence, he offended the authorities because his article was too sharp, so he turned out his old accounts one by one and wanted to smuggle back to the mainland. This time, he was indeed able to fight with the people to get a little bit of ground, but under the mediation of his division commander, he did not go to prison for this.

The second time was in the year, and this time he was in prison for five years and eight months. The reason is very funny, it is because of Taiwan independence. It was not Li Ao himself who pursued Taiwan independence, but Peng Minmin, the godfather of Taiwan independence, and his two students who pursued Taiwan independence. Peng was defeated and fled, but his two students did not have time to escape. And Li Ao may have taken in and helped these two Taiwan independence elements out of friendship, and then was implicated and imprisoned. This imprisonment has nothing to do with the people's lords and self-indulgence.

The third time was in the year of the worm, and he was imprisoned for six months, and the reason was because of treachery and embezzlement of other people's property. Here's what happened: Li Ao's Bole, Xiao Mengneng, who had the grace of knowing him, and was also a teacher and friend, had to flee to avoid debts because of economic disputes with others (this economic dispute was caused by Li Ao, and his articles caused Xiao Mengneng's magazine to be closed down and the bookstore to close down).

Xiao Mengneng was afraid that his property would be frozen, so before leaving, he handed over all his real estate, antiques, calligraphy and paintings, etc., more than Z40,000 to his most trusted friend Li Ao for management. Half a year later, Xiao Mengneng returned to Taiwan and found that all these things had become Li Ao's, and refused to return them.

Wang Zijun always thinks that no matter how talented a person is, if his character is so bad that even his closest friends and benefactors who are kind to him can betray him, then what qualifications does he have to criticize others?

And Hu Yinmeng happened to marry Li Ao at that time, and this marriage of a talented woman was once a good story.

Hu Yinmeng married Li Ao because she admired Li Ao's talent very much when she was in college, but soon discovered Li Ao's personality after getting married. When Xiao Mengneng and Li Ao were in a lawsuit, Hu Yinmeng, as the newlywed wife, stepped forward with a fair attitude to expose the ugly behavior of her husband Li Ao who embezzled the property of his friend, and pointed out that Li Ao was not "a chivalrous ...... with insight and beyond fame and fortune", but just "a selfish ...... who wants to help himself". (At this time, one of Xiao Mengneng's properties, Tianmu Jinglu, was also zoned by Li Ao...... Under the name of his wife Hu Yinmeng, Hu Yinmeng was later returned to Xiao Mengneng. Just two days after Xiao Meng was able to win the lawsuit, Hu Yinmeng and Li Ao divorced, only four months after they got married.

What Wang Zijun can't figure out is why a person like Li Ao, whose character is extremely bad, still has so many die-hard fans?

As the person who knows Li Ao best, Xiao Mengneng gave Li Ao four words to evaluate when he was dying: talented but not virtuous!

(To be continued)