The two who caught up with Gu Weiqi glanced at each other, and the man on the left said: "Hello Mr. Gu, my name is Chen Baisheng, and I am the editor-in-chief of Xiangjiang's 'Film Fortnightly'. This is Su Qi, deputy editor-in-chief. ”

"Movie Fortnight?" Gu Weiqi suddenly remembered, to say that these two are both well-known figures in the Xiangjiang film industry.

However, when it comes to the professional film magazine "Film Biweekly", we have to say Tang Shuxuan, a strange woman in the Xiangjiang film industry. It is rumored that she is the granddaughter of Tang Jiyao, a famous warlord of the Republic of China, who settled in Xiangjiang in her early years. Later, he was admitted to the film department of USC and found an investment after graduation. In 1966, she returned to Hong Kong to shoot the film "Mrs. Tung", which she wrote and directed.

However, the filming cycle of this film lasted for several years, starting in 1966 and not being completed until 1969. However, it is the first Hong Kong film to receive wide attention at Western film festivals, and won several Golden Horse Awards in Taiwan. It can be said that she is a pioneer of academic directors in the Xiangjiang film industry, and directly influenced a large number of new Langchao directors such as Xu Anhua and Xu Ke.

In 1975, Tang Shuxuan founded the biweekly "Big Close-Up", which was printed on plain paper and did not feature celebrity nude photos as the cover. Instead, it is dominated by text content, so that Heung Kong Film Magazine is no longer just a pictorial to read. It is a book that can be read, so as soon as the "big close-up" appeared, it attracted the attention and welcome of a large number of young film lovers.

However, there is no strict administrative system for "big features", authors and readers can visit at any time, and the editorial department often holds salons or symposia. Therefore, "big close-up" once became a platform for many film lovers to communicate, and it gathered a group of young filmmakers and film critics.

But it is precisely because of this that "Big Close-up" has been losing money in terms of operation. At that time, Tang Shuxuan was preparing to get married and leave Xiangjiang, and the magazine finally ceased publication in the first half of 1978. At that time, many movie lovers regretted it, and later, under the advocacy of Su Qi, a group of editors and authors of "big features" founded the "Film Biweekly".

However, at that time, the magazine was published by a large number of people, everyone was a shareholder, and there was no major shareholder. Because of this, the magazine has fallen into a chaotic situation in terms of operation, because the sales are not very good, so it can only be circulated among a limited readership of movie lovers. However, Gu Weiqi knew that later the "Film Fortnightly" created the feat of "Academy Awards".

Therefore, he smiled and said, "Oh, it turned out to be Mr. Chen and Mr. Su, I have admired the name for a long time." I wonder what the two gentlemen are calling me for? ”

The two glanced at each other, and Chen Baisheng said straight to the point: "We want to have an interview with Mr. Gu, I don't know if Mr. Gu is inconvenient?" ”

"Yes, there's nothing inconvenient about that." Gu Weiqi smiled and said, "Let's go, let's find a place to talk slowly." ”

The two were overjoyed, and the sales of "Movie Fortnightly" have been declining recently, and the two of them are almost unable to stand the loss. Now Gu Weiqi is a hot new figure in the Hong Kong film industry, and if he can get an exclusive interview with him, maybe he can increase sales. Then the two followed him to a café.

After sitting down, Gu Weiqi asked for a few cups of coffee and some desserts, and said cheerfully: "If you two have any questions, just mention it." As long as it doesn't involve my personal hidden things, I will definitely know everything I can answer about movies. ”

"Then we will thank Mr. Gu for cooperating with our interview."

Chen Baisheng took out a notebook and pen from his bag and threw them to Su Qi, motioned for him to start recording, and then said slowly: "According to my understanding, since the opening of Mr. Gu's 'Oriental Hollywood International Film Company', the films filmed including 'Chasing Girls', 'Lifting Little Hands' and 'Guoshu Grandmaster's Starting from Scratch' have been big hits, and each one has a higher box office than the other, and even 'Guoshu Grandmaster's Starting from Zero' is almost reaching 40 million box office, do you have any secrets for making movies?" ”

"What do you mean by that? You can't tell them that your brother is a reborn, can you? ”

Gu Weiqi turned his mind around, but said, "How can I say it, in fact, I don't have any special secrets. But I have a special talent for cinema. Then there is the script, if you want to make a wonderful film, you must first have a good script. However, as far as I know, the entire Xiangjiang film industry does not pay much attention to screenwriters, which I think is very bad. Here, I call on the industry to pay enough attention to screenwriters. ”

Chen Baisheng nodded, and then asked, "So what does Mr. Gu think of the current Xiangjiang film industry?" Many media reporters are preaching that the spring of Hong Kong's movies is coming and is about to enter a golden age, what do you think? ”

"I don't think it's unreasonable. From 1896, when movies began to be introduced to Hong Kong, commercial film screenings began in 1898, and the first cinema appeared in 1901. In 1909, the Magic City Asia Film and Theater Company filmed the film "Stealing Roast Duck" in Xiangjiang.

In 1913, Li Minwei and Mi Guoren co-founded the first production agency in Xiangjiang, Huamei Film Company, and produced the short feature film "Zhuangzi Tries a Wife". In 1923, Li and his brothers founded the first production agency invested entirely by Heungjiang people, Minxin Film Company. In 1925, he released his first feature film "Rouge" ......" in Xiangjiang.

"Counting from the fingers, Xiangjiang Films has been developing for almost a hundred years so far. At present, the production process technology is very mature. Especially with the rapid economic development of Xiangjiang in recent years, people's purses have swelled and the number of moviegoers has continued to grow, which has provided a favorable soil for the prosperity of the film industry. Therefore, it is not wrong to say that Xiangjiang films have entered a golden age. ”

However, compared with Hollywood, there is still a certain gap in the comprehensive soft power of the Heung Kong film industry in terms of hardware technology and talent pool. Moreover, the Xiangjiang film industry lacks a perfect system, the most obvious of which is that it is seriously following the trend. For example, the 'Lift and Release Little Hands' filmed by our company became popular, and soon 'Lift and Release the Thousands', 'Beware of Pickpockets', and 'Beware of Thieves'...... All in all, all kinds of following trends make people laugh and cry when they think about it. ”

"So Mr. Gu, what do you want to say about this phenomenon?"

"I don't think it's okay to follow the trend, the key is that you have to come up with something new. Otherwise, it's all the same old thing, and the audience will get tired of watching it sooner or later. At that time, the whole genre will be crippled. As a result, everyone has nothing to play. ”

"Mr. Gu, it is said that you are more focused on commercial films, right?"

"Yes, there is no doubt about that. I think survival is the number one rule, so if a movie doesn't make money, I definitely won't make it. ”

"As far as I know, the capital investment in the films shot by Mr. Gu's Donglai company is getting higher and higher, and he plans to shoot blockbusters in the future?"

"Not necessarily, if I have time, I will try to make some low-budget films."

"Oh, last year, Phoenix TV released news that it was going to hold a platinum film award, I don't know when this grand event will be implemented?"

"Wait until the legendary international beauty pageant is over. When the time comes, I will ask Phoenix TV and China Entertainment Times to issue an announcement. ”

“……”

In this way, the two asked and answered, Su Qi quickly recorded in his notebook, and nearly two hours later, Chen Baisheng ended the interview. In the end, Su Qi took a few more photos of Gu Weiqi. The next day, Gu Weiqi appeared on the cover of the new issue of "Film Fortnightly", because he now has a lot of fame in the entertainment industry, especially in the film industry. It has increased the sales of this magazine a lot.

In particular, he said that "survival is the first rule" and that if a movie does not make money, I will never make it, which has won the approval of many people. However, there are also a small number of filmmakers of the older generation who feel that his statement is not entirely correct, and the artistic value and connotation should also be considered.

However, the problem of following the trend he mentioned did not attract the attention of insiders, after all, many people are here to make money. I don't care if I follow the trend or not. However, his appeal that the industry should pay enough attention to screenwriters has won the favor of many screenwriters.

After Gu Weiqi was interviewed by Chen Baisheng, as soon as he returned home, Guan Zhilin, who had been washed in vain, was entangled. But before he could make love to the beauty, the phone on the bedside rang, and when he picked it up, he heard that it was Tang Bo calling. The other party told him that at present, the "Dragon King Mercenary Group" has recruited more than 200 elite retired soldiers one after another, and just a moment ago, the boss of the "Hongxing Society" and the leaders of various halls have been wiped out.

Speaking of which, Hong Yaoxing, the boss of Hongxing Society, was originally a gangster who smuggled into Xiangjiang from Yuebang three years ago. However, this person knew a drug lord from Yuebang, coupled with good kung fu and a ruthlessness that dared to fight, relying on the huge profits earned from drugs, he single-handedly founded the "Hongxing Society", and after three years of development, it has become a first-class club with hundreds or even thousands of people.

Tang Bo had been preparing these days, and finally launched a surprise attack tonight, killing Hong Yaoxing and several main leaders of the society in one fell swoop with a thunderous force. Of course, the man with the scar who had asked for a million Hong Kong dollars in protection money from the Tang Dynasty International Supermarket was not spared.

The entire "Hongxing Society" immediately became a pot of porridge. Tang Bo led people to take advantage of the situation to gather these leaderless younger brothers, and according to Gu Weiqi's request, the "Hongxing Society" was renamed "Hongying Society", and Zhang Chaozhong was supported in the position of the boss. Under the deterrence of the "Dragon King" elite mercenary group, the 800 younger brothers who were originally left behind by Hongxing Society were all trained to be obedient.

Not only that, Tang Bo also found a large number of gold bars from the basement of Hong Yaoxing's villa. It turned out that this person actually had a hobby of collecting gold bars, and the profits earned from drug trafficking in the past few years were actually exchanged for gold bars, worth more than 70 million US dollars.

In addition, Hong Yaoxing also opened 8 bars, 5 hotels, 8 gambling stalls, 6 hotels, 6 dance halls, 3 shopping malls, 3 office buildings, and 2 cinemas...... These properties are worth more than $70 million. More than $20 million in cash was also recovered from the residences of other leaders.

After listening to Tang Bo's report, Gu Weiqi couldn't help but secretly speak, no wonder so many people in Xiangjiang mixed up with the club, it turned out that there was so much oil and water. It is no wonder that it was later rumored on the Internet that Xiangjiang, a small land with only more than 5 million people, had a full one-tenth of nearly 500,000 people joining various large and small associations that year.

He then instructed Tang Bo to secretly transfer the gold to the "Yanlong Development Bank" as the bank's reserves. The theater was merged into the Tang Dynasty Cinema Line and handed over to Xu Yanbing to take care of. The rest of the industry is up to Zhang Chaozhong to find the right person to take care of. However, in terms of territory, it is required to continue to expand, and it is necessary to continue to absorb personnel.