Wang Xiaohu still remembers that since he was sensible, his father carried him around his neck and watched that kind of open-air movie with the whole village. [Full text reading]

At that time, the entertainment in China was far poorer than in Hong Kong, so watching movies became the greatest enjoyment at that time, and the village chief went door-to-door to raise funds and spend money to hire a projection team to play movies in the village, which was almost the most sensational thing in the village.

Every time the projection team finishes showing a film to a production team, the captain of that team stands at the highest point of the team and shouts to the captain of the next production team, and the captain of the next production team only needs to send a tractor and two strong laborers to pull a few machines used for the film to the village, and the filmmaker will naturally follow the tractor.

Everywhere the projection team went, they would be warmly welcomed by the captain, so when the white screen was pulled up by a few capable villagers and the projector was moved to the designated table, Wang Xiaohu could always see that the projectionist was slightly drunk, and even the breath exhaled from his nostrils exuded a trace of alcohol.

When the projection team shows movies in the production team, most of them are on the threshing floor of the team, and the screen is mostly pulled on the two trees next to the threshing floor. At that time, there was no electricity in the village, and the movie was played by a small generator, which Wang Xiaohu's children called "motorcycle", which was usually placed in a secluded place near the threshing floor, so as not to affect the effect of the dialogue between the characters on the screen when watching the movie.

Generally speaking, a village spends money to invite a screening team, and several other villages will follow after knowing it, that kind of scene does not suppress the major attractions of the later Golden Week, crowds of people, crowds, people push people, Wang Xiaohu also has a time when he can't occupy the favorable terrain, he climbs the tree, although he can't see it very clearly, but no one is blocking him.

By the early 90s of the last century, the village projection team had gradually been contracted as a "private cinema" by individuals, and the films at this time could only be seen by paying for it. Although I and a few children in middle school have also watched some movies that don't cost money, the number of screenings is very limited. As for the local villagers, watching movies has become a "past story"! Later, with no money to be made, even the private cinema in the countryside that sold tickets did not exist!

Thinking of these childhood memories about movies, the corners of Wang Xiaohu's mouth will unconsciously curl up, what a beautiful childhood memory, maybe it was at that time that he began to like movies.

During the filming of "Myth", Wang Xiaohu once asked the Ministry of Culture about the situation, although this kind of rural screening team existed in China, but it was not very wide in terms of scale, which mainly depended on the fact that there was not much screening equipment in China at that time.

For this reason, Wang Xiaohu decided to cooperate with the mainland to set up a huge rural screening team, so that more than one billion people across the country can watch "Myth". Of course, some villages may want to be shown for free, but it is of great significance to allow ordinary people to watch movies made jointly by Hong Kong and mainland China at the end of the 70s.

This benefit is not only to raise the popularity of Hong Kong films in the mainland, but also to let them know that Chinese can make their own blockbusters! In this way, in the future, they will not scold and criticize Chinese films for no reason.

In his previous life, Wang Xiaohu discovered a very strange phenomenon, especially after entering the year 2000, all Chinese big-budget films released would attract a lot of criticism, but the release of American blockbusters was all praise.

This phenomenon has greatly hit the filmmaker's enthusiasm for production, saying that "Chongyang is flattering" will be refuted by a group of people, and even scolded by you, but Wang Xiaohu can't find a specific solution.

This question was only understood by Wang Xiaohu a few years after he was reborn. In fact, to put it bluntly, the commercial elements of American blockbusters determine that the plot is very weak, such a movie can attract Chinese audiences mainly to look at the actors and special effects, the special effects are done, the actors are handsome and beautiful, ok, no matter how bad your plot is, your movie will sweep thousands of troops in China and climb to the top of the box office list.

Therefore, Wang Xiaohu believes that it is very important for the people to change this kind of thinking of worshipping foreigners at this time, we Chinese can make our own blockbusters, our film shooting technology does not have to be your foreigners, we must develop the good habit of the people supporting their own movies!

Undoubtedly, this is a very huge project, and Wang Xiaohu is very proud to be able to promote this matter at a good time when Chinese films are in ruins.

So before waiting for the international screening version of "Myth" to be produced, Wang Xiaohu has been busy with this matter for the past few days.

Of course, these devices cannot be purchased in the United States, after all, the projectors produced there are standard versions, and the mobile projectors used by the mainland are all eliminated from the Soviet big brother, but fortunately, when Wang Xiaohu returned to Hong Kong, the Ministry of Culture asked for one, so he carried this obsolete product to Run Run Shaw.

"What are you doing with this thing to me?" Shaw asked, frowning.

Wang Xiaohu knocked on the projector and said, "Of course, I asked you for help." ”

"Help?"

After Wang Xiaohu said his thoughts, Run Run Shaw said loudly in surprise: "What do you say, you want to produce a thousand old things, aren't you crazy?" ”

Wang Xiaohu said with a smile: "I'm not crazy, the 16mm projector is the most suitable projection equipment for the mainland villages, and this kind of popular rural projection team is relatively easy to set up. ”

"Boy, what do you want me to say hello!" Run Run Shaw shook his head and sighed: "If you feel that you have too much money, you can invest it in the American market, isn't a thousand units of this old equipment given to the mainland for nothing?" Ay! ”

"And you're still showing it for free, how can you recover the cost?" Run Run Shaw glared: "So you kid really has a problem with his brain, do you want me to find you a few better psychiatrists?" ”

Ignoring Run Run Shaw's cynicism, Wang Xiaohu still kept smiling and said: "Lao Dou, Chief Deng on the mainland has taken over in an all-round way, maybe you don't know that his old man designated Fujian and Guangdong provinces as special economic zones at the beginning of this year to implement the reform of the urban economic system. ”

"So what? What does it have to do with movies? Shaw rolled his eyes in disapproval.

Wang Xiaohu said with a wry smile: "Lao Dou, take your long-term view, this is the precursor of China's reform and opening up, I believe that in a few years, the mainland's economic development will continue to develop at a high speed, and the mainland's film market will gradually mature in this process. ”

"Boy, I found that you came back from the mainland this time, and your vision has improved very much." Run Run Shaw said in surprise: "Are you so sure that the mainland's reform and opening up will be successful? ”

"I believe it!" Wang Xiaohu nodded and said in affirmation that he believed too much, and as a reborn person, he understood too well the importance of reform and opening up to China's economic take-off.

"Reason!" Run Run Shaw said.

Wang Xiaohu did not speak, but raised his right hand, and made a gesture of "pinching his fingers" with five fingers, Run Run Shaw almost fainted when he saw this, sighed heavily and said: "Hey, young man, you know that you are fooling around, how can this thing make such a hasty decision?" It's so uninsured! ”

"Then Lao Dou, don't spend 200,000 Hong Kong dollars a year to hire those two feng shui gentlemen, it's too unsafe!" Wang Xiaohu said.

"One yard to one yard!" Shaw shook his head.

"It's all the same thing in my eyes." Wang Xiaohu said with a smile: "Lao Dou, this is not for you to spend money to invest in the mainland film market, what are you so worried about?" I'm just asking you to help find a manufacturer of these old projectors! ”

"I'm worried that your kid will lose all his money!" Shaw hated that iron could not become steel.

Wang Xiaohu said indifferently: "It's okay, I'm still young, it's a big deal to get up again if I fall!" ”

Yes, youth is the biggest capital! Run Run Shaw doesn't admit it, Wang Xiaohu's capital is very large, not only does his age have an advantage, but he also has a smart brain in the film industry.

After all, the 16mm projector has also been eliminated in Hong Kong, and the equipment of more than 200 cinemas in Hong Kong has been upgraded by Concord and Shaw Brothers a few years ago, using American standard projection equipment, even some small theaters have been forced to replace the equipment in order to survive.

The production of such a large number of equipment is obviously not overnight, even with Wang Xiaohu's sufficient capital injection, there are still two major equipment manufacturers in Hong Kong and Taiwan to work together to produce more than 400 units after the Spring Festival, which is still a big distance from the 1,000 units required by Wang Xiaohu.

In the process of waiting, the Chinese version and Cantonese version of "Myth" have finally completed post-production, and the international version is currently more than half, especially the last half of post-production, and the equipment in Hong Kong can no longer meet Lucas's needs.

The Chinese A version is mainly specially produced for the mainland market, which is the worst in terms of film quality, which is also a matter of no way, the mainland's projection equipment is not powerful, so I have to use Puqing's improvisation, even the quality of Puqing is very careful.

The Cantonese version is not to be asked, it is mainly released in Hong Kong, of course, it is also the least part of the production copies, most of which also need the Chinese B version to support the entire Southeast Asian screening, and the B version is the largest number of copies.

(To be continued)