Broadway Cinema, located in the prosperous area of Mong Kok, is a time-honored cinema run by Jiang Zhiqiang's family, with a history of more than 30 years.

The theater is an old-fashioned layout, with only one viewing hall, which has a large space and can accommodate hundreds of audiences at a time, but the internal preview of "Crazy Robbery" has only dozens of people, one in the east and a group in the west, which makes the theater seem empty and quite deserted.

However, when the film was over, the applause of these dozens of people was extremely enthusiastic, and the sound echoed in the theater, as if hundreds of audiences were applauding.

"Sister An, congratulations." Yan Hao was already sitting next to Xu Anhua, and as soon as the movie ended, he stood up and applauded, and praised loudly: "Good shooting!" ”

Everyone also rushed up one after another, surrounding Xu Anhua and congratulating him.

Xu Anhua was a little overexcited, with tears in her eyes, unable to speak, just nodded her head again and again with a stiff smile to express her gratitude.

Shen Chong quietly took a few steps back, stood outside the crowd, squinted at a snow-white screen, and felt quite emotional in his heart.

The movie "Crazy Robbery", if you strip away the background of the times and the creative environment, can only be regarded as a mediocre work, let's say horror, the scene is not exciting enough, let's say suspense, the plot is not tense enough. In the system, when querying "Crazy Robbery", the old version of the previous life only gave "ordinary classic movies" as proof, after many observations, Shen Chong already knew that the one who received this kind of comment was roughly equivalent to a movie with about 6 points on various online rating websites.

But if you consider that Xu Anhua is directing for the first time, completing the script in 1 day, completing the shooting in more than 2o days, and a budget of 8o yuan, it is extremely rare to make a movie of this quality in a humble environment, and his talent is beyond doubt.

And now, with Shen Chong's all-round support, the new version of "Crazy Robbery", the system gives a comment as "classic ordinary movie", although it is just a change of word order, the grade has risen a lot, which is an evaluation that can only be obtained by movies with more than 7 points.

Although the quality of the movie has improved a lot, Shen Chong still feels a little regretful, with the material of "Crazy Robbery", he can make a palace-level suspense movie comparable to "The Silence of the Lambs", but whether it is as a producer, or screenwriter Chen Yunwen, or director Xu Anhua, they are all first-time battles, inexperienced, lack of strength, and time is tight, so they can only destroy the heavens and waste such a good theme.

"Mr. Shen, congratulations." At this time, a man who looked a little similar to Jiang Zhiqiang came over and congratulated: "This movie is great, it will definitely be a big hit." ”

"Promise your good words." Shen Chong shook hands with him with a smile on his face and said: "Brother Wen is an old Jianghu, if he says that it will be a big sale, it will definitely be a big hit, and when the movie is released, I will lie at home and wait for the money to fall in the sky." ”

This person is Jiang Zhiqiang's brother Jiang Zhiwen, he laughed when he heard this, and then asked: "Mr. Shen, forgive me for taking the liberty of saying that this movie is possible to be released in my theater?" ”

"How?" Shen Chong was a little surprised and asked, "Aren't you always showing Western films on Broadway?" ”

"Not necessarily." Jiang Zhiwen explained: "In the past, the Hong Kong film industry was controlled by Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest, and we independent cinemas had no film source, so we had no choice but to go to Europe and America to buy films and come back to show them. ”

"I'll have to discuss this with Shaw." Shen Chong groaned slightly and said: "Of course, I hope that the more theaters will be released, the better, but after all, I signed a contract with Shaw Brothers, and I need to communicate first, so as not to misunderstand and hurt the harmony." ”

"It's still Mr. Shen's thoughtfulness." Jiang Zhiwen nodded and said, "Then I'll wait for Mr. Shen's news." ”

After chatting casually for a while, Jiang Zhiwen had something to do and walked away.

After he left, Shen Chong climbed onto the high platform in front of the screen, clapped his hands vigorously, and announced loudly: "Everyone, this is not a place to chat, I have already booked a seat in the Dunhuang Restaurant, please move, let's go for supper, and chat while eating." (Note 1)

Everyone applauded, and walked out of the theater in groups.

In this internal test screening, in addition to the reporters and editors of several major film and entertainment magazines, Shen Chong also made good connections, whether he knew him or not, as long as he was likely to come, he all had invitations, Xu Anhua's popularity was good, and the starring role of "Crazy Robbery" was not unknown, so there were quite a lot of people who came to watch the movie, and eight tables of seats were opened in Dunhuang Restaurant, which was just full.

At the banquet, Shen Chong went around in a circle, and after shaking hands with the people he met for the first time, there was a soft "tick" in his mind, and a hint of the completion of the task appeared.

"You've got to know 1oo well-known film crews, and you've completed the quest to get 5o movie medals."

“yes！”

Shen Chong clenched his fists and quietly made a movement to vent his excitement, and then turned his mind around and turned off the prompt.

Returning to his seat and looking at the hall full of friends and the warm atmosphere, Shen Chong suddenly had a feeling of vicissitudes - a few months ago, he and Yan Hao, Shu Qi and others still vividly remembered the scene of the party at the food stall, at that time, he was a poor student who was penniless, but now, he has become the owner of a film company with a net worth of tens of millions.

Life's encounters are magical!

However, compared to today, the gathering at that time could only be regarded as a "beggar's version" of the Heroes' Association, and now it can be regarded as a Heroes' Association that has begun to take shape.

Hong Kong has a small area, and the film industry is relatively concentrated, the so-called involvement affects the whole body, almost any filmmaker can involve a large network of relationships behind it, such as Tsui Hark, because he and Xu Anhua were editing in the same printing company some time ago, such as Zhang Guoming, because he and Xu Anhua used to be in the same TVB film group, such as Wang Jing came, because he and Shu Qi were mentors at the Hong Kong Film Culture Center......

In addition to behind the scenes, there are also many people in front of the stage, Xu Anhua has worked in TVB for so long, and Zhao Yazhi, one of the leading actors, is now TVB's Hua Dan, and there is naturally no shortage of stars who come to cheer, like Huang Xingxiu, Zheng Yuling and others, all of whom are well-known famous actors.

With the accumulation of wealth and the growth of knowledge, Shen Chong has long passed the age of excitement when he sees stars, so he is not very excited to meet these people, what he is most concerned about now is the opinions of several senior film critics on "Crazy Robbery" - the evaluation of these people has a lot of influence on the box office of the movie, so he deliberately arranged the film critics at a table, and then reserved a place for himself.

Holding the wine glass, Shen Chong greeted one of the middle-aged men and asked, "Brother Shi, what do you think of "Crazy Robbery"?" ”

The person asked by Shen Chong, named Shi Qi, as early as the 60s, used an 8mm camera to shoot real movies in Hong Kong, and is now a film review columnist for "Ming Pao Evening News", known as "the first key pen in Hong Kong film critics", good at analyzing films based on Hong Kong's local culture, with unique views and sharp words, many of his film reviews have become important reference materials for later research on Hong Kong films.

"There is novelty, but also sincerity." Shi Qi first said two recognized comments, he played with the wine glass, was silent for a while, and then said: "The structure of "Crazy Robbery" is very special, breaking the single perspective of flat and direct narration, intersecting time and space, presenting a blurry atmosphere and intricate state of affairs, breaking through the simplistic mode, shooting complex levels, and mixed but not chaotic, unified style, which is very rare, I think, if nothing else, this will be the best Hong Kong film this year." ”

"I agree with Shi Qi." Another senior film critic Rocca put down his chopsticks and said: "The film is implemented at the end, the content and style are unified, although the structure is a little loose, but the picture is swaying, the details are keen, the style is realistic, and the performances of the actors in the whole film are very exciting, not only the two heroines are colorful, but several supporting roles are also concise and moving, all in all, this is indeed the best movie of the year." (Note 2)

Shen Chong was overjoyed, hurriedly raised his glass, persuaded him to drink, and said: "After the movie is released, please ask the two of you to say a lot of good things." ”

"Actually, I really don't want to write a film review of 'Crazy Robbery.'" Shi Qi said, he put down the wine glass, looked at Shen Chong stunned, and explained with a smile: "A good movie is like a diamond, you can only say that this is a good thing, how to be a good method, it is not easy to describe, and a bad movie is like shit, pointing at it and writing it casually, scolding it casually, after the reader reads it, it will applaud and applaud you, so I like to write reviews of bad movies, I don't like to write good movies." ”

As soon as these words came out, the audience laughed.

"Brother Shi, if you don't write, don't blame me for public and private use." After laughing, Shen Chong said: "When the manuscript of "First Film Review" is received next month, I ask the editor to make ten phone calls a day to urge the manuscript. ”

"Don't, don't." Shi Qi hurriedly conceded defeat and said: "I'm afraid of the editor of your magazine, a few phone calls a day, I have tinnitus now, and I feel that a phone is ringing everywhere I go." ”

Everyone laughed again, and after a moment, Rocca asked, "Ah Chong, how was the response to "First Film Review"?" ”

"Not bad, not bad." Shen Chong grabbed a lobster and said, "Taiwan, Singapore, and Indonesia, someone has already called to subscribe." ”

"What about Hong Kong?"

"It's so-so, I reprinted it once, and I sold less than 3ooo copies in total." Shen Chong peeled the shrimp shell and said casually: "Hong Kong locals are raised by movie albums, and they don't like to read such text-only magazines. ”

"Mr. Shen is modest, this kind of magazine does not rely on sales to win, but looks at the influence in the industry." A reporter wearing glasses said: "I don't know about Shaw Brothers, but in Golden Harvest, "First Film Review" is a hot item, especially the column of the Hong Kong Film Market Research Report. ”

He pushed his glasses and continued: "Just for this, the "First Film Review" on the newsstand near Axe Mountain Road was all bought by the people from the production department. ”

"Manager Cai also attaches great importance to "First Film Review", but everyone knows that Shaw Brothers is now a woman in power, and Manager Cai has long been hollowed out." An editor of "Southland Movie" shook his head and said: "Manager Cai is a talented, but unfortunately no matter how talented he is, he can't fight the pillow wind." ”

"Cai Lan is in Shaw Brothers, it's a pity." Rocca sighed and said: "But speaking of which, I prefer Yu Muyun's 'Oral Film History' column in the magazine, which tells about state affairs, film affairs, and romantic affairs, which not only has historical value, but also can entertain readers." ”

"Lao Yu's writing is indeed good, but the most explosive thing is the interview with the sixth uncle, right?" Shi Qi said: "I went to deliver the manuscript a few days ago, and I saw several editors of "Ming Pao Weekly" discussing whether to report this matter, if Uncle Six really gives up film production and goes all out to run TVB, the Hong Kong film industry will have a big earthquake." ”

"yes, yes."

Everyone turned their heads to each other and began to discuss.

At this time, Xu Anhua and Chen Yunwen came over, their faces were flushed, and they both drank a lot of wine.

"Mr. Shen, I salute you, I can shoot "Crazy Robbery", and it is so good, thank you a lot."

Shen Chong stood up, picked up the wine glass and drank it all, and said, "Sister An, I said it a long time ago, everyone takes what they need, you make movies, I make money, why be so polite." ”

"I don't think Mr. Shen is just here to make money." Chen Yunwen grinned, and also raised his glass and said: "I also toast you, thank you for scribbling on my script at the beginning, otherwise, I wouldn't have made such a good movie." ”

Shen Chong picked up the beer bottle, poured half a glass of wine, touched it with Chen Yunwen, took it in his hand and didn't drink it, and said, "Miss Chen, I want to start a new play, are you interested?" ”

"Sister Ann mentioned it to me, and I'm very interested." Chen Yunwen tilted his neck, drank the wine in the glass very boldly, and said, "If Mr. Shen looks up to me, I can start work immediately." ”

Shen Chong nodded, drank the wine, and said, "Don't worry, rest for a few days first, and after the release of "Crazy Robbery", we will have a meeting and then decide how to start work." ”

When Shi Qi heard this, he asked curiously: """Crazy Robbery" hasn't been released yet, Ah Chong, you have opened a new play, aren't you afraid of losing money?" ”

"It's okay, I'm very optimistic about the Hong Kong film market, I can't lose."

Shen Chong smiled, he picked up the chopsticks, knocked on the wine glass, made a crisp sound, signaled the audience to be quiet, and then said loudly: "Everyone, take this opportunity to announce a matter to everyone, my Oriental Charm Film Production Company is ready to invest in shooting at least 5 movies within the year, everyone is an elite in the industry, if you have any ideas, you can come to our company to discuss in detail." ”

Among these people, many of them are filmmakers who have never met talents and have ideas in their hearts, but they have no chance, and there was an uproar when they heard this, and the hall was boiling, and after half a ring, one of them stood up and asked loudly: "Is Mr. Shen serious?" ”

"It's true!" Shen Chong smiled and said conclusively, but he mourned this person silently in his heart: "Little fat man, others have a chance, but you don't have a chance, at least not this year, there is no ......"

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Note 1: Dunhuang Restaurant is a well-known popular restaurant in Hong Kong, with more than 2O branches in Hong Kong at its peak, and has now closed.

Note 2: Borrowed from Shi Qi's evaluation of "Crazy Robbery" in the book "Hong Kong Film New Wave", with changes.

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