Luo Weiming and Qiu Liben finished drinking coffee, and as soon as they walked out of the café, they saw Shen Chong standing in front of the waterfall talking to a woman in a light green dress. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

"It just so happens that I'm getting ready to get you two on a business." Shen Chong pointed to his office, motioned for them to go over first, and then said to the woman: "Sister Qing, call Aunt Shang and Ajie tonight to go to my house for dinner together, I haven't seen Xiao Nan for a long time, Yuan Yuan and I miss her a lot." Can the little girl talk? ”

The woman nodded with a smile and said, "Little Nan called out to Dad yesterday, and made Ajie Le's unknown ......."

Qiu Liben rarely saw Shen Chong chatting with people in the company, he looked back and asked in a low voice, "Editor-in-chief Luo, who is this?" ”

"Miss Li's personal secretary and the wife of Wen Renjie, the CTO of Activision Games Hong Kong." Luo Weiming saw that he was puzzled, and added: "Wen Renjie is the computer master who developed "Pac-Man", you know "Pac-Man", right?" Last Christmas alone, 1 million sets were sold, and I heard that the total sales of various versions have now exceeded 4 million, and each set costs $49, you can calculate how much money you make for the boss. ”

"The one who used to work on the fifth floor?"

"Yes, a very low-key person, usually quiet, at first I thought he was a typist, but later I learned that he was a high-tech wizard, and now he has moved to the University of Hong Kong, where there is a research room sponsored by the boss." Luo Weiming entered Shen Chong's office, greeted Qiu Siyu with a smile, and said, "Xiaoyu, I haven't seen you for more than half a month, it's even more beautiful." ”

Qiu Siyu just smiled.

When she first came to work as a secretary for Shen Chong, she had a yellow and thin face, combed her old-fashioned short ear-length hair, and wore rustic black-framed glasses, as if she had just graduated from the countryside, but in fact she had been working outside for four or five years, and now she is round and jade, well-dressed, although her figure is not high, and her appearance is not a stunning beauty, but her temperament is calm, and she has a kind of subtle elegance that is not revealed, which is very attractive.

"Don't stand outside, go inside." Shen Chong came over quickly, he handed the document in his hand to Qiu Siyu, and said, "This is some information on the construction of Kinmen, help me summarize an outline, and then make a briefing." ”

"Okay."

Shen Chong took Qiu Liben and Luo Weiming into the inner room, and asked straight to the point: "Editor-in-chief Qiu, how is the special report on the "Regulations of the Special Economic Zone of Guangdong Province" done? ”

"I have sent invitations to several economists in Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, and the United States who have studied the mainland, and so far four have given clear answers, and when I was in Beijing, I had already negotiated telephone interviews with senior executives of multinational companies such as Sony, Panasonic, and Coca-Cola...... Also, I would like to invite a few well-known businessmen from Hong Kong to hold a roundtable......"

Shen Chong left Beijing on August 22 and returned to Hong Kong on August 23, today is the 25th, and tomorrow, August 26, 1980, the 15th meeting of the Standing Committee of the Fifth National People's Congress will pass the "Regulations on the Special Economic Zones of Guangdong Province" proposed by the State Council, approving the establishment of special economic zones in Shenzhen and Zhuhai......

Before August 26, Shenzhen was only a nominal special economic zone, and after the legislation, it was considered to be the official hat, so this day is also considered to be the birth day of Shenzhen.

The establishment of a special economic zone is the trend of the times, not a state secret, and the approval of the National People's Congress is just a formality, so Shen Chong asked the "Shengshi Oriental Weekly" to prepare a special topic as early as possible, first, to use the memory of the previous life, put forward forecasts, and further establish the authoritative position of the magazine, and second, to sell it to the mainland, so as to publicize Shenzhen overseas.

After listening to Qiu Liben's report, Shen Chong nodded and said, "Mr. Shen Bi is very optimistic about the development prospects of the mainland, you can also try to interview him." ”

HSBC is Hong Kong's invisible central bank, Shen Bi's remarks are extremely heavy and very newsworthy, Qiu Liben was overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "I'll arrange it in a while." ”

"One more thing." Shen Chong picked up a document on his desk and said, "I just got the news that the World Bank will organize a delegation of 30 experts in various fields to visit China in October for a three-month investigation. ”

"The World Bank?"

"China only joined the World Bank in May this year." Shen Chong handed the document to Qiu Liben and said, "This is the list of experts who are likely to go to the mainland." ”

Qiu Liben took a look at the document, which was full of expert information from the World Bank, and the photos were complete, and he couldn't help but be secretly surprised by Shen Chong's rich connections and well-informed.

"You have been to Beijing more than once, and you should know that if these experts visit China, the government will definitely set up a corresponding reception group." After Shen Chong waited for him to collect the documents, he reminded: "The mainland attaches great importance to the visit of the World Bank, so the members of this reception group are likely to be the rising stars that the mainland focuses on cultivating. ”

Qiu Liben is a person with a lively mind and a keen sense of smell, and he understood as soon as he heard that the key to the interview was not in the experts of the World Bank, but in the reception group in the hinterland -- the hinterland's education undertaking was hit by the catastrophe of the past 10 years, and now the people who can communicate face-to-face with foreign experts are all genuine talents, but when the hinterland's economy is taking off, there is an extreme shortage of talents, and the current situation creates heroes, and the current star of tomorrow is very likely to be the future leader of the country......

Plant a grain of millet in spring, grow into 10,000 seeds in autumn, and the friendship planted at the end of the year will surely be rich in rewards after becoming famous......

"Mr. Shen, don't worry, I will personally take charge of this matter."

After Qiu Liben left, Shen Chong took out the ashtray, put it on the table, and said, "Lao Luo, please." ”

"Don't dare, don't dare." Luo Weiming said that he didn't dare, but he took out the cigarette case in his hand, and asked with a smile: "The boss also wants to satisfy his hunger?" ”

"There is a saying in ancient China that things specially used for the royal family are called tribute, such as tribute tea, tribute wine, and ......" Shen Chong said, taking a cigarette from the drawer and saying, "There is no emperor in China now, but I took it out from Zhongnanhai, do you want to try it?" ”

Luo Weiming became interested, he leaned over, looked at the cigarette case, and said with a smile: "This is a good thing that Hong Kong doesn't have." ”

"This thing was sold in Hong Kong 20 years ago, but because of the small production, only 10 boxes were sold." Shen Chong threw the whole cigarette to him and said, "I've given it to you, smoke it leisurely, it's gone when you're done, this is what I got half stealing and half robbing, and I won't do such a low-level and interesting thing in the future." ”

This kind of small favor is very intimate, Luo Weiming happily hugged the cigarette, and said impatiently: "Does the boss have anything else?" If it's nothing, I'll go down and try it. ”

"Of course there is." Shen Chong knocked on the table, motioned for him to sit down, and said: "The Ministry of Culture of the mainland is going to hold a Chinese film tour exhibition in several European countries, you know, there are not many people in the mainland who know foreign languages, so ask me for help, you can draw a few people from the editorial department who are familiar with Europe to help." ”

"When is this film festival going on?"

"At the end of September, the specific time is still being studied in a meeting." Shen Chong shrugged his shoulders, said a classic officialdom sentence helplessly, and then said: "It is mainly held in Italy, the United Kingdom and France, and the scale is not large, about a dozen movies." ”

“ok。”

"More dim sum, this is an opportunity, mainland films have an artistic temperament that Hong Kong films do not have, if this tour exhibition is done well, it will enhance Europeans' perception of Chinese films, which is also good for Hong Kong films, and more European film companies will come to Hong Kong to find film sources in the future."

"What the boss personally ordered, how dare I ignore it."

"One more thing, do you know anyone in Hong Kong who knows or has access to Antonioni?"

Luo Weiming was slightly stunned and asked, "That great director of Italy, Antonioni?" ”

"That's him." Shen Chong bared his teeth and explained: "Antonioni is a pro-China left-wing filmmaker, in 1972, he was invited by Premier Zhou Enlai to come to China to shoot a documentary, but just after filming, he was affected by political struggles, and the whole country was overwhelmingly criticized, making him lose face and be very hurt, that movie has not been released so far, I am in Beijing this time, Mr. Xia Yan said that he is very sorry for him, and wants to find an opportunity to make up for this mistake, and invites him to visit China again." ”

Antonioni is a famous film master, his works have won the three major European film awards, including Cannes three times, Venice three times, Berlin once, what happened to him after filming "China" in 1974, Luo Weiming also heard about it, he meditated for a moment, and said: "I really can't think of anyone who can contact him for a while, and I'll ask back later." ”

"Someone has access to the best, it doesn't matter if you don't, I'm going to visit him in person when I go to Cannes next year." Shen Chong said another thing: "I went to the China Film Archive in Beijing this time, and found a very good but forgotten film from it, you and Lin Niantong can find a time to see it, I think it may be one of the best works in the history of Chinese cinema so far." ”

Luo Weiming was surprised by Shen Chong's evaluation and asked, "What movie?" ”

"Spring in a Small Town, a film made by Fei Mu in 1948."

Luo Weiming pondered for a while, shook his head, and said: "Fei Mu, I know, the great director of Shanghai Tang, and Mei Lanfang cooperated in filming China's first color film "Life and Death Hate", but I have never heard of this "Spring in a Small Town". ”

"Because this is a romance film about a love triangle, it is incompatible with the big era of 1948." Shen Chong didn't elaborate, but said: "I brought a copy back and put it in the test room on the second floor, you go and see it first." ”

Luo Weiming stood upright, gave a messy and funny salute, and then took a cigarette and walked out of the office.

Shen Chong looked at his back and smiled slightly.

On the occasion of the 90th anniversary of the birth of Chinese films, "Spring in a Small Town" was selected as one of the 10 classic works in film history......

The editorial department of Asia-Weekly and seven famous film critics jointly selected the "Top 100 Chinese Films of the 20th Century", and "Spring in a Small Town" was among them......

The Hong Kong Film Critics Society selected "Classics 200 - 200 Best Chinese Films", and "Spring in a Small Town" was among them......

The Hong Kong Film Awards Association invited 101 filmmakers and academics to select the "100 Best Chinese Films", and "Spring in a Small Town" topped the list......

"Southern Metropolis Daily" selected the "100 Chinese Films" at the 5th Chinese Film Media Awards, and "Spring in a Small Town" was among them......

The veteran British film magazine "Sight and Sound" organized 846 film critics to select the "Top 250 in Film History", and "Spring in a Small Town" ranked 127th......

Taiwan's Golden Horse Film Festival selected the "Top 100 Films in Film History", and "Spring in a Small Town" ranked fifth......

In the ten years when Tian Zhuangzhuang had no movies to make, he had to rewatch "Spring in a Small Town" every year, and every time he rewatched it, he felt something, and finally he remade the movie in 2002 and fulfilled a wish......

Different media, different institutions, different judges, different aesthetics, different audiences, but without exception, they regard "Spring in a Small Town" as a masterpiece in the history of Chinese film, which shows that this movie is indeed extraordinary.

"Spring in a Small Town" is an untimely film, after filming in 1948, the Kuomintang thought that it sang down the authorities, ** thought that it was too petty bourgeoisie, unflattering on both sides, and banned at the same time, so it was completely forgotten, until 1983, China held a large-scale film exhibition in Italy, a total of more than 100 films, I don't know whether it was a count or providence, in short, "Spring in a Small Town" was also screened, many European filmmakers were surprised by its unique and highly aesthetic value of the artistic conception and mood, attracted a lot of attention, and the film was able to re-enter the public's attention.

Shen Chong made "Spring in a Small Town" ahead of schedule, with a clear purpose, that is, to take advantage of the unfading craze of "Die Hard" to let European filmmakers continue to pay attention to Chinese-language films, so as to help him open up the market second only to North America and Japan next year.

After last year and this year's foreshadowing and hard work, the foundation has been solidified, and next year it's time to do something in the film production industry......