Chapter 208. Elected Chairman
After the big movie "The True Color of Heroes" of Actor Entertainment was painted, the next thing to go was "A Chinese Ghost Story" filmed by the great director Xu Ke.
This drama was prepared earlier than "The True Color of Heroes", but because it was not in place in terms of action special effects, it was not officially filmed and released until now.
Duan Zihao can not do overwhelming publicity for his play, but he is very concerned about Xu Ke's play, not only did TV promotion, newspaper publicity, but also posted all kinds of posters at bus stops and subway stations.
The style of the posters is very novel, focusing on the elder brother Leslie Cheung and Wang Zuxian.
On a poster, with a dull and rugged road as the background, and then Leslie Cheung was dressed as a scholar, carrying a bookcase and wiping sweat with his sleeve.
On another poster, with "Lanruo Temple" as the background, Nie Xiaoqian, played by Wang Zuxian, floated on a tree in white clothes, holding her cheeks, thoughtful.
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However, soon, because of the poster, the actor entertainment received a complaint, because the people who took the ww subway were startled when they saw Nie Xiaoqian's poster, especially at night.
In this regard, Duan Zihao couldn't cry or laugh, it seems that the nerves of the Hong Kong people are very small, and they can't even bear this shock.
had no choice but to temporarily turn the poster into a poster of Nie Xiaoqian lying in a wooden basin, smoke curling, flower petals floating in the bathtub, and half of her fragrant shoulders being bathing.
This poster is glamorous enough, beautiful enough to move, let's see who else dares to be amazed.
But...... Unexpectedly, there were still people who came to complain, and the reason for this complaint was that the poster was too pornographic -
Duan Zihao was directly speechless. Nima, this is a sign of a draw. It's not to your liking.
Anyway, with the release of "A Chinese Ghost Story", all kinds of good word-of-mouth came to the face, and everyone praised this drama for its good filming, very classical beauty, and brought into play the imagination of Xu Laowei. It's even more exciting than "Shushan".
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With the spread of the word-of-mouth of "A Chinese Ghost Story", the box office is also rising, Duan Zihao is very happy, not because he wants to make a lot of money this time, but because the actor entertainment has been shaped into a brand, just like the opening factory logo wrote: The actor's contribution must be a good film.
With the work of actor entertainment on the right track. Duan Zihao was not idle, because he received an invitation, and the newly established Hong Kong Screenwriters Guild sincerely invited him to attend the first meeting.
Duan Zihao thought about it, and the establishment of the association was proposed by himself. I have calculated the money and contribution, and it doesn't matter if I go once.
The Screenwriters Guild was established at 35 Nathan Road in Hong Kong, and on the day of its establishment, people from all walks of life in the Hong Kong film industry came to congratulate it. These include Golden Harvest, New Arts City, as well as the bigwigs and bosses of companies such as Meiya, in addition, the famous Hong Kong directors Li Hanxiang and Chu Yuan. Zhang Che and others also came to congratulate.
Duan Zihao didn't expect that the small screenwriters association would be able to gather so many people, and what he never expected was that in this first collective meeting of the screenwriters association. One hundred and three professional editors in Hong Kong officially elected him as a permanent member of the Association and served as its President......
Duan Zihao was speechless.
These people love themselves too much, right?
In fact, it was not the whim of these screenwriters to elect him. It is the result of a unanimous vote.
Let's ask, who has a popular drama in Hong Kong?
Who has written more than 10 million scripts?
And who won the title of Best Screenplay at the Academy Awards?
These are all one name, and that is - Duan Zihao!
Today's Duan Zihao is not only a 50 million guide. is also a phenomenal screenwriter, a gold medal screenwriter, and a gold god......
If he does not stand up, no one will dare to occupy the chairman's throne. He is the only one who deserves this position.
In the midst of crying and laughing, Duan Zihao successfully served as the chairman of the first Screenwriters Guild with a 100% vote of approval, and when he took the stage to speak, everyone in the seat looked at him, especially those screenwriters, who regarded him as their idol.
After a few words of greeting at the beginning, Duan Zihao finally said to everyone, "It's not easy to be a screenwriter, when we are writing about the lives of characters, we are actually adding color to our own lives!" ”
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Duan Zihao was elected chairman of the Screenwriters Guild, and this incident once again shook the entire Hong Kong film industry. Because for many filmmakers, although the newly established organization of the Screenwriters Guild has not yet burst out with much energy and influence, from the current structure, the future capacity is limitless. And this is the main reason why the Screenwriters Association was established and many bigwigs and big names came to cheer.
In fact, these people's concerns are not unreasonable. You must know that although Hong Kong does not pay much attention to the living conditions of screenwriters, it is very concerned about the training of screenwriters, but there is a very strange phenomenon in Hong Kong, that is, a good director is often a good screenwriter. For example, Huang Baiming, Xu Ke, Hong Jinbao, etc., they have all been screenwriters, and the stories they have made up are very good.
It is precisely because of this that when many film companies invest in filming, they often ignore the position of screenwriter when the director is in place, because in their subconscious, the screenwriter is a part-time director, in this case, why should they spend more money to hire a screenwriter to write a play?
In this way, Hong Kong screenwriters are developing a very deformed form, a model that is unimaginable in Hollywood.
You must know that in Hollywood, screenwriters and directors are completely different things, with different divisions of labor and different role positions. The director will never do much as a screenwriter. What's more, the energy of the Screenwriters Guild in Hollywood is even comparable to that of the Directors Guild, and there have been several collective strikes of the Writers Guild in the history of the United States.
Not to mention Hollywood, let's talk about South Korea, Hong Kong's close neighbor, the rapid development of Korean films in the future, and the contribution of its Screenwriters Guild is indispensable. Especially Korean TV drama screenwriters, that is simply God, the director can't change the play casually, the actor wants to have a lot of scenes, he must be respectful to the screenwriter, and even many screenwriters have more power than the director. Because they are in charge of the fate of the characters, in charge of the ratings of the TV series, they belong to the strongest brain creators in the whole play.
In short, now that Duan Zihao is sitting in the position of chairman of the Screenwriters Guild, he feels that he has an obligation and responsibility to guide Hong Kong's screenwriters to a more noble and admirable position, rather than the image of a beggar.
Therefore, the first order given by Duan Zihao is the price code of the professionalism of screenwriters, and the status that screenwriters should be given in film and television shooting.
This kind of recognition is hard. But Duan Zihao is determined to take the big guy to break through this shackle and get out of this difficulty, because he is Duan Zihao, because he is a gold medal screenwriter, and he is a gold god hand!
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As a politician, you will be sensitive to various economic developments. Especially in an international metropolis like Hong Kong, where the real estate industry is developed and the soft power of films, Sir Youde, the Governor of Hong Kong, is very clear about this.
Therefore, when Duan Zihao was elected as the first chairman of the Hong Kong Screenwriters Guild, he felt. It's time for me to meet this young man who continues to create miracles.
Being invited by the current governor of Hong Kong is an extremely honorable thing for anyone, but for Duan Zihao, he can't spare time, mainly because he is too busy.
However, the Hong Kong governor's invitation cannot be refused, and he has to give people some face, not to mention, this kind of thing is also honorable, and it is estimated that it will be widely reported by the media at that time.
Duan Zihao himself has passed the point where he will do anything to chase fame and fortune. However, in his opinion, to be able to add a new aura to himself, this visit is still necessary.
The meeting between Duan Zihao and the Governor Sir Youde was at the Governor's House. I have seen a lot of jokes in this place, and I have seen it on TV. I've seen it on the news, I've seen it when I'm passing by, but I haven't been in it much.
So, at eight o'clock in the evening that day. When Duan Zihao drove to the Governor's Mansion, he was still a little excited to see this magnificent building.
Sir Youde, the Governor of Hong Kong, was already waiting for him inside. The two men shook hands, and then the old and the young took their seats.
Sir Youde prepared a feast, so it was not too sumptuous, just a few cold cuts, bread, cheese, steak, wine...... Enough for two people to eat.
The British have a habit of talking about politics at the dinner table, unlike the Chinese tradition of "sleeping without food and without speaking".
Sir Youde asked Duan Zihao what he thought of Hong Kong films in the future.
Duan Zihao said bluntly, if Hong Kong films can be well guided, the development momentum will be better, otherwise, it will only prosper for ten years.
In this regard, Sir Youde expressed surprise, because in his opinion, Hong Kong films have a broad future, and he even wrote this point into the white paper on Hong Kong's economic development, but the conclusion given by Duan Zihao surprised him.
So Sir Youde asked Duan Zihao why he looked at it this way.
Duan Zihao did not hide it, and according to the development trajectory of Hong Kong films in his previous life, he explained the future prospects in great detail.
At first, Sir Youde didn't think so, but as Duan Zihao went deeper and deeper, even if Youde didn't want to believe it, he had to admit that this result was very likely, that is, Hong Kong films would go downhill after a period of glory.
Sir Youde is a good man, especially for the development of Hong Kong, unlike some Hong Kong governors, who only care about making money for themselves, regardless of the life and death of the people of Hong Kong. This must be affirmed to him.
Therefore, Sir Youde began to worry after listening to Duan Zihao's words, he was afraid that everything Duan Zihao said would come true, and he couldn't help but feel a little heartache when he watched such a brilliant Hong Kong movie become the tragic state of the future.
Youde's original good mood was gone, and he didn't have the heart to eat, so he asked Duan Zihao how to guide Hong Kong movies.
Duan Zihao's appetite is very good, although he doesn't like to eat Western food very much, and he drinks red wine and begins to gush his opinions to the other party.
This time, Sir Youde listened very carefully, and even listened to Duan Zihao's speech with his cheeks raised.
His careful listening made Duan Zihao feel sorry for him if he didn't give a good lecture, so he secretly discussed how to help Hong Kong films survive the weak period in the future and how to keep it strong competitiveness, one by one, the most important point, Duan Zihao pointed out that the way out for Hong Kong films in the future is in the mainland, especially after Hong Kong's official return, Chinese films will be reshuffled, and if Hong Kong films want to maintain their advantages, they must be prepared for "co-production" in advance.
The concept of "co-production" is not clear in Hong Kong now, and some Hong Kong directors have tested the waters, such as "Listening to Politics with a Curtain" directed by Li Hanxiang, "Crossing the River Dragon" by Zhang Che, "Greater Shanghai", etc., all of which are co-productions.
However, for Sir Youde, Hong Kong films rely on the mainland, which not only makes him not quite convinced. After all, the mainland is very poor and the cultural level is very backward, and it is really difficult for him to imagine that Hong Kong's film industry will need the mainland to help him in the future.
Therefore, for Duan Zihao's point of view, he only said that he might agree, but he didn't really accept it.
The dinner ended with a detailed conversation between the two. Duan Zihao made a good impression on Sir Youde.
It can be said that he is impressed, as for Duan Zihao, he also has a good impression of this white-haired old man, as long as he is willing to do things for Hong Kong and think about the people of Hong Kong, he respects him.
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As expected, the news that Duan Zihao was received by the Governor of Hong Kong quickly spread in Hong Kong.
This kind of glory is intangible, which makes many filmmakers who are fellow filmmakers jealous, and even some highly qualified filmmakers, such as Wu Siyuan and others. has stayed up for so long, and I haven't eaten with Lord Hong Kong, but such a rare opportunity was met by a junior like Duan Zihao, and it can't be said that it is not a jealous thing.
Duan Zihao doesn't care, these are the icing on the cake, and the media hype will only be beneficial to the actor entertainment, as for being jealous or not, then he can't care about it.
It's not that Duan Zihao doesn't have the heart to care, but because he doesn't have time. The reason is that he is preparing for one of his concerts.
It is said that since Duan Zihao became popular with his singing, he has satiated the appetite of many fans, and he has been reluctant to release another record, and the concert has become a verbal promise. Delay in cashing in.
But now, Duan Zihao feels that if he doesn't honor it again, he is afraid that someone will smash bricks and throw eggs...... Of course. These are all jokes, and the main Duan Zihao thinks it's time to start a solo performance, because Hong Kong's largest stadium, Hung Hom Sports Center, has been built. And he is the first person to sing in the Red Pavilion.
"I'm going to put my label on the highest peak in Hung Hom and let everyone know that I, Duan Zihao, am the first superstar here!"
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In fact, the Hung Hom Stadium should have been successfully completed last year, but due to many internal and external factors, it was postponed until this year.
coincided with Duan Zihao wanting to start singing, so he took the Red Pavilion as the first choice.
As the person in charge of the stadium, of course, I am very happy that Duan Zihao was able to rent Hung Hom for the concert, and it is clear that this is a win-win situation. Duan Zihao can use the state-of-the-art equipment in Hung Hom and the most spacious venue to serve his fans. In terms of the gymnasium, you can use Duan Zihao's fame to make your gymnasium well-known, and the smell of wine is afraid of deep alleys, not to mention such a large gymnasium, if it is idle, it will be a waste.
Therefore, after the actor entertainment signed the rental contract with the red hall, he got the right to use it for seven days at a preferential price of 3 million, which means that Duan Zihao wants to sing solo for a week in this brand-new red hall.
The stage design, background decoration, etc., are all completed independently by the Planning Department of Actor Entertainment, and the Red Pavilion cooperates with the work of Actor Entertainment. In addition, in terms of publicity, in order to expand the popularity of the Red Pavilion, the gymnasium offered to contribute half of the money to help line Duan Zihao's solo singing poster, on the condition that it ...... The background on the poster must highlight the characteristics of the Red Pavilion and have a slogan sung by the Red Pavilion.
To put it bluntly, the two are also mutually beneficial, doing publicity and advertising together.
To be honest, Duan Zihao never thought that it would be so troublesome to watch a concert in Hong Kong, in addition to the venue, it is also necessary to file the fire department, do a good job in fire prevention for large-scale events, and do a good job of prevention in accordance with the regulations on the management of public safety facilities, etc......
In short, Duan Zihao had a big head after hearing this, and then threw all these things to the fat man Wang Jing.
The fat man is dumbfounded, he is also busy, not to mention filming, but also busy paying salaries to the staff, by the way, and busy picking up girls, now Duan Zihao is the shopkeeper, how can he be good?
But he is the boss, and he can only do it. So the fat man lost a lot of weight in the next half a month, and when Duan Zihao saw him again, he couldn't believe that the guy in front of him with red eyes, a tired face, and fluffy hair was the fat man who boasted of being a merry pear flower pressed begonia.
The fat man was excited when he saw Duan Zihao, "Boss, you're here!" ”
That pathetic appearance is enough to make Duan Zihao feel desolate......
Since he doesn't have to worry about the facilities and sets of the Red Pavilion, Duan Zihao immediately put his energy into music, after all, objectively and psychologically, he has been pulling down music for a long time, busy filming, busy dealing with company affairs, and busy fighting with Debao, he has no private space to practice songs and write songs.
But now, deep in his heart, he desperately hopes that he can start his Red Pavilion concert sooner! And if he wants to truly turn his dream into reality, he can only create his own songs as soon as possible and record his second record, so that Duan Zihao's singing voice will resound in Xiangjiang again.
In order to create new songs, Duan Zihao specially invited senior musician Huang Zhan has already settled in the Red Pavilion, and is now working with the professional installers of the equipment manufacturer to carry out the tuning work of the equipment, and I believe that these equipment will soon be put into use.
Duan Zihao paced outside the sound control room with his plagiarized Hong Kong classic songs of later generations, the staff inside had already finished debugging and were auditioning, while the old man Huang Zhan was constantly busy debugging the frequency and sound waves on the console, seeing that his face was relatively calm, it should be OK.
Pushing open the door, Duan Zihao walked in and said, "Brother Zhan, is it done here?" ”
The old guy who almost made a joke raised his head, saw that it was him, and immediately nodded: "Yes, it has been completely completed, and it will be put into use immediately!" ”
He saw the notebook in Duan Zihao's hand in a blink of an eye, quickly wiped his hands on his body, walked over and said impatiently: "Haozai, are you ready for the concert songs?" Show me! ”
Duan Zihao couldn't help but laugh when he saw him in a hurry, it seemed that Old Man Huang was worthy of being a music madman, and he was so obsessed with it. I don't know if the new song I wrote will be able to conquer him. (To be continued......)