Chapter 139: Starlight Art School
Early on Monday morning, I was overjoyed to receive so many referral tickets!
Thank you at Xiexie! I will try to continue to keep three watches a day! xiexie!
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On the twentieth day of the first month, the taste of the new year has diminished, and Xinghui Art School was officially established.
Xinghui Art School was funded and established by Superstar Manager Company, and hired Hong Kong senior actor and drama educator Zhong Jinghui as the principal, Liu Zhaoming as the director of the dance department, Huang Zhan and Gu Jiahui as guest music teachers, Zhang Guoming and Zhang Jian as guest director teachers, Deng Weixiong and Liu Tianci as the director and teacher of the screenwriting department......
The first batch of five classes were opened, music, dance, production, directing, acting, etc., each class recruited 40 students, and the school was responsible for providing room and board, with a two-year study system, the first year to learn basic theoretical knowledge, the second year to learn professional theoretical knowledge, and to enter the Xu Brothers company for internship.
There is a small examination every month, a big examination every six months, and those with excellent grades can graduate early and be reused by the company.
Those who have poor grades for three consecutive months without any improvement will be discouraged.
Those who cause trouble and break the rules of the school will be disqualified from studying and reserve the right to pursue compensation.
Xinghui Art School was established by Xu Guanwu to cultivate professional film talents in Hong Kong, so he attaches great importance to this school, and the location of the school is also specially chosen near the Huada studio, so that students can observe the crew up close and have a preliminary impression of their future work.
There were no professional acting schools in Hong Kong, and the Shaw Brothers pursued a big-studio system. Regarding acting, directing, production and other training, they are all led by the master, and whether they succeed or not depends on the talent of the apprentice, and there is no formal and orderly talent training process.
The Starlight Art School established by Hui Guanwu can be called the first formal professional performing arts school in Hong Kong. Although it has just been established and its experience in running a school is still very insufficient, it has opened a new page for Hong Kong's entertainment industry.
On the day of its establishment, Xu Guanwu invited a group of celebrities in the entertainment industry to cut the ribbon in a very high-profile manner.
Seeing these stars appear in front of him, dressed in gold and silver, the eyes of the students present all showed envy.
"Students, do you want to become famous in the future and become a big star and director that everyone pays attention to?" Xu Guanwu shouted loudly on the stage.
"Yes!" The students in the audience shouted together.
"Louder, I didn't hear it!" Xu Guanwu roared.
"Yes!" The two hundred people in the audience shouted at the top of their voices.
"Okay, remember today, remember your current mood, remember the thoughts in your mind at the moment." Xu Guanwu said, "There is nothing difficult in the world, but I am afraid of those who have a heart." As long as you work hard, you will succeed. I look forward to your growth!"
The news of the establishment of Xinghui Art School, except for the surprise of Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest, did not cause much repercussions in the society.
But the next day, there was a piece of news that caused a sensation throughout Hong Kong.
Hong Kong Chief Superintendent Godber, who left the post in 73, was suspected of embezzling 4.37 million Hong Kong dollars, and after more than two years of hard work by the Independent Commission Against Corruption, the evidence was finally conclusive, and he was convicted of corruption and sentenced to four years in prison after being tried by the Victoria Court of Hong Kong.
Godber was the highest-ranking official arrested and tried since the establishment of the Independent Commission Against Corruption. Godber's imprisonment also demonstrated the Hong Kong government's determination to fight corruption, and countless citizens poured into the streets to celebrate the news.
On the same day, Wu Siyuan, the founder of Siyuan Pictures, announced that the Ministry was going to shoot the Godber case on the screen, which immediately attracted the attention of Hong Kong citizens.
"This Wu Siyuan is really a talent, he knows what everyone wants to see, and he immediately started to prepare." Xu Guanwu said with a smile.
"If this case is put on the screen, the British government in Hong Kong will definitely be unhappy." Xu Guanjie said, "Isn't this a slap in the face for them?" Even if you make money, you will lose more than you gain. ”
"I think Wu Siyuan is very smart, before this film was filmed, he was already known to everyone and was unanimously welcomed by everyone. If the British government boycotts him, it will stand on the opposite side of the citizens. If he pretends to be nothing, Wu Siyuan will make a lot of money. Xu Guanwu said with a smile, "Even if this film really can't be made, Wu Siyuan has also built himself into a hero for the struggle, no matter what film is made in the future, there will be people to support it." ”
"Then should we follow the trend and make one?" Xu Guanying asked curiously, "In my opinion, this kind of film shouldn't be difficult to shoot." ”
"No, he has already sent the news, if we also shoot, won't it become a follow-up to Dong Shi?" Xu Guanwu resolutely objected, a big reason for the decline of Hong Kong films is blindly following the trend, he is determined to save Hong Kong films, how can he be willing to break the rules first to follow the trend to make films.
"It's a pity, seeing so many people celebrating in the street, you know that Godber is not popular. If it is put on the screen, everyone will definitely like to watch it. Xu Guanying said with a smile.
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Three weeks after the release of "Genius and Idiot" and "Laughing Fist Tricks", the paintings were officially completed.
"Genius and Idiot" earned a total of 6.3 million Hong Kong dollars at the box office, which is tens of thousands of Hong Kong dollars more than "Ghost Horse Double Star". But thinking that "Ghost Horse Double Star" was released for just over two weeks, and "Genius and Idiot" was released for three weeks, and the number of theaters and publicity efforts released were also very different, I knew that "Genius and Idiot" was still a step behind "Ghost Horse Double Star".
Although it also got off to a good start, Xu Guanwen still reflected on the reasons and finally came to the conclusion that "Genius and Idiot" is full of too much black humor and social satire, and although the writers have tried to make it more funny, the result is still not very satisfactory.
"In the next play, we will reduce this kind of black humor and stop talking about big truths at great length." Xu Guanwen said to Xu Guanwu, "Vacate those pictures and let the audience ponder." ”
"It's like a blank space in Chinese painting, giving the audience room for imagination?" Xu Guanwu asked with a smile.
"Yes, that's the truth." Xu Guanwen said with a smile, "If you directly expose the dark side of society to everyone, everyone will be disgusted and even afraid." Then let them figure it out for themselves after watching the movie. ”
"Big brother, what are you going to shoot in the next drama, do you have an idea?" Xu Guanwu asked with a smile.
"Second brother, do you already have an idea?" Xu Guanwen asked.
The previous "Money Cold" and "Genius and Idiot" were all planned by Xu Guanwu, and the box office results were very satisfactory, and Xu Guanwen also praised his second brother's talent in comedy.
"There is a little idea, let me talk about it first, big brother, you listen to it and see if it is suitable." Xu Guanwu said, and told the plot of "Deed of Sale".
"Deed of Sale" is the third film that the Hui brothers have collaborated on, and it is also the first film in which Xu Guanying played an important supporting role. tells the story of the TV station forcing the TV station artists to sign a deed of sale in order to save costs; TV station artists can't be reused, and they go to host programs on hostile stations but they accidentally catch fire; Wanting to steal back the deed of sale to change the contract, but being chased and killed, Zuihou finally managed to get rid of the deed of sale and return to freedom after some twists and turns.
In this film, the two TV stations mirror Hong Kong's TVB and Leigh's TV respectively. TVB's long contract, long signing time, and harsh conditions are all notoriously long.
Xu Guanwen and Xu Guanjie have all worked on TVB before, so they naturally know all about it. After listening to Xu Guanwu's narration, I think this film is very funny and will definitely sell out.