The next day, Xu Guanwu arranged for the best master in Hong Kong to sew cheongsams to tailor Lin Qingxia. Cheongsam was also very popular in Hong Kong decades ago, but because Hong Kong people gradually accepted colonial Westernization, so that clothing such as cheongsam gradually faced with obsolescence, and only occasionally Mrs. Kwa of famous families would customize banquet dresses. There are less than 20 old craftsmen who can make cheongsams in Hong Kong, and they can be regarded as rare animals.

"Sir, this lady has a delicate figure, slender legs, and a fair complexion, so it is perfect to wear a cheongsam." The old craftsman saw the data that the female apprentice measured for Lin Qingxia and said, "It's just that her facial features have a hint of heroism, and if she wears a light-colored cheongsam, I'm afraid it won't match, so I recommend choosing a red and purple color." ”

"Okay, I'll listen to you if you're a professional." Xu Guanwu nodded and said, "It's good to have a set of red and purple colors." ”

"Sir, you are really bold, but the cheongsam was originally only used for banquets. If there is too much customization, it will be old before you have time to wear it. The old craftsman suggested, "So let's only make two sets first, if you wear them comfortably and feel beautiful, it's too late to continue to do them when the time comes." ”

Xu Guanwu couldn't help laughing when he heard this, he couldn't imagine that this old craftsman was not greedy, and the ready-made business had to be pushed out, which made him a little awe-inspired. "The old gentleman doesn't know, in fact, no amount of clothes can be wasted here. I'm making movies, and I can send clothes to be used as costumes and props in movies without wearing them, and they won't be wasted. ”

"So that's the case, so since it's a costume prop. Then you don't have to be so particular about fabrics, you can consider some cheaper fabrics. The old craftsman nodded.

"No, it's all made of good silk fabrics." Xu Guanwu smiled. "Although it was a prop during filming, my wife also wore it at the beginning."

"Then it's decided, I'll rush to make it overnight after I go back, and it will be completed in half a month." The old craftsman nodded.

After the old craftsman and apprentice left, Lin Qingxia frowned and asked Xu Guanwudao, "How can there be such a person in this world, it is obviously a door-to-door business." How can you still push it out yourself? ”

This is probably the conscience of the craftsman, he respects the customer and his own craftsmanship, so I think the cheongsam he makes must be very good." Xu Guanwu smiled. "Go back and read Zhang Ailing's "Love in a Fallen City" a few more times, and if necessary, watch Lao Shanghi's movie again to see the humanistic style at that time."

"Well, Ah Zhi's "Shanghai Tang" is about to be broadcast. It's not just decades old. I'll just go back and watch this TV series and study. Lin Qingxia nodded.

"This "Shanghai Tang" is made up by Hong Kong people in Shanghai, and the screenwriter has never even been to Shanghi, so the story is naturally made up randomly. Isn't it worse for you to study according to this "Shanghai Tang"? Xu Guanwu said with a smile, "Actually, the movies that were on Hi decades ago are also very powerful, much stronger than those in Hong Kong." You watch more movies at that time and have a good idea of the environment at that time. ”

"Huh?! Do you still want to watch such an old film? At that time, the movies were all black and white, and the picture was also black, so I didn't want to watch such old movies. Lin Qingxia couldn't help but say with a bitter face when she heard this.

"There's no way around it. Reading should be the most rigorous, but you're not good at reading. That's why I recommend you to watch old movies. Xu Guanwu spread his hands and said, ""Love in a Fallen City" is related to whether your comeback can be successful this time, I can push you in the back, but you have to fight yourself." ”

"Well, it seems that filming in Hong Kong is really not easy." Lin Qingxia had no choice but to raise her hand and surrender when she heard this, "I'm filming in Taiwan, and the shortest movie has only been filmed for a few days." ”

"That's why Taiwanese movies are not as good as our Hong Kong movies now." Xu Guanwu smiled and said, "Of course, our Hong Kong movies are not as good as European and American movies." American movies now generally take more than half a year, and individual blockbusters often take a year and a half to shoot. And our Hong Kong movies are basically filmed in three months now, and the length is only more than half a year. Nature is rougher than the elaborate European and American films. The audience is the most knowledgeable person, and after a long time, they all went to watch American blockbusters, who else wants to gnaw on the old corn of Hong Kong movies? ”

"It seems to make sense to hear what you say." Lin Qingxia blinked and said, "Since that's the case, then I'll listen to you, you go back and help me collect some movies in that regard, I want to figure out the characters in the book." This time, I want to perform well, and don't be criticized for not having acting skills and only knowing how to make vases. ”

"What's so bad about making vases, vases are not something that people can do if they want to." Xu Guanwu couldn't help laughing when he heard Lin Qingxia say this, "It's only great to have the ability to make a vase for a lifetime, and who can explain clearly the so-called acting skills or not." ”

"You don't understand this, but anyone who has requirements for his acting career, who likes to play the role of a vase just by himself." Lin Qingxia waved her hand and said, "Is it okay to be criticized every day for having no acting skills, it's a vase?" ”

Xu Guanwu nodded, "So I can only be a businessman at most, but you can become a big star in people's minds." ”

"In fact, if they have a choice, they would prefer to be you." Lin Qingxia said with a smile.

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After chatting with Lin Qingxia for a while, Xu Guanwu returned to the company, only to find that this year's Golden Globe Awards and Academy Awards had mailed the invitation card.

Xu Guanwu only threw the two invitation cards aside after flipping through them, he had a number of films released in the United States last year, but only one "Alien" was shortlisted for the Best Visual Effects Award at the Academy Awards. This award may be very important to the technician, but it is obviously not an important award for him as a producer. And the Golden Globe Awards were not even shortlisted, so naturally they couldn't arouse Xu Guanwu's interest in participating.

When it comes to this year's Golden Globe Awards and Academy Awards, the most popular ones are "Mr. and Mrs. Kramer", as well as Frasis. Coppola's Apocalypse Now.

"Mr. and Mrs. Kramer" is a social ethics film about the family relationship between father and son. There is Dustin. Hoffman & Meryl. Streep duo starring, Dustin. Hoffman plays a workaholic in the film because he focuses all his energy on his work. So the emotional needs of the wife are ignored. Finally, one day his wife ran away from home without saying goodbye. Hoffman's life was in dire straits in an instant.

He had to travel between work and family, and his relationship with his son was getting deeper and deeper. A year later by Meryl. Streep's wife returns, after a year of struggle she has become a famous designer, she is not coming back to get back together with her husband, but to fight for custody of her son.

Dustin naturally didn't want to give up custody of his son, but the misfortune was that he made a mistake at work. was fired by the boss for squid. U.S. law stipulates that a child is not eligible to raise a child if you do not have a stable source of income. So Dustin separated and searched for a job, and finally found a job within 24 hours, and went to court with his wife.

Although Dustin faced the judge and the jurors. gave a heartfelt speech, but the son was sentenced to his wife. Dustin returned home in agony, wanting to spend the last night with his son. At this time, I heard a call from my wife, saying that she had changed her mind. No more snatching custody of his son. Dustin was finally able to be with his son.

This film is full of family warmth. When it was released last year, it won the box office champion of the 79th year. The main reason why the film is so popular is because of the just-concluded South Vietnamese War. More than 50,000 people were killed, more than 300,000 were wounded, and more than 1,000 were missing. At the same time, the war cost the United States $300 billion, ending the economic prosperity of the United States in the post-war 25 years. As a result, the unemployment rate in the United States has soared, and economic growth has slowed down or even come to a standstill.

It can be said that this unjust war, which lasted for ten years, seriously affected the psychology of the American people, and indirectly aroused the hippie and yuppie movements. "Anti-war" became the mainstream of society during that time. And even years after the end of the war, people still reflect on it. For the trauma that the United States has brought to the world.

In fact, war trauma syndrome plagued those who fought in the Vietnam War for many years afterward, causing the United States to see a surge in crime, unemployment and a spike in mental cases. Like Rambo in Stallone's "First Blood", he is actually the epitome of Vietnam veterans at that time.

Because society is full of elements of reflection, anger, and pain, movies like "Mr. and Mrs. Kramer" have suddenly been sought after by people, and people feel the long-lost family affection from this movie.

In addition to this "Mr. and Mrs. Kramer", "Apocalypse Now", also known as "Apocalypse of War", which truly reflects the cruelty of war, is also a big favorite to win awards this year, and the box office of this movie last year was really not bad.

The fire of these two movies made Xu Guanwu naturally think of the "First Blood" starring Sylvester Stallone in the future, and the "First Blood" starring Charlie. "Field Platoon" starring Xin.

Rambo in "First Blood" is a special forces soldier who participated in the Vietnam War, brave, fearless, and loyal, but it is a pity that a Vietnam War veteran like him is more and more incomprehensible and discriminated against by people after retiring. Because the Vietnam War was so cruel, veterans of the Vietnam War were not regarded as heroes, but as executioners, a dangerous category.

Vietnam veterans also often have a lot of mental problems because of post-traumatic war syndrome. This disease did not attract attention before, and it is precisely because of the large-scale emergence of various problems among Vietnam War veterans that it has attracted the attention of the psychological community. In addition to mental illness, physical damage is also difficult to remedy.

More than 300,000 wounded, including those with broken arms and legs, and even soldiers who also suffered as a result of the illegal use of chemical weapons by the United States, will endure untold suffering for the rest of their lives. At the same time, their plight will not be sympathized and pitied, which is really more painful than being hurt. I went to war to protect my country and my nation, and I suffered untold suffering because of it. But his own efforts are not recognized, which is really sad and chilling.

When Rambo was in the Vietnam War, tens of millions of dollars worth of tanks could be driven casually, but after returning to the United States to retire, it was impossible to find a job refueling cars, and people were full of discrimination and prejudice against him. He wanted to see his comrades, but was considered by the local police to be dangerous.

After suffering endless humiliation, Rambo vowed to take revenge for the suffering he had endured after leaving his first drop of blood. Take revenge on those who discriminate against themselves and hurt themselves. So the story in "First Blood" happened. In fact, he spoke up for the wounded Vietnam veterans and made people aware of their suffering.

However, when this film was released, it was when another voice appeared in American society to reflect on the Vietnam War, and some people began to hold grievances for the Vietnam veterans who had been silent, so this "First Blood" was widely praised after its release.

If it were now at a time when the American people hated the Vietnam War and its veterans, the film would not have achieved too much box office. (To be continued......)