1978 Synthetic Writers

Chapter 440 Slap
Premieres are not exclusive to mature film environments such as Hollywood, but are very popular in the domestic film industry.

"Lush Mountain Love" held its premiere in Lushan before its release.

"The Garland under the Mountain" is even more amazing. The premiere was held directly on the front line, allowing the soldiers to watch it first.

As for "Furong Town", the premiere was prepared by the producer Shanghai Film Studio and held at the famous Majestic Theatre in Shanghai.

While the outside world was still discussing Chen Chong and the article "Toilet", Jiang Xian, Liu Xiaoqing, and Jiang Wen, the film's main creators in Beijing, boarded a train to Shanghai together:
——Train No. 1461.

This is a train that started running in January last year. It runs along the Beijing-Shanghai line, covers a distance of more than 19 kilometers and takes about hours.

In later generations, because this train has the characteristics of slow speed, many stops and no air conditioning, it is affectionately called the "Beijing-Shanghai Magic Train" by everyone.

But Jiang Xian had nothing to complain about.

Before the first train speed increase, the maximum speed of green-skinned trains across the country was 60 kilometers per hour.

As for air conditioning
At this time, except for a few lines to the Soviet Union, there is no train with air conditioning.

Slow travel has its advantages. Jiang Xian sat in a seat in the corridor of the sleeper car, admiring the scenery along the way.

It is much more comfortable to be able to sit on a sleeper berth. Although there are constant shouting, at least you don’t have to endure the stench of sweat, smelly feet, children’s shouting, and the sourness of various excrement.

As a senior cadre, it was not difficult for him to buy a sleeper ticket. However, it was different for the other creators of Furong Town. Even if you were Liu Xiaoqing, you had to sit on the hard seat. Sleeper? What level are you?
"Teacher Jiang, your place is different."

Liu Xiaoqing came over. Probably he couldn't stand the smell in the hard seat compartment, so he sat opposite Jiang Xian with his arms folded across his chest.

"Where have we been?"

“Probably in Texas.”

"Texas? I know their braised chicken! Have you heard of it?"

"I haven't heard of it. I only know about the poker there."

Liu Xiaoqing tried to find topics to talk about, but Jiang Xian just looked indifferent. However, the more he showed this attitude, the more Liu Xiaoqing wanted to conquer this man.

"Don't think I don't know. Texas Hold'em refers to the state of Texas in the United States. I have been to the United States."

“Have you ever been to America?”

"I held a personal film exhibition in the United States."

Liu Xiaoqing heard Jiang Xian was interested in this topic and quickly showed off, "I've also been to France, Japan, and Hong Kong."

"You've been to so many places, and you've seen what the outside world is like. Have you ever thought about going abroad?"

"I won't go out."

Liu Xiaoqing said frankly, "I am a Chinese actor, my audience is all in China, who would recognize me if I go abroad? I will not go abroad unless I plan to say goodbye to acting."

Jiang Xian smiled.

These words actually made him feel more favorable towards Liu Xiaoqing.

It’s not that Liu Xiaoqing is talking nonsense. Although many people have questioned it, Liu Xiaoqing has been holding a domestic passport for many years and has never immigrated.

The hard seat carriages were occupied by high-level intellectuals, who were either reading books or newspapers or lying down to sleep. It was unusually quiet.

Liu Xiaoqing and Jiang Xian sat opposite each other and whispered for a while. She was tired of sitting on the hard seat, so she simply spread her legs across to the opposite side.

"Do you have anything to eat? I'm starving."

"Would you like some boiled eggs?"

"Eat. Women need to eat more meat, eggs and milk."

Jiang Xian took out a boiled egg from his bag and gave it to her. Liu Xiaoqing held it and just rolled it on the table when she heard someone shouting.

"Xiao Qing?"

"Xiao Qing?"

Jiang Xian looked with her and saw that it was Jiang Wen who came over.

"Xiao Qing, Sister Qing, you are here." Jiang Wen glanced at Jiang Xian with a slightly evasive look.

"I can go wherever I want." Liu Xiaoqing was peeling eggs without even raising his head.

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Jiang Wen was a little embarrassed and turned around to greet Jiang Xian.

"Teacher Jiang."

"Jiang Wen, are you going to talk to Xiaoqing about the play?" Jiang Xian teased.

The fact that these two fell in love during filming was no secret within the crew.

Liu Xiaoqing's husband Chen Guojun even went to the crew to make a scene because of this.

Chen Guojun was an actor at the Changchun Film Studio and later became a director at the Beijing Film Studio. His directorial debut, "The Ruthless Lover," caused a strong response upon its release and became the most box office-appealing film of the year. He was also considered a talented and elegant man.

He and Liu Xiaoqing fell in love at first sight. They were both considered each other's mistresses. After they fell in love, they decided to divorce together, start a new family, and finally got married.

It’s a pity that the good times of this “golden boy and jade girl” did not last long. Liu Xiaoqing was too popular with other women, and Jiang Wen intervened by taking advantage of “Furong Town”.

It is said that the young and energetic Jiang Wen was not afraid at all when faced with his wife Chen Guojun, who came to him, and he frankly admitted: "I love her, and I did everything that lovers do. She is my woman."

This made Chen Guojun so angry that he fainted. It was also the law of karma. What went wrong was repaid with what happened. The humiliation that his ex-wife had suffered in the past was now being paid back to him.

"I'm not in the mood to talk to him."

Liu Xiaoqing finished eating his eggs and asked, "Teacher Jiang, which bed do you want?"

"The one below."

"Can I lie down for a while?"

"No."

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Jiang Xian refused firmly. Liu Xiaoqing was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood. He wiped his hands, didn't even look at Jiang Xian, and lay down on the small table.

"Then I'll just lie here for a while."

Jiang Wen stood nearby, hesitant to speak.

Jiang Xian guessed that the two of them were just having some couple conflict, and he was too lazy to care. Seeing that Liu Xiaoqing refused to leave, he simply stood up.

"I'm going to have a cigarette."

Jiang Wen knew it was inappropriate for him to stay here, so he hurried to catch up, "Teacher Jiang, I'll go smoke one too."

The two men came to the connection between the two carriages, and their bodies swayed with the clanging sounds.

Jiang Xian took out a pack of Phoenix cigarettes and handed one to Jiang Wen.

This boy was also very tactful. After taking it, he didn't rush to smoke it. Instead, he struck a match and handed it to Jiang Xian's mouth.

Jiang Xian leaned forward slightly, lit a cigarette, and puffed out smoke, "You are quite capable, I heard everything from Director Xie."

"I"

Jiang Wen's heart skipped a beat.

He was not afraid of Chen Guojun because Chen Guojun was a stranger to him.

But Jiang Xian was different. He was both his benefactor and his teacher. Therefore, when Jiang Xian brought up this topic, Jiang Wen's forehead began to sweat. He explained in a panic:
"Teacher Jiang, I think she is too."

"You've worked really hard to get a tan so dark and shiny. Wouldn't it be tragic if you can't turn it white again?"

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Jiang Wen was stunned for a moment. "Oh, you're talking about that? Well, if I don't go back, I'll just stay darker. The makeup artist said that she hopes my skin will be darker. What can I do? I'll just wear shorts and sit on the balcony to get some sun. I don't know what will happen in the future, but I can't miss this opportunity to star in Furong Town."

"Young man, you are decisive enough."

Jiang Xian smiled and said, "But in some cases, being too impulsive is not necessarily a good thing."

"You mean"

Jiang Wen's Adam's apple rolled, as if he realized something.

"Xiao Jiang," Jiang Xian suddenly asked, "Do you know how many seats there are in the Majestic Theatre?"

Without waiting for an answer, he continued talking.

"There are 1,320 seats, all with red velvet. The person sitting in the front row must be wearing a Zhongshan suit."

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Jiang Wen bit the filter of a Phoenix cigarette, leaving a deep tooth mark.

Although Jiang Xian was trying to be witty, he understood.

Who is that person wearing the Zhongshan suit?
Jiang Xian was reminding him to pay attention to the influence of public opinion.

In this era, work style issues are still a big problem. There is nothing wrong with free love, but if their affairs cause controversy and eventually drag down or affect the movie, Jiang Xian will not be polite.

After a moment of silence, Jiang Xian twisted the cigarette butt with his toes and turned back to his own carriage.

When I came back, I didn't see Liu Xiaoqing.

He was just surprised and glanced at the bed. The girl was lying on his bed wrapped in a military coat, her leather shoes taken off and her socks stuffed into the shoes, her hair was disheveled, and there were red marks at the corners of her eyes from sleeping on her stomach.

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Jiang Xian took a look, said nothing, and turned away.

Liu Xiaoqing squinted his eyes and saw Jiang Xian said nothing, turned around and left. He immediately felt proud and smug, and rubbed the side of the bed again.

As soon as I closed my eyes, Jiang Xian's voice came to my ears.

"Comrade flight attendant, a female comrade has taken my bed."

"Really? Let me check, which bed are you in?"

"that."

".Fuck you."

Liu Xiaoqing sat up in exasperation, his face blushing, and quickly put on his shoes and fled.

"Hey? Teacher Xiaoqing, why is it you?" Jiang Xian asked knowingly.

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Liu Xiaoqing was speechless. He covered his face for fear of being recognized, and felt so depressed that he wanted to vomit blood.

She bit her back teeth and walked back to her carriage in her leather shoes, with the uppers of her shoes still hanging down, revealing a piece of pink skin on her heels.

Jiang Xian lay back down comfortably and dozed off for about three hours. As the sky gradually darkened, he finally heard the conductor shout, "We've arrived at Shanghai Station!"

The main creative staff got out of the car in a mess.

Liu Xiaoqing was still angry with Jiang Wen. He stood far away and didn't even look at him, but his eyes kept looking towards Jiang Xian.

We shouted and clamored to get together on the platform, rolled out our names, and a car from the Shanghai Film Studio came to pick us up.

Producer Tang Lixuan arranged accommodation for them to stay for one night.

The Peace Hotel, a building located at the intersection of The Bund and Nanjing Road, is Shanghai's city card.

Lu Xun, Situ Leideng, Du Yuesheng, father, Qian Xuesen, Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore, American comedy master Charlie Chaplin, "Modern Times" heroine Paulette Goddard, and Bao Zong from the American table tennis delegation's "Fanghua" where the big ball moves the small ball.

They all left a piece of history here.

This hotel was formerly called the Central Hotel, also known as the Imperial Hotel, and was opened by Western immigrants.

After several changes, it became the Cathay Hotel and came into the hands of the famous Jewish man, the Lame Sassoon.

After liberation, it was finally taken over by the SH Municipal Government and renamed "Peace Hotel", mainly for receiving Soviet naval officers and soldiers visiting Shanghai.

"What a great place! So magnificent, no wonder they wouldn't let us go at that time."

Jiang Wen looked at the door with an inexperienced look on his face, causing Liu Xiaoqing, who was in a cold war with him, to roll his eyes.

In comparison, Jiang Xian was much more at ease. He chatted with Xie Jin, the director of Shanghai Film Studio Xu Sangchu, and several comrades from the Department of Culture as they went upstairs.

Shanghai Film Studio attaches great importance to the film "Furong Town" and the premiere was held at a very high standard.

The Municipal Department of Culture, former Shanghai Daily Sports and Culture Director and Senior Reporter Yao Zhenfa, Huangpu Evening News Deputy General Manager Lai Hexiang and others were all there.

"You don't know that in order to protect the unity of the interior and exterior scenes, the wood used in Hu's Inn, Qin Shutian's house, and Wuzhua La's house was specially dismantled from old houses on the exterior locations and then specially transported to Shanghai."

Director Xie, who was in his 60s at the time, was passionate, unrestrained, amiable and kind. He talked endlessly about the difficulties encountered during the filming of "Furong Town".

"In order to make a stone slab in the courtyard of Hu Ji Inn have a natural and smooth texture so that the rain can make a special sound when it hits it, we asked the set workers to polish it for more than ten days!"

Everyone was chatting away.

Liu Xiaoqing looked towards Jiang Xian from time to time.

As soon as I saw him, I felt that he had a unique charm.

Sitting there, he looked like a complete gentleman.

His manners and words were just right, giving people a very comfortable feeling, and he was both quiet and engaged.

But in fact, Jiang Xian was only concerned about the menu of the Peace Hotel.

When others were talking, he just said a few perfunctory words and then looked at the prices of the dishes.

The Peace Hotel is truly a living fossil.

In later generations, ordinary people are generally reluctant to spend money there. This restaurant relies on its reputation as a century-old restaurant to attract customers. If you want to eat your fill, you can't leave without spending several thousand yuan.

Jiang Xian had heard that the Sassoon Suite on the 10th floor of this hotel costs 10 yuan per night.

The Nine Kingdoms Suites on the 5th to 7th floors cost tens of thousands per night.

But the price is not high now.

Just looking at the menu:

A serving of beef in oyster sauce costs 5.6 yuan, a serving of sliced ​​meat soup costs 2.8 yuan, rice wine costs 1.18 yuan, and a bottle of orange juice costs 2.5 yuan.
As for food, it is still completely affordable for the working class.

Of course, today's dinner was hosted by Shanghai Film Studio, so Jiang Xian didn't have to worry about the price, so he just ate as much as he wanted.

Wait until you have enough food and drink before coming out.

The Shanghai Film Studio also arranged cars to take the main creators back to their residences.

Jiang Wen was so drunk that he rushed over and grabbed Liu Xiaoqing in public, "Xiaoqing, I like you, but I don't want to get married yet, please don't force me anymore."

Liu Xiaoqing felt disgusted.

".Let go."

"Listen to me, I will agree to anything except marrying you."

"Let me go!"

Everyone looked at it sideways, and many were dumbfounded and shocked.

"Don't make trouble with me, do you know how sad I am, do you know how uncomfortable I am?"

"I don't know, don't get crazy."

Jiang Wen, under the influence of alcohol, continued to pester Liu Xiaoqing, and Liu Xiaoqing struggled hard but could not get away.

The people around were just spectators and no one intervened. They were shocked. They didn't expect that these two people would fall in love from the movie into real life.

"Snapped."

Just as everyone was enjoying the show, an even more shocking scene occurred.

Jiang Xian strode over and slapped Jiang Wen in the face without saying a word.

"Have some B wine."

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

(End of this chapter)