1978: Female educated youth, don’t want an illiterate husband

"How many?"

"A foreign exchange earning mission of 10 million US dollars?"

"Xuemin, what on earth are you thinking? How dare you issue a military order in front of Elder Wu?"

When Cheng Xuemin returned home, he saw his wife Feng Jiayou and the child enjoying the cool under the big banyan tree in the yard. He didn't see his sister-in-law and the others, so he went over and teased the little squirrel.

I also shared with the woman what happened at the movie screening today.

I heard that their movie "The Horse Shepherd" broke the distribution record of China Film Group for more than ten years. Women are as beautiful as they can be.

This is her man, a man who excels in every field and sets records.

But soon she heard that her man was so shameless that he stated in front of Mr. Wu in the lake that he would complete the task of earning 10 million US dollars in foreign exchange within a year, and he signed a military order on the spot.

Feng Jiayou was almost shocked when he heard this. Ten million!
That’s 10 million US dollars!

In today's world, if it was so easy to make money with US dollar foreign exchange, there would be no call for everyone to earn foreign exchange.

A military order was also issued!

If it really cannot be completed by then, Young Lady Wu will have to shed tears and execute her husband, Ma Su.

"fine!"

"When has your man ever fought a battle like this that he was not prepared for?"

Cheng Xuemin also scratched the woman's nose, and while comforting her, he continued with great confidence, "Don't worry, since your man said he can make 10 million US dollars, it will only be more, not less!"

"Anyway, just wait and see, wife!"

"Look how proud you are!" Feng Jiayou was comforted by this and felt that her man was not so reckless and would not fight an unprepared battle.

And based on her understanding of her man, she would usually wait until the thing is done before telling him about it as a surprise so that everyone would look at him with admiration.

Therefore, I will never do anything that I am not sure of.

But now that the military order has been issued, it is obvious that her man is completely confident.

"Movie?!"

"Can the movie we made earn 10 million US dollars in foreign exchange?"

Feng Jiayou asked again, since you already have a plan, where do you plan to start to help the country generate 10 million US dollars in foreign exchange?
Is it the technical patent from the Economic Commission?
After all, the man over there saved the country from losses of up to 50 million US dollars, and also discovered the worm gear refrigeration system of the imported air conditioner.

In fact, he is also very accomplished in the field of industrial technology.

Another thing is to continue writing foreign pop songs, which is her man's strong point. He has already earned $300,000, and the money belongs to their own pockets.

Or write a long article in a foreign language?

But what Feng Jiayou didn't expect was that it was none of those things. Instead, they were making movies and showing them abroad to earn US dollars.

This made Feng Jiayou a little confused. Can the movies we shoot in our country be sent abroad for screening?

It seems that before, I have never heard of any of our movies being a big hit outside and generating so much US dollar foreign exchange.

Probably not.

Since there isn’t any, then it must be our movie, and people outside just don’t like to watch it.

Just like her father's previous employer, the Foreign Language Bureau, they didn't make any US dollars from the manuscripts they submitted.

But isn't it unbelievable that my man is going to generate 10 million US dollars in foreign exchange in the film industry?
"You definitely won't make money from other people's photos, but you will definitely make money from your man's photos!"

Another person who doesn't believe that he can earn 10 million US dollars in foreign exchange by making movies.

Because everyone knows what 10 million US dollars means.

Also, earning 10 million US dollars by making movies is not that difficult, but it is not that easy either.

Anyway, in the current film market, we do it behind closed doors and release it ourselves, so there is no such thing as box office.

As for making US dollars, I have never thought about it at all.

The reactions of Mr. Wu and his colleagues today have explained everything, and have also formed a certain fixed mindset: anything in the cultural field can earn US dollars, except movies.

And not to mention the present, the same phenomenon will also occur in the next ten or even dozens of years.

The film industry has been developing for several decades, and domestic box office records have been rising one after another, but there are actually very few films that can actually earn U.S. dollars.

There are only a few films that can earn tens of millions of dollars, and after decades, the total number can be counted on one hand.

It can be seen how difficult it is to make 10 million US dollars in foreign exchange by relying on a movie.

Moreover, at this time when the average salary is only 50 or 60 yuan, 10 million US dollars is an astronomical figure for ordinary people like Feng Jiayou.

"What do you mean by 10 million US dollars in foreign exchange and you want to make a movie?"

"Xuemin, how was your movie party today? Did you ask when your movie The Wrangler will be released?"

The mother-in-law, Ms. Gu, who was taking a lunch break, overheard her daughter and son-in-law talking in the yard. When she heard the words "ten million US dollars", she hurried out to ask.

"mom!"

"Xuemin is going to make a movie!"

"And he signed a military order in front of Mr. Wu and the others, saying that he would complete the cultural outlet's foreign exchange earning mission of 10 million US dollars by making movies!"

When Feng Jiayou spoke to her mother, there was no trace of worry or fear in her tone. That was 10 million US dollars in foreign exchange. What if her man couldn't complete it?
To get a definite answer from her man, don't sound too proud.

I'll say it later!
Mom, you see! Your son-in-law is highly valued by the cultural outlet, and the cultural outlet's foreign exchange earning task is entrusted to your son-in-law to complete.

This is the organization and the culture's great trust and respect for your son-in-law.

"A military order?"

"Xuemin, what's going on?"

When Feng's mother heard this, her face turned horrified. She knew that in this era, the so-called military order was a military order and could not be compromised in any way.

Moreover, when it comes to military orders, it means that the attitude from above is very strong and clear.

So how come her son-in-law, who went to a movie screening, came back with a military order? He is still a student!

"mom!"

"It's the same thing as before. Mr. Wu from the department meant that since I can get some foreign exchange dollars, I should be given more responsibilities and shoulder the burden of earning foreign exchange from the cultural sector!"

"It just so happened that I had an idea in my mind, so I mentioned it to Mr. Wu. I didn't expect that he would issue a military order right after we talked!"

Cheng Xuemin stood up and said to his mother-in-law with a smile.

"What kind of military order?"

"Ten million dollars?"

After hearing the first half of her son-in-law's words, Feng's mother was indeed very happy. The department wanted to put the burden of earning foreign exchange from the cultural sector on her son-in-law's shoulders. This showed the organization's trust and confidence in her son-in-law, as well as training and cultivation of her son-in-law.

This is certainly a good thing. After all, Feng's mother and others don't want their son-in-law to stay on campus studying and doing research after being admitted to university, and thus alienate his relationships with cultural circles.

Four years of college!
It’s neither long nor short. If we really have to be isolated from the outside world of campus, how can we make progress?

Therefore, Wenhuakouzi entrusted the important task of earning foreign exchange to her son-in-law in order to help her son-in-law make progress!

Once the mission is completed, won't there be a few more steps forward? But when I heard that a military order of 10 million US dollars was issued, to put it bluntly, it was a bet, and this was no joke!

"Yes!"

Cheng Xuemin nodded.

Again, 10 million US dollars may not be a big deal to Cheng Xuemin, after all, if the state machinery is used to do it.

But for the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, it is an impossible task.

"Are you sure?"

What surprised Cheng Xuemin was that when his mother-in-law heard about 10 million US dollars, she did not make a fuss like his wife, but asked him a question in return, although her face showed a bit of surprise and questioning.

"It's a bit difficult to do it alone. If I can get a team, it shouldn't be a problem!"

"Xuemin, are you asking for power from above?"

The older you are, the wiser you are. When I heard that my son-in-law needed a team from above, I knew what that meant.

Ten million US dollars is definitely a brilliant foreign exchange earning achievement for their cultural outlet. After all, the total foreign exchange earned in our country is only 300 million US dollars.

Ten million is equivalent to the total foreign exchange earnings of a weak foreign exchange earning province in a whole year, which is equivalent to the foreign exchange earning performance of a province!

Therefore, Feng's mother could already imagine that Mr. Wu and others in the department must have been moved and would definitely accept this military order from their son-in-law.

But once it is taken over, it is obviously impossible for the son-in-law to fight alone.

You must give your son-in-law a unit, which is what he calls a team.

This is where the crux comes in.

What level of unit is needed to carry out and complete the task of 10 million US dollars in foreign exchange?

To put it more optimistically, a province's foreign exchange earning target is only this much, or even cannot be achieved. But don't dream about it, it is absolutely impossible.

To put it in a lower level, 10 million US dollars in foreign exchange would require a team of at least a hundred people, right?

Then it must be at least at the department level, such and such bureau.

So, it's not possible that my son-in-law has suddenly become a director of a certain bureau under the cultural sector, right?
Are you kidding me?
It hasn't been long since her husband Feng got married, and his son-in-law has already caught up so quickly?

If this trend continues, my son-in-law won’t even have to wait until he graduates from Yanjing University to surpass his father-in-law, my wife.

"Mom, power is not something that can be given just because we want it!"

"But in order to ensure the smooth progress of this foreign exchange earning mission, I think the higher-ups will second me to the Yanying Studio to prepare the film first!"

"As for the follow-up arrangements, it will definitely depend on the results!"

He certainly wanted some power, but not as bluntly as his mother-in-law said. After all, it involved 10 million US dollars in foreign exchange. Even if Mr. Wu accepted Cheng Xuemin's military order, he would have to arrange for a title or something.

But those are all follow-up, now is not the time to worry about them.

The most urgent task is to write the script as soon as possible.

After chatting with his mother-in-law and daughter-in-law for a while, Cheng Xuemin returned to the backyard and began to conceive the script.

Mr. Liao was given two directions for this mission!
One is Shaolin Temple, the other is Tai Chi.

Since Hong Kong has taken over Shaolin Temple, Cheng Xuemin must be doing Tai Chi.

When thinking of Tai Chi, the first things that come to mind are Wudang and Zhang Sanfeng.

So, what's the script about?

Write about how Zhang Sanfeng founded Wudang and how he created Tai Chi? Then use the small to see the big, and sing praises to and spread a patriotic virtue?
"The sky is already dark, the moon is still the same as before, I can fly across the thousands of miles of rivers and streams..."

But Cheng Xuemin was thinking of Zhang Sanfeng, the master of Wudang Tai Chi, and he subconsciously began to hum a melody.

Tai Chi Master Wu Jing!

I believe that anyone who has watched Wu Jing's version of "Tai Chi Master" would know that whenever Tai Chi is mentioned, besides Zhang Sanfeng, the person who is mentioned is probably Tai Chi Master Yang Yuqian.

Wu Jing’s version of Tai Chi Master is really a classic, full of childhood memories.

Its theme song is so classic that Cheng Xuemin, who has lived two lifetimes, can still hum it in its entirety.

So, it’s him!
It is not cost-effective for Cheng Xuemin to leave the classics unused and create an original plot for Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng, and he does not have the energy to do it.

Of course it’s not easy to say. With so many articles about Tai Chi Master Zhang Sanfeng, is there no classic?
Yes, there are, but Cheng Xuemin still thinks that when making movies, it is best to shoot inspirational stories of unknown little people, so as to see the big picture from the small and rise to the level of patriotism.

A martial arts film about Tai Chi Master Zhang Sanfeng is no less important than a historical film about Qin Shi Huang. If one of them is not portrayed well, it will ruin the classic. It is better not to touch it.

Now that the subject matter has been chosen as the Tai Chi Grandmaster, the next step is how to adapt it!
That is, how to compress the plot of a 40-episode TV series into the length of a movie.

Moreover, this film has to be used to earn foreign exchange and sell box office revenue in US dollars. It also has to be innovative and give people a refreshing visual impact.

In other words, we must innovate something to attack the audience of this era at a dimensionality reduction level.

It’s okay in China!

This can be regarded as the first independently produced martial arts film. Even if the plot and special effects are bad, it is still a huge visual impact for the Chinese people of that era, so there is no need to worry about it not being a box office hit.

So mainly targeting foreign audiences, how can we give them visual impact and dimensionality reduction attack?
For this, Cheng Xuemin needs to study it carefully and figure out how to set up this plan.

"Xuemin, have you given the script of Love at Mount Lushan to Director Xie? Or do you want you and Sister Lin to shoot it?"

Feng Jiayou didn't know when he sneaked back to the room and saw Cheng Xuemin sitting at the desk thinking seriously, and suddenly mentioned this matter.

"Well, he did ask me to take a photo with Sister Lin!"

Cheng Xuemin was thinking about it, but he nodded without looking up and said, "But how can I have the time to shoot it?!"

"I have signed a military order with Elder Wu, so the focus must be here!"

"Why? Wife, did Sister Lin ask you again?"

Zhu Lin must know that Cheng Xuemin currently has a script to hand over to director Xie Jin, so since they have already collaborated once, he must be thinking about the second time.

"Yeah! Two days ago at school, when Sister Lin was sending Zhu Shan to school, she happened to run into him. Sister Lin mentioned him once!"

"But I don't think Sister Lin is suitable for the role of Zhou Yun!"

Feng Jiayou said this to Cheng Xuemin again.

"Wife, do you think so too?"

"Today, Mr. Xie also thought of Sister Lin first, but after reading the script, he felt that it was not suitable!"

"But we will also arrange an audition for Sister Lin!"

Cheng Xuemin then put down the pen in his hand and looked at his wife with some surprise. He didn't expect that his wife had such good insights on the casting of the script.

"That will disappoint Sister Lin again. I heard that Sister Lin is waiting for your script now. She is not very enthusiastic about taking on the scripts of other directors from Yanying Studio!"

Oh!
Haven't you come out yet?

The Queen of Daughters is so immersed in the role, is this a natural ability?
In the previous life, I was ruined for life after seeing my brother, the Jade Emperor. Could it be that in this life, I have to repeat the same mistake of "I was ruined for life after seeing my brother-in-law, Xuemin". Is there really no way out?
Or maybe she just doesn't want to come out?
She had to accept Cheng Xuemin's script. Did she really think she was the fifth golden flower of Yanying Studio?

Please, she just joined Yanying Studio, she is a newcomer, and her masterpiece The Horse Wrangler has not been released yet.

...(End of chapter)