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

"Boss, is this really from Yanjing?"

Seeing Yuan Heping hang up the phone, the brothers of the Yuan family looked at him and asked quickly.

Because this is a fucking tricky job, and it's a life-threatening one.

It was hard to understand why they targeted a little kid like them. There were so many famous film and television companies in Hong Kong, so why did they choose the Yuan family?

"They invited us to come to the north to direct a martial arts film for them. They said the salary will be good, but we can also quote our own price!"

Yuan Heping's eyebrows were wrinkled into a criss-cross shape. This job was really difficult to take on.

If it was an invitation from Great Wall, the Yuan family could have simply ignored it and rejected it.

After all, they only have one old leftist in the Great Wall, and he cannot represent the north.

The current situation in Hong Kong is that the old left is weak and can be stepped on by anyone. Although the Yuan family will not step on others for no reason, they are just like other film and television companies, directly ignoring the lack of cooperation and communication.

Anyway, there is only one principle, make your own movies and don't get involved in those messy things.

Otherwise, once you get involved, you won’t be able to get into the market outside of Hong Kong and you can only play on your own in this small piece of land.

And it is even possible that even Hong Kong will be in trouble.

Because no one wants to be implicated and have their invested works affected and lose markets outside of Hong Kong.

So, now everyone keeps their distance from Lao Zuo and the Yuan family.

What's more, the Yuan family has just established their own company, and it is time for them to show their talents, so they should stay away from those old leftists.

But what shocked Yuan Heping was!
On the day when their Yuanjiaban Satellite Company was established, Lao Zuo's Changcheng called him and said that Yanjing wanted to invite him to the north to collaborate on a movie!
This……

In Hong Kong, you can really ignore and not respond to things like Great Wall, Phoenix, and Xinlian.

But that doesn't mean they have the right to ignore or pay any attention to the north behind them.

They could choose not to give face to Lao Zuo, but the Yuan family had no choice but to treat the invitation from Yanjing seriously.

But no matter how cautious we are, going north is absolutely impossible!

Even if you had ten, a hundred, or even ten thousand members of the Yuan family, they would not dare to go north so openly.

This is even worse than cooperating with Great Wall Phoenix. You can't be sure what extreme things may happen.

Not to be offended.

Just keep a respectful distance.

Yuan Heping didn't even dare to think further. It was really a hot taro and they really didn't know how to refuse.

It must be rejected!
But they couldn't just refuse openly. After all, the North was not someone that small people like them could afford to offend!
Hong Kong is just like this. When the gods fight, the little devils suffer. We are all making movies, so why can't we make money together in harmony? Why do we have to create opposition?
"Going north?"

"Great Wall is really proud of itself. It actually asked us to go north at this time. Do you really think Hong Kong is still the Hong Kong of ten years ago?"

"Don't go!"

"If the Film Bureau finds out, will our company still be able to operate? Will we still be able to make our movie?"

After hearing this, Yuan Changren, who was in a very bad temper, slammed the table and cursed on the spot.

"No, no, what's there in the north? They're still making martial arts movies? They can make a cool martial arts movie!"

"Isn't this a question of whether or not a martial arts film can be made? Why should we care whether or not he can make a martial arts film? He even invites us to be the martial arts instructor? Isn't this harming us?"

"Indeed, I think Changcheng has bad intentions. He knows that we are launching our company today and he wants to disgust us on purpose!"

"It's not easy to say that. We are a small family with a small business. No matter how defeated the Great Wall is, they are still the boss of the Left. They really don't have the energy to pay attention to a small figure like us! So I can't understand why we are being targeted by the North?"

"Alright, alright, be quiet for a while!" Yuan Heping kept smoking. Seeing that the brothers were arguing more and more fiercely, he directly put out the cigarette butt in his hand and said, "Now is not the time to discuss this!"

"The most important thing now is how to reject Yanjing!"

It's impossible to go!
This is the unanimous opinion of all the members of the Yuan family. Their Heping Film and Television was just established today, and they haven't even finalized the script for their opening film. How could they possibly go north to wade into the muddy water?
But if you don't want to go, you have to find a suitable reason that others can't find fault with!
After all, they are a small family with a small business, and they don't want to offend either side.

I don’t dare to offend that woman in Hong Kong, nor do I want to offend the people from Great Wall Phoenix.

If the Yuan family really dared to go north and were discovered by that woman, Yuan Heping couldn't even imagine what would happen to their Heping Film and Television.

"How else can we refuse? Just tell the people at the Great Wall that we're not going!" The irritable second brother, Yuan Changren, shouted.

"That's right, there's nothing to think about. Just tell them directly that we're busy making the opening film and don't have time to go!" The fifth brother Yuan Zhongxing also shouted.

"Alright, alright, all of you, calm down and go away. Let me think about how to refuse!"

Listening to his brothers' shouting, Yuan Heping knew that he couldn't count on them. Now they were all going to start a company, so why were they still talking about fighting and killing?

not to mention!
The invitation from Yanjing is really so open and aboveboard, is it possible to just say no?
I can't find a suitable excuse to make others give up. What if I end up being remembered and put on their list? How will I survive in the future?
Although the old left is indeed weak now, and the Film Bureau is in its heyday and is very domineering.

But we also know that it might be a grasshopper in autumn and will not be able to jump for more than a few days.

Because it is rumored that the North is already negotiating with the Eagle government and there is a trend towards negotiations.

No one knows who will dominate Hong Kong's film market in the future.

The best way is to find an excuse to make the northerners retreat and let them know that they do not want to go north.

They can't force me to go north, right?

So, what excuse should we come up with?

Yuan Heping was very conflicted and confused, and he was also very depressed. How could a small martial arts team like theirs be noticed by Yanjing?
They're also going to make a martial arts film? That's really rare!
“That’s all we can do!”

Yuan Heping thought for the whole morning, but still couldn't think of a suitable excuse. Whether he used the excuse of preparing to shoot a startup film or that he had work to do, it would not make the other party give up. What if they said they could wait? Or they could send one or two people to the north as a token of their appreciation?
So after much thought, Yuan Heping could only think of this one solution, which was to ask Great Wall to help convey his message.

Immediately, he discussed it with his brothers, and everyone agreed that this was a good idea. The northerners would definitely give up the invitation to go north.

Since everyone was optimistic, Yuan Heping picked up the phone and replied to Great Wall that afternoon.

"Xuemin, you're back? What's going on? What did the sports school say?"

At Yanying Studio, the old director Wang Yang was at the window of his office on the third floor. He had just received a call from Hong Kong and his face was not looking very good. When he heard the noise of a car outside, he knew that Cheng Xuemin had returned, so he hung up the phone first and greeted Cheng Xuemin who was getting out of the car downstairs.

"Old factory director!"

Cheng Xuemin and his companions had just returned to Yanying Studio. When they were helping Xie Jin get his luggage, they did not meet the old director. Now, after sending Xie Jin to the train station and returning, they saw the old director was also in the factory. They waved and greeted him, then went upstairs.

"Stop talking. I just sent Old Xie to the train station and wanted to come back to report to you, the old factory director!"

"We haven't reached an agreement yet. It looks like we still have to ask Elder Wu and his men to step in. Otherwise, the sports school leaders will refuse to let us go. It will be difficult to deal with!"

After entering the old factory director's office, Cheng Xuemin shook his head and said.

"Then we can only ask Elder Wu to come forward! Anyway, he made a promise at that time that we could pick any comrade from any unit across the country. If he couldn't handle it, he would do it. If he couldn't handle it, his superiors would come forward to handle it!"

"The foreign exchange earning mission of 10 million US dollars is now being watched by all of them!"

The old factory director Wang Yang also nodded. Just as he said, the cultural opportunities are now waiting for Cheng Xuemin's big move!

If Cheng Xuemin could really accomplish this, it would be truly world-shattering and groundbreaking!

"Okay then! Then please, old factory director, go back and ask Mr. Wu to talk to the State Sports Commission and give a heads up to the sports school!"

"If we can handle this at the sports school, then there's no need for Elder Wu and his men to show up in other places. We can just use the power of others to get them here!"

Cheng Xuemin smiled and said, "Everything is difficult at the beginning. The inherent attitude of the sports school is that those who practice martial arts should practice martial arts, and those who make movies should make movies. What kind of friendship and secondment are these two completely unrelated industries doing?"

Letting their martial arts students make movies, is that sensible or not?

In their eyes, it was definitely inappropriate and not doing their job properly, so they had to ask the higher-ups to intervene. Cheng Xuemin, a pioneer of reform and opening up, still had little face.

Once the cultural aspect comes into play, people won’t recognize it at all!

"That's right! Everything is difficult at the beginning!" The old factory director said quietly and nodded in agreement.

"Eh? Old Factory Director, is there any news from Hong Kong?"

Cheng Xuemin was stunned at first, but he quickly realized that there might be news from Hong Kong!
"Got it. Someone from Xiangjiang Great Wall called me just now!" The old factory manager nodded, pursed his lips and sighed.

Definitely not good news!
Cheng Xuemin saw the bitter face of the old factory director, and the answer was already written on his face, but he still asked: "Did the other party not agree?"

"That doesn't matter. At worst we can just invite someone else!"

There are currently four major martial arts choreographers in Hong Kong. Sammo Hung's Hung Clan is the most famous, and each of the Seven Little Fortunes is a talented person.
In addition to the Hong Family Class, there is also Cheng Meng's Cheng Family Class, Liu Jialiang's Liu Family Class, and finally Yuan Heping's Yuan Family Class!
The person Cheng Xuemin invited was Yuan Heping from the Yuan Family Class. Apart from the fact that they are the future top martial arts choreographers in the world, the most important point is that the Yuan Family Class is still not well-known.

Unlike other troupes such as the Hong Clan, the Cheng Clan and the Liu Clan, which are now famous throughout Hong Kong, even if Cheng Xuemin wants to invite them, they may not even pay attention to you.

Especially Cheng Meng from the Cheng family, I heard that he is now starting to venture into Hollywood.

How could Cheng Xuemin and his team hire such a martial arts team?
Besides, it’s not the same approach!
The Tai Chi martial arts director that Cheng Xuemin wants must be the best martial arts director in the world, and must be from the Yuan family, who is known as the Wang Yuyan among martial arts directors.

They are best at providing martial arts guidance for costumed martial arts films, or so-called martial arts dramas.

The martial arts styles of "Drunken Master" and "Snake in the Eagle's Shadow" directed by the Yuan family are very similar to the "Tai Chi" that Cheng Xuemin is going to shoot.

Moreover, Cheng Xuemin also knew that within two years, Yuan Heping's Yuan Family Group would be united by us.

So, relatively speaking, among the four major martial arts directors, Cheng Xuemin is definitely the closest to the Yuan family. The first thought was to invite him to be the martial arts instructor for his first martial arts film.

But now, listening to the tone of the old factory manager, the other party obviously refused.

It’s right to think about it!

Although Cheng Xuemin was in Yenching, he had a very clear understanding of the film and television industry in Hong Kong in the 1970s and 1980s!

The current Hong Kong film industry is controlled by the Film Bureau. The Bureau does not allow films to be made, and all the major film and television companies in Hong Kong act as if they have received an imperial decree and dare not disobey at all.

Therefore, Cheng Xuemin felt that the rejection was understandable, but he still had to be unhappy, and it was recorded in Cheng Xuemin's little notebook.

Since those filmmakers in Hong Kong are worried and afraid of the Film Bureau, why are they so blatantly not giving them face?
Okay, let’s wait and see!
Cheng Xuemin is a very vengeful person. Since they did it on the first day, then don't blame Cheng Xuemin for doing it on the fifteenth day. Just wait to be liquidated and banned one by one!
“It’s not that I didn’t agree…” The old factory director’s mouth twitched twice and a few words popped out of his mouth.

"Huh? So... did you agree or not?"

Cheng Xuemin was dumbfounded by what the old factory director did. He thought to himself, this has already been recorded in his little notebook, so why are you trying to spare his life again?
"The other party agreed, but they didn't show much sincerity in the offer!" The old factory director's mouth kept twitching. Thinking of the offer sent back by Great Wall, the old factory director was completely stunned!
"You're not sincere in your offer?"

"That's understandable. After all, going north is a big risk. I think as long as it doesn't exceed 50,000 yuan, we can negotiate!"

As luck would have it, the other party did not refuse directly, but instead quoted a price, so there was room for negotiation.

Even though the old factory manager felt that they were not sincere, Cheng Xuemin did not think so. After all, they were taking the risk of being banned, so it was completely understandable that they offered a higher price!

"The other party offered a price of 200,000, which is ten times higher than the market price in Hong Kong!"

"It's obvious that the other party doesn't want to refuse directly, so they deliberately set a sky-high price to make us give up!" The old factory manager Wang Yang said bitterly in one breath, looking at Cheng Xuemin with an extremely red face, looking forward to his reaction!

"How much? Two hundred thousand? Why don't they just rob?"

When Cheng Xuemin heard this, he burst into swearing on the spot!
Is there anything else to discuss?
Talk shit!

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Asking for a monthly ticket! (End of chapter)