1982 Started from Hong Kong

Chapter 98 New Year's Eve (Fourth update, please subscribe)

Q: With the popularization of digital filming, who else is still using film to shoot movies, apart from the old guard in Hollywood?

Answer: A young director of art films from the mainland.

The frame must be 4:3, the characters must speak in dialect, and you have to include some personal content in the film, otherwise you'd be embarrassed to tell people that you made an art film.

Zhai Yuan misses the era of digital photography very much.

But now 480P digital film is obviously not good enough to compete with film.

There was a time when he still looked down upon film, a relic of the old era.

What about you, Nolan and Quentin?
Don’t movies shot on film need to be transferred to magnetic tape?
Try not to turn it on and see if there are still film projectors from your era in the cinema?

But now, he has to face a completely new problem.

I don’t know how to shoot with film, and I’m not even qualified to hold a camera.

But fortunately, besides having a best actress, I also have Pang Ka Yin, my great rival.

Tianhu starts!

"Write the script as soon as possible. I want to start storyboarding it."

This was the last thing Peng Jiayan told Zhai Yuan before she left.

In a word, professionalism is instantly improved.

There aren't many directors who know how to draw storyboards these days. They have to be big directors who have studied at the American Film Academy. Sometimes this makeshift crew in Hong Kong doesn't even have a script when they're filming.

So who is the great director who can draw storyboards?

There is a bald guy named Mecca who must be on the list.

This great director, who returned from studying abroad in the 1970s, felt that he was invincible and could beat the local amateur troupes, so he used white people and foreigners as the crew and made a movie called "The Magic Killer".

During this period, he wrote a pile of scripts and drew countless storyboards. He claimed that he would use Hollywood industry to make a blockbuster movie that would break the box office record of Hong Kong movies, which scared the local directors.

As a result, the film was quickly taken off the screen on the day of its release with a total box office of HK$18.

It perfectly explains what it means for poor students to have too much stationery.

Now when Zhai Yuan heard Peng Jiayan say that she wanted to draw a storyboard, his heart suddenly tightened. You must not turn "While You Are Sleeping" into "The Magic Scheme 2"!

"Don't worry, I have a master who is a director at New One City. He is best at drawing storyboards, and I learned from him."

"Isn't that a bald guy?"

"Of course not. Have you heard of Xu Ke? He won the Best Director Award at the Golden Horse Awards last year. I had to use a lot of connections to successfully become his apprentice."

Peng Jiayan (mentor Xu Qi)?
What a wide network of contacts...

Zhai Yuan couldn't help but sigh that this guy just wanted to try his hand in the film industry, and he invited all the leading directors of the New Wave.

I have been wandering for half my life, and I only regret that I have never met a wise master. If you don’t abandon me, I am willing to be your adoptive mother!
……

Zhai Yuan still spent New Year's Eve in the hospital.

Zhou Haimei went back to Tuen Mun to celebrate the New Year. Before leaving, she leaned over and whispered in his ear very seriously that it didn't matter even if the movie "While You Were Sleeping" lost money. She and Zhai Yuan could each work two more jobs and they would be able to make a comeback soon.

Working two jobs, where wages can keep up with housing prices in this era of relatively low housing prices, is one of the few opportunities for most Hong Kong people to turn their lives around.

Unfortunately for Mr. Zhai, it is impossible to work.

On New Year's Eve, Zhai Yuan and his family of three were the only ones left in the ward.

Zhao Meizhen and Zhai Yao had planned to be very ceremonial and stay with him until midnight, but she started yawning at around ten o'clock, so Zhai Yuan asked Zhai Yao to take her home to rest.

"Then we'll come to see you tomorrow. By the way, what flavor of birthday cake do you want?"

After midnight, it was New Year's Day, Valentine's Day, and Zhai Yuan's birthday.

"Chocolate, right? He likes chocolate." When Zhai Yao heard about eating cake, she immediately became excited and pushed Zhao Meizhen's arm to remind him.

"Do I like it or do you like it?"

Zhai Yuan rolled his eyes at her, and Zhai Yao chuckled and pulled Zhao Meizhen out of the ward.

Zhai Yuan was the only one left in the room.

Outside the window, the clock has not yet struck midnight, but the sound of fireworks and firecrackers can be heard.

The New Year is coming soon.

The light from the exploding flames shone into the dim ward, illuminating Zhai Yuan's face in flickering light.

It seems that this year the China Inland Mission held its first Spring Festival Gala, with Wang Jinyu, Liu Xiaoqing, Jiang Kun, Ma Ji... Unfortunately, there was no TV in the ward, but even if there was, we wouldn't be able to watch mainland programs.

Hong Kong also has a similar New Year program, with stars from Hong Kong and Taiwan joining forces. Last year it was called "Tonight's Stars Celebrate the New Year", and this year it was renamed "Auspicious and Auspicious New Year", with the hosts being Ho Sau-sun and Sum Dian-ha.

As the early morning bells struck.

1983 is finally here.

The sound of firecrackers grew louder, and there were voices of people on the street outside.

This year marks the second year since the ban on fireworks was enacted in the late 1960s. In addition to the Chinese, foreigners will also take to the streets to celebrate with fireworks, and the Hong Kong government has taken the lead in organizing a New Year fireworks display at Victoria Harbour.

One year old is eliminated amidst the sound of firecrackers.

Zhai Yuan listened to the noise outside, his eyelids gradually drooped, and he slowly closed his eyes and fell asleep.

In his dream, he saw his movie's box office success, which led to a surge in the telephone company's business. He then set up a cinema chain and beat up Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest.

Everything is normal up to here.

Suddenly the scene changes, aliens begin to attack the earth, and heads of state turn to Zhai Yuan for help. It turns out that he is the descendant of the god of war who can save the world!

The earth is in danger, and Zhai Yuan is ordered to fight all the way to the alien's nest. He saw the ultimate boss, who turned out to be the charming Queen of Blades Sarah Kerrigan.

Kerrigan launched a series of attacks at the start, and Zhai Yuan was knocked to the ground, but she did not kill him. Instead, she smiled charmingly, peeled off her armor, and slowly leaned against Zhai Yuan.

"Holy shit! Such a real dream!"

The whistling sound of fireworks outside the window woke Zhai Yuan from his sleep.

But Zhai Yuan clearly felt that something soft and smooth was rubbing against his back, and at the same time a pair of soft and tender hands were reaching into his clothes and touching him.

Zhai Yuan's whole body tensed up and an idea flashed through his mind.

I didn’t expect that at the beginning of the new year, I would finally get my first golden finger.

Summon the dream creature, Kerrigan, Queen of Blades!

In the dim room, the queen was very enthusiastic, and Zhai Yuan was not to be outdone, so he touched her back.

That’s not right, Queen, where are your wings?
Zhai Yuan pinched and kneaded it, trying to find the Blade Queen's iconic bone wings, but what he got was a smooth and soft piece.

Human form? What's the point!
"lighter."

Deng Leling was panting and couldn't help but screaming under Zhai Yuan's kneading.

"Why is it you?"

"Then who do you want to be?"

"It's okay. It doesn't matter when you came in. Let me think about what else I should pay attention to..."

Zhai Yuan hesitated for a moment, then lowered his head and asked Deng Leling, who was lying in his arms, "Did you lock the door?"

ps: there will be more later

(End of this chapter)