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Chapter 775 I'll Do It Myself! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

"What? You want to film Li Xiangyang on Poyang Lake?"

Everyone was stunned after reading the script that Wu Aiguo had put together.

"Isn't it okay?"

Wu Aiguo chuckled and said, "That's what makes a character legendary!"

"If it didn't have some legendary aspects, why would audiences like this kind of movie?"

"But there was no real-life prototype among the Poyang Lake guerrillas back then!"

Some people objected, saying, "Filming like this is likely to be criticized!"

"Who dares to say there's no real-life counterpart? They just haven't made a name for themselves yet!"

Wu Aiguo coldly replied, "During the War of Resistance Against Japan, all sorts of extraordinary people and individuals emerged. They showed no mercy in fighting the Japanese!"

This is also a test.

They wanted to use the movie's promotion as a way to gauge the government's intentions.

In the script, a guerrilla force composed of martial arts masters in Poyang Lake employs various combat methods against the local Japanese garrison.

If this were a modern war movie, it would definitely be a special operations film.

The martial arts masters in the script would be considered superhuman in the Street Fighter world; ordinary Japanese soldiers would be no match for them.

Therefore, the Japanese also dispatched relevant experts, including special operations experts from the military, experts from intelligence agencies such as the Black Dragon Society, and even local ninja masters, resulting in fierce confrontations.

To enhance the film's entertainment value, Wu Aiguo wrote a relatively simple script.

In other words, the process of a battle between experts was not described in too much detail.

Even so, true practitioners can still see the tricks of the trade.

Wu Aiguo was certain that there was no shortage of experts of this caliber in the military and police systems within the country.

If he weren't worried about being shocking and making the audience feel it was fake, he was even planning to write Yan Shuangying's anti-Japanese war story.

It doesn't necessarily have to be in Northeast China; Poyang Lake is also an option.

If it were just a simple movie, given the conservative nature of the county leaders at that time, they certainly wouldn't have supported its production.

However, since movies and tourism are linked, and the county leaders had previously experienced the traffic benefits brought by movies, they decided to give it a try with some skepticism.

Who told Wu Aiguo to speak so eloquently?

If the movie performs well and becomes a hit in the Central and Southern regions, even if it doesn't replicate the success of "Romance on Lushan Mountain," it can at least make a good profit for the communes and brigades near the lake.

Then let's take the picture!
At that time, the county had money and no longer needed to ask higher authorities for funding.

As long as the prefectural committee doesn't have to pay for it, they're happy to help relay messages.

However, the Xiaoxiang Film Studio refused to agree.

When the news spread, the county leaders were in an uproar.

Damn, this is really awkward.

So all their previous hesitation and indecisiveness were a joke?

The Xiaoxiang Film Studio is actually unwilling to cooperate?
That's just incredibly disrespectful.

This time, even the secretary, who had been sitting calmly on the sidelines, couldn't sit still anymore.

In any case, when it comes to such a shameful thing, the first person the county secretaries think of is him; it's simply an undeserved disaster.

Then, through connections with the local Party committee, they found out why the Xiaoxiang Film Studio was unwilling to cooperate.

The reason given left the county leaders speechless!
They felt the script provided by the county was unsuitable. If the county were willing to invest money, they could make a film similar to "Romance on Lushan Mountain".

Go to hell!
For the first time, Wu Aiguo slammed his fist on the table at an internal meeting of county leaders.

"So, they look down on revolutionary-themed films? What a nerve!"

"They want to borrow our money to make a film like 'Romance on Lushan Mountain'? They're obviously out of their minds!"

Then, he poured out his understanding of "Romance on Lushan Mountain" all at once.

Finally, he sneered, "It's fucking disgusting. Trying to pull this kind of trick in a movie? I'm absolutely not going to allow it!"

All the county leaders were completely dumbfounded.

After realizing what was happening, and carefully considering Wu Aiguo's words, and combining them with the plot of "Romance on Lushan Mountain," he couldn't help but nod in agreement.

If Wu Aiguo hadn't pointed it out, they wouldn't have realized that the metaphors in the movie were so obvious and so unpleasant.

"Then, what if Xiaoxiang Film Studio refuses to cooperate?"

"Then let's go find other film studios!"

Wu Aiguo sneered, "Besides, let's make this clear from the start!"

"If we're going to cooperate, we should send the young and strong from the film studio. After all, we're going to shoot a lot of action scenes in the movie, and those older directors probably won't be able to handle it!"

As a result, after much effort, only the Guangxi Film Studio, which was of average strength, was willing to cooperate.

"Then let's choose Guangxi Film Studio!"

Wu Aiguo was a little angry. He planned to take a strong stance in the film's production process and show the country's bumpkins what true sharpness was.

In addition, there is also a slight intention to seize the right to speak.

One film, "Romance on Lushan Mountain," followed by another, "The Herdsman," is truly baffling and has even skewed the direction of the film industry.

If film studios hadn't been state-owned at the time, classic films like "Garland at the Foot of the Mountain" would have been released soon, along with films like "The Founding Ceremony of the People's Republic of China" and the "Great Battle" trilogy. It's hard to say what the state of the mainland film industry would have been like in the 1980s.

In particular, the production costs of martial arts films like "The Poyang Lake Guerrilla Team" were very low at that time.

Wu Aiguo calculated that, without wasting too much film, 300,000 rolls could be sent out, and with post-production costs, it would not exceed 350,000.

This is similar to the anti-Japanese war dramas of later generations. The reason why such TV series can continue to be produced is because there is an audience base, and people like to watch them.

Wu Aiguo specially sent Ye Fan to the Guangxi Film Studio. After all the cooperation matters were settled, the county immediately launched a publicity campaign.

Another movie will be filmed in the county!

When the news spread, the entire county erupted in cheers and jubilation.

Not only is it entertaining to watch, but the main benefit is that everyone involved in the film crew's stay there can reap considerable economic rewards.

Meanwhile, wealthy and leisurely people from surrounding cities once again turned their attention to this county, wondering when they could come back for another trip.

Well, in this day and age, making movies is definitely a high-class thing.

At this point, the problem of slow and inefficient government operations is no longer an issue.

In fact, the publicity here within the county could be even more extensive.

Once the film crew arrived, the provincial martial arts team experts, whom the county had invited through the prefectural committee, also arrived in the county seat.

Wu Aiguo personally received them, mainly to see the quality of these provincial team experts, and the result satisfied him.

Among the people who came were several experts who had surpassed their limits, as well as some experts who were at the peak of their physical abilities but had not yet broken through their limits.

Good, good, good! Just as he expected!
There are quite a few top experts in China!
(End of this chapter)