The world begins with Hong Kong movies

Chapter 776 A Cowardly Rat! (Seeking Monthly Tickets)
The county was bustling with activity in the latter half of 1981.

Unlike when "Romance on Lushan Mountain" was filmed, "The Poyang Lake Guerrilla Team" was produced by the county government, so the publicity and promotion were naturally more proactive.

Moreover, it's even more targeted!
Then, various opera troupes came to visit.

On one side, they're performing Wu Song fighting the tiger; on the other side, they're showing Zhao Zilong rescuing Liu Bei's son, Liu Shan, by charging in and out of Cao Cao's camp seven times.

On the other side, it was Cheng Yaojin's three-pronged attack again, while here Yang Zaixing decisively defeated the Iron Pagoda.

As required, these opera troupes mainly performed action scenes, and each one of them fought brilliantly and beautifully.

The entire county became lively.

In a short time, it seemed to have turned into a huge stage for a martial arts drama.

You can enjoy all the famous martial arts performances from the surrounding areas here.

Every day was filled with the sounds of gongs and drums, and countless residents and members of the production brigade would take the opportunity to come out and watch the excitement.

Naturally, this lively atmosphere has attracted many tourists from surrounding counties and even other regions.

This sight made the other leaders in the county beam with joy.

Wu Aiguo is quite busy!
He had to handle county affairs while also keeping an eye on the film crew.

If it weren't for the fact that you could take a boat directly from the county town to the filming location, it would have caused a lot of delays.

Then, with thorough pre-production preparations, the entire crew got a good look at what Hong Kong-style filming speed really meant.

If it were a domestic film studio, it would take at least half a year to complete the filming, let alone finish the project.

Of course, to outsiders, it's all thanks to the director.

Even the director himself thinks so.

At most, it's just that Wu Aiguo, the deputy county head who is a bit too young, came up with a storyboard that was a little more detailed and complete.

Another concern is wasting film. Many shots that could be perfected are simply skipped as long as there are no major problems.

That's why it's said that Wu Aiguo had reached an astonishingly subtle level of expertise in filmmaking at this point; otherwise, the filming would never have gone so smoothly.

Domestic directors have film studios and government support, so they are not as easy to talk to as Hong Kong directors; sometimes they are quite stubborn.

Otherwise, Wu Aiguo wouldn't have asked the partner, the Guangxi Film Studio, to send young and able-bodied employees over.

At this time, the young and middle-aged employees of the film studio were mostly in the auxiliary stage. They had no problem with their skills and abilities, but they lacked practical experience.

Only in this way can Wu Aiguo subtly influence the filming style and rhythm.

By the time the film's post-production was completed, it was almost Chinese New Year 1982.

Meanwhile, the county's steps to promote the film had reached the second stage: using radio storytelling to promote the story of "Poyang Lake Guerrilla Team," which had already gained considerable influence.

Then, on the Lantern Festival, the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, parts of the country, especially the central and southern provinces, screened "The Poyang Lake Guerrilla Team".

As expected, the movie became an instant hit, and a huge one at that.

Originally, only sixty copies were sold, which was barely enough to break even.

Seeing that the situation was very promising, the number of copies sold exceeded 120.

The film production company made 600,000 just from selling copies.

It can only be said that domestic audiences have never seen such a thrilling and intense action movie before.

The characters inside are all highly skilled.

They roam freely across the waters, seemingly invincible. Their fists and feet move with such force that the wind howls, and they can even unleash powerful bursts of energy with their punches to injure people mid-air.

They even have the ability to walk on water; they're practically all superhumans.

Even on the opposing side, their daily lives are filled with formidable opponents.

The army has top marksmen and bayonet masters, Black Dragon Society swordsmen, and elusive ninja masters.

If you're going to call it mysterious, it really is mysterious.

For some reason, the fight scenes in the movie always give the audience a strange feeling of realism.

It's as if such a master really exists in reality.

In fact, the audience's feelings were absolutely correct.

There was no wire work or anything like that during the filming; the actors did all the fighting themselves to achieve the desired effect.

Not to mention others, even the director and crew members were all in a state of existential crisis after filming the movie.

Then, they all became fanatical kung fu practitioners.

The reason why the movie became a hit upon its release is not only because of its novel fighting action, but also because the actors formed a performance troupe and performed martial arts all over the country.

Even if it's reduced to half the fighting power shown in the movie, it would still be enough to cause a sensation throughout the country.

With the movie's popularity, Poyang Lake, the filming location, has become a hot spot.

The number of tourists visiting the county has begun to surge again.

This time, Wu Aiguo made comprehensive plans well in advance, and the simultaneous development of cultural and tourism activities was extremely significant, resulting in remarkable benefits.

Putting aside other things, during this period alone, nearly ten more minibuses were added to the county's short-distance passenger transport fleet.

In conclusion, Wu Aiguo successfully completed the task assigned by the county.

Originally, it was only considered a medium-sized county in the region, but after this period of development and three or four years of rapid economic growth, it has now reached the forefront of the region.

Even the prefectural committee's location seems to be less bustling and prosperous than the county in recent years.

What secretly pleased Wu Aiguo the most was that the kung fu craze sparked by the movie's success did not attract any dissatisfaction or pressure from higher-ups.

What does this mean?
The kung fu skills displayed in the movie did not arouse any vigilance or dissatisfaction from certain parties, which is good.

In the future, when showing off some kung fu skills, there will be no need to be so careful and secretive.

As for the fact that the movie's popularity caused a significant impact on the historically popular film "The Herdsman," and that its popularity was suppressed, Wu Aiguo didn't care at all.

I just didn't expect the producers of "The Herdsman" to make sarcastic remarks in newspapers and magazines, which is unacceptable.

From the words published by the other party, one can clearly feel the ambitious goals of the producers of "The Herdsman," which is clearly aimed at competing with "Romance on Lushan Mountain."

In fact, in normal history, they did achieve their goal.

It had an impact; well, from the perspective of later generations, it was quite bad.

Wu Aiguo didn't hold back either!
They directly argued in the newspapers: Did they really think the audience were fools who couldn't see the film producers' hidden ideas in the movie?

In conclusion, those who have ideas and demands but only dare to subtly point them out in movies are nothing more than cowardly cowards.

In short, they were very blunt with their insults!
The newspaper responsible for the report was terrified after reading the content. If it weren't for Wu Aiguo's insistence and the intervention of powerful figures, they probably wouldn't have dared to publish it at all.

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(End of this chapter)