1990My Entertainment System

Chapter 119 The Richest Man in Yanjing?

Promoting Han Sange as soon as possible will be very beneficial for Xia Tian.

The current situation is that mainland Chinese films are truly doomed.
In 92, film screening revenue was 20 billion, which was only equivalent to the data in 89.

The number of moviegoers was 106 billion, with an average of 9 movie visits per person, both of which are the lowest on record!

The revenue is still comparable to that of three or four years ago because ticket prices have increased.

In fact, movies are transforming from everyday entertainment into a form of "high consumption"!
The average ticket price has risen from 5 cents to more than 3 cents.

The original timeline's data for this year shows that screening revenue was 13 billion, equivalent to the data from 79; the number of moviegoers was 42 billion, which is already more than halved; and the average number of moviegoes per person was 4...

—At its peak in 1979, the average Chinese viewer watched 30 movies a year; now it's only 4!
Chinese films are doomed!

At this point, we have no choice but to stay put!
The subsequent reform of cinema chains will also bring about significant changes.

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On April 22, filming for "Fist of Legend" finally wrapped up!

Xia Tian breathed a sigh of relief; he had never acted for so many days before.

The rest of the post-production is easy; just keep an eye on the editing effects and leave the rest to yourselves.

The production teams in Hong Kong are very experienced.

At the wrap party, Sister Yun and the other two also came. In the summer, they booked a large private room in a high-end hotel. Nearly a hundred people received generous red envelopes and had a feast, drinking until they were drunk!
The following evening, Xia Tian still had to get ready to attend this year's Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony.

He's practically a Hong Kong filmmaker, and since he's in Hong Kong, he couldn't possibly refuse such a warm invitation.

He put on a suit and attended the event in full regalia with Ah Ying.

The 12th Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony was held at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts Opera House, and many familiar faces attended.

For example, Ah Rong, Gong Li, Andy Lau, Ah Fai, Big Nose Dragon, Anita Mui, Brigitte Lin, Tsui Hark, etc.

The nominees for Best Film this year are: Leung Ka-fai for "92 Legendary La Rose Noire", Maggie Cheung for "Center Stage", Stephen Chow for "King of Beggars", Li Lianjie for "Once Upon a Time in China II", and Wong Ka-kui for "Cageman".

The best film of the year was Cageman!
This film is based on real events and tells the story of how many residents of cage homes in Hong Kong try to protect their homes when they have nowhere else to live because the cage homes are facing demolition.

The tragic reality of Hong Kong's underprivileged has come to life—7 million people live in an area that accounts for only 700% of Hong Kong's total area, while the rest belong to the wealthy.

Later, when we talked about housing issues in Hong Kong, we would always mention the term "pigeonhole"!
This is a cage dweller; they really do live in cages!

In the summer, I often came across videos about "sub-landlords in Shanghai," which told stories of how landlords in big cities cleverly partitioned every inch of land to rent out. Many times, it felt like a magical reality.

Hong Kong today is undoubtedly a pioneer!
Things like shared area and off-plan properties also appear here.

But they don't have the concept of "abandoned project"—they've learned the bad aspects but not the good ones.

Besides Best Picture, Best Director was also awarded to Jacob Cheung for "Cageman".

The Best Screenplay award also went to Wong Yan-Kui, Ng Tsang-Chou, and Cheung Chi-Leung for "Cageman".

The Best Supporting Actor award also went to Liu Kai-chi for "Cageman".

It can be described as a resounding victory!

Films that focus on the lives of ordinary people are a must, and no one has said anything like "making a fool of themselves" or "revealing painful memories."

It's better than never seeing poor people in movies and TV shows, right?

Or is it more reasonable for food delivery workers to live in courtyard houses in the capital?
Other awards:

Best Actor: Leung Ka-fai (92 Black Rose vs. Black Rose); Best Actress: Zhang Manyu (Ruan Lingyu)

Best Supporting Actress: Feng Baobao (from "92 Black Rose vs. Black Rose")

Best Newcomer Anita Yuen in "Ah Fei and Ah Kei"

At this year's Hong Kong Film Awards, Brigitte Lin was nominated for Best Actress for her roles in two films, *Swordsman II* and *The Legendary Twins*, but ultimately lost to Maggie Cheung.
Swordsman 2 received 7 nominations, but apart from Brigitte Lin's Best Actress, there were 6 technical awards. In the end, it only won the newly established Best Costume Design award - almost won nothing!
Oh, by the way, Tsui Hark also lost out in the Best Director competition for "Once Upon a Time in China II".

Summer was laughing uncontrollably in the audience—completely unabashed. The camera kept filming him.
In terms of awards, commercial films can't compete with art films. Not to mention, this year there were so many strong contenders; they were simply no match!

You can't have both box office success and awards; are you the sun?

Although Ah Wing did not compete for any awards, he still attended the Hong Kong Film Awards as a guest to show his support.

At the awards banquet, a reporter asked him how many awards he had guessed correctly. Ah Rong replied, "I guessed them all. Aren't I amazing?"

Summer chimed in from the side: "Me too~"

……

The day after the Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony, Xia Tian took Yong Ge and the other two by plane back to Yanjing.

Although he wanted to stay and spend more time with Sister Yun and the other two—he had been so busy filming that he hadn't spent much time with them—he had another "important matter" coming up, and he couldn't stay any longer.

The College Student Film Festival was held on April 27th.

The first China College Student Film Festival was held in Yanjing, and film, television and stage art colleges from all over the country participated.

Of course, there aren't many now.

There are also many related cultural institutions and departments.

Regardless, as one of the initiators, Xia Tian will definitely attend the opening ceremony.

He didn't do much; he mainly acted as a mascot, giving a speech and then clapping.
During the two days I was back home, Milan told me an "interesting story" – Ma Dudu's Seahorse Dance Hall finally couldn't hold on and went out of business!

In 90, Ma Dudu left the magazine and opened the Seahorse Dance Hall, where his cronies had a regular hangout.

The dance hall is located in a small white building on Dongsi Shitiao Street. It opens at 8 pm every night, and the dance floor is filled with dazzling blue lights.
The songs "Nothing to My Name" and "My Future Is Not a Dream" played repeatedly.
At the beginning of the business, Ma Dudu's cunning tactics kicked in: he added salt to all the snacks and had the air conditioning turned off every hour...

The God of Cookery: The counter should be as narrow as possible, the stools as small as possible, and if the customer wants to be comfortable, don't make them comfortable at all. Once they finish eating, just lift their butt and they'll leave. The straw should be as thick as possible, the ice cubes as big as possible, and once they finish one cup, they'll have a second…

However, to Ma Dudu's surprise, her friends didn't like to pay after their purchases, and even took pride in it, saying, "The boss is our friend!"
Some people even took two cases of drinks with them when they left!
The nightclub was filled with revelry every night, leaving Ma Dudu with a perpetually worried expression. Coupled with the mixed clientele and frequent conflicts, he became a regular at the police station.

Years later, Ma Weidu said in an interview that he lost 430,000 yuan opening a karaoke bar. "Back then, a courtyard house cost 10,000 yuan. If I had bought all the courtyard houses, I would be the richest man in Beijing today."

And so, the dance hall finally went out of business!
Fortunately, Xia Tian had suggested that they publish a book and make a TV series based on the theme of nightclubs to recoup some of their losses.

Thus, the TV series "Hippocampus Dance Hall" was born, with a wild theme and an advanced model. Ma Dudu also introduced commercial investment for the first time.

Shandong Polaris Clock Factory even invested 100 million yuan! But they hadn't figured out what kind of return they wanted, and in the end, they just placed a clock in the lobby of the dance hall—pfft~
The writer Haima has a wide network of connections, and the TV series ultimately features a star-studded cast.

Jiang Kun came to drink beer, Zang Tianshuo sang "Friends", Huang Lei appeared with long flowing hair and still looked very young, and the immature Yu Qian sang "I Am a Soldier" and was booed off the stage...

Each episode of the TV series is named after a song, with satire and biting humor, and the opening scene is always Tong Ange's "Playing the World".

As it turned out, the drama was banned because it was too negative.
With the TV series cancelled and the nightclubs shut down, Haima finally vanished into thin air.

Of course, Ma Dudu has already broken even!

After all, once the TV series was sold, it had nothing to do with him anymore; he had received the money.

According to the dialect they spoke, the total income from the sales was around three million.
That's fine then, consider it repayment for all the free food and drinks he got.
(End of this chapter)