1990My Entertainment System

Chapter 147 "Mountain City Forest"

On the first day of May, Mr. Mi bought two sets of the Sanlian edition of "The Complete Works of Jin Yong" at the bookstore.

A set of 36 books, originally priced at 688 yuan!
She now has the same habit as Xia Tian: she buys two sets of many books, one set to read and the other unopened to keep as a collection.

Especially works like "The Complete Works of Jin Yong," although his martial arts novels were widely circulated in mainland China in the past, they were all pirated.

This is the first time it has been officially published!
Later, this set of books was sold for tens of thousands of yuan.

……

That day, Wang Fei received a phone call. She talked for a long time, then put down the phone, thought about it, and went to talk to Sister Yun for a long time.

Then Sister Yun quietly pointed to Milan and told her to look for Milan.
After a while, Wang Fei ran to Milan's side again.

"Sister Lan~~~" Wang Fei shook Milan's arm, her voice sweet and adorable.

Milan put her arm around Wang Fei and said, "Tell me, what's wrong this time? I'll stand up for you."

"Really~"

Wang Fei chuckled upon hearing this, and then told Milan about the phone call she had just received.

The call was from Hong Kong, from Wang Fei's music company. They said that Wong Kar-wai wanted to cast her in a movie!
Still the female lead!
But there's a requirement—the male lead has to be Xia Tian!

Wang Fei was quite happy to hear that she could make a movie.

Especially since the director is Wong Kar-wai, although that old guy likes to stir things up all the time, "Ashes of Time" has been in production for two years and is still not finished.

But he is, after all, one of the few directors in Hong Kong who has made a name for himself in international awards.

He was able to find himself, which means he has talent. Previously, Wang Fei had only played the female lead in "Whiplash," which she filmed in the summer, but her role was less than that of the supporting actress, with less than ten minutes of screen time.

However, she felt upset when she heard that Wong Kar-wai wanted Summer to play the male lead.

Because Wang Fei and the others all knew that Xia Tian actually looked down on director Wong Kar-wai...

Wang Fei: So it turns out they didn't see my talent, but had ulterior motives towards Brother Tian'er!
This is a difficult matter.

Before Wang Fei could figure out what to say, Xia Tian received a call from A Rong.

Ah Wing has collaborated with Wong Kar-wai so many times; he's still filming "Ashes of Time," which seems like it will never end.

The director spoke up, so we had to give him some face and call Xia Tian to act as a mediator.

Summer was quite happy to receive Ah Rong's call, but she never expected that Wong Kar-wai would want her to make a movie.

Summer asked on the phone, "Doesn't he know I annoy him?"

To everyone's surprise, Ah Rong burst out laughing: "Hahaha! He knows, he just loves how annoying you are to him!"

Summer: Holy crap, what an idiot!
He hadn't thought about it yet. Then he got home and heard about it from Wang Fei.

"Brother Tian'er~" Wang Fei shook her arms, pouted, and winked, acting cute and charming.

"My dream is to make a movie with Brother Tian'er!"

Summer scratched her head, this...

Wang Fei's small wish should be fulfilled, but Milan is pregnant now, so it's not convenient for her to leave!
Has Wang Fei from the original timeline acted in any movies?

It seems... wait, isn't there a movie called "Mountain City Forest"?
When Xia Tian was struggling with the decision of whether or not she could get away, Xiao Xu made the decision!
"Go ahead! Go to Hong Kong to film a movie, leave early!"

Then she pointed a finger at Milan's forehead, "So that this old hag won't be thinking about that kind of thing all the time!"

Milan is now like that crazy woman in those little daily videos, there's no stopping her!

Do you want to eat people?
Milan was furious upon hearing this and was about to pounce on Xiao Xu, but she was subdued by Wang Fei, Zhang Li, Xiao Xu, and others who pinned her down on the sofa!
Milan: Let me go! I'm going to eat someone! I can't take it anymore~
……

On May 11, CCTV added a new program called "Man and Nature".

Summer, along with her bodyguard Xiao Chen, Brother Yong, and Sister Yun, boarded a plane to Hong Kong.

Let Milan rest and focus on her pregnancy. Her eyes are practically blazing with rage every time she eats; she doesn't want to eat, she wants to eat people.

It's better to stay away and let her calm down.

The doctor said the first two months are very dangerous and he doesn't recommend it...

On May 12th, Xia Tian's first day in Hong Kong, before she even had a chance to meet Ah Rong and the others, she received a call from Xiao Pai Luo.

"Hey? Summer, guess where we are?"

"Where else? Cannes, of course!" The Cannes Film Festival opens today.

"Ha, let me tell you, we feel that *Pulp Fiction* has a good chance of winning a major award... Oh, by the way, there's also a Chinese film participating this time, directed by Zhang Yimou..." The film that Zhang Yimou brought to Cannes this time is *To Live*!
This film is adapted from a novel by Yu Hua, the author of "The Little Dog Who Couldn't Be Quick and Easy." The male lead is Ge You, and the female lead is Gong Li... They are all familiar faces to Xia Tian.

There are too many acquaintances in this inland film industry. In another two years, Xia Tian will probably know them all.

When summer arrived in Hong Kong, I first dealt with the paparazzi who came after hearing the news, then I met Ah Wing and Anita Mui, played a few rounds of mahjong with them, and had a meal together.

Then, accompanied by Ah Rong, he took Wang Fei to meet Sunglasses Wong.

Summer had already warned him beforehand: "You should tell him this, I have a bad temper. I can't stand his dawdling. If he's going to act like he did when filming 'Ashes of Time,' then he shouldn't be hiring me. I'm worried I might not be able to resist beating him up."

"If you tell him the details, I might really lose control and beat him up! One punch from me and he'll be half dead. Let him think it over."

Ah Rong gave a wry smile upon hearing this—filming "Ashes of Time" had truly tormented him, and it was still not finished!
When Ah Rong said that, Mirror King agreed. He really wasn't afraid of getting beaten up!

Of course, it's also possible that he wants to make some changes. Is he planning to film this movie soon?
Since the other party had made a promise, Xia Tian took Wang Fei to meet them and have a chat.

He even wore sunglasses indoors to show off—apparently, he was a sunglasses-wearing guy with an eye condition who couldn't stand bright light, and his attitude was quite sincere.

He had a sudden inspiration and wanted to make this film.

The first person that came to mind was Xia Tian, ​​which is why we went through a roundabout way to find her.

And the film, unsurprisingly, is "CQ Forest".

Although it's called the Mountain City Forest, it has little to do with the mountain city itself.

It's just that Wong Kar-wai's inspiration came from a building called Mountain City Building in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

...and finally, the deal was reached.

He himself had "confessed" to Xia Tian that he had spent two and a half years in the Yulin desert to film "Ashes of Time," and he was increasingly confused about what he wanted to tell the story.

It's almost finished, but he just couldn't stand the feeling anymore, so he ran away halfway through—like taking a vacation, wanting to film something else to relax.

"Mountain City Forest" was actually a revenge piece by the author who was always procrastinating on his work...

Because "Ashes of Time" was delayed due to its inability to be completed in time, in addition to Jeffrey Lau bringing back the original cast to make "The Eagle Shooting Heroes," Wong Kar-wai needed to make another film to fulfill his contract with the production company, and thus "Forest City" was born.

True to form, Wong Kar-wai's movies have no script.

But what Xia Tian found even more absurd was that Wong Kar-wai's connections weren't enough, and he couldn't even secure a filming location.

He wanted to film on location inside someone else's building, but they wouldn't give him the time of day.

So he decided to lead his film crew to force their way in and secretly film!
Summer: No, what kind of amateur crew are you guys?!
It was Xia Tian who contacted the shareholders of Baize Venture Capital, found the owner of the building, and persuaded him to allow filming to take place in the building.

As a result, Wong Kar-wai was still a little disappointed?

Summer: What? A wife is not as good as a concubine, and a concubine is not as good as a stolen one? You like the feeling from those secretly taken photos?!
……

For Wong Kar-wai, filming "Mountain City Forest" was both a way to relax and a way to rediscover inspiration.

The film also stars Brigitte Lin and Takeshi Kaneshiro—they play another couple in the film.

Summer joked with Brigitte Lin: "Old Lin, you've hit the jackpot! A 20-year-old heartthrob! So handsome!"

Lin Qingxia's reply was equally straightforward: "Get lost!"

Summer is playing the role originally played by Liang Caowei, the patrol officer number 663.

Wong Kar-wai was suddenly pushed onto the street, and before he could think much, he reacted instinctively.

Whether it's the storyline itself or the actors' performances, it all needs this sudden realism!
This is no big deal for Summer. He can give you all the authenticity you want, making Wong Kar-wai both happy and unhappy—happy because the performance is really good, just what I want!
What's upsetting is—damn, you acted so well, why do I feel so uncomfortable? Is this really what I want? What do I really want?
That's why Xia Tian doesn't like dealing with people who are so conflicted and indecisive; he just wants to beat them up!
Fortunately, Wang Fei is quite talented; most importantly, she is not nervous or pretentious, and her performance is natural.

Isn't Wong Kar-wai all about creating a realistic reaction?

Wang Fei's reaction was genuine.
Wang Fei: We're all about authenticity!
(Some people think Wang Fei isn't pretty? She's very pretty!)
This movie doesn't have many lines, but it has a lot of inner monologues.

Of course, it wasn't shown during filming; it all needed to be dubbed in post-production. But the actors needed to convey that feeling in their performances!

Or rather, you can't just act; you have to immerse yourself in the role and become part of it.

"If memories were a can of food, I hope this can would never expire; if I had to add a date, I hope it would be ten thousand years."

"The closest I ever got to her was 0.01 centimeters. I knew nothing about her. Six hours later, she fell for another man."

These two lines were later parodied by Stephen Chow in "A Chinese Odyssey".
……

On May 15, the Institute of High Energy Physics of the Chinese Academy of Sciences set up the first web server in China and launched the first set of web pages in China to introduce the development of high technology. One of the sections also provided graphic and textual information including economy, culture, and commerce. It was later renamed "Window of China".

On May 22, the National Research and Development Center for Intelligent Computers launched the Dawning BBS, the first BBS in mainland China.

(End of this chapter)