Entertainment Era: My Good Sister Is All Over the World

Chapter 112 Victory Celebration Banquet (Please Subscribe)

We set off in the afternoon.

More than three hours later, you could see the dazzling lights below through the airplane window.

Among the group, a few who were unfamiliar with the world couldn't help but feel excited.

Huang Wenbin kept his eyes closed, resting.

Zhang Jinling, as the sole representative of the female characters, nudged Huang Wenbin with her elbow with some curiosity: "The night view down here is so beautiful, aren't you going to take a look?"

"There's nothing to see here," Huang Wenbin said casually. "It's just child's play."

A hint of disdain flashed in the eyes of the clerk sent by the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office. He frequently traveled between Hong Kong and the mainland and had been deeply shocked by the experience. He did not believe that Huang Wenbin would be unmoved and would only think that the kid was pretending.

The plane also offered Moutai liquor and Zhonghua cigarettes. Although Huang Wenbin wasn't interested, he followed the crowd and asked for a little of each, thinking he might need them when he got back.

Although Li Hanxiang bought out the Hong Kong, Macau and overseas distribution rights of "Let the Bullets Fly", the people responsible for receiving Huang Wenbin and his group were still left-wing filmmakers.

After they arrived at the airport, Fu Qi and his men came to greet them.

After leaving the airport, he even allowed several left-wing media outlets to take photos.

Other right-wing and slightly right-leaning media outlets were pressured by the General Association for Freedom and dared not show their faces, let alone take photos or report.

Fu Qi arranged for them to stay in a hotel owned by a state-owned enterprise, two people per room.

Huang Wenbin was assigned to share a room with Comrade Jiao Huang, while Zhang Jinling was assigned to share a room with a female staff member.

Do you smoke?

After entering the room, Jiao Huang unloaded his luggage and turned around to offer Huang Wenbin a cigarette.

Good heavens, Emperor Kangxi personally offered me cigarettes.

"Ah, I don't smoke, thank you." Huang Wenbin still waved his hand in polite refusal.

Jiao Huang laughed and said, "I saw you ordered a pack of cigarettes on the plane, I thought you smoked them."

"I just saw everyone else was buying them, so I grabbed a pack," Huang Wenbin said casually. "I can give them to my dad when I go back to my hometown."

Jiao Huang laughed: "He's quite filial."

Huang Wenbin was taken aback. What did that mean? Were you going to appoint me as the first Baturu next?

Huang Wenbin had no interest in Qing Dynasty dramas, only that the hairstyles were incredibly ugly.

Therefore, he basically doesn't watch Qing Dynasty dramas.

He had no intention of getting involved in Li Hanxiang's trilogy.

If there's a chance, we could get Jiao Huang to play Zhu Di or Jiajing; that would probably bring a different flavor to the role.

After a short rest, someone came to inform them that they needed to gather in the lobby on the first floor.

Li Heizi is a rather high-profile person. He originally wanted to hold a celebration banquet at the Peninsula Hotel, but it was directly rejected by the film crew and left-wing filmmakers.

The celebration banquet has now been moved to the Regent Hotel.

Huang Wenbin couldn't help but chuckle when he heard the name. Luckily, it wasn't the Regent Hotel.

The group gathered on the first floor, where Chen Huaikai and the staff member led them to the Regent Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui in a car arranged by Li Hanxiang.

Li Heizi originally planned to pick people up in a Rolls-Royce, but this was rejected by the left-wing filmmakers on the grounds that it was too extravagant.

Li Hanxiang felt extremely frustrated, as it prevented him from fully enjoying his attempt to show off.

Because this celebration banquet was held in Li Hanxiang's name, both left-wing filmmakers and the main creators of "Let the Bullets Fly" were invited guests, so there were quite a few neutral filmmakers who came to the banquet.

For example, Hung King-po brought his Hung family troupe, and the Yuen family troupe also sent Yuen Ho-ping with his younger brother Yuen Cheung-yan.

Jackie Chan was initially stopped from coming by Ho Kwun-chung, but after thinking it over, he still came.

At this time, Jackie Chan was very humble. He wanted to learn anything good he saw and see if he could incorporate it into his own movies.

So, starting in the 1980s, audiences saw him begin to do parkour, gliding, skiing, and jumping from airplanes—all kinds of extreme sports.

This time, he found the editing and pacing of "Let the Bullets Fly" very interesting, and he wanted to meet the creators to ask about the source of these ideas and concepts.

Of the four major troupes, the only one that didn't come was the Liu family troupe, because Liu Jialiang, the head of the troupe, has never looked down on the mainland and ordered that none of his people were allowed to come.

Even when they later tried to capitalize on the popularity of "Shaolin Temple" and made "North and South Shaolin," they still caused trouble for the mainland actors and staff on set, which was really despicable.

It was only when this movie started that Jet Li realized the enormous differences between the two places.

Liu Jialiang's feudal patriarchal style is somewhat comparable to that of a certain troupe leader in later generations.

Even Shaw Brothers sent Wang Tianlin, his son Wang Jing, and his apprentice Du Qifeng.

Xu Xiaoming, Liu Songren, and Chung Chuh-hung came from RTV.

Cinema City sent a few people, including Bald Guy, Raymond Wong, Tsui Hark, and Eric Tsang.

"Let the Bullets Fly" has already grossed over ten million yuan. With several theaters temporarily joining the Shuangnan Cinema Circuit, its overall box office has surpassed Jackie Chan's "Young Master" and is poised to become the year's box office champion.

As the biggest winner, Li Heizi grinned from ear to ear, constantly receiving congratulations from others at the banquet.

When Chen Huaikai, Huang Wenbin, and the others arrived, Li Hanxiang immediately went over with a big laugh and greeted Chen Huaikai and the other main creators warmly.

The film crew members present also turned their gazes over, but their expressions varied, some scrutinizing, some disdainful, and some simply observing.

However, there was one thing they didn't expect: the box office champion of 1980 might actually be taken by a mainland Chinese film!

Although it's still early in the year, it's really difficult to release another movie that grosses over 12 million.

Li Hanxiang brought the "Let the Bullets Fly" crew to the stage in the center of the banquet.

The hotel staff have decorated this place to resemble a press conference, also the work of Li Heizi.

Li Hanxiang wanted to do his best to elevate the status of mainland filmmakers and prepare himself for making films in the north.

However, this was just a victory celebration banquet after all.

The media outlets that were arranged to come were all trustworthy newspapers and magazines. Although there were occasionally some rather excessive questions, they generally maintained restraint.

Before arriving, the main members of the production team were instructed not to easily discuss sensitive topics, and if the other party was aggressive, they should simply say "no comment".

The press conference-like session ended quickly, followed by a free time for drinking and socializing.

Huang Wenbin actually really wants a right-wing media outlet to suddenly pop up and make provocative remarks, so he can happily show off and slap them in the face.

However, the author then thought that since this kind of scene had already been described by the young woman, he would just gloss over it.

"Is there anyone you'd like to get to know?" Li Hanxiang asked with a smile, holding Huang Wenbin's wrist. "Like, a female celebrity? I'll introduce you to one."

Huang Wenbin glanced at Li Heizi and felt that his smile was a bit lewd, like that of a pimp.

He said directly, "I'd like to get to know Hung King-po and Jackie Chan. I've seen their movies, and they're very well made."

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"Hey, you've got no other choice but to like those action-packed movies."

Li Hanxiang shook his head, as if he were looking at a young man with artistic aspirations who had accidentally gone astray.

However, he still brought Huang Wenbin to Hong Jingbao and the others.

At this moment, Hung King-po and other Golden Harvest filmmakers were actually chatting with Tsui Hark and other Cinema City people.

Upon closer reflection, it's not surprising.

Hong Kong filmmakers are inherently interconnected, each influencing the other.

On the surface, they seem to be fighting to the death, but in reality, they are all friends.

For example, this short guy, Eric Tsang, is both a member of Sammo Hung's stunt team and a member of Cinema City.

"Gentlemen, you seem to be having a great chat. What are you talking about? Tell me."

Li Hanxiang, holding a wine glass, led Huang Wenbin closer.

When Hung King-po and the others turned to look at him, he pointed to Wong Man-bun and said, "I'd like to get to know this old friend of mine from the mainland. He's the screenwriter for 'Let the Bullets Fly' and also participated in the filming."

"Oh, I recognize you." Hong Jingbao smiled and said to Huang Wenbin, "You're the seventh brother in the movie, the one who blew the eldest brother's hair out?"

Huang Wenbin explained with a smile, "It was Master Tang who blew my brother away, not me."

"Your acting is quite impressive; you don't seem like a beginner at all," Yuen Biao interjected at the opportune moment. "And your movements look quite nimble. Have you ever practiced martial arts?"

Huang Wenbin shook his head: "I'm a writer."

"Writers? Aren't they just bookworms? No fun." Yuen Biao shook his head, losing interest.

Hung King-po smiled sheepishly and said to Wong Man-bun, "Your script is excellent. Hong Kong hasn't produced such a solid script in a long time."

"Not for a long time, it's been a long time." Tsui Hark shook his head with a wry smile and said, "Even for our New Wave films, the scripts aren't this seamless and perfectly natural."

He gave Huang Wenbin a thumbs up: "You really are one!"

"If there's a chance, I'll write a script, and we can collaborate?" Huang Wenbin's gaze swept over the faces of Tsui Hark, Hung King-po, and others.

He completely ignored Jackie Chan.

Because Jackie Chan's movies all started with Jackie Chan, and then the movies came into being.

The only exception might be "Crime Story," which, despite having many Jackie Chan-style action scenes, doesn't center on Jackie Chan but rather on the cases.

So this is also a Jackie Chan movie that isn't so much like Jackie Chan.

Even in other works, such as the art film "Heart of Dragon" and the groundbreaking film "Miracle," Jackie Chan's influence remains strong.

"Great!" Tsui Hark was the first to respond, stepping forward to shake Huang Wenbin's hand: "It is an honor for me to be able to work with mainland filmmakers."

Huang Wenbin smiled and said, "I happen to have an idea. How about we pick a place and have a proper chat?"

The bald man's eyes flickered, somewhat reluctant, because Taiwan Island was also a major box office market for Cinema City films.

"Okay, come on, let's go over there."

Tsui Hark, however, didn't have so many concerns. He wasn't a shareholder of Cinema City, so why should he think about so much?

Huang Wenbin gave the others an apologetic smile, then followed Tsui Hark to the sofa area on the side.

Hong Jingbao considered for a moment, then laughed: "How can we talk about scripts without me? I'm the prince of creativity; the more we discuss, the more ideas we'll come up with!"

After he said that, the other interested people naturally followed suit.