Huayu 1999: Starting with nothing but getting something for nothing

Meanwhile, Xu Tao, a reporter from Beijing TV, had already returned to the station and started working overtime. As the founder and host of "Legal Report," she naturally had a great deal of authority, including the authority to review human rights and content.

Program director: "Sister Xu, shall we start with Guo Xiaoyue's attempted rape case?"

"Yes, let's put the train pickpockets aside for now. Also, don't use that term; the focus of the report should be on Yang Che and the two veterans' act of bravery."

Documentary films can also express viewpoints, for example, by focusing more on the facts of people's suffering and less on the facts of government policies and measures.

"OK."

Xu Tao thought for a moment and said, "Let's hold off for now. These past few days, people's attention has been focused on the return of Macau, and there are many foreign journalists in Beijing. Reporting on this kind of event could easily be sensationalized. Let's wait until after the return to Macau before publishing it."

The director nodded: "Sister Xu has thought this through very well. Hehe, I reckon Yang Che will be even more grateful to us when he finds out."

Xu Tao laughed too: "That's true."

December 19th arrived in the blink of an eye, the third day after the incident.

Yang Che left home early in the morning, not for exercise, of course, and he was even wearing a mask.

The sky in Beijing in winter is grayish-yellow, and the earlier it gets, the grayer it becomes. The tall buildings in the distance appear hazy and gray, as if your eyes are covered by a filter.

I can always hear coughing and sneezing sounds while walking on the street.

Even through masks, you can smell a complex odor in the air, a mixture of coal smoke and vehicle exhaust, which is very pungent. But people coughing or blowing their noses on the street don't complain; instead, they seem quite happy. Occasionally, people greet each other with a strong voice and a joyful tone.

Because national flags were flying everywhere along the way, and there were bright red banners everywhere, either saying "Hello Macau" or "Macau's return to the motherland will bring a better tomorrow"...

Yang Che, who hadn't felt anything before, was inevitably affected. When he passed a barbershop and heard "Do you know Macau, that's not my real name?", his scalp tingled as if he were being electrocuted.

..........

The reason for this early visit is to check the small gifts to be given to the audience during the roadshow, which were delivered to Yu Dong's Berna Company, also known as Huangtingzi Community, last night.

Gifts wrapped in snakeskin were piled up in the living room, some of which had already been unwrapped.

There are stickers unique to this era, printed with classic photos of Fan Bingbing and Huang Haibo together in the film, as well as posed stills. The quality is very good, shiny and gold, the kind that could sell for 1 yuan at a small shop near a school.

There are round tin badges with stills from the show printed on them. They're really nice and you can pin them on your backpack or clothes.

The bookmarks are made of thick coated paper, printed with various classic love quotes from movies and movie titles, but no actor photos, aiming for an elegant feel.

Zang Lilu opened a package and looked at the bookmarks, clicking her tongue in amazement: "I really don't know how you wrote such a sentence, 'I met a woman from the future, from my future,' my god, even though I've seen the movie, I still get goosebumps when I see it again."

Yu Dong chuckled and said, "Brother Yang is a man of rich emotions and excellent writing skills. He can write sentences like this with ease. Unlike me, I couldn't write such sentences even if I were given eight lifetimes."

Yang Che chuckled, "If you ask me, a quiet fart is the most stinky. Lulu, you'd better sign a prenuptial agreement with Boss Yu before you get your marriage certificate."

Zang Lilu rolled her eyes: "Boss Yang, I'm not happy about what you're saying. Are you cursing us?"

Yang Che quickly said, "Pah, pah, pah, I'll slap myself."

Yu Dong's smile remained as honest and simple as ever.

Afterwards, these items were sent to the distribution department of Beijing Film Studio. They were to be shipped out tomorrow along with the film prints. Yu Dong, Zang Lilu, and some of their relatives would be going with them, especially to cities with high box office revenue.

Of course, the materials will not be sent to Japan and South Korea; the crew will simply take them with them. As for other countries, the production team is not obligated to cooperate with the publicity efforts under the agreement.

There are no trips to Hong Kong and Taiwan either, but Cheng Er, Fan Bingbing, and Huang Haibo will go. They'll go after they finish their trips to Japan and South Korea.

Outside the distribution department, Yang Che shook Yu Dong's hand and said, "Old Yu, Lulu, you go ahead first, I'll be there soon."

Yu Dong was deeply moved: "Please rest assured, we will definitely do our best to maximize the effect of your GG."

Zang Lilu muttered, "If only the National Office Against Pornography and Illegal Publications would agree to a million-yuan reward, it would not only deter piracy but also give us a huge publicity boost."

Yang Che smiled and said, "That day will come."

Regarding Yang Che's previous "anti-piracy reporting notice" to Han Sanping, the relevant departments naturally didn't have time to pay attention. As for the request to come up with one million yuan, the relevant departments said: Who are you trying to humiliate? Although we are also short of money, we can't use the money of an ordinary citizen like you.

Well... as for the joint cinema displaying a hotline for reporting violations on its posters, a very clever person did mention it, and quite a few other clever people echoed it.

Liu Chang chuckled and said to the big smart guys, "It's a pity we don't have law enforcement power, nor hundreds of customer service representatives to answer the phone, and we don't have tens of thousands of brothers across the country to verify things, otherwise it really would work."

In fact, Liu Chang wasn't mocking, but rather expressing his helplessness.

This matter can be done as long as a pragmatic person in the anti-pornography and anti-illegal publications office agrees. Moreover, the cultural inspection team below can also make some money. You know, cracking down on piracy involves fines of several times the amount, and now the rewards for citizens who provide tips are provided by third parties.

It's a win-win situation, but it's impossible to do. Because nobody wants to be the one to take the lead. In officialdom, lack of experience means you can't do it unless a higher-ups agree to take responsibility.

The fight against piracy in Chinese cinema didn't begin until the movie "Hero." However, the 400 million yuan reward wasn't actually from New Pictures; it was from the company that bought the film's audio-visual rights. Zhang Yimou and Zhang Weiping simply didn't have that kind of influence or connections.

Correspondingly, Yang Che was now even less of a threat.

After that, he went to Tazhai as he had the day before, but he wasn't there to do anything specific; he was more of an advisor. He spent most of his time cramming for his political textbook, since there was no way he could get special treatment in that subject.

This wasn't a headache for him; he was quite fortunate. If it weren't for the postgraduate entrance exam, he felt he wouldn't have been able to calm down and study various film theories.

Moreover, his parents were very pleased to learn that he still wanted to take the postgraduate entrance exam after achieving some success. For them, "My son is a postgraduate student" was more prestigious than "My son is a movie actor".

Although this graduate student is in filmmaking...

At 5:30 p.m., after receiving a call from Li Xiangdong, Yang Che returned to Courtyard No. 8.

After waiting for about ten minutes, Gao Yuanyuan, with a sour face, entered the room.

Seeing her boyfriend reading in the living room, she was initially delighted, but then slowly pouted, her eyes filled with grievance.

Yang Che couldn't help but laugh: "Let me take a look."

"Let's see if you can get a needle..."

Despite her words, Gao Yuanyuan still opened her mouth.

Yang Che couldn't help but sing: "Braces girl, what can I do about her beauty..."