Rebirth of the Great Entertainment Empire

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Taiping Theater is the earliest theater in Xiangjiang in the 19th century. It was built before 1890 and is located in Shek Tong Tsui Des Voeux Road West. The whole theater could accommodate nearly a thousand people, divided into front, middle and back seats, two floors of super class and boxes.

Fifty years ago, the Taiping Theater was rebuilt and the boxes were cancelled. After that, the number of seats even exceeded 2,000.

In Xiangjiang, Taiping Theater and Lee Theater are recognized as the two major theaters, even the Hong Kong Cultural Center under construction is slightly worse than them.

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Due to the vigorous development of Hong Kong film industry, Cantonese opera films also developed rapidly, but Cantonese opera performances fell into a low ebb in the late 1960s. Coupled with factors such as the popularity of television and fierce competition in the theater industry, Taiping Theater finally began to close last year. The last film it showed was "Modern Bodyguard" by the Xu Brothers.

The organizer of the Golden Image Awards, which received a large amount of sponsorship from Xu Cun, originally wanted to hold the first Golden Image Awards ceremony at the Lee Stage, but because the Lee Stage is undergoing renovations, it is convenient for the organizers of the Academy Awards to set the venue for the Golden Image Awards at The closed Taiping Theater.

At this moment, the seats on the ground floor of the Taiping Theater are already full, basically filled with celebrities, guests and media reporters, while the second and third floors are full of ordinary fans who bought high-priced tickets to watch the show.

Nowadays, Xu Cun can be said to be the most dazzling person in the Xiangjiang film industry. Therefore, ever since Xu Cun entered the Taiping Theater, people kept coming up to interview or greet him, and even once surrounded the entrance of the Taiping Theater.

Seeing this scene, Wang Zuxian and Ge Weiru, who have been by Xu Cun's side all the time, have an intuitive understanding of Xu Cun's status as the sky.

To this—

Wang Zuxian was sweet and happy, and unconsciously leaned towards Xu Cun.

But Ge Weiru was thoughtful and instinctively wanted to stay away from Xu Cun, but her legs didn't listen to her at all.

Xu Cun took a lot of effort to get rid of those people, and then came to the guest seat, and sat with Shao Yifu, Zou Wenhuai, Lei Juekun, Zhang Youxin, Zhong Yijie, and Liao Yiyuan.

Zhang Youxin is the chairman of the Xiangjiang Municipal Council, and Zhong Yijie is an official of the Xiangjiang Department of Administrative Affairs. Both of them are in charge of the film industry, and they can be regarded as the parents of all filmmakers.

Liao Yiyuan, also known as Yuan, nicknamed Disheng. His ancestral home is Xinhui, Guangdong, and he was born in Xiangjiang. In 1939, he graduated from the Hong Kong Central G School of Journalism. He used to be a reporter of Xiangjiang International News Agency and an editor of Hengyang "Li Bao". In 1951, he served as editorial director of Xiangjiang "Wen Wei Po". After 1956, he successively served as the general manager of Xiangjiang Xinlian Film Company, and the chairman of the three film companies of Great Wall, Phoenix and Xinlian.

Two months later, Liao Yiyuan served as the chairman of the Chinese-funded film organization "Yindu Organization Co., Ltd.", which was formed by the merger of "Great Wall", "Phoenix", "Xinlian" and the newly established "Central China Film Company".

It can be said that Liao Yiyuan is definitely a rare figure in the Xiangjiang film circle, and his status is not even lower than that of Shao Yifu and Zou Wenhuai. When China G takes back Xiangjiang, it is a foregone conclusion, and his status is even faintly above Shao Yifu and Zou Wenhuai .

As soon as Xu Cun sat down, Liao Yiyuan took the initiative to find Xu Cun, and then began to have a warm conversation with Xu Cun.

In addition to operating film production, "Yindu" also concurrently operates film distribution, theaters, film studios, and other commercial investments. The films produced by "Yindu" can be directly distributed in the mainland market, and the films they shoot can be directly shot without the approval of the script by the relevant mainland departments.

In a short period of time, Xu Cun does not plan to enter the mainland on a large scale, because that would require taking huge political risks. Therefore, Xu Cun also wanted to use the hands of "Silver City" to sell DreamWorks films into the mainland.

Based on this, Xu Cun responded positively to Liao Yiyuan's enthusiastic conversation. In the end, Xu Cun even agreed to be the ribbon-cutting guest when Yindu was listed.

It was six o'clock.

A desolate, melodious, dreamlike tune sounded.

This song seems to come from ancient times, passing through hundreds of millions of years to reach today. Clear and misty, very penetrating, in the continuous melody, there are distant memories and bitter nostalgia. The low and low places are like deep valleys, slightly sluggish; the high places are like mountains and flowing clouds, flying and long.

Although most people are not listening to "The Original Scenery of Hometown" for the first time, they are still captured by the charm of "The Original Scenery of Hometown".

The people present all thought at the same time: "There is no need to choose the best original film song. The opening song "The Original Scenery of Hometown" is the undisputed best original film song."

The hosts of the awards ceremony were He Shouxin and Shen Dianxia, ​​the hosts of Phoenix TV. They walked onto the stage slowly along with "The Original Scenery of Hometown". Then, He Shouxin looked around, and said to Shen Dianxia beside him: "Fatty, do you think we should wait a while before coming up again? I feel like I have committed a serious crime by disturbing everyone listening to such a beautiful song!"

Shen Dianxia asked cooperatively: "You have interrupted everyone's enjoyment of music, so hurry up and find a way to atone for your sin."

He Shouxin: "Then what should I do to redeem my crime?"

Shen Dianxia smiled and said: "Everyone here is a movie lover, please introduce Xiangjiang's movie history to everyone."

He Shouxin: "This idea is good, but I don't need to introduce it. Mr. Xian Qiran specially made a brief history of Xiangjiang movies, which can just help everyone recall the history of Xiangjiang movies. Please watch it on the big screen."

The lights on the awards stage dimmed suddenly, and when the beam of the projector was projected on the big screen, the two hosts had already left. A black-and-white stills of a movie appeared on the screen, and the voice-over also sounded: "In 1909, Benjamin Braski, the owner of Asia Film Company in Shanghai, filmed the silent comedy "Roasting Duck Stealing" in Hong Kong. The main creators of the film are all from the Xiangjiang theater circle. The director is Liang Shaopo, and the actors include Liang Shaopo, Huang Zhongwen, Li Beihai, etc. This is the beginning of Xiangjiang film history..."

Followed by another black and white photo of the street, the voice-over said: "In 1911, Hong Kong's first luxury movie theater 'Victoria Cinema' was completed on Des Voeux Road Central..."

When another black-and-white photo appeared on the screen, many filmmakers exclaimed, and even Shao Yifu couldn't help but sit up straight.

"In 1913, Xiangjiang produced the first feature film "Zhuangzi Tests His Wife". The director was Li Minwei, the photographer was Luo Yongxiang, and the main actors were Li Minwei and Yan Shanshan. This film marked the enlightenment period of Xiangjiang films. The end of the year and the beginning of the budding period opened a new page in the history of Xiangjiang movies. In 1913, this year was the first year of Xiangjiang movies in the true sense. The photo you saw on the screen, It is Mr. Li Minwei, the father of Xiangjiang Film..."

Seeing Li Minwei, Xu Cun unconsciously thought of Li Zhu's family, and then thought of Li Que, who was almost twelve years old. Then, Xu Cun thought unconsciously: "After decades, what kind of status will I appear in the history of film?"

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