Chapter 232 Going to the mainland

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When Mai Jia and others in Xinyi City speculated on Kang Jianfei's new film during the Spring Festival, Kang Jianfei had already boarded the plane to Beijing with them.

In the past, Kang Jianfei's movies were already hyped up in advance before they started filming.

But this time, from the moment the shooting plan was made, Kang Jianfei deliberately concealed the news. Only Pan Yingzi and Zeng Zhiwei, the two heads of the production department and the artist department, knew the specific situation in the company.

It’s not that Kang Jianfei pretends to be mysterious, but that he has to be low-key. Otherwise, letting the Taiwanese authorities know that he is going to mainland China to shoot a film, he will definitely be directly disqualified from participating in the Golden Horse Awards.

"Shaolin Temple", which is starring mainland China and filmed by Hong Kong Great Wall Film Company, is now in post-production.

The film took half a year to cast and another half a year to shoot, and will be released in both Hong Kong and mainland China in January 1982.

Kang Jianfei knew what kind of sensation this movie would cause, so he wanted to take advantage of the east wind of Shaolin Temple to make a movie for Jet Li.

Two months ago, Kang Jianfei had already drawn the drawings himself and secretly sent Li Jiading to the foot of Shaolin Temple in Henan to set up a picture.

At the same time, we contacted Zhang Ling from the Hong Kong and Macau Affairs Office and asked Qi Bo to go to the ancient city of Lijiang, Yunnan under the guidance of his guide to confirm some of the shooting locations.

Various costumes and props required for shooting have also been made and transported to the mainland in advance by train.

Kang Jianfei tightened his time. When the production of his play was completed, it was almost over the Lunar New Year.

By then, the screening of "Shaolin Temple" in Hong Kong is coming to an end. Kang Jianfei's new film for Jet Li can be released while the popularity of "Shaolin Temple" is in full swing, and it happens to be the Spring Festival period.

By that time, the right time, place and people will be there. As long as the distribution is properly operated, the box office will definitely be so high.

I would like to ask what movie Kang Jianfei is going to make?

Jin Yong's novels are well known to Hong Kong people, and the most familiar sects in the novels are naturally Shaolin and Wudang.

Kang Jianfei wants to borrow the east wind of "Shaolin Temple", so the best choice is to shoot a Wudang movie, and Jet Li is the protagonist, so the result is self-evident "Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng".

When it comes to the sword martial arts films that have been in Hong Kong after the 1980s, "Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng" can definitely rank in the top three, and even if it is not good, it can rank in the top five.

In order to echo the future release promotion with "Shaolin Temple", Kang Jianfei added two words to the original title, and he was going to shoot "Wudang: Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng".

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On the plane, Wen Bixia leaned against Kang Jianfei's shoulder, looked at the flight attendant on the other side, and asked in a low voice: Brother, I heard that the Communist Party in the mainland is very fierce. As long as you say the wrong thing, you will arrest and shoot him as a spy.

Wen Bixia is about to play Xiao Donggua, the role played by the original Yuan Jieying.

Among the contracted actors at DreamWorks, only Li Saifeng and Wen Bixia are the most suitable for this role. However, this time they are going to mainland China to shoot movies. If they are exposed in the future, the main creators may be banned by the Taiwan authorities.

Li Saifeng is very popular in Taiwan now, and it would be unprofitable if she was banned, so Kang Jianfei decided to choose Wen Bixia.

Hearing Wen Bixia’s question, Kang Jianfei said funny: Who did you hear?

Wen Bixia said seriously: From childhood to adulthood, all the adults around her said this.

Only then did Kang Jianfei remember that Wen Bixia grew up in Doujingling.From the 1950s to the 1980s, Diaojingling was an anti-communist base of the Taiwan authorities in Hong Kong, so they naturally spoke bad words from the Communist Party.

Kang Jianfei was about to help Wen Bixia correct her impression of the mainland. The flight attendant was already pushing the cart over and asked: Comrade, what drink do you want to drink?

Kang Jian flew into the car and saw that he was very good. He actually had Moutai and Chinese cigarettes. Is there any service for this bunker?

Let's have two glasses of juice.Kang Jianfei rushed to the flight attendant and smiled.

The back row of Kang Jianfei and Wen Bixia are Hui Yinghong and Hui Tianci, and they will also play important roles in the film.

Hui Yinghong plays the leading female lead, which is Qiu Xue played by Michelle Yeoh in the original "Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng".

If we consider it purely for the box office, Brigitte Lin is the most suitable for this role, but it is still the same worry. We are afraid that Brigitte Lin will be embarrassed by the Taiwanese authorities when she goes to mainland China to shoot films, so we finally let Hui Yinghong be the heroine.

In addition, this character has a strong martial arts scene and needs to show leg skills, double swords and boxing skills. Hui Yinghong, who was born as a woman, obviously has the advantage of surpassing Brigitte Lin in this regard.

In addition, after Hui Yinghong signed with DreamWorks, she has never played an important role, and this time she happened to make up for it.

As for Hui Yinghong's brother Hui Tianci, he plays the number one villain in this film, and his role is even more serious than Hui Yinghong, the female lead.

This is the first time that Hui Yinghong and Hui Tianci have grown up so old.

After the plane took off, I kept looking down through the window excitedly until the window was completely replaced by clouds and mist, and finally I looked back.

Wu Mei, this time I went to mainland China to shoot a movie. What if I was banned by Taiwan?Hui Tianci asked with some concern, his voice was low, afraid that Kang Jianfei ahead would hear it.

Hui Yinghong comforted: Mr. Kang will consider these things, and we don’t need to worry about them.

Hui Tianci said: Of course I’m worried. Taiwan is the box office warehouse of Hong Kong films. If we are banned by Taiwan, no one will invite us to make a film.

Hui Yinghong said: Will Mr. Kang not have imagined these?If he is banned, his losses will be greater than ours.

In the early 1950s, the difference between the left and right schools of Hong Kong movies was not obvious. Shaw's films were sold in both Taiwan and mainland China at that time, and the box office in the mainland market was much higher than that in Taiwan.

However, later the mainland's movement affected the film industry, and the mainland only allowed movies from several companies such as Great Wall and Feng Huáng to be released in the mainland.

Taiwan immediately formed the Freedom Association. Only companies that joined the Freedom Association could sell movies to Taiwan, and from then on, the left and right movies were clearly divided.

If it were ten years ago, Kang Jianfei's behavior of going to mainland China to make movies would be found by the Taiwan authorities and would be included in the blacklist of the Freedom Association. From then on, all the movies in DreamWorks could not be sold to Taiwan.

But now the Taiwan authorities have clearly relaxed controls in this regard. Last year, a co-production film between Taiwan and the mainland was released in Hong Kong, and it was also filmed in the desert.

In fact, as long as it does not involve politics or specific place names, and is just a simple scene, the Taiwan authorities basically turn a blind eye.

Of course, this "Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng" must not be released in Taiwan within five years, because Jet Li is the male lead.

If Kang Jianfei is so stupid that he takes "Tai Chi Zhang Sanfeng" to the Taiwan Electric Inspection Office for trial, then he is seeking death and has no room for negotiation to ban DreamWorks.

In fact, if the mainland lowers the entry barrier for movies now, Kang Jianfei would rather be banned by the Taiwan authorities than choose the mainland.

Although "The Royal Sister" sold a very high box office of nearly NT$40 million in Taiwan, in terms of conversion, DreamWorks can get less than NT$3 million.

If it were mainland China, DreamWorks would definitely make more money than this.

It’s a pity that the mainland’s movie control is too painful, and many movies cannot be released in the mainland.

In another seat, Wu Mengda was sleeping soundly. This guy was going to play Taoist Ling, and Kang Jianfei ordered him to lose weight for a month.

Yang Jingjing, the only woman in the Kang family class, used to be a stand-in for the heroine, but this time she finally showed her face.Although she has not many scenes playing the role of Eunuch Liu, the two fighting scenes are enough for her to enjoy.

In addition to the main actors, there are more than a dozen behind-the-scenes crew members on the plane, all of whom were the old team who followed Kang Jianfei to film "The Royal Sister".

Some time ago, DreamWorks expanded its manpower again, and now it can shoot three movies at the same time. "The Little Slayer" and "The City Tour" in Hong Kong are also being filmed.

After flying for several hours, the plane finally landed in Beijing.

As soon as Kang Jianfei got off the plane, he saw a row of people picking up the plane.

In addition to Jet Li, there is also Yu Hai, the head coach of the Shandong Martial Arts Team whom he met in Hong Kong last time, and Zhang Ling from the Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office of the State Council. Several others have met for the first time.

After the crew got off the plane, Zhang Ling, dressed in Zhongshan suit, came first, and enthusiastically held Kang Jian’s enclave hand and said: Welcome Hong Kong compatriots to return to their motherland to film!

Kang Jianfei smiled and thanked: Thank you for your concern and for your motherland's help, otherwise it would be difficult for me to take pictures this trip.

Come on, let me introduce it to you.

Zhang Ling's attitude this time was even more enthusiastic than last time. Xinhua News Agency's Hong Kong Branch has informed the Hong Kong and Macau Office of Kang Jianfei about the acquisition of Lishi shares. The attention of the Hong Kong and Macau Office of Hong Kong and Macau Office has immediately increased greatly.

There are only two TV stations in Hong Kong now. If Kang Jianfei can really master one of them, then as long as he cooperates with the mainland and promotes the positive image of the mainland, they will be much easier to do public opinion work in Hong Kong.

Zhang Ling pulled Kang Jianfei over and introduced the other personnel one by one. Those strange faces were several colleagues from Beijing Film Studio. This time, the superiors sent over to help Kang Jianfei.

Kang Jianfei looked carefully but still didn't find any familiar faces. As for Lao Touzi and others, they are all studying in school now and are not qualified to come and make movies with their Hong Kong compatriots.

Zhang Ling pulled another introduction in Zhongshan outfit and said: This is Xiao Chen from our Hong Kong and Macau Office. This time he will accompany Mr. Kang to film the whole process. If there are any difficulties that need to be solved by our Hong Kong and Macau Office, you can find Xiao Chen.

Xiao Chen is about 30 years old and looks very gentle. A traitor's hairstyle is so greasy that he can tell. He held Kang Jianfei's hand and introduced himself: Hello, Mr. Kang, my name is Chen Mo.

Kang Jianfei smiled and said: Hello, hello, I will help you in the future.