Chapter 733 Is it true?
For the people of Yanjing in 1994, Internet cafes were absolutely something new and fresh.
Ever since the sign of Feiyue Internet Cafe was hung up, it has become the most eye-catching shop on the entire street.
To celebrate the opening today, Qu Xiaowei and Zheng Guoguang invited their friends to come and congratulate them, and the scene was extremely lively.
When the new store opened, Qu Xiaowei and Zheng Guo put forward the slogan of "Three days of free play". From the moment the store opened, many customers came in to inquire about the store. Some of them sat down immediately when they heard that they could play on the computers for free.
Each customer was allowed to try out the game for one hour. Less than half an hour after opening, hundreds of customers waiting to try out the game made the originally spacious Feiyue Internet Cafe extremely crowded.
Lin Weimin and Shi Tiesheng played on the computer for more than half an hour, but they felt embarrassed to continue playing because there were too many people waiting behind them.
"Computers are good things, but they are also troublesome because they can play video games."
Shi Tiesheng sat in a wheelchair and said as he looked at the many customers gathered in front of the computer waiting to try out the game.
"Everything has its pros and cons!" Lin Weimin said casually.
It has been several years since electronic games were called modern opium. As one of the earliest computer users in China, Shi Tiesheng naturally knew the pros and cons of computers well.
"Liu Shugang also hesitated for a long time before buying a computer, fearing that his son would neglect his studies because of it."
Liu Shugang is a screenwriter and also the director of the Central Experimental Theater, and has some contacts with Shi Tiesheng.
Shi Tiesheng went on to say, "Electronic games are addictive, and can make people forget about food and sleep. Your Majesty had better not play them, or you will lose your throne. But I think you can use them to exercise your will. Can you do it by playing for just ten minutes? In my experience, this is not easy. If you lose, you will not admit defeat, and if you win, you will still want to win.
The real victory is to be able to control it, or to control yourself. If after thousands of trials and tribulations your will can finally overcome its temptation and stop within a limited time, it will become a good thing again. "
These words are very characteristic of Shi Tiesheng, who can always find light in the cracks of darkness.
Lin Weimin smiled and said, "Most people don't have this kind of perseverance, especially for children, they should be properly guided. Blind indulgence is not good, and desperate obstruction is even more unacceptable. A one-size-fits-all approach is always the simplest, but also the most troublesome."
"That's right. It's easier said than done. There is no perfect solution!"
The layout of Feiyue Internet Café is very interesting. The computer in the center is surrounded by hundreds of people.
There were quite a few guests sitting on the sofas in the outer circle. They ordered a cup of coffee and spent their quiet time enjoying the liveliness of the people in the inner circle.
"Looking at the situation today, Xiaowei's business is going to be booming!"
"I just asked Xiaowei. The first three days are free, and after three days, it's 20 yuan an hour. This business is definitely very profitable."
"Not only computers, but also coffee drinks. This cup of coffee costs 6 yuan. If I sell 10 cups a day, that's 2,000 yuan a month!"
"Xiaowei is really good at business!"
In a corner of the Internet cafe, there were several acquaintances with whom Qu Xiaowei used to set up stalls.
In the early days of reform and opening up, there were many people who became rich by setting up stalls, but most of them could only make a living.
This group of people was just like this. Today, when they suddenly saw Qu Xiaowei create such a big scene, they were all amazed.
"With so many computers and such a large space, it would take at least 150,000 yuan, right?"
"150,000? I think these computers will cost at least 150,000, 200,000 is about right."
While the few of them were discussing, curious customers continued to come into the store.
"Xiao Wei, Zheng Guo, we will retreat first!"
Seeing that more and more people were coming into the store, Lin Weimin and others said goodbye and left.
Two days later, Xu Feng came to Yenching from Suzhou.
The release of "Farewell My Concubine" and some subsequent copyright transactions have been completed, and the profits have gradually come in. Recently, most of her energy has begun to be focused on Cheng Kaige's new movie.
Every famous director is a hot commodity among investors.
What's more, "Farewell My Concubine" was a huge hit, and Cheng Kaige was treated even more generously.
Even things like writing scripts had to be arranged by Xu Feng for Cheng Kaige.
For the new movie, Cheng Kaige chose Ye Zhaoyan's novel "Flower Shadow", but when choosing the screenwriter, he did not look for the original author Ye Zhaoyan, but chose Shanghai writer Huang Anyi.
Prior to this, Xu Feng first spent a large sum of money to help Cheng Kaige invite Huang Anyi to be the screenwriter, and then arranged a paradise-like creative environment for Huang Anyi, and by the way helped Huang Anyi solve her worries - the self-cultivation of an excellent producer.
Cheng Kaige's operation seems a bit confusing. Logically speaking, even if Cheng Kaige, as a director, admires Huang Anyi's talent, he could have entrusted Ye Zhaoyan and Huang Anyi to co-write the script.
But Kaizi is a man who does not follow the beaten path. Not only did he hire Huang Anyi as the screenwriter of his new movie, he also listed himself as the screenwriter.
As we all know, Kaizi is a real literary youth. It is understandable that after the success of "Farewell My Concubine", he couldn't suppress his inner desire to create.
"Flower Shadow" was adapted into a movie, and Cheng Kaige changed the name of the novel to "Feng Yue".
Now the script of "Feng Yue" has been completed, the actors have just been finalized, and the film has just started shooting in Suzhou.
The male lead is still Zhang Guorong, but the female lead is a new actress Wang Jingying from Taiwan.
It is obvious that Xu Feng is promoting her own people. Not only Wang Jingying, but there are also a large number of Taiwanese actors appearing as supporting roles in "Feng Yue".
These things have nothing to do with Lin Weimin. His collaboration with Xu Feng was limited to "Farewell My Concubine", and the process was quite pleasant.
When Xu Feng arrived in Yanjing, the first thing he did was to invite Lin Weimin to dinner.
Xu Feng had just finished his meal when he received a phone call. After listening for a while, his face gradually turned pale.
After hanging up the phone, although Xu Feng remained calm, Lin Weimin could still see the anxiety in her heart.
"If there is something important, go and do it first and just settle the bill!" Lin Weimin said easily.
Xu Feng smiled bitterly. She did have something urgent to do. If she got up and left now, it would be reasonable, but it would not be right because after all, it was she who invited Lin Weimin to dinner.
"Alas! I had only been away for less than two days when something happened in Suzhou."
The call just now was from Xu Feng's assistant who stayed in the crew.
"Feng Yue" has been filming for nearly half a month, and the performance of the heroine Wang Jingying has not been very good.
In Cheng Kaige's words, she is an actor who lacks experience and has many distractions.
This was not Wang Jingying's first time acting in a movie. Before "Feng Yue", she had starred in several movies in Hong Kong with the support of Xu Feng, including "Foreign Land", "Iron Monkey" and "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon". Later, she made her mark in the film industry with the role of the beautiful Fourteenth Aunt in Zhao Wenzhuo's version of "Once Upon a Time in China".
Although she had several works as a foundation, Wang Jingying's performance after joining the crew of "Feng Yue" was disappointing. The most important thing was that she had a very bad temper and didn't even give face to director Cheng Kaige.
Cheng Kaige, who had just finished filming "Farewell My Concubine", had to look at the heroine's face before explaining the scene to her.
If it weren't for the investor and producer Xu Feng, Cheng Kaige would have fired Wang Jingying long ago.
This time the assistant called because Wang Jingying completely annoyed Cheng Kaige on the crew today. There was a major scene in the afternoon and the heroine Ruyi, played by Wang Jingying, was very demanding. They shot it dozens of times, but Wang Jingying still couldn't get into the role.
Cheng Kaige was already dissatisfied with her, and communicated with her for a long time. Not only did Wang Jingying not get into the role, she also gave Cheng Kaige a sour face and completely ignored Cheng Kaige's earnest words.
Wang Jingying's behavior completely angered Cheng Kaige. He directly stopped the filming of the crew and threatened to replace the heroine.
Xu Feng was talking to Lin Weimin when her cell phone rang again. Xu Feng felt something and picked up the call. It was indeed a call from Cheng Kaige.
"No problem. I will definitely change it. I will help you find a suitable female lead. If you have a suitable actress yourself, we can discuss it."
Faced with the furious Cheng Kaige, Xu Feng did not try to smooth things over, but instead made a prompt decision to express her support for Cheng Kaige.
For her, a newly debuted actor, how could a world-class director be more important?
She hired Wang Jingying simply out of the desire to keep the wealth within the family. Would she really break up with Cheng Kaige over an actress like Wang Jingying?
If that were the case, she would not be Xu Feng.
After hanging up the phone, Xu Feng smiled at Lin Weimin, "You are greedy for small gains and suffer big losses. I wanted to support one of my own, but I didn't expect to lose both the wife and the army."
When the script started filming, the female lead was temporarily replaced, which meant that all the previous scenes had to be started over again, and of course she, the investor, had to pay for all of this.
Xu Feng's tone seemed to be complaining, but in fact she was very free and easy, because she admitted all her mistakes and accepted her failure.
“Think about it from another perspective. It’s only been a short while since the filming started. It’s much better than changing it halfway through,” said Lin Weimin.
Xu Feng nodded, raised his glass and clinked it with Lin Weimin, "You are right."
As Cheng Kaige's new film after Farewell My Concubine, Feng Yue has attracted much attention in both sides of the Taiwan Strait, including Hong Kong and Taiwan.
The female lead was replaced at the last minute. Although Xu Feng tried to suppress the news, it still got out.
At the same time, Zhang Yimou, who had just experienced a false alarm of the "ban on directing", has also regrouped. Some media have revealed that the script for Zhang Yimou's next film has been completed and the actors are being selected.
In mid-September, the Chinese film industry was rocked by a wave of public opinion due to new works by two major directors.
Among the many news reports by the media, some people in the domestic film industry discovered some interesting clues.
The investor of Zhang Yimou's new film became the Shanghai Film Studio.
You should know that after winning the Golden Bear Award at the Berlin Film Festival with "Red Sorghum", Zhang Yimou's three consecutive works "Raise the Red Lantern", "Qiu Ju's Lawsuit" and "To Live" were all invested by Taiwanese filmmaker Qiu Fusheng.
For investors and directors, being able to collaborate on three consecutive works can actually say a lot about the relationship between the two parties.
But in his new work, Zhang Yimou changed the investor.
The people in the industry would not think that Qiu Fusheng had given up on Zhang Yimou. For any investor, a director like Zhang Yimou who could make him money and win international awards should be enshrined in a niche. How could Qiu Fusheng have the courage to give up the cooperation? This possibility did not exist at all.
Since the above possibility does not exist, there is only one possibility left.
It was either Zhang Yimou who took the initiative to give up the cooperation, or it was Qiu Fusheng who had to give up the cooperation.
Some people immediately thought of the rumor that was circulating in the circle some time ago - Lin Weimin threatened to ban Qiu Fusheng!
Could this be true?
(End of this chapter)
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