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Chapter 54 Shanghai New District (7)

Chen Jianning was the last representative to sign the fourth price contract. After signing, Chen Jianning and Sheng Xuanhuai, Taikoo and Jardinea shook hands to celebrate, and each gave 6 movie tickets to Taikoo and Jardinea representatives, and 10 movie tickets to Sheng Xuanhuai, inviting them to visit Ankaidi, Zhangyuan tomorrow to watch the Time Traveler's movie.

Sheng Xuanhuai looked at the movie tickets given to him by Chen Jianning. They were about half a foot long and two inches wide. The front was written with Zhang Yuan Ankaidi Cinema, a large-scale mythological drama [Journey to the West 1-3 episodes], and the back was written with time, place and other information.

Although Sheng Xuanhuai didn't know what the movie was, he could guess that it was probably a drama-like program arranged by overseas Chinese. A few months ago, overseas Chinese held a concert in Shanghai, and it was a great success. More than 20 songs sung at the concert became popular songs in Shanghai. Later, overseas Chinese also sold concert records, and Sheng Xuanhuai also bought a set. He listened to it if he had anything to do at home. He didn't expect that overseas Chinese would actually act this time.

In this era, the drama of Chinese drama has greatly developed due to the fact that it is Peking Opera. There are still several people in the famous "Tongguang Thirteen Jue" now. Therefore, Peking Opera is widely popular in China, and there are many Peking Opera troupes in Shanghai. Sheng Xuanhuai is another red-top businessman after Hu Xueyan, and he also has an official title from the court. During festivals, white and red events, his family will invite troupes to play to cheer them up. Of course, he will not invite unknown people. Although he is not a famous actor like Tongguang Thirteen Jue, he is also famous in the Liyuan world.

[Journey to the West] is also a common play in Peking Opera. Since [Journey to the West] is mainly composed of young actors and martial artists, there are many scenes of fighting and are very lively, it is also widely loved by the people. Of course, Sheng Xuanhuai has watched many dramas of [Journey to the West], but [Journey to the West] is often a drama that starts with the atmosphere rather than a finale. If you invite someone to watch the play on a formal occasion, there are very few dramas that choose [Journey to the West]. Like overseas Chinese, you are so serious about what you want to watch [Journey to the West], but you don’t specify which part it is. It is unique.

However, Sheng Xuanhuai also knew that the customs and habits of overseas Chinese were very different from those of China, and there was a success of concerts, so Sheng Xuanhuai did not dare to underestimate them. Although he did not deal with overseas Chinese, he would not visit him tomorrow and would not visit him.

The representative of Swire, Jardines, knew what movies were like, but in this era, movies were still a novel thing and did not form an industry. At most, some street scenes were filmed, and there was nothing to do after the novelty. But at this time, overseas Chinese were sending invitations again, and this face was not to be given. Anyway, there would be nothing important tomorrow, so just treat it as a supporter.

It turned out that during their negotiations, the construction of the cinema was in full swing. After continuous construction work and debugging, it finally came to a successful conclusion. Although the audio-visual effect was much worse than that of the official cinema, in this era, this was the technology of the Zen Star. Just two days ago, the East China government approved Yang Yuxin's plan and sent a batch of audio and stage lighting equipment. Therefore, the construction and equipment installation of the VIP room are now underway. It will take about 10 days to complete.

At this time, the shipping negotiations ended, so Yang Yuxin set the opening time of the cinema on the second day after signing. On the first day of the opening, three will be arranged, the first screening will be held at 10 a.m. and two more screenings will be released in the afternoon. However, all the movie tickets on the first day are free tickets, and the gifts are from Shanghai officials, industrial and commercial masters, representatives of various industries of society, celebrities, consulates from various countries in Shanghai, representatives of foreign business banks, etc., and students. The second screening in the afternoon is a special show for students.

On the one hand, Yang Yuxin's arrangement is to take the opportunity to make friends. After all, the Shanghai New District is mainly commercial and trade, so the more friends they make, the more beneficial it will be for the future development of the Shanghai New District; on the other hand, it is also the reputation of promoting time travelers' movies with this group of people. Yang Yuxin is full of confidence in the effect of movies. However, in this era, movies are a new thing after all, and it will take time to be accepted by people of this era. The people invited today are all well-known people in Shanghai. Having them to help time travelers promote can greatly shorten the time for the public to accept movies.

In addition, a special student session was specially arranged, and it also adhered to the usual policy of attracting students by the Shanghai Office. The Shanghai Office has organized many speeches, reports, talks and other activities to students. It was originally planned to organize students to visit Qingdao or Tianjin, but since the East China government cannot set aside time, the opening of the cinema this time did not forget to arrange a special session for students, so that they can also get in touch with the soft power of time travelers.

When choosing films, Yang Yuxin and others also took serious consideration. After all, this is not the territory of time travelers, so don’t choose too sensitive films and TV shows, and don’t choose films and TV shows that are superficial, martial arts, and fantasy may make it difficult for people of this era to accept. Then films and TV series adapted from classic works are naturally the best choice.

There are all films and TV series adapted from the four classical classics in China, but [Water Margin] tells the story of peasant uprisings. [Dream of Red Mansions] is actually based on the historical background of the Qing Dynasty and belongs to the sensitive category, so they can only be selected from [Journey to the West] and [Romance of the Three Kingdoms]. These two films and TV series have a wide range of folk foundations in this era. Needless to say, [Journey to the West] is highly praised by the Manchus. Any of these two films and TV series can be feasible as a screening.

After repeated comparisons, Yang Yuxin and others finally decided to use "Journey to the West" as their premiere, because "Journey to the West" is a mythical novel after all, and both the subject matter and the content are relatively relaxed, while "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" is the next one.

The version chosen by Time Traveler to screen is the TV version of "Journey to the West" in 1986. In the old time and space, this version of "Journey to the West" caused a sensation across the country, suitable for all ages and young, and received high praise. After 7 years of filming the whole drama, the plot is basically faithful to the original work. Although many cuts have been made and some new plots have been added, the adaptation is very reasonable and harmonious, and no failure has been found. Although from the perspective of Time Traveler, this version of "Journey to the West" seems quite naive in terms of special effects, it does not affect the overall artistic success of the drama. Although there are factors of the times, it is also a classic that cannot be surpassed.

In fact, this version of [Journey to the West] was filmed in two stages, with 25 episodes aired in 1986, and 16 episodes were filmed from 1998 to 1999, supplementing the plot that was not filmed in the previous stage and adding the entire storyline.

On the morning of the first day of the opening of the cinema, almost all celebrities from all walks of life gathered together, and of course they were all invited. Because whether they like time travelers or not, they must admit that time travelers are now a force that cannot be ignored in China, so invitations from time travelers are generally not rejected. Moreover, the success of concerts is ahead, and many people are also very curious about what kind of Mingtang can be created by overseas Chinese.

Yang Yuxin brought all the travelers from Shanghai New District to the Shanghai office last night to help greet and maintain the order of opening the cinema today. After all, this is the first day of the cinema opening, and all the celebrities come here, so Yang Yuxin dare not be careless. In addition, in the past ten days, all the staff in Shanghai New District have performed quite positively at the construction site. Yang Yuxin expected that a considerable number of people would give up. This also made Yang Yuxin quite pleased. So he also used the opening of the cinema to bring everyone to Shanghai to relax, and everyone would be able to relax, so that the work would be continuity. Moreover, after the cinema opened, someone would also need to help him greet him. He could not always rely on the Shanghai office to maintain it. Therefore, this time, the personnel working in the cinema should be determined.

At 10 a.m., the screening was officially opened, and the venue of more than 300 people immediately became quiet, because the scenes I saw caused a huge shock to everyone present. Everyone had only one thought in their hearts: it was too real, it was too real, just like the real one. Everyone couldn't help but hold their breath and stared at the screen cloth in a hurry, for fear of missing a detail, and there was no sound of coughing. The entire courtyard was so quiet that it was almost a needle that could be heard, with only the dialogue and music in the film.

However, [Journey to the West] after all, it focuses on a relaxed and humorous style. Since it is Sun Wukong played by Liu Xiaolingtong, every move is lively. Therefore, bursts of laughter were heard from time to time in the courtyard, and some people sighed: "This monkey is really interesting." When Sun Wukong made a big fuss in the Heavenly Palace and fought against the heavenly soldiers and generals, the audience was like watching a show, and the sound of the sound became a whole, which also pushed the atmosphere to *.

The three-episode video will take about 2 hours to play, and time almost flew by, and everyone didn't even feel anything. The three-episode video ended, and the lights were bright, so everyone seemed to wake up from a dream. They all admired that overseas Chinese movies are indeed much better than dramas.

At this time, Yang Yuxin walked to the screen and announced that today's screening ended. Everyone expressed their gratitude for the audience, and stated that the subsequent episodes will be played tomorrow, with two episodes played each time, and there will be a ticket office at the entrance of Zhangyuan. If you want to continue watching, you can buy tickets tomorrow to enter the venue. Time, ticket prices and related instructions are available at the ticket office. Everyone is welcome to continue watching tomorrow.

Although they were still not satisfied, everyone knew that today's play had ended, so they all stood up and left. Many people greeted Yang Yuxin and asked about the movie. Some people were curious about the back of the curtain to see if there was a person hiding. Yang Yuxin smiled and patiently explained to the questioner. After leaving the cinema, a large number of people immediately bought tickets for tomorrow's movie and prepared to continue watching.
Chapter completed!
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