Chapter 145 Mr. Liao


    On January 1 this year, the new Marriage Law came into effect. The legal age for marriage is no earlier than 22 for men and 20 for women.


    The last time the rule was in the 1950s, men were 20 years old and women were 18 years old.


    The law is the law, but the actual practice is different. In rural areas, many people get married in their teens. They do not get a marriage certificate and have children as usual. This phenomenon still exists decades later.


    There is no Internet these days, and identity information cannot be checked online. There are many people who have made a fortune, married a wife in this city, married a wife in that city, or even brought several wives back to the village in an upright manner. rare.


    There are gossips in the village, but most of them are envious, which proves that people are capable...


    But this also depends on the place. For example, in the most beautiful place in the capital, which itself is a public figure, the operation is a bit more troublesome.


    This year is also a special year.


    …


    The Chinese Filmmakers Association was suppressed, but resumed work in 1978 and rented the fourth floor of the main building of the News Documentary Film Studio as office space.


    The editorial offices of "Popular Cinema" and "World Cinema" were also here, so there was a saying at the time: "Whether it works politically, it will be sent to the Film Bureau, and whether it is good artistically, it will be sent to the fourth floor."


    It''s just after the New Year, early this morning.


    81-year-old Xia Yan came to the fourth floor in person. He is the chairman of the Film Association.


    The big names in the domestic literary and art circles are ranked in order. Lu Xun, Guo Moruo, Mao Dun, Ba Jin, Lao She, and Cao Yu are the more recognized top six. Xia Yan is not ranked in the top six, but the top ten is still acceptable.


    And Lu Xun, Guo Moruo, and Lao She have all passed away. If the scope is limited to living people, his status will be even higher.


    Xia Yan is now very thin, wearing reading glasses and leaning on a cane, sitting silently waiting for someone. People were coming in one after another outside, and they were all startled when they entered, praising them repeatedly: "Why are you here in person?"


    "I didn''t expect you to come!"


    "I''ll call the secretary!"


    As he sat here, the standard of the meeting instantly increased. The main leaders of the Film Association arrived. Xia Yan looked around and said slowly: "Everyone is here, let me say something!"


    "Last year''s Hundred Flowers Awards had 500,000 votes, and the public enthusiasm was very high. However, some people reported that some awards were not accurately judged, such as best photography, art, music, and screenwriting. These are also included in the Hundred Flowers Awards, right? Proper.


    Last year, the Film Association held a meeting in Xishan and proposed adding a professional award to complement the Hundred Flowers Award. I very much agree with this. It would be better to move all the professional awards here and make some adjustments to the Hundred Flowers Awards, leaving only the Best Feature Film and Actor Awards. "


    “…”


    When the old gentleman spoke, no one interrupted, everyone listened honestly, only to hear him say again: "I have repeatedly discussed with several comrades in the past few days, and I feel that this professional award should not be delayed any longer and should be launched this year.


    I have also initially thought of a name for you to use as a reference.


    This year is the Year of the Rooster in the lunar calendar, which means the crow of the golden rooster, and also encourages film practitioners to dance when hearing the rooster, hence the name "Golden Rooster Award". "


    "OK!"


    "This name is great! The crow of the golden rooster is also the sound of a hundred schools of thought contending!"


    "This encourages us to move forward and strive for a lifetime to prosper the socialist film industry!"


    As soon as the Golden Rooster Award was announced, everyone praised it. No one, including Xia Yan, could have imagined how this award would be criticized in future generations.


    Even when the Academy Awards were in decline and the Golden Horse Awards were blocked, the Golden Rooster Awards failed to seize the opportunity and rose up in anger, and even perished together. It was so amazing!


    "Which month do you think is appropriate?" someone asked.


    “…”


    Xia Yan was silent for a moment and sighed: "On May 23, 1942, the chairman delivered the "Speech at the Yan''an Forum on Literature and Art", proposing that literature and art should serve the people. After nearly 40 years, looking at the achievements of contemporary literature and art, I feel deeply ashamed. Let’s do the award on May 23, let’s do it together and make it more grand.”


    "The time is very tight. We don''t have the rules for the awards yet!"


    "That''s why I came here to tell you that you must seize the time to complete the task. Okay, I won''t delay your work, take action immediately!"


    Xia Yan left after giving the instructions.


    The Film Association got busy and immediately set up a team to take charge of this matter. They formulated the rules for the awards, designed trophies, selected venues, selected films, selected judges, etc. The time was really tight.


    It will be easy if the Hundred Flowers Award is experienced.


    "Popular Cinema" will print the ballot in the magazine, and the audience will fill in the information, cut out the ballot, and mail it to the magazine. This is called a valid ballot.


    The early votes are all real, and they are really voted by the audience one by one. This is why the Hundred Flowers Award was so awesome in the 1980s. Then it became ridiculous. No one knows the real number of votes.


    These domestic film awards are just like football, they are amazing.


    …


    Near Beixinqiao Sanjiao in Dongcheng, the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, Hong Kong and Macao Affairs Office, and China News Agency are all located here.


    Fu Qi came to the capital again, and Wang Yang personally accompanied him, braving the cold wind and snow falling in the sky, to the compound of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office. After waiting in the office for a while, an old man came in with a rich face, small eyes, and a humorous smile.


    "Liao Gong!"


    Wang Yang did not dare to call himself an old revolutionary and greeted him politely. This person is none other than Liao Gong (Chengzhi), the son of Liao Zhongkai and He Xiangning.


    "Huh? Xiao Wang is here too, a rare visitor!"


    "Sit down quickly, or you''ll think I didn''t entertain you well."


    Mr. Liao called the two of them to sit down and said with a smile: "When Mr. Fu comes, he usually discusses with me about filming movies in Hong Kong. Today, we are here together. I can''t guess. I am not in charge of the Beijing Film Studio."


    "Don''t be joking. We are here to treat you to a movie today. The tapes are all ready."


    "Is this the martial arts movie you were talking about?"


    "Yes!"


    "I happen to be free today, let''s go and have a look!"


    Of course, this kind of thing was reported in advance. He was deliberately amused, and the three of them immediately went out. There was a small screening room in the courtyard. After entering, Fu Qi handed the copy to the projectionist. There was no one else, and the biggest leader was Liao Gong.


    This version is the final 108-minute "Tai Chi", which is one length longer than the common 90-minute movies on the market, mainly in the final tower breakout.


    “…”


    The lights dimmed, the screen lit up, and the light and shadow danced on the faces of the three people. Fu Qi was the youngest at 51 years old.


    Mr. Liao said at the beginning that the Chinese martial arts are Shaolin and Tai Chi. The leftist filmed "Shaolin Temple", but he passed away in 1983 before Tai Chi could be filmed.


    The current coincidence made up for this regret.


    These are all good-natured people. As the plot progressed during the movie, sometimes they clapped their hands with joy, sometimes they swollen with fragrance. They couldn''t help but stand up when they saw the exciting parts of the fight. It wasn''t until the end that they exhaled reluctantly.


    Turning to look at Wang Yang and Fu Qi, he praised with surprise and said: "How did you make this movie? This doesn''t look like your style?!"


    (End of chapter)