Chapter 417 “Never use her again!”

“Resign?”

Jiang Huaiyan was stunned.

They originally had the saying of three golden flowers at the Beijing Film Studio. Later, when Liu Xiaoqing came, three became four. When Zhu Lin came, four became five.

The five golden flowers are beautiful in their own ways, and they have each created many classic roles, leaving their own screen images in the hearts of the audience.

These five golden flowers are truly the trump cards and gold nuggets of Beijing Film Studio.

But Zhang Jinling, who became famous the earliest and received the most attention, decided to return to her family and quit her acting career because of the birth of her child.

Her departure was undoubtedly a heavy blow to the Beijing Film Studio.

Now Zhu Lin, an actress whose fame among the Five Golden Flowers is second only to Zhang Jinling, is going to resign again.

Beijing Film Studio absolutely cannot accept such a huge loss.

“Jiang Xian, you and Zhu Lin should not make such an impulsive decision. Resign. Resignation is something that should be carefully considered.” While Jiang Huaiyan was giving earnest advice, he couldn’t help cursing in his heart.

What were these people thinking? Did they get kicked in the head by a donkey? They had to push Zhu Lin to this extent? That’s a lot of karma.

Jiang Xian was unmoved. “Director Jiang, please don’t persuade me. Zhu Lin and I have considered this. I have saved a lot of royalties over the years. If Zhu Lin can still get a role, then she can continue filming. I support her. If she can’t get a role, then she can return to her family. Anyway, the little money I have saved is enough for her retirement.”

“This, this, this”

Jiang Huaiyan knew very well what Jiang Xian’s family conditions were like.

Moreover, as an old literary editor, Jiang Huaiyan knows a thing or two about the literary world.

What is Jiang Xian’s status in the literary world now? He receives tens of thousands of dollars in royalties!

Even if Zhu Lin does nothing in her life, she doesn’t have to worry about food and drink.

Resigning means one less income for the family. For other actors, this is a big deal, but for Zhu Lin’s family, it is nothing at all.

Jiang Huaiyan tried to persuade him again, but to no avail. After Jiang Xian left, he sat in the office for a long time, feeling anxious.

One last slap on the thigh.

Well, let’s let the people above make the decision.

“Is there any news from Zhu Lin?” Han Zetao asked a cadre from the Beijing Film Studio about this matter as soon as he arrived at the office today.

As one of the core actors of Beijing Film Studio, Han Zetao certainly pays special attention to Zhu Lin’s affairs.

“Comrade Zhu Lin hasn’t replied yet. I think we should probably keep going.”

“More filming?”

Han Zetao was a little angry and slammed the table heavily, “What kind of behavior is this? This is typical of being disorganized and undisciplined! From what I see, she won’t cry until she sees the coffin!”

“Go to the Disciplinary Office right now and have them notify everyone that Zhu Lin is being warned for her unorganized and undisciplined behavior. Also, deduct her actor’s pay for filming Dream of the Red Chamber, and stop paying her subsidies for half a year. Record her as a serious offense and criticize her throughout the factory!”

“it is good.”

The cadre nodded and walked out the door quickly.

Han Zetao picked up the jar and drank some water. Then he heard a knock on the door and raised his head.

“Why are you back again?”

The person who came was not the cadre just now. When he heard Han Zetao’s words, a hint of surprise flashed across his face, but he didn’t care too much.

“Director Han, Director Hu has notified you to attend a meeting in his office.”

“okay, I get it.”

When he heard that it was an office instead of a conference room, Han Zetao thought it should be a meeting, a small meeting, not too formal.

But when he entered Hu Qiming’s office, he found that the atmosphere in the office was a little strange.

“Old Han, find a place to sit.” Hu Qiming said.

“Hey.”

Han Zetao found a place to sit down.

As soon as we sat down, Xie Tieli and Zhao Yuan, the two directors of “Dream of Red Mansions”, also came in.

After saying hello, everyone sat down. Hu Qiming coughed, with a cigarette in his hand.

“How is the preparation for Dream of the Red Chamber going?”

Han Zetao guessed that Hu Qiming wanted to inquire about the Dream of the Red Chamber. “Old Hu, don’t worry, everything is going according to plan. Our most important task right now is to create the set for Ronghua Mansion.”

When Hu Qiming heard the words Ronghua Mansion, he couldn’t help but talk about it, “Alas, the factory has spent a lot of money for this scene. You can’t let the factory down.”

“Don’t worry. With me and Old Xie here, there’s no need to worry about not taking good pictures.” Han Zetao smiled and patted his chest, looking confident.

Hu Qiming nodded and asked again: “I heard that Comrade Zhu Lin seems unwilling to participate in the filming of Dream of Red Mansions in the factory.”

Han Zetao immediately said, “Alas, this Zhu Lin is stubborn. I have talked to her several times, but she is still stubborn and refuses to act in her own studio’s films, but instead acts in other people’s films. Our Beijing Film Studio has really paid so much for her and poured so much effort into her in vain.”

Jiang Huaiyan scratched his head.

He thought back to Zhu Lin’s acting experience so far, whether it was her famous work “Cars and Horses” or the “Shaolin Temple” that made her famous, or even the well-known TV series “The Robbery in Sancha Lane”. These resources seemed to be obtained by her personally.

Han Zetao’s words of pouring his heart and soul into it seemed a bit too much.

“Director Hu, I was just about to report to you. I think Comrade Zhu Lin’s lax discipline is worthy of our reflection. I think she should be severely punished so that we can better guide the discipline issues in the factory.”

“Punishment? That’s not necessary.”

Hu Qiming took a puff of his cigarette and interrupted Han Zetao with a frown, “Old Jiang, tell Han Chang about the current situation.”

Jiang Huaiyan, who was called, coughed lightly.

“Han Factory, Comrade Zhu Lin has resigned.”

“Resigned?” Han Zetao’s expression suddenly became interesting. He felt unbelievable and embarrassed about what he had just said. His face felt a little hot and he felt embarrassed.

But he was an old comrade after all, and he quickly adjusted his emotions, speaking in a heroic tone with a hint of anger on his face:

“it is good!”

“Good resignation!”

“I want to see what Zhu Lin can do after she leaves our Beijing Film Studio.”

“Isn’t she capable of resigning?”

“Okay, never use her in any of Beijing Film Studio’s movies from now on!”

“We at Beijing Film Studio will never use an actress like Zhu Lin!”

Hu Qiming knocked on the table. “Old Han, that’s a bit too much! In my opinion, it’s better not to escalate the conflict. It’s okay for you to say it here, but don’t say it in public.”

Jiang Huaiyan was listening nearby.

Regardless of whether Han Zetao understood it or not, he knew very well what Hu Qiming meant.

Some time ago, the third quarter film screening was held in Beijing.

It is said that the Shanghai Film Studio’s film “Furong Town”, adapted from Jiang Xian’s novel, caused a big stir at the screening and the number of copies sold was astonishing.

How amazing is it?
At present, when China Film Corporation acquires movies, it emphasizes “pricing according to quality, and high quality leads to high price”:
In the first step, China Film Corporation will retain the traditional price of 70 per film for film acquisitions and pay the production studios in advance.

The second step is to settle again in the second year based on the actual number of copies of each film distributed.

In this way, films with excellent quality and a large number of copies released can obtain higher acquisition prices.

However, it is difficult to define what is good or bad based on absolute standards, because the market is constantly changing and can only be determined based on a general range.

So people divide the number of copies distributed into several levels:
The price is the same for less than 100 pieces.

100-150 copies are sold at one price. If you can sell 200 copies, it is considered a hit.

If we can sell 250-300 copies, that would be a great achievement.

In 1981, “A Happy Family” produced by Shanghai Film Studio set a record of selling 4212 copies.

This of course includes the number of different specifications such as 35mm, 16mm and 8mm.

It is said that this film alone brought more than 3000 million in revenue to Shanghai Film Studio.

At the screening of “Furong Town”, the number of 35mm copies alone was reported to be over 400.

The Film Bureau originally planned to approve only more than 200 copies. Chen Bo, one of the three major consultants of the Film Bureau, stood up and persuaded the Film Bureau to hand over the copies on time.

It is said that he only said one sentence at the time, and he succeeded in overcoming all objections at the Film Bureau:
“Jiang Xian’s movie can’t even sell 400 copies?”

The number of 400 copies also broke the record of 300 copies of the movie “Shaolin Temple” written by Jiang Xian.

So Jiang Huaiyan understood that Hu Qiming was afraid of Jiang Xian.

If Zhu Lin was really banned, Jiang Xian would be greatly offended.

Beijing Film Studio would never use Zhu Lin as an actress, and Jiang Xian would never let Beijing Film Studio use his scripts.

Compare the two.

I still don’t know who is losing more.

“Director, you are so easy to talk to.” Han Zetao actually understood the meaning of Hu Qiming’s words, but pretended to be confused.

Hu Qiming frowned, looked up at Han Zetao for a few seconds, seemed to be struggling, and finally sighed:

“Well, I called you here today to tell you that this matter should be left alone. Don’t let the situation escalate any further. Zhu Lin, well, just let her go.”

The meeting ended and Xie Tieli and Han Zetao walked together.

Director Xie sighed and said regretfully:

“What a pity. Zhu Lin is still an excellent actress.”

Han Zetao looked very carefree.

“It’s going to rain and my mother is going to get married.”

After exchanging a few words with Xie Tieli, Han Zetao returned to the office. His face, which had been nonchalant just now, quickly turned ashen.

He actually knew everything.

Although no one said anything this time, it was obvious that all comrades, including Hu Qiming, had opinions about him about this incident.

What Hu Qiming meant was that Han Zetao had gone a bit too far this time.

“Damn it!” Han Zetao was a little annoyed.

This time I really stepped into a mud ditch.

Just as Han Zetao had expected, in the following period of time, a public opinion discussion targeting the Beijing Film Studio emerged.

Although Zhu Lin has disappeared from the domestic screen for a long time, she still holds the “Hundred Flowers Film Queen” award, a great honor that countless actresses in the film industry are vying for.

Not to mention, the audience will never forget Bai Wuxia in “Shaolin Temple” and Ai Jinghua in “Traffic”.

These days the movie screening cycle is very long. Even though movies like “Shaolin Temple” and “Traffic” have been released for several years, they are still being played back and forth in many rural areas and communes, and their influence continues to expand.

The news of such an actress leaving the Beijing Film Studio would definitely be the number one trending search topic in the future.

Although the media conditions at that time were not as developed as in later generations, it quickly attracted the attention of movie fans across the country through print media and word of mouth discussions.

“Popular Movies”, as the country’s best-selling film magazine, did not miss out on such hot topics and traffic, and wrote a special article to report on the matter.

The fan circles in later generations were crazy, and they are still crazy now.

Just because conditions do not allow it doesn’t mean people don’t chase stars.

Take the rivalry between Tan and Zhang in the 80s as an example.

Alan Tam won the Most Popular Male Singer Award for four consecutive years and his popularity is at its peak.

At the same time, Leslie Cheung also became very popular in the music scene, and his popularity was almost as high as that of Principal Tan.

There is an episode in “I Love My Family” where Jia Yuanyuan wrote letters and postcards to Leslie Cheung, asking for his autograph, and even pointed at Leslie Cheung’s poster on the wall and said, “This is my idol, the superstar Leslie Cheung!”

Hence, the issue of fans taking sides emerged.

It’s either Tan or Zhang, the Tan faction vs. the Zhang faction, they are like water and fire, and they will fight at the slightest disagreement.

Wang Han also said that his dormitory was divided into the Tan faction and the Zhang faction, and the two factions often quarreled. He was an out-and-out Zhang faction. Li Jian once said on “Day Day Up” that he was a Tan fan, and Wang Han immediately responded.

Even after so many years, I still can’t let it go, which shows how brutal the war was back then.

Beijing Paper Mill No. 1.

After get off work, a group of female workers returned to the dormitory and started chatting while eating melon seeds.

“So he wasn’t fired.”

“I thought she was fired for some disciplinary problem, but it turns out she resigned on her own!”

Resigning is something that is unimaginable for most people these days.

After all, only a few people dare to quit their jobs and start their own business.

Most people don’t have the concept of resignation in their inherent concept.

How to gain a foothold in society if you lose your stable job?

“Zhu Lin explained it herself because she had a disagreement with the factory.”

“What disagreement?”

“Isn’t Zhu Lin filming Dream of the Red Chamber? Beijing Film Studio was also planning to film it, so they wanted to call her back. Zhu Lin said, “I’ve already agreed to join CCTV’s crew, so how can I change my mind midway?” So she was rejected by Beijing Film Studio. The studio said that if she didn’t come back, she would be punished. Zhu Lin was so angry that she simply resigned.”

“Because of this? I think Zhu Lin did nothing wrong in this matter!”

“That’s right, there’s nothing wrong with his work attitude.”

“I think someone in the Beijing Film Studio is deliberately ostracizing her!”

As the female workers ate the melon, they became excited.

“Let’s write to Zhu Lin and support her!”

“Yes, write to her!”

“You guys should write to Zhu Lin.”

Li Xiaoshuang put her hands on her waist and said, “I won’t write to Zhu Lin anymore. I’m going to write to the Beijing Film Studio and scold these bastards. What the hell are they?”

“That’s right. Not to mention that they are all meddlesome and stupid, but they also bully the actors in the studio. Can we agree to this?”

The female workers are very active.

Of course they also chase stars.

You can see from their dormitory that the walls are covered with pages of male and female stars from “Popular Movies”, and there is a circle around the bed. These are all magazines that they bought with the money they saved.

At the same time, similar things are happening in many places.

In September, the weather is clear and cool.

However, a wave of fierce criticism from movie fans is about to arrive at the Beijing Film Studio.

(End of this chapter)