[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-hong-kong-1984":3,"chapter-hong-kong-1984-hong-kong-1984-building-a-cultural-empire-chapter-96":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Hong Kong 1984",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2224080,4066,"Chapter 96: The Grand Feast","hong-kong-1984-building-a-cultural-empire-chapter-96",96,"\u003Cp>The crystal ballroom of the Peninsula Hotel was brilliantly lit. The victory banquet hosted by Wing Sheng Film Company for Titanic qualified as the most lavish event in the history of Xiangjiang cinema. The astonishing box office of 2.075 billion Hong Kong dollars made this \"Eastern Giant Ship\" the focal point of the global film industry.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Xiang Fei entered the venue wearing a custom Armani suit, the hall erupted in enduring applause. This director, only twenty years old, had just made history by becoming the first director in Huaxia to surpass one hundred million in box office revenue.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This honor belongs to the entire team,\" Xiang Fei said, raising a crystal champagne flute during his speech. \"It is the dedication of every person at Wing Sheng that has sailed this giant ship to the world.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Director of the Film Bureau arrived in person to offer congratulations: \"The young are formidable! The future of Xiangjiang cinema relies on you.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Cai Cai Shaofen stunned the entire hall in a Dior haute couture gown. This newcomer, who had just turned eighteen, was now the highest-valued female star in Xiangjiang.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Rose changed my life,\" she said during an exclusive interview with Ming Pao Weekly. \"Now I have to reject three endorsement offers every day.\" Reportedly, her advertising endorsement fees had skyrocketed to the million-dollar level, making her the youngest brand ambassador for Chanel in the Asian region.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the victory banquet, Qian Qian Xiaohao simultaneously received offers for three Hollywood films.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"The role of Jack taught me that the most important thing for an actor is to move people's hearts,\" he told reporters with a smile. Rolex immediately announced him as their first Chinese brand ambassador, with a contract value that set a new record.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Costing five million, the victory banquet displayed Wing Sheng's immense strength everywhere: a 1:50 scale model of the Titanic stood in the center of the ballroom, waiters wore crew uniforms styled after 1912, the menu replicated classic first-class dishes from that year, and every guest received a sterling silver commemorative ticket.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most astonishingly, Xiang Qian had specially air-freighted one hundred bottles of 1912 vintage champagne from France—brewed in the same year as the Titanic's maiden voyage—with each bottle valued at over twenty thousand Hong Kong dollars.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"We must celebrate this perfect achievement in the most perfect way,\" Xiang Sheng said as he raised his glass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The banquet attracted the attention of global media: representatives from all eight major Hollywood studios attended, the editor-in-chief of Time Magazine Asia came personally to interview, Japan's NHK television station broadcast the event live, and the chairs of Europe's three major film festivals rarely appeared together. An MGM vice president exclaimed, \"This is even more grand than an Oscar after-party!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind this feast lay a profound transformation in the Xiangjiang film industry: the ceiling on local film production budgets was completely shattered, the star salary system was reshuffled, and the market for film derivatives ushered in explosive growth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Wing Sheng's success proves that Chinese-language films can fully compete with international blockbusters,\" the Chairman of the Golden Horse Awards remarked in his speech.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Amidst the clinking of glasses, several key creators shared behind-the-scenes secrets:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-To perform the drowning scene well, Qian Qian Xiaohao soaked in seawater at one degree Celsius for three hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-Cai Cai Shaofen's classic portrait scene required forty-seven takes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-The hydraulic device used for the sinking scene had nearly gone out of control.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>-During the recording of the theme song, Zhou Zhou Huimin worked continuously for thirty-six hours.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"In the most difficult times, it was the guide's words, 'I believe in you,' that kept us going,\" the art director said emotionally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the melody of \"My Heart Will Go On\" rose, all the key creators joined hands and ascended the ship model in the center of the stage. Amidst a sky filled with golden powder, this \"Eastern Giant Ship\" seemed poised to sail toward a broader future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Tonight is not the end, but a new beginning.\" Xiang Fei's words spread through reporters across Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, and the mainland.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This feast finally concluded amidst fireworks over Weiduoliyagang. Yet a new era for Xiangjiang cinema, riding this unsinkable giant ship, was sailing toward an even more brilliant horizon.\u003C\u002Fp>",708,"2026-06-17T20:39:14.290Z",1,"Qwen3.5 397B","cbd909ba39ae3dcf3d7bbca3d18cb27ac0e64222782e6ce412275de64819a37c","hong-kong-1984-building-a-cultural-empire-chapter-97","hong-kong-1984-building-a-cultural-empire-chapter-95",152,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fhong-kong-1984-cover.jpg"]