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Scene from Orphan Rescues Grandfather

... that Zhou Jianyun pawned his wife's jewellery to make Orphan Rescues Grandfather (scene pictured), saving his studio?

Source: * Jin Qi'an (金其安) (2009). 中国早期电影事业的开拓者周剑云 [Zhou Jianyun, The Pioneer of China's Early Film Industry]. Jianghuai Literature and History (in Chinese) (2): 133–141. Retrieved 18 November 2024. "1923年，开办不久即面临经济困难的明星公司决定倾力拍摄长片正剧《孤儿救祖记》，为此，新婚不久的周剑云献出了新娘的首饰。当年12月18日开拍的《孤儿救祖记》试映成功，奠定了中国无声影片的基本形式，造就了王汉伦等影坛明星，鼓舞了一批有钱人投资国产电影，并挽救了陷于困难之中的明星影片公司，使其站稳了脚跟. (In 1923, the Mingxing Company, which had just started and was facing financial difficulties, decided to devote all its efforts to filming the feature-length drama "The Orphan Saves His Country". For this, the newly married Zhou Jianyun donated his bride's jewelry. The preview of "The Orphan Saves His Country", which was screened on December 18 of that year, was successful, laying the foundation for Chinese silent films, creating movie stars such as Wang Hanlun, inspiring a group of wealthy people to invest in domestic films, and saving the troubled Mingxing Film Company by giving it a firm foothold.)"

Comment - Jiang (2009) specifies that the money was used for negatives and other expenses. — Chris Woodrich (talk) 23:11, 19 November 2024 (UTC)

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