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Autumn Dialogues

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Autumn Dialogues
My Story with Movies

When I was a child in China, going to the movies was far less common than it is today.

There were few films available for people to watch, and cinemas were often makeshift structures erected outdoors. Nothing like the lavish productions and movie halls of palaces of today. Despite the primitive viewing conditions, movies still proved to be a huge attraction. Word spread fast whenever a show was about to begin. Entire families had early dinners; they gathered chairs and lysed in small groups to the venue, want to get a good vantage point. Even before the film began, the small rituals of family life were set aside for the excitement of this special occasion. Inthe West, most people are familiar with the 'ice cream man', who drove a van playing music through the streets of the city neighborhoods.The sound of the music was like thread drawn by a needle, bring together the rich and the poor for those few minutes of magic. When children first heard the faint jingle from a long way off, it was like a clarion call. They ran to their parents and pleaded for the money to buy a cone. By the time the van turned the corner and parked, a crowd had already gathered. Through a sliding screen, you hand over a coin, and a cold ice cream was placed in your hand. On a hot summer day, you had a couple of minutes to eat it before it melted. The entire episode was brief and unforgettably.

The old cinema days in China were a long way from ice cream vans in the city suburbs of the West, but the effect on children were precisely the same-because no matter where live in the world, children were the same for magic With my younger sister in one arm and two stools in the other, I arrived at an open field.
There was a white screen tied at all four corners to trees or telegraph poles. Nearby, a projector and a loudspeaker had been set up. Chairs were placed on the ground as the crowd filled the open spaces like pixels, forming their own images of the delight and the anticipation of the as waited for the show to begin. The projector sprang into life and a sent a sharp light over our heads in the evening air.
The beam spilled across the screen and formed into shapes of actors and distant landscapes. For me, the legends of heroes, the romance of love, and colorful news were stories if woven into that beam. The endless delight of a magic quilting before my eyes. The shadows on the screen danced with the light across the faces of the crowd. We too were a screen, and on our minds, the future was forming its shapes as a share of us thought how about the stories of our own wills be written. What would we become, and where would we go? Magic has been part of film from the very beginning.

IIn 1838, the first ever photograph of a human was taken by Louie Daguerre of a boulevard in Paris. The photographed ten minutes of the exposure time: even though the street was busy, only one person shows on the photo-a man still while getting his shoes polished. Because everyone else was moving out, they literally disappeared. In 1888, the French inventor Louis le Prince filmed a short black-and-white movie of his wife's family dancing in a garden. These move photographs showed at twelve frames per second, too fast for the human eye to the other. It is the world's first movie. Soon the film of an oncoming train caused people to jump aside in terror when show in small theaters on Paris Boulevards The magic of the move pictures was more powerful than whatever environments I might findmyself in, and i was transported to a world of childhood heroes, a special place of the imagination where poverty or were wealth no long a determining factor in happiness.
On the silver screen, heroes did what heroes were why to do. And in the end, even after many setbacks, justice prevailed. In
Life Sons and Daughters, The Eternal Wave and The Sparkling Red Star, I watched courageous people people directly pursue justice.
TThe actor Ken Takakura, in The Call of the Remote Mountains, became an ideal prince charming for many girls in their first stirrings of the romantic love: he was introspective, he had experienced the ups and downs of life, and his natural charisma commanded love and respect. What deeply impressed me as a child was a scene in which a soldier, Wang Cheng, wang Cheng, calm as a tree and shouts, 'Fire at me!' before going bravely to his death in hail of gunfire. He sacrifices his life for a cause-and with passion burning in eyes. That passage has given me the courage to overcome many difficulties in my life since then.
History, culture, emotion, and experience-all live within the wonderful world of images.

The charm and power of film awakens the perception, it enlivens our sense of beauty and instills an enduring atmosphere that intoxicates viewers long after the show has ended. Movies can change the world for the better. They can shape the personalities and hearts of countless millions. And yes, they can seed in the hearts of the young a sense of personal dignity. Iuse to love movies so much.
They had everything I longed for: heroism, integrity, kindness, simplicity, purity, and beauty. The screen brought those images and stories and characters into my life. I laughed and cried with every adventure. I dreamed a romantic dream that lay dormant in my heart. . After decades of economic reforms, material life has improved dramatically in China.

Yet the movies have strayed from the storytelling art. Instead, they showcase greed, eroticism, violence, and horror for their own sake. No amount of head-spinning special effects can camouflage an emptiness of substance. What was once an unbreakable bond in my life-the love of film-became strained. A  cinema can deliver the simple power of faraway adventures played on those screens and projectors in the open fields. Technology is not storytelling. Storytelling is not technology. As
a general rule, movies embody the spirit and culture of a country.
And so, in recent decades, Chinese film has indeed passively reflected the lost hearts of people of people entirely transfixed by opulence at the expense of spirit. However, the situation seems to be improving. Productions such as Youth, Forever Young, Dying to Survive and Wolf Warriors have re-ignited in me those childhood feelings. These are films lit with a love of country and the spirit of kindness, which we should not let slip away no matter how far we progress in economic terms. Once gone, these qualities are difficult to regain. As humans living in a fragile world, we can all too easy lose our connection with what's important in life. <Chinese filmmakers are now more attentive to traditional culture, which is an inexhaustible source of material, and this gives me hope for the Chinese film industry.

What's national is international: the expression in Chinese film has a potential to reflect the natural wisdom and beauty in Chinese culture.

The fact is that filmmaking has become an integral part of my company.
The question remains - how do we create movies that promote the culture of our ancestors and the Chinese experience? How do we see the concept that President Xi Jinping has put forward: 'One world community with shared future for people'? How do we design the happiness and sorrow of the Chinese people today in films that will influence the next generation and endear them to their Chinese roots? I look forward to walking with more like-minded partners on the same path. As China grows stronger and richer, filmmakers have woken to the possibilities in the Chinese movie market.

Not only will this new awareness change the global landscape of the film industry, it will increase the influence of the Chinese culture on a global stage. What kind of storytelling legends are we able to create in film? These new challenges have just begun. The magic in great story can be measured. Its power to change lives is best viewed over a lifetime; in my case, from the first experiences as in the child, to the lasting proof in the woman. What I received was so much more lasting than the temporary pleasure of ice cream. From movies I experienced the taste of inspiration and hope, I learned the importance of dreams, and saw how justice and virtue come to those who strive for them. I have never forgotten the images of my childhood and the simple places where I first encountered the glory of cinema.

秋言物语- 系列视频- 光与影 （解说词）

Autumn Dialogues- Video Series-My story with movies (Commentary)

马小秋是一位能著书立说、能歌善舞、作词作曲的中国女企业家。她是首位在联合国演讲《道德经智慧》的女性；新冠肺炎肆虐全球的3月份，马小球创作演唱的mv《惟愿》全网收听近10亿次，被誉为“全球抗疫第一歌”。在商界，她身兼香港上市公司中国鼎益丰（00612hk）董事会主席、美国“华宇中国”（DYF Entertainment）影视集团CEO、中国励世创响影业CEO，深圳十大杰出女企业家，美国“家庭电影奖”Family Film Awards主席。

Ms Ma Xiaoqiu is a writer, composer, singer and a successful business woman. She is the first Chinese woman to give a talk on the wisdom and force of the Tao Te Jing in the United Nations. Her song “The Prayer”, written in March, when the world was ravaged by the pandemic, was viewed over 1 billion times and was awarded “best song rallying against the pandemic ”. In the business world, Ms Ma Xiaoqiu is the Chairman of the Board of Hong Kong listed company: China Ding Yifeng (00612hk), CEO of DYF Entertainment (New York), CEO of Beijing Lishi Film Group (Beijing), Chairman of the Family Film Awards (Hollywood), and she was named in Top 10 Most Outstanding Business Women of Shenzhen.

《秋言物语》中文版经中国社科学院出版一年多来，评论收录近10万条。其作者马小秋，更是成为中国文化的传播者。马小秋三个字，也成为华人世界的个人品牌。

Since the publication of Autumn Dialogues by Chinese Academy of Social Sciences in January 2019, there are nearly 100,000 reviews and retweets on social media platforms about the book and the author.  Ma Xiaoqiu has become a popular name, a personal brand associated with the Chinese culture and its promotion nationwide.

《秋言物语》是用日记和散文创作的关于作者的人生旅程，用81篇文章记载了作者如何将“道德经“作为生命的力量，用在企业文化和财富积累的打造上, 真实记载，感悟和实操娓娓道来，读来情真意切。英文版即将在2020年11月15日，由全球最大书城亚马逊隆重推出。

Autumn Dialogues (autumn in Chinese reads “qiu”, a pun on Ma Xiaoqiu’s name-Xiaoqiu, little autumn ) is about Ma Xiaoqiu's life journey in a journal form. With 81 entries, this book records how the author takes "Tao Te Ching" or the Book of Virtue as her own life force, her corporate DNA and her guiding power of the wealth creation. It’s an intimate look into the life of this one of a kind lady written in flowing prose. The English version will be available on Amazon on Nov 15, 2020.

马小球有一个梦想，就是有一天能在国际上讲好她的中国故事，通过通俗易懂的语言，歌声和文字，特别是电影。 马小秋经常和同事、雇员、朋友、商业合作伙伴都提到过她一直有着一个电影梦。《秋言物语》第一篇， 她就曾回忆起儿时看坝坝电影的场景：“那时候，电影远远不如今天这样普及。电影院很少，影片远不及现在多。露天电影是让所有人期待与享受的娱乐方式。每次放电影，消息都会传得飞快。天还未黑，大家都早早地把晚饭吃了，搬着自家的小板凳去占取中心位置。我也常常搬着小凳子，背着小我五岁的妹妹，欢天喜地的坐在露天坝看电影。一台电影放映机，一个大喇叭，一块白荧幕，把幕单绑在树木或电线杆上。一切准备就绪，等放映机的光束照射上去，那荡气回肠的英雄赞歌﹑海誓山盟的儿女情长﹑韵味悠长的乡土故事就在那块四四方方的幕布上上演了。

Ma Xiaoqiu has a dream that one day she can tell her grassroots Chinese stories internationally through books, music and movies, through mediums that are understood by all.  Ma Xiaoqiu often mentions to those around her, be it friends or coworkers, that she has always had a dream about film making. In the first chapter of Autumn Dialogues, she recalls the scene of watching movies in a community square as a child: "At that time, movies were far less common than they are today. There were few movie theaters and there were fewer movies. Open air film theater- makeshift structures erected outdoors- attracted everyone. Every time a movie was to be shown, word spread fast. Before it was even dark, entire families had already had their diners; they gathered at the venue early, hoping to get a good view. I also often carried a small stool in one arm and my younger sister of five years in the other. There was a white screen tied at all four corners to trees or telegraph poles, nearby a projector and a loudspeaker had been set up. The projector sprang into life and sent a sharp light over the heads and the evening air onto the screen.  The magic of moving picture was more powerful than whatever circumstances I found myself in and I was transported to a world of heroes, people larger than life. On the silver screen, heroes did what heroes were supposed to do. And in the end, even after many setbacks, justice prevailed.

每个人都感受过文字的力量，无论是从一本好书，还是从经典电影的台词金句中；不少人也都有过围炉观影的奇妙感觉；一群观众凭住呼吸紧跟剧情，一心想知道接下来会发生什么？为主人公担忧，为剧情的涤荡起伏心跳。 当年轻的父母在睡前给宝宝们阅读精彩故事时，孩子们于是学会了什么叫图书的魔力-画面映入眼帘，走进心底脑海，直到在故事中入睡。睡前故事的语言和画面， 为孩子们的梦镜编织了一层保护纱和奇妙的追梦历程。这种美妙感觉从人类出现以来，随着故事代代相传。

Everyone knows the power of words, whether written in books or spoken on screens by an actor.  Many also felt the magical effect of compelling storytelling: hanging on every scene as the plot unfolds, anticipating what will happen next. We worry over the protagonist and are capitated by the plot. This love for a good story is instilled in us since we were young, listening to our parents lull us to sleep with bed time stories. We fall asleep with images inspired by those words and those images and stories accompany us in our dreams. This human nature  native to all of us has been passed on from generation to generation since the emergence of human beings.

优秀的电影能映照我们自身，让我们身临其境。那些面对逆境和苦难直面奋斗的故事，那些充满勇气去反抗不公正的故事...我们一遍又一遍地重温剧中那些熟悉和喜爱的难忘角色，并不是因为我们淡忘了故事情节，而是想要再次身临其境，去体验生命中重要的里程碑事件，就像一首反复聆听回味的歌曲... 这些电影作品真正经历了岁月的考验， 我们多少人曾经从年少时看过的电影中，学到了改变人生的一课？

A good movie can draw us in and immerse us. Those stories of overcoming adversity and hardship, those stories that show courage in the face of injustice... we revisit those familiar characters and journeys over and over again, not because we have forgotten the storyline, but because we want to experience the catharsis and triumph again and again. These films have truly gone through the test of time, teaching us life lessons through characters, story plots  and fantastic scenes since we were young.

“记忆尤其深刻的是《英雄儿女》《永不消逝的电波》《闪闪的红星》，那个时代的电影在我心田种下了正义、无私和大无畏的英雄种子。现在想想，那个时代的电影有着我太多的回味……”

"What I remember most deeply are Sons and Daughters of Heroes, The Never-Ending Radio Wave, and The Shining Red Star. The films of that era planted the seeds of justice, selflessness and fearlessness in me. Now that I think about it, the movies of that era are very nostalgic to me... "

也曾一度，由于一些急功近利的影片泛滥，马小秋对豪华包装却空洞无味的所谓“大片”失去了兴趣，直到近年来，一部部制作精良，适应家庭观看的国产电影崛起，她又拾起了她丢失已久的电影梦。比如《芳华》 《无问西东》让她找回了儿时从电影获得的感觉：正义、善良、勇敢和无私。实际上，马小秋所青睐的这些电影，都是好莱坞“家庭电影“创始人盖里尼先生欣赏推崇的。 1996年， 家庭电影奖在时任总统克林顿和好莱坞传奇迪克.克拉克等好莱坞著名人士支持下，基尼里先生在环球影城举行了首届家庭电影奖颁奖典礼（放一段基尼里视频-家庭电影奖。最初那一段视频，突出基尼里。）

At one time, Ma Xiaoqiu lost interest in the so-called "blockbusters" when the luxurious packaging of the larger than life stories eclipsed all too completely everything else. In recent years, with the rise of well-made domestic family films, she picked up her long lost passion of movies. For example, Youth and Forever Young let her rediscover the feeling she got from the films of her childhood: justice, kindness, bravery and selflessness. As a matter of fact, Ma Xiaoqiu's favorite films are appreciated and respected by Mr. Gellini, founder of Hollywood’s Family Film Awarda. In 1996, with the support of then President Bill Clinton and Hollywood legend Dick Clark, Mr. Gellini hosted the first family film award ceremony in Universal Studios. (Play a keniery Video - family movie award. The first video)

汤姆汉克斯等一线影星均获得特别奖項。 汤姆汉克斯说： 家庭电影奖，顾名思义就是适合家庭成员一起观看的电影，以家庭为核心导向，区别于暴力、性等非家庭主题的暖心电影。“ （放一段视频汤姆汉克斯说话）

Among those to receive awards was Tom Hanks. Tom Hanks expressed what we all felt: Family Film awards, as the name suggests, awards movies a whole family can watch and enjoy together.

随着中国经济的崛起， 中国电影业空前兴旺，中国票房也直追好莱坞大片创造的全球奇迹。 2020年终于赶超美国票房，成为全球票房粮仓 （Joe：展示中国票房2020年图片）。 正是在新冠疫情高峰期、 马小秋决定入股好莱坞“家庭电影奖“，并成为其最大股东，为中国电影入围好莱坞、在好莱坞获得话语权。 好莱坞传奇-家庭电影奖创始人奥林匹亚.盖里尼博士和马小秋有着一样的梦想和对文化的热爱。 家庭是连接人们的纽带，一家人就是要互相照看；左邻右舍就是要互相帮扶；在疫情期间，我们的家扩展到整个地球村，和而不同，以和为贵。 通过家庭电影奖的全球话语权和软实力，结合中国一带一路打造人类命运共同体这一大事，马小秋将在好莱坞家庭电影奖的基础上， 扩展以“家“文化为核心的影视娱乐，将几千年中国传统文化中关于家国情怀、教育理念、财富之道糅合一体。有国才有家。在中国人心目中，家与国是不可分割，息息相关的。修身齐家治国平天下，中国人永远将个人荣辱、家族前途与国家命运紧密联系起来，近年来叫好又叫座的电影《流浪地球》《战狼》《我和我的祖国》体现的无不是中国人的家国情怀，均符合家庭电影的核心价值。

With the rise of China's economy, so too has China’s box office - it has rocketed to become number one in 2020.  Ma Xiaoqiu decided to take a stake in Family Film Award and become its largest shareholder. Like Ma Xiaoqiu, Dr Olympia Geillini, a Hollywood legend, shares the same passion and dream for film and the love of culture. Family is the first connection people make. As a family, we should care for each other.  During the time of pandemic, our family has extended to our neighbors, both individually and globally. Harmony is most important to the Chinese. Where there is a country, there is a home. In the eyes of Chinese, home and country are inseparable. In recent years, the well-known films The Wandering Earth , Wolf Warriors and My People, My Country reflect the Chinese people's feelings of home and country, which are in line with the core values of family movies.

这也是疫情后大洗牌的好莱坞和马小球创办的“华宇中国“影视集团面临海内外发展的难得机遇， 一个顺其自然的企业发展举措。“华宇中国”影视集团将吸纳有着全球和平梦想和家国情怀的影视人才， 在马小秋的领导下，金融和文化携手，产生更多的以家庭为主题的合拍电影。

This is also a rare opportunity for Hollywood and DYF Entertainment come together in the continuing fight against the epidemic. Under the leadership of Ma Xiaoqiu, finance and culture will join hands to create the synergy to propel co-production of many good family films through global talents.

Autumn Dialogues

Mrs. Ma. Xiaoqiu Hollywood

Mrs. Ma. Xiaoqiu Chinese Culture

Mrs. Ma. Xiaoqiu  繁花似锦 Flowers Blooming Like Brocade

Mrs. Ma. Xiaoqiu  The Rockefellers

Mrs. Ma. Xiaoqiu Rejoicing in Giving Alms

Mrs. Ma. Xiaoqiu The Path to Inner Peace Has No Boundary

Mrs. Ma. Xiaoqiu The Majesty of Mountains

Mrs. Ma. Xiaoqiu A Sacred Bird from Antiquity

Mrs. Ma. Xiaoqiu  In the City Palace and in the Countryside Farm

Mrs. Ma. Xiaoqiu  Reading we are all so busy these days

Mrs. Ma. Xiaoqiu  My Story With Movies

Mrs. Ma. Xiaoqiu  The Family Film Awards

Mrs. Ma. Xiaoqiu President Clinton

Mrs. Ma. Xiaoqiu The Prayer

Mrs. Ma. Xiaoqiu Ding Yi Feng