Hong Kong is a tiny place with nearly a hundred Chinese and English newspapers.
"Sing Pao", "New Pao", "Ming Pao", "Oriental Daily", "Sing Tao Daily", etc. are the most popular among Hong Kong people. They like to read about local murders, car accidents, love affairs, stock and property markets, betting and horse racing, and entertainment gossip.
, don’t care much about international news and mainland news.
Left-wing newspapers have strong political overtones and sales have never been high. However, after Chen Qi came, he often published articles in the supplement of "Wen Wei Po", which caused sales to rise steadily. He also intended to let the Hong Kong film industry form this habit:
Once you see an article published by Wenhui Po, it means you are here.
It's just that in the past, he only commented on famous people in the film industry, but this time he focused on a newcomer, and everyone felt that they were not enough.
"Bah bang bang!"
"Bah bang bang!"
In the corridor on the first floor of the TVB building, Jiang Fengqi's leather shoes almost made a hole in the floor. His face was gloomy and scary, his steps were very long, he arrived at an office in the blink of an eye, and barged in without knocking on the door.
"Mr. Jiang!"
Xiao Guowei stood up in excitement and said hurriedly: "Please listen to my explanation, this matter is..."
"No need to explain!"
Jiang Fengqi stared at him across a desk and said sternly: "You came to us to plead for mercy, saying that Liu Dehua, a newcomer, just repented in private, we gave you this face, why are you so shameless!
You have just written a letter of repentance, but you are collaborating with the leftists, and it was published in the newspaper! You are slapping President Tong in the face, and you are also slapping the Information Bureau, and you don’t take the party and the country seriously!"
"Mr. Jiang, you are wronged! Everything was planned by them. We are loyal and loyal as the sun and the moon can teach us!"
"What are they plotting against you, a penniless newcomer? Are the leftists able to survive after eating enough? President Tong is right, we are too tolerant to you, and the letter of repentance has become a joke. Anyone can write one in the future
…”
Jiang Fengqi did not allow him to explain, and said coldly: "This matter must be severely punished. Andy Lau's movies, TV series, music and any cultural works are prohibited from appearing in Taiwan!"
After saying that, he stared at Xiao Guowei.
Xiao Guowei was depressed. This was the decision of the Federation. He really wanted to satisfy others and he had to give an explanation. He could only say: "Don't worry, Mr. Jiang, we will not use this person. He will not appear in TVB and Shaw Brothers."
In any work, I will serve wine to apologize someday and ask Mr. Jiang to appreciate it."
After all the hard work, Jiang Fengqi left.
Xiao Guowei sat on the chair and kept sulking.
Theoretically, Andy Lau can still participate in TVB's TV series, as long as they are not sold to Taiwan, but there is no need to stimulate the rightists. If the person involved is a big star, he will try his best to keep it. Unfortunately, Andy Lau is a newcomer, and no matter how high his potential is, he is only a newcomer.
He can only be sacrificed.
…
The set of "Su Qier".
The filming of a scene was in full swing. Zhou Runfa got into a good posture and practiced a few moves in a decent manner, while Liu Dehua watched from the side.
Suddenly, a person hurriedly walked up to the director and whispered a few words. The director immediately frowned and muttered a few words to the producer.
Some TVB dramas are filmed and broadcast at the same time. They pay attention to collecting opinions from the audience and revise them at any time. If the ratings of the drama are really not good, they will be cut in half. For example, "The Rotation" in 1980 was originally scheduled to have 80 episodes, but was filmed first.
It had 30 episodes and was canceled after 22 episodes.
"Replacement? How many episodes have already been aired? How can I replace him? He plays a very important role!"
"I can't help it, it's what the higher-ups ask for!"
"How annoying!"
The producer had an idea and said, "Let's do this. Today's scene will not be filmed. Arrange a fight scene. He will be killed. Then a new role of his younger brother will be added and the scene will be transferred to his younger brother."
Immediately, the director clapped his hands and shouted: "Stop, stop! Stop, stop!"
"The plan has changed, we will shoot the fight scene today!"
"Where's Miao Qiaowei? Call him here, Andy, come here!"
The director called Liu Dehua and said: "You will have a fight with Miao Qiaowei later, and he will kill you, and then you can call it a day."
"Director, director! Why was I killed?"
"The script has been changed!"
"What about my next scene?"
"You don't have to worry about that... hurry up and get ready, don't be lazy!"
Andy Lau looked confused and couldn't accept that he was killed suddenly despite being a good person, but this was the crew's decision and he didn't dare to disobey it.
Following Miao Qiaowei, he was also confused because there was no show for him today.
Ever since, everyone had a fight scene that was inexplicable and illogical. Andy Lau fell to the ground with a cry, said a few last words to Zhou Runfa who came over, and vomited blood and died...
Don't think that Hong Kong dramas are very formal. Like Hong Kong films, they are all produced in a workshop style.
Hong Kong films produce 200 films a year, and TVB produces more than 20 dramas a year. They are all uneven, and most of them are bad dramas. What mainland audiences see is the remnants of the big wave.
After filming this scene, people continued filming, and Liu Dehua packed up his things depressedly.
He hesitated again and again, but finally plucked up the courage to ask the producer: "Are there any other plans for me?"
"How do I know?"
"Then can I still continue filming?"
"Don't bother me, ask someone else!"
"..."
He couldn't afford to offend anyone, so he left the set lonely and decided to go to the company to ask.
…………
"Dingle bell!"
"Dingle bell!"
The ringing of the phone interrupted the silence in the office. Xiao Guowei picked it up and said: "Hello? Who is this?"
"Manager Xiao!"
A male voice came from the opposite side. Xiao Guowei paused and suddenly raised the volume: "Is it you?!!"
"We just met yesterday, why did we fall in love in just one day? I'm calling to ask, my movie is already being prepared, and Andy Lau needs to join the cast immediately. When will you let him go?"
This voice was light and airy, with a hint of joking, or maybe not, because Xiao Guowei was emotionally excited and subjectively believed that the other party did not fart well.
To be honest, Liu Dehua is not the key issue. The key is that he felt that he was being fooled and that's why he got angry. He said angrily: "Mr. Chen, I was polite and well-behaved to you. I promised you that I would let you go. It's you."
Break the rules first! Let me tell you, even if Andy Lau dies in TVB, I will not let him film one of your movies!"
"..."
He spoke urgently and quickly, still in Cantonese. The other party was silent for two seconds as if he was digesting it, and then said: "What qualifications do you have to talk to me about the rules? You are a middle-level manager of a TV station. If I come to your door in person, it is already for you."
The biggest rule!”
"you!"
Xiao Guowei choked.
"You don't want Andy Lau to film. It's okay. It's clearly written in our contract that you have to pay liquidated damages. We can see it in court. Boss Shao is such a stingy person. I don't know whether I should fire Andy Lau first or you first.
?
Release him tomorrow, don't delay my progress!"
Toot toot!
The phone hung up.
"Damn mainland boy!"
Xiao Guowei scolded him fiercely, but he was also restless. This matter had become a big deal and he couldn't do it without reporting it. If he waited for his boss to take the initiative to ask, he would be even more passive.
He immediately got up and ran to a senior executive's office.
After explaining the whole story, he came up with another idea: "We can definitely let Andy Lau go filming first and then hide him away, so we don't have to pay liquidated damages."
"You have a pig head!"
The senior management scolded him mercilessly: "You will always name him and ban him, but you still want to keep him in the company? Why are we hiding a new person in the company? Give him a free salary every month? Come on, you are hopelessly stupid."
!”
"Then, what should I do?"
"Terminate the contract! What's the use of such a scourge? Kick him out and fend for himself!"
Xiao Guowei was scolded and came back dejected.
Not long after, there was a knock on the door, and it was the person involved, Liu Dehua.
He was quite nervous and asked cautiously: "Manager Xiao, I would like to ask why I was not allowed to act in "Su Qier"..."
"Okay, okay!"
Before he could finish speaking, Xiao Guowei interrupted and said: "It is meaningless to say anything now. You are here just in time. I am announcing a company decision. Due to your unilateral behavior and fault, it has caused a great negative impact on the company."
, I will terminate all performing arts contracts with you from now on, you will no longer be a TVB artist!"
(No more!
I rested at the beginning of the month, so I took it easy, otherwise my waist wouldn’t be able to bear it, so I’ll resume the third update tomorrow.)
Chapter completed!