"Didi!"
A minibus stopped near the Shaw Brothers Studio in Clear Water Bay. As soon as the door opened, Andy Lau jumped out with a depressed look on his face.
He looked at the main gate of Shaw Brothers and the various buildings hidden among the trees, with a trace of longing in his eyes. He knew that there was a legendary movie studio there, where countless big stars had worked hard, and he thought he would be one of them.
Member, it's a pity that the wind blew away the egg shells and nothing was left.
"This is my life!"
He sighed and walked forward for a while, arriving at the Left Wing Studio next door to Shaw Brothers.
The storefront and floor space were smaller, and the excitement was even less impressive. But he knew this was his only chance, so he rubbed his face vigorously, cheered up and walked in.
Went up to the main building and found an office, which Fu Qi had vacated alone.
I met Mr. Chen again.
Liu Dehua felt resentful in his heart, but he did not dare to show it. He squeezed out a smile and said, "Good morning, Mr. Chen!"
"Well, what would you like to drink?"
"Anything is fine."
"Then let's have some tea. The top-quality high-quality coffee I brought from the capital is not available in Hong Kong."
Chen Qi unscrewed a tea jar. This was jasmine tea bought by Zhang Yiyuan from the front door. There were 4 yuan/catty, 6 yuan/catty, the most expensive one was 12 yuan, and the cheapest one he bought was 50 cents.
One pound.
After making two cups of tea, Liu Dehua took a few sips politely. He came from a poor family, but he was actually very smart. He knew that he had to take the initiative to bring up some things, so that crying children would have milk to drink, so he said:
"Mr. Chen, you have hurt me this time!"
"How to say?"
"You mentioned me publicly in the newspaper. The company has a lot of objections to me. The "Journey to the Furious Sea" matter has not yet ended, and there is new trouble. The company does not like me and has terminated my contract."
"Can TVB terminate the contract unilaterally without compensation?"
"They said I was at fault first and had a negative impact on the company... So what if they violated the rules? Should I go to court with TVB? I am a newcomer with no background. I can't even afford legal fees..."
Liu Dehua felt really aggrieved as he spoke, and his tone of voice changed.
"So you are free now?"
"yes!"
"It means that if you come to film for me, you don't have to be restricted by TVB." Chen Qi said with a smile.
Um?
When Andy Lau heard this, the other party seemed not to understand. He gritted his teeth and begged directly: "Mr. Chen, I still want to continue developing in the entertainment industry. I don't want to be a wage earner after filming this movie. Can you take me in?"
"..."
Chen Qi pondered for a moment and said: "I haven't set up a branch in Hong Kong yet. If I sign you, Great Wall will also sign you. Are you willing?"
"Yes! The Great Wall is famous and I have admired it for a long time!" Liu Dehua said anxiously.
"Okay, I'll find someone to talk to. Whether it will work or not depends on your performance in this drama."
"Thank you, Mr. Chen! Don't worry, I will definitely work hard. I will definitely try my best 100%!"
In terms of hard work, Chen Qi does not doubt that Liu Dehua is famous for his hard work, but he was late to develop his acting skills. He is a model of star acting and has been trying to be cool for half his life.
But he doesn't need Andy Lau to win awards, it's enough to be cool.
After talking about business, he was supposed to leave. Chen Qi asked him to wait a moment. After a while, someone knocked on the door again and a young man came in. Liu Dehua looked back and stood up quickly. The other person was equally surprised.
"Hua Zai?"
"Jiahui?"
"Why are you here?!"
The person who came was none other than Liang Jiahui. He and Liu Dehua stared at Chen Qi with big eyes.
"Sit down, what's so exciting!"
"You can have some tea too. The top-quality high-quality coffee I brought from the capital is not available in Hong Kong."
Chen Qi made another cup of tea, and Liang Jiahui also took a polite sip, his expression a little more direct than Liu Dehua's, oh my, is this the ultimate high break?
"Mr. Liang, this is our first meeting, but you and I have some connections. Your girlfriend's father is Li Hanxiang. Director Li is my equal, so you should call me uncle."
puff!
"Mr. Chen, please stop joking."
Liang Jiahui almost spit out his orgasm before he could swallow it. The crappy magazine he created has become obsolete. He found a job at GG Company, originally thinking of becoming an office worker, but inexplicably someone asked him to film.
He also yearned to be in the entertainment industry, so he came naturally when the opportunity came. Unexpectedly, he met Andy Lau, and everything made him feel mysterious, that he was being controlled by an invisible big hand.
"Okay, let's talk business!"
Chen Qi looked at the two of them with amusement and said: "This film is called "The Love of Ghosts". You are my two protagonists. One is a positive and the other a negative. The roles are actually similar. Since you are sitting here, there is no need to talk about it.
What nonsense.
Although this film has elements of ghosts and ghosts, it is an urban romance film. The current films in Hong Kong are too rustic. It is a Kung Fu film from the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. It is obviously a rapidly developing city, but there are not many urban films.
Therefore, our style is to be fashionable and popular, and to attract those students and white-collar workers sitting in the office.
The characters you play are also young talents. Look at how you look. You should be as earthy as you are. I have already contacted you. You will get a look first, and then go to Central to stay for a month to experience the daily life of elites.
, observe carefully for me!”
"..."
As soon as these words came out, the two of them looked at each other.
Chen Qidao: "You didn't learn this in the training class? Then what do you know?"
"No no!"
Andy Lau hurriedly explained, "We have taken imitation classes and rehearsed some famous works, but our filming time is usually very tight, so we don't have this opportunity at all."
"Actually, I've always wanted to try it. It must be very interesting!" Liang Jiahui is looking forward to it.
"Okay, then I'll give you another task. Write a biography based on your own character. I don't care what you write, but you must write it."
Liu Dehua noticed that Chen Qi was looking at Liang Jiahui when he said this. He couldn't help but feel a little strange. Although he was familiar with Mr. Chen, why did he seem to value Jiahui more?
After the chat, Chen Qi said: "I'm fine here. You go out and turn right. There will be someone over there to contact you about remuneration, contracts and other things."
The two of them went out.
After a lot of fussing, they finally got it right. The two of them were paid the same amount of 10,000 yuan each.
This is already a lot. When Liu Dehua joined TVB, his basic salary was only a few hundred yuan at first, and later it rose to 1,800 yuan. After he became popular, TVB wanted to renew his contract in advance and offered him a buyout price of 1 million yuan for five years, which is equivalent to 200,000 yuan per year.
If you ask him to work as a cow or horse, of course he won't do it.
The Five Wireless Tigers all refused to renew their contracts. As a result, Tony Leung reacted and failed...
Around evening, the two of them left Clear Water Bay. They sat on the minibus and talked to each other, sighing at each other. Liang Jiahui asked: "Are you sure you have signed a contract with the Left?"
"Yes, I want to continue filming, otherwise what should I do? You don't want to sign the contract?"
"I haven't thought about it yet. Anyway, I'm not in a hurry. I'll wait until the movie is finished."
Liu Dehua envied him very much. He could still work as an office worker without filming, but he could only work in a factory if he didn't film. He sighed: "I hope this drama will become a hit, and we will become famous by then... By the way, do you know?"
Who is the heroine?”
"I don't know, I still want to ask you!"
"Is it Zhao Yazhi?"
"Wow, then you might as well be called Sister (Wang Mingquan)!"
Liang Jiahui paused and said: "I think this movie is great. Mr. Chen positioned it as an urban romance movie and it should be fashionable. That's right. There are too many kung fu movies in Hong Kong now."
"He also said he wanted to style our hair, and I know how to do it. Why don't I give you a haircut to save money and look good."
Liu Dehua used to work in a hair salon and seriously studied barbering.
"I can't trust you, go and do it for the heroine!"
"I'll do it if the heroine is pretty. Hey, I can do Audrey Hepburn's (Audrey Hepburn) hair style. I'm very skilled."
The two of them were laughing and joking in the minibus. After all, they were newbies. No matter what they had experienced before, no matter what happened, filming was the most important thing in front of them, and their hearts were full of endless expectations.
Chapter completed!