1979 Golden Age

Eight o'clock in the morning.

Liu Dehua came to the place where the TVB artist training class was held. This was the garden house of an old filmmaker. TVB rented it specifically for training.

The training class is full-time and starts in January every year and ends at the end of the year. Each quarter is a stage.

The first stage teaches basics, the second stage involves rehearsing masterpieces, including works by Dumas and Chekhov, and the third stage involves excerpts from TVB TV series for students to rehearse.

The fourth stage is internship.

Finally, there is the exam, and you can only sign a contract if you pass the exam. In an environment like Hong Kong, such a training class is already very professional. It has been nine months now and he is about to enter the internship, but Liu Dehua has performed well and has already started to play a small role.

He came to the garden house as usual and met a pretty girl. He smiled and said, "Wow, Hua Zai, look at your proud look. Is it true that you are the leading actor?"

"Lin Zixiang is the leading actor, and I am the supporting role, the supporting role!"

"Young Master, you don't know how envious we are. By the way, the teacher is looking for trouble!"

"Oh thanks, I'll treat you to chicken legs another day!"

This girl's name is Qi Meizhen, one of TVB's leading actresses. She retired early and later married Miao Qiaowei.

She is Zhou Xingchi's neighbor. Zhou Xingchi applied for the exam together with her but failed. Next year he took the exam with Liang Chaowei but still failed. Thanks to Qi Meizhen interceding with the teacher, Zhou Xingchi entered the night class and was considered a preparatory student.

Hong Kong is a small place, so it’s impossible to tell who is related to whom.

Liu Dehua continued to go upstairs, greeted Xu Jinjiang, Wu Jiali and others, and entered an office. The director of the training class was waiting for him and said directly: "Are you sure you want to play "Journey to the Wrath"?"

"Well, such a good opportunity, I don't want to give it up."

"You are not a regular employee of TVB. Logically speaking, we have no power to control you, but you have a good image, completed your studies well, and worked very hard. If you join TVB, you will be reused.

It took Zhou Runfa two years to go from a bit player to a leading actor. You are no worse than him.

If you go to film now, you may delay your graduation exam, so let me talk to you first. Do you want to join TVB? "

"I do, of course I do!"

"Okay, you sign this agreement..."

The director pushed over a contract and said with a smile: "Don't worry, we just made an agreement in advance. You will join the TV station after you finish filming, and you cannot choose another company."

"I want to take it back and take a closer look, is that okay?"

"Is there something good to see? Why don't you understand what I'm telling you, or do you mean you don't want to sign the contract?"

"No, no, I'm very willing to join the TV station."

Seeing this, Liu Dehua did not dare to say anything more and signed on the spot. The director smiled and said: "Okay, you go and gather everyone. I have something to announce."

He went out and gathered his classmates. After a while, the director came over and talked about the opening, how hard he trained, how well he performed, etc., and then said:

"We set up training classes to cultivate talents for TVB. When you come in, you naturally want to join the TV station.

We have completed the 9-month course and are about to enter the internship period. We will arrange for you to intern in various crews. Don’t worry about the quota. TVB is a big company and they produce many dramas every year, which is enough for you. "

The director suddenly changed the topic and said: "There is something to be announced today. Each of you will get a contract in advance. This does not mean that you will be a formal employee immediately, but it is equivalent to a letter of guarantee confirming that after the graduation exam, Enter TVB.”

This agreement is similar to Liu Dehua's, but Liu Dehua talked alone.

It is also very common in later generations, such as "Super Girl". Every time a player advances to a stage, he or she must sign a contract to ensure that this person will not run away.

Everyone listened and there was no objection. They came here just to get into TVB. At this moment, someone suddenly raised his hand and asked: "Teacher, what are the terms of the final formal contract we signed? I mean the term, basic benefits, filming subsidies, etc..."

Um?

The director took a look and saw that the person asking the question had half-long hair and sharp facial lines. He was not handsome in the traditional sense, but had a lot of personality. He was one of the best people in the class, named Liang Jiahui.

The director has a headache.

Liang Jiahui graduated from the Hong Kong Polytechnic with a serious degree in graphic design.

Others are dumbfounded. He is in trouble because he thinks about what the teacher says. Just like this agreement, everyone signed it without hesitation, but he wanted to ask clearly.

"Your formal contract is for eight years."

"You are all newcomers, and your salary will definitely not be very high. It will be about a few hundred yuan per month, and there will be additional subsidies for filming. But this is only temporary. You are all excellent. You will become big stars in the future, and your income will be ten times It’s doubled!”

Liang Jiahui was unmoved and continued to ask: "If I don't sign, will I not be able to intern?"

"..."

The director knitted his eyebrows and said sternly: "If you don't sign, not only will you not be able to intern, but you won't have to take the graduation exam, and you will be kicked out!"

Hiss!

Everyone was as silent as a cicada.

Liang Jiahui didn't ask any more questions and just nodded.

After the director finished speaking, he left. Everyone immediately gathered around Liang Jiahui and said in a hurry: "Jiahui, don't be impulsive. We have been studying for 9 months. It would be a pity to quit!"

"Eight years is not a long time. Senior brothers and sisters have come here like this. Maybe you will be the next Zhou Runfa."

"Please! I'm 23 years old this year, and I'll be 31 in 8 years!"

Liang Jiahui was very opinionated, and he persuaded them in return: "Everyone wants to be Zhou Runfa, but there is only one Zhou Runfa. There are so many TVB actors, how can you be sure that you can make it? Do you live on a salary of a few hundred yuan?

Okay, don't say it, I've made up my mind."

After that, he went straight into the office, and came out after a while, with a very bad look on his face. It is estimated that he had a quarrel with the director.

Then he packed up his things and wanted to leave immediately.

"Jiahui!"

Liu Dehua called him again and said, "Are you really going to leave? What are you going to do next?"

"I have all the skills, and I can make a living anywhere. If I really can't do it, I can be an office worker!"

The two often played supporting roles together and had a good relationship. Liang Jiahui put his arm around his shoulders and said, "Let me tell you, I actually have a dream, which is to start a magazine by myself, and now I have the opportunity.

You are different from me. You eat this bowl of rice, keep working hard!"

He really left.

Everyone looked at his back and felt that he was very cool and impulsive. Anyway, they didn't dare to do that.

After leaving the training class, Liang Jiahui really went to work on a magazine. He made a fashion magazine for girls, called "La Bouche" - this is the French name.

From top to bottom, he was the only one who took care of interviews, photography, editing, GG, and printing... Only one issue was published, and it was a flop of course. But there was also a gain. He found a little actress to be a magazine model.

They also dated for a while.

The little actress was called Li Dianxin, and her father was called Li Hanxiang. You know what happened next...