1979 Golden Age

"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 yearning in his eyes. He knew that there were legendary movie studios 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 blows away the egg shells and everything is gone.

"This is my life!"

He sighed and walked forward for a while, arriving at the studio next door to Shaw Brothers - Left Wing.

The facade and floor space were smaller, and the excitement was even less impressive. But he knew that 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 forced out a smile and said, "Good morning, Mr. Chen!"

"Well, what would you like to drink?"

"Anything is fine."

"Then drink 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 and was actually very shrewd. He knew that he had to take the initiative to bring up some things. Children who can cry will 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 unilaterally terminate the contract 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!"

"That 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 Liu Dehua 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 talk to someone about it. 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 Liu Dehua to win prizes, 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 glanced 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 published was already 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 Liu Dehua, and everything made him feel mysterious, that he was being controlled by an invisible big hand.

"Okay, let's talk business!"

Chen Qi was amused, looked at the two of them and said: "This film is called "The Love of Ghosts". You are my two protagonists, one is a good character and the other is a bad character. 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 need to be as earthy as possible. 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. , give me careful observation! "

"..."

As soon as these words came out, the two looked at each other.

Chen Qidao: "You didn't learn this in the training class? Then what do you know?"

"No no!"

Liu Dehua quickly explained, "We have imitation classes and rehearsed some famous works, but we are usually very tight on time when filming, so there is no such opportunity."

"In fact, I have always wanted to try it. It must be very interesting!" Liang Jiahui is looking forward to it.

"Okay, then I will give you another task. Write a character biography based on your role. I don't care how you write it, but you must write it."

Liu Dehua noticed that Chen Qi was looking at Liang Jiahui when he said this. It was a bit strange. Obviously, he and Mr. Chen are more familiar with each other, why does he seem to value Jiahui more?

After chatting, Chen Qi said: "I have nothing to do here. You go out and turn right. There are people over there to contact you about the salary, contract and other things."

The two went out.

After another toss, it was finally settled. The two had the same salary, both 10,000 yuan.

This is already a lot. When Liu Dehua joined TVB, his base salary was only a few hundred yuan at the beginning, and then it increased to 1,800 yuan. After he became famous, TVB wanted to renew his contract in advance and offered a buyout price of 1 million yuan for 5 years, which is equivalent to 200,000 yuan per year for him to work like a slave. Of course, he refused.

The five tigers of TVB refused to renew their contracts together, but Liang Chaowei defected and fell apart without any attack...

Around dusk, the two left Clearwater Bay. Sitting on the minibus, they talked to each other and sighed. 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? Don't you want to sign a contract?"

"I haven't thought about it yet, anyway, there's no rush, let's talk about it after filming this drama."

Liu Dehua envied the other party for this. Others can be office workers even if they don't film, while he can only work in the factory if he doesn't film. He sighed: "I hope this drama will be popular, then I will We will become famous... By the way, do you know who the heroine is? "

"I don't know, I was going to ask you!"

"Is it Zhao Yazhi?"

"Wow, then you might as well say it's Ajie (Wang Mingquan)!"

Liang Jiahui paused and said, "I think this movie is great. Mr. Chen positioned it as an urban love movie, which is fashionable, which is absolutely right. There are too many kung fu movies in Hong Kong now."

"He also said that he would style our hair. I can do it too. I might as well cut your hair. It's economical and good-looking."

Liu Dehua used to work in a hair salon and learned hairdressing.

"I don't trust you. Go do it for the heroine!"

"I'll do it if the heroine is beautiful. Hey, I can do Audrey Hepburn's hairstyle. I'm very good at it."

The two of them sat in the minibus with laughter. After all, they were newcomers. No matter what they had experienced before, no matter what they did, the most important thing at the moment was to have a movie to shoot. They were full of endless expectations.