Rebirth of Hong Kong - 1978

Chapter 1 The Best and Worst of Times
"Lin Daoqiu,, the fugitive from Hong Kong..."

There is a set of old clothes that have been turned over under the bed. The style is unique to the mainland, and there is a badge pinned to the top pocket of the clothes. These are obvious features.

Staring at the ID card on the table for almost half an hour, the photo on it was clearly his own, but Lin Daoqiu still couldn't accept the fact before him, because it was too incredible.

At that time, he stumbled and fell off the cliff and thought he was going to die, but he never thought that after waking up, he suddenly found that he was another person, and he was also a lucky one who escaped to Hong Kong.

At this time, the calendar on the wall shows that the current time is March 1978.

Lin Daoqiu couldn't explain what happened in front of him, so he had to put away the brand new ID card on the table with trembling hands.

He forced himself to calm down, and then he began to search the house inside and out. In this hut, which is only a hundred feet away, there is nothing but a wooden bed, a table and two chairs. The furniture, it was unbelievably clean.

There was a rent receipt in his pocket, the date was the day before yesterday, which means that Lin Daoqiu rented this room two days ago.

"Dong dong dong..."

A sudden knock on the door frightened Lin Daoqiu to stand up from his chair.

"Which one?" Lin Daoqiu exhaled, and then asked loudly in a very casual tone.

"Aqiu, I'm Amin." A man answered from outside the door.

It sounded like someone he knew, but fortunately the other party reported his name first, otherwise it would be embarrassing.

He took a deep breath at the door, and then squeezed a smile on his face. After Lin Daoqiu finished these, he stretched out his hand to open the door.

When he opened the door, he found a young man standing at the door, but before Lin Daoqiu could speak, Zhang Zuming said first, "Let's go, or it will be too late."

Before Lin Daoqiu understood what was going on, he was urged by Zhang Zuming to lock the door quickly, and then went out with the other party.

On the road, Lin Daoqiu found out that Zhang Zuming was a nearby resident. Lin Daoqiu did him a favor on the day he moved in, and the two have become good friends since then.

Knowing that it was not easy for Lin Daoqiu to find a job in Hong Kong at the beginning, Zhang Zuming was always helping him to keep an eye out to see if there was any job suitable for Lin Daoqiu, and happened to meet one today.

"Watching a movie, you can get 50 yuan." Zhang Zuming stretched out his palm proudly, and shook it in front of Lin Daoqiu.

At this time, the monthly salary of an ordinary waiter was between 50 and [-] yuan, and it was considered a very good part-time job to earn [-] yuan a night watching a movie.

But Lin Daoqiu didn't believe there would be such a good thing. He looked puzzled and said, "Amin, aren't you joking? Do you want you to spend money to invite me to watch a movie, and also give me money?"

"Silly boy, I don't have so much spare money. Just two movie tickets cost 16 yuan. I'm giving you fifty. Don't worry, not only is someone inviting us to a movie tonight, but we also have money." take."

Lin Daoqiu still didn't believe there was such a good thing. He even wondered if Zhang Zuming had been cheated. After being questioned by Lin Daoqiu, Zhang Zuming gave the reason.

"The boss of Zhongzitang invested in a kung fu movie, and it will be previewed at the midnight show tonight. They paid someone to be a cane biting gang, so I will bring you along." Zhang Zuming said in a few words. Things are clear.

In this era, every weekend midnight show in Hong Kong, new films to be released will first test the waters and see the audience's reaction on the spot.

If the response is not good, the director and screenwriter will re-edit or modify the dialogue later according to the preferences of the audience.

And those audiences who came to watch the midnight show would applaud or yell along with the plot while watching the movie, and some people were even so excited that they threw sugar cane on the screen. Later, these people got a "cane biting gang" name.

It was already past nine o'clock when they set off from home. Zhang Zuming and Lin Daoqiu hurried to get out of the theater when it was almost eleven o'clock. At this time, there were only a few minutes left before the movie was released.

Before entering, Zhang Zuming didn't forget to buy two sugar canes, and handed one of them to Lin Daoqiu before entering the arena together.

When Lin Daoqiu and Zhang Zuming entered the theater, there was already a din of people inside. He dragged Lin Daoqiu to find a seat and sat down quickly. Not long after they sat down, the lights gradually dimmed, and the movie officially started.

"Flying Dragon Fist" Lin Daoqiu felt something wrong when he saw the name of the movie, not only because the name was not very good, but also in his impression, he had never even heard of the movie, let alone watched it. heard.

In the late 70s, the most popular movies in Hong Kong were kung fu movies. In 1978, six of the top ten box office movies were kung fu movies, and there were even more kung fu movies that ranked outside the top ten.

Seeing the popularity of the movie market, many people have spent money to invest in making movies. Some of them not only want to make money, but also want to realize their star dreams, and the male protagonist of this "Flying Dragon Fist" happens to be one of them. one.

It's a pity that this drama was doomed to fail from the very beginning, and I don't know which screenwriter wrote the script. The hero of this drama basically has no literary drama from the beginning to the end, he almost played from the beginning to the end.

More than [-]% of the literary dramas rely on the heroine and a group of supporting actors to speak desperately there. If they were not there, the movie would be even more ugly.

This "Flying Dragon Fist" has a total duration of 96 minutes, but within half an hour of the start of the movie, someone has already started scolding directly.

"You punk, you only know how to call back and forth from the beginning to the end, and you don't even want to say a word. You are simply crazy."

"This guy is not anyone, he looks really bad enough, if he is a villain, he will definitely be famous, but he is not qualified to be a leading actor."

After being greeted by the cane biting gang with the sugar cane in their hands, the movie ended with an unsatisfactory ending. I believe judging from the audience's reaction, it is already obvious what the outcome of the movie will be.

"Wait for me at the door, and I'll get the money." Zhang Zuming slept there almost from the beginning of the movie, so he wouldn't waste time watching such a bad movie.

After parting from Zhang Zuming, Lin Daoqiu came to the entrance of the theater alone, ready to go back together after the other party came out.

But just as Lin Daoqiu stood firm, he heard a furious voice behind him.

"You two street fighters, how dare you make me look ugly in public. If I don't beat you to death today, I won't be called Brother Feilong."

Lin Daoqiu turned around and found a male protagonist who looked exactly like the protagonist in "Flying Dragon Fist", punching and kicking two people, one tall and one short.

After seeing the person who was beaten clearly, Lin Daoqiu suddenly remembered what Wen Jun said: "This is the best moment of Hong Kong movies, and it is also the worst moment. Even the people on the road come to catch up with this muddy water. "

(End of this chapter)