Chapter 135 Chicken Feather, One of Hong Kong Entertainment 3
Li Qihong's family is poor and she came out to work at the age of 13.
He ran for the Miss Hong Kong in 1994 and starred in "The Return of the Condor Heroes" in 1995. He became famous since then and was nominated for several awards, but he never won the award, and he was still a little bit worse than being famous.
In 2002, she suffered from depression and recuperated for 9 months. When she came back, she found that she had no place in her entertainment industry. Because she debuted very late, she was already 25 years old when she played Guo Xiang.
It happened that Hong Kong entertainment was in decline and domestic entertainment was booming. She also came to the mainland to film several movies, but she did not make any splashes, and then she slowly withdrew from the audience's sight.
At this moment, Li Qihong had half-length hair, her wrinkles were hard to hide, and her voice was still very nice: "Mr. Zhuang, what else is there?"
"A brief chat, what do you think of this story?"
"I don't understand very much, but my child understands it very much. He told me that this is called k. I went to find a lot of information, uh..."
She compared her fingers and smiled, "I understand a little bit now."
"What about the character?"
"She is a mother whose son was killed and wanted to avenge her son and did something for the protagonist. She looked like a housewife, but I always felt that the script was not written in detail, as if there was something hidden in her identity."
"This is a series of stories, your character will appear in the future, and there will be more exposures at that time."
"Oh, that's how..."
Li Qihong blinked and realized that she still had a movie, she started laughing. She always smiled unconsciously, and it was like a different person, and she was young.
TVB's number one sweet girl, even when she is older, she is not a fictional reputation!
Zhuang Zhou asked some questions and said, "This is a high-tech background, with the so-called virtual space. Your character often plays in the virtual space, becomes the way he was when he was young, and teases the boys.
We will use technical means to restore it, so we need your image authorization in the series."
"There's the kind of movie special effects?"
"right."
"OK, no problem!"
"That's OK."
Zhuang Zhou took out a contract, Li Qihong flipped it over and signed it happily. She just thought it was a special effect method for the movie, and it was indeed a special effect method, but it would shock everyone's attention.
After seeing Li Qihong off, he looked at the time and took a taxi to the Peninsula Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui.
It opened in 1928 and was once synonymous with Hong Kong's style. The Rolls-Royce Phantom, which is downstairs, has a dark green custom version, and special pick-up and drop-off for guests. The round trip to the airport is about HK$2,900.
There is also a helicopter tarmac, which is open to ordinary tourists and can experience a 15-minute walk around Victoria Harbor.
In those days, these were really awesome. Now that hotels have emerged one after another, the status of the peninsula is no longer obvious and has become a check-in place for tourists.
Zhuang Zhou went straight upstairs and went to the open-air restaurant, where a man was already sitting.
His hair is thin, wearing glasses, and a casual suit, and his gentleness is full of momentum. At first glance, he looks like the old-school guy who is native and deeply influenced by Western culture.
Zhang Jiazhen!
"Mr. Zhuang, lucky to meet!"
The two shook hands and took a seat. Zhuang Zhou ordered a cup of tea and looked around.
The terrace is very good, it seems to be Victoria Harbor. Many landmark buildings are along the coast, which are the most exquisite places in Hong Kong.
"I had to come here for afternoon tea every week 30 years ago, and now it's rare because it's too noisy. But I always feel that the Peninsula is unique in Hong Kong, and I hope the place I chose does not offend you."
"I often see this restaurant in Hong Kong films. The first time I come here, it's a nice view of the sea."
Zhuang Zhou is not enthusiastic or deliberately pretending to behave, just like chatting with Mr. Yiqi on the street.
Zhang Jiazhen laughed and said, "Mr. Zhuang is also a fan of Hong Kong films?"
"That's right, I've usually watched Hong Kong movies at my age. I've basically seen the movies you produce. My favorite is "Zongheshishishi".
"oh?"
"There is an indescribable smell inside. The feeling of Chow Yun-fat, Leslie Cheung and Cherie Chung is very subtle."
"Ha, Director Wu's previous film was "Bloody Two", which ranked eighth in the year, and his reputation was not high, and he was far less than today's glory.
He was very shocked at the time and was disheartened by the gunfight film and was unwilling to direct "The World". I, Chow Yun-fat and Leslie Cheung, convinced him that the film was not Wu, and that the salary and treatment were easy to discuss, and he also joined forces to invite Chung Cheung.
This is why this drama came into being, and the box office was also good, and I got more than 30 million..."
Zhang Jiazhen said as he suddenly said, "When people get old, they like to recall the past. I hope you don't mind."
"No, I like to hear that you entered the industry in the 1970s?"
"I was studying film production in New York. In 1978, I returned to Hong Kong and helped Jiahe make two films. Later, I worked as a filmmaker for two years and partnered with McDonald.
After that, I did my best in Debao and Tsui Hark Studios. Of course, the one who cooperated the most was Director Wu... Until now, I have been going around for more than 40 years!"
Zhang Jiazhen took out the cigarette and signaled Zhuang Zhou. Zhuang Zhou waved his hand. He lit it himself, and it looked like an old Hong Kong old cannon, and continued:
"When I entered the industry, there were only dozens of theaters in Hong Kong. In 1978, I could win the championship with more than 7 million. The most popular one at that time was Xu Guanwen, and Cheng Long had just improved.
Later, there were more and more theaters, and more and more celebrities were becoming more and more popular. Hong Kong films were sold all over the world. We would publish a film and report a Chow Yun-fat, and Southeast Asian film dealers would rush to give money.
To be honest, we don't understand the reason ourselves.
Hong Kong is sandwiched between Chinese and Western cultures, and has lost the problem of wearing suits, which is inappropriate, especially those who are involved in our careers.
The market is booming, everyone has jobs and food, but no one thinks about what will happen in the future. So the clubs are rampant, eager for quick success and instant benefits, too crazy, and they have tossed themselves out of trouble and ruined their credibility.
In addition, Hollywood invaded in the 1990s, robbed the East and Southeast Asian markets, and Hong Kong films were in a slump.
I saw Shaw Brothers close, Xinyi City disbanded, Debao rose and fell, Jiahe was sold to mainland companies, and only silver was still there...
Looking around, Hollywood is the leaderboard every year, and pure Hong Kong films are already over.
The audience always talks about the spirit of Hong Kong films. In fact, in the eyes of our industry, there is no spirit of Hong Kong films? Do you know that the environment was harsh and how arrogant it would be?
Do you know that when Chow Yun-fat filmed "The True Color of Heroes", he was still involved in several dramas just to make money? He had ten films released back then!
So I said, we don’t know how Hong Kong films are popular. If we really want to talk about spirit, it’s just the spirit of unity of filmmakers.”
"But at least I had money to make money back then." Zhuang Zhou smiled.
"Yes, the best thing back then was to make money!"
Zhang Jiazhen also smiled and said, "So thank the government for giving us a hand so that we can still have some food."
Chapter completed!