Chapter 881: Maid Culture in Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong Island
The movie with the theme of "Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong" actually has many themes and a lot of material.
There are too many stories about the older generation to be told, but whether they are suitable for filming is another matter.
During this period of time, there is quite a small trend of collective "nostalgia" and "talking about the past" on the Internet here in Hong Kong Island.
Mu Qing watched it with great interest.
Because there are indeed many stories in it, which are quite interesting.
On this day, Li Yizheng and Mu Qing were bored watching the past stories shared by these Hong Kong netizens.
"Did you have a servant at home when you were a child?" Mu Qing suddenly asked.
"It really didn't happen, because at that time, I was taken care of by my grandparents. Later, my grandparents passed away and I was almost grown up..." Li Yi shook his head.
"Why did you mention this suddenly?" Li Yi was a little confused.
"Didn't you notice? In these stories, servants, housekeepers and the like are often mentioned at home. This was rarely seen in the mainland before." Mu Qing said, blinking her big eyes.
Li Yi nodded: "The social environment is different. On Hong Kong Island, it was still a colony, and some feudal customs have been retained. Moreover, the custom of hiring housekeepers and servants at home in Yingguo is still retained today. Hong Kong Island naturally
The ground will also be affected."
It’s no wonder that when these people tell stories about Hong Kong’s past, they mention servants to some extent, because in Hong Kong in the past, no, not just in the past, even now, many wealthy people’s homes were basically inseparable from servants.
Open a housekeeper, servant and so on.
In fact, after the mainland's economy developed, this aspect also began to rise.
However, compared to the servants here on Hong Kong Island, domestic servants can be said to be a common social phenomenon.
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Most wealthy families hire maids, Filipino maids, housekeepers and the like.
"What? Are you interested in this aspect?" Li Yi asked with a smile.
Mu Qing nodded and said, "I find it quite interesting. I see the stories shared by these netizens. Housekeepers and maids are often among them."
"Once Upon a Time in Hong Kong, why don't you tell me that no one has made a story about housekeepers and maids?" Mu Qing said again.
"I remember that when I watched Hong Kong movies and TV series, I often saw servants, especially in some crime dramas. Many people were even closer to their servants than their own parents and brothers. It's really hard to imagine." Mu Qing.
sighed.
"This is normal. In some families, most of the time, the children are raised by maids or housekeepers. Some housekeepers and servants even serve in the same family all their lives. They can almost be said to be one of the key members of the family.
, after all, they have been there all their lives." Li Yi did not take it seriously.
Compared to Mu Qing, he was born and raised in Hong Kong Island after all. Although he did not have housekeepers or servants in his family, he had seen many of them.
I remember that there was an old housekeeper in Xu Nannan's family, Lao Fu, who had served four generations of the Xu family. She almost watched Xu Nannan grow up. Later, when the old housekeeper passed away, she was almost heartbroken and heartbroken.
After all, sometimes housekeepers or maids spend more time with them than biological parents.
Like in the Mainland, grandparents often dote on their grandchildren, and they pay attention to a generational relative. But here in Hong Kong, if there is a mother-in-law or a housekeeper, they are the ones who dote on the young master and young lady in the family the most.
Many times, he even treats them as his own children, no, he hurts them even more than his own children.
"Ding Dong!" At this time, the doorbell rang outside.
"Uncle You and the others should be here. Let's go and greet them." Li Yi said with a smile.
You Ningsheng and Li Yi made an appointment to bring someone over for a visit today.
"Uncle You!"
You Ningsheng brought a middle-aged man with some gray hair.
After You Ningsheng's introduction, Li Yi found out the identity of this middle-aged man. He was a Hong Kong screenwriter in the same group as You Ningsheng. The difference was that Qi Lin had always written TV series, but he could also be regarded as an old Hong Kong screenwriter.
"The main thing we came here this time is that Lao Qi has saved a script. I think it's pretty good, but it's a bit literary and niche. In addition, if this story is to be filmed, it may require a lot of investment, so I found a few
There is no reply from any company! You are famous for your unique vision, what do you think? Let me have a look?" You Ningsheng said with a smile.
"Oh? Where's the script? Have you brought it?" Li Yi naturally wanted to save face for You Ning and asked with a smile.
Qi Lin took out a thick manuscript and put it on the table. Li Yi was also a little surprised.
Mainly because the manuscript is too thick.
"So many?" Li Yi couldn't help but be a little surprised.
"These are relevant information, and the script is only a small part, because this story is based on the deeds of a maid in my family who has served for more than fifty years." Qi Lin said.
Li Yi couldn't help but be a little stunned, and turned to look at Mu Qing. Mu Qing also looked over, and the two looked at each other in surprise.
He really meant Cao Cao, and Cao Cao was here. They were discussing the matter of housekeepers and servants on Hong Kong Island before, but in the end, Qi Lin actually sent him such a script.
"What?" You Ningsheng couldn't help but feel curious when he saw the expressions of Li Yi and Mu Qing.
"It's nothing, it's just a coincidence. We just happened to be talking about the servants and housekeepers on Hong Kong Island, and you sent me a script like this." Li Yi said with a smile.
"Let's take a look first." Li Yi picked up the script and read it with Mu Qing.
However, Li Yi couldn't help but frown a little when he saw the title.
"Fifty years as a maid!"
This is the title of the script.
To be honest, this title gave Li Yi a headache. Why?
Because, this title feels more like a TV series.
But he still looked at it.
It begins with the maid entering the Qi family, and then tells the story of the changes, rise and fall of the Qi family through the maid's perspective.
It’s just that it’s too long!
Mu Qing watched it with great interest, but Li Yi was already in a daze.
Mainly because he remembered another related movie: "Sister Tao"!
Compared with the script of "Fifty Years of Maid", the story of "Sister Peach" is obviously more suitable for making a movie.
"Fifty Years as a Maid" gave Li Yi the feeling that it was too detailed, and it felt that the subject was somewhat deviated from the title.
It's not an exaggeration to say that it's "Fifty Years of Keeping the Family Together", but the perspective is more unique.
But what is interesting is that in the script of "Fifty Years of Maid", the ending plot is somewhat similar to "Sister Tao".
After a long time, Li Yi closed the script, shook his head and said, "This story is too long!"
If you think about it carefully, it is probably because Qi Lin has always written TV drama scripts, so this habit will not change for a while. "Fifty Years of Maid" has too much content.
Li Yi didn't believe that You Ningsheng couldn't see it.
PS: Xiao Hei started to have a "romantic trip", a trash can was full of tissues, Lan Shouxianggu, ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
