This is a slightly messy industrial building, with various family workshops scattered on every floor of the building.
The third floor is a small factory that makes women's clothing. The boss Zhong Ji is both the boss and an employee. At this time, he just walked in with a bag of denim and put it on the ground. A girl of fifteen or sixteen with long hair and white teeth
He came over feeling distressed.
"Abba, you are fighting on your own, aren't you Mingzai? Ask them to help you!"
Zhong Ji rubbed the other person's head and said with a smile, "Isn't Mingzi working too?"
Sitting on the other side was Ming Tsai, a young man in his twenties who was counting the amount of denim. He said proudly, "Yes, Ah Hong, I'm working too!"
Ah Hong came to Mingzi, put his hands on his hips, and said rather harshly, "You call this work, I can do your job!"
Mingzai still said with a playful smile, "Ah Hong, who dares to marry you now that you are so fierce? Be careful, you won't get married in the future!"
In Xiangjiang, the legal age for girls to get married is 16, so when faced with this girl named Ah Hong, Mingzai made such a joke and didn't care at all.
"Whether someone marries me or not, I don't care about your business. Hurry up and carry the cloth, or you will be deducted labor!" Ah Hong said loudly.
"Okay, okay, I'm going. Why don't you go?" Mingzai reluctantly got up and went to fight against the denim.
In the factory, the female worker who was weaving also joked with the boss at this time, "Zhong Ji, Ah Hong is so beautiful, let her participate in Miss Xiangjiang in two years, she will definitely win the grand prize, and then you won't have to be so tired!"
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Zhong Ji smiled honestly and said, "My Ah Hong is not good at it. She can't wear high heels and can't participate in Miss Hong Kong!"
In the history of Miss Xiangjiang selection, there is indeed such a beauty who failed to become Miss Xiangjiang that year because she was not good at wearing high heels, but ended up only ranking fourth.
The first place that year was Zheng Wenya, and it was rumored that the prototype of the Hong Kong Film Awards trophy was her.
The fourth place winner is naturally the charming and charming Zhong Chuhong from the Hong Kong film industry.
The fifteen-year-old girl who was in Zhongji Women's Clothing Factory at this time was her.
"Can you learn if you don't know how to wear them? Besides, there are girls who don't know how to wear high heels." The female worker joked.
But Zhong Chuhong said indifferently, "I don't want to learn. It's not comfortable at all to wear high heels, and there's no way I can help my dad in the factory!"
Zhong's father and Zhong's mother opened a women's clothing factory. Although he was his own boss, the business was not very good. In addition, Zhong's father was honest and honest and did not know how to read. So Zhong Chuhong started to help the family when he was 11 years old.
Accounted.
"If you become Miss Hong Kong, you can make movies. Haven't you seen how popular Deborah, the first Miss Hong Kong, is now? Newspapers say that her salary for one movie is 10,000 Hong Kong dollars. She can pay a set of
The down payment for the house is made!”
The female worker continued to laugh.
Zhong's mother, who was also working on the side, heard the news and asked curiously, "Can you really make so much money by acting?"
"Otherwise, why do you think there are so many young and beautiful girls going to participate in Miss Hong Kong? And I heard that the rich in Hong Kong like to date Hong Kong sisters. With Ah Hong's appearance, I can help you find a rich husband."
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"I don't want a rich son-in-law, I just want someone who likes me, just a simple one!" Zhong Chuhong has grown up hanging around these gossip masters and no longer cares about such jokes.
The female worker chuckled.
Seeing that the other party didn't believe her words, Zhong Chuhong was too lazy to argue with the other party. She helped Zhong's father sit aside and complained softly.
"Abba, you are serious. I told you before not to buy so much denim, but you just didn't listen. Now it's fine. The clothes you make can't be sold, and no one wants the denim. I think
How will you pay next month’s rent!”
Father Zhong was not annoyed when faced with Zhong Chuhong's accusation. He just smiled and said, "It was cheap at that time. It has dropped by 15 percentage points, so I thought about hoarding more!"
Zhong Chuhong said, "What's the result?"
Father Zhong sneered, "As a result, they dropped it by 21 percentage points, and the women's clothing made in our factory was not sold!"
This is how people see things. In "Charlotte Troubles", the reborn Charlotte told Dachun that housing prices in Xihong City would rise. Dachun encouraged his mother and relatives at home to buy a house, but as soon as the housing prices rose, he
If you sell it, you will end up being unable to contact your relatives in the future.
The same is true for Zhong's father now. When Jiahu Textile and other textile factories were engaged in a price war, Zhong's father believed that a drop of 15 percentage points was already the lowest and could not go any lower, so he immediately spent all his family's money on it.
Stocked up on some denim.
I think I can make women's jeans and sell them in the future.
result
The price of denim clothing finally fell by 21 percentage points, and Qingjin Clothing's low-end brand impacted the global denim clothing market, including Hong Kong.
As a result, the women's clothing produced by Zhongfu's factory has no price advantage at all.
Then we ended up in this situation.
"It's all the fault of those textile factories. If they hadn't insisted on starting a price war with Jiahu Textile, they wouldn't have ended up like this!" Zhong Chuhong said angrily, "It even hurt us!"
Hearing Zhong Chuhong's complaint, Father Zhong just smiled bitterly, but he agreed with Zhong Chuhong's statement that it was all the fault of those textile factories.
"What's the use of talking about it? Chu Huan and HSBC are here to rescue us. Who can help us? If we can't sell this batch of ready-made clothes, I think we should close down next month!"
Zhong Mu also walked over helplessly and said.
Father Zhong carefully preached, "I'll let you suffer with me!"
Mother Zhong said nonchalantly, "I don't have anything to do with it. I just have these children at home. They are all at school age now. What will they do in the future?"
Father Zhong and Mother Zhong have four children in total. Zhong Chuhong is the eldest. Below Zhong Chuhong, there are two younger sisters and a younger brother. Although Father Zhong and Mother Zhong are very good, they are a bit patriarchal, so they must have a son.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! So after giving birth to three daughters, they still had to have more children. Fortunately, the fourth child they gave birth to was a boy!
"Abba, Ama, why don't I drop out of school and find a job?" Zhong Chuhong said.
Father Zhong and Mother Zhong immediately objected, "No, what are girls doing out so early? No matter what, they have to finish middle school!"
Zhong Chuhong’s academic performance is not good, and she is almost there after middle school!
"That's not as good as this. Anyway, the price of denim has returned to normal now. I think daddy, you might as well lower the price and sell some of the denim you have hoarded, so that you can solve the rent problem next month!"
Father Zhong sighed and said, "If this is the case, then when the denim clothing market returns to normal in the future, our clothes will have no price advantage!"
Zhong Chuhong said, "That will happen in the future. No matter what, we have to get through it now first!"
Just when the three members of the Zhong family were discussing next month's rent, a chubby and plump man came to Zhongji Women's Clothing Factory.
Not only was it a man, there was also a girl with a ponytail, wearing a white thin down jacket, light blue jeans, and black and white sneakers. However, this girl covered her appearance with a pair of big sunglasses.
You can't tell what she looks like at first glance, but judging from her bumpy but slender figure, she must be a beauty!
When Zhong Ji saw someone coming, he immediately thought it was business and hurried forward to ask.
"Hello sir, do you need anything?"
The chubby fat man looked at the other person curiously and asked, "Are you the boss Zhongji?"
Zhong Ji said with a smile, "That's right."
The plump fat man immediately smiled and said, "I am Liu Pingkui, the director of Black and White Video, and I have come here specifically to invite your daughter to join our Black and White Video and be the starring role in my new movie "Happy Ghost 3"!"
The chubby fat man is naturally Liu Pingkui. Liu Pingkui was naturally very happy to find Chen Yulian to participate in "Happy Ghost 3", but after happiness came the trouble of happiness. Because of the existence of Chen Yulian, the movie was directly raised.
The movie has average looks.
Nowadays, it is not so easy to find a girl at Chen Yulian's age who is as good-looking as her.
Why was the first part of "Happy Ghost" more successful than the second part? In fact, in Liu Pingkui's view, the content of the two movies is almost the same, and with the bonus of the first part, the second part should be better than the first one.
The film wanted to be more successful at the box office, but the result was a slap in the face.
Finally, a unified answer was obtained through a questionnaire on moviegoers. The appearance of the two heroines in the second film could not keep up with the appearance of Zhao Yazhi and Lin Qingxia.
Moreover, the looks of the two heroines in the second part are no longer evenly matched, but rather superior and inferior. If they don't match each other, the audience will naturally not buy it.
In fact, every "Happy Ghost" movie has three heroines, but the third heroine is a buffoon, so naturally she can't attract everyone's attention!
During this period, Liu Pingkui and Huang Baiming were polishing the script and looking for a suitable heroine, but the result was that they never succeeded.
Just today, Liu Pingkui received a call from Ma Jizu. When he heard that Chu Huan had helped him find the other heroine, he came over immediately.
only
When he heard that Liu Pingkui was the director, Zhong Ji was not only not happy at all, but also looked at Liu Pingkui with a wary face. However, Zhong's father's character was too honest after all. Even if he had some thoughts in his heart, he was too embarrassed to say them out.
Mother Zhong didn't have so many taboos, so she directly asked, "Is the director so fat?"
I should have restrained myself a bit, otherwise what I should say is, 'Is the director so wretched?'
Liu Pingkui was very hurt. Although he was used to this way of greeting strangers, he was still very hurt.
Helpless, Liu Pingkui had no choice but to say to the girl next to him, "Azhi, I'll leave it to you this time!"
It was Zhao Yazhi who came with Liu Pingkui. It turned out that Liu Pingkui knew that his image was difficult to convince, so he wanted to bring someone who was persuasive.
The most convincing person is naturally Zhao Yazhi who participated in "Happy Ghost 1".
Zhao Yazhi took off the sunglasses on his face, revealing his delicate oval face. Father Zhong and Mother Zhong were still a little suspicious, but Zhong Chuhong on the side had already recognized Zhao Yazhi.
"Zhao Yazhi, are you Zhao Yazhi?" Zhong Chuhong said excitedly.
Zhao Yazhi smiled and nodded, "Yes, I am Zhao Yazhi!"
Now that Zhong Chuhong knows Zhao Yazhi, the next thing will be much easier to handle. Zhao Yazhi said that the fat man next to him is indeed Liu Pingkui, a well-known commercial film director in Hong Kong, and they really hope to invite Zhong Chuhong to join the black and white video this time.
From the first time Liu Pingkui and Zhao Yazhi met Zhong Chuhong, they had already determined that there would be absolutely no problem with this girl's appearance matching Chen Yulian's starring role in "Happy Ghost 3"!
Both Father Zhong and Mother Zhong showed complicated expressions. Just now they were joking about asking Zhong Chuhong to participate in the Miss Hong Kong election in two years. However, within an hour, someone from the film company came to them and asked for help.
Zhong Chuhong was invited to join the film company.
Not only did he join a film company, he also starred in "Happy Ghost"!
"But, but, our Ah Hong is still in school!" Mother Zhong said, somewhat confused.
Zhao Yazhi glanced at Liu Pingkui, and Liu Pingkui indicated that you should do the talking.
Zhao Yazhi pursed her lips and smiled and said, "Auntie, you don't need to worry about this. The girl who plays with Ling Ai this time is also a middle school student and is also in school now. Our drama is..."
Zhao Yazhi told Zhong Mu the terms of the company's offer to Chen Yulian. After hearing this, Zhong Mu showed a surprised expression.
Being a star does make money!
It is true that being a star in this era cannot compare with the stars of later generations, who can easily enjoy a few a day, but the stars of this era still make more money than ordinary people.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Especially Chu Huan has also improved the treatment of some celebrities.
To say that Xiangjiang stars are not as good as cleaners is purely referring to those actors of TVB under the rule of Shao Yifu and in the post-Shao Yifu era. However, this is only compared to ordinary actors and bit parts. TVB's star artists are still better than ordinary Xiangjiang clerks.
White-collar workers earn a lot!
Seeing that Zhong Mu was a little tempted, Zhao Yazhi continued, "If you two have anything to worry about, you can go and visit our studio."
This is the person designated by Chu Huan. If it were anyone else, Liu Pingkui and Zhao Yazhi would definitely not be so dedicated!
Zhong's mother glanced at Zhong's father, and then said, "Well, can we think about it for one night?"
Zhao Yazhi smiled and said, "Of course!"
At this time, Liu Pingkui also took out his business card from his pocket and handed it to Zhong's mother. This made Zhong's father, who reached out to take the business card, look at Liu Pingkui resentfully.
"Here are my home phone number and the company office phone number. If you figure it out tomorrow, you can contact me anytime!"
After Liu Pingkui and Zhao Yazhi left, the three people in the Zhong family looked at each other.
"Ah Hong, what do you think?" Father Zhong asked Zhong Chuhong.
"What else can you think about? Of course, black and white images are added. Didn't you hear just now? Black and white images give Ah Hong one month's labor, which is enough to cover your rent!"
The female workers at Zhongji Women's Clothing Factory had just listened to what Zhao Yazhi said to the Zhong family.
Nowadays, the efficiency of the factory is not good. Not only is the rent almost unaffordable, but also the labor costs for people like them are almost unaffordable.
Zhong's mother glared at the other party, then looked at Zhong Chuhong and asked, "Ah Hong, don't listen to them, tell me what you think?"
Zhong Chuhong thought for a while and said, "I think it's better to go and have a look. If I can really sign the contract, I won't have any problem. Anyway, you know my results!"
In fact, Zhong Chuhong didn't care about whether he could become a star, but the salary offered by the black and white film could indeed help his family overcome this difficulty, so Zhong Chuhong was tempted.
Father Zhong and Mother Zhong naturally understood Zhong Chuhong's worries and looked at Zhong Chuhong a little apologetically.
Zhong Chuhong smiled freely and said, "Abba, Ama, don't think too much. Anyway, you know my grades. There is definitely no hope of going to college. And didn't the black and white video also say that in my case?"
During my school days, the company also focused on my studies, and I filmed during the holidays every year, which I think is pretty good."
Hearing what Zhong Chuhong said, Father Zhong and Mother Zhong both felt a little sorry for Zhong Chuhong, but they also understood that this method was the best way now.
In the end, the three of them agreed to wait until they go to the set tomorrow to watch.
The next morning, Liu Pingkui received a call from Zhong's father, and soon the three members of the Zhong family arrived at the Tseung Kwan O studio.
Again, Zhong Chuhong was the person Chu Huan mentioned casually. After yesterday's meeting, he was even more certain that Zhong Chuhong was the actor he was looking for, so he paid so much attention to it.
As for acting and all that!
Does "Happy Ghost" require acting skills? Just act in your true colors!
Liu Pingkui first took his family of three to two production crews to see what filming was like on site, and then took his family of three to the black and white artist training class.
"Alian, come out for a moment!"
At the door, Liu Pingkui called out Chen Yulian who was listening to the class.
"Brother Kui!"
Chen Yulian smiled and greeted Liu Pingkui.
Liu Pingkui smiled and said, "This is the other star of "Happy Ghost 3". He is also in middle school now. He is the same age as Ah Hong. You two can keep in touch in the future!"
Chen Yulian is now much more lively than when she first came to Black and White Shadow Line.
"Hello, I am Chen Yulian!"
Facing the jade hand extended by Chen Yulian, Zhong Chuhong also smiled and stretched out her hand, saying, "Hello, I am Zhong Chuhong, please take care of me in the future!"
At this time, Zhong Chuhong's family had decided to let Zhong Chuhong join the black and white video.
Afterwards, the two parties exchanged details and signed the contract in the coffee shop on the set.
"Welcome to Black and White Video!"
Liu Pingkui said with a smile.
"Please take care of Director Liu in the future!" Father Zhong asked.
Then the Zhong family of three left the set and packed their luggage for Zhong Chuhong. It was a bit inconvenient for their family of six to squeeze into a house of several hundred square feet. Since Black and White Video now provides artist apartments, they also decided to let Zhong Chuhong
Moved to the artist's apartment.
However, unlike Chen Yulian, Zhong's mother could not live with Zhong Chuhong because she had to take care of her job at the women's clothing factory.
However, Zhong Chuhong has been very independent since she was a child, so she doesn't need anyone to accompany her.
After Zhong Chuhong and his family left, Lin Qingxia, who was resting in the cafe, came over and talked to Liu Pingkui with a smile.
"Brother Kui, that girl just now is the new heroine that Brother Huan found for "Happy Ghost 3"?"
Liu Pingkui nodded and asked, "Why are you here on the set? I remember you have no filming work today?"
Lin Qingxia said boringly, "Yes, but it's not fun to be alone at home. Azhi went to Shaw Brothers to film, and Brother Huan went to Japan with Brother Haichao, so I came to the studio to hang out!"
Zhao Yazhi is still helping Shaw Brothers film, and this movie was the one that Shao Yifu personally borrowed.
"Brother Huan really went to Japan with Haichao and the others?" Liu Pingkui said excitedly and enviously.
Lin Qingxia said helplessly, "Yes, Brother Huan said that there is nothing that can be done during this period anyway, and other people will be responsible for the things at the textile factory. He happened to go to Japan to relax, so he went with Brother Haichao
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"You beast, you didn't take me with you for such a good thing. I have nothing to do!" Liu Pingkui said angrily.
Lin Qingxia looked at Liu Pingkui speechlessly.
Liu Pingkui naturally knew about the relationship between Lin Qingxia, Zhao Yazhi and Chu Huan. He said with a smile, "Don't worry, Brother Huan is not that kind of person. Those vulgar fans in Japan will definitely look down on Brother Huan."
,Besides, how can they compare with you!"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Lin Qingxia laughed.
Liu Pingkui quickly changed the subject and said, "I heard that Director Li is preparing for "Dream of Red Mansions" and is looking for you to pretend to be Jia Baoyu?"
Lin Qingxia nodded and said, "Well, Director Li has always wanted to film "Dream of Red Mansions". Now that you, Cheng Long, and Xu Guanwen are so good at fighting, there must be some pressure on Director Li, so he is planning to film this
It’s a movie!”
At the beginning of the founding of Black and White Image, Li Hanxiang was the well-deserved anchor of Black and White Image. However, with the strong rise of Hong Jinbao, Liu Pingkui, Cheng Long, Xu Guanwen and others in the past two years, Li Hanxiang's only movie "The Big J" broke.
Hong Kong's box office record, and as the number one black-and-white director, he has yet to have a film with a box office of over 10 million.
This was naturally a bit difficult for Li Hanxiang to accept, so this time Li Hanxiang came out with his own script "A Dream of Love in Red Mansions", hoping to give himself a good turnaround.
For this reason, we have even booked it. Currently, Lin Qingxia and Zhao Yazhi, two of the most popular teenage stars in black and white videos, will star.
Lin Qingxia plays Jia Baoyu, and Zhao Yazhi plays Lin Daiyu.
In fact, in another time and space, this movie was not released until 1977. Lin Qingxia also played Jia Baoyu, but the actress who played Lin Daiyu was indeed the Taiwanese actress Zhang Aijia, who was in "The Best Partner"
The one who plays the tomboy in the movie.
It is really because the image of a manly woman is so classic, which has led many people to forget that Zhang Aijia is actually a serious goddess of literary and artistic films.
At the same time, she is also a well-deserved big sister in Taiwan’s entertainment industry!
"Director Li is overthinking it. Although Director Li's movies are not the highest-grossing, they are very profitable!" Liu Pingkui said with a smile.
Li Hanxiang is also a famous fast shooter in this era. Last year alone, he filmed six movies, each of which grossed more than HK$5 million. Although Xu Guanwen's movie broke the box office record of last year's Hong Kong movie, it is not the same as last year's box office record.
Comparing Li Hanxiang's overall box office, it's still not enough!
Lin Qingxia smiled and said, "Anyway, Director Li is holding back his energy this time and wants to make a movie with a box office of tens of millions!"
Liu Pingkui suddenly asked in a low voice, "Will there be a movie like this directed by Li?"
Lin Qingxia's face turned red and she said, "What are you thinking? It will definitely not happen. Brother Huan personally called Director Li to confirm it!"
Liu Pingkui laughed sarcastically and said, "That's right. Director Li will definitely not do this kind of thing."
Talk about Cao Cao, Cao Cao is here!
Just as the two were talking about Li Hanxiang, Li Hanxiang walked in wearing his iconic sunglasses.
Seeing Lin Qingxia here, she immediately came over.
"Axia, you are here just right, I just have something to ask you for!"
When Liu Pingkui saw Li Hanxiang, he stood up respectfully and called him master!
Liu Pingkui had been hanging out with Li Hanxiang for a while before, and it was considered Li Hanxiang's land.
"What are you doing here?" Li Hanxiang glanced at Liu Pingkui angrily.
Liu Pingkui smiled nonchalantly and said, "I just signed a contract with a girl to be one of the female leads in "Happy Ghost 3"!"
Li Hanxiang nodded and said, "Then what are you still doing here?"
Liu Pingkui smiled awkwardly, "I'm leaving now, I'm leaving now!"
Li Hanxiang waved his hand and said, "Go away now. Lose weight day by day. Look how fat you have become. If your head shrinks into your neck, you will become a ball!"
Liu Pingkui stretched out his arms and walked out of the coffee shop in an exaggerated manner.
Li Hanxiang and Lin Qingxia also smiled when they saw this.
"Director Li, what are you looking for for me?" Lin Qingxia asked Li Hanxiang after Liu Pingkui left.
Li Hanxiang nodded and said, "There are two things. The first one is, how long will it take for Azhi's scene in Shaw Brothers to be completed? The costumes here have been made. I need you two to try on them."
There are also some behaviors that require a period of training!”
Lin Qingxia thought for a moment and said, "It should be completed in a week!"
Li Hanxiang breathed a sigh of relief and said, "If that's the case, then there will be no problem!"
Then Li Hanxiang asked Lin Qingxia, "By the way, are you familiar with the script?"
Lin Qingxia nodded and said, "I already know it by heart."
Li Hanxiang said, "Since I have already memorized it, you should learn the moves first. After Azhi finishes filming, I will learn them with you!"
Lin Qingxia said there was no problem.
Then Li Hanxiang asked Lin Qingxia, "The second thing is, I called Mr. Huan's villa in Repulse Bay. People there said that Mr. Huan was not at home. Do you know where Mr. Huan is?"
Lin Qingxia did not tell Li Hanxiang that Chu Huan had gone to Japan immediately. She just asked, "Director Li, do you have anything to do with Brother Huan?"
Li Hanxiang said, "I just want to ask Mr. Huan if he has any friends in Japan!"