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Chapter 69 A Different Movie King
Causeway Bay.

A place often heard in Hong Kong movies.

In fact, it is not very big, just over two square kilometers in total, and there is a Victoria Park in the middle which occupies at least one third of the area.

Huang Ze only looked at the streets where stalls could be set up, then walked from one end to the other, his eyes scanning the faces of the stall owners.

After a while, she met the male lead she had found for "In the Mood for Love".

In Huang Ze's opinion, among Hong Kong actors, there are only four who look stylish in suits and can play the role of Chow Mo-wan: Chow, Er Liang, and Zhang.

He didn’t like Zhou Yiliang, and Zhang’s face was too young, so she was not the best choice.

So, there is only one person left.

Liang Jiahui.

The stall owner at this time.

Because he refused to write a so-called letter of repentance after starring in "The Last Emperor" directed by Li Hanxiang, he was banned by Taiwan. At that time, Taiwan was the largest market for Hong Kong films, so naturally no one asked him to make films anymore. After winning the Best Actor award for his debut film, he simply changed his career and set up a stall.

but……

These things are a problem for other film and television companies, but are they a problem for us?
As the saying goes, if you have too much debt, you don't worry; if you have too many lice, you don't feel itchy. With your status, are you still afraid that being an actor will affect the sales of the film to Taiwan?
No one can sell it, so it’s better not to consider this market at all.

"Boss, what do you want to buy? They are all top-quality handicrafts. You can make money if you buy them." Seeing someone approaching his stall, Liang Jiahui, who was wearing brown glasses and dressed stylishly, picked up a necklace and said, "How about this? Buy it as a gift for your girlfriend. It's thirty yuan. I'm grateful to you for being my friend. Just take it."

"I want all of this."

"Including you!" Huang Ze pointed at the other party.

"Ah? I sell goods, not my body." Liang Jiahui took off his glasses. "Besides, I look neither young nor handsome. Boss, please don't joke with me."

"I have a girlfriend." Liang Jiahui smiled and pulled over his girlfriend who was standing next to him. She was a young woman who didn't look very good, a little plump, and had a pointed chin.

"I'm not kidding you anymore. I'm here to act with you."

"Brother, I haven't acted for many years." Liang Jiahui laughed, "Boss, if you are free, go to other stalls and don't delay my business."

"You asked me to act, do you think those movie company bosses are stupid? Why didn't they ask me?"

"Don't make fun of me."

"I'm serious." Huang Ze switched from his Cantonese, which had improved somewhat and was barely audible, to Mandarin. "Just sign with our film and television company. I'll give you a base salary of 5,000 a month. I guarantee you'll be the leading actor in five films over five years, and you'll get paid for each one. I'll pay you 50% of the market price, and the first one won't be less than 50,000."

"And I won't stop you from filming for other companies, but I'll take 50% of your salary for the next five years."

"Are you telling the truth?" The smile on Liang Jiahui's face froze and he became serious.

He followed his master Li Hanxiang to the mainland to film movies and was very familiar with this accent.

It's definitely not on the Wanwan side.

For a moment, he was really moved.

Doesn't he want to film?

If he didn't want to act in movies, he wouldn't have applied for the Artist Training Class in the first place, and he and Andy Lau would have become the students with the most extras in that training class, and he wouldn't have followed his master to the mainland to film movies.

In 84, he won the Best Actor Award at the rd Hong Kong Film Awards for his role as Emperor Xianfeng.

The success and failure are all due to Xianfeng.

It would have been fine if he didn't win the Best Actor award, but after winning it, he was directly banned by Taiwan. If he doesn't write a letter of apology, all the films that use his own works will not be sold to Taiwan in the future.

He wanted to make a movie, but there were some things he had to insist on.

I went to my motherland to film, what should I regret?
At worst, I can stop acting and still make money by setting up stalls.

"No kidding, you can also investigate me." Huang Ze took off his sunglasses and stretched out his hand. "I'm from Shanghai, Huang Ze. I've been a director and a singer. My English name is Jerry Huang. I'm quite famous in the music industry."

After saying that, Huang Ze immediately put on his sunglasses again while no one noticed him. "You can make money by setting up a stall, but is that really what you want? Think about it carefully."

"Wait, I'll come as soon as I go."

Liang Jiahui first shook hands with Huang Ze, then walked away, apparently walking towards a video store.

After a few minutes, he ran back quickly and looked Huang Ze up and down.

This time, he took the initiative to extend his hand, "That's the condition! I'll sign it."

"You won't regret your choice today." Huang Ze smiled and gave him an affirmative look, "Close the stall, let's go sign the contract first."

"Can you give me two days after signing the contract to dispose of these goods?"

"no problem."

On the way back to the company, Huang Ze happened to see a bookstore, so he went down and bought a novel, "Duel" by Liu Yichang, which seemed to be the original work of "In the Mood for Love", to see if he needed to buy the adaptation rights.

But after a quick look, Huang Ze felt that it was not up to par with the original.

The name of the protagonist in "In the Mood for Love" is different, and the identity of the protagonist is also very different. This is a story about an old man and a young girl.

If I have to talk about the connection with "In the Mood for Love", the sense of nostalgia is quite similar.

But there is no need to buy copyright.

……

Xinghai Films Company.

When Huang Ze brought Liang Jiahui back, Liu Zhenwei and Wang Jiawei were both shocked. "Boss, the male lead you are talking about is Liang Jiahui?"

"What's wrong? Do you think his acting skills are not good enough?"

“The acting is absolutely superb.”

"That's it. Well, let's draw up a contract for him."

After watching Liang Jiahui sign and put his fingerprints on the contract, Huang Ze directly transferred him 10,000 yuan as a signing fee. Then Huang Ze gave the other party some final instructions and asked them to issue a contract to hire Gong Xing as vice president. Then Huang Ze flew back to Shanghai.

After landing, I went back home first and then went to see Gong Xing.

When returning from Gong Xing's place, Huang Ze thought it was on the way, so he turned directly to Zhang Jianya's house.

For this time's "In the Mood for Love", Huang Ze still wants to use his own people for some positions, such as letting Zhang Jianya be the assistant director, and letting Gu Changwei continue to be the photographer.

This guy is very good at using it and has a high talent.

Of course, the most important thing is that this is our own person.

As for the language problem, if it really doesn't work, you can find people who can speak Mandarin in other jobs.

Before Shaw Brothers, Mandarin was the mainstream language. Before the Hui brothers, the entire Hong Kong Island, music, movies, and Cantonese were actually declining, and Mandarin was basically the only language that dominated.

It's only been about ten years, so finding some cast and crew members who can speak Mandarin is not a big problem at all.

Park the motorcycle and knock on the door.

"Who!"

"I."

"Oh, the great director is back?" Zhang Jianya opened the door and led Huang Ze in. "Look, I didn't prepare any food for you. Let's go out and eat. It's my treat."

"Come on, forget it. How can I let you treat me?" Huang Ze looked at the dining table, which only had one set of bowls and chopsticks. He then looked at the wedding photo on the wall. Huang Ze was a little dazed. "Hey, where's your wife Zhang Yu? Ask her to come along."

"Hey..." Zhang Jianya sighed, with an indescribable bitterness on his face, "This is a long story, let's go out and have a drink while we talk."

(End of this chapter)