Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

Ever since he starred in "The Police", Andy Lau's status as a niche player in TVB has been established.

In the past few years, he has filmed several TV series in succession, and they have also received good ratings.

But for Andy Lau, compared to filming TV series and filming movies and singing, he is obviously more interested in the latter.

Not only the work intensity in wireless industry is high, but also the money earned is very little.

You must know that the cost of shooting a movie outside can range from hundreds of thousands to millions. Even if part of it is divided by the company, you can still get a lot of money.

From all aspects, continuing to stay in TVB to film TV series, being the other party's marionette, and having his emotions controlled by the other party, is something Andy Lau never wants to see.

Huang Rihua, Miao Qiaowei and Tang Zhenye, who had a good relationship with Andy Lau, also had the same idea as Andy Lau, so the four of them planned to change jobs and leave TVB together.

This kind of blatant confrontation with the company made Uncle Liu very angry because of the example of Chow Yun-fat.

If Lin Daoqiu hadn't taken over Oriental TV, Run Run Shaw would have put these four guys in cold storage.

"There seems to be a lot going on at the wireless side lately."

Run Run Shaw was reading the newspaper when he seemed to have mentioned it casually.

Fang Yihua on the side nodded repeatedly when he heard this.

"Andy Lau and the others seem determined to leave the company. I have asked Zeng Lizhen to handle it as soon as possible."

Fang Yihua's answer made Run Run Shao frown slightly.

A few young people dare to confront the company when they are just starting out. If they become big stars in the future, wouldn't they be pissing on the company's head?

"It seems that the example of Chow Yun-fat made them start to act boldly."

Run Run Shaw felt that Andy Lau and the others must have been influenced by Chow Yun-fat, so they were unwilling to renew their contract with the company.

Otherwise, how could a few young people have such courage to compete with Wireless?

"Don't worry about Chow Yun-fat. It won't be long before he returns to TVB in despair and renews his contract, unless he plans to change careers."

Fong Yihua was sure of Chow Yun-fat. She felt that after being banned by Heung Kong Cinemas, no one in Hong Kong would dare to film with Chow Yun-fat. He would either return to TVB to renew his contract or change his career to something else.

If it's just a general industry, it's okay, but if you want to work in an industry related to film and television dramas, I'm afraid it won't be that easy.

………………

"Sister Zhen has been pressing hard these days. How is the situation over there?"

Andy Lau, Miao Qiaowei, Huang Rihua, and Tang Zhenye were unwilling to renew their contracts with the company, resulting in a significant reduction in workload.

There have even been cases where the protagonist has been replaced, relegated to a supporting role, or assigned to play some insignificant small roles.

So they had enough time to discuss what to do next.

"It's not all the same. Sister Zhen has already hinted that as long as we sign a new contract, everything will be easy, but I refused."

Miao Qiaowei shrugged. He and Andy Lau had the strongest will to leave TVB.

"Now that we have come to this point, I think everyone should stick to it. We can leave Wireless in a year at most, and then we will no longer have to be their marionettes."

It is impossible for Andy Lau to stay in Wireless.

Because the new contract period is not only five years, but also requires him to be assigned an agent.

This makes Andy Lau worry that if he renews his contract with TVB, he will not have time to make movies at all in the future, and all his energy will have to stay in TVB to make dramas.

Huang Rihua and Tang Zhenye didn't have many opinions. Andy Lau and Miao Qiaowei wanted to leave, so they decided to support it.

"I'm afraid this year will be difficult. I hope everyone should be mentally prepared. It is very likely that we will be hidden by the company soon."

Andy Lau vaccinated the other three people first. After all, there is still a year to go.

"What are you afraid of? If you hide in the snow, you will hide in the snow. At worst, you can set up a stall on the street for a year."

Miao Qiaowei was very open-minded. He didn't think it had anything to do with being hidden in the snow, and it was only for a year.

After chatting for a while, the four people left separately, and some of them had to go back to wireless work.

Although they decided not to renew the contract, they still have one year of contract and they still have to go back to work at Wireless.

On this day, Huang Rihua had a movie to shoot. His role was originally an important supporting role, but because he refused to renew his contract, it was changed to an insignificant supporting role.

Just when Huang Rihua went to the dressing room to put on makeup and prepare to go filming, Zeng Lizhen suddenly came over.

"Sister Zhen..."

Seeing Zeng Lizhen coming to him, Huang Rihua could probably guess the reason why she came.

"Ahua, I want to have a chat with you, come to my office."

Tsang Lizhen is the manager in charge of artists, and her real power in TVB is not low at all. Her words can determine the future of many actors.

Even a popular young student like Huang Rihua would not dare to be presumptuous in front of Zeng Lizhen.

After following Zeng Lizhen into her office, Zeng Lizhen took the initiative to pour a glass of water for Huang Rihua.

"Thank you, Sister Zhen."

Huang Rihua quickly thanked him.

Zeng Lizhen walked to her seat and sat down.

"Ahua, are you really planning to leave Wireless?"

Huang Rihua hesitated for two seconds and then nodded.

Zeng Lizhen just smiled slightly.

She knew that Andy Lau and the others had united and planned to advance and retreat together.

If the four of them were invited to talk together, the effect would definitely be greatly reduced. It would be better to defeat them individually.

According to Tsang Lizhen's understanding, Andy Lau and Michael Miu have the strongest will to leave TVB, so if they want to talk, they must first avoid them.

Huang Rihua and Tang Zhenye's attitude towards leaving TVB is not very strong. It is mostly due to brotherly loyalty, so it will not be very difficult to deal with them.

"It's windy and rainy outside. Even if you successfully leave the company, you will not only have to compete with the three of them, but also with people outside. Why not stay in the company and give you more good roles in the future and pay you back every year?"

Wouldn’t it be nice to get an extra 20,000 yuan in salary?”

Huang Rihua didn't look at the new contract carefully before because he never thought about signing it.

But after Zeng Lizhen said this, he realized that the new contract actually gave him a salary increase of 20,000 yuan.

"Ahua, you have always been well-behaved. There is no need to cause trouble with them. And if they go out, will anyone dare to ask them to star in a movie? Don't even look at who owns Xiangjiang Cinemas."

If the previous words made Huang Rihua hesitate, then the last words Zeng Lizhen said directly shattered Huang Rihua's psychological defense.

Ever since, Huang Rihua signed a five-year contract extension.