Rebirth of Xiangjiang - 1978

Jacky Cheung, apart from his singing career, is basically filming.

The day after meeting Liu Zhenwei, Chen Ziqiang called Jacky Cheung to talk to him about the matter.

"Liu Chunwei and Wong Kar-Wai came to me and said that they have a movie that wants you to be the leading actor."

Jacky Cheung is quite interested in filming, and he makes more money than singing.

And as he shoots more and more movies, his acting skills are getting better and better.

Jacky Cheung would naturally not refuse someone who wanted to film with him. As long as he felt that he could handle both, he would basically agree.

And recently, because his salary has increased to 1.2 million due to his own ability, this naturally makes Jacky Cheung very happy.

"What kind of show is it?"

Jacky Cheung didn't think much about it. For him, as long as the movie is not too difficult, he will basically take it.

"According to them, this is a supernatural comedy. Although I haven't read the script, it shouldn't be too difficult."

Hearing what Chen Ziqiang said, Jacky Cheung didn't think much, he just nodded and agreed.

"A supernatural comedy, it sounds quite interesting. Please help me follow it."

After Jacky Cheung finished speaking, he was about to practice singing, but at this moment, Chen Ziqiang suddenly stopped him.

"Don't leave in a hurry before we finish talking. Liu Zhenwei said that the script of this drama has been reviewed by Mr. Lin, and the investor of this drama is New Oriental."

Jacky Cheung nodded while listening to what Chen Ziqiang said, but he didn't quite understand what Chen Ziqiang meant when he told him this.

Seeing Jacky Cheung looking at him with confusion, Chen Ziqiang quickly explained to him.

"This drama is approved by Mr. Lin, and it will definitely become a hit when it is produced."

Hearing this, Jacky Cheung showed a surprised expression on his face.

However, because this movie was not written by Lin Daoqiu, Jacky Cheung did not act too shocked.

"Isn't this great? Are there any worries?"

Chen Ziqiang didn't help him take on this drama right away. It seemed like there might be something going on that he didn't know about.

"Liu Zhenwei said that this drama is just a small production. They can't give you a salary of 1.2 million, so they can only give you 600,000."

If it weren't for the issue of remuneration, Chen Ziqiang would have helped Jacky Cheung take on this drama.

But now Liu Zhenwei has cut Jacky Cheung's salary in half in one breath. This obviously makes it difficult for Chen Ziqiang to agree. At least he has to ask Jacky Cheung what he means.

If Jacky Cheung is unwilling to lower the price, then he can only say sorry to Liu Zhenwei.

"Six hundred thousand? This is equivalent to cutting my salary in half."

Jacky Cheung suddenly showed a shocked expression when he heard this.

Not long after he was promoted from 800,000 yuan to 1.2 million yuan, Liu Zhenwei actually wanted to cut off half of his salary. How could this be done?

“Can’t we cut less?”

Chen Ziqiang shook his head. If he could negotiate the price, he wouldn't be in such a dilemma.

It was precisely because Liu Zhenwei insisted that he could only offer a salary of 600,000 yuan that Chen Ziqiang could not agree to it.

"Do you think I should take this role?"

In fact, the salary was cut in half, and Jacky Cheung no longer wanted to take on the film.

But just now I heard Chen Ziqiang say that this drama is related to Mr. Lin, which made Jacky Cheung feel that he should be more cautious.

"I think you should come next."

Chen Ziqiang thought for a while and then gave his answer.

Jacky Cheung felt very puzzled and couldn't help but ask.

"Why?"

"Because this drama was approved by Mr. Lin, it is very likely to become a hit. If this is the case, let alone cutting off 600,000 yuan, you should still star in it even if it doesn't cost you a penny."

Chen Ziqiang has already figured out that a script that can be approved by Lin Daoqiu will definitely not be a bad movie.

If Jacky Cheung can raise his reputation in Hong Kong with this film "The Ghost Story", it will be far more cost-effective than the lost salary.

"What you said is not unreasonable, um..."

Jacky Cheung nodded, looking like he was already thinking about this issue seriously.

Not long after, Jacky Cheung suddenly agreed.

"Just do as they say. I haven't made a movie about Mr. Lin so far. Maybe I can take this opportunity and get on the line with Lin Daoqiu."

Jacky Cheung was just joking. He didn't think that he would be able to catch Lin Daoqiu's eyes after filming "The Ghost Story".

But no matter what, this time is an opportunity for him, an opportunity for him to make a good movie.

"Since you agreed, I will reply to them tomorrow."

When Chen Ziqiang saw that Jacky Cheung had agreed, he had nothing to worry about.

The next day, Chen Ziqiang called Liu Zhenwei and told him that they had agreed to a salary of 600,000.

"Thank you, Mr. Chen. I guarantee that you and Xueyou will not regret the choice you made today."

Liu Zhenwei was extremely happy because he didn't expect that this matter would be solved so easily.

Initially, he was worried that Chen Ziqiang and Jacky Cheung did not take the bait in the end.

If this is the case, it is really not an easy task for him to find a cheaper actor than Jacky Cheung.

After finishing Jacky Cheung, Liu Zhenwei will next look for a supporting role in "The Ghost Story", or the protagonist's partner.

This person must be somewhat famous, and must have acted in a supernatural film or participated in the filming of a comedy. It is best to have a face that makes people want to laugh at the first sight.

If we follow the conditions set by Liu Zhenwei, there are not many celebrities in Hong Kong who meet these conditions.

But just in Liu Zhenwei's impression, he knew that there was someone who met his requirements.

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In the 1970s, the most popular comedy star in Hong Kong was undoubtedly Xu Guanwen.

Xu Guanwen's most effective assistants are his younger brothers Xu Guanjie and Xu Guanying.

After entering the 1980s, Xu Guanjie went to help New Art City to film "The Best Partner", while Xu Guanwen had his own movie to shoot.

As for Hui Guanying, he has participated in performances in "The Best Partner" and Hui Guanwen's movies.

And then I also filmed Yu Rentai's "The Seven Ghost Hunters" and Lin Zhengying's "Mr. Zombie".

Speaking of Xu Guanying, he did have an interesting incident at the Academy Awards.

When Xu Guanying was filming "Mr. Zombie", he received multiple nominations for the Academy Awards, but he himself rejected the nomination for Best Supporting Actor because he felt that he was the leading actor.

Because of this, Xu Guanying became the first person in the Hong Kong film industry to refuse an Academy Award.

However, Xu Guanying did not do this in this life. After all, it was Lin Daoqiu who won the Academy Award. He did not look at the monk's face but also the Buddha's face. In the end, he successfully won the Academy Award for Supporting Actor.

However, there is still a big gap between Xu Guanying's current situation at this time and compared with the period when the three Xu brothers were prosperous and Lin Zhengying's "Mr. Zombie" period.

At this time, Liu Zhenwei came to ask him to film. Naturally, Xu Guanying would not refuse, and his salary was not high, which fully met Liu Zhenwei's requirements.