When the security guard heard this, he was taken aback, Shao Yifu and Fang Yihua were both ruthless people, and they would never be polite to those who offended them, so they hurriedly said: "What nonsense are you talking about, when did I say that Sixth Uncle and Miss Fang have no quality and no brains." I mean, you mainlanders have no quality and no brains. Do you know that we hate these mainlanders who spit and cut in line casually!"

Xu Wangqiu knows that Xiangjiang people especially like to use spit to blacken mainlanders, and many Xiangjiang movies have such plots, such as "Hello Cousin" and "Domestic Lingling Paint". Li Lianjie said in "A Date with Luyu" that some Xiangjiang people feel that you are uncivilized and will spit when they hear that they speak Mandarin. In order to compete for this tone, Li Lianjie insisted on not speaking Cantonese, and he spoke Mandarin when acting in movies.

Xu Wangqiu stared at the security guard, nodded slightly, and said, "Yes, I heard that there are often people spitting on the Shaw Brothers set." It must have been Run Run Shaw and Fang Yihua, two mainlanders, who vomited, right?"

The security guard didn't expect Xu Wangqiu to say this, and retorted: "Sixth Uncle and Miss Fang are from Xiangjiang now, and they are different from you. ”

Xu Wangqiu showed a look of sudden realization: "I understand what you mean." Are you saying that when Run Run Shaw and Fang Yihua were in Xiangjiang just now, they used to spit casually, but now that they have become Xiangjiang people, they don't spit anywhere, right?"

The security guard hurriedly denied: "That's not what I meant. Sixth Uncle and Miss Fang are different from you, they are high-quality people, and they never spit indiscriminately. ”

Xu Wangqiu said lightly: "You are mistaken, Shao Yifu and Fang Yihua are from the mainland, they belong to low-quality people, they must be spitting and cutting in line casually." How aggrieved a noble Xiangjiang person like you is working under two low-quality mainlanders, and what kind of face do you have to live in the world. If I were a noble Xiangjiang person like you, I would have been killed by my head. ”

The security guard was so red at Xu Wang's ridicule that he angrily pulled out his baton and waved it, shouting loudly: "Get out of here, you are not welcome here!"

Just then, a car stopped on the side of the road. The windows rolled down, revealing a heroic face. It was a twenty-four or five-year-old young man, and he smiled at Xu Wangqiu and said, "Mr. Xu, why are you here?"

Xu Wangqiu felt that the man was a little familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it, so he said, "You are?"

The man smiled and said, "My name is Er Dongsheng, and I am David Jiang's younger brother. ”

There are many brothers in the film industry, such as Jiang Wen and Jiang Wu brothers, Tang Zhenzong Tang Zhenye brothers, and Er Dongsheng, Jiang David and Qin Pei are also brothers. Jiang David and Qin Pei have the same father and mother, and Er Dongsheng is the same mother and half-father as the first two.

Xu Wangqiu has a good impression of Er Dongsheng, and his "Disciple" and "New Love" are well shot. The current Er Dongsheng is not a director, but a young student of the Shaw Brothers. He smiled at Er Dongsheng and said, "It turns out that you are Er Dongsheng, I heard David Jiang talk about you." ”

"I heard my brother talk about you two days ago, and he is especially looking forward to working with you this time. Er Dongsheng said curiously, "By the way, Mr. Xu, why did your security guard quarrel?"

Xu Wangqiu showed a helpless expression: "Yesterday Run Run Shaw called me and asked me to have afternoon tea at Shaw's today. Unexpectedly, the security guard didn't let me in, and said that the mainlanders were of low quality and liked to spit casually. I asked him if Run Run Shaw and Fang Yihua were also from the mainland, and if they often spit. Unexpectedly, he became angry and wanted to hit someone. He saw Er Dongsheng chuckle and said, "You do me a favor." After I went in, I told Shaw that I had never seen such hospitality, and I had seen it at Shaw today. I'm sorry for you!" With that, he turned and left.

Xu Wangqiu walked slowly along the road for about ten minutes, and there was a roar of cars behind him, and then a black Rolls-Royce stopped beside him. A woman in her forties wearing glasses stepped out of the car. Xu Wangqiu had seen the woman's photo and knew that she was Shaw's friend and assistant Fang Yihua. He just didn't see it, and went on his own way.

Fang Yihua quickly caught up with Xu Wangqiu and said apologetically: "Mr. Xu, I am to blame for this." You are a very important guest, I would have liked to greet you in person, so I didn't inform the security guard. I was going to wait at the door at two o'clock, but I didn't expect you to come so early. I'm really sorry about this, and please don't be angry. ”

Xu Wangqiu understood what was going on, and said lightly: "So that's the case, I thought that your Shaw family's land was expensive, and I was afraid that we, low-quality mainlanders, would spit and dirty your land." ”

Fang Yihua already knew what had happened, and he would be angry when he knew that this matter was going to be put on anyone's shoulders, so he smiled and said: "What did Mr. Xu say, Mr. Shao and I, and many people from the Shaw family came from the mainland. It is impossible for us to look down on the mainlanders, that is tantamount to looking down on ourselves. Fang Yihua saw that Xu Wangqiu was silent, and continued: "I'm really sorry for this. I sincerely apologize to you. The security guard has been fired. Please also ask Mr. Xu not to remember the villain and not to be angry. ”

When Xu Wangqiu saw Fang Yihua say this, he didn't intend to hold on to it, shook his head and said: "I've been to many places around the world, and it's the first time I've encountered this kind of thing, and I really don't understand where this sense of superiority comes from." ”

Fang Yihua didn't answer Xu Wangqiu's question, but said: "Truly educated people don't look down on others, the kind of people who think they are great, look down on this, and look down on that are often nouveau riche." Mr. Xu is not guilty of being as knowledgeable as the nouveau riche. She smiled and said, "Mr. Xu, you came here so early, do you want to go around the Shaw Brothers set? I'll be your tour guide." ”

Xu Wangqiu glanced at Fang Yihua, this woman is worthy of being Run Run Shaw's right-hand man, sure enough, there are two brushes, and said with a smile: "I heard that the Shaw Brothers studio is the largest movie set in Asia, so I wanted to come and see the vision." Now that Miss Fang is with her, it saves a lot of trouble. ”

When Fang Yihua heard Xu Wangqiu say this, he knew that the matter had been revealed, and hurriedly said, "Mr. Xu, please get in the car." ”

After Xu Wangqiu got into the car, Fang Yihua's driver started the car and drove towards the Shaw Brothers set. After entering the Shaw Brothers studio, Fang Yihua and Xu Wangqiu got out of the car and walked along the cement road on the set. Fang Yihua introduced to Xu Wangqiu as he walked, which is the administrative building, which is the Dunhou building where the stars and directors live, and which is the clothing room......

When Fang Yihua spoke, he secretly observed Xu Wangqiu's reaction. originally thought that Xu Wangqiu would be shocked by the scale of "Oriental Hollywood" and would be amazed. After all, the Shaw Brothers studio covers an area of 1 million square feet, with permanent Chinatown and Songcheng, with more than 50 shops, more than 100 signboards, pavilions and small bridges everywhere, and is the largest studio in Asia. Unexpectedly, Xu Wangqiu not only did not show a surprised gaze, but shook his head slightly, looking disappointed. This made Fang Yihua very puzzled, could there be a larger and more luxurious film and television base in the mainland than Shaw Brothers.

In the process of walking, the two met many Shaw Brothers staff. When they saw Fang Yihua, they all greeted politely and called Fang Yihua "Miss Fang", while Fang Yihua smiled and nodded in response. Some of the staff recognized Xu Wangqiu, showed surprised eyes, and whispered: "Oh, that's Xu Wangqiu", "How could Xu Wangqiu be with Miss Fang?", "Is Xu Wangqiu going to join the Shaw Brothers?......

Fang Yihua not only took Xu Wangqiu around the factory, but also took him to the studio and the set to visit. Shaw Brothers had a total of 12 studios, and during the most prosperous period of Shaw Brothers, more than 40 films were made a year. The entire Shaw Brothers set was at full capacity, and there were no vacant studio opportunities. However, now Shaw Brothers has declined greatly, with an annual output of only a dozen films, and now there are only five film and TV series in the entire factory area, and most of the studios are vacant.

On the set of "Silkworm Transformation", Xu Wangqiu met an acquaintance, Liu Xuehua, a little flower girl held by the Great Wall a few years ago. However, due to the withering of talents on the Great Wall and the shortage of funds, the Great Wall only shoots one or two movies a year. Liu Xuehua got very few opportunities, and the movies shot by the Great Wall did not meet the taste of Xiangjiang audiences at all, not to mention popular, few people knew her name. In 1980, after her contract with Great Wall expired, she resolutely switched to Shaw Brothers, wrote a letter of repentance, and joined the Freedom Association.

Liu Xuehua never dreamed that soon after she left the Great Wall, the Great Wall would reorganize with Phoenix and Xinlian and merge into Yindu Institution. Then Yindu began to rise strongly, last year Yindu made ten movies, and Yindu set up a special Great Wall brokerage company, which offered extremely favorable conditions to the company's artists. On the contrary, the contract signed by Shaw Brothers with her was very harsh and squeezed very hard. The only thing she can comfort herself is that after leaving the Great Wall, she has at least more opportunities, and "The Maiden Cixi" has made herself popular, not completely unknown as in the past.

Xu Wangqiu did not embarrass Liu Xuehua, let alone say something sneering. After all, the conditions of the Great Wall were really bad at that time, and there was no chance to stay on the Great Wall at all. He smiled and said, "You were excavated by the Great Wall, and although you are gone now, the Great Wall will always be your home." There are more and more films produced and shot by Yindu on site, and there are more and more opportunities, and I hope to have the opportunity to cooperate in the future. ”

When Liu Xuehua heard Xu Wangqiu say this, she said happily: "Definitely." In the future, if I have the opportunity, I will definitely return to Yindu to film. ”

Coming out of the set of "Silkworm Transformation", Fang Yihua said with a smile: "I heard that you especially hate traitors. I thought you wouldn't pay attention to Liu Xuehua, but I didn't expect you not only not to blame her, but also welcomed her back to Yindu to film. ”

Xu Wangqiu said lightly: "Like Bao Qijing, in a very poor situation, those who can stick to it are certainly worthy of respect, and the company will definitely praise them." However, there is nothing to blame for people like Liu Xuehua who left in order to achieve better development, after all, the conditions of the Great Wall were really poor at that time. ”

At three o'clock on the Shaw Brothers set, Fang Yihua took Xu Wangqiu into the Shaw Brothers administrative building. The administration building is a small three-storey building, and on the far right of the second floor is Run Run Shaw's office, and the room opposite originally belonged to Zou Wenhuai. After Zou Wenhuai left, this became Fang Yihua's office.

Run Run Shaw's office is not as spacious as expected, but the room is fresh and elegantly furnished, with the charm of a water town in the south of the Yangtze River. There are some paintings and calligraphy works hanging on the wall of the office, one of which is a painting by Tang Bohu. In the room, there is a rosewood coffee table with a beautiful set of tea utensils. At this time, Run Run Shaw was sitting next to the coffee table, intently fiddling with the tea set.

Seeing Fang Yihua leading Xu Wangqiu in, Shao Yifu stood up with a smile, enthusiastically stretched out his right hand, and said in a magic capital with a Ningbo accent: "This is Mr. Xu Wangqiu Xu." I have admired Mr. Xu's name for a long time, and when I see it today, he is indeed a man who is famous. ”

Xu Wangqiu listened to Liao Yiyuan and them say that Shao Yifu not only spoke the Modu dialect himself, but also favored the people who spoke the Modu dialect, but he did not use the Modu dialect, but said in Mandarin: "Mr. Shao said that he was joking." I have admired Mr. Shao's name for a long time, and it is really a blessing to be able to witness Mr. Shao's demeanor today. ”

Run Run Shaw smiled and beckoned, "Come, sit." I'm making tea, how about you try my tea. ”