"Now I know that God has been too kind to me, how many artists have worked harder than me, and they have struggled for many years and still got lucky. I want to tell everyone: keep working hard, I dare not guarantee that God will be fair to you, at least you have done your best, worthy of yourself, and this life will not be in vain. Gains and losses, on the contrary, are not so important...."

Hearing such remarks, Xu Wei sighed with emotion: "He has really grown up. ”

Zeng Zhiwei nodded sympathetically and said: "I remember participating in TVB's activities in eight or six years, he was still a little juvenile, and now he is the king of the music world." ”

Back then, this hot youth idol was called "Rong Shao" with the meaning of 'contempt', because he grew up in an upper-middle-class family, and came back from studying in the UK, his clothes were also very Westernized, very avant-garde, and the whole person looked very proud, giving people the impression of an unruly son.

People who have experienced that era have the impression of the "Zhang Huohai" signboard erected in the prime area of Central in the 30s of the last century, which was Leslie Cheung's father's dress shop, and the styles sold were the latest fashion in Hollywood at that time. Leslie Cheung is his youngest son again, of course he is a standard young master!

This is also a point that Leslie Cheung was attacked in the first few years of his career, "The son of a rich family, singing is just for fun!"

"A pretty boy took an English song "American Pie" that was more than 7 minutes long to compete. Although he sings well, it is impossible for him to sing the whole song in a singing competition. I said, 'Leslie Cheung, you have to stop. Unexpectedly, he retorted unknowingly: 'That's pointless!' and finally sang the three-minute version, won second place, and signed a contract with Leigh's TV. In 1977, Li Xiaotian served as the music director of the "Asian Singing Competition" of Li's TV station, and he admired the attitude of this young boy towards music during the audition.

still remembers that when the award was presented, Huang Xijie said to Leslie Cheung: "I want to praise you as a star." "I didn't expect to wait for 10 years. So much so that Hong Kong people later had a saying, "Even Leslie Cheung will suffer for 10 years."

"The singing is good, the play is also good, and the one who is so successful in crossing the line belongs to Leslie. Zeng Zhiwei said.

Shi Nansheng smiled and said, "And Mei Yanfang!"

"Amei is a woman after all, and it is too difficult to carry the box office alone, we must be counting it with the actor. Xu said.

One of the criteria for testing singers during this period was to hold a solo concert at the Red Pavilion, which was more convincing than any award.

Those who can hold twenty or thirty concerts in a row in the Red Pavilion are roughly Xu Xiaofeng, Tan Yonglin, Leslie Cheung and Anita Mui for now.

Zeng Zhiwei quipped: "If Leslie is too much of God's gift, then Ah Luo, your kid is God's favorite." ”

In fact, at the beginning, Chen Jialuo and Zeng Zhiwei also collaborated on "Mong Kok Night", and then there was no contact, until Zeng Zhiwei invited him to direct movies or join Golden Harvest many times, and then gradually became familiar again.

But one thing is certain, that is, Zeng Zhiwei is indeed a good friend. It can be seen from the last time Chen Jialuo was unexpectedly hospitalized.

"Think about a small director who was poached by me from TVB at the beginning, and now in the blink of an eye, he is already a super-selling director, dozens of times more powerful than me, and he is scared to death. "It is a compliment to say that Chen Jialuo is dozens of times better than himself, but Zeng Zhiwei really recognizes this young boy very much.

brought him to the New Arts City back then, and was able to give Chen Jialuo so much power to control the entire movie, Zeng Zhiwei was also a very courageous person. It's just that compared to Xu Xianlai, he was a little unlucky, because "Mong Kok Night" failed.

"Look, Arlo, you've scared the hell out of him. Not to mention the films he directed in the second half of the year, there are four or five movies he has participated in, and you are in such a hurry to shoot the second part, he can't avoid the schedule if he wants to" Xu Mian on the side couldn't help but joke.

"Let's talk while eating!" When Shi Nansheng brought out all the dishes, he asked everyone to sit down at the table.

Seeing this eldest sister who took good care of herself, Chen Jialuo said gratefully: "Sister Nansheng, it's really hard for you." ”

"What is the hard work, I didn't expect that the young man who came to eat at home would become the best director at the Academy Awards in a blink of an eye!" Shi Nansheng waved her hand with a smile, she was optimistic about Chen Jialuo from the bottom of her heart. Even compared to Xu Xian, there are a lot of victories.

At the beginning, Xu Qian judged a director from the perspective of a filmmaker, but Shi Nansheng was different, whether it was Chen Jialuo's methods on the set or the cleverness he showed when promoting the movie, it made her feel that it was a matter of time before this young man would succeed.

If people like Xu Qi and others are pure filmmakers who are addicted to the film world, then Chen Jialuo, Mai Jia, Zeng Zhiwei and others are film businessmen.

Sitting at the dinner table of Xu Xian's house again, Chen Jialuo couldn't help but sigh. Once upon a time, he was already an empty and famous director who served on the street and had no scenes to film. If it weren't for the 'new, wave, tide' background, "Mong Kok Night" might not have that reputation, and without Xu Meng and Zeng Zhiwei, there would be no place for itself today.

Shi Nansheng naturally asked: "By the way, Ah Luo, does your "The Birth of a Word" have a distribution channel to the outside world?"

Although the outside world has made various 'disclosures' about the dominance of "The Birth of a Word", indicating that Yongsheng Film Company has become bigger, Xu Mian does not believe this rumor at all.

With Chen Jialuo's stinky temper, if his movie really didn't count by himself, I'm afraid it would have exploded a long time ago, and it would be impossible to start filming his second movie so peacefully.

"I haven't talked about it yet!" Chen Jialuo is still very confident in "The Birth of a Word", which has been adapted into a commercial drama, but he has not been exposed to many issues about distribution, so he plans to wait for the Hong Kong release to achieve results, and then he has the weight in his hand to talk to others.

Shi Nansheng seemed to ask casually, but Chen Jialuo had already guessed something in his heart, and he smiled slightly: "Sister Nansheng, does she want the overseas distribution of Honghuahui's future films to be handed over to Golden Princess Entertainment Co., Ltd., or is she going to help distribute "The Birth of a Word"?"

You don't need to say anything when dealing with smart people, Shi Nansheng said: "Of course, it is the overseas distribution right of all the films of the Red Flower Club in the future, don't you know how fragrant your movies are." ”

Shi Nansheng's words were very direct, but Xu Wei and Zeng Zhiwei did not interject. One of them is not good at discussing this, and the other is not necessary to get involved in anything.

Chen Jialuo nodded and said, "I know that Sister Nan Sheng is helping me!"