534 [Do zombie movies have to be filmed in advance]
Compared with Lin Fengjiao's stubborn literati father, Zhao Yazhi's father, who was born as a timber businessman, was much more polite to Wang Zijun.
Compared with Taiwanese society, Hong Kong people seem to be much more tolerant of this kind of thing. It has been eight years since the abolition of the Qing Dynasty law of monogamy and multiple concubinage in Hong Kong, but the older wealthy Hong Kong businessmen have not changed much in the matter of marrying wives.
Not to mention anything else, ten years later, Wu Mengda still has two wives at the same time - one is the wife of the main house, and the other is a live-in wife, all of whom gave birth to him. After a few more years, Mrs. Zhengfang finally divorced Uncle Da, and the live-in wife who was born as a wireless TV actress did not go to Fuzheng, but another "Miss Malaysia" became Mrs. Wu.
Anyway, later, Uncle Da was down-and-out and didn't film, and he had to bear the living expenses of four families, four wives and a lot of children at the same time, which can be described as a model husband.
The two days that Wang Zijun lived in Zhao Ya's house was a complete uncle. Zhao Yazhi's brothers and sisters came to the house for the first time for the Spring Festival because Wang Zijun came to the house for the first time, and they brought their respective families back yesterday to get together.
However, after eating mahjong, Wang Zijun once again became a fortune boy. Zhao Yazhi's eldest sister alone won tens of thousands of yuan from Wang Zijun. However, her eldest brother Zhao Yamin was honest, and saw that Wang Zijun was deliberately losing money, and after playing for an hour, he was embarrassed to play again, and gave up his position to Zhao Yazhi's sister-in-law.
"Jingle bell!" Wang Zijun was feeding Zhao Yazhi fruit, when suddenly the doorbell rang.
Zhao Yazhi was already slightly pregnant and was about to get up to open the door, but was held down by Wang Zijun and said, "Your body is inconvenient, I'll come." ”
Zhao Yazhi smiled slightly, feeling that she was so happy to be pregnant, from the Maldives to the present, as long as she is with Wang Zijun. They are all taken care of.
"I'm coming, I'm coming!" Mother Zhao walked out of the room, said to her daughter and son-in-law with a smile, picked up the phone behind the door, and asked, "Which one?" ”
"Mom, it's me, I forgot to bring the key." The voice of Zhao Yazhi's little sister Zhao Yaqian came from the phone.
"This stupid girl doesn't have a long memory at all." Mother Zhao complained and ran out to open the door, and the old janitor in the porter and the Filipino maid at home were all on holiday. This is the only thing she can do.
Soon, Zhao Yaqian came in with a handsome guy, and opened her mouth to say to Wang Zijun: "Brother-in-law, this is my boyfriend Ah Hua, who is very handsome." Then he complimented, "Hehe, it's a little worse than my brother-in-law." ”
Zhao Yaqian's boyfriend's name is Zhang Lehua, he is wearing a suit and leather shoes, and his hair is combed and shiny. After seeing Wang Zijun, he walked straight over. He bowed and said: "Hello brother-in-law, my name is Zhang Lehua, and you call me Andy." ”
Wang Zijun was slightly displeased in his heart, firstly, he was dissatisfied with Zhao Yaqian's own initiative to bring her boyfriend back to see him, and secondly, this Ahua behaved too directly, and that posture was directed at Wang Zijun, not to see his mother-in-law. It's not a secret.
However, in front of Zhao Yazhi and his family, Wang Zijun was not easy to show, but stood up and shook hands with him. Smiled: "Hello. ”
Zhao's mother was also a little unhappy, her daughter didn't say hello in advance when she brought her boyfriend home for the first time, and the man greeted her when she first met, and she didn't look at her as soon as she entered the door, but went to talk to Wang Zijun.
Everyone sat down and chatted casually for a while, Wang Zijun found that this Zhang Lehua's eyes flickered, and he didn't dare to look at Zhao Yazhi at all, as if Zhao Yazhi was some terrible monster.
This may be because he is afraid that Wang Zijun will misunderstand, or he is polite or something, but Wang Zijun's evaluation of this person is even lower, except for being born with a good skin, he doesn't even have the confidence to look at people in a bright light. …,
"Where is Ah Hua doing things now?" Mother Zhao began to inquire about the news.
"Aunt, I teach at Huaren Academy." Zhang Lehua finally regained his confidence when he answered.
"Yes, Huaren Academy is a good school, and ordinary teachers can't get into it at all." Wang Zijun said.
At this time in Hong Kong, the group of teachers cannot be compared with doctors and lawyers, in a word, poor teachers. From 1971 to the present, teachers in Hong Kong have gone on strike several times over the increase in wages by dozens of dollars a month, the largest of which was a collective strike by more than 80% of primary school teachers in Hong Kong.
The strike has made some achievements, and now the salary of newly recruited primary and secondary school teachers is about 1,200 Hong Kong dollars, and after working for ten years or eight years, the salary of teachers can rise to about 2,000 yuan.
This salary standard was set a few years ago, but unfortunately prices have risen a lot after a few years, but the salaries of primary and secondary school teachers in Hong Kong have not risen a penny. At this time in Hong Kong, even the salaries of nurses were much higher than those of teachers, so many teachers had to go to the night market to set up stalls after work to earn extra money.
Of course, the salary of an English school for boys like Wah Yan College is much higher than that of ordinary schools.
"Good teaching." When Zhao's mother heard that she was a teacher, she finally felt a lot more relieved, and she was afraid that her daughter's boyfriend would be a different profession.
Zhao Yaqian said on the side: "Ah Hua not only teaches well, but also writes novels and scripts. As he spoke, he took out a stack of manuscripts from his bag, "Brother-in-law, look, these are novels and scripts written by Ah Hua." If you think it's good, just make them into a TV series. ”
"Oh, it's a great talent, so I'll have to read it carefully." Wang Zijun took the manuscripts with a smile, and already understood why Zhang Lehua came.
Zhang Lehua smiled reservedly: "I don't dare to be a talent, it's not worth mentioning compared to my brother-in-law." ”
Wang Zijun was annoyed by his left brother-in-law and brother-in-law, so he simply ignored him and pretended to pick up the manuscript and turn it up. This saw Wang Zijun startled, he thought that Zhang Lehua was writing a novel about love and love without illness and moaning, but he didn't expect this guy to write about a Taoist priest catching zombies.
Wang Zijun turned back to the first page, the name of this novel is "Maoshan Taoist". Wang Zijun looked up at Zhang Lehua and found that this kid was looking at him worriedly, as if he was afraid that he would not look good, and as if he was waiting for him to give a good review.
Wang Zijun looked at it seriously and found that this "Maoshan Taoist" was heavily influenced by martial arts novels, and there seemed to be some shadows of "The Legend of Shushan Swordsman" in it. The plot is also as scattered as "The Legend of the Swordsman of Shushan", and Wang Zijun, who has been able to read it with a professional eye, doesn't want to read it anymore.
After a long time, Wang Zijun closed the manuscript and asked, "Ah Hua, what is your evaluation of your book?" ”
"Average." Zhang Lehua doesn't know what to say, of course he can blow up to his girlfriend. But in front of Wang Zijun, he didn't dare to get an axe.
Zhao Yaqian helped her boyfriend speak, walked to the back of the sofa, leaned on Wang Zijun's shoulder and said, "Brother-in-law, you are a great writer, of course I want you to evaluate it." If you don't write well, you can also point out Ah Hua and help him correct it. ”
"Do you really want me to say it?" Wang Zijun said with a smile.
Zhang Lehua nodded.
"The characters are thinly portrayed, the plot narrative is messy, and the fights are sketched...... In a word. The novel couldn't fail any more. Wang Zijun didn't say a word, and Zhang Lehua's face turned three points pale.
"Well," Wang Zijun continued, "your novels are better than beautiful words, and perhaps writing prose is more suitable for you." In addition, the subject matter is very novel, and it is not very common to write about taxis and zombies. Also, you should have studied books like Zhou Yi's metaphysics, and this part of it is well written. ”
When Zhang Lehua heard this, his face finally turned ruddy. Wang Zijun shook his head in his heart when he saw his chameleon-like face. This person's psychological quality is also too poor. …,
When Zhao Yaqian heard this, she felt that she could still be saved, and said, "Brother-in-law." Look at this again. This is a movie script based on Ah Wah's own novel. ”
Writing a script is more difficult than writing a novel, and with Zhang Lehua's poor control of the plot scenes of the novel, Wang Zijun doesn't need to read it to know what his script will look like. Sure enough, after picking it up and looking at it a few times, Wang Zijun put it down and asked Zhang Lehua: "Ah Hua, what are your plans?" Want to be a full-time editor or a writer? ”
"Of course." Zhao Yaqian said. "How much money can I get a month as a teacher? When I can't afford to buy a house like my family now, I can't afford it all my life. Brother-in-law, if you don't write well, you can learn slowly, didn't you just say that Ah Hua also has a lot of advantages? Why don't you let Ah Hua enter Jiayi TV. Look more and learn more skills, he will definitely learn quickly. ”
After going around in circles for a long time, Zhao Yaqian finally said the purpose of bringing her boyfriend to see Wang Zijun.
Zhao's mother disagreed: "What's wrong with being a teacher, be decent, others will respect you when you say it." Besides, in such a big house, your brothers and sisters have all moved out as a family, and now you are the only one left with me and your father. If you get married and move out, you're going to leave me and your dad alone here? ”
Housing in Hong Kong is very tight, and many families have lived in a house of tens of square meters for generations. Even poorer are even more impoverished with only one bed enclosed with barbed wire, called "cage houses", and those who live in them are called "cage people".
It was also because Wang Zijun wanted to accept Zhao Yazhi into the door and spent money to bribe several of her brothers and sisters, so her four brothers and sisters could all have their own houses after getting married.
Zhang Lehua's family is not wealthy, he was sent to the United States to study in his teens, but unfortunately he was framed by his classmates for stealing, and was expelled from school, and finally had to buy a degree and return to Hong Kong. At this time, Zhang Lehua was not a diploma teacher at Wah Yan College, but a long-term substitute teacher.
When Zhang Lehua heard what Zhao's mother said just now, his eyes lit up, and he tried to endure the excitement in his heart. He also has two older brothers at home, and the family of eight is crammed into a two-bedroom house, and the voices of his brother and sister-in-law can be heard clearly at night. If you can move to this mansion after getting married......
Zhang Anle doesn't love Zhao Yaqian very much, and he still can't forget his love for his lover when he was studying in the United States. However, at this moment, he decided that he must be as good as his girlfriend in the future, and the purpose was naturally to live in a mansion. What's more, Zhao Yaqian also has a god-level brother-in-law.
Wang Zijun is very annoyed by this kind of nepotism, especially the boyfriend of his sister-in-law, who can only pull the relationship in a few circles, to ask for help. However, he didn't want Zhao Yazhi to lose face, so he said: "That's it, Ah Hua, you can help the editorial department of Jiashi." The salary may be lower than if you were a teacher, and the main thing is to learn how to write a script first. You know, I'm not alone in the TV station, just add people in, and it is inevitable that others will gossip. When you go in, you have to keep a low profile and have a good relationship with your colleagues. ”
"Brother-in-law, I understand, I won't let you down." Zhang Lehua hurriedly agreed. Although he lacks responsibility and has no ability to do big things, his mind is very active, and he knows that Wang Zijun doesn't like him to do things in his name on the TV station.
As for the salary is lower than teaching, then there is no need to worry, with Wang Zijun here, it is not a matter of words to transfer to the main position. What's more, Zhang Lehua is still a little confident in his writing ability, and he even looks forward to writing his own script and making it into a TV series, becoming a famous screenwriter, and then becoming a director......
Wang Zijun pointed to the novel manuscript on the coffee table and said: "This zombie theme is good, but your era is too far away." In this way, I will assign you a task, you will write a zombie novel that takes place in the late Qing Dynasty or the Republic of China, and it will incorporate elements such as love, demon eradication, etc. Half a year later, if the novel is still well written, I will personally help you change it to a screenplay. ”…,
"Really?" Zhang Lehua was overjoyed.
Wang Zijun nodded, but what he was thinking about was Mr. Lin Zhengying, the zombie Taoist leader.
Lin Zhengying used to follow Bruce Lee as a martial arts finger, but he was Bruce Lee's right and left hand, and there is a saying that if Lin Zhengying is not present, Bruce Lee will not turn on.
In the parallel space, after Bruce Lee's death, Lin Zhengying turned to Sammo Hung and became the backbone of the Hong family's class, until the filming of "Mr. Zombie" became popular and widely known.
However, because of Wang Zijun's existence, now Bruce Lee is not dead, and Bruce Lee's right and left hands Lin Zhengying and Chen Huiyi also went to Hollywood. And it's not bad, after the rise of kung fu movies, Hollywood action movies continue to integrate kung fu elements, and Lin Zhengying and Chen Huiyi, senior martial artists from Hong Kong, are very popular in Hollywood.
If Wang Zijun really made a zombie movie in advance, he would inevitably borrow someone from Bruce Lee and invite Lin Zhengying, the great god, back. Otherwise, without Lin Zhengying's zombie film, no matter how you look at it, you feel that something is missing.
After sending Zhao Yaqian's boyfriend, Wang Zijun stayed in Hong Kong for two more days. Hepburn and his daughter Xiao Shiya returned to Taipei alone after the Lantern Festival.
The Caoshan Villa has already been renovated, and six Filipino maids have been recruited in one go, and two senior chefs have been hired back in Hong Kong, and the two chefs have brought four apprentices with them. In addition, Wang Zijun hired a few foreign bodyguards from a security company in the United States at a high price, and recruited more than a dozen Taiwanese veterans as nursing homes.
Coming and going, there were as many as thirty or forty bodyguards and helpers in the grass mountain villa. It's just that it's hard to find a housekeeper, and Wang Zijun can't find a trustworthy person for a while, so he has to let Lin Qingxia be the housekeeper's wife.
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After waiting for a long time, today I committed the old problem enteritis, and I went to the doctor. After taking the medicine, my stomach is still uncomfortable, and I don't have the heart to code words when I sit in front of the computer and brag and fart.
There is still a chapter before 12 o'clock, but 10,000 words are estimated to be incomplete, and the missing words will be doubled tomorrow.