Chapter 509: Oprah's Talk Show (Part II)
"All three of you were born in Chinese opera, so how did you get into the film industry?" Oprah then asked curiously.
"Actually, I have made movies a long time ago, because my grandfather was a film producer in Modu before, and my grandmother was still a smash hit star at that time, so I was also born in an acting family." Hong Jingbao said with a smile, "I started acting in movies very early, and then my family thought I was lively and active, so they sent me to study Peking Opera." And my master's daughter, we called Master Sister, was the top kung fu actress in Hong Kong at that time, so she often brought us to filming. ”
"In fact, when we were studying opera, Peking opera had gradually declined in Hong Kong. So in addition to performing on the stage, the master also has to help us with other tasks. Cheng Long added on the side, "It just so happened that the senior sister was very popular in the film industry at that time, so we had one more way to make a cameo appearance in the movie." ”
"Later, I made more cameo appearances in movies, gradually accumulated experience, and slowly learned the skills of acting, and it was only after I got a firm foothold in the Hong Kong film industry." Yuan Biao said with a smile on the side, "Of course, we also want to thank Mr. Xu for giving us a chance, he is really a noble person in our life." ”
"Yes, I must thank Mr. Xu, without him we would not be where we are now." Hong Jingbao and Cheng Long also nodded together.
"Well, it seems that this Mr. Xu is indeed of great help to you, so I'm curious who he will be?" Oprah stretched out his voice and looked at the audience, and the camera also turned its direction to focus on Xu Guanwu in the audience.
Xu Guanwu found that the camera was aimed at him, and couldn't help but wave and smile at the camera.
"Wow, it turned out to be Stanley. Mr. Xu. It was a surprise to us. Oprah screamed.
Everyone in the audience couldn't help but look at it together. There are those who know and those who do not. Suddenly there was a mess of chatter, as if some rare animal had been discovered.
After Xu Guanwu finished saying hello, he shrank back, and he didn't want to be interviewed again, so as not to steal the limelight from Hong Jingbao and the other four.
Seeing this, Oprah couldn't help but sigh in disappointment, if Xu Guanwu could come on stage at this time and accept her interview together, then the ratings of the program would be guaranteed. Her popularity will also increase. You must know that Xu Guanwu has appeared on only a handful of TV shows in the United States, and many famous talk show hosts want to interview him but can't. If she is interviewed by her, a little-known rookie, then she will become famous all of a sudden.
Since Xu Guanwu said that he would not go to power, the visit to the stage will naturally continue. Oprah then looked at Di Wei again, "Being an instructor in the army, the salary should be very high, how could you think of being an actor?" ”
"Probably because I was born with an interest in acting, so when one day the Hong Kong director went to Wanwan to film, and our military was in charge of assisting in the filming, I was very excited when I saw the camera." Di Wei said with a smile. "So then I quit my job and became an actor, first at another film company in Hong Kong. Later, he followed Brother Sanmao to fight the world together. ”
"Oh?! Then do you think Sanmao is strict with you? Oprah smiled and asked, "When I sit next to him, I think he's strong and his personality must be strong." ”
"Hehe, Brother Sanmao has always been meticulous about filming, and his attitude is also very serious at work. However, in private, Brother Sanmao is very righteous and often invites us to dinner, dancing and singing, so I like to follow Brother Sanmao. Di Wei said with a smile.
On the side, Hong Jingbao also smiled with a shy red face, thinking that he was not used to being evaluated so in person.
"What about you senior brother?" Oprah asked Cheng Long and Yuan Biao again.
"Well, when I was studying drama at the drama school before, he always bullied us as a senior brother." Cheng Long said with a smile.
"Yes, he often puts up a big brother with us, and whoever cares about this and that, and those who don't obey will be beaten." Yuan Biao also said with a smile on the side.
Hong Jingbao's face began to glow red when he heard this, "I have to explain this, why do you have to care about them." Everyone also knows that teenagers are the naughtiest. There are more than 20 children in the drama school, and it is impossible for the master to take care of them all, so as a senior brother, I have to help. Cheng Long and Yuan Biao were very naughty at the time, either fighting with other students, or they were greedy for fun and didn't practice during class, and I said that I didn't listen to them and had to use force. But it's just a small punishment and a big commandment, and there has been no heavy hand. ”
"To be honest, if I had been strictly disciplined by your senior brother when I was a child, I wouldn't have taken so many detours." Oprah couldn't help but sigh, and then asked Cheng Long with a smile, "Then do you still hate this senior brother now?" ”
"Of course I don't hate it, in fact, we are all very grateful to Senior Brother, it is precisely because of his promotion that we have our current life." Cheng Long and Yuan Biao said with a smile.
Hong Jingbao couldn't help grinning happily when he heard them say this.
"When you first enter the film industry, you will definitely suffer a lot, what setbacks have you encountered?" Oprah asked with a smile again.
"Actually, I'm relatively lucky, after I went, I first started from playing tricks, then I became a dragon and tiger martial artist, and then I was slowly promoted to a martial arts instructor, and then I started to be a director." Hong Jingbao said with a smile, "Maybe I have a lot of nobles in my life, so I will always be promoted, and the climb is the fastest." ”
"Well, I'm a little worse than my senior brother, and I also went to be a dragon and tiger martial artist at the beginning. However, the Dragon and Tiger Martial Arts is very hard work, and he has to be beaten and pinched, so not everyone can do well, so those who do well have a high income. At that time, I thought that it would be nice if I could start work every day and make money every day, so I was very active when I was filming. I was also willing to try some very dangerous jobs, so the director felt that I was worthy of cultivation, so I was often called for filming from then on, which allowed me to gradually accumulate some fame. ”
"I remember once filming an action scene by a Hong Kong director, in which I played a small role, and I had to do three volleys when the protagonist kicked him sideways. Then lie on the ground and die directly. Cheng Long continued. But because it was filming in the barren mountains and mountains. So the land over there is not very flat, and there are a lot of gravel and small stones and so on. As a result, as soon as the protagonist kicked me, I rolled, and the back of my head hit the stone, and I was knocked unconscious at that time. Now there's a scar over there. Cheng Long said as he pointed to the back of his head.
Hong Jingbao couldn't help but wink at him when he heard him break out about his injury, signaling him not to continue. Because of filming movies in Hong Kong, it is very common for martial artists to get injured, and there is no need to talk about it at all. Injuries can only show that the kung fu is not at home. Unprofessional.
However, Cheng Long ignored the senior brother's eyes, but continued to point to the corner of his eye and said, "There is also a scar here, I may not be able to see it clearly after a long time, and it was also when I was filming, the opponent made a mistake and directly slashed here, and I almost became blind." ”
"Wow!" Oprah couldn't help but open her mouth wide when she heard him say that filming was so dangerous.
Hong Jingbao listened to him more and more energetically, and couldn't help but put his hand to his mouth and coughed lightly. Cheng Long heard the cough of the senior brother, so he had to close his mouth unsatisfied.
"When I first entered the film industry, I also started as a dragon and tiger martial artist like Jie Ji. However, I started the industry relatively late, and at that time, the big brother had already made a name for himself in the Hong Kong film industry. So when I was filming, I got a lot of help from my senior brother, so I was much luckier than Jie Ji. Yuan Biao said with a smile.
"It seems that Sanmao is indeed very good, and after becoming famous, he also knows how to promote his senior brother." Oprah said with a smile.
"Actually, Yuan Biao is more competitive, I just mentioned him a little, and he became an instant hit." Hong Jingbao also said with a smile.
"Yes, it is true that you can become famous quickly with the help of someone, but the most important thing is to work hard yourself." Oprah nodded approvingly.
"Then David, after you gave up your position as an army instructor for your dream and devoted yourself to the film industry, will you soon become famous as you imagined?" Oprah then asked Di Wei with a smile.
Di Wei suddenly showed a wry smile when he heard this, "I also started as a dragon and tiger martial artist when I first entered the film industry, and because I am from Wanwan, I still faced the problem of language barrier when filming in Hong Kong, so I encountered a lot of setbacks at the beginning. Injuries and beatings are commonplace, but the saddest thing is that I can't get the understanding of my family, and I didn't have any friends in Hong Kong at the beginning, so I had to rely on myself to survive there, which was really difficult at that time. Fortunately, I met Brother Sanmao later, and he promoted me to appear in many works, especially this time he promoted me to the main role, and I am really grateful to him. ”
Oprah couldn't help but nod when she heard this, "It's true that everyone has to pay a lot of money to pursue their dreams. When I joined the TV station as a newscaster, I was also ridiculed by all kinds of people, and I was fired after only a week. But I still told myself that I must not give up, and to be a human being is to have the courage to realize my dreams. So I continued to work hard and eventually had my own talk show. ”
Syllable! Syllable! Syllable!
After listening to Diwei's experience of pursuing his dreams and Oprah's own story, the audience applauded the two of them.
"Listening to what Jie Ji said just now, it seems that you get injured very often while filming, right?" Oprah asked Hong Kyung-bo-dao again.
Hearing her ask this question, Hong Jingbao couldn't help but show an unnatural expression on his face, "Injuries are indeed inevitable, Hong Kong film shooting was not very standardized before, and the director didn't pay much attention to the safety of the Dragon and Tiger Warrior in order to catch up with the filming producer in order to make money." However, Mr. Xu is an exception, and every time I film, I have repeatedly told me to pay attention to the safety of the actors, so the number of injuries we have now has greatly decreased. ”
"Mr. Hui was the first owner in Hong Kong to put an ambulance on the set." Cheng Long also said with a smile, "When we were filming before, we were filming in the wilderness, and we were bruised all over our bodies, and we just rubbed the bruises and drank the medicine. However, Mr. Xu arranged a doctor for us, and we were able to treat the pain immediately, which made us feel very safe. ”
"Well, when the ambulance first stopped on the set, we all felt a little unnatural, and it felt like a very unfortunate thing." Yuan Biao said with a smile, "But now that everyone is used to it, they feel safer that there is an ambulance parked there." ”
"So, Mr. Xu has really done a lot of good things for you." Oprah asked with a smile.
"Well, Mr. Xu promoted me to be the leading actor and made me a red star in Hong Kong, and I am very grateful for his promotion." Cheng Long said with a smile.
"I was promoted from martial arts instructor to director, and I was also promoted by Mr. Xu, and I am also grateful to him." Hong Jingbao also said with a smile.
"It's my first time to be a starring role, and I was also promoted by Mr. Xu, and I am very grateful to him." Yuan Biao also said with a smile.
"I am also very grateful to Mr. Xu for giving me this opportunity." Di Wei also said succinctly.
"I think Stanley. Xu also saw your potential, so he will help you. And your success proves that he really has a good vision. Oprah smiled and said, "Here I also want to thank Mr. Xie Lei Shidong, it is because of his support that I can persevere." Xie Lu Xie. (To be continued......)