Chapter 20 Moving into the Shaw Brothers dormitory, the neighbors are idle
Li Lecheng said that he was going to move out, not because he suddenly had an idea at dinner time that day. After going to Shaw Brothers to officially sign the contract a while ago, the personnel department of Shaw Brothers talked to him in detail about Shaw Brothers' various treatments on the spot, and the most important one was that he could live in the Shaw Brothers dormitory for free.
The Shaw Brothers Hostel is located on the Shaw Brothers studio, which in turn is located in Tai Po Chai, Clear Water Bay, an hour's bus ride from the broadcast road where TVK is located, and the time can be cut in half by private car. Since Shaw Brothers decided to temporarily suspend production, the Shaw Brothers studio has been rented to TVK, anyway, the same boss, resources integration.
Therefore, whether it is a TVK drama, or a film company started by the Shaw Brothers elders, or a purely rented outdoor drama, the frequency of coming here to work should be the highest. It's especially convenient to stay here.
Best of all, it doesn't cost money.
I'm afraid it's because he is the only actor who joined after the Shaw Brothers decided to stop production, and Fang Yihua personally signed in, the personnel director learned that he was going to move to the Shaw Brothers dormitory, and he couldn't figure out his details, so he compared with Wang Zuxian, who Fang Yihua signed on the eve of the shutdown, and arranged him to the third dormitory of "Dunhou Building".
"The dormitory on the Shaw Brothers studio is divided into four levels, and the highest one is the third dormitory in Dunhou Building, which is for directors and stars. The Dunhou Building is divided into two buildings, in addition to the third dormitory, there is also a fourth dormitory, which is the same as the first and second dormitories, which are allocated to ordinary actors and workers.
But those directors and stars are naturally very rich and have private cars, unless they are busy filming, many people do not need to live in the studio dormitory, and some will buy villas nearby. ”
Colleagues from the personnel department took him to the third dormitory, introduced him all the way, and told him the layout of the major facilities on the set.
The Shaw Brothers studio is very large, known as the "Oriental Hollywood", covering an area of 168,000 square meters, the main buildings are mostly built in the 60s, and at the time of completion, it was the world's largest private cinema, with 15 or 6 large studios, and its own printing workshop, as well as six exterior streets and other supporting facilities.
In fact, Li Lecheng is still very familiar with this place, he came here to shoot TVK dramas in the 90s, until TVK completely moved to Tseung Kwan O after the millennium, and this place was deserted.
Now he came at the time of the replacement of Shaw Brothers and Wireless, the building is neither new nor old, but it is also a little outdated for the present, and the overall atmosphere is permeated with a sense of depression.
The third dormitory is on the west side of the studio, which is a five-story apartment-style building, which has been built for more than ten years, and the most "high-end" dormitory building, each room is a 700-square-foot two-bedroom dormitory, and is equipped with a toilet and kitchenette.
This living condition is much more spacious than Li Lecheng's house, but it is strange that there are several empty units in this building, which can be selected by Li Lecheng. When I asked, I learned that with the decline of the Shaw Brothers until the suspension of production, many people who had the ability to leave the Shaw Brothers after the contract expired or terminated, and naturally moved out to live.
Li Lecheng chose a unit on the third floor, which has good lighting, is not damp, and does not need to climb high stairs.
If he wants to move in, there will naturally be movement, and someone suddenly moves in during this period, which will inevitably arouse curiosity.
Somehow, in broad daylight, the neighbors on both sides didn't need to go to work, but they were all there, and they all opened the door.
Li Lecheng was very surprised to find that the household on his left was the actress Hui Yinhong; The household on the right is the former great director Chu Yuan and his wife Nanhong.
"I'm sorry, my move may be a bit big, here are some fruits, and please bear with Director Chu, Mrs. Chu and Miss Hui." Li Lecheng gave them two boxes of fruit that he had prepared at the beginning.
Although it is just an ordinary fruit, it is actually quite inconvenient to move with you.
Stretch out your hand and don't hit the smiling person, Chu Yuan's wife and Hui Yinhong have a good first impression of him, otherwise, who would want him to move in with his bad guy who looks like a heavy metal rockboy.
Nanhong took the fruit with a smile, coughed, and asked enthusiastically: "Hou Shengzi, what is your name?" Why haven't I seen you? ”
"My name is Li Lecheng, you can call me Lok, and I just signed a film actor contract with Shaw Brothers, but I have actually been a professional musician for more than ten years, and now I also do behind-the-scenes production and film soundtracks...... If someone's piano tone is inaccurate or broken, you can also come to me, I still have a part-time job, I am a tuner for the HK Phil. Li Lecheng handed three business cards to Chu Yuan and Hui Yinhong respectively.
"Poof!" Hui Yinhong was young, so she couldn't hold back on the spot and smiled.
How can anyone hand three business cards at once!
This person is too realistic, everyone just asked a little bit about the details, and they didn't want to ask you to fix the piano.
The corners of Nanhong's mouth twitched, and she glanced at her husband, saying in her heart that this future life should not be a bad neighbor.
Nan Hong nodded awkwardly, put away the business card, and instructed him: "When you play music and listen to music, be careful not to disturb us, the walls here are not too thick." ”
Li Lecheng nodded: "I know." ”
Chu Yuan stopped his wife, who still had something to say: "Since you know how to move and give gifts to your neighbors, it seems that you are also a person who knows how to be polite...... However, since you are joining Shaw Brothers at this time, you must be prepared to face the future on your own......"
Li Lecheng knew that Chu Yuan wanted to be good for him, and he was very grateful: "Thank you, Director Chu." ”
After spending an afternoon moving and arranging the house, Li Lecheng went to the Shaw Brothers staff canteen to eat, he is a bachelor, how can he cook by himself. As soon as he went out, he saw Hui Yinhong also come out.
"Miss Hui, are you going to eat too?"
"yes."
Li Lecheng just wanted to ask: "How do I get to the canteen?" ”
I don't know if the location of the current canteen is the same as the location of the canteen in the 90s.
"The set is very big, the canteen is not far away, but it is easy to make mistakes, it just so happens that I have to eat too, I will accompany you." After all, Hui Yinhong accepted a box of fruit from him, so she offered it.
Li Lecheng has a good impression of Hui Yinhong, they have never worked together in their previous lives, and after contact, they found that she is indeed a good person as rumored. She became the first Academy Award actress at the age of 22, but she didn't feel that she was great at all, she was a very sincere and straightforward person, which may have something to do with the fact that she suffered a lot early.
In the cafeteria, Li Lecheng felt a familiar middle-aged woman look at him, and he also looked back, but he recognized this woman as Wang Zuxian's mother.
Lao Wang's mother has been with her on Hong Kong Island for a few years, and she often follows the crew, so Li Lecheng often saw her in her previous life.
Hui Yinhong also noticed the sight, and after she turned her head, her eyebrows were lowered, and she didn't seem to be very happy, and she walked a lot faster.
Li Lecheng probably knows the reason. Last year, her mentor Liu Jialiang married his 30-year-old wife Weng Jingjing, and her wife was very jealous when she saw her unpleasantly, although Hui Yinhong and Liu Jialiang repeatedly said that it was really a pure teacher-student relationship, and there was no personal relationship between men and women, but the wife was unhappy, and she could only drive the proud disciple out of the Liu family class.
Hui Yinhong is a beating girl, and she is so young, it is very embarrassing to be expelled from the division, she is not Cheng Long, she has her own team, here Shaw Brothers is out of production, her acting career soon fell to the bottom, the outside world has already caused a stereotype of her, and it is unlikely that she will be asked to act in movies other than kung fu movies and action scenes. And Lao Wang was handpicked by Fang Yihua, who was beautiful and had a background in literary films, and she also quickly rose to the position of Shaw Brothers, replacing her as the most promising young actress in Shaw Brothers. She couldn't hold on anymore, and went to Bali to shoot a full-fruit photo at her own expense, hoping to change her acting path.
Li Lecheng couldn't help but sigh, where there are people, there are rivers and lakes.
Even in a discontinued studio, it is inevitable.