1982 Started from Hong Kong

Chapter 383: Wang Zuxian's Unfortunate Journey

"Let's not talk about politics. I'm going to rest for a while after coming back this time."

Zhai Yuan sat at his desk, lit up a double happiness cigarette, and smiled at Xu Qi: "I wanted to give you and Sister Nan a holiday, but I have a new project to start, and I want you to continue to be in charge of the special effects work."

"I don't care. I've had enough rest in Japan. I've thought of a story to film."

Xu Qi stroked his beard, suppressed his creative urge, and asked with a smile: "Is the project you took over this time the dinosaur theme you told me about before?"

"Yes." Zhai Yuan nodded, and then curiously asked Xu Qi: "What story did you come up with?"

Xu Qi smiled and said, "It's not really my story. When I was in Japan, I was chatting with a screenwriter friend and we talked about director Li Hanxiang. I thought his film A Chinese Ghost Story was well shot. Later I learned that this story was actually a chapter in a classical Chinese novel. It's been almost 30 years since Director Li's film was made. I think if it were filmed with today's shooting techniques, this story would be able to present a better effect."

Zhai Yuan held a puff of smoke in his mouth and slowly exhaled after a few seconds.

"A Chinese Ghost Story".

If I remember correctly, the first one should be released this year.

As a result, Xu Qi was treated like a beast of burden during this period, so that the play has remained at the stage of an idea so far.

"After I discussed this story with my screenwriter friend, he promised me to write a script when I got back."

"Which screenwriter?"

"Ruan Jizhi, a friend I met when I was involved in the production of "Star Blunt Embryo", he just entered the industry not long ago."

Zhai Yuan nodded slightly when he heard the name.

He is also a big shot in the screenwriting industry, but his reputation is not as prominent as Wen Jun and Huang Bingyao. Although his debut work was a bad movie like "The Untold Story", he has also produced high-scoring papers such as "A Chinese Ghost Story", "Once Upon a Time in China", "Drunken Master 2" and "Full of Gold and Jade".

"Nie Xiaoqian in white..."

The image of Wang Zuxian flashed through Zhai Yuan's mind. Nie Xiaoqian's appearance as a female ghost is definitely a classic image in Chinese films, and she herself became an instant hit with this drama.

But what role did Wang Zuxian take at this time?
After she made her debut at the age of sixteen from Formosa Arts School, she was tricked by Zhao to develop in Hong Kong, but the following year Zhao announced the suspension of film production.

Wang Zuxian had no choice but to find roles on her own. With her identity as a native of Taiwan, she joined the Xinbao Cinema Chain, which was supported by the Freedom Association at the time. She filmed two movies in succession, "Pili Big Trumpet" and "Vampire Family", and also made a cameo appearance in "The Best Partner: A Thousand Miles to Save the Policewoman".

As a result, Xinbao Cinema Line was unable to beat Jiuyi Entertainment in its home market. As the Freedom Association lost power and introduced Western films, its film company once again stopped production.

Wang Zuxian is unemployed X2.

The star journey is more unfortunate than the previous life.

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"Anyway, I'm planning to go back to Taiwan. The Hong Kong film industry has no future. Those stinky men are always smiling at me. When I ask them to help me find a job, they all agree to it, but in the end, they don't even see a ghost. I really have to thank them!"

In a rental apartment in Kowloon Tong, clothes and shoes were scattered all over the floor, making the already not-so-spacious room look even more messy and unkempt.

Wang Zuxian, who just turned 20, came out of the bathroom wearing a bathrobe and with her neck tilted, talking on the phone with one hand and wiping her wet and loose black hair with a towel in the other.

With a pair of straight and well-proportioned long legs bare, Joey Wong kicked away the clothes thrown on the floor and fell weakly on the bed.

Holding the phone, she complained to her friend on the other end, "How can being a star be so difficult? Zhenzhen, if I don't get any more roles, I won't even be able to pay the rent for next month."

On the other end of the phone, the girl named Zhenzhen smiled and said, "Don't go back. I asked you to move in with me a long time ago, and I don't ask you to pay rent. Why do you have to rent a house by yourself? The house prices in Hong Kong are very high. If you don't know, you might think you have a mistress outside."

"Alas! I can barely support myself, yet I still want to support a man."

Wang Zuxian sighed, lying on the bed, curling up her legs and dangling her white feet in the air. She buried half of her face in the quilt and said in a muffled voice, "I have to go back. There is a film company in Taiwan. They called me yesterday and said they want to make an art film. The male lead is decided to be Qi Qin. His singing is very popular now. I hope he can make this movie popular. Otherwise, I will have to change my career."

Zhenzhen asked: "Art films are destined to be hard to become popular."

Wang Zuxian retorted: "That's not the case. Lost in Translation, produced by 91 Entertainment, is also an art film and it performed very well."

Zhenzhen said with a smile: "Sister Xian, you said it was Jiuyi Entertainment, but you didn't even look at whose name was written as the producer and screenwriter of Lost in Translation? My future boss Zhai Yuan! Do you have such film talent in Taiwan?"

“Yes, yes, I know your future boss is so powerful, it annoys me!” Wang Zuxian said unhappily: “If he hadn’t beaten Xinbao Cinema Line and forced it to close its production company, I wouldn’t be reduced to this state now.”

Zhenzhen pondered for a moment on the phone, and suddenly said, "Hey! Why don't you wait until I join Jiuyi Records and have a chance to meet Mr. Zhai, and then recommend you to him for a movie?"

"You make yourself sound like the boss's wife, someone who can call the shots for the big boss!"

Wang Zuxian snorted softly: "Besides, the Jiuyi record company hasn't even opened yet. I would have starved to death by the time you recommended me, Dai Yunhui!"

Zhenzhen, whose real name is Dai Yunhui.

He is a local friend that Wang Zuxian met in Hong Kong over the past few years.

Dai Yunhui is one year younger than Wang Zuxian. She is not in the film and television industry, but debuted as a singer.

Her father Dai Sicong is a well-known singing teacher in Hong Kong. Therefore, Dai Yunhui, relying on her family background, released several albums on Huaxing Records at the age of 16. She also sang a song "Whole Body of Love" with Zhang Guorong. However, her more famous works should be the children's songs "I'm Little Cream" and "Q Taro" which are now sung by all the children in Hong Kong.

After the Jiuyi Records Company was put on the agenda, a group of producers led by Dai Sicong were invited to join in advance.

Dai Yunhui is also on the list of young singers waiting to be signed, which is why there is talk that Zhai Yuan is her future boss.

On the other end of the phone, Dai Yunhui also felt that what she had just said about recommending Wang Zuxian to Zhai Yuan was somewhat foolish.

She chuckled into the receiver and asked, "So when will you come back after you finish filming the movie with Chyi Chin in Taiwan?"

"Next year." Wang Zuxian chewed her fingernails and calculated: "Ms. Fang from TVB told me that Chiu's will set up a new film company called 'Metropolis' next year. If there are new films to be filmed then, she will give me priority to do it."

Wang Zuxian got excited when she said this, her eyebrows dancing with joy, "Hey, TVB and Chiu's are the leaders of your Hong Kong entertainment industry. If they join forces, there will definitely be a big production! Maybe next year I will suddenly become a big star and turn my life around!"

Little-known star from other places, Joey Wong, may not know that 14 years have passed since Zhao's film won the box office championship with "Seventy-two Tenants".

The corner of TVB has been riddled with holes by Jiuyi Entertainment.

As for Miss Fang's promise...

In order to avoid paying the cost of signing a long-term contract and to be able to hire actors at any time after the establishment of the Met, Miss Fang said this to every star.

hang up the phone.

Wang Zuxian lay in bed and fantasized about the future. She planned to call the production company in Taiwan again to tell them that she was willing to take on the art film with Chyi Chin and would fly back to Taiwan in a few days.

The title of the film seems to be "Green Grasses All Over the Sky"?

I haven't read the script yet, but it doesn't matter, as long as it's not a Category III movie~
I just took out the phone book to look for the number of that production company.

The eldest brother's phone on the table suddenly rang.

"Excuse me, is this Miss Wang Zuxian? Hello, I'm Shi Nansheng from 91 Entertainment. I got this number from my good friend Sylvia Chang. You two have filmed "A Thousand Miles to Save the Policewoman" together! It's like this, 91 Entertainment is planning to start a new drama soon. I wonder if you have time to audition, Miss Wang?"

(End of this chapter)