Against the Current Hong Kong 1979

Chapter 121 "Chasing Girls" Ignites the Summer Season (2 Updates, Please Subscribe)

Shaw Studios.

I waited a few more days.

Zhang Shuai'an still hadn't received a reply from Shaw Brothers, and couldn't help but feel disappointed. Shaw Yifu was indeed just a conservative man.

There was no news from the left wing either. Even when Zhang Shuai'an called, his secretary told him that Xu Dunle had gone to Yanjing.

Zhang Shuai'an was puzzled. Could it be that Xu Dunle was being blamed by his superiors because he had contacted him?

It shouldn't be that bad.

During this time, he had figured out what had happened to the original owner of the body.

The accusations of promiscuous relationships and a chaotic lifestyle are mostly slanders made by someone out of personal grudges.

However, the original owner knew very well that such things were difficult to explain. He did not want to spend the rest of his life in prison or wait for the truth to come out one day, so he chose to take the risk and smuggle himself to Hong Kong.

Now that Zhang Shuai'an had taken over the body of the original owner, he naturally wanted to one day clear his name of the sins and return with dignity.

However, these things cannot be rushed; we must wait for the right opportunity.

this day.

June 20, 1980, was the day "Chasing Girls" was officially released in Golden Harvest cinemas.

To be honest, this wasn't the best time to book.

But it doesn't matter, the quality of the film will prove everything.

The release date for Golden Princess is ten days later than that for Golden Harvest.

That morning.

Zhang Shuai'an got up very early.

Chung Chor-hung knew this day was important to him, so she came to be with him two days in advance.

He Jiatong has already moved out, leaving two empty rooms. Even if two or three more women move in, it wouldn't be a problem.

Zhang Shuai'an stood in front of the mirror, letting Chung Chu-hung help him adjust his clothes.

The white suit he's wearing is a high-end custom-made piece that cost over eight thousand yuan.

To be honest, you really get what you pay for. The clothes fit him perfectly and made him look tall and slender, adding a touch of composure and elegance to his handsome appearance.

Chung Chor-hung herself wore a simplified red dress, which also looked luxurious and elegant.

Am I handsome?

Zhang Shuai'an twirled around in front of the mirror twice, looking at Chung Chu-hung with a rather vain expression.

Chung Chu-hung looked at him, her eyes full of love, but said, "I'll give you eight words: so-so, mediocre."

Zhang Shuai'an said with a smile, "The phrase 'utterly unremarkable' is already a high compliment!"

"Huh?" Chung Chu-hung only wanted to tease him, but she didn't expect this reaction: "Utterly ordinary, doesn't that mean you don't have anything outstanding about you? How can it be such a high praise?"

"Haha, no explanation needed, guess for yourself."

Zhang Shuai'an also laughed and teased her.

A short while later, he asked again, "By the way, I asked you to deliver some tickets. Have you finished?"

Chung Chu-hung said, "Yes, they sent gifts. Not only me, but my parents, younger brother, and younger sister will also be going to the movies. There are also all my aunts, uncles, and other relatives. There are more than twenty people in total."

"The more people, the better," Zhang Shuai'an said with a smile.

Chung Chu-hung continued, "My mother told me that Aunt Ho went to Chungking Mansions, going from floor to floor, to promote your movie, and persuaded at least a hundred people to go see it."

Zhang Shuai'an said with a sigh, "Aunt He was really good to me; she was practically my first relative in Hong Kong."

"And what about me?" Chung Chu-hung suddenly asked softly.

Zhang Shuai'an kissed her forehead: "You are my first love in Hong Kong."

"The first one?" Chung Chu-hung felt a surge of sweetness at first, then frowned and said, "You want a second, a third—or what?"

Zhang Shuai'an joked, half-jokingly, "Given how handsome I am, I should at least be the ten-thousandth."

"Ten thousand?" Chung Chu-hung glanced at Zhang Shuai-an disdainfully. "Be careful, or you might end up with nothing!"

The two played around for a while longer until they heard a knock on the door, at which point they stopped.

He Jiatong stood outside the door and called out, "Brother An, Ah Hong, it's almost time. Brother Jian is waiting downstairs."

Zhang Shuai'an opened the door for Chung Chu-hung and followed He Jia-tong downstairs.

Ling Zhijian has changed his car; he used to drive a Nissan Toyota, but now he drives a Mercedes-Benz 560.

Of course, this is not Ling Zhijian's car, but the company car, which anyone can use when needed.

Zhang Shuai'an originally wanted to hire a full-time driver, but Ling Zhijian loved the car so much that he insisted on driving it himself.

"Boss, boss lady, Ah Tong, get in the car."

Ling Zhijian leaned out of the car window and shouted to Zhang Shuai'an and the other two, "Everyone's in high spirits today, the movie's definitely going to be a huge hit!"

Zhang Shuai'an said with a smile, "Brother Jian, you really know how to talk."

"Then thank you very much for your kind words, Brother Jian." Chung Chu-hung was particularly pleased with the words "boss's wife": "Ah An, shouldn't we give Brother Jian a red envelope?"

"No!" Ling Zhijian waved his hand. "If it weren't for Anzai, I'd still be doing manual labor at Shaw Brothers. Now I'm the company's assistant director and production manager. My salary is three times what it used to be, and I haven't even properly thanked Anzai yet."

"Enough of this small talk," Zhang Shuai'an said with a smile. "Drive, let's head to the Haiyun Theater."

Ocean Maritime Theatre.

It's already packed with people, all eager to see the premiere of "Chasing Girls".

Since "Chasing Girls" had already held an internal screening, most people knew its quality, so there was no need to hold a luncheon screening to test the waters, and it was released directly.

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Aunt He's family, along with relatives and friends they've known for decades, also arrived in a grand procession. Some of their tickets were given to them by Zhang Shuai'an, while the rest were purchased by Aunt He herself.

"Hey, Shuisheng, your cousin's wife's younger sister and her family just came back from Canada. Could you send them some tickets?"

While greeting the relatives and friends behind her, Aunt He said to Li Shuisheng, "Contact them when we get back."

"Isn't this a bit unnecessary?" Li Shuisheng gave a wry smile. "Our one or two tickets won't have much impact on the overall box office."

Aunt He rolled her eyes and looked at him with disdain: "What do you know? If you get one more ticket, and I get one more ticket, then all our relatives and friends will get us hundreds of tickets—that's how box office revenue is generated."

"Those are relatives I haven't contacted in so many years." Li Shuisheng was really embarrassed, but he didn't dare to refute it, so he could only politely decline.

Aunt He said, "Isn't that a perfect way to strengthen our relationship!"

Li Shuisheng: "————"

the other side.

Chung Chor-hung's parents also invited a group of relatives and business associates. Recently, due to the popularity of the TV series "Shanghai Bund," their clothing business has been booming, and the "Bannero" brand has also become well-known, which has greatly expanded their social circle.

One of his business partners couldn't help but ask, "Old Zhong, what's your relationship with Zhang Shuai'an? Why are you in such a hurry?"

Mr. Zhong, of course, wouldn't boast about something like this. He smiled and said, "Mr. Liu, I just think this movie is good, so I invited your family to come and see it."

Boss Liu chuckled: "Look at the scale of your clothing business before, and look at the scale now. You've created the 'Bannero' brand, it's become incredibly famous, and then Zhang Shuai'an made a gay porn film for it. It's hard to believe you two have nothing going on."

The other bosses laughed and chimed in.

"Yes, I remember your daughter Ah Hong was on the poster."

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"Are they dating?"

"It's normal for handsome men and beautiful women to be all lovey-dovey while filming and then fall in love."

"————"

Mrs. Chung smiled and said, "We met when Anzai first came to Hong Kong. We were all there when TVB approached him to film 'Young Detective Bao Qingtian'."

"Say less," Mr. Zhong tugged at his wife, then quickly changed the subject: "Look at that poster, my daughter is the one on the left wearing glasses—"

9:30 a.m.

Zhang Shuai'an pulled Chung Chu-hung to sit in the last row, wanting to watch the seats in front of them gradually fill up.

The Ocean Terminal Theater, with a total of more than 1700 seats, gradually filled up under Zhang Shuai'an's watchful eye.

He estimated that the occupancy rate had reached over 90%.

It must be said that the recent publicity campaign has been quite effective.

At 10 o'clock, the movie officially began.

Whether they can withstand the test of the audience depends on this!

The lights suddenly dimmed, followed by faint music, and the images on the screen gradually brightened.

Zhang Shuai'an had already watched these clips countless times while editing the film, and he had also watched them in their entirety during the previous test screening.

Seeing the painting light up still made me a little excited.

Chung Chu-hung turned to look at Zhang Shuai-an, put her hand in his palm, and interlocked her fingers.

Zhang Shuai'an turned his head and looked over; the two smiled at each other.