Half a month later, Ding Hui appeared on Hong Kong Island, planning to celebrate the Chinese New Year here this year. Anyway, it would be the same wherever he goes by himself.
The reason why I came here was because I had a mission, to visit Liu Tianwang, who I have a good relationship with, and Johnnie To, who is a pleasure to work with, and of course Lin Xue. It’s no wonder that there are so many people, they are all connections worth maintaining in the long term.
Bring a gift and visit King Liu. I saw the plainly dressed King Liu in the mid-level villa, but he was actually mopping the floor?
"What are you looking at!" Liu Tianwang laughed and scolded: "Have you never seen a man doing housework?"
"I have seen it before, but I have never seen it done by the King of Heaven himself." Ding Hui also joked: "I thought you would even go to the toilet and hug each other."
"Fuck you." Liu Tianwang laughed loudly. He was very happy that Ding Hui took the initiative to come to the door. He accepted the gift, introduced Tianwang's wife and daughter, and came to the study to drink tea and chat.
Looking at the calligraphy all over the wall, Ding Hui said: "Can you give me a piece of calligraphy to use as a treasure when we move to a new house?"
Liu Tianwang waved his hand, and it was a trivial matter.
Ding Hui started to drink tea, and Ding Hui was also very relaxed. Liu Tianwang had no airs. After all, he had seen too many strong winds and waves, and his self-cultivation had long been developed.
"How is it?" Liu Tianwang made tea himself and asked, "What are your plans for the new year?"
It can be foreseen that in the future, the actor industry will definitely develop towards letting go of professional standards. Relying on acting skills, strength and hard work will definitely become the mainstream. Of course, how long will this take?
No one knows.
"The reason why there are so many stars is that they were filmed one film after another."
"To put it bluntly, it's work, and acting is about fighting for job opportunities!"
The current production model that domestic dramas are good at is still popular young star protagonists + powerful Mesozoic + veteran actors.
Liu Tianwang put down his teacup and lamented: "Quality aside, if an actor wants to improve his acting skills, he definitely can't rely on theory alone. I have never heard of any talented actor who came out of studying."
"Come, have some tea." He adjusted his mood and changed the topic: "Don't be in a hurry this time and let me experience the New Year atmosphere in Hong Kong Island."
"The development of the mainland is getting better and better, but our young people can't squeeze in." Liu Tianwang looked at Ding Hui and said earnestly: "The reverse of what happened before and now is also our retribution!"
We had dinner together. The dishes were simple and the family atmosphere was strong. Ding Hui was a little envious.
Ding Hui listened silently, feeling lonely and helpless. As the former president of the Hong Kong Actors Association, Liu Tianwang is indeed qualified.
Ding Hui took a sip of tea, and of course he could understand the King's reluctance and helplessness, but to be fair, when comparing pure acting skills, Mainland China far surpassed Hong Kong and Taiwan.
"I'm going to be sixty soon!" Liu Tianwang waved his hand and sighed: "How many more years can I shoot?"
Let’s not talk about others, look at Ning Li, who became famous overnight with Li Toyota, but look at his previous works. "Hello, Old Time", "The Hidden Corner", "The Silent Truth", "Yanyuntai", "Ebola"
"Frontline" and so on.
"There will always be a day when you can't beat it!"
Take a shower and go to sleep!
The so-called fresh meat with small traffic will not disappear in the future. After all, it is also part of the market demand, but scale and professionalism will inevitably be regulated.
Every generation has its own idol, every generation likes to talk about how hard they have worked, and every generation has its own problems and dilemmas, and then what?
The sun has not risen as usual!
Especially in the past two years, both the upper management and the market have clearly felt that different trends have changed. The audience's aesthetics are becoming more and more mature, they are more and more thirsty for excellent scripts, and they pay more and more attention to acting skills.
He really has thousands of faces, he can play any role, and he can play it very well.
The four kings of the past are memories from the 70s, 80s and 90s, and the beautiful Hong Kong sisters were also the youth of those people back then, but to today's young people, they are just names.
"I'll take you to have morning tea then and meet the seniors. An old man in the family is like a treasure. Don't underestimate us old men."
The so-called "old and new" means that once you encounter a group drama with top investment, there will be a lot of powerful actors and veteran actors in each drama.
However, there are few actors in Hong Kong and Taiwan who have majored in majors, and most of them are tempered by the market. Moreover, the fixed role model is more popular here, such as raw role, female role, net role, Harlequin, Tsing Yi, Hua Lian, Wu Sheng, Lao Sheng, Dao Ma Dan, traitor, Wen Chou.
Wu Chou.
There was no way he could accept such words, so Ding Hui could only comfort him: "For thirty years from Hedong to thirty years from Hexi, doesn't Feng Shui always take turns?"
"When I was at the peak of my career, do you know how many groups I could run in a day?"
Singing, dancing and acting cool are fine, but acting?
"In 1992, Stephen Chow released seven movies in one year, and he alone accounted for five of the top ten at the box office. What kind of concept is this?"
Not just Hong Kong Island, but the whole world.
“Aren’t there many excellent Hong Kong films every year?”
"Hey, Hong Kong's industry is in decline now, and we have to go to the mainland to look for opportunities in the past few years. It's not easy for everyone."
"Nothing specific. It mainly depends on the script." Ding Hui took a sip of Pu'er and actually preferred green tea.
"Three years? Five years? Ten years?"
On the way back to the hotel, I fell into deep thought. There are many reasons for the loneliness of Hong Kong Island, but in fact, there is only one main reason: once the emperor and one courtier.
Is it so powerful to be a vegetarian all year round?
"Seven!"
Ding Hui was silent. After all, he was not from Hong Kong. He did not have the crisis and sense of responsibility. He could only listen.
"You all like to talk about TVB training courses. In fact, they don't teach anything. They are just a few veteran actors talking about their experiences."
"Perform one play at a time, hone your role one by one!"
"Aren't your batch of movie kings and queens still there?"
Ding Hui nodded and looked at King Liu Tian in front of him. Who would have thought that this was an old man who was about to turn sixty?
"Maggie Cheung made 12 movies in a year and was known as "Zhang Yida". Zheng Yuling ran nine crews at the same time and was called "Zheng Jiu Crew". Now I can't even think about it."
There are many others at the same level, such as Wang Yanhui, Ni Dahong, Liu Yijun...
"Sorry, I said too much." Liu Tianwang came back to his senses. The young man in front of him was very good. He liked his personality and acting skills. Unfortunately, he was not from Hong Kong, so he had indeed said these things.
"What is an actor?"
I have to say that I have caught up with a good time. It would be hell to make a debut ten years earlier. Is it an ordinary person with no background and no connections who wants to make a career?
hehe!
Through the car window, you can watch the busy traffic and lights of thousands of houses, feel the busyness and hustle and bustle of Hong Kong Island, and even pass by a certain street, and you can even recall familiar scenes.
Although this place is small, it does carry the memories of two generations.