Chapter 43 Premiere
Friday, May 4, Causeway Bay, Bad New Street, Zhucheng Building.
Zhucheng Building consists of a shopping mall and three residential buildings, also known as the Jade Pearl Square, and is famous for the Jade Pearl Theater, the leading theater under Shaw Brothers. (Note 1)
In the corner of a café in the mall, Chen Chong and Zhang Aijia sat opposite each other, looking at each other speechlessly. On the table, there was a "Ming Pao Weekly" that was like an iceberg, lying between the two.
Chen Chong has never concealed his love and pursuit of Zhang Aijia, which made the relationship between the two very normal from the beginning. Although it is not a couple, it is quite ambiguous. In the interview with Ming Pao Weekly, Chen Chong admitted that his relationship with Lee Kaiyuan was extremely close.
It is not easy to open a harem...
If only the system could directly issue a silly card...
After thinking about this for a while, Chen Chong broke his silence and apologized sincerely: "Sister Zhang, I was too frivolous and unlucky before, I'm sorry."
"Nothing." Zhang Aijia forced a smile, then lowered her head, held the spoon and gently stirred the coffee. After a while, she asked quietly: "Do you love her?"
Chen Chong narrowed his eyes and leaned on the back of the chair. After a while of silence, he said, "She is the most important person in my life."
Born as a human being, both materially and spiritually, you need an anchor point to fix your body and a wild mind, so people will always give everything to buy a house because the house is a material anchor point.
The spiritual anchor point is that he was his parents when he was a child, his wife and his friends when he grew up, and his children when he was old. In this world, the parents and friends who were sunk have been erased, and the mind has no place to stop. If this continues for a long time, he feels that there are only two ways to go: either die - this world is just a dream, and death may lead to relief; or madness - this world is just a virtual online game, who cares about the life and death of NPCs?
Li Kaiyuan appeared in time. She was vivid. Her enthusiasm, her consideration, her vitality, and her tenderness calmed Chen Chong's panic-Li Kaiyuan was real, so this world was real.
Those big stars, whether they are beautiful beauties or talented talents, do not have such abilities. They are too ethereal and have no sense of life. The various information about them in their previous lives has become an obstacle to Shen Chong's understanding of this world.
Li Kaiyuan is the most important thing, there is no doubt about this.
Zhang Aijia is more like a good friend. The two are very happy together, they are very comfortable and happy together, and they both admire each other very much. As for the relationship between men and women, there is ambiguousness, but it is not yet enough to break everything.
"Ming Pao Weekly" was brought by Chen Chong. He was too mean to open the harem in a concealed manner and would hurt everyone, so he disdained it.
"I really envy her." Zhang Aijia raised her head and looked at Chen Chong, saying, "I really hope someone can say that to me."
"Sister Zhang, you are also very important in my heart."
Zhang Aijialan was kind-hearted and could hear Chen Chong's implication immediately. She smiled and said in a slightly sarcastic tone: "You are saying this to imitate my grandfather and raise a confidante, right?"
Chen Chong nodded without hesitation.
Such blatant shamelessness made Zhang Aijia laugh so much. She teased: "I'm afraid that I'm more than me who want to raise, right? Do you want to raise a group?"
"Sister Zhang understands me." Chen Chong supported the coffee table with his arms, leaned forward, and said seriously: "I want to open a big harem to collect beauties from all over the world."
"Are you crazy?" Zhang Aijia really laughed now and said, "You think you are the emperor? Even if you are the emperor, you can only marry one in this era. Besides, you are engaging in every way. What should you do if you are the most important person in your life?"
"Take it slowly and it will always be solved." Chen Chong looked like a dead pig was not afraid of boiling water. "Hong Kong abolished the polygamy system eight years ago, and there are many examples to refer to."
"Then you can study it slowly in Hong Kong." Zhang Aijia took a sip of coffee and said, "After filming "Legend of the Mountain", I am ready to return to Taiwan."
"Why?" Chen Chong said in surprise, "Didn't you agree to come to my film company?"
"I think it's hard to work with a shameless and lustful boss like you." Zhang Aijia gave him a blank look, then sighed, and said, "The family has arranged a marriage for me. The girl is at my age and it's time to get married and get married."
"Who is the object?"
"Do you care?" Zhang Aijia and Shen Chong looked at each other for a moment, lowered their heads and said, "His name is Liu Youlin, the president of the Associated Press's Hong Kong Branch."
"Are you going to marry an old man who is over teens older than you and has been divorced?"
"Do you know him?" Zhang Aijia was shocked.
"I am a media person at least." Chen Chong naturally can't tell you about your love history. He had been gossiped about his past life. He covered up: "How can a world-class news organization like the Associated Press not understand it?"
"Is that right?" Zhang Aijia glanced at Chen Chong suspiciously and said, "You are always mysterious and seem to know everything."
"Sister Zhang, I think it's right." Chen Chong picked up the coffee cup, took a sip, and said, "It's better to be a confidante for me than to marry an old man like this."
"I have nothing to say to you." Zhang Aijia was so amused and laughed. He picked up the magazine on the table and knocked on his arm, and said, "The old man is at least mature and steady, knows that he feels sorry for others. What are the benefits of being a confidante for you?"
"There are many benefits." Chen Chongyou looked around, then pointed to the Fengshui fish tank at the entrance of the cafe and said, "Sister Zhang, you marry an old man, just like that Fengshui fish, living in the fish tank, feeding people every day, without wind and waves, without natural enemies, comfortable and stable. However, from then on, you can only move in a short distance in your life, and there is always a piece of invisible but touchable glass between the wonderful world. Are you willing?"
"And be my confidante." Chen Chong drew a circle on the coffee table with his fingers and said, "I can build a bay, or a large lake, so that you can swim freely."
Zhang Aijia's eyes were wandering between the fish tank and Shen Chong. After a while, she smiled and said, "I thought you would say, give me the whole ocean."
"The ocean is windy and wavy, and it is full of dangers. It will be very hard. That is where I should go." Chen Chong smiled confidently and said, "Besides, if you accidentally grow into a big shark, I will be in danger."
"If I become a shark, I will eat you first." Sang Aijia laughed. She sorted out her clothes and said, "Let's go. It's 12 o'clock soon. The premiere of "Crazy Job" is about to begin."
...
Feng Xiaobo and a few familiar colleagues also came to the Jade Pearl Theater to participate in the premiere of "Crazy Job".
"I've been waiting for more than an hour." He rolled up "The Movie Age" and slapped his palms one after another, complaining: "Why can't you enter the venue?"
A colleague looked at the watch and said, "It's almost eleven and fifty, and there are ten minutes left."
"The most scariest movie ever made in Hong Kong." Feng Xiaobo's favorite girl read the slogan on the poster word by word, saying a little worriedly: "Xiaobo, do you think this movie is really scary?"
After taking a look at the poster full of violence and blood, Feng Xiaobo comforted: "No, the film company likes to attract attention. All the scariest movies are bragging!"
"That's it." The male colleague also said, "Last time I went to watch a movie that was known as the funnyest in the world, but I never laughed a word from beginning to end."
"But this poster looks so scary." The girl leaned against Feng Xiaobo and said, "It's not as good as the one published in the magazine."
Feng Xiaobo opened the magazine, deliberately or unintentionally pressed against the girl he liked, pointed to one of the pages and said, "Are you talking about this?"
"Yes, this picture is so artistic." The girl did not notice Feng Xiaobo's little movements and said: "The magazine said that this is the first Hong Kong movie that consciously explores narrative patterns, techniques and functions. I thought it was an art film, but I didn't expect the posters in the theater to be so scary."
"The posters here may not be made by the film company, but by the theater itself." Feng Xiaobo said nonsense and said, "I deliberately made some gimmicks to attract those who don't watch movies and magazines."
"Yes, it's possible."
At this time, the crowd surged and the theater began to let people enter the venue.
"Brother, let me ask, what are you all doing with a magazine?"
"After watching the movie, you can get a free souvenir with this book "Movie Age" and the movie ticket stub."
"Oh, I'd bought one if I had known it."
...
The movie begins.
"This logo is really beautiful, with a red and white seal, very exquisite, and looks better than Shaw's."
"It's okay." The girl said that Shen Chong had good taste, but Feng Xiaobo was always worried and spared no effort when he hit him, saying, "No soundtrack, not enough momentum."
"This skirt of Zhao Yazhi is so beautiful."
"Yes, I don't know where to buy it."
"I said, Zhang Aijia looked at the male lead in a wrong look, and there was probably something wrong."
"I think so. Could it be that Zhao Yazhi discovered their affair and then killed people and destroyed the body?"
"Oh, it's Zhao Yazhi and the male protagonist who died."
"Wow, this lunatic is so scary. It's probably the one he killed."
...
The girls who came together started chattering and whispering. As the plot unfolded, the suspense became bigger and bigger, the atmosphere became more and more tense, and the girls stopped talking.
When Zhang Aijia saw a woman in red running by in the cemetery, Feng Xiaobo felt his hands tight. When he looked down, he saw the girl holding his hand and whispered pitifully: "I'm so scared."
Feng Xiaobo was very happy. While holding her hand gently, he said angrily: "Don't be afraid, I'm here."
When Zhang Aijia returned home and saw the light in the opposite room, he hurriedly ran over to investigate, the lights and lights, shaking and floating shots, and the nervous and suspenseful music made Feng Xiaobo nervous involuntarily.
"Xiaobo, you pinched me." The girl complained in a low voice.
"Ah, sorry, sorry." Feng Xiaobo was embarrassed.
"Shh, don't talk." The audience behind it was unhappy.
When Zhang Aijia chased Zhao Yazhi into the dark alley, Feng Xiaobo was already holding a girl...
...
When I saw the movie halfway, Chen Chong asked Zhang Aijia: "How do you feel?"
"It's much better than the rough cut version." This was the first time Zhang Aijia saw the finished product. She said: "I didn't expect Sister An to be so good at filming. Although I acted it myself, I couldn't help but feel nervous when I watched it."
"That's what you did well." Chen Chong smiled and said, "I think I can win the Golden Horse Award."
Zhang Aijia turned her head, looked at him, and said, "Really?"
The screen light reflects, adding a layer of silver to her outline, making her look particularly bright and charming.
Chen Chong was stunned, then nodded, and said with certainty: "Really."
The old version of "Crazy Calamity" has only 85 minutes, and many places are not explained clearly, such as what is the relationship between Zhang Aijia and Zhao Yazhi? What is the relationship between her and Zhao Yazhi's family? What is the relationship with Wan Ziliang, etc., none of them have been explained clearly, resulting in insufficient motivation and tension when the plot is advanced, and the audience will wonder why Zhang Aijia is going to investigate the cause of Zhao Yazhi's death?
In the new version, Chen Yunwen revised the script because of Chen Chong's reminder and support, and Ann Hui also used more shots to outline the relationship between characters. As the heroine who strung the entire plot, Zhang Aijia had a strong role and a large performance space. Moreover, she performed very perfectly, making a girl struggling between love, family, and friendship vivid, and grasped the feelings just right.
Chen Chong remembers that the old version of "Crazy Journey" in his previous life attracted much attention at the Golden Horse Awards. So the better quality new version of "Crazy Journey" should help Zhang Aijia gain something at the Golden Horse Awards...
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Chapter completed!