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Chapter 434 Don’t Compare with Me, I Want to Die
Wu Jing, who had been unpopular for many years, made a comeback with the movie "Wolf Warrior".

At the dinner table, Wu Jing's eyes were wet.

"Director Li, thank you so much. If it weren't for your support, I don't know when I would have the chance to turn things around, or maybe I would never have been able to do so in my lifetime."

After experiencing the ups and downs of life and then the ups again, Wu Jing was filled with mixed feelings.

After a few drinks, Wu Jing became emotional and began to confide in Li Yu and others how hard it was for him, a mainlander, to make his living in Hong Kong Island, and how frustrating it was to be targeted and looked down upon by Hong Kong people.

He was quite popular in mainland China back then, and there were drama crews here willing to invite him to play the leading male role in a TV series.

But he was determined to stick to the Hong Kong circle.

He worked very hard during those years in Hong Kong Island and suffered many injuries while filming action scenes. He still has some lingering health problems now.

Developing a chronic illness is an unavoidable consequence for most martial arts actors.

People like Cheng Long are extremely gifted, and they are very rare.

In short, Wu Jing wanted to express this point: although he worked very hard, the rewards he got were not proportional to the efforts he put in.

He feels very unwilling when he thinks back on it now.

Most people who heard him say this would choose to comfort him, saying that the past is in the past and that he has now successfully turned things around.

In fact, the leading actors of "Wolf Warrior" such as Yu Nan and Ni Dahong all comforted him in this way at the dinner table.

His wife Xie Nan also comforted him in this way.

But Li Yu did not follow the usual path and criticized sharply: "Brother Jing, you turned yourself from a popular actor to an outdated actor in Hong Kong Island. I don't think you should complain about the environment.

You are out of fashion because of your own fault. You can't blame anyone but yourself."

Wu Jing was completely stunned.

The people around him felt a little nervous, wondering if Li Yu’s words were a little too harsh.

If Li Yu had not helped Wu Jing, everyone would probably think that there was a grudge between Li Yu and Wu Jing.

"Brother Jing, choice is more important than hard work, you must have heard this before, right?

If the direction is wrong, no matter how hard you try, the final result will still be wrong.

It's like participating in a flower carving competition. You choose a pile of feces at the beginning. Even if you carve a flower out of it, it can't change the fact that the pile of feces is worthless.

When you first arrived in Hong Kong, you met Yuen Ho Ping and filmed a movie called "Kung Fu Kid". Your starting point was very high, and this movie made you stand out.

But you have to recognize the situation. When you filmed "Kung Fu Kid", Hong Kong's film industry had already lost one arm.

At that time, Taiwan began to introduce Western blockbusters, and the more well-produced Western blockbusters had a devastating impact on Hong Kong films.

Taiwan was more inclined to buy Western films. However, Hong Kong still had a long-established Southeast Asian market, which allowed it to survive.

Unfortunately, the financial crisis broke out in 97, causing a severe economic depression in the entire Southeast Asia, and Hong Kong films even lost the Southeast Asian market.

In just a few years, Hong Kong's annual output of films dropped from 700 to 800, only one-tenth of its peak period.

Li Yu analyzed the changes in the environment before and after Wu Jing arrived in Hong Kong Island, and then said.

“You said it yourself that people there look down on mainlanders. They will never hire mainlanders if they can avoid it.

The output of movies has dropped to ten times of its peak period, and there is not even enough for the artists in Hong Kong to share.

You are so stubborn that you discriminate against mainlanders and compete with the industry to snatch the meat that local artists don't even have enough to eat. If you don't get angry, who will? "

Li Yu's comments were very sharp and incisive.

What he said were objective facts.

Wu Jing has no one else to blame for his early rise to obscurity. The biggest blame lies with himself.

His actions were no different from when he joined the Guo Army in 49.

If he was smart enough and developed in both the Mainland and Hong Kong Island at the same time, he might have become famous long ago.

After listening to Li Yu's analysis, Wu Jing felt as if he had suddenly been enlightened.

He pondered Li Yu's words in his mind and found that it was exactly as Li Yu said. He was so focused on developing in Hong Kong that the internal competition was really serious. As a mainland artist, he often had to work harder than Hong Kong artists to get a role, and it was a supporting role.

He wanted to be the second Li Lianjie in Hong Kong Island, but unfortunately at that time, the Hong Kong Island film industry couldn't even promote its own artists, let alone a second Li Lianjie.

The truth always hurts. Wu Jing shook his head and smiled. His smile was very bitter, as if he was laughing at the stupid self he was back then.

“It really seemed to be my own fault. At that time, the mainland film industry was in a state of desolation, and the only director who could make money from the market was Feng Xiaogang.

I want to learn from my senior brother, who doesn’t think highly of TV dramas from the mainland, so…”

Wu Jing sighed as he spoke.

After all, he was young and frivolous and had too high an ambition.

Li Yu nodded slightly as he listened to Wu Jing's words. After hearing this, he somewhat understood why Wu Jing was so stubborn back then.

He watched his senior brother Li Lianjie shine in the Hong Kong film industry and even made it to Hollywood with his kung fu skills.

He is Li Lianjie's junior fellow apprentice and they were taught by the same master, so it is normal for him to have the mentality that if he can do it, I can do it too.

Yuan Heping also promised him that he would make him the second Li Lianjie, which made the young and energetic him feel that he was even better.

"Brother Jing, don't worry too much. Everyone makes mistakes. Only a few people can see the future clearly.

For example, the Hong Kong circle you just mentioned, the bigwigs in the Hong Kong circle would never have thought that Chen Photography, whom they had vigorously cultivated, would ruin almost a generation of Hong Kong artists with his realistic photography skills. "

Li Yu patted Wu Jing on the shoulder and comforted him.

These words had a strong comforting effect, and Wu Jing's mood changed from sadness to joy.

Especially when Li Yu mentioned Chen's realistic photography technique, he almost laughed to tears.

If there weren't so many people around, he would have wanted to ask how realistic Mr. Li Yuchen's photography style was.

He wasn't personally very curious; he was asking on behalf of a friend.

“Also, if you don’t have more than a decade of experience, you may not be able to find a way to combine traditional kung fu films with military films.

If you weren’t out of fashion, you wouldn’t have the courage to take the plunge and become a director.”

Li Yu commented very seriously.

It is true that Wu Jing's early decline was caused by his own actions.

But his current success is inextricably linked to his past achievements.

This may be what the old saying means: Misfortunes often lie behind good fortunes, and good fortunes often lie behind misfortunes.

Wu Jing couldn't help but admire: "Director Li, what you said is quite philosophical.

You just said that it is normal for people to make mistakes, but I don’t think I have ever seen you make a mistake.”

This question not only aroused Wu Jing's curiosity, but also expressed everyone's thoughts.

Yes, why didn't Li Yu make any big mistakes? Every step he took was so precise and steady.

“Don’t compare yourself to me, I have cheats.

I told him I wanted to be a director and make TV shows, and my dad immediately gave me several million dollars and asked me if the money was enough. If not, he would give me more.

I said I wanted to make a movie, and Tiantian said she could afford to lose 300 to 500 million yuan. "

Li Yu's way is very Versailles.

He not only answered Wu Jing's question directly, but also cleverly changed the subject.

He really told the truth, he really did have a cheat, but Wu Jing and everyone present would not believe it.

Li Yu's top-notch Versailles that cleverly changed the subject made them envious and jealous again.

Zhuo! He really has cheats, a rich father and a famous sweet princess.

(End of this chapter)