Huayu: As a child star, I just want to be famous

Chapter 2 Hong Kong Island
After finishing the filming, Chen Linfeng and his mother did not go home directly.

Shi Xiaolong is now filming in Hong Kong Island, and Chen's father is with him.

When she got home, there was no one there. Mother Chen thought that Xiaofeng had finally recovered from his illness, so she might as well take him to Hong Kong Island to play and reunite the family at the same time.

So the two of them set out for Hong Kong Island.

After going through the cumbersome process of pass approval and issuance, Chen Linfeng successfully stepped onto the land of Hong Kong Island.

In 96, the Hong Kong film and television industry was experiencing its last period of prosperity.

Chen Linfeng looked around. The tall buildings around him were lined up one after another, which gave him a sense of familiarity. After his rebirth, he had not seen such a city scene for a long time.

But the occasional Cantonese mixed with English voices around him reminded him that this was Hong Kong Island which had not yet been returned.

"Look over there, your father and your brother are here to pick us up, let's go over there." Mother Chen waved her hands vigorously towards that direction.

The family was extremely happy to reunite in a different place.

When Shi Xiaolong saw his brother's image, his eyes narrowed with laughter, "Haha, you are bald now too."

As he said that, he raised his hand and rubbed Chen Linfeng's head.

Chen Linfeng was not willing to be outdone, and rubbed back angrily, "You too, let me try the feel of it."

The two laughed and joked for a while.

"Xiaolong, don't you have to film today?"

Shi Xiaolong took the bag from Chen Linfeng and put his arm around his shoulders. "No need. I asked for leave this morning and will return to the crew to continue filming in the afternoon."

Chen Linfeng was curious about what the Hong Kong Island crew was like at that time. He turned around and asked Chen's father, "Dad, can I follow Xiaolong to the crew this afternoon?"

Without waiting for Chen's father to answer, Shi Xiaolong took the responsibility and said, "What's wrong with that? I'll take you in directly. Actually, there's nothing to see in the crew. It's very boring."

Father Chen thought about it and decided that it shouldn't have much impact.

"Follow your brother in this afternoon. Just be careful and don't disturb others."

In fact, he just said that. This youngest son is the least troublesome and has never caused any worries to the adults since he was a child.

Chen Linfeng agreed readily and patted his chest, saying that he would behave himself.

The family of four planned to put their luggage at the hotel first, and then go to Causeway Bay for shopping and dining.

On the way to the hotel, sitting on the bus, Chen Linfeng looked at the street scene through the window.

Before the return, the public security in Hong Kong Island was relatively chaotic, and people dressed as gangsters could be seen wandering around in groups of three or five on the streets from time to time.

Especially at the beginning of this year, the movie "Young and Dangerous" was released. Influenced by it, some young students thought that Young and Dangerous were very cool and followed suit.

Perhaps, in the near future, such scenes will also appear in the mainland.

This movie happened to coincide with the peak period when pirated discs were rampant in the mainland, and thus poisoned a generation of teenagers.

Chen Linfeng turned his head and found that the baby in the arms of the female passenger next to him was looking at him curiously. He made a face and teased her.

The child grinned, but his mother glanced at him with disgust and stood a little further away.

I thought to myself that those who came here from the mainland to beg for food are just losers, and I don’t want my children to be affected by poverty.

This silent disgust.

Chen Linfeng had experienced the attitude of the locals, but he did not make any fuss. This kind of colonial mentality has been seen a lot on the Internet in later generations.

Before getting off the car, when Chen Linfeng passed by the woman, he suddenly approached the child, shouted "Yo", and then quickly ran out of the car.

Hearing the crying baby and the scolding of the woman behind him, Chen Linfeng laughed and felt relieved.

Shi Xiaolong and the others were standing behind the car just now, not knowing what was going on. Then they saw Chen Linfeng get out of the car and stand there smiling foolishly, with a lot of questions in their minds.

After strolling around the shopping malls in Causeway Bay, Chen's father bought gifts for his two children. Chen Linfeng asked for a Kodak point-and-shoot camera to capture some images of this era.

At noon, I tasted a dish that often appears in Hong Kong movies - barbecued pork - in a restaurant near the shopping mall.

A layer of sweet caramel formed on the surface of the barbecued pork, which, combined with the fragrant barbecued pork sauce and other seasonings, tasted moderately salty and sweet. It was quite delicious. Chen Linfeng's bad impression of Hong Kong Island was restored a lot.

After dinner, Chen Linfeng followed Shi Xiaolong to the crew. Chen's father sent them to the door of the crew and then went back.

Shi Xiaolong is now somewhat famous in Hong Kong Island. He usually doesn't need to follow people around all the time like he did when he first came. Instead, he sometimes hangs out with the friends he made here to communicate and get along with them.

After Shi Xiaolong reported to the assistant director of the crew, he let Chen Linfeng wander around the crew alone. He had a scene in the afternoon and had to put on makeup first.

"Are you okay staying alone?" Shi Xiaolong looked at Chen Linfeng with some concern.

"It's okay, go ahead and do your work. I can speak Cantonese, and if anything happens, I'll find someone to help."

The memory hack is so useful. After Chen Linfeng recovered, he taught himself most of the common expressions in English and Cantonese through Hong Kong and American TV series in a very short period of time, and he no longer has any problem with daily communication.

"Okay," Shi Xiaolong walked away step by step. After walking for a while, he turned his head to see if he could really do it alone.

Chen Linfeng waved to indicate that he was fine, and watched Shi Xiaolong walk into the dressing room.

Chen Linfeng had never seen a film crew in Hong Kong before. It felt very fresh to see the crew of a big movie busy with their own things.

No one paid any attention to him, so Chen Linfeng just looked around.

The crew was not big, and there was a large pool in the center. Chen Linfeng recalled that it should correspond to the scene in the movie where Yuan Biao and Shi Xiaolong fell into the water from the plane.

The airplane scenes and the pool scenes were edited into one scene.

After a while, the main actors of the scene came out after putting on their makeup, and director Zhu Yanping was explaining the scene to them.

Chen Linfeng looked around, but didn't see the famous paper-throwing guys in the Hong Kong movie legend.

At this moment, there was a noise outside.

A man walked quickly to Yuan Biao and the director, "Brother Biao, Brother Fang Long is here to visit the set."

Later, several people surrounded Fang Long and came to the crew. Several main creators of the crew immediately surrounded him.

The crew was temporarily suspended, and Shi Xiaolong had nothing to do, so he came to Chen Linfeng.

"You haven't met Fang Long yet, right? He is a friend of Yuan Biao. I just heard from others that he came here to discuss a guest appearance with Brother Biao."

"Ah? Fang Long is also going to appear in this drama?" Chen Linfeng clearly remembered that there was no Fang Long in this drama.

"No, it's Yuan Biao who went to Fang Long's crew to make a guest appearance." Shi Xiaolong rolled his eyes.

Come to think of it, this is a production directed by Zhu Yanping, not a drama led by Yuan Biao. He would not use his personal connections to help the crew find Fang Long for a guest appearance.

Chen Linfeng nudged Shi Xiaolong with his elbow, "Hey, Xiaolong, do you want to take a photo with Fang Long later?"

Shi Xiaolong's neck shrank and he shook his head frantically, "I dare not say it."

Chen Linfeng looked at him with a look of disgrace, "You are such a coward, I will ask for a group photo later, but you won't be included, so just wait and take the photo for me."

Shi Xiaolong made a "go ahead" gesture.

People of different levels in the entertainment industry are clearly distinguished. Others just gathered around to get close to them, said hello, and then walked away on their own accord. Only Fang Long and Yuan Biao were left chatting there.

Van Loong has begun to develop in Hollywood in recent years. This year, his movie "Police Story" is expected to win the box office championship. It is a time when he is very successful.

Chen Linfeng watched the two of them chatting and laughing. Fang Long patted Yuan Biao's shoulder from time to time, acting like an elder brother.

It has to be said that the five little fortunes of the past have now clearly widened in distance.

At this time, the two stopped chatting, Fang Long waved, and began to walk out, looking like he was leaving. Chen Linfeng took this opportunity to rush forward. "Uncle Fang Long, can I take a photo with you?"

Fang Long looked down and saw a child with red lips, white teeth, handsome appearance and a bit of cuteness. He was already used to such scenes and agreed with a smile.

Chen Linfeng was overjoyed and waved towards Shi Xiaolong, "Brother, come quickly and take a photo for me."

Shi Xiaolong watched his younger brother approach her and strike up a conversation with her, and he actually succeeded. He was really brave.

He hurried over to Fang Long.

Fang Long looked at the child running over and thought he looked familiar. He looked at him carefully and asked, "You are the little actor who presented the award to me at the Academy Awards last year. I remember his name was, Xiao Long?"

Shi Xiaolong didn't expect that his idol Fang Long actually remembered him. He was so happy that he nodded.
Fang Long pointed at Chen Linfeng and said, "Your brother is Xiaolong, so you are Xiaohu."

Chen Linfeng said, "I am not a tiger, I am a Qilin. My name is Chen Linfeng, Lin for Qilin, Feng for Fengyun."

Fang Long was in a good mood today and joked, "Your name is not as memorable as your brother's."

Chen Linfeng's face was tense, and he said very seriously, "Uncle Fang Long, one day, I will make it easy for others to remember my name, just like you."

"Then you have to work harder." Fang Long laughed. He didn't dislike such a confident kid. He could even say that he liked him. Chen Linfeng's words made him feel the long-lost youthful vigor.

Afterwards, Shi Xiaolong first took a group photo for Chen Linfeng and Fang Long, and then asked other staff members to take a group photo of the three of them together.

Chen Linfeng looked at Fang Long's receding back and the crowd surrounding him, and silently said in his heart, "I'm not kidding, this world will definitely leave my name."

Chen Linfeng returned to the hotel and lay on the bed, unable to fall asleep for a long time. He thought of the bold words he had made during the day.

This was a thought that would never have occurred to me in my previous life. Only after my rebirth and restoration of my memory could I have such an ambition.

Chen Linfeng straightened up. Shi Xiaolong was sleeping soundly on the bed next to him. He was smacking his lips, probably because he was thinking of something delicious.

He sat down by the window and took out a pen and paper from his schoolbag.

It's time to plan for the future.

First, ask yourself, what are your abilities?

He thought of some of the outstanding and powerful people he met in his previous life, and couldn't help shaking his head. He couldn't see through other people's thoughts without making a sound, or have a strong enough personal charm to convince others to follow him.

Chen Linfeng wrote the two words "go into politics" and "go into business" on a piece of paper and put a big cross on each of them.

Should I continue to pursue a career as an actor?

He thought about his previous experience on the set of "Happy Little Monk" and found it very interesting to experience the lives of different people.

Chen Linfeng wrote "Film and Television" on the paper, circled it, and extended two lines below it.

The actor's ecological niche is still too low. It would be a better choice to learn from Jiang Wen and become a director after being a good actor.

There is a line below the word "Entertainment" with "Director" and "Actress" written on it. This should be the ultimate goal.

But if you want to go far and high enough as an actor and director, you need other things.

On another line write "Script".

I need to write some stories myself, the sooner the better, so that I can fill some gaps in advance.

Chen Linfeng thought about it, drew out another line and wrote "soundtrack".

The melodies I remember in my mind cannot be wasted. The soundtrack and film and television works complement each other. A catchy melody in the play will become a unique memory point after several years.

Many times when I hear music, the dramas I watched in the past will naturally come to my mind. Most works that can achieve this effect have become classics.

Actors who have played many classic roles and works become artists. If they can also have great influence, they will become the mark of the times and remain in history forever.

This is my ultimate goal.

Chen Linfeng wrote the word "Legend" on the paper and circled it with heavy lines.

Next we need to consider the specific approach.

……

That night, Chen Linfeng did not lie down again until very late, so much so that he had dark circles under his eyes the next day.

"Xiaofeng, what did you do last night? Why do you look like you didn't sleep well?" Shi Xiaolong was startled when he got up. His face looked like it was made up with smoky makeup.

"It's okay. I was quite excited last night and couldn't fall asleep for a long time."

"Haha, you are such a child." Shi Xiaolong put his hands on his hips, expressing his contempt for the man who was so excited about meeting a celebrity that he couldn't sleep at night.

I completely forgot how I performed that night after giving the award to Fang Long last year.

In the next few days, Shi Xiaolong continued to film in the crew. The film was about to be completed, and his family members waited for him to finish and then go home together.

While Shi Xiaolong was working, Chen's father and mother took Chen Linfeng to travel around Hong Kong Island and also went to see Zhang Xueyou's concert.

Chen Linfeng took the opportunity to ask to learn music and asked his father to buy some music teaching materials and a guitar.

In addition, Chen's mother bought a few clothes and other items for the two children, needless to say.

A week later, the family returned home.

Overall, when I went to Hong Kong Island to watch Brother Long filming, I also met several old faces that were so familiar to me from my previous life.

My feelings are satisfied and I am happy.

After returning, Chen Linfeng began to implement his plan.

Coming into contact with the prosperous world outside and meeting the stars who were still active when he was reborn in his previous life, he suddenly felt that that period of time in the future did not seem so far away.

Chen Linfeng went over his plan again.

He had never come across a script in his previous life, so he could start by practicing writing. After his writing skills improved, he could try to submit articles to magazines and newspapers, and convert some remembered movie and TV series content into novels to reserve a spot in advance.

Then comes the soundtrack.

If you already have teaching materials and musical instruments, try it on your own first, memorize the contents of the teaching materials, and have a certain foundation in the musical instrument, then sign up for a tutoring class and study it specifically.

Chinese parents will never refuse their children's requests to study and make progress.

……

In the following years, Chen Linfeng practiced writing during class and studied music after dinner.

Every year, the family bought a number of musical instruments, including a piano, guitar, erhu, flute, and other Eastern and Western instruments.

Chen Linfeng learned everything one by one, showing an open mind, and gradually began to get in touch with composition and arrangement.

The reason why Chen Linfeng spent so much effort was simply to reproduce some daily music and high-quality Western pure music. These pieces of music can be used as soundtracks in film and television dramas to greatly improve the quality of the work.

As I learned more, I became interested in it and gradually improved on it.

In the meantime, there is one thing that must be mentioned.

The year after Chen Linfeng went to Hong Kong Island, he starred in "Happy Little Monk 2", officially ending this series, and rejected the subsequent idea of ​​Li Jiapo that wanted him to star in another "Little Monk Returns to the World".

Also in the autumn of that year, Chen Linfeng skipped a grade and went to junior high school. The school was not far from home, and he walked to and from school every day, about ten minutes away.

At the same time, Shi Xiaolong's career as a child star faced the first difficulty - as he got older, he could no longer act in the cute and funny movies that he used to play.

The year came to 1998, when Chen Linfeng was 10 years old.

(End of this chapter)