My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 737 is just the right flavor.
To Wei Dong's utter surprise, he brazenly squatted down on the set, despite the anger of the director and cinematographer.

When they took a break, he went up to Stephen Chow and said, "I have a film company, and I can sign you to act in movies."

This guy, who still looked a bit childish, flatly refused: "Thank you, but I don't want to act anymore."

Because the waiting process was so exciting, Wei Dong was preoccupied with figuring out how to persuade the other party, forgetting that he had been holding his wife tightly by the shoulder.

Upon hearing this, Qin Yuye couldn't help but jump up and want to curse. Who do you think you are? You're just an extra on TV and you dare to reject my man?
Wei Dong didn't hear the translation, but he was stunned when he saw the head shake.

Feeling the curves in her arms, like a carp just put on a chopping board, she quickly pulled her close and said, "It's okay, it's okay, let's chat slowly. Do you have time?"

Extras still have plenty of time to slack off and take a break.

It's clear that Stephen Chow wasn't just refusing; he was completely devastated.

It must have been during his most devastating moment that Wei Dong jokingly asked him if he wanted to act in a movie, which felt like an insult.

Sitting on the stone slabs in the corner of the set, where there wasn't even a seat, Stephen Chow, dressed in the crew's white shirt, looked like he was about to collapse.

Wei Dong, however, was extremely familiar with and understood it.

He was that extra in "King of Comedy" who got scolded mercilessly by Uncle Da and wasn't even allowed to eat a boxed lunch.

Awkward and resentful.

All confidence and perseverance have been shattered, and now all that remains is self-doubt and a precarious state.

Having spent forty years lying low in society, Wei Dong could feel this despair.

But he doesn't know how Stephen Chow got through that period and then started making a name for himself in acting if he hadn't come.

So now that I'm here, can I skip all this pain?

Can he still succeed if his upbringing is altered?

With his daughter not around, Wei Dong felt as if he was missing a helper in the negotiations.

Because aside from being able to translate, Qin Yuye was completely useless in discussing matters between men.

A theater enthusiast who desperately wants to get ahead might not even dare to say "I'll support you" to the one he loves. If you bring a rich and beautiful woman to show off, she'll feel uncomfortable from the bottom of her heart.

Qin Yuye's face still had an expression that said, "Are you sure you're not mistaken? Why did you have to pick such an unremarkable-looking guy?"

So Wei Dong simply kicked her out: "Go find Lao Liang, you can go explore on your own, drive the car away and wander around... Yes, go and get the film company's office space sorted out."

With Leung Ka-fai already working tirelessly and Chow Yun-fat being a close friend who would lend a hand, Wai-tung never mentioned needing to secure an office space.

Qin Yuye was finally surprised, took another deep look at the scene, and headed back to the film set.

Wei Dong didn't know what to say. He didn't smoke and had long since stopped using the "smoke-offering" method to handle sales small talk.

Seeing that Stephen Chow was also getting up for no apparent reason, I reached out and put my hand on his shoulder.

Stephen Chow turned his head and looked over, even more confused: "What are you doing?"

After having Wei Dong come so many times, he barely knows he should ask himself what he wants to do.

I really can't speak Cantonese, and I could feel the shoulder on my arm trying to get away.

Wei Dong understood perfectly well that he could simply throw a million dollars at Liang Jiahui, who was at his lowest point at the time.

Because Leung Ka-fai doesn't see it as humiliation, but rather as a timely help.

At this point, Stephen Chow would probably turn on him and become his enemy.

So in his panic, he actually burst into laughter...

It doesn't matter which movie it is, it's just that Stephen Chow's nonsensical style, which has become very mature and familiar to the audience in the later stages, with exaggerated and affected laughter!
Wei Dong himself definitely lacks acting skills; he simply doesn't know what to say or express, so he wants to find something that the other person can resonate with.

He laughed wildly, like a madman.

But his eyes were still fixed on the other person, looking at their somewhat naive and innocent appearance, which was similar to their later fame and fortune. There was not a trace of a smile in his eyes.

Instead, it was as if I saw myself at twenty, and then saw the other person with a full head of white hair, and I actually started to shed tears!

Stephen Chow was initially startled and was about to shove this lunatic away when their eyes met. The unsmiling look in his eyes made him frown and stare intently.

When he saw the tears, he chuckled and shook his head, somewhat empathetic, as if he could feel the helplessness in the face of life.

Wei Dong laughed even harder, bending over backwards. Zhou Xingxing stopped moving and just stood there, chuckling and laughing, his laughter getting bigger and bigger until even his shoulders were shaking from laughing...

So when Liang Jiahui and Qin Yuye hurriedly came out and found this place, what they saw from afar were two lunatics!
They were laughing wildly, arms around each other, oblivious to everyone else. Everyone passing by quickly moved away to avoid being infected.

His wife was startled and rushed over, asking, "What? What happened?!" Wei Dong, however, was slower to calm down than Stephen Chow; he had never experienced such an emotional release before and had overdone it.
"I asked you to go shopping, so bring Miss Jiang along and get things done!"

He reached out and put his hand on Liang Jiahui's shoulder: "Tell him that the two of you are the earliest two male actors of Colorful Pictures, of course..."

Wei Dong racked his brains, realizing that Leung Ka-fai had never worked with Stephen Chow in a movie before: "You two each act in your own movies, how much are you paid... How much does Chow Yun-fat make now? You two should compare his pay."

Instead, Leung Ka-fai laughed: "Boss, do you even know anything about filming or pay? Alright, that's all for you. Go shopping, I'll take care of this."

He's not well-known outside the entertainment industry, but he's already a Hong Kong Film Award-winning actor. Even Chow Yun-fat only received a nomination for his role in "A Better Tomorrow" last year, and hasn't even won yet.

Leung Ka-fai reached the pinnacle of Hong Kong male actors with just his first film!

The true peak is right from the start.

Even if he has no acting jobs and sells goods on the street, he's still a movie star.

Moreover, even though he came from TVB's acting training class, which is similar to a vocational training school, Leung Ka-fai went to university but was unwilling to sign a long-term contract, so he basically never filmed a TV series. He is still poor and can only do guest appearances at most. He is basically only in the fields of film and stage plays, and is at the top of the industry's hierarchy of contempt.

Stephen Chow failed the acting training class twice and finally got into the night training class through connections.

Now I look at Leung Ka-fai with the same reverence I feel for a master of the highest level, yet there's an uncontrollable sigh in my eyes: Why not me!

There is a very obvious and strong sense of distortion.

Even Wei Dong, standing beside him, could feel it wasn't jealousy, but rather a longing and envy that made him desperately try to force a smile, yet he just couldn't shake the feeling of discomfort.

It's like I've gotten used to this feeling of failure, of being a complete failure.

So in the end, all that came out was a bitter smile.

With a gentle smile, Leung Ka-fai pulled out a card from inside his suit jacket: "It's a HSBC cash card. This slightly dim-witted boss gave it to me the first time he met me to solve all my financial problems. I didn't even know what I could do for him, because I'm in a worse situation than you. I can't even make movies freely. There's nearly a million Hong Kong dollars in it. I'll give you 500,000, and then we can work together to figure out what roles to play and how to play them. Can you agree?"

So this world still judges people by their looks.

No matter how much Wei Dong, with his ordinary-looking face, laughs wildly, Stephen Chow would never believe that he could invest in making his own movie.

The versatile actor's performance was incredibly natural, full of emotion and effortlessly captivating the audience.

It's a bit like when you've recruited Guan Yu in the Three Kingdoms period, and then he pulls a soldier by the roadside and says, "Come with us, and we'll give you half of the money the lord just gave me."

Stephen Chow looked up for two seconds.

Without hesitation, I said yes.

When interviewed by reporters later about his feelings about that scene, he always gave a wry smile that said, "What feelings? I've already fallen to that state, what feelings could I possibly have? There's no worse feeling in life than that time. Actually, back then, I would have followed anyone who offered me a little salary to change jobs."

But the bank card was indeed stuffed into his hand.

The three of them came out of the film set, and sure enough, the two girls had already gone to work on the film company's business, without even a car.

But getting into the taxi still made Wei Dong very excited: "Let's take a picture... what should we take a picture of?"

Honestly, if you ask Wei Dong to recall Leung Ka-fai's movies, he'd be lucky if he could even remember the buttocks.

But Stephen Chow's classic works, from Deer and the Cauldron to Beggar So, from From Ling Ling Qi to 000 Fat, from God of Gamblers to God of Gamblers II, from A Chinese Odyssey to Sesame Official, he remembers them all vividly!
After quickly filtering through his thoughts, he decided not to make things too complicated at the beginning. He didn't need to go through so much costume and makeup. He just wanted to shoot a scene of a small fishing port he had seen a few days ago when he went to the countryside to visit Li Yue'e. At that time, he felt that it looked familiar.

Filming "Descendants of the Dragon"!
It's a nonsensical, action-packed movie about a country boy who loves playing billiards and eventually plays against a world champion.

Could they even take this opportunity to link the film with the Seaside Sports City, and even legitimately send it back to the mainland for screening?!

While many of Stephen Chow's movies might be heavily criticized in mainland China, this "sports" movie, which focuses on billiards, is surprisingly free of any controversial elements.

At best, it's a purely commercial comedy film with little substance.

So on the drive back to the basketball court, Rang Weidong, sitting in the passenger seat, remained silent, desperately trying to recall and dig out as many plot points of the movie as he could remember.

Even if I don't remember many of the detailed lines, I'll still be able to grasp the main plot.

Liang Jiahui leaned back, observing the newbie with a smile.

Stephen Chow kept his hands tucked between his legs, looking bewildered and apprehensive, but mostly hopeful for the future, and would occasionally give a big smile to this side.

When I saw the basketball court already bustling with people, I was genuinely pleasantly surprised: "This is what the boss does? I've heard of it!"

Leung Ka-fai reassured him further: "Brother Fa is the major shareholder and will come over tonight, but actually, Tung-jai is the boss of both Brother Fa and me. Trust him, he will definitely lead you to achieve extraordinary things."

After getting off the bus, Stephen Chow finally rubbed his hands together and whispered to his senior, "What's the bank card PIN?"

This tastes just right.

(End of this chapter)