Against the Current Hong Kong 1979

"Contact with Wei Qiuhua grants 66 Star Points, activating the limited-time buff 'Make a Grand Vow'!"

"【Make a Grand Vow】: Make a grand vow in your heart, 'I want to play with all X people in the world,' and you will receive a 22% increase in luck!"

Zhang Shuai'an felt that this buff was quite suitable for him, after all, he could have the grand dream of bringing all the beauties of Hong Kong entertainment into his arms.

As far as he knew, this Aunt Guo had very few scandals. Even when she was at the height of her popularity, there were hardly any gossips. However, after retiring from the entertainment industry, in 2013, she was rumored to have had a May-December romance with an ATV executive who was 19 years younger than her.

However, she quickly clarified that it was just a meal together and there was no possibility of anything further developing.

"Zhang Sheng, can you let me go?"

Wei Qiuhua noticed that Zhang Shuai'an had been staring at her for two or three seconds, and she couldn't help but feel a little shy.

"I'm sorry." Zhang Shuai'an immediately released her hand. "I felt like I'd seen Miss Wei somewhere before, and I was just lost in thought."

"It's alright." Wei Qiuhua thought that he was captivated by her charm, and couldn't help but feel a little smug.

Liu Songren frowned slightly, sensing a sour, fermenting smell about to emanate from the film. He then introduced the other two people: "This is Wu Yusen, the director of the film I'm currently shooting, 'The Hero.' His comedy 'Money Crazy' was the runner-up at the annual box office."

Oh my, isn't this Wu Baige? Was she so cool when she was young?

At this moment, Wu Yusen had long, curly hair, wore a narrow, high-necked white shirt and flared pants, and held a half-smoked cigarette in his hand, looking quite stylish.

(John Woo at the Golden Harvest film set in the late 70s)

"Director Wu, hello!" Zhang Shuai'an wasn't particularly enthusiastic, but he casually made up a story: "I heard Sister Zi mention you. She said that Director Wu's filming skills are top-notch and that he will become an internationally renowned director sooner or later."

Wu Yusen asked in surprise, "Are you very familiar with Zhao Yazhi?"

"Director Wu, why don't you watch some TV when you have a spare moment?" Liu Songren couldn't help but complain. "Anzai is the most popular leading man at TVB right now. The female lead in his drama 'Young Detective Bao Qingtian' is Zhao Yazhi."

"Sorry, I never watch TV." Wu Yusen smiled sheepishly and said to Zhang Shuai'an, "You're so handsome, you have a real movie star quality. You should make more movies in the future."

Following his words, Zhang Shuai'an said, "Then let's cooperate if there's an opportunity."

"Sure." Wu Yusen is still just a small-time director and doesn't have many opportunities to make films. He was naturally eager to work with a popular TV actor.

However, everyone knew the true meaning behind these verbal promises; they were just polite formalities.

Liu Songren then introduced another young man in his thirties: "This is Liu Jiang, a stuntman by training. He used to be an actor at CTV, and after CTV went bankrupt, he moved to our RTV."

This is also a familiar face in the Hong Kong film and television industry. When Zhang Shuai'an saw this face, his first reaction was that he was Wanyan Honglie in the 1983 version of "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", and Xiang Wentian, the Heavenly King, in the 1996 version of "The Smiling, Proud Wanderer" starring Lu Songxian, etc.

(Liu Jiang in his youth)

"Mr. Liu Jiang, I know him."

Zhang Shuai'an said with a smile, "I've heard Ah Hong mention you before. She said you're very dedicated and have a high level of skill."

Liu Jiang looked completely bewildered: "Who are you talking about, Ah Hong?"

"Cherie Chung said that you helped her a lot when filming 'The Deadly Sword'."

Zhang Shuai'an immediately explained, "I live upstairs from her, and we're good friends."

"Oh, you're Ah Hong's friend." Liu Jiang then looked enlightened and said with a smile, "Ah Hong is too kind to me. The conditions were terrible back then, and she suffered a lot with us. It's only right that I help her."

It's a pity this movie hasn't been released yet, and we don't know when it will be.

Hearing this, Liu Songren was the first to be displeased, because "The Deadly Gold in the Cold Mountain" was his debut film as the founder of his company, Zephyr Films. In addition to securing investment from the leftist Phoenix Film Company, he also poured a considerable amount of his own money into it.

"We already have news!" Liu Songren could only say to Liu Jiang, "Manager Chen said it's scheduled for release next summer."

Liu Jiang replied, "It's good that it can be released. You're the boss, so I hope you can break even. Otherwise, the company might go bankrupt."

Zhang Shuai'an, however, was well aware that the film had flopped at the box office.

The filming cost was around HK$500,000, but the final box office was only around HK$1.2 million. Based on the simplest theory that a film needs to gross three times its initial investment to break even, this movie was a complete financial disaster.

Therefore, Liu Songren's Zeus Films went bankrupt after making just this one film.

Liu Songren suddenly seemed a little disheartened and said to Zhang Shuai'an, "Alright, you wait here. We need to remove our makeup. I have to go back to RTV to film another movie this afternoon."

Wei Qiuhua suddenly leaned over and slipped a small note into Zhang Shuai'an's arms before skipping and hopping after Liu Songren and the others.

"What, you've taken a fancy to him?" Liu Songren asked as Wei Qiuhua caught up.

Wei Qiuhua blinked and immediately shook her head: "No, I just felt a connection with him, and it wouldn't hurt to be friends first."

Wu Yusen, who was standing nearby, whispered a reminder: "Be careful, people who are too handsome are probably also womanizers."

"Director Wu, are you trying to say you're not a womanizer?" Wei Qiuhua teased with a smile.

Wu Yusen touched his long hair: "I don't know how handsome I am. When I was studying in Taiwan, I don't know how many female classmates fell in love with me."

Liu Songren glanced at Wu Yusen speechlessly and subconsciously shook his head.

He continued, "Anzai and I are friends, but I have to warn you, he's incredibly popular with the actresses on set. Whether it's Azi, Chen Yulian, or Jing Daiyin... they all unconsciously gravitate towards him. If you want to date him, you'll have to wait in line for a long time."

Wei Qiuhua, having her thoughts exposed, became somewhat arrogant: "So what? I'm no less than those women. As long as I put my heart into it, no matter what kind of man he is, he'll fall at my feet."

Liu Songren rolled his eyes: "Men in this world are all different, how many can you possibly conquer?"

Wei Qiuhua said, "Hmph, I'll build a great career sooner or later, and then I'll have my way with all the men in the world!"

"Good, good ambition!" Liu Songren couldn't help but give a thumbs up: "But don't count me in. I already have Li Ying, so it's not convenient for you to play with me."

Liu Jiang laughed and said, "I'm all set, let me start."

"What are you talking about!" Wei Qiuhua realized she had said the wrong thing and quickly tried to clarify, "Just kidding! If we're going to play around, we should play around with handsome guys, none of you qualify!"