I have always felt that the old drama bone of Hong Kong is not only an actor, but also a symbol.
Now, when people talk about the old drama bones of Hong Kong, this symbol is transformed into eight words with five tastes and miscellaneous tastes: all are overheated, all are crazy.
The characters that are still fresh in memory, the endless gossip, the countless laces, the endless commercial performances, are finally scattered into bleak verses:
They walked into our memories in a splendid way
With the hope of spring, the seeds of summer, and the harvest of autumn
And we touch the cups together in the winter
Sighing at their sighs and frustrations
On the afternoon of May 22, 2021, 56-year-old Hong Kong veteran drama bone Huang Yishan suddenly "hung up" on the Internet.
Huang Yishan did this, what is the so-called reason?
It turned out that Huang Yishan had made 15 movies in 4 months, and the movies were filmed well, but the remuneration was not received!
So, which 15 movies did Huang Yishan make?
"Egg Hunting", "Blood Dracula", "Tang Bohu's Stealing the Heavens and Changing the Day", "Su Qi'er's Martial Arts", "Song Ci's Oil Paper Umbrella", "The Return of the King of Fang Shiyu", "The Day Of the Jinyi Wei"... and other network large, network drama.
After inquiring about Douban, the pickpocket sister found that these network big and network dramas have all been completed, but there are only a few that have been released.
But for actors, whether the movie is released or not, and whether the TV series can be broadcast, can it be a reason to refuse to pay the film?
Besides, the old Hong Kong drama bones like Huang Yishan, the film remuneration will not be high. She Siman, who is now at the peak of her acting career, cut the ribbon for only 20,000 yuan at a time. How much money does Huang Yishan have to shoot a web drama and net power?
Often sighed: red is not red, web dramas, net big "dew a dew"! This side of the box, in order to act, running east and west, tired of running for life; that side of the box, for the sake of life, consume word of mouth, cross the right and wrong. How crazy it was then, how desolate it is now!
How can this not make people feel a lot of emotions and sighs?
Many small partners have been mistaken for actors as a very profitable industry after being refreshed by the "fairy operation" of the film and television circles such as "daily salary of 2.08 million" and "sewer milk". Actually, this is a big misunderstanding. At least for the vast majority of ordinary film and television practitioners, the job of actor is not a high-paying profession. This is especially true for many old Hong Kong drama bones.
Nowadays, when we go to Hengdian, Xiangshan and other film and television cities, it is easy to meet the old drama bones of Hong Kong: Huang Yishan, Huang Yifei, Liang Jiaren, Yang Ming, Xu Shaoqiang, Yuan Xiangren... The "gold medal supporting role" in Hong Kong film and television, the living and not changed careers, are easy to encounter.
Aiwei, who has participated in TVB classic dramas such as "Big Times", "Tianlong Eight Parts", "Flowing Golden Years", "Legend of the Archery Hero", is now running back and forth in Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Hangzhou all year round.
Wu Dairong, a veteran "costume male god" who has participated in many martial arts dramas such as "Absolute Double Glory", "Prodigal Son of Border City", "Jade Face Flying Fox" and so on, has now begun to focus his acting career on the mainland.
Lou Nanguang, who set off a craze for magical zombie films with Lin Zhengying, Qian Xiaohao, Wu Ma and others, now regards Hengdian Film and TELEVISION City as a home - not only renting a house, but also buying an electric car.
In fact, we don't need to cite a lot of professional data and charts to verify their salary geometry, just look at their food, clothing, housing, and some works they have starred in, is this a high-income group?
There may be many friends who want to refute the pickpocket sister: then why don't they stay in the Hong Kong film and television circle to develop?
The "days" of the Hong Kong film and television circle are even more difficult! Just last year, Hong Kong's veteran entertainment reporter broke the news: "Now more than 600 celebrities in Hong Kong are unemployed!" ”
Many ordinary artists who can receive notices are also struggling.
So last year's TVB Taiqing, "Sister A" Wang Mingquan directly shouted to the TVB bosses on the "big day": "Add a little salary to us!" ”
However, even in such a severe situation, the stubbornness and hard-working spirit of Hong Kong artists are admirable.
TVB is not the famous actors Mo Jiagan and Chen Guofeng, the two in order to earn more money to subsidize the family, directly as a porter.
Li Zhongning, one of the "Ten Stars of the Galaxy", known as the "fat version of Liang Chaowei", simply became a security guard.
Guan Cong, the second son of Guan Haishan, who has starred in many martial arts film and television dramas such as "The Legend of Lu Xiaofeng", "Little Li Flying Knife", "Xiao Shiyilang", "Yitian Slaughtering Dragon Chronicles", "Peerless Double Pride", "Heroes Without Tears", "Tianlong Eight Parts" and many other martial arts film and television dramas, directly set up a stall to sell xo sauce.
In order to attract enough attention to the suffering of old drama bones, last year Hong Kong launched a program focusing on the current situation of middle-aged and elderly artists.
Zhang Songzhi went to the exam to work as a security guard.
Ao Jianian went to deliver takeaways.
Yuan Fuhua went to wash the dishes.
A year has passed, has the situation of these old drama bones changed?
Gu Minghua, who had no money to see a doctor, cut off his gall.
In order to support his four children, Wu Weile drove a bus.
Wanting to eat a little more, I went to work as a formaldehyde worker.
Many small partners have to refute the pickpocket sister again: live streaming with goods is so hot, let these old drama bones turn into Internet celebrities!
Luo Jialiang, who won the TVB "Emperor of Vision", now focuses on the main time and energy of live streaming.
Fans shouted in unison, "Luo Jialiang sold", the voice was very loud, but there were very few orders.
Many people think that the pickpocket sister is alarmist, come and see the popularity of the "Ling Fox Chong" Lu Songxian live broadcast room.
Let's take a look at the sales of the live broadcast room of "Prince of Love Songs" Wen Zhaolun.
What is so simple in this world? What you get, it means what you lose: getting the opportunity to star in web dramas, network big, live broadcasts with goods means losing word of mouth; getting money for messy commercial performances means being spat at by netizens.
But in fact, these old drama bones do not do this, what can they do?
There are talented people in your circle, each leading the way for three or five years. In the push into a new, the yangtze river back wave pushed the front wave, the back wave will shoot the front wave on the beach of the film and television circle: stay, there is no chance, can only struggle; forced to change careers, most of the old drama bones have played for half a lifetime, and nothing else; to engage in live broadcast with goods, let alone compete with mainland stars, even many ordinary Internet celebrities can not compete.
Coupled with the deduction of the agent and the share taken away by the cooperation of others, the desolation and desolation of the old Hong Kong drama bones are obvious.
Like Huang Yishan shooting 15 plays in 4 months without getting paid and choosing to "hang people" such old drama bones, it seems that they must be more powerful and narrow, but it is actually a sad and indignant accusation!
Four months, more than a hundred and twenty days and nights; fifteen plays, thousands of shots; from this city to that city, from this crew to that crew... Rushing around is nothing more than for a box lunch; dedication is an artistic pursuit that can only be talked about after eating enough.
If you've struggled to live and survive, I'm sure you'll feel the same way.
Nowadays, Hong Kong film and television are declining, and mainland film and television are rising, these old Hong Kong drama bones have gone to the mainland to develop, and their professions can lead the old to the new and cultivate talents; his dedication can be used as a benchmark to promote the construction of a good industry ecology.
Therefore, the old drama bones that carry the memories of our generations this time should not be treated badly.
Years ago, Yin Tianqiu stubbornly wanted to take away his own box lunch in "The King of Comedy"; I hope that many years later, all the old Hong Kong drama bones can take away the box lunch they should take.