"My dad is a very irresponsible husband, lackluster, an irresponsible man"
Zhang Guorong said this about his father Zhang Huohai in the program.
In 1993, he was on a talk show in Hong Kong.
Zhang Guorong, Leung Ka Fai and Maggie Cheung gathered together.
Talking about his father, Zhang Guorong's expression instantly froze.
Just when Liang Jiahui looked relaxed and talked about his father.
Zhang Guorong muttered to himself, "Daddy? ”
I also subconsciously cut my head.
Because for him,
The topic of "father" is not friendly and difficult to talk about.
The 1920s.
China's coastal cities have developed foreign trade because of their contact with "foreigners". A boom has arisen.
As one of the labels of the New Culture Movement at that time, dress suits began to become popular.
High society took off their robes and coats, and suits and hats were in short supply.
Teenager Zhang Huohai and his father went to the street,
Because the family has land and a house, Dad thinks it is time to make a suit for Zai.
In a tailor's shop in Guangzhou,
The long leather ruler, scissors, the special taste of the cloth, and the whirring steam fascinated Zhang Huohai.
Completely changed the fate of this teenager.
"At that moment, I decided I wanted to be a tailor," Zhang Recalls many years later.
It is said that he ran through all the well-known tailor shops in Guangzhou at that time and apprenticed.
Finally, at the age of 18, he independently sewed his first suit.
Two years later, he followed a large number of immigrants to Hong Kong to start a business.
Hong Kong was the place where the "western clothing" skills were the highest and the market demand was the strongest at that time.
When he first arrived, Zhang Huohai's business was very poor.
Because going from 0 to 1 is always the hardest.
He chose the same method as the Hakka junior Li Ka-shing many years later,
Honesty, quality.
It's stupid, but it's also practical.
Although the accumulation of wealth was not fast, he eventually opened his first decent store.
Interestingly, Zhang Huohai's career has become bigger, and he still does not like to make "short and fast" money.
Or Seiko out of the fine work, personally for the hands-on clothing, and very cut the details.
Because Zhang Huohai regards the tailoring career as a profession with an artistic sense,
"Sense of Faith".
It may be that many years ago, his father took him to see the teacher Fu Xingyun flowing water skills that afternoon, and he was deeply branded.
In Zhang Huohai's heart,
Making money is the result, enjoying the process of making clothes.
At that time, he did not know that the youngest of his ten children in the future would be the most like himself.
Zhang Guorong, whose family nickname is "Ten Boys", is famous for his love of filming.
Chen Kaige always remembers one thing:
When "Farewell to the Overlord" filmed a simple shot of Zhang Guorong walking, he suddenly stood still in the shot.
Lifting his foot, he shook it gently, and then went on.
Chen Kaige later saw that there was a lot of cinder on the ground, and the role of Cheng Dieyi was clean.
Zhang Huohai once said in an interview with the media:
"I'm very content to devote most of my time to making clothes."
His family's advertising book is printed:
"Suit expert Zhang Huohai: don't be bothered, be appropriate; don't be rude, maintain credibility."
Simple and rough, but really overflowing.
Zhang Huohai's shop in the bustling section of Central, Hong Kong,
A large sign with his name on it hanging high.
The highest moment of Zhang Huohai's career,
From a Hollywood superstar, Gary Grant, the male protagonist of Hitchcock's famous north-northwestern work.
Here's a famous story:
When Grant came to Hong Kong, she needed to order two suits.
After being introduced, he chose Zhang Huohai's shop.
At that time, Lao Zhang was already a well-known Hong Kong western-style clothing king.
Gary Grant needs to get the goods within 48 hours.
Made of top wool fabric, a total of 2400 Hong Kong dollars.
Zhang Huohai still personally handled the work and completed the work on time.
Hand-delivered to the hotel, he asked If Gary Grant was satisfied.
But after receiving a satisfactory reply, Zhang Huohai asked again unusually:
"Are you satisfied with both the material and the craftsmanship?"
When the other party confirmed again, Zhang Huohai took out 400 Hong Kong dollars from his pocket and returned it to Gary Grant.
It was explained that due to the rush of time, the top wool fabric could not be ordered, and because it was too late to obtain consent, he decided to make the two clothes with secondary wool material.
If Grant is really unwilling to wear this fabric, 2400 Hong Kong dollars will be returned.
Gary Grant was delighted, and this honest oriental man surprised him very much.
Back in Hollywood, he began to sell this tailor with good craftsmanship and character to his friends around him.
So Zhang Huohai's customer list added Hitchcock, Marlon Brando.
Renowned in Hollywood.
Zhang Guorong has also hammered this highlight past of his father in the show.
However, Zhang Huohai, who has a good way of doing business, is far from being a good father in Zhang Guorong's heart.
Because Zhang Huohai was a famous playboy of the year.
In addition to Zhang Guorong's mother, he also had two concubines.
Long-term dating lady in the Peninsula Private Room.
Zhang Guorong once blamed Zhang Huohai for his mother's depression.
He had been estranged from his father since childhood and was very unkind.
Even a little disgusted.
Zhang Guorong and his mother
Does that living sea really care about this son?
In the program, the host asked Zhang Guorong so many brothers and sisters, who does his father hurt the most?
Zhang Guorong first turned his head to one side.
Then admit it's yourself.
He was sad at that moment,
Hate your father? Yes.
Know your father's love? There are also.
With so many children, Zhang Huohai alone sent Zhang Guorong to study abroad.
I still majored in textiles.
The Son's heart to inherit the father's karma is overflowing with words.
In Zhang Guorong's freshman year, Zhang Huohai suffered a stroke.
Complete one's misery
With the development of the times, cheap factory ready-to-wear clothing has also begun to impact these old-fashioned handmade products.
Mr. Zhang later recalled that there was very little left of his branch to close.
Zhang Huohai finally died in 1989.
In the later years of his life, Zhang Guorong completely transformed from singer to actor.
It's getting redder.
This also became the only thing Zhang Huohai was proud of in his later years.
But unfortunately, he was not blessed to witness the most glorious moments of his son's career as an actor.
The picture below shows Zhang Huohai (first from the left) taking a group photo with his family (the second child on the left is Zhang Guorong).
Zhang Huohai, whose career has fluctuated greatly, looks back on this life.
The brightest moment is that there is a son named Zhang Guorong,
He gave him great glory in his later years, and also gave him the opportunity to be mentioned and remembered countless times by posterity.
Of course
Taking his profession as an art, he has gained the heart of another wave of film craftsmen on the other side of the ocean with the heart of a craftsman, and it is also a great cool thing in his life.
Text/Porco Rosso Watch Movie Editorial Department: Van Silli
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