In 1989, Chow Yun-fat had not yet become a popular person.
And his friend Wu Mengda, who is also a trainee of the third stage of wireless performance training, quickly became popular with the role of "Hu Tiehua" in the movie "Chu Liuxiang" starring Zheng Shaoqiu.
He became famous at a young age and was proud of himself.
In the face of low-hanging fruit fame and fortune, Wu Mengda became arrogant and did a lot of absurd things. He lives all day with a group of friends, drinks, picks up girls, and gambles.
At that time, the company asked him to report to the company once a month, but he did not hear it; The company asked him to re-record the show, which he ignored and pretended to be a big name.
Two or three years later, he still does not realize the seriousness of the problem.
The company was very disappointed in him and hid him. Due to continuous waste, Wu Mengda owed another 300,000 yuan in loans. At that time, 300,000 yuan was not enough. Creditors come to collect debts almost every day.
His public image has also plummeted. His good friend at the time, Du Qifeng, even scolded him that "mud can't fix the wall."
But no matter what happens, the money owed must be repaid. Wu Mengda, who was not filming and desperate, remembered his good friend Chow Yun-fat. At that time, Chow Yun-fat was already famous for his role as "Xu Wenqiang" in the movie "On the Beach", and he had more filming scenes. It is constant.
It stands to reason that 300,000 yuan is still something he can afford, but he didn't expect that Zhou Yunfa didn't give him a penny, and only gave him five words: "Come by yourself!" ”
Some people may also have a deep understanding of this feeling. When he was in the most difficult times, he was reluctant to help him as a friend. Wu Mengda was heartbroken and "hated Chow Yun-fat". Years later, he mentioned in an interview that he hated him at the time. To hate him.
Wu Mengda finally saw "what is a friend". He was so desperate that he even thought about suicide, but then decided to give up because of his timidity.
Encouraged by his mother and the "little brother in the circle" (some people speculate that this brother is Andy Lau, others say Stephen Chow), Wu Mengda began to reflect on his behavior and turned back.
First, he gathered six or seven creditors and told the truth, hoping that they would give him a chance to film and make money to pay off the debt: "Now I have no money, I only have one life." You either wait for me to earn money to pay off my debts, or you will kill me now.
The creditor had no choice but to promise to give him time to film and make money.
But Wu Mengda, whose reputation has been almost ruined, is not so easy to photograph. No one believed that he would change his mind. When he's not filming, he always consults professional books about actors or asks for advice from industry seniors. Until one day, Wu Mengda suddenly received an invitation to this film, and the director arranged a very important role for him. Wu Mengda repented of his youthful frivolity and began to take filming seriously. After the film was released, it received rave reviews, and Wu Mengda was able to pay off his debts and turn over salted fish.
After a long time, Wu Mengda learned that this opportunity to act was actually recommended to the director by his good friend Zhou Yunfa.
When Wu Mengda learned the truth, he cried. He used to naively think that he saw through the harshness of human nature and the world, and who knows, he just didn't understand the true heart of his friends.
Many years later, Chow Yun-fat said in an interview: "If I lend him 300,000 yuan, he will soon waste it and never rise again, only his hard-earned money will appreciate in value." ”
Wu Mengda himself also said: I am a little smart, very intelligent, if they lend me money to fill this hole, maybe after this hole is filled, I will continue to live a bad life.
True friendship is not about lending you $300,000, but about giving you the chance to earn $300,000 yourself.
In short, there is a good friend who can scold you in your face, but silently help you clean up the mess.
This friendship is very rare.