Written by: Zeng Zexi; reprints should be noted
The 52-year-old former TVB veteran actor Mai Changqing (Mai Bao) has rarely appeared in front of the screen in recent years, and there are few new plays. In April 2019, Mai Changqing made an appointment with TVB, and he did not choose to renew his contract, officially ending the 32-year guest-host relationship with the "mother-in-law". After that, he announced that he would switch to viu TV, a wireless "enemy station", and at the end of the same year, the company began filming its first program "C9 Tour Group".
I believe that most of the TVB drama fans, for Mai Changqing's departure from the nest are very reluctant and pity, after all, from the nineties to the present, from children's programs to TV series, Mai Changqing is really a very popular artist, he has created a number of classic characters, can be called classic, accompanied by countless family audiences to grow, the screen image is extremely deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
What works do you remember about Mai Changqing?
"Liaozhai" Zhu Erdan, "Journey to the West" Sha Monk, "Tea is hometown thick" Niu Brother, "Headless East Palace" Feng Leren, "Roselle" Cao Zhang, "Tianzi Seeking Dragons" Gao Lishi, etc., are all popular masterpieces, of course, there is one of the most powerful representatives, "The Heroic Feelings of the Righteous Sea of the Gangsters", his role of "Liang Feifan" is still enjoyed to this day.
The night before (18), Mai Changqing appeared in the new proprietor Viu TV interview program "Late Blowing: There is wine blowing tonight", he touched the wine glass to talk about his voice for many years, when talking about the past in the "mother's home" TVB, Mai Changqing is even more unabashed, pointing out that it is still unforgettable to be idle and scattered in the wireless as a transparent situation, the so-called bits and pieces are unforgettable, it is really always kept in mind.
Mai Changqing has been in the industry for more than 30 years, on seniority, he is definitely a senior senior, coupled with the years has been filming countless dramas on TVB, even if he has not been able to upgrade to be a male protagonist, playing a green leaf supporting role, but it does not hinder him from penetrating into the hearts of every audience, but unfortunately, life is unpredictable, although the strength is strong, the audience is strong, but Mai Changqing's star path has always been difficult to have a big breakthrough.
In the face of years of life ups and downs, Mai Changqing said that he has always remembered the motto "The rainbow is beautiful because of the seven colors, and life is wonderful because of the ups and downs"! He laughed and said that he was convinced that the moment he slept in the coffin, he had no regrets about having a wonderful life.
Speaking of the most difficult period of life, Mai Changqing, who is more than half a hundred years old, still seems very emotional, he said: "Before winning the award, I was called one of the protagonists, "Journey to the West" and "Tea is Hometown Strong", but slowly to a 20-episode drama, I only have a few scenes, only 2 or 3 performances, and I have to be treated by others when you are transparent, so why bother!" 」
Yes, Mai Changqing had already publicly expressed his desire to leave the nest in an interview as early as 2010, but it was exactly that year that he met the role of "Liang Feifan", and as a result, with this role, he won the TVB "Best Supporting Actor" and the following year's "Asian Television Awards" "Best Supporting Actor" two awards.
But the time is delayed, and the next development is not as much as Mai Changqing expected!
It is undeniable that after winning the "Best Supporting Actor" award issued by TVB, Mai Changqing's value and popularity in the industry have indeed risen, but what he never expected was that he had begun to be idle by TVB, or even tragic to the point of no drama to shoot, and even for ten months without work, which made Mai Changqing feel really uncomfortable.
Mai Changqing recalled: "I originally thought it was a bright light, but after 10 months, I didn't know what to do, maybe because of my case, other artists will continue to have work after getting supporting actors, but only I don't." I called Chen Miaoying and said, I didn't want to leave, so she asked me to go to the restaurant to help."
Mai Changqing admitted that after winning the award, a company had found him to negotiate, and the other party offered generous conditions and was willing to pay a salary of 9 times higher than he was in TVB at the time, and sincerely invited him to go through the file, but Mai Changqing missed this opportunity for cooperation.
In 2016, TVB finally decided to let Mai Changqing play the first male lead for the first time in the drama "Kiss My Good Mother", and the matter was well known in the streets, which also made Mai Changqing think that he really waited for the opportunity to "keep the clouds open and see the moon" this time. As a result, later, because of high-level infighting, Mai Changqing became a victim, and the male protagonist's dream was shattered, and shi also died.
In the same year, Mai Changqing and TVB changed their initial contract and hosted the program "Street Market Amusement Group" part-time, until after the expiration of the contract in April 2019, Mai Changqing finally chose not to renew the contract and officially left TVB. Nowadays, I believe it is difficult to see Mai Changqing appear in TVB episodes again, no matter what, I hope that Mai Changqing will be smooth sailing, I believe that I will always meet Bole, come on.
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