Shortly after leaving the nest, Liu Jiang, a 74-year-old TVB "veteran", received an invitation from the new high-level Zeng Zhiwei - inviting him to return to TVB to shoot dramas.
Knowing that he had joined the "Running Mountain Fitness Squad" organized by Zhou Runfa, Zeng Zhiwei specially asked his friend Tan Yonglin to join him, looking for an opportunity to listen to Liu Jiang's tone, and then personally persuaded him.
Such treatment, the average TVB actor can not enjoy, Liu Jiang is not a big star, but the sincerity shown by the new high-level is real.
Later, Liu Jiang appeared in the TVB variety show "Good Voice and Good Drama" as a mentor, which everyone thought was a precursor to the return, but Liu Jiang now gave a negative answer.
- He doesn't want to go back to the nest to shoot for a while.
For Zeng Zhiwei's invitation, he said that he was "moved, but we must learn to put it down."
Sister Rice said that after all, TVB's "nest heart foot" kick was strong, dare to think and dare to do Liu Jiang, the "golden sentence" that stayed at the ceremony site at that time, was still hot.
On January 12 last year, Liu Jiang was selected as the best actor for the role of Teacher Lin in "Golden Night Building", but he finally lost to the 24-year-old Zhou Jialuo, who debuted recently.
He said that it doesn't matter if he wins the prize - after all, the urine nature of the TVB award, the melon eaters know it, the point is, he is going to resign!
When attending the "Ten Thousand Stars Award Ceremony" announcing that he left the nest of his old owner, Liu Jiang was very rigid, his heart was uneven, and he wanted to say it.
Although he did not tell TVB in person that it was not, it instantly aroused the attention of the media and netizens.
Isn't this a disguised accusation by Liu Jiang against TVB? After all, what they have done is really hard to say.
Living in the metropolis of Hong Kong, the threshold is not low, especially for the elderly, it is indispensable to spend on physical health care.
Liu Jiang was later interviewed, bluntly saying that he and his wife breathed air for 20,000-30,000, but how much tvb can produce?
It's so low you can't believe it! There is media pullout, 5250 yuan per month!
Liu Jiang said that the salary offered by the renewal is so low that it hits the bottom line and cannot maintain daily life, and he has consulted with senior executives, but the other party's attitude is very resolute, which makes him very disappointed after nearly 40 years of working for TVB.
At the peak of his career, Liu Jiang had earned 60,000 yuan a month, which later dropped to about 15,000. Don't look at it compared with mainland actors, it is a heaven and an underground, but for TVB supporting actors, it is already a good salary level.
In 2019, Liu Jiang announced a reduction, and his salary also dropped to 7500 yuan. If you choose to renew the contract, the salary is about 5250 yuan per month, which only meets the minimum wage standard announced in Hong Kong in 2019, you know, the minimum guarantee in Hong Kong is 4000 yuan.
With such low treatment, how can people maintain their lives in Hong Kong, which is high consumption? Isn't this a disguised exorcism?
Although he was heartbroken by the old owner and announced the "breakup" in a high profile, Liu Jiang was sad in his heart when he made the decision to leave the nest, and he lost sleep for two consecutive nights.
Forty or fifty years of acting career, but ushered in such an ending? Who wouldn't be upset! Not to mention Liu Jiang, who has a lot of ideas about acting. This is not only a means of subsistence, but also a career for his life.
"I never thought about retirement; even if I did, the right one might play, it was the mentality of retiring. My days in this line have begun to count down, and on limited days, I hope for some sparks, which is one reason why I decided to leave. ”
Liu Jiang has his own opinions on acting skills, coupled with a straight temper, in the recent TVB variety show, commented on She Shiman's acting skills.
Born as a sister, She Siman has won the crown of the after-view laurel for many years, and after entering the mainland, her reputation is quite good. Liu Jiang's "dare to speak" made him appear on the hot search.
Netizens have said that this word came out of Liu Jiang's mouth, and She Siman could only be convinced.
The bottom line of the old drama bone is so full.
Liu Jiang's dare to think and dare to do was reflected in his childhood.
He grew up in a poor family, there are a total of 7 children in the family, his parents try their best to earn money, but they are barely making ends meet.
When he heard that someone had come from Taiwan to recruit martial arts students, 12-year-old Liu Jiang immediately signed up, even if he was far away from home, just because the other party provided food and accommodation and solved the livelihood problem.
After returning to Hong Kong after 8 years, Peking Opera was no longer popular, Liu Jiang chose to become a film martial artist, and also learned to dub, crawling in various positions on the set.
Later, Liu Jiang took the Shaw training class and worked in Jiayi and Li's TELEVISION (the predecessor of ATV) and accumulated rich experience.
In 1981, with the help of Liu Kaiwei's father Liu Dan, Liu Jiang left Li and officially joined TVB, becoming a gold medal green leaf.
This work is nearly 40 years, everyone respects him as "Teacher Liu", during which Liu Jiang has also encountered poaching by other TELEVISION stations, but he is not moved.
Many friends have seen Liu Jiang's play, even if they can't call his name, they can definitely recognize this familiar face. Because of his popularity, his announcements were full of them that year, and it was common for several dramas to be rotated.
Although in most of the episodes, Liu Jiang plays most of the "adulterous horns", in fact, his play path is broad, the good and evil roles can be taken down, and the interpretation is also quite in place. Liu Jiang is particularly frequent in Jin Yong's martial arts dramas, and is said to have played a total of 17 fictional characters.
Villains, such as Yan Honglie in the 83rd edition of "The Legend of the Eagle Hero".
Hao Jie, such as Lu Songxian's version of "Smiling Proud of the Jianghu".
The abbot of Xuan Ci in Huang Rihua's version of "Tianlong Babu", the host of the "Yanmen Guan Leading Big Brother" incident, and the father of Xuan Zhu.
In recent years, Liu Jiang has also been a masterpiece, including "Golden Night Building" and "Legend of the Valley of Peace", which also helped him get the nomination for the best actor in 2018.
In order to shoot the scene, Liu Jiang has faced many tests.
TVB work busy, he had to work day and night upside down, overtime, did not want to cause a stroke, half of the body can not move, when only in his early 30s Liu Jiang thought that he was going to say goodbye at a young age, think of the young son and wife around him, really can't give up, fortunately the treatment is timely, 9 days later, finally eased up, the body can be gradually restored.
Although there are twists and turns, Liu Jiang's love for acting has not changed.
In view of his contributions to TVB over the years, in 2014, Liu Jiang won the "TVB Starlight Achievement Award" personally presented by Andy Lau, which is well-deserved, when he won the award with another old drama bone Roland, the three of them stood together and laughed very happily.
After Liu Jiang left the nest, he did not retire from this, he refused Zeng Zhiwei's request and chose to sign a contract with a mainland brokerage company. At the age of 74, going north to earn a living is not an easy task.
In 2019, TVB lost 300 million yuan and adopted a tightening of spending and layoffs to get through the difficulties.
In this precarious big ship, there are not many old artists like Liu Jiang who can still have a decent way out, and many small actors have been abandoned by TVB, unemployed and unemployed, and fall into the dilemma of life.
TVB also took local materials and filmed a variety show called "Easy to Do in the Middle", which tells the experience of artists after unemployment, and it is also sad to think.
Does it feel familiar to look at this face? His name is Ai Wei, another green leaf actor in Hong Kong, a regular in costume dramas, and now that the production of TV dramas has been reduced, he can't find a job, so he has to work as a handyman in the car shop to refuel and wash the car.
Zeng Dehua, who worked with Zhou Xingchi in "A Dragon of Luck", was photographed by the media walking to deliver takeaways, and after delivering takeaways, he sat next to the garbage room to eat, which was very desolate.
There are even artists who work part-time as porters in factories, just to earn an extra 900 Hong Kong dollars a day.
Leaving aside the identity of actors, many of them lack a skill, and once they are abandoned by tv stations, or encounter special moments such as the epidemic, they can only sell their coolies in exchange for pay. Famous actors can still go north to the mainland to make a living, which is more difficult for small supporting actors.
In April last year, Gu Tianle called on several companies and film development funds to raise 39 million Hong Kong dollars to distribute to low-level artists, 9,000 yuan per person, sending charcoal in the snow, the heart is rare, but in the end can not change everyone's embarrassing living state.
Although the big tree tvb is no longer beautiful now, how far can it go to survive by relying on a broken arm?
Shouldn't companies that can't even guarantee the livelihood of their employees reflect on themselves?
Regardless of Zeng Zhiwei's face, Liu Jiang's resolute departure was completely beyond reproach.
Author: Finney
Editor-in-charge: Seven dreams
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