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I recommend Cai Lan's first book, I Decide to Live an Interesting Life.
1, different Ni Kuang.
Cai Lan's book I Decided to Live an Interesting Life tells many times in Ni Kuang's life. Ni Kuang, like Picasso's blue age and pink age, has carpenter age, Hi-Fi age, goldfish age, shell age, mistress age and immigrant age.
In every era, he played hard and became an expert. However, when an era is over, it will never look back; There is nothing left in the collection. This is his personality.
In the shell age, he wrote many papers and sent them to the International Shell Society, which was praised by foreign experts. If he leaves one or two rare shells, they are still valuable, but it is not a pity that he gives them up with a smile.
Cai Lan and Ni Kuang are very good friends. Cai Lan said in his book that Ni Kuang's The Age of Actors was inspired by him, and he could have some say in this respect and release some exclusive information.
The versatile Ni Kuang wrote many plays. Why not be an actor? Anyway, he has a warm and interesting face, and many women want to pinch him and call him an actor, which is natural.
A few years ago, Cai Lan made a commercial film called Wesley and Legend among Legends. Chow Yun Fat plays Wesley, Siu-ho Chin plays the legendary ranger, and Maggie Cheung plays the legendary ranger's girlfriend. There is nothing to talk about. As long as the commercial film is well packaged, Chow Yun Fat plays Wesley, which is the most Wesley.
Closer to home, Cai Lan recalled that Wesley and the legendary legend began on a dark stormy night ... with a luxurious living room in the background, all the characters were chatting by the fire in evening dresses, and it was stormy outside. The guests are Chow Yun Fat and Siu-ho Chin, and the original author is indispensable. Ni Kuang plays himself best.
Ni Kuang had never been on camera. It was a stunt. But to persuade him to act, he must work hard. After explaining on the phone, he refused. But Cai Lan also said that the location they borrowed was the most distinguished clubhouse hall in Hong Kong, and ... and ... Ni Kuang immediately asked, "What else?" Cai Lan said that there are many beautiful women who drink the real Louis XIII. Ni Kuang immediately agreed.
Cai Lan asked Ni Kuang's character to wear an evening dress. "I'm not wearing an evening dress!" Ni Kuang said, "The robe and jacket are ready." How can a middle-aged man in a robe and jacket jump out of that magnificent scene? Cai Lan shouted, no, no, no, no. I forced him to buy clothes the next day.
Before that, Cai Lan asked the producer to call the agent. When Louis XIII's bad check was written, there was no physical account. Fortunately, the agent was generous and sponsored half a dozen. They chose a white shirt, a black stone shirt with a belt, cufflinks and shiny leather shoes for Ni Kuang in a famous shop in Landmark Square, but they couldn't buy an evening dress suitable for his figure.
Ni Kuang is fat and short. In the era when bell bottoms were popular, he never felt it, because when he bought bell bottoms, the clerk measured his leg length and cut off the legs of bell bottoms, so they were no longer horns. Finally, I only went to Lane Crawford and tried a dozen sets. Finally, the clerk found one at the bottom of the warehouse, and it accidentally fit after trying it on. Ni Kuang patted his forehead and asked the clerk how he could find such a fit. The clerk is also very honest: "Oh, I remember, it was a star who changed the order for seven for eight, but he didn't come to get it." It seems that his surname is Zeng. By the way, his name is Ceng Zhiwei. "Ni Kuang listened to the dark clouds and went out silently. Everyone fell to the ground laughing and ran after him.
Passing the optical shop in Stanley Street, Cai Lan said that he saw Ni Kuang's black-rimmed square glasses, which didn't look like a writer at all, so he pulled him in. So I chose a pair of round glasses that Beatle John Lennon often wore and asked him to try them on. "Will such a small deputy look even smaller?" He hesitated. "It's not getting smaller, it's invisible at all." Cai Lan wants to say it, but he can't.
Ni Kuang how the Grinch stole Christmas, have guessed, stared at Cai Lan. Everything is ready, and the play begins. Ni Kuang and others had already killed a bottle of Louis XIII when the lighting engineer was playing the lightning effect.
Ni Kuang was surrounded by invited big stars and tall fashion models and was overjoyed. He looks like a foreign gentleman in that evening dress. Chow Yun Fat and other actors drank wine and got a little drunk. Lickitung whispered out the conversation. It's Ni Kuang's turn. He has a glib tongue and doesn't stutter at ordinary times, so he explains the conversation clearly. Because no one can match his timbre, it was a live broadcast on the radio at that time, but it was actually ok once, without NG.
Everyone around you clapped their hands and called them natural actors. A model with big breasts praised: "It's really like a writer." Ni Kuang glared at her again: "I'm a writer. Playing a writer is not like a writer and won't die? " After filming, Ni Kuang became addicted and entered the era of actors. He also fell in love with the round glasses and asked Cai Lan if he could keep the movie props. Cai Lan said that I am a producer, and if I stay, I will stay. Not only that, but even the evening dress was given away for free, because Cai Lan knew that not many people could wear it.
Ni Kuang's first film went well, but the second one went wrong ... There was a drama called Dancing with Birds, which was a nostalgic drama describing the time of shek tong tsui's flower street.
Zheng Yuling, Wang Xiaofeng, Adam Cheng, Jing Wong, Zhang Jianting, Zheng Danrui, Qin Pei and so on, it is not easy to gather these big shots now. Jiali He's theme song "Tender Night" still rings in my ears. "What do I play?" Ni Kuang asked. Cai Lan replied, "John. Ma Shangfeng's dead hacker. " On the phone, I heard Ni Kuang laughing. Later, Mrs. Ni told her that a bitch who made much ado about nothing said to her, "It's really a compliment that Ni Kuang is stupid. Let him play the screenwriter. Calling him a client is simply an insult to a great writer. " Tiny listened to the expression: "Ni Kuang plays the role of screenwriter and client, both in this business."
A luxurious brothel set was set in the studio, and Tony Au, a production designer, carefully recreated the amorous feelings of shek tong tsui. Even the axe brand Samsung brandy at the banquet was the same year. Dreaming in movies makes people unable to extricate themselves. After a round of drinking with Ni Kuang, I excused myself and went home to sleep. In the middle of the night, Tony Au called Cai Lan angrily: "The situation is not good. Ni Kuang was too drunk to shoot the play. What should I do? " Cai Lan decided lazily, "Keep shooting. Haven't you ever heard of a drunken John? " Tony Au, too, hung up the phone and put the drunken Ni Kuang in the sedan chair, and was carried into the bridal chamber to start the "chicken and chicken" Chen Peishan's bud!
The next day, Ni Kuang woke up and continued filming. At this time, his actor's morality is very good, and he is very devoted, because it is Nina Li Chi who plays opposite him. When Nina Li Chi chose Yajie, no one looked up to her, and Ni Kuang asserted that Yajie was the only one. Nina Li Chi became an actor after he was elected, of course, to repay Ni Kuang's kindness in recognizing heroes, and generally to serve his father. Ni Kuang almost really got the upper hand. Later, Ni Kuang fell in love with his career as an actor. Later, Wen Juan asked him to be a director, and Sammo Hung also asked him to be a director and made many films.
As for Ni Kuang's salary, he paid 20,000 yuan a day for ten days and eight days, and received 200,000 yuan. "Worth it!" Wen Juan shouted, "With such a big writer, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Xingma have markets!" Wen Juan himself wrote an article to say hello to Uncle Ni Kuang and Uncle Ni Kuang, the doyen of the literary world.
All movies are not just literary dramas. On one occasion, Ni Kuang played the lead general Sammo Hung's play. How can he not play? The scene was a fight with a big guy, kicked him, and Ni Kuang rolled downstairs. Ni Kuang insisted on not using body double and said, "I'm as fat as a balloon. I will look good when I roll down! " Sammo Hung refused to say anything, but he said, "If you shoot, stay in the last shot." Ni Kuang think about it, or get cold feet.
This time, I was really called by Wen Juan. Ni Kuang not only filmed in Hongkong, but also went abroad to shoot location with the brigade one after another. Lin Delu's "Declaration on Healing the Wounded" couldn't borrow the real scene of a Hong Kong hospital, so he took a team to Singapore to shoot. Ni Kuang, who is not the protagonist, pays for himself, flies first class and stays in a five-star hotel, which is awesome.
Ni Kuang plays an old doctor as drunk as a fiddler, opposite Michelle monique Rice, who almost became his wife. Ni Kuang's play is quite heavy. Different from previous guest roles, Lin Delu has a high demand for actors, but Ni Kuang is adept at it. Anyway, the doctor is not an alcoholic, but he is good at it.
There is a scene that needs inner expression. Lin Delu took a close-up of Ni Kuang. Ni Kuang is having an operation, giving people an operation and wearing a mask. "KuangShu! Acting! Acting! " Cried Lin Delu. "How to act with this mask?" Ni Kuang protested. "Act with your eyes, act with your eyes!" Lin Delu shouted. Ni Kuang tore off his mask in a rage and fell to the ground. "Mom" said quietly, "You know my eyes are so small, and you let me act with them! You won't die! " Liu Shu became dejected and despondent and surrendered. He has written hundreds of plays, but Ni Kuang has no live experience. He never knew that filming would come out. He often said that filming is easy, waiting for the lights is the hardest, and you can brag with beautiful women, which is different. But in the face of Michelle monique Rice, Ni Kuang had no choice but to continue to lose his temper.
There is also a movie called Zombie Doctor. Ni Kuang doesn't play a doctor this time, but he doesn't play a zombie either. He plays a Taoist who catches ghosts. Ni Kuang is not as authoritative as Ching-Ying Lam, but his sense of humor is no less than that of any actor. Anyway, it's a comedy. He plays it with ease. It is said that ghost vampires came to Hong Kong and brought a sexy ghost girl, a female mummy. Ni Kuang, a Taoist, appeases the female mummy, grabs her leg with his hand and picks her up to see if she is dead. Originally, the requirement of the play was to grab her ankles, but Ni Kuang was short and could only grab her knees. All of a sudden, she was faced with the genitals of a female mummy who ate butter. Ni Kuang immediately let go and ran away, and the mummy almost broke her neck.
2. Cai Lan talks about Gu Long, San Mao and Ni Kuang.
More than 30 years ago, Cai Lan made a film called Xiao Eleven Lang in Taiwan Province. Directed by Teng Hung Hsu, starring Frankie Wei and Margaret Hsing Hui, adapted from the original work of Gu Long. I met him when I bought the copyright, before I met Ni Kuangge. A few years later, Cai Lan returned to Hong Kong and settled down as the production manager of Shaw Company. Many plays were written by Brother Ni Kuang. Of course, we met more. Once, all three of them were in Taipei and went to Gu Long's house to chat. In addition, the novelist San Mao also attended.
That night, Sanmao wore off-the-shoulder clothes and snow-white skin. Ni Kuang and Gu Long couldn't help it. They secretly ran after her, 123, with a bite on each shoulder. Lovely San Mao didn't get angry and smiled. It was the most glorious day for Gu Long. He made movies and TV series and kept writing. Living in a mansion, there are several messengers beside him, and Gu Long is like a triad leader. He is fat and short, and his head is very big, one and a half times as big as Ni Kuang's brother. He has a moustache and his hair is a little bald. "I like foreign girls. I recently invited one in that play. This is really beautiful. " Gu Long said. "There has never been a role of foreign women in your novels." San Mao asked, "How did it appear in the movie?" "I came up with it anyway, and it doesn't matter if there are a few more." Gu Long smiled and said, "Who dares not to add it to me?" "Foreign girls are all tall and burly." Cai Lan scold cologne, "what do you use to deal with? With your tongue? No wonder you still have a beard. " Everyone laughed again, and Gu Long didn't mind at all. A whole glass of vodka poured down his throat. Yes, Gu Long never "drinks" wine, but "drinks" wine, which goes directly into the stomach without oral cavity.
"I heard that Gu Long died of alcoholism. Is there really such a thing? " Zheng Yuling asked. "It can also be said that Gu Long and I often drink a few bottles of brandy in one night and go for an intravenous drip the next day (which means hanging salt water in Taiwan Province Province)." Brother Ni Kuang said, "But this is the real reason. Once Gu Long went to Xinghua Pavilion for a drink, and a gang of gangsters came to ask him to propose a toast to their eldest brother. Gu Long refused. When he came out, the man who wanted to be a vampire took a long and thin knife and stabbed him several times. I don't know how much blood was shed, but they were sent to the hospital at once. There are not so many blood banks in the hospital, which forces them to go to the roadside outside the hospital to buy blood from drug addicts. The blood is not clean, and the result is lost to the blood of hepatitis. " Several of us shouted loudly. Brother Ni Kuang went on to say, "Liver disease won't kill anyone, but the doctor said you can't drink spirits. If you drink any more, you'll be in a coma. As long as you are in a coma for three times, you will have no life.
The doctor was very accurate, and Gu Long took good care of him. As a result, the third time I heard that he was in a coma, I knew it was not good this time. ""Gu Long is obsessed with death, and he likes to walk in this way. " Cai Lan said. Brother Ni Kuang agrees: "Sanmao also has a crush on death." "I heard that she committed suicide several times before." Zheng Yuling said yes. "Ni Kuang nodded." Unfortunately, Gu Long was only 48 when he died. "Brother Ni Kuang described the strange things after Gu Long's death in detail:" He was so fond of drinking that some of our friends bought 48 bottles of brandy to be buried with him and stuffed them into the coffin. His family dressed him in a shroud. Gu Long dislikes Chinese clothes the most, and covers his face with a piece of cloth. Let's say that Gu Long loves to drink so much that we might as well drink with him. As a result, we opened dozens of bottles of wine and drank a few mouthfuls each. Suddenly ... ""What happened suddenly? "We are extremely nervous. Ni Kuang said, "Suddenly, a few big mouths of blood gushed from Gu Long's mouth!" "ah! "We screamed." People have been dead for so long, and they have been in the mourning hall for several days. How can they vomit blood? This is obviously not dead. Let's wipe his mouth with paper quickly. I don't know how many sheets of paper have been soaked. Both San Mao and I said he was still alive. The people in the funeral home must cover the coffin. They're afraid the body will change. I have been holding the coffin and smeared tung oil on it. ""and the result? "We asked." As a result, the funeral home called a doctor, who proved that he was dead. The people in the funeral home somehow covered the coffin, and I couldn't help it. "NiKuangXiong shook his head and said. Hearing this, Zheng Yuling, Theresa L Solomonson and Christy Chung lost their voices. "It's all your fault to drink in front of Gu Long. He is too good to drink it himself. He was so angry that he vomited blood! "Cai Lan had to make things easier by joking. Brother Ni Kuang nodded as if he believed, and said, "Yes, yes. "
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