Revisiting ＂Unemployed Students＂ is like ＂The Three Swordsmen in Central＂ never left.
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“With you, I feel relaxed and enjoyable
It’s fun to fall if you’re too happy.
I want to be a bird and a fish with you in my heart
Be in the vast sky"
— — With you
The mobile phone randomly played this song "With You" by Danny Chan, and I saw the following comment: "On September 8, 2017, it seemed that the beauty of the flourishing age never left our sight. As soon as the music started, all kinds of emotions emerged in my heart. The Three Swordsmen in Central, all kinds of time have passed, and they are still teenagers when they return. I don’t want to see you only in my dream. I want to see you when you were young, as if you were sitting in front of me, and the glow sticks and movie tickets I owe you have a chance to make up. " The little emotions buried deep in my heart were suddenly excavated.
Comments of netizens on a music platform
The first time I heard this song, I watched it on CCTV6 movie channel. At first, I looked at Leslie Cheung with my mind. In the end, I was caught by this song of Danny Chan. "With You" is the theme song of the movie "Unemployed Students", starring Danny Chan, Leslie Cheung and Zhong Baoluo.
The film was released in Hong Kong on August 26th, 1981, and there was a wave of watching movies. On September 8 this year, the film will be released in the mainland after being restored. On the latest "restored version" poster, it is the best time for the three of them to freeze. The slogan on the poster, "Returning is still a teenager", is exactly this feeling.
"Starting from scratch"
In the movie "Unemployed Students", Jiabao (played by Danny Chan) and Jiahui (played by Zhong Baoluo) are a pair of biological brothers with superior origins; Ah Rong (played by Leslie Cheung) was born poor and rebellious. The three are classmates’ friends at school, and they will face different choices after graduation. The film tells the story of these three friends who graduated and lost their jobs, and reached the same goal in this graduation season when their dreams and reality collided fiercely.
In the process of working with Arong, Jiabao met her angel, who was played by Jeff, a pure jade girl. Ah Rong’s girlfriend is Mei Bo Kwong, who played the glamorous ghost many times in the 1980s.
*Leslie Cheung, Danny Chan and Jeff.
No matter in or out of the play, Jeff seems to be in perfect harmony with Danny Chan in all aspects, but they are not affected by the play. At that time, Danny Chan preferred actress Weng Jingjing — — I had an affair with Leslie Cheung, and she was also a woman that Danny Chan had always loved. There are even rumors that Danny Chan’s later "I just like you" was written for her.
Danny Chan once said, "It’s difficult for me to find a girlfriend in Hongkong. There are many good girls in my circle, but none of them are in my mind. Like Jeff, she is very painful, but I feel more and more that it is not suitable for us to walk together. On the contrary, Weng Jingjing is very suitable for me. She is pure and pure, so sweet! "
"the fate of hope"
Back to reality, Leslie Cheung, Danny Chan and Zhong Baoluo were the lucky ones in Hong Kong entertainment circle at that time. As soon as I debuted, I was madly sought after by a group of "fans", and I was dubbed that the whole "Central" could not fit. As a result, the three were called "Three Swordsmen in Central" by the media.
In fact, before the movie "Unemployed Students", the three had co-produced a movie — — Cheers. This film was tailored for three people. At that time, Danny Chan was the most popular, and naturally he played the role of first hero. Leslie Cheung played Danny Chan’s opponent, the "villain" in the film, and only appeared in the whole film for more than ten minutes. Zhong Baoluo, a good friend, is a DJ in the play, just like in reality. And the heroine is Weng Jingjing who has been thinking about since Danny Chan.
There is no denying that Danny Chan is the most talented musician among the three. He once wrote theme songs for both films. In 1980, the album "Cheers" of the same name was released simultaneously, which sold amazingly and became the platinum record of that year in one fell swoop; The following year, the film "Unemployed Students" was released, and the theme song "With You" was even more popular in Hong Kong. Even the movie posters advertised that "Danny Chan is crazy in Hong Kong with You".
The movie poster plays "Danny Chan’s song" Crazy Hong Kong with You "as propaganda.
"get together"
After the two films, the careers of the three people are on the right track, and the relationship is closer. At the same time, they are constantly being tested by public opinion.
In 1982, Zhong Baoluo suffered a car accident while filming the TV series "Sweet 24 Flavors". His legs could not move, and his role was forced to be replaced by newcomer Mo Shaocong.
Since then, Leslie Cheung, another protagonist of the same drama, has been in a very bad mood. At that time, Leslie Cheung, Danny Chan, Wan Ziliang, wu wenxiong and other friends held two concerts in the college hall to raise money for his operation. Zhong Baoluo therefore applied to the hospital for attendance, thanking his friends.
During his illness in Zhong Baoluo, Leslie Cheung often visited each other during filming, and always encouraged him: "You! But if you survive, there will be people who will be blessed! As long as you recover, you will be more successful. " Later, Leslie Cheung became the object of Zhong Baoluo’s talk. They also worked together in movies (1982) and (1983).
In contrast, the feelings of Leslie Cheung and Danny Chan are more "dramatic". Both of them are Virgos, and their similar personalities made them close as soon as they debuted. At that time, people often saw the pair of friends entering and leaving the ballroom together.
Leslie Cheung and Danny Chan have always had a good relationship, and they have not been alienated because of the career gap. In 1979, Leslie Cheung released her first solo Cantonese album "Lover’s Arrow", but the market response was flat, even when she performed outdoors, she encountered embarrassing performance feedback. In the same year, Danny Chan released his first album, First Love, and one of them, Tears for You, became the "Top Ten Chinese Golden Songs" in Hong Kong.
It was not until 1983 that Leslie Cheung’s acting career was gradually recognized and became a "strength school" in the true sense. His song "The Wind Keep Blowing" was widely recognized. In the same year, he was nominated for the best actor in the second Golden Awards for his films. The following year, Leslie Cheung became popular in Cantonese with a song "Monica", which was also an episode of the film "Fate" starring Leslie Cheung, Anita Mui and Maggie Cheung.
However, in 1984, the relationship between the two became one of the biggest gossip in Hong Kong. At that time, as long as the media heard a little wind, they began to hype it up and made a fuss about it. In the whole incident, the worst thing is their mutual friend — — Directed by Gao Zhisen. At that time, Gao Zhisen invited them to star in their own film Merry Christmas, but they were so angry that they refused to appear in the same scene.
According to the news after Gao Zhisen, the two men were difficult because they went to the ballroom to play together. Everyone around them praised Danny Chan’s good skin and asked him if he was wearing makeup. Danny Chan confidently said that she didn’t wear makeup. As a result, Leslie Cheung directly picked up a paper towel, scratched Danny Chan’s face, and a powder mark appeared on the paper towel.
At this point, the two brothers entered a "cold war" state. But I think about it, the two brothers are really like children.
To the surprise of a group of "people who eat melons" waiting to watch the excitement, this "small awkwardness" did not last long, and the two soon made up. At Leslie Cheung’s solo concert in 1985, he covered Danny Chan’s song "Cheers" and said before singing, "If we are women, he is Lizhen Yu and I am Li Xiangqin. Let me, Li Xiangqin, sing this song and give it to Lizhen Yu." (Lizhen Yu and Li Xiangqin were famous loyal and treacherous partners in Cantonese Opera at that time. Lizhen Yu usually played a positive role, while Li Xiangqin played more villains. )
Halfway through the song, Danny Chan suddenly appeared on the stage, rushed forward to hug Leslie Cheung and shook his hand. Leslie Cheung said to Danny Chan, "I can sing two lines of your song in every capital, but this one is the most familiar. Can you sing with me?" Finally, the two sang the song together. Finally, when Danny Chan was ready to step down, Leslie Cheung specially told the lighting engineer to give him a light so as not to let him fall. The intimate interaction between the two directly broke the rumor of discord.
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