Against the Current Hong Kong 1979

"Ah An, I'm leaving now. Take good care of yourself."

Chung Chor-hung had a shoot in the afternoon, so she couldn't stay long and had to say goodbye.

"Don't you have to go to work?" Zhang Shuai'an turned to look at Guan Zhilin.

Rosamund Kwan laughed and said, "I didn't even graduate from Form 7, what kind of class would I be attending?"

"Then..." Zhang Shuai'an then remembered that although Guan Zhilin claimed to be eighteen years old, she was actually only seventeen and still in school.

Rosamund Kwan attended an English-language school with a five-year secondary school curriculum plus two years of preparatory courses (Form 6 and Form 7).

According to this calculation, she will not graduate from high school until next June.

Zhang Shuai'an then asked, "Then why didn't you go to class?"

"Of course I asked for leave." Rosamund Kwan chuckled. "I took the newspaper about your injury to the teacher and said, 'You are my best friend. You are so badly injured. This may be the last time we see each other. I can't not come to visit you.'"

Zhang Shuai'an found it hard to believe: "Your teacher actually believed that?"

Rosamund Kwan blinked her big eyes and asked with a smile, "Why don't you believe me? I didn't lie."

Zhang Shuai'an said speechlessly, "Do I look like I'm seriously injured?"

"The photo in the newspaper looks quite similar."

Rosamund Kwan suddenly reached out and touched Zhang Shuai'an's chest: "I just didn't expect you to be so physically fit, to be able to take a knife to your chest and not be seriously injured."

"Ahem!"

A soft cough sounded at the doorway.

Zhang Shuai'an and Guan Zhilin turned their heads to look at the same time.

Hong Jingbao stood at the door with a slightly embarrassed expression. After meeting their gazes, he immediately said, "In broad daylight, if you want to pick up a girl, you should at least lock the door. Luckily, I didn't see anything I shouldn't have, or I would have been quite embarrassed."

"Brother Sanmao," Zhang Shuai'an smiled, "Aren't you filming? How come you have time to come see me?"

Another figure followed in; it was Taibao.

Taibao raised an eyebrow and said with a smile, "Of course, it's to see you. I specially stopped working for half a day."

Tai-bo's real name is Cheung Ka-nin. He was born in 1950. When he was 18, he met Wu Ma and was taken in as Wu Ma's apprentice. He first worked as a script supervisor at Shaw Brothers Studio, then became an assistant director, and then came to Golden Harvest to work as an actor. His first film was "Enter the Dragon".

He also played a role in "Young Master," and naturally developed some acquaintance with Zhang Shuai'an. Next year, he will be officially recruited into Jackie Chan's stunt team.

After leaving Jackie Chan's troupe, he did quite well, with representative works in both movies and TV series, and even won the Hong Kong Film Award for Best Actor in 2020.

Rosamund Kwan smiled and stood up to say goodbye: "Ah An, since you have friends here, I'll be going now. I'll come see you again later."

Zhang Shuai'an said, "Take care."

After watching Rosamund Kwan leave, Tai-bo leaned over to the hospital bed and said to Cheung Shua-an, "An-zai, your girl is really something, curvy and long-legged, top-notch."

Zhang Shuai'an said irritably, "They're still in school, they haven't graduated yet."

"She's actually a student!" Tai-bao immediately gave a thumbs up: "You're really sharp, I admire you even more now."

"Alright, let's get down to business."

Hong Jingbao patted Taibao, gesturing for him to make room, and sat down on the edge of the bed himself: "You saved Ah Long last night, thank you so much. I just got a call from Da Bi, he's already in Japan and will be flying to America tomorrow. He also asked me to thank you on his behalf."

Taibao suddenly whispered, "Brother Sanmao, this happened around 2 or 3 a.m., so let's count it as today."

"There was no daylight; it all happened last night. Do you have a problem with that?"

Hong Jingbao turned and glared at Taibao, then continued to say to Zhang Shuai'an, "Also, Zou Sheng will be coming over this afternoon, and he'll be bringing reporters with him. You should know what that means, right?"

"I know." Zhang Shuai'an nodded. It was Jiahe that wanted to use this opportunity to promote themselves and put pressure on the relevant personnel.

Hong Jingbao wanted to say something more, but then felt it was unnecessary, so he patted Zhang Shuai'an on the shoulder and said, "From now on, you're my good brother, Sanmao. Just let me know if you need anything."

After filming, he turned directly to Taibao and said, "Let's go."

Taibao Chong Zhang Shuai'an said, "Take care of yourself and get well soon."

Not long after the two of them left, Fatty Wang came to visit him again.

Zhang Shuai'an looked at Fatty Wang with a puzzled expression: "Didn't you come to see me once already?"

"Doesn't this show that I care about you?"

Fatty Wang picked an apple, didn't even wash it, just wiped it a couple of times with his clothes and started taking a bite.

Zhang Shuai'an rolled his eyes at him and urged, "Speak up if you have something to say, or shut up. Don't play these tricks; it's not like you."

"Haha, nothing escapes your notice." Fatty Wang chuckled, then said, "Shao Sheng will be visiting you this afternoon, so I came to give you a heads-up."

Zhang Shuai'an had a strange look on his face. Shao Yifu and Zou Wenhuai were both coming over in the afternoon. He wondered if they would run into each other.

The story between these two is also very complicated, from being perfectly compatible to being filled with hatred and passion, it's quite dramatic!

"Then it's best to confirm the time."

Zhang Shuai'an reminded him, "Brother Sanmao just said that Mr. Zou will also be coming this afternoon."

"Who?" Fatty Wang was taken aback, then realized, "You mean Zou Wenhuai is coming too? That's bad."

He tensed up instantly, hesitated for a couple of seconds, and then said, "I have to go back and talk to Shao Sheng about this."

Finished talking and left.

A short while later, there was another knock on the door.

Zhang Shuai'an said speechlessly, "You fat bastard, what do you want now?"

"Who's the fatso?"

A graceful figure walked in, a look of doubt in her eyes: "You're not talking about me, are you?"

Zhang Shuai'an exclaimed in surprise, "Miss Miao, what brings you here!"

The person who came was Miao Kexiu.

"Why are you calling me so formally?" She was also carrying a thermos in her hand, and said to Zhang Shuai'an, "I made some soup, it's good for your health."

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw several kinds of soup on the table.

"You're quite popular with women!" Miao Kexiu just smiled, then placed her thermos aside. "Then I won't open it, you can choose what you want to drink."

"Thank you," Zhang Shuai'an said.

Miao Kexiu said calmly, "It's a good thing that you acted bravely, especially since you helped Ah Long. He asked me to thank you on his behalf."

Zhang Shuai'an replied, "He has already asked Brother Sanmao to say that."

Miao Kexiu sat on the edge of the bed, picked up an orange, and started peeling it: "Given Ah Long's personality, he will definitely call a lot of people and have them convey his gratitude."

Zhang Shuai'an said, "It was really just something I did on the spur of the moment, Brother Long, you're too kind."

Miao Kexiu casually took the peeled orange, divided it in half, and handed it to Zhang Shuai'an.

At that moment, the door to the ward was pushed open again.

Zhang Shuai'an felt extremely helpless; this ward was practically like a public toilet, with absolutely no privacy.

The person who arrived was He Jiatong. He said somewhat flusteredly, "Brother An, Brother An, a lot of police officers and reporters have come downstairs. They say they want to come up and see you!"

Zhang Shuai'an said, "Calm down, we haven't broken the law, what are we afraid of the police for?"

He Jiatong was actually worried that with so many women in Zhang Shuai'an's ward, the police here might think that Brother An had a problem with his behavior, so she rushed up to remind him.

He Jiatong felt a little relieved, realizing that she had been worrying too much.