Mother Zhong moved two benches from the sewing room inside, asked Kang Jianfei and Zhu Jiading to sit down, and then hurriedly went to make tea with enthusiasm.
Zhong Chuhong couldn't help but ask Kang Jianfei, "Are you an advertiser, novelist, or a tailor?"
Kang Jianfei pointed to the business card in her hand and said, "I just introduced myself. I am the boss of a film company and want to invite Ms. Zhong to make a movie."
"Oh, I forgot." Zhong Chuhong quickly lowered his head to look at the business card, and suddenly said in surprise, "I remember, you are the sensual man in "Happy Ghost". No wonder you look so familiar. The opening of your DreamWorks is easy to remember, a boy is fishing on the moon."
Kang Jianfei smiled and said, "Yes, I made that movie. There is a movie that is about to be filmed this time. I think Ms. Zhong is very suitable for the heroine."
If it were another girl, she would have been surprised and happy to hear that the boss of the film company asked her to play the leading role in the movie. But Zhong Chuhong smiled and shook her head: "I can't act. The last time she played the leading role in "The Deadly Gold of the Bright Water and Hanshan" was a disaster for director Du Qifeng."
Zhu Jiading was left alone and had no chance to interrupt. At this time, he suddenly spoke and encouraged: "Ah Hong, Du Qifeng's movie is not your business, it is a matter of the script. I think you acted well, this is a good opportunity!"
Mama Zhong brought the tea out and echoed: "Yes, Ah Hong, can you want to buy clothes here for the rest of your life? If you succeed or not, you have to try it."
Kang Jianfei said very "sincerely": "Ms. Zhong, my company is not comparable to a large company like Shaw Brothers. Moreover, this movie is also a small-cost movie, so the maximum pay is 30,000 yuan. I hope you don't think it's too small."
"30,000 is enough!" Zhong Chuhong said quickly that Du Qifeng asked her to play the heroine two months ago and only gave her 10,000 yuan in salary. Kang Jianfei now gave 30,000 yuan, which made Zhong Chuhong feel like he was taking advantage of others, and he was quite disgusted.
Kang Jianfei smiled and said, "Then let's say that. I'll let you notify you before the computer is turned on. By the way, can you leave me a phone number?"
"There is a phone number!" Zhong's mother actively found paper and pen and wrote the phone numbers in the women's clothing store and home. There were four children at home, three of whom were still studying, and it was really difficult for a family of six to make money from a small shop. It was Zhong's mother's biggest wish to be able to make movies and become a big star.
Just when Kang Jianfei thought everything was done, Zhong Chuhong suddenly said, "Mr. Kang, I have signed a contract with Shaw Brothers. If I go to your company to make a movie, do you need to notify Shaw Brothers?"
Kang Jianfei almost vomited blood when he heard this and asked, "Aren't you not having a contract?"
Zhong Chuhong said: "Not before, but when filming "Bi Shu Han Shan Sheng Jin", Brother Liu Songren helped me plead with me and signed a five-year agreement with Shaw Brothers."
Kang Jianfei wanted to kill him after hearing this, and said sadly: "Why are you so stupid? Shaw Brothers has been unable to play with it in recent years. Look at which Shaw Brothers movies are sold by the top stars. Tie yourself to Shaw Brothers will ruin your future."
When Zhong's mother heard this, she said suspiciously: "No, it's rare for such an old company as Shaw Brothers to sign a contract with it."
Kang Jianfei explained: "Aunt, Shaw Pictures is the most demanding of signing artists, and now everyone in the circle knows that Shaw Brothers is almost out of reach. In the first few months of this year, the 9 movies released by Shaw Brothers have not had more than one box office than my "Happy Ghost". Do you think Shaw Brothers has a future?"
Mother Zhong didn't know this and said in surprise: "Mr. Kang, are you so powerful? The money you earn in a movie is worth the nine Shaw Brothers."
Kang Jianfei asked Zhong Chuhong: "Ms. Zhong, if you leave Shaw now, how much liquidated damages will you pay according to the contract?"
Zhong Chuhong stretched out a finger and said, "One million!"
Seeing Kang Jianfei asking about the penalty for liquidated damages, Zhu Jiading couldn't help but ask: "Mr. Kang, can't Ah Hong come to your company to film after signing a contract with Shaw Brothers?"
Kang Jianfei said, "Not this, I didn't make a fuss with Shaw. It's okay to borrow a few people to film. But," Kang Jianfei turned to look at Zhong Chuhong and said to her mother, "Miss Zhong has the potential to become a big star. I am very optimistic about her, so I plan to sign and support her. Now I'm just trying to shoot this small-cost movie. Alas, it's a pity that she has signed a contract with Shaw."
When Zhong's mother heard this, she was very happy that her daughter could sign Shaw Brothers. But after Zhong Chuhong finished filming "The Deadly Gold of the Bright Water and Hanshan", she did not receive a notice from Shaw Brothers again, as if the company had completely forgotten her. This situation made Zhong's mother very upset.
Hearing that Kang Jianfei appreciated his daughter so much, Zhong's mother asked, "Mr. Zhong, what should I do now?"
Kang Jianfei looked embarrassed, and this expression was not entirely pretending. In the long run, spending one million to poach Zhong Chuhong is very cost-effective, but the company really doesn’t have much cash now.
Of course, people have to dig. Even if they dig and train for two years, they can make a big profit by replacing the contract for artists.
Kang Jianfei pretended to behave for a while, and suddenly gritted his teeth and said, "Ms. Zhong, I am willing to pay you a million penalty for liquidated damages, but you must sign in to my company. The contract period is ten years. I wonder if you would like it?"
"I'm willing, of course I'm willing!" Zhong's mother rushed to say. Shaw Brothers ignored it after filming a movie, but Mr. Kang was willing to spend a million yuan in liquidated damages for his daughter. Compared with the two, it was naturally easy to make a choice.
Zhong Chuhong was a little moved, but Zhu Jiading frowned and said, "Is the ten-year appointment a little too long?"
Kang Jianfei smiled and said, "Mr. Zhu, let alone ten-year appointments, I went to the street and shouted that I wanted to recruit people to make movies. There are a lot of people willing to sign for fifteen-year appointments. In the film industry, the most lacking is opportunities. I can't guarantee anything else now. I can only guarantee the opportunity to become famous, and it is a great opportunity. If she continues to stay at Shaw Brothers, she will be abandoned for five years. Compared to last year, Shaw Brothers is reducing production. Many Shaw Brothers stars have no chance to shoot, and Miss Zhong, a newcomer, can only sit on the bench. Don't you want her to spend five years of youth at Shaw Brothers?"
"Yes, yes, Mr. Kang spent so much money, and it is worth a longer contract signing." Zhong's father also echoed. He felt that Kang Jianfei was very sincere. Zhong's father opened a women's clothing store. In terms of business, after Kang Jianfei spent a million liquidated damages to sign his daughter, he would naturally support his daughter to get the cost back, and would no longer do anything like before.
Zhong Chuhong was very annoyed by the quarrels of every word from each other. She stood aside and waited for them to finish and then said, "Mr. Kang, can I think about it again?"
Kang Jianfei smiled and said, "Of course. But I hope I will not think about it for too long, because my movie will start in half a month. Ms. Zhong would better answer me within a week. If not, we can find someone else."
Zhong Chuhong was silent for a moment and said, "I'll make a call first."
Kang Jianfei said: "Please give me a try!"
Zhong Chuhong did not avoid everyone, and directly picked up the phone on the counter in the store and dialed it. After changing three numbers, he answered the phone: "Hey, Brother Liu, I am Ah Hong... There is nothing important. I just want to ask, if someone is willing to pay a million liquidated damages to dig me for a movie, should I agree?"
Kang Jianfei was speechless when he heard it beside him, and shouted in his heart: Big sister, is it okay for me to dig Shao Yifu's corner? You can actually ask a TVB popular actor!
Liu Songren, who plays Chen Jinnan in Zhou Xingchi's version of "The Deer and the Cauldron", has a status of similar to Zheng Shaoqiu, Zhou Runfa and others in TVB. Zhong Chuhong met him during an audition last year. At that time, Zhong Chuhong's casual performance left a deep impression on Liu Songren, so when Du Qifeng filmed the casting of "The Deadly Gold in the Blue Water and Cold Mountains", Liu Songren recommended Zhong Chuhong to be the heroine.
Liu Songren on the other end of the phone was silent for a while before asking, "Which company wants to poach you?"
Zhong Chuhong said: "Oriental Dream Factory, Mr. Kang came to find me in person."
Liu Songren said solemnly: "From the perspective of a friend, I suggest you go there. If you stay at Shaw Brothers, it will be difficult to make great progress in a short period of time. Since Oriental Company is willing to spend 1 million liquidated damages for you, it means that they are optimistic about you, and that director Kang is very good at filming."
Zhong Chuhong said: "He said he would sign a ten-year contract."
Liu Songren said: "It is normal to sign for ten years. If Oriental Company spends one million liquidated damages to sign you for only three or five years, I suspect they have ulterior motives."
"Oh, I get it, thank you Brother Liu!" Zhong Chuhong hung up the phone and found that everyone was looking at her.
Since Zhong Chuhong was covering the receiver just now, the person next to him had no idea what was being said on the phone.
Mother Zhong asked, "Daughter, what does Mr. Liu say?"
Zhong Chuhong said: "He suggested that I agree."
Kang Jianfei's favorability towards Liu Songren increased greatly and said with a smile: "That Mr. Liu is a sensible person."
When Zhong's mother heard that even Liu Songren suggested that her daughter sign in to Oriental Dream Factory, she immediately lost her last doubts and urged Kang Jianfei to sign the contract quickly.
Kang Jianfei also wanted to get things done earlier, so he immediately took Zhong Chuhong back to the company. Zhu Jiading was afraid that Zhong Chuhong would suffer losses, so he wanted to follow him with him in a desperate manner. When he was about to sign the contract, he helped Zhong Chuhong check.
Taking the two back to the company, Pan Yingzi actually bought the car, which was simply quick.
Seeing Kang Jianfei bringing Zhong Chuhong back, Pan Yingzi said in surprise: "Isn't this the most beautiful Hong Kong lady from last year?"
Kang Jianfei said: "Ah Hong will be a member of the company in the future."
"One million! You are really willing to give up." Pan Yingzi looked at Kang Jianfei in surprise, then at Zhong Chuhong, subconsciously thinking that Kang Jianfei wanted to spend money to pick up girls.
Now the total cash of Oriental DreamWorks is only a few million yuan, and Kang Jianfei actually spent 1 million to sign an actor, and he is a newcomer who has only made a frustrated movie. Pan Yingzi thinks Kang Jianfei is simply crazy!
Kang Jianfei said: "Sister A Zi, you are the manager of the artist department. You can handle the contract. By the way, you have to communicate with Shaw Brothers. It would be better if you can buy hundreds of thousands of artist contracts. It would be better if you can't agree on it and pay the penalty for liquidated damages."
Pan Yingzi sighed and said, "I just knew I had a problem."
Kang Jianfei smiled and said, "Those who are capable should work harder."
While the two were talking, Chung Chuhong was observing the new company curiously. Compared with Shaw Brothers, Oriental DreamWorks is simply a baby, and its office location is even smaller than that.
Zhu Jiading whispered to her: "Ah Hong, you'd better be careful. This man named Kang spent so much money to invite you to film, so he probably had other plans."
Zhong Chuhong said disgustedly: "Why are you like this? It's shameless to say bad things behind your back."
Zhu Jiading said helplessly: "I am caring about you, be careful of nothing wrong."
Zhong Chuhong sighed and said, "I'll say it again, Mr. Zhu, I'm not familiar with you, don't always point fingers at my affairs."
"Okay, I won't say it anymore." Zhu Jiading was afraid of offending the person he loved, so he had to change the topic, "Tonight's movie..."
Before he could finish his words, Zhong Chuhong refused and said, "Sorry, I'm not available tonight!"
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Pan Yingzi was filming movies at Shaw Brothers at the age of fourteen and has been on Shaw Brothers' set for more than ten years. She was once one of the "New Twelve Golden Haircuts" that Shaw Brothers has been promoting, so she basically knows the senior executives of Shaw Brothers.
If Pan Yingzi goes to talk to Shaw Brothers, it will naturally be twice the result with half the effort.
Zhong Chuhong is also the fourth place in Hong Kong Miss. She only acted in one movie and failed. No one is optimistic that she will become a big hit in the future. Although the penalty for liquidated damages state that it costs one million yuan, Pan Yingzi only spent 350,000 yuan to buy Zhong Chuhong's contract, of which 50,000 yuan was Pan Yingzi's kickback...
Shaw Brothers made a lot of money in this deal. Chung Chuhong, who signed it two months ago, except for filming him as the heroine of a floppy movie, Shaw Brothers did not invest any resources in her. She sold her 300,000 yuan in sales, which was simply a free money.
As for Pan Yingzi's kickback of 50,000 yuan, Kang Jianfei didn't know, but he could guess a little bit. Unless he got the actual evidence, Kang Jianfei would only turn a blind eye. After all, Pan Yingzi saved hundreds of thousands of yuan for the company, so it doesn't matter if he took a fortune.
The filming of "Three Minutes Hero" made up by Kang Jianfei has not started yet, and an advertisement for the premiere of "Mr. Zombies" has been published in the "Oriental Daily".
The content of the advertisement is: "Mr. Zombie" by "Minister of Millions of Directors" Kang Jianfei, which will premiere at the Golden Princess Theater on June 25, and only 1,300 premiere movie tickets will be sold to the public.
Later, the movie "Mr. Zombie" was introduced in detail, saying that it includes the emerging girl star Lee Ei Feng, the old Shaw Brothers Twelve Golden Hair Pan Yingzi, and the great director Kang Jianfei himself starred. It is the first magic kung fu film in the history of Hong Kong film. In the film, Kang Jianfei, who captured and killed three criminals in the street, will use his real kung fu to fight and bring the audience a new visual enjoyment.
Moreover, before the premiere is released, there are other programs to entertain. Director Kang Jianfei and many film producers will present various exciting programs to the audience, and Director Kang will also perform his real kung fu live!
There are programs to watch and movies to enjoy. The ticket price of each premiere ranges from 30 to 50 yuan. What are you still hesitating? It is better to act than to act. Call your home quickly and book your premiere tickets in advance. First come first served, and until sold out, the opportunity is not to be missed...
As soon as this advertisement was released, many film companies were mocking Kang Jianfei, saying that he was crazy about money, and many citizens also thought the ticket price was too expensive. Nowadays, the best cinemas in Hong Kong, the best time period, the best seats, the ticket price is only about 14 yuan, while the late-night ticket price of some bad cinemas is only 5 yuan.
Kang Jianfei is doing that kind of premiere, the highest price ticket costs 50 yuan, which is simply a robbery of money!
But unexpectedly, the limited edition of 1,300 premiere tickets were booked on the day the advertisement was published, and more than 180 were pre-sold the next day.
Many of these people who booked tickets did not go for the movie, but wanted to watch Kang Jianfei's live kung fu performance... That was the real kung fu to kill people in the street!
Before the advertisement for Oriental Daily was published, Kang Jianfei had sent invitation letters to more than 200 newspapers and magazines across Hong Kong, each invitation letter was accompanied by a ticket to the premiere of "Mr. Zombies".
There are free movies to watch, so I guess those media will send reporters to attend.
By the time Lei Juekun, Li Maowen, and many filmmakers in Hong Kong reacted, the premiere of "Mr. Zombies" had already been hyped up.
The media is still happy to chase and report new things, especially some entertainment and movie magazines, who are discussing what the movie premieres are.
Lei Juekun was looking at the newspaper while cutting a cigar and smiled at Li Maowen: "It seems that this kid is going to make a big splash again. He really dares to sell the movie tickets worth 50 yuan per bill!"
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