Seeing Zhang Guorong wearing a formal suit, Li Xiaotian couldn't help but asked: "Rongzi, do you have to go out for something?"
Zhang Guorong said excitedly: "Yes, Mr. Kang made an appointment with me for coffee."
Li Xiaotian asked: "Is this Mr. Kang Jianfei Kang?"
Leslie Cheung smiled and said: "Yes, Mr. Kang said that he is going to shoot a new movie and there is an important role suitable for me to play."
Li Xiaotian was also very happy for his disciple to be favored by Kang Jianfei. However, when he thought that Kang Jianfei was a shareholder of Lishi, Li Xiaotian felt something was wrong. He had agreed to Fang Yihua and wanted to take Zhang Guorong to TVB with him.
Now Zhang Guorong is filming with Kang Jianfei. It would be fine if he only makes one film, but it would be troublesome if Zhang Guorong signs with DreamWorks.
But the problem is that Li Xiaotian can't stop him. The relationship between the two is just master and apprentice, and he is not Zhang Guorong's agent. Even if he is Zhang Guorong's agent, he can't stop Zhang Guorong's choice, because Zhang Guorong is a man who has no worries about food and clothing.
The young master brother, at worst, they will break up, and there is no threat at all.
Zhang Guorong was very keen on making movies. At that time, someone asked Zhang Guorong, who had just debuted, to make a film, and he was also filming "Dream of Red Mansions". Zhang Guorong was so excited that he signed the contract without even reading the script.
It turned out that "Dream of Red Mansions" was true. After the movie was released, Leslie Cheung happily ran to watch the movie he starred in, only to find out that he was actually filming a pornographic film. Although he did not act in the naked butt scene, other actors did
After the stuntman is filmed, who can tell the difference once the shots are edited?
After Li Xiaotian pondered for a moment, he said: "Rongzi, didn't I say that Ms. Fang was very optimistic about you last time? Ms. Fang made an appointment with you to go to Huaxing Company tomorrow and said she wanted you to try out singing. If your singing skills are good, Huaxing Company will
I’ll give you a record.”
"Publish a record?" Leslie Cheung asked in surprise. Although he likes to make movies, what he loves most is singing.
Seeing that Zhang Guorong was indeed moved, Li Xiaotian finally breathed a sigh of relief and said: "Yes, I have listened to all your previous demo tapes to Ms. Fang, and she is very satisfied. In fact, I will audition tomorrow and it will just be a walk."
It’s just a process.”
"That's great!" Leslie Cheung rubbed his hands with a smile on his face. After being ignored for several months due to the internal chaos at LiTV, he was suddenly able to make movies and produce records. This made Leslie Cheung so happy that he couldn't find Peking University.
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After being excited for a long time, Zhang Guorong suddenly looked at his watch and said anxiously: "Oh, the time is almost up. Teacher, I will go to the coffee shop to wait for Mr. Kang. I will drive to pick you up at Huaxing Company tomorrow."
Zhang Guorong ran away as soon as he finished speaking. Li Xiaotian stood stunned on the spot. He didn't expect that Zhang Guorong was still going to see Kang Jianfei after he had said it for a long time.
TVB has gold medal songwriters like Huang Zhan and Gu Jiahui, and Li Xiaotian must not have been as reused in Lishi in the past. Therefore, Li Xiaotian's decision to go to TVB is only secondary. He mainly wants to join Huaxing Company as a music producer. And Leslie Cheung is him
Li Xiaotian wanted to bring Zhang Guorong over as his proud disciple. Firstly, he wanted to train the disciple to become a big singer. This can be regarded as supporting the younger generation; secondly, after the disciple became famous, his status in China Star Records could also be consolidated.
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Zhang Guorong parked his car in the parking plaza. As soon as he stepped out of the door, he saw Kang Jianfei getting off the car next to him. He happily ran over and said, "Mr. Kang, what a coincidence."
When Kang Jianfei saw it was Zhang Guorong, he also smiled and said: "Yes, what a coincidence. We can meet him in the parking lot."
The two of them entered a nearby coffee shop together. While waiting for coffee, Kang Jianfei took out the script and said: "In this movie, you are a policeman, but your brother is the boss of the society. This of yours
The role is very complicated and will test your acting skills. I have watched the TV series you acted in and I believe you can perform it well."
Zhang Guorong is now a young man who is eager to be recognized by others, let alone a great director like Kang Jianfei. After Kang Jianfei praised his acting skills, Zhang Guorong’s smile never disappeared and said: "Mr. Kang, actually I have always been
I want to play such a complex role. In the movies I made in the past, the characters were all very simple and could not bring out my acting skills at all. Don’t worry, since this role is given to me, I will definitely perform it well."
After 30 years old, Leslie Cheung is very humble and considerate, and many people have been taken care of by him. The nickname "Brother" was also because when filming "A Chinese Ghost Story", Wang Zuxian felt that Leslie Cheung was a considerate big brother, so he called it out easily.
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The Zhang Guorong in front of Kang Jianfei had obviously not yet learned to be humble and considerate, or he had not truly matured. However, compared to the later Zhang Guorong, at this time he had more youthful vigor and was full of enthusiasm for everything.
Kang Jianfei smiled and said: "Of course I believe you will perform well. In fact, I have invited you to film before, but you turned it down."
"Is there any?" Zhang Guorong was completely unimpressed.
Kang Jianfei asked: "Do you know the movie "Happy Ghost"?"
Leslie Cheung said: "Of course I remember it, Hong Kong's first movie with a box office of over 10 million."
Kang Jianfei smiled and said: "I originally wanted Tang Zhenye to play the second male lead. Tang Zhenye first agreed, then said he was unavailable, so he recommended you to me."
Zhang Guorong suddenly slapped his head and exclaimed: "I remembered that Tang Zhenye did show me a script. I was very busy at the time and rejected the script without even reading it. It was the script of "Happy Ghost"
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Kang Jianfei smiled and nodded: "That's the script of "Happy Ghost"."
Leslie Cheung was speechless for a while. When he rejected the script of "Happy Ghost", it was precisely because he had just accepted the pornographic film adapted from "Dream of Red Mansions".
Kang Jianfei smiled and said: "It seems that we are very destined. How have you been at Lishi recently?"
Due to Kang Jianfei's deliberate concealment, not many people in the station knew about the fact that Kang Jianfei was Lishi's shareholder, and Zhang Guorong didn't know much about it.
Leslie Cheung sighed and said: "I don't know why, but starting from the second half of last year, Taiwanese stopped asking me to film movies. It seems to be related to changes in senior management, and I don't know much about it."
Kang Jianfei asked: "Are you going to change jobs and go to TVB?"
Zhang Guorong didn't think much at all, and he didn't know that Kang Jianfei was trying to trick him, so he directly stated his plan: "My appointment with Lishi will be up in more than two months, and then I will go to TVB with my teacher."
Kang Jianfei asked: "Your teacher hasn't signed a contract with TVB yet, has he?"
Zhang Guorong shook his head and said: "I don't know, maybe it hasn't been signed yet?"
Kang Jianfei smiled and asked: "Are you interested in joining Oriental DreamWorks?"
Of course Zhang Guorong thinks so, but although he is still young at this time, he still knows a little about the competition between the major electronic music companies. If he signs a contract with DreamWorks, will China Star Records want him?
Compared with acting in movies, Leslie Cheung was more interested in releasing a personal record. He immediately hesitated, and it took him a long time to carefully say: "Tomorrow I will go to Huaxing Company to audition."
Kang Jianfei crossed his legs, took a sip of coffee and said with a smile: "What is Huaxing Company? As long as you join DreamWorks, I can sign you into Pop Records and write songs and produce records for you myself."
Zhang Guorong opened his mouth in surprise. Kang Jianfei's songwriting ability is obvious to all. His songs made Anita Mui and Happy Girls popular last year. However, because Kang Jianfei is so good at making movies, his brilliance in music has been overshadowed.
Kang Jianfei smiled and asked, "Why, you don't want to?"
"Yes, of course I do!" Zhang Guorong nodded quickly.
Kang Jianfei didn't want to have long nights and dreams, so he said, "How about signing the contract today?"
Leslie Cheung couldn't wait and said with a smile: "Okay, but now I can only sign a movie contract. My record contract is still signed with Lishi and has not expired."
Kang Jianfei stood up and threw down a Hong Kong dollar on the table and said, "Don't worry about this. I'll just transfer the record deal. It's just a trivial matter."
Zhang Guorong followed Kang Jianfei out, thinking: Mr. Kang is really good. His record contract can be transferred at any time. It seems that the TV station people also want to sell him face.
Kang Jianfei happily took Zhang Guorong to DreamWorks to sign a movie contract for ten years, and then took him to LiTV to transfer a record contract. At this time, Zhang Guorong was a third-rate singer who could not release records, and Kang Jianfei was a shareholder of the TV station, LiTV.
Shi Ziran readily resold the album for a nominal fee of 100 yuan.
After getting Zhang Guorong's contract, Kang Jianfei wanted to laugh proudly. Zhang Guorong and Anita Mui, the two most popular stars in the 1980s, had become his artists and two money-spinners!
Leslie Cheung was equally happy to go home with two contracts. Not only could he act in a movie, but Kang Jianfei promised to help him write songs and make a record as soon as the movie was finished. It was a double happiness.
Not long after returning home, Leslie Cheung's teacher Li Xiaotian came to the door again and asked Leslie Cheung with a smile on his face: "Rong Zai, have you signed a contract with DreamWorks?"
Zhang Guorong proudly took out two contracts and said: "Not only did I sign a contract with DreamWorks, sir, you see, I also signed a contract with Pop Records, and Mr. Kang promised to help me write songs himself."
Li Xiaotian held the contract in his hand and felt as if he was struck by lightning. He had promised to take Leslie Cheung to China Star Records. Moreover, Leslie Cheung was a music talent he had cultivated. Once Leslie Cheung left, where would he find such a good talent?
Li Xiaotian flipped through the contract randomly and said sadly: "Rongzi, you are so confused. Why did you sign a ten-year contract with DreamWorks and Fengxing Records all of a sudden?"
"Ten years is nothing. Mr. Kang said he would support me." Leslie Cheung did not take the length of the contract seriously. In fact, he did not make movies or sing for money, but to become a star.
"Yeah, ten years is nothing." Li Xiaotian sat on the sofa dejectedly.
Zhang Guorong was still immersed in joy and said: "Teacher, Mr. Kang said that if you want to go to DreamWorks or Pop Records, he will open the door to welcome you. How about you stop going to Huaxing and come with me to work at Pop Records."
Li Xiaotian smiled bitterly and said, "It seems like this is the only way." 8