At Hong Jinbao's table, all the brothers in Hong's class didn't say much. They all engrossed themselves in eating the sumptuous meal. After finishing the meal, they either asked the waiter to serve the food, or ran to the buffet themselves to add more food.
Hong Jinbao looked at the gluttonous appearance of the brothers, and then looked at Huang Baiming, Zhang Aijia and others at the next table clinking glasses of red wine and chatting and laughing. He immediately felt that the behavior of the country bumpkins at his table was too embarrassing. But although the top dragon and tiger martial arts master
The income is good, but he usually spends it on drinking, gambling and picking up women. He really rarely goes to such high-end places to have big meals. Hong Jinbao can't give orders to everyone to pretend to be polite.
Hong Jinbao was embarrassed to speak, but Yuan Biao didn't care about so many things. He patted the table gently and said: "They are all reincarnations of starving ghosts. Eat slower, you will lose all your face."
Yuan Bin slowed down the movement of peeling the lobster shells and said with a smile: "Brother Sanmao, this year's Academy Awards was really good. After the awards were given, there was a free meal. It was much better than the Golden Horse Awards and the Asian Film Festival."
Hong Jinbao turned to look at Kang Jianfei, who was talking to the little girl Fu Mingxian, and sighed: "If someone is willing to pay, it will naturally be beautiful. It is normal for the ceremony to be grander."
The future "contractor" Yuan Hua rinsed his mouth with red wine, drank it again and said: "It is now rumored that Kang Jianfei is worth more than one billion, and is richer than Boss Zou."
Yuan Bin sighed: "If nothing else, I'm impressed by Boss Kang's ability to make money."
Yuan Biao smiled narrowly and said, "You must be impressed by Boss Kang's ability to pick on women."
Yuan Bin yelled strangely: "Don't talk nonsense, or I'll sue you for slander."
"Hey, you guys are getting further and further away. Junior sister is here!" Hong Jinbao warned aloud.
The future "charter wife" Yuan Qiu said with a smile: "It's okay, it's not like I haven't heard them say stupid things."
Hong Jinbao suddenly asked: "Junior sister, I heard that all the artists from Kang Jianfei's company have been transferred to Oriental Entertainment Company. Have you heard your sister say this?"
Yuan Qiu's younger sister is Wen Xue'er, one of Phoenix TV's leading actresses, and she just starred in Phoenix TV's New Year's TV series.
Yuan Qiu thought for a while and said, "It seems that Xue'er said she went to a new company."
Yuan Biao asked: "Brother Sanmao, you seem to be quite interested in that new company."
"Nothing, let's all drink!" Hong Jinbao said with a smile and a toast.
Just when the dinner was about to begin, Hong Jinbao suddenly received an invitation from Pan Yingzi personally, inviting him to attend the opening ceremony of Oriental Entertainment Company next week.
The invitation also included an introduction to Oriental Entertainment, saying that this company is an entertainment brokerage company that is completely independent of all TV stations, record companies, film companies and theater companies. Oriental Entertainment not only has many stars, but also provides customized services.
For example, if a certain film company is short of a few actors, you only need to put forward the request. Oriental Entertainment Company will find suitable actors on your behalf and audition until the employer is satisfied.
In today's Hong Kong film industry, selecting actors for movies basically relies on personal relationships, or asking a certain well-known star to act. Another way is to discover new talents from the street.
The emergence of a professional entertainment agency like Oriental Entertainment Company has filled a gap in the market and met the needs of many film companies.
Although Hong Jinbao's Baohe Film Company is a satellite company of Golden Harvest, there is a serious shortage of actresses.
In fact, the whole Jiahe is like this. There are so many male actors, but there are almost no actresses who can be named.
The main reason is that since its establishment, Golden Harvest has relied on kung fu movies to start its business. Actresses are completely useless, and they can just find a beautiful one temporarily, thus neglecting the packaging and training of female stars.
For example, after Cheng Long joined Golden Harvest, he successively filmed two kung fu movies, "Junior Brother" and "Master Long". The heroines Li Lili and Xue Li were both actresses temporarily recruited from Li's TV station.
This is true even for films starring Cheng Long, and of course for Jiahe's other films, the heroines were all cobbled together before filming.
Kang Jianfei, on the other hand, has focused on the training of actresses since the establishment of DreamWorks. Currently, five of the highest-paid female stars in Hong Kong were trained by Kang Jianfei - Lin Qingxia, Zhong Chuhong, Li Saifeng, Li Yanshan,
Guan Zhilin, as well as Wen Bixia, Hui Yinghong and a lot of lesser quasi-first-line actresses.
Nowadays, with the addition of artists from Phoenix TV and Popular Records, the star resources of Oriental Entertainment Company can be said to dominate the Hong Kong entertainment industry. Although Shaw Brothers has many movie stars, most of them are outdated. They cannot compete with Oriental Entertainment Company.
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Hong Jinbao really wanted to cooperate with Oriental Entertainment Company. For no other reason than just a few actresses such as Lin Qingxia, Zhong Chuhong, Hui Yinghong, etc. were enough to attract him. Especially since Hong Jinbao was planning a comedy action film with Huang Bingyao, in which
He needed a sexy and lovely heroine, and after much deliberation, Zhong Chuhong was the most suitable one.
Hong Jinbao only had one concern. He was afraid that the conflict between Kang Jianfei and Zou Wenhuai would make cooperation difficult.
But what if we don’t cooperate with Oriental Entertainment Company?
Golden Harvest and Shao Yifu were mortal enemies in the past, so it was impossible to hire actresses from Shaw Brothers and TVB for filming. They always chose actresses from LiTV's TV station. For example, Li Lili and Xue Li, mentioned earlier, were both actors from LiTV at the time.
But now Phoenix TV is already an industry in the hands of Kang Jianfei, and the relationship between Zou Wenhuai and Shao Yifu has gone up and down, making it difficult for Jiahe to find actresses when making movies. The heroines of Jiahe's recent movies are either
They were either newcomers discovered on the street, or actresses from Taiwan, which caused a headache for Hong Jinbao and others.
For example, Xia Wenxi, who Jiahe is trying to support, is a newcomer. Last year, this girl went to the Peninsula Hotel to have afternoon tea. Because she didn't wear my myopia glasses, she mistakenly thought Liu Zhenwei was her friend. Xia Wenxi walked over, said hello, sat down, and called
After having tea, I chatted with Liu Zhenwei for a few minutes before I realized I had mistakenly admitted the person.
Liu Zhenwei also found Xia Wenxi interesting, so he invited her to star in "Youth on Fire" with Leslie Cheung, and she became an instant hit and was spotted by Golden Harvest.
While Hong Jinbao was thinking, Mecca also quietly handed the invitation to Huang Baiming and asked: "Do you think Mr. Lei will agree?"
Huang Baiming carefully read the introduction of Oriental Entertainment Company and said with a wry smile: "I guess he won't agree. He would rather go to TVB and Shaw Brothers to select actors. It is impossible to cooperate with Kang Jianfei in the short term."
Compared with Jiahe, New Art City's actor reserve is even worse, with almost no contracted actors of its own. In all New Art City's movies, there are only a few actors who come and go, including Three Bosses and Teddy Robin.
Managers such as Zhang Aijia had to star in person. Other actors were improvised.
Except for companies such as Golden Harvest and New Art City, most small companies are still happy to see the establishment of Oriental Entertainment Company because it will greatly facilitate their casting selection when filming.
Pan Yingzi walked around the dinner party, handing out invitations and business cards, and chatting with some company bosses, producers, and directors from time to time. Compared with being the vice president of film and television at DreamWorks, Pan Yingzi
Communication is much easier.
"Mr. Pan, it has only been half a year since our Yindu organization was reorganized, and we happen to be short of good actors. I hope we can have a pleasant cooperation in the future." Shi Hui held Pan Yingzi's hand and smiled. She used to be the director of the casting room at Great Wall Film Company and is now also working at the company.
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The main film market for left-wing film companies is mainland China. During the ten-year movement period in the mainland, left-wing companies in Hong Kong reduced production and suspended production, resulting in a massive loss of human resources.
Some of the actors from the three major leftist film companies have chosen to quit the film industry, and some have chosen to join television stations. Few have transferred to other film companies. Because these filmmakers labeled as leftist can easily be blocked by the Taiwan authorities, there is no
Film companies dared to take them in. As for the behind-the-scenes employees of the three major leftist companies, most of them joined Shaw Brothers, Golden Harvest and TVB.
Only a small number of employees persisted in staying in leftist companies, and these people have become the backbone of today's Yindu organization.
The two chatted and walked towards Kang Jianfei. Shi Hui put her hand on her daughter Fu Mingxian's shoulder and asked: "You said you were going to get the steak, why are you here pestering Mr. Kang?"
Fu Mingxian blinked at Kang Jianfei, then returned to his mother and said, "Mom, Mr. Kang promised me to join his company as an actor."
Shi Hui, who was once a generation goddess in Hong Kong, stared at her. She no longer looked gentle and virtuous as before, and scolded: "How old are you? Go back and study well. Don't think about other messy things until you graduate from middle school."
Fu Mingxian pouted in grievance and looked at Kang Jianfei with big eyes flickering, as if he wanted Kang Jianfei to intercede for her.
Kang Jianfei smiled and said: "Ms. Sun (Shi Hui is the stage name), children should focus on academics, but extracurricular practice is also very important. Since Qianjin likes to be an actor, why not set a standard for her, as long as she reaches a certain level in the exam
If her grades were good, she agreed to film during the holidays. This not only developed her hobbies, but also encouraged her to study hard."
Shi Hui's eyes lit up after hearing this. She was worried about her daughter's poor homework and said: "Mr. Kang really came up with a good idea. Did you hear it, A Xian? If you can make progress in your homework, I will allow it during the summer vacation."
You go to Mr. Kang's company to be an actor."
Fu Mingxian, however, showed no enthusiasm. Instead, he lowered his head and muttered: "I still have to study, I have no energy at all!"
Kang Jianfei couldn't help but laugh. Why does this little girl Fu Mingxian love filming? It's obvious that she just doesn't want to study and makes excuses.
Shi Hui took her dejected daughter away, and Pan Yingzi had the opportunity to chat with Kang Jianfei alone and said: "Eleven film companies are already willing to establish long-term cooperative relationships with Oriental Entertainment Company."
Kang Jianfei poured a glass of champagne for Pan Yingzi and said, "Don't be too tired. It's time to relax at today's dinner. Why bother running around doing business yourself? Just let the people below do it."
"There is no better opportunity than today." Pan Yingzi leaned half on Kang Jianfei's shoulder and said with a smile, "You still care about me, so you have a conscience."
Kang Jianfei saw a reporter secretly taking photos in the distance, and didn't bother to stop him. He just pushed Pan Yingzi away slightly and said, "You are my woman. I don't care who you care about?"
Pan Yingzi said in a sour tone: "Huh, you have a lot of women. I was kind enough to bring that little girl Xie Zhu here for you to play with. It's a good thing for you, now you have thrown me, the matchmaker, over the wall."
Kang Jianfei thought that he had never been intimate with her from years ago to now. Pan Yingzi, a fairy, must have panicked. He smiled and said: "Okay, you are still jealous of those little girls. I will go to your place tonight."
Pan Yingzi became happy and said, "You are not allowed to talk."
Kang Jianfei sighed, he was planning to send Zhong Chuhong back tonight to see if he could take the opportunity to eat Hongdou sister, but now he had to change his plan.
The two of them were sitting on the sofa in the corner having sex in a low voice. Lin Zhengying walked over nervously. After thinking about it, she finally plucked up the courage, walked up to Kang Jianfei and said, "Mr. Kang, excuse me."
"It's Uncle Jiu, please sit down quickly." Kang Jianfei called Lin Zhengying's nickname.
"Thank you." Lin Zhengying sat down and said, "Mr. Kang, please don't call me Uncle Jiu. Just call me Aying."
Kang Jianfei asked: "What's the matter?"
Lin Zhengying took out a big red invitation from his pocket and said: "I will get married next month, if Mr. Kang is free."
Kang Jianfei thought Lin Zhengying came to join him, but he didn't expect that he was invited to the wedding. He immediately took the wedding invitation in a state of laughter and tears. (To be continued.