Kang Jianfei's Tseung Kwan O Studios is still under construction, and the newly opened Oriental Entertainment Company is headquartered in the Oriental Building in Kowloon.
Dongfang Building is an office building that Kang Jianfei bought at a low price. To be honest, the people in the building are too mixed and it is not suitable for opening a celebrity agency. But it is almost the same anywhere, so we can only make do with it first and wait for the movie city to be built before moving there.
Pan Yingzi and Zhang Guozhong stood at the main entrance of the building. There were already baskets of flowers on both sides of the road. From time to time, guests came up to congratulate the opening of the new company, and reporters who received the news were also waiting outside early.
In a corner downstairs of the building, two tabloid reporters were reading an introduction to Oriental Entertainment Company.
One of the reporters asked: "Zhong Zai, what do you mean by Kang Jianfei? Anita Mui, Chow Yun-fat, and Zheng Wenya were all artists under him. Now they are changing their left hand to their right hand, and they have all transferred their management contracts to the new company. Isn't it unnecessary?"
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"Who knows what he is doing?" Zhong Zai stared at the company profile and read, "Lin Qingxia, Zhong Chuhong, Guan Zhilin, Zhou Yunfa, Zhang Guorong, Anita Mui, Su Rui, Li Saifeng, Hui Yinghong, Wen Bixia, Li Yanshan, Li Lizhen, Xie Zhu, Li Yufeng
, Zheng Wenya, Chen Xiuwen, Chen Huimin, Dong Wei, Liang Xiaolong, Wu Mengda, Lin Fengjiao, Lu Xiuling, Wan Zixing, Zhou Xingchi, Mao Shunyun, Zheng Zeshi, Alan Tam, Zhong Zhentao, Chen You, Lou Languang, Zhen Zidan, Li Lianjie, Wen Xueer, Rong
Hui Wen, Wu Junru, there are dozens of famous artists, I didn’t expect Kang Jianfei to have so many stars."
The reporter asked earlier: "Isn't there news a few days ago that Kang Jianfei was making peace with Zou Wenhuai? Zhong Zai, do you think Zou Wenhuai will come today?"
"It's hard to say." Zhong Zai shook his head. He suddenly picked up the camera hanging on his chest and took pictures in front of him. Then he said excitedly, "It's Miao Kexiu. Is she also going to join Oriental Entertainment Company?"
While Zhong Zai was speaking, reporters from all walks of life were already taking pictures of Miao Kexiu.
Miao Kexiu is 31 years old. She has wavy hair and an oval face. Her facial features are so delicate and perfect that she looks like she stepped out of a painting.
People who have watched Bruce Lee's movies should remember the beautiful woman who often appears in the film. Miao Kexiu's mother and Bruce Lee's mother were family friends, so the relationship between the two was almost brother and sister, not as complicated and ambiguous as some reports.
After Bruce Lee passed away, Miu Ke-hsiu resolutely went to Taiwan to avoid the turbulent public opinion in Hong Kong. At first, she made some romantic and artistic films, and later made costume and kung fu movies. Due to the decline of Taiwanese movies, Miu Ke-hsiu shot a costume film last year.
Has quietly withdrawn from the film industry.
Even Kang Jianfei didn't expect that Pan Yingzi would recruit Miao Kexiu into the new company.
"Congratulations, congratulations on your grand opening!" Liu Zhenwei brought Yu Yunhang over and congratulated Pan Yingzi.
"Congratulations, congratulations. Please come in!" Pan Yingzi responded with a smile. She was a little reluctant when Kang Jianfei was transferred out of DreamWorks to manage the new company, but when she saw the artists gathered under her, she was so happy.
My belly will burst into laughter.
The congratulatory guests kept changing like a lantern, and many people paid for someone to send a basket to congratulate them even if they were not free. Among these people, the most common ones were the bosses and directors of independent film companies, because
The establishment of celebrity management companies has benefited the most from these independent filmmakers.
"Zou Wenhuai is here!"
"It's really Boss Zou!"
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The appearance of Zou Wenhuai immediately caused a sensation on the scene.
This kind of occasion only requires He Guanchang to come. Or even just Cheng Long or Hong Jinbao to show off. Basically, Zou Wenhuai's position can be expressed, and no one expected that he would come in person.
When Zou Wenhuai arrived, Kang Jianfei naturally came downstairs to greet him. The scene of the two cordially shaking hands once again murdered the reporter's martial arts film.
When Zou Wenhuai wasn't paying attention, Pan Yingzi asked Kang Jianfei in a low voice: "A Fei, why did Boss Zou come in person?"
Kang Jianfei smiled and said: "If we cooperate, we must show some sincerity."
Pan Yingzi did not continue to ask. She knew that Kang Jianfei must be hiding something that he did not want to say, and it would be in vain to ask.
Zou Wenhuai personally came to congratulate Kang Jianfei on his new company. Naturally, it couldn't be just as simple as it seemed. The two met at a tea restaurant a few days ago and talked for half an hour. The last ten minutes were spent talking about Hollywood.
Zou Wenhuai has always wanted to break out of Asia and sell movies all over the world. Golden Harvest has produced so many movies, but only Bruce Lee's movies are the most successful in the Western market. In addition, "Cannonball Run" also sold the highest number of movies at the North American box office.
A good score of ten.
However, the cost of "Cannonball Run" was too high. Just hiring the leading actor cost 5 million U.S. dollars in salary. Such a sky-high salary was a record-breaking amount even in Hollywood. Many American actors regarded Zou Wenhuai as the scapegoat.
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Kang Jianfei's "The Royal Sisters" series successfully entered the Western market, and "Home Alone" even achieved incredible box office success. Such results really made Zou Wenhuai jealous.
In fact, Zou Wenhuai and Kang Jianfei have been in secret contact in the past few days. Zou Wenhuai wants to persuade him to make a movie that can enter the Western market. The market in Hong Kong is too small. After a lot of tossing, everyone can still make money by fighting for the box office.
For less than a few dollars, Zou Wenhuai kept looking outside.
"Mr. Kang, what do you think?" Zou Wenhuai asked.
Kang Jianfei now has a headache. Zou Wenhuai's proactive show of kindness is very rare. The large number of satellite companies under Golden Harvest can bring a lot of business to Oriental Entertainment Company. It is really difficult to handle a stalemate.
But Zou Wenhuai's plan is very funny. He actually took a fancy to Lin Qingxia's fame in North America with "The Royal Sisters", and wanted Cheng Long to cooperate with Lin Qingxia to make a movie in the United States in an attempt to once again hit the Western film market. By the way, Cheng Long
Long trained to become an international star like Bruce Lee.
Kang Jianfei sighed: "Boss Zou, the success of "The Royal Sisters" is, firstly, because of the elements of speeding cars, explosions and kung fu action; and secondly, because of female-themed movies. To be honest, it is refreshing to watch "The Royal Sisters" once or twice.
"The box office of the second part has dropped by more than half. It is difficult for Easterners to gain recognition from Westerners."
Zou Wenhuai said: "As long as the movie is planned well, it will definitely work. Didn't Bruce Lee sell well at the box office all over the world?"
Kang Jianfei couldn't refuse, so he said, "Okay, Lin Qingxia can lend her to Jiahe to make a movie, but I don't want to get involved. Everything will follow the rules of the agency."
Zou Wenhuai was a little unhappy. He just took a fancy to Kang Jianfei's keen vision for the Western film market, so he wanted to bring Kang Jianfei in to make movies together to reduce the risks involved. For this reason, Zou Wenhuai did not hesitate to come to support the opening of Kang Jianfei's new company, but
Kang Jianfei, however, always refused to fall for the trap, and Zou Wenhuai had no choice but to deny him face.
Zou Wenhuai used provocation to ask: "Is Mr. Kang so unsure?"
Seeing that Zou Wenhuai was so persistent, Kang Jianfei did not want to have a confrontation with him. He only said: "I will accompany the investment within 8 million US dollars. If it exceeds 8 million US dollars, I can only say sorry. The funds in my hand are a bit tight now. In addition, investment and
How about we split the box office half and half, and we also own the film rights jointly?"
A budget of 8 million US dollars can only be considered an ordinary-scale investment in Hollywood, but if it is used well, it can also make a great movie. For example, the first part of Cameron's "Terminator" used a lot of models.
and special effects technology, but the investment budget is less than 8 million.
Zou Wenhuai was a little eager for quick success when investing in Western films in the first two years. After some small-budget films failed, he tried to use high salaries to hire big stars to make big box office. If that was the case, Kang Jianfei would not play with him. It was just a waste of money.
Seeing that Kang Jianfei finally relented, Zou Wenhuai said, "It's settled then. Once Mr. Kang finishes filming the film at hand, we will sit together and slowly plan it out."
"Okay, we'll talk about the movie later. Let's cut the ribbon first." Kang Jianfei was thinking about what movie to make so that he wouldn't suffer a loss in the cooperation.
what's the situation?
When the photo of Kang Jianfei and Zou Wenhuai cutting the ribbon for Oriental Entertainment was published in the newspaper, everyone who saw the news had such questions in their minds.
"Ming Pao Weekly" analyzed: "Every summer, Christmas, and Spring Festival, the only three companies that compete most fiercely for the box office are New Art City, DreamWorks, and Golden Harvest. Among them, DreamWorks and Golden Harvest have gotten angry several times, and they have fought hand-to-hand.
What prompted the two rivals to shake hands and make peace? I’m afraid it’s not just a celebrity agency.”
"Ming Pao Weekly" analyzed and analyzed, and only pointed out various doubts, but did not draw any conclusions.
Even Shao Yifu was confused this time, wondering what the hell Zou Wenhuai and Kang Jianfei were doing.
It was not until the eve of the filming of "God of Gamblers" that Zou Wenhuai deliberately revealed the news, claiming that Golden Harvest would join forces with DreamWorks to invest US$20 million to film in the United States, and the male and female protagonists would be Cheng Long and Lin Qingxia respectively.
As soon as this news came out, everyone suddenly realized that Zou Wenhuai and Kang Jianfei wanted to join forces to enter the Western market.
Chen Bosen commented in "Film Fortnightly": "Looking at the situation of Cheng Long and Lin Qingxia, it is obvious that the two of them are going to shoot an action film, and their roles are very important. Lin Qingxia is definitely not Cheng Long.
This is a groundbreaking collaboration with the heroine who has always been in the movie. If Kang Jianfei is responsible for planning or directing, the author will look forward to this movie even more."
Lei Juokun, who finally recovered from last year's stock market and property market disaster, threw the newspaper aside with a gloomy expression and asked Mecca: "With a budget of 20 million, are you sure you can make back the cost?"
Mecca nodded and said, "I'm completely sure. I'm planning to go to Paris for filming and invite the 007 actors. "The Best of Us 3" should also be able to sell well at the box office in Europe."
