After returning home from the Oriental Entertainment Company's re-examination, Li Zhi was staring at the phone in the living room in a daze. She didn't have to be an actress or a star, nor was she very enthusiastic about acting. Whether she was going to New Art City to audition or applying for a training class for future stars.
, all just to get ahead and not be willing to be laughed at anymore.
"Azhi, it's time to eat!" The stepmother came out holding the bowls and chopsticks and shouted to Lizhi who was in a sleepwalking state.
"Here we come." Lizhi came to her senses and walked over to help her stepmother put the dishes and chopsticks.
Lizhi's biological parents were both top students at the Shanghai Theater Academy, and they divorced when she was three years old. The relationship between Lizhi and her stepmother was not very harmonious. When she was seven or eight years old, she even ran away from home in anger and followed the railway line.
I traveled to several cities, begging for food and drinks from strangers on the train.
As she grew older, Lizhi became much more obedient. Although her relationship with her stepmother was not very good, they still maintained harmony on the surface.
Lizhi's father travels on business all the year round, and usually it's just the mother and daughter who eat together.
The stepmother brought rice and asked with concern: "Did you go to the training class of DreamWorks to take the retest today?"
Lizhi didn't want to speak, she just closed her mouth and said "hmm".
The stepmother asked again: "Did you pass the exam?"
Lizhi disliked this stepmother very much, but she was discriminated against after coming to Hong Kong, so her stepmother had always been kind to her, which eased the relationship between the two. Lizhi picked a mouthful of rice with chopsticks and stuffed it into her mouth, swallowing it.
He said, "I don't know. I have to wait two or three days to hear the news."
The mother-in-law said sincerely: "Being an actor means you have to live in youth, and there is no guarantee that you will become popular. Didn't you pass the TOEFL exam? In my opinion, it is better to study in the United States. Study business for four years and then return to Hong Kong.
Working as a white-collar worker in a large company and sitting in an office is both dignified and financially secure."
"Yeah." Lizhi hummed again. She was very excited when she first came to Hong Kong two years ago, but she didn't stay long and found that Hong Kong was not as beautiful as she had imagined. Even working as a salesperson in a furniture store was difficult.
She was ridiculed as "Beigu" by the guests. As for studying in the United States, it was just a choice for Lizhi to escape from reality. She was very worried that after going to the United States, her life would be even worse than in Hong Kong.
Lizhi's stepmother said no more, and the mother and daughter ate their dinner quietly.
"Jingle Bell……"
The phone rang in the living room.
"Maybe it's your dad who called back." Stepmother said and went to answer the phone, "Hello, ah, hello... Oriental Entertainment Company? Oh, you're talking to Azhi. Please wait a moment."
The stepmother trotted over and asked in a low voice: "Azhi, Mr. Zhang from Oriental Entertainment Company is looking for you."
"Is it really Oriental Entertainment Company?" Lizhi asked suspiciously. She felt that her re-examination was completely out of the question and she didn't know why they were calling her. And even if she was admitted, she couldn't come tonight.
I'll notify you by phone. It will have to be tomorrow morning at the latest.
The stepmother nodded and said, "It's Oriental Entertainment Company. What does this company do?"
Lizhi was too lazy to explain to her, so she walked over and picked up the phone, only to hear Zhang Guozhong say: "Hello, Miss Li, I am Zhang Guozhong, the examiner for today's re-examination. Please go to Oriental Dream Factory to find Mr. Kang Jianfei 11 days before tomorrow morning."
"Kang Jianfei?" Lizhi asked in surprise, "Have I been admitted to the training class?"
Zhang Guozhong said very predictably: "It has nothing to do with the training class. Mr. Kang wants to see you. I don't know the specific reason. Maybe he thinks you are suitable for a certain role. I hope you can seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
Chance."
The other party had hung up the phone for a long time, and Lizhi was still standing there in surprise, still listening to the phone.
"What's wrong?" Stepmother came over and asked.
Lizhi put down the phone, calmed down and said, "It seems Kang Jianfei wants to see me."
"Kang Jianfei!?" Lizhi's stepmother yelled, and she was no less surprised than the person involved.
In the minds of mainlanders who have just moved to Hong Kong in recent years, the most famous and dazzling figures in Hong Kong are neither Li Ka-shing, Pao Yugang and other rich people, nor are they big stars such as Zhou Runfa and Zhao Yazhi. They are just a few years ago.
Kang Jianfei made a huge fortune from nothing.
Why?
Because Kang Jianfei came to Hong Kong around the same time as them, everyone had the same starting point, and his path to success was simply miraculous. There may be some people who are jealous, but most of them admire and worship him. Kang Jianfei has indeed become the idol of many people today.
An example. Inspiring those new Hong Kong people who are still in trouble to work hard for tomorrow.
Every year Hong Kong selects the top ten outstanding young people. Kang Jianfei's voice has always been very high, and his die-hard supporters are these new Hong Kong people.
Many of them are even stowaways.
Lizhi's stepmother was afraid that her daughter would be deceived. When she heard that she wanted to see Kang Jianfei, she immediately felt relieved and asked, "Mr. Kang, why do you want to see you?"
Lizhi thought for a while and said: "I don't know, I probably failed the retest of the training class today. Maybe because I am also from the mainland, so Mr. Kang wants to give me a chance."
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Lizhi lay behind the window of a double-decker bus, silently observing the bustling street scene in Hong Kong. She always felt that she did not belong to Hong Kong and was incompatible with everything here.
A street advertisement in the distance is about the news that Happy Girls will hold a concert at the Hung Hom Stadium next week. Tickets for the concert are now on pre-sale.
The Coliseum was just built last month, with a total cost of more than 100 million Hong Kong dollars. Xu Guanjie held a solo concert in the Coliseum last night, becoming the first singer to sing there since the Coliseum was built.
Xu Guanjie's concerts were so huge that they were held three times in a row at the Hong Kong Coliseum. New Art City even postponed their trip to France for filming.
Today's headlines in the entertainment pages of major newspapers are about Xu Guanjie's Hong Kong Coliseum concert. Xu Guanjie's fame in the music world has surpassed all singers such as Tsui Siu Fung, Teresa Teng, Alan Tam and so on.
Due to Kang Jianfei's "preference", under the operation of Fengxing Records, Happy Girls followed closely behind and will soon become the first music group to hold a concert in the Coliseum.
Although the concert will only start in a week, the pre-sale tickets have already been snapped up by enthusiastic fans. Most of these fans are under 20 years old, and the average age is only 15 years old. Many students skipped class with their schoolbags on their backs to buy pre-sale tickets.
The vote has made the school and parents very anxious.
Whether it's Xu Guanjie or Happy Girls, they have nothing to do with Lizhi. She is just an ordinary saleswoman and doesn't pay much attention to Hong Kong singers.
When the bus stopped at the stop, Lizhi asked all the way to the office building of DreamWorks. It took a long time to find Kang Jianfei's secretary Chen Shuli.
"Are you Miss Lizhi?" Chen Shuli glanced at Lizhi curiously. Then she smiled and said, "Please wait a moment, Mr. Kang is waiting for guests."
Lizhi nodded and looked inside curiously, but the closed blinds blocked her view and she couldn't see anything.
…
In the office, Kang Jianfei's guest is Zhang Moren, the manager of Taiping Theater. This old man is still wearing the same old suit and seems to never change clothes.
Kang Jianfei said: "I heard the news that Shao Yifu is planning to sell Shaw Brothers Cinemas."
Zhang Moren asked with a smile: "Master, do you want to buy it?"
Kang Jianfei nodded and said: "If you have this plan, it depends on whether the price is reasonable."
Zhang Moren shook his head and said: "There is no need. Shao Yifu has not given up on movies. Therefore, the four leading theaters in his hands are only rented and not sold, and he is preparing to rely on them to make a comeback. The ones sold to the outside world are all second-rate and third-rate.
Among these cinemas, except for two or three in better locations, there is nothing special about them. Buying from Shao Yifu is not as good as renting a house or buying a new cinema. At least all the equipment is older than Shaw's.
The theater is much better.”
Kang Jianfei thought for a moment and said, "That's it. After Shao Yifu announces the sale of the theaters, we will grab those theaters in good locations."
Zhang Moren asked: "Is the owner planning to open a cinema chain company?"
Kang Jianfei sighed and said: "The New Era Cinema chain is in disarray, and the chain always falls apart at critical moments. I have to make other plans. My plan for the newly opened cinema chain company is to have 20 theaters. Of course, you will be the general manager.
Come and do it.”
Zhang Moren shook his head and said: "I'm old, I can manage a few theaters, but I can't manage one theater chain."
"I'll find you a deputy. You only need to take care of the general operations." Kang Jianfei thought of the ugly man Cen Jianxun he met a few days ago. This man is the best candidate for the vice president of the theater chain.
"That's okay," Zhang Moren thought for a while and said, "But the sale of the theater by Shao Yifu must wait until Shaw Brothers Pictures ceases production. At least it will have to be at the end of this year or next year. Should we talk to New Era first?
Some cinema operators should discuss it first and then directly incorporate their cinemas into our new cinema chain, either by franchising or leasing them."
Kang Jianfei said: "Among the New Era Cinemas, the four theaters of Anle Pictures are definitely not with us. Among the remaining ten or so theaters, there are only five medium-sized ones that I can see, and the other small theaters are nothing.
mean."
Zhang Moren discussed: "That's it. We have four leading theaters in our own hands, and we will recruit five second-rate theaters from the New Era Cinemas. Shaw Brothers can probably buy three theaters in good locations. In this way, we will have 12
The remaining theaters are either rented from the four leading theaters that Shao Yifu refused to sell, or they can find a new theater in a good location."
"I know the matter about the new theater, you don't have to worry about it." Kang Jianfei smiled mysteriously. He was always paying attention to Beijing. The second round of Sino-British negotiations will end in two months. By then, I'm afraid
Hong Kong's stock market and property market will have to fall again.
Since the end of last year, Hong Kong's property market and stock market have been slowly recovering. The Hang Seng Index has risen from more than 600 points to more than 800 points now. It is estimated that after another two months of growth, the Hang Seng Index may break through the 900 point mark again.
But now all Hong Kong people are frightened. Once bad news comes out of the Sino-British negotiations, the stock and property markets will immediately collapse, and the decline will be even worse than last year.
Zhang Moren said: "Since the owner has already made plans, I will first contact the five theaters in the New Era Cinema Line."
Kang Jianfei revealed some news and said: "I am going to buy a house and build a cinema myself. Lao Zhang, please help me choose some suitable places in Hong Kong Island and Kowloon."
"Okay." Zhang Moren replied very ably.
The two discussed for more than ten minutes before Zhang Mo left with a document. Lizhi, who had been waiting for a long time, pushed the door in. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for it at Qidian.com ()
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