Chu Huan looked a little embarrassed, Li Hanxiang looked a little helpless, and Liu Pingkui on the side looked like he was suppressing a smile but not daring to laugh.
"Director Li, I am really embarrassed about this matter, but don't worry, I promise to help you deal with Xu Guanwen today!"
Originally, Chu Huan promised Li Hanxiang to deal with Xu Guanwen yesterday, but because of Bao Tianming's incident, Chu Huan forgot about it.
When Li Hanxiang asked Chu Huan for help today, Chu Huan only remembered this matter.
Li Hanxiang actually just expressed his dissatisfaction with his attitude, but Chu Huan was his boss after all, so it was impossible for Li Hanxiang to really say anything.
"Oh well!"
But when it was over, Li Hanxiang didn't forget to remind Chu Huan: "Young Master Huan, please don't forget this time!"
Chu Huan immediately smiled and said: "Don't worry, it won't happen anymore. I will go make an appointment with him today."
Li Hanxiang glanced at Chu Huan distrustfully and said, "Young Master Huan is actually just Xu Guanwen. It will be the same if I call him!"
Chu Huan waved his hand and said: "It's not just Xu Guanwen."
If it were just Xu Guanwen, there would be no need for Chu Huan to come forward, or even Li Hanxiang, leaving Liu Pingkui alone.
But who made Chu Huan want to sign all four Xu brothers?
Is it appropriate for a family to be neat and tidy?
Seeing what Chu Huan said, Li Hanxiang had nothing to say, so he said another thing.
"Then Mr. Huan, before you go to Xu Guanwen, should you sign Tian Ni first?"
"Is anyone here?" Chu Huan asked.
Li Hanxiang looked at the time and said, "It should be there soon."
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Chu Huan didn't wait in the company for a long time. Tianni walked in boldly dressed, wearing sunglasses and a sun hat.
Uh...Princess Taiping!
After meeting Tian Ni, this was the first impression Tian Ni left on Chu Huan.
But when Tian Ni took off her sunglasses, Chu Huan finally understood why Tian Ni and Hu Jin could be called two Y stars in another time and space.
This woman is naturally charming.
The simple movement of sitting down makes people feel that she is clasping her little hands towards you and saying with charming eyes: Come on, come on, come on!
Tian Ni was born in Shenghai in 1947 and went to Taiwan when she was a teenager.
After being elected as Taiwan's "Sweater Princess" in 1967, she took the stage name Tian Ni and entered the film and television industry.
The reason why Li Hanxiang was able to notice Tian Ni was because they met when they were in Taiwan.
As the commercial film atmosphere in Xiangjiang becomes stronger and stronger, many Taiwanese artists will choose to go to Xiangjiang to develop their career, and Tianni is no exception. In a few years, the same will be true for the beautiful Lin who is known as the goddess of Taiwanese literary films.
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Before coming to Black and White Image, Li Hanxiang had obviously met Tian Ni in advance and discussed the matter of Black and White Image.
Seeing Chu Huan at this time, Tian Ni was not nervous at all. Instead, she smiled sweetly and said, "Young Master Huan, you are much more handsome than you look in the photo!"
Chu Huan nodded seriously and said, "I very much agree with your statement."
"Haha!" Tian Ni smiled sweetly. He didn't know whether it was because she was naturally charming or if Tian Ni did it on purpose. Anyway, it seemed to Chu Huan that she was giving him a wink.
"So from now on, I will be the one who likes you less!"
It's certain, she is seducing herself.
Chu Huan smiled and said: "It doesn't count now, but after the contract is signed in black and white, you will be mine!"
In Xiangjiang in May, Tian Ni was already wearing a strapless dress. At this time, she stretched out her fair arms and spread her hands in front of Chu Huan, "Bring it here?"
Chu Huan opened the drawer and handed Tian Ni the artist contract he had prepared.
Although what Tianni just said was very bold, she was still very serious when she read the contract.
"An eight-year contract? This is acceptable..."
When Li Hanxiang was looking for Tian Ni, he had already promised Tian Ni that he would support her in several of his movies in the future, provided that this woman could not cause trouble.
Once, Tian Ni took the initiative to find Hu Jinquan and told him: I like the movies you made.
Hu Jinquan was also very particular, so he readily agreed: If you like it, you can star in the next one!
Of course, Tian Ni happily agreed, but before the filming of the movie started, she went to North America to play. She had so much fun that she forgot to leave.
In addition, this woman is indeed very bold.
At first she had a soft spot for the director Mou Dunfu, who was known as the "romantic artist". Regardless of the fact that he was a married man and that he was kicked out of the house by his mother, she devoted herself wholeheartedly with enthusiasm until it caused a storm in the city.
The other party divorced, but it ended in a breakup.
Of course, these are all afterthoughts and have not happened yet, but even if these things did not happen, Li Hanxiang knew all kinds of stories about Tian Ni when he was in Taiwan.
“The pay is HK$5,000 per movie!”
Tian Ni didn't care how long she signed the contract with Black and White, but what she cared about was how much compensation Chu Huan could give her.
"Isn't filming just for making money?"
This is something Tian Ni often says. Although Tian Ni's character is a bit unreliable, she is very particular when filming.
I'm never picky, I don't complain, I don't care about the beauty of my look, and I never get nagging with the director and screenwriter.
The director still likes this kind of actor very much.
As for the romantic movie, Tian Ni didn't care about it even more. Later, Shen Feifei interviewed Hu Jin and Tian Ni. Hu Jin said that he regretted taking the romantic movie, but Tian Ni said that he had never regretted it.
Again, it’s just acting! Just get the money!
This is Sweetie's attitude.
Chu Huan now offers a salary of HK$5,000 per movie, which is quite a lot for a movie actor of Tian Ni's level.
You must know that the current actors of Shaw Brothers, except for those at the top of the pyramid, all the rest of them have salary in the range of 3,000 to 6,000.
Some people even get a monthly salary.
Chu Huan said at this time: "If you become famous in Hong Kong in the future, your salary will continue to increase. These have been written into the contract. In terms of salary, you can completely trust the black and white image."
After seeing the two things that she was most concerned about, Tianni no longer hesitated.
He stretched out his jade arm towards Chu Huan again, "Please, Mr. Huan, please lend me your pen for a moment!"
Chu Huan smiled, took out a pen from the pen holder and handed it to Tian Ni. Tian Ni held it in her hand and said calmly: "It's a bit thin!"
Chu Huan said meaningfully: "Something thick is not suitable!"
Tian Ni glanced at Chu Huan and showed a charming smile.
Swish, brush, brush!
Tian Ni happily signed her name on the contract.
Chu Huan stretched out his hand and said with a smile: "Welcome Miss Tian, from now on, you will be a member of our black and white image!"
Tian Ni's hand squirmed in Chu Huan's palm, and then she said with a smile: "Master Huan, as a new employee, can I ask you for some benefits?"
Chu Huanxiao asked: "What benefits?"
Tian Ni said: "The weather in Xiangjiang is so hot. Could you please Mr. Huan to take me back to the hotel?"
Chu Huan said: "Of course it's no problem!"
This was Tian Ni. She didn't even care that Li Hanxiang and Liu Pingkui were sitting next to her, and she directly extended an invitation to Chu Huan.
"Director Li, I happen to be going to meet Xu Guanwen, so I'll leave the rest to you!"
Li Hanxiang has long been accustomed to Tian Ni's behavior. Let alone Tian Ni, there are probably many women in Xiangjiang who want to throw themselves into Chu Huan's arms.
He has a net worth of tens of millions and is even more handsome than a popular male star.
A truly top-notch son-in-law!
However, Li Hanxiang also understands Tian Ni. If Chu Huan thinks that Tian Ni can be easily taken down in this way, he would be too naive.
Although Tian Ni looks very charming, in fact this is just one of her...natural reactions. It is not that simple to win over it.
"Okay, Master Huan, take care!"
Li Hanxiang didn't know if Chu Huan could subdue this woman.
The two walked out of the black and white image. When Tianni saw Chu Huan and the driver, she took the initiative to sit in the back seat next to Chu Huan.
"What hotel is Miss Tian staying at? I'll ask the driver to take you there!" Chu Huan didn't show any anxious behavior.
Li Hanxiang still doesn't understand Chu Huan. What kind of woman has he never seen? Chu Huan like Tian Ni also understands Chu Huan very well. He first gives you the illusion that you have it at your fingertips, and then when you can't help it, he suddenly pulls the handbrake and lets you
Those who are neither up nor down can only be at their mercy.
Tian Ni leaned gently on Chu Huan's shoulder, but it made Chu Huan feel distant, and said softly: "I live in Peninsula, but the housing prices in Peninsula are too expensive. Mr. Huan, our company
Can it be like Shaw Brothers and have staff dormitories?"
Chu Huan maintained an attitude of not taking the initiative or refusing, and said with a smile: "Of course there will be, but it is being renovated now, and you will be able to move in when the filming of your movie starts."
This Chu Huan is not trying to deal with Tian Ni, but the company's real decision.
In later generations, an 18th-tier star would long to live in a villa, but the stars in this era did not have such treatment. Although the housing prices in Xiangjiang were not high at this time, their salaries were not high either.
It is still necessary to prepare a staff apartment.
This can better win over people's hearts. There is a staff dormitory at Yifu Shaw's Clear Water Bay studio.
"Do you have to wait so long?" Tian Ni said coquettishly and complainingly.
Chu Huan laughed and didn't answer any questions!
Just as they were chatting, Qin Peng had already driven to the peninsula. Tianni got out of the car with a twist, and then lay down on the window of the car with her back raised high, and whispered to Chu Huan
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"Master Huan, would you like to come up and have a cup of coffee?"
Chu Huan knew that he couldn't be fooled at this time, because Tian Ni really asked him to go up and drink coffee, not to ask him to do anything, but at most to give him some sweetness to seduce him.
If this is the case, your side will be at a disadvantage.
"Next time, I have some things to do today!"
Tian Ni showed a hint of surprise. She didn't expect that Chu Huan would reject her. However, this surprise was well covered up by her. After all, she is a professional. She pretended not to care and smiled: "Okay, in that case, then
I’m just going to delay Young Master Huan from getting money!”
"Bye-Bye!"
As he spoke, he blew a kiss to Chu Huan, turned around and walked into the peninsula.
Chu Huan waited for her to get in before letting Qin Peng go to the University of Hong Kong. As for why he had to wait for her to get in, it was naturally to make Tian Ni think that he still had thoughts about her.
It's numerous fun to fight the destiny.
Fighting with the earth is endless fun.
It’s endless fun to fight with others!
Fighting with women will bring endless fun to both big and small heads!
It is actually very convenient for Chu Huan to find Xu Guanwen. He can ask people from the company to find Xu Guanwen, tell him that he wants to see him, and ensure that Xu Guanwen comes over.
But Chu Huan did not do this. This was not because he was created in the black and white image and did not have this ability, but because Chu Huan wanted Xu Guanwen to understand that he had the heart to be polite and virtuous.
Although Xu Guanwen didn't make a lot of movies during his peak period, Xu Guanwen's income from each movie was calculated in tens of millions (including box office income from other places). For someone like this who can help him make money, Chu Huan would like to
Very respectful.
After coming to HKU, Chu Huan easily found Xu Guanjie.
Xu Guanjie will graduate this year. In fact, he rarely comes to school. But fortunately, when he was at the company today, Fang Jianhui told Chu Huan that Xu Guanjie came to school today.
"Ah Huan, why are you here?"
After meeting Chu Huan, Xu Guanjie was also a little surprised. However, after more than half a year, Chu Huan's situation was different from when he first met him.
At that time, Chu Huan was still living by selling songs... Xu Guanjie, who didn't know Chu Huan, did think so at the time.
But now, Chu Huan has frequently appeared in newspapers in Hong Kong, and is likely to become the representative of young talents in Hong Kong.
"I came to see you specially!" Chu Huan said with a smile: "Do you have time, find a place to sit?"
Xu Guanjie naturally did not refuse and said with a smile: "Okay."
The two came to the cafe where they met before.
"Things have changed and people have changed. I didn't expect that just how long has passed, Ah Huan, you have already achieved your current achievements. Brother Li wanted to invite you to join the entertainment industry before!"
After Xu Guanjie sat down, he preached with some sighs.
Chu Huan smiled and said: "Actually, I have joined the entertainment industry at this time, right?"
Xu Guanjie was stunned for a moment, then laughed loudly and said, "That's true. The boss of the film company is indeed from the entertainment industry."
After the greetings were over, Chu Huan said straight to the point: "Sam, since we are friends, I won't hide it anymore. You also know that our company recently signed a contract with director Li Hanxiang. He has now created a script. Our company
I am also preparing to invest and start filming, but after reading the script, I feel that your eldest brother is very suitable for the male lead of this movie, so I came to you this time to ask you to help introduce your eldest brother."
Xu Guanjie was really confused this time. He didn't expect that Chu Huan came here to sign his eldest brother.
"But, my eldest brother has no acting experience?" Xu Guanjie said in a trembling voice.
"No one is born to act. What's more, I watched the variety show hosted by you and your eldest brother, and I think your eldest brother is very talented in acting."
After a pause, Chu Huan continued: "And Director Li Hanxiang is the best at training actors. I believe that your eldest brother will definitely become famous under his hands.
I also know that your eldest brother has not signed an actor contract with TVB, nor has he signed a contract with any other film company, so it is definitely the best choice for him to film in black and white with us."
Xu Guanjie thought for a while and said: "Ah Huan, if you can say that, it seems that you really want to sign my brother. I think if my brother knew about it, he would definitely be very happy."
At this time, Chu Huan revealed all his plans, "Not only your eldest brother, but also all four of you brothers, I want to sign with my film company."
"What?"
Xu Guanjie felt that he couldn't keep up with Chu Huan's rhythm. Now Chu Huan not only wanted to sign his eldest brother, but also the other three of them?
only.......
If Chu Huan knew about him, it was because they were in the same university, and he was somewhat famous, while his eldest brother Xu Guanwen was a host on a TV station.
So how did Chu Huan know about his other two brothers?
"Ah Huan, how do you know about my second brother and third brother?"
Xu Guanjie couldn't help but ask. He just asked if he didn't understand. He couldn't guess the answer anyway.
Chu Huan explained Xu Guanjie's doubts: "Since I am optimistic about your brother, I naturally want to make him famous, so I naturally investigated your brother's situation. As for your second brother and third brother, I know that they are all here now."
Shaw Brothers’ training class, since they are interested in the entertainment industry, let’s join them together!”
"Brothers working together can be as powerful as gold. With the four of you brothers joining us, our Black and White Image will be even more powerful!"
When Xu Guanjie heard what Chu Huan said, he couldn't help but start to feel moved. If he signed his eldest brother to Chu Huan because he was suitable for the work directed by Li Hanxiang, he signed himself because he had gained some fame in the entertainment industry in Hong Kong.
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So if Chu Huan can sign his second brother and third brother, he really thinks about their brothers.
"Ah Huan, I'm very touched that you can do this. No matter what my elder brother thinks, based on your intention, I agree to sign a contract for your black and white video!"
That's right, it's not in vain that I went out of my way to improve my acting skills.
Chu Huan said movingly: "Sam, don't worry, just with your image, you will definitely become the highest-paid actor in Hong Kong in the future!"
Xu Guanjie thought that Chu Huan was deliberately promoting himself, but he really liked hearing these words.
But what Xu Guanjie didn't know was that what Chu Huan said was true. If Chu Huan hadn't appeared, Xu Guanjie would have joined Xinyi City with the highest net worth in Xiangjiang in the future, and co-produced one of Xiangjiang's most classic series of movies "The Best" with the bald man.
Partner".
At that time, New Art City was able to poach Xu Guanjie, and the reward was 2 million!
That was Hong Kong in 1981, and the investment in a movie might not necessarily be two million.
In 1982, "The Best Partner" came out, breaking the control of Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest on the Hong Kong film industry.
Later, Xu Guanjie told Chu Huan that he wanted to go home and discuss it with the three brothers above.
"Ah Huan, don't worry, I will definitely help you convince them!"
Xu Guanjie said seriously when he left.
Chu Huan said with a smile: "Tomorrow, no, tonight at Yong Kee, I will reserve a room. Then the four of you brothers will come together!"
"Okay!" Xu Guanjie nodded seriously.
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The Xu family is not native to Xiangjiang, but came to Xiangjiang illegally in the 1950s. The Xu family not only has four brothers, Xu Guanwen, but also a little sister.
It's just that their little sister is not from the entertainment industry, so she is not known to outsiders.
When the Xu family first came to Hong Kong, they lived in a wooden house area in Diamond Hill, Kowloon.
As we all know, although the so-called Diamond Mountain has diamond sons, it is actually notoriously poor. Those who live here are either local poor households or people who have moved from other places to make a living.
In this poor place called "Diamond" but without diamonds, many celebrities have emerged, including Andy Lau, Zhang Jiahui, etc.
During the childhood of the Hui brothers, their parents lived here and lived a tight life because their parents had just arrived in Hong Kong and had not yet established themselves and their jobs were extremely unstable.
As the eldest son in the family, Xu Guanwen was sensible at an early age. He often went to school and worked at the same time. He did all kinds of hard work, from distributing leaflets to serving as a waiter in a restaurant.
In such a difficult environment, Xu Guanwen never fell behind in his studies. He achieved outstanding results in all subjects and was regarded as the "primary school champion" by his classmates.
It is precisely because of this that Xu Guanjie and the other three respect Xu Guanwen very much.
After graduating from university, Xu Guanwen first worked as a teacher, but the wages of teachers were not high at that time. In order to support his family, Xu Guanwen also worked as a producer in an advertising company.
This also accumulated a lot of experience for him when he later joined Wireless as a host.
The second child, Xu Guanwu, is dull and taciturn, while the third child, Xu Guanying, has a low self-esteem because of his youthful and mature appearance.
The fourth son, Xu Guanjie, was more rebellious in character because he was the youngest son and suffered less.
Naturally, their family no longer needs to live in Diamond Mountain. In fact, Xu Guanwen is already single by himself at this time.
After coming out of the cafe, Xu Guanjie went directly to the training class and found Xu Guanwu and Xu Guanying. Then he took his two brothers who were confused about the situation and went directly to Xu Guanwen's home.
"What happened, are you so panicked?" Xu Guanwen happened to be at home today, and when he saw the three brothers looking flustered, he suddenly looked a little unhappy.
Just seeing Xu Guanjie out of breath, he was suddenly shocked and asked quickly: "Is daddy dead?"
Their father's health has not been very good during this time.
Xu Guanjie waved his hand quickly, went to the living room, poured himself a glass of warm water, and after drinking it, he told the three brothers about Chu Huan's story.
When Xu Guanying heard that a film company wanted to sign him, he immediately became happy. He knew his appearance. In the training class, he was often teased by his classmates. Even the acting teacher invited by Shaw Brothers bluntly said that he was not suitable.
Entertainment.
Now that a film company wants to sign him, he has no reason to be unhappy.
Xu Guanwu had no expression on his face and just looked at his eldest brother Xu Guanwen.
Xu Guanwen was also a little confused, but due to his character, even so, he looked cold and cold.
"You said Li Hanxiang wants me to be the protagonist of his movie?"
"It's not that Li Hanxiang wants you to be the protagonist of his movie, but Chu Huan wants you to be the protagonist of Li Hanxiang's movie." Xu Guanjie corrected.
"But I don't know Chu Huan, how did he know that I can act well?" Xu Guanwen couldn't help but ask.
Xu Guanjie said impatiently: "Didn't I just say that Ah Huan fell in love with you after watching the program hosted by the two of us?"
Xu Guanwen knew that his brother could not lie to him, but this matter was no different from pie in the sky.
Could it be that my fortune has changed?
But as the eldest brother, who has taken care of the family since he was a child, he couldn't think it was that simple. It would be great to be the leading actor in Li Hanxiang's movie.
But some things...
Seeing that Xu Guanwen didn't speak, Xu Guanjie said dissatisfiedly: "Brother, haven't you always wanted to act in movies? Why are you still like this now that Ah Huan has found you?"
Xu Guanwen reprimanded: "What do you know? I am naturally happy to be the star of a movie directed by Li Hanxiang, but I have also heard about black and white images. Is there something wrong with this company?"
"What's the problem?" Xu Guanying asked from the side.
Xu Guanwen explained: "When Black and White was first created, it snatched Lisheng Cinema from Golden Harvest, and then cut off Shaw Brothers and signed Li Hanxiang. This offended both Shaw Brothers and Golden Harvest at the same time. Shaw Yifu is a TVB
The major shareholder of the company, if I sign a contract with Black and White Video, Wireless will definitely lay off me. What will I do if Black and White Video can no longer continue?"
The three brothers Xu Guanjie really didn't expect Xu Guanwen to think so far.
Xu Guanwu suddenly said: "Ajie, has Chu Huan said what kind of reward he will give to eldest brother?"
Xu Guanjie scratched his hair and said with a smile, "I forgot to ask."
Xu Guanwen waved his hand and said: "Don't think too much about the salary. I don't have much status in the film industry. Even if I am a starring role, it will only cost four to five thousand yuan at most. What I am worried about is the future."
Xu Guanwu continued: "Brother, actually I think you don't need to worry too much about the future."
"Second brother, how do you say this?" Xu Guanying asked quickly. He really wanted to sign the contract with Black and White. Anyway, he had no choice. Now that he had a choice, Xu Guanying wanted to hold on tightly.
Xu Guanwu explained: "Since the eldest brother can star in Li Hanxiang's movie, as long as the box office of this movie does not hit the street, the eldest brother will become famous. Even if the black and white film can no longer be produced, the eldest brother can sign with other film companies!
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Xu Guanwen's eyes lit up, "Yes, that's okay!"
Xu Guanjie simply wanted Xu Guanwen to join Black and White Image. At this time, he looked at Xu Guanwen expectantly and asked: "Brother, what do you think?"
Xu Guanwen was really moved when Xu Guanwu said that it was indeed his wish to act in a movie. He glared at Xu Guanjie and said, "Why are you so anxious? Didn't you already promise Chu Huan that the four of us will meet him together tonight? First,
Let’s talk about it after we meet!”
When Xu Guanjie saw whether his elder brother had directly agreed or not, he muttered in a low voice: "Ah Huan has invited me so sincerely, why do you still have so many ideas?"
Xu Guanwu laughed at the side and said: "Ajie, you can't blame me for this. Now Aying and I are just students in the training class and have not made much progress. Now everything in the family is supported by you and my brother. Dad's health
It’s not very good, brother must want more!”
Xu Guanjie also knew these truths, but he felt that Chu Huan was already so sincere, and he was still a little embarrassed to hold back...