Hong Kong variety show: I Am a Tycoon

Chapter 209 Conducting Training Courses
Hong Kong in the 1980s was actually very, very open-minded. Newspapers talked extensively about gay culture and feminism, and tabloids were full of stories about love and sex every day. The entertainment industry and the circle of the wealthy were both extremely chaotic, one more chaotic than the other...

It is said that Hung Hing Film Company has an unwritten rule that the male and female leads in any film produced by the company are not allowed to have kissing scenes, let alone overly nude scenes, because the big boss likes to play around with female stars.

She's been in Hong Kong for over half a year now, so she naturally knows what kind of play Boss Jun is going to tell her about. She blushed and nodded, saying, "Mmm..."

In fact, Zhu Baoyi could have refused him. She knew that Boss Jun had several women, but she still couldn't help but fall for him.

Da Lao Jun is the most talented man Zhu Baoyi has ever met. This man can conquer the world with a sword, his singing can make most self-proclaimed talented composers and lyricists hide their faces in shame, and his filmmaking has inadvertently set a new standard for the Hong Kong film industry...

Where can you find such a talented underworld emperor?
Zhu Baoyi is only eighteen years old this year.

What girl is not pregnant?
The celebration banquet ended around nine o'clock. Everyone said their goodbyes and shared their feelings at the hotel entrance. Chen Jiajun didn't drink much tonight.

He was planning to find an excuse to let his girlfriend, Guan Jiahui, go home first.

Chow Yun-fat, accompanied by a flushed Zhao Yazhi, approached Chen Jiajun: "Boss, could I buy you a cup of coffee and talk to you about something?"

"Is it related to Zhao Yazhi?" Chen Jiajun looked at the two of them.

Chow Yun-fat smiled and nodded, saying, "Yes."

"Alright, Jia Hui, you two go back first." Boss Jun looked at Guan Jia Hui.

"Brother Jun, don't stay up too late," Guan Jiahui advised.

Upon arriving at the coffee shop, several young demon slaves sat at the next table, maintaining a certain distance from their elder brother, yet not too far away.

Sitting opposite Chen Jiajun were Chow Yun-fat and Zhao Yazhi.

Tonight, Zhao Yazhi wore a black evening gown, her shoulders slightly exposed, the black ribbons contrasting against her fair skin, the striking color combination sparking endless imagination.

Zhao Yazhi was born in the Miss Hong Kong pageant. Her biggest scandal was the "Double Huang Controversy" in later generations. The "Double Huang" refers to Huang Yuanshen, the TVB martial arts star who played "Huo Yuanjia", and her husband Huang Hanwei.

Since collaborating with Chow Yun-fat on the film "The Bund" last year, Zhao Yazhi's career has hit a bottleneck.

It's important to know that in the Hong Kong film and television industry of the 1980s, action films reigned supreme. Zhao Yazhi's image was too gentle and delicate, which didn't fit the "action heroine" role at all.

The appearance of "A Better Tomorrow" was refreshing and made people feel that movies could be made in a different way.

Wanting to make a breakthrough in her career, Zhao Yazhi contacted her friend Chow Yun-fat in the entertainment industry.

Chen Jiajun tapped the table lightly twice and got straight to the point: "Ms. Zhao, are you now interested in developing a career in the film industry?"

If you wield your hoe well, there's no corner you can't dig down.

With Zhao Yazhi's suspicious husband and their family on the verge of breaking up, Chen Jiajun could easily turn the couple against each other and cause their family to break apart with just a few tricks.

“Yes, yes, yes.” Chow Yun-fat nodded hurriedly.

“Yes,” Zhao Yazhi replied.

Chen Jiajun took a puff of his cigar and chuckled self-deprecatingly, "I wonder if Miss Zhao is aware of some of the unpleasant rumors circulating about our company."

After a pause, Chen Jiajun continued, "I wonder if this will affect your family?"

Chen Jiajun was referring to the rumor that "the big boss of Hung Hing Film Company likes to play around with female stars." Zhao Yazhi, who was in the entertainment industry, had naturally heard about this, but she asked Chow Yun-fat about it, and Chow Yun-fat righteously stated that it was completely nonsense.

Just kidding, Boss Jun is busy with his career every day, busy showing off his horses and cheating on his friends, where would he have time to have scandals with female celebrities in the entertainment industry?

But entertainment magazines have already written about it in a very organized and detailed way.

Boss Jun naturally didn't have time to clarify, nor was he too lazy to have his brothers burn newspapers over such trivial matters. After all, as the head of a gang, he didn't care about these gossip stories at all.

As for the female celebrities caught in the vortex of rumors, they won't bother to clarify anything. After all, Boss Jun is one of the top five richest men in Hong Kong, and these scandals can actually raise their value.

Zhao Yazhi replied somewhat nervously, "Mr. Chen, those are all rumors. The innocent will clear themselves."

Zhao Meinu's idea was too simple and naive. She just forgot the saying, "Many voices can melt metal, and accumulated slander can destroy bones."

"I like the saying 'The innocent will clear themselves.' By the way, don't call me Mr. Chen, just call me Ah Jun."

Boss Jun nodded in satisfaction: "Ms. Zhao, could you tell me about your past experiences and which well-known film and television works you have acted in?"

"I graduated from Hong Kong Catholic Chongde English College in 71. Back then, Japan Airlines was recruiting flight attendants in Hong Kong..."

"In 73, I participated in the first Miss Hong Kong pageant organized by TVB. My results were not very good; I only came in fourth place..."

Zhao Yazhi spoke candidly about her past experiences.

Chen Jiajun interrupted, "With Miss Zhao's looks, how could she only get fourth place? Were the judges blind?"

“Mr. Chen…” Zhao Yazhi had just begun to speak.

“Call me Ah Jun. I don’t like feeling distant,” Chen Jiajun immediately interrupted.

“Okay, then please don’t call me Miss Zhao, just call me Azhi.” Zhao Yazhi followed suit and explained:

"The situation was like this: the emcee asked me a fashion question, and I was so nervous that I didn't answer well."

After finishing fourth, I chose to continue working as a flight attendant. Two years later, TVB approached me to be a program host, and from then on, I officially began my career in the entertainment industry…

Big Boss Jun is very approachable, and Zhao Yazhi is not nervous at all when chatting with him. Big Boss Jun nodded to indicate that he was listening.

The two chatted more and more enthusiastically, finding each other increasingly congenial. Zhao Yazhi also seemed to enjoy talking more and more, and when they talked about something funny, they would laugh together. In Zhao Yazhi's opinion, Chen Jiajun was down-to-earth.

Towards the end of their conversation, the two even addressed each other as brother and sister.

Just then, a voice, clearly suppressing anger, suddenly rang out: "It's so late, aren't you going back to sleep?"

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and saw a man with a gloomy face standing in front of them. This man was Zhao Yazhi's husband, Huang Hanwei.

"Why are you here?" Zhao Yazhi was slightly surprised to see her husband.

"Why can't I come? What are you so nervous about?"

Huang Hanwei clenched his fists, his eyes seeming to spit fire.

Big Boss Jun is a well-known tycoon in Hong Kong. As Zhao Yazhi's husband, he naturally knew that Big Boss Jun in the entertainment industry had a bad reputation and was known for playing around with female stars.

“I’m not nervous about anything. I was talking to Mr. Chen about work,” Zhao Yazhi quickly explained.

"Talking about work? What are you talking about so late at night?" Huang Hanwei could no longer suppress his anger and roared.

"Mr. Huang, please don't misunderstand."

Chow Yun-fat quickly stood up and stood in front of Chan Ka-chun. Several young demon slaves, including Doom, also stood up at the same time.

At this moment, Boss Jun naturally had to maintain the facade of family harmony. He smiled and said to Zhao Yazhi, "Sister Zhi, it is indeed getting late. Mr. Huang, I'm sorry, our company is going to shoot a movie with an investment of over ten million. Ah Fa recommended Sister Zhi to me, so I invited her over for a chat." "Sister Zhi, that's all for now. Here's the script. Take a look at it when you have time. Someone will invite you to audition later."

As Chen Jiajun spoke, he placed the script for "Wrong Car" on the table.

A film company needs to produce both eye-catching commercial films and thought-provoking art films.

The script for "Wrong Car" was completed in two days by Huang Baiming of the "Seven Eccentrics of Art City" and several screenwriters from Taiwan. However, the script has been stuck with Chen Jiajun for at least three or four months.

The cast, details, and theme song have already been finalized, but Chen Jiajun has asked Huang Baiming to carefully consider the choice of the female lead.

Why?

Because this movie is a classic, it has been remade three times, and its theme song, "If There's No Wine to Sell," is extremely popular.

The key point is that it was extremely successful at the box office. It was re-released eight times in Taiwan within five months and also had a three-month run in mainland China, with almost every screening sold out. It won unanimous praise from audiences and the industry, and its box office reached more than 4000 million.

The film received 11 nominations at the 20th Golden Horse Awards, and ultimately won four awards, including Best Actor, Best Original Score, Best Original Song, and Best Sound Recording.

With this film, Chen Jiajun was able to break into the mainland market for Hung Hing Films, which is why he attached so much importance to it.

After leaving the coffee shop, Chen Jiajun arrived at the presidential suite of the Shangri-La Hotel.

As soon as he entered, Zhu Baoyi, who had been waiting there, stepped forward as if she had done something wrong and closed the door. She took Chen Jiajun's coat, hung it on the hanger, and said with her head down, "I'll go boil some water for you."

"No need, just get me a bottle of soda or mineral water." Chen Jiajun had just finished his hot coffee.

"You can't drink anything cold at night. Just wait a moment, it'll be ready soon." Zhu Baoyi picked up the teapot.

"Alright, give me some tea leaves." Chen Jiajun no longer insisted.

That night, the two discussed human reproduction and the cultivation methods in "The Legend of the Swordsman of Shu Mountain". They talked until very late, until 2 a.m. when they had a deep and passionate exchange.

Chen Jiajun's profound skills left a deep impression on Zhu Baoyi, and Chen Jiajun was also deeply impressed by Zhu Baoyi's insatiable thirst for knowledge.

Early the next morning, we returned to Repulse Bay Estate.

[Chen Jiajun, Chairman of Guojun Group, confirmed to be dating Guan Shan's daughter; the two have been living together for two years]

A copy of the Sing Tao Daily sits on the table. The headline of the entertainment section features a photo of Chan Ka-Chun, dressed in a suit, and Kwan Ka-Wai, wearing a mink coat and evening gown.

The next report featured a group photo from the victory celebration banquet, with the words "[A Better Tomorrow Victory Celebration Banquet]" prominently displayed.

Another copy of the Oriental Daily News contained roughly the same content, but included an article titled "Hong Kong's Top Ten Tycoons - Chen Jiajun, a Self-Made Young Billionaire."

This article is full of positive energy. It begins by listing Chen Jiajun's series of operations in the stock market, followed by an inventory of Chen Jiajun's assets, including China Motor Corporation, Kowloon Motor Bus Corporation, and Guojun Group. Finally, it is calculated that Chen Jiajun's net worth is at least 40 billion.

With a net worth of 40 billion, Chen Jiajun ranks sixth among Hong Kong's tycoons. However, the report also points out that Chen Jiajun's businesses are all high-quality, and due to a lack of clarity regarding the shares of [Guojun Group], his net worth is underestimated.

In this article in the Oriental Daily News, Mr. Chen Jiajun is described as an inspirational young man who is ambitious, talented, virtuous, and indomitable.

The social section of the Oriental Daily News reported on the court proceedings of Xu Huayan, the head of the New Journalists Association, his son Xu Zhancheng, and his son-in-law Zhang Liangsheng.

The two sides presented a stark contrast.

After reading the Oriental Daily News, Chen Jiajun became even more impressed by the sycophantic skills of the newspaper's editor-in-chief, Oriental Ma.

……

"Chairman, coffee."

At Hongxing Film and Television, the receptionist brought a cup of coffee to Boss Jun, her eyes glistening with tears.

"Thank you."

Unfortunately, though she was willing, he was indifferent. Chen Jiajun simply nodded slightly and then looked away.

"Mr. Chen, are you busy?" At this moment, Zeng Ziwei entered the office with a file folder.

"Come in and have a seat." Chen Jiajun smiled as he stood up and walked around the desk.

The two sat on the sofa, and Zeng Ziwei handed over a file folder: "These are the training course registration forms that Hongxing Film and Television recently received. Please take a look."

"Oh?"

After taking the file folder, Chen Jiajun opened the cigar box and handed Zeng Ziwei a Cohiba cigar.

Since its founding last year, Hung Hing Films has been considering opening an artist training class, but the results were not very good before. Now, Hung Hing Films is a golden brand and a dominant force in Hong Kong.

As a result, an overwhelming number of artists came to register.

Chen Jiajun had to personally review all these new applicants' forms to avoid excluding any promising talents.

The materials were divided into two stacks: one stack contained materials that had passed the initial assessment, and the other stack contained materials that had been eliminated.

Chen Jiajun chose the one that had been eliminated, and soon spotted a promising talent among the applicants: the future comedy superstar, Zhou Xingci.

He circled it in red pen and said to Zeng Ziwei, "This artist's resume shows that he is a contract actor for RTV and has acting experience, so why didn't he pass the preliminary selection?"

"He was supposed to play a tragic role, but he turned it into a comedy, so naturally he failed the exam. Also, I checked his background, and it seems he's registered with Xinji, which might cause you trouble, boss."

Zeng Ziwei shook his head helplessly; he also remembered Zhou Xingci quite well.

Chen Jiajun smiled and shook his head, saying, "Being able to turn a tragic drama into a comedy is a skill in itself. He has a natural talent for comedy. Let's give him a ten-year contract and tell him that if he joins our company, he has to sign a long-term contract."

Furthermore, if he performs exceptionally well during his time with the company, the company will renegotiate his contract.

"Protect him well; he's a promising talent. As for whether he's affiliated with any gang or not, it doesn't matter. Hung Hing Films and Hung Hing are different."

“Yes, boss.” Zeng Ziwei immediately wrote down Zhou Xingci’s name.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Jiajun saw another file that surprised him: Wen Biyu.

Born on July 30, 1966, her family address is Tiu Keng Leng, Hong Kong.

The initial screening score was zero.

Chen Jiajun looked at Zeng Ziwei and asked, "Why did she get a zero?"

"She's a delinquent girl with no talent for performing, and the worst part is that she's a minor."

Zeng Ziwei pointed to the comments below.

Chen Jiajun looked at the photo carefully. Isn't this the future leading lady "Wen Bixia"?

(End of this chapter)