1982 Started from Hong Kong

Chapter 295 Hidden Rules

The establishment of Jiuyi Entertainment directly and indirectly affected the original career paths of many people.

A new little brother, a host of a wireless children's program?
Others were not familiar with the children's drama "430 Shuttle", but Zhai Yuan was moved when he heard it.

One of Li Xiuxian’s two top horses is Chen Kuian, who could the other one be?
Of course it's you, Comedian!

In the original timeline, Stephen Chow would have to continue to sit on the bench at TVB for a few more years until he met Wan Ziliang in the anniversary drama "The Journey of Life" and was appreciated by Wan Ziliang, who gave him the opportunity to star in his first movie "The Wind Catcher".

Then it was Li Xiuxian's turn to recruit Zhou Xingchi as his younger brother. "Pili Pioneer" won the Golden Horse Award for Best Supporting Actor. TVB took over and launched another drama "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", which made Zhou Xingchi play the leading role for the first time. Then Zhou Xingchi met Bodhi Patriarch Liu Zhenwei, who complemented each other, and officially opened the era of "Two Zhous and One Cheng" in the Hong Kong circle...

Zhai Yuan went over the gossip in his mind and although he felt a little confused, he was still under control.

It’s just that the fourth generation comedy king was born a few years earlier.

But it’s not impossible.

Looking back at the 100 years of Hong Kong films, from Sun Ma Sze Tsang and Deng Jichen in the 1950s, Leung Sing-por and Liu Enjia in the 1960s, Hui Kwun-man and Hui Kwun-ying in the 1970s and 1980s, the strong genre of comedy has always been passed down.

In the past two years, it has seemed a bit weak.

"It seems to be no problem for the comedy duo of Stephen Chow and Ng Man-tat to come out early to replace the two brothers from the Xu family."

Zhai Yuan thought to himself, "Zhou Xingchi is not famous right now. Let's use the TV series "The World's Number One" to create some publicity for him, and then he can enter the film industry... But I don't know if letting him play the role of Cheng Shifei will have the same good effect as the original film."

Then he shook his head, feeling that he had preconceived ideas.

Isn't Cheng Shifei in the original series set to be Wei Xiaobao who has learned magical skills? Wang Jin just rehashed some old stuff and made it into a hodgepodge.

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next morning.

As soon as Zhai Yuan walked into the company, he saw Li Xiuxian holding a young handsome man and talking to Shi Nansheng about something.

"Morning, Mr. Zhai."

Seeing Zhai Yuan passing by, Li Xiuxian smiled and greeted him, then pushed the handsome guy and said, "Hey, call someone."

The 23-year-old Zhou Xingchi still looked immature. After being reminded, he nodded nervously to Zhai Yuan: "Good morning, Mr. Zhai. I am an artist under Xian Ge. My name is Zhou Xingchi."

There was no unexpected situation like in film and television dramas when the protagonist appears. At this time, Zhou Xiaojiang stood like a minion. It was the first time he met the senior boss of a film and television company other than Zhao Yifu. He pursed his thin lips slightly, facing Zhai Yuan's smiling gaze, feeling a little awkward and restrained.

"Mr. Zhai, Xingzai is the actor I recommended to you yesterday. Ms. Shi is planning to interview him. It's a good opportunity for you to come over and give some advice?"

Li Xiuxian put his arm around Zhou Xingchi's shoulders and patted him a few times, signaling him not to be nervous. He said with a chivalrous tone, "My little brother is very obedient. TVB is blind to his talent. If we give him a chance, he will definitely become a star!"

Looking at the scene in front of him where they were as close as brothers, Zhai Yuan found it hard to imagine that the two would become enemies later.

"How much did your Universal Company pay to sign him?" Zhai Yuan asked curiously.

"You mean the movie date?" Li Xiuxian was startled, then laughed and said, "No! Although Xingzai is very talented, it's too early to let him make a movie now. Let's take it step by step first."

Zhai Yuan understood what was going on as soon as he thought about it.

Li Xiuxian and his group had just joined 91 Entertainment. According to the company's rule, each person was required to shoot three movies, and if they failed to make money, they would move to behind-the-scenes work. He certainly would not take the risk at this time and let Zhou Xingchi, a newcomer, participate in his film production.

So he set his sights on the role of Cheng Shifei, the male lead in the TV series "The World's Number One".

The plan was quite good. If the TV series made Zhou Xingchi famous, he would sign a contract with the other party and at least get some benefits from the role in the new movie.

"Then there is no need to sign. Let him sign directly with Jiuyi."

Zhai Yuan waved his hand and said something, then turned to Shi Nansheng and said, "Sister Nan, I like this handsome guy. He earns 100,000 yuan per play. The company will sign him for 10 plays first. Also, I think he is suitable for Cheng Shifei's casting. We don't need to continue the interview and just sign him. He will get a monthly salary, 8,000 yuan a month."

With just a few words, Zhai Yuan became the master of Li Xiuxian and Zhou Xingchi.

Both of them were a little dumbfounded.

Shi Nansheng didn't react either. He looked at Zhou Xingchi and then at Zhai Yuan, and almost asked "your relative?"

It's OK for a new actor to get 100,000 yuan for a drama, but 8,000 yuan a month for a TV series? How much does Andy Lau get? Besides, this guy is just hosting a children's program on TVB, and he has to thank the gods for the 2,000 yuan he gets a month.

Shi Nansheng opened his mouth to say something to persuade them, but he was embarrassed because of the two people next to him.

Li Xiuxian scratched his head, not knowing what was going on. Seeing that Zhai Yuan didn't seem to be joking, he patted Zhou Xingchi and said, "You're such a lucky guy, why don't you say thank you, Mr. Zhai?"

Zhou Xingchi came back to his senses from his confused state, and a look of joy appeared on his face: "Thank you, thank you Mr. Zhai for giving me the opportunity!"

"Work hard, pretty boy. I can tell at a glance that you have a bright future ahead of you."

Zhai Yuan patted Zhou Xingchi's cheek with a smile, and then said to Shi Nansheng: "Ask Wang Jin to come to my office to review the script, and also discuss the candidates for the other leading roles..."

After Zhai Yuan finished explaining what he had to do, he strolled back to the office leisurely.

Shi Nansheng shook his head helplessly, feeling that his boss's spending had been getting bigger and bigger recently, which could only be attributed to the fact that he had indeed made a lot of money in the stock market.

Send Zhou Xingchi to the human resources department to complete the job application process.

When Shi Nansheng was about to inform Wang Jin, Li Xiuxian came over mysteriously.

Li Xiuxian coughed and said, "Sister Nan, should we let Xingzi go over to accompany the boss tonight?"

Shi Nansheng looked at him with horror: "What do you want to do?"

Li Xiuxian said as a matter of course: "Offering a high price to newcomers, isn't that an unspoken rule? This kind of thing is very common in the circle, and everyone knows it well..."

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Is it too high to offer Zhou Xingchi 100,000 yuan for a movie?
At some point.

In a few years, even if you offer him 100,000 yuan to make a guest appearance, he won’t have the

But now, looking at Zhou Xingchi's quick entry procedures, we can tell that he cherishes this job very much.

Once upon a time, when he first joined Rediffusion Television, he couldn't even get a formal contract. He worked as a temporary actor for two years and had to switch to TVB.

The result was even worse when I went to TVB. I was eliminated in the first round of exams and didn't even have the chance to be a temporary actor.

Later, his neighbor Michelle Yim spoke up for him, and the TVB training class reluctantly agreed to let him join the night shift to study. He worked as a temporary actor for three months. The person in charge, for Michelle Yim's sake, finally agreed to give him a TVB contract.

As a TV host, unless you reach the level of the gold medal emcee He Shouxin, you will definitely not earn as much as actors or stars.

Zhou Xingchi has been working at "430 Shuttle" until this year, with two years of experience as a host, but his monthly salary is still only a little over 20 yuan plus yuan a day in canteen meal allowance.

On the other hand, his good friend Tony Leung, who signed up at the same time as him, is now one of the five TVB stars handpicked by Mr. Yi-Fu.

"This is your first time as the leading actor, you must seize this opportunity! Zhou Xingchi, you must win!"

Coming out of the Human Resources Department, Zhou Xiaojiang clenched his fist and silently encouraged himself.

A fat man bumped into them.

Wang Jin took two steps back and looked at Zhou Xingchi in surprise, "You are the host of the children's program, your name is..."

Zhou Xingchi quickly said, "Zhou Xingchi, Director Xingzai." Wang Jin is a veteran of TVB, and both father and son have been contributors. Zhou Xingchi had naturally seen him before, but today was the first time he had close contact with him.

"Oh Xingzai, I heard from Li Xiuxian that he wants to recommend you to be the male lead of "The World's Number One". How was your interview? Did you pass it?"

"Mr. Zhai gave me a chance and agreed to let me do this play."

"Not bad, I'll show you the script later. If you work hard, you will definitely win."

Wang Jin gave a few words of encouragement, not paying much attention to the newcomer, and walked into Zhai Yuan's office.

in the office.

Zhai Yuan is talking on the phone.

Seeing Fatty Wang coming in, Zhai Yuan signaled him with his eyes to sit down first, and continued to say to the person on the other end of the phone with a smile: "Uncle Lan, since Uncle Zhao Liu doesn't want to do the movie business now, why not cooperate with my Qvod? I'll offer 30 million to buy out the rights to produce and distribute all of Zhao's movies over the years. It would be even better if he's willing to buy the TV series as well. Can you help me ask him what he thinks?"

I don't know what Cai Lan said on the other end of the phone.

Zhai Yuan smiled and said, "Okay, I'll wait for your good news. In addition, the sales market of VCDs and optical discs in Singapore, Malaysia and Borneo will also require your hard work. Hey! Why don't you come directly to Qvod and be our sales manager in Singapore, Malaysia and Thailand? You don't have to discuss this matter with Uncle Zhao Liu, do you?"

Chat with Cai Lan about the CD business.

Zhai Yuan changed the subject and said, "Finally, there is one more thing. There is a host named Zhou Xingchi on the TVB children's program. I like him and want to support him in a TV series. Please help me tell the TV station to let him go."

Compared to what I said before, this was indeed a trivial matter. Cai Lan agreed immediately on the phone.

Put down the phone.

Zhai Yuan leaned back in his chair and let out a long sigh.

As for VCD and optical disc products, the Hong Kong market is now dominated by Xue Wan-en, while the senior Cai Lan has the final say in Singapore, Malaysia and Borneo. The Japanese market does not need to wait for Xixie Yannan and Xu Jiasheng, as Panasonic and Sony, which have placed orders, will help to open up sales...

In this way, within half a year, the entire Asian market can be opened up bit by bit.

"Mr. Zhai's business is booming this year, and he may be on the Forbes rich list next year."

When Wang Jin saw Zhai Yuan finish the call, he smiled and flattered him.

Zhai Yuan hummed without commenting: "Have you seen Zhou Xingchi outside?"

"I have seen him." Wang Jin nodded and said, "He is very gentle. I wonder if he can play the role of Cheng Shifei well."

"I just had a chat with Cai Lan. If the quality of Jiuyi's drama is good, we can get it to TVB for a trial broadcast first."

Zhai Yuan was not worried about Zhou Xingchi's acting skills and said, "I will first tell you the script of the first five episodes of "The World's Number One". You go back and write the script and shoot it as soon as possible."

It is easy for a plagiarist to copy a movie or three or two songs.

When it comes to long-form TV series, it's not that simple.

Zhai Yuan sorted out the story in Wang Jin's memory, which was basically fragmented and exciting. The whole framework was built, and the fat man had to fill in the details himself.

Duan Tianya, Gui Hai Yidao, Shangguan Haitang, Cheng Shifei, Yunluo County Princess, Tiedan Shenhou, Cao Zhengchun...

Related characters appear one after another.

Slope westward day by day.

Zhou Huimin came in and brought lunch to the two of them. Seeing that Zhai Yuan was working, she did not disturb him. She just tapped the lunch box lightly and winked at him with a smile.

Zhai Yuan opened the lunch box and saw a heart-shaped fried egg inside. He thought it was quite romantic.

He held Zhou Huimin's hand and said, "Wait for me after get off work tonight~"

Zhou Huimin bit her lip, hummed softly, and walked out in small steps.

Continue eating and chatting with Wang Jin in the office.

Another half hour passed.

Zhai Yuan asked: "Is that about enough for five episodes?"

The oral story starts with the young boy Cheng Shifei being tricked into joining the Eastern Depot as a eunuch, and goes all the way to Duan Tianya going to Japan to learn the phantom sword.

Wang Jin glanced at the notes in his hand, closed his eyes and thought for a moment, then said, "More than that, maybe about ten episodes."

Zhai Yuan nodded and said, "That's it for now. You only need to shoot the first five episodes. The pace needs to be fast enough. As for the actors, except for those who are not in Hong Kong, you can choose any other actors. Don't be too stingy with computer special effects. I will give you enough production costs. If you need to shoot, go to the mainland. I will make arrangements for you there in advance."

It was rare for Zhai Yuan to say so much.

Wang Jin nodded seriously and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Zhai, I will definitely do it well!"

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12 month 6 number.

The crew of "Damadan" returned to Hong Kong from the mainland.

Shi Nansheng finally saw the old monster Xu whom he had been thinking about for a long time.

Li Saifeng stood in the crowd and looked at Zhai Yuan with a smile.

Wang Xiaofeng and Weng Meiling beside her pushed her and said, "Go over there! If you don't take the initiative, someone else will get there first."

The words just fell.

Guan Zhilin, with a pair of sunglasses covering half of her face, was already twisting her body as she walked towards Zhai Yuan.

"Mr. Zhai, would it be convenient for you to give me a ride?"

Guan Zhilin walked up to Zhai Yuan and took off her sunglasses. Her eyes were moist, and she opened the car door and got in without waiting for his answer.

Finally, he turned his head and gave a provocative look through the car window at Wang Xiaofeng and the other two who were not far away.

Wang Xiaofeng was immediately furious: "How dare this bitch glare at me?"

As she spoke, she rolled up her sleeves and was about to rush forward, but Barbara Yung and Moon Lee quickly stopped her.

Shi Nansheng frowned when he saw this, and only relaxed when he saw that there were no reporters around.

She took Xu Qi's arm and asked, "Master, what's the situation with these women?"

Xu Qi recalled the scene of the three heroes fighting against Lu Bu in the "Dama Dan" crew, and shook his head with lingering fear: "Women are jealous of each other, so let's not talk about it!"

As "Mr. Zombie" is about to be released.

Xu Qi finally saw the computer special effects studio he had been longing for.

Zhai Yuan kept his promise and said, "Old Xu, this newly established computer special effects studio will be handed over to you to manage from now on."

Xu Qi looked at the shiny new equipment that had just been shipped back from overseas and sighed: "Thank you, Mr. Zhai. Now I can finally figure out how the T-800 killer robot was made..."

(End of this chapter)