Entertainment: Since 1990

Chapter 51 Is This Fate?

When Cao Jian and Zhou Huimin met for the first time, they just nodded and didn't say anything.

For Cao Jian, there is no need to rush into flirting with girls. After all, there were so many beautiful women in the Hong Kong entertainment industry in the 1990s, and there were plenty of opportunities.

The two of them arrived at the boss's office, where a middle-aged man in a suit and tie came to greet them. "Mr. Cao Jian, I've been waiting for you for several months. Welcome to PolyGram. My name is Zheng Donghan."

"Hello, Mr. Zheng, thank you for your appreciation."

Cao Jian shook hands with the middle-aged man in a neither humble nor arrogant manner, and also looked at this entertainment industry tycoon who had made many singers famous.

Judging from his features, he does look a bit like singer Zheng Zhongji.

As expected of a father and son.

Zheng Donghan politely asked Cao Jian to sit down: "You were born in 72, the same age as my son, but he can only sing harmony for others now, while you have released an album."

"Mr. Zheng, you're welcome. I mainly enjoy singing. Your son wants to go to college, but I don't have that luck."

"Haha, as long as you like singing, we like talented young people."

Although Zheng Donghan is in Hong Kong, his accent still has some Taiwanese accent.

The middle-aged man was very happy to hear his son being praised, and felt that Cao Jian was quite good at speaking.

"Haha. I will definitely not let President Zheng down."

Cao Jian smiled pretending to be embarrassed, looking very innocent.

"I believe you."

Zheng Donghan continued, "You just arrived today. I'll have Fang Zhengjie show you around the company, and then you can go to your accommodation and rest. We'll talk about other things tomorrow."

"it is good."

Cao Jian had no objection to this arrangement and stood up to say goodbye.

After leaving the room, he turned to Lin Fangzhengjie, who was familiar with the company, and said, "Assistant Zheng, when will the formal contract be signed?"

There is still 18 million Hong Kong dollars left, and he wants to get it as soon as possible.

"Are you worried?"

Without the boss by his side, Lin Fangzhengjie spoke more casually: "To officially sign the contract, don't you have to go to the bank to open an account?"

"that's right."

Cao Jian then remembered that his mainland bank account was not easy to use here.

After getting familiar with the company, Cao Jian felt a little dazzled. They were all big stars.

Liu Dehua met him, as did Li Ming and Li Keqin, one of the PolyGram twin stars, but Zhang Xueyou was not seen.

When I first came to PolyGram, I met two of the future Four Heavenly Kings.

I guess every Chinese person knows how popular these were in the 1990s.

This shows the status of this company in the music industry.

"Huang Jiaju?"

Especially when Cao Jian saw this legendary idol, the soul of Beyond and the talented singer, he was so excited that he wanted to go over and shake hands with him.

Who among the young people born in the 1970s and 1980s has not followed Beyond?

Fortunately, in order not to embarrass the mainlanders, I finally resisted the urge to ask for my idol's autograph.

"How's it going? You're not disappointed with joining our company, are you?"

Lin Fangzhengjie felt a little proud. PolyGram can be said to be the leader in the record industry now.

"pretty good."

Cao Jian, who was a little excited just now, has calmed down at this time and just nodded casually.

He believes that he will become even more famous in the future.

His goal is to become the little prince of love songs.

"Come on, I'll take you to where you're staying. The company rented an apartment specifically for you. It's a little small, but don't mind. It'll be a good place for you to stay for now."

Although Lin Fangzhengjie said it explicitly, his meaning was very clear.

The current housing price in Hong Kong is 5,000 to 6,000 yuan per square meter. After you sign the contract, you will have more than 10 million yuan, so it should not be difficult to buy a house by yourself.

"I see."

Cao Jian understood and didn't mind, so he decided to stay there first.

If I buy something in the future, I will buy a villa.

However, the housing prices in Hong Kong have not yet reached their peak. It is said that when Hong Kong returned to China, the price was tens of thousands. It is still a good idea to buy some for investment.

Although it has dropped since the financial crisis in 97, it is still very high. Stephen Chow likes to invest in real estate and has made a lot of money.

The two were chatting and about to go downstairs when they heard several women at the front desk pointing at Cao Jian and chattering.

"Is this the mainlander signed by the company?"

"It's him."

“It looks so earthy.”

"Yes, such a person will affect the company's image. I don't know why they signed a mainlander."

"Exactly. I heard that the album he released in mainland China didn't sell very well in Hong Kong. He was a flop even in Hong Kong, and he even had Assistant Lin accompany him."

Although the voices of several people were not loud, Cao Jian could still hear them faintly.

"Damn it!"

Cao Jian has always hated women who gossip like this, and couldn't help but curse them softly.

It’s just a colony, why do you feel so superior?

This made Cao Jian secretly swear in his heart that he must let Hong Kong women taste his power!

Fortunately, the women didn't hear it, but Lin Fangzhengjie did. He laughed and said, "The Cantonese you cursed in just now was very standard, even better than yours."

"That's good enough."

Although Cao Jian was laughing, Lin Fangzhengjie did not scold those gossiping women, which made him a little unhappy.

Then prove it to them!
Although some people gossiped about him, the boss of PolyGram still attached great importance to Cao Jian, and the apartment he rented was not far from the company.

Lin Fangzhengjie took Cao Jian to a nearby bank to open an account, exchanged some Hong Kong dollars, and sent him to the apartment.

Although the room is only about 50 square meters, it has furniture and appliances.

At night, standing on the balcony, looking at the bright lights and bustling Hong Kong, Cao Jian couldn't help but imitate Stephen Chow, raising his fist and shouting, "Work hard! Strive!"

"Wow!"

Just as he finished shouting, he heard a basin of water pouring down from upstairs, followed by a burst of curses.
The next morning, Cao Jian came to PolyGram.

Although his albums in mainland China sold very well, there was no grand ceremony for this signing. He just signed his name on a five-year contract.

Afterwards, Cao Jian’s bank information was registered and he was introduced to an agent named Ke Zhihui, and the contract was completed.

But what he was concerned about was when the remaining 18 million Hong Kong dollars would arrive.

Cao Jian doesn't know many people here, and since he has signed the contract, what he cares most about is money.

"Xiao Cao, I will be your agent from now on, and will be mainly responsible for your performances."

Ke Zhihui doesn't look very old, only about twenty-four or twenty-five years old.

"Take care of me in the future."

Cao Jian didn't know whether his agent was one-on-one or also managed other artists, but he didn't ask much.

"You're welcome."

Ke Zhihui nodded and reminded him, "You've released an album in mainland China, and while it did well, you're still a newcomer here. Do you understand?"

"I see."

"As long as you know."

Ke Zhihui nodded: "Come with me."

Cao Jian followed his agent to a recording studio. When he entered, he saw several people sitting inside, one of whom was Zhou Huimin.

"It's him?"

Zhou Huimin was discussing the recording of a new album with two music producers. She was slightly startled when she saw her agent bringing Cao Jian with her.

She immediately recognized the young man as the one who had been staring at her yesterday.

"What a coincidence??"

Not to mention Cao Jian, he saw the beautiful Vivian Chow at first sight.

Could it be that we have the same agent?
"Let me introduce you. This is Zhou Huimin, one of my artists. This is Cao Jian, a new singer the company just signed."

Sure enough, Ke Zhihui introduced the two people and then introduced the others, saying, "These two are the company's gold medal music producers, Ou Dingyu and Zhou Zhiping."

"Is it such a coincidence? Is this fate?"

Cao Jian was immediately delighted when he heard that he and Zhou Huimin actually had the same agent.

(End of this chapter)