1979: The child's mother is a celestial being.

Chapter 237 Artist Management Business (Please Subscribe!)
The three female leads of "Happy Ghost" that Chen Fusheng hadn't been able to find out about were all at Dongying (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. at the time.

They are Li Lizhen, Qiu Shuzhen, and Zhou Huimin.

Li Lizhen was born in 1966 and just turned 18 this year. Historically, she was also one of the main actors in "Happy Ghost".

She was still chosen by Wang Rui to play the role of Lin Xiaohua in "Happy Ghost".

As for Chingmy Yau and Vivian Chow, they are not the female leads of "Happy Ghost" in history. Both of them are 15 years old now. However, unlike Lee Lai-chen, who had already filmed commercials at the age of 15, they are still students who have not yet debuted.

Because the three female protagonists in "Happy Ghost" were set up as female students, Wang Rui discovered two of them from the school.

The person sitting opposite the three women at this moment is Li Xiaowan, who is also the general manager of Dongying (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd., which is about to open.

"Do you know why I called you here?" Li Xiaowan suddenly asked.

"Is it related to the company's opening tomorrow?" Li Lizhen, the oldest of the three women, answered.

"Yes, that's one thing."

Li Xiaowan nodded, and without keeping them in suspense, continued, "Tomorrow is the company's opening day. Not only will many distinguished guests be there, but also numerous media reporters. I've tried to secure opportunities for you to go on stage, so I hope you'll make the most of them..."

Before she could finish speaking, she was interrupted by a somewhat shy Qiu Shuzhen, who asked, "Sister Xiaowan, do we have to go on stage tomorrow?"

"What? You don't want to go on stage?" Li Xiaowan asked instead of answering.

"I...I'm afraid I'll get nervous," Qiu Shuzhen said truthfully. She wasn't as confident as she would be in later years; she was a rather introverted girl.

"Do you know that this is a very valuable publicity opportunity for you?"

Seeing that Qiu Shuzhen remained silent, Li Xiaowan continued, "I haven't been in Hong Kong for long, but I know that actors here only get more acting offers and can negotiate higher salaries once they become famous, especially actresses. Now that you've chosen to debut as an actress, why should you be afraid of exposure?"

Li Lizhen chimed in, "Sister Xiaowan is right. Tomorrow's opening ceremony is indeed a great opportunity for us to promote ourselves. But Ah Zhen, don't worry, we're here for you."

“Yes, Ah Zhen, we’ll be with you,” Vivian Chow comforted her.

In terms of appearance, Vivian Chow looks more demure, but in reality, she has a very wild personality.

This can be seen from the fact that she squeezed through the crowd in the movie theater to reach Chen Fusheng and shake his hand.

Returning to the present, with the encouragement of her two friends, Qiu Shuzhen undoubtedly agreed to Li Xiaowan's first request.

Since Li Xiaowan had a first request, she would naturally have a second one.

"Secondly, I would like to ask if you would be willing to join our Eastern Company?"

Strictly speaking, this was Li Xiaowan's real purpose.

Knowing she's not good at film, yet still wanting to achieve something, what should she do?

After arriving in Hong Kong, she did a lot of research and learned that actors, or stars, here are much more 'valuable' than on the mainland.

Moreover, the more popular it is, the more valuable it becomes.

Given this, artist management naturally came into Li Xiaowan's view.

She also intends to use this business to prove her 'worth' rather than being replaceable at any time.

Although no one said they would replace her at this time, one cannot be without worries about the future.

At this moment, after she asked whether they were willing to join our Oriental Company, the entire room fell into a silence that lasted for more than ten seconds.

Just as Li Xiaowan was about to speak again, Li Lizhen suddenly asked:
"If, I mean if we don't join your company, does that mean we won't have a role?"

"No." The current Li Xiaowan is not the Rong Xinda boss of history, so naturally she cannot use the role to threaten the three young girls.

Moreover, she didn't have that much power.

Of course, some necessary preparations were made, and then we began to appeal to their emotions and reason with them.

“I’ve been in Hong Kong for a while now and I’ve seen some of the ins and outs of it. The entertainment industry, especially the film industry, looks glamorous and full of opportunities, but you’re young and you may not fully understand how fierce the competition is and how deep the water is… The key is that the golden age for actresses is especially short. Without good planning and support, even if you become famous, you may just be like a shooting star, flashing by and then gone.”

Seeing that the three women were listening attentively, Li Xiaowan continued:

"Although our Oriental Company has just arrived in Hong Kong, our roots are in the mainland, and our resources are unmatched by others... To give you the simplest example, if you were actors from Oriental Company, even if you couldn't find work in Hong Kong, I could still recommend you to act in mainland films, and you might even have the opportunity to act in Director Chen's films. By the way, you know who I'm talking about, Director Chen, right?"

"We know," the three girls answered in unison.

And their eyes held a hint of expectation.

Seeing this, Li Xiaowan smiled and quickly pressed her advantage:

"In short, by joining our company, you won't have to worry about not having any roles to play. More importantly, your future works will have the opportunity to be seen by hundreds of millions of people in mainland China, not just in Hong Kong."

At this point, all three women were actually tempted.

However, Li Lizhen was still making a last-ditch effort.

Qiu Shuzhen was completely bewildered.

Vivian Chow was the only one who really wanted to agree, but she was afraid her mother wouldn't.

So she simply asked, "Sister Xiaowan, can you help me persuade my mother?"

Li Xiaowan said tactfully:

"You can go home and discuss it with your mother first. If you need my help, I can assist you."

After saying that, she turned to Li Lizhen and Qiu Shuzhen and said:

"You should do the same. Go back and have a good talk with your families, think it over carefully... This invitation is valid until 'Happy Ghost' is finished filming. Also, I hope you will ultimately choose Oriental Film Company, not because of how many nice things I said today, but because you believe that this place can truly help you realize your dreams and help you carve out your own niche in this industry."

After a pause, Li Xiaowan glanced at the time, stood up, and said, "Alright, it's getting late. You should all go home early and remember to prepare for tomorrow's performance..."

"Thank you, Sister Xiaowan." Zhou Huimin and Qiu Shuzhen stood up, thanked Li Xiaowan, and prepared to leave. However, seeing that Li Lizhen was still sitting in the same spot, the two women asked in surprise, "Sister Zhen, aren't you leaving?"

Li Lizhen looked up at Zhou Huimin and Qiu Shuzhen and forced a smile: "You guys go first, see you tomorrow."

The two women seemed to have guessed something, and left the office looking back every few steps.

As soon as they left, Li Lizhen met Li Xiaowan's gaze and said her answer word by word: "Sister Xiaowan, I'm joining your company."

Hearing the answer she wanted to hear, Li Xiaowan smiled and extended her hand to Li Lizhen, saying, "It's a wise choice; you won't regret it."

Outside the door, Vivian Chow and Chingmy Yau whispered to each other as they walked out, "Sister Ah-zhen must have joined the company."

"Yes, she's an adult and can make her own decisions, but we can't."

"So, would you like to join the Oriental Company?" Zhou Huimin asked.

"I want to, but... Ah! Mr. Chen!"

A figure walking towards them waved to the two little girls: "Hello!"

(End of this chapter)