Hong Kong Giant Owl: Rebirth

Chapter 513 Star Effect
In fact, for Qin Haoran, meeting Deng Yongxiang is not worth being excited or surprised. After all, even in his "previous life", he would not feel any excitement when he met those stars in the entertainment industry. He also invested in movies at the beginning. I know what's going on with those stars in the entertainment industry, so I don't have a good impression of them.

What surprised Qin Haoran was that Deng Yongxiang was still severely criticizing himself in the movie just now. Could it be that he still has the tendency of "self-abuse"?

"I didn't expect you to recognize me like this." Deng Yongxiang smiled wryly after taking off his sunglasses.

Qin Haoran also showed a smile: "There is nothing to be surprised about. Who made you a popular name in Hong Kong as 'Xin Mazi'?"

Although Deng Yongxiang is a star who is popular in half the sky, after all, he has suffered a lot to achieve success, and his ability to observe colors is very good.He could see that Qin Haoran was not as excited about him as ordinary people. Even Qin Haoran didn't look at him with equal eyes, but with a kind of scrutiny and ridicule.

It has been a long time since Deng Yongxiang was viewed with this kind of gaze, and the other party was still a young man in his early twenties.Even the bosses of film companies, editor-in-chiefs of newspapers, bosses of mafia associations, and even justices of the peace mostly maintained their respect for him, unlike Qin Haoran, who even had a faint sneer between his brows.

Not only Qin Haoran, Deng Yongxiang found that Shen Jinghong beside Qin Haoran didn't show too much excitement after recognizing him, on the contrary he was still a little annoyed with himself, which made Deng Yongxiang very surprised.

He just randomly chose a seat with a good view to sit down, he didn't notice Qin Haoran and Shen Jinghong at all, and only now did he feel that the couple next to him might not be ordinary people.

Qin Haoran smiled softly and said, "Mr. Deng, you watched the movie you starred in in your movie theater, and then criticized yourself for acting in the movie. Why is that?"

When Qin Haoran mentioned this question, Deng Yongxiang's attention was diverted, he smiled wryly and said: "I'm angry at my poor performance, look at me in this movie, it's just an exaggerated expression and funny movements It’s not like the cadence of the ‘new horse boy’ on the stage of Cantonese opera.”

Seeing Deng Yongxiang's expression of self-pity and dissatisfaction with certain aspects, Qin Haoran understood to some extent.Deng Yongxiang should have participated in films in recent years, but found that the acting techniques in films are very different from Cantonese opera, especially in films with modern fashion backgrounds, which made him unable to find a balance between films and Cantonese opera.

This is probably the problem that many artists will encounter. For example, some masters of stage plays cannot adapt to the performance techniques of movies.

Qin Haoran naturally doesn't understand the spiritual realm of these artists, but he has read some art reviews before, so he understands to a certain extent.And he didn't have that interest in discussing art with Deng Yongxiang, so he was about to bid farewell to Deng Yongxiang and leave here with Shen Jinghong.

"You two are not ordinary wage earners, are you?" Deng Yongxiang said suddenly, blocking Qin Haoran's words of farewell.

Qin Haoran shook his head: "It's really not."

Deng Yongxiang smiled: "I knew that it is working time now, and those who choose to watch movies at this time are either young men who are not doing their jobs, or old men who have retired and have nothing to do."

Qin Haoran was startled, and then looked at the other audience in the cinema hall, and found that, as Deng Yongxiang said, those people were all young or elderly people.

I also heard Deng Yongxiang say: "Besides, most people of your age will be very excited when they see me. They either want to sign an autograph or shake hands with me. That's why I dress up like this, so as not to be caught. I recognized it. You two, are you interested in going up to my office for a cup of tea?"

Qin Haoran and Shen Jinghong looked at each other, they didn't understand why Deng Yongxiang, who met for the first time, would invite him to drink tea.However, the two of them had nothing else to do anyway, so Qin Haoran nodded in agreement.

Then, the two followed Deng Yongxiang to the third floor of the theater, which was also the office of the theater.

There are more than 20 employees in this "Yongxiang Cinema". When seeing Deng Yongxiang greet him incessantly, Deng Yongxiang is very reserved, deliberately showing the distance between the boss and the employees.

And Deng Yongxiang's personal office is also very spacious and luxurious, and everything used in it is expensive.

Deng Yongxiang personally made tea for Qin Haoran and Shen Jinghong, took off his windbreaker, and then sat across from Qin Haoran.

"Mr. Deng, you and I have never met each other. We are very honored to be invited by you, but we are also very puzzled." Qin Haoran said indifferently, he really couldn't think of any intersection between himself and Deng Yongxiang.

Deng Yongxiang laughed and said: "Although we are indeed strangers, as the saying goes, we can make friends after seeing each other. Could it be that the two of you look down on me, Deng, and disdain to be friends with me?"

To be honest, Deng Yongxiang really wanted to make Qin Haoran a friend.Because he has been rolling in this real society for many years, he knows the importance of connections.And he thinks that Qin Haoran is definitely not an ordinary person, there are many friends, there are many ways, there is no mistake, so Deng Yongxiang invited Qin Haoran and Shen Jinghong to come up on a whim.

"Mr. Deng, you are serious. You are a well-known master of Cantonese opera in Hong Kong. It is our honor to have you as a friend." Qin Haoran smiled, but his expression was somewhat reserved.

Deng Yongxiang noticed that Qin Haoran didn't respect him as much as he appeared on the surface, but he didn't care. Instead, he felt that Qin Haoran was extraordinary, because Deng Yongxiang's achievements are not small now, but Qin Haoran can still treat him with such an attitude. This can only show that Qin Haoran's strength is stronger than him, and much stronger.

"Haven't you asked the two Gao's surnames?"

Qin Haoran introduced himself: "My surname is Qin, and she is my wife."

"Mr. Qin and Mrs. Qin, hello both of you." Deng Yongxiang said: "You two, since we hit it off right away, I'll tell you what's on my mind. What do you think of Cantonese opera?"

"Cantonese opera is pretty good. Besides you, Ren Jianhui and Bai Xuexian are also everyone we like very much." Shen Jinghong smiled slightly: "Not only us, but also all the men, women and children in Hong Kong, there must be no one who doesn't like you Yes."

Deng Yongxiang chuckled: "Ms. Qin is over the award. You are right. Cantonese opera is indeed very popular in Hong Kong now, but I know that this situation will not last long. The trend of Cantonese opera will eventually retreat until the end. Being forgotten by people, don't look at me and Ren Jianhui and Bai Xuexian are just as popular now, but we really can't last long."

Qin Haoran was a little surprised, but Deng Yongxiang's eyes were quite powerful.Because with the emergence of movies and TV dramas, mass entertainment will become more and more diversified, and Cantonese opera will gradually decline, and finally be forgotten by the public.Deng Yongxiang, Ren Jianhui and Bai Xuexian, the superstars leading a generation of trendy culture at this time, can only become the scenery in the memories of the older generation in the end.

I also heard Deng Yongxiang say: "Look, more and more people go to the cinema to watch movies now. I think movies will eventually become the most mainstream entertainment for people, and our Cantonese opera will eventually be replaced by it." .That’s why I started working in films a few years ago, trying to fit into this new culture.”

"However, I found that movies are really different from Cantonese opera. Although with my current influence, the movies I participated in can get a good box office, but I know it won't last long." Deng Yongxiang said: "I Knowing that the development of movies will become more and more vigorous, that’s why I bought three theaters, whether it’s insurance or investment.”

I have to say that Deng Yongxiang was very accurate.

Qin Haoran shrugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "Mr. Deng, please forgive me, we are really not good at this. You are really playing the piano with the cow when you tell us this."

"Hehe, actually I didn't force you two to understand our Cantonese opera. Let's put it this way, I actually want to discuss a business with you two." Deng Yongxiang said: "In addition to movies, the prospect of records is also very good. , so I plan to start a record company, I wonder if the two of you are interested?"

For Deng Yongxiang, Qin Haoran was more and more surprised, because the image that Deng Yongxiang showed in front of Qin Haoran today was not a Cantonese opera old man, but a businessman with a unique vision.According to Qin Haoran's knowledge, Deng Yongxiang's net worth is considered to be the richest among the stars of his generation.

When he passed away, he left property worth more than 5 million Hong Kong dollars, which is why his wife and children did not hesitate to go to court.The reason why Deng Yongxiang was able to leave such a rich legacy is that he has a very good vision for investment, and the value of the properties he invested has increased significantly.

But Qin Haoran is not thinking about Deng Yongxiang's investment vision, nor is he thinking deeply about why he asked him to cooperate with him to open a record company.What Qin Haoran thinks of now is "star effect".

The so-called "star effect" is to use the influence of stars in the entertainment industry to achieve some kind of publicity effect.

Just think about those products in the future, if they get the endorsement of a very popular celebrity, they will bring unexpected sales.

The marketing strategy of celebrity endorsement has not yet appeared, or has not yet emerged in this era.Qin Haoran was worrying about how to move his business from Kowloon to Hong Kong Island, but now that he met Deng Yongxiang, he thought of a solution.

Not only Deng Yongxiang, Qin Haoran also thought of Bai Xuexian and Ren Jianhui, two superstars with a large number of movie fans, if they can let them promote their company, they can gain a foothold in Hong Kong Island in one fell swoop.

(End of this chapter)