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So even though Ye Jianchuan started the company and made the money, he didn't intend to let others know that while he had made so much money, he was also so 'talented'.

In this way, even if everyone knows that Ye Jianchuan has made a lot of money from Hong Kong entertainment, at most it will only cause some envy and jealousy, and will not attract too much attention.

Of course, whether it's songwriting or screenwriting, these things don't actually need to be done in Hong Kong. But before that, after establishing an entertainment company, there's another very important thing to do: sign a group of stars.

In fact, Ye Jianchuan's actions were a bit late, since Hong Kong entertainment had already begun to develop in the early 80s, and many future famous actors had already been discovered at that time.

For example, Andy Lau, who has been popular for over 30 years, entered TVB's acting training class as early as 1981. And Andy Lau's class was actually the tenth class; the training class had been running for nine years before him.

This includes top actors such as the God of Gamblers, Tat Wah, and Uncle Tat, who were trained in the fourth phase.

In fact, most of the 'stars' in Hong Kong entertainment were trained in this training program before they gradually rose to fame, and most of these future well-known stars were born before 83.

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Okay, to put it bluntly, most of the future pillars of Hong Kong entertainment came from the 10th training class in 1981 and the 11th training class in 1982.

This includes award-winning actors like Andy Lau, Leung Ka-fai, Tony Leung, and Stephen Chow, so it's unlikely that Ye Jianchuan would be able to become a talent scout to discover them immediately.

However... attending a training course doesn't mean they've already made a name for themselves during this period, even though their contracts are currently with TVB.

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However, if it's a player who isn't very famous at the moment, it's actually quite simple for Ye Jianchuan to buy out their contracts and poach them.

And among such contestants, there is indeed one who has become a huge star in the future, and that is Stephen Chow.

Stephen Chow entered the 11th acting class in 1982, and then... after appearing in the 1983 version of The Legend of the Condor Heroes as a minor character, that was it.

Because he wasn't handsome enough and didn't have anything special about him, TVB quickly gave up on him and assigned him to host a children's program.

For the next few years, he had virtually no chance to become famous, only occasionally playing minor roles in TV dramas. This situation continued until he met Li Xiuxian in 88, when things began to change slightly.

But now... it's only 86, so a role like his is practically dispensable at TVB. Therefore, it would be incredibly easy for Yip Kin-chuen to poach him.

In contrast, Andy Lau, who was a year ahead of Stephen Chow in training, was much luckier. After graduating from the 10th training class, Andy Lau became one of TVB's "Five Tigers," and he even played the lead role in the 1983 version of The Legend of the Condor Heroes.

Chapter 364 Establishing a Film and Television Company

Similar to Andy Lau, there was also the blue man named Leung Chiu-wai. Although he was in the eleventh class of the academy, just like Stephen Chow, he was also put on a children's program called "XXX Space Shuttle" as a host.

However, because he was handsome, after waiting for a year, he was successfully selected as the protagonist of the 84 version of The Deer and the Cauldron. Unlike the ensemble dramas of Legend of the Condor Heroes, Wei Xiaobao in The Deer and the Cauldron was almost the only protagonist, with an abundance of screen time.

It was thanks to this film that Tony Leung became a top star, on par with Andy Lau.

Therefore, Ye Jianchuan no longer has the opportunity to poach Andy Lau or Tony Leung, but he feels that being able to bring in Stephen Chow, the "King of Nonsense," is enough. "347"

Of course, besides Stephen Chow, Ye Jianchuan also tried to recruit some other people, such as top supporting actress Wu Junru, and future goddess-level contestant Wang Zuxian.

Actually, Ye Jianchuan originally wanted to find more 'goddesses' like Zhu Yin and Qiu Shuzhen, but unfortunately these contestants haven't entered the entertainment industry yet, so it's not easy for Ye Jianchuan to find them in a short time.

After all, these people only appeared after 86, and at present, they may just be studying in a school or working as sales clerks in a shopping mall.

And so, Ye Jianchuan spent three or four months busy in Hong Kong, signing only a dozen or so Hong Kong entertainment stars who would eventually become somewhat famous.

Among them, Stephen Chow was not the most outstanding one. In fact, he was quite inconspicuous. In fact, for several months after being signed, he was somewhat disheartened because the company did not assign him any work.

However, he did not know that in Ye Jianchuan's plan, he would be the most dazzling star in the entire company.

After the search for 'potential superstars' came to an end, Ye Jianchuan officially began his work. He started by presenting five very classic songs.

Initially, Ye Jianchuan planned to copy songs by artists like Jay Chou or Xu Shangao, but he quickly discovered a problem: among the artists under his management, very few could speak fluent Mandarin.

Given this context, it would be extremely difficult to get them to quickly learn a Mandarin song and then sing it to the point of becoming a huge hit.

Left with no other choice, Ye Jianchuan could only release some Cantonese songs first. He had planned to capitalize on Jay Chou's popularity with the Mandarin songs, but whose popularity should he target with the Cantonese songs? The answer, of course, was the "God of Songs," 'Fly Brother'!

So, under Ye Jianchuan's arrangement, the company quickly contacted a record company in Hong Kong and helped Stephen Chow release his first album with two classic songs by Fly Brother, "I Only Want to Walk with You for a Lifetime" and "Hungry Wolf Legend," as the main tracks.

Well, actually, Ye Jianchuan's arrangement was somewhat forced, since those who like Stephen Chow know that his singing voice is somewhat 'indescribable'.

However, as it turns out, some things can indeed be improved through hard work. After learning that the company had arranged a special record for him, Stephen Chow immediately felt that his opportunity had come.

So in the following week, he not only quickly corrected some of his bad singing habits, but also systematically learned some pronunciation techniques.

So when the company arranged for him to record the song, the final result might not have been as impressive as Brother Fly's, but it wouldn't have been too far off.

Moreover... In this era, although Hong Kong entertainment had already produced many good songs, the two songs selected by Yip Kin-chuen were still very competitive. Less than three weeks after the album's release, Hungry Wolf Legend actually topped the charts.

And judging by this trend, this song will likely stay on the charts for quite some time. Thanks to these two main singles from the album, Stephen Chow's name has finally gained some recognition in Hong Kong...

However, just when everyone thought that Ye Jianchuan's entertainment company was going to pursue a music career, Ye Jianchuan suddenly made a big turn and directly launched a movie project, a very nonsensical movie called "Fight Back to School".

That's right, Ye Jianchuan's tactic is... to copy your work to cultivate you. Fight Back to School is a classic Stephen Chow film, and it was very successful when it was first made.

Therefore, Ye Jianchuan also regarded this movie as the company's first movie, and planned to use this movie to make a name for the company.

As for finding actors, it was actually very simple. Apart from the main character, Stephen Chow, Ye Jianchuan simply used people from his company to handle most of the other roles.

For example, the teacher role originally played by Sister Pomegranate was directly given to Wu Junru by Ye Jianchuan. As for the main role, apart from Stephen Chow still playing himself, Ye Jianchuan ultimately arranged for Wong Cho-hsien to play the role of Teacher He.

As for the most classic image of Uncle Da, although Ye Jianchuan was not able to sign Uncle Da's contract, it was still very simple to send an invitation to him to come and film a movie.

And so, after less than two weeks of 'preparation,' Ye Jianchuan's film company officially started production on its first film.

At that time, the filming process for Hong Kong films was actually very rudimentary, and many things were very 'inconsequential'. However, the good thing was that although it was 'rudimentary', it was very streamlined and efficient.

But no matter how efficient he is, Ye Jianchuan can't possibly stay there and watch them film. As a director? That's even more impossible!

Of course, Ye Jianchuan had already made preparations for all of this. While searching for 'future stars' everywhere, Ye Jianchuan also did not forget to sign some of the more well-known directors and screenwriters in the future.

This includes directors and screenwriters like Chen Jiajia and Li Lichi, who have worked with Stephen Chow. This would likely allow Stephen Chow's unique comedic talent to be fully showcased, wouldn't it?

Chapter 365 Having secured the Hong Kong entertainment company, I'll return to continue steady development.

After arranging these things, Ye Jianchuan did not stay in Hong Kong Island any longer, since the entertainment company's affairs had already taken up a lot of his time.

If it weren't for the fact that entertainment companies are a lucrative tool for making money for some time to come, and that this situation will continue for another thirty or forty years, it would be a different story.

In Ye Jianchuan's view, the entertainment company was a long-term investment with very good returns. Otherwise, he wouldn't have spent several months in Hong Kong building the basic framework of the entertainment company.

However, this trip to Hong Kong was very fruitful for Ye Jianchuan. With the help of the Lou family, Ye Jianchuan did not encounter any trouble with either the entertainment company or the real estate company.

It's important to understand that Hong Kong Island was quite chaotic at that time, with various gangs and syndicates everywhere, and 'gangsters' all over the place. However, under the intimidating reputation of the Lou family, no scoundrels dared to cause trouble for 27.

Most importantly, Ye Jianchuan started a film and television company without saying a word, which made the "big shots" in Hong Kong entertainment somewhat unhappy.

However, when they learned that Ye Jianchuan, although a "mainlander," had close ties with the Lou family, both the Xiang and Shao families immediately quieted down.

There's nothing they can do. Although both families are very influential in the Hong Kong entertainment circle, they are still a bit weaker compared to the Lou family. Therefore, Ye Jianchuan is someone they can't afford to provoke, at least not openly.

Of course, Ye Jianchuan did give them some face. Although his previous poaching operation seemed like he was undermining their companies, most of the people he poached were from those companies that their original companies didn't value.

They certainly wouldn't have guessed that Ye Jianchuan simply didn't want to spend a lot of money poaching talent. They assumed that with the Lou family's and Ye Jianchuan's financial strength, they could easily afford to poach their top stars, and that the reason they hadn't was simply to save face for them.

Therefore, after having this 'misconception,' they were even less likely to cause trouble for Ye Jianchuan.

After returning from Hong Kong Island, Ye Jianchuan didn't sit idle. He continued to add some new products to his various businesses.

For example, at Master Ye's food factory, after Ye Jianchuan went to Hong Kong Island, he successfully brought back fish balls, beef balls, and other similar products from Hong Kong Island.

Well, actually, Ye Jianchuan slightly modified the manufacturing process of these items, making them items that could be displayed for a longer period of time and sold retail.

Although there are many kinds of meatballs, such as beef balls and fish balls, in China, the handmade meatballs from Chaoshan in Fujian are a classic traditional delicacy. However, it is too difficult to promote those kinds of meatballs on a large scale.

Because their meatballs require extremely high levels of craftsmanship, and it is very difficult to transport them on a large scale and preserve them for a long time after they are made.

The meatballs that Ye Jianchuan brought from Hong Kong Island, after some minor improvements, can be preserved for a longer period of time, which is their advantage.

Of course, with advantages comes disadvantages. The 'improved' meatballs have one very obvious drawback: they contain a lot of additives.

However... food additives come in different types, and the ones Ye Jianchuan chose are all harmless, so there's no food safety issue.

Besides the newly added dumplings, Ye Jianchuan also obtained the recipe for another type of beverage from the system, namely the legendary 'iced tea'.

The cost of this product is actually much lower than that of cola, but it happens to be the highest-selling beverage in China.

So why is iced tea so popular? The main reason is actually related to its cost price.

Kangshifu seized the opportunity and launched a promotion called "Open the cap and get another bottle," and the odds of winning were incredibly high. Basically, if you bought two or three bottles, one of them would be a "buy one get one free" bottle.

Back in the day, Ye Jianchuan once bought a bottle of iced tea for three yuan, then opened nine bottles in a row and got another one, eventually taking three bottles home with his two neighbors.

Another crucial point is that the "buy one get one free" promotion is very easy to redeem; you simply "hand over" the prize to the convenience store owner.

You can exchange bottle caps for a new bottle of iced tea from the shop owner, and the shop owner won't lose money either. The number of winning caps they get next time they restock will determine how many bottles of drinks they can get for free from the supplier.

As a result, everyone was happy to buy iced tea to drink. Although its taste was not particularly special, it was this "promotional activity" that made it the best-selling beverage that year.

So, is Kangshifu an idiot? How could they offer such an outrageous discount?

The answer is of course no. As mentioned before, his cost price is very low. As a result, the money he earns from selling one bottle might be enough to produce two or even more bottles of iced tea.

So even if the odds of winning the "buy one get one free" promotion are 50%, Kangshifu will still not lose money overall.

Moreover, the actual odds of winning a prize with Kangshifu iced tea are less than 50%, so this promotional activity is essentially just a disguised form of low-profit, high-volume sales.

So... in this day and age, now that Ye Jianchuan has obtained the recipe for iced tea, should he also follow suit and create something similar?

The answer is of course no. Learning this trick is definitely necessary, but Ye Jianchuan doesn't plan to apply it to beverages. One reason is that iced tea isn't particularly popular at this stage.

Compared to iced tea, which is practically just like sugar water, most people would definitely choose the more refreshing Coke. After all, it's the ultimate "happy drink" for couch potatoes, and it's bound to bring more joy.

Chapter 366 Price Reduction for Iced Tea

On the other hand, it is related to health awareness. By the time iced tea became popular in later generations, people had gradually come to understand that carbonated drinks could still cause some harm to the body.

For example, drinking too many acidic beverages can cause osteoporosis and erode teeth to some extent.

On the contrary, the perception of 'tea' is that products labeled 'tea' are at least harmless, even if they are not considered 'health-promoting'.

Given this understanding, many people have turned to buying iced tea, a 'fake tea' beverage, when the price is the same.

Of course, given this understanding, Ye Jianchuan would never personally promote or advertise it. After all... for Ye Jianchuan, iced tea was merely a new product, and even if sales were dismal, it wouldn't have a significant impact.

However, Ye Jianchuan cannot guarantee whether iced tea will sell well if such statements and perceptions are promoted on a large scale, but the sales of cola will definitely be greatly reduced.