Chapter 283 Kang Jianfei's Corner

9days ago Celebrity fiction 8
I used to get off work.

I've been sorted out.

Mr. Zeng walked slowly.

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Zeng Zhiwei came out of the company with his bag in hand, and greeted him respectfully along the way.

He took the elevator to the underground parking lot with a spring breeze, drove onto the street in the car he just bought this year, and drove towards the Fulinmen Restaurant on the other side of Hong Kong Island.

Zeng Zhiwei is very satisfied with his current work and life. He is both profitable and respected, and is more comfortable than being a dragon and tiger martial artist or a small screenwriter before.

The car drove past two theaters under the Golden Princess. "The True Hero" has been released for two and a half weeks. Although it is not as popular as it was in the first week, there are still many viewers.

On the exterior wall of a building in the distance, on the huge poster of "The True Color of Heroes", Chow Yun-fat was wearing sunglasses and lighting a cigarette with US dollars.

A double-decker tram that missed her with Eric Tsang, and the body of the car is also a promotional advertisement for "The True Color of Heroes".

Several young men in torn jeans on the street, wearing sunglasses and holding toothpicks, were singing the Mandarin song "I haven't been a big brother for many years" in a strange tone.

If you don’t come to Hong Kong to experience it yourself, you will never be able to understand how popular "The True Color of Heroes" is.

In the past half a month, I don’t know how many Hong Kong people have changed their English name to Mark, and all the gangsters in the club claim to be Brother Ma.

The original soundtrack of "The True Heroes" was released, and even Taiwanese songs like "The Floating Brothers" are widely sung in Hong Kong.

As for the interlude "Tomorrow Will Be Better", it was also named a classic Mandarin song by the media. There are already 4 record companies in Taiwan that are moving, hoping to allow their singers to cover this "Tomorrow Will Be Better" full of positive energy.

The soundtrack was only available for more than a week in Hong Kong, and its sales quickly exceeded 50,000. Judging from the growth rate of sales, there is no problem selling 100,000 copies.

To be honest, there are 5 songs in this soundtrack, plus a few pure musical soundtracks.

Among the 5 songs, there are three Chinese and one Taiwanese, and only one is Cantonese.

Such records can actually sell double platinum sales in Hong Kong, which is naturally because of the popularity of the movie, which makes other record companies speechless.

This is the linkage between record companies and film companies. Just like the Xinyi City in the parallel space, a record company called Xinyibao has also formed, which has signed record contracts for celebrities such as Xu Guanjie, Leslie Cheung, Sally Yeh, Chow Yun-fat, Faye Wong and BEYOND.

In the late 1980s, Xinyibao Records' market performance was almost comparable to that of Polaroid, the record industry giant.

This is a model of close cooperation between record companies and film companies. As for the cooperation between record companies and TV stations, just look at Huaxing Records in parallel spaces.

Among the many singers of Huaxing Records, the mainstream comes from the singing competitions or TV stars on the wireless channel.

Kang Jianfei now has both a film production company, a TV station and a record company. In the future, the development of Fengxing Records will definitely surpass Xinyibao and Huaxing.

When I drove to the Fulinmen Restaurant in Wan Chai, Tsang Eric Tsang was already a famous person. As soon as I entered the lobby, I was recognized by the waiter and said respectfully: Mr. Zeng, Mr. Lei is in the private room upstairs, please come with me!

Fulinmen is recognized as a rich canteen. This restaurant was opened in the 1940s. For decades, many Hong Kong dignitaries have chosen to host guests.

Zeng Zhiwei followed the waiter into the private room, where only Lei Juekun and his followers were inside.After entering the door, Zeng Zhiwei nodded and greeted: Hello, Mr. Lei.

Lei Juekun stood up and said with a smile: Mr. Zeng, please sit down quickly.

Zeng Zhiwei sat down with apologized smile, but he was puzzled in his heart, constantly guessing the purpose of Lei Juekun's invitation to him today.

After a series of big meals, Lei Juekun pointed to the braised abalone and said: Fulinmen’s abalone is good. These are the two abalones I just caught today. Mr. Zeng might as well try them.

Thank you Mr. Lei.

Zeng Zhiwei used chopsticks and spoons to put the abalone into his bowl, and he felt something was wrong.

Zeng Zhiwei is just the manager of the production department of DreamWorks. His identity is too far from Lei Juekun. The closer and kinder Lei Juekun is, the more Zeng Zhiwei feels that the other party has plans.

Sure enough, after the two of them ate for more than ten minutes and got closer to each other, Lei Juekun suddenly said: Weizai, you are doing well in Oriental Dream Factory. Have you ever thought about where to start your own company?

Zeng Zhiwei didn't understand what Lei Juekun meant for a while, and he laughed: It's not easy to open a film company. It requires funds and staff. I haven't thought about it so much yet.

Lei Juekun smiled and said: Funding is not a problem. If you don’t have enough, I can help you.As for manpower, are you afraid that you won’t be able to recruit people with money?Besides, you are the production manager of DreamWorks, so you can bring a few subordinates out.

Zeng Zhiwei understood this time. Lei Juekun wanted to dig him out and invest in helping him open a film company Ah!

Does Eric Tsang want to start a company by himself?

Of course I want Ah.

Anyone with some ability is more willing to do big things on their own than be a worker under others.

Lei Juekun's proposal made Zeng Zhiwei very moved, but he was very satisfied with his current work situation and was unable to make up his mind for a while.

Lei Juekun threw out the bait and said: I will provide the funds, you are responsible for bringing people over, and I will give you 20% of the shares.

Zeng Zhiwei looked up at Lei Juekun. Although the other party did not explain the amount of investment, 20% of the film company's shares were enough to make Zeng Zhiwei interested.

What's more, Lei Juekun is also the major shareholder of Princess Jin Cinemas, and he will not have to worry about not being released in theaters in the future.

Cough... Zeng Zhiwei was about to speak, but he felt his throat was a little dry. He coughed and cleared his throat and said, "Lei...Mr. Lei, I want to think about such a big thing carefully."

Lei Juekun nodded and smiled: Yes, come to me anytime after you figure it out.

Zeng Zhiwei also sat there and laughed apologized. Facing the table full of delicious dishes, he had no appetite.

Zeng Zhiwei was thinking about gains and losses. Although he could not share his shares at DreamWorks, as the production manager, he would give a small amount of dividends every time he sold his films.

With the popularity of many DreamWorks films, Eric Tsang made a lot of money.

If you betray DreamWorks and join forces with Lei Juekun to form a film company, there are great risks behind the big opportunities. Zeng Zhiwei may become the boss of the film company because of this, and the films he made may fail and be beaten back to his original form.

Zeng Zhiwei is a very ambitious person, but having ambition does not mean he has no brains and will not be fooled by Lei Juekun and betrayed the Dream Factory.

After eating a few bites of the dishes, Zeng Zhiwei left in a complicated mood and drove back in a daze.

Lei Juekun had a cigar on his mouth, and his follower quickly brought the lighter over when he saw this.

While swallowing clouds and spitting mist, Lei Juekun stood behind the window and looked at the Wanchai Wharf in the distance, guessing how much Kang Jianfei would react if Zeng Zhiwei took his people away from DreamWorks.

Just like Kang Jianfei doesn't want to turn against Lei Juekun, Lei Juekun will not break up with Kang Jianfei, because DreamWorks movies are the most stable income guarantee for Princess Jin Cinemas.

But Oriental Dream Factory is developing too fast, so fast that it gives people the illusion that Princess Jin is attached to Dream Factory, which makes Lei Juekun very upset.

Using money to attract Zeng Zhiwei, the production manager of DreamWorks, Lei Juekun's intention is very obvious. First, Zeng Zhiwei is indeed a talent, and opening a company for him is an investment worth looking forward to; second, he gave Kang Jianfei a small warning that after Zeng Zhiwei took away a group of people, he could make DreamWorks a little mess, and weakening DreamWorks is beneficial to the theaters.

As for why he chose Eric Tsang, it is because he is the most suitable person to be poached.

DreamWorks has three vice presidents. Zhou Mingfang is Kang Jianfei's aunt, and this kind of relative relationship cannot be dug; while Ma Qiao is responsible for the market operation of DreamWorks. Lei Juekun has no shortage of operational talents, so it is not very useful to dig it; the remaining Pan Yingzi is rumored to have a sensation with Kang Jianfei, and her ability seems to be poor, so the investment and return of her dig are not worth Lei Juekun's action.

It’s different for Tsang Eric Tsang. He is the production manager of DreamWorks, which is a key department of the film production company, and Tsang Eric Tsang’s abilities are there.

Movies are not about Kang Jianfei's success by giving him a good idea or a good script. DreamWorks has made a successful comeback in the past year, such as "The Little Scary", "Hu Yue's Story", "Mr. Zombie 2" and other blockbuster movies. Kang Jianfei has not asked about anything except the script review. It is all Zeng Zhiwei responsible for the production or production, which is an indelible contribution.

Beep beep beep...

Zeng Zhiwei, who was waiting for the red light, was awakened by the crackling sound of the car behind him. He looked at the advertisement for "The True Heroes" in the distance and was still undecided.

If a rebel general succeeds, he will naturally be incredible, such as Zou Wenhuai and He Guanchang now.

The two of them betrayed Shaw Pictures and established Jiahe Pictures with the help of Hong Kong Cathay Pacific. Now they have become an important figure in the Hong Kong film industry.

When Zeng Zhiwei thought of becoming the second Zou Wenhuai, his heart felt hot, but when he thought about Li Hanxiang again, it was as if he was poured with a bucket of cold water on his head during the dog days of autumn.

Li Hanxiang was also an important official of Shaw Brothers back then. Under the instigation of Taiwan's Cathay and Lianhua, he betrayed Shaw Brothers and went to Taiwan to form Guolian Film.

In less than ten years, Li Hanxiang built Guolian Pictures into Taiwan's largest private film company, and Guolian Pictures was even entertainment for Taiwan's cradle of stars.

But after Guolian Film went bankrupt, Li Hanxiang was beaten back to his original form, ran back to Hong Kong in shame, and bowed his head and returned to his old boss Shaw's begging for food.

Li Hanxiang is far inferior to Zeng Zhiwei now. The films he made can only be released on Shaw Brothers Pictures for a few days, and he doesn't even have a house, and he has been renting a house.

When Zeng Zhiwei thought about the fact that he would lose money when he went out to open a new company and became the second Li Hanxiang, he couldn't help but have a cold war.