Almost on the second night after returning to Hong Kong, Zhou held a cocktail party to celebrate the success of "Rivals 3". All friends in the industry were invited to attend, and boss Lei even brought the Seven Old Monsters to support him, which really gave Zhou Wen enough face.
Perhaps Zhou's current scale cannot be compared with the three major companies of Golden Harvest, New Art City, and Debao, but it is still more than enough. Looking at the entire entertainment industry in Hong Kong and Taiwan, no company can compare with Zhou's. I know that Zhou's is just a company that has just been established for less than a year, with a registered capital of less than 10 million yuan. It is such a small company. After its establishment, it has used two high-grossing movies with more than 20 million yuan to compete with strong players. Hong Kong film industry has carved a niche.
With an annual production of two 20 million box office works, even the current Debao Company cannot maintain such a high level, not to mention that these two films are both works that combine literature and art with business to the extreme. Zhou used two annual box office The top ten movies announced the first year's performance to the entire Chinese entertainment industry.
The arrival of Boss Lei and the Seven Old Monsters of Xinyi City undoubtedly heightened the atmosphere of the entire celebration reception, which further reflected Zhou Wen's superb connections.
New Art City, Golden Princess, and Zhou Family joined forces to gather the strategic vision of two producers and one theater chain, which aimed at Jiahe and Debao with long-term and accurate goals, which demonstrated the determination of Boss Lei and Zhou Wen: to try to make Hong Kong The biggest and strongest no1.
Boss Lei is a very interesting person. When Zhou Wen took over "Legend of Wesley", he promised to give Zhou Wen a salary of 8 million regardless of the commercial box office performance. When the celebration reception was coming to an end, he made another Something that stunned everyone - he actually took out a cash check for 4 million Hong Kong dollars and stuffed it into Zhou Wen's hand with a smile.
Suddenly there was a burst of applause and whistles in the audience, and all the guests looked at Zhou Wen and the check of HKD 4 million in his hand with very envious and jealous eyes. To some people in the audience, this check not only represents Four million represents Boss Lei's attitude. Although Boss Lei has publicly supported Zhou Wen more than once, the effect is not as shocking or direct as this time.
Boss Lei wants this kind of effect. To be precise, he enjoys this feeling very much at this moment. It is foreseeable that what happened at the reception quickly spread in the circle. It was a show for old rival Jiahe, and it was an insinuating reminder to the "traitors" of Xinyi City: Aren't you guys hard-working? Very good. I'm here again. Found a strong partner. And they are more awesome than you. More reliable and more trustworthy!
The faces of Mecca and others were burning, and they felt very uncomfortable. They didn't understand what it meant. But when people's wealth and status expand to a certain level, they don't want to be dominated by outsiders. They need more profits and reports. They need to get rid of the inherent model and find a new platform.
After completing the formal conventions, the rest of the time is basically for people in the circle to move around freely. Of course, Zhou Wen has become the target of siege by many film producers and bosses. Other artists who are producers, directors, and actors are chatting with Zhou Cai'er, Li Ming, and others. Who makes them the protagonists of tonight's celebration cocktail party? In the past, this group of young bosses would never deal with newcomers, but today is different. The box office of "Rivals 3" fully reflects the absolute potential of this group of newcomers in the hip-hop audition.
Zhou Cai'er, a dozen of them are all young children. They have never been treated like such a star, and they were a little panicked for a while. Fortunately, there are core backbones such as Zhang Jiazhen and Yuan Heping to help. In the words of Master Ba, he warned everyone: "Don't worry, if anyone is invited to play, go directly to Awen. You are the hope of the company's future. You picked the wrong script to accept it." Watching a bad movie will affect your stardom for the rest of your life!"
really. The little bosses' wishful thinking is ringing, simply because Zhou Cai'er and others are now famous and have shown their amazing ability to attract money at the box office, so they all flock together to take advantage of the opportunity. It's a pity that they let their promises fall into vain. After all, it's not as good as Ba Ye's usual one-liners. These little bosses were so thirsty that they failed to deceive anyone. The frustration was simply beyond words.
"Damn it, is the Zhou family just an iron bucket? All the newcomers are so arrogant. I've already offered a salary of 50,000 yuan, but they still don't deserve it!"
There was a small boss who was drinking wine and complaining to his female companion in a depressed manner. Jin Shaoyang suddenly overheard this, and Brother Amen almost slapped the young boss down with a wave of his hand, "You show your virtue by taking a piss, 50,000 yuan is like paying for the Zhou family." I didn¡¯t even spend half a million to invite the newcomer to your mother¡¯s house, so who are you?¡±
In front of a woman, how can a young boss lower his head, brace his back and say, "Who are you? You can afford five hundred thousand?"
"Just because I am Yongsheng, why are you not convinced?" Jin Shaoyang said, taking out a checkbook from his arms, waving it in front of the little boss and saying, "How about you, do you want to compete and see who has the confidence?"hard? "
Not to mention the courage of the check signing form, just hearing the word "Yongsheng" was enough to scare the young boss. His face turned pale at that moment, not to mention the embarrassment.
"Brother Amen, this is my place, don't scare the guests." Zhou Wen came over immediately after discovering what was going on here. Although he didn't like the little boss's behavior, after all, he was an invited guest. As the host, he encountered this This kind of thing must be settled out.
"Hey, how dare I offend your guest." Jin Shaoyang put away the evil spirit on his face, put on a harmless smile and patted the young boss on the shoulder and said, "I was joking with this brother just now."
"Really?" Zhou Wen turned his eyes to the little boss. The little boss was also a smart man. He was busy typing and said, "Yeah, yeah, boss Amen was joking with me just now. He said don't look at Brother Ma. In "A Better Tomorrow", he used counterfeit money to light cigarettes, but he dared to use a check to light cigarettes, and he was about to show me how, haha~~"
"Oh?" Zhou Wen smiled bitterly. He didn't expect that the fat man in front of him would actually look for the steps. He nodded and said, "Okay, I won't stop Brother Amen from showing off. Have fun tonight." After that, he and Jin Shaoyang and Xiao The boss clinked glasses.
"I haven't asked the name yet"
"Forcing Zhao Sanshi, haha, this is my business card." The fat dwarf Zhao Sanshi handed over his business card with a flattering smile and was very respectful.
"Okay, let's work together if we have the chance in the future." Zhou Wen took the business card and put it in his pocket, turned around and left.
Jin Shaoyang played with the gold chain around his neck, looked at Zhao Sanshi meaningfully and said, "You are lucky today, kid. I won't trouble you anymore. Be careful what you say in the future!"
"That's it, that's it!" Zhao Sanshi was sweating. He didn't let out a long sigh of relief until Jin Shaoyang left. He thought that the Zhou family's background was really complicated. Not only was he closely related to Boss Lei and Xinyi City, but Lian Yongsheng was so shady. There are people from companies with backgrounds, so I really can't afford to offend him. No wonder the newcomers in other companies are so awesome. It's not a matter of the price I offer, it's because they don't take me seriously at all.
"Awen, there's something I have to tell you personally!" On the balcony, Zhou Runfa held a wine glass and said frankly and honestly: "Someone from Debao has communicated with me and wants to invite me to make a movie."
"Well, I heard Aunt Hong mention it last night." Zhou Wen nodded and said in an encouraging tone: "Brother Fa, although you signed with the Zhou family, you are not selling yourself to me. You have your own choice. As long as you As long as it can make money and help improve the company's reputation, I won't object, and I want to thank you for your trust in me."
Zhou Runfa said calmly: "Look what you said, although I also love money, the current situation between you and Debao makes me very worried. I am afraid that there will be some unnecessary misunderstandings that will damage our good friendship."
"Haha, what a gentleman who loves money and gets it wisely." Zhou Wen laughed and said, "Earning Debao's money can be regarded as indirectly making profits for the company, but I must review the script."
"Of course!" Seeing that Zhou Wen trusted him so much, Zhou Runfa felt a lot more relaxed. The worries of the past few days were wiped away. He raised his glass and said, "I wish me success and a lot of money."
"Haha, okay!" After clinking glasses happily, Zhou Wen asked curiously: "Who is the director?"
Zhou Runfa said: "Zhang Yuanting, a talented actor who won the Academy Award for Best Director in 1985 for "Illegal Immigration", this time she was invested by Debao Company to make a second immigration film. It seems that she is going to the United States to film a film that reflects the life of the local Chinese. The story, that¡¯s all I know at the moment, I haven¡¯t read the script yet.¡±
"It turns out it's her!" Zhou Wen frowned. With the clues provided by Fa Ge, a romantic literary film that can be called the most classic in the Chinese film industry instantly appeared in his mind - "Autumn Fairy Tale"!
When Zhou Wen was deep in thought, Zhou Runfa continued to add: "My schedule was tight at first, and the other party considered Xu Guanjie, but Xu Guanjie is recovering from his injury and will not take on the film, and Zhang Yuanting strongly recommended it, so Debao sent someone to talk to me."
¡°Would you agree if there wasn¡¯t a grudge between me and Debao?¡± Zhou Wen asked with a smile.
Zhou Runfa scratched his head in embarrassment and said, "Haha, actually I have a pretty good relationship with Zhang Wanting. Screenwriter Luo Qirui is her classmate."
Zhou Wen pretended to be very serious and said: "That's it, promise the other party, oh, by the way, the salary must be increased, and you can't give the other party an advantage!"
"It's too easy to do. My current unified salary is 6 million, and I asked Debao for 8 million!" Zhou Runfa said enthusiastically: "The extra 2 million is my own investment, hahaha!"
¡°Tsk, tsk, I didn¡¯t expect Brother Fa to be so bad!¡± Zhou Wen shook his head and said with a smile.
"It's not like I was influenced by you!" Zhou Run smiled strangely.
"Have you confirmed who the female lead is?" Zhou Wen suddenly remembered that the original starring role in "Autumn Fairy Tale" was Hong Gu. If he had not traveled through time, maybe Hong Gu would have agreed to participate in the show, but now it is obvious that she will not participate in the show. of.
"I heard Zhang Wanting mention several alternative lists, including Ye Canwen and Zhang Manyu." Zhou Runfa said uncertainly.