Hong Kong, Phantom World Film Company,

--- in the company lobby

As a popular fried chicken in Hong Kong and a harvester of the box office of Hong Kong comedy movies, Zhou Xingchi has come to Phantom World Film Company for the second time.

If Zhou Xingchi's impression of the phantom is, then the feeling of the first time and this second time is completely different.

The first time I came here, the phantom had just been established, because of a favorite script about food, Zhou Xingchi did not hesitate to betray Yongsheng to take over the filming, and then the movie "God of Food" was released, and the ticket was a big hit, which can be regarded as a fulfillment of Zhou Xingchi's comedy dream about food.

Now, it is the second time Zhou Xingchi has come here, the first impression, the company's staff seems to have increased a lot, the front desk has a beautiful reception lady, there are three or five busy staff in the corridor, and then the company's decoration, the first time because of the rush to open, the hall furnishings of the Phantom Company are very simple, that is, a leisure sofa, with a publication rack, and then a poor water dispenser, but now, in addition to the sofa combination, there are round tables, stools, and flowers and potted plants placed around, by the way, and the eye-catching coffee machine, and the slogan posted on the wall of the coffee machine: "Perfect Phantom, Perfect World!" "How big the dream is, how big the stage is!" "No matter how big the dream is, no matter how small the dreamer is, it is not too small!" "Join the Phantom and achieve your dreams!"

Looking at these inspirational slogans, Zhou Xingchi only felt that his heart began to beat feverishly.

"As big as the dream, the stage is as big as it is!" Zhou Xingchi muttered to himself, feeling that this slogan was simply written for him.

These are the changes in the phantom, there are more people, lively, the decoration is magnificent, and the most important thing is that there is an uplifting atmosphere here, and you yourself are like a child chasing your dreams.

Just when Zhou Xingchi was in infinite reverie, at this time, the female secretary of the phantom informed him: "Mr. Zhou, Mr. Song invites you in!"

……

General Manager's Office---

Huang Zihua looked at Zhou Xingchi.

Zhou Xingchi also looked at Huang Zihua.

"Mr. Song, this is what you call an actor. Huang Zihua accentuated his tone. "I know him, I should say that the whole of Hong Kong knows him, Xingzai, the comedy is so well made, nonsensical, right!"

Zhou Xingchi looked at Huang Zihua: "Do you laugh at it, I haven't heard it much, but I know that you are very powerful." ”

"It's good to know!" Huang Zihua hugged his arms and sat on the sofa, looking unconvinced.

Also, although Zhou Xingchi in this era is very popular, he is not a "star master" who will be red to purple in the future, fundamentally speaking, he is just a movie star with a salary of just over one million, but Huang Zihua doesn't know that soon, the star boy in front of him, who is not amazing, will become a unique star master, and then dominate the Xiangjiang film industry and become a veritable "king of comedy".

Song Zhichao greeted Zhou Xingchi: "Zihua just had a misunderstanding with me, don't mind." ”

"How could it be?" Zhou Xingchi glanced at Huang Zihua again, meaning to let him leave automatically.

Huang Zihua turned his face away and pretended not to see it.

Song Zhichao said to Zhou Xingchi: "It's okay, Zihua knows stealth, you just treat him as if he doesn't exist now." ”

Zhou Xingchi was speechless, and only a unique boss like Song Zhichao could tolerate such a special existence as Huang Zihua.

"Mr. Song, I came here this time, you should know why. Zhou Xingchi plucked up his courage and said.

"I know, of course I do. Song Zhichao smiled, casually took out the contract signed by Zhou Xingchi and Yongsheng Entertainment from the desk drawer, and then got up from the boss's chair, walked around the table and walked to Zhou Xingchi.

Zhou Xingchi thought that Song Zhichao was going to take out the contract and ask him to sign it again, confirming that he was selling himself as a phantom, but unexpectedly, Song Zhichao suddenly stabbed and stabbed in front of him, and tore the contract in his hand to pieces.

"Mr. Song, what do you mean by this?" Zhou Xingchi said in surprise.

Even Huang Zihua, who was watching the excitement next to him, was stunned.

You must know that the current Zhou Xingchi is a favorite in the Hong Kong film industry, as long as it is a big film company, there is no one who doesn't want to get him, in order to sign Zhou Xingchi, many big bosses are even willing to pay a high price of thirty or forty million.

But it was such a rare contract, but Song Zhichao tore it up without hesitation.

"Why are you doing this?" Zhou Xingchi asked as he looked at Song Zhichao.

"What, why?"

"Why tear up the contract?"

"Oh no, Xingzai, what I tore up was not a contract, but a deed of sale!" Song Zhichao deliberately said the words "deed of sale" very seriously.

As he spoke, Song Zhichao pulled Zhou Xingchi to sit down together and sat on the sofa.

Huang Zihua had to move his butt and make way for the place, who made the sofa not too big.

"Xingzai, do you know that there was a very popular comedy star in Hong Kong before you, known as a cold-faced smiler?"

Zhou Xingchi nodded: "I know, he is Xu Guanwen, a comedy master in Hong Kong." ”

"That's right, it's him. Song Zhichao said, "If I remember correctly, he once starred in a play, the name is "Deed of Sale", I don't know if you have seen it?"

"I've seen it," Zhou Xingchi said, "Xu Guanwen and his two little guys, Xu Guanying and Xu Guanjie, acted together!" The story satirizes a lot of the realities of Hong Kong, so it does well at the box office.

"That's it!" Song Zhichao nodded, "That drama has actually been made very clear, the biggest chaos in the Hong Kong film industry is to sign a deed of sale, so that the actors can't help themselves, shoot like slaves, the money earned is the company, and the strength is your own." Tired and tired, they are all working for others--- and we have no slaves in the Phantom World, only partners! Do you say so, Zihua?" Song Zhichao's last sentence was to Huang Zihua.

Huang Zihua pursed his lips and did not speak.

In fact, Huang Zihua has to admit that Song Zhichao, the boss, is really good, and he really doesn't have much to do with them, even if he prepares three Duxiao for himself, although he is very tired, as long as you do it, a large part of the money you make will be yours, and the company will take a small percentage.

It is precisely because of this that Huang Zihua dared to talk to Song Zhichao like this, partnership, of course he has the right to choose and speak.

As for Zhou Xingchi, it was like looking at an alien at a glance at Song Zhichao and Huang Zihua, and he didn't feel that this relationship was a little incredible.

For a long time, the relationship between actors and film companies in Hong Kong has been a relationship of hiring and being employed, and to put it bluntly, actors in big film companies actually have no status. The company will help you take over the film, whether you want to shoot or not, you must act, whether you have time or not, you have to shoot, whether you are sick or unwell, you must go to the studio on time to work.

Take Zhou Xingchi himself as an example, Li Xiuxian first signed him at a very low price of 800,000 yuan, and then filmed "Thunderbolt Pioneer" and "Wind and Rain", but felt that it was not profitable, so he sold the contract to Yongsheng for 7 million. Yongsheng relied on Xingzai's "Gambling Saint" and "Truant Weilong" series to make a lot of money, logically speaking, now that Yongsheng sold the contract to Phantom World, Song Zhichao doesn't need to be a good person, he can do things according to the contract, and force Zhou Xingchi to help him shoot the remaining three movies. But the situation in front of him was that Song Zhichao directly tore up the contract in front of Zhou Xingchi.

Is it deliberately buying people's hearts?

Or do you really want to work with yourself to film?

Zhou Xingchi was a little unclear.

Just when Zhou Xingchi was puzzled, Song Zhichao looked at him, suddenly snapped his fingers at him beautifully, and then said with a smile: "You don't have to guess, Xingzai, just now I was buying people's hearts--- to be precise, buying your hearts!"

Zhou Xingchi: "......" was stunned.