Chapter 81: An Unexpected Encounter
Du Zishan's information to Chen Tianliao was very detailed. Most of the cover letters received by the company have names on them if they have a good resume. Although Chen Tianliao is not sure that Du Zishan's information is completely credible, it can be used as a reference.
Judging from the cover letters, most of the people who delivered the applications were unsuccessful in Hong Kong, as well as some people who felt that the competition in Hong Kong was too fierce and wanted to transfer to the mainland, as well as newcomers who had just entered the industry or were about to enter the industry. Chen Tianliao looked at his resume and decided to hand over the responsibility to Mai Zilong, and the professionals invited from Xiangjiang in advance would assist.
"For these job seekers, obedience is the first condition under the condition of ensuring professional quality. Chen Tianliao said, "What I need is a machine that runs efficiently, so we have to eliminate anyone who can affect the operation of this machine." If that kind of person is really very capable, and it's a pity to give up, you can drag it out first, and then report to me, and I'll do it at my discretion. ”
"Okay, boss!" Mai Zilong replied.
Also, although Xiangjiang's filmmakers are very capable and hard-working, there are always some outliers with low eyes. You help me get rid of those people, too. I need people who can do things, I don't need people who can do things. Chen Tianliao said.
"Okay. Mai Zilong said
"Okay, you stick to these two principles and choose the best. Draw up the big list first, and I'll make the final decision. Chen Tianliao said.
After instructing Mai Zilong on related matters, Chen Tianliao's next thing was to accompany Song Shiqing to play in Xiangjiang for two days, and at the same time invited the second generation of stars to play together. He also wanted to visit the bigwigs in the film industry who he wanted to talk about, but he was still young in this industry, so he didn't go to the door to find guilt, and through the communication of the second generation of stars, it was actually an indirect expression of his closeness to the Xiangjiang film industry.
In fact, there are not many interesting places in Xiangjiang. It covers an area of more than 1,100 square kilometers, and it is also the lowest in the county area ranking in eastern China. The most fun thing is still Ocean Park, followed by the view of Victoria Bay from the Victoria Peak, plus shopping in Causeway Bay, it only takes a day or two to enjoy the fun places in Hong Kong. Of course, out of curiosity, Chen Tianliao also took Song Shiqing to take a look at the Kowloon Walled City from afar.
When she saw the dense buildings in the Kowloon Walled City, Song Shiqing was stunned: "Why are the buildings in this place so built?
"Yes, there are nearly 35,000 people living on this land of less than 27,000, and the average person owns less than 1 square meter of land. It is one of the most densely populated places in the world. That's why the buildings are built like this. You see, there are basically not too many gaps between the buildings, and the people on both sides of the building can shake hands when they open the windows, while the rooms inside the buildings are very small, more than ten or twenty square meters is a room, and the single dormitory of the factory is about the same, but there is often a large family living there. Chen Tianliao sighed.
"What if it catches fire? It's hard for fire trucks and ambulances to get in, right?" Song Shiqing said.
"Cold salad. In fact, they have their own internal rules and order. Not to mention fire trucks and ambulances, even police cars are difficult to drive into. It's a haven for gangsters. Remember Du Zishan, he made his fortune here, and the lives under his hands are probably not 100 but 80. Of course, it wasn't exactly what he killed, but also community fights, usury and forced debts, and people could be killed at any time. The ruler here is the underworld. Chen Tianliao said expressionlessly.
"This ...... Isn't this the old society?" Song Shiqing was still in disbelief.
"Yes, or capitalism in all its ways. In fact, with the exception of northern Europe, many developed countries have similar slum problems. The more densely populated the country and region, the more severe the phenomenon tends to be. The same is true in the United States, the larger the city, the more likely it is to have similar problems, while the vast small and medium-sized cities and rural areas in the United States are peaceful. "So when my aunt went to the United States, I was afraid that she would suddenly get nervous and run to the slums and cause something, so I specially hired bodyguards to act as her roommates to protect her, so that the local Chinese students could influence her." ”
Song Shiqing pursed her lips and smiled: "You are really heartbroken for your sister-in-law." ”
Chen Tianliao smiled bitterly: "No way, when she was young, she had good parents and good brothers and sisters-in-law, and when she grew up, she had good nephews." ”
Song Shiqing's smile became sweeter, and she quietly snuggled up to Chen Tianliao's body. She considers herself equally lucky, first to have the best father, then to have a broken family again, and now to have the best boyfriend in the world.
At the end of the game, the list of people who entered the retest was also drawn up. The talents recommended by the second generation of stars are also among them.
Zhang Shirong recommended a literary film director, Chen Tianliao watched it for a long time, this product is almost the same virtue as the group of radical literary film directors in Europe, he likes to engage in some jaw-dropping shots, tell some very literary stories, and his reputation in Europe is also very high. Such a director can still be used as a window dresser when the economy is rich, but now Chen Tianliao is starting a business and is facing a life and death test, which is naturally passed.
Hong Zhong is obviously a lot more reliable. He recommended a senior photographer named Wang Cheng, who had a lot of good works, but later had a feud with a certain boss in Xiangjiang because of the competition for a certain actress, and was blocked by the other party. Chen Tianliao has seen a lot of this photographer's works, and as a person from an art class, he admires this photographer's skills very much. So he put this job application form away as an important piece of information himself.
Unexpectedly, Xu Qiaoli also recommended a makeup artist, and Chen Tianliao was also a little surprised when he read the makeup artist's resume. This woman named Lu Wenjing is also a veteran in the movie makeup line in Xiangjiang, and her salary is also very high. There is only one reason why she is willing to go to the mainland to work: her daughter, who is dependent on her for her life, is married to a man from the capital, and she feels lonely in Xiangjiang and decides to return to the mainland to develop, and it is best to work in the capital, so that she can see her daughter often! Chen Tianliao was very happy and picked up another treasure.
He checked the information of many people, and finally preliminarily determined the 20 candidates for the second round. Five of them have been recruited by him, and they are just called over to chat and do random inspections.
The most regrettable thing is that Chen Tianliao does not have the director talent he wants to recruit. In terms of actors, only Chu Hui submitted a job application form. Chen Tianliao decided to sign Chu Hui as the first signed actor of the film company.
When the date for the re-examination arrived, Chen Tianliao interviewed those job seekers one by one. During the interview, he found a very interesting situation: most of the candidates did not apply for just one position, but applied for multiple positions together. During the period of the rise of Hong Kong films, the crew members basically had multiple responsibilities, such as props and special effects production, photography and makeup, and so on. There are many capable people with one specialty and multiple abilities. This not only maximizes cost savings, but also does not cause passivity in the event of any unexpected situation. But the disadvantage is also obvious, that is, it is not conducive to the deepening of the specialization of various film departments. At the same time, the production of Xiangjiang Films pursues the words "more, faster, better, and cheaper", which also causes most of their work to be passable, but they can't pick out the details. In this way, they are all masters when they are engaged in small-budget productions, but it will be a little difficult to control large-scale productions and make high-quality movies.
According to his own standards, Chen Tianliao admitted 16 people to the film company. And the acquisition negotiations between the two studios have just begun, and there is still time to rip off. So Chen Tianliao decided to take these people back to the mainland first. He gave them three days to prepare. Among them is Chu Hui.
Just when Chen Tianliao thought that his days in Xiangjiang would end like this, an unexpected person came to Xiangjiang.
At 9 o'clock in the morning of that day, Chen Tianliao and Song Shiqing, after breakfast, accompanied by the staff of the Heung Kong branch of the two record companies, came to the cruise ship pier to prepare to take a rented boat to cruise Victoria Bay. Song Shiqing, as an authentic Beijing chick, although she has never seen the sea, she has never been a boat, so she was excited to listen to it, and she chattered non-stop along the way.
As soon as he arrived at the cruise ship dock, Chen Tianliao saw a familiar figure standing in front of him. He paused for a moment, hesitating to step forward to say hello. And Song Shiqing shouted, "Kaomi!"
The slender figure turned around, with a slightly round face, a slightly dense beauty, big eyes, a small nose, and a pair of rabbit teeth in a cute cherry mouth, but it wasn't Ogawa Kaomi or who?
Rabbit Tooth was obviously also very surprised: "Ahhhhhh
Chen Tianliao walked towards the rabbit tooth with some embarrassment and said in Mandarin: "Hello, Kaomi. ”
Rabbit Tooth was stunned, then glanced at Song Shiqing, and replied with a smile in Mandarin: "Hello, Xiao Liao!" and turned to Song Shiqing: "Hello, Xiao Qing!"
Song Shiqing replied: "Hello, Kaomi. How did you get here?"
Rabbit Fang said, "I'm here to play during the summer vacation." Our group has disbanded, and I have to study hard and stop signing contracts for the time being, so now I have some time to play around, so I came to Xiangjiang, which is closer to our country, to play. Although her words were occasionally mixed with jerky Japanese pronunciation, she was much more fluent.
Song Shiqing said: "That's it." Why don't you continue to sign contracts anymore? You sing so many songs, and you're so famous, it's a shame not to sing. Xiao Liao has written you a lot of songs!"
Bunny Tooth shook his head and said, "I want to do something else." I want to go to Huaguo and work for Xiaoliao and you, instead of being a singer in the Wa Kingdom. ”