Chen Tianlang's acquisition of Hong Kong's veteran film company Caixing did not make many waves in Hong Kong, because for Hong Kong people, four or five new film companies are established every day in these years, and seven or eight film companies will be acquired or go bankrupt. In the hot land of movies, everyone wants to come over and dig out a pot of gold, but they often return home.

It's just that after all the contracts were signed, "Outwitting Tiger Mountain" on the mainland seemed to have started, and Tsui Hark and Sammo Hung also rushed over to work in the mainland in the next two months.

The actors in this drama are Jiang Wen from the mainland and Leung Ka-fai from Hong Kong, which can be regarded as a big production in the Sino-Hong Kong co-production.

Chen Tianlang did not go back to the mainland directly, but stayed in Hong Kong because he still had things to do.

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"Mr. Chen, you look for me. Lin Hao entered the box of Jialian Road Restaurant and said to Chen Tianlang, who was slowly picking a piece of fish inside.

Lin Hao, Chinese New Year's Eve, medium build, thin, he was originally a middle-level employee of the Playstar Company, after Chen Tianlang acquired the Playstar, after reviewing the personnel files and the performance of each employee, he directly promoted Lin Hao to the head of the company's investment department.

Lin Hao is also very realistic, Chen Tianlang's promotion of him is equivalent to knowing him, so he is also very dedicated to his work.

Chen Tianlang kept moving, sat at the table with his back to the door of the box, put the fish meat into his mouth with chopsticks and swallowed it, and then said, "Sit, let the kitchen prepare frozen crabs for you." ”

Lin Hao didn't sit opposite Chen Tianlang, because Chen Tianlang was now sitting at the bottom of the dining table, and opposite was the top, Lin Hao pulled a chair and sat next to Chen Tianlang, helped the gold-rimmed glasses, and asked tentatively:

"I don't know what's the matter with you calling me suddenly, boss?"

Since Chen Tianlang acquired Color Star, there has basically been no major move, except for cooperating with his subsidiary Xinghui to shoot Stephen Chow's new film "God of Food", there has been no move, so that the current situation of the entire company is very lazy. Lin Hao also had nothing to do, but today Chen Tianlang suddenly called him over, which made Lin Hao a little confused.

Chen Tianlang smiled and glanced at him sideways: "Have you been idle in the company recently?"

"Well, it's a little, but everyone is waiting for your instructions, Mr. Chen. Lin Hao pressed his hand on the table and said in a respectful tone.

Chen Tianlang picked up a frozen crab from the table and put it on the plate in front of Lin Hao: "Eating crabs, even if you want to help me work, you have to fill your stomach first, right?"

"It's okay, if there's anything you ask, Mr. Chen. Lin Hao broke off a crab leg and put it in his mouth and chewed it slowly.

Chen Tianlang waited for Lin Hao to finish eating the crab leg before asking: "Is it difficult to make film investment in Hong Kong?"

"That's true. Lin Hao heard Chen Tianlang ask about the Hong Kong film industry, grabbed a tissue and wiped the juice of the frozen crab thaw on his finger and said: "The most profitable business in Hong Kong is to make movies in addition to betting on horses, and making movies more than ten years ago is the easiest to make, as long as you find a star and shoot a movie in seven or eight days, you can make millions after it is released." ”

Chen Tianlang took a sip of tea and asked, "So what about now, investing in films?"

"Now the situation is different, not every drama can be a blockbuster, many movies lose money, only a few large companies can make money by relying on their big stars, such as Jackie Chan of Golden Harvest, Jet Li of Yongsheng, and Stephen Chow who is now coming out to open a company by himself, and even big stars like Sammo Hung and Chow Yun-fat may not be able to make money. ”

Chen Tianlang nodded, it is true, now that the era of "Double Monday" has passed, Chow Yun-fat no longer has the appeal of the ticket side as before, and now there are only three people who can make a steady profit at the box office, Jackie Chan, Jet Li and Stephen Chow.

He signed a cooperation agreement with Xinghui, and he can get a piece of Stephen Chow's movies in the future, but Jackie Chan and Jet Li can't do anything about it.

Seeing that Chen Tianlang agreed with his own opinion, Lin Hao said again: "Golden Harvest is the largest old film company in Hong Kong, and it has done all the Shaw Brothers, and their money-making projects will not let us get involved." As for Yongsheng, you may not know that they have an underworld background in Hong Kong, and for us, let alone compete with them for Jet Li. ”

Although Lin Hao didn't say it too clearly, Chen Tianlang knew that Yongsheng's boss was Xiang Huaqiang, a very powerful figure, and Jet Li seemed to have signed a ten-year contract with Yongsheng in order to be with his lover Li Zhi, and it was impossible to dig up the wall.

Since then, it is no wonder that so many film companies in Hong Kong will go bankrupt, and the acquisition of color stars by themselves can be so smooth, the reason is that it is difficult to make money making movies in Hong Kong now, and the movie stars who can make money are contracted by large companies.

Thinking of this, Chen Tianlang asked Lin Hao, "Then according to you, now that we want to invest in movies, how can we fight our way out of the encirclement? At least not so much." ”

Lin Hao pondered for a moment, then raised his head and said, "Thank you, Mr. Chen, for your trust in me, then I will be blunt." ”

After a pause, Lin Hao said: "Now that Hong Kong films have developed to such a point, it has really reached the point of sunset, and in the eyes of many people, there is no chance to make money, but I think that since it is an era of crisis that everyone is not optimistic about, then the crisis is also an opportunity!"

"Everyone is staring at Jackie Chan, Jet Li, and movie stars with box office appeal like Stephen Chow, we can do the opposite, cultivate some potential stars by ourselves, and maybe we can fight a bloody way. ”

Hearing Lin Hao say this, Chen Tianlang's eyes couldn't help but light up, yes, he can train some newcomers to take the position, as a person who has come over, he knows who will be popular in the future, and who can be red and purple, such as Ekin Cheng and Chen Xiaochun who acted in "Crazy Boy", as well as the future little king Nicholas Tse, and the little diva Joey Yung, these people are either still young and no one cares about them, or they are still unknown after working hard in the film industry for more than ten years, and they can completely seize the opportunity to cultivate them.

Seeing that Chen Tianlang touched his chin and seemed to be thinking about something, Lin Hao was reluctant to interrupt him, until Chen Tianlang looked at him again, and then said: "Of course, cultivating people requires time and money to support, but the most difficult thing is to have a good script, and if you play the right play, you can be an instant hit." However, this probability is very low, and many times time and money are all on the line, but people just can't be popular. ”

Hearing Lin Hao say this, Chen Tianlang almost laughed out loud, yes, others can't do this, but he knows everything, who will become popular by what drama, who will become popular because of what song, he Chen Tianlang knows better than anyone else.

It can be said that if he Chen Tianlang really wants to do it, he is the god of the film industry!

The god of the stars!