Chapter 261: A de facto monopoly
5000 words, ask for subscriptions, ask for collections, ask for red envelopes, and ask for support.
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In the afternoon of the next day, when Wei Xiong returned to Hong Kong, he met Huang Zhan, who was also going back to Hong Kong, on the ferry, and the two met at TVB's rookie singing contest, although they did not deliberately make friends after that, they met on many occasions, so the relationship between the two is still good.
The reason why Huang Zhan was the guest commentator of "If You Are Honest, Do Not Disturb" this time was also invited by Wei Xiong personally, and his bold and humorous review style added a lot of highlights to the show. Of course, with this show, Huang Zhan's popularity has also increased significantly compared to before.
"I heard Rong Shao say the day before yesterday that you closed down the advertising agency, what's going on?" Wei Xiong thought of what he had heard, and couldn't help but ask suspiciously.
"What else can I do, I lose money. Huang Zhan sighed and shook his head: "I suddenly found out that I really didn't talk about business, I opened a film company at a loss and went bankrupt before, and now I have opened an advertising company and closed down, and I have lost all the money I have made in the past few years." ”
"I think I still write songs and articles honestly, or be a guest and host like I am now, saving money and hurting my spirit. ”
Hearing Huang Zhan say this, Wei Xiong was also a little funny, and suddenly, he remembered a program hosted by Huang Zhan with quite good ratings - "No Defense Tonight", in the original history, this program was an interview program produced by ATV and the late 90s.
Co-hosted by three of the 'Four Talents of Hong Kong': Huang Zhan, Ni Kuang 02 and Cai Lan, the atmosphere of the show is relaxed and humorous, like a gathering of old friends, open and free speech, talking about everything up and down, especially inviting popular stars and celebrities to analyze the inner world.
The content was bold for Hong Kong society at the time, and even discussed sexuality and love-related topics in the program, but did not make any remarks that violated Hong Kong law. Coupled with the fact that the three hosts smoke, drink and speak foul language from time to time in the show, it is called a talk show suitable for adults to watch. The show was also scheduled to air at 11 p.m., but despite this, it still recorded high ratings.
"Since you want to concentrate on being a host, I just have a show here, which should be quite suitable for you, I wonder if you are interested?"
"Yes, why not, as long as it's a show you plan, I'm interested. "Now in Hong Kong, when it comes to program planning, Wei Xiong said second, no one dares to say first, now Wei Xiong obviously has a new program that wants him to be the host, where will Huang Zhan let go of such an opportunity.
Wei Xiong immediately briefly said the program format of "No Defense Tonight", and then said: "The topic of this show is not limited, as long as you pay attention to the scale, don't go too far, so I think it's quite suitable for you, in addition, Cai Lan is also a candidate for the host." ”
"Hehe, it's really suitable for me, Cai Lan, I'll go and tell him there, there should be no problem. And the other one, who do you think is suitable?"
Huang Zhan entered the role quite quickly, and he didn't need Wei Xiong to open his mouth, so he took over the task of inviting Cai Lan by himself.
"Originally, Ni Yu could have done it, but you also know his son's virtue. I think about it again, if there is really no suitable one, two hosts are fine, but in this way, there must be at least two guests in each episode, so as to always keep the atmosphere of the show active. ”
mentioned Ni Yu, Huang Zhan couldn't say anything, and then the two talked about something related to the show, and before they knew it, the ferry had docked.
"In the next two days, I will write out the plan, and I will say hello to the TV station, and then you can just go over and talk about the specific details. ”
"No problem. Huang Zhan had a smile on his face, he seemed to be in a good mood, and after Wei Xiong got into the car, he also took a taxi and left.
"The signing went well, didn't it?"
"Well, I just got the news when I came here just now, the contract has been signed, and now there is a press conference, and I heard that there are quite a few reporters who are participating. ”
Wei Xiong smiled slightly.
The signing in his mouth refers to the signing ceremony of Golden Princess Cinemas to join Wei's Distribution.
After the Golden Princess Cinemas joined, Webster Distribution has controlled more than eighty percent of the Hong Kong cinema chains, and there is no doubt that this has formed a de facto monopoly.
There's a word that everyone wants.
Wei's distribution is like this, with strong strength and performance as the foundation, there is no need to take the initiative at all, and some theaters themselves propose to join.
"Anyway, I don't have anything important to do in the afternoon, so let's go to the hospital to visit Lei Juekun. ”
Anyway, the two sides will also have a cooperative relationship in the future, so Li Weixiong should go to the hospital to visit, at least on the surface.
"Mr. Wei, did you come to the hospital to visit Mr. Lei?"
As soon as he walked into the inpatient building, Wei Xiong met a reporter, and he didn't know if he was specifically chasing Lei Juekun's news, or if he happened to come to the hospital.
"This should be normal. ”
Under Hu Zhiqiang's escort, Wei Xiong smiled faintly, and then he was about to bypass the reporter.
At this moment, several reporters surrounded them, all with excited expressions, and it was obvious that Wei Xiong's sudden appearance was beyond their expectations.
"Mr. Wei, are you and Wang Guxian planning to have a child?"
"Mr. Wei, some people say that Webster's distribution's monopoly on Hong Kong's cinema resources will seriously affect the development of Hong Kong's film industry, what do you think about this?"
Wei Xiong stopped and looked at a reporter with glasses.
Not to mention that Webster's distribution has not yet formed an industry monopoly, even if it is really formed, it is unlikely to affect the healthy development of the Hong Kong film industry. ”
"The reason is very simple, Webster's issuance is not in the way of capital operation, and it is tough to prompt theaters such as Debao Cinemas and Golden Princess Cinemas to join Webster Publishing, and the reason why they are willing to join is because it can bring them greater benefits under the unified operation of Webster Publishing.
"And whether it is Mr. Pan or Mr. Lei, as long as they can get enough benefits, then they will naturally invest more resources in film production. ”
Therefore, joining Merriam-Webster Distribution will not only not have a negative impact on the development of the Hong Kong film industry, but will have a lot of positive effects. The 'someone' in your words is probably some people with ulterior motives, if he is really capable, he can learn from Wei's, don't slander him in the back. ”
Wei Xiong's words, especially the last sentence, were unceremoniously spoken.
Because similar rumors appeared after the news that Golden Princess Cinema was about to join Wei's release, he didn't know who first spread it.
But it is nothing more than two types of people who have a personal grudge against him and have business competition.
"Then are you and Wang Guxian planning to have a baby? In addition, it is said that Ms. Lin also looked for Zhou Huimin, is it because of the same thing?"
Wei Xiong smiled faintly, but he didn't plan to answer again.
Then he quickly stepped into the elevator on Hu Zhiqiang's guard, and a few minutes later, he came to Lei Juekun's hospital room, but he met a person who surprised him a little.
Actually, it's not too much of an accident,
It's just that I didn't expect that when the Golden Princess Cinema officially joined Wei's release, this person would come to Lei Juekun, and it seemed that the two had a good conversation.
This person is none other than others.
It is Huang Baiming, one of the three giants of New Art City.
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The Golden Princess Cinemas joined the distribution of Wei's, which undoubtedly once again set off a huge wave in the Hong Kong film industry and even the entire entertainment industry.
No one expected that before the first half of 1987 passed, Debao Cinemas and Golden Princess Cinemas, which both belonged to the four major cinemas in the past, joined Wei's Distribution, especially Golden Princess Cinemas.
With such a stable film source, why did Lei Juekun make this decision? Those who know the inside story don't feel strange, but those who don't know are puzzled, but this doubt didn't last long, because the three giants of the new art city completely fell out.
First, it was rumored that Mai Jia had left and joined Lin Jianyue's Jianye Film Company, and then Shi Tian angrily denounced Huang Baiming in public for being despicable and shameless and betraying his brother.
Then Huang Baiming founded the Oriental Film Company, in which Huang Baiming accounted for 30% of the shares, and the remaining 70% was all held by Lei Juekun.
After this series of fierce revelations were exposed, the grievances between the three giants of the new art city, Mai Jia, Shi Tian, and Huang Baiming, were also unearthed by the media.
At this point, the outside world only knew why Lei Juekun suddenly let the Golden Princess Cinema join Wei's distribution, it turned out that the new art city, which still seemed to be extraordinary, was already in crisis internally, if Lei Juekun did not plan early, once the crisis broke out, the Golden Princess Cinema would inevitably be caught off guard.
And with the successive departures of Mai Jia and Huang Baiming, the new art city has existed in name only, almost overnight, and the new art city, which was once strong and still occupies a place in the Hong Kong film industry, collapsed like this, and many people couldn't help but sigh for a while.
"Boss, Lei Juekun gave you 10% of the shares, why don't you?" Cui Muqing asked suspiciously while wiping Wei Xiong's back.
"As the so-called merit is not punished, Lei Juekun sent shares to me, just to want me to contribute to the Oriental Film Company, if I have that spare time, it is better to use it on Wei's Films, and I can get more benefits. Wei Xiong smiled faintly and said indifferently.
The reason why he met Huang Baiming in Lei Juekun's ward that day was that Lei Juekun and Huang Baiming were discussing the establishment of the Oriental Film Company.
At that time, Lei Juekun actually made a temporary decision to give him 10% of the shares, but he refused without thinking about such a 'kindness'.
However, in order to appease Lei Juekun and show his sincerity, he said that he would cooperate with Oriental Films more in the future.
"I also know this, but didn't you promise to cooperate with Oriental Film Company, why don't you accept the 10% shares, anyway, don't do it in vain. ”
"Hehe, accepting shares and cooperating with the other party are two different things, if I accept the shares, then it is natural to cooperate with Oriental Film. Now like this, it is equivalent to selling Lei Juekun a face, after all, Lei Juekun is a famous rich man in Hong Kong, maybe he will be able to use it in the future. ”
"Moreover, it can also give the outside world an impression that we have reciprocated for Princess Jin's joining Wei's Distribution, which is beneficial to the development of Wei's Distribution. ”
Cui Muqing nodded clearly, didn't say anything more, and after a while, he spoke again: "It's almost time, I should go." ”
"Hmm. Seeing Cui Muqing get up and get dressed and prepare to leave, Wei Xiong didn't soak again, but rang the service bell and called a masseuse to relax his muscles and bones.
At this time, the place where he is the Yunguang Senior Club under the Huo family, which integrates leisure, entertainment, and food, and business has always been good, and he has now become a frequent visitor here, almost three or four times a month, and several of his women have been with him.
"The force can be increased. Lying on the bed, enjoying the masseur's professional massage, he also opened his mouth from time to time to command.
The masseuse who was massaging him was a woman, she looked no more than twenty years old, tall and beautiful, even in the entertainment industry where there were so many beautiful women, she was definitely outstanding, and what was even more rare was that she did not rely on beauty, but on one-handed massage skills.
According to reports, there are 30 professional masseurs in Yunguang Club, each of whom went to Thailand and returned from studying with massage masters, all of whom have mastered several massage techniques, and this beautiful masseused is one of them, and in terms of techniques alone, she is definitely one of the leaders.
So every time he comes to Weixiong, he orders this beautiful masseuse, and there are many times, as long as he calls a masseuse, the club will take the initiative to arrange it for him.
"Is this okay?" said the masseuse with a little more force.
"Yes, yes. Wei Xiong replied softly, and then said no more.
After a few minutes, he was bored, so he asked, "I must have ordered it six or seven times, I don't know what your name is." ”
"My name is Meng Xiangning, the fragrance of perfume, the condensation of solidification. ”
"Meng Xiangning, this name is very nice, how long have you been working here, and judging by your appearance, you should be twenty-three or fourteen years old at most, right?"
"It's been almost a year. As for age, that's a woman's secret. ”
"Huh. Wei Xiong smiled and didn't ask, if he really wanted to know the age of this woman, it was too simple, just ask Huo Zhenting.
"Turn it around. ”
Wei Xiong turned over as he said.
"You can take off the outer clothes and the massage will be much better. ”
Hearing this, Wei Xiong looked at the masseuse named Meng Xiangning and found that the other party was also looking at him, and he suddenly found that this masseuse seemed to be particularly bold today.
Maybe it's the relationship between the two of them who talked a few words just now.
But no matter what, people say so, and he naturally won't refuse.
Immediately took off the outside bathrobe, revealing the muscle lines full of strength and beauty, leaving only a pair of briefs to wrap the lower body.
"Mr. Wei, your figure is really good. ”
Meng Xiangning's eyes lit up and glanced at Wei Xiong's body, and finally stopped at the lower body position.
Despite being at rest, the huge lump was still enough to make any woman tremble, at least she had never seen anything so horrible after working here for so long. Of course, her job itself is very pure, and she does not need to provide special services to customers.
These are the jobs of others.
But she is a masseuse after all, and she always has some physical contact, and she has seen a man half-naked many times, even full-naked.
Wei Xiong smiled slightly, and closed his eyes.
Seeing this, Meng Xiangning began to continue her work, starting with her head, then her shoulders, then her hands, and then her legs......
Suddenly, Wei Xiong felt that his underwear was pulled away by a hand, and when he opened his eyes, Meng Xiangning had already bowed his head and lay down on his lower body.
As a high-end private club, Yunguang Club naturally has a variety of leisure and entertainment to meet the needs of different guests, one of them, but massage is also divided into professional massage and leisure massage, professional massage refers to Meng Xiangning, only provides professional massage services.
And casual massage is sex-service, to put it bluntly, as long as you can afford it, there are all kinds of sex-service, even if it is some of the more perverted.
In other words, according to the rules of the club, Meng Xiangning doesn't need to do this at all, and what she is doing now is completely added by herself.
Even Wei Xiong was a little caught off guard.
Because he didn't expect such a beautiful masseuse to look very serious on the outside, but she was so bold, or rather debauched, that she didn't even say hello.
It seems to work in such a place.
Even if you don't provide special services within the scope of your duties, it's not much better.
However, he didn't stop it, but deliberately teased: "I said beauty, this doesn't seem to be within the scope of your service." ”
Meng Xiangning raised her head and said with a flattering expression: "This is my private service." ”
"Ding-dong......"
At this moment, a doorbell rang outside.
"Go open the door. Wei Xiong patted Meng Xiangning's face, although he didn't mind a friendly battle with such a beautiful woman, he didn't have much desire.
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"Whew, I'm tired. As soon as Li Zhi entered the door, he immediately sat down on the sofa, and then rubbed the bare feet with his hands.
"What's the matter, you don't have a job now. ”
Li Zhi glanced at Meng Xiangning, who was out, and then complained to Wei Xiong: "Since shopping at noon, my feet are almost swollen. ”
Since the recording of Sister Over Flowers, Lizhi has started her first long vacation after entering the industry, and she either sleeps or goes shopping every day.
"Hehe, have you had dinner?"
"After eating, I originally wanted to come and eat with you, but I was pulled by a friend, and I really couldn't get out, so you won't be angry with me. ”
"Fool, how could it be. ”
Wei Xiong shaved lightly on Lizhi's nose.
I don't know when the words and deeds of the two have developed to the level that only couples have, but in fact, neither of them said I love you, I like your kind of confession, it is completely a tacit understanding, or tacit, or it is a matter of course.
"Since your legs are sore, let's take a hot bath first, and then call a masseuse to massage it to smooth the blood and qi, and it will be fine soon. ”
"Okay. Lizhi picked up one of the four or five shopping bags and walked into the locker room.
This is the second time she has come to Yunguang Club with Wei Xiong, although the suite she opened this time is not the same as the last one, but the layout is similar.