809 [Cousin Marriage]
At the end of September, "Truant Dragon" starring Zhou Xingchi and Zhang Meng was completed across the board, with a box office of 43.82 million in Hong Kong, ranking among the champions of this year's Hong Kong film box office list.
Zhou Xingchi finally became a rightful star, and his salary increased to more than 8 million, and only Cheng Long was left who could compare his salary.
Zhang Mian, who was a vase again in "Truant Dragon", has also risen with the tide, and her salary has increased to 1.5 million, which is definitely a treatment only for first-line actresses.
Chen Jiashang, the director of "Truant Dragon", also became an instant hit, he previously opened a film company with his friends, specializing in sketch comedies, and he is also slightly famous. But this time it's really a big deal, there are only a few Hong Kong films with a box office of more than 40 million in this city, and Chen Jiashang is a god this time.
Strike while the iron is hot, Chen Jiashang and Zhou Xingchi are in full swing to come up with the script of "Wu Zhuangyuan Su Qier", and they are now casting chipsPreparation, it will be launched in October at most, and the core cast is still Zhou Xingchi, Wu Mengda and Zhang Meng.
Before the release of "Truant Dragon", Yongsheng Pictures' Xiaoxiong follow-up film "500 Million Inspector Lei Luo" has been released in Golden Harvest Cinemas for two weeks. At this time, the summer file has ended, but the box office of "500 Million Inspector Lei Luo" is still approaching the 20 million mark, moving towards 30 million.
It is worth mentioning that "500 Million Inspector Lei Luo" is divided into two episodes, and the next episode will be played immediately after the first episode is screened. The box office of more than 20 million for an episode adds up to more than 50 million, and the Xiang brothers' investment has doubled.
In the blink of an eye, in October, the main project of the "Jurassic Park" filming base on Mirror Island was nearing completion, but Kang Jianfei was stumped by personal matters and continued to stay in Hong Kong.
After Guan Zhilin gave birth to a child, Li Yanshan added another daughter to Kang Jianfei and named her Kang Xinyan.
Li Yanshan's birth of a daughter this time is much more low-key, except for a few friends, the media did not receive a little news, and it was not exposed until a few years later.
In addition to Li Yanshan's daughter, Kang Jianfei stayed in Hong Kong to attend his cousin Wu Ruiqing's wedding.
Wu Ruiqing's kid is also twenty-seven or eighteen, and he has changed several girlfriends like a marquee, but this time he accidentally enlarged the woman's belly, so he had to marry his son hard.
The senior management of Oriental Culture and Entertainment Group has changed repeatedly over the years, but her cousin Zhou Mingfang has been steadily rising to the top and has been the CFO of the group for several years. Not only that, Chow Mingfang also used her spare time to obtain a double bachelor's degree in economics and business administration from the University of Hong Kong, and is currently studying for a master's degree in economics.
Another cousin, Liang Ying, is still running a canteen and supermarket in Tseung Kwan O Film and Television City, and her small business is quite prosperous.
On the contrary, Kang Jianfei's cousin Wu Chenggang was not enterprising, retired early at home, had nothing to do with fishing, played chess, and lived a comfortable life.
Wu Ruiqing followed Kang Jianfei for two years, and worked as an assistant director for Ang Lee for another year, and now he has independently directed several small-budget films, and the box office results can only be regarded as passing.
Even putting aside the kinship with Kang Jianfei, such a family is quite influential in the Eastern Group, Wu Ruiqing's wedding scene can definitely be described as star-studded, and there are dozens of celebrities who can count the number of stars. Zhou Xingchi, Zhou Runfa, Li Lianjie and other big-name movie stars, except for the accident of filming, everyone who can come is here.
Naturally, such a grand occasion was indispensable, but only a few reporters from major newspapers were allowed to enter, and the rest could only blow the cold wind on the road outside.
Guan Shan and Wu Chenggang have been old friends for decades, and it just so happens that the couple is in Hong Kong again, so all the people from the Guan family came to attend the wedding this time. What made Kang Jianfei speechless the most was that Guan Zhilin actually appeared with her son who had just reached the full moon, and robbed the groom and bride of the limelight for a while, and the reporters rushed over to take pictures of their mother and son like vicious dogs robbing.
But what was even more impressive was Kang Jianfei, who attracted everyone's attention as soon as he appeared. There is no way, who let more than ninety percent of the guests present be from Oriental Entertainment Group.
"Mr. Kang!"
"Hello boss!"
"Kangdao ......"
There were all the sounds of greetings all the way, and Kang Jianfei's head was a little sour when he returned the salute, and finally he simply hid and smoked alone to relieve his boredom.
Unexpectedly, Wu Ruiqing, this kid, also hid in, standing in the corner of the aisle smoking a stuffy cigarette, looking like he was dying of cancer.
Kang Jianfei quipped: "Boy, why do you look unhappy with a straight face? ”
"I've been trapped, and I don't want to get married at all." Wu Ruiqing took a hard sip.
"The baby in the bride's womb isn't yours?" Kang Jianfei asked.
Wu Ruiqing smiled bitterly: "It's not mine, you don't have to get married......
After Wu Ruiqing's detailed explanation, Kang Jianfei learned that the bride was a young girl who had just graduated from the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, and she had sex with Wu Ruiqing after drinking.
At that time, Wu Ruiqing had a legitimate girlfriend, but this young girl took the hospital test sheet and directly found Wu Ruiqing's father. Wu Chenggang is a face-saving person, and he also desperately wants to hold his grandson, so he forced Wu Ruiqing to marry his son.
"Where is the bridegroom, where is the bridegroom!" Someone outside kept shouting.
Kang Jianfei gloated and patted his cousin on the shoulder: "Boy, face the reality, it's your turn." ”
Wu Ruiqing threw the cigarette butt on the ground fiercely, exhaled a turbid breath and walked out.
Swearing, kissing, exchanging rings, competing for bouquets......
Kang Jianfei only drank a few drinks at the lively wedding banquet, and hurriedly borrowed urine to escape. He is busier than the groom, and the company's senior executives, artists, and directors are lining up to toast him, where does Kang Jianfei dare to continue to stay.
After making a few phone calls and making sure that Zhou Hailin was at home, Kang Jianfei asked the driver to turn around and go to her.
"I'm so hungry, go cook a bowl of noodles." Kang Jianfei said as soon as he entered the door.
Zhou Hailin couldn't help laughing and said: "You just shouted hungry after attending the wedding, won't the groom give you food?" ”
"Go cook the noodles!" Kang Jianfei patted her buttocks.
Zhou Hailin lives in the house given to her by Kang Jianfei, and her family lives in another place, which is the house that Zhou Hailin bought for her parents to make money from filming.
Soon a bowl of hot Yangchun noodles was served, and Kang Jianfei rolled up his sleeves and devoured it.
Seeing his gluttonous appearance, Zhou Hailin's eyes smiled happily, and he handed him a tissue and said, "Eat slowly, don't choke." ”
"Would you like to eat some too?" Kang Jianfei looked at her and smiled.
Zhou Hailin shook his head and said, "I just ate it." ”
Kang Jianfei picked up the noodles and sent them over: "Come, open your mouth, I'll feed you." ”
Zhou Hailin had to open his mouth wide and take a small bite, chewing and swallowing it very gently, with a hint of shyness on his face.
Although he has been with Kang Jianfei for many days, and even served this man with Wan Qiwen several times, Zhou Hailin still can't let go in front of him.
Eating a bowl of noodles, Kang Jianfei held Zhou Hailin in his arms and asked, "What have you been busy with lately?" ”
Zhou Hailin moved his body gently, changed to a comfortable position and lay on Kang Jianfei, and said: "I just finished filming "The Supreme", and I have been idle at home for the past few days. was originally going to open a new play, but as a result, "The Condor Heroes" was suddenly broadcast in the station, and the other dramas were postponed. ”
"Didn't "The Condor Heroes" be broadcast on Macau Satellite TV first?" Kang Jianfei was quite surprised and said that his original positioning was the entire Asian TV drama market.
"You don't know?" Zhou Hailin explained, "Some time ago, the ratings of TVB's "No Regrets in This Life" exploded, and our "Supreme" couldn't lift its head. So the director of the station discussed with Dongshi Company and asked Phoenix TV to broadcast "Smiling Proud Jianghu" first to save the scene. ”
In another time and space, "No Soul in This Life" was the Hong Kong ratings champion in 1991, starring Li Ming, Zhou Hailin, Wen Zhaolun and Shao Meiqi. Although the starring roles of Li and Zhou have now been changed to Luo Jialiang and Meng Jiahui, its plot and quality are still excellent, and it has grabbed a lot of viewership share for TVB.
Kang Jianfei didn't know about this, and he didn't even bother to ask much about the affairs of Phoenix Terrace and Dongshi Company, since the two had already discussed, then he didn't bother to interfere anymore.
In mid-October, TVB's "No Regrets in This Life" ushered in the finale, with the highest ratings reaching 58, which was a miracle in the 90s, when ratings were declining year after year.
And the day after the end of "No Regrets in This Life", Phoenix Channel's Lu Songxian and Li Ruotong's version of "The Condor Heroes" was officially launched. R1152