Chapter 171. The stars hold the moon

Chen Xuanting and Stephen Chow discussed carefully, and the two quickly finalized the main staff that the company needs at present and the structure of the company in the next year or two. Stephen Chow will serve as the external contact person and the company's actor. In addition, Chen Xuanting hired a trustworthy accountant himself, and Stephen Chow also provided an accountant. In addition, having to hire a security guard really gave Chen Xuanting a headache.

As for Chen Xuanting, he is the boss and the production manager. It's a pity that this production manager has only a handful of elite soldiers at his disposal for the time being! But it's the best way to save money.

At the same time as registering the company, the decoration is also being carried out intensively. When everything was ready, Chen Xuanting finally set the opening time for December 15, and threw out a large number of invitation stickers to invite all kinds of immortals to come and cheer. Of course, this is also indispensable for reporters, even if Chen Xuanting doesn't like reporters anymore, he still has to do superficial work.

The next day, the entire Hong Kong news media received a new message.

Chen Xuanting announced the establishment of Thunder Pictures Film Entertainment Company.

At the same time, Hong Kong's "King of Comedy" Stephen Chow announced in a high-profile manner that he would join the company and become one of the shareholders of Thunder. In addition, Hong Kong movie star Ren Dahua also announced that he would join the company, and Ma Weihao, the screenwriter and director of the original Tianmu Company, also announced his resignation from Tianmu and joined Thunder.

For a while, one stone stirred up a thousand waves, and everyone knew that Chen Xuanting was going to rely on the thunder to do a big job this time.

Don't think that making a movie is so simple, you just need to have money. If Chen Xuanting hadn't mixed up with God's hand in the film industry in advance, he would have a resounding reputation as a gold medal screenwriter, and he would be very popular, and he would also be the ace producer of TVB, and he would have connections in both black and white. Even if a company is established, actors and directors may not be found, and so many people will not take the initiative to ask to join Thunder Pictures, so it can be seen that the relationship is the most important thing.

On December 15, there was no crowd of people, but the news of Chen Xuanting's founding of the company still spread through the newspaper. In order to see the stars and see this wonderful Chen Xuanting, many people have come to Prince Road in Kowloon, which is the address of Chen Xuanting's new company. The area of the company is not large, only 100 square meters, but it is enough.

Think about the time when the Hong Kong film giant New Arts City started its business, the total of several giants was only 2,000 yuan, and they didn't move from a 100-square-meter office to a larger office. Chen Xuanting and Stephen Chow rarely dressed so neatly, and the two couldn't help but smile when they glanced at each other.

The invited guests and guests gradually came, and the first one was Li Jiaxin, who is known as the first beauty in Hong Kong.

Perhaps for Li Jiaxin, this Chen Xuanting is the person he has the closest relationship with besides his relatives.

There are more people who appear next, and all those Hong Kong beauties who have had anything to do with Chen Xuanting. Cai Shaofen, Liang Xiaoice, Qiu Shuzhen, and Deng Cuiwen, in addition, there are those who have filmed Chen Xuanting movies, such as Wang Zuxian who has filmed "Gambling City Tycoon", Ye Tong who has filmed "Lame Hao", Zhang Min who has filmed "The Legend of Lei Luo", and the "boba" beauty Ye Zilin in "Cheating Treasure" that is about to be filmed, and Zhong Chuhong, who is filming "Across the Seas", almost all appeared. These beauties are all dressed up more delicate than flowers, and Stephen Chow can't wait to find a matchstick to support his eyelids.

In addition to these, there are also some wireless male stars who come alone, such as Tony Leung, Liu Qingyun, Wu Zhenyu, Huang Yuehua, Louis Koo, Zhang Jiahui. Big-name stars and directors were also present, such as "brother" Leslie Cheung, Fa Ge Chow Yun-fat, Lu Liangwei, Wan Ziliang, Zheng Zeshi, who just joined the crew of "Across the Seas"; The great director Tsui Hark, the fat man Wang Jing, and the "Xiao Caizi" Xiao Ruoyuan, etc.

Later, Jiahe Jackie Chan and Yongsheng set off a wave of Huaqiang's arrival. After all, their appearance this time is not an individual, but the two movie giants behind them. They cheered so much that everyone couldn't help but sigh, and said in their hearts, this Chen Xuanting's face is really big enough. Someone who knows the inside story said, what, this is called - the higher you hold it, the more it hurts to fall!

The man shook his head, he didn't understand!

Seeing so many people coming, several big stars, big directors and bosses came to cheer. Chen Xuanting's eyes are spent, not to mention him, Stephen Chow and the media are the real shock. They didn't expect Chen Xuanting to be able to invite so many strongmen, but this was also an accident for Chen Xuanting.

He has deliberately made friends with all kinds of saints for more than a year, and he is very popular in the circle and has never offended anyone. Now those who can come naturally have come, and those who can't come have sent flower baskets and the like. Of course, there are many others that Chen Xuanting does not know.

The reporters and Stephen Chow looked at the cars parked all over the street, and suddenly felt like they had been slapped by God. Just when they were surprised, Andy Lau came, and he came with the "big-eyed beauty" Guan Zhilin. I don't know how much film was murdered at this time.

Andy Lau and Kwan Zhilin were canonized as the "Best Couple" on Hong Kong screens, and the two have collaborated on countless movies, such as Tianmu's first blockbuster movie "The Condor Heroes of Ninety-One", as well as "Hardcover Chasing Girls", "Dragons and Treasures", "Proud Eagles" and so on.

Andy Lau's appearance immediately shattered the rumors of discord between him and Chen Xuanting. All the media turned their cameras on them.

Chen Xuanting, Andy Lau, looked at each other and smiled at the camera and shook hands!

Bang Bang Bang!

All the spotlights recorded their moment.

"Congratulations, Ting, you have set up the company so soon!" Andy Lau sincerely blessed.

"Thank you! Wait a while, but drink a few more glasses of water! ”

"Definitely!"

"Hahaha!"

…… Looking back, Chen Xuanting saw Guan Zhilin with a pair of super charming eyes. To be honest, as soon as Chen Xuanting saw her, his brain immediately became a little dizzy. Fortunately, he soon came to his senses and said with a smile: "Why are you here too?" ”

Guan Zhilin smiled and said, "Judging by the tone of your voice, it seems that you don't welcome me very much?" ”

Chen Xuanting: "How dare you - the beauty of Guan Da is here, it really makes Chen shine here!" ”

Guan Zhilin: "I love to hear this--if it weren't for Andy saying that there was no female companion, I might not have come-" Suddenly approached Chen Xuanting's ear again, flashing with big watery eyes, "Maybe I'll come alone!" Are you welcome? Quietly blew on Chen Xuanting's ear.

This is in public, even if Chen Xuanting is determined, he can't help but be a little stunned, and hurriedly said: "Whatever you say, I will definitely welcome you when you come-I'm sorry, I'm sorry!" As he spoke, he smiled at the guests.

Looking at Chen Xuanting's "peach", Guan Zhilin pursed her lips and smiled, she couldn't imagine that he still had such a cute side.

Chen Xuanting wiped the cold sweat on his forehead, this Guan beauty is really too demonic, no wonder she was in constant debt in her previous life, and she was known as the "Queen of Gossip". After stabilizing his mood, he continued to receive guests, but the next person who appeared really surprised Chen Xuanting for a while, and it was Li Zhaotai and Run Run Shaw...... Li Zhaotai came to congratulate him, and it was good to say that he compared the relationship between him and Chen Xuanting, but Run Run Shaw was different. Who is he? Once that stomp on the foot can shake the entire Hong Kong film industry three times.

Besides, what is the relationship between Run Shaw and Lee Siu Tai? The two are fighting openly and secretly, one wants to swallow the entire wireless, and the other wants to restore the power of the Li family in wireless, how can such an opponent come together to congratulate?

Shaw's presence here apparently surprised everyone. Suddenly, it seemed that Chen Xuanting's identity was several notches higher. After all, in recent years, Run Run Shaw has basically not asked about the world, and many big people who want to invite him to attend events cannot get it, and he is often pushed away by his age. Nowadays, there are definitely not many people who can get a super movie tycoon like Run Run Shaw. But Chen Xuanting knew that he had never sent a post. But it doesn't matter, it's his guest!

Thunder Film Company is indeed a blockbuster this time, and countless big stars and directors are present at the scene, which is fiercely sought after by the media. As a result, the Thunder Company became one of the topics of discussion in Hong Kong overnight, and the hype effect that Chen Xuanting hoped to achieve was very exciting.

Of course, the reason why people discuss it is not only curious who is so capable of inviting so many stars and directors, but also curious about what kind of movies Chen Xuanting will shoot after he sets up his own door. However, someone soon received news that because the third-level film "Cheating Treasure" invested and filmed by Tianmu Company was promoted by Chen Xuanting, according to the contract, this drama will be released in the name of Thunder Movie, as well as "Smiling Proud Jianghu: Undefeated in the East" and "Across the Seas", which are also filmed in the name of Thunder. In other words, as soon as Thunder Film Company was established, three dramas were released.

In comparison, "Across the Seas" has the largest investment and the most big-name stars, while "Undefeated in the East" also has Jet Li, Lin Qingxia, and Li Jiaxin. Especially Lin Qingxia, who wants to be the goddess of acting in the film industry, side by side with Fa Ge's god of acting. The investment in this drama is not inferior to "Across the Seas", so her salary has also reached an astonishing five million!

Five million salaries are not absent in Hong Kong, but they are not much, such as Chow Yun-fat, Leslie Cheung, and big names such as Brigitte Lin, Jet Li, and Chung Chuhong, the total is 25 million salary expenditures! If it weren't for Leslie Cheung and Chow Yun-fat voluntarily taking the salary as an investment, the pressure on Thunder Pictures would be great.

Many of the reporters and citizens who witnessed the opening boasted to their friends countless times years later, praising the ceremony in the most flowery tones and adjectives. Because Chen Xuanting got a camera to film the opening ceremony, people knew that countless big stars and directors had participated in this event. It's just that they were still unknown at the time, so they didn't attract people's attention.

Of course, in the current era, in fact, this opening only caused a sensation, but it was not selected by the media as the most gorgeous and huge ceremony in the 90s, as it was later. Because there are still many people who have not shown their skills, people only see some big-name stars such as Leslie Cheung and Stephen Chow.

The next day, Stephen Chow transferred 50 million yuan to the name of Thunder Company in his own name. Of course, the investment contract is naturally signed. However, the contract states that the money is the money to invest in two films. In fact, 30 million of them are thunder, and the other 20 million are the funds to invest in the film.

In fact, at this point, Chen Xuanting and Stephen Chow had a dispute. Chen Xuanting insisted on holding the ownership of the company in his hands, and refused to agree to Stephen Chow's condition that all his private money occupy 50% of the shares, so as to make the funds tight during the entrepreneurial period.

Chen Xuanting didn't know that this kind of investment method had great benefits for him, but in this way, Stephen Chow had the power to meddle in the company's affairs. Being meddled in the company's affairs by such a star master who was said to "only recognize money and not people" in his previous life is by no means what Chen Xuanting wants to see. Therefore, Chen Xuanting only gave Stephen Chow 30% of the equity.

In fact, even if he only accounts for 30% of the shares, Stephen Chow does not suffer a loss. You must know that now is the gold of Hong Kong film development, and Hong Kong films will be weak in three years. Previously, films like "The True Color of Heroes" earned more than 10 million yuan at the local box office after deducting all expenses. Coupled with the box office in Southeast Asia, the revenue is at least more than 60 million. And the investment in this film is only less than 6 million, and the profit is almost ten times.

This figure is by no means Chen Xuanting's random suspicion, you must know that in the late 80s and early 90s, the local income of Hong Kong films generally accounted for only a quarter, and a very few could even reach one-fifth. This shows how profitable it is, and how dependent Hong Kong films are on foreign markets.

If it weren't for Chen Xuanting's efforts to save Hong Kong films, he would never have done things that could make short-term profits such as selling films and setting a standard practice for Hong Kong films. Then he doesn't need to give Stephen Chow such a big stake at all, let him eat a lot of dividends, you must know that the average income per unit is 20 million. will share about 6 million profits to Stephen Chow, compared with the 50 million invested by Stephen Chow, only eight dramas need to be filmed to pay back.

However, Chen Xuanting is not a fool, where is the value of Stephen Chow, letting him join Xuanting is equivalent to having a "living signboard", not to mention that he doesn't have to work hard to invite him to film for the company.

Then again, Stephen Chow and Ren Dahua, who also joined Thunder, are both quite investment-minded, and in their previous lives, they were famous "building kings" in the entertainment industry, and they made a lot of money just by speculating in real estate.

And Chen Xuanting's plan for the future of Thunder Movies is definitely not a single film, it must definitely be diversified, including real estate and other aspects, and then Stephen Chow and Ren Dahua can give full play to their respective "talents".

On the streets of Hong Kong, the big screen is playing the grand occasion of the establishment of Thunder Pictures.

Li Ruotong, who had just gotten off the plane, watched with wide eyes.

On the screen, Chen Xuanting is surrounded by beauties, Li Jiaxin, and Qiu Shuzhen are even more delicate and enviable.

"This Chen Xuanting is really a blessing, look, surrounded by so many beauties!"

"yes, it's good to be a director! There are so many beauties to get on! The two men talked flirtatiously.

Li Ruotong glared at them, and the two of them were so lustful that they felt that it was a blessing to be stared at by beautiful women.

"Look at her glaring at me!"

"She's glaring at me!"

"It's beautiful!"

"Beautiful!"

…… Li Ruotong didn't want to listen to their nonsense anymore and turned to leave.

Without saying anything all the way, Li Ruotong sighed, but he didn't want to go home so soon, just wandering aimlessly on the streets.

Li Ruotong has been in an extremely bad mood in the past two days, although she agreed to join next year's wireless drama "The Condor Heroes", but she always can't hold her heart, especially after seeing Chen Xuanting appear on the screen every time. But whenever she was idle, Chen Xuanting's shadow kept lingering in her mind, which made Li Ruotong irritable.

Is it because I didn't see Chen Xuanting?

Li Ruotong faintly sensed the reason, but she refused to admit it in her heart. Otherwise, wouldn't it be to tell her that she already likes Chen Xuanting!

"It's annoying!"

Walking on the side of the street, all kinds of noisy sounds came into his ears endlessly, and Li Ruotong was even more annoyed, eager to open his mouth and yell a few times, venting the suffocation in his chest to the fullest. It's just that Li Ruotong can't do it if no one is yelling on this street, so she can only complain a few times psychologically.

"Ah Tong!"

A BMW stopped on the side of the road, and a handsome young man walked out of it, called out cordially, and then greeted Li Ruotong with a smile on his face.

"Li Jiawei, why are you here?" Li Ruotong raised his eyes at the sound, and after seeing the man's face clearly, he couldn't help frowning slightly.

Li Jiawei smiled and said: "I waited at your house for a long time and didn't see you come back, your phone couldn't get through, and my uncle and aunt didn't know where you were, I didn't expect to see you on the road......" After a pause, Li Jiawei said jokingly again, "Ah Tong, it's really difficult to see you!" ”

This Li Jiawei is the adopted son of Hong Kong wireless tycoon Li Zhaotai, after the death of Li Zhaotai's son, the thoughtful Li Zhaotai recognized this person as an adopted son. At the beginning, this Li Jiawei was still following the rules, looking filial and obedient, and he was also very good at handling affairs. But it didn't take long for this guy to be revealed, not only behaved frivolously, liked to go clubbing at night, and interacted with all kinds of women, but what made Li Zhaotai even more angry was that this Li Jiawei was not only messing around outside, but secretly coveted his sister-in-law Qi Qingsi, and once he was drunk, he even had the audacity to tease her!

It's a pity that Li Zhaotai didn't see the true face of this Li Jiawei at that time, and thought that his daughter-in-law couldn't bear to be lonely and seduced him because of the death of her husband, so in a fit of anger, his daughter-in-law Qi Qingsi left the Li family and started a business outside. It was a long time before Li Zhaotai learned about this, and in a fit of rage, he drove this Li Jiawei out of the house and never mentioned him again in front of outsiders.

After this Li Jiawei was kicked out of the house, relying on the fox friends he had with before, with the help of the Li family's fame and power, he was also chic in the business field, and soon it became some microclimate. Eating and drinking congestion is also generous. Not long ago, Li Jiawei was shocked when he met Li Ruotong in a bar, and it was even more coincidental that he had business dealings with Li Ruotong's father, so Li Jiawei thought about it and vowed to bring this beautiful flight lady.

"Is my phone not working?" Li Ruotong smiled faintly: "Maybe I forgot to pay the fee!" Yesterday evening, Li Ruotong forgot about Li Jiawei after meeting Li Jiawei according to his parents' instructions, and he didn't expect that this morning, Li Jiawei came to ask her out to play again. Li Ruotong refused without thinking about it, but this guy still didn't give up, and several calls came one after another, which made Li Ruotong annoyed.

Tonight, when he was at home, Li Ruotong received a call from Li Jiawei again. This time, Li Ruotong didn't have such good patience, and casually "snapped" the phone line, no wonder this guy couldn't get through later.

After Li Ruotong explained this, he walked forward. Seeing this, Li Jiawei hurriedly turned around and followed closely by Li Ruotong, and said with a smile: "Ah Tong, do you want to go home now, or go somewhere else, I'll send you ......"

"No, I'm just going around!"

"That's right, I'm fine anyway, so I'll go with you!" Li Jiawei said with a smile, turned around and waved at the driver in the "BMW".

"Whatever you want!"

Li Ruotong turned his eyes to look at Li Jiawei, and saw that he looked like "I'm going to follow you", so he had to endure the dissatisfaction in his heart, said lightly and continued to move forward. Seeing Li Ruotong's cold expression, Li Jiawei was not discouraged at all, and talked to Li Ruotong about interesting topics from time to time, however, Li Ruotong was not interested at all, and only casually said oh uh uh perfunctory.

Li Ruotong's thoughts are naturally very clear. To be honest, Li Jiawei's conditions are still quite good, handsome appearance, elegant conversation, and outstanding background are all some capital that can attract women's attention.

It's a pity that Li Ruotong doesn't have the slightest feeling of heart for him. In her eyes, this Li Jiawei's appearance is good-looking, but after a few more glances, she will feel a little uncomfortable in her heart, and the source of the discomfort is the smile on Li Jiawei's face all the time...... Since meeting Li Jiawei yesterday, Li Ruotong's impression of him is only two words: hypocrisy!

If it weren't for the fact that the relationship between the two families was not bad, Li Ruotong would not have bothered to pay attention to him......

(To be continued)