Chapter 71 Report
readx;?“ That's good. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info" Shen Chong tapped with his foot, turned the boss's chair, looked around the brand-new office under the light, and said with satisfaction: "It's worth the money." ”
"Mr. Shen." Gu Liwei said with a smile: "This new office building, which has only been in use for a week, has already been rated as the best office space in Hong Kong. ”
"I'm afraid it's also rated as the most expensive office building in Hong Kong, right?" Shen Chong laughed, then put away his enjoyment and asked, "Tell me about the past few days." ”
"The Governor's Office made four calls this morning to ask about your schedule."
"Don't report this." Shen Chong waved his hand and complained: "I just got off the plane today, and I was invited by the governor of Hong Kong to drink tea, and I tossed for seven or eight hours, and I haven't even returned home until now, and I'm tired like a dog. ”
"Mr. Shen, is the report in "Shengshi Oriental Weekly" true?" Gu Liwei asked with a look of concern: "Did the mainland really say that horses run and dance and dance?" ”
"Of course it's true." Shen Chong knocked on the magazine on the table weakly and said: "This magazine, the Chinese name is "Shengshi Oriental Weekly", the English name is "Shen's Oriental Weekly", with my surname, will I joke with my name?" Even if you don't believe journalists, you should believe me. ”
Gu Liwei pursed her lips and smiled, then took out a gilded invitation card and said, "This is sent by Mr. Li Xiaohe, chairman of the board of directors of H, saying that there is a drinking party tomorrow night, and I want to invite Mr. Shen to come." ”
Shen Chong was stunned when he heard this.
In later generations, when it comes to H, everyone thinks of Run Run Shaw, but after Shen Chong crossed, he found out that the main shareholders of HR at this time were Li Xiaohe and HSBC, and the shares held by Run Run Shaw were not enough, but Li Xiaohe's main business was not in the TV station, he and Run Run Shaw were old friends for many years, and the Shaw Brothers Film Company had rich entertainment resources, so he entrusted the daily operation of HR to Run Run Shaw, and Run Run Shaw did it very successfully, which gave the public the illusion that H has always been the industry of Shaw Brothers.
The Li family is one of the four major families in Hong Kong, Li Xiaohe is also a director of Hong Kong British American Tobacco Company, Shanghai Commercial Bank, Cathay Pacific Airways and other large commercial institutions, with a family fortune of tens of billions and a profound heritage.
This fox fake tiger power business, it should really be done a few more times......
After taking the invitation card and looking at it, Shen Chong handed it back to Gu Liwei and said, "I don't know much about etiquette in this regard, if you help me reply, it will be on time tomorrow." ”
"Okay." Gu Liwei put away the invitation and continued: "Mr. Ovitz called on the 18th of May to say that Gregory Peck and Audrey Hepburn have confirmed that they will come to Hong Kong and that they will arrive on the evening of April 4. ”
"It's finally here." This matter dragged on for too long, Shen Chong was no longer excited, he let out a sigh of relief, and said, "Go on." ”
"On the 19th of the month, the director of the broadcast of the Academy Awards ceremony arrived in Hong Kong."
Mr. Tanimura also arrived in Hong Kong on the same day and is rehearsing with the Hong Kong Orchestra.
"Editor-in-Chief Luo called from the United States yesterday and said that Zhang Ailing promised to return to Hong Kong to serve as a judge for the Academy Awards."
"This is the best news of the day." Shen Chong was really tired, he leaned back in the chair, nodded slightly, and said, "Lao Luo is quite capable, and he actually said that he moved this great god." When will he come back? ”
"Mr. Luo has set up tomorrow's ticket." Gu Liwei took out two magazines and said: "This is the special issue of the Academy Awards made by Editor-in-Chief Chen, and this is the sample issue of the inaugural issue of Vanity Fair made by Editor-in-Chief He. ”
Shen Chong became interested, leaned over and brought over the two magazines, and when he looked at them, he was stunned again - He Shiguang and Li Xiaoxin, two people, actually went to Taiwan and invited Zhang Aijia out to be the cover girl of the inaugural issue of "Vanity Fair".
Before the Spring Festival, some media reported that Huang Zhuohan offered 400,000 Hong Kong dollars to invite her to act in a movie, if she takes the filming, it will exceed Lin Fengjiao's 10,000 salary record and sit on the throne of Taiwan's first female star.
Although I wanted to know what Zhang Aijia said in the magazine, Shen Chong finally read the "Special Issue of the Academy Awards" first.
"Academy Awards Special Issue" is a special issue that introduces the best film, best director and best actor and actress information of the Academy Awards, the text content is very detailed and rigorous, but the quality of the pictures is uneven, which reduces the overall quality of the special issue.
But this is also a helpless thing, just the best movie candidates, there are five in the mainland, at this time the mainland long-distance calls are not easy to call, let alone color fax machine, and this special issue before March, no matter what, the time is too tight.
Chen Baisheng took a two-pronged approach, on the one hand, he obtained promotional stills and posters from the mainland bureau of "Film Times" and the Guangzhou branch of China Film, and on the other hand, he directly captured them from the big screen with a camera, so some of the photos looked rough.
Everything is difficult at the beginning, let's take it step by step, next year's Academy Awards, can not be as panicked as this year, and in the current era, the aesthetics and political orientation of the audience on both sides of the strait and the three places are completely different, it is difficult to ensure fairness and fairness, voting is just a gimmick, and it is the jury that really determines the ownership of the award.
"Is this special issue already in print?"
Gu Liwei flipped through the notepad in her hand and said, "It has been printed, the first issue of 50,000 copies will be printed, and it will be released with the "Film Times" magazine early tomorrow morning." ”
Shen Chong hummed, nodded, put down the special issue, and picked up "Vanity Fair".
On the cover, Zhang Aijia is wearing a beige gown, supporting her ears with her hands, smiling, sitting on the sofa obliquely, the composition is very simple, the posture is very ordinary, but the jewelry, sofa teacups and surrounding furnishings are all valuable high-end goods, and the shooting angle is also ingenious, and a special lens is used, which makes the whole picture look elegant and exquisite, and the bearing is elegant, which is very in line with the requirements of Shen Chong's high-end atmosphere and grade.
"Boundless charm, Zhang Aijia's private photos"
"Exclusive interview with Zhang Aijia, listen to what the talented girl says about the God of Wealth"
"These two people, can't the title be better?" Shen Chong complained while flipping through the sample magazine: "Sensationalism, so vulgar." ”
"I think it's good." Gu Liwei said with a smile: "The man will pay for the first title, and the woman will pay for the second title." ”
When Shen Chong heard this, he looked up at her and decided that he would no longer personally censor this magazine in the future if there were no special circumstances - he couldn't understand why so many people on the Internet were keen on gossip in his previous life, and now he wouldn't understand the reading tastes of readers in the ru era.
After browsing Zhang Aijia's interview, seeing that although she talked and laughed at Yan Yan and said a lot of things, what broke out was all harmless little things, Shen Chong couldn't help but smile, and after hastily browsing other content, he picked up a pen and drew a circle on the cover, and said: "Tell Editor-in-Chief He that it will not be a report on sensitive people and things in the future, so you don't need to show me the sample magazine." ”
Gu Liwei made a note on the notepad and said: "And Miss Zhang called to say that Miss Cai Qin from Taipei promised to perform at the Academy Awards." ”
Shen Chong bowed slightly, so that all the singers who sang at the awards ceremony were finalized.
Cai Qin was the last singer he went to find, and before her, Shen Chong had already found Zhen Ni, Teresa Teng and Leslie Cheung.
Zhen Ni debuted from Taiwan in the early seventies, moved to Hong Kong and Taiwan, at the end of the seventies, became the most popular singer in Hong Kong, 1978's "Struggle" Cantonese album, sold 10,000 copies in two months, and it is said that the final sales volume was as high as 10,000 copies, creating a legendary record that is difficult for future generations to achieve.
Zhen Ni married Fu Sheng in 1977, and Fu Sheng is Zhang Che's favorite disciple, the most popular kung fu star of Shaw Brothers.
Shen Chong invited her to come and arranged to sing "Under the Starlight" before the award of the best film, which is an episode of the classic TV series "Heaven and Earth Boy" in 1995, and the lyrics are quite in line with the characteristics of the movie.
Leslie Cheung participated in the Asian Song Contest held by Leigh TV in 1977 and won the runner-up in Hong Kong, and since then he has made his debut, but the English record "ddamiu" in 78 and the Cantonese record "Lover's Arrow" released in 79 were not very successful, and he was in a state of half-red and not black, and could only act in some TV series with average ratings. After Shen Chong acquired Polygram, he spent a sum of money to buy out the contract between him and Li's TV record company, recruited him, and invited him to sing, which was naturally no problem.
"Anything else?"
"Nope." Gu Liwei closed the notepad and said, "That's all for the time being. ”
"Alright, let's get off work." Shen Chong stood up, lifted the briefcase, and said, "You have been working here for a week, and it is the first time for me to come, take me to visit, so as not to make jokes tomorrow." ”
The seven-story office building bought in October last year, after nearly three months of renovation, was completed one day before the Spring Festival, and Shen Chong didn't care about the auspicious days of the zodiac and the ribbon cutting, before going to Beijing, he instructed Gu Liwei to organize various departments to move in after the Spring Festival holiday according to the previously scheduled arrangements.
The first and second floors are the site of the Hong Kong Film Culture Centre, which has six classrooms, two film post-production studios, a mini-theater, and a small film screening hall, which is a base for film talent training, and also holds some film culture promotion work.
Half of the third floor is the editorial office of "Film Times" and "First Film Review", and half is a simple collection of Chinese film materials.
On the fourth floor are the editorial offices of Hong Kong Economic Journal, Far Eastern Economic Review, Asia Weekly, and Oriental Weekly, as well as Fei Xiaodie's market research company.
On the fifth floor is the "Cinema Power" technology research laboratory and the game development studio.
On the sixth floor is Yuan Tianfan's financial investment department and Zhang Yonglin's videotape distribution management department.
On the seventh floor, in addition to Shen Chong's office and several meeting rooms, there is also a gymnasium, billiards room and café for all employees to use for free.
Between the sixth and seventh floors, the renovation company dug a square patio, and created a miniature garden in the patio, with grassy rockeries, red flowers and green trees, pond fountains, and a small waterfall, from a pile of green vine-wrapped stones, silently flowing backwards, cleverly designed and pleasing to the eye.
"I suddenly felt." Shen Chong stood in the patio and said, "It's good to be rich. ”