Zhou Xingchi feels like he is in a dream recently, with the release of his new movie "The Saint of Gambling", the success of "The Saint of Gambling" has also made him suddenly burst out among the second-tier male artists, overpowering many old first-line stars in Hong Kong. In the past, he casually called him 'Xingzi,' and 'Ah Xing,' in many field affairs in the crew, but in the last few times when the crew of "The Saint of Gambling" gathered, some people have begun to call him "Xing Ye, it's time."

Although in the past few years, he has been imagining all the time that one day he can ascend to the sky like Liang Chaowei, Wu Zhenyu, Guan Lijie, Li Zixiong, Lin Junxian and others at the same time as him, but God seems to have never favored him. It wasn't until he met his mentor Li Xiuxian that he began to have a little popularity.

"Sir, what do you need?"

A urging sound beside him brought Zhou Xingchi back to his senses, and smiled toothily at the waitress who came over, "Let's have a pot of coffee first, I'll wait for someone, don't be in a hurry to ......"

"Oh my God, you're Zhou Xingchi......"

An exclamation interrupted him, and Zhou Xingchi was stunned when he found that the waitress in front of him was looking at him with excitement and surprise on his face. Before "The Saint of Gambling", he was not very popular in Hong Kong, and there were few people who could shout his name without dressing on the street, but it made him forget that he is now popular in Hong Kong.

"I've seen your "Saint of Gambling", can you sign it for me?"

"Shhhh......h

Finding that many people were frowning and looked at him, although Zhou Xingchi had surprise and pride in his eyes, there was also a little embarrassment on his face, and he hurriedly asked her to be quieter, but he agreed to the request to help her sign, quickly signed his name with the pen and paper she handed over, and handed it back to her.

Finally sent his fan waitress away, Zhou Xingchi lit a cigarette for himself and smoked silently.

Some people say that he is withdrawn, some people say that he can't be a person, and some friends even accuse him of being unsociable, but he rarely refutes anything, because, as some people say, he is a maverick 'weirdo' in the entertainment industry, although there is a reason for this.

In his early years, he played tricks in wireless, and he developed a budget-conscious temperament, and even had to calculate the expenses of buying things with his girlfriend. Later, after going to Universal Film Company to make movies, the situation improved, but the contract he signed with Li Xiuxian was more harsh, resulting in the salary he could get for each movie only ranging from tens of thousands to 100,000 Hong Kong dollars, plus he was very filial to his mother, and most of the salary he got had to be handed over to Xing's mother, and as a result, there was not much money left for his disposal. This time, Lin Xiaozhi took the initiative to invite him out for coffee, and he was reluctant to choose a private room, so he only chose a more secluded place in the corner.

"Xingzi, I've been waiting for a long time."

The footsteps woke Zhou Xingchi up, until he looked up and saw clearly that the person who came was Lin Xiaozhi, who had an appointment with him today, his face changed and he was about to stand up, but he shook his hand to stop the visitor, so he had to sit there and say hello with a little restraint: "Not long, I just came." ”

He pointed to the pot of coffee that his fan waitress had just delivered, "The coffee has just been delivered...... and he had already poured a cup of coffee for Lin Xiaozhi as he spoke, and brought it to him.

Lin Xiaozhi smiled and thanked him, and without adding milk or sugar, he took a sip directly, and looked at Zhou Xingchi, who was now in his prime, and the abacus in his heart began to knock.

Turning over the entire history of Hong Kong films, if the Hong Kong film imprint in the fifties and sixties was Shaw Brothers, in the seventies it was Bruce Lee and Golden Harvest, then in the early eighties it should be Xinyicheng and Cheng Long, and in the middle it became Zhou Yunfa, and the early nineties in Hong Kong belonged to one person, he was Chow Xingchi.

Aside from anything else, just talking about acting Zhou Xingchi is definitely one of Lin Xiaozhi's favorite male artists in the Hong Kong entertainment industry. Before filming "A Comic Book Goes to the World", he thought about signing Zhou Xingchi and letting his new Ya have one more general who can expand his territory. It's just that Lin Xiaozhi still has some scruples about signing him, first, he signed a long-term contract with Universal Pictures, and the liquidated damages of the contract are as high as 7 million Hong Kong dollars; Second, Lin Xiaozhi's personal relationship with Li Xiuxian is not bad, he knows that Zhou Xingchi is the cash cow of Universal Pictures, and once he poachs him, he will almost completely offend Li Xiuxian.

Of course, there is another reason, that is, Lin Xiaozhi is a little jealous of Zhou Xingchi's temperament, Xing Ye was accused of being selfish by a group of media and many Chinese stars in later generations, which also made him hesitate a little.

The hesitation affected his decision-making, and as a result, until the release of "The Saint of Gambling", he failed to decide whether to dig Zhou Xingchi.

As soon as "The Saint of Gambling" came out, Zhou Xingchi's nonsensical style soon set off a shocking wave in Hong Kong. The box office exceeded 30 million Hong Kong dollars in three weeks of release, which also proves the audience's support for Zhou's style innovation, and the film is still fiercely charging towards 40 million Hong Kong dollars, and now no one doubts that "The Saint of Gambling" will become the first Hong Kong film to have a box office of more than 40 million Hong Kong dollars. Officially thanks to his credit, New Asia has now quietly earned more than 20 million Hong Kong dollars just by buying the distribution rights in Taiwan and the video tape publishing rights in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong, and this figure is likely to double if you count the later share with the box office in Japan and South Korea

Xing Ye must not give it to others, the success of "The Saint of Gambling" finally made Lin Xiaozhi make a decision, and Zhou Xingchi must sign it. There are a few people in the film and television industry who can rely on their acting skills and personal charm to drive the ratings and box office of a TV series or movie, but unfortunately Zhou Xingchi is one of these few people. You only need to give him a qualified script to create a legend.

The success of "The Saint of Gambling", the script, investment and most of the crew together only account for a small half of the credit, and Liu Zhenwei and Zhou Xingchi, Wu Mengda, and Ye Zilin account for more than half. Among these four people, Zhou Xingchi is the most important. Ye Zilin is already a signed artist of New Asia, Wu Mengda has a good personal relationship with him, and after he opened a free head contract, he also agreed to sign a contract with New Asia. Although Liu Zhenwei is not optimistic about the hero of the movie, Deng Guangrong has the grace of knowing him and his friend Wang Jiawei, and he has not made a decision on both sides for the time being, but Lin Xiaozhi is very confident that he can win him, so he contacted him several times by phone

Only this week, Lin Xiaozhi felt that he had to meet and talk to him in person.

As the forefront of the collision of Chinese and Western cultures, Hong Kong not only has a large number of Chinese cuisines, but also a large number of Western restaurants and cafes. When he entered the door, Lin Xiaozhi noticed that the café where Zhou Xingchi took the initiative to meet was decorated in general and the location was not good, it could only be said to be an ordinary civilian café, thanks to him Although Lin Xiaozhi has the title of a wealthy family, he is not particular about these, otherwise he will change the owner of a film company, but I can't tell what the mood is.

glanced at Zhou Xingchi, who was drinking coffee with his head down, as if waiting for him to speak. Lin Xiaozhi quickly put down the coffee cup and took the initiative to speak: "Xingzai, I have always watched your acting skills, otherwise it would not have been possible to invite you to film in our new Asia." We are very happy to cooperate with "A Comic Book to the World" and "The Saint of Gambling", think about it, let's shoot in Xinya, with your strength, you are fully worthy of a first-line male artist contract. As long as you nod your head, I guarantee that your salary for each film will not be less than 1 million Hong Kong dollars, and you will also receive additional dividends depending on the box office. ”

Lin Xiaozhi talked about poaching when he came up to the door, which made Zhou Xingchi stunned when he heard this. However, the surprise in his eyes was well concealed, if it weren't for Lin Xiaozhi staring at him all the time, I am afraid that he would have missed the change in his expression at this moment.

Zhilu said that his heart was moved, and the corners of Lin Xiaozhi's mouth curved a little more. In the entertainment industry, money comes quickly, and there are not a few artists and celebrities who spend lavishly when they make money, some people spend tens of thousands just to buy a brand-name bag, some people are willing to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars for a set of clothes, some people can spend hundreds of thousands of dollars to change cars, and some people can lose millions of dollars in a night in the casino.

In contrast, Zhou Xingchi can be said to be an alternative. Lin Xiaozhi inquired about his private life and found that many big stars in the Hong Kong entertainment industry were contaminated with problems, he had none of them, he didn't gamble, he didn't race horses, he didn't buy luxury cars, he didn't use famous brands. used the salary he earned to invest in buying a house, but he was so poor that he had to live a careful life, and even pushed off the entertainment again and again. He was probably poor and scared when he was a teenager, but he can also see from it that 'Master Xing, his dedication and ambition to wealth.

There is an old saying that the world is bustling, and it is all for profit. After finding out his character, Lin Xiaozhi directly overturned the plan he had thought of to poach him, and directly offered a big contract to lure a first-line superstar. On the one hand, Li Xiuxian's Universal Film Company deducted his salary, so that he could only eat tens of thousands of dollars for a popular movie, and on the other hand, the salary of no less than one million was guaranteed and box office dividends, which is a multiple-choice question that is very easy to do.

In an instant, Zhou Xingchi was ready to nod and agree to him. But thinking of the contract between himself and Universal Pictures, he could only shake his head with a bitter face and say, "Lin Sheng, thank you for looking down on it." I also have a great time working with New Asia, and I hope to be able to film in New Asia in the future. It's just that although the salary given to me by Magnum is low, Brother Xian has the grace of knowing me. And I signed a long contract with Brother Xian, once I break the contract, the huge amount of liquidated damages is not something I can afford......"

The latter sentence is the point, as for the so-called Li Xiuxian's kindness in the front, it is just an excuse.

Lin Xiaozhi smiled slightly, and lightly tapped his fingers on the table, "As long as you have this intention, I'll settle the rest." ”

He glanced at the time on his watch, and the smile on the corner of his mouth became a little thicker: "I made an appointment with Brother Xian to meet in the afternoon, you can wait at home to read the newspaper in the past two days, I can't say, there will be surprises."