Xu Guanwu looked in through the glass and saw Zhang Guorong practicing dance under the guidance of the teacher, and he danced very carefully.

"Yes, it's a newcomer recruited by the company, but it's been more than three months since I joined the company, and I've been in training all the time." Xu Guanwu said with a smile.

"Yes, yes, just look at the appearance and know that there is a potential for red." Xu Guanjie nodded.

"Would you like to go in and talk to him?" Xu Guanwu said with a smile again.

He remembers that in his previous life, Xu Guanjie liked Zhang Guorong very much, and not only starred in movies such as "New Best Partner" and "Happy Affair in the Flower Field" with him, but also sang songs such as "Silence is Golden" together.

If the two of them can cooperate in advance, with the help of SAM's fame to promote Zhang Guorong, it will save the company a lot of saliva.

"No, he's practicing. We'll wait a little longer before we go in. Xu Guanjie shook his head and said.

Xu Guanwu no longer insisted and continued to take Xu Guanjie to visit. When I returned to the practice room after the tour, I saw that the practice inside had been suspended.

"Let's go, let's take you to meet the company's juniors." Xu Guanwu smiled and pushed the door open.

"Mr. Xu! Mr. Xu! The dance teacher in the practice room hurriedly greeted.

Zhang Guorong was drinking water to replenish his water, and when he saw Xu Guanwu and Xu Guanjie coming in, he hurriedly stood up from his seat.

"How's it going, Leslie, are you used to staying in the company?" Xu Guanwu asked with a smile.

"It's fine." Zhang Guorong thought for a while.

Xu Guanwu couldn't help but smile, turned his head and asked the instructor, "How is Leslie's homework now?" ”

"Good. He worked hard. Although only trained for a few months. But he is already qualified to perform on stage. The teacher said proudly.

"Oh?! It seems that Leslie is really good enough to have the teacher praise you so hard. Xu Guanwu said with a smile.

"Of course, I've not spent the past few months in vain." Zhang Guorong was also very proud, "By the way, may I ask, are you Mr. Xu Guanjie?" ”

"Of course it is, what's wrong, pretty boy?" Xu Guanjie looked at the young man with interest. It felt like he was very different from other young people.

Ordinary young man meets the boss. They were all as frightened as quails, and tried their best to pretend to be good boys. How can he be as open as he is, giving people a sense of rebellion and unrestrainedness.

"I've heard some of your songs before, and I think the most similar to Elvis Presley in Hong Kong is you." Zhang Guorong gave a thumbs up and praised.

Xu Guanjie couldn't help but be amused by this young man, although Zhang Guorong was a little disrespectful to evaluate his predecessors without permission, but Ah SAM saw that this young man was completely inactive, and all the words he said were sincere, so he didn't get angry but appreciated his straightforwardness.

"Pretty boy, do you like Elvis Presley's songs too?" Xu Guanjie asked with a smile.

"I've heard about some. I love his song "Alwaysonmymind". Zhang Guorong nodded and said.

"Oh?! Not bad, not bad. Xu Guanjie nodded with satisfaction.

"A-Sam, you like Elvis Presley too. Leslie, you like him too, why don't you have time to collaborate on a song? Xu Guanwu asked with a smile.

"I don't have a problem, what do you think, pretty boy?" Xu Guanjie asked with a smile.

No matter how maverick Zhang Guorong was, he also heard that the boss wanted to promote him, so he immediately nodded and agreed.

"Alright, let's keep practicing. We don't bother anymore. Xu Guanwu waved his hand.

Out of the practice room, Xu Guanjie couldn't help laughing, "Second brother, where did you recruit this kid from?" It's so cute. I like him! ”

"Okay, go back and borrow your strength, and carry him." Xu Guanwu said with a smile.

It seems that in the early days of Zhang Guorong's debut in his previous life, it was not easy to work hard in the music world. Because at the end of the 70s, the mainstream music of the Hong Kong music scene had changed from the previous Western music and Chinese songs to Cantonese songs.

The seniors in the music industry, led by Xu Guanjie, Luo Wen, Guan Zhengjie, etc., all have a serious performance style, wearing a suit and bow tie......

But Zhang Guorong's style was a little bohemian, and it was naturally difficult to be popular in the music scene, which was quite conservative at the time. In addition, the English songs that are still singing are still a little lonely, so it is inevitable that they will be frustrated in the early days of their debut.

However, although the status of Cantonese songs in the Hong Kong music scene is gradually rising, there is still a large market for English songs. And with the support of Xu Guanjie, a senior in the music industry, Zhang Guorong's debut road is naturally less bumpy.

"Okay, I'm quite optimistic about this young man." Xu Guanjie has always been a good talker, and after listening to the words of the second brother, he immediately agreed.

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In November, in addition to Xu Guanjie joining Yisheng Records, which caused a sensation in the Hong Kong entertainment industry, another major event was that Master Liu Jialiang ran back from Taiwan.

Last year, Zhang Che left Shaw Brothers and led his team to Taiwan to start Longbow Film Company. On the surface, it is Zhang Che's own business, but in fact, it is secretly using Shaw Brothers' funds.

Master Liu Jialiang was originally Zhang Che's royal martial arts commander and served him for seven or eight years, but with the successive rise of a group of juniors such as Hong Jingbao, Zeng Zhiwei and others, Liu Jialiang's conscience became more and more uncomfortable.

The reason is very simple, Hong Jingbao and Zeng Zhiwei used to eat with him, but now they are starring and directing, and they make a lot of money with money, but they earn so much salary year after year, how can Master Liu Jialiang be willing?

What's more, he was born in a martial arts family, is a disciple of Huang Feihong, and has entered the film industry very early, and thinks that he will not lose to Hong Jingbao and Zeng Zhiwei as juniors.

But no matter how ambitious Liu Jialiang is, no matter how talented he is, he is unfortunately suppressed by Director Zhang Che. In Shaw Brothers, director Zhang Che is a blockbuster, so he basically speaks the same. There was once a director who had already written the script of "Water Margin", but he said "No one can touch "Water Margin" except me", so he completely pressed it down.

If Liu Jialiang wants to rebel and set up another door, how can he get the consent of director Zhang Cheda?

It's just that director Zhang Cheda has been directing since seventy-four years later. The quality of filming has been declining year by year. The box office also showed a defeat. Originally, the company was founded in the early days. is ready to make ten movies a year, and even Di Long and Jiang Dawei can try to be directors, but unfortunately the box office of the previous films is not ideal. The cost could not be recovered, so the filming of Jihua was stranded, and only three films were made in a year.

Not to mention the films that promised Liu Jialiang, Di Long, and Jiang Dawei to be directors before, even Director Zhang Cheda has fallen to the point where there is no film to make.

This is also a very cruel reality side of the film industry.

There is no film to shoot, which means that there is nothing to do, and there is nothing to do. There was a work before that. In addition to the salary and allowance every month, how can I live my life. But now that there is even a problem with paying salaries, Liu Jialiang is still willing to accompany Zhang Che to work hard in Taiwan?

Just in time for Shang Yihua to serve as the manager of the production department, strictly control the director's filming costs, strongly suppress disgruntled objections, and urgently need to support the new shili for her use. So Liu Jialiang, who had good strength, came into her eyes and immediately beckoned him back with a wave of his hand.

Liu Jialiang ran back to Hong Kong and dealt a very serious blow to Zhang Che. Previously, Di Long and Jiang Dawei had taken the opportunity to flee back to Hong Kong because they wanted to shoot "Allure the Country and the City" directed by Li Hanxiang. But the blow to director Zhang Cheda is not too big, because he has already supported new disciples. For example, Fu Sheng, such as Qi Champion and so on.

But Liu Jialiang left. It makes the hearts of people who are already loose even more floating. And Liu Jialiang didn't go alone, he took all his Liu family members away before leaving, and set up another gang in the Shaw Brothers.

Zhang Che's singing film company was already in trouble, and the previous godsons all ran back to Hong Kong, and now even the general Liu Jialiang has rebelled, pulling half of the people to set up another faction, and the angry Zhang Che jumped to his feet and scolded ingratitude and wolf ambition.

Liu Jialiang didn't bother to fight with him, and after returning to Shaw Brothers, he was immediately reused by Fang Yihua and immediately paid for him to make a movie.

Liu Jialiang is also really capable, on the third day after returning to Hong Kong, he sat on the throne of director, and then took the microphone and shouted "Open the mark!" ", directed "Lu Acai and Huang Feihong". The actor doesn't use anyone else, and it just so happens that his younger brother Liu Jiahui is the protagonist.

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Hong Kong media reports on Liu Jialiang were noisy for a while, after all, director Zhang Cheda went to Taiwan last year to start Longbow Film Company, which is also a big event in the Hong Kong film industry. Who would have thought that after going for more than a year, the core disciples couldn't help but come back one after another, and even the generals under him all ran back, which inevitably made people worry about the situation of director Zhang Che in Taiwan.

When the media interviewed Master Liu Jialiang, Liu Jialiang was not as personless as Zhang Che, but only said that the company needed people, and he was an old courtier of the Shaw Brothers, so he naturally wanted to repay the kindness. As for the other rumors, ignore them.

As for asking whether Longbow Film Company has fallen into the dilemma of bankruptcy, Liu Jialiang also shook his head and didn't know.

When Xu Guanwu saw these reports, he couldn't help but feel a sigh of regret in his heart, knowing that the days of director Zhang Che were numbered.

From the end of the sixties when he started filming "One-Armed Knife" and became the first million-dollar director to now, Zhang Che has been almost majestic for ten years, in fact, this is basically an era.

Xu Guanwen, Hong Jingbao, Mai Jia and other filmmakers have actually just walked ten years of good luck, and after ten years of good luck, they will inevitably start to decline.

Xu Guanwen filmed "Ghost Horse Double Star" in 74 years to "Teppanyaki" in 84 years, which can be regarded as ten years of good luck. Although the subsequent movies also maintain a certain level, such as "Chicken and Duck Talk", "Family Carnival", and "Money Grabbing Couple" are all excellent works, but unfortunately they still can't beat the urban action comedy films of Hong Jingbao and Xinyicheng.

Hong Jingbao was popular from the late 70s to the late 80s, and he also walked ten years of good luck. In the 80s, although Cheng Long was already the number one red star in Hong Kong, when it came to influence, he still belonged to the elder brother Hong Jingbao. At that time, he single-handedly took up the two companies of Golden Harvest and Debao, and became popular such as Lin Zhengying, Qian Xiaohao, Li Saifeng, Hu Huizhong, Yang Ziqiong and other red stars, and he was really a veritable big brother in the film industry.

However, since the 90s, although the number of Hong Jingbao's works is still the same, the box office has been much worse than before. Whether it is "The Rich Corps", which gathers a large number of stars in Hong Kong, or "Thin Tiger and Fat Dragon" co-starring with his old partner Mai Jia, although all of them maintain the previous level, the box office has been dwarfed.

The same is true of Mai Jia, from the late 70s to the late 80s, it was also a decade of good luck. From the filming of "Crazy Boss" to the emergence of "Crazy Boss" in the Hong Kong film industry, to the box office failure of filming "The New Best Partner: Terracotta Warriors", the time span is basically within ten years. During the period of the New Arts City, Mai Jia could almost be said to have swept the Hong Kong film industry, except for Hong Jingbao and Cheng Long, who also had the power to resist, all of them were disdainful. But in the 90s, Mai Jia, who was used to being the protagonist, wanted to play for the junior Zhou Xingchi in "Love Saint".

weishenme, one or two, three filmmakers, only about ten years of popularity? Xu Guanwu also secretly pondered.

Probably because ten years is basically a relatively large time span, and in terms of Massage's law, computers have been updated for six generations. Ten years is also a time for the audience to change generations.

The newly grown young audience may not like what the previous generation liked. For example, celebrities, movies, music......

This is a process of generation alternation and metabolism, and people who can keep up with the times can continue to be popular, such as Cheng Long, who has been improving. From the late 70s to the present, he is still the leading and most box office appeal star in Hong Kong.

Those who can't keep up with the changes of the times, such as ...... and the number of sand in the Ganges, don't need to mention their names. A lot of people who were once smash hits, is there any news now? (To be continued......)