Chapter 370 Is your brain full of shit?
Nowadays, most of those who can make a name for themselves in the entertainment industry have high IQ and EQ, so they naturally won't sabotage others at a time like this.
What's more, no matter what, Chen Long was entertaining everyone, so there was no need to make trouble at this time.
Then, everyone started chatting.
Chen Long exhaled a puff of smoke and said, "Fa Zai, you've been doing pretty well lately. When are we going to work together on a play?"
Hearing this name, everyone had different expressions, and they had a deeper understanding of Chen Long's current state.
As we all know, the suffix "zai" is basically used by elders to address younger generations.
In other words, in the process of communication between two people, only the person with higher status will use this word.
Although Chen Long's current status in the Hong Kong entertainment circle is indeed among the best, and he even has the potential to take the lead, Zhou Runfa at this time is not an unknown person either.
Since the release of "A Better Tomorrow", Chow Yun-fat joined Hutchison Entertainment.
I don’t know what’s in the minds of the screenwriters and directors of Hutchison Entertainment. It’s a bit exaggerated to say that every drama is a big hit, but none of their dramas have ever lost money, and they often produce big hits in TV series and movies, and have produced several popular stars.
With such a big tree behind him, Zhou Runfa's development is naturally inevitable. It's like driving into the fast lane of a highway, with a strong momentum.
Under such circumstances, it would be more appropriate for Chen Long to call Zhou Runfa "Ah Fa" instead of "Fa Zai" as he just said.
"Brother Long, you're joking. Now the prerequisite for me to accept a role is to get the company's permission."
“I myself do not have the autonomy in this regard.”
Although Zhou Runfa's expression did not show anger, and his tone was polite, he obviously did not give Chen Long much face.
Chen Long was naturally not stupid. He immediately realized the other party's refusal. He rolled his eyes and immediately teased: "If you ask me, signing a contract with such a black-hearted company is simply playing with your own future."
"You should set up your own studio like I did. Not only will you earn much more money, but you can also make decisions on many things yourself."
Looking at the Hong Kong entertainment industry, the cooperation between Golden Harvest and Chen Long is very advanced, allowing the other party to set up a personal studio, but it must be registered under the company's name.
As for the salary and benefits, it is all based on profit-taking, which is several levels higher than those artists who receive a fixed salary.
Li Xiaolong previously followed the same model.
Therefore, although Chen Long is arrogant, he does have the capital to be arrogant.
The treatment of a personal studio alone is one of the best in the Hong Kong entertainment industry.
As soon as these words were spoken, Zhou Runfa, Tan Furong, and Hong Jinbao beside Chen Long all changed their expressions.
"Aaron, our Hutchison Entertainment is not a black-hearted company. If Mr. Lin hadn't given me a chance, I would have quit the entertainment industry by now."
The person who spoke was Tan Furong. He stood up and his tone and expression were very serious.
He was facing the problem of hair loss at the time. After TVB, where he had worked for many years, learned the news, they directly and clearly informed him that they would not renew his contract.
As we all know, before he lost his hair, Tan Furong basically played the roles of suave and handsome men, especially in costume dramas, in which he could be described as a gentleman with sharp eyebrows and bright eyes.
They are equally good in their own ways compared to Qiu Guan in ancient costume.
As for hair loss, it naturally ruined his star career. In addition, Tan Furong was in a very awkward position at that time, and his gradually aging appearance was no longer suitable for playing the role of a handsome young man.
At this time, Lin Zehao appeared, and the TV series "A Better Tomorrow" pulled him out of the dire straits and saved his precarious acting career.
It is not an exaggeration to say that Tan Furong was given a second life!
He always remembers this favor in his heart. Now that someone is saying bad things about the company in front of him, he has to stand up and argue for it out of both emotion and reason!
"Brother Long, what do you want to talk about by gathering us together today?"
"If you just want to taunt me, then you win, and now I'll just turn around and leave."
"If you have something to say, please stop talking about other things and get to the point as soon as possible."
Zhou Runfa also stood up, with a stern face and a very unhappy expression.
He is not the type of person who would not fight back when being ridiculed, especially when it involves the company's reputation, it is even more impossible for him to endure it.
Otherwise, he dared to guarantee that within three days, the name of Hutchison Entertainment as a black-hearted company would spread throughout the entertainment industry.
At that time, how would Chow Yun-fat face Lin Zehao?
Hearing this, Chen Long's face suddenly turned very ugly. He didn't expect Zhou Runfa to be so disrespectful to him. He just made a joke, but he reacted so strongly.
If he doesn't respond, who in the Hong Kong entertainment industry will respect him and treat him as a big brother in the future?
Thinking of this, Chen Long was about to get angry, but was suppressed by his big brother Hong Jinbao beside him.
While he was holding down this troublesome junior fellow, he winked at everyone.
Everyone immediately understood and stood up to act as peacemakers.
"Don't be angry, this is just a misunderstanding."
"Calm down, everyone calm down, we just got caught up in the conversation and got to this point, Brother Long definitely didn't mean that."
"Sit down. If you have anything to say, sit down and talk."
After being persuaded by everyone, Chow Yun-fat and Tan Furong sat back in their seats, but their faces did not look very good.
Taking advantage of this opportunity, Chen Long gritted his teeth, and asked in a low voice, "Brother, what do you mean by this?"
"It's fine that you didn't help me, your junior brother, at the critical moment, but you actually turned your elbow outward and helped outsiders to deal with me. What kind of person is this? Are you betraying your own people?"
Because he was angry and the two of them were so familiar with each other, Chen Long didn't have many reservations when speaking.
Hong Jinbao almost choked to death at this, and he almost laughed out of anger. He pressed Chen Long's shoulder, and said word by word with a serious expression: "How did you get to where you are today?"
"Is your mind filled with shit? Hutchison Entertainment is a shady company. How dare you say such a thing?"
"Who is the boss of Hutchison Entertainment? You don't know, do you?"
"Lin Zehao! Who is that? He is the youngest and most powerful leader of the four major gangs in Hong Kong!"
Hong Jinbao became angrier as he spoke, and the arm that was pressing on Chen Long's shoulder slowly exerted force.
When they were practicing Kung Fu with their master Yu Zhanyuan, Hong Jinbao, as the eldest brother, often used this method to teach his disobedient brothers a lesson.
It can be said that it has been tried and tested and works every time.
After Chen Long felt the familiar force on his shoulder, he once again fell into the fearful memories of the past.
The process of learning from a master was simply a torture!
"Who in Hong Kong dares to provoke him?"
"Even when Lin Zehao sued the Hong Kong Island Government and the Royal Hong Kong Island Police Force, those foreigners couldn't do anything to him!"
"You've grown wings now, and you even dare to say such suicidal words. You don't want to be the second Qin Han, do you?" It is no exaggeration to say that if there is anyone in the Hong Kong entertainment circle who does not know about the Qin Han incident, he or she is not a qualified person in the entertainment industry.
Now the news has spread like wildfire, and everyone says that Qin Han’s death was caused by Hutchison 49.
As for the reasons, there are naturally all kinds of weird ones, and there are all kinds of explanations.
However, the view that is recognized by the mainstream is still related to Lin Qingxia.
The first reason was that Qin Han’s concealment of the fact that he was married had caused quite a stir. The other reason was that as listeners, we loved stories like this one where a man risked his life for a beautiful woman.
Of course, the reason why it has become what it is now is entirely because Lin Zehao intended to do so.
He wanted to use this method to tell those artists in the entertainment industry who were ready to make a move that whoever dared to join Xinji's film and television company would have to bear the consequences!
"Brother, how could I not know these things? I was just joking just now, I didn't mean anything else."
"Isn't your reaction a bit too extreme?"
When Chen Long was speaking, he didn't dare to look into Hong Jinbao's eyes. His eyes were wandering around, and it was obvious that he was lying.
There was no way out. His experience of learning martial arts under Yu Zhanyuan had left him with a serious psychological trauma, so that when he faced Hong Jinbao, he felt like a mouse meeting a cat, and felt uncomfortable all over.
"Tell me the truth, what is the purpose of holding this party today?" Hong Jinbao naturally noticed that Chen Long was abnormal, and asked with a serious expression.
Don’t think that Hong Jinbao seems to be lukewarm and always seems to be suppressed by his junior brother Chen Long.
In fact, Chen Long has been following in his footsteps.
Hong Jinbao has evolved from a martial arts instructor, to an actor, and now a director. Not only has he co-founded a film and television company with Golden Harvest, he also has his own wholly-owned film and television company and a team of martial arts stuntmen.
When it comes to his involvement in kung fu comedies, he actually came before his junior fellow apprentice Chen Long, but the latter was the one who developed this genre to the extreme, so naturally his influence and fame were much greater.
There is also the zombie movie that was all the rage in Hong Kong, which was also the creation of Hong Jinbao.
So, most of the time when he spoke, Chen Long had to listen.
This is not only the suppression brought by the status of the eldest senior brother, but also the right to speak brought by professional achievements.
Seeing that everyone was looking at them, Chen Long immediately pulled Hong Jinbao aside, away from the crowd, and then lowered his voice and said, "Brother, actually, the reason why I held this party today was because of the Xiang family's idea."
"They want to use my influence to get me to lead a celebrity anti-gang parade and use Qin Han's incident as a breakthrough point. I..."
Before he could finish, Hong Jinbao asked in confusion: "If that's the case, then why did you look for Zhou Runfa and Tan Furong?"
"Don't you know who their boss is?"
Which genius came up with this plan of planning a parade to target the other party's boss in front of the artists of Hutchison Entertainment?
Are you afraid of living too long and wasting air?
"Brother, how could I not know..."
"But Zhou Runfa and Tan Furong were specifically asked to be invited by me. How could I know what they were up to?"
Speaking of this, Chen Long's tone was also full of helplessness.
Being a star seems glamorous in the eyes of ordinary people. Not only is the work extremely easy, but it is also easy to make money.
In fact, in front of the real big guys, they are nothing.
At least, for Chen Long, he couldn't afford to offend the Xinji Xiang family.
Hong Jinbao was silent for a moment, then asked, "Tell me, what conditions did the other party offer you?"
"You are not a fool. Xinji is not easy to mess with, but Heji is easy to mess with?"
"You won't agree to do anything without sufficient benefits."
Chen Long's heart skipped a beat and he scratched his head subconsciously with his right hand, an awkward smile on his face.
"As expected of you, you are my senior brother. I can't hide anything from you..."
"Xin Ji said that if I could start promoting the celebrity parade, they would provide resources and money to send me to Hollywood for career development."
As Chen Long spoke, he looked at Hong Jinbao's reaction, but all he saw was mockery written all over his face.
"I just told you that your head is full of shit, and you still look unconvinced."
"Xin Ji has too much money to spend, so is it doing charity?"
"I'm sending you to Hollywood, with no strings attached?"
Because Li Xiaolong became famous in Hollywood, any star who has achieved a certain status in Hong Kong Island would consider it an honor to develop in Hollywood.
You know, when Li Xiaolong was still alive, Chen Long and Hong Jinbao were just supporting roles in the drama.
Chen Long is now considered a top star in the Hong Kong entertainment circle, so it is normal for him to want to follow in Li Xiaolong's footsteps.
"It's not that there are no additional conditions, but they are all normal, and even a little generous."
"The Xiang family just asked me to set up a film and television company with them. They will take care of the financial matters, and I only need to be responsible for professional affairs in the entertainment industry. I don't have to pay a penny."
At this point, Chen Long was obviously a little proud. He deliberately puffed out his chest and said, "Brother, guess how the Xiang family will split the money with me?"
Hong Jinbao ignored him and just watched quietly.
Chen Long suddenly felt bored and said directly: "Fifty-fifty split!"
"You don't have to spend a penny, but you can get 50% of the profits. Looking at the Hong Kong entertainment industry now, who can get such treatment?"
"Well, it's just me!"
It’s no wonder that Chen Long agreed to Xinji’s request. The other party really offered too much.
You know, when he set up his own studio with Golden Harvest, he only got 30% of the profits, and he also had to invest real money. If the box office was not good, everyone would lose money together.
On the other hand, with Xinji, he doesn’t have to invest a penny, and if he makes a profit, he splits it in half. If he loses, it’s not his money anyway, so he won’t feel bad about it.
This kind of good thing is hard to find even with a lantern, let alone in Hong Kong Island, even if you look all over the world!
Just when Chen Long was feeling complacent, Hong Jinbao snorted coldly.
(End of this chapter)
