1982 Started from Hong Kong

Chapter 124 Achievement of Biweekly Achievement
The stingy little Jew!
Zhai Yuan looked at Zhou Huimin standing in front of him politely, and many images flashed through his mind.

Rumor has it that in Hong Kong, the best boxer is Chan Hui Man, and the best leg player is Chow Hui Man.

Zhai Yuan had no interest in fighting and killing, so he wanted to verify whether the second half of the rumor was true or false.

Unfortunately, Qianmei was looking at him with a smile and expectation at this time, so he had to look at her with admiration in his eyes.

Our ancestors taught us that when you look at a girl, you should look into her eyes first. If she doesn’t look at you, then you can look at her legs.

"Hello, I'm done with my introductions."

After Zhou Huimin finished explaining her situation, she waited for a moment. Seeing that Zhai Yuan did not respond and was still staring at her, she could not help but remind him softly.

He was very cautious, as if afraid of disturbing others.

"Okay, signed!"

Zhai Yuan came back to his senses and said without hesitation.

"what?"

Zhou Huimin was stunned. What did you sign?

"Aren't you here to apply for the singer position? Welcome to join us!"

The original singer of "Self-Desire" is here, so why recruit again? Although Zhou Huimin is a little young now, it's good enough as long as her voice is sweet enough.

Seeing that she was still confused, Zhai Yuan continued, "I forgot to introduce myself. I am the boss of Jiuyi Entertainment, Zhai Yuan."

Zhou Huimin opened her mouth in surprise. She had just heard her vocal teacher call him Boss Zhai and hadn't thought much about it. She never expected that he would be the boss of a company as big as Jiuyi Entertainment.

He seems to be only a few years older than me.

Could he be a rich young master?
Zhou Huimin's eyes were filled with curiosity, and her attitude became more reserved: "Hello, boss, should I try the sound first?"

She pointed to her ears and then pointed outside the door in a playful manner.

Zhai Yuan felt that the audition was not important. After all, she later became the queen of Kansai in the eyes of the Japanese, so signing in was a good deal.

But I still want to get a brief understanding of the other party's situation.

He asked, "Can you play the piano?"

"Yeah!" Zhou Huimin nodded quickly: "I have been teaching myself piano since I was a child. When I was in the third grade of middle school, I could already earn money by being a piano teacher for other children."

"I heard from you just now that you have had lung disease?" Zhai Yuan asked again.

"I accidentally contracted tuberculosis when I graduated from Form 5."

Seeing Zhai Yuan's pupils tremble, Zhou Huimin waved her hands and explained: "I have been cured, it is not contagious, but I haven't recovered yet, so I was a little short of breath when I was singing in the interview just now."

Zhai Yuan said with a sigh, and then said calmly, "It's okay, I'm not afraid."

He turned around and pretended to look for something, and let out the breath he had been holding for a long time.

After chatting for a few more minutes, Zhai Yuan also had a general understanding of Zhou Huimin's family situation.

She was a posthumous child and grew up with her mother in a shanty town in Sai Wan, Hong Kong Island. Her family's financial situation was not much better than Zhai Yuan's when he lived in a housing estate.

But Zhou's mother worked harder than Zhao Meizhen. She worked several jobs. When she heard from the teacher that Zhou Huimin had a talent for music, she bought a piano for her to learn. The self-taught Zhou Huimin was soon able to earn a living by teaching other children.

She was diagnosed with tuberculosis this year and spent a lot of money on her recuperation and treatment at home. Zhou's mother had originally planned to let her daughter study for another year in the advanced level preparatory course, but now she has to put it on hold for the time being.

In order to reduce the burden on her family, Zhou Huimin wanted to work and earn money. She first went to TVB and ATV, but naturally she couldn't even get in the door. Then she went to various record companies for interviews, including the one that Zhang Guorong signed with, Huaxing, but was rejected one by one.

On the one hand, it is because he is too young, but more importantly, it is due to the sequelae of tuberculosis.

I had no choice but to look for a worse company, and after searching for a long time, I came across Zhai Yuan’s newly opened 91 Entertainment.

"You must give my brother Jiale a raise!"

Zhai Yuan understood the reason. If it wasn't for Carlos Chan's flattery and saying one more word, it would have been an unknown time for him to meet Chow Hui Man again.

It doesn’t matter whether the girl is pretty or not, President Zhai doesn’t care at all. The key point is that she is the original singer of "Self-Love", and it would be inappropriate not to sign her.

“Do you have an ideal salary?”

Seeing that she was too embarrassed to bring up the subject of money after chatting for a long time, Zhai Yuan simply asked directly.

"Eighteen thousand... Fifteen thousand is also OK."

Zhou Huimin tentatively quoted a price, but felt it was inappropriate, so she took the initiative to lower it a bit.

This is the case for fresh graduates who have just graduated from school and know nothing. If it were an experienced person like Zhai Yuan, I would quote you the highest price without waiting for the HR to ask.

If you quote 5,000, the price can be bargained down to 3,000. If you quote 1,500, the other party can lower the price to less than 1,000.

Of course, there is an obvious information gap here, that is, Zhai Yuan knows that Zhou Huimin will definitely become famous in the future, otherwise the idea that the bolder you are when applying for a job, the better the salary will be would not be applicable.

"Three thousand, I'll give you three months' salary in advance for your recovery."

It was a rare opportunity for Zhai Yuan to be a human being. Later, when he heard Zhou Huimin singing, his fans still criticized him for his shortness of breath. It was probably the root of the disease that he developed at that time.

Zhou Huimin's mouth is O-shaped. This price is ridiculously high for a newcomer and far exceeds her psychological expectations.

Even at the level of the Five Tigers of TVB, they were only getting a salary of just over 2,000 yuan at that time, and the contract was still in the hands of Uncle Shaw. If you wanted to go out and take on a role, the company would have to take a large cut of the money first.

To some extent, both Zhai Yuan and Shao Liushu signed contracts with stars when they were still unknown. The difference was that Zhai Yuan could know who had the potential to become famous, while Shao Liushu could only set up wireless artist training classes and cast a wide net to discover and train new talents.

"Boss, I..."

Zhou Huimin was so frightened by the price that she didn't know what to do, and she pinched her fingers nervously.

"Don't be in a hurry to come to work. There is a song in the company called "Self-Love". You can take a copy home and listen to it first, and then try to record it. We don't have our own recording studio yet, so go find one outside and bring the invoice back for reimbursement."

Zhai Yuan looked up at her when he said this. Seeing a hint of caution and hesitation in her eyes, he couldn't help but smile: "Don't worry, I won't cheat you because we have the contract."

"Okay! I will do it seriously. Thank you, boss."

Zhou Huimin then nodded heavily and said with a solemn vow.

Zhai Yuan didn't say anything more. He fulfilled his promise and signed a check for 9,000 yuan. Then he asked Shen Wei, the manager of the legal department, an employee and Zhai's personal lawyer, to draft a contract.

The contract is fifteen years long, with a base salary of three thousand, and remuneration for film, television and singing is calculated separately. The annual salary increase is no less than ten percent.

Although Zhou Huimin signed the contract, it still has no legal effect and requires her guardian to sign it.

This is also the reason why many celebrities were cheated by their parents when they were young, signed unscrupulous contracts, and were finally forced to make X-rated films to pay off their debts.

"If your mother is worried, she can ask a lawyer to look at the contract again, but I don't think there will be another company in Hong Kong that can offer this price."

Zhai Yuan spoke confidently. After all, he was a boss now and had some understanding of his peers. He used to think that he was very harsh, but now he found that compared with others, he was simply a philanthropist.

"Thank you, boss. I will practice this song when I get home and record it as soon as possible."

Zhou Huimin was so grateful that he bowed deeply to Zhai Yuan and said, "May God bless you."

Zhai Yuan frowned. Although she was a graduate of a church school, he was still not used to this kind of thing.

After saying goodbye, Zhou Huimin took the contract and the copy tape, looked back every few steps, waved to Zhai Yuan frequently, and left Jiuyi Entertainment.

Zhai Yuan sent her to the door and looked at the girl's back, his gaze finally becoming unrestrained.

Nice legs indeed! But she seems to be shorter than my cousin, and her legs are barely visible in her skirt.

Next time I’ll find an opportunity and let them sit side by side. I want to see who is better!
…………

After meeting Zhou Huimin, Zhai Yuan felt bored when he looked at other people.

Director of photography, sound engineer, boom operator...what a bunch of crooked shit.

When I see my daughter, I feel refreshed, but when I see a man, I feel the stench of foul smell. "Director, you decide. You are an expert in this area. Just tell me how much salary you need when the time comes."

After Zhai Yuan interviewed a few people, he saw that there were still quite a few people waiting, and most of them were members of the Wei Film Club who came for Wu Yusen's reputation. There was no director or cameraman he was familiar with, so he couldn't help but start to feel sleepy.

He lowered his voice and said to Wu Yusen, "The company doesn't have much money on its books, so we should try not to ask for too high a price. I heard that there is an internship system overseas where you can sign a worker for a few hundred yuan, and they don't give you any subsidies for food, clothing, housing, or transportation. The probation period is three months, and then you fire him after more than two months. This way you can save a lot of money. Do you understand what I mean?"

Wu Yusen was shocked. Which overseas company is so unscrupulous?
I wanted to ask more, but Zhai Yuan yawned and continued, "I'll leave first and go back to writing the script. I've been really worried about this play. Sometimes I really want to make a comedy to make some quick money."

With just one sentence, Wu Yusen, who was almost driven crazy by torture while filming a comedy at Golden Harvest, was shut up.

Who would be willing to spend five million to make a gun battle movie these days? No wonder the boss is under so much pressure. This time we must achieve results to let outsiders see.

"Boss, go slow!"

Wu Yusen forced a smile at the young man, and when he turned around and looked at the group of interviewees, his smile faded: "You all meet the requirements. To be honest, the company's funds are tight right now. If someone is willing to take a pay cut, I will give him priority. This play is a big investment and a big production. After it's finished, your net worth will at least double. Think about it yourself!"

Zhai Yuan walked out of the meeting room and heard the voice behind him and nodded slightly.

Yes, this boy is teachable.

Go home and write the script? Forget it. Today is the first day of the Secret Garden commercial airing, and I have to rush to the company to observe the effect.

…………

Half an hour later, Zhai Yuan arrived downstairs of the Secret Garden Company.

Walking into the office lobby, except for three or two women who were answering the phone, everyone else was gathered in front of an old TV that had been discarded from a video hall, waiting for the company's first MV to be broadcast.

"Boss, come on, the wireless music station will start broadcasting soon."

Sister Li, who is in her thirties and goes by the nickname Wu Mengmeng, saw Zhai Yuan coming in and waved to him. The other women saw this and made way for them so that he could sit in the middle.

Only then did Zhai Yuan realize that Nishixie Michiko was also in the crowd.

"When did you come here?"

“There is no TV in the public housing estate, so I came to see my work.”

Michiko Nishiwaki's accent has improved again.

"Eh."

Zhai Yuan thought of a line, so he said to her in Mandarin: "Can you say 'There is an old Chinese saying, 'He who knows the current situation is a hero'?"

Michiko Nishiwaki didn't understand what it meant, but she still obediently started to learn it.

The accent was really strong. Although the women around her didn't understand, they were amused by her strange accent.

Amidst the excitement, the MV of "Secretly Obsessed" was finally played on the music station.

With the soothing prelude, Zhai Yuan's singing voice slowly sounded.

On the TV screen, Zhang Guorong, a man with a sticky beard and deliberately made up to look dirty and sloppy, was shrouded in a black and white filter.

Until he received the flyer for the Secret Garden, the pink color of the flyer spread and made the whole scene colorful.

"Do you know how this special effect is made? It has to be drawn bit by bit on the film..."

"Boss, shut up first."

Zhai Yuan wanted to show off the film special effects production methods he had just learned, but he didn't expect his employees to give him any face at all.

It was the first time for them to watch this MV and they were all attracted by the storyline. When they saw Zhang Guorong shaving off his beard and regrouping, there were bursts of cheers from the crowd of women.

"It turns out this young man is so handsome."

"Yeah, I didn't feel it when he came to the company. It really takes a comparison."

"Wow! His eyes are so affectionate. I should have asked him for his number that day."

Zhai Yuan curled his lips.

Tsk! A bunch of old women who have never seen the world!

Michiko Nishiwaki was also staring at the screen, but she was only concerned about the shots in which she appeared.

When she saw herself appear on TV, she looked around like a thief to see the reactions of the people around her, with an expectant look on her face.

But all the crazy women around were focused on Zhang Guorong and no one commented on her.

The Oriental witch felt very disappointed.

"Michiko is so pretty~"

Zhai Yuan leaned back in his chair, put his hands behind his head, and suddenly spoke leisurely.

Michiko Nishiwaki was stunned and pointed at herself in surprise.

"Boku (me)?"

"Yo! The flower girl is so beautiful, so kawaii!"

Zhai Yuan gave the thumbs up with both hands, switching his language system at will and praising generously.

It doesn't cost money to praise people, so you should say it when it is necessary.

When Michiko Nishixie was praised by Zhai Yuan like this, she felt as delicious as eating a cool persimmon in the coldest days of winter, and the corners of her mouth began to rise uncontrollably.

As the two were talking, the women around them realized that they had been focusing on one and neglecting the other, and they began to praise Michiko again.

What a pity, it’s too late.

Do you know the value of the first time?

You can understand the meaning by looking at the way Michiko Nishixie is staring at President Zhai.

The MV ends quickly.

The original song is about four minutes long, with a longer music plot in the middle, so the entire MV is exactly five minutes long.

Except for Zhai Yuan, who had already seen the original film, everyone else was still not satisfied.

They even got together to discuss the plot in the MV.

"A handsome man is useless. My husband was as handsome as that celebrity back then, but what happened? He became a gambling addict and made our family a mess. He even tricked me into selling my body."

"You've enjoyed yourself before. My husband has become like the sloppy guy at the beginning after we got married. Damn it. I volunteered to be a prostitute. Otherwise, how could I make money to support him?"

"Wow, you are really great. Anyway, I don't believe in men anymore. I want to work hard like Michiko in the movie just now, and use my voice to make those monkey guys full of sexual fantasies about me."

Zhai Yuan listened to the women sharing their experiences, regardless of whether they were eating or drinking meat, grinned, and walked into the meeting room with a cigarette between his teeth.

"Hello, Manager Guan, I just listened to the cassette of 'Secretly Obsessed'. The employees responded well to it. I think the audience will also accept it. Let's make 5,000 cassettes of each type of video and audio tapes and put them into the market to test the waters."

Zhai Yuan looked up at the employees outside and said, "The flyers for Secret Garden have been made according to the style in the MV. Find someone to distribute them as soon as possible. Before the prime-time ads on the two major TV stations are broadcast at 8 o'clock in the evening, I want you to distribute the flyers throughout Hong Kong, Kowloon and New Taipei City."

The broadcast of a MV is not enough to create waves.

In the following month, ATV and TVB’s 30-second Secret Garden commercial during the 8 o’clock prime time was the blockbuster to attract listeners.

Zhai Yuan glanced at the Seiko watch on his wrist. It was now 2:15 in the afternoon.

Six more hours.

PS: There will be updates later

(End of this chapter)