Entertainment: Since 1990

Chapter 275 Were the young people back then really that amazing?
"Baby, you're already calling me husband, are you still afraid I'll let you down?"

Last night, Cao Jian finally got to play Xi Shi, played by Jiang Qinqin. Of the Four Beauties, he now has two. He feels completely satisfied, it's a wonderful feeling.

Especially since this girl is fair-skinned and beautiful, of course I can't let her down.

"Ugh, I couldn't help it."

Thinking of how embarrassing she had been last night when she shouted "husband" loudly, Jiang Qinqin was too ashamed to lift her head.

"Get up and eat. I'm starving. I worked until midnight last night."

Cao Jian ate this girl last night, but didn't eat anything else; his stomach was already growling.

"I"

Jiang Qinqin was about to get up when she shifted her body and felt a little uncomfortable. She blamed herself, "It's all your fault. How can we film today looking like this?"

"Don't worry, I've changed the schedule. You don't have any scenes today, but you'll have them tomorrow."

"So, you had this all planned out all along."

"It's because you're too beautiful."

Cao Jian kissed Jiang Qinqin, got up and took a shower, had breakfast brought up, ate with Jiang Qinqin, and then went to the film set.

"Director Cao, congratulations!"

"When I first arrived at the film set, Alyssa Chia said sourly."

Cao Jian flicked the girl's nose and laughed, "You're quite clever."

Am I that stupid?

Alyssa Chia, this clever little girl, is indeed very smart.

Yesterday, during filming, Director Cao deliberately kissed Jiang Qinqin, then changed the content of today's filming, and told himself and Li Xiaoran to go home first.

Isn't that a clear indication that they're targeting Jiang Qinqin?
And the director looked radiant early in the morning, so he must have succeeded.

The director managed to win over both "Wang Yuyan" and "Azi" in one drama; his methods are truly masterful.

"No, it seems like I initiated it."

Alyssa Chia corrected her mistake and sighed that she had gained another competitor.

"Go and memorize your lines. The battle at Yanmen Pass is at the end of the month, and that will be your last scene. After that, you'll be done filming."

Cao Jian tapped Jia Jingwen on the head, telling her to stop thinking about these things.

As an actor, acting skills are the most important thing.

The scenes depicting the marriage proposal in Western Xia took almost half a month to film before they were finally finished.

During this period, "Comrades: Almost a Love Story" was released in Hong Kong.

This film is a period drama with a touch of art; originally, Cao Jian only wanted to win an award.

But after its release, many of his fans went to the cinema.

This brought Cao Jian, who had never expected the box office to be so high, an unexpected surprise.

The film was released in mid-May and grossed over one million Hong Kong dollars on its opening day.

In the film, the handsome appearance of lead actor Cao Jian, coupled with his outstanding acting skills, once again captivated many movie fans.

The lead actresses, Zhang Manyu and Wang Zuxian, are both very beautiful, and the plot is also good. Word of mouth gradually spread, and the daily box office exceeded two million a few days later.

"Boss Cao is too modest. He even said that the box office of this movie would not be very good."

Seeing such good box office results, Golden Harvest was naturally the happiest.

He originally thought that the movie would be good if it grossed more than 10 million, but now it seems that it should be no problem to exceed 20 million.

As expected of Mr. Cao, his fans will not let this movie lose money.

“Mr. Zou, I heard that Media Asia Entertainment has shares in Cao Jian, and it seems he wants to compete with us in the cinema industry.”

Fearing that the boss trusted Cao Jian too much, one of the managers quickly revealed the secret he had learned.

"Really?"

Golden Harvest boss Zou Wenhuai was taken aback. He really didn't know about this. He frowned and said, "No wonder Media Asia and we have such a high number of screenings. It seems that this is true."

In the past two years, Media Asia Entertainment has developed very rapidly. After acquiring two small cinema chains, it has grown from five cinemas to sixteen.

This size is not small even in Hong Kong.

Unexpectedly, Cao Jian also had shares in this cinema chain.

This young man has quite the ambition.

But then I thought about it again and realized that Cao Jian was no longer a match for him.

Rather than falling out with the other party over this, it's better to maintain a good relationship and support them.

This young man not only has his own entertainment company, but is also a director of TVB and controls the cinema chain. He is a complete dragon and dragon. How can we stop him?
Just then, someone came in and said, "Mr. Zou, mainland director Chen Kaige is here. Would you like to see him?"

"He's here?" The movie "Temptress Moon" was just released in Hong Kong these past few days.

Although the film features famous actors such as Gong Li and Leslie Cheung, its box office performance was not very good, earning only a few hundred thousand Hong Kong dollars per day.

Therefore, Zou Wenhuai guessed Chen Kaige's purpose in coming and was somewhat reluctant to see him.

But since the person had already arrived, he couldn't turn him away, so he said, "Please let him in."

"Hello, Mr. Zou."

After Chen Kaige came in, he handed over the precious tea he had brought from the mainland.

"Director Chan, welcome to Hong Kong."

Zou Wenhuai took the tea leaves, didn't even look at them, and casually handed them to his assistant.

"His attitude was a bit cold."

Chen Kaige wondered if it was because the gift was too light or for some other reason, and a sense of unease crept into his mind.

But he still said, "Congratulations on the great success of 'Comrades: Almost a Love Story.' I came to Hong Kong on business and took the opportunity to visit you."

"Director Chen, just say what you have to say."

"Hey, the film 'Temptress Moon' is actually quite similar to 'Comrades: Almost a Love Story' in terms of screen time. Could you please give it some consideration in terms of scheduling?"

"really."

Zou Wenhuai frowned upon hearing Chen Kaige's request.

Can your "Temptress Moon" compare to "Comrades: Almost a Love Story"? That was a film directed and starring Cao Jian.

Director Cao's reputation is now so great that it has overshadowed Gong Li and Leslie Cheung. Do you still want to take care of him?

Moreover, your film is really incomparable to "Farewell My Concubine," so it's understandable that it did poorly at the box office.

However, Zou Wenhuai did not refuse directly, but said: "There are not many cinemas in Hong Kong, and the number of screenings is agreed upon by everyone. If you want more screenings, you might as well talk to Mr. Cao Jian first."

"Cao Jian?"

In Chen Kaige's mind, Golden Harvest is the number one cinema chain in Hong Kong, so when he arrived in Hong Kong, Golden Harvest was his first stop.

I didn't expect you to send me to find Cao Jian?
Are you making excuses?
Does Cao Jian also own a cinema chain? And could he influence Golden Harvest?

I underestimated that kid surnamed Cao.

Chen Kaige said with a smile, "I just arrived yesterday and haven't had a chance to visit Boss Cao yet. I plan to go tomorrow."

"If he agrees, I will also increase the amount accordingly."

After Zou Wenhuai finished speaking, he picked up a document, which meant that if there was nothing else, he could leave.

Chen Kaige was a little embarrassed, but he had a second matter to attend to, so he could only smile and say, "President Zou, actually I have another matter to discuss."

"what's up?"

"I plan to submit the film 'Temptress Moon' to this year's Hong Kong Film Awards. I hope Mr. Zou can help me with the voting."

The Hong Kong Film Awards?

Zou Wenhuai almost laughed.

Even if your film were to be submitted for the Hong Kong Film Awards, it would at most receive a nomination, let alone win an award.
After glancing at Chen Kaige, Zou Wenhuai said calmly, "If you want to win an award, you'll have to see if Boss Cao agrees."

Originally, he meant that "Comrades: Almost a Love Story" was aiming for awards, and you actually want to compete with Mr. Cao's film?
However, Chen Kaige completely misunderstood Zou Wenhuai's words.

He thought Cao Jian could even manipulate the Hong Kong Film Awards?

Isn't it amazing that a young man from the mainland has achieved such success in Hong Kong?

It seems that going to Jiahe as my first stop was a complete mistake; I should have gone to Cao Jian first.

"Mr. Zou, you're busy. I'll treat you to dinner another day."

Seeing that the boss of Golden Harvest had started looking at documents again, Chen Kaige had no choice but to get up and say goodbye.

Once outside, he began to reflect that the gift he had given to Zou Wenhuai might have been a little too inadequate.

What should we give Cao Jian?

The tea is definitely not presentable. Although it is this year's best Longjing tea, it is not cheap, and Mr. Cao may not be interested in it.

Other things would probably be too vulgar.

After thinking it over, he gritted his teeth and bought two expensive bottles of red wine, which was almost all the money he earned from making "Temptress Moon".

I hope Mr. Cao can help me out of consideration for our past acquaintance.

Even winning an award would be great.

But is Cao Jian really that capable now? Can he help me?

Why don't we invite him to work on a film in mainland China, and then introduce him to some beautiful actresses?

This is more effective than any gift.
(End of this chapter)