I am a historical film director in the entertainment industry.

"Director Cheng is exceptionally talented, and his films are unparalleled classics. The box office revenue of one of his films is higher than the total box office revenue of the past year."

Huo Wenxi, worthy of being the last top agent in Hong Kong, smiled modestly and said.

“Miss Huo is truly remarkable and exceptionally capable. At such a young age, she is already the head of Emperor Entertainment Group in mainland China. If I didn’t know I couldn’t poach her, I would have already made my move and recruited her to my company.”

Cheng Sheng said with a smile.

Cheng Sheng highly regards Huo Wenxi and genuinely wants to recruit her to the company. However, he knows that Huo Wenxi is Yang Shoucheng's confidante and it is impossible for her to switch jobs to his company.

"Director Cheng is too kind. My abilities are still quite immature, and it's all thanks to Mr. Yang's high regard for me," Huo Wenxi said politely.

"Haha, I wonder what brings Miss Huo to our company this time?"

Cheng Sheng skipped the pleasantries and went straight to the point.

"The main reason we came to see Director Cheng this time is that Emperor Entertainment hopes to cooperate with Victory Films," Huo Wenxi said seriously.

"Cooperation? What do you mean?" Cheng Sheng said casually.

"The first is investment, and the second is cooperation on film and television resources."

Upon hearing Huo Wenxi's words, Cheng Sheng fell into deep thought.

He was well aware of the investment; Emperor Entertainment clearly had high hopes for his company and wanted to invest in its film and television productions.

Film and television cooperation model refers to a business collaboration mechanism in which various parties in the film and television industry chain (such as producers, platforms, investors, distributors, and technical teams) integrate their respective resources in content, capital, channels, technology, and talent to jointly promote the development, production, distribution, and monetization of film and television projects in a collaborative manner.

Its core lies in resource sharing, complementary advantages, risk sharing, and benefit sharing.

"If we can cooperate, Emperor Entertainment will help resolve the issues of the Hong Kong Film Awards and the release of films in Hong Kong." Seeing that Cheng Sheng was considering, Huo Wenxi offered his terms.

Cheng Sheng remained unmoved upon hearing this.

The conditions proposed by Huo Wenxi might tempt domestic entertainment companies, and even Huayi Brothers might not be able to resist the temptation, after all, Emperor Entertainment is a dominant force in the Hong Kong entertainment industry.

Yang Shoucheng is also known as the 'behind-the-scenes director' of the Hong Kong entertainment industry, which shows how high his status is in the Hong Kong entertainment circle.

The company's artists include well-known Hong Kong stars such as Li Keqing, Xie Chuwang, Gu Juju, Rong Zuer, Kara Hui, and Twins.

It can be said that Emperor Entertainment Group encompasses more than half of the artists in Hong Kong.

Emperor Entertainment was established during the golden age of Hong Kong cinema, just in time to catch the last train of the golden age of Hong Kong's entertainment industry.

Around the turn of the millennium, Emperor Entertainment was one of the most prominent entertainment companies in Hong Kong and even the entire Chinese entertainment industry.

In terms of record sales, at that time, albums by artists under Emperor Entertainment Group accounted for almost half of the Hong Kong record market.

According to reports, at its peak, Emperor Entertainment released more than 50 albums annually, with cumulative physical record sales exceeding 2000 million copies, occupying a significant share of the Asia-Pacific pop music market.

In the early 21st century, Emperor Entertainment Group launched several phenomenal works by focusing on police and action films.

In 2004, "New Police Story" became the highest-grossing film in Hong Kong that year and swept multiple nominations at the Hong Kong Film Awards and the Golden Rooster Awards.

The 2005 film *The Myth* broke records upon its release, becoming a classic of commercial cinema with record-breaking opening day and opening week box office, as well as the highest single-day box office of 2005. Emperor Entertainment Group has invested in many classic Hong Kong films in the future.

In addition, Emperor Entertainment was one of the earliest companies to actively invest in mainland Chinese films. The films they invested in include "The Sun Also Rises", "The Founding of a Republic", "Let the Bullets Fly", "Personal Tailor", and "Operation Red Sea". Among them, "Operation Red Sea" has accumulated a box office of over 36.52 billion yuan.

“We can also help you, Director Cheng, get Wu Baige on your side.”

Seeing that Cheng Sheng remained unmoved, Huo Wenxi gritted his teeth and threw out one last condition.

Although Wu Baige is an internationally renowned director and holds a significant position in Hong Kong, she is nothing special if Emperor Entertainment makes a move.

Moreover, Wu Baige's career is currently declining, and no major company would risk going against Emperor Entertainment for her sake.

"Miss Huo, I appreciate the kindness of the Emperor Group..."

"Director Cheng, Emperor Entertainment Group sincerely wants to cooperate with you..."

"Miss Huo, please don't be anxious."

Seeing that Huo Wenxi had interrupted him, Cheng Sheng also interrupted, saying, "I have seen the sincerity of your Emperor Group. I also have my own ideas regarding investment or cooperation."

Upon hearing this, Huo Wenxi's anxious expression subsided, and he said earnestly, "I wonder what Director Cheng's thoughts are? As long as Emperor Entertainment can do it, we will definitely do our best."

“I agree with the investment, but not this year, because the film investment for this year has already been allocated. Even if I agree, China Film Group and other companies will not agree, since no one will share their profits.”

Huo Wenxi was initially pleased to hear that Cheng Sheng had agreed to invest, but he was slightly disappointed when he learned that the investment could not be made this year.

She was sent by Yang Shoucheng in the hope that he would invest in Cheng Sheng's film "Zheng He's Voyages to the West" this year.

I never expected that I wouldn't even have a chance.

Although he failed to secure investment for "Zheng He's Voyages to the West", he managed to obtain investment opportunities for Cheng Sheng Company's films next year, which can be considered as having accomplished Yang Shoucheng's mission.

"I have no objection to film and television resource cooperation. After all, the entertainment industry is only so big, and resource cooperation is for the benefit of everyone..."

In the entertainment industry, film and television resources and collaborations are common, especially when it comes to artists with connections. Even if their looks and acting skills are not outstanding, they can still occupy important roles in the drama.

"However, there is one thing I want to clarify: my company's films do not need those popular actors. If someone lacks acting skills, even Emperor Entertainment will not give them face."

Cheng Sheng said in a deep voice.

Collaboration is fine, but Cheng Sheng will not agree to just randomly throwing in celebrities, because he must be responsible for the company's films, and that is Cheng Sheng's bottom line.

Having another memory, Cheng Sheng knows exactly what kind of people are popular celebrities.

He mispronounces words and speaks incoherently, yet he attracts a large number of fans simply because of his good looks. This kind of popular celebrity actually calls himself a "teacher," it's hilarious!
The emergence of traffic stars is often due to their specific "selling points", such as good looks, figure, talent, etc.

This allows them to quickly gain attention and recognition in the entertainment industry.

However, this attention and recognition do not come from their true talent, but from media hype and fan adoration.

In this context, the fame and number of fans of popular celebrities are often disproportionate to their actual talent, making their existence seem artificial. (End of Chapter)