Dreams of the Fragrant River

In a high-end apartment on Broadcast Road.

The popular TVB actress Huang Xingxiu poured out two cups of coffee, placed it in front of the guests and her husband Chen Baixiang, smiled and said, "Mr. Rong, please take it slow."

"It's work." The guest nodded and thanked.

The guest at Chen Baixiang's house at the moment is Rong Yilun, a well-known agent of the Oriental Entertainment Company. His purpose of coming here is naturally to dig Chen Baixiang over.

In recent years, Hong Kong films have become more and more prosperous, but all the famous actors have become in demand, and there is no need to worry about no film contracts, so that the Oriental Entertainment Company has artists from time to time to terminate their contracts. The reason for these people's termination is that they want to monopolize the salary. They feel that it is too much of a loss to give Dongfang Entertainment a brokerage share.

However, the cancellation fever of Oriental Entertainment has disappeared in recent months, and some actors who have left before also want to return to the embrace of Oriental Entertainment.

It's not that Oriental Entertainment's share is reduced, but the actors who went out to fly solo suffered a loss.

In the first half of this year, the production of Hong Kong films has reached a peak again. On average, more than 8 films are released every month, and sometimes 12 films are released in a month. Such a terrifying production volume has created a great demand for actors, and has also led to a mixed up circle of dragons and snakes.

Those actors who went to take on the film themselves were either caught in the trap and could not get paid, or were bogged down for a movie for half a year. Celebrities are all members of the public, and they are embarrassed to shout loudly when they are cheated. It is troublesome enough to file a lawsuit, not to mention whether they can win the lawsuit or not. That point. What's even more unfortunate is that when encountering a triad / society is the producer, it is enough to be lucky enough to be able to finish the film safely and safely.

These people rely on relatives and friends to connect with each other. When things go wrong, relatives and friends are often lost. Not only did they not make money, but they didn't even have to be good friends.

If you sign with Oriental Entertainment Company, it will be different. From the signing of the film to the completion of the filming, professional lawyers are involved in the whole process, and there will be basically no mess.

Artists under the Oriental Entertainment Company have also encountered gangs who do not pay for filming. At the beginning, I was still looking for people from the gang to negotiate. In the end, Oriental Entertainment didn't waste any more time. Directly pay for the actor's remuneration, and then pay the film company. And the entire core team members of that play were all blacklisted, from the director, cameraman to make-up artist, these people will never think about taking orders from Oriental Entertainment in the future.

The most ruthless thing is that Oriental Entertainment also announced the blacklist. It has made everyone known in the entertainment industry, so that these people are so isolated that they can't get along. They can only leave Hong Kong and run to Taipei and Singapore, or they can stay in Hong Kong to make some garbage movies.

Is your club gang rude?

I can't cure you, and I can't cure the directors and photographers who work with you?

Now, if it is not forcibly forced, there is no director willing to cooperate with the society to make a movie. Or simply do not invite signed artists from Oriental Entertainment Company.

The Oriental Entertainment Company is the nanny of the artists. As long as they are signed under the banner of Oriental Entertainment, the artist only needs to have a good relationship with their agent, and the company will naturally take care of everything else. You don't have to look at people's faces at all to accompany the dinner party.

The way of operation of Oriental Entertainment Company is somewhat similar to that of Hollywood entertainment giant caa, but it is very different. This is mainly determined by the different entertainment environments in Hollywood and Hong Kong. The entire North American entertainment market is behind caa, and there are countless film companies and TV stations. But Hong Kong is different. There are only two TV stations, and one of them does not do business with Oriental Entertainment Company at all, which is doomed that many of caa's business methods will not work in Hong Kong.

Oriental Entertainment has also absorbed some caa's successful experience, such as "betrayal costs", so that when the company's manager leaves, it cannot easily take away its artists. There is also the use of the overall advantages of the Oriental Culture and Entertainment Group, as well as the insecurity brought by the intrusion of Hong Kong gang forces into the entertainment circle, to bring double attraction to the artists.

Putting these aside, at least staying at the Oriental Entertainment Company will have more development prospects than relying on personal connections. Maybe one day, there will be a chance to receive a film from a big director. Even if you don’t get along well in the film industry, you can go to the TV station to shoot episodes, commercials, host, receive variety show announcements, etc. No matter how bad it is, you will not starve to death.

The most important thing is that Oriental Entertainment has a professional behind-the-scenes team. When it feels that a certain star has potential, it will package and promote it. When a celebrity has a scandal, it can quickly carry out crisis public relations and even take the opportunity to hype it up. It's all things celebrities can't do on their own.

Especially after Kang Jianfei became Paramount's second largest shareholder, Oriental Entertainment was even more attractive, because there were rumors that Paramount and Oriental Entertainment had signed a cooperation agreement. In the future, the important Asian actors in Paramount films will be recommended by Oriental Entertainment Company to participate in the audition.

Although Hong Kong's title of Oriental Hollywood is loud, but which Hong Kong actor does not want to go to Hollywood to make his mark? The current Oriental Entertainment Company has become a powerful springboard for insiders to enter Hollywood.

In just a few months, the number of artists signed by Oriental Entertainment Company has soared. Now, including all occupations such as actors, directors, screenwriters, photographers, etc., the number of contracted artists registered by Oriental Entertainment Company has reached 412, and there are professional brokers in the short term. shortage of people.

Rong Yilun was the agent who only joined the Oriental Entertainment Company the year before. He has done a really good job in the past two years, and now he was sent by the company to recruit Chen Baixiang.

"In other words, if I sign it, the brokerage contract belongs to the Oriental Entertainment Company, and has nothing to do with Phoenix TV or Macau Satellite TV. But isn't the share of '28 Kai' a little too much?" Chen Baixiang looked at the other party and brought it asked the brokerage contract.

Rong Yilun explained: "Mr. Chen, it is very reasonable to split the account by 28. Many popular stars are paid by 37, only Brother Fa and Gu Hong are paid by 19. As long as you sign in to our Oriental Entertainment As a company, you will find out how worthwhile these three-part accounts are, packaging, publicity, hype, order taking, and lawsuits don’t need you to think about it at all, you just need to film well, host well and wait for the money.”

Rong Yilun tried very hard to sign Chen Baixiang. In the future, 15% of Chen Baixiang's earnings will be owned by the company, and 5% will belong to his agent.

Now all aspects of Oriental Entertainment have been institutionalized, and the newcomers and the company are divided into 50 to 50. That is to say, the remuneration for filming is 100,000 yuan, so the newcomers and actors can only get 50,000 yuan, and the rest belongs to the company and the agent. And the artists who have already become famous are basically 37%, such as Chen Baixiang, who is very famous, 28%, and only when they reach the top level is 19%.

Don't look at the small amount of 19 points, but these stars make money for the company several times more than other actors. Among the more than 400 signed artists of Oriental Entertainment Company, no more than ten people can make 19 points.

Chen Baixiang asked, "If I make money from Oriental Entertainment, can I really play the second male lead in Mr. Kang's new film?"

Rong Yilun said with a smile: "Not only can you star in Mr. Kang's new film, the semi-finals of the Miss Oriental beauty pageant are about to be held. If you sign up early, Mr. Chen, you might be able to be the master of ceremonies in the semi-finals."

Chen Baixiang's eyes lit up, the ratings of the two beauty contests in Hong Kong were terrifyingly high, and being the host of the two major contests was an opportunity to show his face. It's a pity that Rong Yilun promised the semi-finals. If he was the host of the beauty pageant finals, Chen Baixiang might have agreed immediately.

But it's impossible to think about it. No matter how famous he is, Chen Baixiang, now he is a "newcomer" when he jumps to another job, and if he takes the seat of the "old man" in one fell swoop, it would be very annoying. It would be good to be able to host the beauty pageant semi-finals.

"I'll think about it again, and I'll give you an answer within three days." Chen Baixiang said, he is a little undecided now, and the treatment after the job change is very attractive to him, but the wireless station is also good to him, not to mention that he still has many friends there Wireless station works.

"Of course, but Mr. Chen's best as soon as possible, because Mr. Kang's new film is already in preparation, maybe one day he will change his mind for other actors." After Rong Yilun finished speaking, he did not persuade him any more, got up and left.

After Rong Yilun left, Chen Baixiang asked his wife, "Axiu, do you think I should go to Oriental Entertainment?"

"Let's dance, there are those who have the ability, who doesn't want to leave TVB?" Huang Xingxiu said without thinking.

Huang Xingxiu was a TVB actress at about the same time as Chen Yulian. Later, after her TV contract expired, she left TVB to make movies and went to Taiwan for two years. Taiwanese movies are not far behind, Huang Xingxiu returned to Hong Kong to join TVB again. As a result, she retired due to injury after only filming one TV series. At the end of last year, when she recovered from her injury, she filmed "Nanquan Cai Lifo", and the ratings stabilized on Phoenix TV. .

Seeing that Huang Xingxiu became popular again on TVB, she immediately wanted to sign a long-term contract with her, but Huang Xingxiu chose to marry Chen Baixiang as a full-time wife.

"Then let's dance~www.wuxiaspot.com~ Chen Baixiang finally made a decision. He has only been married for two or three months, and now the financial pressure is huge, it is good to make more money.

It is said that Chen Baixiang is also very business-minded. At the age of 20, he started his business with the 40,000 yuan he earned from singing at night and working in TVB. Within three years, he opened three garment factories, with a net worth of over 10 million yuan, and bought five luxury cars. car.

It's a pity that this guy was unlucky. During the chaotic period of the Sino-British negotiation in Hong Kong's economy, the factory closed down and still owed a lot of debt. Even the money for bankruptcy was borrowed from Alan Tam - it was Alan Alan's deposit. Building payment.

With Chen Baixiang's ingenuity, in the few years after bankruptcy, he not only paid off his debts, but also earned a net worth of millions. As a result, this guy is too gambling. Last year's stock market crash once again turned his savings into a negative number. Now he is busy all day long and almost can't even pay the mortgage.

"Mr. Kang's new film still has some time, and now the most important thing is to win the emcee of the beauty pageant semi-final." Chen Baixiang said to his wife.

The emcee of the Miss Oriental beauty pageant is not only Chen Baixiang who wants to be, but also other contracted hosts of the Oriental Entertainment Company. ()