Bright Era of China Entertainment

"Brother." Chenglong and Tang Ji still had something to do. Chu Xuan, Liu Yifei and Liu Xiaoli's family had just arrived in Xiangjiang and needed to rest. They finished their lunch quickly and the five of them only drank a bottle of red wine, which was just a taste.

After leaving the box and walking into the elevator, Chu Xuan called Chenglong. He had not forgotten to help Zhang Jin’s wedding. It was only one month away from Zhang Jin and Cai Shaofen’s wedding. It would be better to tell the matter as soon as possible so that he could reply to others. .

"Do you know Zhang Jin?" Chu Xuan asked, looking at Chenglong.

"Zhang Jin?" Chenglong nodded: "The martial arts actors from the mainland who came to Hong Kong to develop are very good, with real skills. They were also here last time for Sissi's birthday. What's the matter?"

If we talk about other types of unknown actors, Chenglong may not recognize them.

But in the martial arts circle in Hong Kong, there will always be rumors about who has good kung fu and who is good at fighting.

Members of Chenglong's Chengjia class tend to pay more attention to similar actors, so he has heard about Zhang Jin and has seen action scenes in Zhang Jin's films, so he has some understanding of Zhang Jin.

What's more, Zhang Jin also came to Qianqian's 20th birthday and even gave him a special toast. The two parties were considered acquaintances, but I didn't know why Chu Xuan mentioned him.

Anyone who can interact with Sissi on her birthday can basically conclude that they are having a good time.

Could it be that Chu Xuan wanted to insert Zhang Jin into the crew?

"Zhang Jin and Cai Shaofen are getting married on the 18th of next month. Do you have time to have a big dinner?" Chu Xuan went straight to the point.

"Marriage?" Chenglong was stunned. What surprised him was not that Zhang Jin and Cai Shaofen got married, but that Chu Xuan, an outsider, brought up the matter of their marriage. This was a bit wrong.

"Zhang Jin's career is not going well. Brother Cai Shaofen must know that the status of the two is somewhat unequal." Chu Xuan said.

Chenglong nodded slightly. Cai Shaofen was a popular actor in Xiangjiang and could be said to be TVB's number one sister. He still knew this.

With such a popular female star and an unknown male star together, he has occasionally heard rumors in recent years that people inside and outside the circle are not optimistic about the couple.

It's just that it's none of his business, so he doesn't pay much attention to it.

Now that he heard what Chu Xuan said, he probably understood what Chu Xuan meant.

"Zhang Jin and I are very good friends, and I want to help him purely as a friend, but Xixi and I are just like that in the Xiangjiang circle, so I plan to help Zhang Jin send a message to my elder brother to see if I will be honored. Brother, go and support the scene." Chu Xuan said straight to the point.

If you want to show sincerity, don't beat around the bush, just tell the truth. He doesn't like ink marks either.

"You and Qianqian..." Chenglong looked at Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei and guessed something: "They won't be the best man and bridesmaid, right?"

"Yes." Liu Yifei nodded.

Chenglong looked as if he was like this, and said: "Isn't it enough to have you as best man and bridesmaid? Others don't know about the brilliant era, but the Xiangjiang entertainment capital circle knows it very well. If you are their best man and bridesmaid, you will definitely make the capital circle Look at Zhang Jinhe for being beaten."

"Indeed." Tang Jili agreed with Chenglong's statement.

Just take Chu Xuan, the dual identity of Wei Entertainment shareholder and the vice chairman of Bright Times. In the eyes of outsiders, most of them may be regarded as "Young and promising", "Young and rich", but they have no idea about the height of these two identities. Clear perception.

But capital knows capital best, and the Xiangjiang capital circle has a very high regard for the status of Chu Xuan and Bright Times.

Why do you think so highly?
To put it simply, if Brilliant Times does an IPO on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in the future, Hong Kong’s capital will have the opportunity to cash in and make a lot of money. It’s that simple.

Because they saw the possible benefits, Chu Xuan, Wang Jinhua and Bright Times had a high status in the hearts of Xiangjiang capitalists.

This is the same as Heung Kong Capital's willingness to cooperate with Huayi Brothers. In addition to normal resource channels, it is all about establishing a relationship for Huayi Brothers before it goes public.

Hong Kong's capital relies on luck to make big money from movies alone. It can cash out hundreds of millions or even billions in the listed market through capital operations, and then use the money to consolidate and develop a better film industry. This is also the case for Hong Kong Ying Wong and Shaw Brothers. , Jiahe's three giants' gameplay.

Otherwise, look at the past few years, the movies invested by the three major companies have been losing money every year, and the money is not brought by the strong wind. How can there be so much cash flow to bear the losses, and the external investors are not fools. I see you losing money every year and I will continue to invest?
Where did that money come from?That is to raise capital, go public, increase the stock price, and then cash out.

Therefore, these three major companies have produced so many blockbuster movies and have been able to remain in the Hong Kong entertainment industry for decades because they were made with money.

The differences between Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, and Hollywood are also clearly reflected in this aspect. Mainland entertainment industry capital basically only relies on works to determine the life and death of a career. Hong Kong and Taiwan entertainment industry capital not only works, but also has capital operations in the listed market. In addition to the above two, Hollywood also has more lucrative derivative copyrights.

These are three capital circles.

In Tang Jili's eyes, the only companies that can break through in the mainland entertainment industry are Huayi Brothers and Bright Times.

That's why he agreed with Chenglong's words. When Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei were Zhang Jin and Cai Shaofen's best men and bridesmaids, they would definitely make Zhang Jin and Cai Shaofen take a high look in the Xiangjiang capital circle.

"What those big guys think is their business. The problem is that some friends and relatives who were beaten look down on Zhang Jin. These people don't know me and Sissy very well. If the big brother comes on the scene, then I think everything will be fine." Chu Xuan said.

Chenglong smiled and said, "In Xiangjiang?"

"Just in Xiangjiang." Chu Xuan replied.

Chenglong nodded and said: "Okay, if they come to invite me, it will be an honor for me."

At this point, Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei knew that Chenglong had agreed, and they were relieved. The matter was finally done, and all that was left was for Zhang Jin and Cai Shaofen to send the invitations in person.

"Thank you, brother." Chu Xuan thanked him.

"It's a small matter." Chenglong shook his head: "Zhang Jin is also a very good martial arts actor. There are fewer and fewer such actors nowadays. I am very happy to help."

That's what he said, but he was also giving Chu Xuan face.

"Then you guys take a good rest for a day or two, wait for my call when some friends arrive, and go to my Chengjia class to practice together." Chenglong walked out of the elevator. His and Tang Jili's rooms were on the right, and the direction of the family's room was on the left.

"Okay, big brother and Director Tang, you are busy, call me anytime if you need anything." Chu Xuan said, walking to the left corridor with Liu Yifei and Liu Xiaoli, and parted ways with Chenglong and Tang Jili.

Liu Xiaoli didn't speak just now, just listening to their exchange.

In her opinion, in the fame and fortune fair of the entertainment industry, it is not as simple as asking friends who are good friends to be the best man and bridesmaid when people get married.

As long as there is a bit of popularity, many things will be infinitely magnified in this circle and trigger discussions.

When she first learned that Chu Xuan and Qian Qian were going to be Zhang Jinhe's best man and bridesmaid, she complained about them.

It seems very immature to agree to such a big deal after only a few days of knowing each other.

But this is also the way for the two children to make friends. The ways of making friends are very pure, and she doesn't want to interfere, just let them do whatever they want.

She expected Chenglong to agree.

Not to mention that Chu Xuan, Qian Qian and Chenglong are about to cooperate, let’s just say that the various strengths of the Brilliant Era are useful and beneficial to Chenglong.

Chenglong has been seeking change. Over the years, it has cooperated with many companies from Jiahe, Shaw Brothers, Yinghuang, including Huayi, but the results have not met Chenglong's expectations.

Huayi's "The King of Kung Fu" hasn't been released yet, but Cheng Long went there purely for the high pay. Cheng Long is not optimistic about this movie. Having a foreigner be the protagonist in the context of Journey to the West makes Cheng Long unable to complain.

Wang Jinhua told her before that if the movie "Attack on the Wall" is successful, even if it is not a huge success, as long as it is slightly successful, there will be no shortage of cooperation between Brilliant Times and Chenglong in the future.

The development path of Bright Era Film is different from that of the mainland market, and it also needs to rely on Chenglong's influence.

In this movie, Cheng Long took Chu Xuan and Qian Qian, so in the next movie, he can take Huang Xuan and Zhao Liying, or Li Chongtong and Liu Jialin.

In this situation, both parties can achieve each other's success and help each other.

Chenglong must be able to figure out such a situation and have his own plan.

What's more, gold medal partner Tang Jili is also a shareholder of Brilliant Times, so the relationship between the two parties is closer than other companies.

Faced with Chu Xuan's request, it was inevitable for Chenglong to agree to something as simple as attending the wedding.

"I called Beida to tell her the good news." Liu Yifei took out her mobile phone and saw that Brother Chenglong was willing to attend Beibei's wedding. She was in a good mood.

She didn't expect that her mother, who had been silent just now, was thinking about so many things.

She was still worried about whether Brother Chenglong would agree, but this matter was an inevitable outcome in her mother's mind.

If she lets her know her mother's thoughts, she will feel that her mother has evolved to another level.

Over the years, Liu Xiaoli and Wang Jinhua always got together to chat when they were in the capital. When Liu Xiaoli was away from home, she would call or video chat with Wang Jinhua almost every day, but Liu Yifei and Chu Xuan had no idea about the content of the chat.

Liu Yifei and Chu Xuan don't know to what level Liu Xiaoli has evolved to now.

Perhaps when Liu Yifei returns from further studies and Liu Xiaoli completely takes over their business, they will realize how powerful Liu Xiaoli is.

"Ask them to bring invitations and settle the matter early. They will come to pick us up in the afternoon anyway." Liu Xiaoli said at the door of the room.

"That's fine." Chu Xuan nodded.

Their coming to Xiangjiang was discussed in the group. Wu Jin, Xie Nan, Deng Chao and Sun Li were still in the capital. The former was busy with "Wolf Warrior" and the latter was busy with setting up a company.

Zhang Jin and Cai Shaofen's companies are still going through the procedures, so Wu Jin is asked to help handle and take care of them.

The two of them had returned to Xiangjiang from the capital some time ago to prepare for the wedding. After the wedding, they would return to the capital to handle the company's affairs and then go on their honeymoon.

Upon hearing that they had come to Xiangjiang, Zhang Jin and Cai Shaofen invited them to their home for dinner and would pick them up in the afternoon.

"Okay, I'll call him." Liu Yifei dialed the phone and put it in her ear. After Chu Xuan swiped the card to open the door, she followed him into the room. After Liu Xiaoli knocked on the door, she waited for Zeng Ni to open the door and walked into the room opposite.

Chu Xuan walked into the bedroom, opened his suitcase and began to sort out his clothes and daily necessities.

"Hey, get beaten." Liu Yifei dialed the number and jumped lightly on the bed. Simmons' bed was very elastic, making her body sway up and down a little.

"Sissi..." Cai Shaofen responded. It was a little noisy over there, there were probably a lot of people there.

Liu Yifei told Cai Shaofen about the situation. Cai Shaofen heard that Chenglong agreed to attend the wedding and asked her and Zhang Jin to bring invitations to the hotel...

Liu Yifei only heard a scream in her ears: "Really!!"

Liu Yifei was startled and put the phone away from her ear.

Before she could speak, Cai Shaofen spoke excitedly again.

"Did you know that Mr. Chenglong is coming to my wedding!"

"Chenglong!" Cai Shaofen said several times, and Liu Yifei heard some people replying on her phone.

"real or fake?"

"Too good."

"Really?"

"..."

Liu Yifei found it funny. The way Cai Shaofen whirred was very graphic. Even though there was no one in sight, she could figure it out in her head.

Cai Shaofen also trusted her. As soon as she finished speaking and before confirming, Cai Shaofen spread the word.

She heard many people talking, and she guessed they were Cai Shaofen's good friends. When they were about to get married, they came to Cai Shaofen's house to play around, give advice, or enjoy the festive atmosphere in advance.

She also heard Cai Shaofen talk about some good friends, such as Zhu Ying, Chen Ferong, and Hong Xin, the three big stars in Hong Kong.

Zhang Jin also joked at the time that these three people, plus Cai Shaofen, were called Hong Kong Pu F4 just because these four women's Mandarin was very funny.

"Sissi, let's bring the invitation over now. Wait for me, I'm driving a Ferrari!" It took a while for Cai Shaofen to return Liu Yifei's call.

Just come here, why do you need to specifically say that you drive a Ferrari?
Is it because Ferrari is so fast?
Liu Yifei was amused, and Chu Xuan, who was packing things, also laughed: "She is so funny."

If Xie Nan's teasing is a deliberate act of emotional intelligence, then Cai Shaofen's teasing is really natural. Whatever he says is funny.

"Ask her to bring more invitations. I don't know how many people there are with Brother Chenglong and Director Tang. When we wait, we will take them there and only give invitations to Brother Chenglong. The other teachers will be very embarrassed. They Whether you go or not is one thing, but since you want to send invitations, then send them all." Chu Xuan said, hanging the clothes in the suitcase on the hangers.

Hearing this, Liu Yifei saw that Cai Shaofen was about to hang up the phone, so she hurriedly said: "I'm going to be beaten. Please bring more invitations. Director Tang and the others are also here."

"Ah! Director Tang is here too, oh, ok, ok, I'll fill up the bag!" Cai Shaofen said very quickly. Listening to the speed of speaking, you can also imagine that she packed the invitation into the bag. How fast is your hand speed?

"That's not necessary, just fill up the bag..." Chu Xuan couldn't laugh or cry, which was in line with Cai Shaofen's carefree character.

"Dang it." Liu Yifei couldn't help but laugh. It was so joyful to communicate with Cai Shaofen.

She got off the bed and packed things with Chu Xuan.

This time I brought a lot of luggage, not only across Hong Kong, Los Angeles and mainland China, but also across an estimated two quarters of time, so I was very well prepared in terms of luggage.

Of course, 70.00% of the things belong to her. Chu Xuan is as lazy as ever and can take care of everything in two suitcases, one large and one small, unlike her who has four suitcases.

Xiangjiang is their one-month transit point, so they only need to sort out the things they need in Hong Kong, but there is no need to sort out the things they need for Los Angeles.

After almost half an hour, I heard a knock on the door.

With this unceremonious attitude, one could tell that it was Cai Shaofen himself outside the door.

"This Ferrari is fast enough, we're here." Chu Xuan said.

Liu Yifei laughed heartily, put down the things in her hands and ran towards the door: "Who is it?"

she asked deliberately.

"You deserve a beating."

As expected, it was Cai Shaofen outside the door.

Liu Yifei opened the door and looked at each other with Cai Shaofen. The two sisters said "ah--" at the same time, and then hugged each other.

I don’t know why women are so excited when they meet. I can only say that it is completely different from the way men express friendship when they meet.

Chu Xuan came over and just bumped fists with Zhang Jin. The two of them expressed everything without saying anything.

The door opposite opened. Liu Xiaoli was obviously disturbed by the movement in the corridor outside, so she opened the door and came out to take a look.

"Aunt Liu!" Cai Shaofen turned around and hugged Liu Xiaoli again: "I haven't seen you for half a month, and you are beautiful again."

"You are beautiful." Liu Xiaoli was also very happy to see Cai Shaofen. In addition to feeling the happiness brought by Cai Shaofen during the trip one month ago, from her perspective, she could also find that Cai Shaofen and her daughter have the same personality. All kind.

"Let's go, take you there." Chu Xuan said, preparing to take Zhang Jin and Cai Shaofen to find Chenglong.

"I'm so nervous, I'm going to meet the big boss." Cai Shaofen was nervous. Although Zhang Jin acted calmly, he could also tell from his fluctuating eyes that he was a little nervous.

"We all agreed, why are you nervous? They will take you there, don't worry." Liu Xiaoli patted Cai Shaofen on the back.

"Mom, let's go directly to the beating house later." Liu Yifei said.

"Okay, call me when you come back and ask Lu Tao to pick you up." Liu Xiaoli instructed. When the two children went to Cai Shaofen's house to be guests, they would definitely have to talk about the best man and bridesmaid. I think Cai Shaofen's parents were also there, and she followed as the elder. It wasn’t appropriate to go, so I didn’t choose to go along.

"Okay." Liu Yifei agreed.

"Let's go." She took Cai Shaofen's hand and walked in the direction of Chenglong's room, followed by Chu Xuan and Zhang Jin.

Just as Chu Xuan guessed, when Chenglong and Tang Jili were in the preparation stage of the crew, anything they had or talked about was basically about the movie.

It is impossible to talk about film matters with just two people. People from the production team, first assistant director Chen Musheng, directors of photography, art directors, action directors, and teachers from the screenwriting team will most likely be present.

When Chu Xuan knocked on the door, he found a group of people sitting in the living room of the suite.

Chenglong looked over with a joking look: "So efficient?"

Less than an hour before the talk, Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei brought people over, which made him feel interesting.

"If it is done early, they will feel at ease." Chu Xuan said with a smile.

He and Liu Yifei looked at everyone: "Director Chen, long time no see, hello teachers."

Zhang Jin and Cai Shaofen greeted each other: "Hello, teachers."

Among the people present, there were also a few people from the Brilliant Era. For example, director Lu Yang was on the photography team. He, Wen Muye, and Lu Chuan, the first assistant director of "Legend of Red Flame", were the younger generation of directors trained by the company.

It's just that Fumino is a bit more lucky, and has already been ahead of these two through "Hope".

But these two people are also very talented. Their professionalism and artistic aesthetics are no worse than Fumino's, but they just lack the corresponding opportunities.

All the teachers were very polite and said hello back one after another.

"We are working together again. This movie is much more difficult to shoot than "New Police Story". You must be prepared." Chen Musheng shook hands with Chu Xuan.

"We try our best." Chu Xuan said.

"I would also like to thank Director Chen and all the teachers for their patience and guidance," Liu Yifei said.

After some pleasantries, Chu Xuan glanced at Zhang Jin and Cai Shaofen.

The two of them understood, expressed their intention to Chenglong and others, and then took out the invitation.

Chu Xuan originally thought that only Chenglong would be invited.

However, if Chenglong attends the wedding, the media will definitely report it, and the people in the crew will also know about it.

Seeing that he and Liu Yifei were the best man and bridesmaid, and seeing Chenglong attending a wedding with which he had no relationship, one would think that it was he and Liu Yifei who invited Chenglong.

In everyone's eyes, it was he and Liu Yifei who invited Chenglong, not Zhang Jin and Cai Shaofen.

In this way, the teachers at the top of the crew may not show it, but they will definitely feel uncomfortable, thinking that Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei look down on others and only look up to Chenglong.

They are all people who will be working together on the film crew. In order to avoid unnecessary misunderstandings and to prevent the teachers from feeling uncomfortable, he just asked Cai Shaofen to bring more invitations and sent them out together.

It was their business whether to go or not. Anyway, he had done everything he could think of.

"Congratulations."

"congratulations……"

Amidst the congratulations, Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei took Zhang Jin and Cai Shaofen to say goodbye, went out and closed the door behind them.

"It turns out it's so simple." Cai Shaofen was very nervous before. She didn't expect it to be so simple. After sending out a round of invitations and receiving blessings, nothing happened. She even prepared some good words but didn't say anything.

"Just sending an invitation, how complicated do you want it to be?" Liu Yifei pressed the elevator button and waited in front of the elevator with Chu Xuan, Cai Shaofen, and Zhang Jin, preparing to leave for Cai Shaofen's home.

"It's mainly because you are the bosses that things are so simple." Zhang Jin explained the root cause in one sentence.

"Yes!" Cai Shaofen nodded repeatedly and hugged Liu Yifei: "My dear, thank you."

"Thank you, you should." Liu Yifei shook her head.

Seeing the sisters thanking each other, Chu Xuan felt a little embarrassed and changed the subject: "Are there many people in your family?"

"Not many, they all play well, and there are our parents." Zhang Jin said.

Cai Shaofen continued: "The wedding company has formulated the wedding process. There are some small processes that we are discussing ourselves in the process. We have to work hard for you to plan each process well. We will discuss the specific steps."

She clasped her hands together and said sincerely: "Please."

"It's a trivial matter." Liu Yifei said calmly.

Cai Shaofen smiled, put her hands on Liu Yifei's shoulders, and walked out of the elevator: "Let's go to my house and introduce you to our good friends."

"Okay." Liu Yifei also wanted to meet Cai Shaofen's friends. Cai Shaofen is a very good person, and I think her friends are also good.

Arriving at the underground parking lot, Chu Xuan and Liu Yifei got in the car with them and went to Cai Shaofen's home to visit them.