My Hong Kong Island Filmmaker

Chapter 821 Gambling addiction and the resistance of the recording industry
PS: Ask for a recommendation ticket, ask for a monthly ticket.

Tsuen Wan, Chun Lai Teahouse, hangs a pink signboard saying 'new tea arrives, meet friends with tea', and there is a lady proprietress who still has a charming charm sitting in the hall.

From time to time, tea customers come in and out, asking about various tea products.

The proprietress will throw out a picture album, there is no shortage of Western tea, Oriental tea and Nanyang tea.For some reason, Hong Kong Island has a lot of Soviet-Russian tea goods recently...

Upstairs, a card table.

Each of the four men playing cards had a big ocean horse attached to them. They were obviously all experienced old tea lovers. These people are also called Lao Pao or Lao Deng in the north...

"Three!"

A sparrow card hit the card table with a 'slap', and the man with a fleshy face and a scar at the corner of his mouth triumphantly moved his hands and feet on the big Yangma next to him.

Maybe it’s just bullying Dayan horses who don’t know how to speak Cantonese, otherwise they will definitely beg for mercy: Brother, play cards well, don’t touch them.

"I heard people say that your bills are difficult to collect recently?" The middle-aged man wearing wide-rimmed glasses said as he touched his cards, and his hands were naturally dishonest.

"Which one is spreading the word outside? I, Dao Bayong, no one would dare to rely on their courage..."

"Really?" The person opposite smiled and joked.

"That's right, I heard that there is a gambler eighth woman surnamed Huang who owes you millions of gambling debts...you don't even have the guts to chase after it..."

"Choose~ You guys know what a fart, she has a celebrity daughter~~ Do you know that the hottest group in Hong Kong Island is so tender...several million...do you really think I'm running a philanthropy?"

The scarred and fleshy man sneered, "Right now, a rich man offered me 200 million to accompany her for a drink... Her gambler mother doesn't owe much, how can I get it back?"

"Celebrity daughter? Dude... You'd better keep your eyes peeled. If you can make a name for yourself in the entertainment industry these days, there must be big bosses behind you~ Don't get nothing, and make a show of yourself..."

"I heard that behind this group is the big brother Zu... This kind of female star is usually the big brother's X~~~ Tsk tsk... Just be careful."

"It's only natural to pay off debts? Is his boss Zu really bullying the market? Barefoot is not afraid of wearing shoes..."

The man with the scar scratched his neck and choked, and then his voice became weaker, "What about the boss? The boss can't be unreasonable, right? They are all people on the road, and the rules of the rivers and lakes still have to be followed... Besides, there are so many in his company. Star, does he have to take care of it? If he really cares, he won’t owe millions and have the strength to pay it back... That star daughter pays tens of thousands of dollars every time..."

At this time, a yellow-haired young and Dangerous boy came up holding his big brother, and opened his mouth and said: "Boss~ that eighth woman lost more than 200 million again... Do you want to lend her?"

The other three hugged the foreign girl beside them, and squinted at the scarred man with squinting eyes and a smile.

"... Fuck! Borrow, why not borrow?"

The man with the scar held his face and gritted his teeth and scolded, "Tell that Sanba, if she is willing to let her daughter come out for commercial performances, I will pay her twice the market price..."

At the end, he comforted himself, "We are also businessmen~ This is a legitimate bidding, as it should be."

"Of course."

"That's~ no one can find the reason..."

"Business, that's all."

The three of them laughed and echoed instantly, but no one knew what they were thinking.

...

In Whampoa New Village on Hong Kong Island, Huang Sumei hurriedly ran to the rental house, her face full of panic.

"mom?"

Naturally beautiful, with a beautiful appearance, Cai Shaobing seems to have stepped out of a comic book, with thin eyebrows and starry eyes, red lips and white teeth, and airy oblique bangs that make her full of vitality.

A simple pink shirt is paired with light-colored ripped skinny jeans, and a pair of I·T canvas shoes are worn under his feet.

Many people look very tacky in pink, but she looks very good-looking and full of aura.

Huang Sumei looked at her daughter who was standing inside the door, holding a dirty linen cloth in her hand, her eyes were flustered.

"Fen, you are back... um... have you eaten? Shall I cook for you..."

"No, I ate at the company. It happened to be a rest today, so I returned home. By the way, I brought you a gift. A few days ago, I shot commercials for several brands, and they gave me a lot of products... There are skin care products and health care products here... Hey, this Australian deep-sea fish oil is very good for the body..."

Cai Shaobing took out a bottle of fish oil full of English names from the bag and handed it to Mama Cai, "Here is the gift that Huahua brought from Korea...the gift that Quanshui brought from Dongying..." Looking up, the other party looked absent-minded. look like.

"Mom? Mom, are you listening?"

"Huh? Oh..." Huang Sumei smiled awkwardly, and said awkwardly, "Ah Fen, that...you know, my health has never been very good."

"Is it still a headache?" Cai Shaobing was concerned.

"Yes yes yes... my head hurts every time..."

Huang Sumei covered her forehead and hummed. Seeing her daughter's concern, she rolled her eyes, "It's an old problem. The doctors have told me that I need to be hospitalized. I think it's better to forget it...a waste of money. "

"If you are sick, of course you need treatment." Cai Shaobing turned around, picked up her schoolbag, and took out her wallet, "I have saved more than 5 yuan in the past few months, and I still have a credit card issued by the company..."

Seeing the other party turn around and come back, Huang Sumei quickly withdrew her gaze and continued to pretend to have a headache.

"I usually don't spend much money. The company pays for food, accommodation and decoration. Master Qi said that even though we debuted as artists and couldn't go to school, we can't live without culture... He also invited a culture teacher to teach us. Our culture class...then, mom, you take these first...it's not enough and I'm trying to figure out a way." Cai Shaobing handed the money and the card to her mother.

"This……"

"Take it, I know you usually have expenses." Cai Shaobing simply stuffed the money and card into the other party's hand.

"By the way, I packed lunch from the company, and I'll warm it up for you..."

In the cramped and cramped room, Cai Shaobing was clearly seen going to heat up the meal.Huang Sumei poked her probe outside the door and breathed a sigh of relief.

Looking at the slim and well-behaved daughter, those usury words kept lingering in his mind.

'You have a big star daughter, why don't you borrow it?It's only natural for a daughter to take care of her mother~ Could it be that the mother of a big star can't even afford this little money? ? '

"Actually, you don't have to work so hard~ Just use your daughter's name casually, you will be rich and rich, and you will eat delicious food..."

'Do you know how many big bosses like to invite big stars to dinner?You don't have to take it seriously...Which star doesn't want to socialize now?Are you just socializing? '

'Is it possible that a female star can be a lifetime?Celebrities are supposed to eat youth food, so of course they want to find a long-term meal ticket for their daughter while they are young and beautiful! '

'Look, how many actresses marry rich families?You know how hard-won this opportunity is now... You are paving the way for your daughter! '

Just as Huang Sumei was at war with God in his mind, Cai Shaobing came out with roast goose and shrimp dumplings, and gestured for the food in his hand with a charming smile.

"Mom has eaten—"

……

"Eating? Stellar Entertainment is smashing everyone's jobs!!!
At the beginning, because of the Cantonese singing boom, the record industry was able to take off after the 70s.I still remember Xu Guanjie's "Half a Catty", which sold 50 copies in Hong Kong Island alone!After 3 hours of release, pirated copies appeared.At that time, there was a popular saying in the market, half a catty and two, and it was sold to grab it!

The scenery is infinite!

Then, in the past few years, we all launched our own people, counting them carefully, everyone eats a lot every year!
We have created a situation where Tan and Zhang compete for hegemony, not to mention dominating the local market, even the entire Southeast Asia!

now what? ?

Tan Yonglin, Zhang Guoying, and Anita Mui all began to gradually downplay their status in the music scene, and Danny Boy is also lingering on his last breath!
The entire market on Hong Kong Island is filled with Wang Jie, Qi Qin, Zhou Huajian, Tong Ange... In the long run, we might as well all drink Northwest Wind!
As our own, Stellar Entertainment, what are they doing? ?They actually released the film together with Rolling Stone... Could it be that the flying saucer is coming tomorrow, and we all just raise our hands and surrender? ? "Chen Shaobao, the former president of Xinyibao Records, slapped the table and shouted.

Most of the people present were members of the Hong Kong IFPI Recording Association, and the one seated at the top was Zheng Donghan. These people were all "talkers" of large and small record companies in Hong Kong Island.

When Wang Zuzhen released the record, everyone didn't pay much attention to it, even though the other party shouted loudly.

However, with the first wave of the title song sweeping the Hong Kong Island music scene, followed by the overwhelming announcement of the album, many people were anxious.

Before that, they really didn't take Wang Zuzhen seriously.

However, the Rolling Stones actually entered the arena together, which undoubtedly leveraged the interests of many people.

Historically, the time when Tan Zhang, Anita Mui and others gradually withdrew from the music scene coincided with the moment when the music scene on Hong Kong Island was in decline.At this time, flying saucers and rolling stones brought singers directly to Hong Kong Island, and the records were selling well!
Not to mention robbing them of their living space, they are even shaking their foundations.

Why did the so-called 'Four Heavenly Kings' appear later?Isn't it to fight against the music trend of Wanwan!Without the support of the big company's own people, just look at Li Keqin.He was squeezed out by Guo Fucheng who came back later!
The reason they were so angry was all because of one piece of news——

The newspaper on the table was printed with the headline "Star Rolling Stones Jointly Form a New Company, and Chen Jiantian Becomes the Head of the New Company!" "

Hong Kong Island Records is basically the most powerful company in Asia, of course, except for the Japanese market...

Before that, they could be said to be calling the wind and calling the rain.

Otherwise, it would not be possible to create a superstar confrontation with such a huge influence in Southeast Asia as Tan Zhang Zhengba.

This is like a black and white duel in basketball.

With the take-off of Wanwan Music Company, they are already eating up their profits.In later generations, UFO, Rolling Stones, PolyGram, EMI, etc. compete with each other. It can be said that the Eight Immortals have crossed the sea to show their magical powers. People's heads are beaten into dog heads, and poaching each other is the most common thing.

Even in order to increase their bargaining chips, they signed extremely low copyright taxes with ATV and TVB one after another.

At this time, copyright tax is not their focus at all
The song royalties are more of a symbol, which symbolizes that the songs of our company's singers have been played on a certain TV station and a certain radio station.Of course, songs cannot be broadcast for nothing, but singers under various companies need a promotional platform, so everyone benefits from each other.

Because at this time, the benefit of royalties is not seen by the record company at all.

This is really the golden age of the recording industry. Even if piracy is rampant, everyone still makes a lot of money.

This point, until 2008, several record companies jointly established the Hong Kong Island Audio-Visual Alliance to increase royalties... There is no way, everyone has to have a meal! !
Zheng Donghan looked around at the crowd, and suddenly said: "This "Ballad: The Road to Xingjue" will be fully released soon, and you have heard the recent rumors, right?

Apart from flirting between Stellar Entertainment and Rolling Stone, singers under UFO have also come to Hong Kong to promote it. In the long run, it will have a great impact on everyone's interests.

I'm already preparing for the company to release Chen Huixian's new album.

market competition..."

"Will this be too obvious?" EMI's manager Feng Tianzhi asked slightly worried, "After all, Xingxing is also one of our own..."

"It's supposed to be like this. There's no reason to give up the market to the other party. In the past, we all regarded them as our own. Since the other party hooked up with Wanwan's record company, there is no way..." Dragon suit Jia mentioned Voice.

"That's right, it's obvious that everyone is not the same way!" Long Taoyi echoed.

Chen Xinjian, the new manager of Huaxing Records, curled his lips, not afraid anymore!Seeing the momentum, you can understand that the performance of Wang Zuzhen's album will not be too bad!But the ass decides the head, so he naturally agrees.

After all, Wanwan Records had a great influence on them, especially since the other party was constantly poaching singers from his company.

More than 30 large and small record companies, including Yesung, Kwon Sung, Lifeng LIFE, President PRESIDENT, Lesheng, Yinyou, Marisa, Songyi Musical, Qunxing STAR, Yonggao RPC, Jinxing Golden Star, etc., generally agree with Zheng Donghan proposal.

The other party seemed to be in charge of the industry.

This momentum is even more exaggerated than Wu Xiaozu's in the film industry, it is definitely a hit!
It's no wonder that Huang Bogao and the others relied on each other's breath before, and had never seen such a scene of making promises, so they would not know his momentum.

"Record sales follow industry rules, but in other respects, everyone... your lips are cold!" Zheng Donghan said lightly, leaning back.

He just wanted to let Wu Xiaozu see who is in charge of the ups and downs in the record industry!
The interlacing is like a mountain, you make movies alone, and you know a woolen record?The water here can drown people!
It doesn't matter if you shout about the original music or criticize twice, he, Mr. Zheng, doesn't lose his flesh...

but,

This led the wolf into the room, as the speaker, he naturally wanted to talk!

He just wanted to point to his nose and tell Wu Xiaozu: Your method won't work here!Of course, if you don't want to play...you can go now!
Otherwise—hum.

Stellar entertainment.

Wu Xiaozu sat on a chair and listened to everyone's report.

Facts have proved that under the strict requirements, the company's development has indeed made great strides.The company teamed up with Rolling Stones to establish Hengshi Entertainment. The person in charge is Chen Jiantian, who directly signed Grasshopper!At the same time, he is responsible for the release of the Rolling Stone singer's records in Hong Kong.In the future, the target will also focus on the mainland.

The new albums of Zhang Xueyu, Li Ming, and Princess Wang are also being produced. At the same time, Zheng Xiuwen is also producing her own Cantonese EP of the same name to test the waters. In addition, Sakai Quanshui and Yan Zhenghua are also testing the waters of EPs in their own countries. .

After all, the market value of the six little ones is too high, simply enclosing them with a combination will limit their potential.Companies are also trying to squeeze their value.

　Hey~~~ I don't know how to write.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)