Huayu 1992, my entertainment era

Chapter 177: Hypocritical Gambler

"The original staff of the company, as well as Johnnie To and others, have all left the company. Now Hengyu Films is almost an empty shell. What should we do next?"

Not everyone distanced themselves from Zhou Ziheng just because he was in conflict with the entire Hong Kong circle.

Huo Wenxi did not have that. She stood beside Zhou Ziheng as always, acting as his chief housekeeper.

After Johnnie To and his people left, she was in charge of all the affairs of Hengyu Films.

Today, after she finished dealing with the company's affairs, she rushed back to Guangzhou.

“If they don’t play with us, we play by ourselves.

There are many unemployed film and television professionals in the mainland. I have contacted several major film studios and reached cooperation with them. Their films will be screened in Hong Kong in the future.

In return, they would let me pick some film and television professionals from them.”

Zhou Ziheng just came out of the recording studio. He has been recording songs in the studio recently and it is rare for him to have time to rest.

As soon as I came out, Florence Hui rushed over from Hong Kong and brought today's Hong Kong newspaper.

When he opened the newspaper, he was bombarded with criticism from the Hong Kong community.

It should be said that all kinds of people jumped out.

Even Chow Yun-fat, who recently announced his entry into Hollywood with great fanfare, came out to criticize Chow Ziheng.

"I have never dealt with him, but from what I know, his character is not very good. People in the circle advised me not to deal with him."

After seeing the God of Gamblers' words in the newspaper, Zhou Ziheng couldn't help but ask Florence Hui, "I don't think there's any grudge between me and the God of Gamblers, right? He doesn't even get involved in Hong Kong's affairs, so why is he biting me?"

“Even if he is ready to enter Hollywood, he is still from the Hong Kong circle.

Many people in the circle are related to him.

Besides, now everyone in the Hong Kong circle is stepping on you, so it is normal for him to come out and step on you as one of the industry leaders."

Huo Wenxi sat opposite and poured herself a cup of tea. She glanced at the smiling God of Gamblers in the newspaper and said:

"In a word, just follow the crowd."

"Follow the crowd, it's fucked up! Jackie Chan criticized me, I can't do anything about him, he is the number one star of Golden Harvest.

He is a retail investor and yet he is causing trouble for me.

I really thought I was Li Zhi back then."

Zhou Ziheng laughed angrily.

It must be said that the movie "Brave Heart" is actually just that.

This movie is indeed a blockbuster, but it only made 20 million at most in Hong Kong.

Such a movie actually has no significant impact on Hong Kong.

The reason why the Hong Kong circle suddenly got angry was that people including Jackie Chan came out to blame Zhou Ziheng.

The reason is not "Brave Heart", but that Zhou Ziheng set a precedent by directly cooperating with European and American companies, and will show European and American films in theaters for a long time in the future.

This is what companies like Golden Harvest care about most.

The market is so small that Zhou Ziheng simply turned the table over and followed Wanwan's example to introduce Hollywood movies.

Everyone knows the quality of Hollywood movies. If it is not stopped, it won’t be long before fewer people in Hong Kong watch Hong Kong movies, and all of them will go to watch Hollywood blockbusters.

This is like cutting off the source of funds for the cause, which is unacceptable to Hong Kong's local film production companies and people like Jackie Chan who rely on the Hong Kong market for their livelihood.

Therefore, they scolded Zhou Ziheng. Although Zhou Ziheng wrote down their names one by one in a small notebook, he also knew that they would scold him, which was normal.

But God of Gamblers!
You're a fucking traitor and you won't make movies in Hong Kong anymore. This has nothing to do with you.

This guy is a complete jerk.

After hearing what Zhou Ziheng said, Florence Hui couldn't help but twitch her lips.

If the God of Gamblers heard what you said, he would probably think that the scolding was too light.

However, she was also very dissatisfied with the God of Gamblers.

Not only is she dissatisfied, in fact many people in the circle don't have a good impression of this guy.

Especially female stars.

Many male celebrities in the entertainment industry are lustful.

But when it comes to people who are famous for being lustful, Jack Cheng and God of Gamblers are definitely at the top of the list.

It’s okay for Jack Cheng, this guy is lustful, and he will pay the price for his lust.

The God of Gamblers is different. This guy is a typical hungry wolf that pounces on its prey.

Many actresses who have filmed with him dislike him.

Florence Hui once met Maggie Cheung when she attended an event instead of Chow Tze Heng.

The two of them get along very well.

During the conversation, we talked about God of Gamblers.

Florence Hui can still recall the disgust on Maggie Cheung's face when she mentioned God of Gamblers. According to her, God of Gamblers once had a kissing scene with her during filming.

This guy not only sticks out his tongue to lick.

The director called for a stop, but he pretended not to hear it, which made Maggie Cheung so disgusted...

Anyway, according to Maggie Cheung, she would not take any role in God of Gamblers.

"Putting aside the matter of God of Gamblers, The Tazza has been scheduled to be released next Monday. Will you be there then?"

Florence Hui asked.

"Of course I have to go. We are being targeted so badly right now. If I don't attend, I'm afraid the movie won't get any exposure at all."

Zhou Ziheng said without even thinking.

Hengyu is now ostracized by the entire Hong Kong circle. If Zhou Ziheng does not attend the premiere of "Tazza", there will be really no one left.

Moreover, the Hong Kong circle has been targeting them so severely recently, and he has to go and deal with some things.

Recently, he was slandered by the Hong Kong circle and his image in the hearts of the people of Hong Kong has plummeted.

If he doesn't take some measures, the losses will be more than just the movie box office.

I'm afraid it will affect his future records.

Although the Hong Kong market is no longer important to Zhou Ziheng.

But after all, it is a record market with sales of hundreds of thousands.

If he was abandoned like this, he would be more or less unwilling.

"You're going back tomorrow, right?"

"Yes, there are still some things to deal with at the company. I came back this time mainly to recruit a few administrative people.

The record company has already recruited the person.”

“Then when you go back, please help me contact several influential newspapers such as Oriental Daily, Ta Kung Pao, and Next Magazine.

I'll come over this Friday, set up an appointment, I want to talk to them."

The targeting from the Hong Kong circle is quite troublesome.

Especially the media blockade.

It is unlikely that the newspaper founded by Zhou Ziheng will be able to break this blockade.

Zhou Ziheng plans to talk to several major newspapers including Ta Kung Pao, Oriental Daily News, and Next Magazine.

See if we can reach a collaboration.

Even if they cannot become partners, they must remain neutral and not join the ranks of those blocking him.

"Should we contact the endorsement agency and ask them to help?"

Huo Wenxi thought for a moment and asked.

Zhou Ziheng is not alone.

He has a lot of endorsements.

Especially this year.

He has endorsements from the mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and even internationally.

These endorsements last for a minimum of three years and a maximum of five years.

Among them, the Hong Kong side has Chow Tai Fook as the jewelry endorsement and Li-Bang as the clothing endorsement.

Both of these endorsements are big brands, belonging to the Xiangjiang Dada Group, with amazing financial resources.

The reason why these two brands signed Zhou Ziheng was not because of his influence in Hong Kong, but rather because of his international influence.

They wanted to leverage Zhou Ziheng's influence to move beyond Hong Kong and expand their territory into Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Taiwan.

Now, Zhou Ziheng is in trouble in Hong Kong. As the brand endorsed by Zhou Ziheng, will they help him?

"I've called their CEO and they'll make it work."

Zhou Ziheng said while lying on the sofa.

He is not a fool. Without some power, how could he dare to challenge the entire Hong Kong circle?

If he couldn't hold on, he would have surrendered immediately. Why would he pretend nothing happened now?

Do you really think that his annual agency effect of over 1 billion is just a joke?

No, it’s more than a billion now.

A billion was in 1993.

The brokerage effect he created last year went beyond this scope.

This year, thanks to the popularity of English records in the global market, this number will at least double.

(End of this chapter)