Treasure Island 1992, starting from the Four Little Heavenly Kings

PolyGram has indeed been very troubled recently because of Zhou Xiaojie's incident.

In order to restore Zhou Xiaojie's reputation, PolyGram frequently contacted the media and celebrity public relations.

However, due to the audience's preconceptions, Zhou Xiaojie's reputation was not only not restored, but also continued to decline.

In early June, Oriental Daily even broke the news that the two endorsement deals that Zhou Xiaojie had originally signed with him actually chose to terminate their contracts because of Zhou Xiaojie's reputation issues.

However, Chen Qiming didn't pay too much attention to Zhou Xiaojie's affairs.

After entering June, he focused on the upcoming 97 comeback performance.

A large-scale performance like the 97 Comeback attracts so much attention that ordinary stages cannot match it.

It is no exaggeration to say that this stage is not accessible to ordinary people.

This can be seen from the list that has been published so far.

Those who can take the stage are all the top and most popular singers from the Mainland and Hong Kong.

Except for Chen Qiming, there is no one on Baodao.

In short, even though Chen Qiming has become a world-class superstar, he still values ​​this performance very much.

The time has only entered June, and he has already begun to prepare for this performance.

In addition to him, Lin Zixiang, Ye Qianwen and Faye Wong, who had just returned from giving birth, also frequently appeared in the rehearsal room arranged above.

Jacky Cheung and the Four Great Kings will also take time to come over for rehearsals.

Among them, Andy Lau asked for a week's leave from the crew of "Black Gold" for rehearsals.

"I've seen you rehearsing these past few days. Do you plan to wait until the performance is over before starting a new job?"

In the large rehearsal room, after Chen Qiming got tired from rehearsing, he found a chair in the rest area and sat down.

As soon as he sat down, Lin Zixiang, who was also rehearsing here today, also walked in.

It can be seen that Lin Zixiang has been rehearsing for a long time, and his face is covered with sweat.

He sat directly next to Chen Qiming.

"It would be better if we finish rehearsing early. I'm going to inspect the concert venue next week."

Chen Qiming handed him a bottle of water and explained.

It is obviously impossible for Chen Qiming to rehearse here for a month continuously.

He only appeared to sing three songs in total.

Although each capital requires tacit cooperation with the backup dancers, it does not take a month at all.

The reason why Chen Qiming came to rehearse a month in advance was mainly because he hoped that after the rehearsal was completed, he could be busy with other things.

In mid-August, his concert tour will begin.

This "97 World Tour" is his second world tour since 1995.

In order to give fans an unforgettable concert, he needs to start preparations two months in advance.

There is a lot of preparation for a concert.

Whether it’s venue selection, song rehearsal, or ticket sales in advance.

There will be a lot of different jobs mixed together.

Previously, Chen Qiming's concerts were handled by Fulong and Warner Records. Chen Qiming didn't need to take care of too many things, so he seemed relatively relaxed.

But this time, the concert was entirely handled by Qidian Records.

After all, Qidian Records is a company that has just been established less than two years ago. Although it has achieved great results, it is currently known as a giant company in the Chinese music industry.

But he is a novice when it comes to holding concerts.

Moreover, Chen Qiming's concert is not ordinary. This is a world-class tour, not just one or two shows.

In order to make the concert go smoothly, Chen Qiming himself has a lot of things to do.

For example, Chen Qiming plans to do all the work such as negotiating venues and ticket sales with concert organizers from various places.

In fact, it’s not that he doesn’t want to delegate power to other people in the company.

It is true that the company has too few people available.

After all, it is a new company, and its size and talent pool are completely inferior to those of large companies.

In order to hold the concert smoothly, Chen Qiming had to do it himself.

"How many shows are you planning to hold this time?"

Lin Zixiang was not surprised at all when he heard that Chen Qiming was going to hold a concert.

For big-name figures like Chen Qiming, preparations for concerts usually start half a year or a year in advance.

It is now only two months before the concert begins, and promotions in various regions have begun to go online.

Recently, the streets here in Hong Kong are full of advertisements about Chen Qiming's world tour this year.

"There may be more games this time, about a hundred games in total, and it may last until the end of the year!"

Chen Qiming rubbed his sore neck behind his stiff neck and replied.

"At the end of the year? Then don't you have time to release records this year?"

Lin Zixiang looked surprised.

"No, an English album will be released in October!" Chen Qiming shook his head, "Although the time will be tight, I should be busy."

"It's not easy!" George Lam couldn't help but sigh. He was one of the most popular singers in Hong Kong in the late 1980s and held many concerts.

He knew exactly what a hundred concerts meant.

Moreover, Chen Qiming's 100 concerts are not just in Hong Kong and Taiwan, but around the world.

Touring concerts like Chen Qiming's all over the world is definitely the most tiring. Every day he is either on a plane or on the way to a plane.

Thinking of taking advantage of the opportunity, Lin Zixiang couldn't help but said:

"You're flying all over the world, so you still have to pay attention to your own safety!"

"Thank you! I'll pay attention!"

Chen Qiming nodded.

In May of this year, China Southern Airlines flight CZ3456 from Chongqing to Shenzhen caught fire upon arrival. The accident ultimately killed 74 of the 35 people on board.

This incident caused a great sensation, and at one time, more than half of the people on board the plane were reduced during this period.

"Have you invited all the supporting guests? Do you want me to come over and help?"

"Yes! The Demon King is here. I think the fans in Hong Kong will be very happy!" Chen Qiming said with a smile.

In fact, he has no shortage of supporting singers.

Especially Hong Kong, Taiwan and the Mainland.

These places are his home venues, and some big-name singers come to support him.

Even if not, just find a few new people, and he can ensure that the concert is successfully completed.

But now that Lin Zixiang has spoken, Chen Qiming naturally wants to give him face and leave him a place.

As the Hong Kong devil in the 1980s, although George Lam has retired in recent years, his popularity in the music industry has declined.

But among the middle-aged people, he is still very attractive.

He joined in, no less than Chen Qiming inviting one of the Four Heavenly Kings to help out.

"Then it's settled, remember to call me when the time comes!"

Lin Zixiang was obviously very interested in Chen Qiming's concert. Not only was he not subtle, he also emphasized again that Chen Qiming should call him.

"Will do!"

……

After rehearsing in the rehearsal room for another afternoon, Chen Qiming left with a few bodyguards.

After leaving the rehearsal room, he called Li Ruotong.

"Are you at home?"

"Yes, I'm here!" Li Ruotong's voice on the phone was very nasal, as if he hadn't woken up yet.

"The door to my house is blocked by reporters. I will come to your place later!"

Chen Qiming said as he got into the car.

"Ah! You have to come over..."

Li Ruotong screamed on the phone, and then Chen Qiming heard the sound of bare feet on the floor.

"When will you arrive!" "About half an hour." Chen Qiming glanced at his watch, "Stop talking, I'll drive first!"

After hanging up the phone, Chen Qiming arranged for the bodyguards to go back to their respective residences, then put on a hat and mask and drove straight to Li Ruotong's house.

"Ahhhh... It's over, it's so messy!" In a three-bedroom suite in Yau Ma Tei, Li Ruotong looked at the messy living room and felt bad.

Recently, she was away from home for three days due to filming a night scene, and fell asleep when she came back.

This caused a lot of chaos in her house.

Various takeaway lunch boxes were piled up, and panties were thrown all over the floor.

The word "doghouse" can be used to describe her house.

"It's over, my pure image..."

Screaming again, she didn't care to think about why Chen Qiming suddenly came to her place, and quickly started cleaning the house.

The traffic in Hong Kong was very heavy in the afternoon. Chen Qiming wandered around for more than 40 minutes before arriving at the downstairs of Li Ruotong's house.

Just as he was about to go upstairs, the phone rang again.

Not Li Ruotong.

It’s Han Cheng, head of Qiming Film and Television Hong Kong.

"Is the negotiation settled?" Chen Qiming asked before he could speak.

"The general direction is almost the same, but Du Qifeng hopes to meet you.

He doesn't seem to believe me and wants your personal promise. "

Han Cheng's voice on the phone was a little low, as if he was suppressing it on purpose.

"Where are you now?" Chen Qiming asked.

"We are at Fulinmen!" Han Cheng replied.

"Just wait a few minutes and I'll come over in person!" Chen Qiming pondered for a few seconds and said.

A big thing happened in the film industry last year.

The defunct Shaw Brothers Film Company was re-established under the impetus of Run Run Shaw.

After the establishment of Shaw Brothers Films, the first thing they did was to transfer all the staff of Metropolitan Film Company, formerly owned by Wireless Television, to Shaw Brothers.

However, some of them were unwilling to join Shaw Brothers.

Johnnie To, Wai Ka Fai and others are.

The two gathered some people from the Metropolis who were unwilling to join Shaw Brothers and continued to stick to the Metropolis.

Last year, the classic firefighting movie "Emergency" was also produced.

But Metropolis is a wireless company after all.

Johnnie To and the others don't want to make wedding clothes for Wireless in vain.

So, under the leadership of Johnnie To, several people established a film production company called Galaxy Image.

Recently, Galaxy Image's debut film "The Birth of a Prefix" directed by Wei Jiahui has been produced and is being contacted for theatrical release.

Pacific Cinemas is one of the people they contacted.

Overall, "The Birth of a Prefix" is a good movie.

But for Pacific Cinemas, it’s actually not too unusual.

Even if it doesn't win the movie, Pacific Cinemas won't suffer much loss.

However, although he has little interest in movies, Chen Qiming is very interested in Galaxy Video.

He remembered that the film company founded by Johnnie To would be both highly productive and reputable in the next few years.

In just a few years, Galaxy Image has produced more than 20 films, directly supporting half of the Hong Kong film industry.

If we talk about Hong Kong's film industry, in the early 1980s, Shaw Brothers, New Arts City, and Golden Harvest competed for hegemony. In the late 1980s, Debao replaced Shaw Brothers and continued to dominate. In the early to mid-1990s, there was a duel between Jiahe and Yongsheng, and there were a bunch of corporate demons dancing around.

In the late 1990s, after Hong Kong movies entered a recession, the entire Hong Kong movie industry relied entirely on the best partners and Galaxy Image.

Both companies were formed by several directors.

The best partners are Wang Jing, Liu Weiqiang and others.

The Milky Way image is Johnnie To and Wei Jiahui.

Currently, Best Partner has reached a comprehensive partnership with Pacific Cinemas.

Pacific Cinemas participates in the investment and Best Partner is responsible for the production to provide film sources for Pacific Cinemas.

In addition to being the best partner, Pacific Cinemas has also reached a strategic partnership with Tsui Hark Studio and Stephen Chow's Star Glory.

It can be said that as far as Hong Kong is concerned, Pacific Cinemas has basically attracted the most powerful companies.

However, for Chen Qiming, this is not enough.

The Milky Way Image is his next target.

He plans to take Galaxy Image under his wing.

As long as Galaxy Image is captured, Pacific Cinemas will almost capture most of the capable and talented directors in Hong Kong.

Without them, other film companies such as Golden Harvest would not be worth mentioning.

The entire Hong Kong film industry will enter a state of dominance by Pacific Cinemas.

Of course, dominating the world is actually not a good thing.

Just look at Shaw Brothers back then.

Shaw Brothers is so accustomed to being invincible that the company's model is outdated and the films it produces are not accepted by the audience.

If Pacific Cinemas eventually becomes the hegemon, it will inevitably follow the path of Shaw Brothers.

But there was nothing Chen Qiming could do.

The economic crisis is sweeping across Southeast Asia, and all industries are being affected.

The same goes for the film industry.

This may be the reason why Golden Harvest cut production significantly in movie production in the following years.

In a recession and when everyone has little money, there may not be many people who can go to the cinema to watch movies.

In order to avoid involution, and also to prevent the company’s movies from losing money.

Chen Qiming can only choose to defeat all other film companies in the industry and then integrate them under his own company.

Galaxy Image is Chen Qiming’s first step.

He plans to directly acquire Galaxy Image and merge it into Qiming Film and Television before it takes off.

Han Chengcheng went to talk to Du Qifeng because of this matter.

After instructing Han Cheng to hold Du Qifeng and wait for him, Chen Qiming hung up the phone and called Li Ruotong upstairs and asked her to go downstairs to accompany him to Fulin Building.

Originally, he planned to come over tonight to explore the cave with Li Ruotong.

Now the plan cannot keep up with the changes.

But he had already informed Li Ruotong that he was coming, and if he suddenly didn't come, he would definitely make Li Ruotong angry.

Recently, none of his bed warmers are in Hong Kong, only Li Ruotong is.

In order to avoid having no one to warm the bed at night, he had no choice but to take Li Ruotong over.

As for whether to go back to Li Ruotong's place or to his own villa in the evening, it depends on the situation.

Less than three minutes after Chen Qiming's call, Li Ruotong rushed down with a small leather bag in hand and a happy look on his face.

"Why are you sweating profusely? I'm not in a hurry for a few minutes!"

Seeing her sweating profusely, Chen Qiming handed her a tissue.

"I was cleaning just now, Xin Hao, why don't you go up, otherwise..."

Halfway through, Li Ruotong stopped talking.

"Is it so dirty?" Chen Qiming started the car.

"It's not too dirty, just a little dirty!"

"Forehead……"

(End of this chapter)