Movie tycoon

Chapter 432 Humiliated Polygram (Part [-])

After the "fan committed suicide by jumping off the building", it was past ten o'clock. Chen Xiaotang managed to appease the female fan, then left the scene of the incident and ran towards the Hong Kong headquarters of Polygram Records. .

Along the way, Chen Xiaotang and Huang Zhan, who came to meet up, hurried for fear of being late; when they arrived at the office building of Polygram Records, a few people hurried towards the elevator. They were all sweating profusely.

After finally arriving at the door of the conference room, Chen Xiaotang looked at his watch. Coincidentally, it was 2 minutes to eleven o'clock!
Chen Xiaotang and Huang Zhan looked at each other.He let out a sigh of relief, and finally he was not late!
It is said that when doing business with Americans, punctuality and trustworthiness are the most basic qualities of a businessman. If a businessman is late or speaks dishonestly, it will be considered as deliberate contempt and disrespect for the other party.

Chen Xiaotang and Huang Zhan adjusted their breathing at the door, and when everything felt all right, they calmly opened the door of the meeting room, walked in with a professional smile...

Half of the long conference table in the conference room was vacant, and several people were already sitting on the other half.Fatty Wang Jing was at the head, and then sat Gu Jiahui, Li Lichi and other important department heads of Moying Entertainment, all of whom Chen Xiaotang asked them to attend today's meeting in advance.

As soon as Huang Zhan entered the door, he saw that they were all his own people and there were no outsiders. He breathed a sigh of relief and said with a smile: "It's okay, it's okay, we're still early."

Chen Xiaotang also smiled gratifiedly, after all, being late always gives people a bad impression, and being able to come here without any danger is good enough.

Huang Zhan and Gu Jiahui are old partners, and they started chatting as soon as they met. The fat Wang Jing and the skinny Li Lichi are also happy friends, and they couldn't help but start bickering. On the contrary, Chen Xiaotang was bored alone.

I don't know how long it took. Everyone chatted from high spirits to low spirits. The door of the meeting room was still silent and motionless. Not even a fly came in.

The fat man Wang Jing and the skinny man Li Li managed to survive the burst of excitement, and then began to doze off drowsily again.

Chen Xiaotang and Huang Zhan looked at each other and checked the time, it was already eleven forty past ten.

Before Chen Xiaotang could sigh, Wang Jing, the fat man over there, couldn't help complaining: "Cho, I'm already four or ten minutes late, hmph! What a big deal, what an air! Even the king of heaven, Michael Jackson, isn't such a big name." !"

It was rare for the skinny Li Lichi to stand on the same front with him, "That's right, what the hell are you doing, let us just sit here! We and the others just have no sincerity!"

Chen Xiaotang had no choice but to comfort them with a smile: "Forget it, let's think that we have a meeting in a different place. It's rare that everyone can get together so punctually, isn't it?"

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay, feeling a little annoyed in their hearts, but since Chen Xiaotang said so, he had no choice but to give up.So they chatted a few more words, and everyone felt depressed, and some people kept yawning.

...12:20

Chen Xiaotang looked at his watch and shook his head helplessly.

Fatty Wang Jing and skinny Li Lichi next to him have already fallen asleep on the table... Recently, they have been busy preparing for "God of Gamblers" and haven't slept for a long time. Standing or sitting, no matter what environment or place you are in, you can fall asleep when you want to sleep, and can effectively restore your physical strength.If you don't even have this kung fu, you will definitely not be able to get along in this circle.

Huang Zhan looked at his old partner Gu Jiahui, and even he couldn't help complaining: "The Polygram people are too rude, it's fine to let you young people be hard benches, even us old people are bullying, go His uncle!" The old man Huang, who has always been known as a gentle gentleman, burst into foul language.

"Forget it, Uncle Zhan, who told us to ask someone? It's for the sake of the record. Let's wait for the funding." Chen Xiaotang forced a smile and pulled himself together.He said to everyone: "Hi. Does anyone want tea or coffee? I'll treat you."

Before everyone could speak, the door of the meeting room suddenly opened.Everyone was overjoyed and straightened up at the same time. Before they were happy, everyone sighed again.

It turned out that it wasn't Mr. Bruce who came in at all, but a staff member of PolyGram.

The lady came in and saw Chen Xiaotang himself, she was very surprised at first, and then said to him a little excitedly: "Chen, Mr. Chen, have you reserved a seat at the French western restaurant today? The hotel called to ask if you need to withdraw .Because they have already prepared everything and are ready to start the meeting at any time, and they have been waiting for you for a long time."

Chen Xiaotang smiled wryly and said, "Did they wait as long as us? Help me apologize to them and tell them to wait."

The lady nodded and said that she would do it, but she still didn't leave, but gritted her teeth hard, and finally summoned up the courage to say: "Ahem, there is actually one more thing... I am your loyal movie fan, of course I also like to listen to your songs, so, you, can you sign me?"

Chen Xiaotang was taken aback for a moment, then smiled and said, "Why not?"

Everyone did not expect that there would be fans of Chen Xiaotang in PolyGram, which shows how popular Tangzai is now.

But they didn't know that it was because Chen Xiaotang was so popular that someone would intentionally frustrate him.

At this moment, in a western restaurant.

A blond ghost is eating a steak leisurely, "Oh God, the steak here is so delicious! Honey, what do you think?"

Opposite him is a coquettish woman dressed in fancy dress, with flowing eyes and a variety of charms.

"Come on, the steak here is really good, I will come here again in the future!"

"I want to come, I want to come! Haha! As long as you serve me with your beautiful little mouth tonight, I will take care of it and let you eat such an exquisite steak!" Gui Lao laughed lewdly.

"Hate it! You're so bad!" The coquettish girl put on a coquettish and charming look, but she thought of the moldy and disgusting "banana". Fuck you, ghost, if it wasn't for your money, who would serve you You bastard!
Just as the couple were making fun of each other, a guy who looked like a replica of "Charlie Cao" stepped forward and whispered to the ghost, "Mr. Bruce, it's almost time. I have an appointment with you, do you see..."

"Oh no, tell them to wait, can't you see I'm enjoying such a delicious steak?"

"But the person in charge of this negotiation is said to be the superstar who has become popular in Hong Kong recently, and he is very popular!"

"Superstar? Big star? Popularity? Damn, don't you know what we eat? We just play with those superstars, big stars! Isn't the guy who is called the God of Songs by them very arrogant in the past? ? But in the end, it’s not for the money to sign a contract with Polygram?!” Gui Lao picked up a napkin and wiped his greasy mouth. "So the easiest people to deal with and buy in this world are those so-called celebrities. As long as you give them enough benefits, they will obediently listen to you!"

"Hehe, the boss is wise, he has figured out the tempers of these stars!" the replica "Charlie Cao" flattered.

Gui Lao threw away the napkin in a very arrogant manner, "So, in my eyes, no matter how big a celebrity is, they are all the same, nothing is fart!"

Besides, after Chen Xiaotang finished signing, the lady left happily. Before leaving, she didn't forget to say, I will always support you, Laughing!

As soon as the lady left, the fat man said angrily: "I'm lost, who is it? You're still serving him so thoughtfully! You're already an hour and a half late."

Gu Jiahui said worriedly: "Is there something wrong with the other party, why don't you call and ask?"

Huang Zhan nodded, and then called the recorded number.

Everyone heard that before Huang Zhan could ask a few words, Gui dropped the phone on the other side.Chen Xiaotang quickly asked: "How to say?"

Huang Zhan threw the phone on the table blankly, and said calmly: "People say that Bruce was not in the company early in the morning. It should be here soon. They also said that they are busy at any time, so let's stop calling."

"What?" The fat man was so angry that he patted the table straight, and even such a good-tempered person as Gu Jiahui cursed in a low voice: "It's so annoying!"

Chen Xiaotang took a deep breath, gritted his teeth, suppressed his anger and said, "Okay. I'll wait for this Bruce to come today and see what he has to say!"

……

afternoon. 13:10.

The big pot of coffee on the table has already been refilled twice, everyone drank enough water, and after the meal, they don't feel hungry anymore.

Finally, just when Chen Xiaotang lost his patience and was about to announce that he would not wait.Suddenly I heard footsteps outside!

Chen Xiaotang and Huang Zhan sat up straight at the same time. Before the others could react as well as their hearing, the door of the meeting room was suddenly opened, and a Caucasian man with a height of about 190 centimeters strode in. , followed by a guy with a middle parted hair who looks like "Charlie Cao", who looks like an assistant.

The fat man Wang Jing and the skinny man Li Lichi who were still sleeping soundly raised their heads suddenly, trying to drive away the tiredness,

Show a smile.

"I'm Bruce Mauno." The white man smiled mechanically with American enthusiasm, and said loudly, "Hello, Chen!"

As he said that, Bruce came over and shook hands with Chen Xiaotang symbolically. Even Huang Zhan didn't answer, he pulled a chair and sat down.

His assistant frivolously said "hi" to everyone, then found a place to sit down on his own, and said to Bruce while looking for a seat, "Boss, the steak just now was really bad, next time we will try again." go" and the like.

It seemed that they came after lunch, Huang Zhan glanced at Chen Xiaotang, and wrinkled his mouth in displeasure.

"Chen, you are a good star, I don't deny this, but our Polygram is also a big company, we don't just sign with people to make records... As for you, it's OK," Bruce said after sitting down. In one sentence: "But you have to hurry up, Chen! You know... well, people like us are always busy, oh yes, so busy..."

After listening to Bruce's words, especially the half-smile expression when he said "sign with anyone casually", it seems that he is not talking about cooperation with a star, but giving out expired flour to third world countries Same as cotton.

The fat man Wang Jing, the skinny man Li Lichi and others looked at each other sullenly, all of them suppressed their anger and remained silent with their livid faces.

Bruce didn't seem to see their reaction at all, and didn't think he needed any explanation for being more than two hours late, he crossed his legs and urged with his chin up: "Oh, okay, come on, let's start Show me how you guys are going to get all those damn fans in Hong Kong to buy your record."

If he had been on the road back then, according to Chen Xiaotang's temper, he would have poured a cup of cold coffee in front of him on his face, and then walked away.But today, after all, his status and status are different, and the interests of all aspects to be considered are much more complicated.

He tried his best to calm down his emotions.Take out a stack of planning documents prepared by someone in advance, and give two copies to Bruce and his assistant.Of course it's all in English.

Bruce took the five-page document without flipping through it. After a glance, he threw it on the table, and then made a gesture of invitation to Chen Xiaotang.

Chen Xiaotang took a deep breath again, organized his thoughts in his mind, and then introduced to him the basic concept of promoting the solo album "In My Singing" in Hong Kong.

Just after speaking a part, Bruce exclaimed in surprise: "Oh, no, no, no... This is too ridiculous. This is not acceptable!"

Chen Xiaotang suppressed his unhappiness, and asked as gently as possible: "Is there any problem?"

Bruce patted the plan and gesticulated exaggeratedly and shouted: "Oh, this is really terrible. You have to understand, we at Polygram are experts in this field! How can you use such childish publicity methods! What are you doing to interact with fans? , close contact with fans... Mystery, you know? Mystery is the source of all miracles! So we have to package you well and focus our publicity on emphasizing these aspects. Instead of emphasizing those damn close encounters. "

Chen Xiaotang and Huang Zhan exchanged glances helplessly. This was the most annoying situation they expected in advance, and it still happened now.

Chen Xiaotang worked hard to organize his vocabulary, trying to make Bruce understand, he explained: "Listen to me, sir. You should know that the Hong Kong music scene no longer needs mysterious singers, what they need is... a friend who can read their hearts! And every song I sing is also communicating with them, a kind of communication through singing and soul!"

"Bullshit communication! Didn't you make records to sell money?! Since you want to be a big singer, you must take money out of the pockets of those who love you in a planned way! Well, how should I put it, this is a It's a business, not an art, understand, my star friend!"

Chen Xiaotang was slightly angry, especially his insult to his song and his fans, "I'm sorry, Mr. Bruce, I can't agree with your point of view, I think..."

As soon as I said this, I only heard a rush of bells, and I don't know whose eldest brother rang.

Bruce's middle assistant picked up his mobile phone, picked up the phone as if no one else was there, and laughed.

Chen Xiaotang had no choice but to stop and wait for him to finish the call

The copy of "Charlie Cao" said a few words, handed the phone to Bruce, and smiled flatteringly: "Take it, boss, it's that damn girl!"

Bruce took the phone with a smile and said a few words, then hung up, then sat up straight absent-mindedly and said to Chen Xiaotang: "By the way, what did you say just now? Oh...Come on, forget about those things are not important. What I mean is that you have to modify your plan. You are good at singing, but you are still young when it comes to making records... Finally, I hope you can understand, dear Chen, that our common goal is to be in the record market. Make a lot of money, and multiply what we invested in, instead of doing some shit human, understand baby?"

With that said, Bruce pushed the document aside casually, looked at the time on the watch, and continued: "Well, you can revise this thing in a few days, but I have to say sorry ...Because I really don't have time, okay? That's it, let's call it a day...I gotta go on a goddamn date..."

Saying that, Bruce and his assistant stood up calmly, didn't even shake hands with Chen Xiaotang, the "big star", but just casually patted Chen Xiaotang on the shoulder when they passed by, and said one after another: "Contact me if there is anything to do!" "We will meet again! Goodbye!" The two walked away together.

Chen Xiaotang and everyone else didn't move at all, and no one would stand up to see them off.

Huang Zhan looked at the time, it was not yet two o'clock in the afternoon.

Everyone spent all their precious time waiting for this group of Polygram people, and the meeting time left by the other party for Chen Xiaotang and others was less than four or ten minutes!

Since Chen Xiaotang became famous, when has he been so useless?Everyone looked at each other, and they all read anger and humiliation in each other's eyes!

Is this the legendary Polygram that many Chinese want to sign?Is this the company in Chen Xiaotang's mind that created the heyday of the Chinese music scene?

Originally, I thought I was picking someone, but instead I was nothing, and I was tricked by others!
dignity!face! !

Only when you have enough capital and the value of creating capital can you gain dignity and face, and you can be respected!
Don't think that if you are a big star, people will ignore you. There are a lot of big names in Hong Kong, and people can get a lot of them easily. Who cares about you.

Chen Xiaotang, Huang Zhan and the others just sat quietly, and no one made a sound for a long time.

After a long time, Huang Zhan said softly: "Old man, I'm hungry, let's eat! Let's eat pork buns!"

"Yes, have a good meal!" Chen Xiaotang suddenly stood up, his eyes burning with fierce fighting spirit and soaring fighting spirit, he said firmly and clearly, "Everyone, I, Chen Xiaotang, take my Records swears that one day, everything we have endured today will be repaid a hundredfold!”…

(End of this chapter)