1990: Starting from Baojia Street

There was a fight, but He Jiajing didn't think anything was wrong. If he hadn't been in a bad state after drinking just now, he would have beaten him even harder than Zhou Yan.

And to deal with a few weaklings, he wouldn't use the bench.

He Jiajing played football when he was a child and even joined the youth team. At that time, playing football and fighting were commonplace.

He slapped the tattooed man just now, almost out of reflex.

After all, Chen Derong was a little girl. She had never seen this scene before. The bald head was smashed and bleeding, and her eyes were covered with blood. She was quite frightened, and she was still a little scared at the moment.

What if they call the police and the police find us? Chen Derong said worriedly.

He Jiajing smiled and said nonchalantly, Do they know who we are? And if you look at them, they must have done a lot of bad things. People like them don't want to deal with the police.

Only then did Zhou Yan have the opportunity to ask them, What happened just now? Why did you get into a fight?

Just now they were surrounding you, making moves, and then Brother Jia Jing slapped that big head. You should have seen what happened next.

Wang Zuxian saved some face for He Jiajing, not mentioning that he was almost kicked down.

Zhou Yan nodded, they were still reasonable in this situation, and those few people probably didn't dare to go to the police. Not only are they afraid of the police, but if they go to the police, it will be a very embarrassing thing. If word spreads, it will affect their so-called status in the world.

This kind of gangster wants to save face. Not only will they not call the police on this matter tonight, they may not even tell anyone about it.

Besides, what if they really go to the police? If they can't find anyone in a small fight like this, the police will definitely not take care of it.

When he pulled Wang Zuxian away just now, Zhou Yan carefully observed the status of the three of them, and only left decisively when he saw that they were not seriously injured.

If the lives of those three people were in danger, Zhou Yan really couldn't leave easily. He had to at least send them to the hospital.

Of course, the main reason is because there is no monitoring.

The main reason why there are so many bad people these days is the lack of surveillance.

If Zhou Yan didn't come out in time today, and Wang Zuxian and Chen Derong were really touched by the three gangsters, they would have no choice but to suffer a miserable loss. The situation would still be the same, no one would care about this kind of thing.

Despite the prosperity of Ximending, fights often occur, and even vicious things like stabbings and gunfights occasionally occur.

When recording the Walk and Talk program before, Zhou Yan heard Lin Youwei say that a stabbing incident occurred here in Ximending last winter. Two vendors slashed each other and injured several passers-by.

Don't worry, go back and have a good sleep. Nothing will happen. Zhou Yan comforted Chen Derong with a smile, and then said, But don't come near Ximending again recently.

Although there is a high probability that those few people will not call the police, they may stay nearby. This kind of gangster has nothing else to do every day, but they have enough time, and they like to do squatting for revenge.

So it’s better not to come here recently to avoid being squatted by them.

Wang Zuxian knew what Zhou Yan meant, so she nodded, We won't be coming here in the near future.

They don't live here permanently in Taiwan, so it doesn't matter whether they go to Ximending or not.

When Wang Zuxian stopped in front of Chen Derong just now, he acted very bravely, but now his heart was beating fast.

In addition, Zhou Yan pulled her faster just now, and her heartbeat accelerated faster.

But today's scene was pretty good, at least they didn't suffer.

When she was in Ma'ang some time ago, the family class had a conflict with a local force, and she was frightened at the scene.

Although the family class can still fight with many people, it is just a dragon crossing the river. The opponent is a local snake, and there are more people. The people in the family class almost didn't leave at that time.

They still took advantage of today's matter. When I think about it, it's still a little exciting.

Zhou Yan looked at the time, it was already early ten o'clock, and said, It's getting late, you two should go back first.

Wang Zuxian looked in the direction he was looking, nodded and said, Well, we are going back first, you should leave quickly.

He Jiajing knew what she was worried about and said with a smile, Don't worry, those three people really dare to come here. I want them to see my Pi Gua Zhang.

Wang Zuxian smiled and said, Brother Jia Jing, you might as well practice your drinking ability when practicing martial arts.

He Jiajin laughed, Next time, Zhou Yanlai, just leave the fighting to me when it comes to drinking.

Zhou Yan smiled. It seemed that He Jiajing didn't hit anyone today. It was a pity. He was still thinking about the next fight.

It's okay to drink next time, forget about fighting.

Then Zhou Yan and He Jiajin stopped a taxi for the two girls. When the car was about to drive, Wang Zuxian rolled down the window and said, Zhou Yan, I don't have your contact information yet.

Zhou Yan touched his pocket. He didn't bring his business card when he went out today. He did have paper, but he didn't bring a pen.

After thinking about it, he smiled and said, It doesn't matter, we will meet again soon.

Wang Zuxian was a little confused. Just when he was about to ask, the driver in front said, Miss, it's not easy to park here for too long.

Seeing this, Wang Zuxian didn't ask any more questions, waved to Zhou Yan and the others through the car window, and then said to the driver, Master driver, let's go.

After they left, He Jiajing supported his lower back and wailed, I suffered a loss today. How about the two of us go squaring with them again?

Zhou Yan smiled and said, Okay, anyway, if you lose, you will go to the hospital, if you win, you will go to jail.

That's quite scary. He Jiajing pouted, I've been in so many fights before, but I've never been to the police station.

Although he said so, it was impossible for him to actually go to those three gangsters to cause trouble. People who were barefoot were not afraid of those who wore shoes. If he went to make trouble, they would suffer no matter what.

After that, the two exchanged contact information and went back to their respective homes.

After returning home, Zhou Yan was still a little excited. He was a little surprised by his performance tonight.

Even if he got into an impulsive fight, he actually took the person away. If it was in his previous life, he would probably have honestly called the police and waited for the police to come.

…

The next morning, Xu Feng knocked on Zhou Yan's door.

Zhou Yan had already gotten up, washed up, and was reading a book. When he heard a knock on the door, he got up and opened the door.

Good morning, Sister Feng.

Xu Feng looked Zhou Yan up and down, and said with some surprise: You went out for a walk yesterday, and the effect was so good? I feel that your overall mental state has improved a lot. It is completely different from yesterday afternoon. Where did you go for a walk?

In Ximending, I happened to meet He Jiajing, who played Zhan Zhao in Bao Qingtian, and we went to KTV to sing.

Zhou Yan briefly talked about yesterday's itinerary, but he didn't tell Xu Feng about the fight he had with Wang Zuxian and the others later.

Xu Feng nodded, It seems that KTV is a good place. Nowadays, karaoke is all in the mainland. I will also open a KTV in Shanghai later. When we have nothing to do, we can also go and sing.

Hearing Xu Feng's words, Zhou Yan raised his eyebrows. Although it sounded like Xu Feng was joking, he might actually do it. In this case, the development of KTV in the mainland would be earlier.

And this change is just because of something they said casually. This is the butterfly effect.

Zhou Yan thought of another thing, By the way, Sister Feng, I saw a good prospect with great potential in Taiwan two days ago. She is a girl. Our company may be able to sign her.

Girl, are you an actress? Xu Feng asked.

Yeah. Zhou Yan nodded.

He was talking about Jia Jingwen. This girl is young and easy to train. The key is that her type is relatively rare. If Tomson can sign her, he will basically make a profit without losing money.

When he saw Chen Derong yesterday, Zhou Yan also had this idea, but Chen Derong had already signed with Shaw Brothers, and his later development was average, so Zhou Yan later gave up the idea.

In fact, Zhou Yan also has ideas about He Jiajing, but He Jiajing is in China Television and is filming a TV series for China Television, so it is more difficult to find him.

It is precisely someone like Jia Jingwen who is best to start with.

However, Xu Feng didn't seem to be interested. She signed Zhou Yan mainly because of Zhou Yan's directorial talent and musical talent... More importantly, it was his directorial talent, and the rest was incidental. She didn't want to sign any other actors.

If it were a director or a musician, she would have some ideas.

Our company doesn't have an actor department yet, so we'll have to wait until we expand our business. Xu Feng said with a smile.

Zhou Yan nodded. He naturally saw that Xu Feng was not interested in signing actors.

But seeing such a potential artist, Zhou Yan felt it would be a pity not to sign.

He had thought about opening a film and television company before, but in the end it didn't work out. Investment was a trivial matter. After all, he was a rich second generation. If he couldn't do it, he would just go back and live with his old age. But when opening a company like this, money was secondary, and connections were more important.

Tomson's personal connections are what he needs most now.

Take the soundtrack of The Romance of the Three Kingdoms as an example. If he was left to do his own thing, he wouldn't even be able to find the door.

Let's talk about the movie The Piano Boy Who Wants to Fly. Without Xu Feng's relationship, it would not have been so smooth.

But I'm quite touched that you are so considerate of the company's development. Xu Feng smiled and added, Zhang Youan will come over in a while, and we will talk about tomorrow's press conference.

Sister Feng, do you also want to attend tomorrow's press conference? Zhou Yan asked.

Xu Feng smiled and said, Well, after all, it's your first time to attend a press conference, so you don't worry if I'm not around. Haha, the main reason is that my original matter is over, so I came here.

…

After a while, Zhang Youan came, and they discussed tomorrow's press conference.

Zhang Youan said that everything has been arranged.

At a press conference, the scene is very important, and the scene mainly depends on how many media outlets are present. This has been done for a long time, and Zhang Youan has also been managing various media outlets in the past two days.

These days, the media is still very powerful, and their words of help are very useful.

Xu Feng was not worried at all about Zhang Youan's ability to do things, but she mentioned Zhou Yan's plan to Zhang Youan. She didn't say it very directly, but the meaning was very clear, that is, to ask Zhang Youan to arrange less work for Zhou Yan.

Although Zhang Youan didn't quite agree with Xu Feng's words, he still said he would improve.

In Zhang Youan's view, the younger you are, the harder you should work hard to display your talents. As many people get older, they are unable to display their talents.

In addition, Zhang Youan proposed to arrange a life assistant for Zhou Yan. In the future, when he is not around, the life assistant can take care of Zhou Yan's life.

Xu Feng thinks this proposal is very good. Find a life assistant for Zhou Yan. Not only can he take care of Zhou Yan's life, but he can also keep an eye on Zhang You'an and prevent Zhang You'an from arranging too many tasks for Zhou Yan.

Zhou Yan said that he did not need a life assistant for the time being, but Xu Feng rejected it.

After Zhang Youan and the others left, Zhou Yan called Zhou Hong again. Zhang Youan also said just now that the company received a call from Zhou Hong looking for him two days ago.

Hello.

Zhou Yan raised his eyebrows. It was a woman's voice. This was the phone number of Zhou Hong's residence in Pengcheng.

Hello, is Zhou Hong here? Zhou Yan asked.

He went out.

When can I come back?

That's not certain. What do you want from him? When he comes back, I can give him a message.

Then tell him that Zhou Yan is looking for him. Please write down his phone number...

Only five or six minutes later, Zhou Hong's call came back.

Hello.

Hearing Zhou Hong's voice, Zhou Yan smiled and said, Comrade Zhou Hong, have you found a second sister-in-law for us?

What second sister-in-law? That was my assistant Li Qiu just now.

Hey, your corporate culture is really interesting. The assistant works from home.

Zhou Hong did not answer the question and asked instead, When will you arrive in Xiangjiang?

There are still two or three days, what's wrong?

Xiangjiang is close to here. I'll go see you.

Okay, but I will be busy then and may not be able to take care of you.

Zhou Hong said calmly, You don't have to worry about it, I know Xiangjiang better than you.

The two chatted on the phone for a while, and Zhou Hong suddenly said, If I want to open a film and television company now, what do I need to do?

Zhou Yan was not surprised at all when he heard that Zhou Hong said he wanted to open a film and television company, probably because Zhou Hong had mentioned about making movies during the Chinese New Year.

What kind of company do you want to open? Zhou Yan asked.

Different types of companies require different network resources and funds.

In fact, Zhou Yan does not support Zhou Hong's entry into the entertainment industry because the Zhou family lacks resources in this area and their family's industry is mainly concentrated in manufacturing.

If you have to say what resources Zhou Yan has in the entertainment industry, he is probably the only one.

But the key point is that Zhou Yan's current development requires resource support. Maybe after a few years, after he has been hanging around with Tomson for a few years and has his own network of resources, he can support Zhou Hong's company.

Zhou Hong said, I have also learned that the Tomson Film Company you signed with mainly produces movies, and there is not much development in other businesses. I think we can consider providing them with some supporting services, such as equipment rental. Role selection and so on.”

Hearing Zhou Hong's words, Zhou Yan showed an incredulous expression. Zhou Hong was indeed a born businessman, and his perspective on thinking about problems was different from ordinary people.

Even Zhou Yan himself, when it comes to the business of film and television companies, the first two categories that come to mind are artist management companies and film and television production companies.

But Zhou Hong started directly from the bottom line.

Brother, please tell me more.

Well, I've done some research. Companies like Tomson don't have their own production teams. Production and personnel organization must cooperate with studios or other film and television production companies. But the studio's equipment is backward, and it's impossible to do it for a movie. Movies need to purchase good equipment, and we can provide equipment rental for them. In addition, many film and television drama castings are now done by directors and their teams. There is a lack of channels, and the efficiency is very low.

After a pause, Zhou Hong continued, If we can collect information about a lot of actors, we can provide casting support for film and television dramas. The crew doesn't have to look for people everywhere, and the agency doesn't have to work hard to recommend actors. So, If you can take the lead and let Tomson and several studios cooperate with us, then the early work will be started.

Zhou Yan blinked his eyes. Just now, he thought Zhou Hong should not get involved in the film and television industry, but now his mind has changed. With Zhou Hong's vision, there is no problem in the entertainment industry.

He rolled his eyes and asked, Brother, have you ever thought about opening a company to sign artists?

I've thought about it, but it's not easy. Signing artists requires packaging and promotion, which is time-consuming and labor-intensive, and the elimination rate is high. Well-known artists can't be signed, and the development cycle of newcomers is long. The stability of this business is too poor. Zhou Hong said.

But if you sign a few potential artists, the returns will be very high. Zhou Yan said.

Zhou Hong said with a smile, I don't like gambling when doing business, because when I started doing business, the Zhou family's foundation no longer required me to gamble.

Zhou Yan curled his lips, his brother had a talent, that is, he could always say very pretentious words in an understatement.

But Zhou Hong's words are irrefutable. The current situation of the Zhou family is that they have completed the accumulation of original capital. If they can, they will naturally try their best not to gamble, as long as they develop slowly.

In Zhou Hong's view, cultivating artists is a gamble.

This is actually true.

The development of an artist is not only a gamble by the artist himself, but also by the company.

Many people only see the big companies, but don’t know how many small companies there are in this circle. Many companies only have a few artists. If they win the bet, they buy some of the artists to earn a head fee, but if they lose the bet, they close down.

However, the situation is different here with Zhou Yan. He can increase this possibility many times.

After thinking about it, Zhou Yan said, How about you give it a try, and I will recommend some artists to you later.

Hearing what Zhou Yan said, Zhou Hong didn't hesitate at all and agreed, No problem.

He answered so simply that Zhou Yan didn't even react.

After being stunned for a moment, Zhou Yan said, Aren't you afraid of losing money?

Zhou Hong asked, Do you think you will lose?

That's not true.

Zhou Hong smiled and said, Since you think you won't lose, why should I be afraid?

Just when Zhou Yan was a little moved, he heard Zhou Hong say: It's not much money anyway.

The King of Forces, indeed the King of Forces, Zhou Yan was unable to complain.

I'm on a business trip in Jinzhai, so I sent the manuscript