After lunch with Guan Jinpeng at noon, Luo Dayou and Zhang Aijia came together in the afternoon.

"Mr. Luo, Miss Zhang, welcome!" Xia Tian stood up and greeted him, "Sorry, I went to the United States a few days ago and couldn't stay in Hong Kong to pick you up. I'm sorry."

"Mr. Xia is so polite." Zhang Aijia smiled.

"Have everything in Taiwan been settled?" Xia Tian asked with a smile again.

"It's done. The song was released by Blue and White Records. It is being recorded now and it will probably be released soon." Zhang Aijia nodded.

"That's great. In this way, everyone's efforts will not be in vain!" Xia Tian smiled.

"I also want to thank Mr. Xia for his strong help." Zhang Aijia also smiled.

Although she and Luo Dayou were the initiators of this matter, Xia Tian was the one who made the greatest contribution. It was the song he provided and the idea he gave to solve the distribution problem.

"No need to be polite." Xia Tian waved his hand and said, "Miss Zhang, you are here just right. I have something I want to discuss with you."

"Mr. Xia, please tell me." Zhang Aijia nodded.

"It's like that, uh, I saw a very good script at noon today. It just so happens to require a heroine. I know, Miss Zhang, you have good acting skills, so I want to ask if you are willing to act?" Xia Tian smiled.

"..." Zhang Aijia blinked, "But I still have a movie I haven't filmed now. I'm afraid I don't have time to be distracted."

She came to meet Xia Tian to talk about the movie "Favorite" and applied for funds from him. She directed and acted on that drama and was already out of her way, so where did she have time to take on another drama?

"Can't you overcome it? I can tell you with certainty that the drama is really a good show." Xia Tian thought about it.

Zhang Aijia shook her head, "Mr. Xia, I am very dedicated to doing things. If I do two things at the same time, it will distract me and lead to not being able to do anything well."

"Okay, then just pretend I haven't said it." Xia Tian said a little embarrassedly.

If Zhang Aijia doesn't play, there will be one female lead. The key is that there is no suitable actress under the company now.

Wang Xiaoxian is still filming two movies, Hu Huizhong is also filming two movies, Chung Chuhong is also filming two movies, while Mei Yanfang is only filming one movie, but it’s a pity that she is not suitable for acting this movie.

First of all, the age is not suitable. The heroine is already a child's mother in the movie, and that child will be like a soy sauce. Mei Yanfang is only twenty-two years old. Although her temperament is a little more vicissitudes, it would be too aggrieved to ask her to play the child's mother.

Secondly, her acting skills are not good. Mei Yeon-fang has acting skills and won the Best Supporting Actress Award at the Academy Awards, but it is still a challenge to play the image of a wife who is struggling between love and hate.

"If I had known this, I would have signed some drama artists." Xia Tian said regretfully.

Only when people are at work will they regret that they are too little, and things will not be difficult until they go through.

Although Tianxia Pictures has developed rapidly under his control, due to its late start, compared with other film companies, its talent accumulation is still a bit lacking, and it is easy to get short when hiring people.

"Mr. Xia, when will the funds be available for my "Favorite"?" Zhang Aijia asked then.

"It's OK now. How much money do you need?" Xia Tian asked with a smile.

He now has more than 40 million Hong Kong dollars in funds from Taiwan and New Yian. Especially when he went to the United States this time, he brought back more than 20 million Hong Kong dollars, so he is really rich now. Not to mention making a movie, even if he starts ten movies at the same time, he is still rich.

"I think it costs about 5 million Hong Kong dollars." Zhang Aijia thought for a while, "because I want to shoot very texturedly, I have to spend more money on the U.S. fingers, props, and costumes."

Xia Tian nodded, but this number did not exceed his calculations.

Although the movie "Favorite" is also an art film, there is no big scene such as car chases or explosions, because it is about to shoot dramas from the 1960s, it requires more investment in sets, costumes and props. Especially when encountering directors like Zhang Aijia, the investment in this area will be even higher.

Of course, one investment will benefit you for life. In the future, the company will shoot dramas of that era and many props can be used again, so it is actually quite worth it.

"Okay, five million Hong Kong dollars is five million Hong Kong dollars." Xia Tian nodded, "Just go back and get the funds from the Finance Department."

"..." Zhang Aijia didn't expect Xia Tian to give the money so happily. She was slightly stunned, then nodded with a smile. It was really refreshing to work with such a boss.

"As for the people in front and behind the scenes, even though Miss Zhang makes the decision, I won't interfere." Xia Tian smiled again, which means that he completely delegated power to Zhang Aijia.

"Thank you Mr. Xia for your support." Zhang Aijia was immediately overjoyed when she heard this.

Originally, she was worried that after joining Tianxia Pictures, she would be subject to some constraints and bring creative inconvenience to herself. Unexpectedly, Xia Tian trusted herself so much, which really touched Zhang Aijia.

"You're welcome, Miss Zhang." Xia Tian waved his hand.

The so-called "do not doubt" when employing people, do not doubt people.

Zhang Aijia's abilities are obvious to all in Hong Kong and Taiwan. If such a talented woman is strictly restrained, she will only be restrained and disloyal. Just like New Art City does to her, she will choose to leave sooner or later.

It would be better to let her do it. With Zhang Aijia's ability, she will definitely create a world. It is no exaggeration to say that the reason why the movies in New Art City became so popular in Taiwan is that Zhang Aijia's contribution is absolutely indispensable. Moreover, Xia Tian also believes that with Zhang Aijia's character, it is impossible to make a mess.

...

After talking with Zhang Aijia, Xia Tian looked at Luo Dayou again.

"Mr. Luo, I am already sending someone to acquire a record company, and there will be results soon." He said again.

"Mr. Xia is planning to acquire a record company?" Luo Dayou was stunned and asked curiously.

Xia Tian nodded. There are only two ways to own a record company. One is to set up a record company by yourself, and the other is to acquire a record company.

Among them, when setting up a record company, it also requires purchasing a large amount of equipment and recruiting many personnel, which takes time and is not cost-effective. If you acquire a ready-made record company, you don’t have to buy equipment and employees no longer have to recruit, saving time and effort.

"Does Mr. Luo have any ideas?" Xia Tian asked Luo Dayou.

Luo Dayou shook his head, he had no idea about it.

Record companies, big things, small things.

A large record company has its own recording studio, its own recording factory, its own record store...

A small record company is that artists are their own bosses. Not to mention there are recording factories, record stores, or even recording studios. You also need to rent a recording studio when recording albums.

But with the effort, you can create good music and release albums that are popular among fans.

"Since there isn't, then it's settled." Xia Tian smiled.

"Okay." Luo Dayou nodded concisely. He was not a chattering person at first, and he was more cautious in his words.

"As for singers, there are only Mr. Luo for the time being." Xia Tian said again, "But don't worry, I believe that the company will be strong in the future, and there will be so many singers that they can't count them."

Although Tianxia Pictures has signed artists such as Liu Dehua, Mei Yanfang, Zhang Guorong, etc., Liu Dehua and Zhang Guorong only signed a movie department contract, and the record contract is not even on Tianxia Pictures. Mei Yanfang also only signed a movie contract, and the record contract is still in the hands of Huaxing.

Wang Xixian, Hu Huizhong, Chung Chuhong, Lin Zhengying, Liang Jiahui and others who signed the contract with all agents are not from singers. Even if they barely release albums, they can win temporary sales with their fame, and Xia Tian is unwilling to do such a thing as fishing for the end of the flood.

Luo Dayou nodded with a smile.

Zhang Aijia also smiled and said, "That's not a cheaper one. You are the only artist in the company, and you are the only production director in the company. Then you are the only producer yourself and you can make it hard!"

"Mr. Xia, I have some experience in discovering newcomers," Luo Dayou smiled.

Xia Tian nodded. He knew that Luo Dayou was not only a well-known singer, but also a well-known music producer. He made many singers famous, so he was known as the godfather of music.

"Now, Mr. Luo, please help me. I'll feel at ease if you have you in the company." Xia Tian smiled.

...

After talking with the two of them, Xia Tian then called Guan Jinpeng and told him that Zhang Aijia could no longer play, so he would ask him to choose Liao Jianren to act.

"Boss, I'm one step late. Miss Liao has taken on other movies." Guan Jinpeng said depressedly.

"Ah?! Such an unexpected coincidence?! Ask her to come out and talk, and give her the script to see. I don't believe that such a good script can't impress her." Xia Tian said after hearing this.

"It's useless, boss, she's acting very well. She is directed by Miss Zhang Aijia." Guan Jinpeng said, "I don't have confidence to let me fight with Miss Zhang."

Xia Tian was stunned, blinked his eyes, thinking, "It won't be such a coincidence, right? Could it be that the heroine of Zhang Aijia's movie is also chosen as Liao Jianren?"

"That woman's acting skills are really so good. Is every director willing to use her?" Xia Tian said in confusion.

He knew this Miss Liao Jianren and knew that she had chosen Miss Hong Kong and won the Miss Photo Award. But in fact, she was not pretty. I wonder why the director favored her so much?

"Then do you have any backup candidates?" Xia Tian thought for a while.

"I thought about it and thought Miss Ye Tong seemed to be good." Guan Jinpeng thought about it for a while.

In "Seven Days of Mistake", she played the role of a child's mother, a young woman whose husband left home. She performed very well and won the Best Actress Award at the Academy Awards. That role is similar to the role in his play, and it is very suitable for her to play it.
Chapter completed!