Soon, Chen Feng received an e-business card on his phone.
Huang Gui Cha.
Phone number 151xxxxxxxx.
The exclusive director of Hong Kong Oriental Film and Television Co., Ltd.
Let’s check online.
Oh!
This person’s ancestral home is Macau.
It is said that the Huang surname is one of the ten largest surnames in Macau.
He worked in Hong Kong when he was young.
Later, he started his own film and television company and made some police and gangster films and action films.
He is somewhat famous in Hong Kong.
But he has no reputation in the mainland at all.
His films are not particularly famous; they are basically imitations of old Hong Kong police and gangster films like the Flying Tigers and Royal Warriors, as well as action films like Drunken Master.
It's too difficult to achieve success by imitating others.
Plus, he doesn't have any famous actors under him, so he has been mediocre all these years.
After the decline of Hong Kong film and television, he followed others to the mainland.
He hasn't achieved much yet.
There isn't much information online either.
Chen Feng doesn't really care if he is famous or not; as long as the role is a gimmick, that's fine.
Landlord, huh?
He likes this kind of role the most.
So, Chen Feng immediately called him.
Soon, the call connected.
“Hello, who is this?”
Chen Feng chuckled; this person's accent has been completely localized to the mainland, without a heavy Hong Kong-Mandarin flavor.
“Hello, Director Huang. I am Chen Feng. I got your contact information from Wang Chao.”
“Oh, it’s Mr. Chen. Nice to meet you, nice to meet you.”
Chen Feng smiled.
His voice sounded quite pleasant.
Not to mention, he now has some traffic thanks to the variety show What is an Actor.
Aside from not signing with an agency, everything else should be fine.
The topic relevance is absolutely excellent.
Therefore, Chen Feng was not at all nervous.
Holding his phone, he asked with a smile, “Director Huang, did Wang Chao tell you about the role?”
“Yes, yes, he did. Is Mr. Chen really interested in taking on such a minor role?”
“Yes.”
“Okay, why don't we meet? Let's chat?”
“Okay.”
Chen Feng looked at the time: “My time is flexible, it’s up to you, Director Huang?”
“Then let’s do it now. I also want to meet Mr. Chen and have a good chat.”
“Alright, where should we meet?”
“I’ll send you the address, and we’ll meet there.”
“Okay, then that's it for now, see you later.”
“See you later.”
After speaking, the two hung up the phone.
Soon, Chen Feng received the shared address information on his phone.
Chen Feng looked at it and thought, it's not far at all.
A coffee shop two streets away.
Depart.
...
Half an hour later.
Chen Feng met Huang Gui Cha in the coffee shop.
He was short and dark-skinned.
He had a large forehead.
His hair was almost receding to a bald spot in the middle.
He had very typical facial features of the Yu Dong region.
Chen Feng quickly walked over and greeted him with a smile: “Hello, Director Huang.”
“Oh, Mr. Chen, come, come, don’t be polite, sit, sit.”
“Okay.”
The two sat down.
Chen Feng looked at Huang Gui Cha and smiled: “Director Huang’s Mandarin is really good, and it even has a bit of a Yanjing City accent.”
“Alas, I’ve been living in Yanjing City for seven years.”
Huang Gui Cha sighed deeply.
Then he excitedly poured coffee for Chen Feng and casually asked: “Mr. Chen hasn’t signed with an agency yet?”
“No.”
Huang Gui Cha’s eyes immediately lit up: “Mr. Chen, would you consider Hong Kong Oriental Film and Television Co., Ltd.? You can check it online, it’s good.”
“Not for now.”
Chen Feng shook his head: “I don’t have any plans to sign with an agency for now.”
“Why is that?”
Huang Gui Cha looked puzzled: “Doesn’t Mr. Chen know that after signing with a company, the company will naturally help you with everything? And your worth will increase a hundredfold. Won’t you consider it?”
“I…”
Chen Feng’s eyes darted: “I’m going to start my own company.”
Upon hearing this, Huang Gui Cha immediately nodded in understanding: “So Mr. Chen wants to start his own company, no wonder. However, Mr. Chen, starting a company is not easy.”
“It’s alright, as long as there’s interest. Director Huang, let’s talk about the role.”
“Oh, right, good, good.”
Huang Gui Cha immediately took out a document from his briefcase and placed it in front of Chen Feng: “Mr. Chen, this is the character information.”
“The role isn’t very big, but the requirements are relatively high.”
“I require the actor to have a deep understanding of the Landlord character.”
“Since there aren’t many scenes, I want to find a major extra to play it.”
“If Mr. Chen really wants to try this role, I can offer Mr. Chen a price higher than that of a major extra.”
“So, let’s look at the character information first.”
Chen Feng nodded and said nothing.
He had already opened the folder and was carefully reading the character information.
The character is a Landlord.
An old Yanjing City native who was born and raised there.
He owns at least a hundred properties.
He has always lived by collecting rent.
He needs to portray a state of being so lazy and free that he has no life goals, meaning he has plenty of money, lives a leisurely life, and no longer needs life goals.
That's the feeling.
Chen Feng roughly finished reading the character information; it was a total of fifteen days of filming.
Very good.
Neither too long nor too short.
This is it.
Chen Feng made a decisive decision and nodded to Huang Gui Cha: “Director Huang, I have no problem. As long as you have no objections, I’ll take this role. The price is up to you; I really don’t care about it.”
“Haha, good.”
Huang Gui Cha’s eyes also lit up.
Just Chen Feng’s phrase ‘the price is up to you, I really don’t care’ made him feel that this trip was worthwhile.
This young man has a lot of traffic now.
His topic relevance is even higher.
In the variety show What is an Actor, every performance that advanced him was deeply shocking.
The scenes were so realistic that you couldn't distinguish between reality and illusion.
He is too amazing.
It’s quite good to have him play a role at the price of a major extra.
With his traffic, his movie might become an instant hit.
So, Huang Gui Cha didn't hesitate.
The two signed the contract on the spot.
The moment the contract was signed, a system prompt sounded in Chen Feng's mind.
【Ding, the host’s upcoming target role ‘Landlord’ has been detected. Congratulations to the host for becoming a true Old Yanjing City Landlord.】
【Congratulations to the host for acquiring a hundred properties.】
【Note: The hundred properties are scattered in different locations in Yanjing City. Each location perfectly matches the target character’s properties in the play.】
【Note: All property deeds and keys will be stored in the personal inventory.】
Chen Feng was delighted.
Good heavens!
A hundred properties?
So he instantly became a Landlord.
Just two days ago, he was still thinking about buying a house, because it’s not good to always stay in a hotel.
He never expected to reach the sky in one step now.
Chen Feng smiled and reached out, looking at Huang Gui Cha and smiling: “Director Huang, thank you very much.”
“No, no, I should be thanking you.”
Huang Gui Cha said with a smile: “With Mr. Chen’s current popularity, you really don’t need to play such minor roles. So I’m the one who should be grateful.”
“Okay, then let’s not talk about thanks. I wish us a pleasant cooperation.”
“Good, pleasant cooperation.”
“Director Huang, when will we start filming?”
“Tomorrow. Mr. Chen can rest for a night and join the crew tomorrow. How about it? Is that convenient?”
Chen Feng exhaled a long breath and smiled: “Very convenient. Then I’ll see you tomorrow.”
“Good, good, see you tomorrow.”