Chapter 1056 1058【Marriage】
In 2014, Lingtian Media officially raised 20 million yuan to start filming the first part of the "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" series, "Huang Pizi Grave".
Because of limited funds, most of the money has to be used for special effects, so the actors invited are basically newcomers or unknown.
Actor Hu Bayi, played by Li Xian; male number two, Wang Kaixuan, played by Qiao Shan; female number one, Ding Sitian, played by Cai Wenjing; female number two, Swallow, played by Sun Jiayu...
These stars who will become popular in the future are either still students at school, or they are still young actors who have been mixed with various crews. It is not difficult to recruit, and the salary is not high.
Li Xian's salary for an episode is only 50,000 yuan, which can be said to be quite a bargain.
The director was Wu Bai, who was unknown at the time. In the future, he made famous works such as "Psychological Crime", "Painting Rivers and Lakes", "Antique Bureau Middle Game", "Sweeping Black Storm". Although he is not well-known, he is a very powerful director.
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As the producer, Ling Xiangqian, in order to ensure the quality of the series and the progress of filming, followed the crew to Chengde, where they filmed scenes.
Xiang Nan also visited the class.
"Miss Boss, your husband is so handsome~" Qiao Sam praised with a smile, "He's good enough to be a star."
"Yeah, he is much more handsome than most celebrities in our circle, and he is so heroic without makeup." Sun Jiayu also said with a smile.
"Miss Boss, don't leave the fat and water to outsiders, I think you two will debut directly." Cai Wenjing also laughed, "I will become a star in the future, and the salary will be saved."
"I don't want it." Ling Xiangqian waved his hand, "Our Tiankuo is now an associate researcher at the Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, and our research is all high-tech that can affect all mankind."
"..." Several people blinked their eyes, not knowing what to say.
Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, this unit is too tall. Even if these people become famous, if they want to go in, they may not even find the door.
"Miss Boss, isn't your husband a writer?" Wu Bai asked curiously, "I remember he wrote this novel, why is he a scientist now?"
"That's right, we Tiankuo can't do both arts and science?" Ling Xiangqian laughed, ""Ghost Blowing the Lantern" was written by him in his second year of high school. At that time, he also won the special prize in the International Mathematical Olympiad. There is only one person in China who has won this prize. .”
"Wow, that's amazing~" Everyone admired after hearing this.
To be able to write a book in the second grade of high school is already very impressive. The key science subjects are so good that he can get into the Chinese Academy of Sciences... This is not something that can be done by luck.
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In the middle of 2014, the web drama "Huang Pizi Grave" was officially launched.
Because of the proper casting, reasonable adaptation, hard-working actors, and serious director, the quality of the series is surprisingly good.
Both book lovers and audiences are very satisfied with this series. They think the plot is wonderful, the special effects are careful, and the actors’ acting skills are not too superb, but they are not too dramatic...so they are all very satisfied.
On the first day of its launch, the click-through rate exceeded one million. After one month of launch, the click-through rate exceeded 100 million, setting a new record for Tencent Video. Moreover, just to follow this drama, many netizens registered members one after another, which increased the number of members of Tencent Video by a million.
This drama alone has earned Tencent 40 million yuan, and the long-term benefits are immeasurable. Because of this, Lingtian Media also gained a lot of benefits, not only earning a profit of nearly ten million.
Moreover, the reputation of Lingtian Media and the IP value of "Ghost Blowing the Lantern" have greatly increased.
This made Lingtian Media more and more attractive to capital, and many capital waved money, hoping to become a shareholder.
However, Xiang Nan does not suggest that Ling Xiangqian get too close to capital.
Because capital is a ruthless money-making machine, it only lives for profit, and does everything to make money.
Cooperating with them is like making a deal with the devil.
At the beginning, it just asks you to compromise a bit, use the traffic with poor acting skills but high reputation, find some trolls to do some marketing for the series, find some data companies to increase the click-through rate...
By that time, it will be impossible to withdraw.
Therefore, Xiang Nan’s suggestion is to only cooperate with capital with a good reputation in the industry, and accept investment but not management. Especially in the company's projects, outsiders are not allowed to intervene.
Although such cooperation conditions scare away many capitals with ulterior motives, some capitals are still willing to cooperate.
In 14 years, Lingtian Media raised 100 million RMB. Although it cannot be compared with such giants as Huayi Brothers, Enlight Media, and Bona Films, it is still quite good for a small company that has just been established for less than two years.
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At the end of 2014, Xiang Nan officially married Ling Xiangqian.
There was no romantic engagement ceremony, and no special wedding ceremony was planned. On a sunny winter day, the two went to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get a certificate together, and then announced their marriage.
The students were a little surprised by this result, but they didn't think it was outrageous.
Because Xiang Nan and Ling Xiangqian have been together for ten years. Everyone has acquiesced that they are married, but they just owe that certificate.
After getting married, Xiang Nan and Ling Xiangqian held a wedding banquet in Yanjing and Shanhai City respectively, entertaining relatives, friends, teachers, and classmates.
At Yanjing's wedding, Lin Yang, Yu Zhouzhou, Jiang Chuan, Geng Geng, Yu Huai, Weekend, Jian Jian and others also attended.
"Tian Kuo, Sissy, bless you~"
"Sissi, you are so beautiful today~"
"Tian Kuo, I really envy you~"
Everyone smiled and congratulated.
"Chu Tiankuo, Qianqian, I wish you both!" Jiang Chuan raised his glass with red eyes.
"Thank you." Xiang Nan nodded.
Ling Xiangqian was a little embarrassed, a little ashamed, and looked at Jiang Chuan with some pity, "Thank you, Jiang Chuan, I hope you find a suitable girl as soon as possible."
She knows Jiang Chuan's feelings for her, but I'm sorry, she has nothing but friendship with him.
"I will." Jiang Chuan nodded.
He knew that it was becoming more and more impossible for him and Ling Xiangqian.
Before, they were children in the same courtyard, their parents were of similar level and family background, so he dared to chase Ling Xiangqian.
But in recent years, Ling Xiangqian's business has become more and more popular, and she raised 100 million yuan in the first two months.
And he is still working as a worker, although the annual salary of 200,000 is quite good. But compared to her, there is still a big difference, almost incomparable.
So he felt that he was no longer worthy of Ling Xiangqian, and he was not even qualified to guard her side. If so, he should just give up.
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"Lin Yang, how are you and Zhou Zhou doing now? It's been almost eight years, are you still not sure about the relationship?" Xiang Nan asked Lin Yang with a smile.
He and Yu Zhouzhou have been together since kindergarten, elementary school, high school, university... It has been ** years since the confession in high school alone.
The Red Army’s 25,000-mile Long March did not take such a long time.
"I don't know what Zhou Zhou thinks." Lin Yang sighed, "Maybe she doesn't love me at all."
Xiang Nan didn't know how to comfort him, so he patted him on the shoulder, "Then take care of yourself."
(end of this chapter)