Chapter 1883 1885 [Walk on two legs]
Shanshan’s original name was He Laidi. Looking at the name, one could tell that the parents favored sons over daughters and were looking forward to having a son.
Shanshan was also not taken seriously. Like her older sisters Zhaodi, Pandi, and Sidi, she was always beaten or scolded.
My younger brother, however, can play around like crazy, doesn’t do any farm work or housework, and often eats well and wears well. Therefore, Shanshan didn't like this name very much. After arriving in Yanjing, she changed her name to Shanshan.
Now that I have come to Xiangjiang and entered the entertainment industry, it is not appropriate to be called Shanshan, so I asked a fortune teller to help me change my name.
Xiang Nan smiled, "Since Mr. got it, it must make sense, and I think it will come true."
"Then I have a good word from you." Shanshan said with a smile.
"By the way, this is a small gift I brought you from the United States. See if you like it?" Xiang Nan then handed her a box and said.
Shanshan opened it and saw that it was a beautiful music box in the shape of a carousel. As soon as you start the wooden horse, it will rotate, and at the same time, it will remind you of the music of "Fur Elise".
Although this kind of music box is not very valuable, and you can buy it in Xiangjiang, sending goose feathers from thousands of miles away is more affectionate than gifts. In her opinion, this is more meaningful than gold and silver jewelry, clothes and perfume.
"Thank you, I like it very much." She said happily.
"As long as you like it." Xiang Nan nodded.
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After meeting Shanshan, Xiang Nan went to meet Wang Jing again.
After arriving at the company, I took a look at the performance over the past year
The performance over the past year is still very good. Real Kung Fu Films has successively released many blockbuster films.
Such as the "Overlord Flower" series, "Hardcover Chasing Girls" series, "Amorous Son", "Supreme Supreme 2: Eternal Domination of the World", "A Lang's Story", "One Eyebrow Taoist" and so on.
Especially the large-scale movie "Eighteen Ways to Pick Up Girls", which sold for 15 million Hong Kong dollars at the box office, making Real Kung Fu Pictures a fortune.
It turns out that Xiangjiang launched a film rating system in November last year. After the launch, many film companies put the idea of making money on large-scale movies.
After all, food and **** are also sexual, and there must be audiences for this type of movie.
Real Kung Fu Films took the lead and released "Eighteen Ways to Pick Up Girls" starring Chen Yalun when the classification system was first launched.
It tells about a few swingers betting on who can catch up with the heroine played by Chen Yalun, and thus frequent strange tricks. In the end, Chen Yalun turned out to be a hooker, and he only got close to these young masters to cheat money. In the end, these sons and sisters failed to pick up girls, but turned out to be obedient and embarrassing, lost their wives and lost their soldiers...
In this movie, the story is actually very good. The screenwriter's signature is not a woman, but Wang Jing's pseudonym. It's just that he didn't want to be ridiculed in the future, so he didn't dare to sign his real name.
But his trick is pure deception. Because after looking at the plot, it is his specialty in picking up girls, and the entire Xiangjiang film industry does not think second. So it's impossible for him to deny it.
The reason why Wang Jing wrote the screenplay himself is because he knows that relying on beauty can only attract audiences, but it cannot retain them. Otherwise, there is no need to write a script for the movie, just shoot 90 minutes of handsome guys and beautiful women.
In order to seize the opportunity, the production of "Eighteen Ways to Pick Up Girls" only took ten days. Wang Jing wrote the script on the first day, started filming on the second day, finished filming a week later, post-production in one day, submitted for review in one day, and officially released on the tenth day.
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Xiang Nan listened to the production process of "Eighteen Ways to Pick Up Girls", and couldn't help admiring Wang Jing's quick talent. Shooting a movie in ten days is really amazing.
"Director Wang, you are still good." Xiang Nan smiled, and then handed over a check, "I went to see Shanshan, and she is in good condition now. Director Wang, thank you for your hard work."
Wang Jing took a look at the three million dollars, and was shocked again, "Mr. Ning, you are too polite."
"Accept it." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said, "If you have meritorious service, you will be rewarded, and if you have done something, you will be punished. I will not be polite, and you don't have to refuse. I will give you what is due to you."
Hearing what he said, Wang Jing had no choice but to nod and put away the check.
"Mr. Ning, for the future development of the company, I suggest walking on two legs. One side is serious movies, such as comedies, action movies, romance movies, horror movies; It has great potential." Wang Jing then said.
Three million dollars, he was a little guilty of receiving it, so he had to offer a lot of advice and suggestions on the company's management.
"Yes." Xiang Nan nodded, "However, the most important thing is to be voluntary. Let's not do that kind of thing that is forced to be rampant."
"Don't worry, there are so many people who want to act." Wang Jing smiled.
The cost of "Eighteen Ways to Pick Up Girls" is only 3 million Hong Kong dollars, but in the Xiangjiang area, the box office is only 15 million Hong Kong dollars. After it was released in Taiwan and Southeast Asia, the box office and word-of-mouth were also good.
Especially the released video, which sold more than 20 million Hong Kong dollars, much faster than "Overlord Flower". It is simply a tenfold profit.
And "Das Kapital" said that if there is 50% of the profit, capital will dare to take risks; if there is double the profit, capital will dare to take the risk of decapitation;
The huge sales of "Picking Girl No. 18" naturally attracted the envy of many film companies, and they launched such films one after another.
And Chen Yalun also became one of the most popular actresses in Hong Kong overnight because of her boldness and spirit of daring to sacrifice.
Newspapers and magazines reported on her endlessly, making her exposure comparable to Zhong Chuhong, Wang Weixian, Lin Qingxia, and Guan Zhilin. There is even a rich second generation Xiao Kai who directly throws out 500,000 Hong Kong dollars just to have dinner with Chen Yalun.
This all reflects her popularity to a certain extent.
The so-called booger is delicious, and the nostrils are dug through.
Seeing that Chen Yalun became a hit with this movie, other artists who yearn for fame and money have also made plans in this regard.
As a result, many female stars dedicated their lives one after another, making the Hong Kong film world full of songs and swallows. The spring is endless and it is very lively.
Xiang Nan nodded.
In the golden age of Xiangjiang movies, many female stars did use this to achieve breakthroughs, such as Ye Yuqing, Ye Zimei, Qiu Shuzhen, Li Lizhen, etc., but I have never heard of anyone being forced.
On the contrary, quite a few male actors said that they made this kind of film out of necessity.
"I know that too, but just to remind you." He smiled and said, "Director Wang, I am very relieved to entrust the company to you."
Wang Jing also nodded, "Thank you Mr. Ning for your trust, I will definitely manage the company better."
(end of this chapter)