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Chapter 105 Zhou Xingxing

Author: Knight Confused 2023

Chapter 105 Zhou Xingxing

Zhang Baizhi saw that Qi Wei had no celebrity airs, so he immediately showed off his "diplomatic" talent and kept chattering like a chatterbox.

"I really feel that I am so lucky to be able to participate in your MV. It feels like I got my wish. I really like your songs. I have bought every one of your records. I listen to them every day and repeat them.

If you listen, you will never tire of hearing it, but if you don’t believe it, just watch it…”

While he was talking, Zhang Baizhi had already found the CD player from his bag and opened it to reveal the CD inside.

Sure enough, it's Qi Wei's record.

She obviously came prepared.

Qi Wei smiled and said: "I'm glad you like my songs. I hope my new album won't disappoint you."

"Of course not. Your song "Break Up with Kindness" is really nice. I've also heard the song "Meet 98" that you sang with the princess, and I like it very much. I'm sure there are other songs in your new album.

The songs are not bad, I am very confident in you, I will buy the new album as soon as possible, and I will also let my relatives and friends buy your new album..."

After all, Zhang Baizhi is the heroine of the MV for "Breaking Up with Kindness", and she has already heard the duet version by Qi Wei and Zhou Huimin.

"Thank you. In fact, there is no need to do this. Don't force others to do anything."

"It's necessary. I won't force anyone to make things difficult for me. All my relatives and friends are also your fans and they all like your songs. Well... can you sign your autograph for me?"

"This is no problem."

Qi Wei took out the signature pen he carried with him and asked with a smile: "Where are you signing?"

"Actually, I want you to sign here..." Zhang Baizhi stood up and pointed to his lower back, blushing with embarrassment, and stretched out his arm, "Let's sign it on my arm. Sign it."

Okay, I’m going to get a tattoo, and I want it to stay on my body forever.”

"Well……"

This wave of operations did act like a crazy fan. Qi Wei was stunned for a moment. He actually didn't support this kind of behavior in his heart.

But the young girl in front of her is really youthful and beautiful, and she fits Qi Wei's aesthetic taste very well.

Qi Wei suddenly felt that this request was not excessive at all, but quite good.

Zhang Baizhi also insisted on going her own way. Finally, at her strong request, Qi Wei "reluctantly" signed her name on her white and tender arm.

Her skin is indeed smooth and delicate when touched.

After Qi Wei finished signing, she looked at her arms with satisfaction, and then she put down her sleeves after the ink dried.

The hands and feet danced happily like a child, holding Qi Wei's arm and chatting happily about other interesting things.

Gradually, the two became as close as good friends for many years.

After chatting for almost half an hour, while Qi Wei was chatting and laughing with her, the director of the MV saw that it was almost time and came over to say hello in person, saying that everything had been arranged and that filming could begin at any time.

The MV director PolyGram found for Qi Wei in Hong Kong was named Yuan Jianwei.

He specializes in shooting MVs and commercials. He looks relatively young in his thirties, but he has shot MVs for singers such as Zhang Xueyou, Peng Ling and Zhou Huimin many times, so he has very rich experience.

He can be regarded as PolyGram’s official MV director.

Qi Wei's previous MV for "Thousands of Miles Away" was also shot by him.

Qi Wei is a very valued guest of PolyGram. The MV shooting scene was supervised by PolyGram people and he also greeted him in advance. Therefore, even though Qi Wei is a mainland singer, the director was very polite and respectful.

Today is already April 13th, and Qi Wei has to finish shooting the MV before the 15th. It’s quite a rush when we only have two or three days.

So as soon as the director came over to say hello, Qi Wei ended the chat with Zhang Baizhi with a smile and immediately started filming the MV.

In Qi Wei's opinion, although the MV script of "Break Up with Good Will" is simple, it still has some story-telling, and it still takes some time to shoot.

The task is heavy and the time is tight, so we cannot delay it casually.

But Qi Wei overlooked one thing. This was not in the mainland, but in Hong Kong. The MV was shot by a very professional crew from Hong Kong.

Hong Kong is a fast-paced city. A movie can be shot in a few days. Some of the quality is surprisingly high. How long does it take to shoot a MV that lasts only a few minutes?

They have a detailed division of labor and rich experience. Their fast pace of shooting is indeed unmatched by their mainland counterparts.

Some things are still worth learning.

With enough remuneration, he can satisfy your requirements, as long as you don't drag your feet.

Filming a MV does not require any acting skills. Qi Wei was born in a major and has already filmed several film and television dramas. Although his acting skills are not particularly outstanding yet, he has made significant progress and has gradually developed his own filming habits and rhythm.

It may be more difficult to shoot those literary films or scenes with great directors, but it is still easy to shoot a music video.

As for Zhang Baizhi, she is still very talented in acting. After all, the MV for "Broken Up with Kindness" refers to the experience of the second brother Wang in later generations. The heroine of the MV is a female fan of a celebrity, which is very similar to Zhang Baizhi's current situation.

Just show your true colors.

In less than two days, on the afternoon of the 14th, the MV was completed.

The MV for "Break Up with Good Will" has been filmed, and Qi Wei's new album is completely finished with only a little post-production work left.

The rest of the work has been arranged, and PolyGram will have dedicated people in charge.

Qi Wei's work has come to an end for the time being.

Before proceeding to the next stage of work, at least today on the afternoon of the 14th, Qi Wei was "doing nothing".

You can move around freely.

And there is indeed a good goal in front of us.

"It's finally over. You don't know. I've been in Hong Kong for so long. I've been busy with work and haven't really appreciated this city. I finally have an afternoon today and I want to have a good time. I wonder if you would like to

Don’t you want to be my guide?”

Qi Wei's invitation to Zhang Baizhi was actually very obvious.

During the two days of filming the MV, Zhang Baizhi showed his obsession with Qi Wei, constantly complimenting and pleasing Qi Wei, which made Qi Wei very useful.

As long as it is Qi Wei's love song MV, there will be no shortage of passionate scenes, not to mention the MV of the song "Good Will Break Up". To show the "shepherd"'s taming process of the "sheep", naturally there will be an entanglement of love and hate, so then

We filmed more passionate scenes.

Hugging and kissing are definitely indispensable.

Qi Wei has felt it personally about almost every inch of her skin.

The desire for hands and mouth is completely satisfied.

It's a bit unclear who takes advantage of whom.

After all, apart from the initial discomfort when filming, she changed from passive to active after getting used to it.

Of course, for the sake of record sales, the MV has to be suitable for all ages, so most of the passionate scenes will be cut out and will not be shown to the audience.

Zhang Baizhi is not a "believing man". She has been out in society for a long time and is no longer a simple little girl.

She understood the meaning of Qi Wei's words and immediately showed a shy expression.

Not surprisingly, she will agree.

But as expected, something unexpected happened.

"I'm very familiar with Hong Kong City, and I'm willing to be your guide. It's just that I have a very important audition today. I don't know when it will end. I'm sorry."

Zhang Baizhi looked very troubled.

"A very important audition?"

Qi Wei showed a puzzled expression, but he quickly guessed something and asked: "Which drama is the audition for?"

"The new movie "The King of Comedy" that Xingye is preparing for." She answered honestly.

My guess was correct, it was indeed this movie.

Zhang Baizhi only returned to Hong Kong in 1998.

It has been a few months since I returned to Hong Kong. Apart from filming Qi Wei's MV, I have only filmed a lemon tea commercial before.

She is in a rather embarrassing period in her acting career, and her resources are actually not as good as she imagined.

Qi Wei nodded and said: "Zhou Xingxing's movie, that is indeed very important. How about I send you to audition first, and let's talk about it after your audition is over."

"I don't know when the audition will end. Will it waste a lot of your time? It's rare that you are free, so you can't waste it on my audition."

"It doesn't matter. In my opinion, your affairs are more important."

Qi Wei smiled and said: "The important thing is not the process, but the result. As long as the result is satisfactory, you should understand what I mean."

Qi Wei himself invited her as a guide to take him around for the purpose of picking up girls. As long as the purpose of picking up girls was achieved, it didn't matter what he had experienced before.

"I understand, that would be too troublesome for you." Zhang Baizhi kissed Qi Wei's cheek as he spoke.

Holding Qi Wei's hand, she got into Qi Wei's car with a smile and left.

In Qi Wei's car, the two played a small game. While playing and laughing, ten minutes passed quietly, and soon they arrived at the audition site for "The King of Comedy".

Qi Wei finally understood that the cause of her hoarseness was not just drinking and smoking.

The two of them tidied up their clothes and got out of the car.

We have gone through several rounds of auditions, many people have been eliminated, and there are not many people at the audition site.

Zhang Baizhi had already gone through a round of auditions before, and this time he found the director of this drama more easily.

"Hello Director Li, my name is Zhang Baizhi. I wonder if you have any impression of me. I am auditioning for the heroine of this play, Liu Piaopiao."

Director Li Lichi has directed many of Zhou Xingxing's movies and is also a golden supporting role in Zhou Xingxing's movies.

For example, he played the iron-legged floater in "Domestic Lingling Paint".

After Zhang Baizhi greeted him, he saw that Qi Wei was obviously stunned and quickly smiled.

He smiled at Zhang Baizhi and said, "Of course I have an impression of you. Beautiful girls like you are rare. Just wait a moment. It should be your turn to audition soon."

He quietly whispered in Zhang Baizhi's ear: "I didn't expect you to actually bring him here. It's very good."

After saying that, he nodded lightly to Qi Wei, and then left in a hurry

Not long after, when Qi Wei was looking around curiously, Zhou Xingxing appeared in front of the two of them.

"Hello, Master Xing."

Zhang Baizhi saw Zhou Xingxing becoming a little reserved, but at the same time he greeted him warmly.

Zhou Xingxing just nodded to him slightly, and then looked at Qi Wei.

"You must be Qi Wei. I know you. I have listened to your songs. They are very good."

Zhou Xingxing took the initiative to shake hands with Qi Wei.

Qi Wei immediately stretched out his hand and replied politely: "It is an honor for me to be recognized by you. I am very happy to see you here. I like every one of your movies. I am your fan."

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"Oh? That's good. We should have a lot to talk about. How about we talk alone?" Zhou Xingxing asked with a smile and narrowed eyes.

"Of course, no problem."

Then Qi Wei and Zhou Xingxing walked into the house, but Zhang Baizhi was too smart to follow them.

After chatting a little about music and more about movies, Zhou Xingxing got to know Qi Wei straight to the point and asked:

"The movie "The King of Comedy" that I am preparing currently still has investment shares. I wonder if you are interested in investing?"

In the past few years, when Hong Kong films became very popular, some filmmakers in Hong Kong began to lose their integrity and went crazy to harvest investors by selling movies and other forms. As a result, many investors in Hong Kong films lost their money.

This is like eating meat and not only not sharing the soup, but also cutting other people's meat. In this case, who will play with you?

The reputation of Hong Kong films has been rapidly tarnished, which has also led to less and less investment in Hong Kong films.

Coupled with the invasion of Hollywood films, the market for Hong Kong films is gradually being eroded.

The market is getting smaller, which also makes investments more risky.

In a continuous vicious cycle, it is becoming increasingly difficult to attract investment in Hong Kong films.

Although Zhou Xingxing's movies are a golden brand and his movies have a certain market guarantee, even so, it is not easy to attract investment for his movies.

There are many reasons, the main ones are two.

One of them is Zhou Xingxing's former boss. Due to the contract he signed, he was severely squeezed in the past. The dissatisfaction accumulated in his heart caused him to part ways with his former boss as soon as the contract ended.

Then he established his own film company.

But how could his former boss be willing to let his cash cow run away like this?

Although he is still trying to retain Zhou Xingxing and wants to cooperate, and the conflict has not been completely made public, but with his strength in the Hong Kong circle, few people in the circle dare to touch him.

So much so that not many people dare to invest in Zhou Xingxing's movies now.

But Qi Wei is different. Qi Wei is a mainlander and his business center is not in Hong Kong.

The port city has returned, and Zhou Xingxing's former boss has just landed ashore. This is the time for him to keep his peace.

If Qi Wei invested in Zhou Xingxing's movie at this time, there wouldn't be much of a problem.

This is not a problem, but there is another problem.

That is, is it really possible to make money by investing in Zhou Xingxing’s movies?

It is true that Zhou Xingxing's former counterpart made a lot of money from Zhou Xingxing's movies, but that was because due to contract reasons, Zhou Xingxing's salary after being squeezed was very low. The salary of 700,000 was completely compared to his market value.

Cabbage price.

After breaking away from the original contract, Zhou Xingxing's current salary for filming movies is about 10 million to 20 million.

With such a high salary, coupled with Zhou Xingxing's attitude towards film excellence, the investment in one of his films must be at least 25 million.

Based on the calculation of three times the box office return, his movie needs at least 70 million in box office to make back the return.

Nowadays, the Hong Kong film market is not doing well, and the number one Hong Kong film at the box office will not exceed 50 million.

However, Zhou Xingxing's box office appeal in Hong Kong is far inferior to that of his elder brother Long.

Zhou Xingxing's overseas box office is actually very average, and it is actually difficult to make back the money.

In fact, after the contract expired, Zhou Xingxing also made many movies.

Movies like "Journey to the West" and "Ji Gong" all caused investors to lose their pants.

Only a few of them made money, and not much.

With high risk and low return, Zhou Xingxing's movies are actually not very cost-effective for investment.

The movie "The King of Comedy" is a project of Zhou Xingxing's own company. Not counting Zhou Xingxing's salary, the production cost of the movie will not exceed 10 million.

Even if the investment in the movie was made by Zhou Xingxing's own company and the box office in Hong Kong exceeded 30 million, the movie would definitely make some money.

At most, it will just be a loss on the books.

It is not difficult for Zhou Xingxing's movie to earn a box office of 30 million in Hong Kong.

If you can't get investment, you'll just make less by investing on your own. If you can get investment, you can make more, that's even better.

But if Qi Wei invests, Zhou Xingxing's remuneration must be included in the calculation of the profit share on the books.

Then it will be difficult to recover the cost.

Let’s look at the box office performance of this movie in future generations.

Investing in this movie is a sure-fire loser.

Then Qi Wei would definitely not do it.

"Mr. Zhou, I'm busy with my new project right now, and I don't want to be distracted by other things for the time being, so I'm sorry." Qi Wei declined politely, giving a random reason.

Zhou Xingxing didn't care when he was rejected. He nodded and said: "Film investment is indeed a matter that needs to be carefully considered. I can understand it. I might as well tell you my thoughts. I am not short of investment for this movie. I invite you to

Because I need your investment, even if you just invest a little bit, I can give you the entire mainland account of this movie, and I don’t have to take the profits..."

Hearing this, Qi Wei instantly understood that Zhou Xingxing wanted to use this movie to open up the mainland market!

Now "Titanic" is being released in mainland China. In less than two weeks, it has already achieved a box office of more than 150 million, breaking the 106 million box office record set by "True Lies" during the 1993 film reform.

He flung himself far away and began a wild ride.

Such jaw-dropping box office results have shocked a lot of people, and even more people are eyeing the mainland market, wanting to get a piece of the action.

The same goes for Zhou Xingxing.

As the Hong Kong and Taiwan film markets are weak, the mainland film market is indeed a good choice.

Of course, he has a deeper purpose.

Or is it because of the intimidating power of his former version in the Hong Kong circle that he has a difficult time in the industry.

If Zhou Xingxing wants to get rid of him completely, the best way is to take the mainland route.

After all, his former boss would not dare to fight with the Mainland no matter how arrogant he was.

But not everyone is qualified to connect to the mainland. Zhou Xingxing needs someone to help bridge the gap.

Zhou Xingxing had already inquired about Qi Wei's situation, and it seemed that Qi Wei was the "horse boy" that Han Sanping focused on cultivating.

Although Qi Wei is not the best person to be the bridge maker, it is indeed an option when he is in urgent need of medical treatment.

He wanted to get in touch with Han Sanping through Qi Wei.

I'm a little busy at work, so I'm a little late in updating. Please forgive me. I'm still short of 1,200 words today plus the previous word count. I'll make up for it on the weekend.

(End of chapter)