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Chapter 78 Lao Mouzi (Third update)

Author: Knight Confused 2023

Chapter 78 Lao Mouzi (Third update)

"Sister Xu, if you praise me like this, my tail will go up to the sky."

"Is it just the tail that's raised? It turns out I'm so unattractive. No wonder you didn't think of me when you were recording the music video."

"Ahem. Senior Sister Xu, you are the dream goddess of all the boys at Nortel. But at that time, I didn't know that Senior Sister Xu was also a sweetheart. Besides, wouldn't it be too unfair for you to have an internationally renowned actor like Senior Sister You come to shoot the MV?

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"You are joking, I am just an ordinary actor, I will not feel wronged when I shoot your MV."

"Senior Sister, you are too modest, but I will produce a new album soon, if Senior Sister Xu is willing"

"Of course, this is my phone number. You must call me then."

"No problem, thank you very much, Senior Sister Xu"

Qi Wei did not expect Xu Qing to be so approachable, and they had already become familiar with her from the first meeting.

But you can understand it after a little thought.

Generally speaking, the box office appeal of the movies of actresses in the same position is far less than that of male actors.

In movies, many female characters are positioned as vases, so most actresses have minimal impact on the movie box office.

It is usually the male actors who resist the box office performance of movies, which is why the Hong Kong and Taiwan entertainment circles are so resistant to mainland actors.

Actresses of Qi Wei's generation are more likely to get opportunities.

But because of this, soft persimmons are easier to manipulate. Once the box office fails, actresses are more likely to be blamed.

Actresses themselves are more replaceable.

Therefore, after "Song of Qin", a major production, failed at the box office, it had the greatest impact on Xu Qing.

In the year 1997, Xu Qing did not film for almost a whole year.

She was at the lowest point in her career.

Xu Qing had heard a long time ago that Qi Wei invested 1 million in the TV series "Love", and now he casually invested 1.5 million in "Party A and Party B".

Although he looks like a "big water pipe" who is ignorant and fearless, this invisibly shows Xu Qing's strength.

Xu Qing also regarded Qi Wei as an option to get rid of the career slump.

At the same time, Qi Wei, who is tall and tall, with broad shoulders and narrow waist, is particularly stylish in a tight-fitting suit. He has a handsome face like a reader, which also makes Xu Qing's eyes shine.

She's almost a little younger in age, and she's a pretty young girl.

He is the type that Xu Qing likes and is her cup of tea.

So she didn't mind at all and even looked forward to something happening with Qi Wei, which was why she acted a little unscrupulously when they first met.

So when Qi Wei had a heart-to-heart talk with her, she took the initiative to hold Qi Wei's arm and acted very ambiguous.

Qi Wei also understood the reason.

This is a woman who takes the initiative to embrace her. It is not difficult to get her and taste her taste.

But the timing is not right now. Yan Danchen is by his side. Even if she pretends to turn a blind eye no matter how generous she is, Qi Wei still needs to consider her feelings.

After all, this is the woman Qi Wei has invested a certain amount of affection in.

There is no rush, not to mention that Qi Wei has other things to deal with now.

Damn it! Jiang Wen actually asked for help from himself! He wanted to get money from himself to invest in his new movie!

What does Jiang Wen say? The first movie he directed was "Sunny Days". This movie achieved a box office of up to 50 million yuan in the mainland, which is the highest box office achieved by a purely mainland film in the past few years.

This movie seemed to have a good reputation at the box office, but in fact it did not bring much profit to the movie investors. During the time when the movie was released, the loss reached more than 10 million.

Why is this happening? Because the investment in this movie is too high, the production cost alone is as high as more than 2 million US dollars.

For a movie with no big scenes and almost all of the leading actors being newcomers, why would the production cost such a high investment?

That's not because Jiang Wen came up with a straw hat worth several thousand dollars to deceive investors.

In fact, it's because Jiang Wen is too "strict" when making movies.

It's such a serious waste of film when making movies.

When he made the movie "Sunny Days", he used more than 250,000 feet of film, and the film ratio reached a terrifying 1:15.

At that time, the average film ratio of mainland films was 1:3, and those with a film ratio of 1:5 were considered benign large-scale productions.

The cost of using film to make a movie is inherently high. It costs money like water. Jiang Wen was the first to waste so much film in a movie in the Mainland.

Oh, there is also such a person in Hong Kong City, that is, Wang Sunglasses, who has been making movies for several years. He has tricked both actors and investors into giving up.

They are all masters of cheating investors to achieve their own success.

He won't hold back when filming the new movie "Jiang Wen", but that's not the point. The point is that the movie project he is currently preparing is a sinkhole.

"Red Lover" pales in comparison.

At least "Red Lover" can still be released, and if you invest in it, you can recover some of the cost through the box office.

Jiang Wen's new movie project haha, Qi Wei, who has the memory of future generations, knows it all too well.

There is no difference between throwing money into it and throwing it into the sea.

Still want to recoup some costs?! It would be nice not to be implicated!

Even if Jiang Wen and Qi Wei are killed in this movie, they will not invest in it. If it is the future movie "Let the Bullets Fly", they can still invest in it.

So Qi Wei said to Jiang Wen: "Brother Jiang, the money I earn from releasing a record is not tens of millions, nor hundreds of millions, just a few million. I have invested in the TV series "Love" before. How can I make money?"

Investing over one million yuan in "Party A and Party B" is already my limit. I will also be preparing for my second album soon, and the landlord's family has no money left."

Qi Wei said it in a tone imitating Ge You, and Ge You laughed because it was a classic line in "Party A and Party B".

Qi Wei also laughed, which livened up the atmosphere a little. Qi Wei suddenly thought of a way to divert trouble and gave Jiang Wen a wake-up call.

"Brother Jiang, let me tell you that Huayi Brothers was hired to promote the movie "Party A and Party B". You should know this. They have invested in a TV series before and are also interested in entering the industry to invest in movies. They are engaged in advertising.

They are all wealthy owners, very generous. The sponsors behind me are also engaged in advertising, so I can get money from them. You can definitely get it from them, no, it is to attract investment."

"Did you let it slip? To put it bluntly, you are afraid that I will cheat you. Why aren't you afraid that investing in "Party A and Party B" will cheat you?"

Jiang Wen smiled and scolded that Qi Wei was unwilling to invest and he didn't force it. After thinking about it, he agreed with Qi Wei's words and was ready to try his luck with Huayi Brothers.

Qi Wei replied with a smile: "Of course I'm not afraid. Uncle Ge has the whole story. What's more, this movie is a commercial movie that audiences love to see."

"Do you know what a commercial movie is? Do you understand?"

"Of course I understand. For example, we wrote a script called "Days of Being Fei". Yue Fei's flying, the first scene is about gold and Wushu, the second scene is in the palace, Qin Hui sows discord, the emperor believes it, and the next scene

After winning thirteen gold medals, he ordered Yue Fei to come back and behead him. Finally, the whole audience sang "The River is Red" together. In the roar of anger, the remaining Yue family troops drove away in a big boat. This scene must be very sensational."

"Children in troubled times have feelings for their family and country. You are quite good at telling stories, but where is the commercial element?" Jiang Wen clapped and asked with a smile.

"The commercial element is not simple. Find some actors with traffic and popularity to play. It doesn't matter if there are negatives or controversies. I'm afraid there will be no topic. Then, add some comedy. You have to have the burden to make the audience laugh."

"Isn't your story a tragedy?"

"The ending is a tragedy, but you must have a comedy before it. Especially before Yue Fei's death, it is too tragic and the audience will not be able to accept it."

"Yue Fei is about to be beheaded. He is worried about the country and has "Man Jiang Hong" written on the wall. Where are you going to find some comedy?"

"It's simple, you find two cross talk actors to play jailers, come up and talk about cross talk, and learn how to sing, right? Then, you show all the messy things that Qin Hui and his two concubines do, and they show off their arrogance and lewdness, and they dance every night

, let the audience look at it with a critical eye.”

"Will anyone watch this kind of show?"

"As long as the concubine is beautiful, like Senior Sister Xu Qing, all men will want to see her."

"You really know how to make fun of people." Xu Qing covered her mouth and smiled happily, and continued: "My junior brother is just talking nonsense. Don't take it seriously. How can anyone make a show like this?"

"I think what he said is quite good." At this time, a voice came from not far away.

Seeing the person coming, Jiang Wen and Ge You hurriedly greeted him. After all, they had cooperated with this person before.

A playful smile appeared on Qi Wei's face, but he didn't expect to meet the real owner just by talking casually.

The person who came was none other than Lao Mouzi.

(End of chapter)