Rebirth of Siheyuan starts in the 1980s

Chapter 397 If you can go abroad to earn foreign exchange, then you are really capable.

Although the shooting time given by Cao Zhiqiang was really too tight, other than that, everything else was prepared.

Scripts, funds, equipment, qualifications, everything is ready and lacking. All you need to do is pull people over, form a film crew, and start shooting right away.

These days, if you want to make a movie in the capital, you may need everything, but there is no shortage of people.

Because there are so many film-related practitioners in Beijing, in terms of number of people, there are even more film-makers than those in Xiangjiang.

The reason why the current domestic film industry is not as good as that of Xiangjiang is just because it is not as rich as others.

As long as the people arrive, considering the difficulty level of Tsao Chi-keung's script, it will be absolutely no problem to shoot it in twenty days.

Of course, this is still based on domestic shooting speed.

If the current speed of Xiangjiang is followed, then it is estimated that the filming can be completed in seven days.

It is precisely because of this that Xiangjiang movies have the reputation of "seven days fresh".

Even in the 1990s, the quality of Hong Kong movies was getting higher and higher, but the shooting time was still very short.

For example, "The Banquet of the Rich" took a total of four days to shoot, "The Legend of the Dragon Slayer" took seven days, and "Young and Dangerous: The Dragon Crossing the River" took eleven days.

Of these films, The Rich Man's Night Banquet is slightly simpler. The plots of the other two films are more complicated than those of "The Garden of Words".

Therefore, the 20 days given by Cao Zhiqiang to complete the filming was really not a deliberate attempt to make things difficult.

"Fuck it!" Xu Qingdong slapped his thigh fiercely.

"Xiao Cao, I've swum and eaten melons, so I'll go and recruit people for you, and I'll make sure we have a shooting team together within one day!"

Having said this, Xu Qingdong stood up directly and was about to go to the dressing room to change clothes.

"Wait a minute." Cao Zhiqiang said quickly, "Old Xu, there is no rush at this moment.

And it’s lunch time soon, how about we have a meal together first, and then I’ll open a room for you, and you can eat and drink and take a nap before we talk?”

"Hey, you don't understand this." Xu Qingdong smiled.

"Just because it's almost dinner time, I have to act quickly.

To build a team, of course it’s best to invite guests to dinner and talk together at the dinner table, don’t you think?”

"That makes sense." Cao Zhiqiang nodded.

Immediately afterwards, Cao Zhiqiang turned to Xiang Dongfang and said: "Secretary Xiang, you go with Lao Xu, I will give you my car temporarily, and you will be responsible for being Lao Xu's secretary today, do you understand?"

"Yes, I understand." Xiang Dongfang nodded.

"No, no," Xu Qingdong said quickly, "How can this be done? It's inappropriate."

"What's inappropriate?" Cao Zhiqiang turned to Xu Qingdong and smiled, "Old Xu, from now on we are all family members, there is no need to break it down in such detail, and if you invite someone, it should be a business matter, so of course I have to reimburse you.

That’s it, Secretary Xiang will lend it to you for the time being. When you have lunch, you can go directly to Shiweitian. The standard is ten yuan per person and it will all be settled on my account, okay?"

"Ten yuan per person?" Xu Qingdong was stunned, "That's too high, it's useless."

"Not high." Cao Zhiqiang said with a smile, "We are a newly established film studio. If we don't show some sincerity, how can we hire talented people?

So, Lao Xu, you can hire whatever people you want, including actors, lighting, and assistants.

I asked Secretary Xiang to follow you, mainly to help you pay the bill."

Speaking of this, Cao Zhiqiang looked at Xiang Dongfang: "By the way, Secretary Xiang, before you go out with Lao Xu, you first open a standard room here and keep my personal accounts. Do you understand?"

"Yes, I understand." Xiang Dongfang nodded.

Cao Zhiqiang then said: "Okay, then you can go, I won't see you off."

Xiang Dongfang smiled slightly, and then said to Xu Qingdong: "Director Xu, I have something to report to the president. How about you go change clothes first, then wait for me for a while, and then we can meet in the lobby outside?"

Xu Qingdong was stunned for a moment, then nodded quickly: "Okay, okay, I'll go right away!"

After saying that, Xu Qingdong left first and went to the dressing room to change clothes.

After Xu Qingdong left, Xiang Dongfang said to Cao Zhiqiang: "President, is it too much for you to treat him like this and reimburse him for everything?

What if he spoils me, deliberately takes advantage of me, and raises the reimbursement standard at will?

For example, if he wants to eat abalone, ginseng, wing belly, or drink Maotai red wine, should I let him or not?"

Cao Zhiqiang smiled: "Don't worry, Lao Xu is a son of a high-ranking cadre, he is more shameless, so it shouldn't be a problem.

Furthermore, you are the one paying the bill. If they raise the standards at will, you can refuse.

At that time, you can say that these are all reimbursements from public accounts and are subject to review. The reimbursement cannot be too excessive. Ten yuan per capita is the maximum.

By saying this, everyone will understand that it will not exceed this standard."

"Understood." Xiang Dongfang nodded, "But President, didn't you say that you were specifically looking for him this time, and you wanted to recruit Xu to join us and let him come to work at our Hongguang Film Factory? Why are you doing this?

Didn’t you even mention it?”

Cao Zhiqiang shook his head: "Now is not the time. Let's finish filming this movie. We have collaborated before and have a somewhat clearer understanding of each other's temperaments before bringing up the matter of asking people to change jobs.

If I bring it up at this time, he might get angry or refuse it outright, which I don't want to see."

"Oh, I understand." Xiang Dongfang said, "That's why you want to open a room for him here. Firstly, it is convenient to discuss the filming of the movie with him. Secondly, you are also showing favor to him and subtly making him owe money."

If you favor me, it will be much easier to talk to him about job transfer when the time comes, right?"

"Yes, that's it." Cao Zhiqiang said with a smile, "So, when you follow Director Xu, you must respect him and give him more face, do you understand?"

"Yes." Xiang Dongfang smiled, "That way I understand."

Cao Zhiqiang nodded: "Now that you know, let's go."

"Ah, I almost forgot one thing." Xiang Dongfang said, "I'm not with you, and the rest is fine, but at three o'clock this afternoon, you have an exclusive interview with the Peking Youth Daily. This interview is very important, and it costs tens of millions of dollars.

do not forget."

"Ah, I know." Cao Zhiqiang smiled and said, "I can't forget it. I will definitely return to the publishing house when the time comes. Don't worry."

Yes, this exclusive interview was scheduled a long time ago. The reason is naturally Cao Zhiqiang's status as the top scorer in the college entrance examination.

The country now pays more attention to the college entrance examination than in later generations. Every year, the top scorers in the college entrance examination are basically interviewed and reported by local media.

But this time, Cao Zhiqiang obviously needs better coverage.

Because Cao Zhiqiang's situation is quite special. Not only was he the top scorer in liberal arts in the college entrance examination in Peking this year, but he also had not filled in his college application choices or the name of any university.

Being the top scorer in liberal arts in the College Entrance Examination is topical enough in itself, but not filling in your college preferences will make it even more topical.

Therefore, when various media received news from the Admissions Office, and also learned that Cao Zhiqiang, the top liberal arts student in the college entrance examination, did not apply for the college entrance examination, it immediately caused a sensation, and they all wanted to interview and report on it.

It's a pity that Cao Zhiqiang is not an ordinary college entrance examination student. He is also a serving state-owned enterprise cadre, even a very high-ranking leader.

These identities not only make him more legendary, but also make interviews more difficult.

In the end, these media outlets went to Hongguang Publishing House and formally issued interview invitations.

Cao Zhiqiang originally refused at all costs, but after thinking about it, he decided to find a reliable media to do an exclusive interview.

In this way, not only can he become famous, but he can also contribute to his own "Journey to Jianghu" and the album "Blooming Life" that is being released, so as to increase sales to a higher level.

Is it making money? It’s not a big deal, not to mention it’s free advertising.

But this media must be chosen carefully, not those that are unreliable and difficult to control.

So in the end Cao Zhiqiang chose Peking Youth Daily, after all, he had cooperated with him before.

What a coincidence, the reporter Cai Ling came to interview Cao Zhiqiang this time.

"How about I return to the publishing house before three o'clock in the afternoon?" Xiang Dongfang said, "This interview is very important. If I don't pay attention to it, I will always feel a little worried."

"No, no, no." Cao Zhiqiang waved his hand, "Secretary Xiang, your task today is to serve Director Xu well and ask him to get the film crew up quickly to avoid long nights and dreams.

As for the interview, you don't need to do such a trivial matter.

In terms of experience, you don't have much experience, but Vice President Chen has more experience.

With him on site to help watch, there won't be any problems.

Furthermore, reporter Cai is one of our own, the interview process has been determined, and nothing will happen."

"Okay." Xiang Dongfang nodded, "Then I'll go over?"

"Go ahead, go ahead." Cao Zhiqiang waved his hand, "Go and get him a room here first, and then take him with you."

Xiang Dongfang nodded slightly to Cao Zhiqiang again, then turned and left.

After Xiang Dongfang also left, Cao Zhiqiang let out a breath: "I have everything to deal with every day, I really have everything to do every day! But I brought this on myself, no one can blame me, haha."

After that, Cao Zhiqiang went to the swimming pool for a while, then took a shower, changed his clothes, and then went to a Western restaurant for a simple Western meal.

After lunch, I went back to my room and took a nap, then I called a taxi and went back to Hongguang Publishing House.

After arriving at the publishing house, I chatted with Vice President Chen Jiabang for a while, and then used creation as an excuse to continue creating behind closed doors.

The so-called creation, of course, means copying the lyrics and music scores of various popular songs.

Although Cao Zhiqiang has decided that his main work throughout August will be filming movies, it will not delay his songwriting.

However, the songs written by Cao Zhiqiang this time are basically Japanese songs.

Yes, he plans to create a batch of best-selling Japanese songs, and then use this opportunity to go to Japan to open up his own music market in Japan.

In fact, the cooperation invitation letter from Sada Planning Co., Ltd. is not just a decoration, it actually has actual content.

Because Cao Zhiqiang plans to set up a Sino-Japanese joint venture brokerage company with Masashi Sada to be responsible for the performances of Chinese and Japanese artists in the two countries.

The initial intention is for China Audio and Video Company to cooperate with Sada Planning Co., Ltd. to establish a joint venture entertainment company, but how to do this needs to be discussed in detail.

In addition, there is another important matter, which is the matter of the artist Aqiang, or Cao Zhiqiang himself, forming a multinational band with Masashi Sada and performing in China and Japan.

This Cao Zhiqiang collaborated with Masashi Sada to form a band, and then performed together in China and Japan.

The name is naturally more lofty, it is to promote Sino-Japanese friendship, but in reality, it is just using this name and gimmick to make a little money.

The idea of ​​forming a Chinese and Japanese duo band was one of the plans that Masashi Sada discussed with Cao Zhiqiang when he was still in the capital.

One of the reasons why Masashi Sada ended his trip to China early and returned to Japan early was to prepare for this matter.

As for the second reason, it was an accident. That was a song that Cao Zhiqiang gave to Masashi Sada. The name of the song is "Sakura Saka".

This "Sakura Saka" was originally a single released by Fukuyama Masaharu in 2000. The melody is very simple and the lyrics are not complicated. It is very simple to sing and can be sung by almost one person, but it is very healing and gentle.

Even though this song is simple, its sales volume is not simple at all. It has sold 2.299 million records and was selected as the thirteenth on the Japanese Oricon single sales list!

Masashi Sada's voice is pretty good too, and when it comes to singing this song, he's no worse than Masaharu Fukuyama.

What's more, this was still 1983, and using a song from 2000 to get it now is still a dimensionality reduction blow.

When Masashi Sada was chatting all over the world at Cao Zhiqiang's house, when the topic of music came up, Cao Zhiqiang sang this song on the spot in Japanese, playing the guitar and singing.

Masashi Sada fell in love with it as soon as he heard it. After hearing that Cao Zhiqiang composed the song himself, he told Cao Zhiqiang that he wanted this song.

At that time, Cao Zhiqiang also wanted something from the other party, so he gave this song to Masashi Sada.

Who would have known that after Masashi Sada got the score and lyrics of this song, he couldn't wait to return to Japan the next day, saying that he wanted to go back to Japan to produce the song and then release it to the outside world.

Of course, Masashi Sada still wants to be proud, or he values ​​Cao Zhiqiang's creative ability, the Chinese market, and wants long-term development, so he has agreed that Cao Zhiqiang's name will be included in the composer and lyrics, and if there is income, he will write lyrics and music.

The remuneration will not be less than that of Cao Zhiqiang.

Everyone has said so, what can Cao Zhiqiang do, I can only send him off.

Then, after Masashi Sada returned to Japan, he immediately produced a single of this song, and then used his father's company, Sada Planning Co., Ltd., to officially release it under the name of Masashi Sada's new single.

Masashi Sada himself was a relatively well-known singer in Japan at this time. As early as 1979, he had achieved sales of over one million with his song "Guan Bai Declaration", which was barely considered a first-class singer.

The ranks of singers.

It was only later that he borrowed too much debt for the filming of Talking about the Yangtze River, and spent most of his time performing to pay off the debt. The pressure was too great, and his talent was exhausted. There were no more hit songs, and he gradually became a has-been singer.

But in 1983, although Masashi Sada had begun to decline, he was still not out of date. At least in Japan, many people still knew his name.

Now that he has released a new single "Sakurazaka", many record companies are still willing to help him release it.

As a result, this song became another one of his favorites.

Just one month after the release of "Sakurazaka", the sales volume in Japan exceeded 500,000 copies, and invitations from various radio stations, televisions, etc. came one after another.

Two months after the release of "Sakurazaka", sales in Japan exceeded 1.5 million copies, and the momentum was fierce. The sound of this song was everywhere.

It can be said that this single directly brought Masashi Sada back to the top. Filming TV series, appearing in variety shows, commercial performances, etc. were all coming, making Masashi Sada overwhelmed.

It is precisely because he has to deal with these things that Masashi Sada has never come to China again. It is really that he is too popular in Japan now, with announcements and invitations almost every day.

It has been popular for more than two months, and it was not until August that Masashi Sada's popularity in Japan finally passed.

At this time, Masashi Sada, who was free, finally thought of inviting Cao Zhiqiang.

To be precise, Masashi Sada was extremely impressed by Cao Zhiqiang's creative ability at this time, and he sincerely wanted to cooperate with Cao Zhiqiang, hoping to create greater glories.

There is no way, for artists like them, fame is money!

What? How did Cao Zhiqiang know this?

Of course it’s a phone call!

Since Masashi Sada returned to Japan, although he had no time to go to China to meet Cao Zhiqiang due to the sudden explosion, the international phone calls between the two parties have not been interrupted and they talk on the phone almost every week.

Therefore, Cao Zhiqiang still knows a thing or two about Masashi Sada's current situation in Japan.

In fact, in order to seduce Masashi Sada, Cao Zhiqiang even hummed the song "Blooming Life" on the phone, and hoped that he and Masashi Sada could form a group to change from Japanese songs and release records in Japan.

It is precisely out of trust in Cao Zhiqiang that Masashi Sada is so interested in him now.

This is different from the previous intention of just throwing temper tantrums with Cao Zhiqiang, but the intention of actually reaping the benefits.

After all, Masashi Sada made a lot of money during the two months he spent in Japan.

Although the release of the song "Sakurazaka" has not been enough to pay off Masashi Sada's debt so far, it has paid off less than half.

Therefore, he really hopes to officially join forces with Cao Zhiqiang to form a duo band, and then make a new debut as a duo band.

On the other hand, Cao Zhiqiang also hopes to open up the market in Japan first, even as one of the singers in a band.

Because Cao Zhiqiang believes that as long as he enters the land of the East and enters the entertainment circle of the East, he will surely set off a craze with his popular songs and earn him a wave of yen first.

At this time, it is nothing if you can only earn RMB in China. If you can go abroad to earn foreign exchange, that is your real ability.

Moreover, Cao Zhiqiang also discovered that no matter how famous he is in China and how big his record sales are, his income will not be too high due to factors such as price.

On the contrary, it is the developed Japanese market, which is where big money can really be made.

Or it can be said that during this period, as a Chinese, if he really wanted to make a lot of money from his songs, he really had to conquer the Japanese market.

Only by winning the Japanese market and getting the Japanese music industry to accept him can he be considered a real success!

(End of chapter)