Save the Bachelor of Heaven

At the beginning of January, after three months of post-production, "That Mountain, That Man, That Dog" was finally completed, and immediately began to look for a distributor.

But Xiaoxiang Studio found more than a dozen distributors, but none of them were interested in the film.

Mainly because the subject matter of this movie is too biased.

It tells the story of the country postman. It's not a comedy, it's not a tragedy, it's not an action movie, it's not a horror movie... It can be said that it has no selling point.

Although there is a popular singer Yuan Hua starring, but such a cold subject matter is too out of the ordinary, and it is likely that there is no money to be made. Publishers also have to eat, so they are naturally unwilling to take risks.

This made Huo Jianqi feel sorry for Xiang Nan.

Xiang Nan invested 2 million RMB in this film, and he didn't even receive the film salary. Now that he can't even find a publisher, Xiang Nan is likely to lose all his money, and he is really speechless.

Therefore, he went to find Xiang Nan and pleaded guilty.

"Yuan Shuai, I'm really sorry for you, and I feel extremely guilty." He apologized to Xiang Nan, "It's all my fault for causing you to lose so much money this time."

"Don't say that, I am willing to invest in this movie, and I will accept the loss." Seeing this, Xiang Nan waved his hand, and then asked unwillingly, "Is the matter really not turning around?"

"Well, now that no publisher is willing to distribute it, we can only sell it to audiovisual publishing companies, film and television channels, and try to distribute it overseas." Huo Jianqi explained, "Maybe we can recover a little bit of the cost."

Xiang Nan blinked, and suddenly asked, "By the way, if our film goes to the film festival and wins an award, will it sell better?

I just received a call from director Zhang Yimou two days ago, and he invited me to attend the Berlin International Film Festival with him to promote "My Father and Mother". "

"If you go to the film festival to participate in the exhibition, it also needs a cost." Huo Jianqi wondered.

Participating in the film festival not only needs to rent booths, but also costs money for food, clothing, housing and transportation of personnel. Without three or four hundred thousand yuan, it is impossible.

Xiang Nan thought for a while, and finally nodded, "Then go. If you go, there is always a chance to come back. If you don't go, we will lose."

On the one hand, he has already invested two million RMB. It is still worthwhile for him to pay another few hundred thousand for a chance to turn things around.

On the one hand, he has confidence in the quality of "That Mountain, That Man, That Dog". When this film was released in Japan and South Korea, it received high praise.

Therefore, the chance of a comeback is still very high.

Seeing what Xiang Nan said, Huo Jianqi nodded. Then he began to prepare for the film exhibition.

...

In February, the recording of Xiang Nan's third album "The Wind Rises" was completed.

As usual, Xiang Nan filmed an MV for it.

The MV is directed by director Yu Yan, who has become famous in the film and television industry and was the one who filmed "Kou Laoxier", which became popular a few years ago.

Although this drama received rave reviews, the ratings were overwhelming when it was broadcast that year. It can be seen that Yu Yan still has a few tricks.

It's just that the trend in the film and television industry at that time was that compared with the box office and ratings of film and television dramas, the industry paid more attention to their quality and reputation. Therefore, although Yu Yan made a hit TV series, he was really left out for a long time. Now Just earn some pocket money by shooting MVs.

After the MV's heroine was screened, it was decided to be Li Xiaoran who graduated from Beiwu.

Last time, she participated in the audition for "That Mountain, That Man, That Dog", but unfortunately lost to Gao Yuanyuan.

This time when shooting the MV, Xiang Nan was the first to think of her, so he called her personally, "Miss Li, I am Yuan Hua. I have a MV to shoot recently, and I am short of a heroine. Don't try?"

Li Xiaoran was very happy to receive Xiang Nan's call.

Although it is only a small job to appear in the MV, if the filming is done well, it will still be very effective in enhancing the reputation.

Zhang Jingchu and Zeng Lai, because they collaborated with Xiang Nan in the MV, they rose from unknown to famous newcomers, and they received the attention of the entertainment industry.

Zhang Jingchu has now joined the crew of "The Happy Life of Poor Zhang Damin", playing the role of sister Zhang Daxue. It is said that the role is quite important, and there is also a love scene; main character……

Li Xiaoran was worried about not being able to find a job, so she happily took over the job.

"Mr. Yuan, I never thought you would take the initiative to find me." She smiled, "I am really flattered."

"You don't need to be so polite, just call me Yuan Shuai. Call me Mr. Yuan, you just call me old." Xiang Nan waved his hand and smiled, "I'm embarrassed to say that, last time "The Man That Dog That Mountain" Set someone else up."

"It's okay, I failed the audition, I've been used to it for a long time." Li Xiaoran waved his hand and smiled, "Besides, don't you have a chance now."

Xiang Nan nodded with a smile, and had a good impression of this Yanjing girl with a bright personality.

...

The MV shooting of "The Wind Rises" was still very easy, and it was completely finished in three days.

The cooperation between Xiang Nan and Li Xiaoran was also very smooth. Although Li Xiaoran is not from an acting department, her acting skills are also very good, and her cooperation is also very high. Even the director Yu Yan praised her for her savvy.

As for Xiang Nan, his performance was even better. The acting skills are proficient and the heat is sophisticated.

After all, after being tuned by directors Zhang Yimou, Huo Jianqi, and Yang Yazhou, and having learned from Ding Jiali, Wang Jinsong, Li Mingqi, Teng Rujun, etc., his acting skills can't be said to have been among the top acting schools, at least the first-line is almost the same .

Shooting an MV is really a trivial matter for him.

"Director Yu and Ms. Li, let's cooperate again if we have a chance in the future." After filming, he smiled and said to Li Xiaoran and Yu Yan.

Li Xiaoran nodded readily.

Yu Yan also smiled.

Since he filmed "Old Kou Xier" in 1997, he hasn't made a movie for three years.

"Director Yu, don't worry, gold will always shine." Seeing this, Xiang Nan comforted him, "Come on, I'll treat you to a rubbing meal, so you can relieve your worries when you get drunk!"

...

After the MV production of "The Wind Rises" was completed, it began to be broadcast on major TV stations, and then caught the audience's ears again.

This song has a beautiful melody and inspirational lyrics. It is very suitable for young people, so they all like it very much. They went to the record store early to inquire about the news of the new album.

Immediately, Maimiao Records was overwhelmed by distributors, and they snapped up the album "The Wind Rises". Moreover, the order volume is even more than in previous years.

They can see that Xiang Nan's momentum has become more and more popular in the past two years, and the sales of the new album will definitely hit a new high.

And because his albums are of high quality and the first songs are classic songs, they often sell well after they go on the market. For example, the first album "To Youth" still sells more than 300,000 copies every year.

Unlike some singers, that is, when the film was first released, it sold more. Once the heat is over, it immediately cools down, and usually one can't be sold.

Therefore, they placed a lot of orders this time. In total, there are 2.5 million copies of tapes alone, and more than 1.2 million copies of CDs.

This kind of sales volume is quite scary in the mainland music scene. None of the four heavenly kings are so fierce.