Save the Bachelor of Heaven

Xiang Nan remembered that he had watched the movie "Unparalleled Under Heaven" before, and it seemed to tell the story of Emperor Zhengde and Sister Li Feng.

The specific plot has long forgotten, I just remember that there is a song in it, "La La la la la la", la la la not.

"Let me read the script first, there may not be a schedule." Xiang Nan responded immediately.

"Don't be hypocritical. This movie is directed by Liu Zhenwei and supervised by Wang Jiawei. I won the opportunity for you with great difficulty." Wang Fei persuaded, "Liu Zhenwei and Wang Jiawei, you should understand their strength."

"Yes, I understand." Xiang Nan nodded.

There is a saying in the Xiangjiang film industry, if you want to sell money, you can go to Liu Zhenwei, if you want to win awards, you can go to Wang Jiawei.

Liu Zhenwei is synonymous with box office, and Wang Jiawei is synonymous with awards. The combination of their two swords makes the movie acclaimed and well received.

"Then why are you hesitating, you don't want to act, there are so many people who want to act." Wang Fei urged.

Xiang Nan is actually not very interested in cooperating with director Xiangjiang.

It is undeniable that in the 1980s and 1990s, Xiangjiang movies did flourish for a while. But this time and that time also. Entering the new millennium, to be precise, since 1994, Xiangjiang films have been on the decline.

Not only the local box office of Xiangjiang is shrinking, but the foreign market has also been eroded by Hollywood blockbusters, which has long since lost its former glory.

However, he didn't want to disappoint Wang Fei's good intentions, so he had no choice but to agree first.

"OK, I'll act."

...

The next day, Xiang Nan didn't fly directly to the northeast, but went to Yanjing first, where he met Liu Zhenwei.

"Okay, Houshengzi, I've heard your song before, and it's so good." Liu Zhenwei said in Cantonese.

Xiang Nan didn't quite understand, so he could only guess again and again. Fortunately, Wang Fei helped translate, so we were able to communicate.

"Thank you, Director Liu. I've seen your movie too. It's really good." Xiang Nan nodded.

"I have also watched your performances in "My Father and Mother" and "Yanjing Music and the Road", and they are all very good." Liu Zhenwei smiled, "Okay, the acting is good, and the singing is also good. , and so famous, it’s really rare! We at Zedong Films like you the most, why don’t you come and join us.”

"..." Upon hearing this, Xiang Nan looked at Wang Fei suspiciously. He thought that he came here this time just to audition for a movie. Why did you suddenly talk about signing a brokerage company? !

Wang Fei also showed a puzzled expression, obviously Liu Zhenwei had not communicated with her before.

"Director Liu, thank you for your kindness, I appreciate it. However, I have already established my own studio, and I have no intention of signing with other brokerage companies for the time being." Xiang Nan waved his hand and smiled, "I'm sorry."

"Mr. Yuan, our Zedong Films is the film company with the best development momentum in Xiangjiang. If you join us, you will have a better future." Liu Zhenwei persuaded with a smile.

Zedong Films was co-founded by him and Wang Jiawei. After its establishment, it has successively produced classic films such as "East and West", "Chongqing Forest", "Evil and West Poison", "Fallen Angels", "Lighting", "In the Mood for Love" and so on.

And signed Liang Chaowei, Zhang Manyu, Liu Jialing, Gong Li, Zhang Zhen, Zhang Zhilin, Fan Zhiwei and many other top artists on both sides of the strait, and they are indeed small giants in the Xiangjiang film circle.

...

Xiang Nan smiled.

He is well aware that Zedong Films seems to be strong and strong, and there are many good films, but in fact, after entering the new millennium, the production of Zedong Films has dropped significantly, and it is often three years of hard work and five years of hard work.

"2046" was filmed intermittently for four or five years, and Takuya Kimura was almost depressed; in order to prevent Song Hye Kyo from escaping back to South Korea, she even hid her passport.

During the filming of "The Grandmaster", Zhang Zhen has almost become a master of boxing and won the national martial arts championship. The movie has not yet officially started shooting. So much so that "The Grandmaster" was jokingly called "the missing generation".

He was worried that once he joined Zedong Films, he would soon be gone.

Just like Dong Yu, after filming "The Family of Gold Fans", it became popular all over the country. But after signing into Zedong, it has not been reused for several years, and its popularity has declined rapidly.

Fan Zhiwei was known as Liang Chaowei in Taiwan back then, but after signing with Zedong, he was also not reused. As a result, the news that came out later was all about cheating, domestic violence, going crazy, etc., which were completely confused.

"Director Liu, thank you for your kindness, but forget it." Xiang Nan waved his hand.

"Mr. Yuan, you have to think about it. Your refusal may affect your acceptance of our "Unparalleled World"." Liu Zhenwei said again.

When Xiang Nan heard this, he nodded, "In that case, I can only say sorry and look forward to working together again in the future."

"Director Liu, you never told me that before." Wang Fei also said with some dissatisfaction,

She didn't expect Liu Zhenwei to force Xiang Nan to sign a contract before allowing him to act in "Unparalleled World". If she had known this premise, she would never have told Xiang Nan.

"Afei, the company's resources won't be cheap for outsiders." Liu Zhenwei said with a smile, "I hope you can understand us."

"Then I'm not from Zedong Films either. If that's the case, I won't make this movie anymore." Wang Fei nodded after hearing what he said, "Director Liu, please hire someone else."

When Liu Zhenwei heard this, he was taken aback.

The reason why "Unparalleled World" uses Wang Fei is because of her popularity on both sides of the strait.

In 2000, Wang Fei's latest album "Flowing Years" created a miracle in the Chinese music scene, regardless of sales or word of mouth, and also brought her popularity to a new height.

If she doesn't act, it will be difficult to find someone to replace her.

"Afei, don't be impulsive, there is something to discuss." Liu Zhenwei quickly persuaded.

"No discussion, that's it. If Yuan Hua stays, I'll stay. If Yuan Hua leaves, I'll go." Wang Fei insisted. To be honest, she didn't have to make a movie.

A movie pays one million Hong Kong dollars, which is not as good as her salary for holding a meeting. The reason why she agreed to accept the film was also to hope that Xiang Nan could build a bridge and return Wang Jiawei's favor by the way.

Since Liu Zhenwei didn't want to use Xiang Nan, there was no need for her to play the role.

"Okay, okay, don't worry, let's discuss it later." Liu Zhenwei said quickly.

Seeing this, Xiang Nan couldn't help being quite moved.

...

"Sister Fei, in fact, you don't have to offend anyone for me." He said to Wang Fei, "I have no shortage of film appointments now, and the schedule is full, just take care of yourself."

"Silly brother, you and I are well aware of how sluggish the movies in the mainland are. The real big-name stars are all filming in Xiangjiang now.

Zhao Wei, Lin Xinru, Fan Bingbing, Li Bingbing, Zhang Ziyi, Zhao Wenzhuo... I also want to help you connect. Wang Fei explained, "If you are popular in Xiangjiang, you will be even more popular in the mainland." Moreover, you can enter the world stage only through Xiangjiang. "

Xiang Nan was taken aback.

I have to say that what Wang Fei said made sense at the time.

The film market in the mainland is really too small. In 2002, there were only more than 1,000 theaters in the country, more than 1,800 screens, and the average box office of each movie was only hundreds of thousands. Not to mention comparing with the United States, even Xiangjiang can't compare.

Because of this, Hollywood pays more attention to Hong Kong than to the mainland. Actors from Xiangjiang can go to Hollywood to make movies, while actors from the mainland will still act as mainland specials when they go to Hollywood to make movies until one or three years ago.

So Xiangjiang is really a springboard to step onto the world stage.

But to be honest, Xiang Nan actually wants to cultivate the mainland market more than breaking into Hollywood. But he also didn't want to reject Wang Fei's good intentions. In short, let's do whatever it takes.