Save the Bachelor of Heaven

  Chapter 608 609【Sorry I refuse】

   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 been forgotten, and I only remember that there is a song in it, "La la la la la la la la", the la la la la is endless.

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

   "Don't be hypocritical. This movie is directed by Liu Zhenwei and supervised by Wang Jiawei. I managed to get you a chance." 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 also the foreign market has 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 will act."

  …

   On the second day, instead of flying directly to the northeast, Xiang Nan went to Yanjing first, where he met Liu Zhenwei.

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

  Xiang Nan didn't quite understand, so he had to 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 and said.

"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.”

   "..." When Xiang Nan heard this, he 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 had a puzzled expression on his face, apparently Liu Zhenwei had never 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 Hong Kong. If you join us, you will have a better future." Liu Zhenwei persuaded with a smile.

  Zedong Films 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 from both sides of the strait, and they are indeed small giants in the Xiangjiang film circle.

  …

  Xiang Nan smiled.

  He knows 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 or five years.

  The filming of "2046" took four or five years on and off, which made Takuya Kimura almost depressed; in order to prevent Song Hye Kyo from escaping back to South Korea, she even hid her passport.

  Filming "The Great Master", Zhang Zhen is almost a master of boxing and won the national martial arts championship. The movie has not officially started shooting yet. 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 Taiwan Liang Chaowei 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.

  Xiang Nan nodded upon hearing this, "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 star in "Unparalleled World". If she had known this premise, she would never have told Xiang Nan.

   "A Fei, the company's resources won't be cheap for outsiders." Liu Zhenwei smiled, "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." Hearing what he said, Wang Fei nodded and said, "Director Liu, you should 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 released the latest album "Flowing Years", which created a miracle in the Chinese music scene in terms of sales and 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, you need to discuss things." Liu Zhenwei quickly persuaded.

   "There is no discussion, that's it. If Yuan Hua stays, I will stay, and if Yuan Hua leaves, I will go." Wang Fei insisted. To be honest, she does not have to make movies.

  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 doesn't want to use Xiang Nan, there is 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, actually, you don't have to offend anyone for me." He said to Wang Fei, "I don't lack film appointments now, and the schedule is full, just take care of yourself."

   "Silly brother, you and I know 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.

  (end of this chapter)