Chapter 168: 1 Bentley
Chapter 168 A Bentley
The last time we filmed "A Quiet Place", there was almost no sound and lines, which saved us a lot of trouble.
Actors don't need to memorize their lines, they just need to focus on performing.
When we started filming "You Are the Apple of My Eye", the initial running-in phase was quite troublesome, with various small problems arising.
After all, he is not a professional actor, so Fan Wumian asked several of his friends to play themselves as his best friends. When facing the camera, Mantis stumbled and had to reshoot a few lines many times, and his expressions seemed rather stiff.
Fortunately, he was prepared for this and didn't mind giving them a little more time.
During rehearsal.
Fan Wumian broke each scene into pieces and fed them to them bit by bit.
First day of startup.
Just after finishing work in the evening, Fan Wumian invited all the crew members to eat beef brisket pot.
period.
Assistant Pu Jiajing received a call and said to Fan Wumian:
"Boss! There's a British car brand that wants to sponsor you a luxury car worth two or three million! What's the brand called? Mercedes-Benz?"
".It's a Bentley, right?"
Fan Wumian raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why would they give me a car for no reason?"
Assistant Pu Jiajing shook his head slightly and said:
"I'm not sure either. Brother Jiang said they brought a new car to the auto show, but the sales were not good. I didn't recognize this brand before. I think they wanted to use your fame to promote it in the mainland."
After being acquired, Rolls-Royce was reborn, and with the new Phantom, it has been killing it in the ultra-high-end luxury car market.
In contrast, Bentley is not well-received and many of its models are very old-fashioned. Since entering the mainland market in 2002, its total sales have not exceeded 200 units.
In fact, the purpose of giving the car to Fan Wumian is nothing more than to take advantage of his popularity, which is equivalent to using the car to offset the cost of advertising endorsements.
He then asked: "Have you decided which one to give me?"
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Pu Jiajing silently took out her cell phone and called Jiang Shixi, saying awkwardly, "I don't really understand these things, especially such an expensive luxury car. Let Jiang Ge tell you himself."
You won’t know until you ask.
Just some time ago, the British car company Bentley brought a 4-door version of the Continental Flying Spur into the mainland market and participated in the Shanghai Auto Show, priced at 268 million yuan.
Obviously, not many people would spend money to buy a car that others don't recognize, and if it is parked on the side of the road, it may even be mistaken for a different brand.
After promoting the product at the auto show, we found that the response was mediocre, so we decided to sponsor a car.
In order to facilitate filming, we stayed in an apartment downstairs from Zuo Ziyan's home that night.
After checking online, I found that the appearance of the new Bentley Flying Spur is okay, but it is neither as youthful as the two-door version of the Continental GT, nor as stable and majestic as the entry-level "Elegant R" priced at RMB 388 million.
Especially the "Elegant 728", which is benchmarked against the Rolls-Royce Phantom. The basic version is priced at nearly 1288 million yuan, and there is also a top-of-the-line model that sells for million yuan.
Thinking that there would be no loss of money through negotiation, Fan Wumian asked his agent to help him get a two-door Continental GT, either in white or dark green, with a mainland retail price of RMB 338 million.
The second choice is the Elantra R. If that doesn’t work, I will buy the Continental Flying Spur. I plan to use it for transportation when I go to Yanjing to study.
The whole thing came to a conclusion that night.
There are relatively many buyers for the Continental GT series, and car dealers can sell it at a higher price, so they are reluctant to give it to him.
On the contrary, you can sponsor him a Yaris R with a market price of 388 million yuan. The new model will be launched soon, and there are still a lot of unsold stocks in the warehouse.
The front of this car is not bad, but it looks a bit like a classic car from the back. Since I didn't pay for it, I can't care about it.
Taking advantage of the opportunity when her parents went out for a walk, Zuo Ziyan came to the apartment to find him again.
When she heard that she had received a sponsored luxury car, the young lady smiled and said:
"It turns out being a celebrity is so cool, you can get a Yaris as a gift? An uncle bought this car, and it costs more than 200,000 pounds in the UK."
"If I become famous, can I also get some free sponsorship, such as high-end custom dresses from major brands, or new bags?"
"I am very happy just thinking about it. I have always wanted to travel to Paris and Milan Fashion Week."
In order to avoid appearing guilty.
Fan Wumian did not deliberately skip the topic about Zhuang Muxi in front of Zuo Ziyan.
He explained:
"At the end of February, I went to the Academy Awards with Ms. Zhuang. We returned all the evening gowns and jewelry sponsored by the brand after the ceremony. If they were damaged or lost, we had to pay for them at the price. They are very stingy."
"You have advantages. Not only are you beautiful, but your family is also quite good. It should be easier for you to be favored by luxury brands, as you fit the high-end image they create."
"If I hadn't signed contracts with some brands, I might have had a chance to get endorsements from luxury companies. Many celebrities rely on these brands to enhance their image, but in fact, the brands have taken the initiative, and they can't get much endorsement fees."
I agree with this very much.
Zuo Ziyan looked at him and said:
"Some shopping malls are even willing to waive their rent and even pay a fee to attract high-end brands. Even so, it still depends on whether the other party is willing to open a store. The mall downstairs from my home also wanted to move up to the high-end market, but unfortunately it couldn't compete with Harbour City, Times Square and the like."
before.
Zuo Ziyan has always felt that being a star has limited prospects, and compared to being a businessman, the ceiling is different. Take Jack Long, the most valuable person, for example. It took him more than ten years to squeeze into Hollywood and gain a firm foothold.
As one of the highest-paid actors in Mainland China, his total wealth is almost on par with Zuo Ziyan's family.
The Zuo family’s assets are not even ranked high in Hong Kong City.
The top few super-rich people with a net worth of hundreds of billions or tens of billions of Hong Kong dollars are the "idols" she admires.
However, in just over half a year, Fan Wumian had earned profits equivalent to the net profit of many listed companies worth tens of billions of Hong Kong dollars. After having sufficient cash flow, he continued to buy and invest everywhere.
This made Zuo Ziyan feel that if she had the opportunity to become a star, it would not conflict with her previous life plans.
It seems that there is a chance to not rely on the support of my family, accumulate start-up capital by filming movies and taking commercials, and try to create a career of my own.
She has a more serious personality.
After chatting, she took the script to ask Fan Wumian for advice. Her intelligence was an advantage, as she could remember many lines after reading them once.
Early the next morning.
The crew continued filming, and the scenes involving Fan Wumian were given to the assistant director to help shoot, while he was personally responsible for the rest.
The seventh grade classroom was empty.
At this moment.
Several crew members were standing where the podium was.
The camera was only one or two meters away from Fan Wumian. He drew a small turtle pattern, taped it to Zuo Ziyan's back, and held his head with his hands, saying:
"What bad luck! How could the teacher think that letting me sit behind you would improve my grades? Are you the God of Literature who has descended to earth? Can your aura make people smarter?"
While filming, Zuo Ziyan frowned slightly, clenched her fist and said:
"I'm the unlucky one, please don't do anything tricky during class, it will affect my studies."
Fan Wumian replied in a lazy tone:
"It's great to be a good student. You rank first in your grade and you can lecture people."
Zuo Ziyan's expression became obviously angrier, and she just said, "I don't want to pay attention to you, who wants to teach you a lesson."
The mantis sitting next to her reached out her hand, took off the little turtle that was attached to her back, and said flatteringly:
"Zi Yan, ignore him. He's always like this. I bought some macarons. Do you want some?"
Fan Wumian decisively raised his middle finger towards his bad friend and continued to argue with her while lying on the table.
In order to support his girlfriend and himself, he and Zuo Ziyan used their real names in this movie, and the same went for several of their close friends.
As for the parts that do not conform to reality, just treat them as some artistic processing.
Compared with the original drama, some changes have been made in the details.
For example, Fan Wumian bought himself a guitar and liked to play it in the back row after class. He also had many movie CDs in his schoolbag and always liked to use a digital camera to record the scenes.
Given the image he leaves in people's minds, this can increase the sense of immersion when watching the movie, and people subconsciously feel that this is Fan Wumian's own story.
Not only that.
Fan Wumian also took the opportunity to continue to promote Zhuang Muxi, and arranged a plot where the two of them met by chance on a rooftop and got along well with each other.
And in the last scene of the movie, after he leaves Zuo Ziyan's "wedding", he meets Zhuang Muxi by chance at the bus stop.
Zhuang Muxi was in a hurry to catch the bus, so he left him his business card.
Scenes like getting beaten up for boxing and quarreling with Zuo Ziyan were also changed to show that Fan Wumian had to work on the crew and didn't have time to accompany her, so they gradually became estranged.
Compared to many special effects blockbusters, "Those Years" is relatively easy to shoot as long as the actors perform well.
For several days.
The entire crew was very busy, filming the Valentine's Day scene where Zuo Ziyan's desk was piled with love letters, flowers and chocolates.
由于油膘不讲武德，丢掉情敌们的礼物和情书，放学时候还差点挨揍，几人夺路而逃。
Zuo Ziyan was also photographed for not bringing her textbook, and was punished by the teacher to do 100 frog jumps in the corridor.
Their teacher is played by Silly Old Fan, who looks very much like Lu Xun when he is wearing a long robe and holding a book.
It took a total of 9 days in total. After we finished filming the scenes at Trinity College, everyone went their separate ways after graduation.
Fan Wumian was fully focused on the filming, but he also had time for other projects.
In the closed production factory in Shenzhen, his second album has begun mass production, with the title "Sleepless Night" written on the cover.
Manager Shi Zhongzhi and his team in charge of sales were not trusted, so the production business was handed over to Lanli. A security team of more than 24 people supervised each other and took turns patrolling hours a day. Boxes of semi-finished albums were piled up in the warehouse.
Manager Shi, who is in charge of sales, has already started contacting old customers in advance and has set the sales start date as June 6st.
If you want to get the goods, please pay the deposit first, and then we will start shipping them around June 6th.
(End of this chapter)