Chapter 186 Finishing
Chapter 186 Finishing
The filming site of "Those Years".
Zuo Ziyan, who plays the leading role in a movie for the first time, is a little bit into the role.
After filming the scene where Fan Wumian kissed the groom and had the opportunity to kiss her, Zuo Ziyan should have chatted with him with an attitude of "seven parts nostalgia and three parts relief".
However, when she thought about how the people they loved could not be together, she burst into tears, mainly because she was moved by the stories of the characters in the play.
The assistant director was going to take a break.
Fan Wumian continued to act, walked up to Zuo Ziyan, showed a relieved and happy smile, and said:
"You are still so fond of crying. It's so ugly to cry on your wedding day. You are the most beautiful bride in the world."
This is not a line in the script.
Zuo Ziyan looked at him, fortunately she had not forgotten what she was doing, and said with a smile:
"Stupid, you have to be happy too."
"Don't worry."
He reached out to wipe away Zuo Ziyan's tears. Even a veteran in the circle like Fan Wumian was touched by her performance.
After the shooting was over, he made an OK gesture and said:
"If you change the plot, this one can be used. It's reasonable to cry because of the nostalgia for one's youth."
Followed by.
Fan Wumian asked for a piece of paper, handed it to Zuo Ziyan and said:
"Still crying, it seems that all scenes are finished. If there are no major problems after watching it later, you have already finished filming."
Zuo Ziyan cried so hard that she started to wheeze. She asked:
"After our long-distance relationship, will we also break up like them? Then I don't want to go to the UK."
Regardless of the presence of others, Fan Wumian reached out and rubbed her head.
The reason why he didn't completely eat Feng Ying'er who lived upstairs was because he clearly couldn't bear it.
The reason is that impulse and reason are always fighting each other, and after more than half a year of getting along, he will feel a little guilty, and it is difficult for him to completely let go like a wild horse.
At least at this moment, he hugged Zuo Ziyan and felt a wonderful feeling. He said with a smile:
"You are just being overwhelmed by your emotions right now. It would be inappropriate if you gave up being yourself for my sake."
"Fan Wumian in the movie is a childish guy who doesn't understand love. I'm different from him. It's okay to be in a long-distance relationship. I support you."
"I'm really lonely, at worst I can find you a sister."
The defense was broken in an instant.
Zuo Ziyan forgot about crying and said:
"As long as you're still breathing, you'll be a scumbag. You actually want to help me find a sister."
After being interrupted by Fan Wumian, Zuo Ziyan quickly calmed down.
After confirming that the content just shot was usable, the crew members brought a cake and applauded to celebrate the official completion.
The total shoot took more than a month, and post-production will probably take some time.
In order to get the final payment from Miramax Films as soon as possible, it is estimated that the filming of "A Quiet Place 7" will start again at the end of July or early August. The first version of the script has been worked out by the screenwriter team.
That night.
Fan Wumian was sitting on the sofa in the apartment, hugging Zuo Ziyan while eating pizza and chatting:
"After all, my time and energy are limited. It would be great if I could invest in Crazy Stone like I did. Director Lu Hao's movie is currently being filmed. Next, I plan to come up with a few more scripts and mass-produce movies as an investor."
Zuo Ziyan's clever little brain came back to life and she asked:
"Your film is very good, but can the quality be guaranteed if it is shot by other directors?"
"Recently, many Hong Kong film companies like to go north to make money. For example, Andy Lau's A World Without Thieves and Stephen Chow's Kung Fu have achieved quite good box office results. I also saw news in the newspaper that director Wang Jing has also gone to the mainland to make a movie."
"However, you are already a bit famous in Hollywood, maybe you can try to invest in some Hollywood movies? I don't know much about these, I just think Hollywood movies have higher box office."
Fan Wumian shook his head and said:
"Hollywood is too commercialized. Even if there are some money-making opportunities, I can't invest in them just because they have already been divided up among themselves."
"The success of A Quiet Place was basically an accident. Other films have huge investments and the risk of failure is too high."
"When I have the chance, I will think of a new script. It would be best if I could continue to make a small investment for a big gain."
Zuo Ziyan's parents were at home, so she used the crew dinner as an excuse to have time to go on a date with Fan Wumian.
Listen carefully.
She sighed:
"That's right. You invest tens or hundreds of millions of dollars at any time. If you mess up a show, it will hurt you badly. It's better to be safe."
Fan Wumian said enviously:
"The quality of most Hollywood movies is just so-so. Because of their global influence and their ability to capture all important box office markets, they are willing to invest heavily in making commercial blockbusters with luxurious casts. The highest box office in Hong Kong was only over HK$6000 million. The investment amount is too high and the cost cannot be recovered."
The commercial blockbuster movies that have become popular in the mainland recently are based on the premise that "Hollywood is willing to purchase at a high price."
The box office market in both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong and Macau alone cannot support a blockbuster movie with an investment of hundreds of millions of Hong Kong dollars.
For example, the mainland.
So far, there are only two "billion-dollar box office directors", and "Kung Fu" and "A Quiet Place" are both considered Hong Kong films.
In recent months, Fan Wumian has learned how to look at issues from the perspective of "capital".
I feel that life is already very comfortable if I can earn some cash flow from making movies, TV series, and wholesale albums, and then use the profits to create more income.
Although he sounds very rich, in fact, most of Fan Wumian’s own money was converted into Penguin stocks.
The remaining assets are invested by pledging these stocks and leveraging through banks, but have not yet brought much profit.
Calculating his personal net worth, it’s a total of 400 to 500 million Hong Kong dollars.
Among all the wealthy people in Hong Kong, he is ranked outside the top 300, not even as good as Boss Mai whom I met before.
With limited funds, Fan Wumian could only budget carefully and think of ways to make some quick money, such as stocks, real estate, video websites, etc., all of which were long-term investments that could not quench immediate thirst.
Investing in a few movies in batches may help him replenish his cash flow in a few months.
Eat and drink enough.
Fan Wumian said to Zuo Ziyan: "Why don't you not go back tonight?"
Understand his little calculations.
Zuo Ziyan, who had already come out of the mood of filming, quickly moved to the side, shaking her head like a rattle, and said:
"How can that be possible? I never stay out overnight. My parents will get suspicious and then how can I live my life at home?" The Nth attempt failed.
Fan Wumian replied:
"You're so old, but you're still being controlled so strictly. When can I hold you to sleep? By the way, my album sold more than 3000 million copies today, and I can probably make a gross profit of million. After that, I still have to pay taxes, advertise, pay employee bonuses, etc."
In addition to recording songs.
He didn't have to worry about the other details of the album release himself and was already very satisfied with it.
By strictly guarding against counterfeit dens and snatching back profits from the pirated market, this figure is almost the ceiling of the revenue from releasing an album.
As the Internet becomes more popular, many people have started listening to music online. In the future, sales of physical albums will only fall and not rise.
Without this kind of income, famous singers are still thriving, but life is difficult for middle- and lower-class music lovers.
However, with the open Internet platform, a group of Internet singers also have the opportunity to bypass the monopoly of record companies and become famous through their own strength.
Fan Wumian didn’t know whether he could achieve the amazing single-day sales record of over 500 million copies again when he released his next album.
But if we include the dividends from mobile phone ringtones, the total revenue from these twenty or so songs is actually comparable to the money earned by "A Quiet Place" in both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong, and there will be opportunities to hold concerts based on these songs in the future.
Zuo Ziyan said happily:
"Wow, that's really great. When we're done with our recent work, let's go somewhere and travel for a few days together?"
"Of course it's no problem."
That's when.
From upstairs came the sound of high heels tapping.
Zuo Ziyan looked up and said:
"Luckily I live on the top floor, so it's relatively quiet. If I had a difficult neighbor, I wouldn't know how I could live every day. Maybe you've irritated me. My dad is looking for a house on the Peak recently. If he moves there, it will be convenient for me to find you in Repulse Bay in the future."
Fan Wumian was also looking up at the ceiling, pretending to be ignorant even though he knew the truth.
More than half an hour passed.
Just after sending his girlfriend away, Fan Wumian heard the noise coming from upstairs again and sent a text message to Feng Ying'er, asking, "Where is the house being demolished?"
back in seconds.
The little goblin upstairs sent a text message saying - "I'm open, come up?"
In recent days, Feng Ying'er has been much more well-behaved.
I guess it's because he has someone powerful enough to support him, so he feels more confident and is not so ostentatious when he's with someone.
After all, she was raised in a wealthy family and was a natural beauty. She knew that Fan Wumian didn't like her worldly and impetuous nature, so when she acted cold and aloof, she acted like a decent person.
When Fan Wumian walked up the stairs to her house, he saw Feng Ying'er with her hair tied in a bun, wearing a thin pink shirt and jeans.
After being teased by this girl in different ways for several times, he was a little uncomfortable for a while, and joked: "Why don't you show your legs and wear black stockings? The air conditioner at home is so high, and finally you got arthritis from the cold?"
Feng Ying'er rolled her eyes at him and replied:
"I have to go to class today, and you're not in our school. Who am I going to show off to? I'm yours now, so I can't show off in public anymore. If rumors spread, it will easily make you lose face. If you like, I'll only wear it in front of you."
"Stop it, you are not mine yet."
Fan Wumian reached into his pocket, took out an envelope that he had prepared in advance, and then said:
"Use the signing fee I gave you in advance to pay your rent. Clean up your house. I will try to contact reporters and take some photos of you at school. Then I will try to hype it up."
I took the envelope and looked at it.
They were all brand new thousand-dollar Hong Kong dollar notes, totaling 10 Hong Kong dollars.
Feng Ying'er shook the envelope and said to him:
"I don't care. Anyway, don't think of leaving me. There is a Japanese TV series called "Pet Lover". I also want to be your little pet."
"What a sin."
Fan Wumian sighed in his heart, but he didn't refute it in the end. He changed the subject and said:
"First, I'll teach you how to be a star. With your appearance, it's more appropriate to go for the mysterious and cool route. Although you are beautiful, your appearance is too aggressive, which will easily lose a lot of female fans. It's best to give people a very light and smart feeling, and at the same time have a bit of a non-competitive temperament."
Done.
Feng Ying'er restrained her smile, then let her hair down, did some simple tidying, and said calmly:
"I'm usually like this. I only kowtow and let you control me in front of you. I ignore other men."
"I feel like I'm the one being manipulated by you."
Fan Wumian was not happy, and continued:
"Just think about having me back you up, making tens of millions a year, and showing your inner confidence, just like a model on a catwalk. If you become popular and can attract both men and women, your future will be great."
The foundation is impeccable. Feng Ying'er just lacks some opportunities. The situation can still be saved.
After giving her some pointers, Fan Wumian asked her to wash her face and put on some light makeup, which made her look much younger.
The hype tactics in the circle are nothing more than the same few tricks over and over again.
Thinking that personal spaces are becoming popular, he planned to let Feng Ying'er try the route of being the "first generation internet celebrity". As one of the major shareholders of Penguin Holdings, it would not be difficult to ask this company for a little help.
It can't be said that she was being used by her. With Feng Ying'er's background, it would be easy for her to become famous.
Capital from all walks of life has begun to pour into the mainland entertainment industry. One can doubt their character, but one cannot doubt their aesthetic taste. In addition, with the Internet as a publicity channel, it is easier for beautiful women and handsome men to stand out.
previously.
Even before she took the initiative to flirt with him, Fan Wumian already wanted to sign her and was considering putting together a group of "Four Little Flowers" to leverage on the topic traffic to make his contracted female artists famous.
The box office revenues of "A Quiet Place" have gradually arrived, and Huayi Brothers have begun to calculate the dividend amounts. In addition, the album "Sleepless Night" should bring in a lot of revenue. The resources in Fan Wumian's hands should soon be sufficient to make a group of artists famous.
You don't have to worry about opportunities to film or appear on TV shows, but as for advertising endorsements, commercial performances and the like, you have to rely on your own abilities.
If there are actors who are able to go out and take on some work, we won’t choose to stop them.
Unlike many talent agencies that have no talent but still try to force their way forward by casting a wide net to sign a batch of new talents, he wants to go the "high-end boutique" route, train and create stars on his own, and try to increase revenue and reduce expenditure.
The investment amount for TV dramas and movie projects is not high now, and it is a common phenomenon that people eat all the food themselves. The resources are controlled by major film and television companies, and there are few projects but many actors.
In a few years, many projects will compete for famous actors, and the status of agents will plummet, from "parents" to "secretaries."
Think about Zuo Ziyan.
Feng Ying'er thought that Fan Wumian liked the aloof tone, so she replied:
"Okay, then I will be more dignified and elegant from now on. Please respect yourself, boss, and don't think that you can do whatever you want to me just because you support me."
"Aren't you still teasing me?"
".No I didn't."
(End of this chapter)