Chapter 290 Stuffed a Letter
Chapter 290 A Letter
The provincial capitals in the Northwest also experienced several consecutive heavy snowfalls.
"Lost on Journey" will be completed in a day or two. In the movie, Xu Zheng and Wang Baoqiang finally become friends.
Before the two separated.
Xu Zheng looked at Wang Baoqiang with satisfaction and said:
"I used to think that a frog sitting in a well and looking at the sky was not striving for progress. After getting to know you, I realized that maybe I should respect every frog and its well. Not all animals need to live in the sea."
Wang Baoqiang scratched his head, and acted seriously in front of the camera, pretending to be stupid and scratching his head:
"Boss, what are you talking about? I don't quite understand."
Reaching out and patting his shoulder, Xu Zheng continued:
"It's okay. I'm praising you."
"When you reach my age, you will find that you will have Monkey King's worries, Zhu Bajie's belly, Monk Sha's hairstyle, Tang Monk's nagging, White Dragon Horse's work, and most importantly, the Golden Cudgel is not as powerful as before, and it is getting closer and closer to the West."
"Finding a comfortable pace of life that suits you is more important than anything else. Although this journey was unlucky, I am glad to have met you."
A large plot has been performed.
As soon as the director shouted "Cut!", Wang Baoqiang suddenly squatted down, covered his stomach and laughed, pointing at Xu Zheng and said:
"The golden hoop is far inferior to what it used to be!?"
Xu Zheng's mouth twitched:
"I'm just asking you, did I perform well in this scene? Did I perform beyond my expectations? I should have felt happy, pleased, and relieved."
Wang Baoqiang is still laughing:
"Who came up with this line? There has never been a movie this funny. Wait until the movie is finished. Don't leave yet. My agent asked me to treat everyone to a meal. How about buying a few roasted whole lambs?"
If it were Xu Zheng, he would definitely not say such a thing.
After all, I paid for the dinner myself, so there was no way I would mention that it was actually my agent's suggestion.
Because it's Wang Baoqiang, this is normal.
We have been working together on a film for over a month, and it is obvious that his way of thinking is different from that of ordinary people.
His silly look doesn't seem to be fake. It is true that fools have good fortune. He has carved out a unique path as an actor. It is difficult for others to learn Wang Baoqiang's acting style.
He took the initiative to treat the crew to a meal, saving them the money for the wrap-up dinner, so of course the director and producer would not refuse.
Many classic lines and funny jokes were naturally written by Fan Wumian. Some of the plots that would have been overused in the future are still amazing in 2005.
at the same time.
Here is the crew of "The Lonely and Great God".
Fan Wumian was also acting, and Xiao Yang played a street urchin who was causing trouble for Zhuang Muxi. He wore a floral shirt under his down jacket, had his hair parted in a 3:7 style, and had a clutch under his arm.
now.
Xiao Yang sat across from him, taking out a cigarette and saying:
"You look so well dressed, is it that profitable to be a charlatan now? Want one? Huazi."
"My subordinates said that you are a bit weird. You can even press acupoints from a distance. They guessed that they would have a bloody disaster."
"Then help me calculate it, if it works, I will let your girlfriend go."
Fan Wumian just ignored him, his expression was calm and indifferent. He glanced at Xiao Yang casually and said, "You have a big problem. You have kidney deficiency."
Xiao Yang instantly became angry and raised his voice and shouted:
"Don't talk nonsense! We are all gentlemen, and we are giving you face, right? Believe it or not, I will call someone right now and send you to a KTV to be a young master?"
Fan Wumian didn't even raise his head, and just said in a light tone: "I can cure it."
next second.
Xiao Yang's knees softened, and he hugged Fan Wumian's legs directly, with a wonderful expression, and smiled flatteringly:
"You are simply a god! Master, save me! From now on, if you point east, I will never go west. When I was young, I was skateboarding and accidentally hit a stone pillar. Since then, I have..."
Fan Wumian interrupted and said:
"You don't need to tell me this. It's no problem for me to help you, but you have to do me a favor."
Just a small favor.
Filming continued that night.
Outside the concert hall, Fan Wumian and Zhuang Muxi were waiting. Xiao Yang quickly brought two popular opera tickets with a flattering look on his face.
Originally, the heroine played by Zhuang Muxi was very happy, but during this time she heard Fan Wumian say that the time had come and he hoped that she could help him pull out the sword stuck in his chest, which caused some unpleasantness.
It’s an old routine in idol dramas, with the characters repeatedly struggling with emotional issues, and every time the sweet moments end, something unexpected happens that upsets the character.
The original ending was that the character played by Fan Wumian would eventually choose to stay and accompany Zhuang Muxi for the rest of his life.
However, after thinking about it recently, I felt that it was a bit thin.
The screenwriter changed it to the day of their wedding, Zhuang Muxi chose to sacrifice herself to save a child on the way. The immortal Fan Wumian was alone, quietly waiting for her reincarnation. Finally, many years later, the two met in a small town at the foot of the snow-capped mountains.
Taking advantage of the brief warming of the weather, we continued shooting for a few days.
The movie "The Promise", which has been doing offline promotional activities all over the country, has finally been released in a high-profile manner.
Put it aside before.
As long as you are willing to invest more in publicity, even if it's just as good as cow dung, you can still make something out of it. You can rely on monopolizing the traditional media channels through which people obtain information and trick the audience into buying tickets.
However, thanks to Fan Wumian, Penguin Weibo came out ahead of schedule.
This caused some changes in the publicity and promotion of "The Promise". On the day the movie was released, many viewers who had watched the movie posted negative reviews on the platform, and even a hot search broke out - "Is "The Promise" really good?"
The crew is about to wrap up filming, and Fan Wumian is busy concentrating on filming.
It was not until the day after The Promise was released that he heard that the movie was badly criticized on the Internet.
The "Holy Flame Meow Meow" cafe in Wanghailou is about to open to the public. In order to shoot the wedding scenes, the surrounding lawns have been repaved, and everywhere is green. They intend to take the opportunity to advertise for Wanghailou Hotel.
September 12th, Saturday.
Fan Wumian was waiting to be filmed and came to the cafe to see the cats.
There are three layers of wooden cat cages in total, with four compartments on each layer, which house 12 show-level cats, including Garfield, Ragdoll, Golden Shaded, Persian, and more.
The Holy Flame Meow Meow Café is now ready for opening, but due to a temporary decision to use the space for filming a movie, the opening date has been postponed to the 23rd of this month.
At this moment.
In his arms, manager Jiang Shixi was holding a particularly clingy ragdoll cat. He stroked it and said to Fan Wumian:
"With so many netizens criticizing The Promise on Penguin Weibo, I think the investors will soon find Penguin Group and ask them to delete the posts."
"The movie was released yesterday, and the first-day box office reached 2100 million RMB, which is higher than the first-day box office of your movie 'Those Years'."
"I guess I bribed reporters a lot. Today, the news is all over the place, saying how gorgeous it is, how high the first-day box office is, how the cast is splendid, and they only write about its advantages, without mentioning any of its disadvantages. I estimate that the total box office for today and tomorrow, two holidays, will be 70 to 80 million RMB."
Fan Wumian was wearing a coat and didn't want to get covered in cat hair, so he just poked the ragdoll cat's head with his fingers.
The little guy had a very good temper. He turned over in Jiang Shixi's arms and took the initiative to expose his belly for him to scratch.
I suddenly felt that the 1 yuan I spent on it was not wasted. It is equivalent to half a year's basic salary for a cafe waiter.
Fan Wumian smiled happily and joked:
"The production cost was so high, exceeding 3 million RMB. We had originally planned to sell it to foreign distributors at a high price, just like Hero and Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon. But we didn't expect it to be directly returned by Miramax Films."
"The abacus beads were jingling, but now they have collapsed. Foreign film companies are just rich, not stupid. I don't think anyone will spend a high price to buy the copyright."
"The investors are going crazy and can only hope to get more money back from the mainland market. Less loss means more profit, so they can't help but hope to fool as many people as possible."
Jiang Shixi nodded and said:
"Indeed, but if people ask about it and find out it's not good, the box office will probably be weak. At least those who often go online will not buy tickets to see it as long as they check the reviews."
Fan Wumian continued to play with the ragdoll cat and reminded:
"Penguin Weibo is more important. It can magnify a movie's weaknesses and also help boost box office sales. When The Promise starts to falter, Crazy Stone will be released next week to grab the market. We only need to worry about Sakura Gakuin."
There is nothing threatening about The Promise.
"Sakura Gakuin" and "Crazy Stone" were released one after another, and Fan Wumian was having a conflict with the investors of this film, so how could he not find out the situation in advance.
From the information he learned, the story described in "Sakura Gakuin" is about a student from a port city whose family moves to Tokyo due to his parents' job transfer. He meets a girl he likes at school and happens to witness a murder.
This type of movie is relatively novel in the eyes of mainland audiences, and as long as it is well made, the box office performance may not be too bad.
The phenomenon of "outsiders are better at chanting sutras" is still very common today. The high school life in Hong Kong cities depicted in "Those Years" also played a role in boosting box office sales.
The two were busy talking about business.
Someone came to the door and shouted from a distance:
"Mr. Fan! Brother Jiang! This morning, someone slipped a letter through the crack of the company's door in Nanluoguxiang. It was different from other fan letters. It was actually words cut out from a magazine and pasted on an envelope, and Mr. Fan was specifically asked to receive it."
stunned.
Jiang Shixi thought of something and quickly put his finger to his mouth, signaling the other party to shut up, and muttered:
"It seems to be played like this in movies. Could someone be kidnapped?"
Fan Wumian, who had the same idea, blinked and said:
"My only relative is my dad. Who would have the time to kidnap him? The probability of haters poisoning me is quite high."
Upon hearing this, the employee of the Bandit King Media Branch was so scared that he almost dropped the envelope in his hand. He hurried into the room and put the letter on the bar.
Jiang Shixi was smarter. He first found a plastic bag from the drawer, threw the letter in and tied it up, and then tore open the envelope through the bag.
After shaking it up and down, only a letter fell out, nothing else.
There happened to be rubber gloves next to the sink. Fan Wumian put on the gloves, picked up the letter and read it. He found that it actually said -
"I already know about your erotic deeds. If you don't want the photos to appear in the newspaper, prepare 5 yuan. I promise to keep it a secret for you. At 9 o'clock tomorrow morning, put the money on the tray of the elephant sculpture in Yuyuantan Park and then turn around and leave."
Fan Wumian laughed immediately after reading it.
The purchasing power of RMB is really strong these days. He felt sad and funny when he was blackmailed by someone who only offered 5 yuan.
(End of this chapter)