Chapter 1759 1761【Drunken Master】
On December 5, the college entrance examination was held in Yanjing.
As a senior high school student, Xiang Nan signed up to take the college entrance examination.
His idea is, one red heart, two preparations.
??If the film and television path doesn’t work, then continue going to school and then go into politics. In the 1980s, it was easier to get things done with an official status.
??If the path of film and television is successful, then it will be too late to suspend or drop out of school.
Anyway, with his strength, no matter which path he takes, the future is bright. He was just playing.
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After the college entrance examination, while waiting for the results to be released at home, Zhu Mu suddenly came to Beijing to find Xiang Nan.
It turns out that "Snake" will be released at the end of November. After its release, the box office performance was very good, exceeding one million Hong Kong dollars in five days. Half a month after its release, the box office revenue reached HK$2.7 million.
At that time, if a movie had a box office of over one million, it was considered a hit.
??The entire investment in "Snake" did not exceed 300,000 Hong Kong dollars, and the box office of 2.7 million Hong Kong dollars can be said to have made Zhu Mu a huge profit.
What’s more, Hong Kong films at that time were marketed throughout the East. Hong Kong films are popular in Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, South Korea... many regions, and the box office in other places is higher than that in Hong Kong.
?Hence this movie alone, Zhu Mu can easily earn two million Hong Kong dollars. And that was two million Hong Kong dollars in the 1970s, which could buy four thousand-square-foot houses in the luxury area of ??Mid-Levels.
So far, the purchasing power of two million can reach almost 200 million.
So Zhu Mu was naturally very happy and did not hesitate to condescend to come to Beijing to pick up Xiang Nan in person. And as soon as they met, he gave Xiang Nan 50,000 Hong Kong dollars as a bonus.
??He didn''t even expect the movie to be such a hit. He thought it would be good if Xiang Nan, a newcomer, could sell 7 or 8 million at the box office.
Hence, the salary he set for Xiang Nan was also low, only 20,000 Hong Kong dollars. For mainlanders, 20,000 Hong Kong dollars is certainly a lot, and they may not be able to earn it in a lifetime. But for artists from Xiangjiang, this price is on the low side.
Jackie Chan signed a contract with Luo Wei''s film company in the mid-1970s. If you don''t film for a month, your fixed salary will be 3,000 Hong Kong dollars. The salary during the filming of "Snake" was HK$50,000, which Wu Siyuan said was very cheap.
What''s more, Xiang Nan is now an instant hit. If he doesn''t get some extra remuneration, the company won''t be able to bear it if he doesn''t do well when filming. He spends three days fishing and two days drying the web.
So as soon as they met, Zhu Mu first gave Xiang Nan 50,000 Hong Kong dollars to please him.
Hang Nan would not refuse if he had the money.
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“Ning Wei, what do you think we should shoot in the next movie?” Zhu Mu asked.
He now no longer dares to underestimate this young man.
The success of the movie "Snake" has proved Xiang Nan''s strength. It is really rare to find such an all-round artist who can act, fight, and edit.
??There has only been one person in the history of Hong Kong film industry, and that was Bruce Lee. No wonder Xiang Nan is confident that he doesn''t want to be the second Bruce Lee.
“Of course I will take advantage of the victory and continue to make action movies.” Xiang Nan said with a smile, “This is a new script I wrote. Take a look.”
?Zhu Mu took it and took a look and saw two big words on the cover - "Drunken Master".
He flipped through it carefully and kept praising each section, "Good, well written, really well written. Ning Wei, your talent is really amazing. I didn''t misjudge the person."
Xiang Nan smiled.
Zhu Mu did not choose the wrong person when he chose him. He is the only one in the world. "Since there is nothing wrong, let''s hurry up and shoot." He said, "I can catch up with the start of school after the shooting."
Zhu Mu nodded.
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The filming of "Drunken Master" began immediately, and the original cast and crew were basically used.
?Protagonist Xiang Nan, supporting actors Yuan Xiaoming, Huang Zhengli, Shi Tian, ??and the martial arts director is Yuan Heping.
Xiang Nan came to Hong Kong to film on December 20th, and the filming was still done in the countryside of the New Territories.
?Just halfway through filming, the family sent a telegram that Xiang Nan was successfully admitted to the School of Foreign Languages ??at Yenching University with extremely high scores.
?Such results, such a school, and such a major made both Ning Weiguo and Qi Aihong very happy.
They didn’t expect their son to do so well in the exam, and thought that practicing martial arts for so many years had delayed his studies. They originally thought that even if Xiang Nan took the junior college exam, they would be satisfied.
?Yuying Middle School is also a sensation. Although many students from their school were admitted to college, Xiang Nan''s performance was still a bit unexpected.
After all, in everyone’s eyes, he is a warrior. In people''s impression, they have well-developed limbs and simple minds.
Who would have thought that he could still be admitted to university, and he was admitted to Peking University with almost perfect scores, which really surprised everyone.
?But Cong Shan was not surprised. She had known that Xiang Nan was not as rude as people thought. He is actually a very talented, intelligent, and thoughtful person, and is much smarter than everyone thinks.
The crew of "Drunken Master" were also surprised when they heard that Xiang Nan was admitted to Peking University.
At that time, there were not many highly educated people in the entertainment industry in Hong Kong. Not to mention those who have gone to college, even those who have gone to high school are considered highly educated.
?People like Jackie Chan, Sammo Hung, and Yuan Heping have been acting since primary school, and they didn''t even finish primary school. Therefore, Xiang Nan, a college student, is considered quite powerful, so people naturally take a high look at him.
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“You’re not bad, little fellow. Yenching University is one of the best schools.” Yuan Xiaoqing said with admiration.
? Peking University was already a well-known university in the country during the Republic of China. Yuan Xiaoming has naturally heard of its name.
?While everything is of inferior quality, only the idea of ??being well-educated has already penetrated into the bone marrow of the Chinese people. As long as they can go to school and have a promising future, no one will let their children learn drama or martial arts.
??So he admired and envied Xiang Nan very much for being admitted to a prestigious school like Peking University.
“Thank you for the compliment, old man.” Xiang Nan cupped his hands and said with a smile.
"You still have to go to college in the future, and don''t stay in the entertainment industry." Yuan Xiaoming suggested again, "No one is good for a thousand days, and a flower is prosperous for a hundred days. As artists, they all feed off their youth, and they won''t be popular for a few years. It''s better to Go to school and find a job, which will last a lifetime."
"Yes, you are right, you are mature." Xiang Nan nodded.
?Being an artist is indeed not a stable career. A drama can quickly become famous if it becomes popular, and similarly, a drama can become popular quickly if it fails. Throughout the ages, there have been countless similar examples.
So if there were other better ways out, people at that time did not recommend entering the entertainment industry.
Unlike the mainland now, the entertainment industry is a gold mine, with small artists from the 18th and 18th tier earning hundreds of thousands a year. Anyone who is somewhat famous can easily earn tens of millions a year. Therefore, wealthy people rushed to send their children in.
Yuan Xiaoqing persuaded him in this way, and it was indeed for his own good. However, Xiang Nan knew beforehand that it was really not that easy to get over it. Of course, this is not the right thing to say to others.
(End of this chapter)