Chapter 1883 1885【Walking on Two Legs】
Shanshan’s original name was He Laidi. One look at this name showed that her parents valued sons over daughters and were looking forward to having a son.
As expected, Shanshan was not taken seriously. Like her older sisters Zhaodi, Pandi, and Sidi, she was often beaten or scolded. She was assigned to work in the fields before she even went to junior high school.
?But my younger brother can play around wildly without doing any farm work or housework, and he always eats well and wears good clothes. Therefore, Shanshan disliked this name very much. After arriving in Yanjing, she changed her name to Shanshan.
Now that I have come to Xiangjiang and entered the entertainment industry, it is no longer appropriate to call me Shanshan, so I asked a fortune teller to help me change my name.
Xiang Nan smiled and said, "Since it was obtained by Mr. Xiang, it must make sense. I think it will definitely come true."
“Then I’ll lend you some good advice.” Shanshan said with a smile upon hearing this.
"By the way, this is a small gift I brought to you from the United States. See if you like it?" Xiang Nan then handed her a box and said.
Shanshan opened it and saw a beautiful music box in the shape of a merry-go-round. As soon as you start the Trojan, it will spin and think of the music from "Für Elise".
??Although this kind of music box is not very valuable and can be bought in Xiangjiang, sending goose feathers thousands of miles away is not a gift but a heavy sentiment. In her opinion, this is more meaningful than gold and silver jewelry, clothes, perfume and the like.
“Thank you, I like it very much.” She said happily.
“Just like it.” Xiang Nan nodded.
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After meeting Shanshan, Xiang Nan went to see Wang Jing again.
After arriving at the company, I first took a look at the performance over the past year.
??Performance over the past year or so has been pretty good, with Zhen Kung Fu Pictures releasing a number of blockbuster films one after another.
?Such as the "Overlord Flower" series, "Hardcover Chasing Girls" series, "The Passionate Son", "The Supreme 2: Eternal Dominance of the World", "Alang''s Story", "Yimei Taoist" and so on.
?Especially the large-scale movie "Eighteen Steps to Pick Up Girls", which sold 15 million Hong Kong dollars at the box office, making Kung Fu Pictures a huge profit.
It turns out that Xiangjiang launched a film rating system in November last year. After the launch, many film companies have put their money-making ideas into large-scale films.
After all, food and **** are good, and there is definitely no shortage of audiences for this type of movie.
?Zhen Kung Fu Pictures took the lead and released "Eighteen Steps to Pick Up Girls" starring Aaron Chan when the rating system was first introduced.
??It tells the story of several swingers who bet on who can catch the heroine played by Chen Yalun, which leads to frequent strange tricks. It turns out that Chen Yalun is a con man who only gets close to these young men to defraud them of money. In the end, these young men failed to pick up girls. Instead, they behaved badly and lost their wives and soldiers...
The story of this movie is actually very good. The screenwriter''s signature is not that of a woman, but actually the pseudonym of Wang Jing. It''s just that he didn''t want to be laughed at in the future, so he didn''t dare to sign his real name.
But his move was purely deceptive. Because once you look at the plot, it''s his specialty in pick-up comedies, and the entire Hong Kong film industry won''t give it a second thought. So it was impossible for him to deny it.
?The reason why Wang Jing wrote the script himself is because he knows that beauty can only attract audiences, but cannot retain them. Otherwise, there would be no need to write a script for the movie, and it would just be a 90-minute shoot of handsome guys and beauties.
In order to seize the opportunity, "Eighteen Steps to Pick Up Girls" was produced in only ten days. Wang Jing wrote the script on the first day, started shooting the next day, wrapped it up a week later, post-produced it one day, submitted it for review the next day, and it was officially released on the tenth day. The speed was so fast that even her colleagues were stunned.
??Although the production time was a little rushed and the quality was inevitably a bit rough, because it was the first Hong Kong film and it starred the **** beauty Chen Yalun, it was a box office hit after its release. In the Hong Kong area alone, the box office revenue was HK$15 million.
Xiang Nan listened to the production process of "Eighteen Steps to Pick Up Girls" and couldn''t help but admire Wang Jing''s eagerness. Shooting a movie in ten days is really amazing.
“Director Wang, you are still the best.” Xiang Nan smiled and then handed over a check. “I went to see Shanshan and she is in very good condition now. Thank you for your hard work, Director Wang.”
?Wang Jing took it and saw three million dollars. He was shocked again and said, "Mr. Ning, you are too polite."
"Take it." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said, "If you have merit, you will be rewarded, and if you make mistakes, you will be punished. I won''t be polite, and you don''t have to refuse. I will give you everything that should be given to you."
Hearing what he said, Wang Jing had no choice but to nod and collect the check.
"Mr. Ning, for the future development of the company, I suggest that we walk on two legs. On one side are serious movies, such as comedies, action movies, romance movies, and horror movies; on the other side are informal movies. I think this area is still It has great potential." Wang Jing then added.
He received the three million U.S. dollars, which was a bit disappointing, so he had no choice but to offer more advice and suggestions on the company''s management.
"Okay." Xiang Nan nodded, "However, the most important thing is voluntariness. We don''t want to do things like forcing good people to thrive."
“Don’t worry, there are so many people who want to act.” Wang Jing said with a smile.
The cost of "Eighteen Steps to Pick Up Girls" was only HKD 3 million, but in the Hong Kong region, the box office was HKD 15 million. After being released to Taiwan and Nanyang, the box office and reputation were also good.
?Especially the video tape released, which sold more than 20 million Hong Kong dollars, much better than "The King of Flowers". It’s simply a tenfold increase in profits.
It is said in "Das Kapital" that if there is 50% profit, capital will dare to take risks; if there is double the profit, capital will dare to risk beheading; if there are three times the profit, capital will dare to trample all laws.
??The huge sales of "Pick Up Girls 18" have naturally attracted the envy of many film companies, and they have launched such movies one after another.
?And Chen Yalun also became one of the most popular actresses in Hong Kong overnight because of her boldness and spirit of sacrifice.
She has been covered in numerous articles in newspapers and magazines, making her exposure comparable to that of Chung Chu Hong, Wang Zhixian, Lin Qingxia and Guan Zhilin. There are even wealthy second-generation people who are so open-minded that they directly throw away 500,000 Hong Kong dollars just to have dinner with Chen Yalun.
This all reflects her popularity to a certain extent.
??The so-called boogers are delicious, even if the nostrils are dug out.
? Seeing that Chen Yalun became famous through this movie, other artists who longed for fame and money also started to have this idea.
?For a time, many female stars devoted themselves to the film, making the Hong Kong film industry a joyful scene.
Xiang Nan nodded.
?In the golden age of Hong Kong movies, there were indeed many actresses who used this to achieve breakthroughs, such as Ye Yuqing, Ye Zimei, Qiu Shuzhen, Li Lizhen, etc., but I have never heard of anyone who was forced to do so.
However, many actors said that they had no choice but to make such films.
“I know too, but I’m just reminding you.” He smiled and said, “Director Wang, I feel relieved to leave the company to you.”
?Wang Jing also nodded, "Thank you, Mr. Ning, for your trust. I will definitely manage the company better."
(End of this chapter)