Save the Bachelor of Heaven

  Chapter 592 Chapter 593 [Berlin International Film Festival] (addition for book friends who do not regret Shenlong)

  At the beginning of January, after three months of post-production, "That Mountain, That Man, That Dog" was finally completed, and immediately began to look for a publisher.

  But Xiaoxiang Studio found more than a dozen distributors, but none of them were interested in this movie.

   Mainly because the subject matter of this movie is too biased.

  It tells the story of the country postman. It's not a comedy, it's not a tragedy, it's not an action movie, it's not a horror movie... It can be said that it has no selling point.

  Although there is a popular singer Yuan Hua starring, such a cold subject matter is too out of the ordinary, and it is likely that there is no money to be made. Publishers also have to eat, so they are naturally unwilling to take risks.

   This made Huo Jianqi feel very sorry for Xiang Nan.

  Xiang Nan invested 2 million RMB in this film, and he didn't even receive a film salary. Now that he can't even find a publisher, Xiang Nan is likely to lose all his money, and he is really speechless.

  So, he went out to find Xiang Nan to plead guilty.

   "Yuan Shuai, I'm really sorry for you, and I feel extremely guilty." He apologized to Xiang Nan, "It's all my fault for causing you to lose so much money this time."

   "Don't say that, I am willing to invest in this movie, and I will accept the loss." Seeing this, Xiang Nan waved his hands, and then asked unwillingly, "Is there really no turning point?"

   "Well, no distributor is willing to distribute it now, so we can only sell it to audio-visual publishing companies, film and television channels, and try to distribute it overseas." Huo Jianqi explained, "Maybe we can recover a little bit of the cost."

  Xiang Nan blinked, and suddenly asked, "By the way, if our film goes to the film festival and wins an award, will it sell better?

  I just received a call from director Zhang Yimou two days ago, and he invited me to join him at the Berlin International Film Festival to promote "My Father and Mother". "

   "If you go to the film festival to participate in the exhibition, it will also cost." Huo Jianqi wondered.

  Participating in the film festival not only needs to rent booths, but also needs to spend money on food, clothing, housing and transportation. There is no RMB 300,000 to 400,000.

  Xiang Nan thought for a while, and finally nodded, "Then go. If you go, there is always a chance to come back. If you don't go, we will lose."

   On the one hand, he has invested two million RMB. It is still worthwhile for him to pay another few hundred thousand for a chance to turn things around.

   On the one hand, he has confidence in the quality of "The Mountain, That Man, That Dog". When this film was released in Japan and South Korea, it received high praise.

  Therefore, the chance of a comeback is still very high.

  Huo Jianqi nodded when he saw what Xiang Nan said. Then he began to prepare for the film exhibition.

  …

  In February, the recording of Xiang Nan's third album "The Wind Rises" was completed.

  According to the usual practice, Xiang Nan shot the MV for it again.

  The MV is directed by director Yu Wei, who has become famous in the film and television industry, and he filmed "Kou Laoxier", which became popular a few years ago.

  Although this drama received rave reviews, the ratings were overwhelming when it was aired that year. It can be seen that Yu Yan still has a lot of talent.

It's just that the trend in the film and television industry at that time was that compared with the box office and ratings of film and television dramas, the industry paid more attention to their quality and reputation. Therefore, although Yu Yan made a hit TV series, he was really left out for a long time. Now Just earn some pocket money by shooting MVs.

  After screening, the heroine of the MV was determined to be Li Xiaoran who graduated from Beiwu.

  Last time, she participated in the audition for "That Mountain, That Man, That Dog", but unfortunately lost to Gao Yuanyuan.

This time when shooting the MV, Xiang Nan was the first to think of her, so he called her personally, "Miss Li, I am Yuan Hua. I have a MV to shoot recently, and I am short of a heroine. Don't try?"

   Li Xiaoran was very happy to receive Xiang Nan's call.

  Although appearing in the MV is only a small job, if the filming is done well, it will still be very effective in enhancing the reputation.

  Zhang Jingchu and Zeng Lai, because they collaborated with Xiang Nan in the MV, they became famous newcomers from unknown people, and they received the attention of the entertainment industry.

Zhang Jingchu has now joined the crew of "The Happy Life of Poor Zhang Damin", playing the role of sister Zhang Daxue. It is said that the role is quite important, and there is also a love scene; main character…

  Li Xiaoran was worried about not being able to find a job, so she happily took over the job.

   "Mr. Yuan, I really didn't expect you to take the initiative to find me." She smiled, "I am really flattered."

"You don't need to be so polite, just call me Yuan Shuai. Call me Mr. Yuan, you just call me old." Xiang Nan waved his hand and smiled, "I'm embarrassed to say that, last time "The Man That Dog That Mountain" Set someone else up."

   "It's okay, I failed the audition, I'm used to it." Li Xiaoran waved his hand and smiled, "Besides, don't you have a chance now."

  Xiang Nan nodded with a smile, and had a good impression of this Yanjing girl with a bright personality.

  …

  The MV shooting of "The Wind Rises" was still very easy, and it was completely finished in three days.

  The cooperation between Xiang Nan and Li Xiaoran is also very smooth. Although Li Xiaoran is not from an acting department, her acting skills are also very good, and her cooperation is also very high. Even the director Yu Yan praised her for her savvy.

  As for Xiang Nan, his performance was even better. The acting skills are proficient and the heat is sophisticated.

After all, after being tuned by directors Zhang Yimou, Huo Jianqi, and Yang Yazhou, and having learned from Ding Jiali, Wang Jinsong, Li Mingqi, Teng Rujun, etc., his acting skills can't be said to have been among the top acting schools, at least the first-line is almost the same .

   Shooting an MV is really a trivial matter for him.

   "Director Yu, Ms. Li, if we have a chance in the future, let's work together again." After filming, he smiled and said to Li Xiaoran and Yu Yu.

  Li Xiaoran nodded cheerfully.

  Yu Yan also smiled.

  Since filming "Old Kou Xier" in 1997, he hasn't made a movie for three years.

   "Director Yu, don't worry, gold always shines." Seeing this, Xiang Nan comforted him, "Come on, I'll treat you to a rub, so you can relieve your worries when you get drunk!"

  …

   After the production of the MV of "The Wind Rises" was completed, it began to be broadcast on major TV stations, and then caught the audience's ears again.

  This song has a beautiful melody and inspirational lyrics, which is very suitable for young people, so they all like it very much, and they went to the record store early to inquire about the news of the new album.

   Immediately, Mai Miao Records was overwhelmed by distributors who flocked to buy the album "The Wind Rises". Moreover, the order volume is even more than in previous years.

  They can see that Xiang Nan's momentum has become more and more popular in the past two years, and the sales of the new album will definitely hit a new high.

   And because his albums are of high quality and the first songs are classic songs, they are often popular after they go on the market. For example, the first album "To Youth" still sells more than 300,000 copies every year.

   Unlike some singers, that is, when the film was first released, it was more popular. Once the heat is over, it immediately cools down, and usually one can't be sold.

  So they ordered a lot of orders this time. In total, there are 2.5 million copies of tapes alone, and more than 1.2 million copies of CDs.

  Such sales volume is quite terrifying in the mainland music scene. None of the four heavenly kings are so fierce.

  (end of this chapter)