Of course, this was just a small episode in the interview. The entire interview lasted for two hours, and only half an hour could be cut into the final film, which will be broadcast next Wednesday.
After the interview, Li Tang and Xiaopang were busy dealing with the fans at the scene, signing autographs and taking photos. After finishing, the two of them didn't dare to waste a moment and went straight to the airport, followed by Zeng Jia and Wang Shasha.
It was already nine o'clock in the evening when we arrived in Shanghai. Fortunately, Zeng Jia had made arrangements in advance, and two commercial vehicles from the car rental company were already waiting at the airport.
Why two cars?
Just to avoid the scandal between Li Tang and Xiaopang, and the car rental companies are not the same. It may seem exaggerated, but these are details. Try your best to avoid unnecessary trouble.
After getting on the bus, Zeng Jia couldn't wait to make several phone calls, and then reported to Li Tanghui: "Sister Qinqin will arrive tomorrow morning, and Teacher Xu Zheng will be fine. We will meet at the cinema at 12:30 noon tomorrow. "
These things have been communicated in advance, and they just need to be confirmed at the end.
Li Tang nodded, pondered for a moment, and then dialed Jiang Qinqin's cell phone.
"I didn't disturb your rest, did I?"
"How can you go to bed so early! Are you here?"
"Well, I just got off the plane and I'm in the car."
"Then you still dare to call me, aren't you afraid that your family will be jealous?"
"Uh... it's not a car." Li Tang said slightly embarrassed.
Jiang Qinqin understood instantly on the other end of the phone and said with a smile: "You guys have done a good job of keeping confidentiality!"
Li Tang didn't want to get entangled with her on this topic, so he changed the subject and said, "Thank you for the hard work this time."
In fact, Jiang Qinqin is just a guest appearance and has no obligation to help with publicity. But in order to gather popularity, Li Tang had to ask her for help. After all, in terms of popularity, Jiang Qinqin was much higher than Xiaopang.
"It's okay. If I'm not idle, I'm idle. Otherwise, I'd just be in a daze on the island."
Although Jiang Qinqin had more scenes in Peach Blossom Island than Li Tang, she still had to wait three or four days to film a scene. This is the frustration of playing a supporting role, which is quite uncomfortable for Jiang Qinqin, who has always played the leading female role.
But there was no way, the company helped her take on this role, mainly because of the influence of "The Condor". Jiang Qinqin herself accepted the role "reluctantly" after learning that Li Tang would play Yang Kang.
"Then...after the premiere, I'll treat you to dinner."
When people come to help, Li Tang always wants to express his gratitude.
But Jiang Qinqin said: "Forget it, you are busy too. Let's talk about it after you finish your work and go to the island."
Hearing such considerate words, Li Tang couldn't help but curl his lips: "Okay, I'll treat you to seafood then."
Xiaopang did not go to the old apartment on Wuyuan Road with him today. On the one hand, it was of course out of caution. In addition, for the premiere at 1 o'clock tomorrow afternoon, she had to do styling tomorrow morning, so it was inconvenient to go back and forth.
This is what female celebrities are like. If you don't style or put on makeup, you won't dare to go out at all. You must always look your best in front of the audience and fans.
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At noon the next day, Shanghai Cinema Lounge.
"How can the film make profits overseas?"
Bald Xu, who was wearing a neat suit, was asking Li Tang, who was also wearing a black dress, about the overseas earnings of "The Third Man".
Everyone knows the situation in China, especially art films like "The Third Man", which may not be able to make any splash. The so-called movie release is more to create excitement, and the real big part must be overseas revenue.
Just like "Platform", a collaboration between Shanghai Film Studio and Chief Jia last year, it was banned in China, but it made a lot of money in overseas markets. Shanghai Film Studio has obviously tasted the benefits, so it plans to cooperate with Lou Ye again this year.
"It is said that the copyrights of several small countries have been sold, and the specific release situation is not clear. We will wait until the end of the year to check out. Anyway, it is always a long process to withdraw funds from art films."
"So the recovery cost shouldn't be a big problem?"
"Now it depends on the domestic box office. If there are five or six million, I will be grateful." Li Tang sighed.
At present, the box office of "Escort Story" has only reached 7 million, which is far from the original expected box office of 10 million. Compared with "The Story of Escort", "The Third Man" has fewer copies, and naturally it has been released on fewer screens. Moreover, there are still many uncertain factors in the current movie market. Let alone piracy. The key point is that there are still many movie theaters that dare to steal the box office, sell the tickets and put the money into their own pockets. You have no idea about this, and you can't do it every time. Please send someone to supervise every movie theater.
These days, the domestic movie box office market is sluggish for many reasons. In addition to the main factor of piracy, there are also many problems such as inadequate supervision.
Xu Guangtou crossed his fingers to settle the score with Li Tang: "Even if it's five million, the net amount will be almost 1.5 million by then. That's all, brother!"
Li Tang shook his head and said: "You think publicity costs nothing, and there are also copy costs. When the time comes, you and Xiao Fan will have to express their opinions, and a tie will be good."
Bald Xu actually wanted to express this. When he heard Li Tang explain what he said, he rubbed his hands and said sheepishly: "Li Tang, Nong is too polite. Everyone was just helping me at the beginning. Even if Nong Die can do it, I am embarrassed." ”
"No, no, no, boss, I really didn't have any money back then. Now that the movie is released, if the box office is good, it doesn't make sense for me to take the money and make your hard work go in vain. Are you right?"
Xu Guangtou then looked reluctant and said: "Brother, let's get on with it!"
It was less than half past twelve, and Xiaopang arrived first.
Her makeup today is a little thicker, with a white shirt and a large floral skirt, which is fresh and fresh.
Seeing Baldy Xu, he greeted from afar: "Brother Zheng!"
"Wow, Bingbing, you are so beautiful today!"
"When was I not beautiful?"
"Well, of course, you must be the most beautiful, otherwise..."
Bald Xu said half-way through his words, and his eyes deliberately glanced in Li Tang's direction.
Xiaopang showed no sign of being coy at all. He followed Bald Xu's gaze and looked at Li Tang who was communicating with Zeng Jia, his eyes full of love.
It has to be said that at this time, Li Tang fulfilled all her fantasies about men physically and emotionally.
"Hey, Brother Zheng, when will "Li Wei Official 2" be filmed?"
Originally Baldy Xu wanted to talk to Xiaopang about this matter this time, but he didn't expect that the other party actually took the initiative and said with a smile: "It won't wait until your schedule."
Xiaopang was not perfunctory, but said seriously: "Brother Zheng, I currently only have one film "Jade Guanyin" on hand, and I have been preparing for this film for a long time. It seems that it will start filming soon around the end of this month, but the shooting cycle It’s a bit long, probably about half a year.”
"No problem!" Xu Guangtou said hurriedly.
"Li Wei Official 2" is his first film as a director, and he also has some small shares in it. The success of the first film, especially the popularity of Yue Siying played by Xiao Pang, made him worried that Xiao Pang was now a celebrity and would not look down on this kind of role, so he asked Li Tang to act as a lobbyist last time.
Xiaopang was so happy at this time, which made him happy and admired the other person's emotional intelligence. Smart people like to deal with smart people.
"Bingbing, don't worry, I will send the script over as soon as it comes out. You can take a good look at it and we can discuss any issues you have."
Baldy Xu was obviously reciprocating the favor, and the implication was that it could be added to the drama.
Xiaopang naturally knew what he was doing, and immediately smiled and said, "Thank you, Brother Zheng."
At this time, the rest door opened again, and Jiang Qinqin appeared at the door wearing a black bare one-shoulder dress. Her fair complexion and bun hair, mature and dignified with a little sexiness, immediately attracted the attention of all men. .
Men, what they like most is this kind of beautiful women with a mature style. They can be said to be popular among all age groups.
Even Xu Guangtou, who was talking to Xiaopang, was attracted to Jiang Qinqin for a moment.
Xiaopang looked up and saw the charming Jiang Qinqin at the door. His eyes immediately focused. Then he followed his gaze and saw Li Tang. They looked at each other and smiled in tacit understanding.
At this time, the little fat man felt as if a vinegar vat had been overturned, and he was extremely sour.
But she knew very well that she couldn't be willful in this situation. Fortunately, as an actor, she mastered the control of expressions well under the guidance of Teacher Li.
"Sister Qinqin!"
With a friendly call, Xiaopang took a few steps, got in front of Li Tang, and opened his arms.
Although Jiang Qinqin was confused, she immediately smiled and hugged her.
"Bingbing, long time no see!"
At the same time, he winked mischievously at Li Tang, who was walking over.
Here we go again.
Nowadays, Li Tang has long been accustomed to women's hypocrisy in scenes, so he simply stopped and watched their performance.
Sure enough, they saw the two hugging each other and holding hands affectionately.
One: "Wow, Sister Qinqin, you are so beautiful today!"
Another one immediately said: "Bingbing, you are so beautiful. You have lost so much weight that I don't even dare to recognize you anymore."
"Hey, Sister Qinqin, when did you arrive?"
"Arrived yesterday. Bingbing, you came here with Li Tang last night, right?"
"Um."
The fat man's face froze slightly, he glanced at Li Tang abruptly, and immediately asked: "Sister Qinqin, where do you live?"
"Garden Hotel."
When Xiaopang heard this, he couldn't help but want to grind his teeth. He was staying in the five-star Garden Hotel, but he was sent to the four-star Hengshan Hotel.
But she immediately said as a hostess: "Sister Qinqin, I really thank you for your hard work this time."
When Jiang Qinqin heard this, she rolled her eyes secretly: Tsk, who are you?
But he still had a smile on his face, and he deliberately looked at Li Tang aside and said, "Li Tang called me. We are all good friends. I will definitely come to help no matter what."
The implication is that I am selling Li Tang's face, and it is not your turn here.
The little chubby one is still a bit tender after all, and when he heard this, he almost lost his temper.
At this time, Li Tang, who was watching the excitement, stepped forward and said, "Okay, okay, it's almost time, we should go out."
As he spoke, he did not forget to greet Xu Guangtou: "Boss, Mr. Zhu of Shanghai Film Studio and the leaders of the center should be here soon."
(End of chapter)
