While Xiang Nan and Zhang Ziyi were busy filming "My Father and Mother", Xiang Nan's previous film "It's Nothing to Do" was also officially released in May.
Although Xiang Nan only played a supporting role in it, all the scenes together took less than ten minutes, and he was the third or fourth actor.
However, the Youth Studio published articles all day long, praising Xiang Nan's acting skills, the importance of his role, and his good popularity on the set, making it as if he was the protagonist.
In the 1990s, the entertainment industry was not in the mood for hype. People like Feng Gong, Ding Jiali, Li Mingqi, Wang Jinsong, etc., even though they filmed honestly, they didn't even know how to publicize the film after filming, so Xiang Nan easily picked up the fruits of victory.
"Let's go see "Nothing's Happening", starring Yuan Hua~"
"Although he doesn't appear much, his performance is really good. The phrase 'I'm almost suffocated' really speaks to my heart."
"Yuan Hua's acting skills are really good. I think he is the best actor in the movie. You can see newspapers and magazines praising him~"
The ordinary people all talked about it.
Gustave Le Bon, a well-known French social psychologist, mentioned in his classic book "The Crowd" that the public has no ability to distinguish and cannot judge the authenticity of things, so they are superstitious about authority. Many opinions that cannot withstand scrutiny can easily be universally agreed upon!
Youth Studio now uses public opinion to influence the public. In the 1990s, newspapers, magazines and other print media were still very credible.
Moreover, unless the actor's acting skills are really bad, so bad that it makes people's eyes irritated, ordinary people will not be able to judge the level of acting skills.
Therefore, when public opinion generally boasts about Xiang Nan's acting skills, his popularity, and his importance, people will easily believe it.
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In addition, Zhichun Studio is also riding on Zhang Yimou's popularity and making a fuss about Xiang Nan's starring role in "My Father and Mother".
"Zhang Yimou appointed Xiang Nan as the leading actor, and a new star in the film industry is rising~"
"Xiang Nan became Gong Li's younger brother and starred in director Zhang Yimou's new film."
"Xiang Nan's acting skills have been recognized by Zhang Yimou, and he is not inferior to Berlin's best actor Ge You!"
Rainbow farts blew violently, pulling and stepping on porcelain. In less than two months, Xiang Nan has been promoted to the first-line acting group in the country, enough to keep pace with Ge You, Gong Li, Wang Zhiwen, Chen Daoming, etc.
Although people in the industry think it's an exaggeration, ordinary people really don't understand. When I saw it being said in the newspapers, I couldn't help but believe it.
As a result, Xiang Nan's popularity, status, and popularity skyrocketed.
In 1993, the film industry reformed; in 1999, TV station production and broadcasting were separated, opening a gap for private capital to enter the film and television industry.
Film and television companies with private backgrounds were established one after another and began to invest in filming movies and TV series. Many of these bosses are laymen. They invest in making movies and TV series. Many of them rely on the popularity of actors and hire whoever is popular.
In this way, Xiang Nan, who is now famous, famous and has acting skills, has naturally become a favorite in their eyes.
All of a sudden, people from all walks of life came in droves. Even without Yan Fan sending out her resume, she already has so many film appointments that she won't be able to finish them all in the year after next.
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"Don't be in a hurry to take on the drama. Read the script first, and then the cast." Xiang Nan called to discuss with Yan Fan. "Now is the period when my career is on the rise. Accumulating fame is the most important thing. I am not in a hurry to make money."
He has so many ways to make money, and he really doesn't care about the film remuneration. Besides, the salary is not high now. For TV, it only costs 30,000 to 40,000 yuan per episode.
And this number of episodes is not the number of episodes when it was broadcast, but the total time the actors appeared in the edited version, divided by the length of each episode.
Therefore, for a 30-episode drama, if Xiang Nan, as the protagonist, plays half of the time, he can get a salary of 500,000 to 600,000 yuan. After excluding the taxes that need to be paid, you can only earn three to four hundred thousand.
As for a thirty-episode TV series, even if the filming schedule is tight, it will still take two to three months. Therefore, to be honest, the price-performance ratio is not very high, so Xiang Nan's willingness to star is naturally not strong.
Yan Fan nodded, "Okay, I will help you choose carefully."
"Yes." Xiang Nan smiled and said, "Sister Yan, if there is a good opportunity, don't forget to give it to yourself. It would be a pity for you to be an agent."
"Okay, I understand." Yan Fan smiled and said, "You are the only one who still supports me~"
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At the end of June, "Nothing Happens" was released, with a total box office of 13 million yuan. To be honest, it's not that high. In future generations, one billion or two billion would be too few for a similar lineup.
But even so, the movie was still a hit. Because its production cost is very low, less than 3 million yuan in total.
Coupled with royalties from sales to movie channels and overseas distribution, a rough estimate shows that Chang'an Film Studio has earned at least 6 million yuan, which is not bad.
And because during the movie's release, Xiang Nan was very good at marketing, making all kinds of shameless boasts. Therefore, most of the credit for the huge profits of "Nothing to Do" was robbed by his small supporting role.
This kind of tungsten manipulation was common in later generations. Many artists like to count the box office and TV series ratings of their supporting roles and guest appearances in their accounts, creating the illusion that they are box office celebrities and ratings experts.
However, in the 1990s, no one was so arrogant. Xiang Nan could be said to be the first, and the effect was really immediate!
After "Nothing Happens" became a hit, more and more film dates were requested from him. In comparison, as the leading actors, Feng Gong, Ding Jiali, Li Mingqi and others, their film contracts are still the same as before, and even their remuneration has not increased much. Where to reason!
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The filming of "My Father and Mother" started in February and lasted until August when it was finally completed.
During this half-year period, Xiang Nan returned to the capital four times in total, staying for three days to half a month each time.
In April, he went back once because Qiu Ya came to the dam to see him on May Day.
Naturally, Xiang Nan didn't want her to come to Bashang. As soon as she came, what he said to Zhang Ziyi was inconsistent again. So he went back to comfort Qiu Ya and bought her a Passat, finally coaxing her.
In June, he went back the longest. That time was to cope with the final exam. Although Xiang Nan barely attended a single class in his second semester. However, he passed the test easily through self-study.
In comparison, Li Bo, Cheng Bin, and Zhou Le were all in school tomorrow, but they still failed two subjects at the end of the semester, which made them cry unreasonable.
When Xiang Nan went back in July, he wanted to break up with Zhang Jingchu. He hasn't met her very often this year, and his relationship with her has become very thin. In this case, simply don't force it anymore.
Xiang Nan gave her 20,000 yuan in one breath and introduced her to the crew of "The Happy Life of Zhang Damin" to play the role of her sister Zhang Daxue.
Zhang Jingchu got both the money and the chance to perform, so she happily parted company with Xiang Nan.
In early August, Xiang Nan went back again, mainly to invest in Huo Jianqi.
