In June, during the filming of "It's All Angels' Trouble", Xiang Nan visited many companies such as Xinxang, NetEase, and Baidu, and proposed investment plans to them.
After the U.S. Nasdaq index climbed to its highest level in March 2000, it has continued to decline for more than a year.
Now it has fallen to less than half of its previous value, and many listed companies have lost half their market value or even closed down. The stock prices of Xinxang, NetEase, Souhu and other companies have all fallen by more than half, and their stock prices are less than one dollar.
Capital is extremely pessimistic about the Internet industry, and no one dares to invest again. Therefore, major Internet companies are struggling after losing capital injections and are in an extremely difficult situation.
When NetEase was at its worst, it could barely pay for broadband. It can be said that it is only one step away from closing.
Therefore, when they heard that Xiang Nan was willing to inject capital, they immediately welcomed it with both hands. Xiang Nan invested 100 million yuan in each of the three companies in exchange for up to 30% of the shares.
After receiving the news, other Internet companies also came to him for help. After all, in these days, no Internet company has a comfortable life.
However, Xiang Nan only invested in Tencent and Alibaba in the end, which were also 100 million yuan each. As for Internet companies such as Chinaren, 8848, and China.com, Xiang Nan rejected them all.
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And just when he was investing in Internet companies, "Yanjing Music and Road" directed by Zhang Yuanting was finally released in Hong Kong, but the box office it achieved was unbelievable.
It was released for 12 days, and the box office was only 3 million Hong Kong dollars, and the cost was not even recovered.
Moreover, "Yanjing Fun and Road" is not allowed to be introduced to the mainland because of its subject matter and story. This also makes it lose a market and the possibility of repaying the cost is even lower.
Xiang Nan was not surprised by this. Rock music is already a niche in the Chinese music circle, not to mention the Yanjing underground rock scene, which is even more niche. It’s a damn thing if it sells well.
The film's box office failure also slightly damaged Xiang Nan's reputation as a box office elixir.
However, because "Young Boy Bao Qingtian" ranks first in the country in ratings and is still broadcast on major satellite TV stations, Xiang Nan's popularity has not fallen but has risen, and he has not been affected too much.
He just felt sorry for Wu Yanzu, Shu Qi and others. Bai suffered from the cold in Yanjing for several months, but it was a pity that the film did not make any money.
It is worth mentioning that later, the pirated version of "Yanjing Music and Road" still flowed into the mainland and became the favorite of many literary film lovers.
Thanks to their word-of-mouth spread, the film's reputation is getting better and better, giving Xiang Nan a group of niche fans.
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In August, the production of "It's All Angels' Trouble" was officially completed. Xiang Nan didn't have time to rest, so he immediately rushed to the Chedun Film and Television City in Hujiang to continue filming "Like Rain, Like Fog and Like Wind".
"Haha, you didn't expect it, but I also joined the crew." As soon as Xiang Nan entered the crew, Zhou Xun, who was wearing two big ponytails, ran up to him and challenged him, "You have to act well, otherwise I will I’m going to laugh at you.”
"I bet you were the one who made that phone call." Xiang Nan suddenly realized, and then he was excited again, "You didn't join me in the group on purpose just to find a chance to laugh at me, right?"
"So what, who made you angry with me!" Zhou Xunli said confidently.
Xiang Nan rolled his eyes speechlessly, "Is it worth it? In order to make me angry, you have to get scolded first?"
A few days ago, many entertainment magazines reported on Zhou Xun and Huang Yi competing for roles. Although the storm has subsided now, it has also had a certain impact on Zhou Xun.
After all, Huang Yi is not an unknown person. Her starring roles in "Marrying the Right Man in the Wrong Sedan Chair" and "The New Consort" are still very popular. Zhou Xun snatched the role from others, which made her fans dissatisfied and she received a lot of scolding.
Zhou Xun was about to say, "I'm happy," when Xiang Nan waved his hand again, "Forget it, as long as you're happy." After saying that, he walked away, leaving Zhou Xun stomping his feet in anger.
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"Brother Lei, Xiaoran, it's great to meet again." Xiang Nan then greeted Sun Honglei and Li Xiaoran, and met Lu Yi and Luo Haiqiong under their recommendation.
In 1999, Lu Yi became an instant hit with "Never Close Eyes", and became so popular that he turned purple. In terms of national character, it is not inferior to Zhou Jie and Zhao Wei who started their career in "Huan Zhu Ge Ge".
However, after "Never Close Eyes" became a hit, Lu Yi failed to keep up with his subsequent development. He only filmed one "Summer Love Quotations", which had very average ratings and a serious lack of exposure, causing his popularity to begin to decline.
Fortunately, he is a relatively Buddhist person and doesn't have much pursuit of career, so he is still at ease so far. It would have been impossible for any other actor to play the second male lead in other TV series after becoming famous.
Luo Haiqiong graduated from theater and was a classmate with Lu Yi. Their class is a star class. In addition to them, there are also Xue Jianing, Tian Hairong, Wang Jingyan and so on.
Sun Honglei had worked with Lu Yi before in "Never Close Eyes" and had a certain friendship. Xiang Nan has worked with Sun Honglei and Li Xiaoran before, and they have a good relationship with each other.
The so-called friends of friends are friends, so naturally Xiang Nan, Lu Yi and Luo Haiqiong became friends.
Zhou Xun originally didn't want to deal with Xiang Nan, so he joined the set just to make him angry.
But Xiang Nan quickly became friends with everyone, and became the core of the circle of friends. On the contrary, she was squeezed out, so she quickly changed her tune, ostensibly reconciled with Xiang Nan, and integrated into this small group.
However, she still often bickered with Xiang Nan and never tired of it, making Xiang Nan dumbfounded.
"You have to be careful. If you continue to make trouble like this, you may fall in love with me." He solemnly warned Zhou Xun.
He had watched the TV series "To Youth" before, and that's how Zheng Wei fell in love with Chen Xiaozheng.
"You think so well, I will never fall in love with you." Zhou Xun said contemptuously.
"I hope so. Otherwise, being entangled with you would be a great misfortune in life." Xiang Nan nodded.
"What do you mean by that?!" Zhou Xun said very dissatisfied. Does she look very disrespectful? Does she have a bad figure and a bad personality?
Xiang Nan was too lazy to pay attention to her anymore and went to play with Sun Honglei.
Zhou Xun was so angry that he gave his back a big middle finger!
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In October, "Kangxi Dynasty" was officially broadcast in an evening theater of CCTV. Once it was aired, it immediately caused a sensation and achieved a ratings of 8.3%. It was the fourth best-rated work of the year.
Although the young Kangxi played by Xiang Nan only appeared in more than ten episodes, he was well received by the media and the audience because of his outstanding performance and his royal behavior.
This also further consolidated and enhanced his popularity.
By mid-October, director Yu Qian, who had previously collaborated with the music video "The Wind Rises", contacted Xiang Nan, hoping that he could make a guest appearance in his new film "My Brothers and Sisters".
