Xiang Nan then gave Wu Erzhen the script he had written - "Waiting Alone".
This movie was written and directed by Taiwanese director Wu Shih-hsien, and is claimed to be the most beautiful romance film in the Mainland.
Xiang Nan had seen it before and was deeply impressed, so he wanted to take a photo of it.
First, it's low cost. There are no big scenes in the film, and many of them are indoor scenes. It is estimated that it can be shot with an investment of two million;
Secondly, its subject matter is also very suitable for young people. An urban romantic comedy that is both romantic and stylish. Different from Zhang Yimou's rustic style, and also different from Feng Xiaogang's poor style, he will definitely be popular.
After Wuerji read the script, to be honest, he was immediately amazed by Xiang Nan.
"Junior brother, I really admire you." He said to Xiang Nan with a surprised look on his face.
"Don't rush to praise me yet. Read this script first. Can it be used?" Xiang Nan said with a smile.
"It works, of course it works." Wu Ertian nodded, "To be honest, I haven't seen such a fresh and smooth script in a long time."
Although the mainland has been reforming and opening up for many years, its handling of romance movies is still very rough. Either it is extremely emotional, like "Suzhou River", or it is extremely lustful, like "The Summer Palace". In short, it is not a love story for ordinary people.
But Xiang Nan's "Waiting Alone" is very unique, fresh, natural, smooth, not exaggerated, not pretentious, not vain. He thinks it is the best story that reflects the love of urban youth.
"Then use it." Xiang Nan nodded and said, "You direct and I star. Let's hurry up and shoot and try to release it during the Spring Festival."
Wuerji nodded.
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Xiang Nan immediately registered Zhichun Pictures and invested 3 million yuan specifically for the filming of the movie "Waiting Alone".
If it makes money, the company will continue to operate. If you lose money, it will only be the company that loses, and no more will be implicated.
Subsequently, he began to file for "Waiting Alone" and waited for approval.
While waiting for the review, he and Ning Hao took some time to shoot the MV for "Exclusive Angel".
To be honest, Che Chun is really a beauty. Especially the temperament, noble and generous, dignified and elegant, more comfortable than watching on TV.
During the filming of the MV, Xiang Nan also focused on examining Ning Hao's abilities.
I found that his skills are really good, and he has his own unique ideas in terms of pictures, lighting, scenery, performances, etc. Especially in terms of scene scheduling, it is even more outstanding.
When filming the MV, there were about thirty people from all walks of life on site. Being instructed by him to make mistakes without chaos, and to be in order, I have to say, this is already a great skill.
If it were an incompetent director, three or five people wouldn't be able to figure it out.
Therefore, Xiang Nan was very satisfied with Ning Hao and agreed to cooperate together in the future.
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A week later, the completed MV for "Exclusive Angel" officially appeared on the TV station.
Xiang Nan also started to promote this album, such as Enlight Media's "Music Chart", Mango Channel's "Happy Camp", Hujiang Channel's "Entertainment Star World", etc.
In fact, selling records was much easier than this before. After the MV is released, if you release some news to the print media, then the publicity is almost done.
But now, the record market is not very prosperous, and sales are shrinking year by year.
Due to the promotion of the Internet, the cost of bandit music is getting lower and lower. Nowadays, it is extremely rare in the entire Chinese-speaking circle to maintain record sales of one million.
Generally speaking, a singer is considered a hit if he can sell more than 500,000 records.
Therefore, even a superstar like Xiang Nan must do a good job in publicity in order to sell records. There are all kinds of signings, face-to-face meetings, and online interviews.
Xiang Nan ran for almost a month to promote, from south to north, from east to west, and visited more than 30 places.
During the promotion period, the MV for "Dongfeng Po" was also officially launched.
Because this MV uses some special effects, the production is a little more difficult and takes a little longer. Even though it was shot first, it was released later.
However, after its launch, the publicity effect was excellent.
This MV has a very beautiful scene. Xiang Nan and Huang Shengyi, the man is handsome and the woman is pure, they are all as beautiful as flowers.
Secondly, this song is heart-warming, poignant and full of oriental charm. Not only is the song good, the lyrics are better, and it also gives the audience a refreshing feeling.
With the release of two MVs and Xiang Nan's vigorous promotion, the album "Exclusive Angel" has finally achieved good sales.
The order quantity of each dealer combined is basically maintained at around one million. This is already considered good.
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"Yuan Shuai, you now have personal experience. It's really hard to sell records now." Song Bing smiled and said to Xiang Nan, "This spring, we released the single "Sad Swing" for Jin Haixin. ", the sales volume was less than 100,000 copies. Even the production fee was not recovered."
"I understand." Xiang Nan nodded, "Piracy is too rampant now. In the past, robbing still required costs, such as CDs, tapes, and recorders.
Now it is a network pirate, and the cost is almost zero. Once uploaded, the world can hear it. This is because the Internet has not yet been promoted. Wait, when the Internet penetrates into third- and fourth-tier cities, and even into towns and rural areas, it will be a nightmare for the recording industry. "
If he remembered correctly, by around the 1910s, when singers released albums, they rarely released physical albums. Most of them are digital albums.
"So in the future, record companies will have to make money through performances. I don't believe you can listen to Toiban's albums, but you can also watch Toiban when you are a celebrity." Song Bing said with a smile.
Xiang Nan nodded.
Song Bing is right. In the future, singers will have to rely on commercial performances to make money.
Big-name stars are on the first and second tiers, small-name stars are on the third and fourth tiers, low-end bars, karaoke bars, nightclubs, bathing centers...
Don't think it looks miserable, but you can actually earn tens of thousands by singing in one night, which is still much more than ordinary people.
Of course, you can also cut vermicelli and leeks after the fans become more economical. In addition, in another year, mobile phone ringtones will be born. A small ringtone, but the market has reached more than 10 billion. This is also a big money-making point.
"So, Yuan Shuai, let's hold another concert." Song Bingtu said indifferently.
Xiang Nan nodded, "Okay, I have no problem. You can discuss the schedule with my agent."
Song Bing smiled. He liked Xiang Nan. He was straightforward and decisive in doing things and never sloppy. Working with him is so comfortable!
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Entering July, the script review of "Waiting Alone" finally passed, and the film officially entered the preparation stage.
Xiang Nan has already discussed several starring candidates in the past few days. The heroine is Gao Yuanyuan, who is fair-skinned and beautiful; the second female lead is Tang Wei, who looks ordinary but looks stunning when dressed up.
One is his own woman, and the other is an artist under his banner. It is his first time to invest in filming, so it is hard to give others an advantage.
A group of bad friends were invited to star in the film, including Sun Honglei, Zhou Le, Li Bo, Cheng Bin, Lu Yi and others. In addition, Xiang Nan will also invite Na Jie, Wang Fei, Leslie Cheung, Wang Gang and others to make guest appearances.
In mid-July, filming officially started.
