In mid-July, the filming of "Waiting Alone" officially started.
Xiang Nan is now well-connected and influential in the circle. So as soon as he said hello, everyone came.
However, many people actually don't understand his investment in making movies.
"Xiao Yuan Na, investing in filming is not an easy task. It's not like buying antiques. Real is real, fake is fake, real and fake are distinct." Wang Gang advised, "Movies are not like this. Be careful. It’s a trap until you lose everything.”
Xiang Nan nodded.
Movies are indeed not that easy to invest in. Approval, filing, filming, review, and distribution: anything can go wrong or get stuck.
Even top directors like Zhang Yimou, Feng Xiaogang, and Chen Kaige have had problems before.
Chen Peisi is such a well-known star, but even when he invested in making movies, he lost all his money. It can be seen that this line of work is really risky.
But he still wanted to give it a try.
Firstly, if you don’t go into the river yourself, you will never know the depth of the water; secondly, being an actor will never make money as much as making money.
"Thank you, Uncle Wang, for reminding me. I will be careful." Xiang Nan nodded.
His past few years have not been in vain. I have also made many connections with various people, who can still be of help at critical moments.
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"Waiting Alone", Xiang Nan is both the leading actor and investor. I have to perform well but also have to worry about costs, so it’s still very tiring.
But watching the movie being filmed scene by scene according to the script, the sense of accomplishment is still very strong.
During the filming of the movie, many interesting things happened.
The biggest one was when Tang Wei transformed into a beauty for the first time, which made all the men in the room take a breath.
Tang Wei is actually not a beauty at first sight. Her facial features are slightly blunted, and her skin color is not very fair, so she looks a bit rustic.
When I worked as an assistant with Xiang Nan before, so many people had seen her, but no one thought of her as a beauty. However, I didn't expect that now that she put on makeup, changed her style, and turned on the lights, Tang Wei would suddenly transform into a charming and beautiful beauty.
"I go!"
"I really didn't see it!"
"It's too far off!"
"I almost want to be a different person!"
Everyone sighed.
Only Xiang Nan smiled slightly. He had known that Tang Wei was a beauty, but now that he saw her, she was indeed a beauty.
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In September, "Waiting Alone" was officially completed and entered post-production.
Xiang Nan kept an eye on the later stages while contacting the publishing company.
In the 1990s, after the reform of the film industry, film distribution in the Mainland also entered a stage where many heroes came together.
In the early days, film distribution was still chaotic. Stealing the box office, canceling the show without any reason, bad promotion and distribution...there are many shortcomings.
Chen Peisi bluntly said that this industry is really too dark. He had made excellent comedies such as "Two Sons", "A Filial Son and a Good Grandson", and "The Queen Mother's Good Luck", but he couldn't stand being cheated and quit the industry directly.
However, after two years of adjustment, the market has gradually become more formalized, industrialized, and more mature.
It can be seen in the box office.
Nowadays, the box office of mainland movies is getting higher year by year.
In June 2002, "Hero" directed by Zhang Yimou, with a total investment of US$30 million, officially kicked off the domestic blockbuster industry.
The total box office also reached 230 million yuan, setting a statistically verifiable box office record for domestic films and officially opening the door to the industrialization of mainland films.
Because of this, Xiang Nan had the courage to invest in movies.
A few years ago, when things were still in chaos, he wouldn't have dared to spend money so recklessly.
With the standardization of the mainland film industry, several major leaders in the distribution field have basically been finalized.
Companies such as China Film, Huayi, Enlight, and Bona are giants in this field.
And after reading the script and the carefully edited trailer, they were still very interested in the movie.
First of all, there are many stars involved in this movie. Xiang Nan, Gao Yuanyuan, Wang Fei, Na Jie, Wang Gang, Sun Honglei, Lu Yi, Leslie Cheung...
Xiang Nan has almost used up all the contacts he has accumulated in the entertainment industry over the years, so he created this all-star lineup. Even if there is a small appearance of a passerby, it is all a big-name celebrity guest appearance.
Secondly, the story of this movie is still very interesting. Romantic comedy stories about urban men and women will always have an audience. In addition, Xiang Nan's box office appeal is pretty good, so several major distribution companies are willing to distribute it.
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In mid-September, Xiang Nan took advantage of the film's post-production period to film a new drama "Love Through Time and Space."
This drama is claimed to be the first time-travel drama in mainland China and is invested by Zhouyi Film and Television Production Company. In fact, they wanted to cooperate with Xiang Nan as early as two years ago.
The project they submitted at that time was "Li Wei Becomes an Official", and that drama was actually quite good. It's a pity that Xiang Nan was unwilling to wear a hood at that time, so he missed the opportunity.
But this time, Xiang Nan took on the role of "Love Through Time and Space".
Firstly, he had watched this drama before and found it quite interesting; secondly, in order to invite him to film this drama, Zhou Yi offered a sky-high price of 200,000 yuan per episode, which was considered very sincere.
It just so happened that Xiang Nantou filmed "Waiting Alone" at a cost of 3 million yuan, and I don't know if it will make any money. Therefore, I will film this movie first to make up for the shortfall in my wallet.
But after Xiang Nan joined the group, he found that he had been fooled. It turned out that Zhou Yi actually invited Zhou Xun to be the heroine, which was really beyond his expectation.
He originally thought that the heroine this time would be Taiwanese beauty Zhang Ting. But he didn't expect that it would be Zhou Xun, which made him feel a little heartbroken.
"I didn't mean it this time." Zhou Xun saw that Xiang Nan's face turned dark after seeing him, and he quickly explained to him, "If you don't believe it, I dare to swear to you. If you really don't want to see me, then I Just quit the crew."
"Forget it, it's not that I don't want to see you." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said, "I just want to be ordinary friends with you and not get involved in other relationships."
"Why do you hate me so much?" Zhou Xun asked in confusion upon hearing this, "Am I really that annoying?"
"It's not your problem, it's my problem." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said, "I am a bad person about relationships. I will not fall in love with any woman, but I know that you are very serious about relationships.
Therefore, if you date me, you will be hurt by me sooner or later. That’s why I don’t want to accept you, do you understand? "
"The fact that you think like this means you are not a bad person." After Zhou Xun heard what he said, he became more interested in him. "Just go out with me. I will admit that you are hurt."
"What are you doing? Do you think you can change me? Do you think you will be my last woman?" Xiang Nan shook his head speechlessly, "Don't be stupid, it's impossible."
"It's impossible, it's impossible. As long as I can have a good love, I don't care even if I get hurt." Zhou Xun insisted.
Xiang Nan let out a long sigh. He finally understood what those girls who were always deceived by scumbag men were thinking.
