Xiang Nan's sixth album "Daoxiang" did not receive much publicity.
There were no show announcements going around, and there were no autograph sessions or fan meetings.
There is no way, there are too many people looking for Xiang Nan now, and he is really not suitable to appear in public.
Just like the bosses of NetEase, Baidu, and Tencent, they rarely appear in public and are extremely low-key.
Even though the bosses of Alibaba and Wanda are often in the news, if you take a closer look, you will know that those who attend are all under tight security and rarely wander around.
After all, safety comes first and life matters!
In fact, even if Xiang Nan doesn't promote it, his album will still attract a lot of attention.
Because the blessing effect of money is much greater than imagined.
As the richest young man in China at this stage, his every move has attracted much attention.
Just like Jack Ma in those years, anything he said could be spread as a famous quote.
Therefore, "Daoxiang" was not widely publicized. After its release, the order volume alone was as high as two million copies, which is quite exaggerated.
The final sales of this album reached more than three million. It is said to be the best-selling album in the Chinese music industry in 2004, and it is definitely worthy of the title.
Even during the major awards season at the end of the year, although Xiang Nan did not go there in person, he still won awards such as the most popular male singer in the mainland, the best singer in the mainland, the best Mandarin album, and the top ten golden songs of the year.
For him, all major award ceremonies have broken unspoken rules. It can be said that the charm of money is really not small.
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In October, the TV series "Wulin Gaiden" officially landed on Yanjing Satellite TV.
Originally, people did not have high hopes for the ratings of this drama. The reason why I bought it was mainly because of Xiang Nan's face.
Unexpectedly, this series, which is full of spoofs, jokes, and deconstructions of classic martial arts, and which made old-school viewers think it was ridiculous, would become very popular after it was aired.
Especially young people, they like this drama very much and spontaneously perform Amway. So soon, the show became so popular. When it was broadcast on Yanjing Satellite TV, the highest ratings repeatedly reached 12%, which is quite terrifying.
The leading actors Yan Wei, Yao Chen, Sha Yi, Jiang Yao, Yu Enzhu, Fan Wei and others became famous almost overnight, becoming extremely popular.
Major film and television companies have extended their offers, and the remuneration and treatment are easily negotiable. For example, Yan Fan's salary has increased twenty times. It can be said that her net worth is a hundred times higher than before.
However, Yan Fan did not forget the well digger, and she was very loyal and did not change jobs from Zhiqingchun, but still stayed in the studio. And people like Yao Chen, Sha Yi, Yu Enzhu, Jiang Wei, Fan Wei, etc. are also willing to join Zhiyoun.
Because no one is stupid. In the entertainment industry, to the end, the only thing that matters is capital. Only when you have money can you invest in filming dramas, and only when you have money can you promote and hype it.
In the Mainland film and television industry, Xiang Nan is now the richest. With more than 6 billion yuan, if you lose 100 million a year, you can lose until you die. No one is as solid as him.
Therefore, the future development of Youth is really very promising.
After Xiang Nan considered it, he only accepted Sha Yi and Yao Chen.
Firstly, they have the most potential, and secondly, they can also fill the gaps in the company.
Sha Yi has good looks and acting skills. He can play both junior and middle school students. He is very suitable for family dramas, period dramas, workplace dramas, etc. Yao Chen's looks are not too good to be a Huadan, but he has no problem playing Da Qingyi.
The actresses currently signed by "To Youth", such as Gao Yuanyuan, Tang Wei, Tong Liyan, Zeng Lai, etc., are only suitable to play Huadan, and they are okay for filming romantic dramas. For a serious drama, the image and acting skills are not enough, and Yao Chen can just fill this position.
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After "Wulin Gaiden" became a hit on Yanjing Satellite TV, major TV stations immediately competed for the second-round broadcast rights, which also made Zhichun Studio make a fortune.
As for the movie version of "Wulin Gaiden", Xiang Nan will soon put it on the agenda.
In the real world, "Wulin Gaiden" was originally intended to be a sequel like "The Story of the Cooking Class". But I didn't expect that this TV series would be so popular that it would become a phenomenon drama like "Huan Zhuge Ge" and "Bright Sword".
The popularity and remuneration of several leading actors have increased rapidly, and their schedules are full, so that making a sequel has become completely impossible. So later on I had to keep it simple and make a movie, but it was very difficult to get it together.
Xiang Nan didn't want to delay it for so long. He wanted to take advantage of the popularity of "Wulin Gaiden" to make a movie version as soon as possible. Earn a wave of dividends first. It is also possible to make a second or third movie when there is an opportunity in the future.
Therefore, he wrote the script first and gave it to director Shang Shuo for overall arrangement.
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Come December, the most watched movie in the mainland film industry is "Kung Fu" directed by Stephen Chow.
Even before this movie was released, the publicity was overwhelming, causing people in the film industry to panic, and no one dared to fight against it.
At the critical moment, it was director Feng Xiaogang who launched his latest masterpiece with Ge You - "My Name is Zhang Xingfu", which tells the absurd and interesting experiences of the little man Zhang Xingfu in one day.
This movie is adapted from the novella "A Happy Day" that was ranked on the China Society's ranking list in 2003. It is still a familiar Feng comedy style.
In fact, he was originally supposed to direct the drama "A World Without Thieves". It was from this movie that Feng Xiaogang gave up his best comedy movies and switched to more commercial action movies.
However, because Xiang Nan filmed the film in advance, it was difficult for him to collide with Xiang Nan, so he could only return to the old comedy path first and make changes later.
"My Name is Zhang Xingfu" was released on December 9th, and the box office and reputation are still good. After all, Feng Xiaogang has directed comedy films for so many years, so he still has enough experience.
It was released for half a month and has a total box office of 31 million yuan. This result is quite satisfactory, not much different from the performance of "Mobile" last year.
But compared with "House of Flying Daggers" released in the same year, the gap is huge.
Zhang Yimou's "House of Flying Daggers" was released in July with a box office of 156 million. It has also been introduced abroad by many film producers and is very popular in North America.
This put a lot of pressure on Feng Xiaogang.
You know, he was synonymous with box office before.
Zhang Yimou's previous films such as "My Father and Mother", "Happy Days", "No One Left Behind", "Speak Well", etc. were all well-received but not well-received. They had high reputations but poor box office performance.
But now his films "Hero" and "House of Flying Daggers" have sold hundreds of millions at the box office. Even Americans praised his films for being well-made and making a lot of money.
Although his films "Big Shot" and "Mobile Phone" were also blockbuster hits, it has to be said that they were far behind.
Seeing that the box office of "My Name is Zhang Xingfu" was only 50 to 60 million, Feng Xiaogang was naturally anxious. At this time, Stephen Chow's "Kung Fu" was released, and it quickly became very popular with its wonderful story, gorgeous special effects, and superhuman imagination.
In comparison, the box office of "My Name is Zhang Xingfu" plummeted like a cliff. The daily box office dropped from three million to one hundred million, which was a cut in half.
If this continues, it will be amazing if "My Name is Zhang Xingfu" can get a box office of 40 to 50 million yuan at most. This may be a good result in the eyes of others, but in Feng Xiaogang's eyes, it is simply humiliation.
