In 2014, Lingtian Media officially raised 20 million yuan to start filming the first part of the "Ghost Blowing Lamp" series, "Huang Pi Zi Grave".
Because funds are limited and most of the money has to be spent on special effects, the actors hired are basically newcomers or unknowns.
The male lead Hu Bayi is played by Li Xian; the second male lead Wang Kaixuan is played by Qiao Zhao; the female lead Ding Sitian is played by Cai Wenjing; the second female lead Yanzi is played by Sun Jiayu...
These stars who will be very popular in the future are either still students in school, or they are still young actors working in various production crews. It is not difficult to recruit them, and the pay is not high.
Li Xian's salary per episode is only 50,000 yuan, which can be said to be quite a bargain.
The director was Wu Bai, who was unknown at the time. In the future, he will produce famous works such as "Psychological Crime", "Drawing Jianghu", "Antique Game", "Anti-Gangster" and so on. Although he is a director with low reputation, he is very powerful.
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As a producer, Ling Xiangqian followed the crew to Chengde to shoot on location in order to ensure the quality and filming progress of the series.
Xiang Nan also visited Ban.
"Boss Boss, your husband is really handsome~" Qiao Sha smiled and praised, "He is qualified enough to be a star."
"Yes, he is much more handsome than most celebrities in our industry, and he looks so heroic even without makeup." Sun Jiayu also said with a smile.
"Boss boss, don't let outsiders take advantage of you. I think you two will make your debut directly." Cai Wenjing also smiled, "In the future, you will be a star by yourself and you will save money on the film."
"No." Ling Xiangqian waved her hand, "We, Tiankuo, are now associate researchers at the Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences. Our research is on high-tech technologies that can affect all mankind."
"..." Several people blinked, not knowing what to say.
Institute of High Energy Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, this unit is too tall. Even if they become famous, they might not even be able to find the door if they want to get in.
"Mrs. Boss, isn't your husband a writer?" Wu Bai asked curiously, "I remember he was the one who wrote this movie. Why is he a scientist now?"
"That's right, we Tiankuo can't do both liberal arts and science?" Ling Xiangqian said with a smile, ""Ghost Blows Out the Lamp" was written by him in his second year of high school. At that time, he also won the special award of the International Mathematical Olympiad. There is only one person in China who has won this award. ."
"Wow, that's awesome~" Everyone said in admiration upon hearing this.
Being able to write a book in the second grade of high school is already very impressive. He is so good in key science subjects, and he can actually get into the Chinese Academy of Sciences... This is not something that can only be achieved by luck.
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In the middle of 2014, the online drama "Huang Pi Zi Tomb" was officially launched.
Because the casting was properly chosen, the adaptation was reasonable, the actors were attentive, and the director was serious, the quality of the series was actually good.
Both book lovers and viewers are very satisfied with this series. They think the plot is exciting, the special effects are thoughtful, and the actors' acting skills are not too superb, but they are not too dramatic...so they are all very satisfied.
On the first day of launch, the click-through rate exceeded one million, and within one month of launch, the click-through rate exceeded 100 million, setting a new record for Tencent Video. Moreover, just to follow this drama, many netizens have registered as members, increasing the number of Tencent Video members to one million.
This movie alone earned Tengxun 40 million, and the long-term benefits are immeasurable. As a result, Lingtian Media also gained a lot of benefits, not only earning nearly 10 million in profits.
Moreover, the reputation of Lingtian Media and the IP value of "Ghost Blowing Lantern" have been greatly increased.
This makes Lingtian Media more and more attractive to capital, and many capitals are waving their money, hoping to invest in it.
However, Xiang Nan does not advise Ling Xiangqian to get too close to capital.
Because capital is a ruthless money-making machine. It only lives for profit and will do anything to make money.
Working with them is like making a deal with the devil.
At the beginning, it just asks you to compromise a little, use traffic with poor acting skills but high reputation, find some trolls to do some marketing for the series, and find some data companies to increase the click-through rate...
Once you give in, there will be no end in sight, and it may even lead to you being involved in serious illegal activities such as money laundering, bribery, tax evasion, tax evasion, benefit transfer, and financial fraud.
By that time, it will be impossible to retreat.
Therefore, Xiang Nan’s suggestion is to only cooperate with capital with a good reputation in the industry and accept investment but not management. Especially in company projects, outsiders are not allowed to interfere.
Although such cooperation conditions have scared away a lot of capital with ulterior motives, some capital is still willing to cooperate.
In the past four years, Lingtian Media has raised 100 million yuan in funding. Although it cannot be compared with giants such as Huayi Brothers, Enlight Media, and Bona Pictures, it is still pretty good for a small company that has just been established less than two years ago.
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At the end of 2014, Xiang Nan officially married Ling Xiangqian.
There was no romantic engagement ceremony or a special wedding ceremony planned. On a sunny winter day, the two went to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get the certificate, and then announced their marriage.
The students were a little surprised by this result, but they didn't think it was outrageous.
Because Xiang Nan and Ling Xiangqian have been together for ten years. Everyone has already agreed that they are married, they just need the certificate.
After getting married, Xiang Nan and Ling Xiangqian held a wedding banquet in Yanjing and Shanhai City respectively, entertaining relatives, friends, teachers, and classmates.
At Yanjing's wedding, Lin Yang, Yu Zhouzhou, Jiang Chuan, Geng Geng, Yu Huai, Zhou Zhou, Jian Jian and others also attended.
"Tiankuo, Sissi, best wishes to you~"
"Sissi, you are so beautiful today~"
"Tian Kuo, I really envy you~"
Everyone smiled and congratulated.
"Chu Tiankuo, Qianqian, I wish you all the same!" Jiang Chuan raised his glass with red eyes.
"Thank you." Xiang Nan nodded.
Ling Xiangqian looked at Jiang Chuan with some embarrassment, shame, and pity, "Thank you, Jiang Chuan, and I hope you can find the right girl as soon as possible."
She knew Jiang Chuan's feelings for her, but she was sorry, she was just a friend to him, nothing more.
"I will." Jiang Chuan nodded.
He knew that it was becoming increasingly impossible for him and Ling Xiangqian.
Before, they were children in the same courtyard. Their parents were of similar rank and family background, so he dared to chase Ling Xiangqian.
But in recent years, Ling Xiangqian's career has become more and more popular, and she even raised 100 million yuan in the first two months.
And he is still a worker now. Although his annual salary is 200,000 yuan, it is quite good. But compared to her, it was still a long way off, almost incomparable.
Therefore, he felt that he was no longer worthy of Ling Xiangqian and was not even qualified to protect her. In this case, he simply gave up.
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"Lin Yang, how are you and Zhou Zhou doing now? It's been almost eight years, haven't you confirmed your relationship yet?" Xiang Nan asked Lin Yang with a smile.
He and Yu Zhouzhou have been together since kindergarten, elementary school, high school, college... It has been ** years since they confessed in high school.
The Red Army's 25,000-mile Long March did not last this long.
"I don't know what Zhou Zhou is thinking." Lin Yang sighed, "Maybe she doesn't love me at all."
Xiang Nan didn't know how to comfort him, so he patted him on the shoulder and said, "Then take care of yourself."
