"Director Zhu, please excuse me, is this the final script?" Xiang Nan then asked Zhu Mudao.
"Why, you feel bad?" Zhu Mu asked doubtfully.
Xiang Nan smiled and said, "I'm a bit blunt, please don't take it off. With all due respect, I think this script is really average and not as good as the script I wrote myself. If you let me act in this script, I can only accept your kindness."
"Oh?! So you can also write scripts?" When Zhu Mu heard this, he smiled instead of getting angry and said, "That's good, you can take a look at your script tomorrow."
Xiang Nan nodded.
…
Back at school, Xiang Nan wrote the story of "The Snake-Shaped Trickster".
This movie is Jackie Chan's famous work. After its release, it earned 2.7 million Hong Kong dollars at the box office, ranking eighth in the annual box office rankings.
Turning around, he gave it to Zhu Mu.
After Zhu Mu read the script, he couldn't help but be amazed.
"Did you really write this script?" He looked at Xiang Nan and asked in surprise.
He originally thought that Xiang Nan was just a martial artist with well-developed limbs and a simple mind, but he did not expect that he was also capable of both civil and military skills.
This script has a solid story, vivid characters, twists and turns, and ups and downs. It is both unexpected and reasonable. It is indeed much better than his previous script.
No wonder he dared to lie and said that his script was terrible, but he was really capable.
"It's my homework a few years ago." Xiang Nan nodded.
"Okay, I have used this script, and so have you." Zhu Mu nodded and said, "Come with me to Xiangjiang, and I will definitely praise you as the second Bruce Lee."
"I'm not interested in being the second Bruce Lee. I prefer to be myself." Upon hearing this, Xiang Nan curled his lips and said.
It's not that he doesn't respect his predecessors, but Bruce Lee's kung fu is really not that good. Practicing martial arts can actually lead to sudden death, and you are also bragging about being a martial arts master. Is this a compliment or a disservice?
It's like a Chinese medicine doctor who treats himself. As a result, after a few days of taking the medicine, the person started to belch. Can he be said to have superb medical skills?
From Xiang Nan's point of view, Bruce Lee was as powerful as he was knowledgeable and educated. He is a top student at the University of Washington, where he majored in psychology and theater.
In comparison, most martial arts masters are illiterate, let alone those who have passed the college entrance examination. Therefore, Bruce Lee was able to systematize, theorize, and conceptualize his martial arts, making it sound mysterious, and naturally it was easy to attract a large number of believers.
In addition, the 1960s were the era when hippies were popular in the United States. This kind of Eastern culture, with its own mysterious attributes, is the most popular among these people.
Moreover, he had spent time in Hollywood and was well versed in promoting hype and making great movies. He integrated his own martial arts concepts into his movies, making them more suitable for promotion.
Therefore, his fame is mostly brought by movies, rather than by his own strength.
Just like Huang Feihong, he was originally just a charlatan selling medicine in Fashan, and his martial arts skills were not ranked at all. But because of the promotion of film and television dramas, he was forcibly promoted as a Hongquan master, one of the top ten masters in the Republic of China.
Seeing Xiang Nan say this, Zhu Mu pursed her lips and laughed.
Xiang Nan has strength, personality, and talent. In his opinion, he is very valuable.
On the contrary, if he is just submissive and has no characteristics of his own, in his opinion, no matter how hard he works, his future will be limited.
…
Zhu Mu then helped Xiang Nan apply for a visa.
When Cong Shan learned that Xiang Nan was going to Xiangjiang, she was naturally reluctant to leave. "After you go, will you come back?"
"Of course I will come back. How can I be willing to leave you?" Xiang Nan smiled and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely come back."
"Then how long will you be leaving?" Cong Shan asked again.
"It won't be long, at least a few months, at most half a year." Xiang Nan smiled, "Anyway, I will definitely come back."
"Well, then I'll wait for you." Cong Shan nodded.
Xiang Nan nodded, and then handed the bicycle he was riding to Cong Shan, "I gave this bike to you. You can ride it to school from now on. When you ride it, you will think of me."
At that time, the value of a 28-inch bumper was no less than that of a small car today.
Cong Shan nodded solemnly.
…
Half a month later, Xiang Nan officially boarded a plane and headed to Xiangjiang to participate in the filming of "Snake Shape".
After landing, Zhu Mu took Xiang Nan into the hotel and took out a contract, "Ning Wei, let's be a villain first and then a gentleman. Let's sign this contract."
Xiang Nan took a look at the contract.
The contract stipulates that Xiang Nan signs a ten-year contract with Zhu Mu's Dadi Company. Zhu Mu will be responsible for managing his acting career within ten years, and the money earned will be divided 50-50.
Zhu Mu gives Xiang Nan 500 yuan as salary advance every month, and this money will be deducted again when he makes money in the future.
To be honest, this contract is definitely a God-given opportunity for ordinary people. People from the mainland earn only a few dozen yuan a month. Now five hundred yuan a month, even if it is an advance, is enough.
As for a ten-year contract, that's nothing. After all, jobs in the Mainland are lifelong, and they think that is more practical.
But for Xiang Nan, this contract is too bad.
"Director Zhu, I will not sign this long-term contract." Xiang Nan waved his hand and said, "If you are truly sincere in cooperating, don't deceive me with this kind of contract. Although I am from the mainland, it does not represent my vision. So short-sighted.
I will only sign a film contract with you, agreeing to make three films in two years, or five films in three years. As for the share, I will never agree to it. "
"Ning Wei, I'm doing this for your own good. If you sign a film contract, if you don't become popular, you will have to go back after filming this movie. If you go back to the mainland, how much can you earn in a month's salary?
And if you sign a long-term contract, you can stay in Xiangjiang for a long time and I will support you. Five hundred yuan a month, isn’t it still a small amount to you? " Zhu Mu said with a smile.
"Director Zhu, if I am destined not to be popular, then I will accept my fate and it will be fine for me to return to the mainland." Xiang Nan curled his lips and said, "Either become popular or leave. For me, there is no other way. "
For others, earning 500 yuan a month and staying in the prosperous and prosperous Hong Kong is indeed a good dream. No matter how many people look forward to it, it won’t come.
But for Xiang Nan, he didn't want to live such a life at all. I would rather be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix. Either make a career in the entertainment industry in Hong Kong, or go back to the mainland and go to college.
With five hundred yuan a month, living frugally in Xiangjiang Province, and having to be enslaved for ten years, Xiang Nan would not commit this stupidity.
"You are still too young, think about it more carefully." Zhu Mu said with a smile. I got up and left the hotel and didn't come back for a few days.
When Xiang Nan saw this, he knew that he was deliberately neglecting her in order to force him to submit. Naturally, he was not fooled by this. He spent a few days in the world, had a good time in Xiangjiang, bought some gifts, and prepared to fly back to Yanjing.
Seeing Xiang Nan about to leave, Zhu Mu finally appeared.
