Rebirth of the courtyard, the start is 80s

Chapter 397 It is really capable to go abroad to earn foreign exchange

Although the shooting time given by Cao Zhiqiang is really tight, other than that, everything is indeed ready for other preparations.

The script, funds, equipment, and qualifications are all prepared and lacking. All you need to do is to pull people over to form a film crew, and the filming can start immediately.

These days, if you want to make a movie in the capital, you can lack everything, but there is no shortage of people.

Because there are too many film-related practitioners in the capital, in terms of number, they are even more than Xiangjiang filmmakers.

The reason why the domestic film industry feels inferior to Xiangjiang now is because it is not as rich as others.

As long as the person arrives, considering the difficulty of Cao Zhiqiang's script, it will be no problem to finish filming in 20 days.

Of course, this is still in accordance with the domestic shooting speed.

According to Xiangjiang's speed at this time, it is estimated that the filming can be completed in seven days.

It is precisely because of this that Xiangjiang Films has the reputation of "Seven Days Fresh".

Even in the 90s, the quality of Xiangjiang movies is getting higher and higher, and the shooting time is also very short.

For example, "The Banquet of a Noble Family" took four days in total, "Yi Tian Slaying the Dragon" took a total of seven days, and "Young and Dangerous: Raptors Crossing the River" took [-] days.

These films are a little simpler than the banquet of the wealthy family, and the plots of the other two films are more complicated than "The Garden of Words and Leaves".

Therefore, the 20 days given by Cao Zhiqiang to finish the filming was really not deliberately making things difficult.

"It's done!" Xu Qingdong slapped his thigh fiercely.

"Little Cao, I've swam this time and eaten melons, so I'll go get you guys, and I'll make sure to assemble a filming team within a day!"

Speaking of this, Xu Qingdong stood up directly, and was about to go to the locker room to change.

"Wait a minute." Cao Zhiqiang said hastily, "Old Xu, there is no rush.

And now it's lunch time, why don't we have a meal together first, and then we will open a room for you, you can eat and drink enough, take a nap, and then talk about it? "

"Hey, you don't understand this." Xu Qingdong smiled.

"Just because it's time for dinner, I have to act quickly.

Of course, it is better to invite a guest to have a meal with this pulling team, and it is best to talk at the dinner table together, don't you think so? "

"That makes sense." Cao Zhiqiang nodded.

Immediately afterwards, Cao Zhiqiang turned his head and said to Xiang Dongfang: "Secretary Xiang, so, you go with Lao Xu, and I will use my car for you temporarily. You will be responsible for Lao Xu's secretary today, understand?"

"Yes, I understand." Xiang Dongfang nodded.

"No, no." Xu Qingdong said hastily, "How can this work? It's not suitable."

"What's inappropriate." Cao Zhiqiang turned his head and smiled at Xu Qingdong, "Old Xu, from now on, we will all belong to our own family, so there is no need to divide them into such details, and you should hire someone, this should be a business matter, of course I have to reimburse you.

That's it. Secretary Xiang will lend it to you temporarily. When you have lunch at noon, you can go directly to the food. The standard is ten yuan per person, and I will count it all, okay? "

"Ten yuan per person?" Xu Qingdong was stunned, "It's too high, it can't be used."

"Not high." Cao Zhiqiang said with a smile, "We are a newly established film studio, so if we don't show some sincerity, how can we hire great talents?

So, Lao Xu, just go and hire people, such as actors, lighting, assistants, you can hire whatever you want.

I asked Secretary Xiang to follow you, mainly to help you pay the bill. "

Speaking of this, Cao Zhiqiang looked at Xiang Dongfang: "By the way, Secretary Xiang, before you go out with Lao Xu, you should open a standard room here and keep my personal account. Do you understand?"

"Yes, I understand." Xiang Dongfang nodded.

Only then did Cao Zhiqiang say: "Okay, then you go, I won't see you off."

Xiang Dongfang smiled slightly, and then said to Xu Qingdong: "Director Xu, I still have something to report to the president, why don't you go change your clothes first, then wait for me, and then we will meet in the lobby outside?"

Xu Qingdong was taken aback for a moment, then nodded quickly: "Okay, I'll go right away!"

After finishing speaking, Xu Qingdong left first and went to the locker room to change.

After Xu Qingdong left, Xiang Dongfang said to Cao Zhiqiang: "President, you treat him like this and reimburse him for everything, isn't that a bit too much?

What if he is petty and spoiled, deliberately eats and asks for cards, and raises the reimbursement standard at will?
For example, if he wants to eat abalone winged belly and drink Maotai red wine, shall I let him or not? "

Cao Zhiqiang smiled: "Don't worry, Lao Xu is the son of a high-ranking cadre, and he is more face-saving, so it shouldn't happen.

Besides, you pay the bill, and if they want to raise the bar at will, you can refuse.

At that time, you will say that this is all reimbursement from the public account, and it needs to be audited. The reimbursement should not be too excessive, and ten yuan per capita is the highest.

Having said that, everyone will understand that this standard will not be exceeded. "

"Understood." Xiang Dongfang nodded, "But President, didn't you say that you are looking for him this time, and you want to recruit this Xu Dao as a partner and let him work in our Hongguang Film Factory? Why are you talking about this? Didn't even mention it?"

Cao Zhiqiang shook his head: "Now is not the time, let's finish filming this movie first, we have cooperated with each other, and each other's temperament has become a little clearer, and then we can talk about people changing jobs.

If he mentions it at this time, he may open his mouth like a lion, or refuse directly, which I don't like to see. "

"Oh, I see." Xiang Dongfang said, "That's why you want to open a room for him here. Firstly, it is convenient to discuss with him about filming, and secondly, it is also a kindness to him, subtly making him owe With your favor, it will be much easier to talk to him about job transfer, right?"

"Yes, that's it." Cao Zhiqiang said with a smile, "So, when you follow Director Xu, you must respect him and give him more face, understand?"

"Yes." Xiang Dongfang smiled, "This way I understand."

Cao Zhiqiang nodded: "Now that you know, let's go."

"Ah, I almost forgot one thing." Xiang Dongfang said, "I'm not with you, other things are fine, but at three o'clock this afternoon, you have an interview with the Peking Youth Daily. do not forget."

"Ah, I know." Cao Zhiqiang smiled, "I will never forget, I will definitely return to the publishing house when the time comes, don't worry."

Yes, this interview was planned long ago. The reason, of course, is Cao Zhiqiang's status as the No. [-] student in the college entrance examination.

Now the country pays more attention to the college entrance examination than later generations. Every year, the top students in the college entrance examination in various places are basically interviewed and reported by the local media.

But this time, Cao Zhiqiang obviously needs to report well.

Because Cao Zhiqiang's situation is quite special, not only is he the number one student in liberal arts in the college entrance examination this year, but he has not yet filled in the college entrance examination application, and he has not filled in the name of any university.

The number one scholar in liberal arts in the college entrance examination is enough topicality in itself, and it will be even more topical if you don't fill in the university volunteers.

Therefore, when various media got the news from the Admissions Office, and also knew that Cao Zhiqiang, the liberal arts champion in the college entrance examination, did not fill in the college entrance examination application, they immediately became a sensation, and they all wanted to come to interview and report.

It's a pity that Cao Zhiqiang is not an ordinary college entrance examination student, he is still a working cadre of a state-owned enterprise, and even a leader with a high position.

These identities not only make him more legendary, but also make interviews more difficult.

In the end, these media all went to Hongguang Publishing House and formally issued interview invitations.

Cao Zhiqiang originally refused, but after thinking about it, he decided to find a reliable media to do an exclusive interview.

In this way, not only can I use this to become famous, but I can also contribute to my own "Journey to the Rivers and Lakes" and the album "Life in Bloom" that is being released, so as to increase the sales to a higher level.

Do you want to make money? Don't be fooled, let alone free advertising.

But this media must be selected carefully, and those who are unreliable and difficult to control cannot be selected.

So in the end Cao Zhiqiang chose the Peking Youth Daily, after all, he had cooperated before.

What a coincidence, it was reporter Cai Ling who came to interview Cao Zhiqiang this time.

"How about I go back to the publishing house before three o'clock in the afternoon?" Xiang Dongfang said, "This interview is very important. If I don't pay attention, I will always feel a little worried."

"No, no, no." Cao Zhiqiang waved his hand, "Secretary Xiang, your task today is to serve Director Xu well, and let him quickly pull the film crew up for me, so as not to have long nights and dreams.

As for interviews, you don't need to do such trivial things.

In terms of experience, you don't have much experience, and Vice President Chen has more experience.

With him on the scene to help watch, there will be no problem.

Furthermore, reporter Cai is his own person, and the interview process has been determined, so nothing will happen. "

"Okay." Xiang Dongfang nodded, "Then I'll go there?"

"Go, go." Cao Zhiqiang waved his hand, "Go and open a room for him here first, and then take him there to attract people."

Xiang Dongfang nodded slightly to Cao Zhiqiang again, then turned and left.

After Xiang Dongfang also left, Cao Zhiqiang let out a sigh of relief: "Many things happen every day, really! But I asked for it myself, no one can blame me, hehe."

After that, Cao Zhiqiang went to the swimming pool to swim for a while, then took a shower, changed his clothes, and then went to a western restaurant for a simple western meal.

After lunch, I went back to my room and took a nap, then called a taxi again and went back to Hongguang Publishing House.

After coming to the publishing house, I chatted with the vice president Chen Jiabang for a while, and then used creation as an excuse to continue to create behind closed doors.

The so-called creation, of course, is to copy the lyrics and scores of various pop songs.

Although Cao Zhiqiang has decided that throughout August, his next main job will be to make movies, but he will not delay his songwriting.

It's just that the songs written by Cao Zhiqiang this time are basically Japanese songs.

Yes, he intends to create a batch of best-selling Japanese songs, and then use this opportunity to go to Japan to open up his own music market in Japan.

In fact, the cooperation invitation letter from Sada Planning Club is not just a decoration, it really has actual content.

Because Cao Zhiqiang plans to set up a Sino-Japanese joint venture agency company with Masashi Sada, which will be responsible for the performances of Chinese and Japanese artists in the two countries.

The preliminary intention is that Huaxia Audiovisual Company will cooperate with Satian Planning Club to jointly establish a joint venture entertainment company, but how to do it will need to be discussed in detail.

In addition, there is another important matter, that is, the artist A Qiang, or Cao Zhiqiang himself, and Masashi Sada formed a multinational band, and then performed in China and Japan.

This Cao Zhiqiang teamed up with Masashi Sada to form a band, and then performed together in China and Japan.

The name is naturally more lofty, and it is to promote Sino-Japanese friendship, but in reality, it is just using this name and gimmicks to make a little money.

And this idea of ​​forming a Chinese and Japanese duo band was one of the plans discussed with Cao Zhiqiang when Masashi Sada was still in the capital.

One of the reasons why Masashi Sada ended his trip to China early in the morning and returned to Japan early was to prepare for this matter.

As for the second reason, it was an accident, that is, a song that Cao Zhiqiang presented to Masashi Sada, the name of the song was "Sakurazaka".

This "Sakurazaka" was originally a single released by Fukuyama Masaharu in 2000. The melody is very simple and the lyrics are not complicated.

Although this song is simple, the sales volume is not simple at all. It once created a sales volume of 229.9 million records, and was selected as No.13 in the Japanese Oricon Singles Sales Chart of All Generations!
Sada Masashi's voice is also pretty good, singing this song is no worse than Fukuyama Masaharu.

What's more, this is still 1983, and using songs from 2000 to get it now is still a blow to dimensionality reduction.

When Masashi Sada was at Cao Zhiqiang's house chatting about music, Cao Zhiqiang sang this song on the spot in Japanese, playing and singing on the guitar.

Masashi Sada fell in love with it as soon as he heard it, and after hearing that it was composed by Cao Zhiqiang himself, he told Cao Zhiqiang that he wanted this song.

At that time, Cao Zhiqiang also wanted something from the other party, so he gave this song to Satian Masashi.

Who knows, after Masashi Sada got the score and lyrics of this song, he couldn't wait to go back to Japan the next day, saying that he wanted to go back to Japan to make this song and then release it to the public.

Of course, Masashi Sada still has to face, or because he valued Cao Zhiqiang’s creative ability, valued the Chinese market, and wanted to develop in the long run, so he also agreed that he would fill in Cao Zhiqiang’s name for the composition and lyrics, and if he could earn income, he would write lyrics and compose music. Cao Zhiqiang's remuneration will not be less.

Everyone has said so, what can Cao Zhiqiang do, it can only be a farewell.

Then, after Masashi Sada returned to Japan, he immediately produced the single of this song, and then used his father's company, which is Sada Planning Club, to officially release it under the name of Masashi Sada's new single.

As for Masashi Sada himself, he is considered a well-known singer in Japan at this time. As early as 1979, he had achieved a sales volume of over one million with his song "Guan Bai Manifesto", barely entering the first-class The ranks of singers.

It was only later that he borrowed too much debt because of filming and talking about the Yangtze River. As a result, he spent most of his time performing to pay off his debts. The pressure was too great, his talent was exhausted, and there were no more hit songs, so he gradually became a past singer.

But in 1983, although Masashi Sada had begun to decline, he was not too old. At least in Japan, many people knew his name.

Now that he has released a new single "Sakura", there are still many record companies willing to help him release it.

As a result, this song became another of his hits.

Only one month after the release of "Sakurazaka", the sales volume in Japan has exceeded 50 copies, and the invitations from various radio and TV stations have continued one after another.

Two months after its release, "Sakurazaka" sold more than 150 million copies in Japan, and the momentum is fierce. The sound of this song is everywhere.

It can be said that this single directly brought Masashi Sada back to the top, shooting TV dramas, appearing in variety shows, commercial performances, etc., all came, which made Masashi Sada overwhelmed.

It is precisely because of these things that Masashi Sada never came to China. It is because he is so popular in Japan now that there are announcements and invitations almost every day.

It has been popular for more than two months, and until August, Masashi Sada's popularity in Japan finally passed.

And at this time, Masashi Sada, who was at leisure, finally remembered the matter of inviting Cao Zhiqiang.

To be precise, Masashi Sada had already admired Cao Zhiqiang's creative ability at this time, and he really wanted to cooperate with Cao Zhiqiang, hoping to create greater glories.

No way, for artists like them, fame is money!

What?How did Cao Zhiqiang know this?
Of course it's a phone call!
Since Masashi Sada returned to Japan, although he had no time to go to China to meet Cao Zhiqiang because of the sudden explosion, the international calls between the two sides have not been interrupted, and they have a call almost once a week.

Therefore, Cao Zhiqiang still knows a thing or two about Masashi Sada's current situation in Japan.

Even, Cao Zhiqiang hummed the song "Life in Bloom" on the phone in order to seduce Masashi Sada, and hoped to form a group with Masashi Sada, change from Japanese songs, and release records in Japan.

It is precisely because of his trust in Cao Zhiqiang that Masashi Sada is so caring now.

This is different from the previous Shangxin who just threw tempers with Cao Zhiqiang, but Shangxin who really tasted the benefits.

After all, Masashi Sada has earned a lot of money during the two months in Japan.

Although the release of the song "Sakurazaka" is not enough to pay off Masashi Sada's debt so far, it has already paid off half of it.

So, now he really hopes to formally unite with Cao Zhiqiang, form a duo band, and then make a new debut in the form of a duo band.

On the other hand, Cao Zhiqiang also hopes to open up the market in Japan first, even if he is one of the singers of the band.

Because Cao Zhiqiang believes that as long as he enters the land of Dongyang and enters the entertainment circle of Dongyang, then with his hit songs, he will definitely set off a frenzy, and he will earn a wave of yen first.

At this time, it is nothing to earn RMB only at home, but it is really capable to earn foreign exchange abroad.

Moreover, Cao Zhiqiang also discovered that no matter how famous he is in China and how big his record sales are, his income will not be too high due to price and other factors.

On the contrary, it is the well-developed Japanese market, which is where the real money can be made.

Or it can be said that during this period, as a Chinese, if he really wanted to make a lot of money from his songs, he really had to attack the Japanese market.

Only by winning the Japanese market and letting the Japanese music industry accept him, can he be considered a real success!
(End of this chapter)