Illiterate top class: three years of poor performance, become a superstar

Chapter 223 The last two songs of "Five Hundred Years"
"..."

On the set, the crew members all had their own busy schedules. Although they were sloppy, they still looked orderly.

After all, co-directing in an environment like New York can keep order on the set.

Now there are just two chief directors. The two parties have a strong foundation for cooperation and there is no coordination problem.

At this moment, in the monitor area, Mr. Xu was holding a thermos cup and taking an occasional sip.

With that old god's presence, those who didn't know better thought he was the boss, and the two young and middle-aged men next to him who were branded as chief directors were the errand boys.

Li Cheng took a look at the busy studio and asked, "It will take at least two days to complete the filming. What will the second uncle do next?"

"Isn't this because of you?" After hearing this, Xu Nian immediately said angrily, "I have to go to North America and promote 'X' again..."

Seeing this, Li Cheng rubbed his hands: "So the second uncle is willing to help?"

"What do you mean?"

"I'm thinking that since you have to record a song, you may not have time to go to North America to promote Detective 2."

"One code is one code, and what needs to be done must be done."

"I didn't say anything, I'll give you one."

"..."

The two chattered, and Zhuang Hui on the side interjected with emotion and envy: "Is it possible for Detective Tang 2 to set another record overseas?"

These words made Xu Nian and Li Cheng think deeply.

Today is the 2nd day since Tang Detective 22 was released, and the miracle of Tang Detective 2’s dominance continues.

继10月7号当天唐探2总票房（含预售票房）累计突破30亿后，最近半个月唐探2未见颓势。

For example...the total box office exceeded the 40 billion mark before noon today.

Although the statistics of pre-sale box office are still included, it has not even been shown for one month, and it can still go up slightly in the future.

What's more, unlike before, the screening key for Detective Tang 2 has been renewed.

Will be extended to November 11th.

Considering that the Southeast Asian anti-fraud film starring Chen Qi has been scheduled to be released on November 11, as well as other new films, the drop in freshness and film schedule will cause the box office of Detective 11 to drop significantly.

It is very likely that the total for the whole of November will not reach 11 million.

But... even so, there is a high probability that the total box office of Tang Detective 2 will be close to 45 billion.

There are still 39 days of screening time, and the average daily box office only needs to be 1283 million to exceed 45 billion.

This box office number is quite astonishing.

Because the actual cost of Detective Tang 2 from filming to promotion was only 2.35 million. Based on the total box office, the return was more than 19 times.

Even if only the final income of the film side is counted, the return rate is more than 5 times!
Even though Li Cheng said that the employer wanted to kill him, he was actually heartbroken. In fact, his face broke out in laughter.

At this time, it is very necessary to come up with that sentence... "For 100% profit, it dares to trample all human laws;
With a profit of 300%, it dares to commit any crime and even risk being hanged! "

Now say it out loud, what is the profit?

500%!

It is necessary to note that this is only part of the income of the film studio, and there will be subsequent copyright income and global screening income.

The proportion attributed to Xu Nian is very unsatisfactory.

At the moment, Zhuang Hui is concerned about the global screening situation.

"It's hard to say." Li Cheng replied thoughtfully, "The records of major domestic films going overseas are relatively confusing."

“Also, I don’t know how popular Detective Tang 2, which is set in New York, is in the Asian market. It may not be as popular as Detective Tang 1.”

"Finally, it is too difficult to open up the North American market. Those who can get tens of thousands of yuan at the box office are considered top players."

Xu Nian, who had already thought about it over and over again, said: "I think the North American market should be no problem if it exceeds [-] million."

"Ok?"

"what?"

Xu Nian replied casually: "Chinese film and television and Chinese music have always had teams stationed in North America, and there will be some results."

Because... what we have to play in the North American market is the fan economy.

Li Cheng suddenly realized, then smiled and said, "It seems we need a new contract to impress Mr. Xu."

Xu Nian raised his eyebrows and waved his hands casually, as if it didn't matter.

Anyway, it doesn’t matter whether he has money or not. Xu never loves money.

He just wanted to stop by North America to see the local leeks...the local enthusiastic fans.

It just so happens that it is the eve of Tianyue's listing, so I took a look at the 'market value'.

It's the major shareholder.

Be dedicated.

As for the market value, if Xu's net worth can rise to hundreds of millions or even hundreds of millions, it doesn't matter.

.........

Two days later, on the afternoon of October 10, "Infernal Affairs" officially wrapped.

The shooting was divided into three sections, with a total shooting period of 44 days.

It took half a month longer than the planned shooting period.

The main reason is that everyone is striving for excellence.

In other words... ambitious.

A simple factor can explain the filmmaker's "ambition": this movie, which has no special effects or even almost no stunts, has cost more than 1 million to shoot so far.

There is very little left over from the total investment of 1.2 million.

Moreover, Li Cheng and Zhuang Hui have been operating to the extreme so far, because they just finished the game on the 25th because they had to suppress the obstacle of finishing on the 24th at the latest.

Obviously, I will press the deadline and submit it for review on November 11th.

To be able to perform such extreme operations, there must be a prerequisite - burning money.

Ambition is also very simple.

1. To rush for the Oscars, at least win the Oscar for Best International Film.

Laying another brick for Chinese culture to go global. 2. Won the Chinese film and television box office championship.

As for what he is personally aiming for...Xu's sprint for the Golden Rooster Best Actor, etc., are almost classified as incidental parts.

Having such ambition and confidence are all given by the filming process.

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After saying a hasty farewell to Li Cheng, Zhuang Hui and other creative staff, Xu Nian rushed back to Huacheng without stopping.

There is nothing wrong with Li Cheng's cognition, and he does still want to record songs.

The live version of the new song "Passive" was unofficially released at the fan meeting, and the outside world knew that Xu Nian was preparing for a new album.

We have to go to New York soon and then travel to America and even all over North America, so we can’t waste time.

The journey was in a hurry and had nothing to do with Xu going back to Huacheng to settle accounts with the company.

It’s just an income calculation of several hundred million, that’s a big deal, right~

The high-speed train roared and stopped at Huacheng, and Xu Nian got off the train alone again.

Meng Chao is a person who has a partner. At this time, of course he would abandon Xu decisively and simply, and stay with the partner.

Xu, wearing a mask and large sunglasses, could only walk out of the station by himself.

Because he couldn't hide his aura without a hat, some pretty and gentle ladies were eager to strike up a conversation.

It wasn't until they saw Xu pulling away the Porsche parked on the curb and leaving as if there was no one around, that the young ladies felt disappointed.

Then I shared today's little luck with my best friend... "Sisters, I met a handsome guy with a great figure and temperament at South Railway Station. Although he wore a mask and sunglasses, I am sure he is very handsome!"

"I secretly took a sideways photo, isn't it handsome?"

"It's a pity that I don't have the nerve to go up and add a WeChat message."

My best friend replied with ten or eight messy emoticons in minutes, and then sent a voice message: "It's a pity that you don't follow stars!"

"I can 100% guarantee that this cliff is Xu Nian!! Wow, he actually returned to Huacheng in such a low-key manner!"

"Why don't I have such a good opportunity? How cool it would be to have a passing photo with him!"

Young lady: "Xu Nian, who is said to be the most handsome in Asia? No wonder he looks so handsome even though he is covered up so tightly!"

"Sisters, I have decided that from now on I will chase stars!"

"Hahahaha, I just happened to take a photo of us passing each other!!!"

Best friend: "Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!! Put me up!"

"..."

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Xu's family background is simple, and he is occasionally abandoned by his agent. Therefore, he can only ask someone to pick him up when he takes the high-speed train back to Huacheng.

Lin Jianian and Zhang Yawei are both kind-hearted and good sisters, and they are happy to help with such little things.

But usually Lin Jia Nian, who has nothing to do, comes forward.

For example right now.

Lin Jianian, who was wearing brown glasses to protect himself from the sun, took a moment to look at Xu Nian: "How can you be so handsome with such an unshaven look?"

Hearing this, Xu Nian curled his lips: "Are you questioning the value of Asia's most handsome face, who paralyzed New York's JFK Airport?"

It happened to be a traffic light. Lin Jianian pushed up his glasses and scanned Xu Nian up and down: "Your face may be quite valuable."

"But it seems that when you are 50 or [-] years old, you will still be able to charm a lot of little girls with your uncle's characteristics."

Xu Nian deeply agreed with this: "That's because Tian Tian will not have to worry about food in this life."

Lin Jianian stopped talking.

She had to admit that her appearance as a dog was hopeless.

She is 26 years old, and she still acts like a little girl. She also likes the younger version of Xu, and also likes the uncle version of Xu.

It's hopeless, really hopeless.

Lin Jiannian's biggest wish now is to figure out when he can unite with his best friend Zhang Yawei.

She felt a little overwhelmed by herself.

You can't fight, you can't say, you can't do this, you can't do that.

It's different if you have close friends.

Just saying that Zhang Zong took action is enough to be arbitrary for eternity.

Not only does she have to be honest, but the kid next to her also doesn't dance like that.

In addition, she, Lin, has such strong hands-on skills. Two against one, I have the advantage!
The more important point is that if you want to plan for the long term, with Mr. Zhang from the old Ye family at the front, nothing will be a problem~
Apart from anything else, Lin Jia Nian has trusted Mr. Zhang’s ability to deal with things since he was a child. There is no problem that Mr. Zhang cannot solve~

Thinking about this, Lin Jia's thoughts changed: "Do you have any ideas for the two more songs in the new album?"

Xu Nian replied: "A little bit."

There are countless song titles that he can think of, but only a few of them are certain, and not many of them have a feeling.

So, he actually has...a bit of difficulty in choosing.

Seeing that Xu Nian was swaying a little, Lin Jia thought about it and said, "I have an idea."

"You can consider incorporating more Chinese cultural features into this new album, which will be very beneficial to you."

Hearing what Lin Jianian said, Xu Nian raised his eyebrows slightly: "Minnan?"

Both Mandarin and Cantonese are available, and the remaining Chinese regional language that can produce songs is generally Hokkien.

Lin Jianian agreed: "Yes."

"Then I thought of a song..."World's No. [-]"."

"??"

"The remaining song will give this album a more interesting ending. Let's call it..."Kiss Goodbye"."

"???"

(End of this chapter)