Chapter 127: Journey to the West
After chatting in the taxi for a while, Li Xiaohu realized that it was not that Liu Qing was not polite to her father, and she made a lot of money and asked her father to come out for rent, but that Master Liu couldn't live at home and insisted on going out to continue working.
Of course, now it has become Master Liu's side job, and he will not turn on the air conditioner in order to save some money on the gas.
This made Li Xiaohu somewhat change his opinion of Master Liu. Although Master Liu is very toxic, he also has the good quality of hard work. Therefore, human nature is complex, and the shortcomings in this aspect cannot cover up the advantages on the other hand.
When he returned to the academy, he met his mentor. Tian Feng praised Li Xiaohu and Tang Wan, two proud disciples. After all, even his mentor himself had never filmed a TV series with a rating of more than 40 points. However, Tian Feng actually rarely filmed TV series, and he mainly directed movie works.
Li Xiaohu originally thought he would be criticized because "Return of the Condor Heroes" can be said to be a complete entertainment TV series, and this form of play tells the story of history beyond recognition. It is normal for some older generation directors who have rigorous and conservative thoughts to be disliked by this.
For example, "My Fair Princess" is so popular now, you still occasionally see critical articles in newspapers and magazines.
However, Li Xiaohu obviously underestimated the enlightenment of his mentor. Although Tian Feng has made many classic movies with profound connotations, he does not discriminate against pure commercial movies at all. In his opinion, art must first serve the public. Art does not pretend to be elegant, should not be so narrow-minded, and can make people laugh. It is also a kind of film or TV art.
After hearing Li Xiaohu's purpose, Tian Feng pondered for a moment and happily agreed.
As a tutor of the college, Tian Feng naturally hopes that every student will have the opportunity to make a name for himself, but this is obviously impossible. So many students who go out of the college every year can only play supporting roles in the crew for a long time, waiting for the opportunity to become the leader, and may even be forced to accept the messy unspoken rules. There are only a handful of lucky people who can become the protagonist at one time.
Li Xiaohu came to the academy to select students to be the protagonists of his movies, which is undoubtedly equivalent to solving problems for the academy.
However, Tian Feng did not immediately select people for Li Xiaohu, but first examined the self-study situation of Li Xiaohu and Tang Wan during the period. In recent years, Tian Feng has faded out of the film industry and rarely directs himself. Instead, he focuses on education and strives to cultivate the next generation of director successors. He naturally cares about the learning situation of the two proud disciples.
"You two are going to stay in Zhonghai recently, right? Then come and listen to the class if you have time. There are some things you can't learn from books," Tian Feng finally told him before letting them go.
After saying goodbye to the tutor, he sent his junior sister back to the dormitory. Only then did Li Xiaohu go back to his dormitory in the college and find that Zhang Xiaoming was also in the dormitory.
"Why are you dejected? You haven't participated in the promotional event of "Love Apartment 2"?" Li Xiaohu asked a little strangely when he saw Zhang Xiaoming looking listless.
"I'm not interested in going. No matter how much "Love Apartment 2" is promoted, I can't do "Return of the Condor Heroes". I'm too lazy to embarrass you," Zhang Xiaoming rolled his eyes, looked at Li Xiaohu with a 'resentful' face, and said, "You kid are really unkind. I said I wanted to go to the crew of "Return of the Condor Heroes". You insisted on not letting it go, but it turned out to be cheaper that kid Ning Boya."
"Damn, you are really greedy. TV series with ratings of 20 points nationwide have been added up in recent years, and there are no double digits. With a movie "Love Apartment", you are already a top star now, and the second one is about to be released. Your popularity will definitely skyrocket again. I am not satisfied with this. What else do you want?" Li Xiaohu laughed and shook his head.
"What a top-tier star? I'm about to be caught up by Ning Boya, this little face," Zhang Xiaoming said unhappily: "This guy only played a small role in "My Fair Princess", and he can be so popular. I am the protagonist of "Love Apartment". Even this guy's fame has not risen quickly. It's really unreasonable!"
The role of Ertai played by Ning Boya is indeed less than the other two male protagonists, but it cannot be said that he is a small character. He is one of the three male protagonists.
However, Ning Boya has both good image and temperament. Although she has relatively few roles, she still won the love of countless audiences. It is not too exaggerated to say that she is so popular.
"My Fair Princess 2" is about to end now, but Ning Boya has no role in the second part. Fortunately, Li Xiaohu was prepared for it, and the next scene will be Ning Boya as the protagonist, so Ning Boya is not disappointed.
"Why did you come back today? "My Fair Princess 2" has been completed?" Zhang Xiaoming asked strangely.
"Not yet. Now the crew is waving, and everyone is trembling with excitement and can't film. So I just gave everyone a vacation. I'm going to start filming a movie too," Li Xiaohu saw Zhang Xiaoming's eyes shining, and hurriedly said: "Don't think about it, I won't have your share this time."
"Damn..." Zhang Xiaoming rolled his eyes unhappily.
"By the way, shouldn't you be in the classroom today? You can say you don't go to class when filming. Now that you are free, you still have to skip classes?" Li Xiaohu found a paper cup under the water dispenser, took a glass of water, drank it in one sip, and breathed happily.
"Of course not. Today there is a Birdman director named Han Xiu. He came to our academy to select actors. The teacher asked everyone to join in the fun. I won't be in class today," Zhang Xiaoming replied lazily.
"Han Xiu?" Li Xiaohu was surprised. Han Xiu graduated from Yanjing Film Academy. In fact, even if he wanted to choose new actors, he should give priority to taking care of his junior brothers and sisters at his alma mater. However, this guy actually went to the territory of his alma mater's competitors to pick people. "Why didn't you join in the fun? I heard that Han Xiu is still very good at making movies. He has just debuted for a few years and has already won the prize. He is also very likely to win the prize as the protagonist of his movie."
"Is there any use to win prizes? You can't take out the trophy for sale," Zhang Xiaoming said with disdain.
Li Xiaohu laughed silently. He knew that Zhang Xiaoming had few elegant bones on his body, but it was really a bit too good to express his disdain for the trophy like this.
"Although the trophy cannot be exchanged for money, after winning the prize, the actor's value will definitely increase greatly, and the popularity will increase greatly. There are many benefits. Which of the most popular actors doesn't get the title of actor? If you don't pile up a few trophys in the house, you are embarrassed to come out to say hello to others!" Li Xiaohu knew that saying honors and achievements to Zhang Xiaoming is definitely useless, and it would be better to say something practical.
When Zhang Xiaoming heard this, he turned over and sat up immediately, his eyes shining: "Yes, it would be awesome to be an actor. Haha, I decided to be an actor too, Hu Zi, hurry up and start a drama for me. My title of actor is all up to you!"
Li Xiaohu was so disappointed that he thought to himself that you are a trophy wholesaler for being a buddy? Actors are not so easy to get? Many actors work hard all their lives but may not be able to get a trophy for the best actor. Especially comedy stars are often not popular with the judges. For example, Stephen Chow in his previous life, his path to winning the title of Best Actors was extremely bumpy. I wonder if Zhang Xiaoming, a copycat version of Stephen Chow, would be more lucky.
"You really don't go to Han Xiu?" Li Xiaohu smiled and said, "When you follow me to make a movie, you may make a lot of money and may become so popular. But if you want to win the prize, I think I am really not a match for Han Xiu, at least for now, that's the case."
"Huh?" Zhang Xiaoming looked at Li Xiaohu strangely, "You are rarely modest today. Han Xiu is just a little white-faced, why do you recommend him so much? Is there a grammatical relationship between you?"
"Get out..." Li Xiaohu kicked over and almost kicked Zhang Xiaoming off the sofa. "Although Han Xiu and I have a bit of a quarrel, I have to admit that this teenage face is indeed a bit of a trick, and I am still very good at making movies. You should think carefully about whether to get a trophy with Han Xiu."
"No, why do I think you are full of enemies everywhere? Han Xiu's little face seems to have nothing to do with you. When did you make enemies? Why don't I know?" Zhang Xiaoming became even more strange.
"It's nothing. That little guy has a problem and I have to compete with me," Li Xiaohu drove Zhang Xiaoming aside for a while and sat on the sofa. It's afternoon, and the TV is actually replaying "My Fair Princess"... The four satellite channels have squeezed "My Fair Princess" to the extreme. After the prime time premiered in the evening, they have to replay it repeatedly during the day the next day. What's surprising is that even if the replays are so frequent, the ratings are often better than that of many other TV stations in the prime time. It's a miracle. "I don't know if this little guy came to our college today and was looking for trouble with me again... Don't you really want to join the fun in Han Xiu? Don't worry about me, I'm not going to celebrate the holiday with this little guy, but I can't count you as a miracle."
"Of course not to go," Zhang Xiaoming shook his head repeatedly and said, "The little boy is usually very tiny. This guy has had a marriage with you. Who knows if he will take his anger on me? Damn, I'm afraid that he will be wearing shoes when filming under Han Xiu, the little boy."
Li Xiaohu laughed, thinking that probably all the little white faces were Zhang Xiaoming's natural enemies. This guy hated the little white face very much and smiled: "Okay, brother, since you give face so much, I will make a movie for you. This movie in my hand will only take about two weeks to complete. You must remember to set aside the schedule!"
"Haha, good guy, I'm really loyal!" Zhang Xiaoming was so happy that he couldn't even close his mouth. "The schedule is not a problem at all. If time is money, then I must be richer than you."
After Zhang Xiaoming became famous, he rarely participated in other commercial activities except for taking on advertisements. In addition, he was also very picky about taking on films and TV. He did not read scripts, paid, or invested in movies, but only looked at the people he cooperated with, which was in line with his preference.
In short, this guy is quite difficult to serve. But if he is very easy to serve his friends from SCO, he rarely makes any extra requests.
Because he does not participate in various commercial activities and even publicity activities are often absent, Zhang Xiaoming has indeed more free time than ordinary celebrities.
Li Xiaohu envies his friends for their open-mindedness. How many celebrities can be indifferent to fame and fortune in the world of fame and fortune? Zhang Xiaoming may not be a saint, but this guy is in a lack of brains and pursues something different from ordinary stars. He is a star and just wants to be glorious. He has a good mentality and is enviable.
"Have you been online recently? We have added a new line of reading astronomy on our company's website.
"Of course I know, what I'm a little strange about is why you posted the novel online, and it's still free? Do you think of the little royalties?" Zhang Xiaoming was originally a novel fan, and it was normal to notice that Li Xiaohu posted the novel online.
"You should have watched "The Legend of Wukong"? Do you think it would be a big deal if this novel was made into a movie?" Li Xiaohu said with a smile.
"Want to hear the truth?" Zhang Xiaoming asked, and when he saw Li Xiaohu nodding, he said, "Okay, I don't think it seems to be a big deal, it's too nonsense. To be honest, I read "The Legend of Wukong" and I still don't know what it is talking about. It's completely inexplicable. I really don't understand why so many people are following it... Hu Zi, your novel is getting more and more regressive!"
"Uh," Li Xiaohu scratched his head, feeling that he overestimated his friend's literary literacy. This guy is very proficient in things like **. It is really difficult for him to understand the words "The Legend of Wukong" that are so out of reality. "Don't you think the character settings in "The Legend of Wukong" are very subversive? My new movie is based on these absurd characters to reinterpret the famous book "Journey to the West". I plan to call the name of the movie "The Legend of Wukong"..."
In his previous life, "The Legend of the West" was released several years before "The Legend of Wukong", but now it is the opposite. Li Xiaohu first took out "The Legend of Wukong" and placed it on the Internet, which made everyone hype. In the future, everyone will definitely be more likely to accept when they see "The Legend of the West" again.
A classic movie like "A Chinese Odyssey" in his previous life was unexpectedly disappointing. In fact, it was not low. The box office of both the two episodes was above 20 million Hong Kong dollars. However, compared with other works of Stephen Chow at that time, the box office of more than 40 million yuan was very cold. Moreover, the total investment of "A Chinese Odyssey" was as high as 60 million, and the box office was not even enough to recover, so it can only be regarded as a failure. The situation of being released in mainland China was even more miserable, and almost no one could understand it at that time.
It is now the end of 1997. I remember that "A Chinese Odyssey" in his previous life happened to be popular in about 1998. Li Xiaohu is now preparing for the crew, and when the filming is finished and released, it happens to be almost on the way.
Moreover, Li Xiaohu uploaded the first online book "The Legend of Wukong" in advance, giving people a briefing, so that the release of "A Chinese Odyssey" would not seem too abrupt, so Li Xiaohu felt that he would not miss the filming of "A Chinese Odyssey" now.
"A Chinese Odyssey?" Zhang Xiaoming murmured, suddenly jumped up from the sofa, ran into the room, and shouted: "I'll study the "Biography of Wukong" again..."
Chapter completed!