Chapter 002: Set sail again

No matter how much you like literary films, you must clearly know that it is commercial films that support the entire film market.

Guo Degang once said something I think is very right, what is art, art is the ability of an actor, and art is to sell ability.

This is also applicable to movies, only when the film market is bigger, will literary films have better development.

Li Xiang is a pragmatic person, and how to make good commercial films has become his primary goal. Although his horror films were 'blockbusters' in his previous life, he knew how well he directed those movies, so he had to learn how to make good commercial films.

There is no doubt that Hollywood is the most developed film industry in the world, and this is especially the most important place in USC!

The University of Southern California, abbreviated as Southern University (USC), is the oldest top private research university on the West Coast of the United States and a world-renowned institution of higher learning.

Many of USC's colleges are ranked in the top 10 in the country, with the film school ranking No. 1 in the country.

USC alumni have won the highest number of Oscars in the United States, and they have also made a lot of contributions to commercial films, such as Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, the "father of Star Wars", Robert Zemisky and other film giants are alumni of the school.

In his previous life, if Li Xiang wanted to enter USC to study, it would be tantamount to a fool's dream, but in this life, it is not a problem at all.

Mr. Wang's Wanda has developed very rapidly over the years, and Dad Li's status has also risen with the tide, Mr. Wang's personality is outgoing and tough, Dad Li's personality is introverted and soft, the two partners complement each other's personalities, and the life of the Li family has gradually improved.

After all, Li Xiang is a two-life person, although his body is not very old, but he feels very calm, coupled with his good memory and the fact that he has experienced a life, his academic performance has always been among the best, and his family has always been very fond of him.

Li Xiang said very early on that he was very interested in being a film director and wanted to study abroad, and Li's father was naturally willing and able to meet his son's wishes, but Li's mother was a little reluctant to let Li Xiang go away to a foreign country, but Li Xiang did his mother's ideological work, which persuaded his mother.

In June 2002, Li Xiang graduated from high school (skipped two grades), successfully passed the SAT exam, and received an admission letter from USC, and 16-year-old Li Xiang embarked on a study journey as a film director.

There is a world of difference between top universities and ordinary universities, in USC, Li Xiang is either studying or taking classes, and there is little spare time, but Li Xiang enjoys it. As long as people are busy, time will pass very quickly, and in the blink of an eye, the four-year college career is over...

At the beginning of August 2006, in the high-end villa area of Bincheng Seaside, Li's family was celebrating Li's 20th birthday. 【△網WwW.怑

Li Xiang returned to China in the middle of last month, and he has no idea of staying in Hollywood to develop.

Chinese people have their own cultural carriers, and the Chinese film market is accelerating, and Li Xiang is eager to devote himself to it.

"Happy birthday! This is a gift from our old couple. Grandma handed Li Xiang a car key, the old man is quite good at catching up with the trend, knowing that young people like sports cars.

"Thank you, grandparents!" Ferrari, I don't know what model.

"Xiao Xiang, this is a gift from your mother, happy 20 years old!" Li's mother sent a bit of a lot, it is a set of Japanese version of the original G1 full range of Transformers toys, because it is the original product in 1985, the value is also very expensive.

"Mom loves you!" Li Xiang hugged his mom and kissed him, and it has always been his dream to have this set of toys.

"I think about it, my dad won't give you a gift, I know you have liked movies since you were a child, and you also want to be a director, your drama dad has invested, and at the same time, my dad helped you contact Fiber Optic Media, and they agreed to release your movie, as long as it passes the review. "Well, this movie hasn't been made yet, the investment and distribution have been done, what else does Li Xiang want?

If you want to develop in the film industry, you have to go to the capital, and this is especially true in '06.

Renyi, Beijing Circle, and Northwest Circle are all in the capital, and 90% of the film companies are also in the capital, so Li Xiang naturally needs to come to the capital, and the destination is the headquarters of Optical Fiber Media.

In 06, Guangguang Media had not yet entered the film industry, and it was not until the end of the year that it released its first film "Wounded City", which was considered to have been qualified.

"Hello sir, are you here for an interview?" Li Xiang was just 20 years old, and it was indeed very similar to coming to look for a job, the girl at the front desk asked politely.

"No, I made an appointment with Ms. Li Xiaoping. ā€

"Mr. Li, wait a minute, I'll ask. The girl at the front desk didn't dare to slack off, and hurriedly called to ask.

After a while, an OL came out of it, "You are Li Xiang, right?" Mr. Li said let me take you to her office, please follow me. It should be Li Xiaoping's secretary, Li Xiang followed closely and came to Li Xiaoping's office. After greeting each other, we got to the point.

"Mr. Li, I heard Mr. Wang say, you just graduated from USC?"

"Mr. Li, you still call me Li Xiang, Mr. Li sounds a little strange, yes, I just graduated not long ago. ā€

"Then don't call me Mr. Li, how old am I for you, and it's not a loss for you to call me Sister Xiaoping. ā€

"Okay, Sister Xiaoping. ā€

"Li Xiang, to be honest with you, our film business has just started, and our first movie will only be released at the end of the year, so we won't have any resources to invest in your movie this year. ā€

"Well, it doesn't matter, my movie is an action movie, the script is still being polished, even if the cast and crew are all in place, it will not be released until around the Spring Festival next year at the earliest, and I believe that you will be able to free up your hands to promote my movie at that time." ā€

"Okay, let me know when your script is finished, and we'll discuss the specifics. ā€

Li Xiang rented an apartment in an upscale residential area near Fiber, so that he could contact him about movies.

There is still no hurry to buy a house, and his favorite neighborhood in his memory has not yet been built! He is perfecting his script at home.

With the memories of his previous life, coupled with his father's financial support, Li Xiang has a lot of movies to choose from, and he has been distressed for a long time before finally deciding on his first feature film - "Hurricane Rescue".

"Hurricane Rescue" is about Brian (Liam Neeson) is a retired agent whose perennial life as an agent has made his relationship with his wife and daughter increasingly estranged.

Once, his daughter Kim (Maggie Grace) wanted to get Brian's consent to go to Paris, but Brian, as a father, was not worried about his 17-year-old daughter traveling alone, and after some quarrels, the stubborn Brian finally agreed to his daughter.

In Paris, however, Kim was abducted by a gang of prostitutes. In order to save his daughter, the old agent returned to the mountain.