424 [Journey of Love]
。 Wang Zijun has another nickname in Hong Kong, called "Ten Million Directors", and the old people in the film industry often come to the sentence when they scold the novices who are ambitious: "You think you are Wang Zijun!" ”
The first director with a box office of more than 10 million, this name is indeed loud enough, only this title is the guarantee of the box office, the filmmakers in Southeast Asia, as long as they hear Wang Zijun's name, they don't watch the content at all, and they directly break the head grab.
Xu Guanwen's "Half a Pound and Eight Taels" was obviously influenced by "God of Gamblers", and the box office that should have been about 8.5 million was barely reached 8 million. Even so, it is also sought after by many Hong Kong people, because of Xu Guanwen, Hong Kong films were finally not left too far behind by Wang Zijun, and they still had a little face.
"God of Gamblers" collects money in Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan and Southeast Asia, but the situation in Japan is a bit weird.
The final box office of "Food Truck" in Japan was more than 800 million, which shocked the Japanese film industry, and Cheng Long also became the most popular Chinese movie star in Japan after Bruce Lee. And "God of Gamblers" is also very popular in Japan under the name of Wang Zijun, but it gradually cooled down after more than half a month, and now the box office is only more than 100 million, and looking at the signs, the final box office can exceed 200 million Amitabha.
Saburo Takahashi was stupid, he had huge expectations for "God of Gamblers", and he spent 100 million yuan on publicity alone, and this would be the result after the blood.
In this way, after removing the share of all parties, the Asian film distribution company only earns the same amount as ordinary films.
Wang Zijun received the news from Japan, and thought that it was okay, Fa Ge's "God of Gamblers" was popular all over Southeast Asia, but it was only in Japan. I didn't even earn back the publicity money.
I actually made a lot of money in Japan this time, which is already good.
Just after the Spring Festival, Wang Zijun and Lin Qingxia came to the door with their daughter's benefits, but Hu Yinmeng took the initiative to come to the door, saying that he wanted to work at the China Hope Foundation.
Wang Zijun didn't expect her to be so active, it was very troublesome to run a club in Taiwan, so Wang Zijun bypassed the Kuomintang to register in Hong Kong, and Taiwan also went to register a number, ready to set up a branch. However, it is still under review and has not been approved.
"Why don't you become the chairman of the Taiwan branch?" Wang Zijun said with a smile.
Hu Yinmeng shook his hand again and again: "I don't understand anything, but I can't be the chairman of the board." Besides, I'm going to make a movie. Not that much time. ”
Although making movies is not Hu Yinmeng's thing, making movies can bring her a good salary, and Hu Yinmeng will not give up this job until she has enough family funds.
After discussion, Hu Yinmeng finally became the director of the Taiwan branch, responsible for the publicity work of some foundations, and when he had time, he would also make a cameo appearance in the research group and go to do field investigations.
It's not just Hu Yinmeng. Before the Lantern Festival, many people applied for jobs and wanted to work in the foundation. After all, this is doing good deeds, and Wang Zijun's salary is not low, so it is more attractive.
The screening work is a bit cumbersome, and Wang Zijun didn't rest much throughout the Spring Festival. I'm busy with this. When choosing the employees of a charitable foundation, the most important thing is not talent, but character, otherwise a scandal will cause a scandal one day, and the reputation of the foundation will be completely ruined.
Thousands of choices, one person's information made Wang Zijun's eyes light up.
Wei Xuwen. A professor at the former private China Medical University and now the China Medical University in Taiwan Province, he retired early due to an eye disease and has been at home since then. After these Wang Zijun's advertisements were posted, the old gentleman who lived in Kaohsiung took the initiative to submit his resume. Wang Zijun looked at it. This gentleman has the experience of saving lives and helping the wounded on the front line of the Anti-Japanese War, and he is much more reliable than ordinary people in terms of morality.
Wang Zijun immediately called back and invited the old gentleman to be the chairman of the board, except for finance and lawyers, the appointment of other personnel was all decided by Wei Xuwen. …,
Well, this is also Wang Zijun's plan to be cheap and push all the troubles out.
In Hong Kong, the first two episodes of "Wang Zijunpin's Three Kingdoms" have been produced and premiered on Saturday and Sunday after the Lantern Festival. And Xiao Sheng's documentary is still being filmed, this old gentleman is very dedicated, in order to catch a good shot, he actually ran to the wooden house area on Chinese New Year's Eve.
In addition to taking her daughter at home, Lin Qingxia was busy with postpartum weight loss all day long, giving Wang Zijun enough free time, sneaking out to have a tryst with Lin Fengjiao, and meeting her son by the way.
Haishan Records Company had just started work after the holiday, and Wang Zijun was called by Hong Xiaoqiao, saying that she wanted to make a record, and the lyrics and songs were done, and she wanted Wang Zijun to help arrange the music for her.
When I came to the record company, I saw that Hong Xiaoqiao had already arrived, sitting there in a set of coffee-colored casual clothes, with long hair and a shawl, holding an acoustic guitar and smiling at Wang Zijun walking over.
"Sister Qiao, are you here so early?" Wang Zijun said.
Hong Xiaoqiao quipped: "Everyone is like you, from now on, the king will not be early." ”
"Mr. Wang, it's early."
"Hello Mr. Wang!"
“……”
Several passing Haishan employees greeted Wang Zijun one after another.
Wang Zijun smiled at them and nodded, sat down next to Hong Xiaoqiao, and asked, "You sell clothes well, why did you suddenly remember to release a record?" ”
Hong Xiaoqiao is very good, her "Zijin" clothing, except for Wang Zijun's help at the beginning, was later operated by herself, although Lin Qingxia also has shares, but she is the shopkeeper. Now "Zijin" clothing has become the preferred brand of Taiwanese celebrities and some businessmen, fashionable styles, exquisite workmanship and high-end materials, and the price is lower than that of Europe and the United States.
Now Taiwan's wealthy people, unless they are deliberately raising their value, are unlikely to choose European and American brands. Because it is difficult to buy high-end European and American clothing in Taiwan now, it is slow and troublesome to customize, so the "Zijin", which is excellent in all aspects, has become the first choice.
"If you want to sing, you can come out, just enough for ten songs." Hong Xiaoqiao smiled casually.
Wang Zijun got the song score given by Hong Xiaoqiao, and his mood was quite complicated. If there is no appearance of herself, the talented woman in front of her will be forced to marry into a wealthy family and quit the entertainment industry after releasing her first record. After giving birth to a child, he resolutely divorced, and after a few years of immersion, he came out again to be a host and writer for a while, and has been living in seclusion since then. It wasn't until decades later that her old fans unexpectedly discovered that she was opening an ice house in Taipei to facilitate students to relieve the heat, and Hong Xiaoqiao was almost seventy years old at this time.
But Hong Xiaoqiao, who should have become a divorced mother, is not only not married now, but also studied abroad to learn clothing. returned to Taiwan to run a shop, and the Song family also moved to the United States.
When Wang Zijun was studying lyrics and songs, Hong Xiaoqiao was leisurely fiddling with her acoustic guitar on the side, and she had been busy for the past two years. She only plays it occasionally in her free time, and then composes her feelings into songs.
Wang Zijun looked up at Hong Xiaoqiao, compared with her ability in the store, Hong Xiaoqiao at this time was quite lazy and leisurely, with a simple outfit and an acoustic guitar, just like a wandering female singer.
In Wang Zijun's impression, there are two female singers in Taiwan who use their lives to create and sing, one is the later Chen Qizhen. The other is Hong Xiaoqiao. They are all beautiful and talented women, and they don't have many records, but they have a lot of songs for other singers, and if they release their own records, then they only sing songs that they write and compose by themselves.
There are a total of ten songs in Wang Zijun's hand, namely "Love Journey", "Broken Heart Flower", "White Hair Yin", "It's Always Me Wrong", "I Hope You Return Early", "Concern", "Little Lotus", "Wasteland Grass Dream", "My Heart Has a Bell", "Back Here Again". Most of them are songs about loneliness and sadness. …,
"Alas!" Wang Zijun picked up a guitar and sang "Love Journey":
"The wind blows me like a cloud, and I am lonely and I have to wander;
With my beloved guitar, and a yellow wild chrysanthemum.
I'm going to that far away, somewhere unknown;
I'm going to go a long way to find my old dreams.
I'm pretending not to like you anymore. In this way, I have no choice but to wander;
Bring a sincere love, and a red rose.
I'm going to that far away, somewhere unknown;
I'm going to walk that long way and find my old dreams......" The songs left by Hong Xiaoqiao are very good. But now all that Baidu can search is old records from decades ago, some of the sound quality is a little damaged, and the words are a little inaudible. Baidu MP3 "Hong Xiaoqiao", the 26th song "Love Journey" should be re-arranged, and it sounds like an old ballad. The others all have an old record smell, which may not be liked too much by younger friends.
The song is very beautiful, but the lyrics are a little sad, Wang Zijun knows in his heart who this song is for, who else is besides him?
Wang Zijun sang very carefully, stopping from time to time to make marks on the song score, and sometimes playing a section on the piano or taking out a violin to play a section. Hong Xiaoqiao was next to him to help him beat and sing a cappella in a low voice.
The two of them were in an independent music room, no one came in to disturb them, and they worked all day, except for the exchange of songs themselves, they didn't talk much.
When it was almost evening, Zheng Zhenkun ran in and said with a smile: "Two talented men and women, it's getting dark, and you're still busy." ”
Wang Zijun threw down the pen, raised his head and asked, "What, Boss Zheng wants to have a treat?" ”
"I'm in for a treat?" Zheng Zhenkun pointed at them and said, "One of the two of you is a leader in Taiwan's clothing industry, and the other is a tens of millions of directors in Asia. You still want to beat me as a little boss? ”
"Pretend, you pretend, if you are a small boss, everyone else will have to eat." Wang Zijun teased.
Zheng Zhenkun said with a bitter face: "Alas, you don't know, this Golin record is too fierce, don't treat money as money, I finally cultivated a singer to come out, and I will dig it up for you in a few days." You kid won't leave, but he will release a record a year, and he still owes last year's concert. ”
"Yes, I can hear it, you are here to ask for an account." Wang Zijun said with a smile. No matter how poached Golin Records is, it will not hurt the muscles and bones of Haishan Records, and best-selling singers such as Liu Wenzheng and Gao Lingfeng are still there. Luo Dayou is a little weird, he came to Haishan and released a small disc, and then went back to medical school to study, and never released a song again. The explanation he gave was that the current song censorship is too disgusting, and the songs he wrote were often changed and changed, and they could only be passed beyond recognition, so it was better not to sing them.
Think about it, one of the songs on Luo Dayou's first record in history is a political song, and it is a criticism of industrial construction, which is against the government, and it is strange that it can pass the censorship at this time.
Even if it is not poached, the threat of Golin Records is still the greatest, and the ability to operate and welcome newcomers is too strong. It was so overwhelming that other record companies couldn't hold their heads up. Only Haishan Records can rely on its own heritage, and the talent show that Wang Zijun made can fight with Gelin.
However, the talent show can't be eaten all over the world, this itself is a revision of the traditional singing contest, not only Gelin, but other record companies have also followed suit, making a variety of talent shows, so that ordinary people can't watch it.
There is a folk song restaurant not far downstairs from Haishan Records, and the three of them didn't choose any high-end places, so they went straight there.
It happened to be dinner in the evening. There were a lot of guests in the restaurant, and the dim light was disguised, and Wang Zijun and the three of them didn't attract much attention when they went in. Ordered some drinks and fried rice, as well as a few side dishes. The three of them sat down to chat and eat at the same time. …,
On the stage of the folk song restaurant, an unknown young singer is singing a song he has written, the lyrics are very chic, but the song is a little pale.
After singing the song, the customers who ate did not hesitate to applaud themselves and gave unanimous applause.
Hong Xiaoqiao said to Wang Zijun: "I haven't come to this kind of place to eat for a long time, right?" ”
Wang Zijun asked, "You come often?" ”
"Yes," Hong Xiaoqiao said, "sometimes I get tired from work. They will come to the folk song restaurant to order a drink and listen to the song quietly. These little singers may not have released records, and the quality of the songs is not very high, but the emotions they sing are not heard in the records. ”
Wang Zijun said with a smile: "It seems that I missed a lot of things. ”
Zheng Zhenkun looked left and right, and suddenly said, "I don't think I should follow." It's a light bulb. ”
"Disrespectful to the old." Hong Xiaoqiao's face turned red and chirped.
Zheng Zhenkun sighed: "I'm not a human being inside and out anyway. Both of you are graceful people, and it is very difficult to serve. ”
Zheng Zhenkun is talking about Hong Xiaoqiao's record, Hong Xiaoqiao has been out of the music scene for several years, and his fame has decreased greatly, and this time he suddenly said that he wanted to release a record. It must be well advertised. When many singers do record promotion, in addition to appearing on radio and television programs, they also have to walk the catwalk all over the world, at least many large performance venues in the central and southern parts of the country. But Hong Xiaoqiao has a relatively light temperament. I don't like to run around, at most I will perform a few shows in Taipei.
After all, Hong Xiaoqiao is too famous compared to Wang Zijun, Wang Zijun can do this, but she can't. In this way, the sales of the record can be imagined, if it is not a personal relationship, Zheng Zhenkun will not send her a record.
The three of them chatted while eating, talking about some interesting things, and time passed quite quickly.
Chatting and chatting, Zheng Zhenkun suddenly talked about Hong Xiaoqiao's lifelong events and asked her if she wanted to introduce one herself.
"It's still early, I'm not an old girl that no one wants." Hong Xiaoqiao shook his head with a smile.
"Alas, it's not that I'm old and talk a lot. Your parents are anxious, they have been beating me many times. You're almost thirty years old, can they not be in a hurry? Zheng Zhenkun said earnestly, half of this was said to Wang Zijun.
Hong Xiaoqiao originally fell out with his family, but since the Song family sold his business and went to the United States, Hong Xiaoqiao's relationship with his family has eased somewhat, and he has been reconciled in the past two years.
Hong Xiaoqiao's parents feel that their daughter has Wang Zijun in her heart, but Wang Zijun is now married, and her daughter should give up. But after looking for a lot of rich sons, they wanted to be good-looking, talented, and talented, but Hong Xiaoqiao just refused.
Seeing that her daughter is getting older and older, but she hasn't even looked for a boyfriend, Hong Xiaoqiao's parents are about to get sick.
Wang Zijun heard that Zheng Zhenkun wanted to enlighten her, but how could this kind of thing be easy to say, could it be said: Don't wait for me, I already have a wife, why should you go?
The atmosphere of the conversation between the three was a little awkward, and Hong Xiaoqiao suddenly stood up and said, "I'll sing you a song." ”
Hong Xiaoqiao walked towards the stage, Zheng Zhenkun sighed at Wang Zijun and said, "You, it's really harmful. ”
Wang Zijun smiled a little reluctantly.
Hong Xiaoqiao waited for the singers on the stage to finish singing, so he went over to borrow an acoustic guitar, said a few words to another singer who was going to sing, and then walked to the microphone and said: "A song "Concern" is given to all those who are worth caring." ”
"Counting the white clouds, I left you,
But I left every inch of lovesickness to you.
What worries you is, red-eyed,
Don't worry, it's also you who love to cry.
Counting the maple leaves, I left you,
But I left every inch of my heart to you.
What worries is that you are far away,
Don't worry, it's also lonely you ......"...,
But I left every inch of my heart to you! Zheng Zhenkun chewed on the lyrics, glared at Wang Zijun helplessly, and asked, "This is Xiao Qiao's new song?" ”
"Hmm." Wang Zijun nodded.
"Good!" The customers in the restaurant applauded, they all applauded when they didn't sing well just now, how could they bear this song.
"Hey, I haven't heard this song, could it be that the young lady wrote it herself?"
"I guess so."
"Why do I feel familiar?"
Suddenly, someone exclaimed: "Isn't that the 'mysterious girl' Hong Xiaoqiao!" ”
The people who come to eat in this place are all people who like folk songs, and when they are reminded, they immediately react to who the singer above is.
Hong Xiaoqiao used to cover his face with a low-brimmed hat on the show, and he only missed his face once before studying abroad, but he didn't expect to be recognized. Many diners didn't even eat and ran up to ask for autographs.
Hong Xiaoqiao's signature is more difficult to get than Wang Zijun's, mainly because Taishenlong has no end in sight.
Hong Xiaoqiao finally got rid of the many autographers who asked for autographs, and Wang Zijun hurriedly lowered his head, afraid of being recognized and entangled. Zheng Zhenkun was quite happy, he didn't expect that Hong Xiaoqiao would still remember so many people after retiring for so many years, it seems that even if the record sales are not good, they will not be too bad.
After chatting for a while, Zheng Zhenkun paid the money first and left, Wang Zijun stood up and said, "I'll send you home." ”()