However, Xiao Ran didn't know this now, and looked at Ghost King Dong, and he made one last request: "Brother Dong, now I want to add one more condition!" I want that ocean, of course, you can dispose of it. ”

Hearing Xiao Ran say that, Xiang Qiang and Ghost Wang Dong were stunned, they thought that Xiao Ran was so insatiable. After hearing the second half of the sentence, he put his mind at ease, and the ghost king's face flashed ruthlessly: "I promise, you don't want it anyway, I want it!" ”

"As for the protection fee!" Xiao Ran still couldn't avoid this problem, and pondered for a moment, because of this, the matter started and will be solved because of this.

Ghost Wang Dong smiled happily and waved his big hand: "No need, no one will dare to collect protection money for your piece in the future!" ”

Xiao Ran pondered for a moment, he felt that this was not good, if the Tao really talked about the rules, then if he didn't pay it, it would ...... So, he took the initiative to ask: "It's better to be like this, Brother Dong, the company will still pay 20,000 yuan a month in the future, so that both Lianying and the brothers on the road can be regarded as having an explanation!" ”

Ghost Wang Dong thought about it, this is really not easy to do. Xiang Qiang is also embarrassed, if he really lets Xiao Ran hand it over, it means that the people on their road don't understand the rules at all, but if they don't pay it, won't the rules be broken. The most important thing is that Lian Shengying's territory is probably going to be vacated, and no matter which hall takes over at that time, he will be eligible to take protection money from Xiao Ran. If you say that you don't pay it, it will cut off other people's financial routes!

Thinking of this, the two glanced at each other, and Ghost Wang Dong immediately had an idea, and laughed: "I said that if I don't pay it, I won't pay it, who the stipulates that the Phantom Company must pay it?" There are so many companies in Hong Kong, and it is not obvious that many companies are charged protection money. ”

Xiang Qiang also relaxed, who the said that the company must pay protection money. The whole thing was settled, and a storm that had been infinitely disturbed gradually subsided. Before parting, Ghost Wang Dong patted Xiao Ran's shoulder very appreciatively: "Ah Ran, I appreciate you, if you come to the Dao to mingle, I'm afraid that we old guys won't have anything to eat!" Not to mention, I still have to go for a massage, you can come to me if you have something! ”

"Where's the word!" Xiao Ran was suddenly humble, and said with a smile: "It's all about Brother Dong and Brother Qiang's faces, I will definitely see you again if you have the chance!" ”

The incident is basically over, but it's just basic, and there are still some hands and tails that have not been completed. A day later, one of Ghost Wang Dong's subordinates called and told Xiao Ran that the person who cut him had been dealt with. The next day, Xiao Ran saw the news in the newspaper that someone was lying on the street.

The only thing that made Xiao Ran and Ghost Wang Dong unhappy was that Wang Yang was not stupid, he fled back to Taiwan early in the morning. No matter how long Lianying's hand stretches out, he will still only be beheaded in Taiwan. As a result, this matter can only be resolved like this, anyway, Wang Yang does not dare to come to Hong Kong, because Lianying's Jianghu chase order is still in effect.

Since then, no other community has come to the Phantom Company to collect protection money, and Xiao Ran's name is at least a well-known name on the road. Of course, this does not mean that Xiao Ran belongs to the underworld, but that his name will be a taboo in the Tao from now on, and people dare not easily open the name.

The turmoil is over, but the aftermath is still not over, Xiao Ran's heart moved, and after hesitating for a moment, he immediately made a decision - to release "God of Gamblers" immediately. Now is definitely a good opportunity, while the Phantom Company and Xiao Ran's names have become the center of major newspaper reports, the release of the film can definitely become the focus of the public to the greatest extent.

After listening to Xiao Ran's reason, Wei Dongling did not object, and asked the director of the distribution department to talk to Liao Jingping, and advanced the release date to a week later. And this week's time is the responsibility of the propaganda team.

The only regret is that since the Phantom Company has not yet made its own name, it is difficult to organize a fan organization belonging to the company. However, at present, the impact is not large. Moreover, presumably after the release of "God of Gamblers", this fan will probably be able to get someone.

It's a pity that the only foreign filmmaker Xiao Ran knows at present is Lin Guiyun, and as for the other filmmakers, he doesn't recognize them for the time being. And even Lin Guiyun didn't dare to blindly believe that Xiao Ran's entrepreneurial work could be an instant hit, so before the release, no filmmaker came to Xiao Ran to talk about buying a film.

Xiao Ran doesn't care, after the release of "God of Gamblers", the filmmaker can only immediately come to beg for his life, and if it is sold in advance, with the current reputation of the Phantom, it will definitely not be sold at a high price. It's like a film in the Philippines last year bought Xinyicheng's "Happy Ghosts Crashing Ghosts" at a very low price, but didn't buy the first few films, but when it was taken back and released, it actually knocked down Stallone's "First Blood".

As a result, the filmmaker was ecstatic, and turned back to Xinyicheng to buy the first and second episodes at a high price, only to find out that people were screening 123, but he was screening 321.

Three days later, Xiao Ran tried every means to persuade Fang Ruoxin, who was eager to try, and then dispelled her idea of going to the premiere. However, I have to admit that during this period of time, Fang Ruoxin's temper has gradually changed a lot, and Xiao Ran has suffered less.

On the fourth day, it was the midnight test screening of "God of Gamblers", and Xiao Ran found someone to send ten tickets to Xing Jiafeng and Liu Guanglu. Wei Dongling and Guan Xin and other department heads of the company are here, this is the company's entrepreneurial work, success means a good start, how not to be nervous.

Only Xiao Ran was very carefree, which made Wei Dongling very depressed and conveyed his dissatisfaction to Xiao Ran: "Is there any mistake, this is an entrepreneurial work, if it fails, it will be miserable!" You're not nervous at all, you don't look like a human. ”

"There's nothing to be nervous about!" Xiao Ran smiled, and his relaxed appearance gradually infected Wei Dongling: "The overall situation has been decided, now is the time to verify the strength of the company, and it is useless to be nervous." ”

Zhou Runfa, Liu Hua and Zhang Min, the actors in the film, are here, and Yu Jiayu, the producer, is also here. The backbone of the Phantom Company sat in the back row of the movie theater, waiting for the film to be released.

began, and the first thing that appeared in the audience's sight was an absolutely beautiful woman's figure, perfectly shaped. This woman who seems to be in the clouds and mist is particularly seductive, and unfolds a dance like a neon fairy on the flat mirror water of a lake, simple but absolutely beautiful.

Just when everyone thought that this beautiful beginning was the official content of the film, the woman's form was gradually blurred and fixed as a symbol. Then some handwriting appeared on the surface of the lake, and gradually emerged and stood upright. When the freeze frame was finished, the audience saw the two Chinese characters "Phantom" and a row of English characters underneath it.

Such a distinctive opening sentence surprised everyone in the audience, but it clearly impressed them. Xiao Ran couldn't stop laughing in his heart, the woman on the company's logo was a model he asked Lin Qingxia to help make.

Due to the incomparable difference in computer special effects at present, Xiao Ran used the method of real-life shooting when making this company logo. A "lake" was specially created for this, and absolutely pure water was poured into it, paving the surrounding environment to be extremely beautiful, and then using the steel wire effect to create a fluttering extreme illusory beauty.

The only difficulty is how to turn the physical object into a freeze-frame virtual image on the screen. With today's technology, this is not easy. In fact, Xiao Ran initially adopted two production plans when designing the company's logo, one is the real scene of the characters, and the other is animation production.

In the end, Xiao Ran chose the real scene, but there was trouble in the transformation, but the animation production played a role in determining the surname in the transformation process. The result is what it is now, with both illusory and real beauty, the best of both worlds.

In a way, the company logo is definitely an unusually important surname. A very eye-catching company logo and opening animation can definitely make most of the audience remember this company, which is very conducive to Xiao Ran's brand effect.

Just like the logo of the Galaxy Image, it is extremely concise and impressive, plus countless classics have been produced. It can be said that just seeing or hearing this sign can make people excited, because everyone trusts the company. Another example is the Fox logo, which is just a matter of hearing it.

In order to make this title, Xiao Ran spent a million on it, as well as nearly 10,000 feet of film. As a result, when it was cut, only this paragraph of essence was retained, as well as the other two.

Turned back to the screen to continue to enjoy, the first thing that appeared was not Gao Jin, but a number of screaming fans gathered around the road, shouting the word "God of Gamblers" in their mouths. The camera captures the frenzied scene and turns around for a full ten seconds before moving slowly onto a stretch car.

The curiosity of the audience had been whistled in their throats, and finally, the car stopped. The car door opened, a pair of feet appeared on the screen, the camera was closed, and then a medium and long shot back, completely shooting Gao Jin's appearance.

Fa Ge grabbed Zhang Min by the hand and walked into the casino with cheers. Next, there is a crisp and neat dice war. Gao Jin won neatly, and in the cheers of the onlookers, the subtitles appeared. The first thing that appeared was not the title, but four extremely conspicuous words - "Xiao Ran's works". It wasn't until all the subtitles were out that the title appeared.

Xiao Ran's deliberate action aroused the audience's emotions, and when the subtitles appeared, they became even more eager to enjoy the film as soon as possible. At this time, Fa Ge leaned his head over and whispered: "I didn't expect the cut to work so well!" ”

What's the good thing about that? Xiao Ran smiled, the wonderful is still to come. This time, he changed the rough version shot by Wang Jing, made the film quite well-made, and lived up to the shooting fund of nearly 6 million (the budget was insufficient, and about 1 million was added in the later stage).

However, in terms of the general story, he didn't make much changes, only added some details, and changed the title and other places. I can't help but admit that Huang Yongheng's photography skills are very strong, coupled with the use of bright yellow filters, the picture quality is much stronger than other companies' films, and the picture is even more powerful, no wonder so many action directors like to find Huang Yongheng to do photography.

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Novel - Xiang Qiang

Realistic name - Xiang Huaqiang

The whole world knows that Xiang Huaqiang is the largest gangster in Hong Kong, Xin Ngee An, and Xiang Huaqiang's elder brother Xiang Huasheng and younger brother Xiang Huabo are also in the entertainment industry. The Xiang family has a total of thirteen sons, and Xiang Huaqiang is a very outstanding member of them, and he was a martial arts actor in his early years. And with his status, what it means in the film industry is needless to mention. In the mid-to-late 90s, Yongsheng Films, founded by his two brothers, no longer dared to launder money blatantly, and then founded China Star, one of the largest film companies in Hong Kong. In the current Hong Kong film industry, there are definitely a few big names who can say the same.

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