Chapter 210: The Night Before the Confrontation
On July 13, 1990, it was a calm night, but behind the calm was a storm. The battle between the two extremes and the wrestling of the storm, who can win? I'm afraid that even God may not be able to give a definite answer, at least until the results are out, no one knows.
Xiao Ran was lying on the bed, feeling Lin Qingxia's warm coquettishness, but she couldn't fall asleep. Even he didn't know what he was thinking, sometimes thinking that he had saved money for breakfast when he was young, and in the afternoon he would go straight to the video hall with his schoolbag on his back, and maybe sometimes he would choose the evening.
If it's afternoon, there must be a film with a fatal attraction on the air, or there is not enough money. If it's at night, the ticket price will be a little more expensive, but he is still willing to go at night, because there will occasionally be some films that men like at night, and the four famous actresses such as Ye Yuqing and Ye Zimei and Weng Hong learned about it at this time. Compared with the later third-level actress Yan Xianwen and Lin Yashi, who was born in Sister Ya, he always felt that the previous four were energetic and tasteful.
Now he obviously has little interest in tertiary films, although one of Phantom's studios does specialize in tertiary films, and has built a special theater chain for tertiary films in imitation of North America, so as not to waste quotas. And Ye Yuqing and Ye Zimei are both filming under this company, but he still has no interest.
Of course there is no interest, but there is a charming peerless beauty lying next to Xiao Ran, with her, Xiao Ran feels as if he has lost any interest in other women. Sometimes love can really make a person change a lot, he used to read YY novels and occasionally fantasized about how many women he would get in the future, but that was obviously unrealistic. For someone who has love, his or her heart cannot tolerate anyone else. Not everyone is like this, but there must be people who are, and Xiao Ran and Lin Qingxia are such people.
He remembered that he was in a "dream" before, when he was only about 20 years old, and he made an appointment with a friend to travel to Huangshan together. It's just that my friend never had time to go, and in the end, Xiao Ran couldn't bear it anymore and went to Huangshan alone. There, he felt the charm of nature and began to wander around like a vagabond, just to enjoy the beauty of the place.
Think about the time when I was on the road alone at first, I was always a little timid, but then I gradually became more and more bold, and I was not afraid to face the robbers alone. Thinking of this, the corners of his mouth gradually drew an elegant arc.
Perhaps it was at that time that I honed myself so that I could gain a foothold in this era, so that I could rely on means to sweep away the underworld and eliminate the biggest pest. Xiao Ran gradually thought that it was only the countless movies he had enjoyed before and some things he occasionally saw in newspapers and magazines that made him where he is today.
Xiao Ran used to have a friend who was doing TV series and Wei Jiahui's apprentice. It was that friend who taught him how to write scripts, and perhaps this was the basis for him to survive in this world, and it was also the first step he took.
He misses his group of forum friends in "Made in Hong Kong", those are the real masters of Hong Kong films. He even thought that if he were any of them, he would probably be able to do ten times better than himself.
What am I doing? Xiao Ran smiled freely, thinking that he was old? It's time to be old enough to rely on memory to make up for the psychological gap? Maybe it's a little old, at least in terms of his mental age. Moreover, in the shopping mall, he can't help but become extremely mature, the interests are the most moving, but the same is the most motivating.
Tomorrow is "Terminator 2", no, it's the test screening of "Robocha". This means that after the test screening, the war between the Phantom and Hongguo has begun, and it also means that the battle between Xiao Ran and Mo Huaien has begun.
Xiao Ran can't sleep because of this, people sometimes always have inexplicable insomnia, which is not necessarily a bad thing, and may also help people think of things that they can't usually think of. For Xiao Ran, tomorrow is the most important battle, and whether the liquid metal man can conquer the citizens of Hong Kong, and even conquer the whole world, depends on tomorrow.
Mo Wynne! Xiao Ran couldn't help but smile shallowly when he thought of this name, this person was completely unworthy of being his opponent, just a fool who thought he was smart. It doesn't matter if you're stupid, but don't think you're smart. Or it doesn't matter if you're smart, don't think you're stupid.
Among Xiao Ran's opponents, both his surname and his methods are extremely similar, and the most threatening one is Fang Ruohai. Fang Ruohai, like Xiao Ran, doesn't like to use the power of the underworld, and both have a risky and cautious surname. They like to use strategy, which is the beauty that comes with brainstorming.
It's a pity that Fang Ruohai finally fell. He was wrong from beginning to end, he shouldn't have fought Xiao Ran in the film industry. There, it used to be Xiao Ran's domain, it is now, and it will be the same in the future. Xiao Ran seized this flaw and completed the first step of the Phantom's rise, which was also the most critical step.
Sometimes, Xiao Ran really misses Fang Ruohai, this is a good opponent. Fighting against a good opponent can stimulate the interest of both sides, just like Liu Qingyun and Liu Hua in "Dark War", to a certain extent, this will evolve into sympathy.
Xiao Ran believed that Fang Ruohai could make a comeback, but he also knew that he and Fang Ruohai would never see each other again. He is destined to lose this great opponent, but he doesn't need to worry about it, there may be better opponents waiting for him in Hollywood.
"What are you thinking, is it a dispute with Hongguo?" Lin Qingxia was asleep, but she was woken up by Xiao Ran's turning over, rubbed her eyes in a haze, turned on the light, and asked with concern: "It's almost twelve o'clock now......
After a slight sound, Xiao Ran leaned on the head of the bed and looked at Lin Qingxia tenderly and smiled: "Qingxia, who do you think will win or lose in the battle between me and Mo Huaien?" ”
"That's why I chose you, didn't I?" Lin Qingxia stared at Xiao Ran warmly, and then said funny: "Moreover, there has always been something hidden from me between you and Adong, I believe it must be about this!" ”
"Amazing, female Zhuge !" Xiao Ran laughed and gave a thumbs up: "However, for the time being, I can't mention it to you, only me and Adong know the complete plan." ”
Lin Qingxia smiled lightly, her eyes and face were full of smiles. She knew that she had always known that Xiao Ran was very scheming and deep in this regard, otherwise why would she have endured Fang Ruohai for half a year: "However, this time, don't let Mo Huaien go again, he is not Fang Ruohai, he is definitely not as open-minded as you imagined!" ”
"Qingxia, ...... you" Xiao Ran suddenly felt quite surprised, staring at this face that fascinated countless people: "When did you become so ......?"
"You mean to be ruthless?" Lin Qingxia couldn't help laughing, Xiao Ran suddenly felt that this laughter had some familiar feelings, but was tapped by Lin Qingxia's fingers: "Because of you, you have influenced me, besides, I don't think you will kill him!" I mean, don't give him any chance to make a comeback, lest he be spoiled in the future! ”
Xiao Ran couldn't help laughing, Lin Qingxia at this moment didn't feel like the woman who was so weak and easily injured that she was before, but a strong and generous woman. I can't complain that Lin Qingxia has often been able to make some relatively good suggestions in business recently, and her original surname has gradually changed.
"What are you laughing at...... Lin Qingxia glared at Xiao Ran angrily, leaned on his shoulder and said softly: "I know that according to your surname, I won't give people like Mo Huaien any chance, but speaking of which, he actually pestered me, and almost forced my father to go bankrupt, other than that, there is really nothing wrong with it, maybe it's really not good to think about it." ”
Xiao Ran smiled lightly, it seems that Lin Qingxia did not turn her gentleness into determination, but turned her weakness into strength, he knew that behind this strength was because of himself. Gently stroking her long silky hair, Xiao Ran didn't quite agree with Lin Qingxia's opinion.
Man is the strangest animal in the world, just like himself, and he can treat everyone as a friend. But when dealing with opponents, he can be as ruthless as when he cleaned up the three major clubs. So, he never knew what would happen to Mo Wynn after his defeat, and according to Mo Wynne's very realistic surname, it was most likely to go to extremes.
However, he didn't speak out to refute his wife, Lin Qingxia had such a change that made him very happy. He definitely didn't want her to be so weak all the time, so easy to get hurt, it was best to be strong.
On the evening of July 14th, in the leading theater of the Picture Theater, Xiao Ran was with Wei Donglingjin in the theater this time, not with the crew. Xiao Ran and Wei Dongling both need to watch this film before they can make the right decision.
The appearance of the two is very interesting, they are both wearing sunglasses and makeup for fear of being recognized. Especially Xiao Ran, a frequent visitor to the cover of the magazine and the starring role of the world-famous "People and Ghosts", are even easier to recognize.
The theater is very well built, and the simple and bright environment layout and the empty but not lonely design make the leading theater of the cinema line show a sense of atmosphere. Xiao Ran glanced at the posters and beautifully made posters, and couldn't help but sigh with emotion, Ye Jinhong's "A Lump of Cane" is full of nostalgia, and the posters of the theater are designed and painted by hand, and even find professional painters to paint them.
Now, Phantom's posters are designed by trained professional poster designers, and all of them are produced by computers, which is much more exquisite and professional than other companies. This may also be one of the reasons why posters are the easiest to sell in the industry all over the world.
Since the Cinema Theater is the leading cinema of the cinema chain, the area is naturally very large. This is not a big deal, but the Picture Theatre is the largest theatre in Hong Kong and the only theatre with 16 screens, with a total of more than 4,000 seats. I can't help but admit that watching a movie in the cinema theater is definitely the ultimate general enjoyment.
Despite the size of the theater and the amount of space left for it, it was packed with people wanting to enter the theater on this night. Xiao Ran still hopes that this feeling in front of him will be swept away, and there will be at least hundreds of viewers everywhere he looks, and countless viewers are willing to come all the way here to enjoy it.
Xiao Ran and Wei Dongling glanced at each other with a tacit understanding, and their eyes showed a look of relief. Bai Wenjing's marketing is becoming more and more superb, contacting other companies, taking advantage of the opportunity to sell advertisements to the other party.
I went into the cinema and enjoyed a few commercials, which were quite expensive advertisements. The cost of a 30-second ad alone has already reached millions, and that's just for local releases. Commercials released overseas, that has to be calculated separately.
The "Mechanical Warrior" that is currently being released is expected to recover about 10 million returns on advertising revenue alone, and if you add the advertisements hidden in the content of the film, in this way, in fact, the phantom itself has only invested about 40 million. Among them, Li Chaoren's Changhe Department has a considerable number.
After more than ten years, Hollywood's production cost hundreds of millions of dollars is an easy and ordinary thing, but before the special effects have fully evolved, Hollywood's investment of 40 or 50 million US dollars is already a blockbuster. And the biggest investment of the Phantom Company now is the 80 million Hong Kong dollar film in front of it, and there is still a certain distance behind the production fee.
The distance of the banknote does not mean the distance of the quality, it is determined by various aspects. At least, Xiao Ran bets that the film in front of him just means that the hard technical strength of the film has reached or even surpassed the level of North America. Of course, soft technologies such as artistic creativity are not as easy to measure as hard technologies.
After the advertisement, the word 2B grade appeared, which made Xiao Ran sneer. In fact, this film is definitely not qualified to be classified as a level 1, but in the second level, whether it is A or B, it is not easy to define.
If you look at it in terms of pornography and violence, this film is actually not B-grade, and one of the protagonists in this film is still a teenager. However, the result was still classified as B-grade, while Hongguo's was classified as A-grade. In this way, Hongguo's films can face more audiences, which is definitely beneficial to the box office.
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