Chapter 62: Activating the Legend

In Xiao Ran's pitiful eyes, Fa Ge couldn't help but shake his head lightly, and persuaded in a serious tone: "Ah Ran, she is really not suitable for you, like that kind of little princess who is too self-centered, it is really not something you can like." And...... Do you really like her? You can ask yourself! ”

"Of course I do, there's no doubt about it!" Xiao Ran heard Fa Ge question his feelings, and almost without thinking about it, he immediately replied loudly: "The first time I saw her, I have always liked her until now!" ”

Fa Ge smiled, Hong Gu smiled, and Zhang Wanyao also laughed, laughing very presumptuously, and they didn't regard him as a boss at all, because they knew that Xiao Ran didn't like to pay attention to these things the most. In the laughter, Xiao Ran was extremely flustered, and his brain was suddenly smashed into a ball. But he still defended himself: "I liked her very much!" ”

It's just that the weakness in this tough tone can be heard by fools, and maybe the only one who can't hear it is Xiao Ran. Zhong Chuhong's eyes showed sympathy, and he couldn't help but sigh faintly: "Ah Ran, I told you as a friend." This kind of thing, others can't help you, you carefully ask yourself, do you really like her. ”

Xiao Ran only felt that his head was about to explode, like? Dislike? These five words appeared in his head in turn, and at the end they were simply mixed together. It took a long time to regain consciousness, he didn't say anything, just glanced deeply at the three of Fa Ge, and left.

It's almost April now, and "Autumn Fairy Tale" hasn't finished filming yet, this is because Zhang Wanyao's filming speed has never been very fast. It's not because she has the same problems as Wang Jiawei, but because she likes to be meticulous. Facts have also proved that before Du Qifeng did not go out of his own way, directors with female surnames such as Zhang Wanyao and Zhang Aijia were the best at details.

The prequel to "The True Color of Heroes" has been released during the Spring Festival, and it was just completed some time ago, with a local box office of more than 30 million. This time, Xinyicheng won an absolutely overwhelming victory in the battle for the hegemony of the three giants, and successively defeated Debao's "Rich and Powerful" and Golden Harvest's "Dragon Brother and Tiger Brother" in both box office and word-of-mouth with "Eight Star Annunciation" and "True Colors of Heroes 2".

And because of the fear that too many films released during the Spring Festival will cause unnecessary losses in the film market, "Dragon and Tiger", which was originally released during the Spring Festival, was postponed for nearly two months. It wasn't released until two days ago, and Xiao Ran thought about it carefully, and he admired the strategy of Xinyicheng very much.

The 6th Academy Awards are about to be awarded, and according to the strength of "Dragon and Tiger", it will definitely be able to win, and this has undoubtedly won a certain good reputation for the films that are being released. And after word of mouth, it is naturally quite an excellent box office. The box office was only 20 million in history, but it soared to 24 million after the Academy Awards.

Of course, that's another story. Cheng Long complained about Xiao Ran more than once when he was defeated by Xinyicheng during the Spring Festival, why he didn't come to Jiahe to be a director, and why he didn't write scripts for Jiahe anymore. Of course, this is just a complaint between friends.

"God of Gamblers" has not yet been released, just because Xiao Ran learned the tricks of the future film company very far ahead - to put the film on a favorable box office schedule before re-release. In fact, he also knows very well that the film is not good, and any schedule is in vain. "God of Gamblers" could have chosen to be released during this time, which could get at least 20 million at the box office, but he didn't want his entrepreneurial work to end miserably, at least he had to win the annual box office championship.

The 6th Hong Kong Film Awards ceremony will come soon, and Xiao Ran is talking and laughing with Fa Ge and Wu Yusen. Just before coming to the red carpet of the Avenue of Stars, I met Lin Qingxia, who was extremely charming no matter how she dressed.

Originally, Fang Ruoxin was also coming, but Fang Ruohai and Xiao Ran teamed up to dispel her thoughts. Since the last time, the relationship between Xiao Ran and her has progressed in a thousand miles. Although he is still always disabled, for Xiao Ran, a guy whose mentality is not very normal, he is also happy.

Therefore, Xiao Ran's mood is undoubtedly very happy now, and as for why he is happy, he is not very clear. This happiness was even more inflated when he saw Lin Qingxia, and as always, he stepped forward with a smile and grabbed her arm: "Sister Lin, let's go together!" ”

"Why haven't you come to me all this time?" Lin Qingxia let out a happy laugh, and her beautiful voice made people unsettled. She posed in a variety of poses and asked in a low voice, "Don't you know that I've been getting tired of dealing with those suitors lately!" ”

"This ......" Xiao Ran glanced at Brother Fa who was smiling and chatting with some reporters, thinking to himself, Brother Fa, didn't they tell Sister Lin that he was in love? Of course, he didn't dare to say that, and he was faintly reluctant in his heart: "I've been too busy with work recently, otherwise, I'll ask you to go to sea tomorrow, so satisfied!" ”

"Being busy at work is not a reason!" Lin Qingxia smiled, but snorted coldly: "However, you also have to pay attention to your body, it's not a way to be busy like this." You, just leave the matter to the people below to do, or you will have it, why do you have to do everything yourself! ”

Xiao Ran changed her posture, and unconsciously got very close to Lin Qingxia, and actually put her hands on her waist that was absolutely wonderful and made everyone's hearts move: "What my sister said, how dare I not listen." In this way, otherwise, I will bring Xiaohan with me tomorrow. ”

was taking pictures, only to see some reporters crowded, shouting: "Cheng Long is here!" Xiao Ran looked out, wasn't it Cheng Long and He Guanchang, as well as Zhang Manyu and a few backbones of the Cheng family class who were quite familiar with each other. It's just that Cheng Long's gaze swept around, and soon condensed on Xiao Ran's hand.

Xiao Ran looked at his eyes, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, he didn't know when his hand was on Lin Qingxia's slender waist. Lin Qingxia also noticed Cheng Long's eyes, and then noticed Xiao Ran's action of withdrawing his hand, and couldn't help but smile slightly. In fact, she already knew that Xiao Ran was hugging her waist, but for some reason she didn't want to avoid it.

Cheng Long strode over to Xiao Ran and said hello to Fa Ge and Wu Yusen. When he came to Xiao Ran and stared at him for three seconds, Xiao Ran even thought that Cheng Long might not be able to help but beat himself hard, Cheng Long smiled and slapped Xiao Ran on the shoulder: "Ah Ran, you are really amazing, this time you are shortlisted again!" 20 million screenwriters live up to their reputations, and they will help me write a book another day. ”

It hurts! Brother Long, you are very skilled, but you don't have to show me how to demonstrate! Xiao Ran felt a softness on his shoulders, and couldn't help but think to himself. But he knew why Cheng Long gave him such a hard blow. However, in public, he didn't seem to need to explain anything: "Hehe, Brother Long, you really have won a prize!" ”

"What a prize!" Cheng Long glared, he doesn't like people who are too modest, strength is strength: "Last year's top ten box office lists, your script accounted for five, isn't this amazing?" ”

Isn't it four? Xiao Ran quickly remembered that when it was on this list, Wang Jing's "Hardcover Chasing Girls" was still being released, so it was not counted. But in fact, the final box office of the film reached more than 20 million, kicking down the ghost movie "Thunderbolt Horn" played by Hong Jinbao and Zhang Xueyou.

What kind of sensation is a screenwriter who writes a script that accounts for half of the top ten box office lists of the year? Xiao Ran didn't know, but he knew one thing very well, the 7th Fa Ge was nominated for three Best Actors, and the Academy Awards had no choice but to evaluate seven nominations, which is already a glorious thing in film history.

No one dares to underestimate Xiao Ran, a young screenwriter who has debuted less than two years ago, just kidding, who has the ability to make every script he writes be so popular, and generally has a box office of more than 20 million? At that time, 20 million was at least equivalent to 100 million now. And Xiao Ran has since his debut, and the cumulative box office of all scripts has reached 200 million.

This is definitely a terrifying number, and most screenwriters may not be able to have such a high box office even if they write for a lifetime. got Cheng Long's reminder, and the reporters next to him who had always regarded Xiao Ran as the boss of the film company, then remembered that the guy in front of him was not only the boss, but also the screenwriter and director, and quickly transferred the lens of the camera.

"May I ask Boss Xiao, why are you able to write so many blockbuster films...... a reporter asked: "Also, how do you feel about coming to the Academy Awards, do you think you can win the award?" ”

Xiao Ran dared to swear that the reporter in front of him must be a fool. Why are you able to write so many blockbuster films? It is difficult to describe this creative thing in words, although Xiao Ran is plagiarizing the results of the future, but this is not something he can say.

"The Academy Awards, now the strong are like clouds, and the nomination is a victory!" Xiao Ran said this, and smiled slyly: "However, you may not know that my motto is to pursue victory!" ”

The reporters around Xiao Ran were all amused by this interesting reply, Xiao Ran looked left and right, but when they saw Fa Ge, they waved to him and went in first. Lin Qingxia smiled at Xiao Ran, and also went in first.

"Screenwriter Xiao, you have already written a lot of scripts, how much has the cumulative box office reached?" One of the reporters asked curiously: "Is this number a record among Hong Kong screenwriters?" ”

"I don't know much about this!" Xiao Ran really didn't know, how could he have time to think about this. After thinking about it, he looked at Cheng Long, who was smiling and smiling on the side to take pictures and be interviewed, and said: "For 20 years ago, this number may be a record, but for 20 years later, it is definitely not a record!" ”

Reporters all understand what Xiao Ran means, there is a factor of rising prices, so many box offices may not be able to do so, because excluding factors such as prices and inflation, this box office may not be much more than 20 years ago.

In fact, Xiao Ran remembered that a Hong Kong movie fan once made a rough calculation, in addition to prices and currency, the real box office champion should be "Best Partner". That film was the most watched in Hong Kong film history, accounting for more than half of the people in Hong Kong at that time to watch this film in cinemas. Therefore, this film is the real hero.

"In fact, I've always been grateful to Xu Ke and Big Brother Cheng Long, as well as Huang Baiming!" Speaking of this, Xiao Ran's eyes swept to Cheng Long, who pricked up his ears and listened here, and said with a sincere smile: "At the beginning of my debut, it was they who supported me and trusted my ability that I was able to get to where I am today!" ”

Although Xiao Ran has just debuted less than two years ago, it is inevitable that the road to today is a little old-fashioned, but the reporters obviously don't think there is anything wrong with this. After all, Xiao Ran's achievements are obvious to all, he has achieved a box office of more than 200 million in two years, achieved more than a dozen blockbuster films listed on the box office list, and also achieved a film company that can't see any ability at present, which is not something that ordinary people can do.

Thinking of this, the reporters became excited, such a character is undoubtedly very legendary. Even if you don't have it now, you will likely become a legend in the future. Just as the reporters were bravely asking questions, Xiao Ran took out his sincere smile when he was doing sales: "It's better like this, if everyone is interested in me, you might as well talk about it later, now I really want to take advantage of the victory to pursue!" ”

The reporter once again smiled knowingly, and they all remembered that Xiao Ran had not won the award for Best Screenwriter. For a screenwriter, this is undoubtedly a pity, just like Xiao Ran has been complaining about Wei Jiahui and You Hai not winning the Academy Award before the 23rd session.

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The title of the novel - Huang Yongheng

Reality name - Huang Yongheng

Profession: Photographer

Huang Yongheng is a very sharp photographer who is very good at capturing sharp and intense images. He was John Woo's royal photographer, and almost every one of Wu's works was photographed by him. He also often collaborated with Tsui Hark on films such as "A Chinese Ghost Story", and later collaborated with great directors such as Johnny To, and is one of the best cinematography in the eyes of famous directors.

Works: "The True Color of Heroes", "A Chinese Ghost Story", "The Birth of a Word" and so on

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