Chapter 81: Happy Ghost
Zhao Chen didn't want to take risks, and also combined with the network resources he had, so he finally chose the low-budget movie "Happy Ghost".
He plans to write his own script and invest in "Happy Ghost" in full, so that he can earn enough money to pay off his debts, and the other purpose is nothing more than to make a name for himself and accumulate contacts. After all, no matter how talented Zhao Chen is, there are still many things that can't be done, and it is very headache to really have no corresponding connections at that time.
In terms of existing contacts, what Zhao Chen can use is Shao Yifu, Fang Yihua, Wang Tianlin and Wen Biyu!
Like photographers, gaffers, assistant directors, assistant directors, recording crews, art crews, recording engineers, makeup artists and various shooting tools can be borrowed from Shaw Brothers and TVB, at this time, Shao Yifu and Fang Yihua's connections are needed, with the friendly relationship between the two parties, Zhao Chen only needs to pay a certain salary and rent to be able to get it.
In terms of directing, he needs Wang Tianlin's help, to be precise, his son Wang Jing, Wang Jing is still a screenwriter at this time, but due to the relationship between his father Wang Tianlin, his directing skills are not bad, and the most important thing is that Zhao Chen knows that Wang Jing's best directing in the future is comedy. And "Happy Ghost", as a campus comedy, can be said to be very suitable for Wang Jing.
As for Wen Biyu, she starred in the heroine who played the most scenes, Wen Biyu's grades at this time were not very good, she only needed Zhao Chen's preaching, and I believe she would succeed soon. As for the other two heroines and actors, they only need to look better, I believe that there are many Shaw Brothers and TVB TV stations in this regard, as long as they borrow them when the time comes, they don't need to spend much salary.
"Happy Ghost" was originally a 1984 movie, and the cost in that era only cost one million Hong Kong dollars, and Zhao Chen, whether he used the starring role or the director, was a newcomer, so it can be said that the cost can be reduced by a part, and it only takes hundreds of thousands to complete the shooting. As for the theater that will be released at that time, it will depend on Shao Yifu.
At this time, it can be said that the Shaw Brothers began to decline, and was suppressed by Golden Harvest Film Company, and if it continues like this, it will not take a few years to die out like history. Thinking about the Shaw Brothers scene at this time, when the filming of "Happy Ghost" is completed, maybe it will get the support of Shao Yifu.
Of course, it's still too early to say at this time, and every qiē needs to be fully staffed.
Zhao Chen also has millions of assets, belongs to Xiangjiang celebrities, and also has a certain status in the Xiangjiang screenwriter industry.
For Shao Yifu and Fang Yihua, what Zhao Chen asked for was just a trivial matter, but it looked at the perverted ratings of "Shanghai Tang", and there was a tendency to invest in "Happy Ghost".
After thinking about it for a while, Zhao Chen felt that it was not a bad thing to let Shao Yifu invest, as long as the film production was completed, he would definitely be able to get greater support in Shaw Brothers Cinemas, and then the box office growth alone would be enough to make up for the vacancy in this area, it can be said that the advantages outweigh the disadvantages, so he handed the written script to Shao Yifu.
Shao Yifu has been making movies for decades, and his vision is naturally quite unique, and after reading the script, he can see that "Happy Ghost" has the potential to be a box office hit.
After the two sides finally discussed, Shao Yifu decided to invest 500,000 yuan to obtain 2o% of the box office share of "Happy Ghost", Shao Yifu originally wanted to invest more to increase the box office share, but Zhao Chen refused to agree, and finally maintained this sharing plan.
With Shao Tycoon's investment and permission, Zhao Chen basically does not need any cost, and it is a standard no-capital transaction. It was with this relationship that Zhao Chen successfully persuaded Wang Tianlin to make his son Wang Jing the director of "Happy Ghost".
Wang Jing never thought that someone would invite him to be a director, which he never dreamed of, so he naturally agreed, even if it was a street movie, he didn't care. Not to mention that the script given by Zhao Chen was quite exciting in his opinion.
As for the actor, Zhao Chen finally used the familiar Zhou Run, Zhou Run's fame increased greatly after starring in "Shanghai Tang", although the salary increased, but in the end he was only a TV drama actor, which directly directed Zhao Chen only used 30,000 yuan to invite Zhou Run.
And the other two heroines, it's even simpler, Zhao Chen doesn't need them to have high acting skills, as long as they look beautiful, that is, just find two vases. Of course, it's best to need a little acting skills, Zhao Chen just went to a wireless training class, and he looked for two vase actresses with some acting skills.
As soon as Qiē is ready, the next step is filming, although Wang Jing is only a rookie director at this time, his experience is not bad, but just in case, Zhao Chen still borrowed two experienced assistant directors from Shaw Brothers to assist Wang Jing.
On the eve of the filming of "Happy Ghost", Tianxia Comics Company took advantage of the popularity of "Football Player" to launch "Girl Weekly".
This can be said to be the first girl's comic magazine in Xiangjiang, and it can be said that it opens up a huge hidden market in Xiangjiang.
"Girl Weekly" only includes "Sailor Moon", a shoujo manga, but Zhao Chen can't find a cartoonist who can draw shoujo manga.
Although "Girls' Weekly" is a new comic publication, because "Sailor Moon" was created by Zhao Chen, some of Zhao Chen's comic fans can be said to have gathered to respond, and they plan to buy a copy after the "Girls' Weekly" is released, and they believe that Zhao Chen will not let them down.
But after all, "Girl Weekly" serializes shoujo comics, which leads to Zhao Chen's advantages can not be exhausted, after all, Zhao Chen is doing this to serialize three comics, and the money that many comic fans can use is also limited, especially those students.
The main reason why "Shoujo Weekly" is distributed on Sundays is because "Shoujo Weekly" and "Tianxia Weekly" have a huge advantage, that is, there is almost no need to compete with other comic magazines.
Sunday is a Saturday and Sunday, and many comic magazines will publish at this time, including Huang Yulang's "Dragon Tiger Gate". But no matter how much Huang Yulang regards Zhao Chen as an opponent, there is a sense of powerlessness in front of "Girl Weekly", because the nature of the two is different from the readership.
Of course, the reason why the "Girls' Weekly" is distributed on Sundays is mainly to consider the female readership, after all, the female readership group has not yet opened, and if you want to open this hidden readership group, weekends are the best choice.
On the day of the release of "Girls' Weekly", many of Zhao Chen's comic fans were at the door of bookstores or bookstalls early in the morning, wanting to see Zhao Chen's new comics for the first time. Among them, there are very few female readers, many of whom are fans of the comics of "Football Player", but there are also some things who want to witness Zhao Chen's girl comics, after all, Zhao Chen's fame is there.
Tseung Kwan O Yaxuan Bookstore, Zhao Chen came to the door early in the morning, of course, he was indispensable to bring a pair of sunglasses, now he is a celebrity in Xiangjiang, with a lot of comic fans, if this is recognized, a few will have some trouble.
"I don't know if I can make it!"
Zhao Chen didn't know whether "Sailor Moon" could activate the female readership, but it was really rare for female readers in Xiangjiang to read comics, and he would observe it personally.
The fat boss came very early this time, and he really had to get up early for business, because he knew that another new comic of Zhao Chen was going to be released today.
Although it belongs to Xiangjiang's unprecedented girl's comic magazine, but the fat boss read it after it was delivered last night, when he saw that the painting style of "Sailor Moon" belonged to the delicate type, the fat boss's shock at the time can be imagined, he didn't expect that Zhao Chen, who has always been known for his tough comics, would suddenly change his style and draw a delicate style of girl's comics.
Today's shoujo comics are not popular even in island countries, after all, the base of the readership group is there, and most of the people who read comics are teenagers. It can be seen from the fact that "Boys Over Flowers", which has the highest cumulative sales of single books of girls' comics, has only sold more than 50 million copies, which is not far behind those classic comics that often exceed 100 million.
But among them, I have to say another thing, those works that have sold more than 100 million yuan are basically relatively delayed, at least it takes a few years to complete the book, and there are more than ten or even decades of storage, such as the book that makes people quite painful "This is the former police station of Kameari Park in Katsushika District"!
And the girl's comic is relatively short in length, just like a classic girl's comic like the American War, there are only 200 words, and the single book of the line is only 18 volumes, even if Zhao Chen does not delete a small part of the plot, it will only take less than two years to complete, it can be said that the American War can only be regarded as a novella.
The fat boss was surprised at the time, although he slandered Zhao Chen in his heart that he might not be able to control it, but he still watched it, and he was suddenly shocked by this look, he now underestimated Zhao Chen, at least Zhao Chen obviously controlled it in this issue, his heart suddenly fluctuated, and Zhao Chen was no different from the God of Wealth in his eyes. That's why he opened the store early on this day.
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