I will practice more in the United States

Chapter 230: Shooting a Game Promotional Video

"Mom, where are you going? Get in the car."

Qiao Yuhui had just taken two steps when she heard her daughter's voice coming from behind.

She turned around and found that her daughter had half of her body in the car and was waving at her.

Until the car was about to arrive at the hotel, she still couldn't figure out how her nephew had become what others called the chairman?

She always maintained a very straight sitting posture. She usually talks a lot, but today she didn't utter a word for half a day in the car.

Once upon a time, she also participated in such an airport reception ceremony in the company. She held a sign, stood in a queue, and waited for half a day. At that time, she was received by the CEO of a listed company. Thinking about it now, the ceremony was not as grand as it is today.

Liu Menglin supported her cheek with her hands, her thoughts had already crossed the ocean and flew back to her school. How great it would be if her cousin was in China. Then perhaps no one would dare to bully her.

Suddenly, Yang Zhenghong, the director of Huaqiang Martial Arts School, who was sitting in the co-pilot seat, turned around and glanced quietly behind him.

Li Ang knew what he was thinking and said directly:

"Just say whatever you want to say. We are not strangers here."

Yang Zhenghong smiled slightly and quickly started talking.

"It's like this, Chairman Li. A game company found us these days and wanted to invite you to help them shoot a promotional video for the game. We are also discussing this matter here and plan to learn more about it before telling you. It just so happens that you came here today."

In fact, because the game involves some Chinese Kung Fu content, the game company plans to go to the Chinese Wushu Association here to select a martial artist for filming.

By chance, when he came over, he saw Li Ang's posters hanging on the walls of several martial arts gyms. It turned out that not only did he have a good image and temperament, but his martial arts level was also unquestionable. After further investigation, he found that Li Ang's background was quite impressive. Not only did he span multiple sports fields, but his number of fans on the entire Internet had exceeded one million.

Although games and sports are not in the same field, the overlap of the populations involved is quite high. Therefore, Li Ang’s achievements in the sports field can naturally play a positive role in promoting games.

Li Ang nodded and asked:
"How much did they quote? And have we agreed on the shooting time?"

Two people were chatting here, and the two people next to them were listening with their ears perked up.

At first, when I heard that someone wanted Li Ang to shoot a promotional video, I was quite surprised. This is the treatment of a star. Ordinary people can play a supporting role in a TV series and show their face for a second, which is enough for them to show off everywhere. However, Li Ang's tone did not sound that excited about this matter.

Yang Zhenghong replied:

"Their offer isn't too high, probably around 80,000 US dollars, but I believe if we talk about it, we can probably get it up to 100,000."

Li Ang hummed and continued:

"We also need to work out the time. I have to accompany them outside these few days, so I may not have much time. If it doesn't work, forget it."

This price is indeed too ordinary for him at the moment. If he hadn't considered that shooting a promotional video for such a large-scale game is a mutually beneficial thing, Li Ang might not have agreed to it at all.

After all, while Li Ang was helping to promote the game, he was also indirectly increasing his own popularity. It could even be said that the benefits from this aspect might exceed this part of the remuneration.

When Qiao Yuhui heard Li Ang say that he was thinking of giving up because he had to accompany them, she quickly persuaded him:

"It's okay. Just take care of your own things. We can arrange it ourselves. Your work is more important."

Just kidding, 80,000 US dollars to shoot a video is equivalent to 500,000 RMB. Many people may not be able to earn that much money in ten years.

At first she wanted to take Li Ang along because she felt that Li Ang was free anyway, and it would be nice for them to go out and have fun together with one of them paying and the other doing the work.

Now that she knew that Li Ang's time was so valuable, how could she dare to let Li Ang accompany them?

Li Ang just smiled and said:
"The reason for making money is to have a better life. If you can't even guarantee your normal life just for the sake of making money, then there is no need to make too much money."

His words were quite Versailles. If it happened to an ordinary person, he would definitely be scolded, but when it happened to him, it seemed that there was really no problem.

Qiao Yuhui and Liu Menglin also nodded in agreement. You have money, so whatever you say is right.

Fortunately, the next day, after further contact and communication with the video director, the other party said that the shooting time was not too urgent and would take at least one month. The shooting fee was also negotiated to 100,000 US dollars. Only then did the two of them let go of their guilt and feel relieved.

But soon, new changes occurred in this matter.

Before the contract was officially signed, the manager of the publicity department of the game company also came here. When she learned that the director was going to spend 100,000 yuan on Li Ang, who had never acted in a movie and had no popularity in the gaming and film and television circles, she became unhappy on the spot.

"I don't know what criteria you used to select people, but this person is not acceptable to me. Our company has very high expectations for this game this time. We can't just ask you to find someone to shoot it at random."

She spoke very loudly, so loudly that even Li Ang and Yang Zhenghong who were still in the reception room could hear it. It was unclear whether she did it on purpose or by accident.

Although the director tried his best to explain, there was nothing he could do because they were the party A and they had to make the final decision on the matter.

"I already have a new candidate, a popular male star at the moment."

Speaking of this male star, the manager of the company's publicity department, even her expression has changed, making it hard not to wonder whether she is selecting people for the company's game promotional video or chasing stars.

"But his salary is probably at least over a million, right? Will this exceed the budget?"

"You don't have to worry about this. I will go and convince the boss."

A moment later, the young director, who had just turned thirty, came in with great regret and told Li Ang the news.

"I'm really sorry, you know, some parties...

As he spoke, he pointed to his head, indicating that they might not be thinking very well.

"I'm very sorry for breaking my promise, but I can't make the decision on this matter, so..." Li Ang waved his hand indifferently, "It's okay, this matter can't be blamed on you."

"Also, I have an order from another game company. Are you interested?"

"Come to think of it, I think this game might be more suitable for you. Your participation might make the effect of one plus one greater than two."

It’s true, after hearing about the situation of another game, Li Ang was indeed interested.

"So approximately when was the video shot for this gaming company?"

"This video is relatively urgent. Due to the size of the company, the pay is correspondingly lower. The shooting time may be within this week. Due to personal reasons, the previous lead actor temporarily canceled it."

Li Ang frowned and continued, "If it's these few days, I might not have so much time. You know, I still want to take my relatives out to play."

"In fact, I don't think it's that difficult. Have you ever thought about taking them to the filming location for fun? This time the filming location is on a small island made of volcanic rocks. Maybe this will be a good trip."

Li Ang thought for a moment and felt that what he said made sense. Indeed, most people do not have the opportunity to have this kind of unique travel experience. After all, it is not a bad idea to experience something new and go to places you have never been to.

As expected, after Li Ang told his fourth aunt and cousin, the two of them happily agreed.

Originally, they didn't know what to do when they came here, and they would have to spend money if they went anywhere else. Even if Li Ang was going to pay for their travel expenses, she didn't have the nerve to keep spending her nephew's money.

Besides, this choice also took Li Ang's work into consideration, so they really couldn't think of any reason to refuse.

For the game company, Li Ang can even serve as the action director of the video, which further reduces some of the publicity and promotion costs.

With everyone's consensus, the matter was quickly settled. Li Ang didn't even bother to pay attention to how much the reward was. After all, a few tens of thousands of yuan was better than nothing.

However, the company finally offered Li Ang a salary of US$100,000. It can be seen that they are still very sincere, and this money was squeezed out from all aspects.

But from this point of view, Li Ang feels that although their current scale is not too large, it is definitely more promising than the previous company.

On the other hand, playing with them did not affect Li Ang's own practice.

With Li Ang's current mental state, one hour of sleep a day is enough to replenish daily consumption. At the same time, when he practices some internal skills, he is also replenishing his own energy.

Therefore, he can play during the day and practice at night, combining work and rest, and his efficiency is not low at all.

Over the next two days, Li Ang took them on a shopping spree in New York. Looking at the teenage Liu Menglin, Li Ang always thought of himself.

When I was young, I was always easily satisfied, maybe it was drinking a bottle of soda, buying a remote control car, having a day off from school, or having the person I secretly loved say a word to me.

But most of the time, due to various practical reasons, even small wishes cannot be fulfilled.

There are some regrets that remain until you grow up. Even if you try to fill them ten or a hundred times, you will never be able to fill such a hole.

Therefore, rather than saying that the money was spent on her, it would be more accurate to say that it was spent on Li Ang's former self.

The company over there was also very efficient. On the third day after the discussion, they notified Li Ang and prepared to set off to the island for filming.

Because of Li Ang, many coaches from the association's martial arts schools were also involved and assigned some supporting roles.

For them, even if there is no compensation, these young coaches are very willing to participate in it. As a boy, who hasn't played a few games, now being able to play an NPC in the game is a dream come true.

After everyone arrived on the island by boat, Li Ang had to admit that the location for shooting was very well chosen.

This island is almost entirely made up of volcanic rocks. There is basically no vegetation on the island. The black volcanic rocks have formed various patterns due to natural flow, and they naturally have a sense of the atmosphere of the game.

Before they arrived, the set on the island had already been built, so basically as long as Li Ang came over, they could start filming.

This is basically the first time that everyone has seen this kind of scene, and combined with those man-made things, it really gives people a feeling that this place is not like the real world.

After reading the script two days ago, Li Ang had roughly designed some actions based on the content of the game.

However, after several staff members learned about the movements designed by Leon, they quickly raised questions.

"Dear Li, I'm sorry, but I have to say that we may not be able to provide you with the protective equipment and props you need to complete these actions on site."

"For example, in this shot of climbing up the cliff, it's difficult for us to set up the wire in this position. Do you think you can consider changing it?"

"Um, you may have made a mistake. When I designed these movements, I did not take other auxiliary devices into consideration."

"what?"

At Li Ang's insistence, they still planned to wait and see the situation during the actual filming. After all, when it comes to martial arts action design, Li Ang is indeed the most professional among those present.

A few hours later, the actors' makeup and costumes were all ready and the performance could officially begin.

Li Ang is dressed as an ancient general in armor, and he plays the final boss in this game.

As soon as this costume came out, everyone present was stunned. Both Li Ang's temperament and figure perfectly fit the role. Just by standing there motionless, he had already brought out the villain's temperament to the extreme.

"In order to make this great sword as realistic as possible, it may be quite heavy. You have to be careful when swinging it."

As soon as the props reminder was given, he saw Li Ang holding the big sword and making several beautiful sword flowers. If this prop was not made by him himself, he would have suspected that the material of this thing was foam. It was obvious that he had difficulty holding it with both hands, but others could make a lot of flowers with one hand.

Soon, the official shooting began.

(End of this chapter)