Chinese entertainment, from radio love songs to superstars

Chapter 53, Shenghua Film and Television Investment Company

After dinner, go to KTV, this is an activity that will never be missed when Shen Lang is around.

But at this point, it was Fang Wanhua and Qian Yufei who were singing.

Shen Lang and Qian Guosheng have been chatting.

"You opened a film and television investment company?" This news surprised Shen Lang.

"Yes, it's named after me and my wife, Shenghua Film and Television Investment Company." Qian Guosheng nodded, took a piece of apple from the fruit plate and put it in his mouth, saying as he ate, "During the New Year's Day, several business friends had a dinner together, and during the conversation we talked about the entertainment industry, and two of them started to brag about it."

"I definitely don't believe that investing in movies and TV shows is profitable and much easier than doing coal business. Judging from their character, they are probably after the female stars."

"But after I got home, I thought about it again and did some research. It seemed like something I could do, so I discussed it with my wife. Yu Fei was about to go to high school, and she had some free time. She wanted to get back to her career, so we registered this company."

After listening to this, Shen Lang said thoughtfully: "It is certainly possible to make money, but it is not easy. It not only depends on keen insight into the market and in-depth analysis of investment projects, but also requires the ability to identify and guard against various investment traps."

Qian Guosheng laughed and said, "Haha, what you said is the same as what my wife said."

Shen Lang praised: "It seems that sister-in-law is very suitable for this line of work."

Qian Guosheng glanced at his wife and said, "Let's give it a try. Give her 20 to 30 million to practice with."

This amount of money is not much, but not too little either. It is enough for investment.

Shen Lang thought about it and decided to give some advice. After all, people supported and appreciated him so much, so he said, "Now, a low-budget movie is a good choice. Just aim to win awards and sell the copyright overseas."

Qian Guosheng put on a mysterious smile and looked at him and said, "The first project has been launched, with an investment of 700 million."

"Really?" Shen Lang was curious when he heard it, and immediately asked, "What project is it?"

Qian Guosheng replied: "I don't know if you are familiar with the TV industry, but there is a company called Zhouyi Film and Television Production Company. This is one of their TV series, tentatively titled "Love Across Time and Space"."

Shen Lang is so familiar.

Zhou Yi's dramas are extremely well-known throughout the country and even in Chinese-speaking regions around the world, and have repeatedly created ratings sensations.

For example, "Wulin Waishi", "Li Wei as an Official", "Young King", "Xiao Shiyilang", "Water Moon Cave", "The Eight Diagrams of the Gods and Demons", etc.

It’s just that he can’t say whether he is familiar with it now.

Because up to now, Zhou Yi has only published one work, "The Love of Qinghe River".

"This company is..." Seeing Shen Lang shaking his head, Qian Guosheng gave a brief introduction and then said, "After our company was registered, I asked through my connections if there were any TV series that were looking for investment. Then I found them, arranged a meal with them, and chatted for a while. I found them to be quite speculative. Later, I read the script and thought it was good, so I invested."

Is this good vision or good luck?

"Love Across Time and Space" is the first time-travel love comedy in mainland China and has achieved very high ratings.

It's hard to make money.

There was a trace of envy in Shen Lang's eyes. He now had a good project, but was troubled by the lack of money to invest.

At this time, Qian Guosheng's words really came as a timely help: "I would like to ask you to be responsible for the songs needed for this drama, one theme song and one ending song, a total of two songs."

Shen Lang was extremely pleased and said, "Brother Qian, I won't be polite with you. I guarantee you will be satisfied with the song."

Qian Guosheng opened two bottles of beer, handed him one, clinked the bottles and took a sip, then said, "I'm at ease if you do it. There's one more thing. I want you to play the leading male role."

Fortunately, he swallowed the beer, otherwise it would have sprayed out. Shen Lang was surprised and said, "Brother Qian, this joke is not allowed." Qian Guosheng said seriously, "We have known each other for quite some time. When have you ever seen me joke with you like this?"

Shen Lang's plan for acting is to start from the simple and move to the complex.

Start by playing supporting roles, slowly improve your acting skills, and then play the leading role.

Now just pull him to the top.

Qian Guosheng seemed to see his worry, and took out the words he had prepared in advance, saying: "Ren Xianqi is also very popular for singing, the company arranged for him to play the leading role, and even played Yang Guo, Linghu Chong, Chu Liuxiang..."

That's true.

Ren Xianqi's first role was when the Rolling Stones competed for the theme song spot for the movie "Soldiers Catching Robbers", and the other party's condition was that he be one of the leading actors.

At that time, Ren Xianqi had never been exposed to acting before, and he made frequent mistakes during filming, which wasted a lot of time and also wasted a lot of film.

After the filming was completed, the director gave Ren Xianqi the nickname "Film Killer"!
Shen Lang fell into deep thought.

This is a great opportunity to get into television.

The character of Zhu Yunwen in "Love Across Time and Space" may not be very outstanding, but at least the drama has high ratings and can make him famous.

Anyway, playing a supporting role is acting, and playing a leading role is also acting. Since there is a better starting point, why not take it?

Qian Guosheng didn't stop talking and continued, "We have talked to Zhou Yi, and he also agrees with this proposal. To be honest, first of all, you have a very good image and are suitable to play the leading actor. Secondly, you are very popular now and have just won many awards. When the drama is broadcast, you will surely release new albums and new songs, and your popularity will increase significantly, which will help the ratings. So considering all factors, you are suitable."

When Shen Lang heard this, he knew that he was not just playing around in the film and television industry, but had great ambitions. All the analysis and considerations were quite professional. Now that things had come to this, it would be hypocritical to refuse again. He immediately said, "Okay, I will shamelessly accept Brother Qian's favor."

Qian Guosheng smiled happily and said, "Look at what you said, you are being polite, right? There is no human relationship here, it's just that I pay the money and you work hard, and we two brothers work together to make money."

Shen Lang followed suit with a smile, picked up the bottle, drank another one with him, and then said, "Then, has the female lead been decided?"

Qian Guosheng called his wife over and asked, "Has the actress for the female lead in the drama we voted for been decided?"

When Fang Wanhua heard her husband ask this, she realized that Shen Lang had agreed to the deal, and a look of joy appeared on her face.

Under the leadership of Qian Guosheng, his whole family became fans of Shen Lang and loved him very much.

The reason why Shen Lang was chosen to play the leading male role was due to the two reasons he mentioned, but there were also personal emotions involved.

"It has not been decided yet, but there are a few candidates, including Tao Hong, who became famous for her role in "Splendid Pig Bajie" last year, Zhao Wei and Lin Xinru, who became famous for their role in "My Fair Princess", singer Xu Huaiyu, who made her first crossover role in "Legend of the Fish Beauty" last year, and Zhang Ting, a well-known actress from Formosa Province. Because the pay is not cheap, we have been discussing it in meetings."

After listening to Fang Wanhua, Shen Lang raised his eyebrows slightly.

Except Xu Huaiyu, the others are not very good and will suffer varying degrees of collapse in the future.

He traveled through time from 2024, so it's impossible for him to pretend that nothing happened, especially when it comes to cutting leeks.

Just cooperate.

Xu Huaiyu is actually quite good, he is popular and has good looks.

However, since you have chosen to seize this opportunity, you should make the most of it.

So Shen Lang opened his mouth and asked tentatively: "Brother Qian, sister-in-law, can I recommend an actress?"

(End of this chapter)