I'm unbeatable at extracting skills from celebrities!

I'm a little smug!

Shi Nansheng, who was standing in the middle of the crowd clapping, turned her head and raised an eyebrow at her boyfriend Xu Ke.

"How is it?"

I have good taste, don't I?!

Jiangnan is good-looking, knows martial arts, and has strong acting skills, and now you've witnessed his screenwriting talent.

A dialogue that transcends time and space has moved everyone!

In mainland China, with directors and professional screenwriters supporting them, it doesn't matter whether actors have screenwriting abilities or not; but in Hong Kong, the ability to conceive a story is basically the standard for judging whether an actor is good or bad.

In many cases, once filming has begun, the crew doesn't even have a basic story framework, let alone a script. Many plot points are pieced together by the director, screenwriter, and actors while they're on set.

Stephen Chow is popular in the Hong Kong film and television industry because of his strong screenwriting skills; many classic scenes in his movies were his creations.

Nowadays, in the Hong Kong film and television industry, perhaps another person like Jiangnan should be added to the list.

"Go quickly and sign a contract with Jiangnan. Otherwise, things might get complicated."

Unlike his girlfriend's proud feelings, Xu Ke saw a crisis.

I just received news that yesterday, Wang Jing accepted a job. Yang Dengkui, a famous producer in Taiwan, only gave him two conditions: "Shaolin Five Ancestors" and "Jian Li" in exchange for him making a kung fu film.

This is also why Wong Jing paid a hefty sum to hire Jiang Nan as a stand-in. He wanted to film "Shaolin Five Ancestors" and "The Kung Fu Cult Master" at the same time, but found that Li Lianjie was really no longer up to the task.

Li Lianjie's Tai Chi, which he used to be most proficient in, now looks like that of a beginner, with each move revealing stiffness and roughness!

In real life, it's fine; movie fans watching Jet Li box only focus on his face—he's a kung fu superstar, after all…

How can I not take a good look at his face?!

However, if you put Jet Li's action scenes on the big screen, they will look terrible, because the camera lens will magnify his flaws in action.

Shi Nansheng naturally learned of the news that Xu Ke had received. So, she glanced at Wang Jing not far away and prepared to go against the flow of the Central Academy of Drama students to the backstage to talk to Jiang Nan.

After performing the skit, Jiangnan went backstage to remove her makeup and change clothes.

Before Shi Nansheng could even squeeze through, a smiling middle-aged woman blocked his way.

"Hello, Ms. Shi!"

My name is Chen Jiaying. I will be temporarily handling Jiangnan's film and television agency contract.

"what!"

Shi Nansheng was a little confused.

Before 5 p.m. today, she even called Chen Jiantian, the owner of Hongxing Production Company, to inquire who was handling the film and television brokerage contract in Jiangnan.

When Shi Nansheng learned that Jiang Nan had only signed a "two-album contract" with Red Star Production Company, he was overjoyed. HK$12, no, it should be HK$15 at most, and the "Once Upon a Time in China" production team could sign Jiang Nan.

But who would have thought that now, a Cheng Yaojin would suddenly appear out of nowhere.

"Hello, Ms. Shi!"

  

If you want to invite Jiang Nan to star in "Once Upon a Time in China III", the minimum film fee is HK$150 million.

"What?"

Shi Nansheng was dumbfounded.

Chen Jiaying's current offer is undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for her.

She had just been thinking that HK$150,000 should be enough to secure Jiangnan, but now her agent has actually increased the price tenfold.

"Miss Shi, I'm not joking!"

Because the students from the Central Academy of Drama had to go back to the main teaching building for evening self-study, there weren't many people left in the Black Box Theater. Chen Jiaying pulled up a chair and gestured for Shi Nansheng to sit down and chat.

The moment Shi Nansheng's bottom touched the seat, Chen Jiaying spoke with a smile.

"Ms. Shi, I think you must have heard that starting tomorrow, Jiangnan's latest album, 'Single Love Songs,' will be released nationwide."

There's a small situation I'd like to report to you.

The initial distribution of this album was 20 copies, with 10 in Taiwan, 5 in Hong Kong, and 5 in mainland China.

However, after this period of chart performance and market feedback, the album has already sold 40 copies in Taiwan alone.

"Hahaha…"

Shi Nansheng smiled.

"Ms. Chen, I don't want to deny the authenticity of the data you provided, but I want to say that the number of albums distributed does not represent sales volume, because there may be a backlog of unsold stock."

Only real sales figures can represent a singer's market popularity, and only when a singer has sufficient popularity can they positively impact the film and television dramas they star in.

"That's right!"

Chen Jiaying remained very calm, maintaining the professional demeanor of a manager.

On March 25th of this year, Andy Lau, one of Hong Kong's Four Heavenly Kings, released his latest Mandarin album "True Feelings Are Hard to Hold Back" in Taiwan. UFO Records initially projected album sales of 1 million copies.

Then it dropped to 80, then to 60, and then his initial distribution volume dropped to 45, because the distribution volume was based on the sales terminals, that is, the statistics of each audio-visual store.

The number of copies of Jiangnan's album that were distributed jumped from 10 to 40, which represents the recognition he received from 2000 record stores across Taiwan.

At this point, Chen Jiaying took a breath and said:

"If I'm not mistaken, the main market for the film 'Once Upon a Time in China III' that you and Mr. Tsui are making is still Taiwan!"

Therefore, the price of HK$150 million is very reasonable.

Of course, you can wait until filming begins on October 15th before signing the contract, but if Jiangnan becomes a huge star by then, the market price will no longer be HK$1.5 million.

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After changing her clothes and removing her makeup, Jiangnan went to her office.

Liang Bolong, the head of the Performing Arts Department, personally promised at the Black Box Theater that he could take leave until the end of the semester, but the necessary procedures still had to be followed.

You need to write a leave request by hand, get your homeroom teacher Gao Jingwen to sign it, then get the head of the performing arts department Liang Bolong to sign it, and then put the leave request in the academic affairs office for filing.

Ok!

Because of the sensation caused by his performance, almost everyone in the school knew that Jiang Nan was going to ask for leave to go out and film a movie, so no one made things difficult for him.

Sign what needs to be signed, and archive what needs to be archived.

However, after taking leave, Jiangnan was about to return to his dormitory to pack his luggage when he ran into a very unexpected person.

Lang Kun…

"Hello Jiangnan, I am Lang Kun, a director at the National Television Station, and also a friend of your dean."

Today, I watched your skit "A Dialogue Across Time and Space" in its entirety at the Black Box Theater. I thought it was excellent and have been considering bringing it to the Spring Festival Gala.

"Sure, Coach Lang, no problem at all!"

Jiang Nan agreed to Lang Kun's suggestion without hesitation.

In 93, the atmosphere for artistic creation was relatively relaxed. Ghosts and gods, as long as they weren't too outrageous, could generally be presented in film and television works or on stage.

"But your creative fees..."

Lang Kun was a little embarrassed when he said this.

Overall, the national television station is very stingy. Despite high ratings and substantial revenue for the production team, the travel expenses for the actors and screenwriters are rather meager.

Like Zhao Benshan, his fee for appearing on the Spring Festival Gala was only 500 yuan, while the scriptwriter received 400 yuan. However, because the skit in Jiangnan still needed careful polishing, he only received a little over 100 yuan.

Such a great idea, and you only give me 100 yuan.

Lang Kun felt ashamed to even mention it.

"Haha, it's alright, Coach Lang."

Jiangnan's smile is radiant.

"I'm already lucky that the Spring Festival Gala production team took a liking to my idea. Money doesn't really matter. You can use it."

"Really?" This was a pleasant surprise for Lang Kun.

"certainly!"

Jiang Nan nodded in agreement and turned to leave, but after taking only two steps, he turned back and said:

"Coach Lang, do we need a host for the Spring Festival Gala? If so, I would like to recommend one to you, my sister, Zhou Tao, who is currently a program host at Beijing TV."

I can assure you, if you can get her to host the Spring Festival Gala, she will absolutely surprise you.