Chapter 310: Box Office Rising
The lively music, coupled with Hu Xiaoxiao's optimistic personality and superb singing skills, allows her to sing out a kind of charm of being free and unrestrained in the world and enjoying the endless joy of the world.
The song was recorded very smoothly and once it was completed it was sent to the film’s post-production company to use the song for the soundtrack.
During the filming of "Cheng Zhaofeng", the sound reception was poor in some places, so Hu Xiaoxiao needed to do dubbing.
After everything is done in post-production, it is the producer Tang Shikuan's job.
The Spring Festival period every year is the time when major film companies compete most fiercely. There are countless New Year films, and in order to compete for screening schedules, each company uses all its tricks.
"Cheng Zhaofeng" was written by the famous director Gao Zhiyuan. The protagonist Hu Xiaoxiao has a brilliant historical performance and is well-known. After watching the sample film, the managers of various theaters gave it high praise and scheduled many screenings. It is one of the most promising movies during the Spring Festival.
As expected, after its release, "Cheng Zhao Feng" has seen continuous box office success, garnering rave reviews and consistently ranking among the top-grossing films. Its unique martial arts style and thrilling scenes, especially the three key fights, are truly immersive, their every blow delivering the audience the feeling of witnessing a fierce, physical fight.
Hu Xiaoxiao's beautiful and novel appearance also received high scores from the audience. Unlike other actresses with short hair, she looks heroic and refreshing.
Hu Xiaoxiao's new film "Cheng Zhaofeng" has not only been recognized by the audience, but also praised by people in the circle. This film has made people in the circle officially recognize that Hu Xiaoxiao is a guarantee of box office success. Her commercial value far exceeds that of other actresses, and she can even be compared with first-line male stars and movie emperors.
Actresses can also carry the box office and are not inferior to male stars. Hu Xiaoxiao has made all investors and filmmakers change their idea that actresses are just vases.
Hu Xiaoxiao's success has also brought positive influences to other female stars. Major film companies have begun to pay attention to female stars and try to pour some resources into them, hoping to produce female stars who can carry the box office like Hu Xiaoxiao.
Also becoming popular at the same time was the song "Proud Smile" sung by Hu Xiaoxiao. The song quickly became popular throughout Hong Kong and was played in every street and alley.
Hu Xiaoxiao was constantly bombarded with commercial activities, and almost every time, the organizers asked her to sing "Proud Smile." Naturally, Hu Xiaoxiao also made a lot of money.
"I'm so tired!" Hu Xiaoxiao returned home, threw her bag on the sofa, and stretched her arms and legs. "Sister Dong, don't take any more events. I need to rest for a while."
She had already attended the activities of an old partner that she couldn't refuse, and she didn't have any subsequent ones to take on. She wasn't very familiar with them anyway, so she decided to take a break.
In addition to commercial activities, she also has to participate in the promotion of "Cheng Zhaofeng", and is busy from morning to night almost every day.
Dong Peiyu nodded and said, "That's fine. If we accept every event, it would seem that we are of a lower standard."
If you want a higher grade, you have to hang on to those merchants.
This is called status.
Dong Peiyu took out another stack of projects and said, "These are the films they want to invite you to act in. Take a look and see if there is any film you would like to act in."
These were all the ones that Dong Peiyu had screened and thought were acceptable. The others, which she herself did not like, were not presented to Hu Xiaoxiao.
"'Cheng Zhaofeng' hasn't even been released yet, and you're already looking for cooperation?" Hu Xiaoxiao took over.
Dong Peiyu went to get two bottles of water and gave one to Hu Xiaoxiao. She said, "'Cheng Zhaofeng' will undoubtedly become the Spring Festival box office champion. In previous years, the Spring Festival champion was equivalent to the annual box office champion. With such a good result, those filmmakers are not stupid. Of course, they want to take advantage of your success and make a fortune."
Hu Xiaoxiao unscrewed the bottle cap and took a few sips of water before examining the documents in his hand. Each sheet contained information such as the film's title, production company, director, and a brief summary of the film's plot. He counted them all; there were over thirty.
Hu Xiaoxiao flipped through the list, found nothing particularly impressive, and put it aside. He then complained to Dong Peiyu, "Although their pay is very high, higher than their peers, it's still not good enough compared to the box office."
The salary Tang Shikuan gave her was one of the highest in the industry, but compared to the earnings from "Cheng Zhaofeng," it was far behind. Her salary wasn't even as much as she made on "The Hitman's Bodyguard." The profit share from "The Hitman's Bodyguard" was minus the portion given to Luo Cheng, and that portion alone was higher than her salary.
"You want to make your own movie?" Dong Peiyu heard from Hu Xiaoxiao that he wanted to speed up his career planning.
Hu Xiaoxiao was a very ambitious person; he wouldn't spend his whole life working for others and only collecting hard work fees. The two of them had already made plans, but the original plan required a year or two of simmering down before they could strike out on their own.
Going it alone wasn't something you could just do by opening a film company; there were so many things involved. Don't assume that just because Hu Xiaoxiao's films were huge hits, theaters would buy in based on her name alone. There were many twists and turns involved, and Hu Xiaoxiao hated those twists and turns.
"We still have too few people." Hu Xiaoxiao lamented that there were too few people available.
She can't be expected to do everything herself, right? Filming is exhausting enough for her, and if she also has to deal with investment, distribution, and dealing with theaters and studios, she'll be completely exhausted.
"Forget it, let's not talk about this for now." Hu Xiaoxiao changed the subject and told Dong Peiyu about another matter. "You should pay attention to the news from the underworld and see if there are any trustworthy people who want to go it alone."
"Do you want to recruit some thugs?"
"The film industry is too closely tied to the mafia. You can't avoid them if you want to make it in this business. You can't just borrow bodyguards from others every time you run into trouble, right?"
Dong Peiyu fell into deep thought, recalling some recent news he had received, wondering if there was anyone who was both capable of fighting and trustworthy who had left the society.
Such talent is hard to find, and generally, organizations won't be willing to let capable individuals leave. Those who decide to leave don't want to be associated with the underworld anymore, and will simply choose to wash their hands of it and distance themselves from its people and connections. Such individuals naturally won't agree to continue fighting the underworld as thugs or bodyguards.
It's so hard to find! Talent is so rare! Dong Peiyu rubbed her temples, a headache coming on. But if she and Hu Xiaoxiao wanted to become stronger and bigger, they would need someone like this to assist them, allowing them to earn money and pursue their careers without worries.
Otherwise, you would be worried about the underworld causing trouble every day, and you would be restricted in everything you do.
Dong Peiyu picked up the water, took a few sips, and suddenly thought of someone in her mind.
This person had approached her before.
She had almost forgotten about it.
Dong Peiyu hesitated for a moment. Although she felt that Hu Xiaoxiao would not agree, she still talked to Hu Xiaoxiao about it.
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