However, Xiao Ran didn't know this yet. Looking at Ghost King Dong, he made his last request: "Brother Dong, now I want to add one more condition! I want that vast ocean. Of course, you can handle it."
Hearing what Xiao Ran said, Xiang Qiang and Ghost Wangdong were stunned. They thought Xiao Ran was so greedy. They were relieved after hearing the second half of the sentence, and a ruthless look flashed on Ghost Wangdong's face: "I promise,
Anyway, if you don’t want it, I want it!”
"As for the protection fee!" Xiao Ran still couldn't avoid this problem and pondered for a moment. The matter started from this and will be solved from this.
Ghost Wangdong smiled cheerfully and waved his big hand: "No need, no one in your area will dare to collect protection fees from now on!"
Xiao Ran pondered for a moment. He felt that this was not good. If the rules were really so strict, then if he didn't pay, then... So he took the initiative to ask: "How about this, Brother Dong, from now on the company will still pay 20,000 yuan a month."
, so that both Lianying and the brothers on the road have an explanation!"
Gui Wangdong thought for a moment and realized that this was indeed not easy to handle. Xiang Qiang was also in a dilemma. If he really wanted Xiao Ran to hand over to him, it would mean that the people in their way didn't understand any rules at all. But if they didn't hand over to Xiao Ran, wouldn't the rules be broken?
The most important thing is that Lian Shengying's territory will probably be vacated. No matter which court takes over, he will be eligible to receive protection money from Xiao Ran. If he refuses to pay, it will cut off his financial path!
Thinking of this, the two looked at each other, and Gui Wangdong immediately had an idea and laughed: "I won't hand it over if I don't. Who the hell stipulates that Phantom Company must hand it over? There are so many companies in Hong Kong, but there are not many
The company was charged protection fees.”
Xiang Qiang also relaxed. Who the hell said that the company must pay the protection fee? The whole matter was settled in this way, and a huge storm gradually subsided. Before leaving, Gui Wangdong was very
He patted Xiao Ran's shoulder appreciatively: "Aran, I appreciate you. If you come to hang out on the road, I'm afraid we old guys will have nothing to eat! No more, I have to go for a massage. If you need anything, you can come and see me.
I!"
"What the hell!" Xiao Ran was immediately humble and said with a smile: "This is all just a compliment from Brother Dong and Brother Qiang. I will see you again when you have the chance!"
The incident was basically over, but it was just basic, and there were still some unfinished tasks. One day later, one of Gui Wangdong's subordinates called and told Xiao Ran that the person who killed him had been dealt with. The next day, Xiao Ran reported in the newspaper
I saw the news about someone lying dead on the street.
The only thing that made Xiao Ran and Gui Wangdong unhappy was that Wang Yang was not stupid and fled back to Taiwan early in the morning. No matter how long Lianying stretched his hand, he still only had his life cut off in Taiwan. As a result, this could only be the end of the matter.
In short, Wang Yang did not dare to come to Hong Kong anyway, because Lian Ying's pursuit order was still in effect.
Since then, no other society has come to Phantom Company to collect protection fees. Xiao Ran's name has at least become a well-known name in the Taoist community. Of course, this does not mean that Xiao Ran belongs to the underworld, but that his name has become a taboo in the Taoist community since then.
, a font size that makes people afraid to offend easily.
The storm was over, but there were still lingering sounds. Xiao Ran's heart moved. After hesitating for a moment, he immediately made a decision - let "God of Gamblers" be released immediately. Now is definitely a good opportunity, while the names of Phantom Company and Xiao Ran have become famous.
When it is the focus of reports in major newspapers, the release of the film will definitely become the focus of the public to the greatest extent.
After Wei Dongling heard Xiao Ran's reasons, he did not object. He asked the director of the distribution department to talk to Liao Jingping and moved the release date to one week later. This week was the responsibility of the publicity team.
The only regret is that since Phantom Company has not yet established its own name, it is difficult to organize a fan organization belonging to the company. However, at present, this has not had a big impact. Moreover, after the release of "God of Gamblers", this fan group must have
Maybe we can get someone.
It's a pity that the only foreign film producer Xiao Ran knows currently is Lin Guiyun, and as for the other film producers, he doesn't recognize it for the time being. And even Lin Guiyun doesn't dare to blindly believe that Xiao Ran's entrepreneurial film can become an instant hit, so after the release
Before, no film dealer came to Xiao Ran to talk about buying a film.
Xiao Ran didn't care. After "God of Gamblers" was released, the film dealers would immediately come to beg for his life. Moreover, if it were sold in advance, with Phantom's current reputation, it would definitely not be able to sell it at a high price. Just like last year, a movie studio in the Philippines sold it at an extremely low price.
I bought New Art City's "Happy Ghost" on the price list, but didn't buy the previous ones. As a result, when I got it back and released it, it even beat Stallone's "Rambo".
As a result, the film producer was so ecstatic that he turned back to New Art City and bought the first and second episodes at a high price. This led to the strange incident that they were showing it on the 1st, 2nd and 3rd, but he was showing it on the 3rd and 21st.
Three days later, Xiao Ran tried every means to persuade Fang Ruoxin, who was eager to give it a try, and then gave up her idea of attending the premiere. However, I have to admit that during this period, Fang Ruoxin's temper gradually changed a lot, and Xiao Ran suffered less.
Some.
On the fourth day, it was the midnight screening of "God of Gamblers". Xiao Ran found someone to send ten tickets to Xing Jiafeng and Liu Guanglu. Wei Dongling, Guan Xin and other department heads of the company came. This is the company's
When starting a business, success means having a good start, so how can they not be nervous.
Only Xiao Ran looked very carefree, which made Wei Dongling very depressed and conveyed his dissatisfaction to Xiao Ran: "Did you make a mistake? This is a business venture. If it fails, it will be tragic! You are not nervous at all,
It’s simply not human.”
"There's nothing to be nervous about!" Xiao Ran chuckled, and Wei Dongling was gradually infected by his relaxed look: "The overall situation has been decided, now is the time to verify the company's strength, and being nervous will not help."
The actors in the film, such as Zhou Runfa, Liu Hua and Zhang Min, all came, as did the producer Yu Jiayu. These backbones of the Phantom Company were all sitting in the back row of the cinema, waiting for the film to be released.
It started, and the first thing that appeared in the audience's sight was an absolutely graceful female figure with a perfect figure. This woman who seemed to be in the clouds and fog was particularly tempting, and she danced like a fairy in neon clothes on the flat mirror-like water of a lake.
Simple yet absolutely beautiful.
Just when everyone thought that this beautiful beginning was the official content of the film, the woman's body was gradually blurred and became a symbol. Then some writing appeared on the water of the lake, and gradually emerged and stood up. When
After the freeze-frame was completed, what the audience saw were the two Chinese words for "Phantom" and a row of English words below them.
Such a unique opening surprised everyone in the audience, but it obviously made a deep impression on them. Xiao Ran couldn't stop laughing in his heart. He asked Lin Qingxia to help make the woman on the company logo.
model.
Since the current computer special effects are extremely poor, Xiao Ran used real-life shooting techniques when making this company logo. A "lake" was specially created for this purpose, and absolutely pure water was poured into it, paving the way for the surrounding environment.
It is extremely beautiful, and the steel wire effect is used to create an extremely illusory beauty that is fluttering.
The only difficult part is how to transform the physical object into a frozen shadow on the screen. With today's technology, this is not easy. In fact, Xiao Ran initially adopted two production plans when designing the company's logo.
One is the real-life scenes of the characters, and the other is animation production.
In the end, Xiao Ran chose the real scene, but there were troubles during the conversion, but animation production played a decisive role in the conversion process. The result became what it is now, with both illusory beauty and real beauty, it can be said that it has the best of both worlds.
beautiful.
To a certain extent, the company logo is definitely of extraordinary importance. A very eye-catching company logo and opening animation can definitely make most viewers remember the company, which is very beneficial to Xiao Ran's brand effect.
Just like the Milky Way logo, it is extremely concise and impressive, and has produced countless classics. It can be said that as long as you see or hear this logo appearing, it will make people excited, because everyone trusts this company
. Take the Fox logo as an example, you can easily recognize it as soon as you hear it.
In order to make this title sequence, Xiao Ran spent a million dollars and nearly 10,000 feet of film. As a result, after cutting it, only the essence of this sequence and the other two were retained.
Turning back to the screen to continue admiring Japan, the first thing that appeared was not Gao Jin, but a number of screaming fans surrounding the road, shouting the word "God of Gamblers" in their mouths. The camera captured this fanatical scene.
The camera turned around in a circle for ten seconds before turning to a limousine that was driving slowly.
The audience's curiosity was already raised in their throats. Finally, the car stopped. The car door opened, a pair of feet appeared on the screen, the camera zoomed up, and then it went back to a medium and long shot to completely capture Gao Jin's appearance.
Fa Ge put his arm around Zhang Min and walked into the casino amidst cheers. Next, there was a clean and tidy dice battle. Gao Jin won cleanly and subtitles appeared amidst the cheers of the onlookers.
The first thing that appeared was not the title of the film, but the four prominent words - "Xiao Ran's Work". Only after all the subtitles had been produced, did the title of the film appear.
Xiao Ran's deliberate actions completely aroused the audience's emotions. When the subtitles appeared, they became even more anxious and wanted to enjoy the film as soon as possible. At this time, Fa Ge leaned his head over and whispered: "No
I thought it would turn out so well!"
How can this be called good? Xiao Ran chuckled, the excitement is yet to come. This time he changed the rough version shot by Wang Jing and made the film quite sophisticated, and it also lived up to the nearly 6 million filming funds (the budget was insufficient,
Later, about one million was added).
However, in terms of the general story, he did not make much changes. He only added some details and changed the title and other places. I have to admit that Huang Yongheng’s photography skills are very strong, coupled with the use of bright yellow filters
, the picture quality is much better than the films of other companies, and the pictures are even more sharp. No wonder so many action directors like to hire Huang Yongheng for photography.
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Novel——Xiang Qiang
Real name——Xiang Huaqiang
The whole world knows that Xiang Huaqiang belongs to San Ngee Ann, the largest gangster in Hong Kong, and Xiang Huaqiang's elder brother Xiang Huasheng and younger brother Xiang Huabo are also in the entertainment industry. There are thirteen sons in the Xiang family, and Xiang Huaqiang is a very outstanding member of them. He was a martial arts actor in his early years.
It goes without saying what his status means in the film industry. The two brothers founded Wing Shing Films, which no longer dared to blatantly launder money in the mid-to-late 1990s, and then founded China Star, the largest film company in Hong Kong.
One of the companies. In the current Hong Kong film industry, there are definitely a few big names who can speak for themselves.