How can a director be a gigolo?

Chapter 129 Hidden Hatred

Gong Yanchang looked at Wang Xiaohao with expectant eyes and asked, "Do you think this movie can be made?"

Wang Xiaohao was speechless for a long while before asking, "What do you think of this script?"

Gong Yanchang said, "I think it's great!"

Wang Xiaohao asked in surprise: "You really think it's good? Liu Bang and Xiang Yu became sworn brothers, but turned against each other to fight over Yu Ji? You can say this kind of script is good?"

And these funny moments, aren't they all old jokes dug up from the internet? Not a single one is original!

Gong Yanchang scoffed: "Weren't the old Hong Kong films made this way too? And they did pretty well, didn't they?"

Wang Xiaohao fell silent immediately, suddenly realizing the problem.

As Gong Yanchang said, many Hong Kong films are indeed vulgar and full of toilet humor and jokes, mistaking cheesy content for entertainment.

But in Hong Kong back then, it was a civil society. Ordinary people and movie fans liked watching these kinds of things.

When the news spread to China, ordinary people could also enjoy the novelty and excitement!

This also explains a mystery: for example, Hong Kong films like "Red Cliff" from the previous life only performed poorly at the box office in big cities, but did quite well in smaller towns.

The reason for this is likely that people in big cities generally have higher levels of civility, while people in small cities are generally just average.

Wang Xiaohao shook his head and said, "I think if this script is actually filmed, it will probably be met with a lot of criticism!"

Hong Kong films are outdated; they can't even survive in their own market anymore.

In China, such an outrageous plot would be met with a torrent of online abuse!

Gong Yanchang said disappointedly, "You don't want to film it? I was originally planning to invest three to five hundred million to turn this script into a blockbuster!"

Wang Xiaohao said, "I only ever film scripts I write myself..."

As he said this, a flash of inspiration struck him, and he suddenly knew what kind of movie he should make!

Gong Yanchang wanted to make "The Last Supper" largely because he wanted to promote Jin Ningxin!

Just by looking at the script, you can tell that Yu Ji is the absolute female lead.

Liu Bang, Xiang Yu, and even Zhang Liang all revolved around Yu Ji.

If the role of Yu Ji hadn't been prepared for Jin Ningxin, Wang Xiaohao would have eaten the script!

If Wang Xiaohao doesn't want to film "The Last Supper," then he still has to tailor a movie for Jin Ningxin.

So, which movie should we make?

Quiet, beautiful, and a good fighter... why not just make a movie like "A Chinese Ghost Story"?

This was the first movie that Wang made when he first debuted.

Moreover, Nie Xiaoqian doesn't have many lines throughout the entire movie.

Is Jin Ningxin capable of portraying that pure yet aloof charm?

"If all else fails, let Jin Ningxin experience life first!"

In his previous life, Tsui Hark had Wang Yuxian play Nie Xiaoqian by directly imitating a nightclub hostess.

Then let Jin Ningxin experience life and learn how a lady seduces a customer!

With the plan settled, Wang Xiaohao smiled slightly and said confidently, "Actually, I also think that Miss Jin is so beautiful that she could try an ancient costume look."

Just now, Mr. Gong mentioned "The Disintegration of the Heavenly Demon," and I suddenly thought of a similar fantasy film.

In a few days, I'll finish writing the script outline and show it to you, Mr. Gong!

"But Mr. Gong, since we're making a movie like this, the investment will definitely be substantial! We'll need a lot of models, special effects..."

Although Gong Yanchang was somewhat disappointed that Wang Xiaohao refused to film "The Last Supper," he was quite interested when he heard that Wang Xiaohao was preparing to film a supernatural movie similar to "The Disintegration of the Heavenly Demon."

He burst into laughter and said, "Don't worry about the investment! Is two hundred million enough?"

Wang Xiaohao's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly said, "That's enough, that's enough, that's definitely enough!"

To be honest, although Wang Xiaohao has already made four movies, the total cost should be less than 200 million yuan, right?

Is this a huge undertaking all at once?

But he was also unsure about how much investment was needed to film "A Chinese Ghost Story".

Because Wang Xiaohao can't film it the way he did in his previous life, he'll probably need to use a lot of special effects.

It's really hard to say how much money it will cost to make good special effects.

Moreover, Wang Xiaohao's only film credit is "My Love from the Star".

A few special effects were used.

There weren't many special effects used in other places!

Fortunately, in his previous life, Wang Xiaohao had some experience with artificial special effects, and even AI special effects, when filming web dramas.

Wait a minute, Wang Xiaohao suddenly remembered something and asked, "My movie is based on 'Strange Tales from a Chinese Studio,' and it has ghosts in it. Will it pass censorship?"

He said with concern.

If this doesn't pass censorship, is he going to follow the example of the "Fairy Tale" version and change Nie Xiaoqian into a fox demon?

It's ridiculous, really. Fox spirits can pass censorship, but ghosts can't...

Gong Yanchang waved his hand dismissively and said without any politeness, "It's alright! As long as the material is taken from classic works, there's no problem!"

But if you're writing an original screenplay, then it's a different story!

Wang Xiaohao was finally relieved to hear this.

The thought that he had never filmed a special effects blockbuster suddenly filled Wang Xiaohao with a strong fighting spirit.

Of course, whether "A Chinese Ghost Story" will be approved for production is something for the future.

For now, let's deal with "Love Letter" first!

After saying goodbye to Gong Yanchang, Wang Xiaohao made a special trip to the performance departments of two major art colleges in Beijing, hoping to select a suitable actress for the role of the young girl Fujii Itsuki.

As a result, Huaxi ignored Wang Xiaohao and treated him with considerable perfunctoriness.

There's no other reason than that Wang Xiaohao has only directed two commercial films like "My Sassy Girl" and "My Love from the Star".

Therefore, as the country's top art academy, a school that values ​​prestige, it doesn't really look favorably upon commercial film directors like Wang Xiaohao.

This made Wang Xiaohao secretly resentful, and he left without even looking at Huaxi carefully.

He's getting a bit cocky right now!

Although Wang Xiaohao acted somewhat submissive during the filming of "My Sassy Girl".

However, ever since "My Sassy Girl" was released and achieved huge box office success, Wang Xiaohao has been surrounded by good people.

Everyone is fawning over you!

This was the first time Wang Xiaohao had encountered a school like Huaxi, where the contempt was practically written all over their face.

He thought to himself with resentment, "From now on, I won't hire a single person from Huaxi Film Studio when I make movies!"

So Wang Xiaohao changed his route and went to the Jingying Film Studio next door.

Compared to the aloof and artistically focused Chinese opera, the Beijing Film Academy is much more open.

Knowing that Wang Xiaohao was coming to select actors, they immediately became very enthusiastic.

After all, it's very difficult for performing arts students to make it big these days.

Each year, only one or two students from the performing arts department can become famous. In many cases, not even one student from an entire graduating class of performing arts students can make it big!

This has become a major concern for the school!