Chapter 1764 1766【Old friend reunion】

  From the beginning of July to the end of August, Xiang Nan traveled all over the place to promote "The Strange Move of Laughing Fist". Wherever he went, he was warmly welcomed, and South Korea, Japan and other places were no exception.

   And Xiang Nan is proficient in many foreign languages, which really played a big role in his publicity. Especially when he was in South Korea and Japan, he was fluent in Korean and Japanese, which amazed the audience there.

  They didn't expect Xiang Nan, a foreigner, to be able to speak their language so fluently. This gives them a sense of intimacy and pride. The effect of publicity is naturally getting twice the result with half the effort.

  During the promotion period, Xiang Nan also received more than a dozen film offers. Many companies, such as First Film Corporation, Luo Wei Films, Siyuan Films, etc., have sent him cooperation invitations.

  After thinking about it, Xiang Nan accepted the invitation from Siyuan Films.

  Because his previous filmings of "Drunken Master" and "Serpentine Hand" were actually invested and produced by Siyuan Films back then. Xiang Nan snatched someone else's project, and now he is paying him back a favor.

  Wu Siyuan, the boss of Siyuan Pictures, wanted to invite Xiang Nan to film "Drunken Master", which can be regarded as the sequel to "Drunken Master".

   It is said that after Su Huazi and Huang Feihong master and apprentice became famous, they angered the Drunk Mantis Thousand Drunkard of the Northern School, and ran to Lingnan to enmity with the master and apprentice. In the end, after a hard fight, the master and apprentice finally subdued Qian Zuiweng and shattered his plot to dominate the martial arts world.

  Xiang Nan received a 30% discount on his film salary. After collecting 700,000 Hong Kong dollars, he took advantage of the two-month promotion period to help Wu Siyuan complete the filming of the film.

  After it was released, the box office was actually good, with a total of 4.3 million Hong Kong dollars, which was worthy of the 700,000 Hong Kong dollars paid by Wu Siyuan.

  After this movie, more film companies hope to cooperate with Xiang Nan.

  The reason is that "North and South Drunken Master" is actually a copy of "Drunken Master", and it can still get more than four million Hong Kong dollars. Wouldn't it be possible to make a fortune if you imitated "The Snake-shaped Hand" and "The Strange Trick of the Laughing Fist"?

  So Xiang Nan has more film appointments. However, Xiang Nan didn't owe those people any favors, so he didn't agree to their request. I just negotiated with Zhu Mu and will find time to help him complete the shooting of the remaining three films.

  …

  In September, Xiang Nan continued to ask for leave from school, and then began to prepare for the shooting of a new film - "The Prodigal Boy".

   This movie is Yuan Biao's masterpiece, and it caused quite a stir when it was released that year.

  It is also known as the best teaching film of Wing Chun, even better than the reputation of the "Ip Man" series. Xiang Nan is proficient in Wing Chun, it would be a pity not to show it well on stage.

  In order to make "The Prodigal Boy" well, Xiang Nan also strives for perfection.

  In terms of clothing and styling alone, they are quite elegant. The actors all shaved their heads so that they could stick their braids. Unlike "Serpentine Hands" and "Laughing Fist Strange Tricks", it is clearly stated that it was during the Qing Dynasty, but everyone's hairstyles are very perfunctory.

  As the film strives for perfection, the cost will naturally rise.

  At that time, four or five million Hong Kong dollars was enough to make a movie. But if we keep improving, I am afraid that four to five million Hong Kong dollars can be easily spent.

   Fortunately, Xiang Nan had the success of "Laughing Fist Strange Tricks", so Golden Harvest also had confidence in him and was willing to invest more, so the cost of "The Prodigal Boy" eventually reached 4 million Hong Kong dollars.

   At the time, it was considered a big production.

  As for the production team, Xiang Nan tried to choose acquaintances as much as possible. For example, Ren Shiguan, Lin Zhengying, Qian Yuesheng and others, after all, they have cooperated before and have a tacit understanding with each other.

  Actually, because the risk factor of action movies is relatively high, it is a test of the tacit understanding of martial artists. Otherwise, a mistake may be life-threatening.

   Because of this, famous action stars often have their own fixed team. For example, Marriage Class, Hong Family Class, Liu Family Class, Yuan Family Class and so on.

  Xiang Nan naturally wants to form his own team, so he is also investigating and recruiting suitable candidates through filming.

  Ren Shiguan, Lin Zhengying, Qian Yuesheng, etc., who can act, fight, and do martial arts instructors, in his opinion, are good candidates for recruitment.

  …

   "The Prodigal Boy" officially started filming in mid-September.

  In October, Xiang Nan asked for leave and went back to the mainland.

   It turned out that his elder brother Ning Yong got married, so he had to go back.

  Ning Yong is already twenty-eight years old this year. He is a company-level cadre and has reached the marriageable age.

  After being introduced by the leader, he went on a blind date with a doctor in the health company and fell in love. After getting along for half a year, they felt that they were suitable for each other, so they decided to get married.

  Xiang Nan naturally raised his hands to welcome this. Twenty-eight years old, not too young, and it's time to get married.

  In order to congratulate the eldest brother and sister-in-law for a hundred years of friendship and eternal unity, Xiang Nan also gave a generous gift, a complete set of home appliances such as TV, refrigerator, washing machine, and tape recorder, which made the sister-in-law very happy.

  Although she was looking at Ning Yong, it would be better if she had so many riches.

  At the wedding, Xiang Nan also met Zhong Yuemin, Zhang Haiyang, Yuan Jun and others who came to the wedding.

   "Brother Yuemin, Brother Haiyang, Brother Yuan, long time no see." Xiang Nan greeted with a smile.

   "Xiao Ningwei, you can do it now. I heard what's the matter, you went to Xiangjiang to make a movie?" Zhang Haiyang asked with a smile.

  Xiang Nan nodded, "I made a few movies."

   "How did the filming go?" Yuan Jun asked curiously, "Take it back and let us have a look."

   "It's just a few kung fu movies. They're badass, and they probably sold millions of Hong Kong dollars." Xiang Nan laughed.

   "Hey~" Zhong Yuemin was a little surprised when he heard it, "Millions of Hong Kong dollars?! Our military expenditure for a year is not so high, right?"

   "Then how much can you share? I heard that you helped buy the air conditioner, refrigerator, and washing machine." Zhang Haiyang asked curiously.

   "It's only 1.8 million." Xiang Nan even missed more than half of what he said.

   Even so, it still shocked the brothers.

   These company-level cadres only earn 80 yuan a month. Xiang Nan is 1.8 million, which is four orders of magnitude worse.

   "Xiao Ningwei is really promising!" Zhong Yuemin exclaimed.

   "It's amazing, it's amazing, I've long felt that he is not an ordinary person. Think about it, which ten-year-old kid would dare to jump out and catch the little bastard." Zhang Haiyang also laughed.

   "Yes, Ning Wei is really good, show your face in our compound." Yuan Jun also smiled.

  …

   "By the way, Brother Yuemin, Brother Haiyang, Brother Jun, you are about the same age as my brother, when will you solve the major issues in life?" Xiang Nan asked with a smile.

   "I haven't considered it. I haven't played enough yet, let's talk about it after playing enough." Zhong Yuemin smiled and waved his hands when he heard it.

   "Aren't you still thinking about Qinling?" Ning Yong asked doubtfully.

  Qin Ling is the girl Zhong Yuemin met when he jumped into the queue in northern Shaanxi. She is smart, beautiful, and lives a transparent life. With her, Zhong Yuemin felt very comfortable and had a tacit understanding.

   It's just that after he joined the army, he left northern Shaanxi. Qin Ling also left Northern Shaanxi, and the two hadn't seen each other for almost ten years.

  Hearing what he said, a trace of bitterness flashed across Zhong Yuemin's face, and he didn't answer.

  (end of this chapter)