How can a director be a gigolo?

Chapter 54 The Zhang Family

People miss actresses from the past, believing they were more beautiful than today's stars.

It's not because they are actually more beautiful!

It's simply because their iconic film images are so stunning and unforgettable!

Therefore, any actress would fight tooth and nail for the opportunity to play such an iconic role.

For this movie, Zhen Liang went all out, using countless connections she had.

Ultimately, all the approvals, such as the filming permit, were obtained smoothly.

As for funding, that's not a problem at all!

The production budget of over ten million for this film was not a difficult task for Zhen Liang.

In fact, this movie is set in the Republican era. If it were a modern film, Zhen Liang would be confident that the sponsorship fees she secured would easily cover the production costs!

However, because it's a film set in the Republican era, it was difficult to secure product placements and sponsorships.

Even so, this woman managed to secure over five million in sponsorships and product placements by leveraging her personal connections.

She simply paid the rest of the bill out of her own pocket!

This is astonishing! Has Zhen Liang gone mad?!

Everyone in the industry knows that you should never invest your own money in a movie!

Zhen Liang should have known this principle!

However, this time Zhen Liang insisted on her own way and paid for the movie herself.

Because she trusted Wang Xiaohao.

She was the first reader of the script written by Wang Xiaohao.

Wang Xiaohao also has a habit of drawing while writing!

This is because Wang Xiaohao already had a complete picture in his mind.

Describing with words is far less accurate than describing with images.

So Wang Xiaohao simply drew storyboards instead of a script.

The script for "My Sassy Girl" was so well-written; there was no other way but to attract investment.

However, "Beautiful Legend" is different. Wang Xiaohao no longer needs to raise investment or show the script to investors.

So Wang Xiaohao simply drew it!

Let's describe the situation in simpler terms.

As Zhen Liang watched and listened to Wang Xiaohao's explanation, she was able to visualize the scene in her mind.

She could sense how stunningly beautiful she would look in the photos.

This thrilled her!

She believes this is definitely a good movie, and even if it doesn't make a lot of money, it will definitely not lose money.

So Zhen Liang simply invested her own money.

The key was to win over Wang Xiaohao; she planned to give him half of the film's revenue.

Zhen Liang swears she has never met a young and talented director like Wang Xiaohao.

Especially when Wang Xiaohao drew the storyboard directly, she felt that Wang Xiaohao already had a very mature story in his mind!

This kind of talent isn't something every director possesses!

What is the most essential ability of a director?

It's the ability to turn words into images!

However, most directors actually don't have this ability!

Wang Xiaohao was able to draw storyboards directly, which shows that he already had the whole movie in his mind!

So the two of them didn't waste any time. Once the storyboard was finished, they were ready to set up the film crew and head to Heyin County to film.

However, Wang Xiaohao did not travel with Zhen Liang. Instead, he went back to his hometown first to meet up with Ding Binbai and the others.

As for Zhen Liang, she still has some things to do in the capital!

Top actresses are already very busy, and now they're preparing to make their own movies.

That would make things even busier!

Wang Xiaohao first flew to the nearest city's airport, and then took a taxi directly home.

It's only a few hundred yuan!

He probably wouldn't have been so willing to spend money on a taxi before.

But now, that amount of money is nothing!

The taxi took him to a residential area in a small county town.

This residential area has been under development for five or six years.

It was bought by Wang Xiaohao before he went to study directing.

It looks a bit old now.

Fortunately, it's this kind of community, and the residents have already moved away from the original family compound.

One advantage of this type of community is that residents don't know each other.

Often, two families have lived together for decades without even knowing the name of their neighbor across the hall.

This really saved Wang Xiaohao a lot of trouble!

If it were still the same family compound as before, the interpersonal relationships would be very complicated.

At this point, a bunch of people would probably gather around gossiping: "Xiao Hao, you've become a director?"

"Xiao Hao, how's your relationship with Xiao Shuang going?"

Just thinking about that scene sent chills down Wang Xiaohao's spine.

The reason Wang Xiaohao and Wang Xiaoshuang bought this apartment was after their breakup. Wang Xiaoshuang was starting to gain recognition in television dramas, attracting much gossip.

Wang Xiaohao's family simply sold their old house and moved to their current neighborhood in search of peace and quiet!

He quickened his pace and soon arrived at the door of his house on the third floor, where he knocked on the door.

Wang Zhiming was home when he saw Wang Xiaohao and was immediately overjoyed: "Why are you back at this hour? Weren't you filming some movie? The one with that big star Zhen Liang!"

It has to be said that Zhen Liang has a high level of popularity among the people.

Whether you like it or not, most people have definitely heard of it.

Even Wang Xiaohao's father, who is over fifty years old, has heard of this name!

It's no secret that Wang Xiaohao and Zhen Liang are making a new film together; the news has already spread.

The schedules of top female stars are practically never secrets!

Wang Xiaohao chuckled and said, "We'll film it at home! Right here in Heyin?"

Wang Zhiming was taken aback and said, "What kind of movie can we make in a poor, remote place like Heyin?"

Wang Xiaohao chuckled and said, "Why can't we take pictures! This isn't the old dock we used to live at; there seem to be quite a few old buildings here!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Zhiming remembered and said, "You're right!"

Before he could ask more, Wang Xiaohao spoke first, asking, "Dad! Where's Mom?"

Wang Zhiming said, "Your mother doesn't know you're back; she's probably out playing cards!"

I called her and asked her to buy groceries!

"By the way, what do you want to eat? I'll have your mom buy it for you!"

Wang Xiaohao said, "Wait a minute, I have a few friends here! They're all colleagues from the film crew, so I'll ask my mom to buy a little more groceries!"

He was naturally referring to Ding Binbai and the others.

Wang Xiaohao had arranged for several of them to scout locations in Heyin beforehand, so they should have arrived in Heyin seven or eight days in advance, right?

I invited him over for a meal to show our closeness.

These days, eating out is nothing special.

Being invited to your home for a meal is a sign of closeness!

Upon hearing that it was Wang Xiaohao's colleague, Wang Zhiming immediately said, "Then hurry up and call your mother back!"

Before long, Ding Binbai and his entourage arrived with smiles on their faces, each carrying a lot of gifts.

Wang Xiaohao laughed and said, "Why are you being so polite? And even bringing a gift!"