Entertainment Era: Starting with Teaching Sister Meng to Sing

Mao Xiaotong knew that Wang Xiaozhou had set the value of the dividend at 100,000 yuan more than the buyout because he was worried that he wouldn't dare to take the risk.

This action suggests that Wang Xiaozhou is definitely willing to let him choose the profit sharing.

So Mao Xiaotong got his wish and chose to share the profits.

After all, who in the entertainment industry doesn't know that Wang Xiaozhou's works have never lost money in the past?

Nothing happened that night.

The next day, Wang Xiaozhou found Wen Ye and asked him to arrange the filming location.

The location requirements this time are even simpler than last time. All we need to do is set up a few high-end houses. As for the outdoor scenes, that's a different matter. Wenye will be responsible for reporting it to us later.

After sending Wenye away, accompanied by Huang Mao and others, Wang Xiaozhou found the old extras from the last short film shoot.

Once everyone had arrived, Wang Xiaozhou stood at the front of the crowd and went straight to discussing the benefits:

"Old extras get 300 a day, pure extras get 100 a day, meals are provided, there are no other requirements, the most important thing is to be obedient, you have to act the way I tell you to, if you can do that, come and sign up with my brother."

Among the crowd, a familiar extra was the first to step forward and sign up, politely greeting Wang Xiaozhou as he approached:

"Director Wang, why are you personally doing the work of a foreman? Just give me a few instructions on this small matter, and I'll take care of it for you right away. I don't even need the wages. I just hope you can give us a couple more lessons."

As for teaching, well, Wang Xiaozhou would never use the "teacher's halo" skill unless under certain conditions.

Who can predict when the system will malfunction? What if it fails to give general skill points as rewards several times? It's just a small amount of money earned from working, and it's something that benefits others. Who would want to risk their life to play with them?

So Wang Xiaozhou gave a perfunctory answer, brushing off the extra with a few words and letting Huang Mao and the others continue working.

As more and more people signed up, Huang Mao felt increasingly pained by the expense. When no one was around, he muttered to Wang Xiaozhou in a low voice:

"Doing this job is like throwing money away. In just a short while, more than a hundred people have signed up. With 300 and 100 people mixed together, that's more than 20,000 yuan a day. My heart aches from signing all those autographs."

Wang Xiaozhou glanced at the blond-haired man indifferently and muttered under his breath:

"What a loser! This is nothing. Our investment this time is eight million, do you understand? How much of that is paid to the extras? Besides, we don't use them every day. A big scene with hundreds of people will only take two or three days to film. Calm down!"

The blond-haired guy was speechless. The older brother was indeed the older brother. They were both high school seniors and came from small towns. His family was even better off than the older brother's, but the older brother could throw money around more aggressively than him. He had a naturally big heart. He couldn't compare.

In one morning, Wang Xiaozhou took charge and got everything sorted out for the extras.

I called Wenye and was told that the venue issue would be resolved by tomorrow at the earliest, which meant there was nothing to do today. We didn't have lunch together and went our separate ways home.

After returning home, Wang Xiaozhou first called Song Shihui, asking Ganwei to send people to Tencent to finalize the contract. Then he sent Mao Xiaotong out shopping for groceries, while he stayed in her room...

Of course, he didn't do anything else dirty; Wang Xiaozhou was thinking about the script.

After going through his thoughts, Wang Xiaozhou's initial plan was to film "The Return of the Soul" first.

The movie "Out of the Dark" is a Southeast Asian telecom fraud film co-produced by Taiwan and foreigners. However, unlike traditional telecom fraud films, this movie was transformed by the screenwriter into a high-energy suspenseful revenge drama, featuring no fewer than three powerful actresses, which caused quite a stir in the film industry.

In the years before Wang Xiaozhou's time travel, the quality of films from Taiwan was getting higher and higher, and they captured a significant share of the mainland market. The most famous of these films was probably "Zhou Chu Eliminates the Three Evils".

However, this movie is quite mind-bending and requires a director with a high profile to attract audiences to delve deeper. Releasing this kind of movie right after entering the film industry could lead to a disastrous failure.

Of course, there is also a great possibility that, like when Stephen Chow made "A Chinese Odyssey," it will be suddenly discovered by the audience many years later, and then a wave of archaeological fever will be set off, with everyone vying to say that they owe Wang Xiaozhou a movie ticket.

But this is not the result Wang Xiaozhou wanted. He couldn't accept that his work would be delayed and become popular immediately upon release. He believed that a popular work would boost Mao Xiaotong's career and that the correct development path would be to use that career advancement to quickly exchange for awards.

Therefore, movies like "Out of the Dark" that receive particularly quick feedback and have a good reputation become the first choice.

Most importantly, these kinds of movies have low budgets.

A few interior scenes plus two rural exterior scenes are all it takes. There are almost no special effects; the actors' performances are the only thing that matters. This is perfect for Wang Xiaozhou right now.

After much deliberation, Wang Xiaozhou decided to simply put pen to paper and write out the general script for "The Night of Return of the Soul".

This is a revenge thriller set in Southeast Asia. It tells the story of a young girl who is invited by her best friend to travel to Southeast Asia, where she is murdered, and the subsequent revenge by several mothers.

The story itself isn't particularly complex, but it really tests a director's storytelling skills. Fortunately, Wang Xiaozhou has master-level directing skills, so this was no problem for him at all.

When Mao Xiaotong returned, Wang Xiaozhou had already finished half of the script. Hearing the noise, he stopped what he was doing and went outside to see that Mao Xiaotong had bought two large bags of groceries!

"What are you doing? This would probably fill two shopping carts. How did you carry it all back?"

Wang Xiaozhou exclaimed in surprise, "There's a large supermarket not far downstairs. There's absolutely no need for Mao Xiaotong to hoard vegetables like this."

Unexpectedly, Mao Xiaotong said matter-of-factly, "We're about to start work. We'll all be working, so we won't have time to go to the market to buy groceries and cook every day. We might as well buy more convenience foods and keep them at home so they won't expire."

Girls seem to really like to do this kind of foresight, as if keeping things at home makes them feel very secure.

Wang Xiaozhou couldn't understand this behavior, so he silently shook his head and went back inside to continue working.

Seeing this, Mao Xiaotong pouted and started packing up the two large bags of groceries, muttering, "Didn't you need to eat when you were writing the script? Now that you're already busy, you still think I'm buying these things for nothing. You'll see how wise I am when you can't afford to eat."

Hearing the noise from inside, Wang Xiaozhou poked his head out: "I don't know if you're wise or not, but could you please stop cleaning the house for now? I want to eat sweet and sour pork tonight, the kind with Songbei old-fashioned vinegar that makes your nose tingle."

Mao Xiaotong, in the living room, burst out laughing: "Don't let the food trip you up later!"