Chapter 8: Make a movie by yourself

As time goes by, the bars where the space is not too large gradually gathered with customers coming to drink, gather or hold small parties. The most common of them are young men and women like Xia Shang and Angelina. Dating and drinking are simply something that those foolish men and women enjoy.

Accompanied by soothing music in the bar, Xia Shang and Angelina kept holding the wine glass on the table and telling the things they thought they were happy with. Unconsciously, a bottle of red wine entered the two of them.

Xia Shang thought he was a very good person to drink, but when he saw Angelina, he had to admire that a woman's alcohol tolerance was no less than herself. After one person had half a bottle of red wine, she had no problems, but instead kept talking and laughing.

"Do you know, I'm getting more and more curious about what kind of person you are? Humor, handsome, confident, mysterious... Eun also wrote such a good script. In short, I feel that the man's a little bit is concentrated on you alone. Standing in front of you, I feel that others are sad." While drinking, Angelina, who casually looked at the script in Xia Shang's hand, couldn't help but put down the wine glass in her hand and looked at Xia Shang with a bright look. From time to time, she licked her red lips with her bright red tongue, and her eyes showed unruly.

"Is that true?" After hearing Angelina's praise, Xia Shang couldn't help but smiled mockingly. After drinking the newly poured glass of wine, he murmured: "But I still failed. Many people don't want to see me. Even if they approve of my script, they won't invest."

"Fuck, let those producers go to hell. They turned a blind eye to such a good work. I think you should shoot a video by yourself and then seek release, which will make them ashamed and regretful as this will make people happy." Angelina cursed indecently, then picked up the wine glass, touched Xia Shang gently, then withdrew her gaze from him.

"Make a movie by yourself?" After hearing Angelina's words, Xia Shang was stunned. He thought about how to sell the script and never thought about shooting a movie by himself. However, in this way, although he had countless classic movies in his hands, his experience and fame could not be exchanged for the trust of a producer by relying on an excellent script alone.

In the United States and Los Angeles, every producer is very practical. To put it bluntly, they emphasize interests, interests of the company, and interests of themselves. Why do we believe the words of a newly graduated student? Although the other party is a student from the Southern California Film Academy, Xia Shang’s experience and reputation are the real reason for his failure.

Before this, the reason why he had not considered filming himself was mainly because of the expensive film production costs. Xia Shang invisibly fell into a misunderstanding, but not all films required expensive film production costs.

Hundreds of thousands of dollars, or even tens of thousands of dollars, it is possible to make a film. In my memory, Xia Shang knew that many such films, such as "This Man from Earth" costing 10,000 US dollars, "Ghost Record" costing 15,000 US dollars, and "The Witch Blair" costing 60,000 US dollars... The production costs of these films are within the range he can afford.

Moreover, these films have achieved good box office. Xia Shang is somewhat unknown to the specific box office of "This Man from Earth", but he is very familiar with the two films "The Ghost Record" and "The Witch". After the release of the film "The Witch", it ranked second in the US box office for two consecutive weeks, and finally won 140 million North American box office and 108 million overseas box office. This is definitely a miracle compared to Chen Ben, the production of "The Witch Record" is also eye-catching, with a box office of nearly 110 million North American box office and a global box office of 193 million US dollars. This is another Hollywood myth.

What is important is whether "The Witch Blair" or "The Ghost Record" are both shot using novel DV recording techniques, which undoubtedly adds the possibility of shooting to Xia Shang.

"Shang, what's wrong with you?" Angelina, who was sitting opposite Xia Shang, asked curiously after seeing Xia Shang in a daze.

Xia Shang heard Angelina's shouting and then returned to normal. However, the faintest worry on his face disappeared. He looked at Angelina with excitement and said gratefully: "Thank you, Anji, thank you for your reminder."

"Thank me?" Angelina couldn't help but feel surprised when she heard Xia Shang's inexplicable words, not understanding why he said this.

"Yes, Anji, thank you for your reminder. As you said, I should shoot a video by myself, and I already have a way of thinking." Xia Shang said to Angelina excitedly, without any concealment in his words. Obviously, he had regarded Angelina as a good friend.

"You really have to shoot a video by yourself. You know, this is not a simple job. In fact, I was just a joke just now, and there is no need to take it seriously." Angelina heard that Xia Shang was going to shoot a video, but she thought that the other party was influenced by her words, so she hurriedly persuaded Xia Shang not to be impulsive because of her words.

Seeing Angelina's worried eyes, Xia Shang knew what she was thinking. He had indeed made up his mind to shoot a film by himself, and had a conclusion in his heart. Thinking of this, Xia Shang gave her a comforting look and then explained: "Anji, I don't think you understand what I mean yet. You have to know that this is not my impulse, but my own profound thoughts. Maybe I will invite you to play the heroine of my filming. I just hope you don't refuse."

Angelina heard Xia Shang say this and didn't say anything more. She agreed calmly to Xia Shang's invitation as allowed on schedule. Well, this is to repay him for saving her kindness. Perhaps, in her heart, she still doesn't believe that Xia Shang Ching has made a video.

Although Angelina thought so in her heart, she did not pour cold water on Xia Shang's face. Instead, she held up the red wine on the table with a congratulation expression and smiled: "I wish you success in advance, the great director."

After Xia Shang and Angelina touched the wine glass, they also smiled and said, "I think you will see the future Hollywood goddess."

"Hell, okay, cheeses!"

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After the two of them finished drinking this glass of wine together, they continued to talk, laughing and laughing. Xia Shang and Angelina, one is handsome and confident, the other is sexy and wild, and they are definitely the focus of this family. Facing the eyes of customers around them, Xia Shang couldn't help but feel a little proud.

Angelina Jolie, a sexy Hollywood goddess who was far away from him in her previous life, actually drank and laughed with him. Moreover, he could become the heroine of the first film in his life. His life was really capricious, and Xia Shang couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

When leaving the bar, Xia Shang took the initiative to pay the money and let a lady, especially a beautiful lady, treat her. This was not his habit. Angelina did not stop Xia Shang's initiative, but her eyes looked at Xia Shang with more admiration and curiosity.

After the two walked out of the bar, they strolled by the road. Xia Shang looked at the sexy and moving Angelina and couldn't help but smile and said, "By the way, Anji, I think I should meet your agent."

"Hehe, this is not necessary. You can just talk to me directly because I don't have an agent yet." Angelina shook her hair that was drifting with the wind before facing Xia Shang.

After hearing Angelina's words, Xia Shang was relieved. She was an extremely independent woman. She didn't like to rely on anyone. It was normal for her to have no agent. However, this is a Trek in Hollywood.

Although it was already very warm during the day, it was still a little cool at night. This was nothing for the neatly dressed Xia Shang. But Angelina was not so lucky. She wore a black V-neck long dress. Although she was sexy and beautiful, she was not resistant to the cold wind. The cool breeze blew, which made her shiver.

After seeing this situation, Xia Shang, who was macho, naturally could not remain indifferent, so he took off his coat and put it on Angelina.

Although Angelina, who felt Xia Shang's considerate, didn't say anything, she felt a little moved in her heart. Perhaps this is how women were. The two of them had just met a short time ago, and they were often moved by an ordinary trivial matter.

In the evening, Xia Shang sent Angelina home. When he returned home, it was almost ten o'clock in the evening. Xia Shang, who returned to his room, did not go to bed and rest as soon as possible, but turned on the computer and prepared to write the script.

Inspired by Angelina's words, Xia Shang finally decided to shoot a video alone, to be precise, a DVD film. The film he chose was "Blair the Witch". As for why he did not choose the cheaper "The Ghost Record", but chose "Blair the Witch", it was mainly because "The Ghost Record" was released in 2009. More than ten years have passed since now. Although it is a DVD film, Xia Shang cannot guarantee whether the Hollywood films at this moment can appreciate the avant-garde of "The Ghost Record".

As for the production cost of "Blair the Witch", which costs $60,000, he has no worries about this. After all, this film will be released ten years ago than "The Ghost Record". Moreover, with his current financial resources, if he has calculated carefully, he should be able to withstand the production cost of "Blair the Witch"!
Chapter completed!