After Cao Yang returned to the imperial capital, he directly approved 2 billion yuan for Bomi Electronics Factory, mainly for expanding the recruitment of sales personnel, and for future advertising purposes.

If you want to build a brand, advertising is actually a good way, especially looking for celebrity endorsements.

In 2009, the cost of finding celebrity endorsements was slightly better, and it was not as exaggerated as the sky-high prices later.

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Time came to July 2009. After several months of preparation, Ai Xiaomi set out to Xiangjiang to start discussing the preparations for the filming of "Resurrection of Leslie Cheung".

She has now prepared a script in her hand, as well as the video of Leslie Cheung that Cao Yang gave him before.

Cao Yang had already read the script here and praised Ai Xiaomi's script and was very satisfied, so he decided to give her full responsibility for the subsequent matters.

Moreover, Ai Xiaomi is the eO of Bomi Film and Television, and she has long been able to stand alone. Although these things seem quite complicated, Ai Xiaomi is already prepared in her heart.

Oh, by the way, in addition to Ai Xiaomi, Cao Yang also asked Liu Guangran to follow her.

Why should there be Liu Guangran?

The main reason is that there is a programmer there. If something goes wrong with the video or software, Liu Guangran will also be able to solve it easily. If someone asks technical questions, Liu Guangran can answer them.

While on the plane, Ai Xiaomi looked at Yun Duo outside the window in a daze, and Liu Guangran looked at her in a daze.

Ai Xiaomi wondered, will people go to heaven after they die?

Liu Guangran wondered if it was possible to meet a beautiful woman when he went to Xiangjiang this time. It is said that the characters Ai Xiaomi had made this appointment seem to be quite big-name, and there were many beautiful female stars.

Ai Xiaomi thought to herself, if she could go to heaven, where would her brother be?

She closed her eyes, and what appeared in front of her was Leslie Cheung's handsome and kind face.

I hope this preparation will go smoothly.

Ai Xiaomi prayed silently in her heart.

However, when she opened her eyes, the sky outside was blue, and the sunlight spread over the white clouds, looking sacred and clean.

Ai Xiaomi thought to herself, as long as they have watched that video, no one should disagree, right?

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"Ha?! Resurrect Leslie Cheung?" When he heard Ai Xiaomi's request, Mr. Alan Tam was shocked.

A confused and puzzled expression appeared on his face.

Before this, Ai Xiaomi made an appointment with Mr. Ailanta Tam through an insider relationship.

The reason why I was the first to come to Alan Tam was mainly because he is now the president of the Xiangjiang Performing Artists Association.

On the phone, Ai Xiaomi simply explained the purpose of Xiangjiang and was preparing to shoot a movie related to Leslie Cheung, which may require the help of Mr. Alan Tam.

There are two main aspects of help. The first is to help her meet Leslie Cheung's family. If possible, assuming there is something that cannot be negotiated, Alan Tam can help persuade her.

The second aspect is to hope that Alan Tam, as the current president of the Xiangjiang Performing Artists Association, can help convene some [actors]

In this part of the actors, Ai Xiaomi and Cao Yang have already discussed a list, mainly making guest appearances in it.

There are not many scenes, but they are all very important.

In this movie, these people play themselves.

But one thing is more troublesome is

These actors are all very famous. Ai Xiaomi doesn't know if she can invite her, and how much it will cost. She is now unsure of it.

This was probably the most nervous and nervous trip she had since she started working in the film industry.

When she really sat in front of Alan Tam, Ai Xiaomi's heart was thumping, which was completely different from her previous mentality on the plane.

Fortunately, Mr. Alan Tam is a good person and he smiles very kindly.

Apart from being very Mandarin, there is no problem with communicating.

These artists in Xiangjiang generally have different Mandarin, just like Ai Xiaomi speaks Cantonese. They sound like I am a local, but to others, this is like a plastic Cantonese.

If you understand the past history, you will find that Alan Tam’s name is always associated with Leslie Cheung.

The main reason is not how close they are or how good their relationship is. On the contrary, in a sense, two people are enemies who meet the opponents, and are two sides of the same era.

In the 1980s, some radiant superstars supported the entire Hong Kong music scene, especially the competition between Alan Tam and Leslie Cheung was the most intense and prominent. Fans of the two factions often had verbal wars, either quarreling or scolding, or even physical conflicts, which reached a white-hot stage, which was really rare in the world. The two showed extraordinary idol charm in the competition.

Alan Tam and Leslie Cheung have always been interpreted as opposites by people, but in another sense, "Tan and Zhang Zhengba" has also pushed the Xiangjiang pop music scene to its peak.

The competition for Tam and Zhang finally ended with Alan Tam’s announcement in 1987 that he would no longer receive competitive awards and Leslie Cheung’s formal withdrawal from the music scene in 1989. In 1995, Leslie Cheung, who shined in the film industry, returned to the music scene.

In 1999, Alan Tam and Leslie Cheung sang a song "Phantom + Love in the Fog" for the first time. They were filled with emotion, all in the song. Tan and Zhang fought for the hegemony to make the Hong Kong pop music scene in the late 1980s, and the subsequent ending was sighing. Often, the most brilliant time was the loneliest, and the most prosperous time was the most sad.

Time flies, and they are connected with an era.

But in fact, there is no grudge between the two, mainly because they are pushed to the competition by their respective record companies and fans. After Leslie Cheung passed away, Alan Tam also expressed great regret.

So this time Alan Tam asked Ai Xiaomi to ask him for help in filming "The Resurrection of Leslie Cheung", but he did not refuse.

On the one hand, it is because he and Ai Xiaomi have common friends in the circle.

Now Ai Xiaomi is quite famous in the film and television industry.

In addition, the financial backer behind Ai Xiaomi is really great. Everyone knows that Cao Yang is already the richest man in the world. There is no need for Alan Tam to be unable to get along with Bomi Company. He can help him just by doing nothing and win favor.

Also, six years after Leslie Cheung passed away, and in fact, many people in the world miss him very much. Many of the performing artists in Xiangjiang have received his favor. They call Brother Leslie Cheung because they really feel like family members.

Since Bomi wants to make a monumental movie related to Leslie Cheung, Alan Tam has nothing to refuse.

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"Click on a reincarnation method? I don't understand very well." Alan Tam was so scared that he didn't expect that the movie would have such a theme.

He had some mistakes before, thinking that the resurrection of Leslie Cheung was mainly about remembering him, and the real protagonist was someone else. Now it sounds like he was going to make a science fiction film.

Oh, no, it's a fantasy movie.

"It's just a movie." Ai Xiaomi explained, "We want to tell a story after Leslie Cheung's resurrection by making a movie."

As Ai Xiaomi spoke, she handed her script to Alan Tam.

Alan Tam flipped through it and spent more than ten minutes looking at a small part of the first half.

"So you want to find a special actor to play Leslie Cheung. What is the meaning of doing this?" Alan Tam asked with a frown.

"No, not a special actor." Ai Xiaomi explained, "it is to use Leslie Cheung's own image."

Alan Tam was stunned when he heard this.

Everyone is dead, how can you use your image?

"You will understand after reading this."

Ai Xiaomi said and asked Liu Guangran next to him to take out the laptop. By the way, this laptop is Bomi's own B-series business notebook.

Open the video player and a video is displayed on it.

Alan Tam started to look at it, but after a few seconds, he couldn't help but widen his eyes in surprise and put his face close to the screen.

"oh my, how did this be done? Computer synthesis?"

To be honest, Alan Tam has also made movies. As the president of the Performing Artists Association, he still has some understanding of current technology, but he has never seen such a realistic and vivid influence on computer synthesis, as real as Leslie Cheung himself was singing.

The sound is almost exactly the same.

"Well, how to say it, it's a way to synthesis computers, but we use more advanced AI face swapping technology."

"Wow." Alan Tam was really shocked.

"What about the sound?" he asked in confusion.

"Sound is also converted through AI, and you can also call it computer synthesis."

Simply put, all audio files can be converted into digital signals. Although everyone has a very unique voice, they can still build a [Leslie Cheung] sound library through collection and simulation, then extract feature segments, and then use recorded music to match.

This sound synthesis method is very mature.

For example, Hatsune Miku, a very famous virtual idol in the island country, was sampled from the island country voice actor Saki Fujita.

Making sound is easier than changing faces. With the sound source library, you don’t even need to find someone to record songs specifically. You just need to write the songs well, and then he can sing according to the computer software’s prescribed mode.

"Ha ha."

Alan Tam shook his head and smiled bitterly, "The technology is really getting more and more developed nowadays. Bomi Company is really amazing. I believe that you say he is a real person.

It seems that we can all be unemployed in the future.”

"How could it be? These are all things that require real-person data as reference." Ai Xiaomi said with a smile.

"Um?"

Alan Tam keenly captured something.

"That is to say, I can let the robot be a substitute for me in the future?"

"ha?"

Ai Xiaomi and Liu Guangran looked at each other, and then used a smile to hide it, "Hahahaha..."

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To be continued...