That's how I became famous

Chapter 677 Touching Porcelain
Without any discussion, gifts were exchanged tacitly.

Winter in the capital is still very cold, and the two of them stick very close to each other, feeling each other's warmth.

Also, when it comes to love, who is afraid of the cold?
But have to go back.

They looked at each other with a smile, held hands and walked slowly towards the house, again speechless, but feeling at ease, down-to-earth and warm.

Entering the house, the cold wind outside the house was cut off, the two of them exhaled into the palms of their hands at the same time, and shivered...

Seeing the two people coming back, the people in the room didn't ask any more questions.

Young people, always need some private time.

Fang Bianmian blinked at Li Xiao, and ran to the women's pile to join in the fun, and he could hear laughter from there after a while.

Li Yifan came over and motioned to Li Xiao, the two walked aside, and he asked, "How's the box office?"

Li Xiaobai glanced at him, pushed his hair back, casually revealed his ring, and said, "Even if I opened the theater, I don't think there is any way to know the accurate data now."

Li Yifan just didn't want to join the crowd of adults, so he asked casually, and the shiny platinum ring on Li Xiao's left ring finger dazzled his eyes immediately.

The white gold ring has a simple shape and is inlaid with small diamonds.

Let Li Yifan describe it, it would be "Men Sao"!
It's very suitable for pretending to be a criminal like Li Xiao!

Why don't you push your ass in front of me?Li Yifan curled his lips and said, "Didn't you wear your ring finger when you got married? You didn't even get married."

"You do not understand."

Li Xiao looked at him with a serious expression, and added: "Don't make such an expression, practice the truth, you don't have a girlfriend, so you really don't understand!"

It's started, it's started... Li Yifan was too lazy to argue with him, and turned to leave, but was grabbed by Li Xiao.

"Let me tell you, it doesn't matter which finger the ring wears, as long as it's worn by Xiao Mian, you understand?"

"Oh, don't act like you don't believe it. You'll know when you have a girlfriend."

Li Xiao chatted with Li Yifan and mentioned girlfriend twice. The aunt not far away heard it and said loudly: "Fanfan, you don't have a girlfriend, so listen to Xiaoxiao's advice."

"..."

Li Yifan's face collapsed, as if he had lost all strength.

After waiting for 2 minutes, Li Xiao left his back in satisfaction, and Li Yifan came back to his senses, and slowly gestured a middle finger.

This scene was also seen by the uncle, who learned a bad lesson during the Chinese New Year, so he gave Li Yifan a hard look before giving up.

After being caught, Li Yifan only felt that his heart was cold and cold, and he was in danger everywhere, like a child that no one wanted.

Is this the Spring Festival?
On the women's side, Fang Bianmian was also showing off her ring intentionally or unintentionally, but she was not as wicked as Li Xiao, who simply gave Li Yifansai dog food. Moreover, these were elders, she was just happy.

Li Xiao walked aside and heard them discussing the ring.

Among them, grandma was particularly satisfied, and said happily: "Xiaoxiao has really grown up, and she has already put on a ring, that is..."

He paused afterwards, because it was too early for the two young lovers, and it was not good to mention it in front of the granddaughter-in-law, it might give her a bad feeling.

It's just that although he didn't continue to say the following words, everyone could understand what it meant by looking at the old man's expression.

The relationship between the two has become a negative distance, and Fang Bianmian is not as shy as before, but this topic is really sensitive, and after a while, a blush rose on her pretty face like a burning cloud.

Carefully glanced at everyone, then raised his head to look at Li Xiao, wondering if he thought of some unsuitable scene for children, lowered his head, and picked up the happily eating snack, and put it on his lap block.

Grandma thought she said something she shouldn't have said, so she hurriedly explained: "Well, Xiao Mian, it's okay if you don't give birth..."

"Hehehehe!"

The laughter was naturally Li Xiao's, and his mother and aunt were not embarrassed at all. He laughed foolishly, and hurriedly said, "Grandma, it's still early, it's still early!"

At this time, my mother and aunt just said a few words and changed the topic to other places.

She was still a little worried, afraid that her unintentional words would make things difficult for the child, and after seeing Fang Bianmian for a while, she also joined the conversation, and grandma felt relieved.

Old people naturally want to have great-grandchildren, but now young people have their own ideas and ideas, and they really don't want children, and it's not something that can be forced.

Fang Delun also saw the rings on Fang Bianmian and Li Xiao's hands, although he had already accepted the reality, he was still a little sentimental for a while.

Li Haoming saw it all, and set up a mahjong table.

In an instant, the mahjong table was assembled.

Grandpa watches grandma fight, dad watches mom fight, uncle watches aunt fight...

Li Xiao hesitated for a moment, and Fang Bianmian sat on the left and right behind his father-in-law, Li Yifan was in charge of serving tea and water, and Lili was in charge of being cute and eating snacks.

There is no trouble that cannot be solved by playing mahjong. If there is, it is that playing mahjong still loses money.

My aunt lost to three families, and the fight was not big, but she was always in a bad mood after losing, so she took advantage of the New Year's Eve to repeat the nagging of previous years.

"Fanfan, seeing Xiaoxiao and Xiao Mian, don't you want to fall in love?"

Li Xiao nodded aside, "Yes, yes, Brother Fan, falling in love is a very beautiful thing."

"Mom is just worried about you. Can you find a good girl and have a relationship?"

Li Xiao nodded vigorously from the side, "Yes, yes, Brother Fan, if you meet a good girl, just go with it!"

Brother Fan, who was full of emotion, appeared in Li Xiao's mouth with rare high frequency.

Fan you... Brother you... Li Yifan suffered from internal injuries, and he couldn't scold him. If he scolded, he would hurt his relatives.

Except for Fang Bianmian and Lili, grandparents, uncles, fathers, mothers, and even the father-in-law, seeing that what everyone said made sense, and that he was an in-law, they all joined in if necessary.

The battle was one-sided and the momentum was huge, and Li Xiao faintly lost his sense of existence.

This will not work!

Li Xiao, who loves and respects his brother, is not to be outdone, and has increased his language output, becoming the second main force of persuasion after his aunt, with the love of a cousin.

Li Yifan was in a trance, facing the earnest words of the elders, oh no, except Li Xiao, a bitch, he could only nod mechanically.

Oh, it turns out that I am not an unwanted child, everyone cares about me
This, is this the Spring Festival for adults and singles?

The family did not go out, played mahjong, ate, chatted, and the first day of the new year passed in ordinary happiness.

The next morning, the second day of the new year.

The family members were invited to go out, and Huang Lei's family was also with him. Li Xiao thought about it and decided not to go. He still had work to deal with, so as not to spoil everyone's interest by going there all the time to check his mobile phone and send messages.

On the second day of the new year, Li Xiao finally started to deal with work.

Yu Cai will report to him on work matters, and Fang Xiaoling, Yu Qing, and others will not bother Li Xiao unless they have direct work connections or important matters.

Just now, Yu Cai sent the movie's box office on the first day.

The box office champion on the first day of the new year was "Modern City", with a box office of 2.2 million, and the results were gratifying.

Of course, Li Xiao has never seen this movie, but he chose the industry of directing, so he got to know the people in the circle.

The director of this movie is Chen Chaoyang, who has less qualifications than Wei Changqing, and has won a little less awards. However, the box office of movies in recent years has been very high, and he is a strong contender for the Spring Festival stalls.

Furthermore, the Kung Fu superstar Kong Zhuo and the actress Liu Ziling can have a box office of more than 2 million yuan. In fact, it is not an exaggeration at all. On the contrary, it is quite satisfactory during the Spring Festival.

The runner-up is "The Witch", with a box office of 2.12 million.

Li Xiao was a little surprised by this result, it was not bad, but great.

Although it is said that the lineup is not low, it is still the first echelon, and the publicity effect can be said to be maximized, but Li Xiao is still a little uneasy.

After all, as a director, he has never proven himself in a feature film, and this is the first time a movie has been shown in theaters.

He knows that there are many fans who like and support him, but he still has no idea.

The box office of 2.12 million can be said to be a surprise, which improved Li Xiao's bad mood of not being able to go out with his family because of work.

The movie needs attention, and Li Xiao doesn't need to deal with it. The promotion of the witch-themed secret room and the road show some time ago are already the last shock of the movie's fate. No matter how much you worry about it, it will actually have little impact on the box office.

Of course, during the film's release, the publicity still keeps up, but Li Xiaolai doesn't need to worry about it, and he can't help much.

Li Xiao went to Huaguo's largest film review website to read the movie's reviews. There were a lot of positive reviews. The movie rating has risen to 8.0. Most of the people who watched the movie on the first day were the audience who supported him. Can't tell whether it's going up or down, but the current situation is very good.

Then I called Yu Cai, and the box office momentum on the first day was good, and the evaluation was also good. The cost of publicity can be increased.

So far, including publicity, the cost of the movie is about 1.2 million yuan, which already includes the promotional expenses during the film's release.

Not many special effects are used in the movie, but Li Xiao uses the best of them all. With a movie cost of more than 1 million yuan, it can already be called a blockbuster.

Having said that, Li Xiao is the boss, and he spends his own money. Otherwise, there would be no company that would direct such a method for a newcomer, even if this person is Li Xiao.

As long as the box office doesn't drop too much the next day, "The Witch" can almost start to make a profit!

After calling Yu Cai, Li Xiao called Mr. Zhong and Dean Wan back and forth. He had already made a New Year call yesterday. This time, he wanted to tell them about the performance of the film. The juniors show off their minds to the elders.

The two old people were very happy, and they kept praising Li Xiao on the phone, saying that they would go to the cinema to contribute to the movie box office when they were free these few days.

Li Xiao continued to talk on the phone, leaving nothing to do all day, accumulating a lot of things.

Compared with the box office champion on the first day, the runner-up is to shock the insiders even more.

Surprisingly, Ren Xinyuan is actually the only one with a considerable amount of actors in this movie, but Zhang Zifeng is the only one with box office appeal.

As for Ren Xinyuan, it may drive some fans to watch movies, but the market has proved that it is not safe to make movies with traffic, and the fan economy cannot be developed very effectively. On the contrary, it is better not to discourage some moviegoers with his traffic. that's it.

As for Zhang Zifeng's box-office appeal, everyone in the circle knew it. From this point of view, Li Xiao, the director, played a very important role.

Super big!
Moreover, this movie is very suitable for the audience's taste.

What does this mean?
It shows that Li Xiao understands the market very well, and knows how to grasp the preferences and psychology of the audience.

Really too strong!

Just like the songs he wrote, composed, and sang.

After seeing the box office of "The Witch" on the first day, colleagues in the circle mentioned Li Xiao's position in their hearts again and again.

Filmmakers, don't regard Li Xiao as a newcomer anymore.

People in the music circle said: People in the film circle are facing what we have encountered before.

The box office of "The Witch" exploded on the first day, and the most envious and drooling is the capital. However, now Li Xiao can be the capital himself. You know, he even distributes it through his own company.

On the other hand, the discussion on the Internet about Spring Festival movies has never stopped.

Ordinary audiences and insiders felt the same way. "Modern City" was within their expectations, and "The Witch" gave them a pleasant surprise.

During the road show, most of the audience invited were the media and film critics, as well as a small number of fans. The media and film critics had good and bad comments on the film, and the requirements for watching the film itself were relatively high, coupled with the influence of Li Xiao’s previous works. , I was a little disappointed with this movie, and it was also a very good main reason why word-of-mouth did not spread during the road show.

It is undeniable that this is an extremely mature commercial film, the plot is smooth and not procrastinated, the climax is ups and downs, the foreshadowing is in place, and the audience enjoys it very much.

There are also people speaking for Li Xiao on the Internet, don't be influenced by the previous work, don't think what kind of movie Li Xiao should make, so the audience is also well prepared, so the acceptance of the movie is relatively high.

Based on such an analysis, after the release of "The Witch", word-of-mouth has gotten better and better, and the box office exploded, which is understandable.

Other movies have both positive and negative reviews. Generally speaking, it is relatively normal. Only the movie "Detective" has been scolded all the time.

The box office of "Detective" is not low, with 1.92 million box office on the first day. However, it is not good to compare it. It is also the first echelon movie, and the other two have broken the box office of 1.92 million, while "Detective" only has [-] million. , which is enough to explain many problems.

The male protagonist is a movie star, and the female protagonist is also a popular actress, her acting skills are all online, and her reputation is also very good.

If the actors are fine, then there is a problem with the film and the director.

People's appreciation level of movies is getting higher and higher. If the movie is really meaningful and problematic, even if they don't understand it on the spot, they will analyze it when they go back, or read other people's analysis online.

Many film critics tried to analyze, and the analysis came out. It turned out that it was such a thing, but, such a simple thing, what is the use of you making it so connotative?

Isn't it just taking off your pants and farting?

When everyone found that this movie was not as profound as they thought, and that the so-called profoundness was completely absurd, this movie ushered in overwhelming criticism.

The acting skills of the actors are fine, everyone can see it, so the main attack is on the movie itself, and the most important thing about the movie itself is the director, and Wei Changqing has been questioned and criticized all the time.

Wei Changqing, who did not respond to this, finally responded today: "If you don't understand it, is it not good? Then go and watch "The Witch". This movie is easy to understand."

The fire burned to Li Xiao's body.

For this reason, Wei Changqing went to watch "The Witch". From his director's point of view, this movie is naturally good, with a smooth storyline, a good camera sense, and a good sense of violence, but there are also some shortcomings. Commercialization means nothing.

All in all, the movie is still a good movie, but it doesn't matter. Wei Changqing doesn't agree with the evaluation of himself on the Internet, but he also knows that his movie is not liked by the audience, and there is a high probability that he will rush, so he wants to touch porcelain.
(End of this chapter)