Illiterate top class: three years of poor performance, become a superstar

Chapter 186 The Happy Trip Is Over (2 in 1)
"..."

In fact, Xu Nian only paid attention when the pre-sale was opened on the 20th, and then continued to focus on filming.

Nothing else, filming in New York is more demanding.

Because a large number of members of the American Film Guild were used to serve the film.

It is necessary to strictly abide by the relevant rules of the trade union.

For Tang Detective 2 and Li Cheng, the biggest constraint of the rules is the daily shooting time limit.

Of course, time itself is not the limit, but the various costs represented behind the time limit are.

In many cases, each main creative member has to make the best cooperation.

For example, when Xu Nianjin directly said on the day that he would issue a late ticket to Li, it was both a joke and a serious one.

Any actor who appears in the cast list who is late will affect the filming process.

Therefore, upon arriving in New York, Li Cheng immediately sent a letter to all the domestic staff including the actors.

Stress not to be late etc.

If it is not necessary, Li Cheng's actual shooting execution requirements for most shots are at most three.

It is best to go as far as possible.

So except for old actors like Lin Shu and Yang Xiao, most of the actors on the scene have basically become alternate members of the 'Xu Men'.

Let's put it this way, Li Cheng wants to kowtow to Mr. Xu all the time.

I was thinking every day, fortunately, the money was enough at the beginning.

In a word, without Xu Nian, the production cost might have doubled to meet Li Cheng's requirements.

In addition, today happened to be filming a scene in Times Square, New York, and there were so many demands from all aspects that Xu Nian really had no time to care about 'X'.

Xu Nian didn't have time to listen to Meng Chao's report until the scene was settled, and it was almost two o'clock in the afternoon.

.........

In addition to the sales volume, etc., Meng Chao focused on another thing that is a bit "irrelevant".

As early as noon on the 26th New York time and 27:0 on the [-]th Huaguo time, the official website of the 'X' brand was finally open to the world.

And, it suddenly opened sales to Huaguo alone, and a hot topic was specially marketed separately.

Each person is limited to 1 piece of clothing per piece of clothing, and the sales channel was only opened for 8 minutes, and then the sales were closed.

These 8 minutes also include the time for registering an account, but interested New Year fans and Nianhei will have to register for an account in advance during marketing.

Both tops and pants are priced at 299 yuan.The final total order volume was 21239 pieces...

After hearing the pricing and final sales volume, Xu Nian finally interrupted: "Didn't you say you won't cut off domestic fans?"

"It's to carry water." As he said that, Meng Chao became a little proud, "With agents like Tianyue and me, you can just have fun secretly."

"When we were marketing the 'X' brand only in North America, we paid attention to the movements of domestic fans and maintained and comforted them...

After the pre-sale results were very good, we specially increased our production capacity and prepared a batch for the domestic market...

Only then can the operation of carrying water today be completed, otherwise there will be dissatisfaction in public opinion, and even the fans who ridicule the New Year will not be harvested. "

Xu Nian: "..."

He looked at Meng Chao: "Are you saying that Nian Fen and Nian Hei both knew that 'X' was harvesting leeks and had no idea about 'X' themselves, but passers-by mocked them as not worthy of being harvested, so you arranged to have the leeks harvested?"

Meng Chao hurriedly replied: "Although the result is almost in this state, there are really other arrangements."

"The main consideration is the huge size of the total group of New Year fans, as well as the inevitable conformity and following trends...

Fans were really indifferent for many years at first, after all, most of them didn’t even buy albums, let alone this kind of operation of leeks;

But after passers-by complained about the injustice, even old fans were a little tempted to show off. From the data analysis, it was not possible to wait until the domestic fan activities were prepared for the outbreak, so while appeasing domestic sales and not being cross-border leeks, I did this s arrangement. "

After saying this, Meng Chao mentioned: "Of course, the sales price that is ten times the mass production cost will definitely cooperate with the activities."

"Therefore, the domestic fan meeting tickets that are expected to be held in September start at 9 yuan, and fans who have purchased both 'X' and "Wu Bai" will receive a preferential right to purchase tickets, with prices starting at 399 yuan."

After listening, Xu Nian sighed: "The Internet is very bad. It's easy to follow others' opinions. Subjectively, it doesn't matter if you don't want to cut leeks."

"I really don't know what to buy from this trendy brand that I can't compete with. Even cutting North American leeks brightly will be envied."

In this regard, Meng Chao had no choice but to spread his hands: "So you are not a star chaser."

Seeing this, Xu Nian changed his mind and asked an important question: "Has the company started planning activities?"

Meng Chao replied: "After a few hours to wait for the dawn in China, I will share the event arrangement with domestic fans through your Weibo."

So, Xu Nian didn't say anything more.

In short, no matter what, the result is already like this, and I can barely make up for it through subsequent activities to compensate.

Subjectively, Xu Nian actually doesn't care much about the number of Nian fans and Nian black fans, and he doesn't care about people who are easily led to the rhythm and then turn to black fans.

He himself will take the initiative to operate from time to time, making the fans' tone more inclined to the bad style of Chinese people.

Don't have any expectations for him, lest the expectations are too high, which may not match the reality, and you will be sad.

Therefore, from the very beginning when he was operating Tide Brand, he really didn't think about carrying water at all.

In addition, it is unrealistic to expect him to consider such details for a piece of shit.

Compared with this, Xu Nian is more concerned about whether to cut off fans as leeks.

Mainly, he is also a layman, more selfish, and does not want to be picked out and scolded after he retires in the future.

Here in North America... across the Pacific Ocean, the scolding should not reach the country.

Mainly for the North American box office of Detective Tang 2, I sacrificed a little bit.

As for the fan meeting in September, Xu Nian was certainly aware of it.

As early as when discussing the choice of leeks in North America, Meng Chao mentioned the possibility of a fan meeting.

Not very realistic in North America.

The feeling of daydreaming.

But it is very realistic to hold it in China, and with Tianyue's ability, it can be arranged properly.

For example, the real-name system of one person, one certificate will eliminate scalpers from the root and sell tickets directly through the 'Tiantian Yueting' platform.

This is indeed a serious fan feedback benefit, Xu Nian naturally has no objection.

After all, he relies on his fans to make a living.

Ticket prices starting at 399 yuan are the floor pricing standard for domestic entertainment fan meetings.

At that time, there will be a small number of seats that are more expensive depending on the venue.

Anyway, compared with other unknown celebrities’ starting prices of 499, 599 or even 1000+, it’s really a good deal.

It was also because of the arrangement of this fan meeting that Xu Nian didn't pay attention to the issue of carrying water at all.

Of course, it is inseparable from his full belief in Tianyue's ability, after all, he has not disappointed him in the past year or so.

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That night, when Xu Nian returned to the hotel where he was staying, the topic of '#Xu Nian FanMeeting' had already entered the headlines of the entire domestic network.

Tianyue basically only did one thing.

Through Xu Nian's Weibo, he updated a domestic news separately.

The approximate content is:
"The first fan meeting will be held on September 9th. Tickets are 9 yuan. Fans who purchased 'X' and "Wu Bai" will receive discounts..."

Of course, the wording is more elegant, so that Nianfan and Nianhei can tell that it wasn't Xu Nianfa at a glance.

However, everyone's focus is obviously not on this small detail, but on the fan meeting.

Countless discussions are packed into related topics.

This time, the old Nian fans, who have gradually aged, finally made a strong statement:
"Although I'm very happy to have a fan meeting, I still want to say...you don't have to follow the crowd to chase stars. The biggest meaning of chasing stars is to become a better version of yourself. There is nothing more important than this."

"Yes, the movement these past few days is very wrong. I personally think that if you know more about our family Xu Nian, you can understand that the fan Xu Nian is not trying to compete to compare whether he has been cut."

"In the past and now, Xu Nian is a very good person. He has the way of life that we expect. He is not perfunctory in public activities. He has the best mental state and never shy away from showing off in private. Many fans and I have longed for this kind of person. Life is also working hard for it, and the harvest this year is also very good. If you can't find this, you can try to quit chasing stars."

"Everyone is not interested in digital albums worth 8 yuan. In the North American market, you are especially not allowed to buy clothes priced at 99 dollars. You laugh at yourself that you haven't been cut off. Are you happy if you don't cut it? My impression of New Year fans is not like this , only support what should be supported, and watch the rest."

"I just want to say that all star chasing should be to become a better version of yourself. No matter who you are a fan of, you are not willing to be cut off, or you have a deeper fan than others."

"The tonality of New Year's fans is whether there are any fans who follow the idol to do a chic show. If you learn from me, I won't buy 'X'. I really want to treat myself better and want to be a leek. I can buy Xu Nian's endorsement brand. Products, Dalap, Kiton, not Philippe, buy it without regret.”

"..."

Many of them are long comments, with a clear taste of "hating iron but not steel".

It can be regarded as some kind of 'counterattack' by the old fans.

None of them wanted the original interesting atmosphere to be ruined.

They all want to maintain that comfortable attitude of being indifferent to everything.

Because that is also a difference.

It's also a more interesting comparison.

Human beings cannot avoid comparisons. Since they are all comparisons, choose the more interesting ones without making any mistakes.

They don't want the new year fans, as well as the swinging fans who are easy to be rhythmic, to tend to the public.

They were worried that this would force Xu Nian to make changes, because as a top player, he obviously had to consider the direction of the market.

In short, the aftertaste brought by the first sale of 'X' trendy brand is beyond imagination...

.........

Among all kinds of comments, the long comments of the fans of the year are somewhat unique, and once again shocked the domestic Internet.

Many passers-by and people who eat melons have begun some kind of reflection.

Then there was some debated talk.

A bit intense.

The scope of the spread is also very interesting.

In the end, Nian Hei ended all discussions with a sentence:

"You guys are arguing so fiercely, doesn't it just mean that there is nothing wrong with what Nianfan said, and you have become a mob that echoes what others say?"

He used another paragraph to put all participants in the discussion into a defensive state:
"Have you ever thought about the possibility that the reason why we are black fans is because we really can't beat fans, although we are invincible with a little shot."

Passerby: "..."

People who eat melons: "..."

True Kuroko: "..."

There is really no way to refute it.

Of course, in the aftermath of this wave, it was the domestic entertainment stars who felt the biggest shock.

All kinds of comments on the Internet in the past always made them mistakenly think that Nianhei is the New Year fan.

It's because these people are so good at playing, they pretend to be black fans to operate.

And their fighting power is very exaggerated.

In the original incident between Zong Peng and Lu Tao, Nian Heizhen only took some action and directly suppressed it.

Lu Tao's fans were completely devastated.

However, some of the data that can be collected by all means show that the support of Nian Hei is indeed not as good as that of Nian Fan.

Like album sales, Nianhei's support can account for about 30%, which is an exaggeration.

Support from New Year fans can account for 50%!And they are relatively silent.

The remaining 20% ​​or so is supported by passers-by.

So Xu Nian once publicly stated that sales below 7000 million are all moisture data.

Now, this misunderstanding is eliminated directly.

The domestic entertainment stars all understand, no wonder Nian Hei has always only dared to go outside to support others and show his strength.

It's really that the defense-breaking ability of the New Year fans is a bit brutal.

You must know that the part shown is relatively inoffensive. It only briefly compares the meaning of star chasing and the rewards of star chasing.

What's even more defensible is... There are quite a few of the New Year fans who really have a lot of savings.

Although it is not as much as 8-digit 3 million, 7-digit deposits are really not uncommon.

Not to mention the wealthy second-generation fans who are even somewhat famous and often book out the movie theaters for the whole city.

It's the people of Kazakhstan.

In short, Zhengzheng has told other star-chasers what it means to be a fan-following idol in the true sense.

It's not that he loves giegie, it's that it's a shame that he didn't treat it as a leek.

Instead, they all live as comfortable as Xu Nian.

It can only be like lying flat with a little bit of money in hand, happily.

then……

Xu Nian's Weibo fans have fluctuated greatly. The total number of domestic fans has dropped from about 5500 million to around 5000 million.

However, the total number of fans has not changed much, still around 7500 million.

After all, there are quite a few teams helping Xu Nian to carry out long-term marketing activities in North America~

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As time entered July, the filming atmosphere of the Tang Detective 2 crew began to become more tense.

It can be said that there are heavyweight scenes shot every day.

There are also some actors whose roles have already been completed.

For example, the role of the actor in Neon.

Including Huang Zhongqiang, who plays Lu Guofu, his role has also been completed.

What's more interesting is that, whether intentionally or unintentionally, Shao Manning still has two or three scenes left to film.

Considering that Xu is the absolute honorary first assistant director of the crew, everyone felt that there must be something tricky in it.

But on the set, almost no one had time to think about it.

Whether it is the chief director, the action director, or the cooperating local directors, they all feel great pressure.

For example, at the moment, what is going to be filmed is the scene of running naked on the streets of Madison.

It was the second biggest sacrifice scene since Xu Nian started his career.

The last time he appeared on camera without a shirt was in the beach scene in his ex.

This time it was streaking on a very famous and busy street in Manhattan, New York.

The challenge is not that God is not good, but that Xu Nian is too popular in New York recently.

It is a bit indescribable for him to go into battle shirtless... unknown risk.

As a result, a total of four or five security teams invited from various parties were stationed to follow.

Afraid that after the arena was cleared, there would still be desperate star chasers who would rush up to hug Xu Nian and start chewing him.

Facts have shown that this is very necessary.

Because when the filming officially started, this famous advertising avenue went straight into madness.

Countless people shouted.

Fortunately, Xu Nian is very natural in his natural qualities, and Lin Shu plays the role, so the filming was very smooth.

Fortunately, the last one is over.

Li Cheng almost kowtowed to Xu Nian and Lin Shu in public, because the coordination of this kind of venue was too difficult.

This is almost the only shooting time.

It's gone after that.

It can be said that...it is precisely because of the difficulty in location coordination that Li Chengcai is confident that filming will start at the end of May and will be released on November.

Because the total shooting period was stuck within 50 days. ①
Can be compressed, never exceeded.

Otherwise, it will be a matter of waiting for several months to start, because the actual preparations will start after Tang Detective 1 is released.

but……

Everyone still saw the drama of Li Cheng slapping him in public.

Then, in an important scene that required special effects, Lin Shu, Yang Xiao, and Xu Nian made a 360-degree circle in the car.

For best results, the short shots were turned for a long, long time.

How long has it been.

Dedicated veteran actor Lin Shu vomited five times, sometimes stopped, got out of the car and collapsed on the ground.

Yang Xiao was not much better.

Xu Nian... Xu Nian wasn't a tough guy, of course, but he knew that this scene was too difficult, so he only drank water and didn't eat.

This method is not necessarily universal, but for him personally, it reduces the pain to a certain extent.

"Brothers have worked hard, I will give you a knock." Li Cheng smiled all over his face and bowed to the end.

As a director, he got in the car to experience half a time, and his face turned green when he got off the car.

Very sensitive to pain.

.........

On July 7th, New York time, America's scenes were basically completed, with only a few simple scenes left.

As the director, Li Cheng left the crew behind and set off directly back to China with some people.

The executive director and assistant director finally took over.

But... It's a pity that there is an honorary first assistant director on their heads.

However, the executive director is still very satisfied.

After all, Master Xu is needed to cooperate.

Because what is left now is a small part of Xu Nian and Lin Shu's scenes in New York.

It is precisely because there are almost only two outstanding actors, Lin Shu and Xu Nian, that Li Cheng dares to return to China early with confidence.

To prepare for a small number of scenes in China.

And he went to the scene to supervise the post-production special effects production that started almost simultaneously.

After filming another scene, the atmosphere on the set became particularly relaxed.

Even Xu Nian started to make fun of the executive director: "Brother, let me say, we will directly seize power when we go back."

"He, Li Cheng, is a hooker. After eating foreign fast food for two days, he doesn't know who he is anymore, and he still looks down on the Tang Tan series."

"Let him die in a literary film."

The executive director couldn't help but shake his head and sighed: "Who says it's not the case? If he could make a literary film, would he still be here?"

"It's not because I can't shoot it, I don't know what it means."

Xu Nian immediately became angry: "So it's your turn to be in the position. This guy is completely inappropriate. He has money and is reluctant to spend it. He just exploits us!"

At this moment, Lin Shu couldn't help but interject from the side: "That's the reason. Overthrow Li, today!"

The executive director nodded fiercely and said with emotion: "Yes, yes, if you two support me..."

"Forget it, I can't get investment."

"..."

After the joke, the filming of a new scene started, and a few hours later, the New York scene was completely finished.

This also means that Xu Nian's trip to New York is coming to an end.

.........

However, until now, Xu Nianfang still has not been able to understand the intentions of Hollywood stars.

Although all parties left New York the next day, they still maintain contact to this day.

It’s just that there is a large element of euphemism in communication.

It's probably because Xu Nian's interest demands are obvious, and all parties in Hollywood have more room to test it out slowly.

to achieve the best interests.

Fortunately, Xu Nian knew how to temporarily put aside things that he couldn't figure out, so as not to let it increase his anxiety.

I also fully believe that Tianyue will work with other parties to figure out the flow of interests behind it.

On the morning of the 8th, the 'X' North American Brand Pavilion was open for sale again.

It was sold out again within 10 minutes.

It just happened to simply clear out the newly accumulated inventory of several thousand items.

The overall sales strategy is simple.

It is opened from time to time to serve as a reminder to fans and to gather popularity for a long time.

At the same time when all the products in the 'X' brand hall were sold out, Xu Nian, Meng Chao and others also boarded the plane back to China.

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At around 7 pm on July 9th, China time, Xu Nian took a private flight Boeing 3 back to the imperial capital.

Before getting off the plane, Meng Chao received relevant information.

Li Cheng eagerly stated that he hoped that Xu Nian could come out of the terminal instead of going through the business terminal or leaving directly on the apron.

After hearing Meng Chao's explanation of the cause and effect, Xu Nian nodded clearly: "Oh... make up a scene, that's fine."

So as soon as Xu Nian and his party walked out of the arrival hall in a low-key manner, Li Chengcheng immediately came to greet them: "Second uncle, this way, this way."

We were quickly guided to the international flight departure hall.

You can see that the scene has been clearly set up here.

Then Li Chengyi waved his hand: "Second uncle, this is a sub-camera, get ready, the shooting will start right away."

Xu Nian: "Okay."

He has no problem with that.

It's nothing more than changing the venue, and it's been done like this in the past.

After looking at the sub-camera for a few minutes, Xu Nian put on the jacket that the costume team had prepared earlier, took the props and started to walk the scene.

directly into the shooting state.

In less than 1 minute, the shooting was over.

Li Cheng applauded first: "You still have to be the second uncle. The journey is exhausting, and you can go straight to the state after getting off the plane. Let's pass."

Xu Nian: "..."

How should I put this scene, it was arranged long ago, and it should have been filmed at Kennedy Airport.

But Xu Nian delayed joining the group at the beginning, and Li Cheng didn't make any further coordination afterwards, so he just took advantage of the situation to make up for it.

What Li Cheng saw from the monitor was much more perfect than he imagined.

Because Xu Nian had just been on a plane for more than 15 hours, and he could really see his fatigue.

No need to put on makeup.

Not to mention that Xu Nian and the crew did not have to go to the airport again, and the venue was borrowed at once.

The main goal is to save time and cost, save modeling cost, and save such and such costs~
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①: Please note that in reality, Detective Tang 2 only took 47 days to shoot, and there is no exaggeration in the article.

PS: Try to continue today~
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