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Chapter 382 The Worst Director in History

An ordinary director would never speak like Wang Jing.

Because there was suspicion of fraud, and Master Xing's reputation was much better than his.

His words are likely to attract public ridicule once they spread.

But what makes Wang Jing better than ordinary directors is that he is never afraid of being scolded.

He has made so many bad movies and has been scolded by the audience all these years. If he didn't have a strong psychological endurance, he would have jumped off the building long ago.

We can apply his classic saying.

As long as he can stir up the heat and attract the audience's attention, and make them spend money to buy tickets to the cinema, he will like it even if the audience scolds him to death.

The reporters were all stunned. Even though they had experienced many big scenes, they were still shocked by Wang Jing's shocking speech.

Wang Jing was really tough this time, and he was very confident, as if he had already secured victory.

After calming down briefly, the reporters turned their attention back to Li Yu.

"Director Li, I would like to ask you if you can satisfy everyone's curiosity.

Was it Director Wang's idea to compete with Stephen Chow during the Spring Festival alone, or was it a joint idea of ​​the two of you? "

He is indeed a professional journalist, and his ability to grasp the key points is first-class.

It's big news that Wang Jing wants to compete with Stephen Chow alone.

It is double big news that both Li Yu and Wang Jing want to compete with Stephen Chow.

These professional journalists know exactly which one is more explosive.

"It's a common idea between me and Director Wang."

Li Yu did not hide it.

The reporters were even more excited after getting this answer, and some of them waved their pens to record Li Yu's words.

“In fact, I am a fan of Stephen Chow and I have watched 90% of his movies.

Like most of the fans, I feel sorry for Stephen Chow for giving up being an actor and turning to being a director behind the scenes.

Director Wang and I wanted to compete with Stephen Chow during the Spring Festival. My purpose was very simple. I just wanted to tell Stephen Chow that he was more suitable to be an actor than a director.

I really hope he can come back and star in another classic Chow movie."

Li Yu was particularly sincere when he said these words.

Because this is his true thought, and it is also the voice of many of Stephen Chow's fans.

Rather than director Stephen Chow, movie fans would rather see him appear in front of everyone as an actor.

"Are you two so confident? Master Xing has been interested in Journey to the West for a long time. He produced classic masterpieces like A Chinese Odyssey many years ago.

It is rumored that this time's "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons" can be regarded as the predecessor of "A Chinese Odyssey", which tells the story of the young Tang Monk conquering demons and recruiting disciples.

According to the information disclosed so far, Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons is a high-quality film that is not inferior to A Chinese Odyssey.”

People have high expectations of Stephen Chow.

But sometimes, the greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment.

Li Yu is someone who has seen the answers to all the versions. He knows very well that Stephen Chow began to fall from the altar since "Journey to the West: Conquering the Demons".

The marketing of "The Mermaid" has drained away the last bit of sentiment.

After "The Mermaid", audiences have become less and less interested in Stephen Chow's movies, and there are even voices saying that they have already paid back the movie tickets they owed him.

Li Yu knew this in his heart, but he would not say it in public.

"Only strong opponents can give us the motivation to move forward. I sincerely hope that Stephen Chow can really make a masterpiece that is as good as "A Chinese Odyssey".

We, the fans of the film, would feel a little regretful if Director Stephen Chow wasn’t a very good actor.

If a director like Stephen Chow is not a top actor, we, the fans, will only be happier.”

Li Yu's answer was flawless.

After the premiere ended successfully, Lu Yang had mixed feelings. He didn't know whether he should laugh or cry. He felt like he should be under the car instead of in it. Obviously, he was the protagonist today, okay?

Today is the premiere of his first commercial film "The Blade of the Assassin". Why were there more reporters surrounding Li Yu and Wang Jing than him?
"Director Li, Director Wang, I am your supporting actor today."

Lu Yang smiled bitterly, and his expression looked so aggrieved that he almost cried.

Wang Jing felt a little guilty. It was indeed a bit unkind of him to hype his new movie in Lu Yang's home turf.

He originally wanted to say that he would post a Weibo post to support Lu Yang as compensation.

Before he could even open his mouth, Li Yu patted Lu Yang on the shoulder and consoled him, "Director Lu, it's okay. I promise that you will be the protagonist who no one can shake at this premiere.

Take a look, I have prepared the promotional copy and pictures for you, and my company's marketing team has already started working on it."

After saying that, Li Yu handed the tablet in his hand to Lu Yang.

Lu Yang took the tablet with some doubt. He found that Li Yu really did not lie to him and the people in the marketing department of Hualiu Company were really taking action.

What Li Yu showed him was a press release published in a shocking browser.

The title is 'Shocking! At the premiere of "The Blade Strikes", the director almost fainted in the corner from crying'.

Below the extremely eye-catching title is the content of the press release.

This press release humorously describes how director Lu Yang's limelight was stolen by Li Yu and Wang Jing.

In the comment section, many people laughed so hard that their stomachs hurt, saying that Lu Yang was so miserable that he could be called the worst director of the year.

Some people said that seeing Lu Yang suffer so miserably, they decided to pay attention to the movie "Knife of the Assassin" first to see how it gets received after it is officially released.

If the movie has good reviews, they are willing to spend money to buy tickets to the cinema to support him, the most miserable director of the year.

Li Yu showed Lu Yang the current real-time hot search list on Weibo.

Li Yu and Wang Jing will collaborate to compete with Stephen Chow during next year's Spring Festival and will undoubtedly take the first place on the hot search list.

The hot search term "the most miserable director in history" is also high on the hot search list, and there is a trend of continuing to climb.

When you click on the entry, the discussion inside is full of joy.

"It's so tragic. I wonder how much psychological trauma Director Lu felt at that time. He was clearly the protagonist, but there were far more reporters surrounding Director Li and Director Wang than him.

Everyone, take a look! This is the director’s expression at the time. It made me laugh for a full ten minutes. I won’t allow anyone to miss this photo.”

This netizen was really impressed by Lu Yang's wonderful expression which combined many complex emotions such as pain, helplessness, and resentment.

"Director Lu, why did you invite them to do that?"

"It's so miserable. I want to carve the word miserable on your thigh."

"Whether the movie "Blade of the Assassin" can become popular depends on its quality after it is released. Director Lu has become popular without the movie being released."

"If the movie is good enough, and Director Lu's expressions made me laugh for a long time, I will definitely buy a movie ticket to support it."

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Lu Yang's mood became more complicated when he saw the discussions among netizens. He enjoyed it but also felt like crying.

The good news is that his limelight was not stolen by Li Yu and Wang Jing.

He became very popular, and both he and "The Blade of the Assassin" received a lot of attention.

The bad news is that he became famous because of his miserable reputation. Now people all over the country know that he is the most miserable director of the year.

His expression became a classic photo and spread quickly on the Internet.

After witnessing all this with his own eyes, Wang Jing's admiration for Li Yu increased even more.

"Director Li, you are really a marketing genius. I've heard that you are good at marketing before.

Some people say that they owe Huang Xiaoming an apology and Jackie Chan a movie ticket because of you.

I didn’t believe it then, but now I believe it 100 percent.”

Wang Jing was completely impressed by Li Yu's marketing ability.

(End of this chapter)