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Chapter 554: The friend who always takes the blame

"No way, no way, is there really someone that stupid? I told her eighteen years ago that this was a terrible movie, but she still didn't believe it and insisted on spending real money to support it in the cinema. If someone is that stupid, I'll laugh at her for half a year."

Li Yu said in a mocking tone.

Fat Fan, who was standing at the entrance of the cinema waiting for his assistant to drive over, felt embarrassed for a moment.

After watching the movie "Legend of the Gods", she felt very uncomfortable and called Li Yu to complain about this weird movie.

As a result, she found out that she had become that weirdo.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with what Li Yu said.

Li Yu had told her a long time ago that this would be a terrible movie.

At that time, the senior executives of the film company asked her to play the leading female role, and Li Yu advised her to refuse.

Even though she knew it was a bad movie, she still spent money to go to the cinema and suffer.

She did such a stupid thing, and it was not unfair that she was ridiculed for half a year.

But she also wanted to save face, so she tried to save face: "Did I say I went to the cinema to watch this movie? No, right? I meant that a very good friend of mine went to the cinema to watch this movie."

This friend of mine is indeed the one who always takes the blame.

This friend has a particularly good spine because he has silently taken on a lot of blame that was not his fault.

"Really?" Li Yu asked jokingly.

"Yes, I told my friend about your opinion and told her that the famous director Li is not optimistic about this movie.

She felt that this movie had an investment of 500 million yuan and featured many superstars, so it must be pretty good.

No matter how much I tried to persuade her, she would not listen. She had to drag her friends to the cinema to suffer.

After watching it, she realized she was cheated, and she regretted it and started calling me to complain. ”

When Fat Fan gets angry, he even scolds himself.

Li Yu couldn't help but admire Fan Xiaopang.

It makes sense that he has been able to climb to his current position since he entered society at the age of sixteen.

Look, not only is he fierce when he quarrels with female stars, he also doesn't hold back when he scolds himself.

"You called me just to complain to me about your friend?" Li Yu saw through it but didn't say anything. He continued to cooperate with Fan Xiaopang's performance in a teasing tone.

"I have a very good relationship with her, and I'm just very disappointed in her." Fat Fan's mind was quick and his answer was flawless.

In order to save face, people have tried so hard to put the blame on their friends.

Considering how hard the other person tried, Li Yu didn't point it out.

But not pointing it out doesn't mean he won't laugh at Fat Fan.

"Sister Binbin, you've lived to this age, don't you know that some stubborn kids can't be persuaded?

Next time you encounter this kind of thing, I suggest you stop trying to persuade her. You are right. She listened to you and avoided being at a disadvantage, but it was not good for you.

It is better to let her hit a snag. When she is bruised and battered, she will regret it. Then you can secretly watch her make a fool of herself. "

On the surface, Li Yu was talking about Fan Xiaopang's friend, but in fact, every sentence he said was mocking Fan Xiaopang.

After hearing these words, Fan Xiaopang's blood pressure rose rapidly.

But she couldn't get angry. Li Yu was only talking about her friend. If she claimed it herself, wouldn't she be taking it personally and admitting that the friend she was talking about was actually herself?

She decisively chose to change the subject: “Listening to my friend’s complaints, this movie is really terrible.

Fortunately, I was smart and listened to your advice. I refused because I couldn't make it. Otherwise, I would have been ridiculed by everyone. Actually, I don't mind being ridiculed. From my debut to now, there have been many people who have ridiculed and scolded me.

But I was compared with a new female artist who just debuted, and I was beaten by her. I really couldn't accept it."

These words from Fan Xiaopang came from the heart.

She was really conflicted at the time, and after rejecting the invitation, she often regretted her decision.

This makes her feel scared now.

Fortunately, she refused at that time, otherwise she would be in trouble tomorrow.

After this experience, Fan Xiaopang admired Li Yu's vision and predictive ability even more.

Next time she encounters such a tempting invitation, she must ask Li Yu's opinion first.

In the past, celebrities from Hong Kong liked to go to Siam to find the Dragon King. So it’s reasonable for her to find Li Yu, right?

To be honest, there are really a lot of superstitious people in this circle.

……

The next day, the first-day box office of "Legend of the Gods" was unveiled, with 7793 million.

When this number came out, the film’s investors probably broke out in a cold sweat.

Unless the quality of their movies is extremely high and they can start low and end high, it will be difficult for them to make a profit.

However, what happened in the next few days would tell them that their judgment was a little too confident.

Because by the second day of its release, the single-day box office was only a little over 6000 million.

The situation they longed for, which was to open low and close high, did not occur. In reality, "Legend of the Gods" only plummeted all the way.

By the third day, only 5000 million was left. On the fourth day, as word of mouth spread, the box office was cut in half, leaving only around 2500 million.

This "masterpiece" with the highest attention and the most talked-about topic during the entire summer vacation actually gave everyone such a surprise that it was really hard to hold back.

The funniest thing is that in the early stages, when the film was being promoted, the production company made a bold statement, saying that the box office would exceed 2 million on the premiere day. This slap in the face came too quickly.

Some netizens who were extremely critical said that the film production team was not exaggerating.

Didn’t the movie box office exceed 2 million? It’s about 2.8 million, but this is the total box office after it was hastily closed after a week, not the first day’s performance.

This statement can be said to be quite murderous and heartbreaking.

Huang Xiaoming, who listened to Li Yu's advice and avoided the "masterpiece" "Legend of the Gods", said admiringly: "Director Li, you are awesome, I knew it was right to listen to your advice.

Fortunately, I didn’t act in this movie, otherwise I would have lost all the film achievements I had worked so hard to accumulate.”

Huang Xiaoming is currently in the northwest.

Chen Kaige's Han Dynasty city was completed several months ago, and Huang Xiaoming filmed there for two or three months.

It is estimated that it won’t be long before Chen Kaige’s "The Thirteen Soldiers Return to Yumen" is completed.

For a film with many war scenes, this shooting speed is considered fast.

Chen Kaige didn't do anything weird and didn't even suggest changing the script midway.

In this state, Chen Kaige can definitely make a good movie.

"Brother Xiao Ming, you didn't act in 'The Legend of Conferred Gods', but in Director Chen's 'The Thirteen Soldiers Return to Yumen'. Seriously, your film career may reach a higher level." Li Yu congratulated him in advance.

"If my film career goes one step further, it's all thanks to you, Director Li. Without you, I wouldn't have been able to avoid the big pit of "Legend of the Gods". Without you, I wouldn't have gotten the opportunity to star in "The Thirteen Soldiers Return to Yumen" so easily. When I come back, I'll treat you to a meal." Huang Xiaoming said very seriously.

(End of this chapter)