Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 156: Sneak Attack, Coaxing, and Repenting
On this side, Liu Yifei is still reflecting on her mistakes.

On the other hand, the interview session of the film has begun.

Apart from Lu Yang, the introverted guy, Da Mi's speech was the most sophisticated among all the leading actors.

"First of all, I want to thank Director Zhou. He was the one who said..."

As he spoke, the camera turned to Zhou Mo.

Zhou Mo, who was originally teasing Liu Yifei, instantly revealed his signature smile, and even Liu Yifei returned to her gentle look.

The expression just now was completely gone.

When the camera moved away, Zhou Mo exclaimed in amazement: "Xixi, your expression is not bad. Why do you always have a blank face when filming?"

Liu Yifei: "Because they are different, life is life, acting is acting, and courtesy is courtesy."

Zhou Mo was surprised: "Can this be separated?"

He vaguely remembered that Liu Shishi had said something similar.

"When I was at a party, my performance was very natural, without any preparation, but when I was acting, I just couldn't come up with it."

Liu Yifei looked at Zhou Mo strangely: "Isn't this normal? Life is a normal release of emotions, and acting is just acting, it must be different."

She blinked: "Wasn't it like this when you played Li Zicheng?"

Zhou Mo also blinked: "No, it's just a normal filming, it doesn't require any difficulty at all."

Liu Yifei:......

Heartbroken.

Once again, she felt the gap in talent.

Zhou Mo asked another question: "By the way, from your perspective, what is the box office of "The Qi Family Blade"?"

He was not trying to provoke Liu Yifei, but wanted to hear her opinion as the lead actress of "The Four".

After all, I am not a director and have never filmed a costume martial arts movie, so I don’t have an accurate grasp of the market.

But Liu Yifei's opinion is still very important.

Seeing that Zhou Mo was teasing her again, Liu Yifei thought for a moment and said, "My mother told me the day before yesterday that according to the current box office trend of The Four, it will most likely make 200 million when it is released next time.

The plot of "Qi Jia Dao" is better. Although the leading actors are not as capable of carrying the box office as Brother Chao and... Never mind, Brother Chao and Brother Long, they have a large number of actors, and you are a master of publicity. The final box office should be at least 50 million more than ours, and even 100 million if it's more."

Zhou Mo nodded.

This estimate was about the same as he expected.

Then, he shouted with a smile: "Sissi."

"Ok?"

Liu Yifei noticed the smile on Zhou Mo's lips and suddenly felt panicked.

There is an ominous feeling.

Zhou Mo asked, "Why didn't you mention Jiang Yiyan this time? Didn't you always mention your good sister before?"

Liu Yifei's face fell on the spot.

"Okay, Director Zhou, stop talking."

Zhou Mo shook his head and said, "That won't do. Xixi, who told me that Jiang Yiyan was a kind-hearted girl? I was told that even though I'm a big director, I can't look at people with tinted glasses."

As he spoke, he took out his cell phone and opened the photo album.

Find a gif from it.

Click to open.

The content was that in a certain episode of Bass Has a Date, Liu Yifei sat awkwardly on the sofa, and her five fingers moved back and forth restlessly as if they had grown self-awareness.

On the side, Jiang Yiyan covered her mouth while speaking.

As the finger moved, a line of words appeared below the picture.

"We should be more curious about her (Liu Yifei)..."

"Because she is often not in school and always skips classes..."

Liu Yifei looked at herself on the phone screen over and over again.

at last.

She broke defense.

"Director Zhou, please be magnanimous and retract your magical powers. I was ignorant and didn't know how to judge people before, so I got cheated so badly. I was wrong."

Zhou Mo nodded and spoke in a conscientious tone.

"If you don't listen to the old man, you will suffer the consequences. Can you please stop rushing to refute me in the future?"

"Row."

"Then when I remind you next time, can you just listen?"

"Row."

"Then how about filming a TV series with our company in the future?"

"Okay... eh?"

Liu Yifei was stunned, and when she came back to her senses, she saw that Zhou Mo had already skillfully saved the recorded video on his mobile phone, and even considerately backed it up to the cloud disk.

Zhou Mo happily completed all the procedures, then raised his head: "Xixi, you are so polite, I thought you would object."

Liu Yifei:......

She really didn't expect it.

How can there be such a non-outrageous person?

He is obviously a big director, but he lied and attacked a child like her who has insufficient brains.

It took Liu Yifei a long time to squeeze out a word.

"Director Zhou, you are too... sinister."

"How can it be Yin?" Zhou Mo spread his hands: "I found that you, Xixi, are too naive, so I gave you a reminder to let you gain some experience. Every failure makes you wiser."

Liu Yifei really wanted to scold Zhou Mo.

But after taking a look at the cameras that were everywhere in the theater, she forced her expression to appear gentler.

"Director Zhou, I really don't want to make a TV series. Can we make a deal? I can wait until I can make a movie without any pay."

"No, Sissi, a gentleman's word is as good as his bond."

"I'm not a gentleman, I'm a woman."

Zhou Mo waved his phone in front of Liu Yifei and said, "It's the same for women, Xixi. You don't want this video to be posted online one day, letting your fans know that you are a person who doesn't keep your word."

Liu Yifei was completely at her wit's end.

Watching Zhou Mo put the phone back into his pocket, he kept comforting himself in his heart.

They say they will be filming a TV series in the future, but it’s unclear when that will happen.

Shanhe Company is so busy and has a lot of new projects recently, so it will probably take a long time before it's her turn.

at the same time.

The on-stage interview session is over.

Zhou Mo stood up to greet everyone.

During dinner, the four girls gathered together.

Yang Mi whispered to Liu Yifei: "Xixi, what were you talking about with Director Zhou before? I saw that it was quite a big deal."

As soon as these words were spoken, Liu Tang and the other two turned their heads to look over.

During the interview, they also saw Zhou Mo and Liu Yifei flirting.

Liu Yifei glanced at Yang Mi helplessly.

Don’t people usually say that you have high emotional intelligence?
Why are you bringing up something else?

Do you think I'm going to tell you now that I was cheated by Zhou Mo?

She said casually, "Director Zhou asked me about my guess on the box office of Qi Family Blade. I think you might be able to get 250 to 300 million."

The three were quite surprised to hear this.

"Sissi, do you really think so?"

Liu Yifei nodded, and then said enviously: "I really envy you for being able to film "The Qi Family Blade". Director Zhou's characterization is so wonderful."

Yang Mi: "Xixi, you are too modest. Some time ago, I was really envious of you for being able to play Yu Ji in Chu and Han."

Liu Yifei shook her head and didn't say much.

In her mind, the box office of "Chu and Han" may be better, but in terms of role, Yu Ji's plot is not outstanding.

Tang Yan just watched the people chatting quietly without saying much.

As a 1985 flower, she is the oldest, but has the worst resources. Although she has always been relatively Buddhist and not so competitive, it would be a lie to say that she is not envious of Liu Yifei's resources.

Thinking of this, Tang Yan glanced at Liu Shishi out of the corner of her eye.

Before the new version of "The Myth", Liu Shishi's resources were actually not as good as hers.

But those who understand what happened later will understand.

Tang Yan glanced at Zhou Mo who was chatting with Hu Ge and others in the distance, and her eyes changed a little.

She remembered that Zhou Mo once said during the filming of "Chinese Paladin III" that she was very suitable for playing the role of a queen, and it would be difficult to find a substitute among her peers...

The meal was full and the wine was enough.

That night, Zhou Mo was ambushed by Liu Shishi.

After paying a heavy price, they managed to beat the invading enemy to his knees and beg for mercy.

During the break, Zhou Mo asked, "What happened to you tonight? How come you are so strong?"

Liu Shishi: "I saw an idiom on the Internet some time ago."

"what?"

"It's easy to fall asleep when you have the will but not the strength."

Zhou Mo:?
the next day.

Zhou Mo received a call.

The first day box office results of "The Swordsman of the Qi Family" are out.

thirty million.

Zhou Mo took a look at the information on the Internet.

Most of the reviews about "Qi Family Sword" are positive.

Among all the comments, the voices from fans of the three heroines were the loudest.

"They really did fight in the movie, guys, the uncle party was really right."

"I prove that what the above person said is correct. The three girls had a lot of fun fighting in the movie. There was even a hair-pulling segment. If you haven't seen it, go watch it now."

"In one word, it's awesome!"

"The guy above, you guys are really not lying. Are there really goblins fighting in the movie? If it's true, I'll buy a ticket."

"Real brothers, truer than gold, go quickly, a movie ticket won't buy you any loss, you won't buy you any deception."

Zhou Mo was very pleased that his previous efforts were not in vain.

Keep looking down.

In addition to the comments targeting the fight between the three women, there are also some comments evaluating the actors.

"Let's just say that my Hu Huo can carry the box office. Hu Huo's cowardly acting in the movie really made me laugh to death."

"I finally understand why Director Zhou chose Zhou Yiwei to play Ding Xiu. Jia Qiange's performance is so awesome. He is worthy of being a guy who can fight Zhang San in court."

"The guy upstairs, Jia Qian Ge, this is a good name. From now on, Zhou Yiwei will be called Jia Qian Ge in my place."

"Didn't you notice that Liu Tangyang's acting skills seem to have improved as well?"

"There are some."

Seeing this, Zhou Mo was completely relieved.

He knows whether the comments on the Internet are from water army or real people.

After a round of looking, I found that only about 20% of all the positive reviews were from internet trolls, and the rest were basically fans of the actors and passers-by.

With this ratio, it basically means that the reputation of subsequent movies will be stable.

After changing clothes, I headed to the cafeteria.

As soon as I went out, I ran into Tang Yan who had been waiting for a long time.

Tang Yan grabbed Zhou Mo's hand with an excited look.

If they were not in a public place, she would even want to kill Zhou Mo in her arms.

Even so, Tang Yan still held Zhou Mo's hands and was unwilling to let go, shaking them back and forth and saying, "Director Zhou, I am so moved."

Zhou Mo was dumbfounded.

What does this naive and silly person mean?
"Tangtang, calm down first. What's going on?"

Tang Yan finally calmed down and slowly explained why she was so excited.

It turned out that Liu Shishi was not the only one who was excited last night.

Tang Yan's situation wasn't much better.

Ever since the flop of "Storm Warriors 2", she hasn't had any contact with film resources for a while.

So I’m afraid that it will fail again this time.

So she basically didn't sleep all night last night, and kept reading netizens' comments about herself online.

Tang Yan breathed a sigh of relief when she saw the raft of positive reviews online.

But before Tang Yan could completely relax, she saw the comments from her fans again.

"Tangtang, you finally stopped acting silly and innocent."

"Three years. Ever since Zixuan, I have waited for three whole years. Tangtang, you have finally figured out what role suits you."

"Thanks to Director Zhou, it was Director Zhou's script that prevented Tangtang from continuing to run recklessly down the path of being a naive and innocent person."

"Tangtang, seriously, listen to Director Zhou's advice in the future and don't take on silly and innocent dramas."

After reading a string of comments, Tang Yan felt dizzy.

It was only now that she noticed that her fans were so pessimistic about her role as Xia Tianmei.

Obviously, she felt that she acted quite well at the beginning.

Tang Yan told Zhou Mo about her own mental journey.

Zhou Mo smiled and said, "Sister Tangtang, you should be grateful that you have a group of fans who care about your career so much. The most important thing is that their vision is better than yours."

Tang Yan's cheeks felt hot.

"But many people praised me for my good acting..."

"Repeat this to yourself a few times and see if you believe it?" Zhou Mo stabbed him mercilessly.

Tang Yan: ...

Why didn’t I see you being so sharp-tongued three years ago?

She calmed herself down and explained, "So I came to see you, Director Zhou. I now realize that there were some problems with my previous choice of path. After thinking about it, I realized that only you can find so many female roles suitable for me.

So Director Zhou, from now on, as long as it's your drama, don't worry about any messy things. As long as you think it's suitable for me, I'm willing to shoot it at any time."

Tang Yan also understood.

Although being naive and innocent is easy, it is of no help to one's acting career and can easily harm one's acting career.

As for the mature female characters, especially the bad women, although they are difficult to play, fans do like them.

Tang Yan is a person who cares about his fans.

So she is going to vote for Zhou too.

Of course Zhou Mo would not refuse Tang Yan's invitation.

Before, he was still thinking about how to fight for Tang Yan, the piece of the puzzle in the family of "Love Each Other".

I didn't expect that the other party would deliver it on his own.

He thought about it and found that there were quite a few roles suitable for Tang Yan in the company's future film and television plans.

Whether it is the upcoming martial arts adaptation script, a historical film, or a female role in the killer universe, Tang Yan can be arranged to play it.

“Of course, Sister Tangtang, I do have some roles that are more suitable for you, but I’m afraid you’ll have to wait until next year. I remember there’s a drama coming out in the second half of the year.

So you should clear your schedule in the first half of next year, and I will have someone contact Sister Ji by then, and then you two can come to my company."

"No problem." Tang Yan blinked.

At this moment, she was not thinking about next year's acting appointments.

But it’s Liu Shishi.

No wonder Liu Shishi always looks like a nympho every time she mentions Zhou Mo.

The way he casually arranged the route would make her look stupid.

Just when Tang Yan was daydreaming.

Zhou Mo also received a prompt from the system.

(End of this chapter)