Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 159 I don’t understand, but I was shocked
The Internet environment in 2012 was still quite severe.

I won’t say much about xx’s remarks.

In addition, you can’t even see comments praising the company on the Internet. Once such comments appear, they will be labeled negatively.

This is true in almost all circles, including the entertainment industry.

In her previous life, the county magistrate’s wife was widely ridiculed and attacked by thousands of netizens just because she posted a Weibo.

But this is the current network environment.

During this period of time, Zhou Mo actually proposed to shoot "a science fiction film that only foreign countries can get involved in."

You can imagine how many people criticized him.

In the eyes of many people, it is impossible to make science fiction movies in China.

Zhou Mo's move was simply trampling on their cognition.

Do domestic directors also dream of making science fiction movies?
Do you deserve it?
Although many opponents would not earn a penny for opposing and mocking Zhou Mo's science fiction film, they still did it with pleasure.

As for reasons, none are needed.

Zhou Mo read the comments online and maintained a normal attitude.

After all, he is a successful director. Compared with Guo Fan before the release of "The Wandering Earth" in his previous life, he has received relatively less criticism.

Although many people are not optimistic about his making science fiction movies, there are also many fans who speak up for him.

I think that even if I fail, it is still an attempt.

Zhou Mo logged into his account, selected a few accounts that left a deep impression on him, and responded to them from his fans.

At least it's to save his face, so an appropriate response is necessary.

Although Zhou Mo doesn't rely on fans to make money, it still feels good to be protected by others.

However, when Zhou Mo replied to the fans, the fans' response was beyond his imagination.

Many fans saw Zhou Mo’s message and immediately responded below.

"Plant, look me straight in the face."

"Kill Ma, die for me!"

In just a few minutes, there were nearly a thousand replies, and Zhou Mo was dumbfounded.

Damn, a few situations.

Aren't you here to speak for me?

Why are you attacking me again?
When there are foreign enemies, you help resist them.

When there are no external enemies, you are the external enemies, right?

But I'm not Chad, the North American king of the street.

Da Tiantian had been observing Zhou Mo's expression, and when she saw that he looked confused and puzzled, she burst into laughter.

"Do you know what's going on?"

Da Tiantian smiled and nodded.

"Isn't it because you promised them at least one work every three months? But look at yourself, how long has it been since you posted a video?"

Zhou Mo was confused and could only log on to explain.

"Sorry guys, I'm busy filming these days. I'll prepare a big one for you when I'm done with this."

As a result, not long after the message was sent, it was bombarded with hundreds of comments.

"RNM, refund the money!"

A series of comments, most of which denounced Zhou Mo as a "treacherous" villain.

Among them, there is even a classic reply like "Mongolian top laner".

Zhou Mo finally understood what it was like when his uncle was scolded in his previous life.

"These people are too outrageous."

Just as I was sighing, the cell phone rang.

It’s Chen Daoming.

"Hello, Mr. Chen, what can I do for you?"

Chen Daoming's voice on the phone sounded a little puzzled: "Director Zhou, I saw a lot of people scolding you under your account... Some of them seem to be your fans. Did something happen?"

He was originally helping Zhou Mo fight today.

As a leader in the circle and one of the main actors of "Lucy", Chen Daoming could not stand the denial of Zhou Mo by some people on the Internet.

He did not debate with netizens because it was meaningless.

His targets are some so-called managers in the circle.

However, before Chen Daoming could start a quarrel with the group of people, he found that Zhou Mo was actually besieged.

Moreover, the people who besieged him were none other than Zhou Mo's fans who had previously helped Zhou Mo to fight against the mockers.

Zhou Mo explained: "It's nothing, Mr. Chen, this is just my way of communicating with fans... Well, it's just one of them."

Chen Daoming: …

He doesn't understand.

But he was shocked.

"I'm old, and I don't understand these habits of you young people. Director Zhou, are you sure you don't want me to reply for you?"

Zhou Mo thanked him, "It's okay, Mr. Chen. They are just complaining. It's okay. Also, thank you for helping me reply to those people. The public opinion these past two days has reassured you."

Chen Daoming smiled and said, "They are all trivial matters. I just can't stand the faces of those people. Not only do they not dare to do their jobs, but they also mock young people like you who want to try something. They are simply idlers."

Zhou Mo knew that Chen Daoming was really angry.

Apart from anything else, Lao Chen has indeed been doing his part to contribute to the development of the domestic film industry.

"Teacher Chen, there's no need to bother with that group of people. They've been doing this for a long time. If you're really angry, why not show off your acting skills when you shoot the next movie? When the future movie comes out, use the quality of the movie to slap those people in the face."

Chen Daoming felt much better after hearing this. "Director Zhou is right. Since they think we can't make a science fiction movie, let's prove ourselves with the movie. Director Zhou, I believe in you."

Hang up.

Zhou Mo looked at Da Tiantian: "Tiantian, help me check and see who is stirring up trouble online."

Da Tiantian frowned: "Didn't you say it was that group of guys... Oh, you mean besides them, there is another group of people who deliberately set the tone?"

Zhou Mo nodded.

"Of course, such a big momentum cannot be brought up by some so-called reviewers and netizens. Someone must have hired Internet trolls. Check it out. If it is a competitor, we will kill them."

"No problem, I'll have my men check it out."

Half a day later.

Zhou Mo and Da Tiantian packed up their things and headed to Sawadika.

After getting off the plane, I met Zhang Yi who had been waiting for me at the airport.

"Brother Yi, thank you for your hard work."

Zhou Mo came up and gave Zhang Yi a hug.

This time, Zhang Yi plays a policeman in "Lucy".

Zhang Yi was wearing a floral shirt and sunglasses. He took some of the luggage and said politely, "Why are you so hard? It's my honor to be noticed by Director Zhou."

Zhou Mo got in the car and looked around: "Where's Brother Wu? Why can't I see him?"

Just as he finished speaking, a burly figure walked up from the back door of the car.

Jiang Wu.

This time in "Lucy", he plays the gangster boss who forces the heroine to deliver medicine.

Zhou Mo chose Jiang Wu to play the gang boss, not for any other reason, but just because he wanted to see this martial arts scholar with a domineering face play a bad guy.

However, at this moment, Jiang Wu not only did not have any of the heroic spirit of a martial arts candidate, but his face was pale, his lips were chapped, and he looked weak as if he had worked hard for three days and three nights.

Seeing Zhou Mo and Da Tiantian, Jiang Wu forced himself to stay awake and greet them.

"Brother Wu, what's wrong with you?"

Hearing this, Jiang Wu's eyes instantly became moist.

Zhang Yi said with a smile, "Brother Wu ate a lot of raw pickles yesterday. He had a stomachache when he woke up this morning. He must have suffered a lot."

Jiang Wu sighed, "Excuse me, it's my first time in Sawadee Ka, it's new, so I couldn't help but eat a little more. Director Zhou, don't worry, I won't delay the filming."

Zhou Mo laughed out loud.

"Brother Wu, it's okay. We can swap the shooting schedule. You can take a good rest these two days. There's no rush to shoot again after your stomach is healed."

Jiang Wu felt much more at ease. After saying a few polite words to Da Tiantian, he lay down.

Fortunately, there was enough space in the car for him to twist back and forth.

Halfway through the journey, Zhang Yi suddenly said, "By the way, Director Zhou, Director Chen asked me to thank you. Thanks to your promotion, Search has gained a lot of traffic."

On August 6, "Search" was released.

The total box office exceeded 1.85 million.

It has basically reached the top of the current domestic art film box office.

"Easy to do."

Zhou Mo waved his hand, then suddenly remembered: "Speaking of which, Brother Yi, do you have any plans for the first half of next year?"

When Zhang Yi heard this, his heart moved.

He immediately said, "I've been very free, Director Zhou, is there a scene you want me to film?"

Zhou Mo nodded.

He also just discovered that Zhang Yi actually has many films that are of very good quality, but have flaws for various reasons.

A typical example is "Storm".

The image of the character An Xin was originally very full.

But because of the conflict between the director of "Kuang Bi" and Zhang Yi, An Xin was transformed from the second male lead to a complete tool man.

It is obvious that the director only needs to add a little bit of plot to make An Xin's image more flesh and blood.

Unfortunately, in order to set off Gao Qiqiang, the director directly turned An Xin into a cushion.

In addition, Zhang Yi has many other works that can be optimized.

For example, "The Last Thing on Everest"... no, "The Climber".

Thinking of this, Zhou Mo looked at Zhang Yi.

This is truly a treasure boy.

"Well, in the first half of next year, our company should launch another professional drama. If Brother Yi has nothing to do, he can be the lead actor."

"Of course nothing, Director Zhou, you can call me anytime and I'll be there anytime." Zhang Yi smiled from ear to ear.

He made a joke.

"So from today on, am I Director Zhou's man?"

Zhou Mo nodded: "That's right, you can't escape from my crew for the rest of your life, so I have to tell you in advance, Brother Yi, it's not too late to leave now. After signing the contract in the future, you won't have anywhere to run."

"Director Zhou, even if you drive me away, I won't run away." Zhang Yi waved his hands repeatedly.

After getting off the car, Da Tiantian and Zhou Mo returned to the room.

After putting the things away, Da Tiantian suddenly asked.

"You seem to think highly of Brother Yi. The last time I saw you think highly of an actor, it seemed to be Brother Jing (Wu Jing)."

Zhou Mo nodded.

"He is also an actor who has achieved great success late in life. In the future, he will most likely achieve higher achievements in the film industry than Xiaoming and others."

(End of this chapter)