Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 179 Du Qifeng: We Will Win

It seems that "Chu and Han" has defeated another "powerful enemy"...

Uh.

Perhaps judging from the movie box office, "The Guillotine" is not a strong opponent at all.

But Zhou Mo's fans are still very happy.

They all celebrated their joy in their own way.

This time, they did not use CF pictures to interpret their feelings.

Instead, it was replaced by an entertainment work.

"Naruto".

It is now the end of 12, and the plot of "Naruto" has entered the final chapter of the Fourth Ninja World War.

Because the station has obtained the exclusive broadcasting rights for "Naruto".

So, a picture titled "You guys come together, I'm in a hurry" began to go viral on the website.

The content is the scene of the Impure World Reincarnation Office fighting against the Three Kages.

in the picture.

A picture of Zhou Mo was photoshopped onto Ban’s head.

The second generation Tsuchikage Mu next to him is Huang Xiaoming.

Under the stone platform, the three shadows each had their own candidate for the head.

Little Cannon, Lu Tailang, Chen Kexin.

Compare with Little Potato, Water Shadow, and Calabash Brothers in turn.

In the distance, two meteorites were summoned by the Tianaizhen Star, one was called Chu and the other was called Han, and the latter smashed the former.

It just happens to fit the situation of the Chu-Han Contention.

Zhou Mo looked at the picture that Da Tiantian sent him and laughed out loud.

These netizens are so talented.

Fortunately, "Jujutsu Kaisen" has not started serialization at this stage, otherwise this scene will sooner or later turn into a Sukuna round-robin battle.

I just gave this picture a like.

It attracted a crowd of onlookers to check in below.

Beside him, Huang Xiaoming was sweating profusely as he watched Zhou Mo's actions.

Don’t think that Zhou Mo can forward this picture casually, that’s because Zhou Mo is a director and he has done very well.

But he's just an actor.

Why can I stand with Zhou Mo?

You can also look down at the three directors.

Perhaps in the eyes of Zhou Mo's fans, Huang Xiaoming not only expressed his desire to work with Zhou Mo in public, but also turned down the promotion of "The Guillotine" after filming "Chu and Han".

So I give him special recognition.

But Huang Xiaoming would rather not have this recognition.

"I am a nobody, looking down on directors."

He found Zhou Mo and tried to persuade him indirectly not to give such a big priority to this picture.

"Director Zhou, the fans are so enthusiastic, but I don't think I'm at that level yet..."

Zhou Mo laughed out loud.

"Brother Xiaoming, don't belittle yourself. The public has sharp eyes. Putting you and me together means that they think we are both the most representative figures of the new generation. This is a compliment. You and I should just encourage each other."

Huang Xiaoming became even more panicked when he heard this.

He really didn't want this kind of praise.

He wanted to continue persuading her, but before he could open his mouth, he heard Zhou Mo say in a faint voice: "Or... Brother Xiaoming, do you think I am not worthy of standing with you?"

Huang Xiaoming: ...

Forget it.

Just photoshop the picture.

"No, Director Zhou, it's my honor to be recognized by your fans. I hope we can have more opportunities to work together in the future."

Zhou Mo nodded with satisfaction.

"No problem. I happen to have a supporting role in a TV series that would be perfect for you. Brother Xiaoming, do you want to try it?"

supporting role?

If others let Huang Xiaoming play a supporting role, it would be a humiliation.

But if Zhou Mo said this, it would be called giving a chance.

With Huang Xiaoming’s current status, if he wants to star in a TV series, he must be the protagonist.

And an ordinary protagonist is not enough, he must be the kind of protagonist around whom the entire world revolves.

But this rule obviously does not apply to Zhou Mo.

After all, Shanhe Company's dramas are recognized as popular throughout the industry.

Even if it is a supporting role, it is a great blessing for the actor.

"What play is Director Zhou talking about?"

"The second season of "Victory is Justice" is about to be released." Zhou Mo said lightly.

Huang Xiaoming's eyes suddenly widened.

Without hesitation, he said, "No problem, Director Zhou, I'll take the role."

More than half a year has passed since the broadcast of "Victory".

However, after such a long time, the ratings of "Victory" are still far ahead, topping the list of major TV drama ratings in the past 12 years.

Based on this achievement alone, as long as "Victory" has a sequel, even if the second part is a piece of shit, it will still create a miracle.

Huang Xiaoming had no reason to refuse Zhou Mo's invitation.

In fact, it was as early as June when we were filming "Chu and Han".

Huang Xiaoming actually asked Zhou Mo whether there were any plans to shoot a sequel to "Victory".

If there was, he also wanted to stuff his girlfriend in it.

But later, when communicating with Zhou Mo, I found that Zhou Mo was not very optimistic about Dabaobei, so I gave up the idea.

Zhou Mo smiled and said, "Are you going to ask what role it is?"

Huang Xiaoming shook his head.

"No need, I believe Director Zhou will be able to arrange a role that suits me very well."

Zhou Mo: "Okay, I've been waiting for you to say this."

The role he assigned to Huang Xiaoming was Hanyu Haruki, who worked with Kumimoto in the second part and broke up with Kumimoto in the end and went into confrontation with him.

Compared to Kumikado, Hanyu is more eager for quick success. Although he appears to be very gentle, often with a gentle smile on his face, he possesses a number of characteristics that make him almost a "natural charmer".

In fact, this guy has the mentality of "litigation is a game" and is willing to do anything to win.

In the original drama "Li Gou Hai", Hanyu was played by Masaki Okada.

Acting is okay.

Zhou Mo chose Huang Xiaoming to fill this role for no other reason than that he and Okada look very similar, and there is an indescribable sense of similarity.

Especially when they laugh, they look like a pair of half-brothers.

Zhou Mo explained some of Hanyu's characteristics to Huang Xiaoming.

The more Huang Xiaoming listened, the brighter his eyes became.

"No problem, Director Zhou, when will we start filming this movie?"

"Don't worry, wait until this period is over. Tiantian will not have any schedule in the next two or three months. Guo Jingfei also has to wait two or three months. Then it should start, and the original crew will be there."

"That's even better. I believe Victory 2 will be a success."

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at the same time.

Star beauty.

Chen Kexin's face flushed.

I read the reviews of "The Guillotine" over and over again.

"It's so mysterious. How can there be such a rubbish movie?"

"Except for the opening scene, I had goosebumps all over the remaining two hours. It's not because the movie is good, but because it's so bad. It was so bad that I almost got embarrassed."

"Huang Xiaoming is still as disgusting as ever. How can there be such a greasy person? I think Huang Xiaoming should just retire. He has made enough money anyway, so he should stop disgusting the audience."

"The above poster, don't blame Huang Xiaoming for everything. Have you watched Chu and Han? Huang Xiaoming's Zhang Han is probably the most interesting Zhang Han in recent years. The feeling of unwillingness and regret is almost overflowing from the screen.

Huang Xiaoming performed so well in "Chu and Han", but how come in "The Guillotines" he turned into a greasy, pretentious guy who gave chicken soup and preached throughout? I don't think the actor has much to do with this."

"Don't be surprised, the producer of The Guillotines is Chen Kexin, a director who has a greasy smell. He is just like his wife, both are disgusting. If you have seen Chen Kexin's Kung Fu, you will find that the two movies have very similar feelings."

"It's mixed with personal opinions again. Chen Kexin really can't feel comfortable without mixing in personal opinions. Doesn't he have any other hobbies?"

Later, netizens began to criticize Chen Kexin.

As I read the comments, Chen Kexin's popularity has warmed up.

Facing the accusations from netizens, Chen Kexin had no time to refute before a boomerang he had sent out three days ago flew back and hit him right on the forehead.

He showed the exact same reaction as Rikutaro did back then.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Someone is trying to discredit The Guillotine!"

On the side, Boss Qin held his forehead with his right hand.

He felt his temples throbbing.

The failure of two films in a row dealt him a heavy blow.

The key point is that these two movies were chosen by him.

I recall when I was chatting with Lu Tailang and Chen Kexin, they were such great braggarts.

They started by bragging when they were looking for investment, continued to brag when the film project was approved, and continued to brag before the film was released.

Billion.

This number alone appeared in his ears no less than a hundred times in this month.

Most of them were promises made by these two people.

But now the results are out. A first-day box office of 6 million.

Another first-day box office was still six million.

"These two are playing Zhou Shuren with me!"

Boss Qin suddenly felt like laughing.

He laughed at himself for being blind at the time and not proposing in-depth cooperation when Da Tiantian purchased the contract related to "The Banquet".

Instead, he fell in love with two scumbags, Lu Tailang and Chen Kexin.

Facing Mr. Qin's silence, Chen Kexin continued to throw the boomerang: "Mr. Qin, we should now think of a way to see how to turn around the reputation of the movie."

"Twist? What the hell!"

Boss Qin suddenly swore.

"The Guillotine is already like this. The first day box office didn't even reach 10 million... no, it didn't even reach 7 million. Is this a problem of word of mouth? Chen Kexin, you told me at the beginning that The Guillotine would never be like The Banquet, but would hit a box office of 1 billion. Is this your answer to me?
Chen Kexin, do you know the online reviews of "The Guillotines"? They say his film is not as good as "The Banquet"?

Boss Qin was also helpless.

Fortunately, he had previously criticized Lu Tailang in order to support Chen Kexin.

I didn't expect that Chen Kexin is even worse than Lu Tailang.

Star Media is the largest private enterprise in the domestic media sector.

No matter how arrogant Chen Kexin was, he didn't have the courage to compete with the furious Boss Qin.

He could only find other reasons.

"There must be some other reason. As the producer of this film, Wei Qiang and I are very confident about this film, right, Wei Qiang?"

Chen Kexin looked at Liu Weiqiang standing beside him.

Liu Weiqiang raised his eyebrows when he was cueed.

Are you trying to put the blame on me?

He thought for a moment and said, "Actually, we don't really need to compete with anyone..."

For Liu Weiqiang, he never had any reason to conflict with Zhou Mo.

Not only that, the two even have a good relationship.

Ever since Infernal Affairs, Liu Weiqiang has come to realize that he has reached the ceiling of his life.

The next step is to make the movies I want to make, follow the trend, and work hard to get closer to the mainland.

Moreover, during the filming of "The Guillotine", he had already realized that the performance of "The Guillotine" might not be very good.

A director still has some understanding of his own work.

He is not Rikutaro and has no idea about his ability to make movies.

Therefore, when Chen Kexin first proposed that Zhou Mo should compete with him in "The Guillotine", he did not express any opinion.

Since you, Chen Kexin, are willing to charge forward, then go ahead.

If I win, I, Liu Wei, will take advantage.

If I lose, it has nothing to do with me, Liu Weiqiang.

Guaranteed profit without loss.

Liu Weiqiang even told Zhou Mo about this to show that he did not want to fight against "Chu and Han".

After listening to Liu Weiqiang's analysis, Chen Kexin was stunned.

At this moment, he realized one thing.

Damn, there turns out to be a traitor.

He pointed at Liu Weiqiang and said, "I said you weren't very enthusiastic when we were doing the promotion before. It turns out you were waiting for me here."

Liu Weiqiang was too lazy to pay attention to him.

Originally, during the filming of "The Guillotines", he was quite dissatisfied because Chen Kexin intervened in the filming many times.

"The Guillotines" was originally written by Chen Kexin's personal screenwriters Lin Aihua and Xu Yuezhen, with Chen Kexin's involvement throughout the process.

Although the film was directed by Liu Weiqiang, the true meaning of the film is more like Chen Kexin's another attempt after the box office failure of "The Warlords".

So Liu Wei was very unhappy during this period of time.

Now that there is an opportunity to backstab, there is no need to hide it any longer.

On the other side, Boss Qin watched the two people arguing.

A slap on the table.

"That's enough. I asked you to come here to make a movie to make money, not to have you quarrel. The outcome of The Guillotines has been decided. No matter what, we have to finish the roadshow and squeeze out every last bit of value from the movie. You two can do whatever you want."

Chen Kexin actually didn't want to do this.

The performance of "The Guillotine" was so poor that every extra day of running was a torture.

But he had no way to refuse Boss Qin because the other party could really deal with him.

Helpless, I could only nod.

Liu Weiqiang doesn't care.

Anyway, it’s not just one or two of his movies that have failed in recent years.

it does not matter.

The most important thing is that Zhou Mo had even contacted him before, saying that as long as he could make things difficult for Chen Kexin, he would cooperate with him when the company had projects in the future.

Liu Weiqiang was not afraid that Zhou Mo would cheat him.

Zhou Mo's reputation is well known in the industry.

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at the same time.

Bona.

Yu Dong looked at the tragic state of "The Guillotine" and began to doubt his next plan.

This month is so weird.

Except for "Chu and Han" which showed Zhou Mo's usual dominance, the rest were all flops.

And each one is worse than the last.

From Little Cannon, to Lu Tailang, and then to Chen Kexin.

They are all big-budget and big-production films.

All are first-time directors...

Except Rikutaro.

Seeing that all the "big productions" in December failed miserably, he even began to wonder whether he should change the release date.

Because "The Guillotines" is similar to the above movies.

Moreover, he also saw the pictures photoshopped by Zhou Mo’s fans after the flop of “The Guillotine”.

And it is a revised version.

The original three shadows became five after modification.

There are two more characters, a man and a woman.

Zhou Mo's fans added two human faces to these two characters.

They are Huang Silang and Du Qifeng respectively.

Yu Dong felt very nervous when he saw this picture.

He was really afraid that the situation in this picture would become a reality.

By then, I would probably be ridiculed to the sky by Zhou Mo.

While I was thinking, the secretary came over.

"Boss Yu, Du Qifeng is here."

"Let him in."

After a moment, Du Qifeng sat down with a calm expression.

Yu Dong got straight to the point: "Director Du, compared to the current online public opinion environment you have seen, how do you feel now?"

Du Qifeng waved his hand.

"It's nothing."

There was a faint smile on the corner of his mouth.

"Both The Feast of Kings and The Guillotines are just rubbish without substance or quality.

There is no need to say much about Lu Chuan. Chen Kexin and Liu Weiqiang are also embarrassing themselves now. They can't even shoot good works. Their works are far worse than "Big Shanghai". "

Yu Dong has also watched "The King" and "Blood" and has the same feeling.

But he was still worried.

"'Chu and Han' has achieved very good results, and it can basically break 1 billion yuan steadily, competing with him in box office..."

Du Qifeng looked a little unhappy, but during the time he spent with Yu Dong, he gradually came to understand some of Yu Dong's methods.

It would not work if I tried to refute directly as I did in the past.

We can only fight in a roundabout way.

"I know what Mr. Yu is thinking, but don't worry, in today's era, netizens are paying more and more attention to the quality of movies, rather than blindly pursuing the director's fame, which is why those two works did not sell well.

But it is this kind of environment that is conducive to the success of "Big Shanghai". After all, you should have seen this movie when it was filmed, and the quality is much better than those two movies. "

Yu Dong heard this.

Nod.

He could indeed feel that the level of "Big Shanghai City" was obviously higher.

I just don't know how much higher.

Now, with Du Qifeng's guarantee, he felt relieved.

In any case, this year's Golden Horse Awards still proved Du Qifeng's level.

He is still the same Sir Du who can create brilliance.

"Okay, in that case, let's follow the original plan and "Big Shanghai City" will be released on time tomorrow."

Yu Dong looked at the confident Du Qifeng and asked one more question: "Director Du, but I want to ask in advance, what is your box office estimate for "Big Shanghai City"? "

Du Qifeng was full of confidence and clenched his fists.

"One billion, of course!"

(End of this chapter)