Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 354 The Emperor is not anxious yet, but the eunuch is
It's already January, and I still have two months until retirement.

Han Sanping has also gradually felt some ups and downs recently.

It is said that when people leave, the tea gets forgotten, but the reality is often more cruel.

Usually the tea gets cold before people even leave.

It can even be said that tea has never been hot.

Now, at this time, Zhou Mo's words were like timely help to Han Sanping.

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He recalled something Zhou Mo had said before and made a decision silently in his heart.

After retirement, you were hired as a guide?
No need to do anything, just put your name on the list?

Seems pretty good...

On the other hand, when Zhou Mo finished talking about the 2 billion news, the audience's first reaction was disbelief, but then they remembered that it was Zhou Mo who said this, and they decisively began to applaud.

The value of the divine fortune teller was fully demonstrated at this moment.

Some people keep repeating the number 2 billion, and it always feels like a long time has passed. After all, "Let the Bullets Fly" was so strong that it set a record for domestic box office, but the final box office was only 700 million.

Nowadays, domestic films have already begun to strive for a box office of 2 billion.

But if you think about it, it didn’t take too long.

"Bullet" was released at the end of 10.

And it’s only the beginning of 14.

At most, it’s just over two years.

The highest box office nearly tripled.

What an exaggeration!

On the stage, Xie Nan saw that the atmosphere in the audience was completely aroused, and he looked at Zhou Mo.

The time has come.

Picking up the microphone, he asked Zhou Mo, "Director Zhou, I just watched the entire movie and have a question."

Zhou Mo: "You say."

"I saw a list in the movie. It contained the list of people funded by Sakura's foreign affairs department. You did not choose to blur the list of people. I would like to ask if this list really exists and whether the people on the list are pseudonyms or real people."

Xie Nan asked all the questions in one breath.

While she was asking the question, the movie footage of that scene appeared on the screen behind her.

As soon as these words were spoken, the entire theater fell silent.

Everyone knows that these two are acting in pairs.

But everyone was also curious about what Zhou Mo's attitude towards this was.

Zhou Mo nodded, and with four words he not only responded to Xie Nan, but also to the question in everyone's mind.

“It’s all true.”

Shocking.

Although many people already had guesses in their minds, when Zhou Mo made his attitude clear, the guests were still shocked by his directness and audacity.

Sometimes, whether the words sound nice or not is actually not that important.

What really matters is to whom these words are addressed.

In the eyes of many guests, the people Zhou Mo was talking to this time, that is, the so-called people on the funding list, are all tough people.

The list includes professors from universities, senior editors and columnists from major publications, and directors of some very high-ranking research associations.

These people may not be as rich as some people in the entertainment industry.

But in terms of social status, these people are the elites who truly hold the power of social discourse.

At present, although it is still unknown whether this list is true or not, according to some people's understanding of Zhou Mo, under normal circumstances, he would basically not do this without evidence.

In other words, this list is most likely true.

But the problem is that even though the list is real, it doesn't mean that people allow you to say it.

If you say it, you are just looking for trouble.

I'm just looking for trouble.

And Zhou Mo's speech today was completely offensive.

But leaving aside the issue of offending people, it is foreseeable that this list will soon go viral on the Internet, and by then it is expected that there will be a bloody storm.

Simply using the term "online war of words" is not enough to describe the intensity of the ensuing public opinion conflict.

Somewhere, a few directors were even a little jealous.

They were really envious and jealous of Zhou Mo's way of grabbing traffic.

This guy is simply a natural traffic saint.

Every time a movie is released, there will inevitably be a lot of big beats.

The current description of Zhou Mo on the Internet is that of a sacrifice.

That is to say, after the movie is released, a few sacrifices must be made and killed to celebrate the good performance of the movie in advance.

But in the past, when Zhou Mo looked for sacrifices, he only looked for people in the industry, whether actors, directors, or even movies.

But now, Zhou Mo has already quietly set his target.

Study, journal, writer.

A cross-border sacrifice king.

But Zhou Mo didn't seem to care.

Just say it.

What else can be done?

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Xie Nan decided to quit and quickly changed the subject.

As a result, the interview session quickly came to an end.

Got off the stage.

Zhou Mo and other main creators are still working and will continue to be interviewed.

Major media platforms seize every opportunity to interview the creators in the hope of obtaining first-hand information.

And this time, the reporters were clearly not that interested in the movie's box office.

They all started asking questions about the funding list.

Obviously, the reporters also know that for movies, independent lists are more likely to attract attention.

Fortunately, Zhou Mo had anticipated this situation long ago and explained the routine for answering such questions in advance.

Everyone said they would follow the crew's arrangements and could ask Director Zhou Mo.

The reporters were helpless against this group of impeccable actors and could only turn their heads to look at Zhou Mo.

Zhou Mo naturally would not give them any response.

When I hear a question, I will give a reply:
Waiting for the crew's reply.

The reporters were helpless, but there was nothing they could do to him.

From afternoon to evening, I am busy.

Only then did I find time to rest.

Lying on the sofa in the backstage, Zhou Mo had an expression that made him feel as if he was living a life worse than death.

Tired, really tired.

In the room, a bunch of people were adjusting, eating, removing makeup, etc.

Wu Jing suddenly asked: "Director Zhou, do you really think that the box office of "Cold Wind" can reach 2 billion?"

He is the undisputed first star of this film.

If the movie box office can really reach 2 billion.

He can fly straight into the sky.

Before this, Zhou Mo had never made any predictions in this regard.

At first I thought Director Zhou was just being conservative.

Unexpectedly, it turned out that the other person was just holding it in for a big one.

Hearing this, everyone in the room stopped what they were doing.

Contrary to the reporters, although the independent list thing is exciting, for them, the biggest direct change is still brought about by the box office.

I wish the box office could reach this level.

Everyone in this room will receive at least a million in prize money when the movie is released.

Zhou Mo didn't look back.

He just closed his eyes and waved his hands: "Of course, I won't talk about other things, just talk about the schedule, just look at who is the opponent in this schedule?"

"No."

As soon as he finished speaking, the assistant pushed the door open.

"Director Zhou, some celebrities have come out and made negative comments about our movie."

Zhou Mo turned over and said, "Just a star?"

"Just a star." The assistant nodded.

Zhou Mo asked again: "What about those people on the funding list? So far, no one of them has spoken?"

The assistant shook his head and said, "People from our company's publicity department have been waiting, but so far, no one on the list has come forward."

"Hey, that's interesting."

Zhou Mo had originally thought that he could accomplish his goal in one go this time.

Unexpectedly, I still have to deal with these little devils blocking the road first.

"This really means that the emperor is not anxious, but the eunuch is."

(End of this chapter)