Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 38 Night Interlude

Zhou Mo didn't say anything because it was the fact.

After "Love Is Not Blind", Da Tiantian said she wanted to reward him.

At first Zhou Mo thought it was just another small benefit and didn't even want it.

However, when Da Tiantian casually threw him a bunch of keys and asked him to choose one.

Zhou Mo was shamefully embarrassed.

"Emma, ​​it smells so good."

So, Zhou Mo had his own big house in Yanjing.

On the other side, Da Tiantian looked at the exquisite male and female protagonists on the screen and couldn't help herself any longer. She told the purpose of her visit tonight: "Zhou Mo, why don't you let me send out the press release."

Zhou Mo laughed secretly, and finally couldn't hold it back anymore.

He put down the cup in a pretentious manner: "Why did you send out a press release?"

Da Tiantian pointed at him and said, "Are you trying to piss me off on purpose? The ratings for Myth are so high and everyone is promoting it while it's hot, but you're asking me not to post anything."

During this period, with the popularity of "The Myth", Da Tiantian wanted to issue a press release several times.

But they were all stopped by Zhou Mo.

She was very unhappy about this.

Zhou Mo: "No, you haven't even appeared yet, why is there a press release?"

Da Tiantian pouted out of habit: "That won't work. There are only three main young female characters in The Myth: Liu Shishi, Wang Ou, and me. Now both of them have released press releases, but I haven't released anything. Wouldn't that make me seem very unpopular?"

Zhou Mo teased: "This is what you really think."

"Humph."

Da Tiantian crossed her arms in front of the Shenzhou tablet: "Anyway, you have to give me a reason today."

Zhou Mo laughed and said, "Let me ask you first, if you were to send out a press release, you would probably send out something like 'I am as sweet as a picture, I look good in ancient costumes' like those two."

"Yes, what's the problem?" Da Tiantian asked back.

"This is a huge problem, Tiantian. People are sending out these press releases because they have already appeared on the stage, with pictures and facts. You haven't even appeared on the stage, but you are just sending out some text to let people imagine? Haven't you heard of the saying 'no picture, no evidence'?"

Da Tiantian: "But, won't this make me get stepped on?"

Zhou Mo felt that this girl's train of thought was a bit strange.

"You are the boss of our crew. Even Chenglong has to look up to you. They are not Sister Shuangzi who does things without scruples. Why do they dare to step on you? Besides, I am here."

Zhou Mo added: "Besides, I'm not asking you to post press releases, I'm just asking you to post less press releases about your looks, temperament, and beauty."

Da Tiantian was stunned: "If I don't post these, what should I post?"

"Post more about your contribution to the establishment of The Myth, and what you learned from the senior actors on the set. Let the audience feel that you are an actor who likes to learn and respects senior actors. This will help you become more popular with the audience."

"What?"

"You ask why it can improve your popularity with the audience?" Zhou Mo asked puzzledly.

"No, I asked why I should improve my popularity with the audience." Da Tiantian's face was full of innocence, and there was a kind of beauty called "stupidity".

This question left Zhou Mo at a loss.

Why do actors need audience appeal?

Isn’t this as simple as why people need to eat?
Zhou Mo originally wanted to say, "In the entertainment industry, there is no such thing as a star who does not care about audience appeal and can still become popular."

But on second thought, it really isn’t the case.

Thank you, my dear, my big darling...

I can only say that there are all kinds of people in the entertainment industry.

In desperation, he changed his approach: "Having audience appeal can make you more popular and also add to your work. Actors with high audience appeal will have more actors buy into their work."

“But I’m very popular now.”

Zhou Mo patiently argued with her: "Tiantian, that's not how it works. You are popular now because of the success of Love Is Not Blind. And good audience appeal will make you popular in the TV drama industry as well. Then you will have two things going for you."

“But I never thought about staying in the TV drama industry for a long time.”

"Making movies also requires audience appeal. Look at Huang Xiaoming. He was criticized so much last year. That's why he lost audience appeal."

Huang Xiaoming's acting in "Ye 2" is not particularly good, but it is definitely not bad, but the audience just doesn't buy it.

Not only do they not buy into it, they even kick it a few times if they run into it.

The scene of Huang Xiaoming being scolded is still vivid in my mind.

Zhou Mo's example successfully convinced Da Tiantian.

So, Da Tiantian decisively admitted her mistake: "I'm sorry, Zhou Mo, I misunderstood you."

Zhou Mo: "I don't think you misunderstood me. Someone must have told you something."

Da Tiantian shook her head: "No..."

"No?"

"Really not." Da Tiantian said in a low voice.

“I won’t give up until I reach the Yellow River.”

Zhou Mo chuckled and then extended two fingers.

"Witch, take my sword." After a moment, Da Tiantian surrendered in sweat under Zhou Mo's tickling attack: "Okay, I'll tell you, the person in charge of publicity told me that if we don't publicize it in time, we might be used as a cushion or something..."

Halfway through her words, Da Tiantian began to hesitate again.

"What else?" Zhou Mo moved his fingers again.

Da Tiantian trembled continuously: "They also said that you are a director and may not understand publicity, so you should not interfere with publicity."

Zhou Mo sneered in his heart.

Sure enough, as soon as the plate was spread out, people started grabbing the meat.

"So, what's your opinion, sweetie?"

"Of course I believe you." Da Tiantian was sweating and looked very well-behaved at the moment.

Zhou Mo originally thought that he would just make some movies and guide female stars in their acting skills, and under normal circumstances he wouldn't offend anyone.

I didn't expect that just a few days after another company used him as a target and defeated him with box office results, someone else would try to deceive him again.

In that case, just beat him to death with one stick.

So, he put on an angry look and said, "You believe me and come all the way to question me? Tiantian, I feel very hurt."

Da Tiantian also felt aggrieved: "I sent you a message, but you didn't reply."

Sent a message?

Zhou Mo opened his phone and found that Da Tiantian had actually sent him a message, asking why he had to release the draft so late.

He glanced at the time.

Looking back on that time, he seemed to be taking a photo of Liu Shishi.

"Well...if you believe me, then quickly replace these people. They are a bunch of idlers. With them around, you, Tiantian, will never be famous in your life."

"So serious?" Da Tiantian frowned.

"Not serious yet? Tiantian, think about what resources those people found for you before? "Anaconda", "The Boss", "The Chronicles of Time", all this crap."

As Zhou Mo listed, Da Tiantian also realized that her team seemed to be really bad.

"Well, I'll change it for them after 'Myth' is finished airing."

"That's right." Zhou Mo was satisfied.

Da Tiantian glanced at Zhou Mo and said, "You are not angry now, are you?"

"I'm not angry anymore."

"Are you happy?"

"Happy."

"Why don't you take your hands away now?"

Zhou Mo smiled awkwardly and gave a French military salute: "Mistake, mistake."

After looking at the sky, he changed the subject: "Tiantian, it's so late, are you going back?"

Da Tiantian blinked: "You want me to stay?"

Zhou Mo coughed lightly: "It's so cold outside, it's not safe for a girl like you to go back. It's okay to stay here for one night."

Da Tiantian: "But I came here with the driver."

"Oh, I've sent him back."

Zhou Mo shook his phone.

Da Tiantian: ...

Just when Zhou Mo felt that the dawn of victory was just around the corner, there was another knock on the door.

Open the door.

Da Tiantian's agent ran into the room and breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Da Tiantian's clothes were neatly arranged.

Turning back, she said with a smile: "Director Zhou, I'm sorry to bother you with Tiantian's presence tonight. I'll take her back right away."

Zhou Mo: ...

Sure enough, the people around Da Tiantian should have been replaced long ago.

……

As soon as Da Tiantian left, Zhou Mo received a call.

"Brother, it's broken! It's really broken!"

"What's broken?"

"The box office broke through, and Let the Bullets Fly won the box office championship."

　During the 10-year period, the pay of mainland actors had not yet inflated that much.

　　On the contrary, the pay of Hong Kong actors is often several times that of mainland actors. This is why the pay of first-tier actors here cannot compare to that of second-tier actors over there.

　　Of course, the scope is limited to movies.

　　TVB's salary has never been high.

　　I am still humbly asking for data, all kinds of data are good, thank you~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)