Huayu: The director just wants to save money

Chapter 450 This is called fighting poison with poison
One week later.

Yanjing.

Shanhe Company.

Zhou Mo was in the office, dealing with the tasks left over from this period of time.

"The Equalizer" has been released for four days, and the box office on the first day was over 40 million, which is not particularly high. This shows that the incident involving Prince Long some time ago still had a certain impact on the box office appeal of "The Equalizer".

Cheng Long felt bad, but he also thought that he deserved it.

In the interview, he admitted this directly, and following Zhou Mo's advice, he did not do anything to get the entire circle to support him on a public platform.

It's really bad for your popularity.

Fortunately, Cheng Long generally listens to the director's suggestions, and after doing so, his reputation has improved a bit.

On the sofa, Cheng Long said to Zhou Mo apologetically, "I'm sorry, Director Zhou. Because of my incident, the box office of the movie has been greatly affected."

Zhou Mo thought it was okay.

His box office expectations for "The Equalizer" were not actually very high; a result of more than 40 million was already very good.

The original star of "The Equalizer" was Denzel Washington. The story tells the story of a retired special forces member who, tired of the life on the line between life and death, fakes his own death, changes his appearance, and lives in a new place under an assumed name.

However, there are fluctuations hidden in the peaceful life.

One day, the protagonist met a young girl who was controlled by a gang from the Bear Country (those who understand will understand). The latter's tragic life experience aroused the protagonist's sympathy. In addition, this gang had committed countless evil deeds, so the protagonist picked up his weapon again and investigated the gang and the umbrella behind the gang.

In the end, in the hail of bullets, the gang and the umbrella behind them were wiped out.

A very familiar plot line.

right?
This is indeed the case. There are at least a few films with similar plots released in America every year, just like "Assassin's Creed".

The main theme is that the retired war god Dragon King returns and the humanoid weapon is employed again. All the evil gangs, cults, and protectors who dare to bully my lover, relatives, friends, and even dogs will be killed and their nests will be destroyed.

The real selling point of "The Equalizer" is Denzel Washington's popularity, the thrilling rhythm of the movie, the protagonist's fluent and decisive movements, and two classic scenes.

The protagonist is surrounded by villains. Before taking action each time, he would look at his watch first, thinking that he could defeat the opponent within "xx seconds". Then he would start to act immediately. After he defeated the last enemy, he would look at the time again and it was indeed xx seconds.

Another famous scene is: since the protagonist works in a large department store after retirement, every time he executes justice, he just picks up some useful things from the store, such as hammers, wrenches, air guns, and after dealing with the enemy, he puts the things away and hangs them back on the shelves.

Because of this practice, the protagonist was called "Hardware Store God of War" by fans.

Denzel Washington's performance in this movie also successfully made "His Friend" one of the "people in the world of assassins who should never be messed with" on the list.

The remaining people are Keanu Reeves' dog, Jason Statham's courier, and Liam Neeson's daughter.

The reason why Zhou Mo decided to cast Cheng Long in this movie early on was because of his title of "Hardware Store God of War". When it comes to supermarkets, furniture stores, and prop battles, Cheng Long is an absolute expert in these areas.

Letting Cheng Long act as the "hardware store god of war" would be like going home, and Zhou Mo wouldn't have to worry at all.

"It's okay, Brother Long. I'm already very satisfied with the performance of The Equalizer. Don't be too hard on yourself. Besides, our movie will be released all over the world soon, so the final box office won't be too low."

Cheng Long realized that Zhou Mo was not being polite, and he felt a little relieved.

Zhou Mo added, "Also, Brother Long, I have to remind you that your reputation has improved recently due to some circumstances. You must control it in the future. Don't let your heart soften and think that you still have a chance and create a situation like Teacher Zhang's. This is not the way to spoil your children."

Cheng Long Lian Lian assured: "Director Zhou, you can rest assured about this matter. I have seen clearly now that his public image is no longer salvageable. I will not make amends for him with the audience. Let him take this incident as a lesson and remind him all the time not to make the same mistake again.

Let him know that his mother cries every day because of him, and has worked hard for him and has a lot of gray hair. "Cheng Long said firmly, but Zhou Mo suddenly changed the subject: "Brother Long, it's right for you not to let Mr. Fang appear on the screen, but it's not impossible to let him make up for his crime and reduce the amount of talk about his sister-in-law."

"Ok?"

Cheng Long was stunned for a moment, then reacted. He quickly approached Zhou Mo and asked, "Director Zhou, just tell me the method. Money is not a problem. As long as it can make his mother feel better, I am willing to pay any amount of money."

Zhou Mo shook his head and said, "This doesn't require money, Brother Long, don't be anxious, just listen to me.

You should know about the previous rhythms. There are quite a lot of people who have entered, but there are also large numbers of people who have not entered. There are even some who have entered, but they have avoided the limelight for a few years and can come out openly and still have the support of a lot of people.

This doesn't make sense.

Artists with bad records should be banned.

They deserve to never be able to get out again."

Jackie Chan understood a little: "Director Zhou, what you mean is..."

"Yes, that's what I mean."

Zhou Mo nodded in acknowledgment. Since the matter of Prince Long still attracted so much attention, he might as well make good use of it and let him take the lead in reporting it.

Take away all those who have made mistakes but have not been discovered, and those who have made mistakes but can shirk responsibility.

What is this called?
Reverse charge.

Zhou Mo continued, "Brother Long, to be honest, I have discussed this matter with some leaders of the public security department. Arresting is not only for arrest, but also for prevention. Some things are difficult for others to say, but it is easier for the parties involved to do it."

Cheng Long pursed his lips and said nothing, but his expression was slightly relaxed.

"Director Zhou, let me think about it."

"Well, there's no rush for this matter. Brother Long, take your time."

Zhou Mo didn't urge him either.

Anyway, the outcome of this matter is already very clear. Cheng Long will basically agree. It is just a matter of time.

It is foreseeable that once Cheng Long agrees to this proposal, there will soon be a whistleblower with explosive combat power in the entertainment group.

This has nothing to do with justice, it's pure jealousy.

Zhou Mo is actually not very optimistic about the effectiveness of rules and regulations in the entertainment industry. If they were really that useful, there wouldn't be so many situations.

Instead of having the higher-ups urge us every now and then, it’s better to let the entertainment industry fight among itself.

As for Prince Long, he has already been in prison and it will be impossible for him to appear again in the future.

If that’s the case, then why are people who were able to get in many years ago still able to surf the Internet so high-profile now?
What bullshit.

Once there is an imbalance in a person's heart, it is not surprising that he or she will do anything.

A typical example is Tong Zhuo’s angrily attack on Yao Dazui, once again revealing the lid of the "Flower of Evil", and later he attacked Gao Yuan, showing his strong fighting power.

Including the Fan Qiaoqiao incident, wasn’t it also the result of Cui Yongyuan charging forward with a bag of explosives?
If we rely on supervision, it will take a long time.

(End of this chapter)