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Chapter 510 Good Luck

On Thanksgiving Day on November 11rd, Ning Sheng and Emma returned to China after spending a sweet American holiday.Then Ning Sheng went to work on his own work, while Emma and Ning's father and Ning mother took Xinxin and Xinxin to a warmer city to continue playing. Of course, Emma's physical training and role research on "Rage Rescue" also continued. , this is an important battle for her next year, so naturally she can't relax.

The time soon entered December, and Christmas, the global holiday atmosphere, became more and more intense. The promotion of "Angels of the Thunderbolt" also came to the final sprint stage before the release. The main creators participated in various TV programs, variety entertainment, and Magazine interviews, etc. The most needed main creators are naturally Ning Sheng and the three Ning Tong who are returning to China one after another. Their schedules are very tight, and the first supporting roles of Ning Tong and the three in the United States have also been successfully completed.Even Ning Tong, who had the most roles, finished filming her own roles before December.

In Huaxia Jingdu, at home in the villa area, Ning Cheng saw the long-lost three Ning Tong sisters.Since "Thunderbolt Angel" was finished, although everyone had contacted by phone occasionally, we also met twice in the middle. It was when they came to see Xinxin together, and now it is now.When we were in America, we didn't meet each other.

Although Shishi and Yingbao are not surnamed Ning, after so many years of getting along, Ning Cheng is just like their brother, and the relationship between the three girls is enviable, really like sisters, so the four of them It is very casual and relaxed when getting along.

It's just that in the past, whether it was Ning Sheng's filming or their work, they would often visit each other's sets or open a video chat. This time, because of their work in Hollywood, it is rare that they haven't seen each other for nearly two or three months. up.

Therefore, this time when everyone gathered together, it seemed even more intimate and happy.

Because their "Angel of the Thunderbolt" collided with Brother Cheng Long's "Glass Bottle", the media had fanned the flames and talked a lot of news about the comparison and competition between the two films, but Ning Sheng and Brother Cheng Long talked to each other I didn't take what the media said to heart, and I didn't have any opposing interests. This can be heard from the voices of the two recent film promotion interviews. This is also a situation that made many media feel helpless and disappointed. thing.

But as the media said, the two movies are both action comedies, and the schedules meet, so it’s impossible not to make a comparison, and whether you want it or not, things like box office and word-of-mouth will be formed invisibly under people’s choices. competitive relationship.

Therefore, even if the bigwigs of the two movies are unwilling to cooperate with the media to hype up any competition, the lively audience, under the media reports, still have doubts about which of the two movies is better and whose box office is higher. Great interest.

The three of Ning Tong also asked Ning Sheng in private, whether they were worried that the box office would not be as good as "Glass Bottle". Ning Sheng's answer was "I have nothing to worry about. The big deal is that this one doesn't do well. I'm just filming one." , but the three of you who have a bright future as popular actresses have suffered setbacks in your stardom, so it's not easy!"

Thus, Ning Cheng was "surrounded" by the three of Ning Tong with pillows, making Ning Cheng look a bit embarrassed when he was videoing with Emma Xinxin and the others in the evening, and his hairstyle seemed to be shaped by a natural gust of wind Become general, full of wild and uninhibited demeanor!
December passed day by day, and Christmas was approaching day by day. During the period when Ning Sheng and the three members of NLZ were recording various programs and interviews everywhere, the Lunar New Year schedule had officially kicked off.

On November 11th, "Leap to the Limit", "The Adventures of Little Huihui", "Master" and "My Adolescence" were released. "Master" became the most dazzling dark horse this week. It received 25o1000 with 61 theaters. .6.6 million box office. On December 12st, four more movies joined the battlefield, a domestic romance film "Your Name", three Hollywood blockbusters, a fantasy equipment "Goosebumps", a Marvel Pictures "Ant-Man", Another one is "Hotel Transylvania 1" from Sony Animation and distributed by Columbia.

The weekend from the 1st to the 3rd has passed three days, and "Ant-Man" topped the weekend rankings with a box office of 2.3 million, and has also received unanimous praise from the media and fans. The main creators of the film have become the targets of the current Chinese media.

Because "Ant-Man" was screened in North America for a week first, and then released in other international markets, the main creators have made a temporary decision to rush to China for publicity immediately after the promotion in North America. To help the film achieve better results.

Among them is Peyton Reed, the director of "Ant-Man". When he was interviewed by "Hollywood Today" before leaving North America, he was asked by the reporter: "You know that there will be many new films released in the Chinese film market next week. Among them, "Glass Bottle" and "Thunderbolt Angel" are the most concerned. Are you confident that you can maintain the weekly box office champion in China?" Peyton Reed replied: "We are the second week, they are the first week, There is really no comparison. But we are also ready for the challenge."

The reporter asked again: "Talk about your opinion on "Angel of the Thunderbolt"? Do you think it will be better than Ning Sheng's "Taken"?"

"Taken" and "Angel of the Thunderbolt" are both works of Ning Sheng, and "Taken" created a new box office record for Chinese directors and Chinese actors in North America, and now it has been bought by NBC TV station in the United States and started to be produced as a TV series It shows the popularity of this movie in North America.

And "Thunderbolt Angel" is another action movie directed by Ning Sheng, a Huaxia talent. Although it is not favored in China, many audiences in North America are still curious about movies with girls as the protagonists, especially Western feminism. The prosperity of these years has given everyone new expectations for this movie.

Of course, "Angels of the Thunderbolt" will not only be released in China, but will also be released simultaneously in North America to compete with other movies, making everyone curious whether Ning Sheng, a talented director in China, can create another box office miracle like "Taken".

The collision of directors from China and the United States, the film competition is an opportunity that the gossip media who are keen to create topics will not let go. Under their hype, many North American movie fans and newly released filmmakers are secretly competing. the meaning of.

Peyton Reedus did not avoid talking, he replied: "I don't know, because I can't see this movie until at least the 10th. I want to say that although the genres of the two movies are very close, "Hurricane "Rescue" is an action drama movie, while "Thunderbolt Angel" is an action comedy movie. Although the two movies have the same director, you can tell from the actors that they are different stories. Put them together and compare them. It’s not fair to say that.”

The reporter asked him: "Then do you think Jack Cheng's "Glass Bottle" may be more popular in China than "Thunderbolt Angel"? As an action comedy, "Ant-Man" has those advantages compared with the two Chinese movies." What about it?" Peyton Reed only said, "I haven't seen the two movies, so I can't give more comments. But I believe that they will be two wonderful movies!" Then he refused to answer other questions , ending the visit.

The release time is getting closer and closer. The three girls, Ning Sheng and NLZ, finished all the promotion of "Angels of Thunderbolt", and everyone returned to their home in Kyoto. Emma and Xinxin were still outside, but the last video Well, we'll come back before Christmas to spend the holidays together.

During the day, in a restaurant, on the TV screen on the wall, the three of Ning Cheng and Ning Tong sat on the sofa, smiling and answering the host's questions, and then they turned their backs on the guest, making fun of the host with a look of "I surrender". This made the audience burst into laughter.

There were also quite a few customers in the restaurant who laughed. Sitting in the corner seat, Wang Xiaochen was eating her lunch when she suddenly felt the phone in her pocket vibrate. She put down her chopsticks and glanced at the caller ID. The answering channel: "Hello, director. Oh, yes... Thank you, I am very glad to be able to participate in the screening of the movie, and I will definitely be there."

"Premiere? The premiere of what movie?" Jiang Shuying, a friend who sat across from her and had dinner with her, heard this sentence. She looked at Wang Xiaochen curiously, and asked with a smile, "Girl, it won't be released on the 10th." movie?"

Wang Xiaochen blinked and nodded, the joy on his face couldn't be hidden, and he said without any concealment: "Well, it's the premiere of "Angel of the Thunderbolt"." Yes?" Wang Xiaochen hummed, and said with a little bit of happiness: "I have a small role in "Angel of Thunderbolt." Jiang Shuying stared at her for a few times, and said in disbelief: "You Just now I said the director...it was Ning Cheng who called you just now!?" Wang Xiaochen nodded again.

"Are you kidding me?!" Jiang Shuying's eyes widened. She knew that Wang Xiaochen had a lot of supporting roles in several TV dramas in Xingtong's studio, and was taken to participate in Ning Tong's and others' TV series. It was a very hot private party, but Wang Xiaochen was someone who didn't even have a chance to ask Ning Tong and the others for their autographs and group photos. How could she and Ning Sheng know each other so well that he personally invited her to the premiere of "Thunderbolt Angel"?Although Wang Xiaochen likes to joke, he is not the kind of person who likes to lie, so... Jiang Shuying took a few deep breaths, and said in surprise: "Oh, my God! Oh, my God! Girl, what are you doing? Don't tell me sooner! You know Ning Cheng!"

Hearing this, Wang Xiaochen just smiled slightly, a little inexplicably proud, Jiang Shuying grabbed her with great interest, and asked, "Tell me, what kind of person is he?" Wang Xiaochen thought about that face, Said: "kind, serious, sunny...a good man!"

"Wow..." Jiang Shuying held the chopsticks in her hand, squinted her eyes to appreciate it carefully, then sighed again, shook her head and said: "Hey, girl, I really envy you for being able to participate in the premiere of "Thunderbolt Angel". Ning Sheng, Ning Tong, Liu Shishi are all in front of me...Maybe Gu Tianle and Ding Xuan will also go, they have cameos in "Angel of the Thunderbolt". But that day I can only go to the cinema alone..."

Looking at the smiling Wang Xiaochen, she thought of something, and said with a smile, "Oh, by the way, girl, remember to ask for my autograph! Ning Cheng's is the most important thing, and other celebrities can get it." Wang Xiaochen was stunned, and said: "I... um, okay."

Wang Xiaochen and Jiang Shuying have been in the industry for four or five years now. From graduation to now, they have filmed more than ten TV dramas, and their roles are also supporting roles. There are also protagonists. However, compared to the protagonists In addition to the unknown in those TV dramas, several supporting roles have received a lot of praise.

The two met when they were filming, and gradually became friends. It's just that compared to those fake face sister groups in the circle, the two of them are more like ordinary people in Beidiao. They go their separate ways at work and rest When I go out to eat together, do a beauty treatment or something, I seldom go to those bars, nightclubs, clubs and other places.

Of course, the careers of the two have always been tepid, with ups and downs in the TV circle, wandering around as second-line actors, when they are together, they must want to comfort and encourage each other, and of course sometimes it is a habit to hurt each other a few words.

Every actor wants to enter the big screen, and TV actors are the same. The two of them have worked hard many times, and they have gone to many auditions. It's just that the roles are predetermined by others, or their acting directors don't like them. Very few I went to show my face a few times, but there were no outstanding performances, so the agent stopped working hard on the movie. After all, there is a lot of competition there, and the opportunity is more difficult, but it is not bad to make a TV series. At least the salary of the two of them makes their There are no problems in life.

However, five years later, their classmates have either disappeared from the circle, or have been ups and downs like them, and there are almost no ones who are really popular in the same class, standing in the most popular group in the circle.

Every year there is always someone who suddenly becomes popular and becomes famous overnight, but those good fortunes always seem to happen to others.Year after year, they are still the little actors who are secretly pleasantly surprised for a long time when they are recognized by people walking on the street. However, maybe good luck has finally begun to come to them, and Ning Sheng even called in person , Such a turning point, how could it not be good luck?

And Wang Xiaochen was also very excited inside, but he had to be calm on the surface, otherwise wouldn't he be surprised by his girlfriends and friends?

As for why Ning Sheng called her personally, Wang Xiaochen could only attribute it to the fact that the director noticed his seriousness and hard work during filming.

Yes, although Wang Xiaochen's role in "Thunderbolt Angel" did not exceed 10 minutes in total, but after Ning Cheng repeatedly wanted to play it, Wang Xiaochen still held back tears, gritted his teeth and persisted, and finally won Ning Cheng's public praise and praise. Appreciate.

And Wang Xiaochen still remembers now that when she was about to leave the set after filming her part, Ning Sheng actually asked her to leave the phone and said that she would be considered for a suitable role in the future.She kept this secret in her heart all the time, and she didn't tell her girlfriends yet, for fear that they would just be polite, but in her heart she was looking forward to the day when she would tell Jiang Shuying the news herself, how happy she would be!
Yes, although Ning Sheng hasn't given himself any new roles yet, Wang Xiaochen has already felt the joy welling up from the bottom of his heart, and he is really looking forward to the day of the premiere!

(End of this chapter)