"I declare that the film "Up" is officially finished today!"
When Xu Cheng shouted this out into the loudspeaker, everyone on the set cheered.
Du Yuanzhe had just come out of the dressing room after changing his clothes when several people suddenly appeared in front of him, holding bouquets of flowers and saying, "Congratulations, Teacher Du, on your success."
Du Yuanzhe accepted the bouquet and said, "Thank you very much. Thank you for your hard work."
Xu Cheng came over with his phone and said, "Yuanzhe, it seems we haven't taken a photo together yet. Come on, take one."
Before Du Yuanzhe could react, Xu Cheng put his arm around his shoulders. He looked at the camera and consciously smiled his standard smile for taking photos.
Snap
Xu Cheng was very satisfied after taking a look at the photo, and told his assistant: "Retouch this photo, it will be very useful to me."
Du Yuanzhe probably guessed what he was thinking and said with a smile, "Director Xu, we just finished filming, and it will take at least another half a year before the movie is released. No matter how hard you promote it now, netizens will forget about it in a few days."
Xu Cheng said: "It's okay if others forget, as long as your fans don't forget. I have been trying to understand your situation these days, and I didn't expect you to have so many fans."
Xu Cheng smiled happily: "With my work and your traffic, we don't have to worry about the early promotion of the movie."
Du Yuanzhe was stunned: "Director Xu, have you gone crazy from filming? Everyone knows that the audience chooses movies mainly based on the director. Traffic stars can't even support the ratings, let alone the box office. You are the golden signboard, and the role I can play is limited or even nonexistent."
Xu Cheng glanced at him and said, "You underestimate your fans. Traffic fans can't support the box office, but they can support pre-sales. Don't you know how important pre-sales are to movies?"
"But with Director Xu here to pre-sell it won't be a problem."
"It's not bad, but the more the better. The better the pre-sales, the higher our screening rate will be when the time comes."
Who would think giving away too much money? Xu Cheng, a money-grubber, would not miss the opportunity to make more money.
Xu Cheng patted his shoulder and said, "Yuanzhe, your Du Group is the largest investor. The harder you promote, the more money your Du Group will make."
Du Yuanzhe finally understood Xu Cheng's thoughts.
Traffic cannot replace box office revenue, but it can add icing on the cake.
No wonder Xu Cheng was able to get so much money from investors, this guy always knows how to seize opportunities.
Du Yuanzhe increasingly felt that Xu Cheng was unusual. Basically, good directors were against traffic actors, and this rejection was particularly evident in movie directors. However, Xu Cheng was different and thought of using traffic actors to make profits for himself.
......
Liu Xu has booked a flight for tomorrow, and there will be a wrap-up banquet tonight.
Perhaps realizing Du Yuanzhe's value, Xu Cheng still let them order whatever they wanted without showing any pain.
Du Yuanzhe silently complained about the reality.
Knowing that Xu Cheng would not make a fool of himself if he got drunk, Du Yuanzhe no longer had the intention of forcing him to drink. Neither of them drank much, they just ate and chatted.
The next day, Du Yuanzhe was waiting for a flight at the airport when he received a message from Xu Cheng, asking him to forward the message on Weibo.
Du Yuanzhe opened Weibo and found that the crew had opened an official account. Immediately afterwards, they posted a wrap-up post. Below the text was a nine-square grid. The middle one was a photo of Xu Cheng and Du Yuanzhe, and they looked very happy.
Seeing that Ming Zhanshu and others had already forwarded it, Du Yuanzhe did not hesitate and quickly forwarded it on Weibo.
At the same time, the caption reads: The film "Surfaced" has been completed and will be released on National Day, so stay tuned!
At the wrap party last night, Xu Cheng told Du Yuanzhe that the film would be released on National Day.
It is March now, and there are less than seven months left until National Day. To be honest, the time is a bit tight, but since Xu Cheng said so, he must be confident that the film can be scheduled for National Day.
Smoking City
After leaving the airport, Du Yuanzhe returned to Huahu Apartment first.
Xia Ningmi was still working in the company. He did not tell her when she would be back, wanting to give her a surprise. However, he received a call from Xia Ningmi as soon as he got home.
"Are you home yet?"
Du Yuanzhe was stunned: "How do you know?"
Xia Ningmi: "Your team has all returned to the company, how could I not know?"
Du Yuanzhe slapped his forehead and said, "I forgot that they had to report back to the company. I wanted to give you a surprise."
Xia Ning was silent for a moment, then said, "The brain is a good thing!"
Du Yuanzhe was dissatisfied: "I just forgot, remember to come back and have dinner with me tonight."
"good."
"When did you get off work while I was away?"
Xia Ningmi said nothing.
Du Yuanzhe sighed: "So you were also in the company when I called you? Can't you pay more attention to your health? No matter how healthy you are, you can't stand such torture."
Xia Ningmi said, "Don't you often shoot movies until late at night?"
Du Yuanzhe choked and said, "I only act like this when I'm filming."
"I only do this when you're not home."
Du Yuanzhe admitted that he couldn't convince her, and reminded Xia Ningmi again to remember to get off work on time before hanging up the phone.
He put his luggage back in the room first and then drove back to the Du family's old house.
As the execution was near, Du Yuanzhe had no free time at all and did not even attend his nephew's full-month party. He just sent the gift back.
Du Family Old House
When he walked into the house, he saw Zhao Zhimeng pushing a stroller in the living room.
Du Yuanzhe laughed and said, "At this time, your sister-in-law is actually at home?"
Zhao Zhimeng looked helpless: "Your elder brother always said that if I rest for a month, my insurance will not work, so he asked me to rest for another month. The doctor said that I was fine, but he still insisted on his way."
Chen Rongshan said: "Giving birth will cause physical damage to women. One month won't restore the body. It will be better for your health to take care of it for an extra month."
Du Yuanzhe understood instantly.
Only Du Yuanwen could not convince Zhao Zhimeng, and Chen Rongsan must have followed suit.
Du Yuanzhe placed the gifts he bought for everyone on the table and said, "Mom is definitely right."
Chen Rongshan just glanced at the gifts and then looked away, with no intention of opening them at all.
Du Yuanzhe felt something was wrong and asked, "What's wrong with Mom?"
Chen Rongshan glanced at Du Yongliang and snorted coldly: "Your father insisted that I go fishing with him. Who can stand sitting there for a whole day to fish?"
Du Yongliang said, "Fishing helps to improve your character. You'd better change your temper. You are so nice to let your son go to the police station to pick you up."
Chen Rongshan: "It wasn't me who started it."
"You dare to say that the incident at the police station has nothing to do with you?"
Chen Rongshan still didn't think she was wrong: "I was just giving Xia Yiyao a lesson, letting her know that I'm not someone you can easily mess with."
"And then you gave yourself to the police station for a lecture?"
"I didn't expect them to call the police."
Du Yongliang sneered: "You really can't think that far ahead."
"Du Yongliang!"
Chen Rongshan was angry: "Just keep your words to yourself, don't make personal attacks!"
Hearing this, you know he's a surfing expert.
Du Yuanzhe had already understood. In the final analysis, it was about the fight between Chen Rongsan and Xia Yiyao.
Du Yuanzhe glanced at Zhao Zhimeng and saw that she was not surprised at all, so he knew that this was not the first time these two had quarreled.
"Dad, this matter is in the past. How can you, as a grown man, keep bringing up the past?"
Du Yongliang snorted coldly: "The wife of the Du Group's president got into a fight and was taken to the police station. This matter has spread in the circle. When I was fishing, people asked me to verify this matter more than once. Thanks to your mother, this time the Du Group has become a big sensation."
Chen Rongsan felt a little guilty. She also knew that she had caused a bad influence, otherwise she would not have let it go so easily after Du Yongliang said that to her just now.
Du Yuanzhe had been filming outside and had no idea that the matter had spread.
The other person in the fight was Xia Yiyao.
Du Yuanzhe asked hurriedly, "What about Xia's?"
Chen Rongshan's face suddenly turned bad: "You just came back, and you don't care whether Mom is injured or not. Is Xia's the only thing on your mind?"
Du Yuanzhe was helpless: "Mom, my brother told me that you are fine and you won the fight."
"Why, you blame me for beating your girlfriend's mother?"
"Qiqi doesn't blame you, so how can I blame you?"
Chen Rongshan didn't believe it: "Didn't she say bad things about me to you?"
Du Yuanzhe: "Mom, what do you think of Qiqi? How could she say bad things about you?"
Before anyone answered Du Yuanzhe's question, he turned and looked at Zhao Zhimeng.
Zhao Zhimeng said, "After my father found out, he blocked the news. This matter was only circulated in a small circle of the circle and did not cause a big impact. There was no disturbance at all in the Xia family."
It is said that a new emperor appoints new ministers, and the same is true for enterprises.
When Old Master Xia was in charge of the Xia family, no matter how eccentric and unique Xia Yiyao was, she was always the eldest daughter of the Xia family.
But after Xia Ningmi took over Xia Corp., she never mentioned Xia Yiyao in public, nor did she invite Xia Yiyao to the company's anniversary celebration. Anyone could see that she disliked Xia Yiyao.
Nowadays, no one in the Xia family cares about Xia Yiyao anymore. Even the front desk of Qianying Entertainment dares to confront Xia Yiyao. This is the best proof.
If Xia Yiyao wants to influence the Xia family, perhaps she can only do so if she commits a serious crime.
Chen Rongshan thought of Xia Ningmi's attitude towards Xia Yiyao that day, and snorted coldly, "Xia Yiyao deserves what she has today. Old Master Xia was thinking about her wholeheartedly and took great pains to pick out several decent men for her to choose from, but she didn't want them. In the end, she chose Zhou Heng, who had bad intentions, and turned her from the eldest daughter of the Xia family into a laughing stock in Yancheng."
Chen Rongshan saw with her own eyes how Xia Yiyao fell from the peak to the bottom, but she couldn't blame anyone else for this. Zhou Heng could say that she was ignorant and worthy of sympathy, but the strained mother-daughter relationship between her and Xia Ningmi was completely what she deserved.
However——
Chen Rongshan frowned: "Even if Xia Ningmi doesn't like Xia Yiyao anymore, she is still her mother. This blood relationship will always exist. If you insist on being with her, Xia Yiyao may have ideas about you."
Du Yuanzhe said: "If she really dares to look for me, I will tell Qiqi that as long as Qiqi is here, no matter what Xia Yiyao plans, it will not succeed."
Chen Rongshan's eyebrows jumped, and she said unhappily, "Can you be more capable? When you encounter problems, you don't think about solving them yourself, but instead just think about asking others for help."
The Du family is not a small family, and Du Yuanzhe is just like a freeloader.
Du Yuanzhe didn't care: "Mom, I just chose to solve it in the easiest way."
Chen Rongshan became even angrier and turned to look at Du Yongliang: "Whenever he encounters a problem, he always thinks of asking Xia Ningmi to solve it. Does he want to be a gigolo?"
Du Yongliang said: "It's better to eat free food than to cause trouble."
"Du Yongliang!"
Chen Rongshan gritted her teeth and said, "We can't get over this, right?"
As she spoke, Chen Rongshan looked around, as if she was looking for something that would suit her needs.
Du Yongliang's body suddenly stiffened, and he coughed and said, "Yuanzhe, your mother is right. You are a man, and you have to have the responsibilities that a man should have."
Du Yuanzhe felt that Chen Rongshan was too excited and said, "Qiqi and I are not separate, I can also help her solve the problem."
Chen Rongshan asked: "Then tell me what you have done to help her?"
“Not yet.”
Chen Rongsan's expectations were dashed and she felt very upset. She really didn't expect her son to be like this. Thinking that Du Yuanzhe was an artist of Qianying Entertainment and Xia Ningmi had probably helped Du Yuanzhe many times, she felt even more upset.
Du Yuanzhe was a little confused and didn't quite understand why Chen Rongsan suddenly became emo.
When Zhao Zhimeng saw this scene, there was a thoughtful look in his eyes.
After dinner, Du Yongliang dragged Chen Rongsan out fishing again. This time, Chen Rongsan did not make excuses to refuse. She felt that she might really need to cultivate her sexual desire.
Zhao Zhimeng asked the nanny to take Youyou down and said, "Yuanzhe, if I can get mom to agree to your relationship with President Xia, how are you going to repay me?"
Du Yuanzhe's eyes lit up: "Really?"
Zhao Zhimeng nodded.
Du Yuanzhe said without hesitation: "As long as sister-in-law can make mother stop resisting Qiqi, I will obey your orders and come whenever you call."
Zhao Zhimeng smiled and said, "I think you are sincere."
"You must be confused. Mr. Xia is so outstanding, why is Mom so opposed?"
Du Yuanzhe nodded.
Zhao Zhimeng said, "That's because you don't understand a mother's heart. In her heart, you are perfect in every way. There is no one better than you in this world. She hopes you can find a girlfriend who is led by you. But you are with President Xia, and anyone with a discerning eye can tell that it is President Xia who is the one leading."
"How can I accept that you are in a weak position in a relationship when I love you so much?"
Of course, the reason why Chen Rongshan resisted Xia Ningmi was that she was worried that she would take her son away. This was the subtlety between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. Zhao Zhimeng couldn't tell Du Yuanzhe about it.
Du Yuanzhe thought it was ridiculous: "Two people are together because they love each other. It doesn't matter who is the leader and who is the follower. It's not like they are teaming up to start a business."
Zhao Zhimeng shook his head: "You don't understand my heart as a mother, but it doesn't matter. If you want me to accept President Xia, you have to break the excellent label in my heart and make her feel guilty about President Xia."
Du Yuanzhe frowned: "What do you mean?"
Zhao Zhimeng thought about it and concluded, "If you can get your mother to give birth to a son who is not rejected by others as a useless thing, it's good enough. You don't have the right to be picky. Basically, you have succeeded."
Du Yuanzhe understood immediately and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law is still smart."
Zhao Zhimeng said, "You should be thankful that you found Boss Xia. If it was that female star before, I would have no way to deal with it."
After all, only when the opponent is Xia Ningmi, the useless character created by Du Yuanzhe can be believable.
Du Yuanzhe was helpless: "Haven't I already explained that she and Jiang Chelin are a perfect match? If Jiang Chelin hears what my sister-in-law said, he will be jealous again."
Zhao Zhimeng smiled and said, "I'm just making an analogy."
After receiving Zhao Zhimeng's advice, Du Yuanzhe was in a very good mood, silently thinking about how to establish this useless character.
Then he found that he seemed to be very dependent on Xia Ningmi. He would discuss everything with Xia Ningmi and basically do whatever Xia Ningmi said.
After the broadcast of "Legend of Yun Lan", his fame skyrocketed. If Xia Ningmi hadn't personally asked him to arrange his schedule freely, the company would definitely have arranged a lot of schedules for him.
The more Du Yuanzhe thought about it, the more he felt that although he had not yet reached the point of being trash, he was not far from it.
What he had to do now was to let Chen Rongsan know Xia Ningmi's efforts.
It seems I need to go home more often in the future.
......
Cloud Shore Hotel
Lu Xuan walked into the private room and raised his eyebrows and asked, "Why did you think of contacting me, you busy man?"
Du Yuanzhe said, "I just came to see you after finishing filming. Your words really hurt my heart."
Lu Xuan pouted: "Come on, if you really just came back, would you come to me instead of looking for Mr. Xia?"
Du Yuanzhe said helplessly: "What I said is true. Qiqi is still at work, I can't disturb her."
“I knew I was the next best thing.”
Du Yuanzhe: "I've been away for such a long time, has anything interesting happened in Yancheng?"
Lu Xuan walked over and sat down, crossing his legs and said, "Is there anything interesting? It seems not, it's been quite quiet these past few months... If I have to say there is something, it would be the incident with Wang Lianxuan."
Du Yuanzhe immediately asked, "What's the matter?"
"About a month ago, Wang Linxuan attended a party. She was like a person possessed by bad luck. Nothing went well for her. Her dance partner stepped on her foot while dancing, her dress was stained by wine spilled on it by a waiter, and she happened to catch an adultery when she was changing clothes. She didn't want to make it public, but when she was leaving, she was scared by a bug and screamed. As a result, everyone knew that the eldest brother of the Liu family had an affair with his wife's younger sister. The Liu and Qiao families have been in constant turmoil during this period. There has been no peace. The eldest brother of the Liu family hates Wang Linxuan so much and is thinking about revenge on her."
Lu Xuan laughed and said, "I wonder if Wang Lianxuan was possessed by evil spirits. Otherwise, how could she be so unlucky that her dance partner could dance just fine with other people, but she just stepped on her foot."
Lu Xuan told this as a joke, but Du Yuanzhe couldn't take it as a joke.
He thought of a terrible possibility, that Wang Linxuan might have given her own luck to the luck plundering system, and not just a little bit, otherwise it wouldn't be serious enough to affect her daily life.
Du Yuanzhe couldn't help but ask in his heart: "System, is Wang Yanxuan's situation a sign of loss of luck?"
【yes】
really!
Du Yuanzhe's heart sank.
Lu Xuan noticed that he looked upset and asked, "What's wrong with you?"
Du Yuanzhe forced a smile and said, "It's okay. I was wondering if Wang Yanxuan should go and pray to the Buddha to get rid of the bad luck in her body."
Lu Xuan said: "We did discuss whether she would go to worship Buddha, but since then she has been hiding in the Jiang family's old house and has not come out. The Liu family's eldest brother has no chance to take revenge on her."
......
Flower Lake Apartment
When Xia Ningmi came back from get off work, Du Yuanzhe had already prepared a delicious meal for her.
After dinner, Xia Ningmi said, "You are in a bad mood."
Du Yuanzhe smiled bitterly: "I have tried my best to cover it up, but I still can't hide it from you."
"What happened?"
Du Yuanzhe sighed: "This matter is a bit complicated."
He couldn't tell Xia Ningmi about the existence of the Luck Plundering System.
As soon as Xia Ningmi heard it, she knew it was related to the plot again. She didn't ask any more questions, but just said, "If you need my help, remember to tell me."
Du Yuanzhe nodded.
Whether it was his system or Wang Lianxuan's luck-plundering system, they were not something that ordinary people could see. Even if he investigated Wang Lianxuan, he could not find any trace.
Just like the car accident that Wei Lingling had before!
Xia Ning said: "You are on the hot search again."
Du Yuanzhe was not surprised: "Is someone scolding me again?"
To use the words of the fan circle, Xu Cheng's movie is a gold cookie.
This golden cookie was given to Du Yuanzhe silently, and they only found out about it now after the filming of the movie has been completed. I guess many people can't accept this fact.
Xia Ningmi said, "There are indeed many people who scold you, but there are also many people who protect you. The comment section is still quite good."
Du Yuanzhe was very curious: "Besides my fans, who else protects me?"
"Don't you realize how many fans you have?"
Du Yuanzhe was stunned: "Isn't it just over 20 million?"
Xia Ningmi raised her eyebrows: "Isn't it? You have high standards."
Du Yuanzhe said: "What do you mean I have high standards? In the entertainment industry, more than 20 million fans are not enough."
Xia Ningmi: "There is a big difference between more than 20 million zombie fans and more than 20 million active fans. All your fans are new because of variety shows and TV series. Most of them are active fans. You might as well imagine a scene with hundreds of thousands or even millions of fans controlling the comments. Do you think there are many people in the entertainment industry who can do this?"
This was his first time as a traffic star, so please forgive his limited knowledge, because it turns out he is already so awesome.
Apart from anything else, it feels really good to have so many people defending me.
Xia Ningmei added: "In the beginning, many people did scold you, but all these comments were suppressed by your fans. It can be said that your fans won a great victory in their first battle."
Du Yuanzhe looked at Xia Ningmi explaining to him and couldn't help but laugh: "Qiqi, you are probably the CEO who knows the entertainment industry best."
Jiang Chelin is also the president of an entertainment company, but he doesn’t actually care too much about the entertainment industry. He orders his subordinates to do many things. He understands the game in the entertainment industry better, but he doesn’t know much about the fan circle.
But Xia Ningmi really understood, and understood it very thoroughly.
Xia Ningmi said calmly: "You will understand it naturally after seeing it more."
Du Yuanzhe said: "Qiqi is worthy of being my military advisor. I will listen to Qiqi from now on."
Xia Ning glanced at him: "So you didn't intend to listen to me?"
Du Yuanzhe protested: "Don't use such harsh words. I have always listened to you."
Xia Ning curled her lips in satisfaction: "Good boy."
Du Yuanzhe had a dark face, and inexplicably felt like he was being coaxed like a pet. He took advantage of Xia Ningmi's inattention and pushed her onto the sofa, intending to suppress Xia Ningmi with another thing.
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