After a month apart, Guan Xiaotong noticed that Jiang Chen looked exhausted.
He sacrificed so much for this movie.
As a woman who likes him, I feel a little sorry for him.
Upon learning that Jiang Chen had come backstage, the director spoke with Jiang Chen.
Jiang Chen followed the director out of the program's backstage area.
At the end of the corridor, the director got straight to the point.
"Teacher Jiang, what are your plans for the Mid-Autumn Festival?"
Jiang Chen: "I worked at Hunan TV station."
The director frowned: "Why?"
Jiang Chen: "Promise them that I will sing on their stage during the Mid-Autumn Festival."
The director was stunned: "No way."
This is not the outcome he wanted.
Jiang Chen: "Zhejiang TV station wouldn't want to invite me to sing, would they?"
Director: "Of course! Singing at galas and celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival together is something that major TV stations often do!"
Jiang Chen: "Why didn't you say so earlier?"
Director: "We thought you were too busy promoting the movie to be on the show, but who knew you had time to be on the show."
Jiang Chen: "Then next time, I'll sing here next time."
Director: "Then it's a deal?"
Jiang Chen: "It's a deal!"
...
The show began recording at 7 p.m.
Jiang Chen appeared in front of the audience of "Ace vs Ace" once again.
This time, however, his role was that of a director.
The audience was completely caught off guard by Jiang Chen's change of identity.
The transition from singer to director is quite a leap.
They couldn't believe it was true.
"Can sing and act in movies at the same time? That's an exaggeration!"
How many more secrets does he still hold that are unknown to the public?
"I was deeply impressed by him."
Playing the game, you overcome all obstacles and defeat all enemies.
Both sides have their wins and losses.
But in the end, the creative team behind "Dying to Survive" won.
The Ace Family failed to avenge their defeat.
Chen Teng, Sha Yi, Hua Hua, and Song Ya Xuan were extremely depressed.
They were so close to winning.
However, Jiang Chen was simply too powerful.
They are no match for them at all.
Jiang Chen also performed a song on the stage of "Ace vs Ace".
Finally hearing Jiang Chen sing, the audience of "Ace vs Ace" realized just how amazing Jiang Chen's singing skills were and how beautiful her voice was.
It wouldn't be an exaggeration to describe him as a superstar.
"The reviews online are all true."
"His singing voice resonated through the air, clear and pleasing to the ear, and deeply moving."
"I'm hooked!"
"I'll definitely listen to all of his songs when I get back."
"If it moves me, I might become a fan."
...
Two days later, the exciting moment finally arrived.
"Dying to Survive" has been officially released.
Generally, there will be a preview screening.
However, in order to save money, Jiang Chen canceled this step and allowed the movie to be officially released.
The purpose of preview screenings is to expose the film in advance and attract more viewers.
Only various media outlets and influential figures can get a movie leaked in advance.
Inviting these people to watch the movie and write reviews is a considerable expense.
He was at his wit's end and wanted to save as much as possible.
Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival, and Jiang Chen is staying at the Changsha Hotel.
Together with him was Bai Lu.
Bai Lu had a few days off, so she rushed to Changsha overnight to spend the Mid-Autumn Festival with Jiang Chen.
And also witness the unforgettable moment of Jiang Chen's debut film's release.
At noon, after a night of intense work, Jiang Chen held his phone and checked the real-time box office figures for "Dying to Survive".
He thought the box office would be very high, possibly exceeding 100 million, but it only reached a few million, which was beyond his expectations.
Do people in this world not like watching "Dying to Survive"?
That's impossible.
Except for a few exceptions, they are mostly the same.
Why are the box office figures so low?
Which part of the process went wrong?
Bai Lu also woke up.
Seeing Jiang Chen looking at his phone, she wondered what he was looking at.
"Honey, what are you looking at?"
Jiang Chen: "Real-time box office figures for the movie."
Bai Lu then remembered that "Dying to Survive" had already been released.
"How much has the box office been?"
Jiang Chen: "Just five million."
Bai Lu: "No way, that's so little?"
Jiang Chen: "Yes!"
Bai Lu: "This isn't even enough to break even, is it?"
Jiang Chen: "It's definitely not enough to break even."
Bai Lu: "So many celebrities promoting it and it still didn't work?"
Jiang Chen: "I don't know either."
Bai Lu: "So what do we do now?"
Jiang Chen: "We've used all the means we could, so we can only wait and see."
Bai Lu: "Don't worry, if the lead actor keeps pressing for payment, I can make up for it first."
Jiang Chen: "Your meager assets aren't even enough to fill a tooth gap."
Bai Lu: "No matter what, I will help you."
Jiang Chen: "I will find a way to deal with these debts, you don't need to worry."
Bai Lu: "How could this be? Things haven't gone as planned! It's far from what we expected!"
Jiang Chen: "That was truly unexpected!"
Bai Lu: "The four leading actresses all promoted the film, but the box office still flopped."
Jiang Chen: "Could there be a quality problem? That shouldn't be the case!"
After it was finished, he examined it carefully.
It's similar to "Dying to Survive" in a parallel universe.
If "Dying to Survive" in a parallel universe can gross over 3 billion yuan, then this world must have grossed at least over 1 billion yuan, right?
Bai Lu: "Speaking of which, why did you get Yang Mi, Liu Shishi, Liu Yifei, and Tang Yan to promote the movie on Weibo?"
Jiang Chen: "Isn't it normal for close friends to help each other out?"
Bai Lu: "When did you become friends with them?"
Jiang Chen: "We met on a TV show."
Bai Lu: "That's not right. You only know Liu Shishi and Tang Yan on the show. How did you get to know the other two?"
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