Chapter 364 Chapter 364
On the first day of previews for "Letters From Time," netizens immediately began to list the film's young actors. The previously unpopular cast sparked heated discussion on forums within just one morning.
Although some of these actors have been in the industry for several years, their obscurity has made them so obscure that the audience still has a strong curiosity about them and has begun to dig into their past.
Of all these, the film's leading lady is the most intriguing character. Pang Ke, played by Fang Dong, is truly the most surprising character in the film, aside from the veteran actors. Setting aside preconceived notions about veteran actors, Fang Dong's performance offers a fresh and surprising touch for audiences accustomed to the familiar.
When Zhou Xiao arrived at the cinema with his parents, he found that there were many young passers-by standing in front of the promotional roll-up banners placed in the cinema and watching.
Through the gaps in the crowd, one could clearly see their gaze fixed on the roll-up banner for "Letters from Time and Space." Unlike the other films participating in the preview, which boasted extravagant promotional campaigns, this film only had a meager roll-up banner.
Judging by its crude appearance, it must have been made by the cinema itself. It's just the right size, just enough to let people know the movie is showing.
When she got her ticket from the vending machine, she noticed two young girls already surrounding Ms. Zheng. Seeing Zhou Xiao approaching, Zheng Jinghua happily extended her hand and beckoned her over.
As for where Zhou's father was at the moment, Zhou Xiao glanced at the line of people waiting to buy snacks at the counter. Judging by their expert selection, it was clear he was out quite often. For someone like him, who often travels, it was undoubtedly a joy to see his parents living their own colorful lives.
"Oh! Auntie, this is your daughter! You don't look like you have a daughter this old at your age!" The girl looked at Zhou Xiao naturally hugging Zheng Jinghua's arm and said with some surprise.
Zheng Jinghua, delighted by the girl's surprised expression, nodded with a smile. After watching the two leave, she happily said to Zhou, "After watching 'Letters from Time and Space,' let's go watch 'New New World'!"
Zhou Xiao was a little amused and confused. It turned out that these two sweet-talking girls were looking for passers-by in the cinema to promote the preview of "New New World" to their favorite artists.
While the sales pitch was blunt and crude, it was undoubtedly effective. Seeing Ms. Zheng's delight, Zhou Xiao instinctively bought tickets online for the next showing of the film. It was a perfect opportunity to take a break from watching "Time and Space Letters" before watching the next movie.
Soon, the family of three, sitting on the sofa waiting for the movie to start, heard a noisy chatter coming from the ticket office. Zhou Xiao looked down at the time and saw that the movie he had booked, "Letters from Time and Space," was about to begin.
Sure enough, after a large number of audiences who had finished watching the movie were released, two capable staff members standing at the ticket gate began to call on those who were watching "Letters from Time and Space" in the hall to come over for ticket verification.
Ms. Zheng, who was still looking at the promotional information on the screen opposite her the previous second, pulled her daughter and husband up after hearing the staff's call.
When Zhou Xiao followed her family into the theater, she didn't know that the small cloud reservation she posted online had triggered a series of subsequent reactions in the circle.
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In the dressing room, Chen Suhua was surfing the internet, getting the latest information. When she saw that Zhou Xiao, whom she followed on a secondary account, had posted a private online broadcast of "Letters from Time and Space," she was stunned.
Zhou Xiao and Director Fang? When did these two become so close? And Chen Suhua thought Zhou Xiao, who always seemed like a bit of a lone ranger, was actually promoting Director Fang on a Weibo account for the first time. Something must have happened.
It must be said that as an agent, she has a very keen sense of smell. The moment she saw the blog post, Chen Suhua opened the forum to read the relevant discussions.
As she expected, netizens on the forum were particularly interested in the relationship between Zhou Xiao and Fang Xi. In just a short while, a lot of buzz had already taken off.
It was just a post that Chen Suhua randomly clicked on. Initially, the information in the post was normal, with all the relevant discussions. But as the discussion progressed, it quickly went off the rails.
——Forum——[April 24th morning]
[Topic] My sister Zhou is truly worthy of being the woman that the big boss pays attention to!
[Main Building] This level of extravagance is directly inherited from Director Fang! I never thought that our "Flower Walk" would have an after-sales day. Although the after-sales service is provided by the director and photographer, does this mean that the second film of their collaboration is possible?
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The picture is a screenshot of the cloud private screening released by Zhou Xiao
1L
Teacher Xiao Zhou is so nice! And it seems she's the first one to promote the film, right? If I were Director Fang, I'd be so happy to have met such a kind and righteous kid!
36L
Why didn’t the director let Zhou Xiao help take movie stills?
59L
Reply to 36L: "Letters from Time" was a movie shot two or three years ago, so perhaps the two of them didn't know each other at that time.
103L
I mean, Lu Mengqi and the others have also benefited a lot from "Flower City" (Flower City)? Why haven't they come out to support Director Fang? Could it be that the gossip that was previously circulated online is true?
142L
Actually, if you look at Fang Xi and see that she doesn't pay attention to them, you'll understand. She's a big shot on set, but she keeps getting NGs. What director would like that? It's not like she's a gifted actor. By the way, have you seen the drama "Letters from Time and Space"? I saw online that Fang Dong's acting is superb!
236L
Back to the previous post, this movie is great~ Especially the main actors whose faces are very plain, they don't look out of place at all! You can tell their acting skills have been well polished by the director!
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The assistant at the side saw the sour look on his agent's face and knew he couldn't bother him at this time. So he found a job for himself and sneaked into the dressing room to iron the clothes hanging there.
After the hit drama "Flower Walk" aired, Lu Mengqi received a lot of scripts. 90% of them were roles similar to the heroine Chang Ying, but they were all rejected by her agent.
Although he couldn't find a suitable role right away, he was still appearing in various variety shows. The clothes the assistant was ironing were for another variety show recording this afternoon.
Chen Suhua, with a sullen face, was now debating whether to book out the entire theater in support of her own artist. Although Director Fang hadn't responded to Lu Mengqi's comments, it hadn't affected them in the slightest. The biggest impact might have been that fans couldn't boast about the director's fondness for Lu Mengqi.
Compared to returning to the customs, Chen Suhua hoped that Fang Xi would give them a chance. For example, if they wanted to act in a movie, she could directly ask Lu Mengqi to not ask for remuneration and play a small supporting role.
While Chen Suhua was pondering this, New Town had already begun to take action. When it comes to public opinion management, speed, accuracy, and ruthlessness are its bywords.
Xincheng’s cloud private booking was very generous and included two copies, one representing Chen Si, the leading actor of "Cang Hai", and the other representing Ji Shao, who sang the OST for "Cang Hai".
As Fang Xi's work last year, it is still a hot drama on Blueberry Video. Xincheng's move is not flattering at all, but rather shows the generosity of a large company and its goodwill towards Fang Xi.
With the support of New Town, it also attracted more and more stars who had worked with Fang Xi. Suddenly, "Time and Space Letters", which originally hoped to win by word of mouth in previews, suddenly had a place on the hot search.
For Fang Xi, she naturally owed Zhou Xiao and Xin Cheng a debt of gratitude. As for those who followed suit to join in the fun and capitalize on the hype (actively or passively), that was basically better than nothing. She hadn't intended to capitalize on the star power in the first place anyway.
Otherwise, the main actors of the movie "Letters from Time and Space" would not have been selected from ordinary people. For Fang Xi, if he really wanted to make it lively, he could just find a few top stars to play supporting roles with fewer scenes and no need for acting skills.
The most important thing right now is the preview that concluded on the morning of the first day, as word of mouth is starting to build. Critics who watched the film firsthand are now furiously writing their essays.
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In the cinema, when the lights in the theater came on and the last Easter egg ended, Zhou Xiao took his parents to the door.
The version released in China is exactly the same as the one Zhou Xiao saw in Hong Kong, and the positive feedback from the audience also demonstrates the excellent production quality of this film.
"Letters from Time and Space" didn't have many screenings at Zhou Xiao's theater, so she guessed it was able to secure this spot because of Director Fang's influence within the industry. Zhou Xiao paid special attention to the morning show, which was about 60% full.
After Zhou Xiao and his parents watched the next movie "New New World" seamlessly, they realized that this 60% was already within a good range.
The lead actors in "New New World" are currently the most popular celebrity-actor pairing, and promotion for the film began a month in advance. Just like the recommendation Zhou Xiao encountered this morning, this was all part of the spontaneous fan promotion.
And this is just the result of the first round of word-of-mouth fermentation of "Letters from Time and Space". On the second day of the movie's preview, the official Weibo released a new promotional blockbuster.
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