Chapter 161
This year's Spring Festival is at the end of January. A time that is neither too early nor too late.
The Spring Festival period has always been a hot topic. There are two big directors openly competing against each other. Although they don't say it, it is obvious that they are both trying their best. The entire entertainment industry was eating melons, including Jie Xichao's fans who were on a break from watching TV. As a result, while they were eating melons, their own house "collapsed".
Even if it collapses, we still have to collect data. The official announcement quickly rushed to the top of the hot search. Under the official blog, there were comments like "Congratulations on the official announcement, happy cooperation, and looking forward to actor Jie Xichao." Then, in the small group, "Ahhh, help! I'm suffocating!" It can be said that he has a double life and it is very exciting.
In fact, there had been rumors before, but when it was officially announced, most people's first feeling, whether fans or passers-by, was still disbelief.
In the words of a film and television blogger, "Art films are competing against commercial films, and new directors are bravely entering the Spring Festival period. Someone between me and Xuan Yang must be crazy. Could it be me?"
These two simple sentences reveal the core issue of the turmoil.
After all, no one denies the ability of Xuan Zhang and the popularity of Jie Xichao. But the debuff of the subject matter and time is so strong that even though Jie Xichao is on a good path, he can't help but feel a little worried.
Just a few hours after the release date was set, a very popular post appeared on a well-known film and television forum regarding this matter.
【Passerby Building/Hot Search No. 1】
Any ideas?
1L
The evaluation is that everyone from the director to the main creators are crazy and waiting for the flop.
2L
I really don't know what xxz is thinking. Considering that he has been working non-stop for a long time, I tolerated his travel. But he came again this time. Fortunately, I am not a fan, otherwise I would have a heart attack.
Does he know how many people are waiting for him to step down from the altar? I bet that if the box office is not No. 1 this time, he will be ridiculed to death. Haters don’t care who your competitors are at the same time or how niche the subject matter of the film is :)
3L
Uh, srds
I'm not a fan just because I say I'm not a fan
4L
ls, haven't you been here for a long time? Your section has become like a closet. If you ask me, I'm not a fan. If you ask me again, I'm not a fan. If you ask me again, I'm not a fan. If you ask me again, I'm a career fan, not a fan.
Everyone is used to it, just get used to it.
5L
I forgot what to say when I saw 3L, but 5L is right
6L
Hmm... quite emotional
It's only been half a year since your area was the only place on the Internet that hadn't been controlled by fans, and the gathering place for noble xxz black fans, and now it has gradually become distorted in mentality. Is this the king of domestic entertainment?
7L
I can't beat him. He said he was in a bad mood and took a break for half a year. He was so willful and arrogant. Everyone thought he was going to be forgotten. But after taking a break for half a year, he came back and his popularity didn't drop at all. Which new generation actor has such ability? There aren't many senior actors.
Anyway, I've come to terms with it. It's so cool to be a top player. It's not shameful to be a fan. I don't understand why some people are being so stubborn.
8L
I can answer this question. Chasing xxz means denying your past noble self. Don't poke their lungs.
9L
The outside is so black and white, it's crazy, come in to take shelter, this xfxy physique, I'll be confused again in a hundred years
But he really took a break because he was in a bad mood. I thought it was a marketing account spreading rumors.
10L
He said it himself during the live broadcast, and there is a cut. I think it's good. To be honest, learning to adjust your mood is also a way to stabilize your emotions. And he didn't hide his illness and avoid seeing a doctor, which can be regarded as positive guidance.
This is the piece...
I'm not making fun of him. What on earth are he and Xuan Yang thinking? They are really not afraid of death by putting art films in the Lunar New Year period.
11L
Relying on xxz's traffic?
12L
Fine, he is a top star, he is willful, he is afraid of being beaten up by a group of people when he fights against the domestic entertainment industry alone
Apart from anything else, which of those two old guys is a good person? Although the publicity of winning the award is not as big as xxz's, everyone is watching them. How can they let the juniors take the position like this? Not all seniors are artists with both virtue and art like Lu Yong.
13L
Yes, but I don’t think it’s because of confidence.
Although xxz is nb, I feel that he is still quite humble, not to mention the publicity
I feel more like this film is really suitable for the Spring Festival + I am confident in its quality
14L
Finally I see someone who thinks the same as me. I am really not worried about xxz. He specializes in treating all kinds of dissatisfaction.
I'm just curious about what kind of movie it is. I saw the Reuters photos and they were crazy.
15L
"Tao Xia" is also crazy, but the feature film is not that crazy. It feels like the style of the promotion is that it is crazy on the surface but actually very rational at the core, even a little cold. If you think about it carefully, is it the same as this promotion?
16L
It's so funny, you're trying to do something big by first suppressing something and then praising something, right?
Is that you? Go to the toilet and speak
17L
…
"What are you looking at? You're just standing there laughing like an idiot."
A familiar voice sounded in her ears, Fang Yuwei quickly put away her phone and coughed.
Then she said, "...I'm reading the forum."
"Where is Teacher Jie?" she asked.
"I'm reviewing the film with Xuan Yang inside," Du Wei said, and then he said, "I understand why people in the industry love to work with Mr. Jie. It's so comfortable to see him in person and to be so honest with him."
As he was speaking, the person came out. Dewey's expression immediately changed, as if turning over a book, and he said in a flattering tone, "Teacher Jie, how do you feel?"
"I heard it." Xie Xichao sighed and sat on the sofa. "I just have obsessive-compulsive disorder. Don't flatter me."
"Yes, yes, yes." Dewey agreed, "You are right."
Xie Xichao smiled and said, "It has been reviewed and it cannot be changed. We are just trying to see the effect."
He paused, "Xuan Yang and I both think it's good."
As soon as he finished speaking, everyone in the room breathed a sigh of relief.
Xuan Yang on the side showed his first sincere smile in these days, collapsed next to Dewey, picked up the Chinchilla that was wandering around nearby, took it into his arms and sucked it hard.
*
In fact, although Xie Xichao's mentality had just experienced many ups and downs before the filming. The filming process was as "crazy" as the public expected, but when it came to the subsequent promotion and marketing planning of the entire film, everyone was indeed very calm.
In short, they want to grab the largest traffic period of the year for the film industry.
And, they have enough confidence to compete with all the films of the same period.
The final decision was made by Xie Xichao as an investor. But in fact, no one in the team had any objections.
Filmed together. I also watched the finished film later.
All satisfied.
What seems like a stormy sea to outsiders is, for this group of people, months of day-to-day polishing. In the end, only the mission was finally completed perfectly.
Of course, when I have free time, I will start to daydream.
for example--
"Hey, Mr. Jie, if you win the Best Actor award, it will break the record, right?" Dewey said.
The current youngest actor was 28 years old when he won the award. That film was also released by chance. It was released during the off-season, when the public was most bored, but it became so popular that even my mother couldn't recognize it. In fact, the movie is more popular than the person.
Xie Xichao is just twenty-six years old this year. If he wins the Best Actor award, he will definitely be the one to carry the movie.
There is no one before him and no one after him. Dewey didn't dare to think about it anymore. The more he thought about it, the more horrified he felt.
Xie Xichao said: "That's nonsense. Think about something serious first."
There is much more important work to do.
Various processes, public opinion handling, and interpersonal relationships.
Most importantly, the Chinese New Year is coming soon.
This year during the Chinese New Year, Xie Xichao did not take on many evening parties and took several days off to go home. His parents were surprised and worried. They kept asking Jing Jin for a long time whether something had happened to him, which made him laugh and cry.
He said: "Nothing happened, I just missed you guys."
His father said, “Ouch.”
A look of disgust.
I secretly went to the market and spent a long time picking out fresh meat.
When Jing Jin went to visit someone and took a picture of the refrigerator at home to show it to Jie Xichao, he laughed. Jing Jin said:
Brother, I have bought movie tickets for all our family members and relatives, both near and far. Go, go, go!
Jie Xichao sent her a red envelope, but he didn't feel particularly nervous.
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In fact, there wasn't.
Or rather, it's not tension, but tension.
Whether it's stage or performance, Xie Xichao has rich experience. Moreover, he was a student leader before entering the system and had experienced many big scenes. So there is very little stage fright.
His problem in the past was tightness. Simply put, it is because the psychological shadow has been keeping the subconscious mind taut. Now the shadow is almost gone, and without the idea of "having to achieve something to prove something", I naturally relaxed.
He really didn't care much about the best actor Dewey mentioned.
Including the Best Actor award that he had "missed" according to previous rumors.
In fact, this is also a misunderstanding. Among the three major television awards, except for the Star Awards, the other two are old-fashioned to put it nicely, or seniority-based to put it bluntly. Xie Xichao had not had any hope in the first place, but somehow, there were still rumors that if "Ghost" could be broadcast normally, he could win his second Best Actor award in one fell swoop.
"I get paid for every movie I make." Xie Xichao said with a smile, "Spreading rumors should also follow the Basic Law."
Fang Qingqing actually believed it a little: "What if?"
She said with a hint of regret, "I think you're lucky in the prize."
Jie Xichao was speechless.
After a moment he said, "Is it possible that the fact that the show hasn't been finished means that your ideas are a little too rosy."
No matter what, if you missed it, you didn't get it. Now that he has changed his field, Xie Xichao also goes with the flow. He recently prefers to ponder some performance details.
For example, in "The Player", there are several scenes that he improvised and then enriched and refined over and over again later.
After filming "The Player", he took on a slow variety show. The rest of the time I spend at home reading books related to acting.
Time always passes quickly when you are free.
Time flies and it’s the end of the year.
*
The initial excitement outside these two days has passed, but a big drama has been staged in the industry.
With so many films in the Spring Festival period, the screening rates have to be high and low. The cinema chains were almost worried to death. There were only two big directors that they couldn't afford to offend, and many people in them had blind confidence in Jie Xichao. Even though they knew that this was an art film, they were reluctant to cut the screening schedule of "The Player", so things became deadlocked.
It was Xuan Yang’s first time in a movie and he didn’t have many connections. He was not in a hurry and was happily busy promoting the product.
Dewey, on the other hand, was as slippery as an old fox. He realized how deep the water was here and came to ask Jie Xichao what to do.
What he meant was that it would be okay to just take care of it, and he would pay for it himself, just as a way of supporting his childhood friend's business.
Xie Xichao was quite touched, but he said, "There's no need to get involved in this mess right now."
When Xie Xichao said this, he was making dumplings at home with the sleeves of his home clothes rolled up to his elbows.
There was a TV in the living room outside, but the kitchen was very quiet. He said to Dewey while wrapping stuffing, "Our film is destined to only go by word of mouth, not by the masses. If word of mouth goes up, the screening schedule will naturally go up. If the screening schedule is high from the beginning, people will know you paid for it. It's not necessary if it's not good."
And it offends people.
He didn't say this. He knew Dewey understood.
"Hey." Dewey said, "It's actually not a big deal to publicize this place..."
This time he was indeed considering Jie Xichao.
He has a special status, he is both an actor and a traffic star. If the box office is not high at the beginning, it will definitely be ridiculed.
Xie Xichao said: "It doesn't matter."
When he said it didn't matter, he really didn't care.
He didn't care if the two big Buddhas pulled their hair wildly. When a person in charge from the cinema tried to sound him out, he answered very frankly. Having been hit from both sides in the past two days, he felt grateful and the scale in his heart tilted a little. Finally, the pre-sale box office figures came out and the movie ranked third. He was mocked wildly online, but he continued to post on Weibo as usual, showing no signs of breaking down.
But on the day of the release, he paid out of his own pocket and bought the tickets for the premiere.
At nine o'clock in the morning on the first day of the Lunar New Year, he walked into a movie theater near his home alone.
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