Chapter 55 Hardcore Movie Fans
The atmosphere was very harmonious after that. Director Shangkun didn't waste any time and directly announced the start of the premiere.
The movie opens with a bird's-eye view of the entire palace. The camera slowly zooms in and starts to shake, with obvious panting sounds. A person crosses the threshold with a plop, and kneels down. A sharp, panting voice says, "Nine...Nine Thousand Years Old, the Emperor is critically ill and is now unconscious."
As the camera lifted up, Lu Yuqi's face, which was thin and unrecognizable, and obviously sickly, came into view. Not everyone can handle close-ups, especially on a big screen. Many actors look handsome and beautiful, but they look weird on the big movie screen and all the pits on their faces can be seen.
Lu Yuqi didn't expect that the first character shot in the movie would be given to him.
After this shot, the film's narration begins, briefly introducing the dynasty background and characters. Then the camera hears that the emperor has fallen into a coma. At this time, there is no one to preside over the court, and various forces begin to stir. The old ministers in the court resisted the pressure and let the prince take charge, which was justified.
Although Lu Yuqi knew the general plot, it was her first time watching the complete film and she was fascinated by it without realizing it. As the story develops, the story of the prince and the nine thousand years old is slowly revealed to everyone.
Everyone thought that Jiu Qiansui had the imperial edict left by the old emperor, but in fact he didn't. He was just a target placed in front of him by the old emperor. It was well known that the old emperor doted on the Sixth Prince, and now he had begun to arrange matters for the Sixth Prince one after another. All this seemed to send a signal to others: the throne had not yet been determined, and a confrontation between the Prince's Party and the Sixth Prince's Party had begun to emerge in the court.
The Ninth Prince was afraid that the old emperor would leave the imperial edict to the Sixth Prince, which would affect the Crown Prince's succession to the throne, so he began to get close to the Sixth Prince by taking advantage of his status. When it was confirmed that the Sixth Prince did not have the imperial edict and that other court ministers did not have the imperial edict either, the Nine Thousand Year Old Prince and the Crown Prince began to close the net.
At the end of the story, Jiu Qian Sui died in the prince's arms in order to save him, thus repaying the favor of a meal. The prince ascended the throne smoothly, and all the previous opposition voices in the court were dealt with by Jiu Qian Sui, leaving the prince with a clean court.
There is a little easter egg at the end of the movie, where Jiu Qiansui is taking care of the servant.
When the old emperor was in a coma. The half-revised imperial edict was accidentally found in the secret compartment under the old emperor's bed. The secret compartment was hidden under the dragon bed. If the Nine Thousand Year Old Man had not kicked it accidentally and felt the sound was a bit hollow, it would not have been discovered. Unfortunately, the edict was not completely revised, as the old emperor really wanted to pass the throne to the sixth prince.
After the movie was over, the actors were invited to the stage again, this time facing professional film critics and the media, and the questions they asked were relatively sharp. However, Shangkun was a man who had seen a lot of ups and downs, and his answers to the questions were flawless.
"Time is limited, so one last question."
"Director Shangkun, do you have anything to say about this movie?"
Director Shangkun held the microphone and remained silent. The audience below began to whisper as they looked at the silent Shangkun. The person who asked the question did not expect that Director Shangkun would not answer such a simple question.
"I'm sorry, I have a lot to say and I don't know how to start right now."
"I have done my best to shoot this film, and the actors have performed the roles that fit my vision. Whether you are satisfied or not is up to you."
The premiere ceremony ended with the last question, and the remaining time was for autographing and taking photos with fans. The time reserved for this part was very short because the venue for the entire premiere ceremony was not large and the number of people was limited. It was already midnight when everything was finished...
"Could you please suggest that the director come earlier next time? It's too late now."
"Not bad. This time Director Shang arranged for the movie to be shown not long after. Sometimes the premiere is not shown until midnight."
"......" Lu Yuqi didn't understand.
"It's to better calculate the box office. I don't know how the box office will be this time?"
“I hope it will be alright and give Director Shangkun a perfect ending.”
In the following days, Lu Yuqi followed the crew to promote the movie outside. The box office and reputation of the movie have also been rising. Every time he sees the rising box office, although Director Shangkun doesn't say it, his inner happiness can still be felt.
As the box office and word of mouth both increased, rumors began to circulate on Big Eyes Boy that the box office was inflated. At first, a marketing account said that someone
Now that he has retired from the entertainment industry at such an old age, he should just enjoy his old age. Why does he have to come out to sell sentiment and get others to pay for his movies? Then he finds that the sentiment is not enough, so in order to prove that he is still as good as ever, he starts to inflate the box office and vote.
All this information indicates that this person is Director Shangkun.
[I watched the new movie directed by Shang Kun, it’s pretty good. 】
[The screening rate is so low, but the box office is so high, there must be a problem! 】
[Do you see the problem now?] Can’t it be contributed by fans? 】
[Are fans booking the midnight show every day? 】
Immediately, a fan presented evidence that someone really had booked the midnight show, and the evidence was provided by Lu Yuqi's fans.
[Open your dog eyes and see clearly.] 】
Afterwards, many fans came forward with evidence, saying that some had booked the entire theater, while others had fans raise funds to book the theater and then give the tickets away to others to watch for free. Many fans also bought seats during prime time when no one else would sit around, just to contribute more to the box office.
The actions of these fans also indirectly won the curiosity of the majority of netizens. It is said that idols pay the price for fans' behavior, and the quality displayed by this group of fans is indeed very high. The leaders are Lu Yuqi's fans - the little chess pieces.
Many of Lu Yuqi's fans started following him during his talent show. Most of them were fans of his looks in the beginning. Fans of his looks generally have no shortage of money. Today they may follow a person because of his looks and vote for him; tomorrow if someone better looking appears, they will follow someone else. Among all fans, fans of his looks are the least favored, and they are recognized as the most fickle.
Lu Yuqi relies on his superior looks to control this group of fans and make them devoted to him. If there are fans here, they will say that it's not that they don't want to change fans, but none of them can beat Lu Yuqi in terms of looks. Especially since Lu Yuqi has gradually transformed successfully and started to participate in film and television dramas and has many more works, fans also have things to recommend to others. Otherwise, every time they recommend their looks, they will always be accused of being face-chasers.
Shang Yi knew that the movie starring Lu Yuqi was released, but he didn't offer to book the theater to support it. He just asked Assistant Qi to arrange for the company to do so. This was considered a blessing for the company.
Liba, each employee has two movie tickets, and the movie time is specified at will. You can watch any show you want, but you can only watch this movie by Shangkun.
Employees in the company complained: "The boss must be a die-hard fan of Shangkun, he is so supportive!"
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