Fang Yue huddled on the sofa, twisting herself into a twist like a madman, singing incoherently -
“It’s time to say goodbye to the old and welcome the new year!”
“Woo woo woo.”
“Let’s decorate and celebrate the New Year!”
“Ahhh.”
Her career of supporting couples has lasted for ten years, and today is definitely the happiest day in her history.
Your two favorite protagonists starred together in a gay art film directed by a super famous director?
How can there be such a good thing?
Is this something an ordinary person like her can have?
Fang Yue's whimpering sound attracted strange looks from her parents.
"Yueyue, are you okay?"
"It's okay, it's okay! Two of my friends officially announced their marriage today! I'm happy for them!!"
Fang Yue made up something random talk and fell on the sofa. After a long while of calming down, he picked up the phone that he had just dropped to the ground in excitement.
Less than half an hour after the official announcement of the movie, the CP super topic had exploded in all aspects, and the official group chat interface was directly stuck.
Fang Yue waited patiently for a while and then joined the group chat.
“Aa ...
One groundhog will attract a group of groundhogs, and the group will suddenly become a large screaming scene, and the chat screen is loud enough to hurt everyone's eyes.
A sister posted two solo posters of "Long Island Iced Tea" in the group, "I want to print them out! Take them home and frame them! What is this? This is a solo photo from the wedding photo!"
This statement immediately aroused the approval of countless sisters.
But then again, Director Cameron is indeed a professional aesthetician, and the two single posters have the texture of a movie story -
Ji Li was lying on the long table, his bright purple suit jacket giving him an eye-catching sense of luxury.
There were broken wine glasses on the side of the table, and the neon light mixed with the light waves from the wine reflected on his face, with a hint of fragility in the blur.
Qin Li's look in the movie poster is equally unique, with his five or six centimeter short hair tied into a small ball, and his old brown-gray coat, which immediately makes people wonder where he came from as a down-and-out nobleman?
The dim light from the top of the bar was just right, making his eyebrows and eyes look even deeper. His tall nose bridge had distinct light and shadow, which was extremely charming.
Fang Yue admired it carefully, his eyes full of obsession.
Look at these two masters!
What is a perfect match? This is a perfect match!
Just by looking at the movie posters, she can imagine a bar encounter, drunken love, and passionate love...
Fang Yue's face turned red from imagining this. Fortunately, the vibration of her cell phone made her brake in time, otherwise she would have had a nosebleed.
Fang Yue was just about to look down at the group to calm down, but unexpectedly, the message in the group made her jump up again -
"Damn! Sisters! I discovered a shocking secret!"
"The name of the bar is in the lower right corner of Brother Li's poster. Although it's a little blurry, I tentatively zoomed in and photoshopped it to adjust the light, shadow and clarity."
After getting the name of the bar, this CP fan suddenly had a bold idea. She looked up the name of the bar through an international travel app and manually located it in Iceland.
"I found out that this bar is really in the capital of Iceland! Take a look at the bar environment picture I took from the APP. Wow! Doesn't this make sense?"
The microscope is back online.
After careful comparison, everyone was almost certain that this Icelandic bar was one of the filming locations for the movie.
"Aa ...
"Damn! The two of them are secretly showing their affection to each other! So good!"
"By the way, didn't Lizai say that at the premiere of 'The Time Lobbyist'? He filmed a new movie during that time. It should be this one, right?"
"I'm thinking about that photo of the aurora again. Could it be that Brother Li took it for him?"
"Ahhhh the more I think about it the more exciting it is! What about their reality show going back to Iceland? It's totally like a young couple revisiting an old place without telling others!"
"Wow, mom, I've found divine love!"
The discussion in group one became more and more heated, and the administrator transferred it to group two for further sharing. The sugar hidden in the details became sweeter and sweeter, like a tsunami and flash flood that swallowed up all the CP girls.
Since the official announcement of the movie, the number of fans of the CP super topic has grown wildly, and the super topic managers are both excited and nervous——
I’m excited that the CP fan group is growing, but I’m nervous that many people who don’t know the attributes of the couple have also joined the super topic.
As the saying goes, a tall tree attracts the wind.
The CP group has always been the group most likely to not please both sides. If bad public opinion comes out at this juncture, it will not only do no good to the two main characters, but will also be hated by the fans.
Fang Yue and other managers started a meeting, formulated stricter management policies, and promoted several familiar and active old fans to minor managers, who took turns to supervise the order in the super topic 24 hours a day.
"But Cameron only said that Long Island Iced Tea will be released overseas! There doesn't seem to be any news in our country?"
"It might be hard for a gay art film to pass the censorship in China, right? It's really hard."
"Overseas films are strictly regulated, so piracy is basically impossible. If we want to watch them, we probably have to pray that domestic platform companies can buy the copyright."
"There's still more than a month left, let's watch it then! If it's not released domestically, I'll just buy a plane ticket and fly overseas to watch it." Fang Yue was very confident.
She is an adult and has her own savings, and is willing to spend money and energy on things she likes.
This is Mr. and Mrs. Yue's first stop in the international arena. She has to represent the CP fans to cheer for them and must stand on the front line for Mr. and Mrs. Yue!
…
At ten o'clock in the evening, Baozi monitored the network data in real time.
Fans of both sides did not engage in the bloody confrontation as imagined, and CP fans did not take advantage of this opportunity to stir up trouble. The discussions among the general public and netizens were all within the normal scope.
As for those black fans and rival fans, they were slapped in the face again, and now they have completely quieted down.
"I didn't expect this good news to come so timely. It finally eased the previous pressure from public opinion." Yu Fuya breathed a sigh of relief.
"Yesterday I heard you say in an interview on the red carpet that you had a new work coming out, and I thought it was your suspense drama." Ji Li's eyes lit up, "...I didn't expect it to be Long Island Iced Tea."
Speaking of which, it has been a year since the filming of the movie was completed.
He had finally waited for this film that made him cry, made him laugh, promoted his career, and brought him love.
Qin Li replied, "I just knew it one day earlier than you did. Director Cameron's team should be preparing to find time to discuss it with you."
In fact, the film company had originally planned to launch formal promotion a week later, and the initial shortlist for the Anna International Film Festival was just finalized the night before the overseas time point.
The call Qin Li received before lunch was about the good news from the team about being shortlisted for an international film festival. However, before he had the chance to share it, Ji Li was entangled by domestic public opinion.
The public opinion about the "supporting role" came suddenly.
After much deliberation, Qin Li decided to make a phone call to the film company and director Cameron's team.
Although it was a bit rude to disturb someone's sleep so early in the morning overseas time, Qin Li still had his connections and face. After Cameron learned about the domestic public opinion, he was happy to help Ji Li refute his claims.
After all, he had personally selected Ji Li as the leading actor, and the movie "Long Island Iced Tea" was made with the intention of winning an award. If the former suffers a loss in public opinion at domestic film festivals, how will it compete for awards at foreign film festivals in the future?
Therefore, after nearly two hours of emergency discussions, multiple teams reached a unified official announcement policy - Director Cameron would release the first wave of news in advance, and the rest of the publicity plans would be carried out according to the original plan.
There is less than a month and a half left before the movie is released overseas on Valentine's Day.
Fortunately, two-thirds of the filming of "The Demon Monk" has been completed. According to the original filming schedule, the remaining script content can be completed before the release of "Long Island Iced Tea".
"Go to bed early, as we have to catch a flight back to Hengcheng for filming tomorrow morning." Yu Fuya glanced at the time.
Qin Li replied on behalf of Ji Li, "Thank you for your hard work, Sister Yu."
Ji Li nodded, "You should also go to bed early."
Yu Fuya rolled up her hair and raised her eyebrows, "How can I rest? I still have to discuss with you guys in Luxing in advance about the response plan after the movie is released."
After all, the homosexual theme of "Long Island Iced Tea" is considered special in China, and there are also intimate scenes between the two in the movie, which is not acceptable to all netizens.
It would be fine if Qin Li and Ji Li were just partners, but they happen to be a real couple. If there is any disturbance after the movie is released, it is estimated that rivals and black fans will take advantage of the chaos to create unfavorable public opinion.
She and Chaoying, Qi'an and Lixing, both teams must help the two minimize the loss of public opinion, and it would be best if there is no loss at all.
Baozi put away his notebook and said solemnly, "I have taken the opportunity to infiltrate the CP group. If there are any negative comments, I will inform you immediately."
Ji Li thought of the country's acceptance of gay relationships, and his brows furrowed slightly.
Yu Fuya noticed his momentary state and quickly said, "Ji Li, just focus on your career as an actor, and leave the rest of the trouble to us."
"You chose Chaoying, me, Baozi and others, so we have to do the work behind the scenes."
Ji Li's worries disappeared, and he raised his lips, "Okay."
His responsibilities are to complete his work, work hard to expand his career, and try not to cause trouble for the team.
Correspondingly, as his behind-the-scenes management team, Yu Fuya, Baozi and others are also fulfilling their obligations to ensure that he is not disturbed by public opinion.
This is a mutually reinforcing team effort, and it's everyone's job.
…
The next morning, Ji Li took a flight back to the Hengcheng crew and started filming non-stop in the afternoon.
In fact, Xu Cheng led the "Flower Demon" crew to participate in the Huadian Awards this time and also won excellent awards.
During the crew's break, Xu Cheng took the initiative to talk about the fact that "Long Island Iced Tea" was shortlisted for the Ana International Film Festival.
"Ji Li, you really did a great job for me without saying a word? Luckily our crew signed you early, otherwise your salary would have increased dramatically."
"Director Xu, you're joking. In the future, if you want me to act in any movie you direct, I will definitely come. I can learn a lot of new things from you and the crew. These have nothing to do with the pay."
Salary is an important factor for an actor, but it is by no means the only requirement for choosing a film.
Ji Li pays more attention to the film team, director's ability and the quality of the script.
Xu Cheng smiled and nodded, "Are you going to go overseas to participate in the movie premiere?"
"If the release date doesn't change, then yes."
"Got it. Then our entire crew will work hard to finish filming on time, and then we can give you two days to rest."
Xu Cheng patted Ji Li on the shoulder and said, "I hope that as a young Chinese actor, you can win glory for our country in the international film industry."
The words were earnest and full of earnest expectations.
Ji Li was startled, and suddenly his heart was moved.
Xu Cheng is a well-deserved good director. He has the art of film in his heart, as well as the bright future of the film industry of our great country.
"Director, no matter which movie it is, I will try my best to complete my part."
"Yeah, not bad."
Xu Cheng ended the brief chat, stood up and said to the staff around him, "Okay, everyone get ready, the next scene will start in ten minutes!"
…
During the following period of time, Ji Li was fully immersed in the filming of the crew.
Originally, Ji Li was thinking about shaving his head after the film festival, but for the upcoming movie premiere, he had to suppress this impulsive idea and could only get up early every day and wear a hood.
Qin Li is a very reliable lover. He said before that he would come to Hengcheng to accompany Ji Li, and he has been staying in the hotel during this period.
Of course, while Ji Li was working hard on the filming, Qin Li was also working hard to deal with the accumulated company affairs. When they finished work in the evening, the two of them could have a short and beautiful world of two again.
However, the only drawback is——
Qin Li was afraid of affecting his lover's work state the next day, so he could only restrain himself in some aspects.
The more peacefully Ji Li slept in his arms every night, the more tormented Qin Li felt in his heart.
I can see it, but I can’t eat it. I can hug it, but I can’t sleep with it.
He finally understood the twelve-word truth.
…
Time flies. After more than three months of formal shooting, the crew of "The Demon Monk" finally announced the completion of the filming.
After Ji Li returned to Hai City and rested for three days, he rushed to the United States with Qin Li and his team to prepare to participate in the premiere of the movie "Long Island Iced Tea".
It was not until the evening when he landed at the hotel that Ji Li had time to read the comments about "Long Island Iced Tea" on the Internet.
He initially used the official announcement of the movie to resolve an urgent problem with malicious public opinion. Later, he devoted himself to the filming and had no time to check what foreign netizens thought of the movie.
Now that he had some time to look at it, Ji Li discovered that the comments after the official announcement were not ideal.
——Why invite two Chinese actors? What's so good about them?
——Is Director Cameron destroying his own reputation? Today's Chinese actors have no acting skills at all, and Chinese people only pursue young, fair-skinned idols.
——Qin! I like Qin! He played Yadanjin in "Toxin" and is a very good actor!
——As I remember, Qin has a very sexy body. I hope he can also perform outstandingly in the movie.
——Who is the actor who plays Lu Yao? It just looks terrible. Sorry, I just wanted to say that Chinese actors are rubbish.
——The gentleman upstairs! Qin Li and Ji Li are both excellent actors in China. Please respect them and also respect Chinese actors!
——No, I am extremely disappointed with the casting and don’t look forward to this Chinese love story at all. Why should we use our country's film resources to promote two foreigners? But I will still go to the premiere, just to support Director Cameron. I hope he won't do stupid things again next time.
——I don’t like Chinese guys with skinny arms and legs who cry to their mothers when things go wrong. I like strong muscular men because they look sexy.
These were the comments from netizens when the official poster was first announced.
The more Ji Li looked at it, the deeper his frown grew. There were always some ignorant people who thought they were superior and verbally insulted others.
To put it bluntly, these people look down on Chinese actors and believe that Chinese films and actors are not up to standard.
If we go back 20 years, China has produced a group of outstanding actors on the international stage, who have made their mark at international film festivals. However, in the past five years, the acting skills of Chinese actors have been uneven, and few can hold their own on the international stage. This has given the other side an opportunity to "criticize".
However, Qin Li can already be considered an outstanding person.
While expanding his domestic film and television industry, he also starred in several popular foreign films, which has accumulated a lot of fame, so he has many overseas fans.
The group of foreigners who "hate China" didn't dare to speak against Qin Li, who had fans, so they shifted the conflict to Ji Li, who had never been involved in the international film and television industry.
Perhaps due to differences in aesthetic tastes, Ji Li’s official poster was severely ridiculed by these people. However, there were too many comments that were obviously deliberate and just for the sake of disliking it.
There were footsteps behind me.
Qin Li came closer after taking a shower and saw the content on his phone. "Are you sad?"
"No, everyone has different opinions. I don't expect one poster to impress everyone."
For ordinary foreign netizens, Ji Li is a complete blank sheet of paper, and no one is willing to spend time to understand his film and television works and real acting skills in China.
After seeing this kind of slander and abuse, one will involuntarily lower the influence value of Ji Li.
Qin Li hugged his lover and explained in a gentle voice, "Director Cameron's works have always been like this before they are released. Many people have a rebellious mentality and always want to find faults in various ways. Some people are just there to join in the fun."
However, Cameron always wins a lot of praise after his works are released, and the disputes about the movies also disappear quietly. Therefore, he was too lazy to explain any malicious remarks made before the release of the film.
"I know that the work is the most powerful response." Ji Li raised his eyebrows.
He looked up the final trailer from a week ago. Compared with the static official poster, the comments under the dynamic video trailer were much better.
——Wow, I am deeply fascinated by Qin’s appearance in the movie.
——I’ve already grabbed the premiere ticket, I’m really looking forward to director Cameron’s new work!
——I finally remembered! That strange Chinese actor named Ji is the protagonist of director Adolf’s previous perfume commercial? That alluring ancient Chinese?
——Oh my God! Is it actually him? I didn’t recognize him with his short hair, he was so gorgeous in the perfume commercial.
——I think the trailer is good, and I hope this movie won’t disappoint me.
It seems that after the final trailer was released, real movie fans and netizens have become more positive about the movie.
Qin Li was afraid that his lover would feel uneasy, "Don't worry, Director Cameron and I have made it clear that there is no problem with the quality of our film."
Ji Li placed his phone on the bedside table and smiled, "I know. Anyway, I have tried my best."
When filming, Ji Li felt like he had become Lu Yao, and everything he said was genuine.
Truth is always the most moving weapon.
Not to mention, there is Qin Li's performance, Cameron's directing, and the quality of the script. Everything is enough to make him feel at ease.
"Go to bed early. You have to attend the premiere tomorrow."
"good."
…
The next day.
When Cameron met the two in the backstage lounge, he couldn't help but give the two leading actors a big hug, "Qin, Ji, how have you been this year?"
Qin Li smiled and replied, "Of course I am doing well."
Taking advantage of the fact that the room was full of Chinese acquaintances, Ji Li took the initiative to hold Qin Li's hand and whispered, "Director, according to our Chinese rules, Qin Li and I should treat you to a good meal."
Cameron instantly understood what he meant, and his eyebrows lit up with joy. "Congratulations, I knew you two would be a couple."
The three of them chatted and laughed for a while, then were led by the staff into the screening lobby.
Because of director Cameron's status, the premiere was held in the largest movie theater in the United States.
In addition to ordinary fans who bought tickets to participate, the film company also invited many entertainment reporters, but during the interview session, a rather embarrassing situation occurred -
The entertainment reporters interviewed Cameron and Qin Li normally, but when it came to Ji Li, their questions seemed particularly perfunctory.
Twenty minutes of interview time.
The number of questions these entertainment reporters asked Ji Li was even less than that asked to other insignificant supporting characters.
In the eyes of these entertainment reporters, director Cameron's works are topical, and Qin Li also has some popularity in their country due to his works. He should be the more important one in this movie.
In comparison, Ji Li is just an unknown little actor? Why waste energy and time interviewing him?
Many audience members at the scene noticed that Ji Li was left out in the cold, and they started whistling just to watch the fun.
Qin Li's eyes turned cold, he exchanged glances with Cameron, and ended this meaningless and crappy interview early.
Qin Li felt sorry for Ji Li, but didn't want to deliberately fight for him to have a chance to speak or be on camera. How similar is the current situation to the preview of "The World of Nations"?
At the beginning, Ji Li was able to severely defeat domestic entertainment reporters with a character that only appeared for ten minutes.
Then today, he can be sure that he can rely on Lu Yao, the core character, to give those arrogant and contemptuous faces a slap in the face.
"Ji, don't be discouraged. I would love to see them crying at the end of the movie." Cameron whispered to Ji Li to comfort him.
Ji Li shrugged, still looking relaxed, "Thank you, director. I'm looking forward to it too."
The entertainment industry has always been realistic.
Only works can prove everything!
In the movie's auditorium, Fang Yue and other Chinese fans who had come from afar were angry and anxious.
Why should the treasure they hold dear to their hearts be treated like this?
The more Fang Yue thought about it, the angrier he became, and he subconsciously hugged the backpack in front of him tightly.
Inside are two sets of support items for Qin Li and Ji Li, which she brought specially from China, carrying the love of countless CP fans.
Sitting next to her were the sisters who were fans of Qin and Ji's families. Fang Yue had hidden her identity as a CP fan and followed them with a group ticket. Naturally, she didn't dare to take out the support items in front of the fans.
However, before entering the theater, she tried to distribute support items to foreign audiences for free, but was rejected without exception.
"I'm sorry, we're here for Director Cameron. This couple is boring to watch."
"Do you have any personal belongings of Qin? I'm not interested in the actor Ji."
"Rose? That's a really weird CP name. Sorry, I don't need it."
…
Fang Yue watched Ji Li and Qin Li sit in the front row and whispered in Chinese, "Just wait! Arrogant and ignorant foreigners! You know nothing about Ji Li's charm!"
besides!
Just the time of a movie!
Sooner or later, you will jump into Mr. Yueji's sweet trap one after another!
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