After watching the 108-minute movie, Xu Lu, like the other audience members, walked out of the cinema.
He just saw his performance in the movie and can only thank the director and editor for giving him a decent performance in a role with only two lines.
"That was really great! Dan's beating in the movie was absolutely thrilling!"
"Yeah, I watched Ye Wen 1, so I came to watch Ye Wen 2. I didn't expect it to be worth it..."
"I wonder how much this 'Ip Man 2' will gross? Will it exceed 200 million?"
...
Hearing the comments from the audience members who were leaving, Xu Lu smiled.
He wouldn't comment on the fight scenes in the film, since people with some martial arts skills wouldn't find this kind of movie as enjoyable as ordinary viewers.
But when it comes to box office, Xu Lu knows that the final box office of Ye Wen 2 will definitely not be low, because the overall rating of the film given by his system is S, which says it all.
In other words, as long as Xu Lu stars in a movie, once he finishes filming his scenes, he can roughly tell whether the movie is good or not, and whether it will be profitable, just by glancing at the overall movie rating on his attribute panel!
Because Xu Lu left the film crew early in the afternoon, he didn't get a boxed lunch. After leaving the movie theater, he simply found a small shop to eat something else.
With nothing else to do, I started a live stream again.
To my surprise, as soon as I went in, I found quite a few people talking about it:
Although the fight scenes in Ip Man 2 were decent, why do I feel they just don't compare to the impressive street scene the anchor performed that night?
[It's not just you, I think so too, but I really didn't expect that someone as talented as the streamer would only have two shots in the video.]
[Hahaha, and he was just a nobody who got easily beaten up by Master Ip, the contrast is just too strong.]
[Yeah, the thought of the streamer being so good at fighting, but getting brutally beaten up in the video, that feeling... hahaha!]
...
Looking at the comments from the viewers in the live stream, Xu Lu blushed, a rare occurrence for him.
He hadn't told everyone what role he played in Ye Wen 2, actually because he was embarrassed.
After all, in Ye Wen 2, he wasn't even the protagonist's apprentice, but just an apprentice of the protagonist's nemesis, Master Hong.
However, with the release of the movie, this matter was eventually brought to light by the viewers in the live stream.
Just as Xu Lu was about to say something, he saw a comment from a fan in the live stream:
No way! The streamer is so strong, but he's turned into a weakling in the movie. I really want to stand up for him.
Hey everyone, I'm going to make a parody video on Bilibili right away. Could someone send me the footage from the street fight the streamer was filming a few days ago?
[I have it! I have it here! Brother, be sure to let us know when the video is finished, we'll all go and support you.]
[Not bad, I don't know what that director was thinking, he actually buried the anchor's great martial arts skills.]
If you ask me, take that street fight video from that night; it doesn't need any editing—it's the best fight scene of all.
...
"Dude, no, no, no, please don't stand up for me, there's no need for that, really!"
Upon seeing these comments, Xu Lu immediately became anxious.
Are you kidding me!
Just because someone is good at kung fu in real life doesn't mean they should be good at kung fu in movies either.
You have the face of a leading man, so why didn't you say you had to play the leading role?
Furthermore...
Others may not know, but Xu Lu himself knows that he acquired his kung fu skills because of his role in Ye Wen 2.
The order of these steps is crucial and cannot be mistaken.
Unfortunately, no matter what Xu Lu says now, the fan who just made the comment has simply left.
"Hopefully it won't cause any big commotion, otherwise... wait, it doesn't really seem to affect me much!"
Xu Lugang was about to say that making a big fuss would have negative consequences.
But after thinking about it carefully, he realized that he was just a minor extra, so what impact could his actions have?
Having figured this out, Xu Lu was no longer in a hurry. He let them do as they pleased, since he couldn't control the behavior of the viewers in the live stream anyway.
Feeling relaxed, Xu Lu ate an extra bowl of rice at the small restaurant.
Because he still had scenes to film on the set of "Narrow Encounters" the next day, he didn't call to contact the actor again that night.
But Xu Lu probably didn't expect that the fan who said he was going to make parody videos on Bilibili in his live stream was actually a blogger of some size.
The number of followers the other party has on Bilibili is far greater than that of Xu Lu, who is just dabbling in the field.
That very night, a bizarre video titled "Outrageous! Real Kung Fu Master Gets Beaten Up by Fake Kung Fu Master" was posted on Bilibili.
Moreover, because Ye Wen 2 is a recently popular film, the video immediately gained considerable popularity as soon as it was released.
"Wow! This is a real-life Ye Wen! He can take on five opponents with ease, and they're completely helpless!"
"These clean and crisp street fighting moves are just as impressive as those in the movies; they're truly formidable."
"Hey, has anyone seen Ye Wen 2? Is this kung fu master really in the movie?"
"It should be true. I just remembered that one of Master Hong's apprentices in the video does look just like this person."
"This feels kind of funny. This streamer is obviously very capable, but he pretends to be trash in the movie."
"But people like Brother Dan and Brother Bao, who are clearly just better than ordinary people in terms of fighting skills, are able to wreak havoc on everyone in the film..."
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