"Brother Xu, come quick! Something terrible has happened!"
Zhao Ting, who works as a junior assistant, has been having a relatively easy time lately.
Since she doesn't have to get involved in anything on the film set, she has nothing to do all day but manage her live stream.
But that afternoon, just as he was about to post a status update about Xu Lu in the live stream.
She suddenly realized that the comment section of the live stream was as lively as a vegetable market at this moment.
This startled Zhao Ting.
Xu Lu hasn't even gone live yet, so why are there so many people in the comments section? Did something happen?
With a question in mind, Zhao Ting carefully read through the comments section, and then she was truly shocked.
"Brother Xu was actually targeted? Oh no, I mean the 'Summer's Depressing' production team was targeted? Or was it Brother Xu's former employer, Xia Lifei Film and Television, that hired someone to do it?"
Upon seeing this, Zhao Ting didn't dare to delay. She immediately found Xu Lu, who was still in the office, and then ran over to him and whispered something in a mysterious tone.
Seeing her reaction, Xu Lu took the tablet with some surprise, glanced at it, and casually said:
"What's the big deal? Why are you making such a fuss?"
"Brother Xu, our 'Xia Luo Te's Depressing' production team has been smeared. It's your former employer, Xia Lifei. Oh, and that actress named Liu Miao too!"
Zhao Ting quickly recounted the information she had seen.
However, she soon noticed that Xu Lu remained calm after hearing the news. He scrolled through the comments section and sometimes even smiled casually.
"What do you mean? Does Brother Xu not care about this at all? This is the crew being sabotaged!"
Seeing this, Zhao Ting was somewhat puzzled.
Actually, Xu Lu doesn't really care about this. As the saying goes, "even bad publicity is still publicity." Now that someone has offered him a chance, he might as well take the opportunity to promote himself.
After thinking for a moment, he immediately called over all the project managers:
"Take a look at what's inside, and then tell me your thoughts!"
The tablet that the assistant had just handed over was now passed on by Xu Lu to Feng Xiaoxia and the others.
Soon, the faces of the crew members all darkened, and Feng Xiaoxia even clapped his hands in frustration.
If he hadn't thought that Liu Miao was more suitable for the second female lead in 'Summer's Depression', namely Qiu Ya, and hadn't gone to her door to ask for an invitation, this wouldn't have happened.
Thinking of this, Feng Xiaoxia immediately apologized, "President Xu, I am responsible for this..."
But before he could finish speaking, Xu Lu raised his hand to interrupt him:
"Hey, hey, I didn't call you here for a apology meeting. This isn't anyone's fault. It's just an unexpected event, which is perfectly normal."
Faced with this situation, I simply want to hear your opinions, or rather, whether there are any possible solutions.
“President Xu, I think the company should issue a statement to eliminate the negative impact on the internet, so as not to affect the box office later…” said Lin Hui, the female producer.
Assistant director Lao Zhou nodded and said:
"That's right. We weren't as famous as them to begin with, and now that they've attacked us, netizens' opinion of us is even worse. We have to refute the rumors!"
We could even say that we never invited Liu Miao at all. Since there were no bystanders in this matter, we could easily say that she was deliberately trying to extort money!
After listening to the two men, Xu Lu did not express his opinion for the time being, and looked at Feng Xiaoxia, wanting to hear his opinion.
Feng Xiaoxia pondered for a moment before speaking:
"President Xu, I think since things have already happened, instead of 'blocking' them, we should 'guide' them and give our 'Summer's Depression' crew some publicity."
However, Liu Miao's statement that "we won't consider projects with box office revenue below 1 billion" was really malicious. Even those projects with investments of hundreds of millions can't guarantee that the box office revenue will exceed 1 billion!
"Even setting aside investments of just over 100 million, in the entire Great Xia film industry, the number of films that gross over 1 billion at the box office each year can be counted on one hand..."
Upon hearing this, Xu Lu smiled and said:
"No! I personally think that if 'Xia Luo Te You Men' wants to promote itself, it should focus on the '1 billion box office' thing!"
Didn't that Liu Miao say she wouldn't consider anything under 1 billion in box office revenue? Well then, let's predict that "Xia Luo is Depressed" will definitely surpass 1 billion in box office revenue!
Hiss! Upon hearing this, the people around him all took a few deep breaths.
The box office will definitely exceed one billion!
My God! Mr. Xu's expectations are way too high, aren't they? Or rather, his confidence is just ridiculously high!
We were just talking about how the number of films that grossed over 1 billion yuan in a year in the entire Chinese film industry can be counted on one hand.
Now you think you can just stay within these ten fingers with a film that only cost 50 million to make?
"Ahem, Mr. Xu, this... I think this statement is a bit too exaggerated?"
If this isn't handled carefully, it could become a laughingstock throughout the entire industry, and even the whole of Great Xia!
Feng Xiaoxia offered a reminder.
The other two nodded in agreement with Feng Xiaoxia's opinion.
Although all three had read the script and thought it was an excellent one, they never even considered things like a billion-dollar box office.
In their view, as long as the box office revenue guarantees that the investment will not be lost, the script is excellent. As for 1 billion, that's something you can only achieve by sheer luck!
Furthermore, all those other films that grossed over a billion yuan had big-name stars in them, and the star power of those stars alone was considerable.
Among the actors invited to the movie 'Charlotte's Depression', there wasn't a single A-list star. Xu Lu might even be considered one of the more "big names" in the film.
Of course, actors' salaries are indeed low.
But this means that relying on the actors' fame to boost box office sales is out of the question. In fact, since none of them are famous, it might even lead to audiences not buying tickets.
So... is it predicted that 'Charlotte' will reach a billion at the box office?
"I guess only a hothead like Mr. Xu would dare to say something like that. I doubt any big-name director in the industry would dare to guarantee their box office success!" Feng Xiaoxia sighed inwardly.
However, Xu Lu didn't care what others thought and said directly:
"It's settled then. We'll use '1 billion yuan in box office revenue' as the promotional gimmick, and the promotional funds will come from the 30 million yuan allocated for later stages!"
Seeing that Xu Lu had already made his decision, Feng Xiaoxia could only reluctantly agree.
But he already had a bad feeling. The 'Xia Luo Te You Men' crew would probably become the laughing stock of people in the industry, or rather, not just people in the industry.
Even someone with a little knowledge of the industry would probably laugh at this after hearing it.
The facts were just as Feng Xiaoxia had guessed.
After the production team of "Xia Luo Te You Men" released the promotional gimmick of "1 billion yuan box office", the entire film and television industry was in an uproar!
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