Chapter 436 Rejection of Platter
My lord, times have changed.
Nowadays, you can’t just find a few young and handsome actors and expect to make hundreds of millions at the box office.
It's not even just young and handsome actors. Even if you find some veteran actors, if the movie is rubbish and the plot is not good, then people still won't like it.
This actually did not start this year, but there were signs of it last year.
Otherwise, why do people in the industry sometimes talk about what it means for an actor to have box office appeal?
The script and the actors complement each other.
They complement each other.
If the script is rubbish, then no matter how hard the actors try, the box office won't be high.
So many times it is not right to say that actors have box office appeal.
Just like on the current Meta Star, the script is basically king now, and the failure of "Lost on Journey" can be said to have once again proved this point.
If the script is not good, no matter how much you hype it up, no matter how many young and handsome actors you find, or even veteran actors, it will be useless.
Let’s talk about Yu Xiaoshu again.
His post was quickly forwarded.
First, Liu Bin forwarded it and wrote: "Mr. Yu's third film, Lost in Thailand, is worth watching."
Dong Jun followed closely behind: "Thinking about how much we were amused by Lost on Journey during last Spring Festival, I believe Lost in Thailand will not disappoint us this time."
Kong Chang also said: "Support Teacher Yu."
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After all, the popularity of "In the Name of People" has not completely dropped yet. It is precisely because of this that the collective support of all the actors in "In the Name of People" has made "Lost in Thailand" a hot topic.
Then more and more media began to report on it.
Of course, these media outlets are not just reporting on the upcoming broadcast of Lost in Thailand, they are also making a slight comparison with Lost on Journey.
yes.
Who knows, "Lost on Journey" is currently in theaters.
But speaking of it, "Lost on Journey" basically didn't make any splash.
All major cinemas have simply reduced their screening schedules for "Lost on Journey".
The current screening schedule has been reduced to 5, and many of the shows are in the early morning.
After all, not many people watched it anymore.
Some viewers also said: "If I really want to watch it, why don't I just watch Lost on Journey at home?"
This is the most straightforward voice of the audience.
If your movie is not good, the audience will definitely not buy it.
No matter who comes, it won't work.
Just look at this: for four consecutive days, the number of views of "Lost on Journey" has skyrocketed.
Yu Xiaoshu also said in an interview: "In fact, from my heart, I hope these people will follow suit, because the more they follow suit, the better the performance of Lost on Journey will be. However, this is not good for the market. That's why I hope everyone will stop blindly following suit. Take Lost on Journey for example. The director and screenwriter of this movie are good, but because they wanted to take shortcuts... What was the result? It just increased the popularity of Lost on Journey."
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This is really a good guy.
Yu Xiaoshu was simply attacking by name.
Of course, what Yu Xiaoshu said was indeed the truth.
really.
Today's "Lost on Journey" has indeed led to a surge in the number of views of "Lost on Journey".
And the same is true for the two flops that followed the trend in the past two months.
Everyone is just helping to promote Lost on Journey.
kindness.
He really used his life to promote it.
The media always likes to watch such intense things.
For them, they are looking forward to more and more fierce collisions.
Because the more intense the collision, the more popular it becomes.
After all, Xia Qing likes to create topics, and he never stops until he makes shocking remarks. In the past, Xia Qing basically went beyond the level of several directors and screenwriters to make trouble, but everyone basically ignored him because of his status.
But Yu Xiaoshu is different.
No matter whether Yu Xiaoshu was a waste before or after, Yu Xiaoshu has always been known for his courage to confront others.
He was a waste during those years because he suddenly hit rock bottom and gradually became cowardly.
You have to know that before this, Yu Xiaoshu was quite good at arguing with others.
And when Yu Xiaoshu came over himself, the principle he believed in was the Xiaoshu principle, an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth.
What identity?
That's all bullshit.
Since you were the one who started it, I must make you regret it so that you won't dare to start trouble easily next time and won't dare to disgust yourself easily.
Therefore, the update that Yu Xiaoshu posted before was just the first step.
The second step is naturally to accept interviews from multiple media outlets.
After all, Yu Xiaoshu will cooperate with the promotion of "Lost in Thailand" first.
He will also be writing a mission drama next, which actually has very high requirements because it has to be broadcast during the Spring Festival.
Yes, all four scripts will be broadcast simultaneously during the Spring Festival.
And this time it is not a compilation, but 4 screenwriters and 4 directors work together to shoot a New Year's drama.
At this time, other New Year's Eve dramas will naturally give way.
This is different from the original time and space.
The original time and space is often a TV series or a movie, which is shot by several people together and everyone forms a patchwork.
Whether it is a compilation of movies or a compilation of TV series, the quality often varies.
This is normal.
But because of the number of episodes and the length of the film, perhaps some directors or screenwriters feel that they did not perform well.
In Metastar you don't need to worry about this.
The mission drama will be written and shot by you, with each group responsible for one.
Then, it is clear at a glance for the audience to judge who is good and who is bad.
That's exactly the case. Yu Xiaoshu planned to write the script of "Drawing Sword" as soon as he could get Xia Qing to fit in overtime in the next few days.
Nothing else matters.
kindness.
Just these two days of interviews and the back and forth friction between Xia Qing and others have indeed made Xia Qing extremely unhappy.
When has he ever suffered such a loss?
When has he ever been so angry?
The most important thing is that Xia Qing knows the situation in the entertainment industry.
If you fail once, the market and capital may no longer trust you.
So what to do in such a situation? ?
Xia Qing is ready to pass on the blame.
He didn't even discuss it with Wang Yu.
Because "Lost on Journey" is still in theaters, even if it flopped, even if the current screenings are not very good, the so-called publicity cannot be stopped.
Look, Xia Qing is on a roadshow with all the actors from "Lost on Journey".
If we can get some more box office revenue, then let’s do it.
In this regard, Xia Qing is actually quite thick-skinned.
And he felt he needed to pass on the blame.
Xia Qing had actually already made up his mind last night that the box office of the movie "Lost on Journey" would definitely not be high, but he absolutely could not fail because of such a movie.
Therefore, during the roadshow today, Xia Qing had already decided to do it himself.
Just now, some media asked Xia Qing what response she had to Yu Xiaoshu's statement.
"It's always like this in the entertainment industry. If you succeed, everything you say is right. If you fail, then everything you say is wrong. So, I don't want to make any comments on what Yu Xiaoshu said."
Xia Qing shook her head slightly and said, "I am primarily responsible for the poor box office performance of Lost on Journey. I am too sentimental, so I wanted to help Wang Yu, but I didn't expect to fail..."
Good job.
Xia Qing said that he was primarily responsible while pushing Wang Yu out.
At such a critical moment, of course I would rather die than let my friends die.
Anyway, Wang Yu had already failed miserably before this, so what's wrong with him taking the blame again? ?
That's exactly why Wang Yu is basically truly miserable.
He thought Xia Qing was his true friend, but he never expected that Xia Qing was just a friend with benefits.
Xia Qing wanted to take a gamble, because before the bet, Xia Qing felt that he would not lose, and thought that it was impossible for a follow-up to "Lost on Journey" to fail? ?
Who would have thought the result would be?
It was a complete failure.
In that case.
Then there is nothing to say.
Almost after the roadshow ended, the media released this video.
Then what.
Xia Qing's image is indeed taller.
"That's right. To be honest, although I really don't like Xia Qing, Xia Qing is right about this."
"Wang Yu had already failed a long time ago, but it was Xia Qing who helped Wang Yu."
"Alas, it's true that Wang Yu is a hopeless case."
"That's right, damn it, Xia Qing has been tricked invisibly."
"Xia Qing may be mean, but she is really loyal."
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My goodness, if you say there are no Xia Qing’s water army among these people, I don’t care whether you believe it or not, I just don’t believe it.
At the same time, Xiao Liang was furious when he saw the news.
Damn Xia Qing.
I was right about you.
You are such a villain.
Xiao Liang had long known that Xia Qing was a villain. In this guy Xia Qing's mind, everything was just about interests. Xiao Liang had told Wang Yu before that Xia Qing could not be trusted.
But at that time Wang Yu didn't believe it, or maybe it was because Wang Yu was too desperate, he felt that Xia Qing was a good person.
Xiao Liang didn't say anything afterwards.
But he still had reservations about Xia Qing's character.
Then what.
Needless to say now.
What else is there to say about this?
Xiao Liang sighed.
At this point, Xiao Liang could do nothing.
He wanted to persuade Wang Yu to be more open-minded, but finally gave up.
Judging from Wang Yu's personality, he might have thought that he was making fun of him.
As for Yu Xiaoshu, Xiao Liang felt that it was also inappropriate for him to call him again.
Since Yu Xiaoshu said he would look for Wang Yu, then there shouldn't be any problem.
But after what Xia Qing did, I just hope Wang Yu can really handle it.
Wang Yu, who was in the imperial capital, really didn't expect this.
He was mentally prepared for the failure of Lost on Journey, because he thought that Xia Qing had changed the script so much that there was no main plot at all.
Simply put, if a movie has no main plot, how good can it be?
Not to mention that it is following the trend of "Lost on Journey".
For this reason, Wang Yu gave Xia Qing some advice, which was to try not to follow the trend so much. No matter what, she should still have some characteristics of her own.
But Xia Qing refused.
Xia Qing's reason for refusal was: "Do you understand the market or do I understand the market?"
Okay.
As a person who has failed so many times, Wang Yu does not understand the market as well as Xia Qing.
But now Xia Qing, who understands the market, has failed.
The honest Wang Yu felt a little embarrassed. He thought he had a lot to do with it. After all, Xia Qing wanted to help him, but he ended up not doing his job well.
But Wang Yu never thought of this.
Xia Qing is so despicable and shameless.
He actually put all the responsibility on himself.
Wang Yu is simple and honest, but being simple and honest does not mean being stupid.
We are all writers, who the hell can't see the word games Xia Qing is playing? ?
well.
Wang Yu sighed.
He didn't even have the mood to refute.
Yes.
He was too lazy to refute.
This is the entertainment industry that I am familiar with.
In the past few years, he has truly become accustomed to the betrayal of people around him.
I'm really used to it.
Just think of it that way.
Not only did Wang Yu's own wife betray him, but even his own son belonged to someone else.
You said, he even got through all this.
So do the rest of these still matter?
It doesn't matter anymore.
Just betray me.
Therefore, Wang Yu did not call Xia Qing to accuse her at all. Not only did he not call to accuse her, he did not even respond.
On the other side, Xia Qing was actually waiting for Wang Yu to call her after she finished speaking.
And no matter what, Xia Qing felt that she was a little sorry for Wang Yu, but what's wrong with that? ?
Wang Yu was already a rotten fish in the first place, so if I help him, he should be grateful.
Now that he has failed, of course Wang Yu has to take the blame.
There is nothing wrong with this.
It's just a matter of waiting and pulling him back later.
It can be said that this is what Xia Qing thought.
He even had thought of countless reasons, or excuses, to blame Wang Yu.
Who would have thought the result would be?
This Wang Yu didn't even call me.
After waiting for a whole night, Wang Yu didn't call.
Now Xia Qing was a little stunned.
"Or has he accepted his fate?"
Xia Qing frowned slightly at this time, and then slowly relaxed.
It’s better to accept your fate.
It saves me from having to explain it again.
At this time, Wang Yu did not accept his fate. He came to Baiqian Media with a confused look on his face.
Yes.
Wang Yu didn't expect that Yu Xiaoshu actually wanted to talk to him.
(End of this chapter)
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