Chapter 337 Modeling

When "The Exorcist" was released, its total box office in Hong Kong was 30.052 million Hong Kong dollars, narrowly surpassing the 29.28 million of the Lunar New Year film "Best Partner 3: On Her Majesty's Secret Service" at the beginning of the year, becoming the first movie in Hong Kong to break the 30 million box office mark.

Although Su Yun's movies shown in overseas markets have already broken the box office level of 30 million Hong Kong dollars when converted according to the exchange rate - however, in the minds of Chinese people, no matter how good things outside are, they are still outside, and the records on their own turf still have to be ranked separately.

Some people were surprised by this outcome, while others were not surprised at all: the summer vacation schedule of "The Exorcist" and the New Year schedule of "Best Partner 3: On Her Majesty's Secret Service" are both the two hottest schedules of the year, and the annual single-film box office champion is mostly born in the movies of these two schedules.

Therefore, the movies that dare to be released during these two periods are basically the ones that the film companies have high hopes for as the year's champions - of course, there have been cases where a hit movie failed to win the box office.

Either the estimation was wrong and the "seed of the year" was not a high-end imitation that could really hold its own in the market; or the film was just unlucky and encountered various accidents when it was released, resulting in a box office failure.

However, those that can snipe the seeds of the annual champion are generally high-quality movies or alternative seeds with a slightly lower release date, such as some documentaries, co-productions, or films that just happened to hit a new and hot topic, which made their box office performance overtake others.

Generally speaking, "Best Partner 3: On Her Majesty's Secret Service" wins because of its Lunar New Year schedule and family-friendly theme, making it a perfect place for families to go to the cinema together around the Lunar New Year, attracting all ages and genders. "The Exorcist" wins because of its precise market positioning, strong marketing, and the final Easter egg that connects the plot. Many people who left the theater after the ending song heard that there was an Easter egg in the trailer related to "Grave Robbers" after the ending song of "The Exorcist". They were immediately attracted to go to the theater again to watch it for the second time.

In this day and age, there are no video upload websites. If people want to watch movies, there are generally only three ways: one is to buy a ticket and go to the theater directly; the second is to wait for some criminals to bring a camera to the theater to "record" the movie, and then buy or rent a pirated videotape with a dark and shaky picture; the third is to keep calm and be patient, waiting for the official videotape to be released.

Furthermore, once young people are motivated, one person can be as powerful as several others.

Just relying on these die-hard fans who watched the film twice, thrice, and repeatedly, and recommended it to their friends, the box office of "The Exorcist" has been reaching new highs. The steadily rising data is like a stock with a photo of it being worshipped on an altar. Even Su Yun, who originally thought that "The Exorcist" might not win the annual box office championship, couldn't help but pay more attention to it and cheer it up.

Except for the last Easter egg, "Sister Exorcist" is a typical commercial film. Not only are the male and female protagonists young and beautiful, they can consolidate the strong support of teenagers and young white-collar workers to the greatest extent. Coupled with the fact that Di Jiang and Jiang finally appeared in the same frame for promotion after many years, even older young artists would fall in love with it instantly...

For example, Li Bixia went to see the midnight show alone. She felt satisfied and inspired after watching the century-long frame of Di Jiang and the other couple. As soon as she got home, she wrote a lot of words, ranging from reminiscing about the good and the bad to various imaginations. Then, she published one short story after another based on these. While writing fan fiction to flatter her idol, she clenched her fists to hold back her anger and then passionately confronted the haters with writing.

"I never thought that after so many years, there are still so many fans who praise me and criticize me at the same time." Chen Boyang looked at the newspaper in his hand and couldn't help but smack his lips.

"There will always be fans like this who only like one person and think everyone else is their rival." Zhang Querong carefully picked out a black snake-shaped brooch from the decorations that filled a large blanket. "How about this one? It's very dynamic."

"Hmm... you can put it in as an alternative. I also have a white look." Chen Boyang put down the newspaper, took a look, and nodded.

In order to make room for the odds and ends on the carpet, the two of them sat almost head to head. When Su Yun came in from outside and took a look, she was almost blinded by the odds and ends on the floor. "Is this wrong? You have more accessories than me. Isn't that a bit too much?"

The two people who were choosing with their heads down raised their heads upon hearing the voice, and seeing Su Yun's exaggerated expression, they spoke at the same time: "Who doesn't know how many amazing proofs of assets and jewelry a certain Miss Zhao received when she returned to her ancestral home... Others can speak, but you are the least qualified to speak!"

The two hoarders would never admit that they have too many things - moreover, Su Yun's things are all authentic and expensive, while what they hoard are a mixture of authentic, imitation, expensive and cheap items.

The scariest thing is that Su Yun doesn’t seem to have the same love for shiny things as many girls do. She usually wears light makeup and ordinary clothes except for attending some evening parties. Sometimes when she is busy filming, she wears a duck-billed cap and a vest with many pockets, so plain that she even looks like an ordinary script supervisor…

Unlike them, I have to pay attention to my image all the time. Every look is either matched by others or by myself, so that the house is always filled with clothes, pants, shoes and socks, not to mention the inventory of decorative accessories.

They have to keep such a neat posture on weekdays, so when they are preparing for a solo concert, they are naturally very busy. In addition to practicing singing and physical fitness, they also need to spend time and effort on the stage effects and styling.

People like them who have their own unique set of aesthetics would at most find someone to collaborate with to reduce the workload, but would never entrust the preparation of the concert to others.

"Hey, how about this mask? I watched the performance of the black singer Prince before, and he wore a mask while singing. It had a very special feel..." Chen Boyang picked out a shiny mask from the pile of accessories, and gestured with his other free hand, "Put on some sunglasses and match it with this black sequined shirt..."

"Not bad, very avant-garde and bold, it should be very impactful when dancing." Zhang Querong, who are good brothers who have been praised by the media and many people for their unique aesthetics, looked at the combination and thought about it, and immediately praised Chen Baiyang's idea.

“Isn’t it a bit out of line?” Su Yun is more inclined towards traditional aesthetics, and feels that this mask, which even looks a bit like Cthulhu, is a bit weird.

It doesn't look bad, but it just feels weird.

"Besides, haven't you always been known as a good kid?" Su Yun thought for a moment and then said, "Your concert was so outstanding. Do you want to follow in Luo Ji's footsteps and become a 'little demon' after the 'big demon'?"

Luo Yun, also known as Luo Ji, is described as a "demon" because of his unique style in every concert. His stage movements are bold, novel and provocative, as if they can confuse everyone. This is why people with open minds think this word is complimentary and commendatory, but conservative people think it is insulting.

However, Luo Yun just laughed it off and continued to do his own thing: after all, his name "Luo Ji" was not only a normal name; some people would call him "Luo Ji" in a friendly or malicious way.

In Hong Kong, anything called "Ji" is generally a time-honored brand with a golden signboard to guarantee quality; but once it is replaced with a homophone, "籮 (柚)" becomes a colloquial word for buttocks, referring to the time when he took bold photos in a particularly avant-garde manner and exposed the old story of August 15th in front of the people of Hong Kong.

Of course, another point is that Luo Yun really likes to dance the 15th of August dance, so much so that the sentimental Huang Zhan teased him as "the man who dances the best in China"...

But Chen Baiyang has always presented himself as a good boy and a nobleman. Where does he get the courage to face the fame?

"This nickname is really good, I like it very much." Facing Su Yun's advice, Chen Boyang still climbed up the ladder, "I think, I was not a good boy to begin with, it's just that I was not open enough back then and was always teased on stage, so I gave others this impression - I'm actually quite a macho man!"

"And you just won a big prize in Japan, so you feel that you are mature and capable, and want to follow your heart, right?" Zhang Querong, who was also very high-spirited during this period, quickly understood his good brother's thoughts.

"Of course, from the beginning I entered the music industry, I just wanted to follow my heart and make the music I wanted to make." Chen Boyang sighed, "In the past I had no choice but to appear in front of the public with an image that the public liked, but now I feel that it is time to break free from these constraints that I should have broken free of long ago."

"I don't like the way people appreciate me now." Perhaps it is because of his busy work that he has become increasingly aware that it is much easier to become popular by selling his looks than by showing off his talents - but compared to his idol image, he still hopes to be recognized for his talent.

"Yes, that's what I mean. When I stand higher, I will also follow my heart!" Zhang Qurong strongly agreed.

“And then it was widely reported in newspapers and magazines?” Su Yun raised an eyebrow.

"Let them write if they want to. It's not like they haven't written about me before." Chen Boyang said as if he was not surprised. "It's not like they haven't written about me before. At most, they wrote about me being cold and arrogant and not listening to advice. People who are familiar with me know what I am like. I don't need to explain to those who may misunderstand me."

"It's good to stay in your comfort zone, but if you don't take the first step to change, you may just stay where you are forever." Zhang Querong also spoke up to help add.

Seeing the two of them speaking in unison, Su Yun let out a long sigh: "I really can't say enough about you guys... Hey, this shirt is nice. If you add a suspender, it should show off your figure when you sing fast songs."

Seeing that Su Yun had given up trying to persuade them and had joined them in the "evil flow", the two young men immediately clapped their hands childishly: "Yeah!"

"Don't be so happy too soon. Today, someone from Zhen Yicheng came to Zhao's to discuss cooperation. They want to borrow you two to shoot a comedy film for Christmas—" Su Yun recalled for a moment, and then said, "As for the director, Danny, you should know him. He is the PA Gao Zhichen who 'exposed' your secrets and caused you to have a scandal for no reason."