They summoned the heads of the fan clubs that the company had hired to promote the artists and instructed them to quickly pretend to be movie fans on Douban to increase the buzz. By focusing on the key point of the vegetative patient waking up, they were bound to attract more people to buy tickets to see the movie.
Yan Chen was someone he had mentored since he was a complete novice. Although he wasn't formally trained, he was extremely talented and hardworking, and his appearance was impeccable. The fact that he hadn't become famous over the years was mainly due to luck, and had nothing to do with his acting skills.
On the contrary, Brother Cheng has great confidence in Yan Chen's acting skills.
Moreover, although the subject matter of this drama is not particularly trendy, it is an old-fashioned war film that promotes patriotism, the kind of type that young people can't help but swipe away as soon as they see it. However, the director is very talented and is a powerful second director who has produced many blockbuster films.
The dark horse movie that was rumored to have grossed 5 billion yuan was actually mostly directed by him, but because he was the co-director, the first director stole the spotlight and no one knew about him. In a fit of anger, he decided to go solo.
The entire series didn't have any big-name actors, which is why Yan Chen got the lead role by chance.
Filming wrapped up quite a while ago, and every time Brother Cheng asked, he said it was still under review. As time went on, his passion faded away. So, a while ago, he heard someone mention that the movie was going to be released. At that time, it was a crucial time for casting An Xin, and he was so busy that he forgot about it.
The publicity and distribution were all handled by the production company; he didn't manage it at all!
Who would have thought that Yan Chen would wake up on the very day of the premiere?
As Cheng Ge watched the box office forecasts for premieres in various regions gradually rise at a steady pace, his excitement was beyond words.
"Yan Chen! Yan Chen, are you done washing up? Something terrible has happened!" At this moment, he no longer cared about his prosthetic nose and pressed his face against the fogged glass door, pounding on it with all his might.
If the door hadn't been locked, he probably would have rushed in already.
Since they're all men, there's nothing wrong with looking at them, right?
When Cheng Ge knocked on the glass door for the 298th time, Yan Chen, shirtless with a towel wrapped around his lower body, opened the door while drying his hair with a towel in one hand.
Caught off guard, Cheng stumbled forward and nearly collided with Yan Chen's private parts.
At the crucial moment, he stopped in his tracks, his legs feeling a little weak. He leaned against the door frame and looked up at Yan Chen, who was towering above him, his expression complex and indescribable. "Yan... Yan Chen, I have a bad feeling that you might become famous this time!"
The latter, with water droplets still clinging to his face and strands of hair dripping wet, glanced at Brother Cheng calmly and said indifferently, "Please remove the word 'unreliable,' thank you."
Brother Cheng, "..."
He turned around, facing Yan Chen's retreating figure, and muttered to himself in bewilderment, "Where do you get your confidence, kid?"
Yan Chen heard every single word.
The man wasn't angry. He even slowly sat down on the sofa, his eyelids fluttering. "Brother Cheng, you should be glad you didn't dump me while I was unconscious."
Cheng Ge didn't understand at all, "What?"
Yan Chen, "Your spring is coming."
He grabbed the remote and turned on the TV.
...
At the arcade, Chu Yuan was completely exhausted after playing more than ten rounds of 3D racing games with Ye Ye.
She waved her hands repeatedly, "Yeye, Mommy can't play anymore, can you play by yourself?"
"Hmm, I'm not tired yet. Mom, go and rest for a while." Ye Ye chose a scene without turning her head.
Chu Yuan felt as if she had been granted a pardon. She climbed off the equipment like a dead dog and took a big gulp of mineral water from the bottle next to her.
The body is still the same body, but the soul is no longer the same soul.
In each world she traveled through, she lived a life of luxury and lacked exercise, which caused her flexibility and other aspects of her dance training to deteriorate considerably.
Looks like I need to get back into practice quickly.
For almost half the night, until 11 o'clock, Chu Yuan stayed with Ye Ye at the arcade. Finally, when Ye Ye was exhausted from playing, Chu Yuan took him home to sleep.
Although I'm exhausted, I've finally gotten through the car accident!
When Chu Yuan opened her eyes again, it was already the next day and quite late. She pulled Ye Ye out of bed and hurriedly took her to the dining room for breakfast.
While getting her food, she coincidentally ran into Yan Chen's agent. She casually stepped forward to strike up a conversation, "Sir, you look familiar. Have we met somewhere before?"
Brother Cheng barely slept last night, keeping a close eye on the box office.
There were 6 shows yesterday afternoon from 8 pm to 12 pm, which was okay. Although it wasn't packed, the average attendance rate was about 50%.
Based on conventional calculations, reaching a box office of 1 billion yuan should be no problem.
One billion is a threshold, marking whether the lead actor can break out of the niche.
Yan Chen's previous roles barely made her a familiar face to the audience. If she can break out of the circle with this short film, that would be a big improvement.
So Brother Cheng was in a good mood.
He wasn't angry at the cheesy pickup line. "Hey beautiful, isn't your pickup line a bit old-fashioned?"
Although agents don't rely on their looks, Cheng Ge is quite good-looking. He's just over thirty-five and looks mature, stable, and successful. He occasionally gets hit on by girls.
Chu Yuan chuckled inwardly, but showed no sign of it on her face, and continued to speak according to the script, "No, it's just that you look familiar. I'm sure I've seen you somewhere before, but I can't quite remember where."
No matter how old-fashioned the method is, as long as it works!
Look how successful you are now, aren't you?
Cheng Ge smiled and said, "Alright, I'll believe you for now since you're pretty. Have you eaten? Let's eat something together."
According to the usual procedure, Chu Yuan should have responded shyly at this point, but she deliberately did not follow the usual path. She took out her phone, found her QR code, and handed it to Brother Cheng, saying, "No, how about we add each other on WeChat first? There's a gentleman waiting for me at the table right now."
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