In Beijing, at the launch conference of Youku's "The Legend of Hua Xu", Jiang Xin chatted with the host on the stage.

Jiang Xin in this time and space is not as well developed as in her previous life.

After she became famous in "The Legend of Zhen Huan", Blue Whale did not use her in her important representative works "The Journey of Flower" and "Ode to Joy", resulting in her most outstanding role now being Concubine Hua a few years ago.

This also resulted in her being unable to get the leading female role in mainstream projects except for some low-budget dramas, so she was also contemptuously called the "eternal runner-up".

Although she is still the second female lead in "The Legend of Hua Xu", no one should be chosen as the second female lead. With her fame and status, it is not shameful for her to play the supporting role to Liu Tianxian, and she may even have a chance to take off as well.

Therefore, Jiang Xin worked very hard in promoting the film and regarded "The Legend of Hua Xu" as a milestone in her career after "The Legend of Zhen Huan".

Liu Tianxian was in the audience at this time, clapping and showing support, then hiding from the camera and playing with her phone.

The press conference was not live broadcast, and the camera was mainly focused on the stage, and whoever it was their turn would go on stage.

Occasionally, a few shots will be taken from the audience, but they will usually be reminded or edited later, so it does not affect the artists and staff from slacking off.

This kind of press conference is fine if there are some interesting and talkative artists or an organizer with a good process plan, otherwise it will most likely be boring, and even the most dedicated people will be distracted for at least an hour or two.

Liu Tianxian had been holding back, but when she saw Huo Jianhua was the first to take out his phone, and others started to play with it secretly, she couldn't help it anymore.

I played two games of Plants vs. Zombies, then went to Weibo Base Camp to wander around, and then I saw the number one on the hot search list.

【＃Wei Yang, abide by the law＃】

Liu Tianxian was stunned. With so much information on this hot search topic, could it be that Boss Wei had done something wrong?

Which one is involved, pornography or drugs? The current legal system is not as sound as that of later generations, and there are all kinds of strange and bizarre cases of overturning. At present, it is basically these two, and the latter is more common.

Liu Tianxian didn't know what her mood was. She felt a little regretful and a little gloating, but her feelings were mainly directed at Liu Shishi.

In recent years, Liu Shishi has put too much pressure on her. The "pirated Liu Tianxian" back then almost forced her to become "Little Liu Shishi".

After being rooted in the film industry for several years, he suddenly came back to film TV series like a god, which is directly related to Liu Shishi and other 85 flowers.

After a moment of silence, Liu Tianxian, with mixed feelings, clicked on the trending search, and then found out that she had been fooled.

It was not the big news she had imagined, but rather the publicity and marketing for "Operation Mekong".

The above clip is a clip from the movie, which is promoted as a highlight easter egg to attract audiences to the theater.

This method is very common in the era of short videos, but in fact, many movies used it during the Weibo era.

Or rather, this has been a common promotional tactic since the appearance of TV and movie trailers, except that the methods and details are different.

Liu Tianxian glanced around and turned the volume down to the lowest setting. Although she couldn't hear any sound, fortunately there were subtitles so it didn't interfere with her watching.

This easter egg clip in "Operation Mekong" is about the male protagonist played by Wei Yang, who used some inhumane methods to obtain intelligence.

After a series of silent beatings and screams, Wei Yang came out of the room with a wooden face, took the cigarette handed to him by Zhang Hanyu, and took two puffs.

"Yes, I'm at xxx."

The policeman played by Zhang Hanyu came from China. He was not used to and did not approve of the male protagonist's behavior, so he frowned.

"Have you started?"

As soon as Wei Yang saw his expression, he knew what he wanted to say and smiled, "No, I used my meticulous and patient persuasion and gentle influence to finally make him realize his mistakes and wake up completely. He chose to draw a clear line between himself and evil and cooperate with our work."

Zhang Hanyu: “…”

"Can you wipe the blood off your fist first?"

Wei Yang wiped the blood off his hands nonchalantly, and walked out with Zhang Hanyu in his arms, "Lao Gao, I find that I am doing a better job in ideological work now. If I can return to China, we can work together."

"Your suggestion is very good, but I suggest you not to suggest it first."

“…”

Liu Tianxian couldn't help laughing out loud, then quickly covered her mouth and looked to the side. Seeing that not many people were paying attention to her, she looked at the screen with a smile.

If she remembered correctly, this seemed to be a film supervised by the public security department itself. Even if she was not sensitive to politics, scenes like the one above were probably not in line with mainstream values.

Liu Tianxian's guess was correct. This scene involving Wei Yang and others sparked a lot of internal discussion, with many supporters and opponents.

Wei Yang could also roughly understand that government departments have their own seriousness and cannot be turned into entertainment.

But Wei Yang also feels that being too serious would make one somewhat detached from the masses, and being appropriately down-to-earth would, on the contrary, bring people closer together. Official media and some departments in later generations have all been taking a people-friendly approach, and they are all very good at "playing with memes" and "self-deprecating".

Domestic and foreign propaganda and even film and television dramas like to package China as a good guy, the kind of gentleman who can be deceived.

Waiting until someone spits on your face before you fight back, no matter how domineering the counterattack is, it is actually a bit frustrating.

The real China’s approach to foreign affairs is not as innocent as portrayed in movies and TV dramas. The five big gangsters are no joke.

Maybe they are not as cruel as the West, but if you dare to show your teeth, they will give you a slap in the face without any negotiation. Their methods of doing things are also flexible and they will do whatever is appropriate as long as it does not involve their bottom line.

Wei Yang doesn't like or approve of this kind of "personality".

In other words, since Operation Mekong already has a Zhang Hanyu playing the "good guy", there should be another one playing the "evil guy".

It just so happens that the male protagonist mainly operates abroad and is an intelligence officer and informant. On the surface, he has no relationship with the official. And because the female protagonist was killed, he acted violently. For such a character, the plot can be quite extraordinary.

The original version of "Operation Mekong" also had scenes of "torture and forced confession", and the drug lord was killed to avenge the heroine.

In this case, Wei Yang simply made the male protagonist more unruly and even made fun of the police jargon.

In dealing with drug dealers and under the premise of being abroad, this plot does not involve smearing or special treatment, but instead makes people smile.

Wei Yang persuaded the relevant public security personnel of "Operation Mekong" to shoot this segment, but it was not edited into the main film, but was promoted as an Easter egg.

Wei Yang could also accept this method, but there was no other way. There were too many saints and argumentative people, and the public opinion was complicated, so caution was the first priority.

Facts have proved that the concerns are not unfounded. There are indeed many people who found fault with the film, but most of them still gave it positive reviews. It was ranked first on Weibo's hot search list, which brought a lot of exposure and audience to the film.

Looking at the discussion in the comment section about going to the cinema to watch a movie, Liu Tianxian was also a little tempted.

In fact, what many people don’t know is that she is half a fan of Wei Yang.

Putting aside Wei Yang's identity and character, Liu Tianxian still appreciates Boss Wei's talent and ability.

Fortunately, her vision was correct.

"Fame and Destiny" became famous overnight, "Time Travel Together" was a box office hit, and "Detective Chinatown 3" even became the champion in film history.

It’s a pity that these have nothing to do with her. When she thought of this, she wanted to make vampires of Fan Xiaopang and Liu Shishi.

In Liu Tianxian's opinion, she had a good chance of winning the female lead in "Famous", and after that, they established a relationship and would most likely continue to cooperate in the future.

As a result, the role was snatched away by Fan Xiaopang, so he couldn't escape the blame. As for Liu Shishi, regardless of whether she was related or not, given the grudge between the two of them, it wasn't unfair for her to be blamed.

Liu Tianxian was right about this. Liu Shishi did persuade Fan Xiaopang at the beginning, but she didn't expect that it would benefit Fan Xiaopang.

For Liu Shishi, no matter whether it was Fan Xiaopang or Liu Tianxian, she would feel uncomfortable...

Nowadays, the chances of Liu Tianxian and Wei Yang working together are not high, but she still appreciates and likes Boss Wei's work.

"Nirvana in Fire" is the biggest competitor of "The Legend of Hua Xu", and Liu Shishi also starred in it. Liu Tianxian did not want to increase the other party's data, but there is no such concern for "Operation Mekong".

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Liu Tianxian couldn't help but look through her schedule to see when she would be free to go to the cinema to watch a movie.

With this in mind, Liu Tianxian couldn't help but open the Hualuo Professional Edition, which contains real-time box office data.

"Operation Mekong", which has been released for the third day, is the undisputed number one in the same period.

Movies that have not yet been released, such as "Monster Hunt", "The Pancake Man" and "Breaking the Wind", are ranked below.

It is worth mentioning that there is also a very famous movie here, called "The Crossing: Part Two".

Directed by Wu Baige, this blockbuster features an ultra-luxurious cast from China, Japan and South Korea, including Zhang Ziyi, Jin Chengwu, Song Hye Kyo, Huang Xiaoming, Nagasawa Masami, Qin Hailu, Yu Feihong and Tong Dawei, and will be released at the end of July.

Although "The Crossing" released at the end of last year did not perform well and the box office was less than 200 million yuan, some people still had high hopes for it.

It is even considered the only film that can block "Operation Mekong" in August.

As a result, the movie was a huge flop.

The first part at least had a box office of nearly 200 million, and the second part has been released for about a week and has grossed nearly 30 million so far.

You know, the investment cost of "The Crossing" series is nearly 400 million yuan. Theoretically, the two episodes need to make at least 1 to 1.1 billion yuan to break even. Now the combined box office of the two films is unlikely to reach 250 million yuan, and the producers are about to give up.

It is worth mentioning that the main producer of "The Crossing" is the previously mentioned Pony.

Due to many reasons such as the sudden death of the boss, the departure of key personnel, internal strife, etc., Xiaoma Pentium was already in danger, and the huge investment in "The Crossing" could be said to be its only lifeline.

Now, the straw is gone! Wu Baige's movie "Windtalkers" in Hollywood bankrupted MGM, and now two "The Crossing" movies have brought Pony to its doom.

LeTV, which was also the main producer and responsible for distribution, also suffered a big setback. When Boss Jia went abroad in the future, it is hard to say whether Director Wu had any role in this.

It doesn’t matter that the “film and television company killer” director Wu betrayed companies such as Xiaoma Pentium and LeTV and many big-name stars. As for the flop of “The Crossing: Part Two”, no other movie in August can surpass the brilliance of “Operation Mekong”.

The first day box office was 76.98 million! The next weekend box office fell back and exceeded 100 million! Today's box office statistics have not been completed yet. By the afternoon, the box office will be heading for 80 million. It may not be difficult to break 100 million in a single day.

The three-day box office will be at least 280 million, and is expected to reach 300 million.

With this box office trend, it is definitely impossible to stop at just over 1 billion. Although it is not as good as "Detective Chinatown" and "Monster Hunt", it is also very scary.

This data made "box office poison" Liu Tianxian very jealous.

As the most popular actress in the industry, Liu Tianxian's movie box office performance cannot even be ranked among the big stars, let alone the 85 flowers.

Da Mimi is the female star with the highest cumulative box office. Tang Yan has accumulated nearly 2 billion in box office thanks to the "Tiny Times" series. Zhao Liying only has one movie "My Deskmate", which has also exceeded 500 million+.

So far, Liu Tianxian has not even had a movie that grossed over 500 million yuan, let alone 300 million yuan.

Even because of her encounter with Wei Yang in the "Four" series, the movie she starred in, the highest-grossing movie in mainland China did not even reach 200 million yuan.

There is a movie called "The Forbidden Kingdom", which had good box office worldwide, but everyone knows who deserves the credit.

Fortunately, Liu Shishi has not made any movies yet, which leaves her with a fig leaf, otherwise she would really be at the bottom of the 85 flowers.

Even so, Liu Tianxian is still in a precarious situation. Who knows whether Liu Shishi will drop a trump card.

Therefore, Liu Tianxian is particularly eager for "The Legend of Hua Xu" to perform better, so that her popularity and exposure can explode. While consolidating her basic base, she will seek film resources again. At least if she has a movie that breaks 500 million, she can be considered to have caught up with the average.

Thinking of this, Liu Tianxian, who was having a headache, no longer wanted to watch Wei Yang's movie.

Most of the reasons why she is so miserable now are because of Wei Yang, who forced the 85 flowers to the top, making her extremely uncomfortable and forcing her to join this internal battle.

"I have to watch the movie. I won't give you the ticket money, so I'll watch a pirated version. I won't pay for Porn Station membership anymore. I'll use it from now on."

Liu Tianxian was full of resentment and said that she would not contribute any money to Boss Wei, so as to prevent him from giving all the money to the 85 flowers in the future and then ganging up on her.

I waited until the press conference ended and today's work finally came to an end.

Although Liu Tianxian had been filming for several months, she was not the type of person who liked to make friends. She did not have a close relationship with the leading actors. She wanted to leave after saying hello, but was stopped by Da Hei Niu.

"Xixi, if you're free tonight, let's go to Sanlitun together."

You called me Sissi too?!

Liu Tianxian glanced at Da Hei Niu. When filming "The Legend of Hua Xu", Huo Jianhua didn't flirt with her much. Instead, the second male lead Da Hei Niu, under the banner of a caring brother, was very attentive to her.

"Sorry, Brother Chen, I feel a little uncomfortable."

"Xixi, don't refuse. We are just getting together as a group. We haven't seen each other for a long time since the last wrap-up. If you don't want to go to the bar, we can find a quieter place."

Big Black Bull gave a few greetings, and a few others, who probably had discussed it before, joined in the commotion and persuaded them.

Huo Jianhua and Jiang Xin didn't say anything, but it seemed like they were planning to go. Liu Tianxian didn't want to be too out of place, so she simply nodded, but she also warned that she was really not feeling well and would leave if she felt uncomfortable later.

The others did not force it. Seeing that Liu Tianxian agreed, Big Black Bull patted his chest loudly and said that he would take care of everything, and regarded himself as the flower protector.

On the way there, Da Hei Niu wanted to take Liu Tianxian to sit in his car, but unfortunately Liu Tianxian was quick and took Guo Zhenni, who had a good relationship with the crew, to her own nanny car.

(End of this chapter)