Rant Show: I Angrily Criticized a Million Parents

Chapter 236 The Great Wall is upgraded, and I am not a medicine god!

This delighted the team members.

They initially thought Zhou Yang was a relatively unknown actor with a low income.

Compared to their former boss, Lao Hu, the gap was obviously huge, but their earning power exceeded their expectations.

When they first arrived at Lao Hu's studio, they were flattered, as the studio was known for its generosity, high income, and generous bonuses.

How much can a relatively unknown actor like Zhou Yang earn? Obviously, the prize money wouldn't be much.

Zhou Yang's generosity moved them, leading them to decide to work wholeheartedly for him.

Simultaneously.

The pre-release promotion for "Dying to Survive" is also underway.

Zhou Yang didn't even have time to rest, constantly following the film crew around to promote the movie.

Of course, all the attention was focused on the director and Xu Shanzheng, while Zhou Erwei was relatively overshadowed, and Zhou Yang received even less attention than Zhou Yang.

The host mostly asked questions to the director and Xu Shanzheng, while the questions asked to Zhou Yang were mostly unrelated to the movie.

Later, Zhou Yang understood and answered the questions following the host's train of thought.

"Zhou Yang, this is your first time acting in a movie, and you're acting alongside acting powerhouses like Xu Shanzheng and Zhou Erwei. Did you feel a lot of pressure?"

Zhou Yang answered directly: "I felt a lot of pressure, I had insomnia night after night, and I was nervous when acting. I just hope that the audience will not laugh at me after watching the film."

Xu Shanzheng and Zhou Erwei almost burst out laughing. Zhou Yang really thought they were under more pressure in the play.
In fact, they felt even more pressure when acting opposite Zhou Yang.

Zhou Yang's response gave the media another opportunity to hype the issue.

"#Zhou Yang frankly admits to feeling immense pressure; young actors reveal their true colors when facing veteran actors.#"

"#Edison Chen: The so-called 'talented' actor, created through hype, will eventually be exposed by reality.#"

"#Zhou Yang reveals to us the huge gap between the television industry and the film industry.#"

Ultimately, "Dying to Survive" was scheduled for release on July 5th.

Because this date falls during the domestic film protection month, there is no competition from Hollywood blockbusters, and almost no other competitive films are being released at the same time.

Xu Shanzheng and Wen Muye have great confidence in the performance of "Dying to Survive," believing that the film will definitely achieve good box office results.

Because the word-of-mouth will definitely explode!

However, on July 1st, just four days before the release of "Dying to Survive," some unpleasant news suddenly broke.

"The Great Wall," directed by Zhang Jimou, has had its release date moved up to July 5th.

The internet was flooded with promotion and discussion about "The Great Wall".

"Wow, Director Zhang has put on another lavish production this time, with Matt Damon, Pedro Pascal, Andy Lau, Zhang Hanyu, Lu Han, Peng Yuyan, Lin Erxin, and Deng Kai—it's absolutely star-studded!"

"I heard this movie cost nearly two hundred million dollars to make, I can't wait!"

"Judging from the promotional video, the scale is breathtaking!"

"I can't wait to see Brother Lu's new movie."

"..."

Xu Shanzheng and Wen Muye were somewhat apprehensive, but it was too late to withdraw the film from theaters now, so they had no choice but to bravely release it.

"Damn it, this method is too despicable!" Zhou Yang couldn't help but curse loudly.

According to the normal production cycle, "The Great Wall" should still be in post-production and is expected to be released at the end of August.

This early release is clearly intended to avoid the release of a batch of Hollywood blockbusters that will be released in August.

They're deliberately picking on the weak!

On Weibo, the creative team behind the movie "The Great Wall" is also promoting the film, actively sharing their experiences on the platform.

Jing Tian: "Hello everyone, my movie 'The Great Wall' will be released on July 5th. I hope everyone will go to the cinema to see it. Thank you for your support!" Wang Junkai: "Hello everyone, my movie 'The Great Wall' will be released on July 5th. I hope everyone will give it their support. #heart#"

Peng Yuyan: "This July, please watch the movie 'The Great Wall'. I guarantee it will be a visual feast for you!"

Cheng Xuedong: "After six months of hard work filming, the movie 'The Great Wall' is finally about to be released. I hope everyone will watch it on time."

Lu Han: "The movie 'The Great Wall' will be released on July 5th. I hope everyone will come and challenge the monsters and witness my heroic figure."

"..."

Among them, Lu Han received the most comments. His Weibo post garnered 20 million comments in less than two hours!

Moreover, the number of comments continues to soar.

Zhou Yang's promotional Weibo post has been up for several days, but it only has a few hundred thousand comments, which has made Lu Han's fans extremely excited.

"Haha, what do you mean by crushing them? This is just a tiny ripple in their popularity!"

"You really think you're something special just because of a few works? You're not even worthy to fetch Brother Lu's shoes!"

"The Lost Tomb was only held back by other people; compared to The Great Wall, your 'Dying to Survive' is utterly crushed!"

"The difference between a few hundred thousand and twenty million is something that can only be hoped for but never reached."

"..."

When Zhou Yang saw these fans' comments, he couldn't help but scoff. As someone who had been through it all, he knew perfectly well that "The Great Wall" had performed terribly at the box office.

Moreover, he is more confident this time because he is competing with "Dying to Survive" against "The Great Wall".

Finally, it was the early morning of July 5th. Xu Shanzheng, Zhou Yang, and Wen Muye dressed up and arrived at the movie theater with great enthusiasm.

They wanted to see firsthand how audiences would react to "Dying to Survive" and see if it could move them.

Although it was already past midnight, a long queue had already formed outside the movie theater.

However, to the embarrassment of the three, all of them were queuing up to see "The Great Wall," while very few people were queuing up to see "Dying to Survive."

Most people in the hall were discussing "The Great Wall".

"I can't wait! This lineup is absolutely amazing!"

"Brother Lu would look incredibly cool in his armor!"

"Matt Damon is a world-class superstar, this movie is definitely going to be of high quality!"

"Zhang Jimou is an internationally renowned director, how could his movies be bad?"

……

Hearing their discussion, Wen Muye felt somewhat embarrassed and disappointed, as if her own child had been born to someone else.

Zhou Yang patted Wen Muye on the shoulder and comforted him, "It's okay, it hasn't started yet."

A moment later, the ticket inspector began checking tickets, and the crowd entered the theater in an orderly fashion.

Zhou Yang took a closer look and found that, apart from the first three rows and the last two rows, almost all the other seats were occupied, indicating a high occupancy rate.

The movie begins with Cheng Yong, the owner of an Indian herbal oil shop, facing a crisis of having no money for his father's critical illness.

He was also pregnant with a wealthy man's child, and in order to fight for custody, he decided to take his son abroad.

The misfortunes in the story came one after another, making the audience very uncomfortable.

"Damn it, I used to always watch Zheng Ge act in comedies, I never thought he would have bad luck like this, I'm not used to it."

"The poor have no dignity and can't even protect their women. I know this all too well."

"Sigh, it's the same principle: a man can't live without money!"

"..."

(End of this chapter)