Rant Show: I Angrily Criticized a Million Parents

Chapter 245 The Critics' Questions
Since all the actors except Zhou Yang are newcomers to the entertainment industry, the host focused most of the questions on Zhou Yang.

"Zhou Yang, why were you willing to take the risk of making such a low-budget film? The production team is all newcomers, and the main creators are not well-known. Is it because of what everyone is guessing—a money-grabbing scheme?" Zhou Yang paused slightly, just about to answer, when director Yan Fei interrupted.

"In fact, Zhou Yang only gave us a friendly price, which is higher than the prices charged by actors with lower profiles."

"The important thing is that Zhou Yang didn't take a single penny directly; instead, he used his salary to invest in the film, in order to make it better. If he lacked confidence and was just trying to make money, why would he risk investing all his salary into it?"

Upon hearing Yan Fei's explanation, enthusiastic applause quickly erupted in the room.

All the malicious speculations and slanders against Zhou Yang were refuted at this moment.

In fact, people are even more eager to see what an outstanding movie like "Hello Mr. Billionaire" is, which made Zhou Yang give up his salary and choose to invest in it with all his might.

Finally, November 7th arrived, marking the grand moment of the preview screening of "Hello Mr. Billionaire".

A group of media outlets, film critics, and loyal movie fans were given the rare opportunity to watch "Hello Mr. Billionaire" in advance.

Director Yan Fei and Zhou Yang, along with other members of the creative team, also personally visited Wanda Cinema to witness the preview screening.

If, after being tested by the industry, a film can win the approval of these discerning media outlets, film critics, and loyal fans, then it has almost already succeeded.

Soon, the ticket checking process began.

Zhou Yang, along with director Yan Fei and other key members of the production team, entered the theater together. For the sake of others' viewing experience, they specially chose the two front rows of seats.

Before the movie started, Yan Fei turned around and expressed his gratitude to the media and film critics behind him.

"Thank you all for taking the time to watch the movie 'Hello Mr. Billionaire.' On behalf of the film crew, I express my deepest gratitude."

As Yan Fei finished speaking, only a few scattered claps rang out in the audience.

Yan Fei sat down somewhat awkwardly, as if everyone wasn't very interested in this relatively unknown up-and-coming director.

No movies have started yet, and the media and film critics are occasionally discussing in hushed tones.

"As a seasoned viewer who has seen hundreds of comedies, I think this director knows absolutely nothing about comedy."

"Yes, do these young directors really understand comedy? We film critics are the real experts."

"Zhou Yang is not suited for comedy. I watched the trailer and found his performance very awkward!"

"If Wanda Investment hadn't invited me here, I wouldn't have wanted to waste my time watching this pre-screening movie."

"I have a dinner with Guo Jingming tonight, I hope I won't miss this terrible movie."

"..."

Hearing the discussions among the media and film critics, Yan Fei looked somewhat troubled. Zhou Yang gently patted his shoulder, indicating that he didn't need to worry.

As someone who has been through it all, Zhou Yang knows the true nature of these self-proclaimed film media and film critics.

Aside from established directors and superstars, they hold most up-and-coming directors and stars in contempt.

However, as long as you win them over with outstanding works or acting skills, they will immediately change their attitude and vie to praise you.

In short, they are brave and ruthless, and only care about profit!
However, they are also bullies who prey on the weak and fear the strong.

They're just opportunists!
However, seasoned moviegoers, aside from the media and film critics, seem very excited. They've already seen the trailer and it's already tickled their funny bone.

A moment later, the movie's opening theme began to play, and the audience gradually fell silent.

The film opens with a tense confrontation between Wang Duoyu and veteran actor Zhang Chenguang.

Wang Duoyu originally came to audition for the doorman position, arrogantly boasting that he was a late bloomer and claimed he could play football until he was sixty.

However, the old butler bluntly exposed his lie. "You've played for twenty years, mostly on lower-level teams, and you were suspended for two years for biting."

Wang Duoyu looked up in surprise, but Mr. Jin showed no sign of stopping.

"During those two years, you played for the women's soccer team."

The scene shifts, and Wang Duoyu, dressed in a women's soccer uniform and heavily made up, leans against the goalpost, swinging his legs and shouting, "Feng Yuxia, move a little over here!"

“You’ve also cooked Japanese food,” Mr. Kim continued.

The scene shifts again, showing Wang Duoyu lying naked on a tatami mat, surrounded by various delicacies, with several elderly Japanese women encircling him, performing a male version of Nyotaimori (female body sushi).

……

Finally, Mr. Jin delivered a classic summary.

"Within the bounds of the law, you've pushed your body to its limits!"

Upon seeing this, the theater erupted in a burst of enthusiastic laughter.

"Hahaha, that's hilarious! Wang Duoyu is really amazing!"

"However, Brother Yang's physique is truly incredibly strong! I wonder what that feeling would be like."

"Biting during a match? So Wang Duoyu is Suarez's successor!"

"Playing women's soccer is the most fun, haha, they're more womanly than women themselves, it's hilarious! Hahahaha!"

"His physique has reached its peak; it's truly admirable, haha."

"..."

Hearing the laughter around them, some veteran film critics began to feel uneasy; this kind of vulgar humor was completely unable to arouse their refined interest.

The movie continues, and Mr. Jin reveals to Wang Duoyu the 30 billion yuan inheritance left by his second grandfather, and presents two options.

First, Wang Duoyu could choose to spend 1 billion yuan extravagantly within a month in order to inherit the enormous 30 billion yuan fortune.

Secondly, he could also choose to easily take the ten million and leave.

In the cinema, the audience began to discuss the two options in hushed tones. Some supported Wang Duoyu spending the billion, while others supported him taking ten million and leaving.

However, everyone agrees that under Mr. Kim's conditions, it would be extremely difficult to spend the billion.

Ultimately, Wang Duoyu made the choice to spend all 1 billion yuan, and the audience became very interested in his behavior, wanting to see how he would spend this huge fortune.

Wang Duoyu then returned to the training base of the Daxing Football Team, where the scene was exceptionally comical.

In particular, the scene where he and his team booked out the entire venue sparked a lot of jokes.

Laughter echoed throughout the movie theater.

This time, even most media outlets and film critics couldn't help but burst into laughter.

However, a few film critics frowned and dismissed these jokes.

They felt the jokes weren't sophisticated enough and were far from the high-end performances of American comedy like Buster Keaton's.

Next, in pursuit of wealth, Wang Duoyu founded an investment company that specialized in investing in low-priced stocks and loss-making projects.

Surprisingly, every seemingly failed investment by Wang Duoyu turned out to be quite profitable. In the end, he not only did not lose a billion yuan, but also earned billions!
Wealth accumulates continuously and multiplies!
(End of this chapter)