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Chapter 211 The movie failed, someone has to take the blame

"I came secretly to attend the movie preview. Yuxin must be very surprised."

A while had passed, but it was obvious that Yan Jiaheng still hadn't gotten over the look Shang Yuxin had given him just now.

Of course, he would not think about whether Shang Yuxin actually liked Xu Kong who was beside him.

Xu Kong did not interrupt Yan Jiaheng who was still daydreaming, but instead focused his attention on the movie that was about to begin.

In fact, the director of the movie that Shang Yuxin starred in is not a newcomer and is even well-known in the industry.

It has been shortlisted for several prestigious film festivals abroad.

Although it did not win any awards, the film has received good reviews so far.

……

"I don't have anything to say, let's watch the movie."

What was surprising was that during this preview, director Chang Dachun seemed a little uninterested.

One could even describe it as dejected.

Logically speaking, as a director, one should be quite excited when the other party's new movie is released, even if he has no confidence.

Xu Kong felt that it was most likely because of what Shang Yuxin had mentioned before, the various disputes between the director and the investors of her film.

In addition, he seemed to have participated in some foreign award selection some time ago, but was not even shortlisted, which probably brought him a big blow.

All in all, it can be seen that Chang Dachun, as a director, has actually given up completely.

There is a high probability that this movie will flop.

Xu Kong sighed helplessly. It seemed that Shang Yuxin was really unlucky when she chose to take on this role.

……

After the pre-screening interview session ended, the theater lights dimmed, the theater became quiet, and the movie officially entered the screening stage.

From some previous understanding, Xu Kong also roughly understood that this movie called "Feng Hua" was set in the last century and was a nostalgic and realistic theme.

However, when he actually saw the feature film, Xu Kong was still a little surprised.

He watched it for almost half an hour, and it wasn't that he was indifferent to the movie, but he just couldn't understand it at all.

It can be seen that Chang Dachun's personal style is very distinctive. When you think it is a realistic subject and the narrative is not difficult to understand, he suddenly inserts a long section of stream-of-consciousness shots.

There is actually nothing wrong with this way of shooting, and many art films have their own style.

The key is the story of the entire script, which is completely in the direction of a commercial film.

It tells the inspirational story of the heroine played by Shang Yuxin, who chose to go into business in that era and eventually achieved success.

Although the story is simple, it is a relatively complete commercial film framework.

If it's well shot, it won't look too bad.

But it is obvious that director Chang Dachun does not know how to make commercial films. The most important thing is that the narrative rhythm is a mess and the story cannot be told clearly.

And added too many things of my own style.

As a result, the entire movie presents an awkward feeling where even the characters and the plot cannot be self-consistent.

……

Of course, the most intuitive manifestation is Yan Jiaheng, who is sitting next to Xu Kong.

It was obvious that this guy was just trying hard to hold on for the first half hour.

If it weren't for the fact that Shang Yuxin was the lead actress, I probably would have given up long ago.

But even though it was Shang Yuxin, Yan Jiaheng fell asleep in the second half of the movie.

What’s more embarrassing is that after sleeping for a while, this guy actually started snoring.

Although because of the sound of the movie, not many people will hear it.

But it still attracted the attention of some people around.

Xu Kong originally didn't want to care, but people around him would look at him from time to time, so Xu Kong finally pushed the other person awake.

"finished?"

Yan Jiaheng, who was a little dazed from sleep, didn't react.

"almost……"

After being awakened by Xu Kong, Yan Jiaheng forced himself to watch the movie again.

But I can’t even watch it from the beginning, let alone now that I’ve woken up from a nap.

For the next few dozen minutes, my eyelids kept twitching.

It gives me a sense of falling asleep in class when I was a student.

……

As the lights in the theater came on, the more than two hours of torture for Yan Jiaheng finally came to an end.

You know what, the following plot is really boring.

Especially with Yan Jiaheng sleeping so soundly beside him, Xu Kong's sleepiness was aroused.

Fortunately, it is finally over now.

"Hello Director Chang, I would like to ask, what does the stream-of-consciousness plot in the middle want to express?"

Entered the media question session.

Xu Kong also realized at this time that it was not his problem.

Even those film critics who make a living by analyzing movie plots were obviously confused.

The key is that with such a simple story and a slightly faster pace, it would be a more standard commercial film.

Being able to make a simple story so abstract is a skill.

……

What surprised Xu Kong was that Yan Jiaheng woke up instantly as soon as the movie ended.

He also asked several questions very actively.

Of course, in fact, none of the questions were related to the movie itself. The main questions were about Shang Yuxin, such as her experience during filming or her own opinions.

He actually had no great interest in the film.

I just want more opportunities to interact with Shang Yuxin.

Even though Yan Jiaheng is quite abstract in private and seems not very smart in the way he speaks and does things.

But he is a public figure after all, and an actor of considerable fame, so he behaves like a human being in such public occasions.

……

In fact, after Xu Kong entered the cinema, he was secretly followed by many people.

The main reason is that he is very popular and famous now, especially the movie "The Long Season" some time ago, which received extremely high praise from most filmmakers and media.

And what is said most is that the whole drama has a movie-level texture.

So when Xu Kong appeared at the media preview this time, everyone still hoped that Xu Kong would take the initiative to ask two questions.

This way, there is one more topic to talk about.

Unfortunately, when the audience asked questions later, Xu Kong had no intention of participating. He sat in his seat very honestly and seemed to be listening attentively, but he was just listening quietly throughout the whole process.

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What’s even more distressing is that director Chang Dachun was actually scolded directly on the spot.

And the insults were quite harsh.

You have to know that although it was a media preview, after all, everyone was invited by the film company to attend. Even if they thought the movie was bad, they would still go back and criticize it when they write film reviews or video copy.

We should still give a little face to the people on the scene.

The person who scolded Chang Dachun was not a traditional film critic. He looked very young, probably in his twenties.

The most likely person is working in self-media.

"He took the investors' money and made a rubbish like this." "I suggest Director Chang consider changing his career in the future..."

……

This man kept cursing for more than a minute, and Chang Dachun was completely confused.

Obviously, this situation was not expected.

Even the host who was in charge of controlling the scene was obviously amateurish to an outrageous degree.

I waited until everyone had finished cursing before I remembered to take the microphone back.

However, this accident only happened to the film company and director Chang Dachun.

As for other media or film critics who were invited to attend, many of them couldn't help laughing out loud.

The main thing is this young film and television blogger. Although he uses dirty words, it’s true that he almost hits the point.

For example, there is the problem with the script. Director Chang Dachun is too self-indulgent. He doesn't tell the story well and only focuses on shooting some abstract stream-of-consciousness shots.

This proves that people watched the entire movie carefully.

Even Xu Kong agreed.

……

Due to this unexpected event, the media preview had to come to an abrupt end.

Xu Kong seemed to be in the mood to watch a show the whole time.

The main thing is that this matter has nothing to do with him, let alone the leading actress Shang Yuxin.

Having worked together before, Xu Kong was naturally familiar with Shang Yuxin's acting skills.

In fact, the biggest problem with this movie is that its positioning and ideas are too unclear.

If it was shot as a stream-of-consciousness art film with a tendency towards magical realism from the beginning, the box office would not be high, but it would definitely be liked by some art film fans.

Maybe it can even be shortlisted for some foreign film festivals, which would be considered a success in terms of honor and reputation.

Or it can be directly made into a commercial genre film. Under such a story framework, although there will not be any innovation, as long as the story is told clearly, the box office will not be too low.

However, this type of film has no specific audience at all and is doomed to fail both in terms of reputation and business.

……

"Then I'll go back first."

Yan Jiaheng said that he wanted to look for Shang Yuxin, and Xu Kong said something and left alone.

Su Zhi's first concert in Beijing is almost ready.

In a few days, we will start the ticket sales process.

As a guest, Xu Kong will definitely attend the subsequent rehearsals.

At this time, Xu Kong already had some ideas about his next drama.

Because he had promised Yu Yaqing before, Xu Kong also planned to let Fengqing Entertainment invest in this drama.

However, some specific details of the project still need to be discussed with Feng Ge for a while.

There is definitely no problem with investing in Fengqing Entertainment. The most important thing is that Xu Kong is still an artist under Fengge. His remuneration and other expenses must be negotiated according to normal procedures.

After all, Fengge will take a commission.

Of course, with the previous experience of cooperation with Penguin Video, these should not be too troublesome.

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What Xu Kong didn't expect was that the movie "Feng Hua" starring Shang Yuxin became unexpectedly popular after only a small-scale preview.

Of course, if the attention is gained through normal reputation, it is definitely a good thing.

Most movies that choose to be screened have similar purposes.

But this time, "Feng Hua" did not become popular because of its high reputation, but because it was too bad, and the video of director Chang Dachun being scolded on the spot made it a hot topic.

"I don't know how the movie is, but it's really funny that the director was scolded at the preview!"

"Is it really that bad? Chang Dachun's reputation has always been good. Although the quality of Shang Yuxin's previous films was not very good, her acting skills should be fine, right?"

"I'm in Beijing and I got a ticket for the preview. I really like Chang Dachun's previous works, but this one is really hard to describe."

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This incident itself was actually just the fuse.

What’s more crucial is that the media and film critics who attended the preview of the movie, regardless of their size, and even some ordinary audiences who watched the preview, all gave unanimous negative reviews.

Some people think that the movie is bad, maybe because of its style, genre, or various other reasons.

But when everyone who has seen it says that this movie is garbage, there is no doubt that this movie is most likely a complete and utter rubbish.

And anyone who knows a little about the film industry should know this.

The advance screening is for the promotion of the movie.

In any case, the film company will definitely take the initiative to buy some promotional materials and ask film critics or bloggers who have fans online to help promote it.

But this time, even some very small film and television bloggers with only tens of thousands of fans did not show up.

It's like walking in the middle of nowhere.

This movie is so bad that even some small bloggers are unwilling to take it for the sake of their own reputation.

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Things are far from over here.

Because of the preview, the reputation of the movie "Feng Hua" has been ruined.

When it was officially released three days later, the box office on the first day reached a staggering 700 million.

You know, even Chang Dachun’s previous art films with a strong personal style did not perform so badly.

What's more, this time there are first-line actors like Shang Yuxin who have their own traffic participating in the show.

This result is not enough to recover the cost, and it is estimated that it is not even enough to cover the initial publicity and promotion expenses.

The most crucial issue is still the word of mouth. The score directly reached 3.9, which is the lowest score among bad movies.

No one was spared, from the director to the lead actress Shang Yuxin. People were no longer just criticizing them online, but were actually being mocked by the public.

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In addition, as the investor of the film, Xincheng Pictures, a relatively small company, was the first to pass the buck.

He directly began to accuse director Chang Dachun of his stubbornness throughout the entire film preparation, shooting, and post-production stages.

Anyway, the reason why this movie turned out like this and made them lose money is because they chose the wrong director in the first place.

As for Chang Dachun, of course he didn't recognize it.

He soon issued a statement, saying that it was all due to various interventions and interferences from investors, including changing the script and manipulating his creative ideas.

Even Chang Dachun directly refused to acknowledge that "Feng Hua" was his work.

In fact, Xu Kong didn't find this situation too surprising.

After all, he had already known from Shang Yuxin that there was a conflict between the director and the investors.

Now that the movie has failed in both reputation and box office, it is only normal for the two sides to quarrel with each other.

However, this public opinion storm only lasted about a day.

The two parties who were arguing fiercely suddenly began to calm down.

The most likely scenario is that someone has acted as a mediator, or both sides know that this will not be a good thing for either side.

As for how to stop the current public opinion and criticism that is unfavorable to them.

Their choice was directed to the leading actress Shang Yuxin.

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(End of this chapter)