Huayu: When the director changed his major

Chapter 149: You won’t cry again if you lose, right?
Drunk White:

[Director Lu Chuan said that making movies is the most important thing for a director, but I beg to differ.

There are bigger things in our lives.

The new movie "Life Events" will begin preparations today with a budget of 100 million!

I also hope that Director Lu’s box office revenue this time can exceed my budget.

@Zuibai Studio @Youku @Sohu @Wanda Films @Lu Chuan】

After Cheng Xi’s Weibo post, Sohu, Youku and WanDa also announced the launch of new film projects.

Of course, they were not as straightforward as Cheng Xi said.

He also directly @ed Lu Chuan's face.

As soon as several Weibo posts were released, the first thing that was discovered was the internet army that attacked Zuibai.

They didn't expect that Zuibai could quietly launch the film project within a week.

He even boasted about one hundred million.

So he immediately started to mock again:

[Your budget isn't even real, yet you're still comparing it to box office results. Why don't you just say it's 100 billion? Director Lu's budget definitely isn't as high as yours.]

Are movie promotions these days all that exaggerated? "The Banquet" only made 7000 million. If you raise it to million or even million, I don't think it would be enough.

"A movie that's finished in less than a week is definitely a dud. And you're talking about 'Life Events'? You're in big trouble."

However, the three partners also released announcements on Weibo.

He also said that all funds have been raised and casting will begin today.

Gradually, netizens felt that this seemed to be for real.

Cheng Xi also chose a netizen's comment to reply.

[Netizen: Mr. Zuibai, I'm your fan and support your new movie. But I also hope the promotion can be more down-to-earth.]

Zuibai replied: Thank you for your support. The 1 million yuan in funding for the new film has been fully allocated, and not a single dollar has been wasted. Everyone is welcome to supervise.

Along with the reply, there was also a screenshot of an account dedicated to the film project, which clearly showed a balance of 9000 million.

This time, netizens were completely unable to hold back and everyone counted how many zeros there were at the end.

[Drunk director. Awesome, this is the most zeros I've ever seen in my life! ]

[Is this the life of the wealthy? Just a random picture, 90 million!?]

I didn't expect Director Zui to be so honest. He's been saying his budget for other films is several times higher, but if it were me, I'd definitely say it was 300 million!

But there are also a few picky netizens who are still jumping around and finding fault.

[Isn't this still 10 million short? ]

[If you don’t have 100 million, don’t exaggerate! ]

This time, Cheng Xi didn't even need to take action, netizens naturally subdued them.

[According to the other three companies, the film has already started casting and has even invested. The script and pre-production work must be done already, doesn't that cost money?]

[The above person is right. Don't let these haters lead the way. Even if it's a 90 million investment, who wouldn't say 100 million or 200 million?]

After these critical netizens were criticized to pieces, no one anymore said that the 100 million yuan budget was untrue.

Instead, they turned around and attacked Cheng Xi for what he did to Lu Chuan.

Not only netizens, but also friends from the Film Academy and Cheng Xi's real life.

It’s so shocking to see Cheng Xi dare to confront a famous director.

All shocked!

I originally thought that Zuibai was criticized by his senior and was ready to play ostrich and avoid the fight.

I didn't expect that he had secretly planned something big and directly launched a movie project.

He also named it "Life Events" in response and @Lu Chuan, mocking his new movie for having no box office success.

You have to know that at this time Lu Chuan had not yet filmed "Nine-story Demon Tower", and "The Banquet" had not yet been released, and the box office results had not yet come out.

His previous film "Kekexili" had a good reputation, and although "Nanjing Nanjing" was very controversial, it still had box office success.

He is also a new and emerging director who is being supported by Han Sanping.

So Lu Chuan is still recognized by some movie fans.

The budget of Cheng Xi's new movie is 100 million yuan, which means that Cheng Xi mocked Lu Chuan's new movie for not even having a box office of 100 million yuan.

You have to know that "The Banquet" was invested with more than 1.5 million yuan, and the box office must be at least million yuan to break even.

If it is really less than 100 million, then it would be a huge loss.

This "The Banquet" can be regarded as an ambitious production of China Film Group and Lu Chuan, and is intended to be a benchmark commercial blockbuster in China.

Therefore, the hope for the box office is very high, and this time Cheng Xi has hit their sore spot.

Cheng Xi still has some impression of "The Banquet". At that time, it only recovered a small amount of box office revenue based on its cost.

He suffered a huge loss, so he said that Lu Chuan's box office was not as good as his budget.

You want to ruin my Zuibai reputation and my job.

Even if you are a senior in the film academy, don't blame me for touching your sore spot.

When the box office figures come out, I guess that’s when you’ll be truly dumbfounded.

The entry #Hope your box office can exceed my budget also became a hot search on Weibo as the incident fermented.

[Isn't it a bit too much for Director Zuibai to criticize his senior like this? ]

[What the above person said is wrong. It was Lu Chuan who criticized Zui Bai first. And Zui Bai also wanted to let his work speak for itself. What's so wrong about that?]

[Yes, this is the spirit of a young director. I support Zui Bai in defeating these people who rely on their age to bully others.]

But what Cheng Xi didn't expect was that by openly criticizing Lu Chuan, he actually gained a large number of young fans.

It seems that everyone suffers from seniority. Today's young people are all born in the 90s, and their ideas are very different from before.

They are often called the "Beat Generation" by those born in the 70s and even older. They are tired of hearing such remarks.

The chicken soup didn't work either.

Even if you work 996 and listen to your boss, you still can't afford to buy a house or get married.

It was these old guys who harmed me.

So the Internet was divided into two factions, one supporting Zuibai and the other criticizing Zuibai.

The two sides refused to give in to each other and were very happy.

China Film.

"Lu Chuan, how's the filming progress going on your end?"

Zuoshandiao Han Sanping asked softly.

"Third Master, I came here to ask for the last installment of funds from you."

"Why, were you provoked by a junior?"

"I was just being honest. 'Go Princess Go' is such a bummer! The director from the management department is really not that good."

What Lu Chuan meant by this sentence is of course that the directing department where he and Han Sanping are located is the authentic film academy and the authentic director.

“Of course the Directing Department is our main department, but you have to remember that the academy has more than just the Directing Department.”

"It's fine if you just want to complain to me, but don't spread it around. Everyone in the academy is a group, so how come Xiao Cheng is your junior brother?"

"Yeah, I was just giving my junior brother some advice. It's fine if the media just jumped in on the fun, but Zuibai is directly attacking me on Weibo."

"What's he talking about? He's much more polite than you said. Besides, Xiao Cheng is so young, but his achievements are better than ours."

"And don't think I don't know your team's bad ideas. You just take advantage of others' popularity. How dare you?"

Lu Chuan was a little dissatisfied when he heard this and said:
"This marketing thing isn't exactly freeloading; it's also saving us all money. Besides, it's fine if he's just filming a TV series, but I don't believe he's really that good at making movies."

"This time, he actually invested 100 million yuan, just to vent his anger. He is really young and full of energy, and has never been beaten by society."

When he was 30 years old and filming "Looking for the Gun", he also had high aspirations.

I thought to myself that I had written a script that was liked by both Han Sanping and Jiang Wen at the age of 30, so I boasted about how great I was.

At that time, I was given all kinds of titles of genius.

In the end, she was still made to cry by that bandit Jiang Wen on the set.

No, they both broke up.

Thinking of this, Lu Chuan continued:
"It's fine if he mocked me, but the problem is that he also mocked 'The Banquet' for not even a hundred million at the box office. Third Master, he doesn't take us old people seriously."

"Then show some strength and finish the filming as soon as possible."

"Third Master, have you heard anything about Zui Bai's new movie? When will it be released?"

"It's called 'Life Events,' a film about funerals. According to Wanda, they plan to release it in about three to four months."

"A funeral theme? A 100 million yuan film was completed in more than three months? Are you kidding me? I've been shooting for a year, and now it's expected to take another six months!"

"You wanted to film this topic before, didn't you? What do you think? The younger generation is pushing the older generation out, right? They are more courageous than you."

"Third Master, I want to have a duel with this junior fellow apprentice. Do you support me?"

Lu Chuan's eyes flickered as she asked the question she wanted to ask most.

"What do you mean by a duel? If you want the films to be released at the same time, just hurry up and finish filming. A duel is between opponents of the same level, and he's not one of them yet."

When Lu Chuan heard this, she laughed.

I understand what Zuoshandiao means.

It’s ok to release it at the same time, it depends on your progress.

It's not a boxing match. He is not good enough to fight with you.

After getting this answer, he felt relieved.

Next, the work will speak for itself, and he has absolute confidence in this.

I expect to complete my current film within half a year. If I work hard, I may be able to finish it in four months.

This guy is very popular among young people, so by sticking with him, I can save some publicity and promotion costs.

Attract more young people to come in and buy tickets.

If this young man can make better movies than me while he is still studying, I will stop hanging around in the director circle.

But is it possible? Absolutely impossible.

So after chatting with Han Sanping, Lu Chuan immediately replied to Cheng Xi's Weibo post:
[Junior brother, I also wish you a box office of over 100 million.]

Also, I hope you don’t give up halfway through your first filming. I look forward to having The Banquet released with you. @醉白]

This highly explosive statement immediately sparked heated discussions among netizens.

This Lu Chuan is even more cruel than Zui Bai.

Zuibai just wishes him a box office of over 100 million.

Here, "Drunk White" is a movie with a budget of 1 million yuan, and you also wish it to exceed million yuan.

He also hinted that he didn't know how to make a film and that the production might be difficult.

And they will be released together to compete with each other.

Reba, Zhang Tianai and other people from Zuibai Studio, and people from Mahua Group.

Friends and fans of Zuibai.

Classmates and teachers.

Seeing this, I can't help but feel that Lu Chuan is going too far.

When Cheng Xi saw this, he smiled without saying anything and replied:
[Director Lu, it's fine to have a fight, but you won't cry again if you lose, right?]

When Lu Chuan saw this, her defenses were completely broken.

(End of this chapter)