Huayu: When the director changed his major

Chapter 165 Girlfriend's Reward
A Wanda Cinema in Yanjing.

Boy: "Watch The Banquet. It has Liu Ye and Qin Lan in it. It's an epic movie."

Girl: "Honey, let's watch Life Events. I've seen a lot of people promoting it, and I want to see what it's like."

Cheng Xi heard a couple behind him struggling to decide which movie to watch.

Listening to their analysis, I thought that my promotional strategy was indeed more effective on girls.

It seems that women really like to join in the fun and be more emotional.

I don’t pay attention to historical blockbusters or interpretations of the Hongmen Banquet.

Boys are relatively rational.

He also doesn't want to take his girlfriend to watch funeral-themed movies.

After two consecutive days of promotion in Seoul, Cheng Xi returned to Yanjing on Saturday night.

After all, Yanjing is the base camp, and there are still many things to deal with.

Now he is asking Reba to accompany him to see what the feedback from the first-line market is like.

Of course, both of them were fully armed with hats and masks.

As for the roadshow promotion, let Zhang Mingzhong lead the main creators for the time being.

Friday’s first-day box office figures were also released at noon today.

"Life Events" earned 910 million, while its rival "The Banquet" earned 1150 million.

This time Lu Chuan is in a good position, although the box office on the first day is not that high.

But this is Friday, which means the box office is mainly at night, so it is obvious that the box office on Saturday will be higher.

Therefore, "The Banquet" also posted four or five Weibo posts in a row to celebrate its first-day box office ranking.

And @醉白, let Cheng Xi keep going.

This made it really difficult for Cheng Xi to evaluate his cheap senior brother.

When Jiang Wen's "Let the Bullets Fly" was released at the end of last year, the box office on the first day just reached 3000 million, and the total box office was 6.37 million.

Lu Chuan felt that the first-day box office of 1150 million for his film "The Banquet" was not bad, and it was expected to be even better tomorrow, Saturday.

If converted, there is a chance to exceed 2 million, or even higher.

Cheng Xi’s investors include the main creators and some teachers and friends who care about him.

I was also a little surprised to see that the box office of "Life Events" on the first day was only 900 million.

After all, this movie needs more than 200 million to make a profit.

A first-day box office of 900 million is not a good sign.

"Yesterday was a half-day, and the screening schedule wasn't as high as 'The Banquet,' and many people were initially hesitant about funeral themes."

"It's pretty good to have this box office, no need to comfort me, this is normal, no need to worry."

This is what Cheng Xi was thinking: don’t be in a hurry, let the bullet fly for a while.

After all, everyone has a preconceived notion about funeral themes, especially male couples are reluctant to bring their children to watch them.

There are still many people who don't want to violate taboos, which is normal.

The subsequent film review segment is the key to reversing public opinion, and Cheng Xi has already started to ask Jin Xiaoluo to arrange it.

Waiting for Cheng Xi's order at any time to launch a full-scale offensive.

At this time, the couple queuing up to buy tickets behind were still discussing which movie was better.

Suddenly the boy had an idea and said:

"Honey, Daniel Wu is in The Banquet."

"Oh, there's Daniel's husband, I didn't even realize that. Then let's watch 'The Banquet'!"

When the boy heard him calling her "wife" and she calling Daniel Wu "husband", the corners of his mouth twitched.

Cheng Xi found it funny when he heard the couple say this while waiting in line.

He got naughty for a moment, and then said to Reba in an exaggerated way:

"Really, baby? Zhu Yilong has a stripping scene in 'Life Events'? And he's stripping alone? And he's got a great body? Eight-pack abs!"

"Okay, then let's watch Life Events!"

"Hello, let's buy two copies of 'Life Events'!"

Reba watched her brother performing exaggeratedly and thought it was a pity that he didn't become an actor.

You should come to our acting department.

So Cheng Xi saw that the couple had a disagreement again and couldn't help but grin.

Just want this effect.

Who gave you the audacity to actually want to watch "The Banquet"? I'm trying to prevent you from making a bad mistake.

Reba saw the whole process of her brother doing bad things and couldn't help but say:

"Brother, you are so mean."

At 8:25 p.m., Cheng Xi and Reba successfully entered the cinema.

Cheng Xi roughly observed the attendance rate and found it was quite good.

There are still five minutes left before the movie starts, and the seats are already about 7% full.

The seats should be more than 8% full later, so the publicity is indeed effective.

After a while, the movie dragon logo appeared.

Cheng Xi seemed to have seen the couple who were discussing just now, who entered the venue at the end.

"Look at me, little cutie. I've managed to get two more tickets for our movie."

Reba looked in the direction Cheng Xi pointed and smiled softly.

Sometimes I feel that my brother is very mature and is the boss of the studio who has the final say.

Sometimes I feel that he is very childish, and occasionally he still seems childish.

However, this kind of Cheng Xi makes Reba feel very real and cute.

Thinking of this, Reba slowly snuggled into Cheng Xi's arms.

A sense of security and dependence came over me.

She loves relying on her brother too much.

The cinema was relatively quiet at first, but later Xiaowen kept saying "Grandma said".

And the part about eating garlic and playing mahjong.

Everyone laughed.

"My colleague recommended this movie to me yesterday, saying it's not what everyone thinks it is, but a very sunny and healing film."

"It's true."

When Cheng Xi heard this, he wanted to laugh.

It is true that sunshine can heal, but crying can really kill you.

As the plot slowly unfolded, everyone was immersed in it.

“The collision between the Seoul dialect and the Sichuan and Chongqing dialects is very interesting.”

"Yes, it has a very down-to-earth feel, unlike other movies nowadays which are so fake and too far away from everyone."

The death of the little girl in the hospital brought Mo Sanmei and Xiaowen closer together.

At this point, Mo Sanmei told Xiaowen a white lie that people will turn into stars in the sky after they die.

At night, when Xiaowen missed her grandmother, she would listen to her grandmother's voice.

Looking at the sky, tears were flowing.

In this section, it is obvious that the audience was moved by the scene.

Not only for Xiaowen, but also for the people I love.

Then Xiaowen introduced Mo Sanmei to a big business worth 30 yuan, which was to hold a grand funeral for her grandmother's dance partner.

Audiences who have watched enough films can tell that this part is inspired by Chen Peisi's film "The Filial Son and the Good Grandson Are Waiting on Them".

The ending also makes people laugh first and then fall silent.

Mo Sanmei's father also criticized him and the two started arguing.

When Xiaowen reached school age, she was enrolled in a kindergarten.

Xiaowen drew the three people "going to heaven" as "people planting stars."

Now everyone who follows Zuibai knows that this is what people who plant stars mean.

I can't help but feel that Teacher Zuibai is really romantic.

When Reba saw this, she also remembered the behind-the-scenes footage of her brother with a black face as he was about to cry in the MV.

I knew that my brother was thinking of grandma at that time.

Although she has watched this movie several times, she is still proud of Cheng Xi.

Who could make such a profound movie while still in college?

"Brother, don't be sad, I will always be with you in the future."

Reba thought to herself.

Later, Xiaowen performed a show where the filial son hit the bowl, which made the whole audience burst into laughter.

Cheng Xi specifically observed the frequency and location of everyone's laughter, which was basically the same as the previous analysis.

It can be seen that movies are mostly popular art, and the points of empathy among everyone are very similar.

If you insist on being innovative and emphasizing artistic expression, that's fine, but don't expect a high box office.

Wanting to make the music too highbrow for the masses, and then blaming the audience for not understanding, is a big taboo for the director to please himself.

Later, Zhu Yilong and Mr. You Benchang had a scene where they discussed death in the hospital.

Whether it was the dialogue or the acting, Cheng Xi was still very moved when he watched it again.

"Life is like a book. Everyone must turn to the last page."

"Yes, some of them are periods, and some are ellipsis."

"In life, there is nothing more important than death."

Seeing this, Cheng Xi asked himself whether his life had an exclamation mark drawn on it by accident?

At this time, Cheng Xi looked at Reba next to him and hugged her gently.

He gave her a gentle kiss on the forehead.

No matter what, Reba is by my side in this life, and she and Nazha both belong to me.

In this life, I, Cheng Xi, want to put a complete end to it.

The same was true for the audience in the cinema, who were all deeply moved by what they saw.

Just as Xiaowen and Mo Sanmei's feelings were growing stronger day by day, Xiaowen's biological mother wanted Mo Sanmei to return Xiaowen to her.

Mo Sanmei disagreed at first, but she softened her heart and agreed to give a few days to prepare.

On this day, he took the initiative to accompany Xiaowen to the kindergarten parent-child class.

Try your best to win the competition and perform a show for everyone as compensation to Xiaowen.

Finally, Xiaowen drew a portrait of Mo Sanmei for him and said:

"I know you're all lying to me. I'll never see my grandma again."

"But I'm not afraid."

"Because I do, Dad."

Seeing this, the audience empathized with the two actors and was also amazed at their acting skills, especially Zhou Ye's naturalness and Zhu Yilong's restrained eye contact.

It deeply touched every audience.

"I recommended it to my friends when I got home. It's such a great movie."

"Yes, I'll give it a full score on Douban when I get back."

When Reba saw this scene, she felt the same way.

At that time, she longed for her father to be by her side like this.

Cheng Xi also noticed Reba's expression and held her tightly with his hands.

Said softly:

"Brother will be here from now on, and he won't leave you alone."

Reba was moved and came to Cheng Xi's ear and said:

"Okay, Daddy, you can never leave me."

Cheng Xizheng nodded emphatically.

After the heartwarming scene, the audience guessed that there would be some sad scenes later.

But I didn't expect it to be so painful.

Watching Xiaowen being put into the taxi called by his biological mother by Mo Sanmei, and when the car drove away.

Xiaowen desperately shouted to get out of the car, first calling for his third brother, and then directly calling for his father.

Mo Sanmei regretted it at this time and chased after him desperately.

On a rainy night, I couldn't catch up until my flip-flops ran away.

All I could see was the taxi driving away.

At that moment, the audience's hearts broke along with the third brother.

He hopes Xiaowen can be with her biological mother, but he also doesn't want her to be separated from her third brother.

Before everyone could react, Mo Sanmei's father passed away again.

His father gave Mo Sanmei a task, asking him not to send himself out in the traditional way.

It's about saving money and looking good.

Finally, Mo Sanmei came up with an idea to use fireworks to display her father's ashes.

Placed on the shore of Tianxingzhou Yangtze River Bridge.

As the fireworks rose brilliantly into the sky, everyone's hearts were healed.

The fireworks are so similar to life, both are so fleeting!
"Life is as brilliant as a summer flower, and death is as quiet and beautiful as an autumn leaf."

They finally understood the true meaning of one of the promotional copy.

Zhu Yilong's eye acting also gave everyone a great shock, as if they were meeting this actor for the first time.

"Is this really Zhu Yilong? His acting skills are amazing!"

"I didn't expect Zuibai to actually train actors?"

After the fireworks were set off, Mo Sanmei received a call saying that Xiaowen was missing.

Then everyone anxiously searched for Xiaowen all night.

Finally I went back to heaven, but still couldn't find it.

But suddenly a familiar child's voice shouted:

"Third Brother!"

It's Xiaowen.

She still had the familiar Nezha look, holding the Nezha gun, and ran towards Mo Sanmei anxiously.

So cute and heartbreaking.

"Where have you been? I asked you where have you been?"

“What if it gets kidnapped by bad guys? What if it gets lost?”

At this time, Xiaowen cried sadly and said:
"My father taught Mo Sanmei."

"My home is at No. 73, Huaian Road, Yuhua District, Jiangcheng City, Shangtiantang."

Finally, she wiped her tears and said in a stubborn tone:
"I won't lose it!"

At this time, Cheng Xi clearly heard the sound of crying one after another in the theater.

Even Reba, who had watched it several times, started sobbing.

My brother filmed this scene so well, but it was also so tear-jerking.

When my father sent me to the Art College, I cried even more aggrieved than this.

Thinking of this, Reba saw her brother reach out for a tissue and wipe her tears.

"Do you miss your daddy, little cutie?"

"Yeah, I miss my brother too."

Don't think about your brother, this is a funeral film, my dear child.

The last scene is of the other two people who went to heaven getting married.

Walk from the wedding shop next door to the funeral shop next door called "Go to Heaven".

This picture is both funny and thought-provoking.

At the end of the movie, the three people who went to heaven, as well as Xiaowen's mother and daughter, sat side by side in front of the stairs.

They all looked up at the stars shining faintly in the dark sky beyond the antenna.

The hearts of the crowd, which were still upset after the previous scene, gradually calmed down as the picture unfolded.

At this time, the big screen gradually dimmed.

The words "Life Events" appeared again.

At the same time, the lights in the cinema suddenly came on, and the big screen began to show the warm scenes of Xiaowen and Mo Sanmei getting along with each other.

The ending song is "My Love from the Stars" which many people know.

"Twinkle, twinkle star,
Which one is your eye?

Pieces of clouds,
Floating in the sky and falling into my heart."

The audience listened to the songs and watched the warm scenes on the screen.

No one wants to leave, and their hearts are healed again.

When we left the cinema, Cheng Xi happened to be waiting in the ticket hall for Reba to touch up her makeup in the bathroom.

I saw that the guy who wanted to watch "The Banquet" before was also waiting for his girlfriend.

He glanced at Cheng Xi and said:

"Hey, man, you tricked us into watching Life Matters. But it's not a bad movie, it's pretty good!"

Cheng Xi smiled when he heard it.

In fact, he was not lying. Zhu Yilong did take off his clothes, but he took them off with Qiao Shan.

At this time, Reba came out after finishing her makeup and was watching her brother chatting with the person from before.

"Brother, let me make it up to you. How about giving you an autograph from Reba?"

"Ah, is this true? Man, my girlfriend really likes Reba."

At this time, when Reba heard her brother say this, she thought he was going to plot something again.

"Brother, have you received the poster? Give it to me."

"I got it. My girlfriend insisted on getting it. To be honest, I think it's a bit unlucky."

"Hahaha"

Cheng Xi finished laughing, went to the ticket office to borrow a pen, and gave it to Reba:
"Little cutie, it's time for you to show your talent."

So Reba smiled at her brother, knowing what he was going to do.

Of course, my brother couldn’t see my smile because I was wearing a mask.

Reba picked up the pen and started writing quickly.

"By the way, buddy, what's your girlfriend's last name?"

This guy looked a little confused. What was going on?

But he still replied:

"The last name is Dong."

Reba heard it and wrote another sentence -

I wish Miss Dong sweet love and 99% happiness.

"By the way, buddy, do you like Zui Bai?"

"Drunk white my idol!"

Cheng Xi smiled, took out the poster again, signed Zui Bai's name, and wrote:

"I wish you a happy baby soon, starting tonight."

Afterwards, Cheng Xi and Reba left the theater, thinking:

Buddy, I can only help you so far.

Let’s see how your girlfriend rewards you tonight.

Grasp it!

The guy didn't take it seriously, thinking it was just two people joking around.

When his girlfriend came out, her eyes were still red.

"Baby, don't cry."

"What do you know! This movie is so good! I'm going to recommend it to my bestie tomorrow and let her cry too."

"But I would say this is a comedy, tricking her into coming in and killing her."

After saying that, Miss Dong started laughing again.

After chatting with her boyfriend for a few words, Miss Dong finally realized what was scribbled on the poster and said angrily:
"What's wrong with you? You got the poster dirty just by holding it for a moment."

"Uh, just written by two weird people, the ones who bought tickets before us."

Miss Dong picked it up and looked at it, then exclaimed:
"What! Reba! Zuibai?"

So she immediately picked up her phone and took out a signed photo of Reba that her best friend had sent her.

Zooming in and comparing carefully, he screamed in surprise:
"Reba, it's really Reba!!! And Zuibai!!!"

"Husband, where are they?"

"Ah? Are they really? They left a long time ago!"

"I love you, honey. You let me get my two favorite autographs. Come on, let's go back and I'll reward you tonight!"

The brother saw the look in his girlfriend's eyes and knew what the reward meant for her when she returned home.

I couldn't help but feel pleasantly surprised, and secretly thanked the guy just now!
But, is he really Zui Bai? !
And the one next to her is Reba?

Looking at how intimate they were, he called me brother.

Are they together?
But no matter what, I’m so lucky that I didn’t choose "The Banquet" today!

But don’t even mention that you’ll get a reward from your girlfriend for this, hehe!

You can mention requests that you normally wouldn't agree to tonight.
(End of this chapter)