Huayu: From Prisoner to Movie King

Chapter 612 618 Follow-up
Although the 618 Shopping Festival has passed, the craze caused by the celebrity group buying model is still continuing.

The number of registered users of Fanfou exceeded 618 million on the day of 5000, and user activity doubled. Some users posted Weibo comments on their own accounts, while others discussed in the comment sections of celebrities. Basically, they were discussing things related to the 618 Shopping Festival.

This trend has even spread to other websites and forums, especially Sina Weibo.

At around 19: p.m. on the th, the first unofficial ranking of the amount of goods sold by celebrities was officially released, with Jiang Yiyan undisputedly topping the list.

This was also within the public's expectations. After all, he was the chief eunuch, so it was normal for him to take a shortcut and win the championship.

What really caused controversy was that Yao Dazui surpassed other members of the sister group and appeared in the second place on the wild list.

Although Yao Dazui has always been a top star on Fanfou, "Along the Way with Flowers" has been so popular recently, and he has the advantage of being close to the water and getting the moon first, how could he not be able to compare to you, Yao Dazui?
So fans of the group, variety show fans, and sole fans all started to make a fuss, questioning the authenticity and reliability of this wild list.

Yao Dazui is not alone on Fanfou. Over the past few months, he has won over a group of fans. Although he cannot be on par with them, he can still give and take.

The debate over this ranking once topped the Fanfou hot search list.

In view of the fact that some second- and third-tier celebrities with good sales performance have taken the initiative to announce their own achievements, many people hope that the sister group and Yao Chen can also make their performance public, so as to avoid arguing without any result.

Yao Chen immediately released her own achievements. Her main products were two types of induction cookers, one high and one low. The period from 08 to 12 was the peak period for the sales of induction cookers.

These two products usually sell well, and thanks to her fame and the scale of group purchases, she was able to get unprecedented low prices, and naturally received strong support from her "family members".

After Yao Chen announced the total sales, countless people flocked to the sister group’s Fanfou Weibo homepage, urging the sister group to open the boxes and unlock the secrets.

Soon, the sister group gave a unified reply: June 6 at 22 pm, LeTV, Mango, and Blueberry, so stay tuned.

Passersby who were just joining in the fun felt puzzled when they saw this reply, but viewers who had watched "Along the Way with Flowers" immediately understood that this was the broadcast time for the next episode, and that the content of this episode was obviously related to JD.com's 618.

So countless people began to look forward to what kind of scene this e-commerce carnival would present from the perspective of the sister group variety show.

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Let’s not talk about all these disturbances for now.

However, Xu Kun stayed at JD.com until the evening of June 6, and then simply left, hiding his achievements and fame.

The main reason is that after the shopping festival ended, JD.com became even more chaotic. After all, the shipment volume for the whole year last year could not catch up with the sales volume on June 618th in a single day. With JD.com's existing team, it would be considered an over-achiever if they could complete all the orders within half a month.

In order to coordinate supply and demand as quickly as possible, not to mention Liu Qiangdong, the head of the family, even Wang Xing of Fanfou came to JD.com with his bedding, saying that he, Wang, would never return to Fanfou unless all the group purchase orders of Fanfou were fulfilled.

Seeing that both of them were as excited as if they had been injected with chicken blood, Xu Kun was afraid that if he didn't leave, he would be detained by them as a long-term laborer, so he quickly found an excuse to slip away.

When returning to the post-production of "Founding of a Republic", the first thing to face is the problem of the film's soundtrack. Just like countless actors who joined the film for free, countless creators are willing to let their works appear in the film for free.

But because of this, the creative team encountered difficulty in making choices.

"do not ask me."

When Huang Jianxin asked for his opinion, Xu Kun immediately shook his head like a rattle: "The first TV series I produced was criticized because of the soundtrack."

Seeing that he was unwilling to make a decision, Huang Jianxin hesitated for a moment, and finally said: "How about we find a few songwriters and hold a Zhuge Liang meeting?"

"That's fine. It would be best if there were representatives from the old, middle-aged and young generations."

While they were discussing, Xu Kun suddenly received a call from Shu Chang. This was the first time in history. Although the two had known each other for several years, they had not been in touch since they left the crew.

On the contrary, my little cousin Song Zuer would occasionally show up on QQ to act cute and chat with others.

After picking up the phone, I realized that Shu Chang was calling to thank me because she had proved her ability to sell mobile phones through the 618 event and had signed an endorsement contract with Coolpad.

In fact, after "Magic Phone" was broadcast last year, a manufacturer approached her, but at that time Shu Chang was having a conflict with her former employer because of the expiration of the contract, so the advertising endorsement was ruined.

By the time she joined Tianxing Media in April this year, last year's wave of popularity had already passed - at least that's what the manufacturers thought.

During the 618 event two days ago, Shu Chang chose Coolpad's new N900 as a group-buying item, and the sales volume turned out to be quite encouraging, ranking sixth on the street list.

So Coolpad acted decisively and quickly finalized an endorsement contract with her.

For this, Shu Chang repeatedly expressed his gratitude to Xu Kun on the phone before hanging up.

"Is this finally possible?"

She looked helplessly at her agent and aunt who were listening attentively. Shu Chang didn't want to make this call at first, but she had no choice but to accept her agent and aunt's repeated persuasion.

"Oops~"

The agent said anxiously, "Why don't you invite Director Xu out for a meal?! Let me tell you, after this celebrity group buying becomes popular, there will definitely be more and more celebrities and fans joining Fanfou. In the future, this hot search list may not catch up with Baidu, but at least it won't be much worse! As long as you can have a good relationship with Director Xu, you won't have to worry about the future..."

"I'm not lacking heat right now."

Shu Chang frowned and interrupted his agent, saying, "Yi Fei and I have an appointment to go for a SPA together. If you have anything to say, let's talk about it when I get back."

Having said that, he picked up his small bag and walked out.

The agent sighed in the background, and my second aunt couldn't hide her disappointment either.

"cough~"

After a while, the agent coughed dryly and recovered, and said to the second aunt: "Zhu Er is really a good girl. Although we rarely sign child stars, we are willing to focus on training this child for Shu Chang's sake."

"The Legend of Nezha" is currently on air. Song Zuer's role as Nezha, the number one rebel in heaven, has become quite famous.

“Thank you so much!”

The second aunt looked very grateful on the surface, but she was not very happy in her heart. Originally, she wanted to tie her daughter to Shu Chang and use this cheap niece to pave the way for Song Zuer's future. But Shu Chang refused to climb the high branch even though he had an opportunity. How could this go on in the long run?

Perhaps I need to think of some advice. I can't let my daughter's success be hindered by her momentary wilfulness, right?
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the other side.

After Xu Kun dealt with some color grading issues, he saw that the crew didn't need him for the time being, so he asked Han Sanping for a short vacation and went to the crew of "Crazy Supermarket" to guest-star as an armed robber.

The crew of "Crazy Super" used a fully real scene. To put it simply, they rented a small supermarket on the outskirts of the city. The general layout remained the same, but a TV was installed. The accumulated goods in the small room were cleared out, and it was simply converted into a karaoke hall.

When Xu Kun rushed over, all the crew members were waiting at the supermarket entrance. There were less than fifteen people in total, so they were small but well-organized. "Director Xu."

Yang Qing came up and grabbed Xu Kun's hand: "I have been looking forward to seeing you for a long time, and finally you are here!"

"Don't do that."

Xu Kun joked, "Are you expecting me to work like a slave for you? Let's not be so pretentious. I am your soldier now. You can do whatever you want."

Everyone laughed, but Yang Qing didn't dare to treat Xu Kun as an ordinary actor. He invited him into the house and first introduced the current progress of the filming and some problems encountered.

The filming style of "Crazy Super" is more like a sitcom + stage play mode, which makes Xu Zheng, who plays the leading male role, feel very comfortable. On the contrary, Li Xiaolu and Zhang Ruoyun are a little uncomfortable.

Especially Zhang Ruoyun.

It was fine in the first and middle stages, as the second male lead's role was always in a state of anxiety, which just fits his somewhat bewildered mood. Not only did it not affect the filming, but he was even praised by the director.

But when the second male lead decided to cooperate with "Shui Ge" played by Xu Zheng in the middle of the film and his attitude became calm, Zhang Ruoyun felt a little uncomfortable.

This is also the reason why Yang Qing is looking forward to Xu Kun joining the crew as soon as possible - while he has not yet come to terms with the change, he can use this momentum to shoot the later scenes of confrontation with the robbers.

This way, when we go back to train Zhang Ruoyun, there will be no need to ask him to change again and again - and filming action scenes of fighting with criminals can also help the actor vent his inner pressure.

However, Xu Kun simply flipped through the shooting records, took out a cigarette and passed it to Xu Zheng and Yang Qing, and said with a smile: "Teacher Xu has made a great sacrifice this time. This look is completely different from the previous years."

Xu Zheng touched his bald head and the sparse hair on both sides and smiled, "It doesn't matter what I look like. I'm not a pretty boy anyway. As long as I can act well, anything is fine. Speaking of which, what I'm most looking forward to in this play is working with you, Director Xu."

Xu Kun laughed, but he was not being modest. After all, if he was modest in his position, it would seem fake and would make others feel at a loss.

Li Xiaolu said enviously: "You male actors are better, you can go up and down, unlike us female actors, once we play the role of mother-in-law, we can never go back."

In front of outsiders, she behaved relatively normally.

Originally, according to Yang Qing's idea, a welcoming banquet was to be held for Xu Kun first, but Xu Kun directly rejected it. He planned to check out the venue during the day and try to go through the drama in the evening.

Although he has been very busy recently and has limited energy to work on the script of "Crazy Super", playing the role of a robber is not a challenge for him.

He could easily reproduce nine different gangster templates from his memory.

Sure enough, the filming progressed very smoothly in the next few days. Everyone was impressed by the robber he played, and Xu Zheng even gave him a half-flattering and half-sincere praise: No matter whether he is good or evil, when it comes to tough roles, Xu Kun is definitely the undisputed number one in mainland China.

This statement is somewhat exaggerated. If we only talk about the villain Xu Kun, he is the one who deserves the title.

As for the later "bravely fighting against criminals" scenes, Yang Qing obviously had no experience, so Xu Kun naturally took on the role of martial arts director.

In addition to reducing the slow motion of the original version to make the fighting scenes appear smoother, he also took advantage of the supermarket's terrain and the wide range of goods to try to add more jokes to the fighting scenes.

Even if everything went well, it would be eight days before all his scenes were filmed.

During this period, the 618 special program of "Along the Way of Flowers" has been broadcast simultaneously on the Toilet Channel, Blueberry Channel and LeTV. As expected, both the ratings and the completion rate have created a peak in recent years.

The most talked-about part of the show is, of course, the scene where several big stars bargain at the top of their lungs on the phone in order to get preferential benefits for their fans.

The most hard-working person here is Yang Mi. The scene where the merchants took the initiative to contact her and begged her to quickly retract her magical powers and stop allowing fans to call is also one of the famous scenes in this episode.

As for the most famous scene, it was when Jiang Xin, who had chosen a foreign brand of milk powder for group buying, was dumbfounded when she found out that the other party was a foreigner when she called.

Later, in desperation, she threw aside the translator and shouted "no, no, twenty knife le, twenty knife le" into the phone. The picture was made into an emoticon package and widely circulated.

Jiang Yiyan's road to the top was also presented to the audience "unreservedly" - she sent people undercover in JD.com in advance, and not only got a list of best-selling products, but also obtained information about which products had more room for profit and which merchants were more likely to compromise.

This made her invincible from the very beginning.

This approach naturally caused dissatisfaction and attacks from some people, but there were also a considerable number of people who loved the fun and praised her approach, believing that since the program did not anticipate it in advance and was exploited, the program crew should be blamed.

During the quarrel between the two parties, Jiang Yiyan's popularity continued to rise.

It’s the same old saying: black and red, the blacker the redder!
In addition, Xu Kun, who appeared on the show for the first time, naturally also received huge attention.

Especially when everyone was cheering and celebrating the soaring sales figures, the close-up of his broad back, as unmoving as a mountain, left a deep impression on all the audience.

By the way, this scene was actually re-shot later.

Because at that time Xu Kun was also celebrating with Liu Qiangdong.

Afterwards, someone specially summarized Xu Kun's growth process over the years in stages, accompanied by a close-up of his back, and gave it the title "My Struggle".

Although Xu Kun's experience is certainly not as spectacular as that of Little Mustache, his journey from a grassroots to a movie emperor, to a top domestic director, to the founder of a semi-official organization, to a wealthy man with a net worth of more than 20 billion [just increased], is enough to write a three-volume biography.

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On the night of November 6th.

Just when Xu Kun had finished filming all his scenes and was about to leave the crew and return to the city, preparing to have a breakup sex with Big Mouth Elk, he suddenly received a call from Liu Qiangdong.

Dong Ge's voice sounded weak even through the phone, as if he had just experienced two minutes of intense exercise.

"Old Xu, please come back some time. There's something wrong with Wang Xing."

After the two sides became close, Liu Qiangdong was troubled about how to address him. In the end, he chose "Lao Xu" which was intimate but not disrespectful.

"Ok?"

Xu Kun immediately became alert: "What's wrong?"

"He's been too active lately."

Liu Qiangdong complained: "Wang Xing has been living and eating at Jingdong these days. Even I can't keep up with his energy of working so hard that he forgets to eat and sleep. Do you think this is normal?"

Brother Dong once had the feat of sleeping in the office for four consecutive years. Even he felt inferior to him. This Wang Xing is indeed weird.

Now it is JD.com that holds shares in Fanfou, not Fanfou that holds shares in JD.com. No matter how hard he tries, he will only be making wedding dresses for others. It shouldn't be to the point of taking over the main business.

(End of this chapter)